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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.29 / 5.00 4,624 ViewsOn December 3, 2006, as I listened to All Things Considered in my car, the most wonderful song was played; a live version of "Shipwrecked" by the Gothic Archies.
I share it with you now, accompanied by my humble animation.
This version of "Shipwrecked" is not available on any album, it is, however, available to download on the NPR website as part of an interview, I just made an animation to accompany it.
NPR interview here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story Id=6493324
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Edit 1: Thanks for a spot on the front page! =]
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I knew I recognized that singer, it's the guy from the Magnetic Fields. He's got a great voice, almost as good as the Neutral Milk Hotel singer. Nice cartoon, I liked the textures you used for the environment. The ocean water/reflection was well done too. Did you send this to the band yet?
Thanks a lot for the kind words. I've seen, and quite respect, some of your stuff and it really tickles me that you liked what I made here.
Yeah, Merritt is really great, I just fell in love with the song when I heard it.
Thanks for the suggestion, I just sent an email to the band. I hope they like it!
I can't say I saw that ending coming.
Great animation though!!!!!!!!
Nice twist
I wasn't quite sure where it was going so I really liked the sudden lyrical darkness. xD
Love the art's stylization. I enjoy the cool color scheme too. Song's ok


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Dear Sergio. I just saw the short film 'you are special' that is based on your illustrations. I have to say that you've done an excellent job. I really like your approach and your style is very harmonious and appealing.
Gracias por darle a el mundo algo tan bella de usted. Un gran saludo desde Canada.
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Muslims in Mannaar expose systemic inability of SL State in delivering justice to victims
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Place Name of the Day: Tuesday, 03 July 2012 Uvaayadi Vaaykkaalஉவாயடி வாய்க்கால்Uvāyaṭi Vāykkāl Uvaay+adi+vaaykkaal The canal in the locality of Uvaay trees
Ukaa/ Ukaay, which is also called Uvaa/ Uvaay is a name in Tamil for two species of trees. In one meaning, the name stands for Salvadora persica, a shrub-like evergreen tree of the arid coastal tracts, and in the other, it stands for Dillenia indica, a timber tree bearing an edible fruit called Elephant Apple (Dravidian Etymological Dictionary 560) Uvaay or Ukaay, in its first meaning Salvadora persica, was also known as Oamai in the Changkam Tamil classics. The tree, in Changkam Tamil references, was invariably associated with Paalai Nilam or the arid tract. Pingkalam Lexicon of 10th century CE equates Ukaay with Oamai. The Dravidian etymology of both the terms could be traced to a conspicuous attribute of the tree its drooping foliage. (Uku: To fall down, Tamil, DED 562; Umung, Umboo, Ombaa and Umgre: To fall, prostrate, turn down, bow, in Kui, Kurux and Malto, DED 641) In the Changkam literary references, the tree is described as a short-stemmed, white- barked shrub of delicate branches, bearing reddish bead-like fruits that turn into black when ripe. The seeds of the fruits are compared to pepper in taste. Wild elephants favoured the tree for its foliage and bark. The attributes tally well with Salvadora persica found mostly in the arid coastal tracts of the island, especially in the Mannaar district, where the tree is called Uvaay. The Sinhala name of the tree is Maalittang (a term comparing the tree with another tree called Tang bearing fruits similar to S. persica, and differentiating it by its Maala/ garland-like foliage). Salvadora persica, also botanically known as Salvadora indica, is commonly called in English as the Toothbrush Tree, for its mouth-refreshing, soft fibrous twigs were long used as toothbrush in West Asia. The tree has references in this regard in the Hadith of Islam. All parts of the tree are used in native medical systems in treating a range of ailments. The properties of the tree are especially recognized in the products meant for oral health, from the fibre in making toothbrushes to root oil in toothpastes. In this respect the tree has gained special recognition from the WHO. The tree is also considered economically a boon to the development of arid, coastal, saline, wastelands. Its evergreen foliage provides nutritious fodder for cattle and wood is used for fuel. The fruits are sweet and edible. The seed oil, recognised for its skin treatment qualities, is considered a good substitute for coconut oil in the soap industry. Today, the distribution of Uvaay tree in the island is restricted only to some coastal pockets. Maanthai in Mannaar is one place where it could be found in plenty as natural vegetation. There is a belief that the tree was brought to South Asia by West Asians in the medieval times as fodder for horses and camels. But the wide references in the Changkam Tamil literature show that the tree was already a part of the natural vegetation even in the remote arid jungles, by the dawn of the Common Era, if not earlier. See the following examples cited from the Changkam classics: Ukaa as a short, white-stemmed arid tract tree: Puravup pu'raththanna pun kaal ukaa (Kurunthokai 274: 1-2) புறவுப் புறத்தன்ன புன் கால் உகா (குறுந்தொகை 274: 1-2) The short-stem of Ukaa (coloured) like the back of a dove (the poem comes in the context of arid tract/ Paalai Nilam) Ukaay as an arid tract tree: Pul arai ukaa-ay vari nizhal (Kurunthokai 363: 4) புல் அரை உகா-அய் வரி நிழல் (குறுந்தொகை 363: 4) The (leaf-bereft) line-shade of the Ukaay tree of stunted stem (the poem comes in the context of arid tract) The description of Ukaay fruits tallying with Salvadora persica: Kuyil kan anna kuroo-ukkaay mutti Manikkaasu anna maanira irungkani Ukaay menchinai uthirvana (Akanaanooru 293) குயில் கண் அன்ன குரூஉக்காய் முற்றி மணிக்காசு அன்ன மாநிற இருங்கனி உகாய் மென்சினை உதிர்வன (அகநானூறு 293) The Ukaay tree, from its delicate branches, would drop black ripe fruits resembling dark beads, which have matured from their unripe stage of resembling the (red) colour of the eyes of a Koel (Indian Cuckoo). The unripe Ukaay fruit/ seed tasting like pepper: Milaku peythanaiya chuvaiya pun kaay ularuthalai ukaa-ay (Nattinai 66) மிளகு பெய்தனைய சுவைய புன் காய் உலறுதலை உகாஅய் (நற்றிணை 66) The dry-branched Ukaay, the unripe fruits of which have a pepper-applied taste Ukaa equated with Oamai: Oamai Ukaavea (Pingkalam Lexicon 9:120) ஓமை உகாவே (பிங்கலம் நிகண்டு 9:120) Oamai means Ukaa Oamai as a short shrub-like tree compared with the tall Yaa tree: Yaa uyarnthu oamai neediya kaan idai aththam (Nattinai 198: 1-2) யா உயர்ந்து ஓமை நீடிய கான் இடை அத்தம் (நற்றிணை 198: 1-2) The track in the arid jungle having Yaa growing high and Oamai spreading into an expanse Oamai as a tree of the arid tract: Kaana yaanai thoal nayanthu unda Pori thaal oamai vali poru nedugn chinai Alangkal ulaval eari oyyenap Pulampu tharu kurala pu'ravup pedai payirum Aththam (Kurunthokai 79:2) கான யானை தோல் நயந்து உண்ட பொரி தாள் ஓமை வளி பொரு நெடுஞ் சினை அலங்கல் உலவல் ஏறி ஒய்யெனப் புலம்பு தரு குரல புறவுப் பெடை பயிரும் அத்தம் (குறுந்தொகை 79:2) The trail of the arid tract, where, perched on the swaying dry branch of the wind-fighting, rugged-bottomed, Oamai tree the bark of which had been eaten by wild elephants a dove of lonely voice would call its female The other tree called as Ukaa or Uvaa/ Uvaay/ Uvaa-theakku in Tamil is Dillenia indica, the common English name for which is Elephant Apple or