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Seminole Area Furry Arrested for Plotting Columbine Style Massacre
Nathaniel Zeno, a 16 year old attending Seminole High School in Florida, has been arrested and charged with plotting a massacre at his school.
Pinellas deputies had Zeno committed to a mental hospital on March 4th. Florida’s Baker act allows for an individual to be involuntarily hospitalized if it is deemed they are a threat to themselves or to others. This occoured a few weeks after Zeno had taken out a book on the Columbine massacre from his school library, and had later been seen wandering the school with a map, making notes and marking locations.
He was released Wednesday, March 9th, and was arrested and charged with solicitation to commit murder, He is currently being held at the Pinellas Juvenile Assesment Center.
Family and friends had no idea he was in trouble until his arrest when his mother, Amber Zeno, called them to tell them. His family indicated he had emotional problems starting at a young age.
Zeno had been public about being a furry. He was also open about his views on animal rights. Detectives say the teen suspect was studying the book on the Columbine massacre and was in the process of obtaining a list of preferred firearms, and he told the student he was trying to get help from that he was targeting people that had a history of being cruel to animals.
His mother enrolled him at Seminole, but acceptance came hard. And Zeno, a loner, was hard to get to know. He would wear all-black clothing and had a problem with personal hygiene. As for being a furry, he was especially interested in cats and had a fox costume he wore to the Renaissance Festival. His mother noted he had a rich fantasy life.
“I think he felt very rejected and isolated (at Seminole),” his grandmother, Claudia McGrath said. “He wasn’t into drugs. He wasn’t violent. … He was messy. He was on the gloomy side.”
His entries on the deviantart.com website show Zeno’s level of distress over the past months: He uploaded two pictures of himself. Under one, he wrote, “I know I’m ugly.” Under the other, “I’m hideous.” He listed his personal quote in German, which translated to, “Would die in order to be a real furry.” His tagline on messages: “I’d rather die on paws than live on feet … FFL — Furry for Life (Keepin’ it furry since 1998).”
On March 4th, he wrote:
To anyone who cares or anyone who is reading this, but especially my friends; I might be going to jail.
I planned to shoot up my school and was caught while marking a map. I might be going to jail and I’m terrified. This isn’t a joke.
If I don’t send another journal within a week, I’m in jail.
Goodbye and good luck, especially you, Smookie, Brighty, and Silvermist.
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NakamaCon cancelled amid setbacks, staff shortages
Author: GreenReaper
Second-year Wisconsin convention NakamaCon has been cancelled less than three months before launch, according to con chair Chessie Sutherland. [tip: pmart and SkippyFox]
The replacement website outlines a tale of woe – misprinted flyers, car acccidents, illness, financial shortages and other real life complications:
I realize it is three months from the convention. I know we could make it happen but we’d sacrifice a lot of our own lives to make it work. If any one of these things hadn’t happened we might still have a Nakamacon. Collectively, they’ve led to us being so far behind that recovery is unlikely.
However, the cancellation was followed by allegations by webmaster and payment system maintainer S-Config that Chessie made the decision alone, while local artist Jim Groat claimed the chair “never showed up to any of the meetings.”
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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Andrew Rabbitt reads “One Week” by Whyte Yoté
Author: alexfvance
There’s a certain thrill in the development and polarization of power roles. Yeah, you don’t want to let Foucault infect everything you think, but when one guy’s seated in a throne and another’s on his knees, it makes things easy to understand. Especially when you start to dress that dynamic in intriguing imagery- a torn suit, dark hardwood floors, looks that are centered in the whiskers rather than on his lips- and it’s no surprise why so many people get a special twitch in their nerves from a good dom/sub story.
Whyte Yote breaks open a treasure trove of glittering images in his story “One Week,” which you may have already read.
But we don’t want to leave the commuters out, either- so here is an audiobook version, as read by the one and only Andrew Rabbitt. Gas up the crude generator you use to recharge your Zune in a dystopian future, world’s last remaining furry!
Find the full article here: The Bad Dog Book Club » Podcast
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Link to this post! Japan Fundraiser – 15+ Artists!
