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This follows my recent post about how a new TV interface from Apple could decimate the television landscape.
Even though Steve Jobs never talked about changing the face of search with Siri, its natural language interface.
But doing so would certainly be a riveting Hollywood screenplay in which Jobs, the uber-innovative, uber-inventive CEO, ultimately gets revenge on a corporate rival he views as a "copy cat."
In this fictional script, that rival would be Eric Schmidt, one of the top executives at search giant Google. It's Google, after all, that's breathing down Apple's neck with its rapidly expanding Android phone platform – a platform that, according to Jobs and his lawyers, mimics Apple's breakthrough iPhone technology.
Putting this Oscar dream aside, there's intensifying competition heating up between Apple and Google, even though Jobs is –sadly – no longer on the scene.
Indeed, even though Google has had voice-enabled search for some time on iOS and Android devices, Schmidt has said it's possible that Siri could be a real and radical game-changer.
Schmidt may be right. And if he is, then Google will be facing a serious threat as Apple reinvents Google's home turf of search.
With a "personality" that displays a unique understanding of humanity, Siri's digital chromosomes enrich the user's experience. This sets it apart from Google's more mechanical offerings, and shows why Apple's consumer-obsessed culture is so different from Google's corporate DNA, which is as robotic and algorithmic as the "Android" name suggests.
There is rich irony here, as Apple disintermediates the greatest disintermediator of all time. When Google's superior search service started, it practically single-handedly reduced the brand-driven experience that consumers had thereto relied on with directories and a fully editorialized Web. Google replaced those channels and home pages with 10 blue links. And in the process, became users' destination of first resort 13 times per day.
And Apple has always been a curator extraordinaire – developing collections and exercising famous (and occasionally notorious) judgment to determine who deserves to be in its directories of songs and apps.
But now, Siri stands ready to flatten the world of entertainment.
In all fairness, Page and his team are now trying hard to enrich the user experience by aligning their YouTube brand with media companies like Disney, and doling out big dollars for proprietary programming. The hope here is that YouTube can create dozens of lucrative user-friendly / user-favorite Web channels featuring comedians, sports stars, musicians and other entertainers. The company is building stocks of its 'own' media weapons in preparation for the coming war.
But, as always, it will be hard for Google to win the hearts of consumers when it comes to content; and it will be especially daunting because Apple is already so completely connected to users.
Meanwhile, with its enviable consumer connection, Apple will undoubtedly extract a toll from media companies, who still want to bathe in the warm digital light that emanates from the inviting and engaging brand Jobs built. And, as it has in every other media category, Apple stands to capture an outsize share of profits for delivering content into a magical consumer experience.
Jealous much, Google?


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In a Feb. 3 episode of "Bones," Brennan demonstrates her Toyota's adaptive cruise control to Booth. A few days later, on "Glee," Santana shows Puck a jewelry box, and tells him it contains a ring from Jared jewelers. A Nielsen study will later find these are two of the 10 most-remembered product placements on TV dramas and sitcoms in the month of February, joining a list that includes Ugg boots, Apple computers and Vicodin.
Product placement — the practice of inserting merchandise into entertainment for publicity value — is not only alive and well, but thanks to innovations such as DVR technology, which allows viewers to skip traditional commercials altogether, it's a bigger business than ever. Spending for product placement in movies, TV and video games more than tripled to $3.6 billion from 2004 to 2009, according to research firm PQ Media. The use — and disclosure — of product placement was reported to be an issue in the protracted negotiations that pushed the return of AMC's "Mad Men" into 2012, and the next installment of the James Bond franchise — long an unabashed showcase for all kinds of product placement — will reportedly be funded to the tune of $45 million by brands appearing in the film.
But, according to experts, the traditional in-your-face style of product placement can backfire with today's consumer. Simply exposing a brand to viewers — particularly things like clothing, accessories and jewelry that may not be as instantly recognizable as the swirl of the Coca-Cola can on the "American Idol" judges' table — is no longer enough.
Frank Zazza, founder and chief executive of iTVX, a consulting firm that measures the value of product placement, explains. "If I'm on the screen wearing an Armani suit and I say, 'I have an Armani suit on,' or 'Hey, doesn't Armani make a great suit,' you're going to realize what's going on and your mind will reject it the same way it rejects traditional commercials or [email] spam. It's what's known as 'cognitive rejection.'"
Which means, according to Zazza, "the era of logo-slapping is over. These days it's more about a brand's essence and its character — and those things are written right into the script but without mentioning the brand by name at all."
Jay Newell, an assistant professor at Iowa State University who studies product placement, also cites cognitive rejection as shaping the approach to product placement. "Academic studies have shown that basically you push back the minute you know you're being pitched to," he said. "So the approach has to be a lot more subtle."
Newell says while screen time might get a fashion brand exposure, it doesn't necessarily translate to sales. "If it were as easy as 'monkey see, monkey buy' we'd all be driving Aston Martins," he said. "But as far as a brand that's been really good about putting itself out there without hitting you over the head, the Gap is doing some really interesting things."
Newell points to a February episode of "Glee" in which a surprise song-and-dance number was set in a Gap store. The clothes weren't mentioned at all, and the name itself only in passing — the flash mob-type performance was referred to as a "Gap attack."
"Sure, you see it was set in a Gap, but it's so subtle you almost don't even realize it's product placement," Newell says.
Gap brand representative Olivia Doyne says the show's producers approached Gap because they thought it would be a good fit for the scene, but she declined to say whether or not any money changed hands as a result.
Further, the brand decided to forgo trumpeting the store's cameo in an official press release or email blast, preferring instead to post a gushing, fan-blogger style entry at the Gap Inc. "aDressed" blog the day the episode aired. The same approach was used when some 30 employees of Gap stores in Virginia volunteered to help unload trucks for an episode of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
"We did post it to our Facebook page, and we did mention it on Twitter, but we wanted people to authentically find out about it on their own so we didn't do much promotion," Doyne says.
That's exactly the strategy Zazza and Newell say is needed in the era of more subtle product placement. "Social media has become very, very important," says Zazza. "Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end, and the online element is what helps brings the whole story to resolution."
Newell says it isn't just about being online either — it's about being everywhere. "What I think is really interesting about what the Gap is doing — and my overall research area is media saturation — is that the Gap is just plain everywhere. They were on 'Glee,' they were woven slightly into the [movie] 'The September Issue,' they're integrating online with the iPad-only series 'Glamour Girls.'"
According to Gap's Doyne, that's precisely the point. "Things are changing so quickly, and we've found that our customers aren't letting go of any form of communication, and they're constantly adding to the types of things they're doing."
"We always make a joke that our target customer is watching 'Glee' while she's Facebooking her friends on her iPad, with her iPhone next to her and a copy of Vogue sitting on the ottoman," Doyne said.
"It used to be that you did a TV [advertising] campaign and everything else — newspaper, radio and magazines — would support that," says Newell. "Now you need to be everywhere."
In other words, wherever your gaze falls, it's falling into the Gap.
In a Feb. 3 episode of "Bones," Brennan demonstrates her Toyota's adaptive cruise control to Booth. A few days later, on "Glee," Santana shows Puck a jewelry box, and tells him it contains a ring from Jared jewelers. A Nielsen study will later find these are two of the 10 most-remembered product placements on TV dramas and sitcoms in the month of February, joining a list that includes Ugg boots, Apple computers and Vicodin.

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Crystal Leahy wanted a volcano experiment for 5 year old Finn's Mad Science party. Read all about it in her BLOG
Consider a Mad Science Party for your pre-school child, hosted in school. Mad Science delivers a super fun party that has high educational value, which will be a plus factor for schools! Read all about the fun kids have, in these blogs on the pre-school Mad Science party experience:
Edmund's BLOG of son Nathan's 5th birthday party, Icky Gooey Bubbly, held at Pat's School House.
Rachel's BLOG of son Kyle's 6th birthday party, Air Blast, held at Modern Montesorri International.
Daddy M's BLOG of son Charles' 6th birthday party, Dinosaurs, held at Good Shepherd Convent Kindergarten.
Sandra's BLOG of son Jayden's 6th birthday party, Space Frontiers, held at pre-school.
"Just a quick note to thank you so much for making Max's party on Sunday. He and his friends had a fantastic time and the parents who stayed all commented on how well you did to keep them so captivated! All the experiments were great, I loved the way you moved around and used the balcony and the going home boxes were perfect. All your communication prior to the event was also really prompt and helpful.Thanks very much, I would definitely recommend you to others." Kim Kersey, on Icky Gooey Bubbly (6 yrs old),& Goody Box B + Thermocolour Cups
"Peyton and I wanted to thank you for such a wonderful and memorable event. Your "Mad Scientist" Supersonic Sophia was terrific. She held the attention of 15 little 7 year olds for an hour with her great stories, super science experiments, and wonderful patience. The kids had a great time, and many parents commented how both educational and fun it was all rolled into one. Peyton can't stop talking about the icky, sticky slime and the disappearing alien - two of his favorite experiments. Thanks again. It will be my pleasure to recommend you to friends who might enjoy a similar event for their kids." Dana Szwed, on Icky Gooey Bubbly.
"Just want to say thanks to the scientists for their patience and efforts made the party so successful. The kids had so much fun and laughter yesterday. Last but not the least your great arrangement to organize such a wonderful party for us" Vivian Cheung, on Reactions in Action with Dry Ice add-on & Goody Box B.
"Thank you for a wonderful party for Taiga and Victoria this past Saturday. You guys (Genetic Jules) delivered it so well and all the children enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Victoria and Taiga both had a blast!" Eva and Hanako, on Icky Gooey Bubbly.
"The party was a great success. Mad Science did an awesome job, kids were very glued to all the experiments, and my kids said it was their best birthday party!" Hariharan, on Young Wizards.
"Mad Science - thanks, the party was great, kids really enjoyed the show." Jayasimha Togarrati, on Reactions in Action with Dry Ice Add-on and Thermocolour Cup Toast.
