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PIJIP to Host Discussion on Apple v. Samsung Verdict
American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property faculty Jorge Contreras, Jonas Anderson and Christine Farley will discuss the Apple-Samsung verdict and litigation at 12:00pm noon this Monday August 27 at WCL, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington D.C in Room 602.
Jorge Contreras, who researches and teaches on patent licensing and is a frequent public commenter on the case, will discuss Apple's utility patent claims. Jonas Anderson, who teaches patent law and has litigated design patent cases, will discuss Apple's design patent claims. And Christine Farley, a scholar and teacher of U.S. and international trademark law, will discuss Apple's trade dress claims.
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served. A live webcast will be provided if possible, with the link to be posted at www.pijip.org. Press welcome.
On August 25 Apple won a stunning victory in its long-running patent battle with Samsung. A jury in San Jose, California decided for Apple on nearly all counts, finding Samsung liable for willfully infringing Apple's patents covering the design of its iPhone and iPad products, as well as features like "tap to zoom" and other finger-sliding commands. Samsung was unsuccessful in asserting its own patents, mostly covering wireless telecommunications standards, against Apple. The jury assessed more than $1 billion in damages against Samsung, an amount that could be further increased by the judge. Even more critically, a hearing has been set for Sept. 20 to determine whether the court will issue an injunction preventing the sale of Samsung's products in the US.
PIJIP faculty will lead an informal discussion of the decision and its implications for intellectual property law and litigation as well as for technology markets. Bring your own smart phone/tablet.
For substantive press inquiries about the issues in the case, contact Jorge Contreras (firstname.lastname@example.com 314-566-6695)


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STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — Ashley Nordstrom and Matthew Kann were married Aug. 20, 2011, at Riverview Greens in Stewartville. The Rev. Fred Rengstorf officiated at the ceremony.
Parents of the couple are Ron and Cheryl Nordstrom of Bismarck, N.D., and Bob and Jane Koehn of Watertown, S.D., and Jim Kann of Britton, S.D.
The bride was escorted by her father.
Maids of honor were Carly Nordstrom, Bismarck, sister of the bride, and Michelle Nelson, Rochester. Bridesmaids were Megan Nordstrom, Woodlawn, Tenn., sister-in-law of the bride; Katie Kann, Sioux Falls, S.D., sister of the groom; and Sarah Doll, Bozeman, Mont.
Flower girls were Aubree Nordstrom, Woodlawn, niece of the bride; Miley and Elle Hoffarth, Rochester; and Madison Jarret, Rochester.
Personal attendants were Cara Miller, Farmington, cousin of the bride, and Tricia Riggott, Rochester.
Best men were Jason Kann, Eagan and Nathan Kann, Watertown, brothers of the groom. Groomsmen were Troy Poncelet, Rochester; Colby Nordstrom, Bismarck, brother of the bride; and Ryan Nordstrom, Woodlawn, brother of the bride. Junior groomsman was Steven Koehn, Watertown, brother of the groom. Honorary groomsman was Eric Bratsveen, cousin of the groom. Ring bearer was Brayden Kann, Rochester, son of the couple.
Ushers were Tom Mork, Adams; Kirby Scheeler, Minneapolis; Dustin Graetz, Rochester; and Kendall Hagen, Britton, cousin of the groom.
A reception was held at Riverview Greens.
The bride graduated from Century High School at Bismarck in 2004 and the groom graduated from Watertown High School in 2003. The bride and groom received an associate's degree in paramedic medicine in 2008 from Northland Community College, East Grand Forks, and they are employed at Gold Gross Ambulance in Rochester.
They took a wedding trip to Jamaica.

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July is National Hot Dog Month, which is not really a stretch given that:
A: It's summertime and hot dogs, grilled on an open flame or around the campfire, are as ubiquitous this time of year as watermelon (July is also National Watermelon Month.)
B: It's baseball season and no trip to a ballpark is quite complete without a hot dog.
And C: Today is the Fourth of July and what goes better with fireworks and patriotic odes than a hot dog slathered in yellow mustard with a slick of dill relish?
Not too keen about standing in front of a blazing grill on a 100-degree-plus Tucson summer day?
Here are a few options:
• Pat's Drive-In, 1202 W. Niagara St., 624-0891. Best known for its chili dogs, Pat's is the big dog in Tucson's hot-dog kennel. It's been around since 1955. All-beef hot dogs. Prices start at $1.85.