03/14/2011
By: Temrin
Auction to raise funds for Japan.
15+ Artists, more are welcome!
There are artists from many genre’s: Anthro, Anime, Quadruped, Traditional, Digital, Human, etc.
Auction and all information: http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auction/item.pl?item=232358404
~Temrin
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Link to this post! R2-Central Droid Builders vs Furries
First, it was the Klingons and Trekkies bowling against furries – Video here: G4 Coverage. Now, its the craftmen behind some pretty cutting edge Astromech Droids.
Last night 5 members of R2-Central went to play with the Furries in a bowling game. R2-Central got their butts kicked but we all had a great time. Here is the after game group shot.
Credit: R2-CM.com
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Link to this post! no Ferretina?
I guess the ferret movie has totally failed.
Are the clips anywhere?
Unsheathed #75 - Live at Furry Fiesta! Joined by Zia McCorgi and Andres Cyanni, Kyell and K.M. talk about novels, writing realistically, and eagles.
Drawing Fantastic Furries
Christopher Hart is a name well-known among those learning to draw: He’s put out several books of how to draw cartoon characters and characters for animation in the past. But now, he’s trying something pretty new. His new book is called Drawing Fantastic Furries: The Ultimate Guide to Drawing Anthropomorphic Characters. That’s a pretty big claim, whot? Well here’s how the publishers describe it on Amazon: “What Is A Furry? A furry is an anthropomorphic being—an animal with human characteristics. Furries have fascinated artists going back thousands of years and as seen in the influx of animal/human characters into popular culture, interest today is at an all time high. And now for the first time all in one volume, you’ll be able to take the next step to the outer limits of your imagination with the ultimate guide to drawing your own furries—Christopher Hart’s Drawing Fantastic Furries. After a basic lesson in the fundamentals of comparative human and animal anatomies, you’ll learn how to draw an entire menagerie of furry species, ranging from the adorable and charming super-cute furries to the seductive and super-popular glamorous furries to the warriors, wizards, vampires, and demons of the furry occult and fantasy realms.” The book is available this week in paperback from Watson-Guptill. The cover certainly grabs attention!
image c. 2011 Christopher Hart
Dragon*Con Fandom Music Video Contest seeking Furry Music Videos
Alice and Furries at Dragon*Con 2008
Dragon*Con is the largest pop-culture, sci-fi and fantasy convention of it’s kind. The event hosts between 60 to 65 thousand attendees and spans 4 days over the labor day weekend, completely selling out all hotels in a two mile radius of down town Atlanta. Over the past three years, the convention has showed an interest in getting more furries to participate in the convention and its related programming. It is estimated that aprox. 2000 furries actually attend the event, however, only a few hundred ever really make there presence known. (Estimates based on actual registration data)
For the past 7 years, Dragon*Con has hosted a music video contest. With the contest growing to 100 entries in 2010, and attendance of the awards ceremony topping 400 attendees, the music video staff opted to split the competition into 2 segments – anime – the more traditional music video seen at conventions, and now a new “live action” category which can be made with film footage from any live action tv show or movie, or acted out by amateurs and filmed.
The organizers have been soliciting submissions from all fandoms – Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who and even Twilight. Now they are reaching out and asking Furries to submit their muisic video creations.
Anyone interested in participating can read the rules at www.fmvawards.com. There are 2 submission deadlines left for the 2011 contest. The next deadline is April 15.
The categories and explanations are as follows:
- Romance – Videos that focus on a love story between characters.
- Drama – Videos that evoke an emotional response from the audience through a medley of music, video, and editing which usually involves dramatic subject matter or dramatic elements from the anime.
- Comedy – Videos that contain parody or wacky content. As long as someone thinks it is funny you will probably be okay.
- Action – Videos that focus on action whether it be fighting sequences, fast-paced imagery or motions of characters. Think ACTION!!
- Fun – Videos that make you feel good. They get your body moving, feeling the groove, or just bring a smile to your face. Dance, Trance, Techno, Happy slice of life pieces and other types of the sort.
- Other – This category is for videos that don’t fit into the rest of the categories. Movie Trailers, Horror, Experimental Videos, WTF’ers, etc., they all go here.