Sandpaper Tree (Dravidian Etymological Dictionary 560). This is a timber tree bearing large fragrant flowers and peculiar-shaped fruits. The etymology of the Tamil term could be traced to the hoof-like shape of the fruit or the claws-like pulp of it. Ukir in Tamil means both a hoof and a claw (DED 561). However, early literary references in Tamil, for the name Ukaa standing for a tree of the attributes of Dillenia indica could not be traced. The tree is called Uka-maram in Malayalam and Uva or Uvva in Telugu. The Sinhala name of the tree is Wam-para or Honda-para. The terms compare and differentiate the tree from another popular tree known in Sinhala as Para. Both the sepals and core pulp of the fruits of the tree, tasting sour, are edible. The juice of the fruit is used in the preparation of cough mixture; leaves and bark have medicinal properties; pulp of the fruit is used in making shampoo and the timber is valued in house construction and in ship-building (Lim T.K., Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants Vol 2, Fruits, pp 410-415) The phrase Vaayk-kaal, meaning an irrigation canal, channel or flood outlet in Tamil, is a common component in the Eezham Tamil locality names. As both the Tamil words, Vaay and Kaal mean the same, in some usages the phrasing becomes Kaal-vaay. However, there is a subtle difference in the usage of the phrases. Kaal-vaay is normally used in the context of a large canal, whether for irrigation or for navigation. Vaayk-kaal is usually smaller in scale, ranging from irrigation canals and channels to drains and flood outlets. The Dravidian etymology of both the terms, Vaay and Kaal are given in the table. The word Kaal has a cognate Khalla in Sanskrit and Khaalla in Prakrit, meaning a canal, creek or trench. But Kaal, in its shades of meaning in Tamil, has cognates in several Dravidian languages. The word in Dravidian, meaning from leg, wind, wheel, pace and course to a canal has clear etymological connections. Hence the cognates in Sanskrit and Prakrit meaning a canal have to be taken as borrowed ones from Dravidian. (See table) The following are some examples for early literary usages of the words Kaal, Vaay and Vaayk-kaal, meaning a canal, irrigation channel, brook, branch of a river at the delta etc. Kaal, Vaayk-kaal and Vaay meaning a canal: Perung kula madai neer viddena, kaal anainthu ethiriya kanaikkoaddu vaalai, allal am kazhani ulvaay oadi (Nattinai 340: 4) "பெருங் குள மடை நீர் விட்டென, கால் அணைந்து எதிரிய கணைக்கோட்டு வாளை, அள்ளல் அம் கழனி உள்வாய் ஓடி" (நற்றிணை 340: 4) When the water is released from the sluice of the big tank, the stout-horned Vaalai fish (of the paddy fields) that comes in the irrigation canal from the opposite direction would run into the interior of the muddy paddy fields (Vaalai is the Scabbard Fish of the paddy fields) Kal aaki, kalaru aaki, kaanum aaki, kaaviri aay, kaal aaru aay, kazhiyum aaki (Theavaaram, Appar 6:94:3) கல் ஆகி, களறு ஆகி, கானும் ஆகி, காவிரி ஆய், கால் ஆறு ஆய், கழியும் ஆகி (தேவாரம், அப்பர் 6:94:3) From becoming the mountain (course), becoming the barren rocky (course), becoming the forest (course), becoming the River Kaviri, becoming the branching rivers (at the delta) and (finally) becoming the estuary (entering the sea) Neerk kaal vaaykkaal niraintha poakkarum panai (perungkathai 49:29) நீர்க் கால் வாய்க்கால் நிறைந்த போக்கரும் பணை (பெருங்கதை 49:29) The paddy field tract with full of watercourses and canals, making it difficult to traverse Ilangku vel aruviya arai vaay umpar (Akanaanooru 251:14) இலங்கு வெள் அருவிய அறை வாய் உம்பர் (அகநானூறு 251:14) Beyond the hill passage (coursed by) the magnificent whitish stream Pala pala vaayththalai aarththu mandi (Champanthar 1:5:5) பல பல வாய்த்தலை ஆர்த்து மண்டி (சம்பந்தர் 1:5:5) Coming in roar from many, many, channels and joining Uvaayadi-vaaykkal is a place in the Puthukkudiyiruppu division of Mullaiththeevu district. The location of the place suggests that the Uvaay tree that marked the place name must be Salvadora persica. Another place name Uvaayadip-pannai in the Mannaar island is a clear reference to Salvadora persica. Some related place names: Uvaa/ Uvaay: Uvaayadip-pannai: The farm in the locality of Uvaay trees; Mannaar Town division, Mannaar district Uvasi-kulam: Probably, the tank in the locality of Uvaa trees; Madu division, Mannaar district Vaaykkaal: Reddai vaaykkaal: The twin canal; Puthukkudiyruppu division, Mullaiththeevu district Ampaddan vaaykkaal: The barbers canal; Karaithuraippattu division, Mullaiththeevu district Mulli-vaaykkaal: The canal lined with Mulli plants or the canal found with Mulli (Neer-mulli an aquatic plant); Karaithuraippattu division, Mullaiththeevu district Veddina-vaaykkaal: The dugout canal; Earaavoorpattu division, Batticaloa district Ve'l'lak-kaal-thalavai: The flood-outlet plain; Ea'raavoorpattu division, Batticaloa district First published: Wednesday, 04 July 2012, 00:22
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Ronald Edward Bloss, 90, from Colorado Springs, CO, passed away peacefully November 29, 2012. Ron retired as a research scientist from Upjohn Company. He served proudly as a bombardier-navigator in the 15th Air Force during WWII. He was born on January 20, 1922 to Irma and Harold Bloss. On September 6, 1943, he married Ruth Danne, who passed away in 2006 after 63 years of a loving marriage. He received a bachelor's degree from Purdue University and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He was a 25-year resident of Kalamazoo. He is survived by children: Greg (Susan), Roberta, and Jeff (Patti); as well as grandchildren, Elizabeth and Brian. Private family services are planned at the family cemetery in Galeton, PA.
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Barrel body questions? How does the rib cage affect a horse? I'm wondering, how does the ribcage area of a horse effect the horse attached, health and performance concerned? I notice most horses working in the fields as cutters or trail animals look wide and have a big distance in their ribs, while horses in the jumping ring or racers look narrow and their ribs are shallow. I can guess that racers need a long body, so it makes them look narrow, since I don't think I have ever seen a long AND wide horse, though definately some fat ones. Also, is there a difference between well-sprung and wide? I think well-sprung refers to more of the curvature of the ribs outward rather than the actual distance between one side of the ribcage to the other? Is the belly area suggestive of just the muscle, and not so much the ribcage? For example, would this horse: http://img1.findthebest.com/sites/de...orse_Ranch.jpg be considered more or less muscular in the belly than this horse, just judging how low the belly is: http://www.horseforum.com/attachment...68716188_n.jpg |
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Autumn Flowers
About autumn flowers. Dahlias, in fact. We bought these this past weekend at the Farmers Market in the town nearby Darlington House, from the good ladies at Cedar Farm. They have the most beautiful flowers.
The dahlias really are lovely—all magenta and purple, pink, and white—and so prettily arranged by Boy in an antique amethyst glass vase.
MD always said that she thought Dahlias were common. Not quite as bad as "those horrid carnations," but not much better, either. At least in her book.
She wasn't right about everything, you know. . .
Photographs by Boy Fenwick
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I think I would agree with MD on this, but you've rescued the problem by sticking (predominantly) to one colour, and modifying any garnishess associated with the flower by the choice of purple, and the amethyst vase. I approve!
