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If this sounds remotely familiar to some degree, that's because you're dead on. Remember Me borrows the digitized world from Watch Dogs, the neural technology interface system from H3 the Digital Series, sprinkled with a dash of human ethics issues from the Metal Gear Solid universe, and the Matrix from the Matrix.
Mostly unoriginal story aside, the game has an otherwise great concept. Tap into people's minds and manipulate their memories to your will. Sound neat? GUESS WHAT IT'S NOT. Even though this is THE MAIN MECHANIC OF THE GAME and IT'S ON THE FUCKING BOX, you perform this ability a total of six times (and two of those times are debatable). The control system for changing people's memories is absolute trash. Worst off, it's arguably the most buggy part of the entire game! This is the sole point of this game, and it controls like flaming ass!
While that's a bit of a downer, maybe the rest of the package can pull it together? The graphics are drop dead gorgeous. The art style, level geometry, lighting and design tone really bring the piece together. I was quite amazed at the fact there was extremely minimal asset re-usage.
If anything, I must mention the soundtrack for Remember Me, because dear god the music is WONDERFUL. Normally I hate the usage of dubstep in anything, but this is an exception, one I do not make lightly.
The mix of electronic, dubstep and orchestral just works out so well for this game. Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed the musical masterpiece found in Remember Me.
Remember Me rips off a lot of the implementations of game mechanics from other successful games, the biggest being the platforming from Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed. It's recreated rather well when the engine wants to work. Yet, I consistently ran into problems with the engine forgetting how to climb up onto ledges or not displaying the waypoint interaction marker, leaving the player stuck for ten minutes waiting for the game to catch up.
Combat in this game is a bit floppy and it's obvious that the developers wanted to implement a system that would rival the ones found in the latest Batman titles by Rocksteady. To subvert comparisons between the two games, Remember Me introduces a combo system where you design what each predetermined button sequence accomplishes.
Neat idea, but the developers failed to see that NO ONE LIKES PAUSING IN THE MIDDLE OF COMBAT. In addition, I would assume that PEOPLE DON'T REMAPPING THEIR BUTTONS DURING EVERY BATTLE.
Sure, it's just a predetermined button sequence, but the method of changing what each button does is really just control configuration mixed with inventory management.
And most of the time, you will be paying attention to the bottom of the screen at all times in order to see what combo the game is thinking you are about to do, since sometimes it gets stuck. Because of this, combat gets extremely monotonous later on in the game, even more so with the addition of cooldown timers for the specific enemies that require special moves to defeat.
But that sounds like it could be mastered, right? Not if the game allows them to teleport around the screen and throws several of them at you at once! Oh and the cooldown is 140 seconds on average (and you can't hit these guys without taking damage cause they are on fire).
Hope you like waiting it out.
Verdict: PASS]]>
Turns out that makes everything worse, and what's left of humanity is forced to go into hiding underground in the Russian metro system. The surface is extremely contaminated, because one nuke won't cleanse the sin of butthurt, millions of nukes were launched. Since these atomic missiles tend to be well, atomic, the surface is heavily irradiated, leaving everything horribly mutated and hating your guts. Great job, diplomacy!
The developers paid close attention to drowning the player in delicious immersion. Let it be known that any other time you've ever felt attached to the story or characters, Last Light takes that experience and smashes it into the pavement.
I was honestly surprised, I went into the game with the standard "meh, this game is probably not that great and it's just overhyped" but I found myself unable to keep up that attitude.
I was trying to avoid battles, listening intently to side conversations, exploring every nook and cranny, panicking when monsters started to get close by, slowly creeping around and taking out Nazis (oh also, Nazis magically survived the apocalypse, it was probably explained in the last game better) by shaking them in the face rather than shooting them.
It's way more stealthy than Dishonored, which is surprising considering that Dishonored is a game based on stealth (and is hard as hell to actually do). And when you do manage to screw up the stealth, the combat isn't that bad (it is a huge improvement over 2033's). Bullets are rare, and when you run out, legitimate fear sets in. This is a game that has a realistic melee attack (in which it's not an instant kill and has a believable range), which is dreadful when you have to fallback on it.
Even with its delicious atmosphere, I actually found myself hitting the "Oh I haven't seen [INSERT CHARACTER NAME HERE] in awhile, I wonder where they are," and then shortly afterward you'll be catching up with them. Normally when games do this, there's this sort of unreal aspect to it, like "if they were going to get here before me, why didn't they just give me a fucking ride to the destination?"
Amazingly, Metro manages to subvert the NPCs can travel at the speed of light to a destination through various means, but the most important thing to take away from it is that the story doesn't leave a billion plot holes everywhere and then try to tie things up at the very end.
The biggest problems I have are actually just things I would have liked to see implemented, such as subtitles on minor character dialogue that still is related to the story. In one instance, the game fails to put subtitles on a scene where a couple bandits were setting up a trap, and unless you were listening super closely, you totally would have missed it.
Overall, the graphics are beautiful, the soundscape is fantastic and the atmosphere is quite wonderful. However, whoever was in charge of the sound the grass makes in the game, fuck you buddy. It sounds like a million monsters breathing down your neck and it is the most horrifying, spine chilling thing to hear when the sound kicks in.
All in all, Last Light is one of the best I've played in awhile.
Verdict: BUY]]>
At the core, Deadlight is an incredibly linear sidescrolling action game or simply put, a "metroidvania" game. Oddly, Deadlight deviates from the metroidvania style, because being labeled as such a game would suggest a huge emphasis on exploration, in which Deadlight has none.
That said, Deadlight is a game that I very much adore for the graphics, gameplay and overall story. Yet, I believe the reason I love it so is because it reminds me of a lower budget Shadow Complex clone mixed with The Walking Dead.
The game starts off in the post apocalypse where you play as Randall, a former Washington State Patrolman who now looks like a hobo version of Solid Snake. As with all zombie stories, Randall has to split up from his group and claims he will meet up with them soon. Thus he gets to walk around the zombie infested world until he finds a gas station.
On approach he believes the occupants of the building to be friendly but surprise surprise, all the other survivors want to kill anyone that moves because why the hell not? Along this journey to meet up with his group again, he often splits off to go find his wife and daughter because every protagonist not only has to live in a zombie scenario, but they MUST break character and be super clumsy and somehow lose their family.
So he sets off trying to get to Seattle, only to find that Seattle is home to a lot of dead things. Not just the Mariners, but tons of zombies.
As such it's up to the player to navigate around the city and try to find shelter. The levels feel very surreal and feature a LOT of atmosphere despite because of how desolate things are. Despite some of its pitfalls, the story is fairly well written, and leads up to a very gripping conclusion.
