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The Dark Memoir Some Bookstores Don't Want You To Buy
The story that Benjamin Anastas tells in his memoir "Too Good to be True" is almost too dark to be believed. In quick succession Mr. Anastas's once-promising writing career tanks, his wife has an affair, gets pregnant with Mr. Anastas's child, and then leaves with a rival author. Mr. Anastas eventually goes broke and is left converting spare coins into dollar bills so he can buy his young son apple juice, yogurt and cereal.
Mr. Anastas, now 43 years old and teaching at Bennington College, has written two earlier books. The first was the well-received novel "An Underachiever's Diary," published in 1998, followed three years later by the novel "The Faithful Narrative of a Pastor's Disappearance," which also won Mr. Anastas attention. But his third novel, which he spent three years working on, didn't find a publisher in the U.S. Poverty later followed.
So he decided to write a memoir. As Mr. Anastas explains in his angry, funny, morbid and engaging work, the title comes from a sign that he was forced to wear around his neck as a three-year-old at an experimental residential treatment facility where his mother was receiving psychiatric help. How much his difficult childhood affected his decision-making as an adult is unclear. But in his new book, Mr. Anastas offers a painful accounting of all that later went wrong.
"Too Good to Be True" has received some excellent reviews. But because it is published by Amazon Publishing New York, it isn't getting the broad distribution that a book like this would normally receive in bookstores large and small.
The author was interviewed by telephone.
Why did you write a memoir that you knew would expose the most painful corners of your life to public comment?
Benjamin Anastas: I had no choice. I was trying to write fiction and either editing things to death or throwing it out. The circumstances of my life were tough. I was out of money, I had increasing bills to deal with every month, and magazine editors, at least those who were still working, weren't answering my emails. I couldn't think of anything else. I thought my only option was writing about what had happened in my life.
Why did you think people would be interested in your story?
I thought that a book that was artful and spoke to other people's concerns would be something others would read. What gave me the courage to go forward was knowing we were going through a ridiculously hard recession, and that a lot of people had found themselves in a place in life where they never expected to be. At the age of 40 you've got a kid to feed and nothing to feed him with. I thought if I could write about that truthfully, from the inside, if I could somehow make my own experience universal, it would be something that people wanted to read. I wanted it to be more than about my own failures. Most people at some point find themselves in a place where they ask, how did I get here, this isn't where I was meant to be. I thought that figuring out how I got there and then finding a way out were things readers might care about.
Have you since had any second thoughts about some of the experiences you discussed?
Not really. I showed the book to everybody who is in it. Just to make sure that I had everything accurate and also that everyone was ok with what I was revealing. They all saw it, and when I was editing I made some changes based on people's requests. It doesn't let me off the hook because I'm still exposing other people's lives to public scrutiny. But I felt I had a responsibility to make sure that the people in it felt ok with what I was saying. And I'll give them credit: they had some helpful feedback. The book is much better for having them as readers.
Your wife married you even though she knew you'd had an affair at a book fair in Germany while you two were still engaged. Then, after you were married, she had an affair, and ultimately left you. Did you think she'd forgiven you when you got married?
I hoped she had. We both thought getting married would solve everything. The real disappointment was that when we stood up in front of our families and friends and declared our love for each other, the wedding didn't fix anything, not that it would. But it was our mutual hope.
You amassed a rather substantial amount of personal debt. Did you ever think, ok, it's time to do something else because this isn't working?
Sure. For the first six months when I was writing this book I was trying to get a job. I'd wake up at 4:30 or 5 in the morning, write for two or three hours, and then immediately go to the online job lists. I was trying to find anything. But I had the checkered employment history of most writers. You get a job, you work, then you get a book contract and you quit. I didn't have the kind of job history that made people think they had to hire this guy. My resume told people I was a failed writer.
This book has gotten excellent reviews. Yet because you're published at Amazon, many book retailers won't stock it on their shelves. What has that experience been like?
It's been a little frustrating but I knew the situation going in. I felt that my editor there, Ed Park, was 75% more enthusiastic about it than anybody else. I knew he'd do a great job editing it. And I thought Amazon would find a way to make sure it was featured on the Web site and that people would find it. That said, I don't know how smart it is for booksellers not to sell books that people want.
Are you working on a new book?
I'm making notes for a novel but I haven't started it yet. No more real life stories. I'm going back to writing fiction.
UPDATE: Minna Proctor, Anastas's ex-wife, contacted Speakeasy about this article. Here is an edited version of the letter she submitted:
My ex-husband, Benjamin Anastas, misrepresented the approval of people portrayed in his memoir in your interview yesterday.
I went to a lawyer to find out if I could stop the book's publication. I would hardly consider that being OK with any part of this project. I am not okay with what Ben reveals. I am aggrieved by the many inaccuracies, vendettas, and substantial lies of omission—to be expected in a memoir but not in a memoir where the author claims authorization. I am not "okay," as he says, with what he wrote.
I was invited to submit a list of grievances or "suggestions" to the manuscript after it was already in edits for publication. Some of those grievances he addressed and others he chose not too. I think it's negligent to represent that process as collaborative as he did in the interview. I did not approve of the project, know of the project when it was in formulation, or agree to it vis a vis its eventual impact on our young son.
I believe it's important that his misrepresentation not speak for me or my loved ones. I do not stand behind this book in any way. I have not, however, been interfering with his publicity junket. I am making an exception here because of the baldness of the lie.
Thank you for your attention.
Minna Proctor


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The U.S. energy boom doesn't necessarily spell bad news for Canadian oil producers, who happen to sell the bulk of their production southward, according to HSBC chief Canadian economist.
In a report released Wednesday, HSBC's David Watt lays out some key implications that the rise of the U.S. as an energy superpower will have for Canada's energy patch. He said the Canadian gas sector is "relatively more vulnerable," as rising U.S. shale gas production will continue to weigh on volumes of U.S.-bound shipments and as Canada imports more U.S.-produced gas.