ReplyDeleteRepliesThank you, Columnist. While there are certainly rather ugly dahlias to be found out there (particularly at specialist shows) that are over-hybridized, garishly colored, and weirdly shaped -- the good ladies of Cedar Farm fortunately (and rightly) stick to pleasing old fashioned ones, such as the ones shown in these photographs. RD
Hello Reggie, You have certainly demonstrated the latent elegance of dahlias. Perhaps next Boy should have a go at carnations.
--Road to ParnassusRepliesHello RTP: Boy and I agree that our mothers' generation's disdain for carnations was misapplied. Understood, certainly, due to their over-use in ugly FTD-type arrangements that were popular post-WWII. Boy has, in fact, made pretty arrangements with carnations, and even ones found in cellophane wrapped bunches in convenience stores (in a pinch). As with the dahlias arrangement shown, the trick to arranging carnations is to tightly mass many of them of a single color in a vase. They can look rather pleasing, and nothing like the spindly, babies' breath- and daisy-augmented carnation arrangements that MD so abhored. RD
You are fortunate to have a local source for such beautiful dahlias. Although perennial, the tubers would have to be lifted from the ground in your climate to avoid frost. And it takes them so long to bloom that gardeners in the NE usually avoid them unless they have a greenhouse to start them in containers.
And let's not forget that other much-disparaged flower, especially this time of year, the chrysanthemum.Am I really about to type the words "sumptuous photographs" twice in one week on your posts Reggie? I suppose I am. What more can one say - this is a confection for the eyes. Delicious!
As a child, I remember my parents driving to a nearby farm in Kent (England), and each autumn buying dahlias in earthy colors from the husband and wife who ran the farm shop (they later became good friends of ours). I did not appreciate dahlias as much in those days, but I also don't recall seeing these beautiful shades of magenta either.Oh.....am I the only reader who's reminded by this posting of that wonderful, gallumphing scene in "A Room With a view" in which the beleagured mother is being pestered by a fretful Helen Bonham Carter (playing her daughter)as she tries (to no particular avail) to stake-up her precious dahlias in a sudden, autumnal gale-force wind?
It's a terribly funny scene, during which nothing particularly amusing is actually said.....
Just for the record?....I LIKE DAHLIAS.
I'm a fairly ferocious and, among my acquaintances, well-known gardener. the BEST compliment I ever got was when the poet Jefferey Beam visited my old house one afternoon for the first time. We stepped out the back door and hadn't gone more than ten feet when he gripped my arm and said "Oh, my God.....I recognize every flower you have here! This is EXACTLY like my grandmother and great-aunts' gardens....".
As I said, that's the most satisfying compliment I've ever gotten on the garden.
thanks for the predictably lovely posting,
David "No Slave to Horticultural Fashions" Terry
www.davidterryart.comBeautiful. Well done Boy!
I love dahlias! Especially the very dark magentas and the huge, mad-cap ones I have in my garden that always look drunk and frowsy.
It's child's play to make an armful of roses look gorgeous- much more of a challenge to work with dahlias, chrysanthemums and yes, even carnations and turn them into something special-though I'm afraid there is just no hope for "Baby's Breath"
Happy Autumn to you!
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Dahlias are now thoroughly rehabilitated, thanks to you both. May I recommend the 'Bishop of Llanduff' as a particularly, snazzy variety.


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The out of context (kind of) panel is from the story "Gentle Brute" in Unknown Worlds #25 (August 1963). Both the story and the comic is just so appropriately named, isn't it? I mean, you know the editors and staff were sitting around a table pointing to the finished art and giggling like schoolboys. Check out the guy's leering expression. I'm a big believer in the idea that the creative teams of comic books chafed under the Comics Code Authority and often took the opportunity to slip gags and situations past the censorship panel that only mature readers would catch for what they really were.
Cover bonus: Bear zapping!
A bear getting zapped on a comic book cover is almost as cool as evil monkeys.
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Description: | Regional network for innovative entrepreneurs SMEs is a way to encourage companies to transfer products and innovations through promotion and networking with regional partners, and in the end their commercialization. Overall goal of the project is improvement of competitiveness of local SMEs and creation of new jobs. In a dedicated contemporary exhibition space there will be organized a permanent exhibition of domestic products, their promotion and presentation and networking of domestic and foreign entrepreneurs and innovators. Within the premises there will be a conference hall, fully equipped with high-tech audio-visual system for different events. |
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The ORIGINAL gathering place for a merry band of Three Percenters. (As denounced by Bill Clinton on CNN!)
Monday, January 14, 2013
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LOVE these guys!!!!
Making Feinstein and any ban IRRELEVANT. - January 14, 2013 at 6:28 PM
Love the last lines:
"How does it taste?"
"It tastes like Dianne Feinstein's lunch."
I don't care WHO you are, that is just too damn funny. ROFLMFAO.
B Woodman
III-PER - January 14, 2013 at 6:41 PM
Well, so much for mag bans.
Why the hell was I surprised? The WikiWeapon project builds a receiver that survives six rounds (five more than I had bet on), and now someone does the same with a mag?
Ah well. The tears of hoplophobes are sweet indeed. - January 14, 2013 at 7:26 PM
That's an idea. Someone (better then me) needs to come up with and market a drink (wine, liqueur, soft drink) titled "Tears of Hoplophobes (Are Sweet Indeed)".
Good luck, and let me buy the first round.
B Woodman
- January 14, 2013 at 9:12 PM
- dave said...
ban the hi-capacity windbag politicians not guns!
- January 14, 2013 at 9:51 PM
Let's see . . . a carbon-carbon composite barrel and receiver . . . voila! Nonmetal AR, AK, FN, etc., etc. They'll last at least a few rounds. Long enough to make a difference.
- January 15, 2013 at 8:20 AM


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Dates in Office: 1946-1950
Terms in Office: 2
Age when Elected: 37
Curtis Miner was born on January 28, 1909 in Fairview, Utah. His parents were Ernest L. Miner and Theresa Andersen. He married Gwen Johnson on June 25, 1930 and had one daughter and eight stepchildren. He died in Logan, Utah on January 30, 1993.
Mr. Miner was prominent locally as a businessman, working forty years in the grocery business. He served as president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and received the Distinguished Service Award in 1944. While serving as Logan City mayor, Mr. Miner was president of the Utah Municipal League. He was also Cache County Treasurer for 12 years.
Mr. Miner served as Logan City mayor from 1946 to 1950.
1. "The Herald Journal". Curtis L. Miner Obituary. Logan, Utah, February 1, 1993.


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Edited press releaseGlencrest Farm's Honey Ryder is the formidable presence in the $300,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Breeders' Cup at Delaware Park July 15. The 1 3/8 turf affair for fillies and mares has attracted a field of nine. Scheduled as the sixth race, it has an approximate post time of 3:00 p.m. (EST)The defending Robert G. Dick Memorial Breeders' Cup champion, Honey Ryder, will be the heavy favorite once again. Last year, the Kentucky-bred millionaire mare trained by Todd Pletcher was bet down to 4-5 before notching a 5 1/2 length triumph in the race.In her last start, Honey Ryder, a 5-year-old daughter of Lasting Approval, won by a length in the $150,000 grade II Sheepshead Bay Handicap at Belmont Park May 27. Previously capturing the $150,000 grade III Orchid Handicap at Gulfstream Park April 1, Honey Ryder sports a 2006 record of two wins and a third from three starts. The fresh and ready filly is Prince Faisal Salman's Olaya. Since being imported to North America from France last year, the 4-year-old daughter of Theatrical has had two wins and two seconds. In her last effort April 1, the H. Graham Motion-trained Olaya ran second, beaten 4 lengths by Honey Ryder in the Orchid Handicap at Gulfstream Park. Bred in Kentucky, Olaya has run well off of a previous layoff. In her first start in North America, the grade II Long Island Handicap at Aqueduct Nov. 5, she posted a neck victory in her first attempt against older foes."She is coming into the race super," said Motion. "I backed off of her after Florida. I felt like she had run hard down there, and I have really had this race in mind for her since we left Florida with the idea of giving her a little freshening in between. She probably runs well fresh."Another advantage for Olaya is the success her trainer has enjoyed in past divisions of the Robert G. Dick Memorial, winning five of the last seven. Last year, however, Motion trained Sweet Science to a second-place finish behind Honey Ryder. Olaya has a career record of four wins, four seconds and a third from 12 starts with earnings of $234,452.
