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New Degree Program at NESCom Nikky Raney New England School of Communications added a new degree program as of the Fall 2011 semester, and although it is quite new it already has ten students enrolled. The degree program is a Bachelors Degree in Entertainment Production; this means all the behind the scenes set ups that … Read more
A lot of Oakland News to share on Saturday, so let’s get to it before you go out to the Grand Lake Farmers Market. Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street Defying the City of Oakland’s order, as of this writing, Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street is still squatting at Frank Ogawa Plaza, or what … Read more
Three top GOP Presidential Candidates received a piece of this blogger’s mind. First, Herman Cain got a new nickname: “Big Daddy Cain” in honor of the famous 80s rapper called Big Daddy Kane, and known for such hits as “I Get The Job Done.” Herman Cain, who presented a new twist to his 9-9-9 plan … Read more
After 42 years, Libya’s dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed, and the range of really brutal events and expressions around his demise signals the emergence of a society that’s so violent, it’s scary. From the may he was killed (during a fight with rebels), to the reaction by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Now, I love … Read more
Last night MTV decided to play the Jersey Shore Season Finale for Italy and the Reunion Show for Italy back to back, and both seemed like they were lacking. I don’t even remember the host of the reunion talking to JWOWW. The finale wasn’t as interesting as the reunion – so I will focus on … Read more
Blame TMZ for Linday Lohan’s court visits! This is just a plain old rant, but this blogger’s sick and tired of certain Hollywood media outlets bird-dogging every move actress Linday Lohan makes, and more to the point, seemingly trying to rat her out to the authorities, saying that she’s not following the terms of her … Read more
At a time when many California cities are strapped for money, Hayward gets the rewards of seeking the development of an energy manufacturing facility: the Calpine Russell Energy Center. It’s one of the largest construction projects in the Bay Area is underway right now in Hayward with 200 workers on site. Here’s how Calpine describes … Read more
Whatever triggered the City of Oakland’s notice for Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street to leave Downtown Oakland’s City Hall Plaza, the organization’s response to the eviction notice on Twitter was notable. It elected to retweet a tweet by an Oaklander who goes by @wiljago: @wiljago wiljago Announcement regarding eviction notice @occupyoakland: Fuck this letter. … Read more
I am sitting on the couch watching tv and all of a sudden this commercial comes on: Forever Lazy I am in awe of this video. I am in awe of this product. I am so ashamed of America for this product that I felt the need to write a blog post about this. This … Read more
Muammar Gaddafi was killed by Libyan Rebels earlier today, various news sources have reacted similarly to the reaction that came from Osama Bin Laden’s death. The Libyan people are shown as being very happy now. The headline story for CNN, MSNBC, FOX, ABC, CBS and BBC were all that Gaddafi was killed – not all … Read more
This was shameful. Just plain awful. Good Day Atlanta just ran a segment on Janae Veal, a 30 year old Alanta breast cancer survivor who talked about how she’s recovering, making breast cancer sexy, and looking forward to serving her personal trainer clients. Fine story. Except that at the end of it, Beth Galvin, the … Read more
The GOP Debate last night on CNN was insane, and Anderson Cooper seemed to enjoy every moment. The candidates ran amok at certain points, most notably Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. The two had some back and forth banter and Romney even put his hand on Perry at one point. It got very intense and … Read more
There are calls in some media areas and by some oil industry analysts for Chevron to consider a payment settlement in the Ecuador case, and because the U.S. Supreme Court elected to hear the Shell Oil Nigeria Human Rights case. This is a plea from Oppenheimer analyst Fadel Gheit, as reported in Platts. But it’s … Read more
Hope Solo can’t win Dancing With The Stars because it would interrupt the Hollywood system that rules the producers of the show. In fact, the producers of DWTS are so afraid that Solo will win, they’re seemingly pulling out all of the stops to make it happen. If this blogger didn’t know better, it would … Read more
On a 5-2 vote, The Oakland City Council approved a resolution that was crafted by Council President Larry Reid (District 7), Councilmember Pat Kernighan (District 2), and Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan (At-Large) to direct over $6 million to hire new Oakland Police Officers if if Measure I passes in November. Oakland voters have already received their … Read more
While the Occupy Atlanta version of the Occupy Wall Street Movement may not be very large, it has served as a draw-point to bring more attention to the problem of Atlanta Police brutality and inept actions. (For example, an Atlanta woman was arrested because her name matched that of another woman wanted for aggravated assault, … Read more
Some really interesting tech products are being introduced as we move toward the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Here’s two of this for this blog: Velocomp iBike and SensoGlove Digital Golf Glove. The Velocomp iBike is described this way: … by www.iBikeDash.com, a leading sports technology company and creator of the iBike Dash CC Cycling Computer … Read more
The Oakland News is dominated by the Oakland Raiders trade for now-former Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Carson Palmer. In case you missed it, here’s the first seven minutes of today’s press conference at Raiders Headquarters: What cracked me up about the start of the press conference was that Coach Jackson said “There’s a report out there … Read more
