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Do we really want to read our dogs' minds?
Devices claiming to translate what your dog is thinking into human words have been popping up on the Internet for a good five years now, and some of the more gullible among us have bought them — and even contributed to campaigns to bring them to market.
There's No More Woof an electronic device — still in the testing stages, of course — that Swedish scientists say will be able to analyze dogs' brain waves and translate their thoughts into rudimentary English.
There's the slightly more real but far more rudimentary Bow-Lingual, which claims to be able to translate your dog's barks into emotions, currently unavailable on Amazon.com
There are apps — real and prank ones — that offer dog-to-human translations, virtually all of which have disclaimers saying that they should be used primarily for entertainment purposes.
And there are legitimate research projects underway around the world, with real scientists and animal behaviorists seeking to determine and give voice to what is going on in the heads of dogs.
But wait a minute. Do we really want to know?
As this bit of satire shows, we might not like the result.
It was produced by Los Angeles-based Rogue Kite Productions, an independent film company created by writer/producer/director Michelle Boley and camera operator/editor Taylor Gill, who pursue projects of their liking when not doing their day jobs.
Their spoof depicts a speech articulating device much like one a group in Sweden claims to actually be working on.
No More Woof aims to "break the language barrier between animals and humans," the Sweden-based Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery (NSID) says on its Indiegogo page.
NSID says the device records electroencephalogram (EEG) readings from a dog that are then analyzed by a Raspberry Pi microcomputer and translated, through a small speaker, into simple phrases like, "I'm hungry," or "Who is that person?"
Popular Science declared the project almost certainly bogus — and yet money keeps pouring in from donors.
The No More Woof indiegogo page says more than $22,000 has been contributed to the project.
Not to cast aspersions on the Swedish group's attempt to move technology ahead, but I think Rogue Kite Productions could put that money to better use.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 31st, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, apps, articulating, bow-lingual, bowlingual, communicate, communications, devices, dog, dogs, emotions, funny, humans, humor, minds, no more woof, owners, pets, reading, rogue kite productions, speech, thinking, thoughts, translate, translation, video, words
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Study: Dogs trust us less when we're angry
How quickly your dog responds to you has a lot to do with the look on your face and the tone of your voice, according to a study at Brigham Young University.
Your dog may not respond more quickly if you use a positive tone, but he's likely to respond much more slowly if you're using a negative one, according to the study, published in the journal Animal Cognition.
Brigham Young psychology professor Ross Flom and his research team conducted two experiments examining how dogs reacted to both positive and negative emotions.
"We know that dogs are sensitive to our emotional cues," Flom said, "but we wanted to know: do they use these emotional cues?" he said.
The experiments measured how quickly dogs responded to an adult's pointing gesture.
Some of the adults exhibited positive behaviors while making the gestures, such as smiling and speaking in a pleasant tone; others exhibited negative behaviors, such as frowning, furrowing their brow or speaking harshly.
As most dog owners could have predicted, the negative behaviors made dogs a little less cooperative and slow to react — proving yet again (as we also already know) you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
(Has anyone actually done a study on that?)
While dogs who sensed the pointing adults were angry reacted more slowly, dogs whose pointing adults reflected a positive attitude didn't react any more speedily than those in a control group.
We can only assume those in the control group were issued orders by adults whose faces were expressionless and who spoke like Ben Stein.
Flom concluded that dogs use our tone and emotion to determine how fast to follow an order — or, to put it more scientifically …
"Together these results suggest that the addition of affective information does not significantly increase or decrease dogs' point-following behavior. Rather these results demonstrate that the presence or absence of affective expressions influences a dog's exploratory behavior and the presence or absence of reward affects whether they will follow an unfamiliar adult's attention-directing gesture."
Apparently, random human strangers were doing the gesturing in the study, as opposed to the owners of the dogs involved.
That, we suspect, would have made a big difference in a dog's level of trust and eagerness to respond.
That dogs will take off and explore a new area or object based on a stranger's request shows that dogs generally trust humans.
That dogs — or any animals for that matter — are slow to react to one who appears angry is really no big surprise, either.
That's generally true in the human arena as well, with the exception of those being yelled at by drill sergeants, prison guards or junior high gym coaches.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 25th, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: adults, anger, angry, animals, attitude, behaviors, brigham young university, cognition, directing, dog, dogs, emotions, experiment, face, gestures, harsh, humans, negative, owners, pets, pointing, positive, psychology, study, tones, voice
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Two hearts beating as one? Study suggests, with dogs and owners, it's almost true
Even though this may be more marketing than science, we can't help but like the results of this experiment in Australia.