"I just want to say a huge thanks for the Mad Science party for Jared (who turned 9) today. In his words 'it was my best birthday ever'! All the kids had a blast!!Thanks again - great job!" Karen Stanton, on Reactions In Action volcano cake package.
Your mad scientists were excellent!! The kids had a great time and learnt plenty. We found this event most refreshing.Just wanted to say thank you for sorting us out." Mark Lim, on AirBlast with Dry Ice add-on and Thermocolour Cups Add-on.
Mad Scientist Supersonic Sophia & her assistant did a wonderful job yesterday! My daughter and all her friends really enjoyed themselves. Thank you for organising such an incredible and memorable party!" Hema Dakshini, on AirBlast with Dry Ice and Thermocolor Cups Add-on.
"Kelly and her guests as well as their parents and teachers were all raving about the entertainment. Your girls really bring down the house. My worries was the diversity of the age group of the children but looking at all the eager looks and laughter from the children, our worries were gone.Thank you so much!" Pauline Chua, on Air Blast with Dry Ice Add-on.
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"Thanks for the show, it was done very well and the kids had a great time." Ganga Chirravuri, on Air blast with Dry Ice and Thermocolour Cups add-on
"We would like to thank Mad Science for the wonderful experience. The children were thoroughly engaged!" Choon Yen, on AirBlast with Diffraction Glasses and Thermocolour Cups. Hosted at pre-school, Little Skool House (on the Hill)
"Thank you for an awesome party!!! We have just said goodbye to our last guest and everyone says its their best party yet :)" Tracy De Abreu, on Mad About Blue, Geyser and Rocket Launch add-on, Goody Box B + Edible Volcano Experiment.
"Thanks so much for everything, everyone had a good time. It IS true - your party bag is lots of fun way after the party :). Bet it won't be long before you guys overtake magicians as the coolest act :) and we're real glad we got to experience MAD SCIENCE!!! :D" Sara Tan, on Icky Gooey Bubbly, Goody Bag B, Edible Volcano Experiment Package.
"I just wanted to drop a note to say that the party was extremely entertaining and educational. Kudos for a job well done!" Lynette Wong, on Dinosaurs! with Dry Ice and Dino snot add-on, hosted at MindChamps
"THANK YOU so much and warm hugs from my babies.... they truly truly enjoyed themselves tremendously!!! Lucas LOOOVVVEEEEEs the dino skeleton and he carries it everywhere he goes!!! He even told me when he is 6 years old, he wants the Dino party again"
"I personally enjoyed Icky Gooey Bubbly... It's not an easy feat to get my little princess Mariss laughing the way she did on that day...."
"I would say both parties are so fun and really really educational at the same time..... watch out!! I will come back!!!" Michel Lim, on Dinosaurs! for 5 year old Lucas and Icky Gooey Bubbly for 6 year old Mariss, hosted in pre-school.
"Finn had a wonderful time and couldn't believe that everything he wished for came true, culminating in the errupting volcano cake! All the other mothers were very impressed with the organisation and attention to detail. It was definitely a huge feat to corral 35 kids aged from 2 - 10 and keep them entertained for an hour! Thanks again for making this a birthday that Finn will always remember dearly :)" Crystal Leahy, on Icky Gooey Bubbly, Goody Bag B & Edible Volcano Experiment
"Thanks to your wonderful team. The kids had a Whale of a time at Lauren's 5th Birthd!y Party!" Annette Ang, on Icky Gooey Bubbly
"Thanks for a fun party yesterday, the kids really seemed to enjoy themselves!" Christine Vavra, on Dinosaurs! with Dry Ice & Dino snot add-on
"We would like to thank you for a good show. Though some of the (youngest) kids may not understand much, they all had a good time. I'm sure the activities will spark their interest in Science. Some of the mommies are saying that their kids are still talking of the Mad Scientist Acidic Ally, with some saying they want to have the same for their birthday parties.Good job!" Shanna Tan, on Icky Gooey Bubbly with Thermo Cups add-on and tailored Mad Science goody bags
"I must say the kids really had a lot of fun. Lots of thanks to Mad Science for being a part of our celebrations!" Jennifer Soh, on Reactions in Action with Dry Ice add-on
"Just a quick text to say thank you so much, the kids loved the party and what a difference! Acidic Ally was fantastic with the kids!" Deborah Nelson, on Icky Gooey Bubbly & Mad Science Goody Box B
"Wanted to thank you for all the arrangements, the entertainment & fun at Aahana's party. The kids enjoyed it I must say, a new concept, educational at the same time fun. Thanks Again!" Smita Roy, on AirBlast with Dry Ice, Thermocolour Cups add-on & Mad Science Goody Box B
"Belated thanks for a wonderful party! Isaiah and his friends really enjoyed themselves! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in advance" Sylvia Tan, on Reactions in Action with Dry Ice & Thermocolour Cups add-on
"Thank you so much for today, the kids loved your show by Mad Scientist Kinetic Keng!" Clare Humphries, on Dinosaurs with Dino Snot, Dry Ice & Thermocolour Cups add-on
"Marko enjoyed the party very much as well as the other kids. I've heard some of them want the same kind of party for their birthday. I guess that is the best compliment. Thank you once again for everything!" Sanja Mateljak Lukacevic, on Air Blast with Dry Ice add-on & Mad Science Goody Box B
"I just wanted to thank you and your colleagues for a great party. Ryan and his friends had such a good time. You might get some calls from some of the parents. A few of the moms took your details and were interested in your parties. Thanks again." Selena Freese, on Icky Gooey Bubbly
"Thank you so much for making Ashley's party such a memorable one for her and all her friends. They really enjoyed it and I am sure will be talking about it for awhile. The parents also enjoyed it and many have said it was interesting. The kids were very engaged throughout and participative which means they can't wait for more." Mrs Yong, on Icky Gooey Bubbly with Thermocolour Cups add-on
"Thanks for entertaining a bunch of five year olds at Maxi's party last week. I think they really enjoyed it, Maxi did anyway!" Julie Perkins, on Air Blast with Dry Ice add-on
"Thanks so much for the fab party yesterday. Considering there were lots of distractions, I think the kids were pretty enthralled with the show. Elouise told me after that she LOVED Mad Science!" Annabelle Lim, on Icky Gooey Bubbly & Thermocolour Cups add-on
"Thanks for the great Mad Science party - it was a real hit with Julian and the other kids... and their parents too! Oh and we loved Acidic Ally too!" Kathleen Tan, on Air Blast with Dry Ice add-on
"Thank you to you and your wonderful team! Sorry the boys were so rowdy! I think they all really enjoyed the party! The girls were great, but 12 boys…phew! " Teena Bryant, on Reactions in Action with Dry Ice add-on


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Vanessa Mahler — Model Melee Hall of Fame
It was a close race, but Vanessa snagged her fourth Model Melee victory this morning, making her the 3rd babe to enter the Model Melee Hall of Fame! We can't say we're shocked. First Vanessa took on Darren, and swept the contest with nearly 70% of the votes. We blame the holes in her tank top:
She returned to battle the lovely Annelise, and it was a close one, for sure:
On Friday she battled Elle and won nearly 63% of your votes, proving that you like her from all angles:
In her final battle with Maycee, she clinched victory with just shy of 60% of the vote:
She joins megababes Chelsie and Rebecca as the 3rd member of the prestigious Model Melee Hall of Fame. In celebration, here are some of our favorite pics from her Twitter, which we recommend you follow ASAP:
Official Rules
The winning girl moves on to challenge another girl next week. If one woman dominates and wins four weeks in a row, she makes the 'Model Melee Hall of Fame' and gets retired from the competition. At the end of the year, all Hall of Famers will return, to face off in the crowning of the 'Grand Hot Twitpic Champion' (or something – we will come up with a better title by then.)
Want to be featured in 'Model Melee?' Tweet the photo to @Guy_Speed.


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Norman Strouse Gift May, 1977 Letters of Frank C. Pape
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Letters (All business orders for illus., prices, shipping, also of illustrated books.).
1. 10/1/29Percy House St. John's Rd, Tumbridge Wells. Eng. FCP to AJS 26E 56th St. NYC.
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2. 5/10/30FCP to AJS re: illus., mentions books by Cabell and France.
3. 11/23/30FCP to AJS subj: similar
4. 12/19/30FCP to AJS subj: similar
5. 1/27/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
6. 4/18/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
7. 5/11/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
8. 6/1/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
* 9. 7/24/31.Bury House hr. Palborough, Sussex. John Galsworthy to NS.
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10. 7/30/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
11. 9/11/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
12. 9/30/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
13. 10/18/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
1. 12/1/30FCP to AJS A cvr.
2. 4/17/31FCP to AJS ADS rept. of payment for Jurgens bks 2 orig. vignettes for d.
3. 4/18/31FCP to AJS ADS 1/2 p. invoice for closed vignette for Jurgens.
4. NDFCP to AJS ADS 1/2 rcpt. vignettes for Jurgen, Cream of Jest, & Figures of Earth.
5. NDFCP to [AJS] AD w/ ANS 3/4 p. book price list and note re: Am. ed. Silver Stallion.
6. 4/18/31.FCP to [AJS] ANS 1/2 p. re: returning book.