Post position -- horse, owner, trainer, jockey, weight, morning line odds:
1 -- Choreograph, Ramona Bass, Michael Matz, Jeremy Rose, 117, 15-1
2 -- Framboise, Prince Faisal Salman, H. Graham Motion, Ramon Dominguez, 123, 7-2
3 -- Lady Firebird, William Backer, Hamilton Smith, Stewart Elliott, 117, 15-1
4 -- Latice, Augustin Stable, Jonathan Sheppard, Ramon Dominguez, 117, 5-1
5 -- Honey Ryder, Glencrest Farm, Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez, 123, 6-5
6 -- Cozy Gain, Fitzhugh, Richard Small, Luis Garcia, 117, 15-1
7 -- Hermance, Pregman & De Clausonne, John Pregman Jr., TBA, 117, 12-1
8 -- Tatyana, Diane Mukherjee, Diane Mukherjee, Kay Marie Kriedel, 117, 20-1
9 -- Olaya, Prince Faisal Salman, H. Graham Motion, Ramon Dominguez, 123, 7-2
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Kiss Me I'm Irish
Before I knew that I had Russian in me, I was Irish everything. I loved St. Patrick's Day, I thought leprechauns were cool, I wanted red hair and I even used the word "blarney" a few times even though I was little and it was probably out of proper context.I love being half Irish as much as I love being half Russian. While corn beef and cabbage will never be my favorite food, I'm willing to eat it every year for the good luck it's supposed to give me and so I can remember that I'm Irish.
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Stewart Udall, U.S. Secretary of the Interior under Kennedy and Johnson and a prominent member of a prolific Mormon political dynasty, passed away Saturday morning at his home in Sante Fe, New Mexico, according to a statement from his son, Senator Tom Udall. Known affectionately as "Stew," he was ninety years old and the last surviving member of Kennedy's original cabinet. While he did not remain an active Latter-day Saint in his later life, he nevertheless kept close ties with the Church and continued to self-identify as a Mormon, claiming that he was "Mormon born and bred, and it's inside me… I prize my Mormon heritage and status." More than that, throughout his adult life he served as an important intermediary for the Church on both political and religious matters. Background and Public Life Stew was the son of former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Levi S. Udall. He was born in the small town of St. Johns, Arizona in 1920 and…
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APX Labs Secures $10 Million Venture Investment from NEA to Bring Wearable Tech to the Enterprise
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- APX Labs, the maker of Skylight, the leading enterprise software platform for smart glasses, today announced it has secured $10 million of Series A venture financing. The investment was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and brings APX Labs' total investment to date up to $15.8 million. The company also announced the general availability of Skylight 2.0, with powerful new features for the workforce.
"During the past three years, we have built the most advanced software for wearable technology. This investment will allow us to serve even more customers and continue to develop exciting and emerging use-cases for smart glasses," said Brian Ballard, CEO of APX Labs. "Smart glasses and augmented reality-enabled workers are no longer relegated to pie-in-the-sky visions of the future. We now have the technology and the enterprise partners to get our technology into the field in a big way. Large organizations are making strides with impactful deployments, and we haven't even scratched the surface of what is possible with Skylight in the enterprise."
"Smart glasses will improve the productivity and quality in the workplace for millions of people," said Peter Barris, managing general partner at NEA. "Without a doubt, APX Labs is going to reshape the enterprise software industry for wearable tech. They have a great product and a great team, which is hitting its stride as industries begin to see the value APX Labs creates. NEA is excited to invest in the APX Labs team to help fuel their continued success and market leadership."
In conjunction with the financing, Mr. Barris and NEA Partner, Dayna Grayson will join the company's board of directors.
Skylight 2.0 for the Enterprise
APX Labs created Skylight, the most advanced software platform for wearable technology. Skylight provides a gateway to all of the data, applications and help workers need for their jobs, in real-time and while hands free. With this software on smart glasses, users see an overlay of information in their field of view a game changer for the workplace. Skylight works with multiple types of smart glasses, such as Google Glass and Epson Moverio, and integrates with existing enterprise systems including those from SAP, Microsoft and others. Large system integrators, such as Deloitte, are applying their industry expertise with Skylight to develop new and powerful use cases.
The Skylight 2.0 release includes new and enhanced functionality for the client, the server and the dashboard. New innovative features include telestration, beacons, radar and more.
- Telestration provides the user with immediate, contextual and visual feedback from a remote supervisor or expert to help them do their task at hand.
- Beacons guide the user toward a specific location or object. Beacons show up as a green point rendered at a specific real-world location. Guidance to the point is rendered as a contextual directional arrow.
- 'Radar' widget is a media panel instrument, which shows the location of points relative to the user.This enables the user to see at a glance where important objects or people may be.
Skylight is currently used in a variety of Fortune 500 companies from industries, including: energy, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, media and oil and gas, with new use-cases continually being developed to meet worker demands. APX Labs estimates that up to 1 in 5 adults in the world work in jobs where Skylight can provide immediate tangible benefits.
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TUESDAY HOMILY: The Width of the Door of Faith
By Fr. Roger J. Landry
8/20/2013 (3 years ago)
Catholic Online
The disciples, few of which would have been wealthy by material standards, nevertheless took Jesus' words personally, asking, "Then who can be saved?" They knew what Jesus meant, which is to pass through the door of faith into his kingdom we must be willing to detach ourselves from our possessions, to do what the Rich Young Man didn't believe he could, to live the first beatitude and acquire true spiritual poverty because we find our wealth in God's kingdom. We cannot serve both God and mammon. Either we leave our attachments mammon to pass through the door of faith into Christ's kingdom or we hold on to the mammon, like the Rich Young Man and remain outside.
St. Bernard, the great twelfth century doctor of the Church whose feast day we celebrate today, is another example of someone who gave up so much to pass through the door of faith and gained so much more.
By Fr. Roger J. Landry
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
8/20/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: Year of Faith, living faith, Door of faith, Rich Young Man, spirituality, portal of faith, renunciation, Porta Fidei, Fr. Roger J. Landry
P>FALL RIVER, MA (Catholic Online) - In his letter announcing the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict encouraged us all to pass through the "door of faith" anew, reminding us that that door is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and others.
A door is always a symbol of a passage from something to something else. We leave something behind in order to embrace something new. There's a cost but there's also a greater reward.
Today in the Gospel, Jesus describes for us the width of the door of faith, what we leave behind on the outer threshold, and what we gain when we pass through the portal.
Jesus first compares the breadth of the door of faith into his kingdom to the width of a needle's eye, declaring to the astonishment of his disciples that it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person, like the Rich Young Man we encountered in yesterday's Gospel, to enter the kingdom of heaven.
The disciples, few of which would have been wealthy by material standards, nevertheless took Jesus' words personally, asking, "Then who can be saved?" They knew what Jesus meant, which is to pass through the door of faith into his kingdom we must be willing to detach ourselves from our possessions, to do what the Rich Young Man didn't believe he could, to live the first beatitude and acquire true spiritual poverty because we find our wealth in God's kingdom. We cannot serve both God and mammon. Either we leave our attachments mammon to pass through the door of faith into Christ's kingdom or we hold on to the mammon, like the Rich Young Man and remain outside.