For oil producers, it's a different story. The U.S. energy boom "might present more of an opportunity than a challenge to Canada's oil sector," Mr. Watt said. He said Canadian oil exports to the U.S. are expected to continue to rise in coming years, citing forecasts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration which suggest Canada's share of U.S. crude oil imports will increase to 40% in 2035 from 25% last year. The EIA projects U.S. imports of crude oil from Canada climbing at an annual average rate of 1.8% to 3 million barrels a day, while imports from Mexico and OPEC are expected to decline.
But, as Canada Real Time noted recently, there is one significant obstacle standing in the Canadian oil sector's way: a lack of pipeline capacity. Mr. Watt warns that oil producers could begin to feel the pinch in 2015 TransCanada's Keystone XL project–which would ship Alberta crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast–still needs approval from the White House, while another key contentious project Enbridge Northern Gateway, is in the midst of an environmental review.
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The prowler jumped a fence and fled on foot, running north, police said. He then entered a residence, where he attempted to take a Kindle Nook and a set of car keys. The homeowner managed to take the Kindle device back from the burglar, but the man then attempted to take her vehicle, officers said.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- They're popular in European cities, and some in America, and now there's a push to bring traffic circles to Augusta.
Steve Cassell with traffic engineering for Richmond County says, "If you hate roundabouts, you might better move because they're coming all around the state."
And, they're on the way to Augusta now, too, he says.
"We've ordered a contract, right now we're just going to look at five intersections and just come up with concepts," Cassell said.
Some cities like North Augusta already have traffic circles, but now the question on many people's minds in Augusta is why the need for Augusta to go in circles too?
"They've been shown to reduce accidents, especially serious accidents in the 70 to 80 percent range," Cassell said.
But not everyone is so sure the new design is the right way to go.
"There's going to be more accidents," said Edward Shepherd, who depends on his bicycle to get around.
Shepherd says he's worried the roundabouts will create confusion, leading to more bicycle accidents.
"With the four way, we got stop signs, we got lights, the circles there won't be no lights, so they ain't got to stop, so they can just run you over," he said.
But others say, the more modern intersections will be a great addition to Augusta.
"I think it would actually be an upgrade for us. Augusta has been the same for so long it would be good to see something different," said Bishop Gracie Jackson.
"It's eliminating that crossing traffic, where you're going to get your serious T-boning accidents from red light running or four-way stop running," Cassell said.
He also says the roundabouts could help save money, too.
"Their lifespans are a lot longer, and as tax dollars get tight, and everything, you're looking for low maintenance operations and alternatives," he said.
Part of the funds for the project are expected to come from SPLOST and some from TSPLOST. The director says we can probably expect construction to begin in about a year and half if all of the plans are approved.
The city is planning to add roundabouts at Wheeler and Aumond Road, Boy Scout and Skinner Mill Road, North Leg at Milledgeville Road, Laney Walker at Druid Avenue and Monte Sano at Central Avenue.


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Two days after a tragic church bus crash in Lauderdale County that claimed one life and injured others on their way to youth camp, members of the Alabama National Guard, Detachment 1, 2101st Transportation Company of Aliceville are still reflecting on the victims, rather than their own actions.
Members of the unit say they saw the wreck happen and immediately reacted. They first sent out three guardsmen to survey the situation. But then saw teenagers exiting the bus, which had rolled several times.
"I heard this young lady screaming for help up under the bus and we saw part of her body through the window of the bus with her body on the ground," said Sgt. Brian Pearson. "So, we knew we had one up under there but when we lifted it up we discovered we had two people under the bus. We didn't have any doubt. We just knew what we had to do."
All 47 soldiers combined their strength to lifted the bus from its side back to its upright state.
"I feel very, very proud to know I've done what I can to help those children," said Sgt. Angela Oliver, also a nurse. "And they were so scared and so nervous, just being a comforter alone."
"I remember as we approached the bus, I saw fluid leaking from the bus. Never did we stop to say it could blow up or whatever; we just did what we had to do," said Sgt. Cynthia Miles.
When it comes to the accident, members of the unit say there are many things that seem somewhat ironic. For example, the unit was returning from training on how to deal with rollover accidents. And just last month they completed training on saving lives. Not only this, their time of departure placed them where they were needed.
"The thing about it is that our bus was the last bus in the series of buses, and somehow, for some reason, we moved to the front," said Sgt. First Class Ike Gipson.
"I've never left early in the military," said Sgt. Gregory Thomas. "The first time I left early was Sunday morning. I guess God put us where he wanted us and that was there."
Meanwhile, as the Alabama National Guard prepares to honor the unit, members say they are not heroes, but instead, were just doing their duty.


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The Richmond High boys soccer team had two things on its agenda Thursday night -- to get payback against St. Mary's and to take control of the Tri-Counties Athletic League's Rock Division.
Both missions were accomplished as the Oilers topped the Panthers 4-0, exacting revenge for a 1-1 draw last month and taking a four-point lead in the league table.
Erik Montes, last season's East Bay Player of the Year, showed why he was dubbed with that honor, as his hat trick stole the show for Richmond (6-2-5, 4-0-2).
"We were a little flat in the first half," Richmond coach Rene Siles said. "Erik helped us pick it up in the second half. He's back at his best right now."
His second goal may have been the most spectacular. He was able to bicycle-kick a deflected ball into the net in the 51st minute for one of the best goals of the year.
Jorge Alvarez's perfect cross set up the first goal in the 31st minute, while Juan Rivera's through ball was right on the mark for the 69th-minute goal. Cesar Cardenas scored the fourth goal for Richmond on a penalty kick.
