"Werewolf" Wolfie Blackheart Severed Lost Dog's Head, Boiled It, Put Photo on Web

Texas police are investigating possible animal cruelty charges against Wolfie Blackheart, a 23-year-old self-proclaimed "werewolf," who happily admits she severed the head of a missing dog, boiled it and then posted a photo of the ghoulish results on the Internet.

"I severed the head, boiled the head,” Wolfie told the San Antonio Express News. "People make the mistake of hacking the spine, which will fracture the skull." She also told the paper, "You also have to put (the head) outside for the brains to leak out."

Lisa Norwood, a spokesperson for Animal Care Services, says medical examiners should be able to determine if the dog was dead when its head was removed. It's provable "a number of different ways forensically," she said. San Antonio police got a warrant to search Blackheart's home that she shares with her mother, according to the San Antonio Express-News. They found the walls were plastered with posters and smeared with a red substance her mom says is ketchup. On a high shelf, the paper says police found Blackheart's collection of animal heads, including the cleaned skulls of a coyote, ram and wild boar. She also had a collection of large knives and swords.

Taxidermy is apparently a hobby and passion. Police swabbed the walls and confiscated the heads, including the dog head. For her part, Blackheart, whose born name is Sarah Rodriguez, says the dog was already dead when a friend brought it to her and claims she would never hurt a living dog. "I would never kill a canine," she told the paper. "I am a canine."

read more: CBSNews

Game Addict Stabs Mother Over Internet Bill

A 15 year old Romanian boy Ionut Savin stabbed his adoptive mother 17 times after she refused to pay the internet bill. She felt that Ionut spent too much time on the computer playing games. Ultimately she felt this was the only way to help him break his “addiction.”

After stabbing his mother, the boy stole all the money in the house he could find and then went to a local internet café. Once at the café, he played Counter-Strike for several hours. The mothers body was found by her husband when he returned home from work that evening. The couple was supposed to be celebrating 16 years of marriage that evening.

Distraught, the husband called the police immediately after his wife’s lifeless body was discovered. Ionut quickly turned himself in and very calmly stated to police, “I think I’m the one you’re looking for.” He then showed the police where he had tossed the weapon he used to stab his mother.

Ionut Savin was known to be “dependent” on video games and spent most of his time on the computer playing games and browsing the web. His “addiction” caused him to miss over 200 days of school and to have almost no social life at all outside of the internet. Ionut Savin is now hospitalized under guard in a psychiatric clinic.

source: HotBloodedGaming

Wordless Wednesdays: Him / Her

LOL.

Drama Cat

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Upon reading this book, I felt that Nicholas Sparks wanted to venture out into the ever-so-popular (a.k.a) cliche world of teen romance. My intuition was further proven as the truth when I found out that, in the legacy of The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, a movie version of this book is about to be released soon.

Starring Miley Cyrus.

Now, if that doesn't prove my point, I don't know what will.

His other novels have had mature characters and stories with depth. This has none of it. But don't get me wrong, reading it was not exactly a waste of time. The plot just felt a little too childish and outright predictable for my taste. If it wasn't for some great supporting characters (the Dad, younger brother Jamie), it would have been a dreadful read.

However, in true Nicholas Sparks's fashion, the ending was a tearjerker and as with everything connected with death and dying, it did manage to expel a few mists from my lacrimal glands. Of course it didn't matter if I had foreseen the plot conclusion miles away, the characters felt bad and so did I.

End Rant: With this novel, I realized that I hate Miley Cyrus am over the whole hormone-induced teen love plot lines. They tend to be cheesy and irritating and I kept seeing various Disney stars portraying the characters in my head. I just hope his other works don't disappoint me as I have downloaded quite a few of them. I doubt they will, though. Oh crap, hello Old Age.

Glass Microbiology

HIV

These transparent glass sculptures were created to contemplate the global impact of each disease and to consider how the artificial colouring of scientific imagery affects our understanding of phenomena. Jerram is exploring the tension between the artworks' beauty and what they represent, their impact on humanity.

SARS

The question of pseudo-colouring in biomedicine and its use for science communicative purposes, is a vast and complex subject. If some images are coloured for scientific purposes, and others altered simply for aesthetic reasons, how can a viewer tell the difference? How many people believe viruses are brightly coloured? Are there any colour conventions and what kind of ‘presence’ do pseudocoloured images have that ‘naturally’ coloured specimens don’t? See these examples of HIV imagery. How does the choice of different colours affect their reception?
In response to these questions, Jerram has created a series of transparent, three dimensional sculptures.

