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Net 4.0 plus Visual Studio 201
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Here is a agglomeration of over 10 hours of video tutorials on Visual Studio 2010. The collection subsists of two video series. One video series is from the msdev.com website, and it is presented by Nancy Strickland. Nancy is a teacher at IT Mentors. The other series is from Learn Visual Studio, and it is delivered by Bob Tabor. The Learn Visual Studio Series requires that you become a member in order to see those videos.
You must click on this link to view a library of webcasts: visual studio 2010 videos
The codename for Visual Studio 2010 is "Hawaii." A CTP (Community Technology Preview) variation was released in 2008 as a preinstalled virtual hard disk. In May 2009, the Visual Studio 2010Beta 1 was published as an installable variant, unlike the earlier CTP variation that was already installed as a virtual hard disk.
You must click on this link to view a catalog of webcasts: visual studio 2010 beta
The IDE for VS 2010 is supposed to reduce the complexity and clutter by providing better support for:
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Multi-monitor support
- Floating tool windows
- Multiple document windows
The IDE has been rewritten in WPF and the internals have been redesigned using MEF (Managed Exensibility Framework). Imaginative additions to the programming languages include:
- F# (multi-paradigm programming language ML)
- M - textual modelling language
- Quadrant (visual model designer)
Be sure to click on the following website to look at a library of videos: visual studio 2008 video tutorials
Visual Studio 2010 will come with variation 4.0 of the NET Framework and it will target developing applications for Windows 7. Silverlight is built into Visual Studio 2010 and there is much better support for parallel programming. Intellisense and search abilities have been much improved in the new variation.
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Recent Matchups! ! !
- From: Daniel
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There's been some great matchups recently. Some very important, some not so much important, but worth mentioning. First we had President Obama at Notre Dame, taking on the 'right to lifers'. I'd have to say the President won this matchup handedly. No, I'm still a Republican, but I have to give credit where credit's due! The President went into hostile territory and with hecklers shouting down, made his point perfectly. We do need to meet somewhere in the middle. It was impressive to see how he reacted. It may have folded a lesser man like a cheap card table, but the President remained poised, and even cracked a few jokes, before taking on the tough task. And, without trying to upset anyone who reads this, my pro-life stance is a bit more liberal than the hard core no abortion no way folks. Anyways, what President Obama said makes sense, we ALL need to be alittle bit more accountable.................Next, we have Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi taking on the CIA. Boy is that a mistake of monumental proportion. Dosen't she even have a clue of the history of the CIA? Even if she's right, you don't screw with the CIA!!! Just ask former Presidents and Governmental Leaders! A pissed off agent from the CIA could make 'Deep Throat' from President Nixon's Watergate look like a year at Disney. Now Nancy is trying to backtrack some. I say too little to late. She's done, burnt toast, no spit, however you want to put it. It's really going to be a sight to see how the CIA disposes of her. I just hope no one else gets hit in the crossfire, in a manner of speaking!.............. And lastly, God's favorite baseball team (since they dropped the 'Devil' from their name) the Tampa Bay Rays took 3 of 4 from Cleveland despite a score card mistake by manager Joe Maddon. The mistake kept All-Star 3rd baseman Evan Longoria from batting early in the game. Longoria appeared late in the game to draw a walk, while the pitcher Andy Sonnanstine went 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI. Yes, I'll say it again, God loves the Rays, they even one the bench clearing stare down with Cleveland when the teams almost fought in the bottom of the 8th. But, I'll give alot of credit to Joe Maddon for helping the Ray's win the altercation. His look, a cross between an angry drill sergant, and the Michael Douglas character in 'Falling Down' can scare the crap out of anyone! 5/18/2009 - Paul Player.
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Silent Scream Latest Review
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Silent Scream: Yvonne Mason
Reviewed by Fran Lewis
In a world that has changed so much, where young people go missing daily, this novel reminds us that we need to warn our young women and young men to always be on the alert for sexual and social predators. The lives of so many families changed in 1972 when Gerard Schaffer, serial killer, whose twisted and maniacal mind decided to take the lives of young women he felt were unworthy of living. Comparing these young women to whores, he would trick, lead, and deceive these girls by leading them into his lair. Gerard Schaffer, a man of superior intelligence, believed in his own mind that what he did was right. He felt justified in his killings and bragged about them to anyone who would listen.
Pamela Sue Wells and Nancy Ellen Trotter were his first victims to get away. As a Deputy Sheriff, Gerard Schaffer, used his position of power and authority to terrorize these two girls by claiming he wanted to teach them a lesson. The lesson being not to hitchhike with strangers. He felt that they were nothing more than whores who needed to be taught a lesson. Handcuffing by girls and hanging them from different trees with a noose around their neck, he left them hanging from the trees. He took them to Hutchinson Island a remote place, which he thought, would be their final resting place. He told them the evils of hitchhiking and he would be back with men who would sell them to slave traders.
