City of Edmonton releases video of downtown arena

Edmonton city council is getting more details and images of the proposed downtown arena Wednesday. Councillors were shown 360 Architecture’s “fly-through” video revealing interior and exterior images of what the $450 million arena might look like. “The shape of building has taken on abstractly the shape of an oil drop, we were also inspired by a lot of the snow drifts,” stated the project’s architect. But the design itself is still a “blank canvas,” stated Scott Ralston, spokesperson for 360 ...

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Kazakhstan Police Search for Street Strippers

Police from the Kazakhstan city of Kostanai are searching for two young women who walked naked around the city’s streets, the Newsru.com web portal stated on Tuesday. The girls, wearing only high-heel pumps and holding mini-dresses in their hands, were captured on video by an amateur who uploaded it on Youtube last week. About 15,000 have already watched the video and the majority of viewers have approved it. Several local residents identified the girls as dancers from a local strip ...

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Twinkle Twinkle? Nah, these children love the Ramones

See a South Korean kindergarten classes channeling Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone. Music instructor gets children to sing PunkVideo uploaded onto YouTubeKids studying English for six months WHAT could be cuter than a bunch of children jumping around, singing a song together? A bunch of children jumping around, singing a Ramones song together – when English is their second language. That’s the scene in this video, filmed at Sullivan School in South Korea, with a class of three to ...

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YouTube earns families thousands

The 2007 YouTube clip that shows Charlie Davies-Carr biting older brother Harry’s finger. Source: Supplied FILM-makers swear by the adage never work with kids or animals. But home videos of giggling babies, adorable kittens and sneezing pandas are earning thousands for families on the internet. A 58-second clip of two young brothers has helped net their family more than $A156,000 after it was watched 386 million times. The unlikely world wide web sensation went viral on YouTube, earning the boys’ ...

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Mariah Carey, 30 Pounds Lighter, Relaunches Jenny Craig as Brand Ambassador (Video)

Mariah Carey’s recently revealed viral campaign was not made just to brag about her slim figure. The 41-year-old singer revealed on Tuesday that she is the new spokesperson for Jenny, formerly Jenny Craig. The company has since rolled out a full print and commercial campaign for its new brand ambassador, touting a 30-pound weight loss since she joined the program after delivering twins in April. PHOTOS: Top 10 Highest Paid Music Artists In an interview with ABC News, Carey states ...

Submited at Friday, November 11th, 2011 at 6:00 am by sofia

‘Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview’ Preview Hits the Web (Video)

The first teaser for : The Lost Interview, a full-length documentary that includes unseen footage from an interview had done in 1995, has surfaced on the web. The Lost Interview, from an interview Bob Cringely conducted for the PBS miniseries Triumph of the Nerds, will make its way to Landmark theatres across the country starting Nov. 16. PHOTOS: ‘ 10 Memorable Milestones From His Career Some of Jobs’ quips in the minute-and-a-half teaser: “The only problem with Microsoft is, they ...

Submited at Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 6:00 am by Gillan

Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Post Strong Numbers (Video)

The companies behind two of the biggest video game franchises each reported stronger than expected earnings on Tuesday and one of them, Activision Blizzard, raised expectations for the year. Activision Blizzard stated its Skylanders video game/toy-line hybrid is selling well, and it has extreme confidence that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, released Tuesday, will be a hot item. Bobby Kotick, the company’s CEO, told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday that Modern Warfare 3 is accompanied by “probably the biggest ...

Submited at Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 6:00 am by ethan

News Corp’s IGN, Shine Group Partner for YouTube Video Game Channel START (Exclusive Q&A)

As part of YouTube’s new investment in entertainment channels, News Corp-owned IGN Entertainment has partnered with Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group company Reveille to develop a new slate of broadcast-quality shows aimed at the growing video game demographic. The series, which will range from short-format to television-length, will debut in early 2012 on START, YouTube’s new video game channel produced by IGN. IGN has attracted over 1 billion views from its current YouTube offerings, but is now taking production to the ...

Submited at Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 at 6:00 am by Alina

A love song for Siri: the YouTube tribute

Siri has broken many hearts. Picture: S*** That Siri Says Source: Supplied SIRI may have trouble with an Aussie accent but that hasn’t stopped Apple’s latest gadget from singing a duet with a US musician on YouTube. The video shows Jonathan Mann declaring his love for the iPhone 4S voice activated personal assistant – with blended results. “Marry me,” he sings, only to be rebuffed by the old “let’s just be friends” line from Siri.

Submited at Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 7:00 pm by Alina

Shocking: Pink doesn’t exist and here is why

Look at all that…. minus green? Source: Sunday Mail (SA) PINK doesn’t exist. Wait… what? That’s right. The colour pink doesn’t exist. Apparently there is no such thing as pink light, meaning that blind spot on the colour spectrum is merely a stopgap for all the remaining invisible light waves. Take our test: Stare at the pink spot below for one minute, then look into the white space directly to its right. What do you see? Take a look – what do you ...

Submited at Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 7:00 pm by Gillan