• Luke's Italian Beef, 4444 E. Grant Road, 321-9236; 101 E. Fort Lowell Road, 888-8066; 1615 S. Alvernon Way, 747-8399; 2645 E. Speedway, 795-6060; and 6741 N. Thornydale Road, Marana, 877-7897. Luke's dresses them up Chicago style, with relish and peppers. The Kosher beef dogs start at $4.25, served with fries.
• Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, 3725 W. Orange Grove Road, Marana, 989-0314; and 7120 E. Broadway, 298-9337. The Vienna all-beef dogs, grilled crispy outside and juicy inside, are wrapped in a pillowy soft bun for $2.49.
• Southwest Desert Dogs, 5214 E. Pima St., 388-0125. This is the place to go for dogs of every breed, from the regional fave Sonoran dog to wieners dressed in Texas twang, fanciful BLT and Chicago chile relish. Prices are between $3 and $4.
• Fatdogs, 4500 N. Oracle Road in the Tucson Mall; 909-6943. The home of the foot-long Sonoran dog, but you can get them dressed New York, Chicago or chili style, ranging from $2.89 to $9.29 for a 3-plus-pound ultimate Chicago dog.
• El Guero Canelo, 5201 S. 12th Ave., 295-9005; 2480 N. Oracle Road, 882-8977; and 5802 E. 22nd St., 790-6000. Born as a hot-dog cart, El Guero has been featured several times on national TV and put Tucson on the map as America's Sonoran hot dog capital. Prices start at $2.64.
• BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs, 2650 N. First Ave., 207-2245; 5118 S. 12th Ave., 295-0105. In a 2010 showdown on the Travel Channel's "Food Wars," BK beat El Guero in the Sonoran hot dog challenge. Dogs are $2.99.
Did you know?
During hot-dog season - from Memorial Day to Labor Day - Americans consume 7 billion hot dogs, which works out to 818 hot dogs every second.
Source: National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-4642.


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Hi guys, this appetizer were kind of a stroll in memory lane for us. If there is something I really miss about NY is the amount of options of Über cool places to go and have a little drink and some yummy appetizers on the weekends. Places like PDT (please don't tell) that you have to enter through a super secretive telephone cabin door. And inside all sorts of new drinks one more delicious than the other; The little owl, The spotted pig with April Bloomfield amazing food, Momofuko of course my very favorite in Manhattan, Casa Mono with a selection of little plates to blow your mind, or our favorite wine bar that everybody new us by our names. Also extremely low key and with delicious Italian antipasti to nibble while sipping some nice wine. Oh boy!!! I miss that… and all those places without the need to dress from head to toe in designer clothes and accessories and of course the necessity to be a size 0. Oh yes…. LA bar scene if you are not a size 0 something is very wrong with you. The hatred looks you get can burn your soul. I wonder when the bar scene will change here in LA, because there are really two types of places here, the fancy and beyond expensive places and the mediocre lousy ones it's quite frustrating. And such lack of competition it's absurd. If the place is just a bar… forget about nibbles…they don't even serve peanuts. I don't know about you but I need some enticing delicious nibbles to go with my drinks. So I decided to do it myself, which is totally cool, I don't mind really because I have all I need right here in my love nest…lol. So every weekend we have a different theme and try a different drink. I'm not very big fan of sweet drinks but this one caught my eye, it sounded too interesting, Pears and rosemary. It's inspired by Danny Meyer's book "Mix, Shake, Stir " (great book btw) and the best thing about having our private parties is that we don't have to drive after drinking, which is a big no, no right?
Labneh cheese
- 1 container 32 oz yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of dry mint
- Cheesecloth
Mix the salt and yogurt, Place yogurt in cheesecloth and place over strainer and bowl. Let sit in fridge for 12- 24 hours. After 12 hours it acquires a thick consistency. If a thicker Labaneh is preferred, leave to drain for another 12 hours. Now mix the dry mint and roll the cheese into little balls. You can keep them in a sterilized mason jar with olive oil.
Here is what I did; I put the little balls in some individual glasses to marinate with some extra virgin olive oil, black peppercorns, shaved garlic, and a bruised spring of thyme. You can use also add green peppercorns or red chili flakes for a spicier version. Enjoy.
Pear rosemary cocktail
For the rosemary simple syrup:
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of water
- 3 springs of rosemary
Simmer it until all the sugar dissolves completely. Turn of the fire and let it steep for few minutes. Strain and let it cool down.