There is a hope that at least a few submissions will be furry or furry relates, and it is hoped that there will be some fursuit videos included.
Below are the two videos that did best in the live action category last year:
1st place: Live Action
Fan Favorite Overall Winner
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Link to this post! 2010 Ursa Major Awards voting underway
Author: PeterCat
Voting for the Ursa Major Awards for the Best Anthropomorphic Literature and Art of 2010 is now open, and takes place until April 17. Anyone may vote, and you are encouraged to ask your friends to vote also — please help spread the word!
There are five nominees in each of ten categories, except where there was a tie for fifth place.
To be eligible, a work must have been released during the calendar year 2010; must include a non-human being given human attributes (anthropomorphic), which can be mental and/or physical; and must receive more than one nomination.
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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Link to this post! 2010 Ursa Major Finalists Announced
The finalists for the 2010 Ursa Major Awards, the “People’s Choice” of the fandom, have been announced, and voting has begun. Check the list of the nominees, as well as our Editor’s choice for each category.
Best Motion Picture
Alpha and Omega
How to Train Your Dragon
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Toy Story 3
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Editor’s Choice: You gotta go with How to Train Your Dragon on this one, right? Granted, Toy Story 3 is a far superior film, but it’s not a furry film. The other three films in the category are nowhere near as good, despite what certain dragons keep trying to tell me.
Best Dramatic Short Work or Series
Adventure Time With Finn and Jake
“Foxy Bingo”
Mongrels
“Orangina Naturally”
The Regular Show
Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention
Editor’s Choice: Honestly as long as anything but Foxy Bingo and the Orangina campaign win, I’d be fine. Yes, I know what fox was a dancing machine, and yes, god yes, that gay cougar is hot, but there is no way in hell the fandom should give an award to commercials for gambling and sugar water when some of the smartest written shows on television are in the same category.
Best Novel
Basecraft Cirrostratus by Justin Lamar
Descent by Phil Guesz
Otters in Space by Mary Lowd
Save the Day by DJ Fahl
The Seventh Chakra by Kevin Frane
Shadow of the Father by Kyell Gold
Editor’s Choice: Wow, this is an exciting year for novels, and I can see it being a close race. That said, I’ve got to go with The Seventh Chakra. It’s definitely the most ambitious novel on the list, and Frane pulled off an exciting original thriller, and one of the most unique novels I’ve read from the fandom.
Best Short Fiction
Bridges by Kyell Gold
“False Dawn” by Kyell Gold
“Felis ex Machina” by EO Costello
“Gerty and the Doesn’t-Smell-Like-a-Melon” by Mary E Lowd
The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle by Kevin Frane
Editor’s Choice: I’m leaning towards Bridges in this category. It was one of those experiments that did something new, even if it was a bit… superfluous. It’s hard to argue the literary merits of writing the same spit-roasting scene three times, but hey, there it is. That said, Simon Canopus also has a cool experimental writing feel to is, as the Cupcake branded books tend to have.
Best Other Literary Work
Furpiled #4 by Leo Magna
Different Worlds, Different Skins edited by Will A Sanborn
Iron Claw Bestiary by Chris Goodwin
i.s.o. #1 by Vince Suzukawa
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by Dave Sedaris
Editor’s Choice: In any other situation I’d automatically say Dave Sedaris, but his latest book is actually one of his weakest, so go for one of the fandom made choices. Furpiled and i.s.o. both are cool for slice of life stuff, and the Iron Claw Bestiary is something that nerds tell me is pretty cool.
Best Graphic Story
Concession by Immelmann
Furthia High by QuetzaDrake
Cruelty by Rukis
Lackadaisy by Tracy J. Butler
Twokinds by Tim Fischbach
Editor’s Choice: Lackadaisy. No question. The others are good, but don;t really compare, except maybe Cruelty for it’s potential. Rukis has the art talent, and if she can tighten up her storytelling I can easily see her winning this award in the future, but not this year.