7. NDFCP to AJS ADS 3/4 p. invoice for colored original - title page Cream of the Jest.
FRANK PAPÉ ILLUSTRATED BOOKS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE COLLECTION
FRANCE, Anatole, Penguin Island. Translated by A.H. Evans With Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. 4 doublepage endleaves, front and back, 12 full page illustrations, 1 half-title, 1 heading, 8 full page titlepages to Sections, 45 tailpieces, 55 decorated initials. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Papé designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1925)
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FRANCE, Anatole. The Well of St. Claire. Translated by Alfred Allison with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. 4 doublepage endleaves, front and back, 12 full page illustrations, numerous tailpieces and decorated initials. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs. Bookplate of Marjorie and H.D. Phillips. London. John Lane Bodley Head. (1928)
FRANCE, Anatole. Mother of Pearl. Translated by Frederick Chapmen with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated editio 4 double page endleaves, frent and back, 12 full page illustrations, numerous tailpieces and decorated intials. Original dust jacket with Papo designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1929)
CABELL, James Branch. Domnei, a Comedy of Woman-Worship. Illustrated by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. With full page black and white illustrations to many chapters as well as the 12 photogravures, 4 double page endleaves front and back. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1930)
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FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the Norman H. Strouse Collection from Figures OF Earth
CABELL, James Branch, Figures of Earth, a Comedy of Appearences. With Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Pape. The 5 sections dedicated to Sinclair Lewis, Louis Untermeyer, H.L. Hencken, Hugh Walpole and Joseph Hergesheimer. 8vo, 1st illustrated edition. With 12 full page illustrations, double page decorated endpapers, front and back, 5 decorated full page section heads, 1 heading, 40 decorated chapter initials, and 31 elaborately drawn tailpieces. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs, and original dust jocket with Papé decorations. London. John Lane, Bodley Head. (1925)Bookplate of Marjorie and H.D. Phillips.
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Dom Manueland, Sorceror, Champion
What happened...
Manuel, Sorceror, castle
The Two Boys...
I wait for One...
Alienora and Animals
He was drying out...
This portent...
No witch and werewolf
These magicians...
On most evenings...
Everything was...
Baby in cradle
I am also... Stork retrieving babies
Then Freydis went away..
Horseman and scales
Manuel spent that night.
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Bust of Manuel between two pigs.
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FRANK PAPE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the Norman H. Strouse COLLECTION From JURGEN
CABELL, James Branch. Jurgen, a Comedy of Justice with Illustrations and DECORATIONS by Frank C. Pape And an Introduction by Hugh Walpole.1st illustrated edition, limited to 3000 copies. With frontispiece in color, 13 full page illustrations, double-page decorated end-papers, front and back, 50 decorated chapter initials, 1 heading, and 46 tail-piece decorations. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Pape designs. Original dust jacket, also decorated. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. 1921.
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Jurgen rescued to Heaven
Dorothy la Desiree'
And these two...
Then Jurgen knew...
Jurgen's sword...
Upon the middle...
Jurgen bowed...
So Jurgen sat...
And they all...
And Jurgen civilly
Jurgen spent...
Jurgen clambered...
Every movement...
And so Farewell...
cherub, devil, monk, spilled ink.
50 initials
stylized head and snakes
Jurgen and Dame Li
Damsel on horse
Dorothy moves toward Dame...
Jurgen on horse
Head and snakes (repetition - mi)
Jurgen descending
Jurgen in c. ve
Jurgen and Prince fleeing
Legs, shoes, shade
Jurgen and horse jump fence.
King, PHILANTHROP
Legs, shoes, shade
Viking ship
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Serpent about tree
Legs, shoes, shadow (re
Head, snakes (rep.)
Anaitas and sword
Head and snakes (rep.)
Chloris asleep
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Beach and seagulls
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Head and snakes (rep.)
Cherub, devil, snake, do
Jurgen banished to Hell
Chrub, devil, snake, dov (rep
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Frustrated devils
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Head and snakes (rep.)
Head and snakes (rep.)
Hearts, flowers, large bi
Jurgen on clouds
Head and snakes (rep.)
Serpent about tree (rep.
Head and snakes (rep.)
Floating face
Ruined castle
Dame Lisa
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FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE COLLECTION From RABELAIS
RABELAIS, Francois. The Complete Works... Being an Account of the Inestimable Life of the Great Gargantua, and of the Heroic Deeds, Sayings, and Marvelous Voyages of Has Son the Good Pantagruel: the Whole Faithfully Rendered into English by Sir Thomas [UNK] and Peter Motteux, with Annotations by Duohat, Ozell, and others.A New Introduction by J. Lewis May, and Many Illustrations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 2 vols. Ltd. to 4300 sets. Vol.I has 12 full page illustrations, 1 heading, 1 decorative initial, 2 full page, decorated titlepages to Sections I and II, and 86 tailpieces. Vol. II has 13 full page illustrations, 3 section titlepages, 1 heading, 1 decorated initial, and 144 tailpieces. Black cloth bindings, gilt stamped with Papé designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head, 1927.
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Rabelais, book, pen, tankard
Small face laughing
Satyr, cherubs, monk and fish
rat, human head
Euses fighting, Apollo
Teapot breaking on tankard
Dancing pig
Bacchus in grape tub
Gargantua in cradle
Child netting bird
cups laughing
Buckets spilled, bea
Ride, si sapis
Devil shovelling people in ov
Young man looking at pictures
oups laughing
Limp teasing cherub
Master Janotis and fish
dancing grape figures
Face: leaves, jug
Fish & bottle
Rams & vase
Owl, desk & books
Horse & rider
Copid delivering letter
Cannon firing at head
Devils carrying corpse
Ships & swans
Sword & helm
Dismembered body
Monk & Demons
Angel & fish
Man drinking
Flying Demon carrying People
Demon with grapes
Legs, imps, Clouds
imp running with herd (repeat)
sly fox (repeat)
Ride, si sapis (repeat)
dancing tankerd (repeat)
fish and grapes in shield
Pantagruel offering fish on platter
fish and two legs
Pantagruel, rain, fish spout
duck, goose, swan, ships (repeat)
mermaids and fish
angel, sword... dum anima...
Pantagruel eating people
bowl. of grapes
Devil shovelling people in oven (rep
owt, satyr, grapes (repeat)
Ride, si s pis... (repeat)
Cannon shoots Pantegruel
monk with fish herd
Friar and animals (repeat)
tankard on drunk figure
small devil figures
fish driven by imp
female in shell, bedecking self
unicorn nd bird
laughing teapot and lady
Rabelais, cornucopia, fish on plat
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RABELAIS - Volume II - Original Pape Drawings in Strouse Collection
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Panurge sleeping
laughing face
imp and shadow
Friar and wenoh (missing)
Sibyl, fish, frogs. (missing)
atylized female
imp, people on fork (missing)
3 faces (repeat)
angel rescues people from He (missing)
Devil roasting people (repeat)
Devil pouncing on people (re)
Fedallion, Heptune, mermaide
dancing tankard (repeat)
fish kissing lady clam (missing)
Friar dandling Pantagruel (two-above(missing)
whale swallowing fish
stylized grapes (repeat)
fish marries lady clam
Lady decks self in shells (repeat)
Devil, females by hair (repeat)
Ride, si sapis (repeat)
Pedestal, rams dancing (repeat)
Bowl of grapes (repeat)
goose swimming (repeat)
Devil and cherub, chess (missing)
Baby Bacchus, grape leaves
Bacchus in grape tub (repeat)
sly fox (repeat)
3 small faces (repeat)
stylized jug (repeat)
laughing cups (repeat)
owl, satyr, grapes (repeat)
unicorn chasing bird (missing)
stylized grapes (repeat)
chcrub, fountain, fish
3 faces (repeat)
Friar and fish (repeat)
fish and jar (missing)
unicorn, bird (repeat)
courtier on horse (missing)
ships (repeat)
imp. cherub, satyr
Fish and clam married (missing)
stylised female (repeat)
Friar and wench (missing)
bird on back, human head
cherub and imp ringing bell (repeat)
stylized dancing grapes
helmet and sword (repeat)
Devil frying people (missing)
medallion, ship and sea [UNK] (missing)
devil pouncing on people (repeat)
Friar chastising fish (repeat)
bowl of grapes, 2 rams
dancing cherubs (missing)
mermaids (missing)
Devil chasing Panurge (missing)
Devil roasting humans(rep)
ship, Panurge, mermaid
devil abducting man (rep)
books, scroll, compass (repeat)
bowl of grapes (repeat)
dancing jug (repeat)
drinking face (repeat)
angel, ashcan, rats, devil
medallion, mermaid, fish (missing)
small ships (repeat)
small faces (repeat)
bird on back, human head (repeat)
Pantagruel eats humans
helmet and sword (repeat)
dancing imp (missing)
cannon firing (repeat)
dancing pig (repeat)
Pantagruel's head laughs (missing)
sword (repeat)
three faces (repeat)
fish, grapes, shield (rep
imp, humans on pitchfork
small grapes
cherub ringing bell (rep)
Angels, Pantagruel's legs, imps (missing)
Dum, anima est (repeat)
Angels rescue humans from Hell (repeat)
Friar, animals
Friar and wench (missing)
Kedallion, Neptune, mermaids (rep)
Friar striding thru woods (rep)
Cloves, gauntlets (rep)
Pantagruel drinks from barrels (missing)
dancing jug (repeat)
fish, grapes in shield (repeat)
cannon firing (repeat)
mermaid fishing (missing)
3 faces (repeat)
Panurge fleeing cherub (missing)
Panurge, cherubs, Friar, fish-jugs. (repeat)
owl at desk (repeat)
Devil pouncing on humans (repeat)
imp catching rope (repeat)
imp driving a fish (repeat)
Baby Bacchus, leaves (repeat)
imp carrying vegetables (repeat)
fish-headed Friar (repeat)
sly fox (repeat)
sword (repeat)
Friar and cherub playing (missing)
Panurge kissing female (repeat)
medallion, sea monster, ship (repeat)
devil's shadow (repeat)
drinking face (repeat)
devil's shadow and imp (repeat)
medallion, Neptune and merma. (repeat)
bee (repeat)
dancing grapes (repeat)
Panurge and rainspout (repeat)
Frear and animals (repeat)
Devil clutches 2 females (repeat)
Panurge, ship, mermaid (repeat)
medallion, mermaid kissing fish (repeat - missing)
stylized grapes (repeat)
ship (repeat)
dancing jug (repeat)
devil-dragon (repeat)
fountain, cherub, fish (repeat)
Bacchus in tub (repeat)
stylized drinking head (repeat)
stylized dancing grapes (repeat)
stylized grapes (repeat)
stylized jug (repeat)
owl, desk, scroll, books (repeat)
drinking jug (repeat)
3 jubilant imps (missing)
Baby Bacchus, grapes (repeat)
Friar on barrel (missing)
devil, cornucopia (repeat)
ram (repeat)
small grapes (repeat)
small grapes (repeat)
Rabelais pointing to open book (missing)
Scope and Content Note
FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE Collection from AT THE SIGH OF THE REINE PEDAUQUE
FRANCE, Anatole. At The Sign of the Reine Pedauque. Translated by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé and an Introduction by William J. Lacke. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. With double page decorated endleaves, front and back, 12 full page illustrations, 1 decorated half-title, 1 heading, 21 tail-pieces, and 30 decorated initiale. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1922)
Scope and Content Note
2 customers at table
Illus. and letterpress
I will go...