If you've played Metroid or Castlevania or Shadow Complex or any metroidvania like game, Deadlight is basically no different. You need to crawl, roll, run, jump, skedaddle and get smacked in the face a lot to survive. The gameplay formula is exactly the same, leaving the player with a classic playing experience seasoned with the addition of the undead. And the occasional moment of bad gameplay pacing.
In games such as these, you would hope that the physics would feel tight and fluid because of the amount of running and maneuvering you have to do to get around. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
See Deadlight suffers from "You can only grab this ledge if it's a Wednesday and the little indicator appears" syndrome. This disease can lead to annoying symptoms such as "your jump distance will change based on how awesome we can make this jump look" and "You haven't really climbed the wall all the way, even though you are gripping the edge and should totally be able to move over the wall."
This became really frustrating in some levels because you have no idea if you'll make that jump reliably or not. And of course, when you miss, the physics engine acts like the kid on the playground who never plays by the rules and taunts you on how you died for the 40 billionth time.
Sadly, Deadlight is not a very long game. At most it lasts about four to six hours, but it really offers a really interesting twist on zombie games. If anything, it's definitely worth a look.
Verdict: BUY]]>
And they pretty much nailed it on the head. The combination of quick gunplay and vicious hack and slash mechanics really makes Space Marine's combat rather enjoyable. Granted, the fight mechanics are nowhere near the level of the Batman series, but the game does pretty well on its own. The easiest way to picture is Devil May Cry gameplay but with less puzzles and more fun.
The story is rather interesting, the planet is invaded by orks and so the empire sends in the Space Marines to save the day. It's the typical "we must save the day and defeat the enemies!" story, however, the plot twist that happens near the middle of the game is quite unexpected and executed fairly well. Unfortunately, the campaign is plagued by waaaay too many cutscenes. There is literally a cutscene for just taking a step forward, there is a cutscene for picking your nose, and there are several for acknowledging that you are a Space Marine. There are just way too many pointless cutscenes.
The multiplayer is rather enjoyable, featuring a lot of gamemodes and quite a few maps. Sadly, multiplayer games can be rather laggy due to the lack of dedicated servers, leaving players to rely on p2p hosting. Basically, your mileage may vary with the multiplayer. However, if you get a couple of friends together, you'll probably not have to run into a lot of the network problems that hurt the game's public matchmaking.
Overall, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine is a fun game that can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone that likes third person shooters/hack-n-slashers. Being a Warhammer fan is not required, and you won't be at a disadvantage for having no knowledge of the franchise.
Verdict: BUY]]>
The story is incredibly predictable, despite all the support characters gasping in shock every four seconds at plot details we learned two hours ago. Pokemon Red had a better implementation of reiterating plot points and it's not even the same kind of RPG! It as if Lionhead Studios assumes that people playing RPGs won't be paying attention to the story.
That is if you can even call this game an RPG. Fable 3 is split up into two parts, where the first section is rather enjoyable, but extremely tedious, and the second part is just sit on the throne and do QTEs. Oh yeah, spoiler alert: You become king, as if it wasn't obvious already because the marketing material gave it away.
See, the first part is an RPGish thing, it's more of an adventure game than anything. Sometimes the game throws in some stupid moral choice stuff with options that range from "yeah fix the burning orphanage" to "DESTROY THE WORLD WITH A WANNABE NUKE". They did add a middleground to some of these choices, but you'll very rarely choose it.
But the critical flaw of Fable 3 is how it handles NPC interactions. This is a critical mechanic for RPGs to implement, and Fable 3 just tripped over a spec of dust and completely fucking flopped on this task. In order to interact with a person, you must stand somewhat nearby them and wait quite a while before a "Interact" button will fly over their head.
Only then you are able to interact with them. There's no more group interactions, and with it went the lock-on-targetting NPC interaction system that took literally no time at all.
Once the game has recognized you want to interact with an NPC, it transitions to a black screen before you're able to do anything. It actually loads up the interaction that you are about to have. That's stupid. If I want to talk to someone, I don't want to have to wait for the game to load up the person before I can say something to them. I'm standing right next to them, what the hell?!
Additionally, Fable 3 introduces four EXTREMELY ANNOYING mechanics that make me want to throw my computer at the wall:
First: The hand mechanic. To get a person to follow you or to be able to escort them, you must hold their hand. To do so, you wait about 10 seconds for the "Hold Hands" prompt to pop up. Then you have to walk at their speed to wherever your destination is.
In very rare occasions you will be able to run, but then other NPCs (and your dumbass dog) will decide it is a good idea to cut inbetween you and the NPC you are dragging, thus causing the hand link to break, which is frustrating. And to make it worse, if there is more than one NPC in the area, the game will reset everyone's pathfinding.
Basically, towns and bridges become a clusterfuck really quickly.
Second: The "Accept this item" mechanic. No matter what you do, should it be having bought an item, getting a quest reward or receiving the key for the quest from an NPC, you must accept the fact that you have this item by pressing a button. This is a great addition because there is no button to deny receiving the item, THUS RENDERING THIS STEP UTTERLY POINTLESS.
It's just yet another stupid button press between getting each item. So when you buy an item and accept paying it, you then have to accept the fact that you just got the item. Thank you Peter Molyneux for making getting rewards annoying as hell.
Third: The "I want to be your friend" bullshit. In order to do pretty much anything, the villagers have determined that you must earn their trust by doing remedial fetch, courier and/or gift missions.
This means that you must take whatever item they have and chuck it into the nearest firepit for them to consider you a good person. Luckily, Fable 3 does not require-OH WAIT, IT TOTALLY DOES.
There are several main quests that require you to be friends with people in order to build a better standing with the town/place. To do so, you must interact with every NPC individually. Fantastic.
Fourth: The "there is no health bar in real life, so we don't have one" mechanic. A good RPG would have a life bar during fights, or atleast some extremely obvious way to tell that you have 5% of your health left. It would also be reliable, and would show up at the first sign, all the time. NOPE, we can't have that. You are assumed to know when you are about to die or not. The first and only warning sign is your world becomes incredibly gray and there is a faded red border around your screen. The issue here is that the hint appears sporadically, ranging anywhere between 65% of your health, to 5%. There is no way to tell I was about to die until it happened.
What the hell. If I'm supposed to fight a billion enemies all at once, I'd atleast like to know how much health I have before I die, dammit.
All in all, your dog is an idiot, and you should skip Fable 3.
Verdict: PASS]]>
I have not been able to play the MP or the Dark Athena campaign yet. But that should not stop you from taking a look.