Best Comic Strip
“Broken Plot Device” by Lis Boriss
“Faux Pas” by Robert and Margaret Carspecken
“Little Tales” by Genesis Eve Whitmore
“Housepets!” by Rick Griffin
“Sandra and Woo” by Powree and Oliver Knörzer
Editor’s Choice: Everyone’s got a favorite, just pick one. They’re all good.
Best Magazine
Anthropomorphic Dreams Podcast by Will A. Sanborn
Heat #7 published by Sofawolf
New Fables Summer 2010 edited by Tim Susman
South Fur Lands edited by Bernard Doove
Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe edited by Gene Breshears
Editor’s Choice: I’m tempted to say go for Anthro Dreams because it might spur an entire Podcast category next year (God knows there are enough of them to warrant it). But there are so many great stories in New Fables that I can’t snub it. Go with that.
Best Published Illustration
Big Red: Lady Sings the Blues by Richard Bartrop
Cenotaph by Susan Rankin-Pollard
The Seventh Chakra by Kamui
Shadow of the Father by Sara Palmer
New Fables Summer 2010 by Mary Mouse
Editor’s Choice: All of these illustrations are fantastic and every one of them is deserving of the award. These are some of the best talent the fandom has to offer. Personally, Kamui’s The Seventh Chakra is one of the most eye catching covers I’ve seen. It also has an array of symbolism that tie it in with the book. Plus it’s bright fucking yellow.
Best Game
Disney Epic Mickey
Furry Basketball Association
Rocket Knight
Sam & Max: Season 3, Episode 1: The Penal Zone
Sonic Colors
Editor’s Choice: There’s only one game on here that is done by the fandom, for the fandom. I don’t care if you like basketball, or like roleplaying, the Furry Basketball Association is a beast that is fueled by talented and dedicated players. Add on to that, it’s fun to follow even if you’re not participating. That’s way cooler than an XBLA game about a franchise everyone forgot about.
Voting for the Ursa Majors ends April 17. Visit the official site to cast your vote.
Review: ‘Pokémon’ evolves a real story with ‘Black’ and ‘White’
Author: crossaffliction
The fifth generation of Pokémon began by announcing a semi-anthro fox over a year ago. Now, Black and White have hit your local video game outlet.
After four generations, Pokémon is a household name. Like the Nintendo DS – hosting five versions of the game, not counting side-trips like the Pokémon Ranger and Mystery Dungeon series – the Pokémon franchise is all but a license to print money.
Add a few critters and upgrades, slap on Pikachu’s friendly face and shove it out the door, right?
Wrong. This generation of Pokémon has evolved.
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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Link to this post! Embrace Your Inner Furry: Microsoft Patents ‘Fringe Interests’ Dating Service
via Switched
An ingenious idea: Let those with “incongruous” dating appetites admit their kinks and quirks quietly, and, when no one is looking, have a match service pair them with potentially like-minded weirdos mates. Microsoft filed a patent in 2009 — but made public last week — for its own online dating service, with an algorithm into which users can secretly enter “private affinities,” thus matching up with people of similar “fringe interests” (especially those conflicting with the user’s public persona). The example of “interests” Microsoft refers to is, of course, people who dig comic books. Yeah, COMIC BOOKS. Wink-nudge.
While there’s no news as to whether or not this service will ever become a reality, it’d be interesting to see an online dating system that lets singles be more honest and forthright. The patent reads: “Most users of such conventional systems understand that any affinity (or other information) included in an associated profile or space can be viewed by any third party who accesses that profile. This situation can substantially serve as a chilling effect on self expression or at least result in a profile that is a less accurate or less comprehensive representation of the associated user.”
Basically, if you are worried about how prospective dates might take your taste for cosplaying as a Victorian-era spy, you can discreetly let Microsoft know that period dramas and espionage are kind of your thing, and hope the system will find you another person who digs monocles (and maybe manacles?) as much as you. So, let loose — and hope Microsoft doesn’t tell.
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Link to this post! FC-33 Fox Academy - A first of a new system. Tried, and succeeded, we relax for the second half of the show as we take on some more emails. A great trial, a few bugs, fixing them on our to-do list. Can’t wait for next week.
A first of a new system. Tried, and succeeded, we relax for the second half of the show as we take on some more emails. A great trial, a few bugs, fixing them on our to-do list. Can’t wait for next week.
