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A year ago who would have thought that a fourth-wall breaking financial comedy packed to the brim with jargon and all the messy details of the housing bubble would wind up a Best Picture Oscar nominee? Especially one written and directed by “Anchorman” and “Step Brothers” mastermind Adam McKay? But alas, here we are, in the midsts of an awards race where “The Big Short” is up for five Academy Awards, and putting up a solid fight. Which is not at all to say the film is undeserving, but rather to highlight... Читать дальше...

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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A study of rhesus macaque monkeys in Florida found there may be fewer than thought, and that human feeding is not causing their overpopulation.

MOJAVE, California - The Latest on Virgin Galactic's new space tourism rocket (all times local):

The Virgin Galactic founder tells The Associated Press that engineers, astronauts and members of the public helped convince him that space travel is too important to give up on. The 65-year-old says he's hopeful that during his lifetime paying customers will be taking Virgin Galactic ships on high-speed suborbital flights to the fringes of space.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Just about one year ago the beers began to flow from Postdoc Brewing in Redmond, Washington. Today we are happy to welcome them aboard as the newest blog sponsor and tell you about the upcoming anniversary celebration. To commemorate a successful first year of operations, the brewery... The post Postdoc Brewing celebrating one year with 20 beers appeared first on Beer News.

VIEQUES, PR -- While robust, the digital video business faces hurdles for growth in the years ahead, but those can be solved with better business tools, and a common language for problem-solving, says Ashley J. Swartz, CEO of Furious Minds in her wrap-up report on the Beet.TV retreat.

But the answers aren't as simple as more ad load or different video formats, she explains. "This is an industry that is going through a media revolution. We have a great responsibility to figure that out," she says. Читать дальше...

Jim Davenport, an original San Franciso Giant who went on to a long career with the organization after his playing days as a third baseman, has died, the Giants announced Friday morning. Davenport came up with the Giants in 1958, their first year in San Francisco, and spent his entire 12-year playing career in the orange and black. Davenport, known as “Davvy,” continued to work for the Giants as a coach, scout and instructor. The Giants issued a statement by president Larry Baer that read, The... Читать дальше...

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China’s deployment of missile system in the South China Sea will not affect US planning of future military operations in the region, according to US Department of Defense spokesperson Peter Cook.

Kesha broke down in tears in Manhattan Friday when a judge denied her request for temporarily nullification of her Sony Records contract.

MOUNT VERNON, Indiana - The mayor of Mount Vernon in southern Indiana says he's stepping down March 1 due to health reasons.

Few, if any, call him Krishna Prasad. He is instead known as Panditji, though he is not a Brahmin. There’s more to him: An auto driver who claims to have never overcharged any passenger, his three-wheeler stands out even in the worst of snarls as it has all over it messages underlining patriotism as well as social and family values.

VIEQUES, PR -- In an age where the media we use give off signals back to advertisers, marketers are being sold on the potential to thread each in to a holistic view of customers and of their ad effectiveness.

But the reality so far is a little different, a panel of advertising tech execs discussed at a retreat convened by Beet.TV:

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Got game? Brooklyn Park’s Excell Academy academic dean made 13 basketball shots in a row and now wants others to try it and if they can’t do it, he wants them to contribute money to the school.

The Jets coach called it a "clear headshot."

We can’t deny it any longer: Turkeys have declared war on the United States postal service.

The French invented the notion of luxury and ensured it remained just that

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The tech industry is starting to line up with Apple in its fight against the federal government over the encryption it uses to keep iPhones secure.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish president Lech Walesa on Friday denied claims that he collaborated with communist-era secret police for money in the 1970s.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish president Lech Walesa on Friday denied claims that he collaborated with communist-era secret police for money in the 1970s.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish president Lech Walesa on Friday denied claims that he collaborated with communist-era secret police for money in the 1970s.

VIEQUES, PR -- What once was a side project could be about to boom after Cupertino refreshed its Apple TV box last fall, with one Wall Street analyst forecasting shipments of the new model to more than double this year.

That, finally, is spurring ad-tech vendors to cater to advertisers' new-found desire to be on Apple TV - a promise that, previous to the new model's new app paradigm, was barely possible.

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Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child's-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, "To Kill a Mockingbird," became standard reading for millions of young people, has died. She was 89. (Feb. 19)

In the trophy hunt in four competitions, Manuel Pellegrini is prioritizing his goals.