To prepare the drink:
- Fill half of a pitcher with ice
- 1 ½ cup of pear nectar such as Kern's
- 1 cup of vodka
- ½ cup of the rosemary simple syrup
- Mix it well and serve with a spring of rosemary.


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Price: $499 to $829
It probably doesn't come as a shock to see the iPad 2 here. Apple's tablet offering is still so far ahead of its competition that there really are no runner-ups at this point. The iPad 2 is sleek, light, imminently user-friendly — and business-friendly. With the huge catalog of the App Store backing it up, you're bound to find several applications that are perfect for most any giftee.


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BWW Reviews: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Is Smartly Told at Clackamas Rep
There used to be a genre of films and plays popular in the 1930s and 1940s that involved madcap rich people having wacky adventures. Sometimes a working-class person would get mixed up with them, and this would also cause hilarity to ensue. I supposed the last gasp of the style was 1981's original Arthur, with Dudley Moore as a wealthy, eccentric drunk and Liza Minnelli as the simple working girl he falls in love with. Today when we think of rich people's shenanigans, we're more likely to think of the Kardashians and the Duck Dynasty clan. But during the Depression, watching nutty heiresses sort out their complicated love lives was great fun.
The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry is perhaps the quintessential example of the genre. The Lord family (note that last name) is touched by scandal when the father is seen in New York bankrolling a young dancer's attempt to triumph on Broadway. In an effort to avoid a tabloid expose, son Sandy invites a reporter and photographer to daughter Tracy's wedding. Tracy's been married before, to the playboy neighbor C.K. Dexter Haven, but that fizzled after less than a year. Now she's engaged to George, a coal mining executive, and the wedding looks to be the social event of the year. No one thinks Tracy's really suited for George, but she's planning to go through with the wedding. The reporter, Mike, has quite a few opinions of his own, and he and Tracy are instantly drawn to each other. (The photographer, Liz, is interested in Mike, but she's rather quiet about it.) Mike and Liz join the family for dinner and drinks the night before the wedding, and suddenly no one's sure who's going to end up with whom.
That's a brief version of the story. The actual plot is much more complex, and you almost need a scorecard to keep up with things. The characters are all quick to zap each other with witty one-liners, and some of the digs are truly smart. What they aren't, at least to modern ears, is funny. To audiences used to the quick, crude zingers of the sitcom age, Barry's genteel dialogue doesn't play the way it did in 1938, and most of the high-society quips don't feel as zany (or as shocking) as they must have when the play was originally produced. Under the able direction of Doren Elias, the actors all get the period feeling just right, and the wealthy family feels like a wealthy family - all upper-crust manners and comfortable ease with the fancy trimmings. But until some physical and romantic hijinks interrupt in Act Two, it's all just a little too quaint.
Clackamas Rep's production, however, is stunning. The set by Chris Whitten is gorgeous, a series of circles at various levels, giving the impression of a stately Main Line mansion, yet spare enough to give the characters room to maneuver. The back walls of the house, however, are absent, allowing us access to view the patio where the wedding will take place. Every piece of furniture, every prop, and every costume (huzzah to Margaret Louise Chapman) fits the period and the wealth of the characters, and there is always something to look at.
The performances are quite good, though the cast never feels completely at home with Barry's dialogue; it's a bit too tame for our ears, and the lines that must have felt like lacerating insults in 1938 are sweet nothings compared to lines from, say, Frasier or Modern Family. Hillarie Putnam, as Tracy, has the unenviable task of playing a role that everyone associates with Katharine Hepburn, and she's mostly successful. You like Tracy, despite her self-involved nature, and Putnam is able to make her seem privileged but not snobbish. Aislin Courtis, as her young sister Dinah, has a lot of fun meddling about in other people's business, and Cyndy Ramsey-Rier, as their mother, brings a noble bearing to her role. James Sharing housen is nimble and funny as brother Sandy, while Ernie Casciato is quite entertaining as uncle Willy. Rounding out the family is Jim Eikrem as father Seth, and he tries his best, but Seth is stuck with the moralizing lines in the play, and I don't think anyone could bring those scenes to life.