Verdict: BUY]]>


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Visit the stunning Gothic Quarter which is the centre of the old city of Barcelona and wander around the ancient winding streets, where many of the buildings date from medieval times. A great number of buildings are World Heritage Sites. Especially remarkable is the work of architect Antoni Gaudi, which can be seen throughout the city. His best known work is the immense but still unfinished Cathedral the Sagrada Familia, a symbol of Barcelona all over the world and has been under construction since 1882. Other works by Gaudi, include his famous Casa Batllo, Casa Mila and Park Güell. This is just a handful of amazing things to see and do in this stunning city!
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Functional Reactive Programming is a paradigm of writing graphical interfaces which can seriously simplify our lives, if applied properly. This talk aims to investigate what 'properly' means here and how do we proceed developing in-browser applications, which do not resist further improvement and maintenance.
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Just Jelly Beans and Jealousy
(The Reed Brothers - Book #2.5)
Kindle Edition, 80 pages
Source: Ebook - Own
Sean has been in love with Lacey for as long as he can remember, but she has pushed him firmly into the friend zone and plans to keep him there. Or so he thinks.
Lacey did put Sean in the friend zone, but now she's ready for more. Only he won't make a move.
Lacey enters a contest in which a kiss from her will be the prize. Can Sean win the contest? Can he win the girl?
Sean is Logan Reed's best guy friend but Lacey is Seans true best friend. He would like to change the best friend title to girlfriend. Lacey is aware that Sean has feelings for her. Sean told her but she was scared of losing him and said she just wanted to be friends. She could not live without him in her life and does not want him that way. Sean will take any part of Lacey that he can get so he settles for just friends.
Lacey has entered into a contest that the college fair is having to help raise money for charity. Lacey is at a kissing booth and the person who guesses the closest number of jellybeans wins a kiss. Lacey want Sean to be that kiss but can not tell him that. She wants him to make the move but Sean won't after hearing she thinks of him as her FRIEND.
After a near kiss that happened now Sean is determined to win that kiss. With Logan and his brothers help they buy guesses in hopes of winning the kiss.
Cute story, super short.
Only thing I did not like is when the female character flake out. Lacey told Sean NO and now she wants that to be a YES but instead of coming out and telling him the truth that she wants him just as much as he wants her Lacey wants Sean to cross the line and make a move. Now this is what women do wrong if you ask me. This is a game. Lacey wants what was offered before but if Lacey didn't and Sean crossed that line their friendship would end. This is why people need to communicate and not play games.
Anyway that is my only criticism and it is not really one for the book but of life itself.
RATING: 2 STARS (only because it was too short)
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54 Outstanding Lenten Arts And Crafts Ideas
Gifts that spark the childs imagination are wonderful, however they will not really feel the spark if they can not relate to the toy, so discover a gift that does each. As acknowledged earlier, upon getting into the martial arts faculty, typically, an individual finds an atmosphere of respect and good will. The directions for dyeing the pasta is included in the instructions for necklace at All Kids. There are many arts & crafts theme stickers like that one pictured here that you should utilize to brighten your social gathering favor luggage and/or packing containers.
Kids will take pleasure in celebrating New Year with daytime or nighttime crafts actions on December 31 and January 1. In the times before the vacation season, house and school New Year parties for kids are the proper opportunity for kids to make New Year crafts and luxuriate in New Year activities. Through a wide range of mediums, approaches, and environments, ARTS meets youth the place they are" emotionally, socially, developmentally, and artistically. Some courses are excellent and a few are run by those that have by no means had a lesson in their lives – they went to the martial arts provide store or online and purchased a uniform and a belt. To me the dark arts would be using religious information to hurt, manipulate, deceive, exploit and just to do typically negative things to different people. Subscribe to this weblog to keep up to date with Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Councils initiatives and occasions.
We congratulate the winners and thank all entrants for supporting the Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council. People from all walks of life examine martial arts for stress aid – cashiers, docs, lecturers, even lawyers. Blessed be the LORD my energy, which teacheth my hands to battle, and my fingers to struggle:" The Eastern martial arts don't suppose so.
Even although the City of Tucson Mural Arts Program has been an excellent success and we have supported the creation of latest public art works, we still need your help to maintain TAB alive and thriving. Allow your child to use their imagination where they will create a stupendous array of whale arts and crafts projects the complete family can admire. The children love utilizing their imaginations to dream up outfits to cover their turkey from being Thanksgiving dinner.
This makes a pleasant little container for treats for a party or for the college kids. Over the years, God has allowed me (through my martial arts coaching) to minister to hundreds of people on this planet. Yes, it seems martial arts works differently for different individuals, but I assume what a person learns by way of martial arts operates in one side of their lives or another. His life and work have been spent on the entrance lines of the neighborhood arts and activism movements.


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At the time of this writing, 11 near perfect copies of the Pandoric Maker's Magnum Opus Act 1 are being offered while supplies last. Want to know more about it and how to be ready for Act 2? Check out everything that you missed on kickstarter.
A beautiful hand made book created with a heavy toothed parchment paper and thick vellum for overlays. Illuminated with foiled artwork, this is a true piece of art for the collector. For this first edition, the Sanguine Apotheosis has been produced at 3 x 3 inches. When the first run has been completed, all future editions we have the "Limited first edition" removed from the inside cover plate and the Sanguine Apotheosis foils will be printed the same size as the rest at 2.5 x 2.5 inches. All of the books are finished by hand, the covers hand cast and a patina applied. The spine has been hot stamped with the title and the seal. Tabs that have hand drawn glyphs are added to the title plate of each of the eighteen Pandorics in this edition. The satan ribbons are finished with claps to keep them from fraying and a jewelry clasp added to keep them from coming loose. Finally, all editions are signed and numbered by the artist.
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The Speed Gambit
When it comes to track and field, "fast" takes on a number of definitions. It can mean sprinting 100 meters in 10.70 seconds or covering 10,000 meters in a medal-winning 27:30.42. Ahead of the summer, Nike footwear designers tasked themselves with not only outfitting but also accelerating athletes across this entire gamut.
Shades of Unlimited
At Nike, the phrase "be a sponge" is often bantered about. Mark Parker, President & CEO, NIKE, Inc., has noted the eyes-open mandate as a habit he picked up as a child, when he would take long walks with his grandmother and soak up the natural world — plants and rocks, seeds and bugs. This attentive observation is shared by Nike designers, who consciously connect to the world around them. They interact with athletes, view art and travel the globe to activate their imaginations and inform their creations — a dynamic blend of influences that has recently taken on a vivid tone.
