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Tulsa coaching search: Houston Nutt says TU has shown interestNewsOK.comThe University of Tulsa appears to have interest in former Ole Miss and Arkansas coach Houston Nutt. Nutt was a guest on 103.7 The Buzz’s Show With No Name in Little Rock, Ark., Monday morning. Nutt, who has Oklahoma ties having played and coached …Report: UNLV … Read more
Nets, without a resting Kevin Garnett, stop Spurs’ streak and other Southwest …NOLA.comSan Antonio Spurs guard Cory Joseph (5), Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams (8) and Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) go for a loose ball in overtime of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 in New York. The Nets upset the Spurs … Read more
2015 Oakland Athletics Top 10 ProspectsBaseball AmericaTake your pick of obligatory card-game metaphors. General manager Billy Beane went all in. Or maybe he said “hit me” when he already had 18 showing. The bottom line is that the Athletics raised the stakes significantly on their 2014 season, but came …Oakland A’s, Cleveland Indians talking tradeSan … Read more
No more ‘Captcha’: Google does away with annoying bot test in favor of simple …Science RecorderInstead, Google will monitor the behavior of the user to determine if the user is a bot or not. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. Say goodbye to that annoying … Read more
Google Confirms New Kid-Friendly Product InitiativeModern ReadersGoogle has apparently coined onto the fact that kids represent a pretty gigantic and important target for tech products – a market near-universally overlooked by rival brands. If new reports are anything to go by, the Mountain View folks intend to be among the …Google plans child-friendly versions of … Read more
ACC basketball night in review: Duke’s latest statement is victory at WisconsinSyracuse.comDuke guard Tyus Jones scored 22 points as the Blue Devils earned an 80-70 victory at Wisconsin to remain undefeated. The Blue Devils shot 71.4 percent from the floor in the second half. (AP Photo | Andy Manis). Print · Patrick Stevens | pstevens@syracuse.Duke … Read more
Bat nav: Animals’ 3D brain compass foundBBC NewsBy recording from the brains of bats as they flew and landed, scientists have found that the animals have a “neural compass” – allowing them to keep track of exactly where and even which way up they are. These head-direction cells track bats in three …Specific Neuron Released … Read more
Breeds Of Whales Evade Other Whales For 70000 yearsCTA NewsBreeds Of Whales Evade Other Whales For 70,000 years New DNA sequencing-based research proposes that the humpback whales presently living in the Arabian Sea have been segregated from other dominants for almost 70,000 years. A little …Arabian Sea Humpback Whales Were Isolated for 70000 YearsCapital OTCNon-migratory … Read more
Flash Flood Warning Cancelled, Clean Up Continues in Southern CalifoniaNBC Southern CaliforniaThe National Weather Service has cancelled the flash flood watch for Los Angeles County. Scattered showers will continue overnight, however rainfall rates are no longer expected to be high enough to cause a significant risk of flash flooding or …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Hillary, TedCruz rule social mediaPoliticoSocial media has no doubt who the most buzzworthy potential presidential candidates are at the moment for 2016: Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz together accounted for 40 percent of the discussion on Facebook and nearly half — 47 percent — of mentions on …and more …read more From:: Social Media News … Read more
YouTube Retools To Accommodate ‘Gangnam Style’NPRThe song recently surpassed 2.1 billion views, and nearly broke YouTube in the process. The video streaming website had to upgrade its coding. Copyright © 2014 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior … …read more From:: YouTube News By Google News
Are the recent free Star Wars games worth your time (and money)?MacworldUntil recently, the top Star Wars game available on the App Store was the cute and undeniably charming Tiny Death Star, an official spinoff of the immensely popular Tiny Tower that made a building management simulation feel light and breezy. But Disney … …read … Read more
Social Media Help Fuel Protests After New York Officer Not Indicted Over Death …Wall Street JournalThe gatherings, aided by social media, were echoed in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and in Clayton, Mo., not far from Ferguson, where a grand jury declined to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, … Read more
Kiev calls for real truce, not ‘hybrid ceasefire’Channel News Asia… a political process, a real political process,” he said. Klimkin stressed that Kiev was “fully committed to peace”, insisting on the need to “stop suffering of the people on the ground,” where he said temperatures had fallen to 15 degrees Celsius …Kiev calls for real … Read more
Pittsburgh protesters rally after NYC officer cleared in chokehold deathPittsburgh Post GazetteBecca Meertz, of Homewood, and other demonstrators with Action Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism march down Forbes Avenue in Oakland Wednesday night protesting a New York City’s grand jury decision not to indict an officer in the death of …and more …read more … Read more
Lavrov: Only Direct Dialogue Between Kiev, Donbas to Bring ResultsSputnik InternationalBASEL, December 4 (Sputnik) – Moscow believes that direct dialogue between Kiev and Ukraine’s self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk could lead to the settlement to the country’s political crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei …US calls on Russia to calm turbulence in UkraineFresno BeeUkrainian … Read more
Food at Chiltern Firehouse branded ‘meh’ in new Harden’s London Restaurant …Daily MailIt is one of London’s most iconic venues, but Southbank’s Oxo Tower restaurant has been voted to have the ‘most disappointing cooking’ in the 2015 edition of Harden’s London Restaurants guide. And Hammersmith’s much-loved River Cafe didn’t fare much … …read more From:: … Read more
Global venture fund plants office in MiamiMiamiHerald.comSeveral new funds, including Scout Ventures, Krillion Ventures and Thesis Ventures, have launched or opened Miami offices, and angel networks such as AGP have taken root or expanded. All of these are mainly focused on startups in the seed and smaller … …read more From:: Miami News From Google … Read more