News (Article – URL): Announcements (Provided by WikiFur.com):- March 11th to 13th Furnal Equinox
- March 17th to 21st Furry Weekend Atlanta
- April 8th to 10th Furry Connection North
- April 15th to 17th I-CON (Sci-Fantasy Conv.)
- April 21st to 25th Wild Nights
- April 28th to 1st Mephit Mini Con
- “Therian”
- “Anthropomorphism in Video Games?”
- “Fursuiters. Talking in suits. Breaking the magic or making it real?”
- “Top 10 Furry Conventions”
- Lily the fox – “hey”
- Jak Shim – “An update and another question”
- Anonymous – “Furries at school”
- Aves Sakkri’Du’Ono Sinarael – “helo this is my first time emailing”
- Zayne Wulf – “no subject”
- WiseNDeadly – “no subject”
- Anonymous – “Confused fox”
- Anonymous – “The heat of fursuits”
- Landon Ookami – “numb feeling”
- FuzzFox – “Relationship Experience & Advice Required”
FC-33 Fox Academy - A first of a new system. Tried, and succeeded, we relax for the second half of the show as we take on some more emails. A great trial, a few bugs, fixing them on our to-do list. Can’t wait for next week.
A first of a new system. Tried, and succeeded, we relax for the second half of the show as we take on some more emails. A great trial, a few bugs, fixing them on our to-do list. Can’t wait for next week.
News (Article – URL): Announcements (Provided by WikiFur.com):- March 11th to 13th Furnal Equinox
- March 17th to 21st Furry Weekend Atlanta
- April 8th to 10th Furry Connection North
- April 15th to 17th I-CON (Sci-Fantasy Conv.)
- April 21st to 25th Wild Nights
- April 28th to 1st Mephit Mini Con
- “Therian”
- “Anthropomorphism in Video Games?”
- “Fursuiters. Talking in suits. Breaking the magic or making it real?”
- “Top 10 Furry Conventions”
- Lily the fox – “hey”
- Jak Shim – “An update and another question”
- Anonymous – “Furries at school”
- Aves Sakkri’Du’Ono Sinarael – “helo this is my first time emailing”
- Zayne Wulf – “no subject”
- WiseNDeadly – “no subject”
- Anonymous – “Confused fox”
- Anonymous – “The heat of fursuits”
- Landon Ookami – “numb feeling”
- FuzzFox – “Relationship Experience & Advice Required”
FC-33 Fox Academy - A first of a new system. Tried, and succeeded, we relax for the second half of the show as we take on some more emails. A great trial, a few bugs, fixing them on our to-do list. Can’t wait for next week.
A first of a new system. Tried, and succeeded, we relax for the second half of the show as we take on some more emails. A great trial, a few bugs, fixing them on our to-do list. Can’t wait for next week.
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News (Article – URL):
- Cougar Extinction
http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/03/eastern-cougar-finally-declared-extinct-u-s/
- Tails WebComic
http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/03/web-comic-the-tail-strives-push-furry-mainstream/
Announcements (Provided by WikiFur.com):
- March 11th to 13th Furnal Equinox
- March 17th to 21st Furry Weekend Atlanta
- April 8th to 10th Furry Connection North
- April 15th to 17th I-CON (Sci-Fantasy Conv.)
- April 21st to 25th Wild Nights
- April 28th to 1st Mephit Mini Con
WikiFur article of the week:
- “Therian”
Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):
- “Anthropomorphism in Video Games?”
- “Fursuiters. Talking in suits. Breaking the magic or making it real?”
- “Top 10 Furry Conventions”
Emails (Sender – Subject):
- Lily the fox – “hey”
- Jak Shim – “An update and another question”
- Anonymous – “Furries at school”
- Aves Sakkri’Du’Ono Sinarael – “helo this is my first time emailing”
- Zayne Wulf – “no subject”
- WiseNDeadly – “no subject”
- Anonymous – “Confused fox”
- Anonymous – “The heat of fursuits”
- Landon Ookami – “numb feeling”
- FuzzFox – “Relationship Experience & Advice Required”