New Spike Prepares Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for Historical Race
The 100 meters, for all its brevity, is best understood as a series of moments. Sprint experts break the event into three phases — drive, maximum velocity and maintenance. Sprinters tackle these phases through either a stride-rate or stride-length approach, meaning some sprinters are superb off the blocks; others, expert at catching pace deep in the dash. The rare runner who can master all phases breaks records.
Victory by Design
Back in Ancient Greece, victorious athletes wore little more than a scrap of fabric to receive the laurel wreath that designated their championship status. Modern athletes have instead opted to take the podium in statement apparel that displays their national pride, providing Nike with a prominent opportunity to showcase its progressive designs. This summer, the company advances that tradition by reimagining the iconic ceremonial sport style for the United States Olympic Committee and Comitê Olímpico do Brasil. Using Nike's most innovative methods, designers have created the NikeLab Dynamic Reveal Team Jacket and Pants specifically for that seminal medal-stand moment.
Nike's First Law of Speed
Newton's Third Law of Motion makes a compelling case: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, which means that an athlete's speed is the sum of their applied force and the effect of the opposing force upon them. In the case of a runner's pace, that contrasting agent is aerodynamic drag: the force that acts on any moving solid body in the direction of the fluid free-stream flow. Nike's new symbiotic track and field speed system — customizable to the event and athlete — is expressly engineered to reduce that drag and maximize effort.


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Chihuahua on meth gets some help
When a veterinarian told a California dog owner that his suspicions were accurate, and his pet had indeed ingested methamphetamine, the owner turned down further treatment for the 10-year-old Chihuahua and left with his dog.
Given the dog, named Jack Sparrow, was in danger of dying, the vet contacted animal control, and the dog was seized from his owner to get the treatment he needed.
Police in Fontana said in a press release that Isaiah Nathaniel Sais walked into the Inland Valley Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center in Upland on July 5.
Sais, 21, told the vet he suspected Jack Sparrow had ingested methamphetamine after finding it in his house.
A urine test confirmed that to be the case, but when vets informed Sais of that, and of the treatment needed, he walked out with his dog.
Because doctors had observed Jack suffering from convulsions and seizures and felt Jack's life was in jeopardy, they called Fontana Animal Services, which sent officers to the home of Sais.
They seized the dog from the owner after observing he was still convulsing and living in neglectful conditions.
"There was the smell of urine in his fur and his nails were over-grown," Jaime Simmons, of Fontana Animal Services, told KTLA.
Officers suspected Jack may have been kept indoors for months.
Jack was taken back to the vet's office, where he continues to recover, and is expected to be transferred into a temporary foster home in the next few days.
The case was immediately submitted to the San Bernardino Animal Cruelty Task Force and an arrest warrant issued for the owner.
Sais was being held at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino on a felony animal cruelty charge.
Posted by John Woestendiek July 12th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal cruelty, animals, california, chihuahua, dog, dogs, drugs, fontana, Inland Valley Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center, jack sparrow, meth, methamphetamine, neglect, pets, veterinarian, veterinary
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China's dog meat festival opens to protests
The annual dog meat festival in the Southern China city of Yulin opened yesterday — despite what was probably the heaviest barrage of criticism and protest in its history.
As vendors slaughtered dogs and cooked their meat in dozens of restaurants across the city, animal welfare activists attempted to disrupt the opening of the 10-day festival.
Some bought dogs from dealers to save them from being slaughtered. Others argued with local residents, and police were intervening to prevent physical confrontations, according to news reports.
"We came to Yulin to tell people here dogs are our friends. They should not kill dogs in such a cruel way and many of the dogs they killed are pet dogs," said Yang Yuhua, a volunteer from the central city of Chongqing.
While most of the meat used at the festival comes from farm dogs raised for that purpose, critics say strays and stolen pet dogs often end up in the mix.
One day into the festival, local residents were complaining that outsiders were ruining the tradition.
"It's been a tradition for years for us to celebrate the festival. We can't change it simply because they (animal lovers) love dogs," a local resident told The Associated Press. "They don't want us to eat dog meat. We eat dog meat to celebrate the festival, but since they've come here, they've ruined our mood completely."
Promoters say eating dog meat during the summer helps ward off the heat and maintain a healthy metabolism.
More than 10,000 animals are killed each year for the summer solstice festival, which has become a focal point for those seeking to halt the tradition of eating dog in China and other Asian countries.
An estimated 10 million to 20 million dogs are killed for their meat each year in China.
This year, the list of celebrities speaking out against the practice grew.
Matt Damon, Pamela Anderson, Minnie Driver and Joaquin Phoenix were among those appearing in a video (above) produced by the Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation.
Yulin's local government has sought to distance itself from the event, forbidding its employees from attending and limiting its size by shutting down some dog markets and slaughter houses.
"The so-called dog-meat eating festival has never been officially recognized by government or by any regulations or laws," said an official reached by telephone at the city government's general office.
"We hold meetings every time before the so-called festival, discussing counter measures such as deploying local police, business and sanitary authorities to inspect and deal with those who sell dogs," he said.
Between those efforts and the international criticism that seems to increase every year, some organizations say the number of dogs killed for the event might be decreasing.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 22nd, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animal cruelty, animal hope & wellness foundation, animal welfare, animals, celebrities, china, criticism, dog, dog meat, dog meat festival, dogs, festival, pets, protests, yulin
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PetSmart employee charged in dog's death
A PetSmart employee was arrested after a dog in his care died Sunday in northern California, according to police.
Police were called to the pet supply store in San Mateo Sunday evening by the dog's owner.
The owner, a 47-year-old San Mateo man, told officers he brought his 1-year-old male dachshund, Henry, to the store to be groomed, police said.
About three minutes later, an employee came out of the grooming office holding the dog, who was bleeding from the mouth and having trouble breathing, police said.
The employee, Juan Gustavo Zarate, 38, of San Francisco, then took the dog to an on-site veterinarian. Despite the vet's attempts to treat the animal, the dog died within minutes.
A post mortem X-ray of the dog concluded Henry suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported.
Officers determined that Zarate likely contributed to the dog's death and arrested him on suspicion of felony animal cruelty. He was booked into the county jail and released later Sunday evening, according to the District Attorney's office.
"It's definitely a sad and sensitive case for everyone involved and we take any animal neglect case seriously," said San Mateo police Sgt. Rick Decker.
The Peninsula Humane Society will conduct a necropsy to confirm the nature of the injuries and the specific cause of death, police said.