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St. Mary's (6-2-3, 3-1-1 TCAL) can still catch the Oilers if they slip up down the line.
Foothill 2, California 0: The Falcons handed the Grizzlies their first loss of the season, thanks to a stout defensive effort.
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Olympics: the draw
Roger has returned to Wimbledon a few weeks after winning his seventh title to now start his quest for one major title missing in his collection: an Olympic gold medal in singles.
The draw was held yesterday, with Roger leading the top half. Rafael Nadal's absence and the fact that Andy Murray as well as Novak Djokovic are situated in the bottom half of the draw, is certainly a major advantage. Roger will open the tournament against Alejandro Falla (ATP 51) who almost eliminated our champ in the first round at Wimbledon two years ago. He could then meet Julien Benneteau (ATP 32) or Mikhail Youzhny (ATP 29) in round two - Roger defeated both players in Wimbledon this year on the way to his seventh title. Fernando Verdasco (ATP 16) is a possible opponent in round three, before our number one could play his quarter-final against John Isner (ATP 11), Janko Tsiparevic (ATP 8) or David Nalbandian (ATP 39). The semis could bring a clash with David Ferrer (ATP 5).
The format of the Olympic tennis tournament, starting this Saturday, is slightly different from what the ATP pros are used to. The first five rounds (up to the semis) are played best two-of-three sets, followed by a best three-of-five final.
In the doubles - Roger will of course be defending his title together with Stanislas Wawrinka - the Swiss will meet the Japanese team Kei Nishikori/Go in the opening round. They would then either face a Spanish team with Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez or an Israeli one with Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram in the next round. Should they make it through, their most likely opponents in the quarter-finals are the American brothers Bob und Mike Bryan.
Wow kudos to your opponent. Sometimes as a fan I am quilty of just want u to breeze throu every match. But really only under challenge that we can really see how good and wonderful u really are. Bravo maestro !!
Wow kudos to your opponent. Sometimes as a fan I am quilty of just want u to breeze throu every match. But really only under challenge that we can really see how good and wonderful u really are. Bravo maestro !!


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With all of the recent argument over the lack of women in the free software community, especially as relates to the reports from the Free/Libre/Open Source Software Group, which state that only 1.5% of the free software development community is female, and that women are actively discouraged from becoming free software developers. I decided to take a new approach and ask myself, "Why am I not a free software developer?"
I've been using free software almost exclusively for at least six years now. I use software, I test it, I send in bug reports. I would assume that would make me a member of the free software community, but as with any society there are members and there are members. Using free software isn't enough to be counted as a true participant in the free software community. A user is a second-class citizen. All of the bug reports in the world don't make you a contributor. You aren't really anyone in free software until you write code or contribute a bug fix.
The true citizen in the free software community is the open source developer. They who have this shiny title are worthy of being honored and have their picture on the cover of magazines like Linux Journal or interviewed in Linux User and Developer. The more people use their software, the more of a cult status the developer has. Just look at Linus Torvalds. How many women have that kind of status in the IT world? Can you name any out of hand? Women won't get respect in the free software community until they write more programs.
But if everyone expects free software development to be the domain of men, who will make a cosy place for women developers to work? Women should not be "also rans" running at the coat-tails of male developers. Women need to feel that free software development belongs to them before they will claim it as their own.
But what will get women to write free software? Why does anyone write free software? There are lots of reasons.
- Because they want software that they can't find.
- Because the software that they use isn't good enough.
- Because they want to benefit mankind.
- Because they want to prove that they can do it.
- Because they want to get back at Microsoft.
I have some of these feelings, but my response has been to search for programs that do what I want, not to write them myself. I never felt the need to become a developer. Even the prestige wasn't a draw. Why would I want kids to post my picture on their wall?
But what exactly is it that turned me away from free software development. Why isn't my first thought to write a program if I need it?
First of all, I don't consider myself a programmer. This isn't because I don't know how to program. In the nineteen eighties I taught myself to program in Apple Basic because it was the only way to do things on those early PCs. I spent most of my time trying to write database software for my sister, and it worked. Well, parts of it did. Never the whole thing at once, but if having a completely working program is a criteria for being a programmer, there would be a lot fewer programmers in the world.
Point is, that after I went to college and left that old Apple behind, I also left behind my desire to program. I had an Apple Macintosh in the dorms. I had computer accounts, but I didn't program. I talked to guys about learning new languages like Forth and the guys seemed almost as interested in getting me to learn the new languages as they were to getting me to make out with them behind the CS building. I knew a lot about computer languages, but I didn't use them. I tried to learn C, but didn't like the book, and didn't have the time to waste on something that clearly was not my major.
Later, I found that there were lots of programs out there already written. It was a matter of finding the ones that worked for you, and if they didn't, you could encourage the developer to add new features. I felt comfortable like this and never finished learning C or Fortran or any of the other languages that I'd heard about.
So now, when I think of writing a program, it fills me with dread. I have to go back and relearn how to program. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that I must learn how to program in a "real" computer language. I'm not the teenager that I was. I have a job, I have kids. How am I going to get the time to learn? And, if I do write a program, won't others just ridicule my work as amateurish? Won't the program that I want to write already be out there and better implemented? Why torture myself for this? I'm never gonna finish it anyway, so why start?
Now isn't that a load of doubts to start a program with? I didn't think like that the first time I used GIMP. I said, "What fun. I wonder what amazing things I can do with this program?" Why is programming different? Is it because I'm female? Somehow, I don't think that's it.
Being an open source developer requires time, persistance, and pain. There's a psychological barrier to be surmounted before you even begin to write a program, and you have to have something that drives you to face that pain and work through it, or you'll never start.
But I guess understanding the problem is the first step in facing it. Time to go brush the dust off of those old programming books and cut open the pages. Maybe if I try to make an open source program I can see the real reason that so few other women like me are free software developers.
