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Seattle vs. New England in the supper bowl: how our food cultures compareThe Seattle Times (blog)With the big game right around the corner, we invited Boston Globe food editor Sheryl Julian to tell us how the food scene in Boston reflects the local culture there. Our food writer, Bethany Jean Clement, gave her take on … Read more
How much alike are these Golden State Warriors and the ’95-’96 Bulls?FOXSports.comWhich brings us to today’s Golden State Warriors, who are a most excellent basketball team in their own right. After Tuesday night’s overtime loss to (who else?) Chicago, the Warriors remain a robust 36-7 on the year, on pace for 68.6 wins on the … Read more
Inspiration for Seahawks logo visits Seattle with assist from Patriots fanYahoo SportsFor years, the mask that inspired Seattle’s beloved NFL team logo sat thousands of miles away. At one point during renovation, it was even placed in storage. Gretchen Faulkner, director of the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum, liked to show it off …and more … Read more
Odds Are in the Atlanta Hawks’ Favor, to Bettors’ SurpriseNew York TimesThe Hawks have covered 33 times, more than any other team through 45 games in at least a quarter-century, according to the sports odds tracker Covers, whose research dates to the 1990-91 season. The 1994-95 Utah Jazz previously had the high-water …5 Things To … Read more
The Short List: Super Bowl ads 2015; Oklahoma executions; Disneyland’s …USA TODAYThe Victoria’s Secret angels are fully clothed in its teaser spot (although they reveal more in their actual Super Bowl ad). And the NFL will show a public service announcement from an anti-domestic-abuse coalition following a year in which the league …Puppies? It must … Read more
Nobel laureate Charles Townes, laser co-creator, dies at 99KSBW The Central CoastHome; / News; / Local News; / SF Bay Area News … Officials at the University of California, Berkeley, where Townes was a professor emeritus who only last year stopped going to campus every day, said he had been in poor health before he … Read more
Readers share views on mass shootings, Martin Luther King’s dream and …Kansas City StarWhat if The Kansas City Star were the first newspaper in the United States to initiate an editorial policy to withhold the names, addresses, races, bios and photographs of deranged mass shooters? What if the newspaper would just report what happened? …read … Read more
Dow Jones industrial average loses 195 points as oil prices dropMassLive.comA television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the decision of the Federal Reserve, Wednesday. The Federal Reserve is reiterating that it will be patient in raising rates from record lows but is signaling greater concern about …Stocks fade as … Read more
No. 12 Cal Hosts UNLV Friday at HellmanCal AthleticsBERKELEY – Unbeaten California – ranked 12th in the latest ITA team poll – continues its homestand when it welcomes UNLV to the Hellman Tennis Complex on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The Golden Bears have compiled a 4-0 record, while the Rebels – who last … …read … Read more
GoDaddy pulls Super Bowl ad amid social media uproarKSAT San AntonioGoDaddy is infamous for its racy Super Bowl commercials, but this year, the commercial is so controversial that GoDaddy execs decided to pull it before it aired in front on a national audience. GoDaddy’s controversial ads usually feature scantily …GoDaddy Controversy Spurs Social Media FirestormCBS … Read more
Kobe Bryant Injury Update: Lakers Shut Down Star for Remainder of SeasonBleacher ReportFor the third time in as many years, Kobe Bryant will finish his NBA season on the injured list. The Los Angeles Lakers ruled their star shooting guard out for the remainder of the 2014-15 campaign Wednesday after Bryant underwent surgery on a … Read more
Knights add to early NFL Draft declaration trendCentral Florida FutureESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said in a conference call last week. “The percentage of those [74 players] that are going in the first three or four rounds are probably as high as it’s ever been. I think some guys made smarter decisions. I … Read more
Denver dual language school expects to double in size9NEWS.com“It’s unique certainly here in Denver but it’s unique nationally as well,” Escuela President David Card said. The school opened in 1999 after years of planning among Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, the Jesuits, the Sisters of Loretto and local community … …read more From:: Denver, Colorado … Read more
No impact to gaming market from Caesars’ bankruptcyShreveport Times“I know there is a lot of anxiety … but you have to consider Caesars is the largest gaming company in the entire world. They have properties everywhere and that probably contributed to the amount of debt and the reason they are seeking protection from … …read … Read more
Party Hard With Henrik Vibskov, Paris? Wildest Fashion DesignerDaily BeastThe massage machine is being readied not for a theater production but to form the center piece of a runway show taking place during Men’s Fashion Week for the Danish designer and musician Henrik Vibskov. The production has an intriguing name, the … …read more From:: … Read more
Readers’ Poll: The 10 Best TV Shows of the 1990sRollingStone.comMany people feel that we’re living in the golden age of television, but the present run really began back in the 1990s. It was a time when shows like Seinfeld and The Simpsons elevated the art of the sitcom to new highs, while The X-Files, Buffy … Read more