There's a story that an African priest tells about how hunters catch monkeys in his country that illustrates this central truth very well. The hunters start by slicing a coconut in two and hollowing it out. In one half of the shell they cut a hole just big enough for a monkey's hand to pass through; in the other they place a large orange. Then they tie the two halves together, hang the coconut from a tree, and retire into the bushes to wait. Sooner or later a monkey swings by, with his superior olfactory capabilities detects the smell of an orange inside the coconut, and slips his hand through the hole trying to extract his prize. Naturally he fails. While the monkey is struggling with the orange, the hunters approach and capture the monkey by throwing a net over it. As long as the monkey keeps its fist wrapped around the orange, the monkey is trapped. The animal is not smart enough to realize that he cannot have both the orange and his freedom. He could save himself simply by letting go of the orange. But the animal is trapped by his own greed.
No matter what tax bracket we're in, all of us have similar oranges that we need to let go of in order to live by faith. "The love of money," St. Paul tells us, "is the root of all evil." It's not the money itself that is the problem, but the fact that it comes to possess us rather than the other way around. Pope Francis has been speaking out forcefully since the beginning of his pontificate about what he calls the "ferocious idolatry of money" that corrupts our relationships with God, with others, and with the material world, leading to a "spiritual worldliness" that places our faith, hope and love in material securities rather than in God. Rather than true worship, the cult of money just reinvents the worship of the golden calf of old.
That's why, to live by faith in God, we have to be willing to let go of our oranges, because we can't really fit through the door of faith if we continue to grasp on to them.
What do we gain let go of the orange and grasp on to God's hand leading us across the threshold? That was St. Peter's question. "We have given up everything and followed you," the Rock declared. "What will there be for us?" This was not a selfish question, but just a question of whether even after leaving "everything" out of faith in Jesus, that faithful sacrifice would be enough.
Jesus swore an oath in response indicating that those who have followed him, who have placed him above houses, family and lands, will receive one-hundred times as much and eternity. Like with Job who lost so much only to gain so much more after his test of faith, so those who give detach themselves from the blessings of this world that can occasionally become idols in order to attach themselves fully to God are promised unfathomable dividends.
He finished by stating, "But many who are first will be last and the last will be first." Many of those seem rich will be poor and many who seem poor will be rich, because they are rich in God.
The validity of that principle was seen in the first reading about Gideon. Gideon was the last candidate any headhunter would have identified to serve as a judge and save the Israelites from the Midianites. He was the least of his family and his family the least of Manasseh, but God always chooses the weak to shame the strong. Later in the story God whittled Gideon's army from 32,000 down to 300 in order to take on 135,000 Midianites. It was like David versus 450 Goliaths, but Gideon still prevailed.
St. Bernard, the great twelfth century doctor of the Church whose feast day we celebrate today, is another example of someone who gave up so much to pass through the door of faith and gained so much more. He was born of a rich, noble family, but left it all behind in order to enter a new community of strict followers of the Benedictine Rule living in complete austerity, called the Cistercians, in the woods of France. In its first 15 years the community seemed to be going nowhere and was down to only two members when one day Bernard arrived, with 28 others. The community, built on faith, started to experience an incredible growth, more than 100 fold in monasteries, monks and lands, but most importantly in those who were living a life destined to lead them to an eternal inheritance.
St. Bernard is one of the greatest preachers in the history of the Church on the love of God. He would preach so powerfully about the riches of God's love that parents who didn't want to "lose" their children to a religious vocation would try to prevent them from going to listen to him. So often the life of faith - especially the life of total commitment to God as lay people in the world, as religious or consecrated, as priests - is looked at mainly in terms of what is being up rather than being gained. Especially today in an age of growing secularism and fear of commitment, the Christian vocation is seen primarily a path of renunciation that the world believes cannot really deliver happiness.
For that reason, people stay on the outside of the door of faith, perhaps entering for a visit but staying as close as they can to the door as an "exit strategy." St. Bernard showed a different way by focusing on all that we gain from a life of closer union, so that we would enter through the door of faith and keep moving into the various stages of the interior mansion where Christ wants to guide us to the treasures that the IRS can't tax or rust corrode.
During this Year of Faith, the Church is calling us, like God called Abraham, to leave our own Ur of the Chaldeans and follow him on a journey. She's summoning us, like Christ called the apostles, to leave behind so many good things of the world in order to purchase the pearl of great price. She's moving us, like she moved the heart of St. Bernard and through him so many others, to connect faith and love and pass definitely through the eye of the needle, taking with us the only thing that can fit, generous deeds of love for God and others.
If Abraham, Gideon, the Apostles, Bernard -and so many others - have made it, we can, too.
Father Roger Landry is pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River, MA and national chaplain of Catholic Voices USA. His homilies and articles are found oncatholicpreaching.com
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I had so much fun and learned a lot about metal wire in Deryn Mentock's class in Las Vegas. She taught us so many skills I just hope I can remember them. She was so great to fill in for Glenny. Thanks for coming and teaching us so many fun and inspiring things. Deryn has tons of work published in Belle Armoire Jewelry and it was a pleasure to take a class with her as she was so helpful in teaching all of us. She is so cute and wore the best jewelry. I hope to see you again and take another class from you!!! In the meantime keep sharing your talent with the readers.
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My husband and I have 6 children, (so far) Kriztina 18, Chriztopher 16, Lyndzie 13, Jacob and Joshua 4 1/2, and Matthew 19 months. Frugality for us started about 14 years ago. I would say I started out with sewing.
My husband and I both knew and wanted as many children as God wanted for us. So we knew we would have to tighten things here and there. That little sewing experience just kept growing and growing and growing over the last 14 years and allowed for me to be home with the children, homeschooling them the entire time.
We made many mistakes over the years, Our biggest I would say was buying a house that was way out of our league, Thankfully we were able to sell it for what we owed and get out of it fairly unscathed in 2002. We rented until last year, when we found a 2400 sq ft house for $5000. It needed a lot of work just to be livable, but we worked on it day and night, I remember painting while the baby slept in the front carrier on my chest, another great memory. We got it livable and fix it up more here and there as we see things. But it is paid for and we all love it.
I used cloth diapers with the last 3 children, and was sorry I did not do it with all the kids, it was actually easy to do. I make my own laundry soap, the kids help and we love the smell of it cooking. We repurpose everything that we possibly can. We shop at thrift stores and mend or tailor the clothes. We use everything until it has no use left. We go to the park and zoo for free here and the younger kids love it. The older kids coupon with me and help do the grocery shopping. We eat 99% of our meals at home, set up the table and all gather around it for homemade food. My 13 year old and I spend our moments together making bread and granola bars and all kinds of great things.
We stockpile, we just made a room out of the end of our upstairs hallway this month, that is our stockpile room, We have about 6 months worth of food and personal items. We started a garden for the first time this year, I was very very skeptical of this. We grew most everything from seeds, then transplanted into the ground, You would have thought that we had won the lottery, as all 8 of us were tending the garden two weeks ago, and started screaming and dancing around cause we had beans on the bean plant lol. Our latest and greatest memory to date!
Good luck to all in frugalness. Michelle, Wife to Mark, Mother to Kriztina Chriztopher, Lyndzie, Jacob, Joshua and Matthew.
Michelle from Independence, Kansas
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Thank you for sharing your story. I love sewing and enjoy repurposing fabric that other people have accumulated. I sell my stuff locally and the biggest hit right now is fabric grocery bags. I call them vintage market bags because the fabric that I use is from people's stash of old fabric.
I am thrilled that your family is united in this adventure and you feel God's blessing in what you do!