In an email to ABC7 News, PetSmart wrote:
"We are heartbroken by the loss of Henry. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of pets, and we take full responsibility for the pets in our care.
"We are conducting an internal investigation and will take immediate action based on our findings. Additionally, we are working with the local authorities. The individual involved has been placed on suspension pending the outcome of this investigation.
"Any incident of animal cruelty goes against everything we believe as a company and as individual pet parents. No words can express our deep sorrow for the family, and we will continue to work with the pet parent during this difficult time."
Posted by John Woestendiek May 18th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
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There's no such thing as a hopeless dog
Six dogs who, with a little help, overcame their horrendous pasts will be featured this weekend in a special Animal Planet program that documents their journeys from frightened canines to forever companions.
The network partnered with the ASPCA to produce "Second Chance Dogs," a behind-the-scenes look at the ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey.
The center works to rehabilitate dogs that have been removed from hoarding situations, puppy mills and other atrocious conditions.
"The animals have lived their lives in constant fear and neglect, resulting in extreme distrust of humans and at times complete catatonia," according to an Animal Planet release. "These conditions make them unsuitable for adoption, and in some cases at risk to be euthanized."
The program airs at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16.
Launched in 2013, the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center calls itself the first and only facility dedicated to rehabilitating dogs suffering from severe fear and undersocialization resulting from puppy mills, hoarding cases, and other situations that put them in peril.
"While we can't yet answer all of the questions associated with rehabilitating at-risk animals, we continue to witness amazing transformations, dogs that conquer their anxiety and fear despite years of behavioral damage," said Matthew Bershadker, president and CEO of the ASPCA. "These transformations change the trajectory of their lives."
The ASPCA, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, plans to open a second rehab center next year in North Carolina, The new $9 million, 35,000-square-foot facility will be located at what used to be a cement plant in Weaverville, North Carolina, just north of Asheville.
Posted by John Woestendiek April 15th, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
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What is the "truth" about Just Pups?
Police investigating the source of a stench in Paramus found 67 puppies packed in a van parked behind Just Pups, a North Jersey pet store.
The pups — some covered in feces — were seized early Monday and taken to a North Jersey animal hospital, where 15 of them were determined to be in need of medical treatment.
Found locked in steel crates, the puppies were scheduled to go to other stores in the Just Pups chain. They had come from the Missouri breeding kennel of store owner Vincent LoSacco.
That's him in the video above — responding last week to allegations of animal cruelty filed by the New Jersey SPCA in connection with the chain's largest outlet in East Brunswick, N.J.
Last week, East Brunswick's council unanimously voted to revoke LoSacco's license at that store, prompting him to post a video he called "The Truth About Just Pups."
Despite the scrutiny, LoSacco still apparently saw no problem with leaving 67 puppies in a parked van in Paramus on a night that temperatures dropped to 35 degrees.
Authorities said that about 3 a.m. Monday, Paramus police officers approached the van and detected the stench of urine and feces.
The officers, hearing whines coming from inside the van, opened an unlocked sliding door and found the dogs.
Police said the temperature inside the poorly ventilated van was 38 degrees, and that some of the crates did not contain food or water. The small crates held two to four puppies each.
LoSacco on Monday told NorthJersey.com that the van was temperature controlled, and leaving puppies parked in the van overnight was not an uncommon practice.
"It's not unnormal to leave them in the van, as long as they have air conditioning or heat — depending on the season — and food and water," LoSacco said. "It's the same thing with the pet store. People aren't there 24 hours."
He denied that the cages were overcrowded, and suggested that any dogs who were covered in feces got that way when police officers loaded the van onto a flatbed truck to transport it.
As of Monday night, four pups remained at the vet's office. The rest — golden retrievers, Labradors and terriers — were transferred to Tyco Animal Control, which has contracts with more than 20 municipalities in Bergen and Passaic counties.
The incident is being investigated by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Animal Cruelty Task Force, Paramus police detectives and the Paramus Health Department.
The Paramus was closed Monday pending the investigation. It reopened Tuesday.
Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera said the store had been the subject of complaints in recent weeks from residents about unsanitary conditions and animal cruelty.
The mayor said a Paramus inspector visited the store in response to the complaints and found some unsanitary conditions, but no signs of cruelty. The store was closed for about 24 hours while those sanitary conditions were addressed.
Just Pups has four New Jersey locations — in Paramus, East Hanover, East Brunswick and Emerson, according to its website.
"Just Pups is the only puppy or pet store that you can shop at where you have a 100% guarantee that 100% of our puppies have come from reputable breeders only," the website says. "..We have never ever purchased a single puppy from a questionable source or a puppy broker."
In February, LoSacco's attempts to renew his license for a Just Pups location in Valhalla, N.Y., were denied, according to the New York Daily News.
The charges filed by the NJSPCA against the East Brunswick store came after three dead dogs were found in the store's freezer on Feb. 29. In total, 267 animal cruelty charges were filed by the NJSPCA, alleging, among other things, that LoSacco exposed puppies to illnesses by commingling healthy and sick animals.
An online petition calling for that store to be shut down and for a state Department of Health investigation into all Just Pups locations has gathered nearly 160,000 signatures.
(Photos: Paramus Police Department)
Posted by John Woestendiek April 6th, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
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NC starts new animal cruelty hotline
If you live in North Carolina, and you care about dogs and other animals, here's a number to program into your cell phone.
It's the state's new Animal Welfare Hotline and it's now in service, fielding calls from citizens who have seen animals being mistreated.
"As a pet owner, I understand how important it is that our animal companions get the care they need," Attorney General Roy Cooper said in announcing the new hotline. "I encourage North Carolinians to use this new tool if they have information to report about animals being harmed."
State lawmakers created the Animal Welfare Hotline during the 2015 session of the NC General Assembly.
The Attorney General's Office will review animal welfare complaints submitted via the hotline and refer them to the appropriate authority. North Carolinians can report animals experiencing physical harm under the care of an individual, pet shop, kennel or animal shelter.
In addition to the toll free hotline (1-855-290-6915), animal cruelty reports can be filed via an online complaint form. It's not easily found on the NCDOJ.gov website, but here's a direct link.
Complaints can also be filed by mail: P.O. Box 629, Attention: Animal Welfare Hotline, Raleigh, NC 27602.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 7th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: abuse, animal cruelty, animal cruelty hotling, animal welfare, animal welfare hotline, animals, attorney general, complaints, cruelty, dogs, hotline, neglect, north carolina, north carolina animal welfare hotline, pets, roy cooper
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Baltimore police officer who cut dog's throat is found not guilty of all charges
There was no justice for Nala in Baltimore this week.