Among the visitors, Dennis Kelly tries to breathe humanity into George, but the character is written as a wooden stick, while Tom Walton gets all the wit necessary to make Dexter both fun and infuriating, though he doesn't have much chemistry with Putnam. Jayne Stevens works hard as Liz, who seems meant to be a tough-cookie Rosalind Russell type, but the playwright just doesn't give her much to work with, and her character's feelings for Mike are tough to play when they're only briefly mentioned. Jayson Shanafelt does terrific work as Mike; he seems most comfortable with the period style (and looks wonderful in a tux), and he's got great chemistry with Putnam, which makes the clinches between Mike and Tracy the liveliest part of the play. He's a trifle mature for the role, but his vocal skill makes up for it.
All in all, it's a glossily entertaining evening, and what's wrong with that? Don't expect a laugh riot. Think of it as a less lugubrious version of August: Osage County with much better costumes, and The Philadelphia Story will feel just right. And seriously - don't miss the set. That alone is worth the price of admission.
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Move comes after co-workers report signs of possible intoxication
A Stonebridge Elementary School staff member is on an administrative leave of absence after other staff members reported signs of possible alcohol intoxication while she was on the job Tuesday.
According to a Stillwater Police Department report, other Stonebridge staff prevented the woman, from leaving school by confiscating her vehicle keys and keeping her there until officers arrived about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday. The report added that officers spoke with the staff member and noticed indicators of possible intoxication.
Commenting about the incident, Independent School District 834 spokeswoman Carissa Keister said in an email: "Data privacy prevents us from being able to share details related to this situation. I can tell you, however, that the employee has been placed on administrative leave of absence while the situation is further investigated and appropriate action is determined according to our drug alcohol policy (S.R. 1.7)."
The 35-year-old woman denied drinking during the day and told officers that any indication of intoxication would be from her drinking Monday night, according to the report.
The woman consented to a breathalyzer test which showed a .233 reading. When told of the reading, the woman said it was the result of residual effects, telling the officer that she "had gone to bed at midnight and hadn't had a drink since," the report said. She then allegedly said, "I may have a problem."
The officer then advised the woman that a .233 BAC reading Tuesday afternoon from drinking Monday night indicates she has "a dangerously toxic level" of alcohol in her system at midnight, the report said.
The school principal and staff arranged for the woman to get a ride to her Dresser, Wis., home and would keep her vehicle secured on school property. The report noted that officers found what appeared to be an alleged bottle of alcohol in a bag in the back of her vehicle.
No charges were filed were against the woman.
Keister said the ISD 834 drug and alcohol policy, states: "The use of drugs for non-medical purposes, alcohol and tobacco are prohibited on school grounds or at activities sponsored by I.S.D. 834. Employees and students shall not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol when performing any tasks related to roles as staff or student. Employees or students found to have violated this policy shall be subject to discipline afforded within guidelines of contract, related policy and due process. The rationale: A chemical, alcohol and tobacco free environment is expected for the maximum performance of students and staff."


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Multicenter Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Dermal Filler, Belotero® Soft
This study has been completed.
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
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First received: April 3, 2009
Last updated: October 23, 2013
Last verified: October 2013
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This study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of Belotero® Soft compared to active comparator in the correction of mild facial wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds.
|Facial Wrinkles
|Device: CosmoDerm1 Device: Belotero Soft
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized,Blinded,Controlled,Multicenter Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Dermal Filler, Belotero® Soft, After Superficial to Mid Dermal Implantation for Correction of Mild Facial Wrinkles Over 4 Weeks.
Further study details as provided by Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The severity of the facial wrinkle [ Time Frame: 2 weeks and 4 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Investigator and subject assessments [ Time Frame: 2 weeks and 4 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Belotero® Soft
Comparator will be given into the opposite side of the face that Belotero® Soft was administered for facial wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds.
Device: Belotero Soft
Dermal Filler
|Active Comparator: CosmoDerm1
Device: CosmoDerm1
CosmoDerm1 is a single use syringe, injected into the mid dermal layer.
Detailed Description:
The purpose of the study is to see if Belotero® Soft is safe and effective for correction of mild facial wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds. The second objective of the study is to see if Belotero® Soft works better than the active comparator. Subjects will receive Belotero® Soft injection to one side of the face and the active comparator to the other side of the face.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must have bilateral facial wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other nasolabial fold correction within 6 months prior to study entry.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00877279
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Chopping it up with Josh Martinez [Interview]
Vancouver, BC – Tour life can tend to force a man to neglect certain maintenance routines like regular sleeping and eating, showering (hopefully not) and often times the up-keep of good haircut. Right in the middle of his recent tour Josh Martinez stopped in Vancouver to rock a crowd at The Portside Pub and naturally with so many close friends and fam in attendance he wanted to look his best. Luckily for him our very own KassKills is a double agent, working as a hairstylist by day and HipHopCanada's West Coast editor by night. Killing two Camobears with one stone, Josh took a seat in the chair at Vancity's Holt Renfrew Salon to get a clean up and chat a bit about his newest release Blotto, tour life and more. Check it out after the jump.
