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Honolulu Zoo: Wild about giving back – Marines.mil (press release)
Honolulu Zoo: Wild about giving backMarines.mil (press release)HONOLULU –. The Honolulu Zoo, located between the slopes of Diamond Head and Waikiki on Kapahulu Avenue in Queen Kapiolani Park, is dedicated to conserving wildlife and offering…
Special deal for senior citizens on Las Vegas show tickets – (multiple names)
Special deal for senior citizens on Las Vegas show tickets(multiple names)Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — A promotion is happening in Las Vegas for local senior citizens. Ryan Lew, owner of FillASeatLasVegas.com, stopped by Action News…
Fewer metro Atlanta homeowners undewater on loans – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Fewer metro Atlanta homeowners undewater on loansAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The continuing rise in home prices in metro Atlanta is giving homeowners with underwater mortgages optimism that they’ll be able to sell eventually and…
We Need Strong UK in EU, Merkel Says — Update – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalLONDON–Germany wants Britain to be a strong player in the European Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.K. parliamentarians Thursday, stressing the need for Europe to change with the times but giving no specific…
Mavs beat Knicks on Nowitzki’s lucky-bounce jumper – ESPN
ESPNNEW YORK — Dirk Nowitzki’s 19-foot jumper bounced up and then fell in as time expired, giving the Dallas Mavericks a 110-108 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night. The Mavericks blew an…
Shaker Heights donates used rescue squad vehicle to East Cleveland – The Plain Dealer
Shaker Heights donates used rescue squad vehicle to East ClevelandThe Plain DealerSHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — In a move that isn’t necessarily altruistic, Shaker Heights is giving an $8,500 gift to the cash-strapped city of East…
Fashion hopefuls undertake a runway boot camp – Sacramento Bee
Fashion hopefuls undertake a runway boot campSacramento BeePause longer, relax your hands, turn your lead foot out and show more energy were some of the instructions from the seasoned coach giving a crash course in…
Chris Christie: Our party’s priority…winning, not winning the argument – Examiner.com
Examiner.comOn ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, in a clip of Chris Christie giving a talk to the Economic Club of Chicago, the New Jersey Governor said, “Our party’s priority should be on wining….
Enact new rules for ride sharing in Colorado – Denver Post
Enact new rules for ride sharing in ColoradoDenver PostTech-savvy companies are giving consumers exciting new transportation options across the country, and metro Denver joined the parade last year when the Public Utilities Commission gave the…
Saturday proved chillier than expected in metro Denver – Denver Post
Saturday proved chillier than expected in metro DenverDenver PostTemperatures in metro Denver ended up cooler than forecast Saturday after a cold front muscled its way into the region. Those who stepped outside early, perhaps to…
Hipplay: The Most Game-Changing Social Media App, Ever
Hippplay is an app it took me a awhile to sit and focus and blog about, but for good reason: I my original intent was to have this full-blown blog and vlog presentation with all…
Social Media Today: Gender Changes, Fan-In-Chief, #OpenInPHL – KYW Newsradio
KYW NewsradioYou don’t have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore, the social network is giving users new options. Androgynous, bi-gender, intersex, gender fluid or transsexual are just a few of the new…
Need To Know: Drake Apologizes To Rolling Stone, Miley Begins Bangerz Tour – MTV.com
MTV.comWhile Megan Fox may have been busy giving birth to a baby boy, Drake took to his blog to clear the air about Thursday’s angry tweets towards Rolling Stone. Bangerz beginning and Austin Mahone serenading…