Little did he know that Nancy Ellen Trotter with everything she had would manage to get out of her noose and get help for herself and Pamela Sue Wells.Although he was fired from his position this did not stop his reign of terror. Charged with two counts of aggravated assault, he did not seem to be fearful of the consequences he might face because of his actions. Although arrested and put in jail for only two months, the Judge D.C. Smith released him and helped to set off a chain of killings that would span many counties in Florida and other states too.
Throughout this graphic novel, this reviewer read of the heinous mutilations, decapitations and dismemberments inflicted on Shaffer’s victims. The list of victims and crimes seemed endless.
Trying to convince everyone he was mentally insane and should be sent to an institution, was not only a ploy of Schaffer to try and get out of going to prison for life, but one more way this reviewer realized just how evil and cunning this man was.
Although, there were many who interviewed him in jail, and many who corresponded with him and wanted to try to write his story and listen to his words, none was as powerful as those of the victims that were silenced by him.
Georgia Jessup, Susan Place, Collette Goodenenough, Barbara Ann Wilcox, Nancy Leichner, Pam Nater, Nancy Trotter, Pamela Wells, Carmen Hallock, Leigh Hainline, Elise Farmer, Alice Briscolina, Belinda Hutchins and those that we do not know about, this is your chance to have your Screams Heard forever. Having no regard for the pain he inflicted upon you, not amount of remorse for what he did and using the media for more than 30 years to tell his sick and twisted stories and taunt the families of his victims, your voices will now be heard and his will forever be silenced.
When Gerard Schaffer finally got his just rewards in prison, an inmate silenced his human voice. He used his knowledge of the law and his skill to write appeals and more to rat out his fellow inmates and try to get the courts to allow him to be set free.
In order to really understand and know just how twisted; insane and sick this man was, you need to read this book and make sure that their messages is sent aloud and clear to all young people.
To the real heroes of this story Philip Shailer, the Broward State Attorney, Judge Trowbridge who presided on the bench, was relentless, and made sure he would never go free, the girls thank you. To all of the detectives on this case, to Jack for his diligence and hard work investigating these killings and to all of those in law enforcement that made sure that this sick and twisted man did not go free, we the victims of Gerard Schaffer yell loud and clear: THANK YOU!
To the victims of Geralr Schaffer:
A special Eulogy to the Victims:
From Fran Lewis
Your families gathered with great attitude
To come and honor you
To share the sweet recollections
And express their gratitude
You were a great example
Of the way one should live
Your generous and loving spirits
Were the greatest gifts you could give
You took each day as a challenge
Exactly as it came
Your spirits remained steadfast
Life and its ups and never made you change
Your families would often would marvel
At the strength and determination found in you
How much we will miss your courage
How fearless your attitude
Life is a fragile thing
And it can change within an instant
Nothing is safe from the effects of change
No person or possession we’re given
The only things we can hold forever
Are the memories of you in our hearts
The love you bestowed upon us on earth
Before it came time for you to depart
Goodbyes are not forever
And nor is this the end
When the angels came to call you away
They led you to a play to of peace to stay
The empty spaces in our hearts that is left behind
Within this world we all know
Reminds us just how we must cherish each day
And how precious our time is before we go
MAY YOUR VOICES BE HEARD AND YOUR SCREAMS NEVER SILENCED! MAY THE SOUL OF GERARD SCHAFFER KNOW NO REST AND BE TORTURTED UNTIL ETERNITY.
There are not enough stars to give this book. I would give this five stars and five more for the outstanding and amazing author who wrote this important novel.
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The Latest Review for Silent S
- From: YvonneMason
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Silent Scream: Yvonne Mason
Reviewed by Fran Lewis
In a world that has changed so much, where young people go missing daily, this novel reminds us that we need to warn our young women and young men to always be on the alert for sexual and social predators. The lives of so many families changed in 1972 when Gerard Schaffer, serial killer, whose twisted and maniacal mind decided to take the lives of young women he felt were unworthy of living. Comparing these young women to whores, he would trick, lead, and deceive these girls by leading them into his lair. Gerard Schaffer, a man of superior intelligence, believed in his own mind that what he did was right. He felt justified in his killings and bragged about them to anyone who would listen.