Josh Martinez: Q&A
Interview conducted by KassKills for HipHopCanada
HipHopCanada: Have a seat in he chair. What would you like to do today?
Josh Martinez: Ok, so a number two maybe on the sides and faded up with just a little off the top.
HipHopCanada: Sounds good. You're living in Portland currently? What is the music scene like in Portland versus Vancouver?
Josh Martinez: There are a lot of similarities, besides size. Portland is a lot smaller, quite a few less people. There are a lot of similarities culturally in the sense that there's a respect for quirkiness and acceptance and openness to new ideas. I came from the east, from a number of places out east and it's always been very difficult out east because you're dealing with a number of established culture powers-that-be and they don't really always get hyped on your stuff unless it's been green lit by them personally. Portland and Vancouver music wise there's a lot of really talented hip-hop in the city but nobody really knows the other groups that are in the city. There's some crossing of forces but everybody kind of seems to keeps to their own. That makes it really hard to create that city unity. Seattle has really kind of mastered that. Seattle really figured out how to take one of it's own and elevate, you know? From Blue Scholars to Macklemore, you see that everyone kind of gets on board. They're proud of their city even though it's not necessarily their genre. Macklemore is not necessarily Nacho Picasso's demographic but it's clear that they support each other. That's what I really found is lacking in Portland and in Vancouver and that's sort of what I came to Vancouver looking for to be apart of. There's all these great artists out of Vancouver and Victoria and it's like, how do we all get behind each others movement? And let's get more than just our friends out to the shows.
HipHopCanada: You're in the middle of tour right now, what cities have been really most memorable?
Josh Martinez: The good thing is that I've played in these cities for a decade and getting people out comes really organically. I hangout and make myself accessible at these shows because it's a part of my job. So the connections I have are in these small towns, medium size markets because it's so much easier to win a crowd over in a sense that a lot of people aren't even coming to those spots. You have this hometown hero thing by making a lot of these places hometowns.
Saskatoon was pretty wild though. It's always been the strange hip-hop hot bed. Calgary was off the chains. Kelowna was really dope; I played with Evil Ebenezer and Prada West out there. They're are all places I'm familiar with on my tour route, I just haven't been in a while – in the Canadian wilderness – especially in the season changeover to winter. These are cities I kind of call home bases or a least weeklong getaways. I'm staying a people's houses, hangin' with their kids, eating home-cooked meals and staying in boutique hotels. It's been dope. People are excited on the new record, which is good because it's been a long time since I've put out a new record.
HipHopCanada: On the new record you worked closely with Stuey Kubrick – who is kind of Vancouver's best kept secret. Can you talk a bit about your relationship and working with him on Blotto?
Josh Martinez: I've worked with Stuey from the beginning. He introduced me to Evil, who is his best friend. Stuey is kind of this weird double threat. He produces any kind of video but he's hugely into guerilla filming and documentary filming. He didn't care about permits, he didn't care about permission, he'd just do it and put you in these crazy situations and it was so off putting at first. Like, who is this kid and why is he making me do such uncomfortable things in public with strangers. But it adds this element of danger and risk and also a weird joy. Scoop people out of their regular lives like " I need you to pretend you're looking off in the distance and you have an axe in your hand". He also has a fascination with misery like, dark under currents. Sort of Alfred Hitchcock-y with an element of real darkness and real creepiness. He's an absolute maniac when he's behind the camera; so focus driven. When he does his thing, it's a thing to behold. From a video point of view, he's been responsible for most of mine. Creatively we get along like a house on fire, I love working with him. So moving forward creatively he is also a producer and make beats. He makes beats and visualizes a video to the beats. Stuey is an incredible editor from a video point of view and also a song-writing point of view. He pulls in ideas from all over the place and gives it to you like, "write this, do this." Direction is awesome. Some artists don't like taking direction but I do. Stuey is great at giving direction.
HipHopCanada: The definition of Blotto is to be extremely drunk, can you tell us about the significance of the title or the last time you were blotto?
