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Dallas ISD auctioning unopened, overbought suppliesWFAADALLAS – At a warehouse off Kiest Blvd. in Oak Cliff, sits 30 pallets shrink-wrapped with stacks of unopened boxes. It’s all cleaning supplies that the Dallas Independent School District purchased two years ago, but never used. More than 2,000 boxes of … …read more From:: Dallas News From Google … Read more
Fifa’s band of dodgy men who lined their pocketsBDliveHow to give it authentic roundedness proportionate to its claims? One way would be to look at the workings of Fifa in the past 20 or so years, an organisation that has become so jauntily corrupt, so profoundly unaccountable, that it might indeed be … …read more … Read more
Miami Heat draft former Vols guard Josh Richardson at No. 40Knoxville News SentinelHis quick conversation with Pat Riley during his pre-draft workout with the Miami Heat was one of the highlights of Josh Richardson’s NBA draft preparation. The former Tennessee guard will get to know the NBA legend and Heat president even better now.Former Vol … Read more
Cleveland Cavaliers select Cedi Osman 31st overall in NBA Draft 2015cleveland.comINDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The Minnesota Timberwolves, on behalf of the Cleveland Cavaliers, took small forward Cedi Osman with the first pick in the second round. Cleveland acquired picks No. 31 and No. 36 when they traded their first round pick in Tyus …and more …read … Read more
Rihanna’s New Fashion Line, $chool Kills: Is She Putting Music on the Back …Music TimesIt seems like Rihanna is stirring up the fashion world once again! According to a recent report from Grazia, Rihanna’s company, Roraj Trade, LLC filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office for her upcoming brand, under the …Rihanna … Read more
Super Bowl QB A Hit At NIUMyStateline.comDEKALB, IL-Russell Wilson’s resume is pretty full even for a 26 year old quarterback. He’s the guy who won a Super Bowl last year, and the guy who came up one yard short of winning another this year. And he’s the guy who set the single season FBS …Seattle … Read more
UCLA’s Kevon Looney tumbles to Golden State Warriors at 30th pickLos Angeles TimesIt took longer than expected, but the UCLA basketball team has its first player taken in this year’s NBA draft. Kevon Looney was selected by the defending champion Golden State Warriors with the 30th overall pick. lRelated Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo …2015 NBA Draft … Read more
Hong Kong tries to strike local chordsESPNcricinfo.comBut it seems a little harder to find in Hong Kong, one of the world’s financial centre. “In Hong Kong, a city where everyone seems to be from somewhere else, just who is an expat, anyway?” the Wall Street Journal asked last year. The diversity … …read more From:: … Read more
YouTube and Halfbrick Announce Production of an Animated Fruit Ninja SeriesBusiness Wire (press release)Halfbrick, with headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, is a top animation and entertainment content partner with YouTube. Starting with the company’s Fruit Ninja-themed channel, the two companies today announced the production of a 13 x 11 minute …Brisbane’s Halfbrick is set to produce … Read more
Kevon Looney Goes No. 30 to Golden State WarriorsNew York TimesA 6-foot-9 power forward, Looney was occasionally disappointing in his freshman season, but he puts in a great deal of work and is a talented offensive rebounder, which a team that shoots as much from the outside as Golden State can certainly use.and more …read … Read more
Bulls take Arkansas’ Bobby Portis at No. 22 in the NBA draftChicago TribuneHere’s a good place to start in getting to know Bobby Portis’ mindset after the Bulls used the 22nd pick in Thursday’s NBA draft on the Arkansas power forward. He’s going to try to start. “I think I’ll fit in well there,” the … Read more
Virtual Reality’s Movement Problem: It Isn’t NauseaKotaku AustraliaBut at the end of nearly every Vive demo, when I tried it at the Game Developers Conference in March, a vista would appear on the horizon, or the walls around me would fall to show me the scale of the virtual universe. Every time, I would think: … Read more
Couple Ran Marijuana Grow House Out of Family Home: Miami-Dade PoliceNBC 6 South FloridaA Miami-Dade couple with two kids is facing charges after police said they ran a marijuana grow house out of their home. Manny Dieguez, 39, and Ivette Montero, 29, were arrested early Thursday on several charges including marijuana trafficking …Miami couple arrested … Read more
Qantas CEO Scolds Hong Kong RegulatorsWall Street JournalHong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority, or ATLA, said Jetstar Hong Kong didn’t comply with a legal requirement that locally registered airlines have their principal place of business in Hong Kong, with management and control exercised within the …Hong Kong rejects Jetstar budget airline bidYahoo News Jetstar jinx? … Read more
MC Lyte Talks ‘Legend’ Album, State of Hip Hop, and LongevityThe SourceNot one to only be confined to music, the “I Am the Lyte” singer, born Lana Moorer, currently sits on Dillard University’s Board of Trustees, a feat unheard of in the hip hop community. The 44-year-old also has her own mobile app, where her … Read more
Strip Scribbles: L.V. stars on TV, Playboy, Last Call, Lipshtick, Tyga, NHL starsLas Vegas SunWhat a night for Las Vegas to be featured on television. Our city was everywhere you turned whatever the channel. Millions of viewers saw Motley Crue frontman and Las Vegas resident Vince Neil and his makeup artist girlfriend Rain Hannah in … Read more
Washington Nationals shut out Atlanta Braves behind Doug FisterFOXSports.comDoug Fister said he really hadn’t heard about the scoreless innings streak being crafted by his fellow Washington Nationals starters. Fister allowed four hits over seven innings in another superb outing by a Washington starter, and the Nationals …Recap: Washington vs. AtlantaKansas City Star Stephen Strasburg’s return … Read more