Pamela Sue Wells and Nancy Ellen Trotter were his first victims to get away. As a Deputy Sheriff, Gerard Schaffer, used his position of power and authority to terrorize these two girls by claiming he wanted to teach them a lesson. The lesson being not to hitchhike with strangers. He felt that they were nothing more than whores who needed to be taught a lesson. Handcuffing by girls and hanging them from different trees with a noose around their neck, he left them hanging from the trees. He took them to Hutchinson Island a remote place, which he thought, would be their final resting place. He told them the evils of hitchhiking and he would be back with men who would sell them to slave traders.
Little did he know that Nancy Ellen Trotter with everything she had would manage to get out of her noose and get help for herself and Pamela Sue Wells.Although he was fired from his position this did not stop his reign of terror. Charged with two counts of aggravated assault, he did not seem to be fearful of the consequences he might face because of his actions. Although arrested and put in jail for only two months, the Judge D.C. Smith released him and helped to set off a chain of killings that would span many counties in Florida and other states too.
Throughout this graphic novel, this reviewer read of the heinous mutilations, decapitations and dismemberments inflicted on Shaffer’s victims. The list of victims and crimes seemed endless.
Trying to convince everyone he was mentally insane and should be sent to an institution, was not only a ploy of Schaffer to try and get out of going to prison for life, but one more way this reviewer realized just how evil and cunning this man was.
Although, there were many who interviewed him in jail, and many who corresponded with him and wanted to try to write his story and listen to his words, none was as powerful as those of the victims that were silenced by him.
Georgia Jessup, Susan Place, Collette Goodenenough, Barbara Ann Wilcox, Nancy Leichner, Pam Nater, Nancy Trotter, Pamela Wells, Carmen Hallock, Leigh Hainline, Elise Farmer, Alice Briscolina, Belinda Hutchins and those that we do not know about, this is your chance to have your Screams Heard forever. Having no regard for the pain he inflicted upon you, not amount of remorse for what he did and using the media for more than 30 years to tell his sick and twisted stories and taunt the families of his victims, your voices will now be heard and his will forever be silenced.
When Gerard Schaffer finally got his just rewards in prison, an inmate silenced his human voice. He used his knowledge of the law and his skill to write appeals and more to rat out his fellow inmates and try to get the courts to allow him to be set free.
In order to really understand and know just how twisted; insane and sick this man was, you need to read this book and make sure that their messages is sent aloud and clear to all young people.
To the real heroes of this story Philip Shailer, the Broward State Attorney, Judge Trowbridge who presided on the bench, was relentless, and made sure he would never go free, the girls thank you. To all of the detectives on this case, to Jack for his diligence and hard work investigating these killings and to all of those in law enforcement that made sure that this sick and twisted man did not go free, we the victims of Gerard Schaffer yell loud and clear: THANK YOU!
To the victims of Geralr Schaffer:
A special Eulogy to the Victims:
From Fran Lewis
Your families gathered with great attitude
To come and honor you
To share the sweet recollections
And express their gratitude
You were a great example
Of the way one should live
Your generous and loving spirits
Were the greatest gifts you could give
You took each day as a challenge
Exactly as it came
Your spirits remained steadfast
Life and its ups and never made you change
Your families would often would marvel
At the strength and determination found in you
How much we will miss your courage
How fearless your attitude
Life is a fragile thing
And it can change within an instant
Nothing is safe from the effects of change
No person or possession we’re given
The only things we can hold forever
Are the memories of you in our hearts
The love you bestowed upon us on earth
Before it came time for you to depart
Goodbyes are not forever
And nor is this the end
When the angels came to call you away
They led you to a play to of peace to stay
The empty spaces in our hearts that is left behind
Within this world we all know
Reminds us just how we must cherish each day
And how precious our time is before we go
MAY YOUR VOICES BE HEARD AND YOUR SCREAMS NEVER SILENCED! MAY THE SOUL OF GERARD SCHAFFER KNOW NO REST AND BE TORTURTED UNTIL ETERNITY.
There are not enough stars to give this book. I would give this five stars and five more for the outstanding and amazing author who wrote this important novel.
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Join Me March 7th
- From: YvonneMason
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On March 7th between 1-5pm I will be in Cocoa Beach, Fl at a book fair. I will be signing my books and I will also be speaking about my true crime documentary Silent Scream. The story of the victims of Florida's first Serial Killer Gerard Schaefer. I will be speaking at 4:00pm
BREVARD AUTHORS BOOK FAIR
Where: Central Brevard Library, Forrest Ave, Cocoa, Fl
When: Sat., March 7th, 2009, - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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- 10 months ago
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Silent Scream Review by Angel
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" This book is one of the best books I have read this year. A real page turner. Once you read it you will sit back and think about everything that happened in this book really happened. Then you will have a streak of fear run through your spine. This is one book everyone who reads murder mysteries or detective novels should read. Also every author should read it as well. The serial killer Gerard Shaffer has 10 serial killers in him. It is just amazing this man was a teacher and law enforcement. Makes you wonder, that the peers of our community that should have been able to see that person was crazy. The truth is they did notice and fired him. But he would get hired somewhere else. A must read for sure. I wish I could give this more stars.”