Josh Martinez: This record is really about a time and a place. Pretty well when I left Vancouver and moved to Portland, I was going through a lot of personal shit, a long term relationship that I had been in ended and I felt hopeless and I didn't really know what to do. Going to Portland was like, I'll just go and see what happens and just kind of figure it out. During that time of confusion, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up, my girl left cause I was a scumbag and it was my own making. So when it's your own making you really don't have anyone to be mad at but yourself. I was a mess, I didn't really have stability and I was ruthless, I didn't really know what I was doing and I was just trying to get through sleeping without having nightmares. It was a weird journey and a bit of a dark journey trying to find myself but also make changes to the kid to become a man. A lot of what I learned about growing up is stopping doing the things that hurt more than they help.
Part of this record to me was an honest admitting that I had lacked honor. I was living opportunistically. There were lots of things that would come up and I would just get into them not really knowing how long it would last and just decided to dig in. And I had an amazing time. My life through my 20's was such a blessing. I was traveling all over the world, I was playing music for people and they liked me, they really liked me. So I just dug into it. A lot of the reason I wrote this record and called it Blotto was to kind of describe that state that everybody's had at some point where it seems like problems are so deep and there's so much going on that's out of your control and it's hard to live with. It forces you to think about your actions and how to live a better life and for a lot of that experience, I was blotto. Blacked out. And not necessarily thorough drugs or alcohol but…a state of mind. A lot would go by and I was just surviving. I wasn't really growing; I was dealing. That was a weird state because I've always been an overachiever. I got to a point where I had to slow down, be by myself and be that guy. For a while I didn't really like that guy and I focused on being distracted. When I was done with that I felt like I wanted to give back an element of joy and control and happiness and stability.
HipHopCanada: What are you listening to on tour?
Josh Martinez: We've moved almost entirely to podcasts right now. It's such an easy way to spend hours and hours in the car. We've been backlogged in one called This American Life. It's a brilliant sort of author-driven, writer-driven podcast. Interesting stories from people. It's about nothing and everything at the same time.
We listen to an odd combination of like, current pop/R&B like Ciara, The Dream with a really strong Drake subtext. We've been into The Lumineers, Fleet Foxes on the folk side of things. Comedy. We're talking like seven hours in the car, playlists get old fast. Even your really thick playlist gets old. Also, 90's R&B. Strong Aaliyah content, TLC, Boyz 2 Men, New Edition. It's a funny combination, all over the map.
I listen to a few tours CDs I get given to me on the road.
HipHopCanada: Really?! I feel like artists rarely listen to the demos aspiring artist give them.
Josh Martinez: I try. I like to try. There was one tour I was one, I won't name names but there was a thing call 'floaters' we did which was essentially when you get the demos and we would listen to them and it would only be a matter of time. If it were good or really terribly bad we would listen for a lot longer but if it was so bad it wasn't funny and it really wasn't special the chant would start. "Floater! Floater!" and everyone would join in and they someone would roll down the window and the CD would be outputted it's ejection chamber and you'd have to watch on the highway how long it would take to fall once we threw it out the window. Floaters.
HipHopCanada: At least you gave them a shot. What's the craziest thing a fan has done to get your attention?
Josh Martinez: Definitely there's been signing of body parts. There's the general girl on stage, that cliché. One of the craziest things was a guy asked me like "my girlfriend totally wants to sleep with you and I'm ok with it – will you sleep with her?" I was just shocked. I didn't. No. I love experience and pursuing it at all costs but somebody's girlfriend who is a fan – it was a little too weird. One step over the line.
HipHopCanada: That's awesome. You're all done. How do you like your cut?
Josh Martinez: It's greats. Thanks!
Interview conducted by KassKills for HipHopCanada
Photography by KassKills and Victoria Buffalo Robe for HipHopCanada
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By Zach Spedden on March 17, 2016 in Minor-League Baseball, News
Around Minor League Baseball this season, many teams will honor their history through throwback or turn back the clock nights. This has been a trend for years—in fact, we did a roundup of similar promotions in 2015—but 2016 will be a particularly busy year. This edition of Promotions Watch looks at the most notable throwback […]
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Most Minor League Baseball teams run a retro night honoring a former team, but the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) may have the most popular one, with Dukes Retro Night coming up this Saturday. In fact, it's so popular that the team opens up the berm for seating, and tickets for that go […]


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Police say a Fargo man upset that his girlfriend and a friend were playing cards when he didn't want to play allegedly assaulted them both Thursday night, knocking the girlfriend unconscious.