Enjoyed your frugal life note, you sound like myself. I have always lived like that and saved every dime I could and still do and proud of it. No use throwing money down the drain. I went further with my sewing, I put a small sign in front of our home, "I sew". You can make lot of money sewing for other people. I stayed busy all the time. I'm retired, just sew for the family now. I have always enjoyed sewing and designing clothes. I designed the "Dropseat Jumpsuit", the patterns are for sale. They wear very good, can be worn anywhere, anytime. Good luck.
My mother always sewed and taught my sister and I too. She would often say: "I could make it for less than that!" and encourage us to be creative about ways to spruce up our wardrobe and tailor our things. These were great lessons that I am very grateful to her for! Passing on these skills is a wonderful way to prepare your children for adulthood!
Good for you! I enjoyed your story. Thank you for taking the time to write it!
I sewed all my daughters newborn gowns & receiving blankets etc. Also I made her clothes from kindergarten all the way until Jr High school. Her younger friends would jump for joy when receiving her hand-me-downs because they were always up to date & "cool". Sewing can make home decorating affordable & you can also make money mending clothes for others. These days I enjoy taking nice adult clothes & cutting them down to fit kids.
It's not easy to live frugally like you & I do, but it's the reason my home is also paid for & I was able to stay home & raise my 4 kids. We didn't have a lot (of material things) but we were happy & know what's important in life.
You know the new way of life now is called Living Green. I'm 68 years and that is the way we lived all our lives. I truly enjoy all the blogs on-living green, it brings back a lot of memories, and like Martha would say-That's a good thing.
It sounds like you and your husband have a wonderful plan, taking care of yourselves, each other, and your kids---not just having kids and expecting the government to provide for you!
The best memories your kids will have, are of the 'things' they did with you, not the 'things' they had or didn't have!
Good luck, and God bless you all!
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So then I got busy on some projects! And since I was in the tumbler block mode, I got busy on the gifted tumblers that Kathie from Inspired by Antique Quilts blog sent me recently! I just love the little size of them! And because it was a mini, it was totally doable in a day.....quilting and binding included! Woohoo! All done! Thanks Kathie.....I love it!
The back! Bound in solid black. It finished at 10.25 x 11.5. The tumblers are 1.25" tall.
I just did a simple stitch in the ditch; I didn't want to take away from the fun fabrics! And I felt like the back should feel fall-like, too......so I found a nice leaf fabric in my stash.
Once I had this little guy done, I was thinking I wanted to do another mini! They are just so addicting! So I pulled all the 3" squares I received on a recent shop hop, and started sewing! They were meant to be made into a maple leaf block wall hanging, so I had 5 each of the different fabrics. But I'm not a big fan of the maple leaf block. But I have seen a few broken dishes quilts online recently, so I thought that would be fun......and really small! :o)
The back. Bound in a red print. It finished at 11" x 14.75". Each broken dish square is 1.5".
Again, a fall fabric from my stash made up the back. I'm totally addicted to making minis now! I should have a wall full very soon! Yay!
Ok.......and now on to more of the Cocheco show! Sorry, but there are a few pics that are a bit blurry! I was racing a bit to get through all the quilts.......we spent the majority of the day in the vendor's booths! lol
"Trio of Doll Quilts #1: Pinwheels" by Gladi Porsche.
"Trio of Doll Quilts #2: Square in a Square" by Gladi Porsche.
"Trio of Doll Quilts #3" Hexagons" by Gladi Porsche.
"Reflections" by Betty Jo Quinn.
"Fall Pumpkins" by Carol Barstow.
"Bellissima" by laura Archambault.
"Ranchers Daughter" by Rejeanne Bailie.
"Fall" by Carol Barstow.
I'm really liking this Turning Twenty pattern for a little something different on my pieced backs. I'll have to remember it!
"The Lesson Quilt" by Carol Barstow. (sorry so blurry!)
"James River Blues and Browns" by Judey Clemons.
"Lazy Summer Days" by Judey Clemons. A jelly roll race with a fun addition!
"Julia's Quilt" by Susan Copp-Silva.
"Urban Topography" by Susan Foster. So crisp and bold! I love it!
"Dots" by Nancy Henry. Those dots add so much, don't they!?!
"Not Your Grandmother's Baltimore Album Quilt," by Nancy Henry.
"Ribbons" by Nancy Henry.
"Wool Flowers" by Jean Irvine.
"Bella Pup" By Betty Jo Quinn.
"Splendid Poppies" by Betty Jo Quinn. (sorry so blurry!)
"Winter" by Carol Barstow.
"Night Blossoms" by Linda Bevins.
"Red Baskets" by Anna Bullard. Don't you just love those nine 9-patches thrown in there!?!
"Snow in Summer" by Susan Copp-Silva.
"Key Lime Waterfall" by Susan Foster.
"Bohemian Blocks" by Andrea Jackson.
"Pineapples Gone KooKoo" by Cindy McKenna.
"A Tisket A Tasket" by Laura Parsons.
I'll have more in a few days......it was a big show, with lots of great quilts! And in case you're wondering......I only show pics of my favorites! Holy cow, right!?! lol


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So, I write fan fiction, and I was curious to know just how bad I was being. I asked a few people online if fanfiction was copyright infringement, even if one had no intention of making money from the writing. I got a great resounded "Yes". They said that fanfiction presented a "competing product" to the original, thereby infringing on protected material. I, however, argue with this. Since TNG is absolutely finished (there won't even be anymore books, I'm told), how can TNG fanfiction present a competing product? I want to hear everyone's views on this. Like so many things illegal things, is it even likely one would or could be prosecuted?
It's a gray zone. If you don't sell it, you're fine. Some fanfic authors have become professional authors, too.
Your poll doesn't match your thread title. Does fan fiction "damage" the Trek franchise? Not measurably. Is fan fiction a violation of copyright law? Yes, unambiguously.
You are not permitted to make profit from it. Also, the law states it is copyright infringement. In practice, it is a grey zone. Many authors turn a blind eye to it, and a few even seem to encourage it. In other words, they are choosing for the time being not to enforce their rights...either because they don't feel it's worth their time or resources, or because they don't care. However, if an author decides they are going to take legal action, they are within their rights to do so, even if they were ignoring or encouraging it before that point. As to whether it "damages" the Trek franchise, the only area that would have any potential to be "damaged" would be the books...if the Treklit publishers put out a product that a person finds inferior to the fanfics, and reads fanfics instead, then the publisher could essentially lose to the competition. Now, my PERSONAL feeling is that if you are a professional author with access to professional editing and publishing, then you ought to be better than a fanfic writer who is acting alone or with a volunteer beta. If you aren't, then that's your problem, not mine, and the WISE decision (though not the one a business is likely to make in practice for the legal reasons stated above, as well as other legal reasons!) is to do what the government tries to do when they find a really, really good hacker: get them on their side.
I always thought that, unless you tried to sell it, it fell under the Fair Use rules. Although it does seem the depend on the individual copyright holder. (LucasArts for example says fanfic is just fine, but does have some rules regarding content if I recall correctly)
Nope, fair use has nothing to do with this at all, though some fan fiction authors advocate for some kind of exemption for it.
This would say otherwise: Both of those are from different parts of this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_fan_fiction And of course I'm sure there is wiggle room either way, but it seems that for the most part fanfic is ok as long as you don't try to make a profit on it outside the proper channels (Pocket Books for Star Trek as an example). Or, unless the copyright holder specifically says they don't want any fanfic (As Ann Rice has done.)
The answer is "Absolutely. It's stealing." You're using someone else's intellectual property for your own purposes without permission. Accept it.
Yeah, and if you have that strong of an objection, quit writing and reading it so you are not inconsistent with your principles.