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- 11 months ago
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Incredible, Powerful! - Silent
- From: YvonneMason
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Dear Yvonne:
I've just finished Silent Scream, Yvonne. I read your book in one day and I can honestly say it is one of the most incredible, frightening and compelling books I've ever read. And you put my words on the back cover, too! My goodness. I'm so very honored. Thank you for doing that.
You know, when I picked up Silent Scream this morning, I sort of paged through it from the back to the front, as my mother often does. A certain face on page 412 struck me. I had the book resting in my lap and the blanket I had wrapped around me (it gets kind of cold here in Elyria, Ohio in the mornings!) hid the caption below the photo. I stared at that picture and got chilled. Who was that, I wondered? The boyish looks of this man were at war with his eyes. I've heard that the eyes are the windows of your soul. For Schaefer, I guess this was true. His eyes bothered me. I raised the book up, saw the caption, and knew why I was afraid. The photo was of Gerard J. Schaefer.
Page by page, chapter by chapter, I was drawn into Silent Scream, into the stories of these girls and the madman who held them captive, then destroyed them in every way that it is possible for one human being to do another in. Schaefer was different from the average criminal, wasn't he? He was smart and wily as a fox. He played every angle, even maneuvering law enforcement officers, the press, supposed girlfriends and family in an attempt to achieve his twisted goals.
Schaefer's trial, jail time and subsequent unending appeals were, indeed, a "circus", as you described them. I liked the way that you broke everything up into short chapters. This is powerful stuff. I think if the chapter were longer, the reader couldn't handle it. I know I had difficulty - yes, even in daylight!!!
I also liked the way you put in some brief notes and photos of the individuals involved in the end of the book. That's a stroke of genius. It really brings home to the reader just how "real" this story is. Silent Scream is a book you really want to forget, but you can't. Your own sense of self-preservation pleads with you to file the story away in the depths of some deep, dark dungeon of your mind, where you don't have to deal with the pain and anguish Schaefer caused so many people. I can't. I won't. And I know that you won't, either, my good friend.
I'm still reeling from what you've written here, Yvonne, and very, very honored to call you my friend. You deserve every iota of praise you receive for writing this masterpiece. I shall be honored to declare that wherever I can find your book.
For the innocent girls and unnamed victims yet to be discovered, we thank you.
Ann B. Keller
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Ann B. Keller
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The Newest on Silent Scream
- From: YvonneMason
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I received this e-mail today. The sender is an Assistant State Attorney for the State of Florida, her father helped prosecute Gerard Schaefer in 1973. This was her take of Silent Scream. The girls continue to have a voice
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I was literally up ALL night reading the book. I couldn’t put it down. It was amazing and written so well. How much are they? I would like to buy a few for some of my friends that work here for Christmas. I am so glad you took the time to memorialize what happened to these poor defenseless victims. And I loved the final thought---that you hoped they slept well. Thanks again for sharing that! I know my dad will really appreciate it. You need to write one on Gore and Waterfield too. There have been many tv interviews on that case---one on Psychic Detectives and one on the Biography channel and also a book was written awhile ago, but I think you would do a great job.
Thanks again!
Robyn
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Cliff Roles' Newsletter Nov 3
- From: Cliff
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Amazon.com's Spotlight Title of September 2008:
Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
Michael Greenberg's spare, unflinching memoir begins with a bang: "On July 5, 1996, my daughter was struck mad." Hurry Down Sunshine chronicles the summer when 15-year-old Sally experienced her first full-blown manic episode--an event that in a "single stroke" changed her identity and, by extension, that of her entire family. Greenberg's memoir shines a stark light on mental illness, painting a vivid picture of a brain and body under siege by a mania that seems a separate living thing squatting within the patient. So desperate is he to understand her that he relentlessly researches mental illness (the book is peppered with fascinating insights into drug therapy and anecdotes about writers who struggled with madness), and even goes so far as to sample a full dose of his daughter's medication. Startling, heart-wrenching, and yet unwaveringly unsentimental, Hurry Down Sunshine is an unforgettable story of a young girl's descent into madness, told through the eyes of a harried and helpless father trying desperately to bring her back.
I interviewed him - this is his story: go to Past Guests at www.cliffroles.com
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In this week's newsletter:
- Get into the Christmas spirit: "The Elf On The Shelf"
- We're off to Lakeland for the Theatre Conference!
- Arts Council celebrates its Arts Achievement Awards 2008!