A Salamander...
It is their only patron...
This gentleman...
The shape of this box...
I recognised...
You are my Salamander...
Hysurprise - Croignard
During his slumber...
For whom the angels...
I arise on wings...
Such was their lot...
Father dandling baby
Scope and Content Note
2 goblets
Father Coignard
Cupid, arrow and heart
veiled door knocker
3 guests at table
2 hearts, lady and gentleman
Scales, lady and owl
Gentleman passes window
Men shaking hands on stair
Medallion, Mosaide brooding
dog, coach
Row of naked Salamanders
Tournebroche refused house
Jael kissing Tournebroche
Abbe following Tournebroche
Jael escaping window
Hosaide, medallion
Bunches of grapes
Cross, chalice, grapes
Cross, chalice, grapes
Salamanders carry d'Asterac away
Scope and Content Note
FRANK PAPE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the Norman H. STROUSE COLLECTION From THE REVOLT OF THE ANGELS
FRANCE, Anatole. The Revolt of the Angels. Translated by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Pape. 8vo. 1st illus. sdeition. With 12 full page illustrations, double page decorated endpapers at front and back, 1 heading, 28 el boratoly decorated tailpieces, decorated halftitle, and 30 decorated initials. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. c.1924
Scope and Content Note
Cannons besieging castle
Triumphant angels, spears
Bust and flags
Dies Irae...
Hons. Sarriette fell...
The following night...
I Was commanded...
In Paradise...
Such was Istar...
I sang to...
Pestilence and famine
Prince Istar...
Gilberto decided...
To sound of bells...
Areado, Istar, and Zite
Scope and Content Note
angel, man and out
dejected monkey
leoping leopard
angels with flame
medallion, donkey reading
angel, tree, apple
owl and book hanging in BR.
cherub and satyr
medallion, donkey reading (rep.)
angel in rain
angels, man and organ
Monk drawing devil
Cont and castle
Financier paying...
demon devil
devil, monk, Disputa...
devil, cherub, bomb
owl and book (rep.)
medallion, donkey reading (repeat)
art exhibit
angels kill dragon
leoping leopard (rep.)
Sephyrine lamenting
sphinx and satyr
monkey ascending to Heaven
angels with spears (rep.)
hooded judges, torturing
Scope and Content Note
FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE COLLECTION From THAIS
FRANCE, Anato IE. Thais. A Translation by Robert B. Douglas with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. With 12 full page illustrations, 5 full page decorations preceding Parts, double-page decorated end-papers, front and back, 4 decorated tailpieces to Parts, decorated half-title, and five decorated initials preceding Parts. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1930)
Scope and Content Note
Nun and courtesan, symbols.
Every night...
Paphnutius spoke...
They laughed at...
The Monster gently...
They come, the angels...
She let fall...
Therefore he conversed...
One day I saw...
A shower of stones...
One morning she...
He was about to...
The demons no longer...
The Lotus - monk, angels, Thais, dragon - border
The Papyrus - child, Thais, Nubian slave, heaven.
The Papyrus-Paphnutius leads Thais through desert.
Thais attends banquot
The Euphorbia - Thais upon her bier.
3 nymphs dancing
skull, cross, dove
Caged bird
pictorially designed for head of text for each section
Scope and Content Note
"Pestilence, War, and Famine"


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I love the use of the noun "purchase," meaning, not something you buy, but "A means of increasing power or influence" or "An advantage that is used in exerting one's power." That's the 5th definition of the noun in the 3d edition of the American Heritage Dictionary. Here are some other, related definitions:
2. A grip applied manually or mechanically to move something or prevent it from slipping.You get the idea of the image Tribe had of Kennedy's brain? If you read the whole letter — PDF — you'll see that Tribe thought Justice Souter had "purchase," and he was worried that without Souter, Kennedy would roll toward the "Roberts/Alito/Scalia/Thomos wing of the Court." He thought Elena Kagan — and not Sonia Sotomayor — would operate — as a tackle or lever? — to move "Tony Kennedy's mind."
3. A device, such as a tackle or lever, used to obtain mechanical advantage.
4. A position, as of a lever or one's feet, affording a means to move or secure a weight.
Kagan, Tribe said, had a way of "gently but firmly persuading a bunch of prima donnas to see things her way in case after case." Of course, he was referring to the prima donna professors at Harvard Law School, and mainly talking about new faculty appointments, which is quite different from persuading Supreme Court Justices about interpretations of law. It's one thing to build a law school community where professors can spout diverse ideologies and still feel like it's a happy, functioning institution. It's quite another to amass votes for a legal proposition that produces an outcome in a case and binds all the courts in the United States.
And if the target of a light touch knows that the most powerful man in the world has selected that approach to prying his brain into a particular political direction, that target ought to become highly vigilant and not get played.
... I think it's clear that a Justice Kagan would be a much more formidable match for Justice Scalia than Justice Breyer has been... in the kinds of public settings in which it has been all to easy for Scalia to make his rigid and unrealistic formalism seem synonymous with the rule of law and to make Breyer's pragmatism seem mushy and unconstrained by comparison.Tribe says Kagan will be "simultaneously progressive yet principled, pragmatic and yet constrained." That sounds like pragmatism. How does it not "seem mushy" like Breyer's pragmatism? Because it's asserted to be "constrained," while Breyer's pragmatism "seem[s]... unconstrained"? Because it's progressive — steadily aimed in one direction and not more subtly varied?
I'm sure Justice Kennedy doesn't need to be tipped off to this political scheme to clamber over the crusty crags of the convolutions of his brain. But Tribe's letter is amusing reading nonetheless.


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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1861. Vincas. Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette no. 37 (14 September): 831-832.
REVISION HISTORY: Scanned, OCRed, corrected and edited by John van Wyhe 2003-8, textual corrections by Sue Asscher 1.2007. RN3
Vincas.—A writer in your columns (p. 699) states that he caused Vinca rosea to seed at the Royal Gardens, Kew, by imitating the action of an insect in inserting its proboscis, as I had succeeded with the common Periwinkle.1 By implication it may be pre-
1 [Crocker] 1861. See Correspondence vol. 9, pp. 261-2.
sumed that V. rosea had not previously seeded at Kew. But another writer, "F. A. P." (p. 736), states that his Vincas seed profusely.1 Mr. Horwood, gardener to G. H. Turnbull, Esq., of this place, has just been so kind as to bring me a small plant of Vinca rosea with nine flowers fertilised by the insertion of a horse-hair, and it now bears nine fine pods.2 Mr. Horwood says he has grown many plants for the last eight or nine years, and never before saw a pod. What can be the cause of the difference in the results obtained on the one hand by "F. A. P.", and on the other by the writer from Kew and Mr. Horwood? Will "F. A. P." have the kindness to state, if he sees this notice, whether his plants were in a greenhouse with the windows left open, so that the moths could get access at night?3 Charles Darwin, Down, Bromley, Kent.
1 F.A.P. 1861 wrote:
I am surprised at "C. W. C.'s" assertion in your number for July 27, that "Tropical Vincas never produce seed under cultivation if left to themselves," for I find both the white and pink kinds seed most profusely; in proof of this I enclose a small spray with seed pods on it. They sow themselves in the neighbouring pots, but the produce has never been different from the parent plants.
2 John Horwood (1823- c. 1880), was also head gardener for Sir John Lubbock, 1862-1863, and superintended the construction of Darwin's hothouse, 1863. George Henry Turnbull (b. 1819/20 - c. 1870), builder, fruit grower and racehorse owner; resided at the Rookery in Downe.
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SCARBOROUGH — An experienced Scarborough rock climber fell to his death July 12 at Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, New Hampshire, apparently after preparing to descend a cliff he had just climbed solo, a state official said.
Brian Delaney, 56, fell about 65 feet from the top of Barber Wall, a well-known part of Cathedral Ledge, said Alex Lopashanski, a conservation officer with New Hampshire Fish and Game.
Lopashanski said several members of the Mountain Rescue Service recognized Delaney when they answered the rescue call. He had climbed in the region for decades, and one of the older guidebooks of Cathedral Ledge gives special thanks to Delaney.
Delaney had climbed the Wall, and people on the cliff saw him top out. He climbed while rope soloing, meaning he was attached to a rope if necessary to arrest his fall. He was probably preparing for a descent when he fell, the conservation officer said.
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Adobe hackWednesday, October 30th, 2013
Reports are circulating today that a recent hack of Adobe and exfiltration of customer data was larger than thought – data about 38 million active users was compromised:
This raises some interesting questions:
- There is a fundamental risk to a subscription-based business model, which is what Adobe.com has moved to. If you want to charge your customers monthly, like a utility, to use your products or services, then necessarily you have their contact info, credit card numbers, etc. That makes for quite an attractive target for compromise!
- Clearly the data in question should be secured very carefully — encrypted, access controlled (e.g., using a privileged access management system, monitored, etc. Something in these controls clearly failed at Adobe.
This is a warning to customers to beware sharing CC and similar data with firms that have to retain the indefinitely. It is also a warning to firms that have such practices to be incredibly careful.
