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Businessmen hope local film studio becomes permanentThe Newark AdvocateFilming is underway for one film, the science fiction thriller “The Tank,” with possibly more to come, according to Leonard Hartman, co-founder of Big River Studio, a fledgling company that hopes to make the location its permanent home. Glacier Films … and more …read more Source: Movie … Read more
BBC NewsThe ancient remains of a teenage girl discovered deep underground in Mexico are providing additional insights on how the Americas came to be populated. Divers found the juvenile’s bones by chance in a vast, flooded limestone chamber on the Yucatan …Oldest most complete, genetically intact human skeleton in New WorldEureka! Science NewsDNA from skull … Read more
Los Angeles TimesProtesters hold a rally to support “net neutrality” and urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a proposal that would allow Internet service providers such as AT&T and Verizon “to boost their revenue by creating speedy online lanes for …FCC Backs Opening Net Rules for DebateNew York TimesContentious net neutrality proposal gets … Read more
Oakland Wiki puts ‘community brain’ onlineKALWThe New York Times picked up the story and linked to the Oakland Wiki for more information. And other national outlets covered it, too. In March, the Oakland City Council decided not to expand the Domain Awareness Center to monitor the whole city. …read more Source: Oakland City Council News … Read more
Bleacher ReportHis family is based in San Diego, he’s a California kid to the core and his daughter is attending Cal on a volleyball scholarship, just minutes away from the Warriors‘ facility. There’s also the the quality of the actual basketball team. Golden State … …read more Source: Golden State Warriors News From Google News
City drafts controversial employee social media policyKRQE News 13ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Some city employees with the police and fire department have gotten in trouble before for what they’ve posted on Facebook in the past. Now the city wants to make sure that it doesn’t happen ever again with a new social media …City to tighten … Read more
New Hampshire police commissioner refuses to apologize or resign for calling …New York Daily NewsMore than 100 people packed into the meeting room at the Wolfeboro Public Library, where librarian Joyce Davis said she can’t remember an issue in 40 years that has sparked so much emotion and outcry. Many of the people wore on … Read more
Washington Post (blog)The co-host of a Dallas TV show walked off the set Tuesday after an argument flared over the decision to broadcast footage of Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend after becoming the first openly gay player taken in the NFL draft. During a discussion on …Dallas Talk Show Host Loses It, Storms Off Set … Read more
Super Bowl countdown, Glendale getting ready for the big gameMyFox PhoenixAll eyes are on Glendale when the Super Bowl comes, but shouldering the expense is tough when visiting fans will spend so much money in other parts of the valley. As it stands the Mayor of Glendale says it will cost about $4 million to … Read more
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Doubles Size of Low Income Coupon Program at …eNews Park ForestCHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) will fund the Double Value Coupon Program (DVCP) at Farmers’ Markets across the City of Chicago, doubling the … …read more Source: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel … Read more
The Weather Channel“The biggest area of concern for local flash flooding stretches from the Appalachians into western and central New York,” said weather.com senior meteorologist Jon Erdman. “However, this slow-moving rainband will crawl up the I-95 Northeast corridor …Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Parts of Tri-StateNBC New York all 255 news articles …read more … Read more
Mirkarimi case rears its head in Campos-Chiu Assembly raceSan Francisco ChronicleLooks as if big money and Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi are going to loom large in that Assembly race between two sitting San Francisco supervisors. Just over two weeks before the primary, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman announced a $200,000 independent … and more …read more Source: … Read more
NFL has undergone cultural change for the better since BountygateThe Times-Picayune“I know exactly what we’re getting into, and I’m not worried at all,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher told NFL.com’s Mike Silver about Sam’s selection on Saturday night. “(Michael Sam) will help us, and we’ll give him every chance to succeed, and you know what? and … Read more
DigitalJournal.com“In this crazy music business, it feels good since it seems impossible for a young artist to come out of the gate and just achieve a small amount of success today,” he said. “I think it is a lot easier to get your music out there, but it is a lot … and more …read … Read more
Cal AthleticsBERKELEY –The California Golden Bears Track & Field team will be competing this weekend at the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 at Mooberry Track & Field Complex in Pullman, Wash. Senior Jaci Powell got the team …2014 Pac-12 Rowing Championships on tap for SundayPac-12.comHuskies ready for challenge at Pac-12sDailyuw … Read more
RT (blog)Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland (L) applauses as laureate, US President Barack Obama hands the diploma and medal to Nobel Peace Prize at the City Hall in Oslo on December 10, 2009. (AFP Photo / Olivier Morin). Tags.Diplomat reveals White House fury over Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace PrizeThe IndependentObama’s chief-of-staff balked … Read more
San Francisco Conservatory of Music to Host Rubin Institute for Music …Broadway WorldSan Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announced initial details on another exciting program that has become part of the Conservatory: the first biennial writing institute in the United States solely devoted to classical music criticism … …read more Source: San Francisco Concert … Read more
ESPN (blog)As the Atlanta Falcons get ready for rookie minicamp on Friday, one can imagine what’s going through Yawin Smallwood’s mind. Here’s a kid many scouts considered a second-round talent going into the 2013 football season at Connecticut. Eight months … and more …read more Source: Atlanta News By Google