Saturday, May 6, 2017
From Game Concept to Full Mobile Game - How Students Made "Tangram Jam"
This is dated, but interesting nonetheless.
The article below is current and features the guy on the left in the video.
http://college.usatoday.com/2017/05/04/how-i-became-a-video-game-designer-bugi-kaigwa/
The article below is current and features the guy on the left in the video.
http://college.usatoday.com/2017/05/04/how-i-became-a-video-game-designer-bugi-kaigwa/
Yes, Still
An excerpt from CNN -
What's changed -- and what hasn't -- 70 years after Jackie Robinson
By Mike Downey
(CNN)Still? STILL? A baseball player being subjected to racial taunts? A full 70 years after Jackie Robinson endured this kind of despicable behavior while smashing through the sport's white ceiling, it's hard to believe, but here we are again.
Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles was literally minding his business, manning a position in the outfield Monday night against the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, when the N-word came flying at him. Jones heard it, tolerated it best he knew how, then talked about it candidly after the game.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/opinions/70-years-after-jackie-robinson-racist-taunt-adam-jones-downey/index.html
What's changed -- and what hasn't -- 70 years after Jackie Robinson
By Mike Downey
(CNN)Still? STILL? A baseball player being subjected to racial taunts? A full 70 years after Jackie Robinson endured this kind of despicable behavior while smashing through the sport's white ceiling, it's hard to believe, but here we are again.
Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles was literally minding his business, manning a position in the outfield Monday night against the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, when the N-word came flying at him. Jones heard it, tolerated it best he knew how, then talked about it candidly after the game.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/opinions/70-years-after-jackie-robinson-racist-taunt-adam-jones-downey/index.html
Judge Holding Court
Excerpt from the NY Times -
Judge in Puerto Rico’s Debt Lawsuit Handled Major Financial Cases
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
As a federal court judge, Laura Taylor Swain has played a role in two of the highest-profile financial criminal cases of the past decade. Now she will preside over one of the biggest local government financial failure cases ever filed.
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Judge Swain has handled prominent cases in recent years. She was the presiding judge who accepted the guilty plea of SAC Capital Advisors, the giant group of hedge funds that the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen led. And she presided over the lengthy criminal trial of several former employees of Bernard Madoff, who ran a huge Ponzi scheme.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/business/dealbook/judge-puerto-rico-case.html?_r=0
Judge in Puerto Rico’s Debt Lawsuit Handled Major Financial Cases
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
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| Judge Laura Taylor Swain |
As a federal court judge, Laura Taylor Swain has played a role in two of the highest-profile financial criminal cases of the past decade. Now she will preside over one of the biggest local government financial failure cases ever filed.
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Judge Swain has handled prominent cases in recent years. She was the presiding judge who accepted the guilty plea of SAC Capital Advisors, the giant group of hedge funds that the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen led. And she presided over the lengthy criminal trial of several former employees of Bernard Madoff, who ran a huge Ponzi scheme.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/business/dealbook/judge-puerto-rico-case.html?_r=0
Friday, May 5, 2017
It Happens Tonight
From the Washington Post -
Can science, Nike and three super-fast runners pull off a 2-hour marathon?
The first serious attempt at breaking the two-hour barrier will happen overnight.
By Bonnie Berkowitz
If you want to watch the attempt, which is scheduled to start at Friday at 11:45 p.m. Eastern, the Nike and Runner’s World websites will be live-streaming it. If not, you will most likely get more chances.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/two-hour-marathon/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.c1d12c634a80
Can science, Nike and three super-fast runners pull off a 2-hour marathon?
The first serious attempt at breaking the two-hour barrier will happen overnight.
By Bonnie Berkowitz
If you want to watch the attempt, which is scheduled to start at Friday at 11:45 p.m. Eastern, the Nike and Runner’s World websites will be live-streaming it. If not, you will most likely get more chances.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/two-hour-marathon/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.c1d12c634a80
Amercia's Best High Schools
From the Washington Post -
America’s Most Challenging High Schools
The Washington Post's annual rankings of how successfully schools challenge their students.
By Jay Mathews
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/high-school-challenge-2017/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_hschallenge-810pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
America’s Most Challenging High Schools
The Washington Post's annual rankings of how successfully schools challenge their students.
By Jay Mathews
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/high-school-challenge-2017/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_hschallenge-810pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
Baby Making App
From the Huffington Post -
This New App Is Tinder For Sperm And Egg Donors
“I figure if we can all get together, we’re going to find people who want to make babies with us, one way or another.”
By Olivia Campbell
Flicking through the profiles, you’ll see hopeful smiles paired with assurances of high IQs, emotional maturity, Harvard degrees, excellent genes, and clear medical histories.
But this isn’t a dating app.
Just a Baby, an app launched in February in Australia, can connect you with “biological conception partners.” It’s a Tinder-like matching service where you can offer or seek sperm, eggs, or surrogates. In its first two months, it’s been downloaded 3,000 times ― and while members are mainly based in Australia, membership is growing in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. as word spreads.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sperm-egg-donation-app-just-baby_us_58ffa2d5e4b091e8c71100af?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
This New App Is Tinder For Sperm And Egg Donors
“I figure if we can all get together, we’re going to find people who want to make babies with us, one way or another.”
By Olivia Campbell
Flicking through the profiles, you’ll see hopeful smiles paired with assurances of high IQs, emotional maturity, Harvard degrees, excellent genes, and clear medical histories.
But this isn’t a dating app.
Just a Baby, an app launched in February in Australia, can connect you with “biological conception partners.” It’s a Tinder-like matching service where you can offer or seek sperm, eggs, or surrogates. In its first two months, it’s been downloaded 3,000 times ― and while members are mainly based in Australia, membership is growing in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. as word spreads.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sperm-egg-donation-app-just-baby_us_58ffa2d5e4b091e8c71100af?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Disney CEO Considering Presidential Run in 2020
From Axios -
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Disney CEO Bob Iger has been telling friends that he's considering a run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. That's due to a vibe in Hollywood that President Trump has opened the door for moguls to seek higher office (see also: Oprah's non-answer to Bloomberg).
https://www.axios.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-considering-2020-run-2292812203.html
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Disney CEO Bob Iger has been telling friends that he's considering a run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. That's due to a vibe in Hollywood that President Trump has opened the door for moguls to seek higher office (see also: Oprah's non-answer to Bloomberg).
https://www.axios.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-considering-2020-run-2292812203.html
Adjective?
From the Huffington Post -
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| It can also mean "marked by a foreboding of death or calamity," so it's a versatile word. (Not sure I like this second definition. - Faye) |
LeBron James Honors Single Moms
America’s Working Single Mothers: An Appreciation
By LeBron James
http://shriverreport.org/americas-working-single-mothers-an-appreciation-lebron-james/
By LeBron James
http://shriverreport.org/americas-working-single-mothers-an-appreciation-lebron-james/
Quote
17-Year-Old Breaks the Internet With the Greatest Yearbook Quote of All Time
By Michael Harriot
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/17-year-old-breaks-the-internet-with-the-greatest-yearb-1794925295
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