Kevin Leigh Martin Jr., 28, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated domestic violence.
Sgt. Mark Lykken said the girlfriend and friend wanted to play cards after dinner, but Martin didn't want to and became upset when they started playing.
Martin allegedly began to punch the 38-year-old male friend. When Martin's 26-year-old girlfriend tried to stop him, he allegedly punched her in the head, causing her to lose consciousness, and also restricted her airway.
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-- Louella Borntrager, 86, 8134 Maple Drive, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999, at her residence after an extended illness.
Services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at the residence, with Bishop Dan I. Miller officiating. Burial will be at Yoder Cemetery in Sugarcreek Township, Tuscarawas County.
Friends may call anytime after noon today (Thursday) at the residence. Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, is handling arrangements.
She was born Oct. 16, 1912 in Plain City to Abe and Sovella (Miller) Yoder and married Jonas N. Borntrager. He died April 28, 1998.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Katie and Emanuel Raber, Mary and Michael Yoder, Dan and Esta Borntrager, all of Millersburg, Verna and Leroy Stutzman of Sugarcreek, Louella and Firmen Kaufman of Dundee, Edwin and Verba Borntrager of Wilmot, Abe and Nettie Borntrager of Brinkhaven, Allen and Anna Borntrager of Fredericksburg and Jonas and Barbara Borntrager of Sugarcreek; 53 grandchildren; 91 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. John A. (Lydiann) Troyer of Sugarcreek, Mrs. Yost (Lizzie) Miller of Millersburg and Mrs. Jonas (Katie) Kurtz of Jamesport, Mo.; and brothers, Ben A. Yoder of Walnut Creek Nursing Home, Levi A. Yoder of Jamesport, Mo., and John A. Yoder of Plain City.


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A dramatic revelation was made today by Samaritans Purse about efforts to save the lives of Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, victims of the disease they were treating in Liberia. The release said both are in stable but grave condition, with Dr. Brantly taking a slight turn for the worse overnight. But even as he battles to survive Ebola, the release says this heroic doctor is still focused on the well-being of others.
Franklin Graham, president of Samaritans Purse said that Yesterday, an experimental serum arrived in the country, but there was only enough for one person. Dr. Brantly asked that it be given to Nancy Writebol,. However, Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantlys care. The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor who saved his life.
The release said the safety of our staff is a top priority, and Samaritans Purse is currently working to evacuate all but the most essential personnel to their home countries. The evacuation should be completed this weekend. The exact timeline and destinations are being kept confidential to respect their privacy. Samaritans Purse is taking precautions that exceed the standards recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The release said none of the evacuating staff are ill, and the World Health Organization and CDC continue to reiterate that people are not contagious unless they begin showing symptoms. Following their evacuation, Samaritans Purse will work with staff to monitor their health.
Graham asked to Please continue to pray for Kent and Nancy and all those who are affected by Ebola, and the tremendous group of doctors and nurses who are caring for them.
The World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Liberia's Ministry of Health are investigating how the two U.S. citizens contracted the disease.
As of Wednesday, about 60 percent of those infected during this current outbreaknearly 700 peoplehave died from the disease. The WHO reports that it is not uncommon for death rates nearing 90 percent of those who contract the virus.


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Heavy rain caused flooding between Otley and Pool-in-Wharfedale this week.
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Though the 7th gen is far from over, considering that the 6th gen's last game (FIFA 14) just came out, the fact that another generation of consoles is upon us is as good a time as any for retrospection.
The Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii are collectively called the 7th generation of consoles, which started with the Xbox 360 in 2005. Every generation of consoles is faster, more capable and advanced than the previous. Obviously, Sony and Microsoft had to make sure their consoles are packed with the latest so that years down the line developers still have something they can take advantage of.
For this reason both consoles supported HD formats as HDTVs were on the rise. Some early consumers (owners of standard def CRTs) complained about frame rate issues and small text (which I personally experienced in 2010 FIFA World Cup). Thankfully though with the drop in price HDTVs are now found in almost all home, making the 8th gen safe for an all HD approach. As the saying goes "History repeats itself" and thus for the upcoming generation 3DTVs are on rise and probably for the 9th one it'll be 4KTVs.