USC starts Alzheimer’s institute in San DiegoU-T San DiegoAisen has been named founding director of the newly established USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, which is affiliated with the university’s Keck School of Medicine but located in San Diego. Its mission is to accelerate development of …Two UC San Diego Researchers to Lead Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative … Read more
Yankees strike out 12 times, fall to Houston Astros, 4-0 | Rapid reactionNJ.comHOUSTON — The Yankees simply couldn’t put the bat on the ball Thursday night and fell 4-0 to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, striking out 12 times in one of their worst offensive games of the season. The Yankees have now … Read more
Brue Bar serves up futuristic coffee at new Downtown Honolulu location …Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog)HonBlue opened its third Brue Bar location this week at the Finance Factors Center in Downtown Honolulu, complete with a futuristic coffee machinery and skilled baristas. The newest Brue Bar location is the first standalone store; unlike the others, it … Read more
New York Prison Escapee Traded Art for Favors From a GuardNew York TimesPLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The two convicted killers who broke out of a maximum-security prison in northern New York this month made their escape using rudimentary electrical and engineering skills, stealth and a canny ability to manipulate members of the …2nd New York prison … Read more
Los Angeles Dodgers blank Chicago CubsFOXSports.comLester’s winless streak stretched to seven starts when he lasted four innings in his shortest outing in more than three years, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Thursday for a four-game split. Signed to a $155 million, six-year …Los Angeles Dodgers News & Rumors: L.A. Heating … Read more
French Actress Marie Mouté is a New Yorker!Huffington PostIt’s hard to look directly at French actress Marie Mouté because she has these mesmerizing eyes. One second too long and you’d be put in a trance by this stunning beauty. Marie was born in 1983, and you know that year has a special meaning for me. … Read more
Rick Ross Arrested; Rapper Charged With Kidnapping, Battery, AssaultiSchoolGuide“Members of the US Marshals Southeastern Regional Task Force executed arrest warrants on William Roberts and Nadrian James. They were arrested in Fayetteville, Ga., without incident as a result of this investigation.” said a release from the Fayette …and more …read more From:: Fayetteville, Georgia News By … Read more
Bulls Select Bobby Portis With 22nd Pick in NBA DraftNBC ChicagoThe Chicago Bulls saw a serious run of guards in front of them in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, and so they went in a different direction as they grabbed small forward Bobby Portis out of the University of Arkansas. Portis, who stands at … Read more
NBA Draft: Houston Rockets select former Badgers forward Sam Dekker at #18fox6now.comBROOKLYN, New York — Sam Dekker was selected at #18 by the Houston Rockets in the 2015 NBA Draft. Sam Dekker. 21-year-old Sam Dekker decided to forgo his senior season with the Wisconsin Badgers to enter the NBA Draft. This, after the Badgers …2015 … Read more
YouTube Makeup Artist Inspires Girls to Embrace Their Love of Makeup for …Us MagazineThe Power of Makeup by NikkieTutorials YouTube makeup artist Nikkie demonstrated the #PowerOfMakeup in a video, which inspired a social media movement. See the photos! There’s nothing wrong with a little bit of glam! And YouTube makeup artist …and more …read more … Read more
FIFA Issues Warning to Wambach After Officiating RemarksABC NewsFIFA has issued a warning to U.S. forward Abby Wambach for comments she made about the officiating in a match against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup. During the match Monday in the knockout round, U.S. midfielders Megan Rapinoe and Lauren …FIFA issues warning to Wambach following … Read more
Report: Knicks trade Tim Hardaway Jr. to Atlanta for Jerian Grant, Hawks trade …NBCSports.comWashington will send Atlanta the No. 19 pick tonight and two future second-round picks for Kelly Oubre, league source tell Yahoo. The Knicks are trading Tim Hardaway to the Hawks, who will draft Jerian Grant for the Knicks, league sources tell Yahoo … Read more
Bulls biggest summer task at hand? Re-signing Jimmy ButlerChicago Tribune“Our goal all along obviously is to have Jimmy here long-term,” general manager Gar Forman said. “We feel real confident in our situation, how well he fits and that Jimmy is comfortable in Chicago. Our goal will be to sit down with him and hopefully …Bulls … Read more
Shotaro Ban Advances To Quarterfinals At Cal AmCal AthleticsDALY CITY, Calif. – Shotaro Ban has advanced to the quarterfinals of match play at the 104th California Amateur Championship after a Round of 16 match victory over Cal teammate Keelan Kilpatrick on Thursday at Lake Merced Golf Club. Ban’s win over … …read more From:: California … Read more
San Francisco Giants down San Diego Padres with 4 triplesFOXSports.comBrandon Crawford and Matt Duffy also tripled for San Francisco, which had not tripled four times in a game since Sept. 15, 1960, when Willie Mays hit three of them and Eddie Bressoud had one at Philadelphia’s Connie Mack Stadium. The Giants had not …Triple dose … Read more
Gaming panel sets Sept. 30 deadline for final application materials from New …Fall River Herald NewsNEW BEDFORD — The casino picture in southeastern Massachusetts became a little clearer Thursday, as state gaming officials set a Sept. 30 deadline for final application materials from developers in Brockton and New Bedford and discussed scenarios in …and more … Read more
Possible human remains found at Oakland home may be from missing person …abc7news.comInvestigators arrived at a home in Oakland Thursday looking at a possible new lead in the disappearance of Kristen Modafferi whose face has been on billboards for nearly 20 years. Modafferi rented an Oakland home in 1997 where a private investigator …Cadaver dog … Read more
Teachers, Super Bowls common theme in 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame …SportsNOLA.comThere are the players: Louisiana natives who remained in-state to play their college football and went on to successful NFL careers that included, in each case, at least one trip to the Super Bowl or the NBA Finals. Put it together, and they … Read more