PCI-DSS includes lots of good guidelines about how to protect such data — I wonder which rules Adobe managed to not follow?


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Apple's design guru Jony Ive was awarded the Blue Peter Badge this week.
We didn't know what that is either, so we did some Googling.
"Blue Peter" is a popular British children's television program that's been on air since the 1950s. It covers a variety of topics from arts and crafts to entertainment.
The Blue Peter Badge is given to guests on the show for outstanding achievement.
It's apparently a very big deal to get one.
In this case, Ive made his own Blue Peter Badge out of aluminum.
It's probably not as big of a deal as Ive's recent knighting, but the British press appears to be pretty pumped for him anyway.


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March 10, 2009
Complete Release in PDF Format
Wednesday, Mar. 11 - 7 p.m.
#13 UCSB vs. George Mason
Robertson Gymnasium - Santa Barbara, Calif.
Tickets available at Robertson Gymnasium one hour prior to start
Radio broadcast by KCSB 91.9 FM
Online broadcast at KCSB.org
Friday, Mar. 13 - 7 p.m.
#13 UCSB vs. #11 UCLA
Robertson Gymnasium - Santa Barbara, Calif.
Tickets available online through Ticket Return
Santa Barbara News-Press Kids to College match
Last Meeting: 3/9/96 at UCSB
Result: UCSB 3, GMU 0 (15-7, 15-7, 15-13)
2009 Series: Have not met
2008 Series: Did not meet
All-Time Series Record: UCSB leads 5-0
Last GMU Win: N/A
Result: N/A
Current Streak: UCSB five wins
Last Meeting: 1/16/09 at UCLA
Result: UCLA 3, UCSB 0 (33-31, 30-28, 30-28)
2009 Series: UCLA leads 1-0
2008 Series: Tied 1-1
All-Time Series Record: UCLA leads 113-29
Last UCSB Win: 2/20/08 at UCSB
Result: UCSB 3, UCLA 1 (30-21, 31-29, 25-30, 30-24)
Current Streak: UCLA two wins
This season, fans have the option of purchasing men's volleyball tickets for home matches online through Ticket Return. Additionally, tickets are available by calling the Ticket Office at 805.893.UCSB or by visiting the Ticket Office, located in the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus. Individual match prices are $7 for adults, $5 for seniors (55 and above), and $3 for youths (ages 4 to 13).
KCSB 91.9 FM, UC Santa Barbara's student station, will once again provide live coverage of select men's volleyball matches on 91.9 FM and online at KCSB.org. Here's the remaining season schedule:
Mar. 11 vs. George Mason - 91.9 FM and online at KCSB.org
Apr. 1 vs. USC - 91.9 FM and online at KCSB.org
UCSB men's volleyball matches can be followed live online for no charge with Gametracker. All home matches and select road contests will be included. Just log on to UCSBgauchos.com, go to the men's volleyball schedule, and click on the Gametracker link for the match you're interested in. You can follow each point and see player statistics and bios. Gametracker runs on PCs and Macs.
Two matches this season have been designated Santa Barbara News Press Kids to College nights - Friday, Mar. 13 vs. UCLA and Saturday, Apr. 4 vs. Pepperdine. All youth (8th grade and under) will be admitted to these matches free! The program is designed to give local youth the opportunity to experience the thrill of top-notch collegiate athletics events in person. For more information, please call 805.893.UCSB or visit UCSBgauchos.com.
UCSB wrapped up its longest road swing of the season at Hawai'i last week, winning the first match 3-1 and losing the second 3-0. In the opener, setter Vince DeVany amassed a career-high 79 assists. UCSB posted season-highs with 86 kills and 84 assists. Four Gauchos hit double figures in kills, including Jeff Menzel, who had 23. UH's Joshua Walker led all players with 30 kills. Hawai'i out-hit UCSB .381 to .357, but made 22 errors from the service line. UCSB's play dropped off in the second match as the Gauchos hit just .175 and had only one player with 10 or more kills - Menzel with 21. The Warriors owned a large 14.5 to 4.0 advantage in blocks as Walker once again led the team with 17 kills.
Most players in the Hawai'i match (3/5) had less impressive totals than those of Jake Rosener. The opposite hitter had a career night as he set new career-highs in kills (18), hitting percentage (.452), and digs (10).
Middle Scott Slaughter also seems to like Hawai'i. In the Mar. 5 match, he set new career-highs with 19 kills and 21.5 points. He currently ranks fourth in the country with a .462 hitting percentage and 23rd in blocks per set at 1.23. Slaughter is the only Gaucho besides Jeff Menzel to lead UCSB in kills in a match this season. His 14 kills vs. Long Beach (2/7) and 12 vs. Pacific (2/20) were both team-highs.
After collecting a career-high 15 kills and seven digs in the first match at Hawai'i (3/5), outside hitter Trey Valbuena started the second match on Oahu (3/6), his first start since Jan. 10 against Long Beach State. He finished with four kills, three digs, a block, and 4.5 points. Valbuena started the first three matches of the season before an ankle injury kept him out of the rotation. He's played in a total of eight matches thus far.
Setter Vince DeVany has been toying with his single match career-high assist total all season. First, he tied it with 60 against BYU (1/30), then broke it with 65 vs. UCSD (2/6). Devany then totaled 69 at UC Irvine (2/11) and 78 against Stanford (2/21). Most recently, he amassed 79 in a four-set win at Hawai'i (3/5). Devany ranks fourth nationally, averaging 13.59 assists per set. The sophomore has 1,386 career assists, 897 this season and 489 as a true freshman in 2008.
Jeff Menzel set a new career-high with 32.0 points against Stanford (2/21) and matched his career-high with 29 kills. To date, Menzel has 806 career kills (356 in 2009, 450 in 2008) and will need 275 more to break into UCSB's top-ten. If he eclipses 1,000 career kills, Menzel will be the 11th Gaucho in the history of the program to reach the benchmark. The last to do it was middle Theo Brunner, who collected 1,163 kills between 2005 and 2008.
Jeff Menzel's arm has shown a lot of stamina as he has by far taken more swings than any other Gaucho. He has amassed 802 attack attempts this season. Second on the list is Jake Rosener with 340. As a team, UCSB has 2,208 attacks, 36% of those coming by way of Menzel's arm. For his career, Menzel has 1,794 attempts. He'll need 231 more to crack UCSB's top-ten list. The school record for career attempts is 4,208, held by Donny Harris (1994-97).
Jake Rosener dropped in a career-high seven service aces at Pepperdine (2/28), which tied for second on UCSB's single match record list. Evan Patak had seven aces five times between 2006 and 2007. The school record for aces in a match is eight, set by Patak in 2004.
With 18.0 points at Pepperdine (2/28), Jake Rosener became just the third Gaucho to lead the team in point production in a match this season. Scott Slaughter led UCSB with 18.0 points vs. Long Beach (2/7) and tied Jeff Menzel for a team-high with 15.5 points against Pacific (2/20). Menzel has led UCSB in the other 14 matches this year.
Five of UCSB's last 11 matches have gone to five sets. Unfortunately, the Gauchos hold a heartbreaking 1-4 record in those contests. The extended-length matches started on a high note with a win over BYU back on Jan 30 as UCSB came back from two sets down. In the loss to BYU (1/31), UCSB was up 2-1. Against UCSD (2/6), the Gauchos came back from 0-2 only to lose. At UC Irvine (2/11) and vs. Stanford (2/21), UCSB was up 2-1.
UCSB has played 10 of its 17 matches at home, with a record of 4-6. Wednesday's match vs. George Mason will be the Gauchos' first home contest since playing Stanford on Feb. 21. The team just finished its longest road swing of the year, four matches between Feb. 26 and Mar. 6 at USC, Pepperdine, and Hawai'i.
With four starts at libero this season, senior Mike Runkle has now seen time at setter, outside hitter, and libero during his UCSB career. At UC Irvine (2/11), he had a career-high 22 digs. That total tied for ninth on UCSB's single match list (along with Olympian Todd Rogers and Jan Carlo Zegarra).
This year's Gaucho squad consists of just two seniors - Mike Runkle and Matt Thobe. There are two juniors, six sophomores, and five freshmen. The recent regular starting lineup features four sophomores (Devany, S; Irons, OH; Menzel, OH; Slaughter, MB) and a pair of juniors (Moisenco, MB; Rosener, OPP) with a sophomore at libero (McGuire).
UCSB has received National Letters of Intent from two highly-touted recruits - middle blocker Dylan Davis (Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar High School) and setter Oliver Deutschman (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Crossroads School) - that will don the blue and gold for the 2010 season. The six-foot-eight Davis is widely considered the nation's top class of 2009 middle blocker and one of the top two recruits at any position. In club ball, Davis' highly-ranked Balboa Bay team won a silver medal in the 17-and-under division at the 2008 Junior Olympics, where Davis was tabbed a First Team All-American. He was also a starter on the U.S. Youth National Team that won gold at the 2008 NORCECA Championships and qualified for the 2009 Youth National World Championships in Italy this coming summer. Heralded as the top setter in the country from the class of 2009, Deutschman won gold at the 2008 Junior Olympics, topping Davis' Balboa Bay squad in the 17-and-under title match. Like Davis, the six-foot-four Deutschman was named a First Team All-American following the tournament. He was also a starter, along with Davis, on the U.S. Youth National Team that won the 2008 NORCECA title and qualified to compete at the 2009 Youth National World Championships in Italy.
As a championship-caliber program, UCSB Athletics recognizes the responsibility that goes with it. This simply means all student-athletes, staff, and fans will behave with a champion's approach, creating a safe environment at games and events. All of those who attend, compete, or work at Gaucho events are caretakers of the passionate, exciting, and great experience UCSB is known for. This is "The Gaucho Way."