Escherichia coli

Photographs of these artworks will be distributed to act as alternative representations of each virus. Sayer won an award from the Institute of Medical Imaging 2007.

H1N1

The sculptures were designed in consultation with virologists from the University of Bristol using a combination of different scientific photographs and models. They were made in collaboration with glassblowers Kim George, Brian Jones and Norman Veitch.

Smallpox

artist's website: http://www.lukejerram.com

Growing Digital LIbrary

Books I have on Stanza as of this date. Still open to book suggestions and am now willing to divulge information on secret source. Just leave a comment below and I'll do my best to get back to you.

(In alphabetical order)

• 19 Minutes by Jodie Picoult
  

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  
• Atonement by Ian McEwan
  

• A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
  
• The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
• Bridget Jones's Diary: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
  

• The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
• City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
  

• The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
  

• Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
  

• For One More Day by Mitch Albom
  

• The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
  

• Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
  

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  

• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  

• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
• Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
• My Sister's Keeper by Jodie Picoult
  

• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
• New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
• Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  

• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory 

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger
  
• Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
  

• Under the Dome by Stephen King
  

• Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
• Wicked. The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Seven down, loads to go. Am now perusing Under The Dome by Stephen King and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire. And yes, I tend to read multiple books at the same time depending on my mood. :) Ah, bliss.

Date with Scarlett sells for $40,100 on eBay

LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson put herself on the auction block — and it paid off well for the actress and the Oxfam relief organization.

The eBay auction, which was for charity, closed with a winning bid of $40,100 by a lucky bidder who lives in England, Page Six reports. The winner will get to accompany the star to the premiere of her upcoming film, “He’s Just Not That Into You.”

Oxfam is an organization which "works to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice," according to Oxfam.org

source: msnbc

Big Spider Attacks Daddy!!!

Chinese Teen Burns Classmate, Blames World Of Warcraft

After losing a schoolyard fight, a 17-year-old boy in Beijing recently covered a classmate with gasoline and lit him on fire, claiming he "had lost himself in World of Warcraft and when he committed the crime he had transformed into a Fire Mage."

The boy has been sentenced to 8 years in prison and ordered to pay the victim and his family a restitution of 760,000 RMB (approximately $103,140 USD).

source: Wired

Wordless Wednesdays: Food-Related Shopping Bliss

Barack Obama calls Chuck Norris

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The World Superhero Registry, A List of Real Life Costumed Crime Fighters

Insignis patrols the streets of Salt Lake City, Utah with other members of his superhero group, The BLACK MONDAY SOCIETY.

"I wear a uniform with a mask. I may be a bit odd by normal standards but, like so many others in the world today, I saw a need for change. So, I started within myself. That's when wearing the uniform, and patrolling the city at night became my other job. Welcome to the Black Monday Society of Salt Lake City, Utah."

"Through many uniform changes, ideas of crime prevention and patrols, we have shaped up to be quite the team of Masked Heroes. I am proud of the Team. I am also just as proud of my city, which is why I fight for her."

Nostrum patrols the streets of LOUISIANA.
"I am Nostrum and I am a protector of the people. When night comes, I don my uniform and work to keep society's virtues and morals in place by doing all I can to stop crime, corruption, and chaos. I am a firm believer in Moral Absolutism and will fight for the greater good of society as I have done in secret for several years now. You know I exist, you know who I am, so know if you step foot on my streets I will be watching you. "

Captain Ozone is a veteran Real-Life Superhero and Environmental Activist who supports a myriad of environmental causes.

"I'm Captain Ozone. I am an environmental, real-life superhero. I've come at this point in time to ask you to help me promote pollution-free, renewable energy or "green energy".

I did not travel far-flung just to ask you to become a vegan, plant a tree, and to ride your bicycle. And I'm not here just to encourage you to vote for "green" politicians. I'm here looking for dynamic agents of change (not armchair activists) to join me in my righteous campaign for renewable energy!"

Citizen Prime Patrols in Arizona and works to promote good citizenship and inspire the public.

"Citizen Prime is a symbol. He represents you, me, and every good citizen who wants their world to be a better place."

"Citizen Prime uses many different tactics to accomplish his missions. Besides supporting citizens, he visits hospitals, youth centers and schools. What kid wouldn't want a visit from a local superhero?"

more real superhero profiles: World Superhero Registry

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Teen turns diet into game, loses 150 pounds

Roll over, Wii Fit: there's a new get-fit game in town, and it doesn’t even need a console. Seventeen-year-old Georgia resident Taylor LeBaron lost 150 pounds in just 18 months after he devised a weight-loss strategy using lessons he learned from playing difficult video games.