To be continued...
Learning Forth
I'd be happy to learn you Forth. One of my major design objectives when I developed 4tH was to make it easier to learn the language. Take a look at http://www.xs4all.nl/~thebeez/4tH, download 4tH V3.5a for your OS and have a go. It comes with a very sizable tutorial and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. You wouldn't be the first one! ;-)
Hans Bezemer
Software not good enough
No software is perfect. Contribute to something, document something, translate something.
I'm a bloke, but doing just that got my name on some lists. Well... not that I care for fame, but it did/does happen. Some projects are easier to do this for/with than others. 'T'is what my cousin Roslyn would do, if she were interested.
The few projects I manage myself... I care about how well you do in real life, not what your gender, race, hair-colour, homeland, car brand etc are.
Is it as bad as that?
"You aren't really anyone in free software until you write code or contribute a bug fix." - Oh, come on, we don't outright *disdain* the user community! Remember that programs include 10-line shell scripts. You can just post them yourself on a page somewhere, collect them over time, they'll grow all by themselves. People who search for and find your script may let you know that it was useful to them.
Another way to contribute is through things like writing manuals, submitting sound and graphics, or even just assisting with web hosting. Larry Ewing is world famous throughout Linux, and I'm not aware of a single line of code he's written. But if it weren't for him, we wouldn't have that cuddly Tux logo! I'll never have my picture on the cover of a magazine (unless I publish it myself), but I can rest assured that I've contributed *something*.
I'm not so different from you: I'll search the web for weeks and even ask in forums for a program with the feature set and functions that I want; but if it's small enough and I know how to do it, I'll write it myself and script it. I post these, but I don't expect them to shatter the world with their brilliance. I'll also modify code that I get in small insignificant ways, but less to fix bugs than to modify it for my own use. I tend to use a program only after most of the heavy-duty bugs have been nailed.
Finally, with everybody and their dog seeking ways to contribute, it's logical to think that eventually, everything in the world will be written already except cutting edge tech and features nobody has even thought of. It is not necessary to feel like a second class citizen just because you don't have contributions to point to and brag about. After all, there's plenty of free software to go around, and freedom should include the freedom to just lie back and coast!
Women are actively discouraged?
"...women are actively discouraged from becoming free software developers...."
Oh, really?
Now, I have no idea whether that statement is true or not. But it's a bit too facile, perhaps because I've been hearing most of my life that women are actively discouraged from this, that or the other activity.
I've been reading a lot lately about the steep decline in the percentage of women in computer related professions. There's a lot of very public hand-wringing over it. So I don't think women are being discouraged, I think they are opting out despite a great deal of active ENcouragement. But that only applies to the industry generally, not to free software particularly. How would free software development be different?
Free software tends to get developed by loose groups of people who collaborate over the Internet and may never meet in person or know anything about one another except their respective contributions to the software. So where is the opportunity to discourage women? As I say, I don't know, but I'd need some evidence or argument.
For you personally, it sounds like your own motivation is just not strong enough. I agree that programming is difficult, and starting to do it again after being away from it can be terrifying, and you might be wasting your time by duplicating someone else's work, and so on. I have those same problems, and I am male. What does it have to do with being female?
What does it have to do with being female?
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"For you personally, it sounds like your own motivation is just not strong enough. I agree that programming is difficult, and starting to do it again after being away from it can be terrifying, and you might be wasting your time by duplicating someone else's work, and so on. I have those same problems, and I am male. What does it have to do with being female?"
That's why I'm asking the question.
The reason for the difference in demographics isn't obvious.
I've seen so many cases where more males than females do a thing, and other cases where more females than males do a thing. Usually, however, there is an overlap in interest, and if someone doesn't cross that barrier, there is a reason.
For example, there are more female preschool and elementary teachers than male ones, yet I have met many men who like young children. There is an overlap in interest, but the inherent distrust that many people have of a man's motivations for spending time with young children taints and discourages men from entering the field even if there are few overt barriers placed in their way.
These sort of barriers are probably the cause for the greatly reduced numbers of female programmers.
If you feel all the doubts that I do, why is it that you go on to program and I do not?
Learning how to program, not just a programming language
You might consider learning how to program, rather than how to program in a particular language.
The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is one of the best programming textbooks ever. And it can be read on-line, as can the instructor's manual, assignments, etc. Written for collage freshman, if you make it through the first 3 of the 5 chapters you'll have a background at least as broad as the average programmer and you'll be able to pickup any programming language you like. To learn a new language you'll only need to learn the syntax and familiarize yourself with the library of available functions, you'll already understand the concepts and know how to put the pieces together.
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Why Program?
Truly an interesting essay. Your list of motivations reminds me very strongly of "The Hacker Ethic" by Pekka Himanen. And also this post by Christpher Blizzard on encouraging open source developers in India: http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=171
The reminder comes from what's missing from your list of motivations: Free software programmers program because they love to program. Free software programmers seldom make money directly from their programming (it may get them through an interview but it's not what they end up working on at their job.) Only a few gain fame outside of free software circles. Chances are good that the free software programmer was actively discouraged from being a programmer by parents (Go outside and play!) or peer pressure or even friends. And yet they continued to program because it was part of who they were.
The motives for being a free software programmer are the same as the motives for being a painter: You do it because you are driven to do it. You do it because you feel that there is a great, shining, perfect program out there that you've glimpsed in your dreams. And every time you program you have another chance to let that vision of perfection be born. And you do it because even though your last attempt didn't come close to that vision, you were closer than you've ever gotten before.
Two years ago I learned python and wrote a program in it because I'd heard enough about the language to be intrigued. I stayed up later than my kids, I hacked on it between calls at my tech support job, I figured out what libraries were already written for gnome, I cursed XML, I figured out sourceforge, I posted my code, I posted again, I rewrote large sections from scratch, I posted again. In all of this I saw no reward. No mass of users started using my program. No one called me up to offer me a job because of it. I did it because late at night when I'd diagnose a bug or suddenly realized a more intuitive way to structure the code I'd feel... fulfilled.