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge on Thursday acquitted a former city police officer charged with animal cruelty, misconduct and mutilating an animal after he slit the seven-year-old Shar-Pei's throat in the summer of 2014.
Judge Melissa M. Phinn said the state did not present adequate evidence that proved Jeffrey Bolger, 50, was responsible for the death.
That despite the fact he pulled out a knife and drew it across the throat of a dog already restrained by a catchpole — after uttering, at least according to one witness, "I'm going to gut this thing."
Phinn noted that the verdict might not be popular, but said the evidence indicated the officer was acting in the interest of public safety and putting the dog out of it's misery.
She also noted that Maryland's Chief Medical Examiner David R. Fowler testified that the dog likely was dead before her throat was cut.
Phinn said that Bolger would not have the expertise to know the dog was already dead when he slit its throat.
Bolger's attorneys — attempting to cover all the bases — had argued both that the dog was already dead and that Bolger was attempting to euthanize the dog in the most humane way possible.
"Rather than have a dog suffer needlessly, a dog that was going to be tested for rabies, he decided to make an incision," said Bolger's attorney, Steven H. Levin, said as he left the courthouse with his client on Thursday.
An incision???
Apparently, at least according to the defense arguments the judge bought, Bolger — or should we call him Dr. Bolger — decided to euthanize an already subdued dog he wasn't sure was dead or alive out of the goodness of his heart with his trusty pocket knife.
Contrary to the state medical examiner's findings, a necropsy performed by a doctor working for the city's animal control determined a cut artery led to the dog's death.
The state medical examiner said those findings were faulty, and while some witnesses said they heard the dog whimper and that her eyes remained opened before Bolger cut her, the medical examiner testified that both signs are not uncommon even after death.
The judge noted that, while one witness said they heard Bolger say, "I'm going to gut this thing," another person within earshot did not recall him use the phrase.
Prosecutor Paul O'Connor had argued the Bolger had no reason to slit the dog's throat, saying she was already restrained when Bolger cut her.
Bolger's attorneys argued that the officer did not have proper equipment to sedate the dog, that the dog choked "itself" to death while on the pole, and that Bolger used the knife to protect the public.
Both that pole and Nala's collar "disappeared" long before the trial started.
Nala escaped from her yard last year and was spotted roaming the streets of a Highlandtown neighborhood. Police were called after she bit a pregnant woman who was trying to rescue her from traffic.
Bolger had no comment to reporters at the trial's conclusion, other than to thank his attorneys. The dog's owner, Sarah Gossard, 30, left the courtroom in tears.
In a Facebook post Thursday, she said she was "heartbroken," by the judge's verdict.
"I do believe that just because this judge didn't find the evidence sufficient, that doesn't mean that he didn't kill her. I don't feel that justice was served but I can only hope that Nala's death has raised animal cruelty awareness."
After the trial, Bolger's attorneys talked about their client's suffering — that's right, Bolger's suffering.
Levin said the case drew nationally publicity, negatively affected his client's life and forced him to retire early from the police department and suffered after having been suspended without pay.
State's Attorney's Office spokeswoman Rochelle Ritchie said her office was disappointed by the judge's decision. "It will not deter us from pursuing and prosecuting those who commit heinous acts against animals," she said.
Katie Flory, who heads the Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission and is director of Community Affairs for the Maryland SPCA, said she was also disappointed by the verdict.
"We are very sad and frustrated to hear that a guilty verdict was not given today. It shows us that we have a lot more work to do when it comes to the egregious acts to animals in our city," she told the Baltimore Sun.
"We are very sad for Sarah's family," Flory added. "It's not going to bring Nala back and we hoped for justice for Nala, and for her family."
Posted by John Woestendiek November 20th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
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Visiting a cousin who grew up with you long ago can cause the memories to come cascading back, especially if heightened by old photos and the music of your past. The body language of these two cousins on a shared … Continue reading
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True Blood Star Dead at 39
09 Jul, 2017
Nelsan Ellis of True Blood and Elementaryfame has died at age 39.
His rep confirmed to E! News Saturday the actor passed away after complications with heart failure.
"He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed," his manager told The Hollywood Reporter.
Ellis was born in Illinois and grew up there and in Alabama. He graduated from Julliard and began his onscreen acting career in the early '00s. His big break came in 2008, when he made his debut as Lafayette Reynolds, the beloved short order cook and medium on all HBO's True Blood.He played the character on all seven seasons of the horror and drama series, which aired between 2008 and 2014. Ellis most recently starred as reformed criminal Shinwell Johnson on CBS' Elementary.
"Heartbreaking," Deborah Ann Woll, who played the vampire Jessica on True Blood, wrote on Twitter Saturday in response to the news of his death.
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Information About this Role
Job Title: Technical Engineer
Location: Dublin and International travel when required
Industry: Medical Devices/Healthcare industry
Type: Permanent, full time
Salary: Highly competitive salary, excellent bonus opportunities, healthcare, pension
Company Description:
My client have operated in the UK for more than 20 years, delivering medical imaging solutions designed and built specifically to meet the needs of the NHS and private healthcare organisations in the UK. They bring 25 years of experience of working with rapidly evolving medical imaging technology, coupled with 40-plus years of hospital IT experience.
Their unique portfolio of solutions for Radiology, Cardiology, Advanced Workflow Solutions and Teaching Files are designed to help healthcare organisations of all sizes and complexity manage the specialised imaging applications that come from dealing with today's medical imaging department. Overall a fantastic company to work for, offering great company culture, career progression opportunities and an excellent package.
Job Description & Responsibilities of the Technical Engineer:
- Providing advanced level tier 2 support and services to the companies service staff and external customers for PACS integrations, HL7 mapping, workflow design, hardware and OS support, database changes or troubleshooting
- Performing system installations and upgrades remotely for customers
- Working with Project Management to complete system integration and functionality checks
- Following up with customers on assigned tasks to completion
- Providing remote system administration for customers as required
- Recommending best practices to customers
- Creating documentation for complex customer projects as required
- Creating and maintaining internal technical documentation as needed
- Identifying improvements for the companies products/solutions
- Traveling to customer sites for system upgrades, workflow optimization, environment assessment, technical troubleshooting and training
- Diagnosing software and hardware malfunctions and working with other members of the Services team and Engineering to identify and resolve problems
- Participating in technical discussions / calls with customers and third party vendors as required
- Providing customers with regular status updates when required
- Independently escalating to and working with Engineering to resolve product issues in a timely manner
- Working closely with Project Management, Engineering and Support to benchmark, design, implement optimal peerVue solutions
Candidate Must Have's for the Technical Engineer:
- Candidates with experience working in a medical environment where they are exposed to clinical workflow and have gained an understanding of clinical terminology and processes are preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science; Computer Technology Diploma or equivalent or related experience
- Good understanding of HL7
- MCSE and/or A+ Certification an asset
- Flexibility in working hours to support business needs
- Experience with IIS and web based applications
- Practical knowledge of Exchange, LDAP and Active Directory
- Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Proactive approach to workload and innovative mindset
- Knowledge of maintaining SQL databases
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- In depth knowledge of Windows servers, work stations and networking environment
- Strong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, VNC, SSH, PGP, etc.)