Yes, and they're cherry-picked paragraphs. Reading the entire article, and even better the article on fair use itself, or even better than that by researching some of the more notorious cases of recent decades actually makes clear how limited the fair use rule is - it's an affirmative defense in court, not a recognized legal "right" as that article itself notes. Fans who want to justify this stuff harp on one part of the four part test usually applied in court - the part concerning money - as if their disinterest in or inability to turn a buck off of what they do effectively protects them. It does not - fan fiction is tolerated, like many other forms of piracy now, not protected.
The "Cherry picked paragraphs" mentioned fanfiction specifically, which is what this discussion is about. I don't need to read the entire declaration of independence to have a discussion on the 1st amendment. Nor did I feel the need to quote the entire article since I gave the link so you could do so yourself if you were interested in the rest. I also acknowledged the fact that there was wiggle room in the interpretation, and that it was tolerated and not specifically legal. So... I'm not too sure what point you're trying to make considering you essentially paraphrased what I already said.
I think the whole issue is just a murky mess, honestly. I largely agree with what Nerys says above -- that the only way fan fiction could be argued to be harmful is if the fans who would normally buy licensed Treklit choose to read fan fiction instead because they find it superior. However, I have seen very little evidence that this is the case. Most people I know who read fan fiction ALSO read the licensed novels. I know a few people who have chosen fanfic over the novels, but I think they would have given the novels up anyway, because they were so displeased with the direction the continuity went. (And yes -- if there's fanfic that is so good it's stealing readership from the pros ... perhaps the pros should consider hiring those authors to write novels.) On the other hand, I think fanfic promotes the franchise overall and helps keep interest and loyalty alive. Fans who band together and form creative communities like this one are never a bad thing for a franchise. That kind of loyalty and enthusiasm is a big deal. It wouldn't be tolerated if it wasn't beneficial on some level, IMO. Adding to the confusion are the people who have started in fanfic, ended up writing the licensed stuff, and then once they were "official," published the fanfic later. I don't know how common this is, but I've heard of at least a couple of instances of it. Anyway, I fall on the side of "it's okay to do this," but obviously no one should make money off of it unless it's through official channels (so the owners get their cut). And if the author says "no, please don't do this," a la Anne Rice, then I think that should be respected.
That would be pointless. There is no reference to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in the Declaration of Independence, since the former document would not be written until 1787, eleven years after the Declaration. See, reading is good. In any event, reading beyond the couple of sentences you copied doesn't support the contention that fan fiction is protected or even addressed by any relevant court rulings or body of law, so the point of presenting that material here was to demonstrate...what? Yes, rather like respecting the security guard stationed at the mall door when attempting to shoplift. It's a good idea to respect the owners of things who can have you up before a judge.
Speaking of reading is good, did you read it? It gives you references to cases that have supported both sides of the argument. So how is it not addressed by any court rulings when it gives examples of such court rulings? One section mentions Suntrust v. Houghton Mifflin Co. which supports a creative work, in this case a parody, of gone with the wind. Another section mentions Anderson v. Stallone where Stallone actually won against an author who wrote a proposed Rocky IV script. So please, again, tell me where it's not addressed? Oh, and I like how you condemned me for "Cherry picking" and then do the same thing to my post. Way to have double standards.
As someone who's published fanzines since 1979 and written for them since 1975, I can assure you that during the 70's, fanzines and fan fiction were quite beneficial to the franchise. The studio was well aware of it (how could they not be with Star Trek Lives! extolling its virtues, and Star Trek: New Voyages publishing fan fiction from fanzines?), and even used it to their advantage (during the 80's, fanzines would receive letters from Susan Sackett, Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett, Sylvia Rubenstein, etc., often to request we write and support this or that or the other thing). In fact, I chose not to answer the poll because, to me, the choices of "beneficial to the franchise" or even "very beneficial to the franchise" aren't provided to select. In fact, the question itself is somewhat biased against fan fic. And to answer the question, "Is it illegal?" Certainly. It's by the grace of the studio that they've never once shut me down for either the fanzines we produced or the fan films we're begining to produce. As my wife has pointed out time and again: it's good for the studio, otherwise we'd've been given C&Ds years ago.
The last message is absolutely right. I should have included "beneficial" to the poll options, but until everyone had given me the idea I hadn't considered that it would actually be beneficial to the franchise. But, you're right. Trek fans don't want to believe it's over, so to continue through fanfiction would keep profits alive from canon materials=)
Hmmm...can something be considered illegal if it is allowed by those it could be seen to affect or damage - at least where it comes to copyright? Obviously I'm not talking about a situation like giving someone drugs or statutory rape or anything, in those cases 'consent' isn't the issue. But Paramount allows fanfiction and fan productions. But what would happen if Paramount suddenly changed their minds about fan productions? They'd have a lot of lawsuits on their hands, although they'd win most of them. I think a lot of fans would be disgusted however, and that would be a huge problem, a lot bigger than any perceived profit loss. I say perceived because I don't think it's there but whatever. So part of the issue is that it would cause a massive uproar with the fans if TPTB no longer allowed it.
Technically, it's illegal. Nobody will ever bother to enforce it though. As for the poll options... it causes no damage.
In his book Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault talks about how, in every society, there is a "margin of tolerated illegality"--a gap between what is considered criminal and wrong, and what is considered merely illegal. This gap is often a site of conflict between the power of the state and the resistance of the people, arising from clashing value judgments. During the Prohibition Era, for example, drinking fell within the margin of tolerated illegality for large sections of American society. It was illegal--but people did it anyway, because it wasn't considered wrong. And eventually, the law was changed (back) to reflect this judgment. I think fan fiction falls within this margin. It is illegal--but since it causes no obvious harm to anyone, and may actually benefit the copyright holder, indirectly, it's not considered wrong--at least, not by its writers and readers. The outright piracy of copyrighted material also falls within this margin, for many people. On the issue of fair use--from what I understand, this post is an example of what fair use actually entails. I quoted Foucault's work, while giving proper attribution, instead of presenting the author's ideas as my own. I'm not sure what Foucault would have thought of people writing fanfic based on his work.


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Height: 5'11"
Weight: Varied (from 230 lbs - 300 lbs)
Real Name: Keith Franke
Hometown: New York City, New York
Other Names: Keith Franks, "Adorable"(WWF)
Wrestler Since: 1974
Finishing Maneuver: Goodnight Irene Sleeper
History: Keith Franke may not have been known as the greatest wrestler who ever lived, but there's no doubt that, as "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, he definitely had one of the more memorable styles in professional wrestling.
Franke began wrestling in various organizations in 1974, as he honed his craft while wrestling under his own name. After a few years, Franke began to really start to have success in the NWA Americas organization, located in Los Angeles. In 1977, Franke partnered with Black Gordman to earn the NWA Americas Tag-Team Titles from Chavo Guerrero Sr & Victor Rivera. The reign only last a short time, before Chavo's brother, Mando Guerrero, teamed with Tom Jones to beat Franke & Gordman for the belts. This didn't discourage Franke, though, as in May '77, he defeated the Hangman for the NWA Americas Heavyweight strap. This reign, too, though, was quickly stopped by Mando Guerrero, who took down Franke only a week later. Franke continued to feud with Mando over the next few months, and later found another tag-team partner in "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The two defeated Mando & Jones for the NWA Americas Tag-Team straps in July '77, but once again, Franke couldn't hang onto the gold, as Mando & Jones won the rematch a week later.
Soon, Franke would transform himself into a much different character, as he began wrestling under the name of Adrian Adonis. At this point, Adonis was more known as a black leather-wearing biker who was known for his brawling skills. In April '79, Adonis partnered with Ron Starr to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag-Team Titles, taking down his former partner, Roddy Piper, & Killer Brooks. This time, Adonis had a strong reign, as he and Starr held the belts for over 3 months before falling to the Kiwi Sheepherders (later more well-known as the Bushwhackers). Adonis and Starr later went their separate ways, with Adonis heading on to the American Wrestling Association.