While the change from SD to HD was inevitable, the decision as to the format of discs that'll be used was competed between Toshiba's HD DVD and SONY's Blu-ray. Since the PS4 and XB1 are using Blu-ray, it shows Blu-ray won with one of the main factors being the PS3 which was also useable as a Blu-ray player. In the time a million HD DVD players (including Xbox's add on) were sold, 10.5 million PS3s were sold. Also PS3 games used Blu-ray while HD DVD wasn't used for gaming in Xbox. So Blu-ray outsold HD DVD in terms of both players and discs and the result was…
Aimed at families, the Wii brought forward motion gaming The Wiimote - nunchunk combo (along with all the other peripherals) brought endless hours of family fun gameplay. It was a huge success. Seeing this SONY and MS came out with the PS move and Kinect, with the Kinect going on to hold a Guinness record for fastest selling game peripheral. As for the next gen MS is bringing out an improved version of the Kinect while Nintendo and SONY stick with the ones before (cuz you know – if it ain't broke don't fix it).
While the arm flailing style motion gaming didn't appeal to core gamers a lot this gen, online gaming was most certainly the breakout star. So much so that games like MAG were an online only game. Online was seen as a way to increase the life of a game and became a feature even in SP heavy games. Some went beyond expectations (Assassin's Creed, The Last Of Us) while some felt like they were half-heartedly tacked on (Tomb Raider, Batman: Arkham Origins). Online modes of CoD, Battlefield, GTA etc. were such a success that several online thriving clans/communities were formed. Voice chat became the preferred means of communication.
Seeing the growing number of online gamers, digital marketplaces also grew. In the beginning they had just avatars, demos, DLCs and certain games but now they are home to the above as well as movies, TV series, indie games, F2Ps and even AAA games. While the world may not be ready for an always online console, we are certainly closer than ever.
Two more controversial features that have come a long way this generation would be DLC and Free to Play (F2P)…
As years went by DLC became so regular that now every game is expected to have one. The most notorious piece of DLC would be Elder Scrolls IV's 9th bestselling DLC, The Horse Armor DLC ($2.50 for an aesthetic upgrade? No thanks). It received so much backlash that any useless/overpriced piece of DLC is called 'Horse Armor'. Of course great DLC content like Mass Effect's Citadel and Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare has come out at reasonable rates. But still the fact that DLC is announced as soon as the game launches or even before that with season passes and all feels like content being cut out just to make money.
Free to play (F2Ps) are games that don't require initial investment as they get money from small purchases in return for a quick upgrade, elimination of a grind or some other advantage. F2Ps were common on PCs and smartphones but now even consoles are having an abundance of them (Tekken, Ridge Racer). The reason F2Ps are loved is because it doesn't require initial investments so you can persuade your friends easily to play it. Games such as CoD are huge so you won't find yourself alone but new IPs like Brink are better off as F2Ps so that more people try it. The problem F2Ps can produce is in the balance. Some games make a grind so long and tedious that I'm pulled to spend cash or get frustrated and leave or some games allow players to purchase all upgrades ahead of time, which could give unfair advantages to lower levelled players. Personally, I would rather buy a full priced game or play F2Ps that can be played through without ever forcing me to buy something (temptations are fine, not forcing).
Along with Gen7, video sharing platform YouTube also developed. A perfect combination of YouTube, a game console and a capture device saw the increase of video game commentators (Pewdiepie, Machinima) and achievement/trophy guiders (Powerpyx). The next gen has noticed this, which is seen by the share button on the PS4 and the XB1's capture options (like capturing achievement unlocks).
Open world maps became bigger as seen in GTA V whose size is as vast as San Francisco. Verticality in maps was also noticed as seen in InFamous, Arkham City and of course the Assassin's Creed series (which has been most associated with it).
Achievements and trophies also became an important part of Gen7. Acquiring them increases your level and higher your level, higher your pride. They were also used to show-off between friends and added more replayability to the games.
User generated content (USG) mostly notable in Little Big Planet became a way to increase the value and were often seen as free DLC content. These points may be small but are definitely necessary.
Towards the Hollywood side we have seen the rise of 3D and superhero genre as well as ends of eras (and errors) but this is a topic for another day.
And thus comes a close to the retrospection. Gen8's next consoles will be out soon and are already looking to change gaming's landscape by removing the barrier between SP and MP thus eliminating lobbies and saving your time.
Generation 7 came in and provided us with better visual, new genres, motion control, F2Ps, online functionality, USGs, masterpieces but most of all it changed the way we play!
Long Live Play.
Even though it's a huge article I'm sure to have missed something... you found something that I missed? or you just agree with my points but wanna add something or tell it from your perspective? Tell me about it in the comments below!