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Dallas Commissioners reduce regular meetingsWFAADALLAS – In one of the most recognized buildings in downtown Dallas comes a new controversy over government transparency. “I do care about whether the public is fully informed and whether we maintain that transparency, which has been a hallmark of …Dallas County commissioners to consider cutting back on meetingsDallas Morning … Read more
Frank Gehry Is Redesigning the Los Angeles River Basin WaterwayARTnewsFrank Gehry is turning his attention to landscape architecture, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. The architect, famous for his work on the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., has been secretly working with Los …Critics Decry Frank Gehry’s … Read more
Chicago restaurant named to Bon Appetit’s list of 10 best in countryChicago TribuneGlowing reviews. A James Beard Foundation nomination for Best New Restaurant. And now, the restaurant has made it onto Bon Appetit’s “Hot 10” list, which names the 10 best new restaurants in the country. The full “Hot 10” list is online at bonappetit.com.Bon … Read more
You Missed an Awesome Malaysia Fashion WeekJezebelKuala Lumpur Fashion Week wrapped up a few days ago, and it was better than what I’m doing out here in mid-August, sitting around, sweating: the designer Kittie Yiyi, for one, showed rainbow jellyfish headpieces and paste-on giant-sized press-on lips … …read more From:: Fashion News By Google News
Melissa McCarthy Thwarts Fashion’s Plus Size Segregation With Her Own Fashion LineThe Mary SueMelissa McCarthy has been making a lot of waves recently. She’s cemented her place as one of the finest comedic talents of our time, and she’s a vocal proponent of body positivity. Now she’s setting her sights on the fashion world with … Read more
Comics Beat to Host The Covers @ Long Beach Comic Con 2015Comics BeatIf you’re in sunny southern California for this year’s Long Beach Comic Con (September 12-13) join Comics Beat as we gather the industry’s top talent to show off what makes our favorite comic book covers stand out on the shelves. On Saturday September … Read more
Oakland: Jurors hear what teens told police after South Bay paramedic’s killingContra Costa TimesOn the stand Monday, Oakland police Lt. Randy Brandwood said he and his partner used a ruse during Flowers’ interview by telling the boy that two of his friends, including his best friend McNeal, and the eyewitness identified him as the shooter … Read more
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2016 Casting Call: Danielle KnudsonSI.comSI Swimsuit 2016 castings are under way, and as we search for the world’s most beautiful women, we invite you to follow along on our journey through the infamous Swim Daily casting call posts. That means when we meet SI Swimsuit hopefuls, so will you! …read more From:: … Read more
NBCU to feed social media addiction with $200M BuzzFeed dealNew York PostThe companies said they “will also explore strategic partnerships across both organizations in the coming months” — in other words, NBCU is looking to sprinkle its news programs, TV shows and movies with more social–media friendly content. Like other …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Damascus, Kiev and Tripoli top the list of the 10 cities rapidly becoming the …The IndependentKiev in Ukraine has seen the sharpest fall in liveability over the past 12 months due to the ongoing conflict, earning it the city with the second biggest fall in liveability score, despite it placing at 132 overall. Russia’s involvement … Read more
How East Coast and West Coast hip–hop are both winningLos Angeles TimesThe N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton” dominated the box office this weekend with its gritty West Coast story — and the hip–hop music that informs its sensibility and fills its soundtrack. Rap is also driving another theatrical success this summer …‘Straight Outta Compton’ faithfully … Read more
Chef Wolfgang Puck serves up his Mediterranean home in Beverly HillsLos Angeles TimesRenowned chef Wolfgang Puck is packing up his leftovers, listing a Beverly Hills house for $8.495 million. The well-outfitted kitchen of the Mediterranean-style villa may seem on the modest side by professional standards, but it has served him for a …Wolfgang Puck’s Beverly … Read more
Opera Max update saves data while you watch YouTube, NetflixCNETOriginal released in early 2014 after Opera bought out Skyfire Labs, Opera Max works by compressing and rerouting data using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to the “data-savings cloud.” All non-encrypted data requests (excluding websites and apps with …Opera Max reduces buffering when streaming YouTube and … Read more
Terror suspect charged with trying to kill fellow inmateChicago Sun-TimesThe feds accused Daoud in September 2012 of pushing the detonator on a fake car bomb in hopes of blowing up a downtown Chicago bar. The fake explosive had allegedly been given to him by an undercover federal agent at the end of a months-long …Loop … Read more
Low-income families living in Honolulu homeless encampmentHawaii News NowHONOLULU (AP) – More than 40 percent of the people in a homeless encampment in Honolulu’s Kakaako district are families. That’s according to a new survey released by Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Monday. The study was conducted in early August and …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Atlanta lost boy of Sudan brings water and hope to his peopleWXIA-TVMajok Marier works in Atlanta as a plumber, sending all of his money home to his family in South Sudan. He helped found a non profit called Wells for Hope, which drills wells in South Sudan, so people no longer have to make a … Read more
Tom Schad’s Tiger Football Insider: Social media and the silent treatmentMemphis Commercial AppealThe players self-imposed a social–media ban, barring one another from posting on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms during the season. Coach Dabo Swinney and the athletics department supported the policy — though, contrary to what many … …read more From:: Social Media … Read more