LeBaron was interviewed on the Today show, where he told host Meredith Vieira his staggering story. Having tipped the scales at 297 pounds at the age 14, LeBaron decided to approach his weight issue as though it were a game.

In his system, there are allies, enemies and money. The basic idea is to work with allies (exercise, healthy foods), avoid enemies (junk food) and make money (burned calories equal cash). If, at the end of a day, the player has burned more calories than he or she has consumed, that's a victory.

Now 150 pounds lighter, Taylor LeBaron's victory was pretty substantial, leading to both a website and even a book about the "Video Game Diet."

source: Yahoo

The Other Boleyn Girl: Book vs. Movie

From the first digital turn of the page (courtesy of Stanza), I was engrossed in fine ways of the English court and the constant pursuit of power of the Boleyn family. However, I never thought that it would transcend all  that I expected from it. From the wicked ways of the court, to the highly graphic exploitations of feminine ways of the time to witchcraft, incest and homosexuality, the book could not be more packed with controversial details of medieval England. And the fact that this is a historical novel, meaning most of it are anchored on actual events made me the more inclined to race through the pages. After reading the last paragraph of this enchanting tale, I quickly went to my computer to watch the movie version I knew existed.

It was beyond disappointing. It was like watching another story not related with the much  captivating novel of Philippa Gregory. So much was taken out, and though that was expected from a novel turned movie franchise, I felt as if they removed important plot lines and added ones with little deliberation.

Plot changes, edits, scene reshuffling I can forgive, but not major characterization flaws. What happened to the seducing, manipulative and selfish Anne? Movie-version-Anne was almost a kind and humble queen much like who reigned before her.

The King was apologetic, Mary and Anne's mother was a caring one,  George was a loving brother who was not capable of incest and was definitely not gay and Mary looked almost like a saint. Where were the spite, the  competition between sisters, the cruelty of the people and the many mind games of the court? Every one of the characters, except for the feared Uncle was a legitimate Mary Sue, a complete contradiction to the literary version I grew to love.

End Rant: Although reading The Other Boleyn Girl filled me with much interest about the Tudors, King Henry's 6 wives and the monarchy that reigned after their times, the movie did nothing of that sort. If the novel was exactly like its film version, I wouldn't have bothered reading it.

Squiggles on My Experience Watching Avatar 3D

After reading threads after threads of raves and praises about the epicness of this once-in-a-lifetime-movie-you-should-dare-not-miss, I had pretty high expectations as we claimed our free sodas and headed to the D-Cinema at SM Megamall. 3D screening + 3D glasses + free soda for 250 php/person, not a bad deal considering we braced for a more expensive fee. We made it a point to watch the movie on a weekday, in the middle of the day to avoid lines and crowds, and did we avoid them. There were less than 30 people in the cinema in the at the 12:15nn showing. It was hilarious, creepier actually.

So how was it watching a 3D feature at the Mega? And most importantly, how was the movie?

The Cinema et. al.:

• First of all, I was disappointed on the 3D glasses they gave to us. The "lenses" on mine were smudged with unidentified prints of mystery and I couldn't wipe them off with a tissue paper. I had to get used to a portion of my vision getting blocked by tiny specks of irritants.
• I would have opted to sit closer to the screen but since they were occupied already, we settled for a distance which I thought made the screen look smaller than it should, especially with 3D animation on. Some of the details were lost due to the size of the screen. I wish to watch this on IMAX soon.
  
• The image quality of the screen and the sounds were average to above average. I just hoped that since the 3D glasses were a bit tinted, they should have brightened up the projection so that the colors would look more vibrant with the lenses on.
• The cinema chairs were interesting. I thought they would sway and turn to the beat but they merely vibrated in sync with action packed scenes. But it was a nifty feature nonetheless.
• With all the complaints, don't be misled, I did enjoy the movie and relished the experience with the one I love. *wink*

Avatar

• Where do I begin? The movie was all it was hyped up to be. I loved every minute of it. The 2 hours, 45 minutes run time of the film filled up my bladder faster than I would've liked as I had to take a quick run to the toilets, I almost didn't go for fear of missing something spectacular.
• I thought it brought a refreshing twist to the common storyline of extraterrestrial creatures wreaking havoc and invading our planet. We are the greedy, power-hungry evil aliens this time and that other world is at our mercy.
• Yes, the story is Pocahontas meets The Smurfs meets Transformers meets Galactica. But it's more than that and James Cameron can certainly engross his audience to the world he has created. Pandora was breathtaking. And again with my IMAX wish. :)
• Aside from the exquisite graphics and cinematography, I liked the fact that the movie talked about major issues in our society and displayed visual moral teachings on what would happen if humans went too far. Love Mother Nature, yes to interracial/interspecies relationships, believe in God, take care of the planet and many more suble and not to suble lessons to be learned. V.nice.
  