- SCENE Magazine's November issue has gone to the dogs!
- Decorating can be murder - if you're Timothy Spryke!
- Do you know your Public Defender candidates?
- You can now advertise in my newsletter!
- My current appearance schedule;
And of course ... The best guests on radio!
For latest guest lists and news updates, go to CliffRoles.com every day!
Get into the holiday spirit: sit down with your kids for three minutes and listen to "The Elf On The Shelf"!
Click to listen: go to Past Guests at www.cliffroles.com
The Elf On The Shelf (3'03)
(written by Carol Aebersold & Chanda Bell, narration by Cliff Roles)
If you'd like more information, you can either go to www.elfontheshelf.com or you can listen to my entire interview with author Carol Aebersold in the studio!
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"Always A Part Of Me" at the Conference!
This Friday, November 7 at 8 pm, a new chapter in the history of the Sarasota Players Theatre will be added when it is represented for the very first time in the 2008 Florida Theatre Conference, which takes place from Nov. 5 thru 8 at the Lakeland Community Theatre / Pied Piper Players.
If you're thinking of coming to Lakeland to support us, the theatre is located at 121 S Lake Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801.
We will be performing the one-hour edited version of "Always A Part Of Me", which was written by Players Artistic Director Jeffery Kin and was originally performed in its full length in May 2007 at the Backlot.
Director is Pam Wiley, and the Conference set was designed and built by Jeff Dillon.
The cast (photo above) is as follows:
Back: Alex Horstman, Cliff Roles, Tom Aposporos
Front: Bob Trisolini, Dan Higgs, Ryan Kimball-Fitts
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S.C. ARTS COUNCIL celebrates its
ARTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS 2008!
The awards will be presented at the 10th Annual Awards Celebration tonight,
Monday, November 3, 2008 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
at the Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. I'll be Master of Ceremonies for the evening, and the event will feature special preview performances from the Venice Theatre cast of "The Producers." Tickets can be purchased at the door.
This year's winners in their respective categories are:
· Jay Handelman: Media
Jay Handelman joined the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in 1984 as assistant city editor and became the theater critic in 1986. He previously spent five years as a reporter and editor for United Press International in Washington, D.C. He is a board member and past chairman of the American Theatre Critics Association, and secretary of the association's non-profit foundation. He has served as a faculty member at the National Critics Institute, was an American delegate to the International Association of Theatre Critics World Congress in Helsinki, Finland and was a 2006 fellow at the NEA Institute in Theater and Musical Theatre at USC.
· Leymis Bolanos Wilmott: Artistic Achievement
Mrs. Wilmott was the first individual in the state of Florida to receive a certificate in Dance and Healing from the University of Florida and has a Master of Fine Arts in Performance/ Choreography from Florida State University. She also choreographed the Kaleidoscope Theater Troupe summer program. Her deep love for education and community building continues year round as she advocates for dance as a teaching artist. Mrs. Wilmott believes in sharing dance with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
· Mary Ann and Robbie Robinson: Philanthropy
Both Mary Ann and Robbie Robinson have an impressive history of outstanding philanthropic support for the arts, healthcare, education and child welfare. Numerous non-profit organizations and residents of Sarasota County have benefited from the generosity of the Robinsons. Among them are Circus Sarasota, SPARCC, the Community Aids Network, ASOLO Repoertory Theatre and the Sarasota Film Festival.
· Natalie Gundrum: Volunteer
Natalie Gundrum has generously given her time to the Asolo Repertory Theatre as a tireless volunteer. She has also been a major force behind the "Got A Minute?" breast cancer benefit for the past three years. Constantly promoting, generating awareness, fundraising, chairing committees and sharing her insight and passion, Natalie's enthusiastic efforts have made her a vital part of our local arts community.
· Helene Noble: Volunteer
Growing up in Philadelphia, Helene was fortunate to have wide exposure to the arts. She believes strongly in spreading the importance of creativity to the world around her and achieves this through her various volunteer efforts that began in Philadelphia and followed her to Sarasota County. Helene hopes that in helping to bring the experience of art and culture to her surrounding community, she is repaying a debt to the artists who have touched her life. Her goals as a volunteer are audience development and fundraising to keep the arts alive and well.
· Stephen D. Etter: Arts in Education
Steve received his Masters of Art degree in Education from Ball State University. He taught art in the Kokomo School Corporation for 32 years. He currently teaches stained glass at the North Port Art Center. He enjoys designing original stained glass work and other media in 2 and 3-dimension. He is currently the co-chair of the North Port Art Center and on the Art Advisory Board of North Port.
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Talking of Jay ...