If we dont have more women who are free software programmers then we need to find out why there aren't more women who feel the passion to program, who feel that programming is an intricate piece of who they are. Is it because they're too busy with family? Maybe we need to organize more family hacker events where the kids go off with a few adults and the rest of the hackers go to a quiet room to learn and code. Is it because families don't buy computers for girls at an early age so they can learn to love the keyboard the way a painter loves a brush? Maybe we need to give them computers with linux installed to take home from school. That might even keep the other family members from monopolizing the time on the computer :-)
I don't know where passion comes from or why it isn't driving women to become free software programmers too but maybe you do. Like you I started progamming in the 1980s with Apple Basic. But while you were programming a database, I was only looking at other people's code, figuring out what it was doing so I could be better at the game it was implementing. In college, I didn't like what the instructers were teaching, dropped out, and haven't taken a computer class since. There are some parallels in your story and mine but I keep on programming because I feel driven to do it. At some point in your story you stopped feeling that driving need. If you figure out when that was and what things changed at that time you might discover why you stopped feeling that passion. And if you figure that out you may figure out how to make a more diverse free software community (not just in male:female ratio, but in social class and nationality as well.)
-Toshio Kuratomi
What's the problem?
I don't understand the point of your article. Are you feeling some sense of inadequacy because you don't have the urge to write software? Do you think you're letting women down in some way?
Where are these women who are being "actively discouraged" from being software developers, free or otherwise? I'd like to meet one.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
more a community member than me
I consider people like you who bother to be testers community members. I consider me to be and the biggest thing I do for FS is advocate it and explain it to every person who listens long enough. It's had some affect.
I'm even a software engineer by profession and use FS as much as I can. Always intending but never getting around to contributing more directly with my professional skills. (I suppose I deliberately by FSF books from time to time.)
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How about Python?
Although male, I am also getting back into programming with other work and family commitments, Python seems ideal for this. Firstly, it is high-level (more English-like), so quick(ish) to learn and is used everywhere these days, from Games to search engines to Gnome Apps. There are loads of free books online too, so you can do at in any short break where you have a PC, even an MS PC.
Women are actually and actively discouraged
The professor Dianne O'Leary of the university of Maryland at College Park has an excellent description of the way many women are actively discouraged from becoming computer sciencist. You can fin it at the following address: http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/oleary/faculty/whole.html
And even if most communities developping Open Source software do never physically meet physically, they may still carry social values and interaction modes that make most women uncomfortable.
Marie-Noëlle Baechler
Belmont-sur-lausanne / Suisse
If you want to do it, do it, else stop whining..
It is not unlike many scientifically questionable women studies I've seen. Bu there might be a gender issue here. Deborah Tannen has written a good book on the way men and women communicate and tackle issues. I suggest you read it once.
Men are fascinated by technical gadgets, women by people. Man communicate issues, women to strengthen relations. An anecdote circulates in Holland that there was a female computer club who thought there were too few women in computer science and thought it was a good idea to do something about that. After a year none of the women had acquired any skills, but they still were not done discussing the issue.
Some women might relate to that situation, but it is incomprehensible to men. Never noticed how your husband or boyfriend never actually LISTENS to your problem, but instead wants to SOLVE it? Same thing.
Fortunately, I have a few female friends in the same line of work and on some issues they are even better workers than men (e.g. where documentation, administration or assistence is required). I don't think women are actually discouraged by men, but they don't abide by the rules. If a guy tells you that is a piece of junk and shows you how it is REALLY done, he is NOT telling you you're no good. He's just telling you this is not the way to do it - in such a way that the message comes across. Note he would do it the same way when another guy was involved.
If you expect to be answered in a way your girl friend would do it, you're at the wrong place. They guys are geeks. They like what they do, they live in a meritocracy and I'm sorry to say so, but your feelings are NOT involved. If you can't stand the heat, get away from the fire. If you can, you might learn something and in the end you'll be one of the boys.
It might sound harsh, but that is reality. Most geeks I know have no social skills and for you they are not going to acquire them. They'd rather learn Python instead of - gosh - be a kernel developer. In other words, you'd better read Linux Journal, because for your sake they are not going to read Cosmopolitan - not in a lifetime!
But if you want I'm always happy to learn you a bit about Forth. That helps our mutual case more than these fruitless discussions ;-)
Hans Bezemer
Tried Python, preferred Ruby...
...and there are others around, too.
Ruby isn't as, well, anglophile as Python but it does read quite well and flow quite naturally for me; besides, I find it a lot easier to be expressive in.
Naybe it's just my personal approach but I find an old Ruby program easier to pick up and work with. Even easier than brain-dead-simple ForTran and much easier than Apple's tangled BASICs. Yes, I have programmed Apple ][+, //e, //c, /// and others in several BASICs, Pascal & ForTran. And much other stuff (e.g. PDP-11 (RSX) in RatFor, C, BASIC-PLUS-TWO and others).
I can't comment on the relative femininity of the languages, as femme is one thing I'm definitely not. Sorry about that.
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Miami-Dade County Judge William Altfield said Thursday that he will review in private the almost 10 hours of police video take after Bieber's arrest, USA Today reports. He will decide whether to withhold some portions, such as footage of the singer urinating in a cup for a drug test.
Media outlets such as the Associated Press and Miami Herald want the video released under Florida's open-records law.
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Set 2: Ya Mar, CDTChalk Dust Torture, GinBathtub Gin, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Free, LizardsThe Lizards, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner[1], BowieDavid Bowie
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3 A Picture of Nectar
2 Junta
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This show was part of the "1996 Fall Tour."