Researchers, in an experiment funded by Pedigree, found that not only do our heart rates lower when we and our pets are together (as everybody knows by now), but they begin to mirror one another.
True, only three dogs and owners were involved in the study. True, the main interest of the company that sponsored it is to sell dog food. And true, what's new about their findings — how closely the heart rates align — is probably of more poetic than practical use.
But still … It's good to have a little science (if it can be called that) confirm our feelings of being in sync with our dogs.
In the experiment, three Australian dog owners separated, and then reunited with their pet in a staged but homey setting to see what kind of effect they had on each other's heart rate.
Both dogs and owners were equipped with heart monitors.
"There was a really strong coherence in the heart rate pattern of both the owner and dog. Upon being reunited within the first minute, each heart rhythm became almost directly aligned and we saw a reduction straight away," Mia Cobb, canine scientist and demonstration co-conductor told The Huffington Post Australia.
"This project is a really good illustration of what most owners experience every night when they come home from work and are reunited with their companion," she added.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 4th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: align, aligned, alignment, animals, australia, beating, benefits, dog, dogs, experiment, health, heart, heart rate, heart rates, heartbeat, human, in sync, lower, owners, pedigree, pets, science, stress, study
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Twice spurned, dog finds love in Florida
Like any steamy romance novel, this story features a damsel in distress, a hero, and a happy ending that shows that love — even when it's lost — can still come back and conquer all.
The damsel in distress, in this case, is a black Lab named Lady, who walked across 30 miles of Kansas to reunite with her former owners, only to be spurned by them.
The hero is Helen Rich Rosburg, a chewing gum heiress, animal lover and writer of romance novels.
The happy ending came last week when Rosburg, after reading about the elderly dog's long trek home, and her susbsequent rejection, decided to adopt her, and flew her to Florida on her private jet.
According to KCTV, Lady hadn't had a stable living arrangement for several years.
Her owner died in 2012, landing Lady in the animal shelter in Sedan, Kansas.
She was adopted by a family, but surrendered back to the shelter because she didn't seem to get along with the family's puppy or other little dogs.
She was adopted again this summer, by a woman in Independence, Kansas.
But, the KCTV report says, Lady apparently wanted go back where she came from. Despite her age, and arthritis, she walked 30 miles back to Sedan.
The family that first adopted her declined to take her back, and so did the woman in Independence.
Lady was living at the Chautauqua County Animal Shelter when her situation and photo were shared on Facebook.
"The senior lab walked nearly 30 miles to come home," Cindy Barclay Powell wrote on Facebook. "Is there anyone out there who can give this girl a home? She may not have many years left. She is spayed, house broken, leash trained, mellow, having problems walking (so her travels back to Sedan amazed me)."
The post was shared nearly 7,000 times and Lady's story was picked up by Examiner.com last week.
Among those who heard about it was Rosburg, the romance novel writer and great-granddaughter of the founder of Wrigley's, the gum company.
Rosburg runs a rescue and sanctuary for neglected and abandoned animals out of her farm in Odessa, Florida.
On Thursday, she had a private jet flown to Kansas to bring Lady there.
Rosburg says Lady will lead a pampered life, and will join the cats and dogs living inside her home.
Posted by John Woestendiek August 5th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: adoption, animal welfare, animals, Chautauqua County Animal Shelter, dog, dogs, facebook, florida, former owners, helen rich rosburg, helen rosburg, kansas, lab, lady, owners, pets, rejected, rescue, sanctuary, shelter, spurned
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Betrayed while deployed: Soldier's ex sells his dog on Craigslist
A soldier whose ex sold his dog while he was deployed in Afghanistan may be getting his Shiba Inu back.
Robert Gabbert, 23, left his 3-year-old dog, Baxter, with his former girlfriend when he was deployed to Afghanistan in March.
She posted an ad on Craigslist and sold the dog he had placed in her care, Gabbert says.
Once Gabbert, based in Fort Carson, Colo., discovered that, he posted this note on Craigslist:
"I am currently deployed and my ex sold my dog. I just found out and I am trying to find the people (person) who bought him. I will pay anything to get him back … I do not have my phone with me. You can email me. The phone number is my mom's she is helping me locate him. If you have any information PLEASE give us a call or an email."