Apple sales: How it made ‘biggest profit in history’BBC NewsUS technology giant Apple has reported the biggest quarterly profit ever made by a public company. Apple reported a net profit of $18bn (£11.8bn) in its fiscal first quarter, which tops the $15.9bn made by ExxonMobil in the second quarter of 2012, according …As Apple grows, … Read more
Super Bowl ad spots sold out, NBC saysReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. television network NBC said on Wednesday it sold all the advertising time for Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast, with brands paying up to a record $4.5 million for a 30-second spot to get their messages in front of the year’s biggest …A Country Music … Read more
Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders Welcome Second ChildPeople MagazineThe actress and her husband, Saturday Night Live star Taran Killam, recently welcomed their second child, PEOPLE confirms. The new addition joins big sister Shaelyn Cado, 5½, whom the couple, both 32, welcomed in 2009. Smulders casually broke the …Cobie Smulders of ‘HIMYM,’ Taran Killam welcome baby … Read more
Northfield hardware store supplies props for films, TV showsPress of Atlantic CityThose customers include a long list of major movies and TV shows, from the Civil War-set “Cold Mountain” to the modern Manhattan backdrop of “Sex in the City.” McCarthy has supplied set designers from both those projects and many more. He has posters … … Read more
Skull Fossil Adds Insight Into the Story of Human EvolutionNew York TimesAnthropologists exploring a cave in Israel have uncovered a rare 55,000-year-old skull fossil that they say has a story to tell of a reverberating transition in human evolution, in the time and place when some early humans were moving out of Africa and …Modern … Read more
CSU’s Aaron Davis invited to NFL combineThe ColoradoanLinebacker Aaron Davis, the leading tackler two of the past three seasons for the CSU football team, will participate in the NFL Scouting Combine. He’s the fifth player off Colorado State University’s 10-3 team last fall to accept an invitation …Mike Davis invited to NFL CombineGoGamecocks Former Gamecocks … Read more
Facebook tops Wall Street revenue target in fourth quarterReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the world’s largest Internet social network beat Wall Street’s targets for earnings and sales. But revenue growth was the …Facebook reports strong Q4 as mobile ad sales … Read more
LeBron out with sprained wristESPNJames suffered the injury in the final seconds of the third quarter of Cleveland’s 103-95 win in Detroit on Tuesday when he tumbled over Pistons guard Jodie Meeks and broke the fall with his hands. James received an MRI at the Cleveland Clinic on …LeBron James out tonight with sprained right … Read more
SF public defender arrested outside court, office outragedSFGateThe San Francisco public defender was handcuffed and arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Hall of Justice after she objected to city police officers questioning her client outside a courtroom, an incident that the public defender’s office said Wednesday.San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Arrested For Intervening Between Police …CBS … Read more
Rapists use social media to cover their tracks, police warnedThe GuardianRapists are increasingly exploiting social media to cover their tracks and mislead investigators, a joint conference by police and prosecutors on rape was told on Wednesday . At the police and the Crown Prosecution Service’s first joint initiative on … …read more From:: Social Media … Read more
Luis Figo: Portuguese great makes bid for Fifa presidencyBBC NewsRetired France international player David Ginola and fellow Frenchman Jerome Champagne, a former Fifa executive and ex-diplomat, have already announced their intention to stand against him, along with Prince Ali of Jordan who is backed by the Football …Luis Figo: I want to be FIFA presidentCNN … Read more
Google Fiber coming to metro AtlantaWXIA-TV(Atlanta Business Chronicle) Google reiterated Monday it will launch ultra high-speed broadband service in nine metro Atlanta cities. But it isn’t revealing much more. On a conference call with reporters, that was devoid of details, the Internet giant …Report: Google expected to pick Atlanta for fast Internet serviceAtlanta Journal Constitution … Read more
Shania Twain Las Vegas Concert Special to Air on ABCRollingStone.comShania Twain is returning to TV screens, for one night only, in the exclusive concert event, Shania: Still the One Live from Vegas, airing February 28th, at 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC. The special recaps Twain’s successful two-year residency in Las Vegas …and more …read more … Read more
Cayuga Nation, Union Springs await federal court decision on gaming, leadershipAuburn CitizenIGRA, the lawyer said, provides that the only entity able to stop gaming on authorized Indian land is the U.S. Congress. According to a Jan. 9 court document filed by Cayuga Nation, DeBruin called the assertion that the court case be dismissed on … … Read more
Key Biscayne to sue Miami over Marine Stadium plansMiamiHerald.comThe Key Biscayne Village Council voted late Tuesday to file a lawsuit against the city of Miami over a project in the works to rehabilitate the historic Miami Marine Stadium and redevelop the surrounding area. Village officials worry that a planned $16 … …read more From:: Miami … Read more
BP confirms layoffs at Houston officeKHOU… our simplification and efficiency activities are located primarily on our functional staff located in the Houston offices. All changes have been reviewed in cooperation with our safety and operations team. We expect all organizational changes to be …BP announces layoffs of employees at Houston officesKPRC Houston all 3 news … Read more