Lovey-dovey detection algorithm puts hearts on Google+ photos – CNET
CNETGiving a Valentine’s Day perk to its social network service, Google adds animated hearts to photos that show hugging and kissing. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. February 14, 2014 3:26 AM PST. Follow @stshank. For…
Oversharing on social media — are you guilty? – ABC30.com
Oversharing on social media — are you guilty?ABC30.comJoseph Martinez stays connected through the big three social media sites — Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. He keeps his posts private, only giving trusted friends access to his…
Facebook gender identities – The Seattle Times
The Seattle TimesFacebook said the changes initially will cover the company’s 159 million monthly users in the U.S. and are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender,…
Facebook offers users more online gender identities – The Seattle Times
The Seattle TimesFacebook said the changes initially will cover the company’s 159 million monthly users in the U.S. and are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender,…
Golf: Dustin Johnson continues hot streak, tops Northern Trust leader board – San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsDustin Johnson moved down the coast of California and brought his game with him Thursday in the Northern Trust Open. So did Jimmy Walker. Johnson made six birdies on a warm, sunny…
Healthy, upbeat Albert Pujols reports early to Angels spring training – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesTEMPE, Ariz.—. — Albert Pujols reported to spring training along with Angels pitchers and catchers Thursday, and his mood seemed to mirror his health. The left-heel injury that hobbled him for four months…
Judge ordered to notify Oakland Co. prosecutor before dismissing, deferring … – The Detroit News
Judge ordered to notify Oakland Co. prosecutor before dismissing, deferring …The Detroit NewsPontiac — An Oakland Circuit judge ordered a district judge Thursday to stop dismissing or deferring sentences for defendants in his court without…
Winter-weary Northeast slammed by snowstorm that swept South – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsWASHINGTON — Yet another storm paralyzed the Northeast with heavy snow and sleet Thursday, giving the winter-weary that oh-no-not-again feeling, while hundreds of thousands across the ice-encrusted South waited in the cold for…
Las Vegas Taxi Drivers On Vegas Economy
Las Vegas Taxi Drivers On Vegas Economy. I talked to a number of Las Vegas Taxi Drivers On the state of The Vegas Economy during Zennie62.com coverage of CES 2014. Every time (well, almost everytime)…
Justin Bieber’s Furious Over Miley Cyrus’ Sensible Advice?! The Nasty Advice … – PerezHilton.com
PerezHilton.comWe thought Miley Cyrus was giving Justin Bieber some legit legal advice, but according to inside sources, the Biebs doesn’t feel the same! During her January 30th appearance on The Tonight Show, Mileybird suggested Justin…
Nokia and HTC bury hatchet in patent disputes – PCWorld
PCWorldNokia and HTC have settled their long-running patent infringement battles, which played out in several countries and have seen a handful of HTC phones banned from sale in Europe. The two companies, both major players…
Report: 4 busted on suspicion of giving Hoffman heroin – USA TODAY
USA TODAYFour people have been arrested in Manhattan and are being questioned in connection to potentially selling drugs to late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, CBS News and the New York Daily News are reporting. Police…
Seahawks-49ers NFC Championship Game Was Rigged, Says Conspiracy … – SFist
SFistAt the risk of ripping off your scabs without giving the wounds time to heal, here’s a 15-minute YouTube conspiracy theory video about how the NFL rigged the NFC Championship in favor of the Seahawks….