The note went viral on social media, and Gabbert's family was able to locate the dog, which had been bought by a military family. When Gabbert's mother contacted the new owners, they were reluctant to give up Baxter.
"They keep saying they have children that are attached," Gabbert's mother, Karen Fraley, told KOAA. "Well my child is attached to the dog. Just because he is older doesn't mean he is not my child."
Supporters set up a Facebook page supporting Gabbert's cause.
"We are not going to stop until we have the dog in our hands," said Nancy Wallace, a member of the support group. Wallace said they have raised $1,400 to pay to the new owners. This week, she reported that there is an agreement in the works for the new owner to return Baxter to Gabbert.
The Colorado Shiba Inu Rescue, a nonprofit organization, has offered to find a new puppy for Baxter's current owners.
"There are plenty of adoptable Shiba Inus out there," said a representative at the organization. "We are more than willing to find the family a new dog and they can adopt a puppy that needs a home."
Posted by John Woestendiek June 20th, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: afghanistan, animals, baxter, craigslist, deployed, dog, dogs, ex, girlfriend, new, owners, pets, return, robert gabbert, sells, shiba inu, sold, soldier
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Beijing officers beat one-eyed dog to death
City management officers in Beijing beat a small, one-eyed dog to death in front of his owner over the weekend because the dog lacked the proper paperwork, according to the magazine, The Beijinger.
The dog belonged to a British man working at an international school in Beijing. He'd taken in the dog, known in the neighborhood as "One-Eyed Jack," after finding him on the streets.
The incident came during Beijing's annual dog registration period, when city management officers — known as chengguan, and known for getting brutal — are on the lookout for dogs and dog owners who are in violation of regulations.
Pet owners must pay $160 the first year they acquire a pet in Beijing. During the registration period, the officers knock on the doors of homes to check on whether dogs are present, if they are in compliance with size and breed regulations, and if they are properly registered and vaccinated.
The Beijinger, an English-language city magazine, reported that the man was out for a walk on Saturday morning when he was pushed aside by one officer while four others held his dog down and beat it to death with sticks.
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, was first asked for the dog's registration papers. When he explained he only recently got the dog, and was in the process of getting him registered and vaccinated, officials told him he was "out of order," the magazine reported.
After killing the dog, the officers placed it into a body bag.
Beijing bans large dogs, as well as 40 breeds it has deemed "large and vicious," including Dalmatians, collies, Weimeraners and boxers, according to the New York Times blog, Sinosphere.
Chinese veterinarians have warned that the rules will be enforced more strictly this year because of rising rabies infections from unvaccinated animals.
(Photo: The Beijinger)
Posted by John Woestendiek May 28th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal cruelty, animals, beaten, beijing, beijinger, chengguan, china, cruelty, dog, dogs, government, killed, officers, officials, one eye, one-eyed jack, owners, pets, registration, restrictions, rules regulations, small, sticks
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Fecal responsibility: Boulder looks at DNA testing to track down poop scofflaws
Boulder City Councilwoman Mary Young wants to know how feasible it would be to require DNA samples from dogs, and create a registry so that, through DNA analysis, poop left on city trails could be traced to dog owners.
She's not suggesting every dog in Boulder be tested (yet) — just the estimated 35,000 with so-called "green tags" that allow them to romp off-leash on some of the city's trails and greenspaces.
Young has asked that the issue be discussed at tonight's City Council meeting, the Boulder Daily Camera reports. (Yes, it happens to be an April Fools Day meeting, but nobody's joking here.)
I would hope Boulder looks not just at whether it can be done (it can), but at whether it should be — that city leaders consider, in addition to the price tag of such a venture, the ethics and implications and utter goofiness of it.
There's a lot of dog-related technology I don't like (click the banner at the top of this page for one example) and poop-detection technology is near the top of the list.
Not just because of its Orwellian overtones, not just because it's heavy-handed, dictatorial, silly, creepy, intrusive and expensive. It's also because technology, unleashed, has a habit of oozing beyond the boundaries of its originally intended purpose — DNA-testing of dog poop being just such a case — and spreading into ever scarier realms.
The day could still come when your tossed cigarette butt, un-recycled soda can or expectorated phlegm could be traced back to you, which, come to think of it, might be a better use of DNA technology than that being offered by the dog poop sleuths.