Very interesting piece in yesterday's Tribune by 2008 Arts Council Achievement Award recipient Jay Handelman, giving us his TV take on tomorrow's election:
Presidential election nail-biter wins as this year's best drama;
and talking of the Tribune ...
La North's on the show this Wednesday!
Don't forget to listen to Talk of the Sun Coast on Wednesday from 3 to 4 pm, when Florida's most popular society columnist Marjorie North graces my studio as co-host. In the course of the show Margie and I will be chatting with Landmark Education spokesperson Deborah Beroset on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Gossip!
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SCENE Magazine
I'm proud to be a columnist with Scene Magazine, S.W. Florida's oldest magazine.
The current October issue of SCENE Magazine takes you around the world, courtesy of my article on the Sarasota Sister Cities Association. In one fell swoop I'll take you on exciting trips to Scotland, Canada, Russia, France, Israel, Italy and China.
For my November article, SCENE's holiday issue, I thought I'd stay closer to home and talk about adopting pets during the holiday season. With the help of two rescue organizations and a few of my (two- and four-legged) friends, my cockapoo Sam (right)and I will show you what it's like "to lead a dog's life in Sarasota".
SCENE also presents an exclusive table-top look highlighting amazing women in the community. To receive a nomination form for yourself or for someone else who deserves to be selected as one of the 100 women who have made an impact in business, in the community or in the world, call 941 365-1119, ext. 303, or email SceneWomen@scenesarasota.com. Deadline is March 20, 2009.
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One of these men is our new
PUBLIC DEFENDER
Contrary to rumors, Tuesday's election isn't just about Obama, McCain, Biden and Palin. Among others, we'll elect Vern or Christine, Nancy or Morgan, Laura or Keith, a new Sheriff, and there'll be decisions about a County Commissioner, our Tax Collector as well as our Supervisor of Elections.
Half of all Sarasota County voters have already cast their vote, and we're expecting a record 85-90% turnout, the highest the County has ever had.
Either Adam Tebrugge or Larry Eger will become our new Public Defender. This'll be the first time in 32 years that there'll be a new name on the office door.
My greetings and total respect to Elliot Metcalfe and his lovely wife Judge Becky Titus - Happy Retirement, Elliot (see Margie's column of yesterday).
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and finally ...
I received this letter from Becky Rive, and I don't mind telling you that tears welled up in my eyes when I read it. You see, whenever you go to see a show at the Players Theatre, I'm "the voice" you'll hear just before the show asking you to turn off your cell phones and recycle your programs .
Congratulations to the Players, director Catherine Randazzo and the cast and crew of Bye Bye Birdie for such a fabulous show.
Sometimes I ask myself why I do all this - I think Chloe has provided me with an answer.
A Voice From Afar
Hi Cliff,
You may be surprised to hear that you played a significant role in the first live theater experience for Chloe, my Little Sister through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. We went to see Bye Bye Birdie at Players today after a burger at Patrick's, another first for her ... lunch downtown. Her concerns prior to the show reflected a typical 13 year old attitude. How long will it last? (Two hours??? I'll probably fall asleep!) Will it be boring? Will it be funny? Will there be any cute boys in the show? Can we leave early if I don't like it?
When we arrived at the theater, Chloe was much relieved to see that sprinkled among the many white and bald heads (or ones like mine that get a little help) were a few kids. We got a playbill, and I used the director's notes to explain concepts like rock and roll, poodle skirts, and phones with cords to give her baseline information. We settled into our seats, and while we waited for the show to begin she did what she does best, texting. Just when I warned her that she should not only curtail her texting but turn off her phone (no vibrate mode allowed), a voice from afar spoke to us. And, whose voice was that??? The voice of all things exciting in Sarasota ... Cliff Roles! I pointed out your picture in the program and told Chloe that I had been on your show, a definite plus for me in her eyes. She was mesmerized by your accent, and by the end of your "warning" message had replicated your pronunciation of a few words.
Thank you for setting the scene (so to speak) for a wonderfully positive theater experience for Chloe. She loved the show and has projected herself into the role of the ingénue. She also learned terms and procedures like follow spot, stage manager, pit, standing ovation, intermission, blinking lights to indicate the end of intermission, performance bouquets, playbill, and so many others that are an every day part of our lexicon. What fun to see theater through the eyes of someone whose slate is totally blank!
Please pass along my thanks to all of your friends at Players for a delightful afternoon for Chloe and me. The show was terrific and may serve as a spring board for her future participation in musical theater. And, Chloe will be practicing her Cliff accent on me for days to come, also a good thing.
Fondly,
Becky
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Here are the remaining dates of where I'll be appearing / emceeing / auctioning / acting etc. during 2008 - I hope to see you out and about!