Miley Cyrus: W Magazine’s Ronan Farrow Says She Hates Kids, Her Fans
Miley Cyrus agreed to do the article with W Magazine (the one with most her sexy, “come hither look” as my friend Keith B. Johnson would say, photos), but I’m pretty sure she didn’t think…
Houston weatherman’s unfortunate Super Bowl gaffe spreads on YouTube – Houston Chronicle
Houston weatherman’s unfortunate Super Bowl gaffe spreads on YouTubeHouston ChroniclePaul was on the air giving viewers a preview of Houston’s Super Bowl weather when the foul up occurred. Paul admitted beforehand he was a Denver…
‘Mattress Mack’ forks over $7 million in Seahawks win – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleThe attention-grabbing Houston furniture store owner had vowed “never to do another contest” after losing $685,000 on a promotion giving away free furniture to 100 customers who correctly guessed the winners of both the…
Cléver Jiménez, Chevron Ecuador Whisle-Blower, Says Rafael Correa Wants To Kill Him
Cléver Jiménez , in a shocking story from Plan V, says that Ecuador President Rafael Correa wants to kill him. If you recall, Cléver Jiménez is an elected official in Ecuador who was accused of,…
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Super Bowl Ad Reveals Average Special Effects
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Super Bowl Ad Part 1 was released seven hours ago and has already amassed 200,000 views. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Super Bowl Ad reveals a movie that’s really so special effects…
The 10 moments that defined David Stern’s NBA legacy – USA TODAY
USA TODAYNBA Commissioner David Stern took office Feb. 1, 1984, and leaves it Saturday, 30 years to the day later. But while those dates are significant, they won’t be the ones to define his impressive…
Leaked Godzilla (2014) Images From Video Game; Update On New Trailer … – Cosmic Book News – Video Games
Leaked Godzilla (2014) Images From Video Game; Update On New Trailer …Cosmic Book News – Video GamesA pair of images reportedly from the new Godzilla movie have leaked online giving us another look at what…
Atlanta Uses Social Media To Help Those Impacted By Winter Storm Leon
Atlanta and Georgia’s governments were clearly not prepared for Winter Storm Leon, and the residents should have remained at home, to be sure. But that didn’t happen, and the result was thousands stranded and in…
Nintendo Slammed by Weak Wii U Sales – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalGiving few hints ahead of a closely watched business strategy briefing on Thursday, President Satoru Iwata conceded that the company needs to rebuild the Wii U business and find new ways to entice…
Naoki Hiroshima’s $50,000 Twitter Username Was Stolen Thanks to PayPal and GoDaddy
Naoki Hiroshima, a San Francisco-based computer software engineer with Lark Technologies, wrote a shocking blog post called “My $50,000 Twitter Username Was Stolen Thanks to PayPal and GoDaddy,” over at his blog on the Medium…
Tom Sherak, Former Academy (AMPAS) President, Dies At 68
Tom Sherak, the former President of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (AMPAS), died today after a reported bout with prostate cancer. The following is a statement from the Sherak family regarding the…
Google Glass Ads Prescription Frames, Insurance Coverage: Inching Towards … – Latin Post
Latin PostIt’s been a year in the making, but the next phase of Google Glass is about to hit: Google announced its new face-wearable computing devices, Glass, will be compatible with prescription lenses, giving the…
Check out Steve Jobs demo the Mac for the first time in 1984 (video) – VentureBeat
VentureBeatIt’s been about three decades since Apple first rolled out its Macintosh personal computers to retail shelves. And to celebrate, members of the Boston Computer Society managed to dig up video footage of Apple founder…
Woodland leads, Woods out at Torrey Pines – Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia Daily TribuneSAN DIEGO (AP) — Gary Woodland didn’t have to overpower the par 5s to take the lead at Torrey Pines. Woodland found his five birdies elsewhere yesterday on another tough day of scoring…
Golf: Jordan Spieth sizzles at Torrey Pines – NorthJersey.com
NorthJersey.comWyckoff’s Morgan Hoffmann fired a 66 to move to 6-under, four shots off the pace at the Farmers Insurance Open. SAN DIEGO — Jordan Spieth turned out to be the star attraction Friday playing with…
Uber poaching tactic backfires, gives attention to New York rival – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesA recent effort by Uber to poach drivers from a rival ride-sharing service in New York has backfired, giving media attention to the lesser known service and making Uber come off as a…
After 10 years on Mars, rover Opportunity makes big water find – Computerworld