In the “NFL Hand Shake Scandal” between San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz, who was right? An unscientific but hard to game poll at Zennie62.com reports that 58 percent of those who responded say Jim Schwartz was wrong. If you’ve not seen the incident, I talk about … Read more
Carson Palmer is an Oakland Raiders quarterback as of today. And the man who was the long-time (2003) Cincinnati Bengals signal caller who went to USC, gets to stay out in the West Coast and play for Hue Jackson. (In fact, Palmer will be officially reunited with Jackson at a press conference set at Raiders … Read more
Norman, a film that opens this Friday, October 21st and stars Dan Byrd and Emily VanCamp, and is directed by Jonathan Segal, has a compelling story line unlike any this blogger has seen before. Consider the synopsis: Norman Long is a high school loner, a self-aware and darkly funny teen who’s just trying to handle … Read more
Tresspass joins the growing list of video-on-demand films with a big splash that includes a front-page feature by YouTube last week. The Joel Schumacher film that stars Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage was released by Millennium Entertainment and directly to both theaters and to VOD where you can watch it right from home. Here’s the … Read more
Magnolia Pictures – the film distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, a group of media properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Dallas Maverick’s Owner Mark Cuban and which includes the Landmark Theaters chain, and the high definition cable network HDNet – has gained rights to Sarah Polley’s movie Take This Waltz. Take This Waltz has … Read more
Get ready for a George Clooney role that just may push him into Oscar: Best Actor consideration again, on top of Ides Of March, and just two years removed from Up In The Air. The Descendants, a film by Alexander Payne who created the Oscar-winner Sideways, is coming to theaters November 18th. Here’s the synopsis: … Read more
President Obama has just, as of this writing, finished a rousing speech to officially dedicate the new MLK Memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And between the President, the crowd, and the moment, the Twitter hashtag #MLKMemorial, “President Obama,” and “Dr. King” were all among the top 10 Twitter Topics for Sunday morning. What … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia – Occupy Atlanta, the Capital of The South’s version of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, got two more weeks of Woodruff Park assembly rights life, as Atlanta Mayor Kaseem Reed extended his already lengthened deadline by another two weeks, and to a November 7th Atlanta City Council meeting. That Mayor Reed took such … Read more
Some quick trend updates via Google Trends. Dan Wheldon Indy car driver Dan Wheldon is the top buzz generator for his untimely passing after a 15-car crash. The 33-year old part time racing car driver was the first English racer to win the Indianapolis 500 in 2005, and then won again this year. Giuliana Rancic … Read more
On Saturday, this space reported the rather unfortunate speech given by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, and this blogger’s take that it was rather racist. This is the video that was posted: Now this update. According to a source, Quan was speaking at the 16th Annual Chinese Media Awards in Foster City on September 24th, 2011. … Read more
This is the most awful racing crash his blogger has ever seen. The Indycar Crash at Las Vegas Speedway took the life of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, and involved 15 cars in total. The race was just Wheldon’s third one in all of 2011. According to reports, the crash started when, according to Dario … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia – “Social Media News” is a weird term when you stop to consider that social media produces news. That Twitter tweet about Digital Atlanta, Google Buzz, NFL Football or Cal Bears Sports, or Hope Solo, or President Obama. The blog post about the deep dish pizza you just ate. All of that, and … Read more
Jim Harbaugh v Jim Schwartz. It’s the talk of sports, overshadowing the NFL’s Week Six Sunday, and the St. Louis Cardinals’ second trip to The World Series in six years. Harbaugh v Schwartz is being compared to some of the greatest sports fights and NFL scuffles in history. And what’s so amazing is neither person … Read more
Digital Atlanta, Atlanta’s social media event of the year, us coming up with a gala opening party November 7th at The Fox Theater downtown, so it’s time to check in with one of its founders Susan Berry, and let social media practitioners know about this event. Again. If you’re saying, “Say, didn’t you blog about … Read more
The Texas Rangers become one of just five teams in American League Championship Series history since 1969 to win back to back ALCS series (the other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and the Toronto Blue Jays), and return to the World Series. And the Rangers did it in a way … Read more
In Oakland’s political history, or at least since Mayor Lionel Wilson, no Mayor of this town has ever been associated with a speech that could even be twisted as having a racial or ethnic bias. And for two basic reasons: 1) it’s not in step with Oakland’s wonderful melting pot, and the pride of diversity … Read more
There’s a lot happening in Oakland, California, so, unsing Twitter and real time search tools, let’s get caught up with what’s going on. First, as of this writing Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s introduced Interim Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan at a community event talking about public safety in our town. This blogger followed the informative … Read more