A solid fun funky bitch followed. This Tweezer is why you like Tweezer. again the fun the band is having comes through. Its a great showing of how much they listen to each other.Heavy riffs here. Fish 's drumming is of another species/level..
an average Theme follows but doesn't take away the energy. Trey thanks the crowd for a second time after this song. I've never heard that before.again you could tell They were having fun.
PYITE. always a good sign in my eyes. They nailed this one.
A raging Character Zero let them rock out . LOVE THIS SONG.
I love 1st set tweezer reprises.
perfect ya mar second set opener. Wasn't there but you tell the happy feeling and makes sense since they call State College Happy Valley in general lol
Chalkdust sees the boys get back to business.Trey and Fish are just locked and we benefit. gets pretty type II here. Not for the faint of heart


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The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Vintage Canton Thursday, Sept. 16, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. in downtown Canton. Vintage Canton is a sophisticated downtown gathering, offering distinctive center city charm alongside live music, vibrant art exhibits and, of course, quality local wine, beer and a sampling of food. Canton is a short 30 minute drive from Whispering Pines Bed & Breakfast. Why not also spend the night at Whispering Pines, overlooking beautiful Atwood Lake. We'll even offer 10% off the price of the room.
This year's Vintage Canton gathering will feature more than 60 of the finest quality wines from area wineries , including Gervasi Vineyards, Breitenbach Wine Cellar, Maize Valley Winery, Mastropietro Winery, Perennial Vineyards, Myrddin Winery, Troutman Vineyards, and Winery at Wolf Creek. Microbrew beers from Great Lakes Brewery, Thirsty Dog Brewery and select specialty beers from World Market will also be available in lieu of the eight wine samples included with event admission.
Guests will also be able to enjoy small tasting plates for a nominal charge from downtown restaurants and Stark County favorites, including 356 Fighter Group, Almost Heaven Ice Cream, Arcadia Grille, Bender's Tavern, Brownstone Steakhouse, Napoli's Italian Eatery, Peter Shear's Downtown, Samantha's Downtown Restaurant, Sheri's Sweets & Cafe and Thorpe's Market Avenue Grille.
Attendees will enjoy the fine wines, fine foods and fine friends to the rhythm of live blues. Mostly Blues Band with Mike Lenz will perform from 4:30 to 7 p.m., when Jeff Poulos Blues Revue will take over and finish out the evening at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets for Vintage Canton are $25 if purchased prior to 5 p.m. on Sept. 15, and $35 after that time and at the door. Tickets can be purchased online or call 330-458-2085. The ticket price includes eight wine tastings or microbrew samples, a variety of breads and cheeses, a collectible souvenir wine glass and a "Younique" Surprise from Gasser Jewelers.
The event is conveniently located in Central Plaza North, on Market Ave. between Tuscarawas St. and Third Ave. NE, and will be held rain or shine.
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NHBR: Connecticut gun manufacturer may be eyeing move to New Hampshire
According to the PTR website, more than half of the Bristol plant's 40 employees – including all of its engineering staff and skilled gunsmiths – have accepted the company's offer to relocate them to the location it chooses.
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Sundance 2013 Yields Some Major Deals
The Sundance Film Festival is more than halfway over, with screenings of most of the high-profile films sold out. As festivalgoers wait hours ahead of screening times for the slim chance at scoring a ticket, behind the scenes, there has been a flurry of deals for some films, with record amounts signed.
Here's a roundup of the more notable deals:
Fox Searchlight reportedly paid nearly $10 million for a comedy by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (the Oscar-winning screenwriters of "The Descendants), called "The Way, Way Back." The deal is for domestic rights and several other territories. It's a whopping deal for an independent film out of Sundance. The bidding is said to have included multiple distributors.
Relativity Media purchased the U.S. rights to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, "Don Jon's Addiction," Relativity confirmed. The deal reportedly went for $4 million and includes a staggering $25 million P&A (print & advertising) commitment. "Don Jon's Addiction," seen as having more mainstream appeal than most of the films featured at Sundance this year, will be given a wide release in 2013.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions bought the romantic comedy, "Austenland," for a reported $4 million for world-wide rights. The film, produced by "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer, stars Keri Russell as a Jane Austen fanatic who spends her savings on a trip to Austenland to meet her real-life Mr. Darcy. Hilarity ensues, in the form of Jennifer Coolidge.
Sony Pictures Classics acquired director John Krokidas's film, "Kill Your Darlings," for a reported $2 million, for U.S. rights and several other territories. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as a young Allen Ginsberg who arrives at Columbia University and meets a group of poets craving a new vision, the precursor to the Beat Generation.
The Weinstein Co. paid about $2 million for "Fruitvale," about the last 24 hours lived by Oscar Grant, who was killed in a 2009 shooting by a BART police officer. The death sparked outraged in Oakland, Calif., and this film, starring Michael B. Jordan, has been one of the festival's surprise hits with audiences.
CBS Films bought domestic rights to "Toy's House," a drama about three teenage males who are discontent and decide to try living and surviving in the wilderness.
In other deals, Showtime acquired the documentary, "The History of the Eagles, Part One." IFC bought "The Summit," "Dirty Wars" and "The Look of Love." HBO acquired the documentary, "Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer."
Other high-profile films premiering at Sundance may already have distribution, such as Fox Searchlight's "The East," about an anarchy collective targeting corporate CEOs, and "Stoker," Park Chan-Wook's first English feature starring Nicole Kidman as a widow who welcomes an enigmatic brother-in-law to live with her and her equally elusive daughter, played by Mia Wasikowska. Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl also premiered his directorial debut, the documentary "Sound City," which already has VOD and distribution deals. The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, "jOBS," was purchased by Open Road Films.
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Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is a classic of science fiction. Though it began its life as a short story, it was later expanded into a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, served as a springboard for a much larger universe of stories, and finally has been made into a feature film.
