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Hear game dev tips from Xbox frontman Phil Spencer at GDCGamasutraDuring the Microsoft-sponsored talk, Spencer aims to show developers some of the ways they can create unique games experiences for Xbox One and Windows 10, as well as what the future holds for creators making game content for the Microsoft ecosystem …and more …read more … Read more
Huge YouTube Bulk Makes It Tough to Catch All Terror VideosABC NewsInternet giant Google said Wednesday that the sheer volume of video on its YouTube website makes it tough to catch all terror related content, complicating the struggle to halt the spread of terrorist propaganda and hostage footage. Google Public …YouTube too overloaded to filter … Read more
On the couch with vlogger Cory Williams, Jan. 28KTVA.com – Alaska News and WeatherThe long-abandoned Buckner Building in Whittier was the scene of vlogger Cory Williams’ latest Alaskan adventure. His drone, better known as the HELLA-COPTER, recorded some stunning aerial views of “the city under one roof.” Wednesday morning … …read more From:: Vlogger News … Read more
BP cuts jobs in Houston as it trims Gulf of Mexico businessFuelFix (blog)The British oil giant’s cuts, concentrated on the support staff at its Houston offices, are part of an effort to simplify its business in the Gulf of Mexico, BP spokesman Brett Clanton said in an emailed statement. Some employees were notified this …and … Read more
TV chef Michaela Chiappa is cooking up a storm as a leading vloggerWalesOnlineOne of the Welsh foodie sisters The Chiappas has been named in a list of the most influential mum video bloggers on You Tube. No longer content with getting parenting advice from traditional books by the likes of Supernanny and the Baby Whisperer, … Read more
Woodland mayor finds lots of empathy in Washington, D.C.Daily DemocratWhat happens when you get 300 mayors in the room? The answer, it turns out, is a lot. Induced by an offer of free registration, I attended the 83rd winter meeting of the US Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.. I went with low expectations, having … Read more
YouTube’s video pick spells doom for Adobe FlashCNET“We’re now defaulting to the HTML5 player on the Web,” said YouTube Engineering Manager Richard Leider in a blog post Tuesday. It took four years for Google to make the HTML5 change, which is a major victory for Web standards fans who’ve strived to …YouTube Begins Using HTML5 … Read more
Marshawn Lynch – Blacks In Media Should Support Him – Video Marshawn Lynch has been attacked by many traditional media types for not talking to the media. A lot of those who are doing so are black. That is shameful and racist in itself. Some of us are asking him to dance and also asking … Read more
Andrew Sullivan To Stop Blogging – Should Try Vlogging – Video Andrew Sullivan To Stop Blogging – Should Try Vlogging. Famed blogger Andrew Sullivan has announced that he plans to stop blogging, closing down his Daily Dish column for health reasons. I think Sullivan should take up video blogging or vlogging. It would be easy … Read more
This 3D Render Of A Paris Apartment Looks Amazingly RealPopular ScienceDereau’s walkthrough is powered by Unreal Engine 4, the latest version of Epic Games’s game engine, which was released at the 2014 Game Developers Conference. While the engine is used for spectacular video games like the upcoming Fable Legends or …Unreal Engine 4 Virtual Tour … Read more
Casting call: CAB looks for musicians, dancers and more for ’90s nightNorthern Star OnlineStudents will be able to try out for the Campus Activities Board’s ’90s Tribute show at Thursday and Friday casting calls. Auditions are 7-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room. To sign up for an audition or … Read more
Missing van filled with couple’s possessions, treasured artwork recovered in …Contra Costa TimesAlmost all of it was and the finding marked a happy ending for the 31-year-old art professor and her husband, Jason Friend, who recently moved from Oakland to Eureka so she could start a teaching job at Humboldt State University. The day before … Read more
UFC on FOX 14 Official TV Ratings Highest Since January of 2014MMAWeekly (blog)January continues to be a strong month for UFC events on FOX, as the recent Gustafsson vs. Johnson event drew the networks largest UFC audience since UFC on FOX 10 on Jan. 25 of last year. Anthony Johnson vs Alexander Gustafsson Saturday’s UFC … Read more
Venture Fiji – VentureFiji.com For Travel To Fiji – Video Venture Fiji – VentureFiji.com http://ift.tt/1zAJivR is the website to plan your trip to the island of Fiji . Honeymoon, vacation, or just a plain excursion – whatever you want to do, do it with VentureFiji.com. via IFTTT
Sherman Oaks sports-car crash leaves North Hollywood man dead, woman criticalLA Daily NewsFirefighters look at what remains of a new Nissan 350Z after the jaws of life were used to extract two victims when it hit a tree in the 12900 block of Chandler Boulevard in Sherman Oaks on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The driver, … Read more
Weekly Dish: McCovey’s is ClosingDiablo Magazine (blog)I finally caught up with Jeff Dudum, who confirms that McCovey’s will soon be the home of SoCal chain, Slater’s 50/50, and that Dudum’s brother, Rick, is busy looking for a space in San Francisco where he can reopen the popular sports bar closer to … …read more From:: … Read more
San Diego budget priorities focus on infrastructure, police, underserved …San Diego 6SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The members of the San Diego City Council are “largely on the same page” with their priorities of infrastructure and public safety for the budget of the next fiscal year, Budget Committee Chairman Todd Gloria said Wednesday. …read more From:: … Read more
Broncos hire Ravens assistant special teams coach Tony CoaxumSI.comHe was co-defensive coordinator at Henry County High in McDonough, Ga. from 2005-06. A West Point graduate, Coaxum retired from the U.S. military in 2003 and was a defensive backs coach that year for 71st High School in Fayetteville, N.C. He was a … …read more From:: … Read more