‘Seven Grandfathers’ tribal approach to management earns Little River Casino …MLive.comStone, a Muskegon native and member of the Ottawa Indians, was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 to watch in the Global Gaming Expo’s emerging leaders program. The program recognizes the influence of leaders within the gaming industry. The Little … …read more … Read more
Ippudo – restaurant reviewEvening Standard… bounce into a lively-looking new ramen restaurant approximately 15 metres from the tech giant in the sparkling St Giles Piazza development and I am asked for my number. Then a message arrives as we’re at the bar, saying: “Welcome to Ippudo London! …read more From:: London Restaurant News By Google … Read more
Hong Kong student protesters consider pulling up stakesReutersHong Kong returned to Chinese Communist Party rule in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formula that gives it some autonomy from the mainland and a promise of eventual universal suffrage. Beijing has allowed a free vote in 2017, but insists on …Hong Kong Protesters Considering RetreatWall … Read more
Pharrell Talks Fashion, Grammy AnticipationABC NewsPharrell Williams says he’s not nervous about Friday’s Grammy nominations, but he’s definitely excited to see how it plays out. Williams’ mega hit “Happy” was released before Grammy eligibility, but the song’s live version could nab nominations for …and more …read more From:: Fashion News By Google News
Protesters block NY streets after officer cleared in chokehold deathReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators blocked streets, snarling New York City traffic into early Thursday morning, after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer for causing the death of an unarmed black man with a chokehold.New York City Protests Eric … Read more
Being a gamer shouldn’t be easier for straight white malesLazygamerDespite having no involvement in a new video she posted yesterday, Anita Sarkeesian once again shook gaming social media worldwide with 25 Invisible Benefits of Gaming While Male. It featured an all male cast comprised of some of the most influential …Feminist Frequency’s New Video Is … Read more
Vegas pick ’em: NFL week 14 winners against the spreadLas Vegas Sun (blog)Lines are the best currently available price on the chosen side in Las Vegas. Plays (22-23). Pittsburgh Steelers plus-3.5 at Cincinnati Bengals The hook flat-out makes this a flawed line, as the Steelers are the better team by most statistical measures.and more …read … Read more
Meet Gorman football’s unsung standoutLas Vegas SunBishop Gorman is poised to win its sixth straight Nevada state championship Saturday in Reno against Reed. Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer wonder if anyone in Southern Nevada wants the Gaels to win, discuss the margin of …Orgeron, Nutt inquire about UNLV football jobLas … Read more
The shy blogger leading a fashion ‘rebellion’Independent OnlineCape Town – With thousands of followers on record, fashion and beauty blogger Aisha Baker is someone people are taking note of. Her blog, Baked The Blog, showcases the hottest fashion trends and is a must-go-to for make-up inspiration. “It’s kind of … …read more From:: Fashion Blogger … Read more
Sports in brief: Patriots-Packers hit TV ratings highDubuque Telegraph HeraldThe first matchup between Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady averaged a 17.6 rating and 32 share Sunday on CBS. The network said Wednesday that’s the highest since a 17.6 for the Patriots’ game at Denver on Dec. 18, 2011, when Brady and New England …Patriots vs. … Read more
Hong Kong’s Winter Weather Warning: People Brace for…52 Degrees FahrenheitWall Street Journal (blog)HONG KONG—Weather authorities issued an ominous-sounding warning for residents of this humid subtropical city on Wednesday: Winter is coming. At 4:20 p.m. local time, with temperatures hovering around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or 21 degrees Celsius, …and more …read more From:: Hong Kong News … Read more
British ‘vlogger‘ beats J.K. Rowling with best-sellerThe Japan TimesLONDON – A British video blogger has sold more than 78,000 copies of her first book in a week, beating established authors like J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown. “Girl Online,” by 24-year-old Zoe Sugg, set a record for sales of a debut novel in Britain, the …British … Read more
YouTube temporarily closes MEMRI’s account after complaintsHaaretzYouTube temporarily closed the account of the Middle East Media Research Institute this week due to complaints filed against it. According to MEMRI’s founder and president, Yigal Carmon, the channel was taken down after YouTube was flooded with …and more …read more From:: YouTube News By Google News
San Francisco Giants: Jon Lester would mean no Buster Posey at catcherAround the FoghornThe news that Bruce Bochy is in Atlanta to try and convince Jon Lester to join the San Francisco Giants, is a sure sign that the Giants are determined to upgrade their team, even if Pablo Sandoval was allowed to get away. … Read more
Oakland has become a national and international center of protest, and so much so that someone should think of a new kind of defensible and sustainable protest-proof urban design and architecture. The frequency of these human marches and attacks on property in Oakland is around an at every-other-year-rate. Consider that we had riots and protests … Read more
Godzilla PS3 Demo Released in JapanHardcore GamerThe King of the Monsters can now be experienced in a truncated fashion. The demo for the upcoming PS3 Godzilla game has just been released in Japan on PSN and features the first few stages of play. Enemies encountered include Mecha Godzila, King …Godzilla Demo Now Available On PS … Read more
Boy, 16, killed in South Austin, 3 others wounded in separate shootingsChicago TribuneEarlier Wednesday evening, a 21-year-old man suffered four gunshot wounds, including to the chest, in an attack around 5 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Vernon Avenue in the Park Manor neighborhood, said Chicago Police spokesman Sgt. Bob Kane.Police: One killed in … Read more