The Daily Populous

Thursday August 3rd, 2017 day edition

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But when veterinarians took a closer look at the small dog, they realized that the “dirt” was actually masses of tiny fleas.

With more than 100,000 fleas feasting on its blood, Rascal arrived at the Island Veterinarian Hospital in critical distress.

“When the fleas drink the blood and they go to the bathroom, they’re basically excreting digested blood,” Langelier said.

The Nanaimo SPCA gave the Island Veterinarian Hospital a choice: they could either euthanize the infested dog or give it an emergency blood transfusion.

The dog was immediately brought to the clinic to provide blood for Rascal in a procedure that lasted four hours.

On Tuesday, the small terrier was even given the opportunity to meet the dog that gave the life-saving transfusion.

As the two dogs played, the clinic staff shared some more good news – Rascal is expected to make a full recovery. »

Super Troopers 2 Has Finished Post-Production!

Authored by brokenlizard.com

This past week we completed the Sound Mix and Color Correction, the final steps in bringing this baby to life.

The reality is that those screenings are done with an unfinished product: temp sound & music stuffed in and a low res picture.

Both are exciting, not just because they are the final steps, but because they vastly improve the film. »

GoldieBlox agreed to pay $1m to charity in Beastie Boys settlement

Authored by theguardian.com

Argument over 'fair use' of Girls song ended in March with deal to donate to STEM education for girls.

In March, the Beastie Boys reached a settlement with the US toy company GoldieBlox over the latter’s parody of their song Girls in a viral advert.

“We don't want to fight with you … When we made our parody version of your song, Girls, we did it with the best intentions. »

Mexico denies president called Trump to compliment immigration policy

Authored by thehill.com

Mexico is denying that its president recently called President Trump to compliment the White House's immigration policy, saying Enrique Peña Nieto has not contacted Trump in weeks.

Trump earlier this week implied that Mexico's president had praised the White House in a call for policies that lowered levels of illegal immigration on Mexico's southern border.

“Even the president of Mexico called me," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting. »