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Designer Tidbits: Doohikey Designs
Find the perfect mix of old and new with
Ashbury Heights
Doohikey Designs
for Riley Blake Designs. Blending a retro with modern, Ashbury Heights is the perfect collection to satisfy both cravings. Vintage telephones with modern chevron prints, all wrapped up in a palette of soft yellows, eggplant and orange. Keep reading to hear more about Ashbury Heights!
Where did you find your original inspiration for
Ashbury Heights
I wanted to gear towards a very modern, upscale yet vintage feel with
Ashbury Heights
. So looking at old phones, mixing in with modern phones is where my collection began.
What was your "aha" moment in designing this collection?
I found an image on Etsy that helped me pull the color ways together and helped inspire the feel for the line. Once I got the main flower and telephone print, it just all came together pretty quickly.
Tell me about your sewing machine(s). What kinds do you have and how many?
I have a Pfaff 2046 that I love, but I'm looking at upgrading to a Bernina. I do have a serger from the Bernina family. I'd love to get a vintage Singer to take when I go to retreats, but for now my Pfaff helps me do what I need. It's a quilter edition and I have to say, I'm starting to play more with the different kinds of stitches it does. It's pretty amazing.
What is your favorite part of the fabric industry?
I love to go to quilt market and intermingle with other designers and quilt shop owners. My favorite part is seeing what others create with my designs. It usually takes about 6 months for the fabric to come out after it is designed and finalized between strike offs. So, it's like having a baby grow from a seed to something magical when others take your designs and expand through quilts, clothing, and home décor.
From what aspect of your life do you draw creativity?
My personal life, childhood, and others around me. Each of my designs has something symbolic in each line that is very personal to me that I always don't share, because it's hard to express verbally sometimes. My designs are inspired and are taken to heart when I create them and I feel very lucky that I'm able to share them through the fabric medium.
What is your design process?
I do a lot of different design processes. Sometimes I sketch, scan then vectorize. Or I just start to draw right in Illustrator. I then start to play with different color ways until I find the perfect one... or two…or three. I love to sketch and doodle when something hits me, or I write out the concept in words until I can play in Illustrator. Every line has been different and I guess that's what makes me an artist.
What is your favorite print in the collection?
I have to say I love all of them, but I do love the telephones. Available in
What is the most challenging part of the design process?
Sometimes just deciding on the right color way or eliminating the prints that you want to keep but just don't fit the collection.
What are your favorite and least favorite colors and why?
My favorite is the navy and orange, gray and aqua. They just sing to me more, where the purple comes off a bit bright to me.
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Ok, after Matty reveal the figure Hawkgirl, I just did my job on photoshop!
Take a look!
I love this character and I know that the wings is not a problem because they have it done already.
we probably will only see Queen Angella in 2010 (If we're lucky, lol) but at least, she is a character easy to release because she only need a repainting and a head with no mask.


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#1 – Orlando Juice
Senior Professional Baseball Association (1989-1990)
32-year old Jim Morley dreamt up the concept for the Senior Professional Baseball Association in January 1989. Morley played one season of minor league baseball in the San Francisco Giants farm system before moving to Colorado Springs and finding success as a commercial real estate broker. On vacation with his girlfriend at the Great Barrier Reef, Morley felt distracted by the cash flow challenges of his newly opened independent realty office. Morley later told the author David Whitford that he considered several new ventures as a means of generating some quick cash, including a bead store and a balloon delivery service. But in the end, inspired by Senior PGA Tour, he settled on a professional baseball league for players ages 35 and older.
Morley paid $12.95 for a mail order book by a man named Jack Smalling, who compiled the last known addresses of several thousand retired Major League Baseball players for the benefit of autograph collectors. He sent letters describing his idea to 2,200 ex-ballplayers who debuted in the Majors between 1969 and 1978. Projecting salaries of $5,000 to $15,000 per month, it's not surprising that he received hundreds of eager replies. More remarkable is that Morley quickly assembled a small group of investors, including future Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC owner John Henry.
Incredibly, barely 11 months after conceiving his idea, Morley stood on the field at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida presiding over opening night of his eight-team, Florida-based league. The league attracted some big names, including Ferguson Jenkins, Bill Madlock, Bill Lee, Mickey Rivers, Rollie Fingers and Dave Kingman. The 35-and-over rule was relaxed for catchers, who could be as young as 32. Pitcher Ed Rakow, who made his Major League debut 29 years earlier in 1960 was league's oldest player at age 54.
The Orlando Juice franchise had one of the league's most active owners in Phillip Breen, although the true extent of Breen's activities would only become apparent months later. Breen's Juice roster featured many familiar names from the 1970's and 1980's including Jose Cruz, Tom Paciorek, Pete Falcone, U.L. Washington and Bake McBride. One of the most intriguing Juice players was slugger Randy Bass, a legendary minor league slugger of the 1970's who failed to stick in the Majors. Bass went to Japan and became one of the great gaijin (American) superstars of the league, winning back-t0-back Japanese triple crowns in 1985 and 1986.
The Juice were so-so on the field, posting a 37-35 record, and horrid at the box office, averaging only 389 fans per game, according to the website baseball-reference.com. Breen, meanwhile, took a hands-on role in the growing pains of the young league. Breen served as President of Group One Mortgage in Southfield, Michigan and had more ready access to cash than some of the other fledgling owners. When the Ft. Myers Sun Sox ran into early cash flow problems, Breen stepped in with the offer of a $550,000 start-up loan, although the league vetoed the proposal. Later, when St. Lucie Legends owners Joe Sprung and Burt Adams ran out of funds, Breen recruited a friend, Lenny Woolf, as an angel investor who put in $400,000 to allow the Legends to finish the season.
But in December 1989, Breen's facade began to collapse. A routine audit at Breen's employer, Group One Mortgage, revealed that payments from two other mortage companies, First Oakland Mortgage Company and Franklin Mortgage Company, had fallen behind. Breen had purchased mortgages from both companies and then re-sold them to the governmental mortgage company, Freddie Mac. Group One Mortage was making its payments on time, but with the originators in arrears on payments to Group One, the company was out $240,000 so far on the transactions. Breen had personally approved the deals and promised and explanation and a quick fix to Group One owner Douglas Hardy. When he stopped returning calls altogether, Hardy called the FBI.
On January 7th, 1990, Winter Haven Super Sox owner Mitch Maxwell reached Breen by phone to discuss a Senior League TV rights deal. Their brief conversation was one of the final known contacts anyone would have with Breen. The following day Breen skipped a schedule meeting with Hardy and the FBI and vanished off the face of the Earth. The ensuing investigation revealed that Breen's financial scam was much larger than the $240,000 originally detected. First Oakland Mortgage and Franklin Mortgage were both fictitious entities created by Breen himself. The mortgages that Breen purchased from them were imaginary, but the funds paid out by Group One were not – they went directly to Breen to fund his baseball investments, boats, vacation homes and a brokerage account with $1 million stashed in it. Even the $400,000 that Woolf put into the Legends turned out to be Breen's dirty money which Woolf seems to have interpreted as either a gift or a loan. The thefts went undetected, so long as Breen never fell behind on the interest payments due back to Group One – and when he did, he could also sell Group One another imaginary mortgage to raise the needed funds. Why he failed to do so in December 1989 remains a mystery which Breen has never had to explain. Breen has never been located. The total scale of his theft has been estimated at $10 million.
After Breen's disappearance, the Senior League had to cash in a letter of credit to fund the final Juice payroll of the 1989-90 SPBA season. Unsurprisingly, the Juice folded after the season ended, along with three other clubs. The SPBA came back in the fall of 1990 for a second season, this time with two expansion teams in Arizona. The circuit remained desperately undercapitalized and folded in December 1990, midway through its second season.
Breen was featured in the November 20th, 1991 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
View a copy of the Senior Professional Baseball Association standard player contract.
Sources & Further Reading:
Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League, David Whitford, Edward Burlingham Books, 1991.
Orlando Juice Owner Accused In Mortgage Scam, The Orlando Sun-Sentinel, Andrew Martin, January 20th, 1990


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RandomsMarch 02, 2006
A few random tidbits from around the web this week:
- Feeling Random?
- Take pictures of people at SXSW. Lots of them. Upload them to Flickr. Wait. If the random person of the day happens to be in your photo, both you and they win an iPod nano. That's it? That's it. Brought to you by those fine folks at WestCiv.
- Veerle's blog now 2.0
- Holy moly, that's a hell of a redesign. Hats off!
- Layout Gala
- One common markup format, 40 different CSS layouts. Creating a new CSS-based site? Start here. Every time.
- Windows Live Local Virtual Earth Technology Preview Enoughsyllablesalready? Edition
- Not sure if I've said it on here before, but I really loved Microsoft's response to Google Maps. Now this new one, despite being buggy and obviously not a final product of any sort, is just totally mind-blowing.
- The IE7 MIX 06 Release
Okay, this is a bit of a shocker. Look at the IE7b2TechPreview screenshots (the IE7 beta that came out last month, that is) vs. the upcoming IE7 beta release later this month. What the…? I mean, bloody fantastic, but how in the world did they go from the middle to the bottom in only a month?
Though Microsoft has obviously gotten a bit better at communicating with the developer community, I'm still waiting for any sort of public roadmap about what we can actually expect of the final release. Which, if the random sources on Google can predict properly, appears to be some time this summer. At least things are looking up.
I'll be plunging head-first into Microsoft land later this month, and plan to live-blog as much as I can from the conference. I'll tell you what I find out.
- Designing Against a Degrading Experience
I didn't expect to be so Microsoft-heavy today. But anyway. Checking in with Jensen Harris' Office UI blog once again, he's posted a fascinating article about the longer-term cruft buildup Office users frequently struggle with, and how they've chosen to expressly design against that experience in the upcoming version.
This isn't something web sites have to deal with yet, but when feature creep and user customization start becoming issues, this will be one to refer back to.
- I Know HTML
- The greatest T-shirt ever for a web designer of the male persuasion.
I dunno: the eBay and Amazon interfaces seem to have a hell of a lot of cruft that one suspects are only still there due to inertia, and some vocal, long-time users who would get confused and complain if anything changed.