Declaring war on poop, and bringing out technology's big guns, is overkill. Especially when the real solution can be achieved by simply bending over and picking up what your dog leaves behind.
In case you haven't been following our posts on this issue, here's how it works:
Deciding unscooped dog poop is simply intolerable, homeowners associations, apartment complexes or government entities sign up with a company called PooPrints, which sends them the supplies needed for residents to take swabs from the cheeks of their dogs. Those are sent to Tennessee, and a doggie DNA registry is created.
After that, any pile of poop that is found can be gathered, packaged and sent to a lab in Tennessee, where it can be unpackaged and tested and, by comparing DNA markers, matched to an individual dog, assuming that dog's DNA is in the registry.
The company lets management know who the poopetrator was, and the owner is fined $100 or so — or, if a repeat offender, perhaps told they and/or their dog should move somewhere else. Thereby a community is made safe from scofflaws, as well as, say, a grandmother whose back might have been hurting too much one day to pick up every last dropping left by her Shih Tzu.
Here in my current home state, North Carolina, apartment complexes in Winston-Salem and Wilmington are among the growing number of property management companies and government entities turning to PooPrints.
Yes, dog poop can be hazardous to our health, and harmful to the environment.
So can the feces of all the non-domesticated animals we live among, but don't feel compelled to prosecute for pooping.
So, too, can the dumpage of corporate entities, like the thousands of tons of coal ash spilled into the Dan River by Duke Energy, coating 70 miles of the river with toxic sludge.
That's a little harder to pick up after, and, I'd suggest, at least as deserving of society's consternation and oversight and vigilance as dog poop — even if punishing the culprit won't make them change their ways. (Big companies, unlike the average dog owner, can hire lawyers to avoid fines, and, if unsuccessful, they just pass the costs along to their customers.)
Finding clean sources of energy — that's a use of technology I like. Using DNA to solve murders (and clear the wrongly convicted) seems a good use, too.
But gathering, packaging and mailing dog poop so technicians in Tennessee can comb through it and test it, by comparison, seems a silly use of our technological muscles.
In Colorado, Boulder officials say dog waste on public trails is one of the most common complaints the city receives, so it's not surprising that they'd turn to a company that claims to have the solution.
Eric Mayer, director of business development for BioPet Vet Lab in Knoxville, Tenn., said the company's PooPrint service is used by private property management companies in 45 states and in Canada. Franchises are popping up all over, like Burger Kings.
So far, the company doesn't have contracts with any municipalities, but officials have been in talks with a half dozen different local governments. He said he expects to sign the first municipal PooPrints contract with Ipswich, Mass., sometime this year.
Maybe, if poop detection continues to catch on, it would be good for the economy. Maybe, you too could have a fulfilling career as a dog poop laboratory technician.
But there are far better ways to spend our time and money, and far bigger problems more deserving of our rage. Between all the emotion, and all the technology, we seem to forget that we can simply …
Pick it up!
(Top photo, fake poop question mark, from Big Mouth Toys; bottom photo, sludge from the Dan River spill, courtesy of Dan River Basin Association)
Posted by John Woestendiek April 1st, 2014 under Muttsblog.
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HOUSTON — Passengers onboard a disabled cruise ship being towed to shore in the Gulf of Mexico told relatives they are using plastic bags to do "their business" and are otherwise trying to make the best of a bad situation by sleeping under the stars instead of in their stuffy, hot cabins.
Jimmy Mowlam, 63, said his 37-year-old son, Rob Mowlam, told him by phone Monday night that the lack of ventilation onboard Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Triumph had made it too hot to sleep inside. He said Rob and his new bride — they got married onboard Saturday — are among the many passengers who have set up camp on the ocean liner's decks and in its common areas.
"He said up on deck it looks like a shanty town, with sheets, almost like tents, mattresses, anything else they can pull to sleep on," said Mowlam, 63, who is from Warren, in southeast Texas. His son is from nearby Nederland.
The ship left Galveston, Texas, for a four-day cruise last Thursday carrying 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members. On Sunday, the ship was about 150 miles off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula when an engine room fire knocked out its primary power source, crippling its water and plumbing systems and leaving it adrift on only a backup power.
There were no reported injuries caused by the fire, but Carnival spokeswoman Joyce Oliva said Tuesday that a passenger with a pre-existing medical condition was taken off the ship as a precaution.
Everyone else will likely have to remain onboard until the ship reaches Mobile, Ala., which is expected to happen Thursday, weather permitting.