Please feel free to call me for a confidential chat about this role.
Deadline for all applications: Wednesday 13th January!
Contact details:
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I'm truly honored to have surpassed 3000 likes today for Darius Design. Thank you for your continued support!
The best is yet to come.
I'm truly honored to have surpassed 3000 likes today for Darius Design. Thank you for your continued support!
The best is yet to come.
" Affecting behavioral change is a disruptive process which involves radical insight into the human condition with a sobering awareness of the ways in which technological singularity is transforming the landscape. "Michael Darius
" For an idea to manifest itself into a truly unique and truly meaningful product experience it must first cross a threshold originating in the struggle for equilibrium, impermanence, and transcendence. "Michael Darius
" Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. "Robert J. Hanlon
I recently designed a social network built around a community cultivated by a friend called Tao of the Giraffe. With a focus on building out a community network surrounding the principles of mindfulness and intentionality, Tao of the Giraffe seeks to invite people into their own space where they can capture beautiful imagery of giraffe's in their natural habitats and associating this imagery with wisdom of the ages, meaningful quotations, literature, favorite sayings, and poetry. Please join us as we beta test this new network and contribute content of your own to this conscious, living, and growing community.
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With intentionality,
Michael Darius
This is a book review I frequently will refer to when discussing ways of improving productivity and creativity among virtual teams. This book is filled with great tools for working collaboratively across timezones, accommodating for the inconveniences of toneless communication and language barriers.
The information superhighway that was much lauded in the 1990s is undoubtedly here. Indeed, developing countries are leapfrogging the traditional wired modes of communication with cellular systems that require far less infrastructure. At the same time, packet-based modes of communication such as instant messenger and Skype are becoming the de-facto standard for communication between overseas buyers and suppliers.
But the promise of the videophone, trumpeted by IBM at the 1964 New York World's fair has never taken hold, despite the best guesses of Stanley Kubrick's 2001, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, and James Cameron's Aliens, to name a few. In part, the lack of counterparties with similar technology held it back, but it is equally likely that many people were simply uncomfortable with the prospect of the other caller seeing them disheveled or unwashed. Purely auditory conversation masks non-verbal cues, and sometimes that little obfuscation is comforting.
It is often cited, however, that nonverbal communication makes up the bulk of information flow between individuals, and the perplexing popularity of emoticons provides ample testimony that words aren't always enough to get the point across. For creative teams, these adages hold even more fully. Any design meeting likely includes: hand waving, gesticulation, volume changes, uncomfortable silences, glares, sketching, annotating other peoples' drawings, and hopefully healthy doses of laughter. Something magical happens when you pack a room full of creatives, and that spark is often lost on the phone or in multimedia conferences.
In Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams, Steven MacGregor and Teresa Torres-Coronas have compiled a comprehensive assortment of scholarly papers on the subject of virtual teams — collaborative creative efforts between people who happen to be separated by oceans and time zones. Between international sourcing and free trade, the problem of virtual teamwork is rapidly becoming a major one for large corporations and is beginning to trickle down to working designers. While virtual collaboration seems functional in concept, however, coordinating such efforts remains a massive problem. The persistence of creative centers like Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and even Bangalore and their respective real estate markets provide testament to the fact that human beings still like face-to-face meetings, and the astronomical prices of business class airfare as compared to coach demonstrates that they are willing to pay for them too.
That said, the ubiquity of labels like "Made in China" and the existence of massive overseas call centers illustrates the necessity of global manufacture in our interconnected free-market society. Somewhere between those two extremes lies a comfortable balance, but we haven't settled upon it yet. Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams is a scientific analysis of the pitfalls of traversing that gulf.
In no way shape or form is this book fluffy or overdesigned. Wallpaper or ID, it is not. Any designer will likely be rapidly distracted by the inconsistencies between the text and the graphics, the awkward tracking, mixture of font sizes, strange kerning, and the uneasy coexistence of serif and san-serif fonts in the same level of informational hierarchy. Even more frightening to the average creative is the inclusion of heavy statistical analysis, R-squared tests and the profusion of acronyms and peer-reviewed journal citations. Those same cues that I must admit made me physically uncomfortable as a designer after reading an endless series of gorgeous coffee-table books, however, are the sorts of signposts that pervade real scholarship and academia. Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams looks and feels like a business school textbook, but is also virtually hemorrhaging with data, ideas and statistics.
The Peter Principle, proposed by Laurence J. Peter in his 1968 book of the same name could be roughly stated as "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." In the creative field this manifests often when star designers are promoted to management roles only to find their creativity stifled and their days filled with tasks that they aren't suited for. Ultimately when promoted to the upper echelons, every job becomes management and sales. It is a rare sort of person who can be both a creative and a manager.
As such, Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams makes the designer in me very uncomfortable, because I know that the unpalatable problems discussed within await me, and are a lot less fun than sketching at a desk. Having tried to explain PDF schematics via instant messaging to factories in Guangdong and playing Skype tag with machinists in Mexico, I know how hard a problem that is. Frankly I'd rather stay in my ivory tower. Life, however, doesn't work that way.
So while the need for books like Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams is very clear, the text would be far more useful if it offered a panacea where it does not. Instead it remains a compendium of difficult or insoluble problems, presented in exactly the sort of way that provides business-types an advantage over designers. It's often quipped that Harvard MBA's wind up presiding over the (in some people's minds) far more intelligent MIT engineers across the Charles River. A comparison of salaries provides ample statistical evidence to that gulf in power. MacGregor's work is precisely the sort of book that could be assigned in business school, or in an institution like Stanford's much heralded fusion of design and business, the "D-School." There is a profound need for this sort of scholarship, but for designers, Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams may be a bit much.
Then again, for those artistic types lucky enough to have been promoted to management, the problems that virtual teams present are likely more excruciating than any textbook. In those cases, it may be well worth putting on "graphic design blinders" and soldiering through this work of scholarship. Frankly, Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams is a bit ahead of its time, but the problems it presages are only going to grow. For now, however, most creatives can consider themselves blessed not to need resources like this. But for those designers "privileged" enough to have been promoted to leadership positions in our global market, this book may be just what's needed. You know who you are and I don't envy you a bit.
