Yahoo’s appointment of two new board members Thursday signals the Internet company is girding to battle activist investors over its future.
Maury Polse, Fisherman Wharf’s smallest tour boat operator, dies Maury Polse, who ran what was probably the smallest tour boat operation in the West and was a familiar figure at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack Feb. 28 at his home in Lafayette. Mr. Polse was the executive in charge of Dixie Charters Inc., and also the captain, engineer and deckhand aboard the 32-foot fishing boat Dixie, the flagship of the firm. The boat had been built 92 years ago... Читать дальше...
Liverpool handed their fiercest rivals a painful lesson with a dominant 2-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of a Europa League last-16 clash.
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Gadgets like Amazon's Echo promise to simplify our lives by infusing our homes with an intelligent virtual assistant that can do everything from dimming the lights to ordering more toilet paper.
But all that automation can create some unforeseen problems.
Consider what happened when public radio broadcaster NPR aired a story about the wonders of the Amazon Echo last week.
The radio program discussed how the Echo uses a virtual assistant called Alexa, which is similar to Apple's Siri. Читать дальше...
Karen Butler
LOS ANGELES, March 10 (UPI) -- "The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special" is to air March 28, CBS announced Thursday.
Even as the Union health minister J P Nadda made a pitch for vegetarian food by counting on its health benefits, doctors say a well-balanced diet, rich in all nutrients, is the key to healthy living.
It's been 20 years since the White House invited the neighbors from the north to dinner. On Thursday, Barack Obama is rolling out the red carpet for newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, who will be America's guests of honor at a swanky dinner.
This may be Obama's final state dinner and Canada has been last on the list. Since 2009, he has invited China twice and Mexico, India, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Japan. But relations with the northern neighbor... Читать дальше...
“No one man should have all that power.”
Edgar is the office Yeezus, and nobody can wait until his next email drops!!! Is he brilliant? Is he insane? Is he calculated? Is he completely full of it?
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During an office announcement that seemingly has nothing to do with him, Edgar KNOWS he needs to insert his opinion.
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When will Edgar's new email drop? Читать дальше...
MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Boone didn't need a visit to Minnesota to be persuaded. As soon as the Vikings expressed interest, this first-time free agent was already sold.
Why people travel alone? Will having a companion won't make it more fun and convenient?
Such things would often come to my mind whenever I come to know about someone travelling alone. And if it's a woman I would be the first one to question the safety. But what makes people travel alone especially women. I spent some time last week doing an online research and talking to some of my female friends trying to find answers to some of the questions.
World is traveling alone
A little... Читать дальше...
Asia's sexiest deejay may soon qualify as a longtime resident of Brooklyn.
JAY Clark gives a first hand account of the farcical scenes during Thursday night’s NAB Challenge clash as Richmond tried to call an early end to the match.
The apparent assault comes on the heels of other recent altercations at presidential candidate Donald Trump's rallies.
Political scientists have long struggled with understanding American political parties. For years, we wrote that they lacked ideological structure and organizational capacity. We looked with longing at European political parties which painted issues in cleaner partisan lines, structured vote choice, and mobilized the working class. This European party envy was perhaps best expressed in the American Political Science Association's Committee on Political Parties 1950 report "Toward a More Responsible... Читать дальше...
The Denmark international feels Tottenham shot themselves in the foot by giving BVB a helping hand en route to their 3-0 loss at Signal Iduna Park on Thursday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. is answering calls to make Hollywood more diverse, launching a program where it will provide five up-and-coming directors from underrepresented groups with mentoring and around $100,000 to produce a short film to show to…
LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. is answering calls to make Hollywood more diverse, launching a program where it will provide five up-and-coming directors from underrepresented groups with mentoring and around $100,000 to produce a short film to show to agents, producers and studio executives.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. is answering calls to make Hollywood more diverse, launching a program where it will provide five up-and-coming directors from underrepresented groups with mentoring and around $100,000 to produce a short film to show to agents, producers and studio executives. Greg Silverman, Warner Bros.' president of worldwide production, says that while the studio hires diverse directors for its films, it needed to broaden the pool of talent coming into the Hollywood system.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. is answering calls to make Hollywood more diverse, launching a program where it will provide five up-and-coming directors from underrepresented groups with mentoring and around $100,000 to produce a short film to show to…
As a lifelong political beast, I’m fascinated by Donald Trump. His existence as a persona should surprise no one, yet somehow, it does. Pundits blame That Darned Obama, but they're completely wrong.
The Niger Delta's legendary "blood oil" disaster has persisted for decades, and is now deepening. Oil in the Delta fuels a dangerous mix of environmental devastation, a violent militancy that has killed thousands, human rights abuses, corporate greed and exploitation, epidemic corruption, massive oil theft, sabotage, repression, poverty, anger and despair. It is time to put an end to this ongoing atrocity, once and for all.
The 30,000 square mile Niger Delta -- including rich coastal waters... Читать дальше...