In Ender's World over a dozen writers of science fiction, fantasy, and young adult books offer new perspectives on the 1985 novel, along with insights gleaned from other Ender stories that fit within the Ender's Game chronology, including Ender in Exile and Ender's Shadow. In addition, military strategists Colonel Tom Ruby and Captain John Schmitt offer insight into the human-Formic war. Also included is a contribution from Aaron Johnston, the coauthor of the Formic Wars prequel novels.
The collection's insightful analyses and moving personal essays are rounded out with short pieces answering more technically oriented questions about the Ender universe, including why the Battle Room is a cube and why the military recruited their soldiers as children.
Edited by Orson Scott Card himself, who also provides an introduction to the anthology as well as to the individual essays, Ender's World is aimed both at listeners who have kept up with the many books that came after and at those who simply want to revisit the original novel.
©2013 Orson Scott Card (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc
"Ender's Game is an affecting novel full of surprises that seem inevitable once they are explained." (New York Times Book Review)
"A chorus of writers and military experts weigh in on why Card's Ender's Game is a work of genius.…Contributors recall with awe their first encounters with the story, offer detailed analyses of Ender's psyche and Card's writerly technical chops, demonstrate that Ender is a classic mythic hero, or mull over the nature and costs of victory." (Kirkus Reviews)
Lots of books lots of time. I love all things Star Wars and fantasy. The Bartimaeus trilogy (or quad) maybe the perfect series. Jonathan Stroud and Douglas Adams are my heroes.
"Just let Stefan Rudnicki read... Seriously."
I've read and listened to the entire Ender cannon... So, when another book comes up I have to read it, if only to "complete" the series. If you love all things Ender this is a must and a repeat listen. My biggest complaint is too many readers, or the lack of Rudnicki's narration.
"For fans only"
This is a series of book reports about the book Enders game so if you have not read Enders game you should before reading this. At first I was somewhat disappointed waiting for the story to start but these are book reports from really interesting people with interesting ideas. If you are an Ender fan you will enjoy it but it's not for everyone.
"Now what I was hoping for"
As a huge fan of the Ender's Game books, I was interested in hearing analytical and outside takes on the book and its influences.
Although some entries were interesting and informative, not all were.
I do think the the bridge from print to audiobook may have lost its intention. I think if you are interested in this book for obvious reasons, check out the print version instead. A bit disappointed.
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"If its Ender, I will read it"
I really love the Ender series, including Enders Shadow so this was right up my alley. This was an interesting collection of essays surrounding the world of the book itself. I was somewhat surprised by the impact it made on military leaders as well as the others. Enders Game was recommended to me by a Navy buddy back in the late 80s and has stayed with me ever since. It appears that it has stayed with quite a number of people as well, and it was fun to listen to how others have been touched in this way by Ender and his crew.
I absolutely love listening to books as well as reading print. Audible is crucial to getting through my day.
"It's fine for hardcore fans, otherwise pass it up"
This is a pleasant little audiobook about the experience different people had with Ender's Game. It's interested to listen to how some authors learned from the novel, how military members benefitted, and how people reflected on multiple reads. After a while the listen gets a little awkward. It starts to just beat the dead horse on how fantastic Ender's Game is and what a God OSC is in the literary world. I would listen to each essay and then step away for a time or you'll be overwhelmed.
"See if you can find the essays, Q&A online first"
Having recently re-read the classic Ender's Game, I thought a venture into assorted essays examining the book and its impact on SF and society at large would be worthwhile. Sadly, this book did not live up to expectations. The essays, all well-written, did not evoke thoughts or perspectives that are not unusual for SF books in general, much less one as well-known as Ender's Game. I found many of the analyses to be overly generalized, describing experiences and perspectives that can be easily applied to just about every book out there. Some of the essays were more an opportunity for the writer to vent their own personal experiences with the book rather than focusing on a meaningful, through-provoking theme to be explored by the reader. The exception is an essay written by a Marine Captain who was assigned the task of writing the master instruction manual for the entire Marine Corps on how to make war using a methodology that mirrored the tactics and leadership practices that Ender used in Battle School and beyond. That is a VERY fascinating read into how Ender's Game can relate to real-life instances of leadership and warfare and is perhaps on its own worth the price of the book. The Q&A at the end of each chapter is the best part for fans of Ender's Game. Questions are asked directly to Orson Scott Card regarding his thoughts and plans behind various aspects of Ender's Game and the entire Enderverse, and Card reads the answers himself. Those same questions and answers, as well as the topics of the articles in the books, could probably be found online in other forums. If you're a hardcore Ender fan like me, I guess this book is worth the time ... barely.
"Great book, only one pet peeve."
The essays collected here are very good and cover a variety of aspects of the Ender books with a concentration on Ender's Game.
The only real problem I had was that one name was consistently mispronounced. It's not the narrators' fault; most people would pronounce "Bonzo" like the chimp that acted with Reagan, but as Petra clearly pointed out in Ender's Game: "Not bahn-zoe, pisshead. bone-so. The name's Spanish. Bonzo Madrid. Aqui nosotros hablamos espanol, senor gran fedor."
The producers* should have known this and told the narrators. Normally audio versions of Card's work are exceptionally good so an obvious error like this is particularly jarring.
*Especially if Stefan Rudnicki produced it since he read the above line himself in the Ender's Game audio. Can't remember if he did this one, but he's produced several of the Ender titles.
"This is not a story..."
This is more like the commentary track to a DVD than a story. Although thought provoking it is not what I had hoped
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"Awful. This is not a story."
This isn't a story. It's a collection of essays written about Ender's Game.
"This is not the book. Title is misleading"
I purchased this thinking it was Ender's Game and was extremely disappointed. I was 2 hours into a 12 hour car trip without cell service and realized my mistake. I had to stop near a tower to download the correct book. If you want to listen to Essays about the actual book this is the one for you.