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If you are looking for a cornerstone book on the subject of securing the strategic value of design in your organization look no further. This book is phenomenal.
Design Leadership // Securing the Strategic Value of Design by Raymond Turner
The fundamental tenet of this Design Leadership book is that design is a commercial and social imperative and its management and leadership are integral parts of what can make business successful, government effective and society safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
The text draws on Raymond Turner's extensive experience and insights into the effective use of design as a business resource for competitive advantage and social benefit. Raymond brings his experience of working for iconic businesses, projects and consultancies to provide essential, value creating, insights on the interface between design and business.
Design Leadership adopts a straightforward approach that will be of great value to those who influence how organisations work – the managers and chief executives of a country's wealth creating engines. It is also of particular relevance to those with design management and leadership responsibilities as well as students who aim to work in these roles. The ideas at the heart of the book concern all who shape society and have the brief to improve our lives. Raymond Turner's advice will help all of these readers make design work and so become more effective more quickly.
" Design isn't crafting a beautifully textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether. "Edward Tufte
Saturday afternoon dear Juliana celebrated her fourth birthday party themed after Disney's 'Frozen'. Marissa and Monet took turns capturing video using Google Glass during the occasion to capture the essence of what it was like to be involved in the activities from a child's perspective. We adults tend to get lost into our adult conversations during these children's birthday parties and often forget the magical world that the children are experiencing in the process. This video attempts to rekindle that experience and memorialize this special birthday for Juliana from a child's point of view.
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Mary Ann Nash of Daphne and Mark Alan Hocutt of Saraland were married Dec. 27 at Fairhope Church of Christ with Jerry O. Davidson officiating the 2 p.m. ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Melba Nash of Mobile and the late Drexel Nash. She is the granddaughter of the late Homer and Lena Mae Nash of Amory, Miss., and the late Wallace and Addie Mae Robinson of Eight Mile.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Buster Hocutt of Mobile. He is the grandson of the late L.C. and Annie B. Hocutt of Brownville and the late Foy and Ouida Knight of Hamilton.
Given in marriage by her mother, the bride wore a battenberg beaded satin gown, with gauntlet sleeves.
The bride was attended by Sharon Lawson of Mobile as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Robin Phillips of Mobile, Mary Huber of Spanish Fort, and Karen Adcox of Daphne. Flower girl was Bailey Adcox of Daphne.
The father of the groom served his son as best man. Groomsmen were Eric Dungan of Hurley, Miss., John Nash of Wilmer, Mike Adcox of Daphne and Colby Phillips. Ringbearers were C.J. Phillips of Mobile and Brandon Adcox of Daphne.
Following a trip to Crested Butte, Colo., the couple will reside in Daphne.


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oin Nick Murdocco and Gary Whittaker every Saturday and Sunday morning from 7 – 10am, as they keep their pudgy little fingers on the pulse of the Montreal sports scene. I'm on every Sunday at 8:30am discussing music and sports!
This week, the best of sports anthems with fun facts and trivia!
Whoomp! (There It Is) by Tag Team
Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men
Tubthumping by Chumbawumba,
Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles
Let's Get it Started by The Black Eyed Peas
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Enter Sandman by Metallica
La Copa De La Vida (Cup of Life) by Ricky Martin
Don't Stop Believin' by Journey


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Project ID: BIO00196
The invention comprises of an antibody-based panel for detecting the cadherin family of proteins, the catenin family of proteins and the plaque family of proteins in tissues for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer.
Value proposition:
The present invention finds use in the assessment and differential diagnosis of tumors in tissue. The panel includes a set of antibody reagents; each antibody reagent is capable of recognizing a specific protein where the protein is a member of the general cadherin family of proteins, the general catenin family of proteins or the plaque family of proteins. The antibody-based panel includes one or more antibody reagents specific for detecting the cadherin family of proteins selected from the group consisting of E-cadherin, P-cadherin, N-cadherin, M-cadherin, R-cadherin, OB-cadherin, desmosomal cadherins and protocadherins and/or one or more antibody reagents specific for detecting the catenin family of proteins selected from the group consisting of α-catenin, β-catenin, plakoglobin, p120cas isoforms and other plaque proteins, such as, vinculin, α-actinin, desmoplakin, plakophilin, and the like.
Invention description:
Adhesion between cells is a feature of all multicellular organisms, including humans. One class of proteins that mediate adhesion between cells is the cadherin family of proteins. The extracellular interactions between two cadherin molecules contribute to holding neighboring cells together. Also, on the inside surface of the cell membrane, the cytoplasmic domain of the cadherin protein interacts with a set of proteins called catenins or plaque proteins. One of the characteristic features of cancer cells is that, relative to their normal counterparts, their cell adhesion systems are different. One manifestation of their altered cell adhesion properties is that many cancers can become metastatic. Thus, it is of interest to determine the status of cell adhesion molecules in cancer cells. A reduction in cadherin expression as well as functional alterations such as tyrosine phosphorylation, decrease cell-cell adhesion and are associated with tumor progression. Thus cadherins, and their associated proteins, the catenins, are used as prognostic indicators of tumor aggressiveness. It is believed that when present, cadherin expression in tumors may also be used to trace the histogenetic origins of the tumor cells, and serve as differential diagnosis markers between neoplasms of similar morphology but different histogenesis.
Researchers at The University of Toledo have invented a panel of antibodies for detecting cadherins, catenins or plaque proteins in tissues and have provided the method of use of this panel in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers.
Applications: Cancer diagnostics and prognosis
IP status: US Patent 5,895,748; US Patent 5,997,866


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William "Bill" Wood, an expert trainer of mortgage origination, underwriting and compliance requirements, has joined The StoneHill Group, a national provider of quality control (QC), due diligence and mortgage fulfillment solutions, as the company's corporate trainer.
Wood has more than 25 years of experience in mortgage finance and business management. Most recently, he served as client account and training manager for AmeriSave Mortgage Corp., where he was responsible for training staff on the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures rule, loan submission and underwriting requirements and hosted the company's live help online chat room for brokers and mini-correspondents.
Wood also previously served as business manager for The Salvation Army in New York, where he managed budgets, implemented management policies, and oversaw the recruitment and training of employees.
In his new role, Wood will oversee the training of all QC and outsourcing staff, ensuring they are up to date on current and future industry standards and regulations.