Hey Dave,
Nice tidbit here. Noticed that the "Windows Live Local Virtual Earth Technology Preview Enoughsyllablesalready? Edition" link was going to "Layout Gala".
Just a heads up.
Whoops. Fixed, and threw in a bonus link while I was at it. Thanks.
That T-shirt is awesome!
I'm surprised that Windows Live Local Virtual Earth Technology Preview shows the Apple store in San Francisco. The original imagery on MSN Virtual Earth didn't show Apple Headquarters (One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California)
@LayoutGala: It's terrific to have that kind of resource for pointing people to.
Nevertheless, something in me is disappointed that there aren't more of them using negative margins to pull columns around… Not that the technique should be used for its own sake, but using a neg to overlap a big padding really creates an *extremely* robust column mechanism.
And plus, you get all kinds of cool full-height column stuff for free and without using any images…
That's a sweet shirt. The world needs more geeky html/css shirts.
People use Office? :)
Nah, I'm sure they will. I was just saying that some web sites maybe have to deal with this now: or possibly should.
I'll be delighted when Office is less bloated and more customisable. Ditto Amazon and eBay.
Do I know HTML? Do *I* know HTML?
Apparently, the Gemination design at CSSZenGarden provideds an alternative stylesheet/layout for IE (or something like that). The newest "mix" is apparently good enough to show the real thing.
Follow that link in IE6, and you'll see what I mean…
I agree Eric I think the world needs more geek shirts and maybe one day a whole clothing line. Any ideas on a cool womens shirt?
I know H.ow T.o M.eet L.addies.
Hah! That's my T-shirt you're talking about! I had no idea it would get so many people looking at it on flickr. Thanks Dave. Glad you like it. :)
I confess, Jeremy's HTML shirt worked. I'm a lady and I approached him 100% because of his nerdy shirt.
That's a sweet shirt. The world needs more geeky html/css shirts.


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GOP should avoid immigration trap
Before deciding what to do about immigration, Republicans should first decide what not to do. They should not buy in to the Obama/liberal Democrats' plan to legalize every person who is in the country illegally.
Republicans do need to make progress with Hispanic voters. But immigration is exactly the wrong subject to use to attract Hispanic support.
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For five reasons, Republicans should avoid the immigration trap.
First, when Hispanics themselves are asked what issues they care most about, they usually list immigration fifth. The economy and jobs both rate much higher.
Some argue that how Republicans talk about immigration scares away Hispanic voters. Regrettably, they are right. But the answer is to discuss immigration in a different way, not give amnesty to millions of people in the country illegally.
Republicans should emphasize that America already admits 1 million legal immigrants every year, more than all other countries combined. That generosity should continue. Immigrants strengthen our nation, contribute to our economy and set a daily example for how to achieve the American dream.
Second, Republicans should focus on what Hispanics care about: better financial security — more take-home pay, more job opportunities and a stronger economy. That also happens to be a winning formula for all Americans.
Under the Obama administration, Hispanics' family income has dropped and unemployment is higher than the national average and economic growth has slowed to a crawl. Republicans should address these issues by favoring low taxes, reducing the government's debt and creating more private-sector jobs.
Third, legalizing everyone who is in the country illegally (amnesty) sends the wrong message to legal immigrants and to would-be immigrants waiting in line. They played by the rules, waited their turn (sometimes years) and came in the right way.
To reward those who broke the law says to the law-abiding, "You were dumb to wait. Why didn't you enter illegally?" That's why a legalization program would increase illegal immigration.
Fourth, some say a legalization program would enable Republicans to "put the immigration issue behind us." But Republicans are never going to see it in the rear-view mirror. Does anyone really think Republicans are going to outbid Democrats on giving benefits to illegal immigrants?


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In the 1960s, Al Black could be found cruising up and down Route 1 in his blue-and-white Ford Galaxy — with a trunk full of wet landscape paintings.
At the time, he was a salesman who could snatch your breath away and sell it back to you. As artist Mary Ann Carroll puts it, he could "sell a jacket to a mosquito in summer."
"A salesman is a con-man," Black readily admits himself today. He's a storyteller. And does he have stories to tell.
Black was born on a plantation in Mississippi. One day, he says, a crew boss came by, needing more hands to pick crops. Black was 15 when he left for Florida, and it wasn't long before he met the Highwaymen — as they eventually came to be known.
The Highwaymen: A small group of self-taught African-American artists from the area around Fort Pierce, Fla., who got their start selling vivid landscapes — speed-paintings — from their own cars because, in times of segregation, galleries didn't allow them in.
Black offered his service as a salesman on their behalf.
"But Al Black being Al Black," says historian Gary Monroe, would "generally make more than the artists would make" — by hiking up the sales price and pocketing the difference. He was selling for everyone, says Monroe, who has written a book about the artist.
Then, just when the "Great Florida Art Rush," as they called it, really took off, the group's 29-year-old leader, Alfred Hair, was murdered. Inconsolable, many of the Highwaymen stopped painting altogether, and Black was left without anything to sell. Until he discovered a new painter: himself.
He learned the tricks of the trade from repairing paintings he'd thrown in his trunk. But times had changed. The market for these paintings of pastoral Florida had all but dried up. And for Black, things took a turn for the worse.
"In 1997," writes Monroe, "Al Black was found guilty of fraud and possession of drugs. Ironically, this low point marked the beginning of Black's most productive period as a painter — a decade spent in correctional facilities."
When it was discovered he was a Highwayman, the warden gave Black unprecedented permission to paint murals throughout the facilities, where they remain to this day.
Now out of jail, Black is one of the few Highwaymen who still paints in the old style: outdoors, several canvasses at a time.
"I can be down and out," he says, "feeling bad that morning. But if I can make it out to where I paint, everything picks up ... and makes me feel real good."
And now the final story in our series this week about the Highwaymen, a group of African-American folk artists in Fort Pierce, Florida. Over the last half century, they painted tens of thousands of oil paintings sold up and down Florida's East Coast. Today, NPR's Jacki Lyden introduces us to the group's legendary salesman.
AL BLACK: Good morning. Sir, my name is Al Black. I have some oil paintings I want to know if you all would be interested if it wouldn't take up too much of you all's time.
JACKI LYDEN, BYLINE: And with that pitch 50 years ago, Al Black would trawl and up and U.S. 1, looking sharp, driving a 1962 blue-and-white Ford Galaxy, freshly painted Florida landscapes packed in his trunk.
BLACK: And most of the time, they would say yes, I'll look, and once they look, I would sell them something.
LYDEN: Al Black is still a salesman who could snatch you breath away and sell it back to you. Highway woman artist Mary Ann Carroll describes him this way.
MARY ANN CARROLL: He would sell a mosquito a jacket in the summertime.
LYDEN: We sure felt like a couple of very-well dressed mosquitoes after breakfast with Al Black. Take, for example, this exchange with our group.
BLACK: You ever seen a walking catfish?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: No.
BLACK: Y'all, I thought sure you'd know about a walking catfish. He'll get out on that road right there...
LYDEN: Oh, come on.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: You mean like hitchhiking?
LYDEN: Okay. It's a real fish, but here's the turn.
BLACK: They falls right down out of the sky. He'll walk on his tail.
LYDEN: That's how Al Black is. That's how he operates. There's truth to what he says, but he's a storyteller first. Al Black was born on a plantation in Mississippi in 1940. One day, he says, a crew boss came down, needing more hands to pick crops. Al was 15 then, and he left his family to go to Florida.
BLACK: I was a crew leader. I used to carry peoples up the road to pick tomatoes and squash, cucumbers. At last one day I said I don't want to work in the field no more. So I went down to Fort Pierce Typing Company. I said, Mr. Tillman, give me a job as a salesman. He say you can't sell no typewriters. I said, yes, I can. So he said, well, I'm going to give you a chance. So we started going, you know, out on the road.
LYDEN: And what a road that held Al Black and the Highwayman. One day they ran into each other.
BLACK: I said, give me the paintings and let me show you what I'm talking about, and I went in the office. I said I'm Al Black. I said I'm representing A. Hair, artist, wanted to know (unintelligible). He said, oh, I just run three boys out of here a while ago, he said, but you seem to know what you're doing, so come on in. He bought all the paintings, and they went back and told all the other painters, said we met a guy out on that road, said he could sell something, said you ought to see him. About two hours after we got in and everything, all the painters were at my house.
CARROLL: Al was selling for everybody.
LYDEN: Again, artist Mary Ann Carroll.
CARROLL: The only paintings he didn't sell was the ones you didn't give him.
LYDEN: Then, just when the Great Florida Art Rush, as the Highwaymen called it, really took off, the group's 29-year-old leader, Alfred Hair, was murdered. The painters stopped painting, and Al Black was left without anything to sell. Until he discovered a new painter, himself.
BLACK: Carrying them around, paintings would get scarred and I had to fix them. By me being the salesmen, I'm walking around watching the colors that they mix, and I can mix that color, and I would fix them. And so after I learned how to fix some of the stuff, I started to paint myself.
LYDEN: So here's where Al Black went from salesmen to artist. He picked up the brushes, the canvasses, and a patron, a woman, a relationship that would send him to prison. He also picked up a drug habit.
BLACK: That's right. You can have foot trouble, back trouble, neck trouble, all kind of trouble. You ain't had no trouble until you have crack cocaine trouble.
LYDEN: He was accused of almost a million dollars' worth of fraud by a judge who claimed Al Black was more con artist than artist. Whatever the tangled truth of his case, prison walls became another canvass.
BLACK: This is an early morning backwood marsh scene. This is a real popular painting, and I wanted to paint something that it would keep me busy and it'd also make the inmates feel better with the paintings around.
LYDEN: Al Black arrived at the Central Florida Reception Center, a prison and medical facility in Orlando, in 1996, around the same time the Highwaymen were starting to get press.
