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The Possession
LA Kings one win to Stanley Cup final
The LA Kings are on the verge of another sweep after beating the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 at home and are just one win away from the Stanley Cup finals. The Kings could reach the finals having played just 13 games and, with the Lakers and the Clippers struggling in the NBA playoffs, the Kings are now the hot ticket in LA.
Facebook shares open at $42 as it begins trading on Nasdaq
Facebook began trading shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange this morning, opening at just over $42, instantly up 10% on the initial offer price, before dropping back to just over $40.
Facebook’s IPO and the new tech bubble
The proper question is not “are we in a tech bubble?”, but “where are we on the timeline of the bubble?” How long before it pops?
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
African homosexuals who flee persecution in their own countries are abducted, beaten and raped in the places where they seek asylum, a study of Kenya and Uganda has found.
Bosh-less Miami Heat, LA becomes a hockey town, and Spurs win 16
Everyone knew that until they were eliminated, LeBron James and the Miami Heat were the story of the NBA Playoffs, nearly nobody knew that there was a possibility that this could happen in the second round. The Indiana Pacers taking a surprising 2-1 series lead against the suddenly vulnerable Heat is the most surprising event to happen in the days leading up to a potentially decisive NBA weekend, but not the only meaningful one. The last two nights have also seen both Los Angeles teams fall to 0-2, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs start to look past their current opponents and dart their eyes nervously at each other, and the creaky Boston Celtics turn back the clock and pummel the Philadelphia 76ers. In other words, it’s chaos in the NBA Playoffs right now. Glorious, glorious chaos.
Why GM pulling ads from Facebook is good for social media communication
This article titled “Why GM pulling ads from Facebook is good for social media communication” was written by Matthew Yeomans for the Guardian Professional Network, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 18th May 2012 13.57 UTC
A few days ago I found myself caught in one of those Bill Murray Groundhog Day conversations that have kept recurring during the last seven years I’ve spent advising companies on social media.
Fake gay weddings in Tokyo Disneyland are not a fairytale come true
News that a lesbian couple will be allowed to “perform” a non-legally binding commitment ceremony in Tokyo Disneyland is being celebrated as a victory for the burgeoning civil partnership campaign in Japan. But in a country where apolitical fantasy dress-up is a national pastime, a fake wedding in an imported land of make-believe is hardly a victory for LGBT rights.
Blade Runner sequel will reunite Ridley Scott with original screenplay writer
Ridley Scott‘s return to Blade Runner will be a sequel featuring a female protagonist, the veteran British director has confirmed. Alcon Entertainment, which owns the follow-up rights to the 1982 science fiction classic, announced in August that it had pulled off a coup by engaging the veteran British director to revisit one of his greatest triumphs, but it was unclear at the time what form the new film would take.