• The story may not be the most original of all but it hardly mattered when your senses are bombarded with pleasant and exciting stimuli all through out the film's run time. 

End Rant: And yes, I think after finally watching the movies, my comments are going to be in one with those in the threads after threads of raves and praises about the epicness of this once-in-a-lifetime-movie-you-should-dare-not-miss.

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Si Villar ang tunay na what???

 I never knew I could hate a political ad this much.

You said it, Batman.
Urgh.

The Lost Symbol

Going straight to the point, I'm so glad that I didn't spend 800php on buying  a hardbound copy of Dan Brown's latest creation. As much as I've grown up reading his action-packed novels, this time, all the hype, I thought,  was too much for the storyline to handle. After reading about the alleged mysteries of the Holy Grail and the possible annihilation of the whole of the city of Vatican, I thought The Lost Symbol centered on a weak subject matter that many people could not care less about.

Another disappointing part is how half of the book felt like you're reading transcripts from Wikipedia.com. Too much information about people and places not that relevant to the plot. Sometimes, these lectures can go on and on and I found myself scanning the page to find where the litany eventually ended.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if creators of iPhone, Blackberry, Twitter and Google paid Dan Brown to feature their products over and over throughout the 100+ chapters the book has to offer. Once or twice is enough, I think. He didn't have to reiterate to the readers that Solomon uses an iPhone and the Director of the Special Operations of the CIA has a Blackberry. We. Dont. Care.

Now, I must admit, that the author did write a few good twists and unexpected sharp turns. Without them, the book would have failed completely. However, like I've said, the plot was bland and the mighty bomb you're waiting to explode in the end turned out to just be a puff of disappointing smoke.

End Rant: Dan Brown should be very thankful that he is Dan Brown. Without the fame and the buzz that he received from his past two books, this installment of Robert Langdon's latest adventure, I daresay, would be unnoticed by readers and critics alike.

Making Zombie Frogs

the priest in the sea is eating brains right now

Good Reads

The dawn of a new era has come. Since installing Stanza on my iPod Touch, I have gathered these great titles and am now perusing each literary worlds one by one. I just finished two books and am now on my third, all read through this wonderful gadget and app I had the luck of discovering. Here's the list of books in my virtual library on Stanza. All of them I got for freeee... *does happy dance*.

• The Other Boleyn Girl  by Philippa Gregory
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• Under The Dome by Stephen King
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
• My Sister's Keeper by Jodie Picoult
• Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
• New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
  
• Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
  
• Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
  
• City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
  
• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
  
• Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
  
• A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
  
• The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
  
• Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks

Now I'm not that of a fan of Nicholas Sparks, much less Stephanie Meyer (Twilight and New Moon read from a borrowed book) but they were there staring at me waiting for me to download them so I didn't let the opportunity pass. From the amount of books I am going to have the luxury of reading, I am sensing a loving and attention-filled relationship with my Touch and Stanza. Hooray for technology!

Any other great titles worth reading? Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. :)

Rammstein frontman pierced his cheek for new video

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Serpens by Guido Mocafico

Of Italian descent, Guido Mocafico was born in Switzerland in 1962. A specialist in still life, he works regularly for international magazines such as Numèro, Paris Vogue, Big, The Face, Self-Service, and Wallpaper. He has also undertaken numerous advertising campaigns for Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Clinique, Shiseido, and Hermës. Over the past four years, Mocafico has been at work on a personal project related to architecture, and he continues to explore aesthetic and scientific themes in nature. He lives in Paris.

His project, Serpens, is a collection of images using snakes and their natural colours and patterns.

artist's website: GuidoMocafico

Virtual Suicide Machine 2.0

Liberate your newbie friends with a Web2.0 suicide! This machine lets you delete all your energy sucking social-networking profiles, kill your fake virtual friends, and completely do away with your Web2.0 alterego. The machine is just a metaphor for the website which moddr_ is hosting; the belly of the beast where the web2.0 suicide scripts are maintained.

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