It was in the AWA that Adonis formed a powerful tag-team, as he began partnering with Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the East-West Connection. In July '80, the duo was scheduled to face Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA World Tag-Team Titles. Surprisingly, however, Gagne didn't show, forcing the belts to be vacated to the East-West Connection. Adonis & Ventura would defend the tag belts for the next year, becoming the dominant tag-team in the organization. They finally were beaten for the belts in June '81 by the High Flyers, and were never able to regain the gold.
Adonis had success in various venues after leaving the AWA, including a run with Southwest Championship Wrestling in '83. In April, Adonis defeated Bob Sweetan to become the SCW Heavyweight Champion. After a month, Sweetan regained the belt. But Adonis was moving onto bigger things, anyway, as, only a week later, he beat Sweetan, Wahoo McDaniel, Scotty Casey, & Bob Orton Jr to be declared the first SCW Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. After three months defending the gold, Adonis was beaten by Casey, ending his reign. By this point, Adonis was already regularly competing overseas in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and near the end of '83, Adonis & Dick Murdoch, known as the North-South Connection (obviously a copy of the East-West Connection), competed in the NJPW 4th Annual MSG Tag-Team League. Adonis & Murdoch worked great as a team, and nearly won the League, only falling to two future legends, Hulk Hogan & Antonio Inoki, in the finals. The North-South Connection continued to wrestle together for the next few years, both in Japan as well as being brought into the World Wrestling Federation.
In April '84, the North-South Connection had a momentus victory, taking down Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas to claim the WWF World Tag-Team Titles. This was perhaps Adonis' biggest victory in his career. The North-South Connection continued to work well over the rest of '84, getting big victories against the WWF's top teams, including a win at the Brawl To End It All over Terry Daniels & Sargeant Slaughter. Finally, in January '85, Adonis & Murdoch met their match, losing the belts to Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (later known as the U.S. Express in the WWF). Adonis & Murdoch later had a shot to become the WWF International Tag-Team Champs, but lost to Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura, who won the vacated belts.
After Adonis and Murdoch broke up as a tag-team soon after the defeat, Adonis began to change his entire personality. He later took on "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart as his manager, and began to depart from the leather jacket ways he had been known for. In '86, on Piper's Pit, Adonis gave his 'retired' jacket over to Piper, as he had now become "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, bleaching his hair blonde and wearing pink. Adonis 'grew' into the role, gaining a bunch of weight to go from 230 lbs to over 300 lbs, an amazing increase. He also began to win some matches by blinding opponents with perfume. At Wrestlemania II, Adonis took on Uncle Elmer, in a battle of heavyweights (Uncle Elmer was closer to 400 lbs). Although Adonis took a beating, he managed to get the win after a flying headbutt off the top rope.
Going into '87, Adonis started a major feud with his old tag-team partner, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. On one episode of Piper's Pit, Adonis brutally beat down Piper, then later started his own show for a few weeks on WWF television, calling it the Flower Shop. Unfortunately for Adonis, when Piper returned, he assaulted Adonis on the show, leading to a massive brawl. The two men agreed to have a "Hair vs. Hair" Match at Wrestlemania III. Adonis gave as good as he got in the match, and nearly had it won near the end thanks to his sleeper hold, Goodnight Irene. But outside interference from Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake helped Piper come back and knock out Adonis with his own sleeper hold, leading to Beefcake shaving off Adonis' blonde hair and leaving him bald.
Sadly, this would be the way Adonis was remembered, as he never had another major match in the WWF after the loss. A year later, on the U.S. Independence Day in 1988, Keith Franke, along with Pat Kelly and Dave McKigney, were in Lewisporte, Newfoundland, on the way to another wrestling event. The car, though, went off the road and into a lake. With another car-full of wrestlers watching, unable to help, all three men drowned in the car, ending their wrestling careers in a terrible accident. Franke was just 33 years old.
Pay-Per-View/Show Summary: (15 - 13)
Title Summary:
PWI Achievement Awards: (1 win, 0 1st RUs, 0 2nd RUs, 0 3rd RUs)
- Florida Superbowl of Wrestling (January 25, '78) = Keith Franks won over John Ruffan.
- AWA Comiskey Park (July 14, '80) = Adrian Adonis & Jerry Valiant were beaten by Mad Dog Vachon & the Crusher. Later that night, Adonis competed in a Battle Royal, which was won by Jerry Blackwell.
- NJPW 3rd Annual MSG Tag League (November/December '82) = Adonis & Dino Bravo competed in the league, which was won by Hulk Hogan & Antonio Inoki.
- Southwest Title Tournament (January 1, '83) = Adonis took down Scott Casey and Bob Sweetan, then fell to Tully Blanchard in the finals.
- SCW World Title Tournament (May 26, '83) = Adonis beat Bob Sweetan, Wahoo McDaniel, Scott Casey and Bob Orton Jr to win the tournament.
- NJPW 4th Annual MSG Tag League (November/December '83) = The North-South Connection (Adonis & Dick Murdoch) competed in the league, but lost in the finals to Hulk Hogan & Antonio Inoki.
- NJPW IWGP League '84 (May/June) = Adonis competed in the league, which was won by Antonio Inoki.
- NJPW Sumo Hall (June 14, '84) = The North-South Connection & Ken Patera fell to Yoshiaki Yatsu, Masa Saito & Riki Choshu.
- WWF The Brawl to End It All (July 23, '84) = The North-South Connection stayed the WWF Tag Champs, beating Sgt. Slaughter & Terry Daniels. Later that night, Adonis competed in a Battle Royal, which was won by Antonio Inoki.
- NJPW 5th Annual MSG Tag League (November/December '84) = The North-South Connection competed in the league, losing in the finals to Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami.
- NJPW Sumo Hall (April 18, '85) = The North-South Connection kept the WWF International Tag Titles, beating Kengo Kimura & Kantaro Hoshino.
- NJPW IWGP League '85 (May/June) = Adonis beat King Kong Bundy, then lost to Tatsumi Fujinami. Andre the Giant won the tournament.
- WWF Michigan State Fair (August 28, '85) = Adonis won over George Welles.
- WWF The Wrestling Classic (November 7, '85) = Adonis took down Corporal Kirschner.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #5 (February 15, '86) = Adonis was pinned by the Junkyard Dog.
- WWF WrestleMania II (April 5, '86) = Adonis defeated Uncle Elmer.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #6 (May 1, '86) = Adonis won, via DQ, over Paul Orndorff.
- WWF The Big Event (August 28, '86) = Adonis lost, via countout, to the Junkyard Dog.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #9 (December 14, '86) = Adonis won, via countout, over Roddy Piper.
- WWF WrestleMania III (March 29, '87) = Adonis lost a "Hair vs. Hair" Match to Roddy Piper.
- NWA Americas Tag-Team Champion w/ Black Gordman (77 - 4/25/77)
- NWA Americas Heavyweight Champion (5/13/77 - 5/20/77)
- NWA Americas Tag-Team Champion(2) w/ Roddy Piper (7/22/77 - 7/29/77)
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag-Team Champion w/ Ron Starr (4/03/79 - 7/21/79)
- AWA World Tag-Team Champion w/ Jesse Ventura (7/20/80 - 6/14/81)
- SCW Southwest Heavyweight Champion (4/15/83 - 5/20/83)
- SCW Heavyweight Champion (5/26/83 - 8/30/83)
- WWF World Tag-Team Champion w/ Dick Murdoch (4/17/84 - 1/21/85)
- 1988 PWI Editors' Award