Besides the two tugs, at least two other Carnival cruise ships have been diverted to the Triumph to leave supplies and a 210-foot Coast Guard cutter was at the scene, Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm said Tuesday.
"If they do need any help, we're there," he said.
Mowlam said his son told him there is no running water and few working toilets and passengers were given plastic bags to "use for their business."
"But so far people have been pretty much taking it in stride," Mowlam said his son told him.
Rob Mowlam told his father the ship's crew had started giving away free alcohol to passengers.
"He was concerned about what that was going to lead to when people start drinking too much," Mowlam said.
Other passengers have described more dire conditions, including overflowing toilets and limited access to food.
Texas resident Brent Nutt, whose wife is on the cruise ship, said Monday that she told him the "whole boat stinks extremely bad" and some passengers were getting sick and throwing up. Nutt said his wife reported "water and feces all over the floor."
Carnival hasn't determined what caused the fire or how it caused the electrical problems that have crippled the ship's water and plumbing systems, said Oliva, the company spokeswoman.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday it has opened an investigation into the cause of the fire. The NTSB said the Bahamas Maritime Agency will lead the investigation because the ship carries a Bahamian flag.
The ship was originally going to be towed to the port in Progreso, Mexico, but after currents pushed it northward, a decision was made to take it to Mobile to make it easier for passengers without passports to get home, the company said.
A similar situation occurred on a Carnival cruise ship in November 2010. That vessel was also stranded for three days with 4,500 people aboard after a fire in the engine room. When the passengers disembarked in San Diego they described a nightmarish three days in the Pacific with limited food, power and bathroom access.
Carnival said in a statement that it had cancelled the Triumph's next two voyages scheduled to depart Monday and Saturday. Passengers aboard the stranded ship will also receive a full refund, the statement said.
Associated Press writers Michael Graczyk and Ramit Plushnick-Masti in Houston and David Warren in Dallas contributed to this report.
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Well, this is no good. Q-Games President Dylan Cuthbert has tweeted that Sony's infinitely pirateable portable probably won't be seeing any more of his company's flagship franchise.
"I don't think we'll port anything else to the PSP, we have to see how [PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe] does as there's a *lot* of piracy," he said.
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This family-friendly Patong resort is located in the entertainment district, within 1 mi (2 km) of Simon Cabaret, Patong Beach, and Bangla Night Street. Jungceylon Shopping Center and Royal Paradise Night Market are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Along with 2 restaurants, this resort has 3 outdoor pools and a full-service spa. Self parking is free. Other amenities include 3 poolside bars, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge.
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Duangjitt Resort, Phuket features a full-service spa, 3 outdoor swimming pools, a spa tub, and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the resort's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 3 poolside bars, a swim-up bar, and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
Event facilities measuring 2583 square feet (240 square meters) include conference space. This family-friendly resort also offers a children's pool, a fitness center, and spa services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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N.C. Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Laurel Park, filed for the 48th Senate District. No one else has filed for the district that includes Henderson, Polk and southern Buncombe County.
Republican Tuxedo summer camp owner Chuck McGrady filed to run for the District 5 seat on the Henderson County Board of Commissioners. Board Chairman Grady Hawkins, also a Republican, has filed to defend the seat.
David Huntley of Crab Creek, who filed to run for School Board Thursday, withdrew his paperwork Friday.
His wife, School Board member Kristin Huntley filed to run Friday.