Nov 3 5:30 P Sarasota County Arts Council 10th Annual Awards Celebration @ Venice Theatre
Nov 7 6:30P Always A Part Of Me (Florida Theatre Conference entry - 1-hour edited version) @ Lakeland Centre, Lakeland
Nov 24 7:00P Education Channel, High School Idol 5 Semi-Finals @ Players Theatre
Nov 29 7:00P Sarasota International Cricket Club Gala @ Helmsley Sandcastle
Dec 3 6.30P Lakewood Ranch Women's Club Holiday Dinner and Auction @ LWR Golf & CC
Dec 15 7:00P Education Channel, High School Idol 5 Finals @ Players Theatre
Dec 21 10:00A CPL Christmas Service @ Holley Hall
To hear
the best guests on radio, join me, Cliff Roles, for Talk of the Sun Coast Monday thru Friday, from 3 to 4 pm
on 1220 AM WSRQ
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Join me live every weekday afternoon!
LIVE
from the 1220 AM studio on Ringling Blvd
(note special show times this week!)
Monday, November 3:
3 - 4 pm: Paul Wenninger & Laura Martin, In The Pink/
Susie Bowie, Judi Bell, Community Foundation
Tuesday, November 4:
3 - 4 pm: Howard Melamed, jail inmates smuggling in cell phones / Murray Chase, Executive/Artistic Director, Venice Theatre
6 - 7 pm: Carole Kleinberg, director Nickel & Dimed / Winners Part I, Players of Sarasota Talent Explosion
Wednesday, November 5:
3 - 4 pm: Deborah Beroset, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Gossip / Marjorie North, society columnist, Sarasota Herald Tribune
Thursday, November 6:
3 - 4 pm: Peter Abbott, Chief, SPD / Sarabeth Kalajian, Director Sarasota County Library System
6 - 7 pm: Rick Kerby, Florida Theatre Conference / Winners Part II, Players of Sarasota Talent Explosion
Friday, November 7:
3 - 4 pm: Taped show
If you'd like to view my guest list for the whole month, go to
CliffRoles.com!
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Station Contact
Here's the contact numbers of 1220 AM WSRQ:
2127 Ringling Blvd,
Sarasota, FL 34237
(next to the Checkers)
Cross Streets: between S East Ave and S School Ave.
Office tel. no.: (941) 952-1220
Studio phone-in number: (941) 373-1220
Email: 1220@newstalk1220.com
I am the recipient of the Sarasota County Arts Council 2007 Arts Leadership Award for Media, and I was voted one of the top three in the category Best Local Actor 2008 by the readers of Sarasota Magazine as well as Best Supporting Actor, Play by the readers of Sarasota Herald Tribune.
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Contact: tel. (941) 685-9017
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This interview appeared in all four of the Scripps Newspapers this morning. The Fort Pierce Tribune, The Vero Beach Press, The Stuart News and the Port St Lucie News.
The interview was done by the respected and well known journalist Joe Crankshaw. The Link is below
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/20/monday-chat-port-st-lucie-author-yvonne-mason-sewe/
Monday chat with Port St. Lucie author Yvonne Mason Sewell
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Port St. Lucie resident Yvonne Mason Sewell, 57, has a degree in criminal justice and has written a book about a former Martin County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was a serial killer, now published under the title “Silent Scream.”
Q. What is this book about?
A. It is about Gerard John Schaefer, a former Martin County deputy sheriff, who was convicted of killing two young women in St. Lucie County, may have killed another nine and bragged he had killed 34 young women. He was Florida’s first serial killer. He started killing young women as early as 1966, but no one knew he was doing it until 1972. He had been a deputy in Martin County for only four months. Before that he had served with the Wilton Manors Police Department but was fired. He used a forged letter to get on the Martin department. Law enforcement at that time did not communicate well with each other, and Martin needed deputies.
Q. How many people do we know he killed?
A. We know he killed at least nine. The last two bodies were found in 2007 in the Ocala National Forest, and they were the first two women he killed in 1966. That was Pamela Nater and Nancy Leichner. They vanished from Alexander Springs in 1966. Schaefer bragged about killing them, and their remains were found after he died in prison.
Q. How would he go about killing?
A. Gerard Schaefer would pick up young girls in pairs, who he would see walking about. He would take them to remote spots, such as Hutchinson Island. There he would bound and gag them, then hang them from a branch. They would be made to stand on a ladder or tree root, very precariously. Then he would proceed to torture, rape and mutilate one while the other had to watch and scream silently; hence the name of my book. He wasn’t finished when he killed them. He would bury them, and later return, dig them up and commit sex acts on them. When the bodies started deteriorating, he would chop them up and throw away the heads. He said that was the way to commit a perfect crime.