The Red-Hot Rubble of East New York: How Brooklyn’s Gentrification Profiteers …New York MagazineOne drizzly December day, real-estate broker Keith McLaurin was driving a silver minivan down Arlington Avenue in Brooklyn, a few blocks from the East New York station on the Long Island Rail Road. He pulled over in front of an aluminum-sided house … Read more
Line Creek Baptist to host Jubalheirs in concert FridayThe Citizen.comLine Creek Baptist Church will host The Jubalheirs in concert Friday, Jan. 30, at 4 and 7 p.m., at the church on Bob Smith Road in Sharpsburg. Jubalheirs is a female chorus for ministers of music, organists, pianists and others who are involved in the … … Read more
‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Star Kim Richards Hospitalized: Was She …In Touch WeeklyOn the Jan. 27 episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kim Richards was absent from most of the show as her sister Kyle revealed the 50-year-old was hospitalized. Kyle said Kim had an ulcer, but fans were quick to speculate that … Read more
Cleveland Browns’ Joe Haden speaks about his “boy”; Is Johnny Manziel …cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio – Browns’ All-Pro cornerback Joe Haden has routinely shared encouraging words about Johnny Manziel, most recently on CBS Radio’s “Tiki and Tierney” show. “Just coming from college, it’s a lot more responsibility and a whole lot more …Cleveland Browns Rumors: Brian Hoyer … Read more
Aqeel Quinn leads San Diego State to 58-47 win vs Fresno StateFOXSports.comFresno State guard Marvelle Harris throws a rap around pass across San Diego State forward Malik Pope to Karachi Edo for an easy dunk in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game won 58-47 by San Diego State Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, … Read more
State inspectors cite caterer and five restaurants for health and safety …Sun Sentinel (blog)Mi Esperanza Restaurant, 3801 NW 17th Ave., Miami was closed Jan. 22 after an inspector observed 20 violations that included: Food contaminated by vermin, the operator continued to serve it and a stop sale order was issued; hot and cold foods were … Read more
Richard Sherman Debates Julie Buehler At Super Bowl Media Day – Video Richard Sherman Debates Julie Buehler At Super Bowl Media Day Julie Buehler, my friend who’s the host of Buehler’s Day Off on KXPS 1010 AM Palm Springs / Palm Dessert, loves to argue – right or wrong, she brings it. (And with me, … Read more
The Federal Hosts Best New Restaurant Watch Party TonightMiami New Times (blog)Bravo has a pretty strong gag order in place with the competing restaurants, and The Federal’s Aniece Meinhold couldn’t say much when we grilled her for intel. She did confide that the experience was great. “I’d do it all over again. Partly because I … Read more
WATCH: Super Bowl 2015 CommercialsVarietyAudiences no longer need to wait until the Big Game to watch Super Bowl commercials, with an increasing number of marketers opting to release their spots days before kickoff. This year is no different, with Budweiser, Bud Light, Kia, Mercedes-Benz USA, …Mercedes-Benz Tells Us How The Super Bowl Gives The Brand … Read more
Seattle’s Scarlet Letter Compost SystemThe AtlanticOne of the cities leading the charge in the effort to staunch food waste is Seattle, which passed a law last September that requires residents to compost leftover food. The law went into effect in January, but to educate Seattleites (which is, somehow …Seattle residents publicly shamed by city for … Read more
Wrongfully imprisoned man gets free trip to Super BowlCNNFor the elder Ferguson, the best part of the Super Bowl trip will be getting to spend a few days with his son. “We’ll get to watch one of the greatest sports possible, and we’ll get to spend a lot of time, just the two of us, … Read more
Yanks Plan To Contest A-Rod BonusesESPNNEW YORK — The New York Yankees are devising legal arguments so Alex Rodriguez won’t be able to collect any of the bonuses he is owed per the $30 million “milestone home run” marketing agreement he signed in 2007, sources confirmed to …New York Yankees plan to void Alex Rodriguez’s … Read more
Luis Figo: I want to be FIFA presidentCNN (blog)“I care about football, so what I’m seeing regarding the image of FIFA — not only now but in the past years — I don’t like it,” he told Alex Thomas in Madrid. “If you search FIFA on the internet you see the first word that comes … Read more
In America a record $119 Million was placed on last year’s Super Bowl and the boys in Vegas will give you odds for literally anything related to the game. For example half time performer Will Katy Perry wear a whipped cream bikini is 18/1, you can also bet on the colour of Bill Belichick’s hoodie. … Read more
The Atlanta Falcons are still waiting to announce what everybody already knows, that Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will be their new head coach. Whilst the Falcons will have to wait until after the Super Bowl to officially announce Quinn, reports suggest that they have been putting together the rest of the coaching staff … Read more
Should Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love make NBA All-Star Game 2015?cleveland.com (blog)Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe, from left, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope battle for a rebound in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) …With LeBron James healthy, Cleveland … Read more
FIFA says English teams spend most in $4.1bn transfer marketFOXSports.comFIFA says English clubs are dominating international transfer spending, accounting for almost 30 percent of the $4.06-billion market. The Global Transfer Market report shows English clubs spent $1.2 billion on players from outside the country in 2014.Have Real breached FIFA transfer rules?Fox Sports English clubs dominate … Read more