550K LAUSD Students Heading Back To School TodayCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — More than a half-million Los Angeles Unified School District students will head back to school on Tuesday. According to the school district, members of the board of education and district officials will greet 550,000 students …What Use Does the Los Angeles Unified School … Read more
A Vlogger Couple Admit That Their Pregnancy Was ‘Staged’ (By God?)UPROXXThe Christian vlogger couple originally claimed that Nia had a miscarriage, but after doctors said “that the method Sam used to administer the pregnancy test, with pee diluted in a toilet bowl, is not advisable,” they’ve now all but admitted everything …and more …read more … Read more
FGCU Women’s Soccer Head Coach, Veteran-Led Squad Readies for Ole MissNaples Herald“naples While a pair of convincing wins over nationally ranked UCF and Florida on Thursday and Saturday of last week have boosted the morale of the FGCU women’s soccer team heading into the regular season, the exhibition games were upset-worthy and … …read more … Read more
ESPN releases College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon scheduleSportingNews.comFans will get to compare and contrast several early title contenders in a span of about 29 hours during ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Nov. 16 and 17. A slate of 16 men’s and women’s games begins at 5:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 16 with defending … …read more … Read more
Alex Morgan Rips Women’s Soccer League For Bedbug-Ridden HotelsHuffington PostAlex Morgan is back to playing with the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League after the Women’s World Cup, and she’s apparently already tired of the lodging that the league offers. In a tweet on Monday, Morgan directly called out the …Providence Park … Read more
Star Wars mega fan makes daughter speeder bike rockerWFTV OrlandoBut it is not just any rocker; it is one that looks just like the speeder bike that Princess Leia rides in “Return of the Jedi.” Tez Gelmar used plywood for the rockers, a 3-D printer to create the bike components, and wired it up for … Read more
Continue? Second chance for Sandler as Pixels tops UK box officeThe GuardianWith £2.66m including previews, Adam Sandler sci-fi comedy Pixels storms to the top of the UK box office, dethroning Fantastic Four. However … That film was an ensemble. For a bigger Sandler star vehicle, you’d have to go back to February 2011 and …and … Read more
UCLA Bruins 2015 preview: Can Cal beat their baby brothers in Pasadena?California Golden Blogs (blog)Cal Football is heading to the Rose Bowl for a Thursday night, prime-time game against the Bruins this season (October 22). How good was UCLA last season? What’s their outlook this season? How will our Golden Bears fare against the baby … Read more
Are the Los Angeles Kings in decline? (Trending Topics)Yahoo Sports (blog)LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 24: Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings looks on before a game against the Detroit Red Wings at STAPLES Center on February 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images) …Los Angeles Kings … Read more
State regulator proposes deeper probe into PG&E’s culture, safety practicesSan Francisco Business Times (blog)The California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E’s primary regulator, on Monday took the first steps toward launching a full-fledged investigation into what it says may be systemic problems at the energy giant, Bay Area News Group reported. A CPUC …PUC considers an investigation … Read more
Star Wars fan slims down so he’s a slender Jedi for The Force Awakens releaseMirror.co.ukSome even decide to beat the bulge for a big holiday, knowing that they’ll find it easier to hit that target with a date in mind as a deadline. But one science fiction fan has beaten the lot of them – … Read more
United flights diverted to Air Force basePacific Daily NewsThree United Airlines passenger jets were diverted to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam over the weekend because of low visibility caused by Tropical Storm Goni, the airline and Andersen’s command confirmed in a joint statement Monday night. Andersen …United diverted three flights to AAFB during stormKUAM.com … Read more
San Francisco 49ers 53-man roster prediction: Post-Week 1 preseason editionNiners NationThe San Francisco 49ers are through their first game of the 2015 preseason, which means we can start to over-analyze performances, and what it means for the 53-man roster. Here is our latest roster projection as the 49ers begin preparations for the … …read more … Read more
What stock indexes and college football have in commonCNBCLike college sports conferences, so many of these index names are artifacts of history and don’t actually reflect the true reality. The S&P 500, for example, could live up to its name just by losing five smaller companies. It is the Big Ten of stock … …read … Read more
Beauty vlogger’s experiment on Tinder reveals men prefer Photoshopped womenToday.comThis probably isn’t the most shocking headline you’ll read this week, but it still stings — especially if you’re a straight, single gal searching for a mate on Tinder. It turns out that a lot of guys out there have some pretty preposterous standards …What do … Read more
Summer Showcases Remind Us Just How Special NBA Players Really AreBleacher ReportSuccess on a basketball court, whether it’s in the NBA or on a summer circuit, is as much about what you can do as having the opportunity to do it. Jon Greenberg thinks of the San Francisco Pro-Am Basketball League, which he founded 36 … Read more
Actress Kate Bosworth and director Michael Polish talk movies, Zack Pearlman …MLive.comDirector Michael Polish sits with his wife, actress Kate Bosworth, as they pose for a photo at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Mich., on Monday, August 17, 2015. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News. Melanie Maxwell | melaniemaxwell@mlive.com.and more …read more … Read more
TCA Press Tour Previews the Best Upcoming TV Shows — Here Are the HighlightsTelevision WeekThat was another one of the net’s new shows, starring Don Johnson and Chace Crawford, creating a buzz around the Beverly Hilton. Set in a rare milieu for television — North Dakota — the drama centers on a working-class couple pitted … Read more