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this thread sucks. " um where are the good surf spots" wtf is wrong with you. haha
MaryAnn was way hotter....
meanwhile, here in SE NC, Monday is looking better. i had to roll the dice and pick a day to take off....so i took Monday, and so far, it looks promising..
Dang it... I was just thinking that! My money is on Grandview. Sure it'll only be waist high but you'll be getting mini-barreled by yourself or with two other people. Mike's Point is the kinda place you can tell people about and still no one will drive 45 mins from VB to surf waist high grinders in the Bay or be able to find it.Quote:
I'd like to see FI on these conditions
moving away from gilligan's island, i'm noticing this morning that swellinfo's wind forecasts & most other weather websites' forecasts do not exactly agree for my area through the weekend & into early next week. 30-40mph winds on weather websites, 15-20mph winds forecasted here. at first i thought maybe the page hadn't updated, but that's not the case. thoughts, micah?
I'd like a 3 hour tour of Ginger. I hear in her early days she was a VB Jetty grinder
There's some nice places in between myrtle beach and topsail beach that will be just perfect with the wind direction and this type of swell direction and size.....but its a secret!!! :cool: Look at a map and explore!


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Definición de winter en inglés:
1The coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August: the tree has a good crop of berries in winter [as modifier]: the winter months
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- The climate here is normally split into two seasons, long cold winters and long hot summers.
- Therefore, short, cool growing seasons and cold winters are often thought of as barriers to crop growth and diversification in the Subarctic.
- But after a cold winter in the southern uplands you may recognise that ending up on a human dinner plate is not so bad.
1.1 Astronomy The period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
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- Similarly the winters in the north are shorter and milder than they would be otherwise.
- Spirit and Opportunity have also roved through the worst of the Martian winter with flying colors, and spring is on the horizon.
- Saturnalia celebrated the rebirth of Saturn, the god of the harvest, and the dawn of the new year from the winter's darkness.
1.2 (winters) literary Years: he seemed a hundred winters old
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- Find those things and nourish them through the summers and winters of this lifetime.
- Newman's innings was the first time this summer he had managed to convert a solid start into a significant score and showed many of the skills that earned him Academy recognition two winters ago.
- But before she ended her career she spent two winters, from 1965 to 1967, chartered to operate between Los Angeles and Acapulco for Princess Cruises.
1(Of fruit) ripening late in the year: a winter apple
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- No purist, he happily uses olive oil in a Thai-style curry paste, chops cress on to avocados and serves pomegranate, a winter fruit, at a summer party.
- The others went for the escallops of pork served on a bed of butternut squash purée with wild mushroom brandy sauce and a winter fruit chutney.
- Several lines of evidence suggest winter fruit may be important to less frugivorous species as well.
1.1(Of wheat or other crops) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year.
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- The greatest risk is in fields where a winter cereal cover crop has been used.
- The study is researching the practice of planting soybeans into cover crops of winter rye.
- In this situation, we plant the hay seed into a nurse crop of winter wheat or spring oats.
verbo[no object, with adverbial of place]
1(Especially of a bird) spend the winter in a particular place: birds wintering in the Channel Islands
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- Like many of the Arctic refuge's birds, snow geese winter in warmer parts of the lower 48 states.
- The birds wintering in Washington breed in the northern Great Plains, usually beginning by late April.
- These routes used by migratory birds for passage between wintering and breeding ranges are called flyways.
1.1 [with object] Keep or feed (plants or cattle) during winter.
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- Store cattle being wintered with a view to finishing off grass next summer will require 2-3 kg meal/day with poor quality silage.
- There are no slatted sheds allowed in Scotland so wintering cattle can be pretty labour intensive.
- We never wintered cattle there because of its remoteness and lack of shelter.
winterer sustantivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- Two Annas arrived, at the same River Ridge home, after many of the winterers had already departed.
- We had more problems in the first two hours of the winter than the previous winterers had all year.
- Also, the Shackleton has been here and left this morning with the last of last year's winterers on it.
winterless adjetivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- I decided I needed a mid-winter break so what better place to visit than the Bay of Islands in the winterless north?
- Coming to you from sunny winterless Queensland.
winterly adjetivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- Guided tour through the winterly forest followed by hotpot meal and mulled wine at the outer pavilion of our hotel
- The proverbial 'remoteness' of the winterly polar environment may become a trauma for sensitive persons.
- Organisers are anticipating with great interest the results of the last exhibition day which was marked by deep winterly weather conditions.
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.
The word winter is probably related to wet ( see water), with the basic idea being 'the wet season'. Richard III: 'Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York' gave us The winter of discontent of 1978–79 in Britain, when widespread strikes forced the Labour government out of power.
Palabras que riman con winterJacinta, midwinter, Minter, Pinta, Pinter, printer, splinter, sprinter, tinter
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Egyptian Army deploy near the presidential palace to secure the site of overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt is postponing the start of early voting on a draft constitution that is a target of mass protests by foes of President Mohammed Morsi.
The vote on the constitution is supposed to take place a week from tomorrow. But early voting by Egyptians living in other countries was due to begin tomorrow. That's been pushed back to next Wednesday -- possibly an effort by Morsi's government to allow room for negotiations with the opposition.
Yesterday, Morsi appealed for dialogue -- though he made no concessions to his opponents.
The political crisis has been building since Morsi issued a decree last month that gave him nearly absolute powers. It intensified when Morsi's Islamist allies pushed through a draft constitution that carries the imprint of Islamic hard-liners.
It's not clear how the postponement will affect the overall timeline of the referendum.
But some protesters among the tens of thousands who marched on the palace after nightfall are expressing optimism, saying Morsi may be feeling the pressure.