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SB Nation "The Washington Post's Tim Bontemps put together a tidy package of flashpoints in upcoming NBA labor negotiations, issues that could be so divisive they could spark another season-damaging lockout. We'll talk more about the Lockout Warning Level as summer wears on, but one item in particular piqued..." July 19
Complex "Sliding into the DMs: everyone does it, even your favorite NBA players. While on the red carpet for this year's ESPYs, SLAM's Alexis Morgan asked a couple of the league's stars whether it really does go down in the DM and they were pretty honest. Following a brief exhale, DeAndre Jordan simply..." July 19
New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony remains committed to using his powerful voice to make a positive change in the community. Within the last two weeks the Knicks forward has already shown a willingness to speak out about gun violence and social injustice. "What I put out there on Instagram and what we did for the..." July 19
New York Post "At least Carmelo Anthony is used to this turnover. As Anthony gathers Monday in Las Vegas for the first of a five-day U.S. Olympic training camp, he'll be surrounded by a host of new teammates. Only Anthony and Kevin Durant are back from the 2012 U.S. team that won gold in London. It's not..." July 18
Today's Fastbreak "As they did in Phil Jackson's initial season as team president, the New York Knicks convened their training camp at West Point. While there, Jackson was quartered in the Baseball Suite. Just about every available wall space in the legendary Thayer Hotel is hung with photographs of celebrated..." July 17
New York Post "Nothing personal, says Jose Calderon. In fact, the former Knicks point guard now with the Lakers admits that his role perhaps got too large the past two seasons. He credits team president Phil Jackson for doing the right thing in obtaining Derrick Rose to man the position. Calderon was..." July 15
Uproxx "It seems like a lifetime ago that Jeremy Lin was just a no-name kid from Harvard struggling to secure a spot on an NBA roster when he put together a now-mythological spree of performances that turned him into a worldwide phenomenon and gave birth to the name "Linsanity." It's still difficult to..." July 14
The Big Lead "Jalen Rose and Molly Qerim are dating, as evidenced by the photos shared by Jalen Rose on social media above and below. The relationship is now public. Rose is the co-host of the ESPN Radio program Jalen & Jacoby, and also an analyst on ESPN's NBA Countdown studio show." July 13
Bleacher Report "Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Westchester Knicks, respectively, are both working hard on their basketball careers, but in the meantime, duty calls. According to Naftemporiki, the Antetokounmpo brothers started their mandatory Greek military service on Wednesday...." July 13
ESPN "Carmelo Anthony again called on his fellow athletes to use their platforms to speak out on social issues in the wake of the shooting deaths last week of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers. The Knicks' star wrote in a column for The Guardian newspaper that athletes..." July 13
SI "The Knicks have signed Real Madrid forward Maurice Ndour, he announced in a post on Instagram. The contract is two-year guaranteed deal, according to European basketball reporter David Pick. ESPN's Ian Begley confirmed the agreement. Ndour, 24, impressed the Knicks last year at Summer..." July 13
Bleacher Report "The NBA announced changes to its intentional fouling rules Tuesday following years of debate regarding teams' various Hack-a-Shaq strategies. According to the league's official press release, the NBA Board of Governors approved a rule change for the 2016-17 season that will make the intentional..." July 13
Daily Knicks "The New York Knicks have vastly improved the backcourt from a season ago. After utilizing Arron Afflalo, Jose Calderon, Langston Galloway, Jerian Grant, and Sasha Vujacic in 2015-16, the likes of Derrick Rose, Courtney Lee, Brandon Jennings, and Justin Holiday will take the court in..." July 12
Larry Brown Sports "Lamar Odom is looking for a new roommate or a place to live. Since he was released from the hospital after nearly losing his life to a drug overdose, Odom had been living in a rental home that his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian rented for him. The home was in the same upscale Calabasas..." July 11
New York Post "These things are always easiest to believe in July, of course, when we are as far away from basketball season as the calendar allows. There was one warm, wonderful July day six years ago when a relentlessly optimistic man named Amar'e Stoudemire doffed a Knicks cap and declared, gleefully, "The..." July 09
New York Post "Brandon Jennings is 18 months removed from Achilles tendon surgery, but he could turn into the Knicks' most economical, smart free-agent move, especially if something bad happens to Derrick Rose's knees. Knicks president Phil Jackson expects Jennings to quell the skeptics and win an..." July 09
Complex "We need all the stories involving Joakim Noah and Phil Jackson! Hey, maybe they're complete lies, but they always seem to be hilarious, random, and very entertaining. Last week, Jackson shared a story where he met Noah in New York during the spring. "I ran into him on the streets of New York..." July 09
New York Daily News "The Knicks never met with Kevin Durant because, according to GM Steve Mills, they weren't going to be considered as a serious destination for the former MVP. However, Mills revealed Friday that the Knicks believed they were in the mix if Durant became a free agent next year - and were ready to..." July 09