DR. DIANE RECHTINE: The Orlando Sentinel had published an article about the Highwaymen.
LYDEN: Dr. Diane Rechtine is the retired medical director at the prison.
RECHTINE: And one of my nurses brought this article from the paper and said I believe maybe we have one of these fellows here, and I called the patient into my office. I said are you Al - are you this Al Black? And he said, Doc, if you'll just let me paint, I'll show you.
LYDEN: And he did show her, painting vivid murals right on the prison walls.
BLACK: I felt good when they let me paint. It felt like I wasn't tied down.
LYDEN: During his 12 years in prison, Al Black painted hundreds of murals throughout the state penitentiary system, as other wardens requested his services. By 2007 he was out. Now Al Black is one of the few Highwaymen who still paints in the old style, outdoors, several canvasses at a time.
BLACK: This is going to be a backwood marsh scene. This is going be a moonlight in the Indian River, and this going to be down at the dock where they put the boats in the water.
LYDEN: It's this kind of assembly line technique that makes some people question whether this is really art. Al Black is certain it is.
BLACK: See, for instance, these paintings, what I'm painting on right now, these some good paintings, because I'm putting my heart into them.
LYDEN: We watched him paint moonlights in his backyard, under a paint-splattered canvas tent. The raw paintings at first looked like they might be beach scenes, a strip of tan, a yellow sun, a blue background. You've prepared the sky, the horizon, the ocean, and the reflection.
BLACK: This what you call cleaning it up.
LYDEN: Blending everything.
BLACK: That's right. According to what you want to paint that day, you can start it off different. See, I don't do all my paintings like this. These moonlights, these here are the hard ones. See, most of the people, if they put that blue and that green and that black and stuff, it'd turn into mud.
LYDEN: As he speaks, he takes black paint and daubs on yellow. Suddenly, it's not a beach scene at all. It's the mangroves and palms at night on the water. The yellow's not the sun, it's the moon. After three hours of painting - I think Al's nearly done.
BLACK: No. He's not done. I'm putting the birds in it. In all my paintings, if you notice, there's three birds in them. There's one for the Father, one for the Son, and one for the Holy Spirit.
LYDEN: And sometimes there's a fourth bird. It's Al Black, in the grace, redeemed. Jacki Lyden, NPR News.
INSKEEP: Hey, this story is part of Southword - W-O-R-D - a collaboration between NPR and Oxford American magazine. And you can find a video of Al Black painting at NPR.org. This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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'Reign,' 'Kisses' Recap: Close Your Eyes and Think of Scotland
France is a little unclear that the purpose of an alliance is to strengthen the countries involved and not just to have a bunch of pretty Scottish teens around sass up royal parties. At least it seems that way for the top half of tonight's episode of 'Reign.' Queen Mary's uncle arrives with the news that the English are amassing on the Scottish border, clearly up to no good. So of course a very determined Mary is all "Hey France! Can you help a country out?" but King Henry is all like, "Huh? What? I gotta go over here now." (Not direct quotes)
The timing seems perfect for the entrance of Tomás, the gorgeous, accented Portuguese Prince ready to sweep and sexy dance Mary off her feet, protecting her country while guaranteeing she'll always have a dude who "seems nice" (great contribution, Aylee) and looks great on a horse at her side. Because that's what marriage is all about in the 1500s. Well, the country part anyway. Mary's not stoked about it, but she has to do what's right for her country, y'all.
This new potential alliance upsets more then a few hearts around court. One, Greer, who was banking on Tomás to deliver her first kiss. Two, Francis, who redoubles his efforts to convince King Henry that France should send troops to aid their supposedly allied kingdom to the north. When a friendly duel with his father fails, the prince resorts to blackmail in the form of the king's obvious attraction to Kenna (who delivers the line of the night while making out with said king: "I want to be with you completely…as a women. But as a girl I need more time." And that IS a direct quote.) King Henry is impressed with this low blow and agrees, finally, to send help to Scotland. Hooray!
But quickly un-hooray as the giddy Francis sends out his half-brother Bash to deliver the news and send the troops. Which is…curious. Are bastard sons of kings just around to run errands? This episode does suggest that the King likes Bash more then Francis, for some reason. Maybe because he isn't constantly flapping his hands and complaining like the Prince tends to. Or maybe it's THOSE BLUE EYES! YUM!
Anyway, Bash comes back gashed by the English who are already in France being jerks. Eff. King Henry tells Prince Francis that this happened because he was thinking with his heart and not his head, which is brutal. Also, untrue, as there is more likely a traitor in their midst. Boy, that King Henry can be more of a bastard then Bash. GET BETTER SOON BASH!
Mary tries to console her fiancé only to be taken aback by HER first kiss and the devastating opinion that an alliance with Portugal may be her only hope. Tomás says he will make her happy and the two watch a hilariously small rowboat head out to a ship, which will carry solders to Scotland, unfurling a dragon banner as it goes. Which is only worth mentioning because Nostradamus, aka a big party downer, had a vision of dragons fighting lions on a field of poppies. Looks like that bearded guy knows what he's talking about.
And don't worry; Greer got a kiss from Leith, the adorable kitchen server. We'll see what following her heart gets her.
Totally, unrelated: I AM LIVING FOR MARY'S BLACK AND GOLD PARTY DRESS! A High collar, a full tulle skirt, and matching arm warmers? LIVING FOR IT.


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Team Burry Stander – Songo wins Cape Epic, RockShox teams sweep top 5
Jaroslav Kulhavy and Cristoph Sauser (Specialized) won the 2013 Cape Epic racing as team Burry Stander – Songo. The team was created in honor of their late team mate Burry Stander, who was the victim of a car accident while training at home in South Africa last January, and to promote the Songo charity for children.
The field was stacked, with most of the top World Cup XC racers using this year's Cape Epic as part of their training for the upcoming season. The Olympic champion Kulhavy and multi-time Cape Epic winner Sauser got stronger and faster as the race progressed over seven days of hard stages.,clinching crucial stage wins that solidified their overall placement. Both Jaroslav and Cristoph rode on SRAM XX1 drivetrain, adding yet another prestigious title to XX1's impressive tally of Olympic, World Championship and World Cup victories.
Team Bulls 1 and 2 completed the podium, both on SID 29 and Monarch XX rear shocks, while Jose Hermida and Rudi Van Houts of Multivan Merida rode to a strong fourth place. Marco Aurelio Fontana and Manuel Fumic completed their first Cape Epic in 5th place. Current XC World Champion Nino Schurter and Florian Vogel of Scott Swisspower finished 12th after a couple of unlucky stages and a big crash that almost ended Florian's race.
SRAM was officially present at Cape Epic to support both its sponsored athletes and all those who rode SRAM, RockShox, Avid and TRUVATIV components. With a field of 1,200 racers, the SRAM team completed an average of 100 technical support jobs each day, often working directly on the race course and late into the night.
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Nov. 19, 2007
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The NCAA Honors Committee has chosen James MacLaren '85 as the 2008 Inspiration Award winner. The award is presented to a current or former coach, administrator or varsity letter-winner who, when confronted with a life-altering situation used perseverance and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope to others in similar situations.
Two years ago, MacLaren established a philanthropic organization with a mission of impacting those in need through inspiration, compassion and accessibility, and providing children, adults and families with the tools to help them engage life at every level. He named it Choose Living. Weeks after graduating from Yale, MacLaren, a football and lacrosse standout and a theatre studies major, was leaving a rehearsal in New York when his motorcycle was broadsided by a bus.
Initially diagnosed as dead on arrival at the hospital, MacLaren was comatose, but stabilized, after 18 hours of surgery. Doctors also amputated his left leg below the knee.
MacLaren awakened from the coma determined to rehabilitate his body. Eventually, he resumed his athletics pursuits as a tri-athlete. MacLaren went on to become the amputee world record holder in the Boston, Los Angeles and Hamburg Marathons and in the Ironman competition in Hawaii.
However, MacLaren's life took another turn on June 6, 1993, when he collided with a van in the bike leg of a triathlon in California. The impact hurled him into a signpost and he broke his neck. The accident left him paralyzed from the neck down and in a wheelchair.
The road to recovery was far tougher this time. But MacLaren has once again battled back to reclaim some motor function of his limbs even though doctors said he would not regain movement below his neck.
MacLaren currently is a motivational speaker and has started a doctorate in mythology and depth psychology. His foundation supports multiple organizations including the Challenged Athletes Foundation; Camp Good Days and Special Times, the nation's largest cancer camp for children; and efforts to assists disabled people in Ghana and around the world. MacLaren said he's honored by being named as an NCAA Inspiration Award winner, but he doesn't feel special.
"I feel like I'm a 44-year-old work in progress," he said. "Now I get to take all those years of being a competitive athlete and not only be honored with this award, but this award honors me because it stands for more than being an athlete."


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Thousands More Go to Wausau Gun Show Than Last Year
Submitted: 01/27/2013
- Local gun vendors say the President's proposed gun control plans are having the opposite effect he's probably hoping for. The Bob and Rocco gun show was in Wausau this weekend. This show comes to town every year, but this weekend brought in twice as many people.Nearly 5,000 people filed into the Patriot Center this weekend- that's twice the number they usually see. Organizer Bob Pucci says he knows exactly why that is. "We've seen an increase of about 60 percent of people who've never been to gun shows before. And they're looking to buy those things which are going to be banned. They would never have bought any of those things, except now they're trying to ban them," says Pucci.Attendance at shows isn't the only thing skyrocketing. Supply and demand is becoming an issue for some vendors."Prices have gone through the roof. I had the largest ammo dealer in the Midwest, he was at my Waukesha show three weeks ago, we had 9,000 people through. He brought in about 100,000 rounds of ammo and sold out in an hour and 45 minutes and he can't get any more ammo," says Pucci.The Wausau gun show had hundreds of vendors, representing a hundred gun shops from around the state. But Pucci says even the smallest gun shows are getting thousands of visitors.
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