ComputerworldComputerworld – After 10 years on Mars, NASA’s rover Opportunity has discovered evidence of an ancient wet and mild environment that is much older than previously thought. The discover is giving scientists further indication that…
Davos 2014: What does ‘Reshaping the world’ theme mean? – BBC News
BBC NewsThe theme of this year’s World Economic Forum is ‘Reshaping the world’ – but what does it actually mean? International Monetary Fund deputy managing director Zhu Min told BBC World that it meant giving…
UPDATE 1-Ford teams with Stanford, MIT to research automated driving – Reuters
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna. WASHINGTON Jan 22 (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is joining with two top U.S. universities to launch research into automated driving technology. The automaker said it will work…
Katy Perry: I prayed for a big chest, won Wisconsin for Obama – Fox News
Fox NewsPraying for a big chest, believing in aliens and winning Wisconsin for Obama—where do we begin? Katy Perry really opened up to GQ, giving the magazine plenty of interesting —and, OK, super strange— tidbits…
Are you a Social Media Leech or Philanthropist? – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Are you a Social Media Leech or Philanthropist?Rochester Democrat and ChronicleIf you agreed with ANY of the above, you’re probably a Social Media Leech, someone who doesn’t understand the concept of social (interaction) marketing, only…
Assad: Quitting not up for debate – BBC News
BBC NewsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he has no intention of quitting, and the issue is not up for discussion at next week’s peace talks. “If we wanted to surrender we would have surrendered…
Pinewood Studios Atlanta, Fayetteville, GA Makes First Political Error
Pinewood Studios Atlanta Fayetteville, Georgia – the near-300-acre movie studio complex slated to open this month as production of MARVEL’s Ant-Man with Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd gets underway – has already got off on…
Bieber’s handlers wanted thugs out of mansion – Vancouver Sun
Vancouver SunJustin Bieber’s handlers have long feared the singer’s posse was a public relations powder keg on the verge of exploding, and on Tuesday, it happened. Police raided the 19-yearold’s Calabasas, Calif. mansion in connection…
Early Tallies Show Revised Charter Passing in Egypt – New York Times
New York TimesA judge in Cairo counted ballots Wednesday in a referendum seen as giving electoral legitimacy to the military takeover. Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times. CAIRO — A revised Constitution validating the…
Serena Williams easily advances to third round – Washington Post
Washington PostFellow Americans Sam Querrey, Lauren Davis and Alison Riske also won their second round matches. Serena Williams plays a backhand in her second round match against Vesna Dolonc of Serbia. 1 / 35. Rate…
Five trends from CES 2014 – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe massive International CES show hosts the cutting edge in technology, giving consumers a glimpse of our digital futures. Here’s a look at the five trends to watch in consumer technology from CES 2014….
Make it beautiful: how the fashion industry is giving tech… – The Verge
Make it beautiful: how the fashion industry is giving tech…The VergeFor the fashion-conscious, wearable gadgets are currently not wearable. But at CES 2014, fashion moguls and global tech authorities are finally chatting about how to…
Corey Perry clutch again, lifts Ducks past Canucks in OT – USA TODAY
USA TODAYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Corey Perry scored his league-leading eighth game-winning goal of the season with 1.3 seconds on the clock in overtime, giving the Anaheim Ducks a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Vancouver…
Nets get past Cavaliers for second straight win – ESPN
ESPNNEW YORK — Giving up a big run no longer means giving up for the Brooklyn Nets. The team that not long ago was accused by its coach of accepting losing is now showing a…
USA TODAY’s top 10 video games of 2013 – USA TODAY
USA TODAYWith Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 now available, 2013 was about giving their predecessors the proper sendoff. The PS3 and Xbox 360 finished strong in 2013, playing host to several of the…
BlackBerry CEO Outlines ‘The Way Forward’ – PC Magazine
PC MagazineLife for BlackBerry has been a struggle, but the Canadian phone maker isn’t giving up just yet, as evidenced by CEO John Chen’s CNBC commentary outlining “the way forward.” “It’s been easy for competitors…
Packers activate receiver Randall Cobb for showdown with Bears – USA TODAY
USA TODAYQuarterback Aaron Rodgers may not be the only key offensive player the Green Bay Packers get back Sunday. The team activated receiver Randall Cobb from short-term injured reserve Saturday, giving him a chance to…