Hollywood Life "And that's a wrap, folks. Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom have now BOTH agreed to end their marriage, as the former NBA star finally filed his own divorce documents, TMZ claims. To find out when they split will be official, keep reading. Lamar Odom has finally filed his response to Khloe..." July 09
Yahoo! Sports "Free-agent forward Derrick Williams has agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal with the Miami Heat, league sources told The Vertical. After a productive season with the New York Knicks, Williams, 25, identified the opportunity that comes with a Miami organization that's facing significant..." July 09
NBA.com "New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has signed center Guillermo "Willy" Hernangomez. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hernangomez, 6-10, 240-pounds, has played professionally in Spain for the past four seasons with Real Madrid (2012-13, 2015-16)..." July 08
New York Post "The Knicks probably still need a veteran backup center, a big banger to come off the bench to help Joakim Noah and Spanish rookie Willy Hernangomez. But 7-footer Marshall Plumlee, fresh off his senior season at Duke, will give it his best shot to be part of that mix — and at least will give..." July 08
ESPN "In the wake of the tragic shooting in Dallas that left five law enforcement officers dead, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony took to social media Friday morning to ask athletes to "step up" and "demand change" without resorting to violence. "Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 WILL NOT work,"..." July 08
Bleacher Report "The New York Knicks reportedly renounced their rights to free-agent forward Derrick Williams on Friday, all but assuring his exit from the team after one season. Ian Begley of ESPN.com reported the news. Williams was one of four players (Kevin Seraphin, Lou Amundson and Cleanthony Early) the..." July 08
New York Post "With combo guard Langston Galloway departing for New Orleans for a hefty two-year, $10 million deal that was too rich for Phil Jackson's blood, the Knicks president has interest in bringing back shooting guard Sasha Vujacic, according to an NBA source. The Knicks could use another shooting..." July 08
Today's Fastbreak "Folks, we have yet another Plumlee in the NBA. According to Al Iannazzone of Newsday, the New York Knicks will sign big man Marshall Plumlee to a multi-year deal: As Iannazzone notes, only one year of the contract is fully guaranteed. Marshall will join both Mason and Miles in the..." July 07
Black Sports Online "Derrick Rose is being sued for $21 million for allegedly gang raping a woman in her apartment. Rose says he is being extorted and it is just a money grab. He doesn't deny multiple men had sex with the accuser in one night, but he explains in a deposition that it was 100% consensual. Rose..." July 07
ESPN "In a surprise turn, the NBA is pulling back on its salary-cap projection for the 2017-18 season, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN, and it could complicate the Golden State Warriors' efforts to keep their new super team together. The league previously projected the 2017-18 cap to hit..." July 07
New York Post "Brandon Jennings is either a shot-happy, injury-plagued point guard who hasn't lost his ego but has lost his explosiveness and won't work well in Phil Jackson's triangle. Or he's a student of the game's history, ready for a bust-out season and return to dynamic form — far enough removed from his..." July 07
The Score "The Chicago Bulls have traded point guard Jose Calderon to the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski. Acquired from the New York Knicks in June, Calderon was sent to the Lakers as the Bulls cleared cap space in order to sign Dwyane Wade. " July 07


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'The Rodeo' comic, full shot here: http://fringefocus.com/2014/comic-the-rodeo/
Gonna start drawing more comics soon and adding them to my blog :) Why not.
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Calico signs up to Safety In Town scheme
The Calico Group is proud to be one of the first companies in Lancashire to sign up to the new Safety In Town scheme.
The Calico Group is proud to be one of the first companies in Lancashire to sign up to the new Safety In Town scheme.
Residents at a Calico sheltered scheme can now get out and enjoy the sun thanks to the construction of a new patio at the scheme.
Furniture Matters Burnley opened its doors to the public on Monday 20th June 2016. The new social enterprise charitable store which offers quality refurbished furniture and household appliances will now operate from Centenary Court, Burnley.
The Calico Group has unveiled plans for a new, state of the art wellbeing project in Burnley that will provide support and training to homeless and vulnerable people.
Staff and customers from across The Calico Group have joined forces to help raise funds during Dementia Awareness Week 2016.
Through the One Brick at a Time scheme, a group of Calico staff – Donna Tetley, Natasha Holt, and Hannah Buckley – travelled to Fort Portal, Uganda, in April for three weeks to help improve and renovate Kagote Primary School.
A Burnley resident has found the confidence to put her talents to good use and publish a series of novels – following a telling off from her teenage daughter.
Ring Stones is pleased to welcome two highly experienced Non-Executive Directors – Graham Cocking and Ged Ennis – to its Board.
Are you passionate about the place in which you live and the people in your community?
A group of Calico staff will provide essential materials to get children in Uganda learning for a second year running, thanks to a generous donation from an Accrington printing company.