Q. What finally caught him?
A. In July of 1972, Nancy Trotter and Pamela Sue Wells had hitchhiked through Florida, and were at Jensen Beach. Schaefer was in his patrol car, saw them and told them hitchhiking was against the law. He said he would take them to the beach the next day. His wife was gone to the dentist. He picked them up and took them to Joe’s Pointe, then a wild area on Hutchinson Island. He bound and gagged them, and left them standing on mangrove roots with ropes around their neck. He was so confident he told them his name. But he didn’t kill them and went away. Sheriff Robert Crowder of Martin County thinks he may have left something he needed for the crime and went to get it. The girls managed to escape. Nancy Trotter ran down A1A and was found; Pamela Wells fled into the Indian River.
Q. What happened then, was that the end?
A. No. He had to resign but the judge let him out waiting trial and he killed two more women. Eventually, he was arrested, tried and convicted of murdering at least two women, and sent to Raiford, where he was killed by an inmate for informing on other prisoners.
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The Release of Silent Scream t
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Lulu.com is pleased to announce the release of local Florida Author Yvonne Mason’s true crime book Silent Scream. In 1972 Martin County Deputy Gerard Schaefer was arrested for the aggravated assault of two young women by the name of Nancy Trotter and Pamela Wells. They were the lucky ones. They got away.
April 1,1973 the bodies of two more young women named . Georgia Jessup and Susan Place were found on South Hutchinson Island. They had been there for several months. The police investigation which ensued led the authorities back to Gerard Schaefer who was by this time serving six months for aggravated assault on Nancy Trotter and Susan Wells.
The firestorm and the evidence uncovered in the investigation led authorities to believe that Ex-Martin County Deputy Sheriff Gerard Schaefer had killed more than just these four young women. Evidence gathered during a search at his mother’s home revealed at least nine and as many as possibly thirty four over a span of six years beginning in 1966 and continuing until 1972.
Until this crime Florida had never experienced anything like what is now known as serial killings. Gerard Schaefer was considered the first perpetrator of this type of crime.
Ms. Mason’s Silent Scream gives the victims a voice – a voice which has been silent for over 30 years. Some of the young women were never found, some cases were never closed and there were never any bodies to bury.
Gerard Schaefer took their voice away when he bound, gagged, hung , tortured, and buried their bodies in remote areas. He killed in pairs so one could watch while the other was destroyed.
This is their story, this is their voice and with this voice comes the peace they have never had.
Ms. Mason, reminds us that at any time and any place we can become a victim.
Her book Silent Scream is available at http://stores.lulu.com/theskeletoncloset,
http://thebookattic.ecrater.com and soon to be on Amazon.com and other fine bookstores.
She can be reached at ysam51@yahoo.com and her website is www.myspace.com/yvonnemason
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Silent Scream
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Description:"Yvonne Mason has captured the true essence of Gerard Schaefer, a deputy sheriff who enjoyed torturing and killing young women. It is a gripping story and you should prepare to be disturbed. I guarantee that you will find it difficult to put this book down." Roy Hazelwood, FBI (ret) author of Dark Dreams and The Evil That Men Do When Gerald Schaefer used his badge and gun to terrorize and kill rather than protect and serve he crossed a line that not only snuffed out the lives of his victims but also affected the lives of their loved ones and the police officers charged with investigating these crimes. In her book “Silent Scream” Yvonne Mason has captured more than just the story, but has also given voices to all of Schafer’s unknown victims. I’m sure there are many. Det. Lieutenant Chuck Hemp OPPD Ret. Silent Scream is one of the most compelling and frightening manuscripts I've ever read! The terror and madness of Schaefer will continue to tug at your psyche all the way through the book. Yvonne Mason speaks with a profound literary voice for Schaefer's victims. Here, they are silent no longer. No, I won't sleep well, just knowing that another Schaefer may be out there somewhere. I pray not. Well done, Yvonne! Ann B. Keller Posted by Ann B. Keller
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Synopsis of Silent Scream
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The screams which have been silent for thirty four years are no longer silent. They now have a voice.
July, 1972 Nancy Trotter and Pamela Sue Wells were taken to a remote area on South Hutchinson Island in Martin County tied, gagged and hung. They were left to die.
But they managed to escape. This escape led to an investigation of a crime that before 1972 had no name. Law enforcement was in uncharted waters.
The crime serial killings.
The killer Gerard Schaefer.
Nancy Trotter and Pamela Wells were just two of the nine known and possibly as high as 34 unknown victims. They ranged from Fort Lauderdale Florida to Europe and N. Africa.
Silent Scream finally gives the victims a voice – Their screams are no longer silent and with that voice comes peace.
This True Crime book is due to be released September 2008
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