Monthly Archives: March 2014

Disney pays $500 Million for YouTube’s Maker Studios.

The multi-million-dollar Mickey Mouse empire announced Monday that the company will be acquiring the YouTube-established production house Maker Studios. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the deal would result in a $950M of revenue if the projections are correct.

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Google Is Creating a Kid-Friendly Version of YouTube

Google is currently working on creating a version of YouTube specifically for children of about 10 years old and younger. YouTube already has settings that allow parents and schools to censor the videos that are available, but this will also …

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PGA: Every takes the win at Arnold Palmer Tournament(Orlando, FL), Scott throws away chance at No. 1 World Ranking.

 

Matt Every obtained his first PGA tour win on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational played at Bay Hill, Orlando Fl.  But all eyes were on Adam Scott going into Sunday, the No. 2 ranked golfer in the world …

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The Prosecution Enters New Evidence in the “Bladerunner” Trial, and It’s Not Good For Oscar Pistorius

Monday in Pretoria, South Africa, the infamous “Bladerunner” trial continues with new evidence being presented. In courtroom G.D., as Oscar Pistorius carefully tried to ignore the extremely private text messages his then girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, had sent to him. As …

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Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz Tour Arrived Monday And It Was A Wild One

Miley Cyrus came in to town Monday evening at the downtown anyway arena for her Bangerz tour and it was a wild one. Even thought musically she may not be the most talented,she sure does know how to put on …

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My Epiphany on “The Great Gatsby”

When I first saw the 2013 film “The Great Gatsby”, I left the theatre with many things on my mind. I was stunned due to its incredible visual beauty and the spectacular acting talents of Leonardo DiCaprio and Adelaide Clemens. …

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Marlins President Unhappy With Team Play

When we look at the Miami Marlins, we see a baseball team that is young, has a lot of potential but also lacks the proper leadership according to many sources. As the new baseball season approaches, the Marlins are looking …

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Missing Malaysian Plane went down in Indian Ocean

It took 17 days.  A Malaysian Airline jet took flight and disappeared. Disappeared. After 17 days had passed, unfortunately everyone received the news that no one wanted to here. The Malaysian plane, flight 370, met its end in the southern …

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Windermere Officer’s Killing Still Unclear and Under Investigation After Two Suspect Teens Were in The Windermere Area

A 31-year old police officer Robert German from Windermere, Florida was killed early March 22, 2014 while on patrol.  Two teenagers shot this police officer. The two teenagers were Brandon Goode 18 years old and his girlfriend Alexandria Hollinghurst 17 …

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Chefs in California are angry at new law which bans bare hand contact with food

I think most of us agree that food safety and sanitation is very important. When we choose to dine out rather than cook our own meals, we are entrusting another person with our food. For the most part we don’t …

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