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Seattle’s working waterfront offers rare combination of maritime roots and high-tech economy

The view of the Coast Guards icebreakers at their home port in Seattle, with T-Mobile Park in the background. (Greg Scruggs Photo) For a software engineer commuting via bike from West Seattle to downtown, waiting for semi-trucks while crossing the access roa…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

VR

Best Black Friday PlayStation deals: Consoles, accessories, games, and more

QUICK DEAL LINKS: Gaming consoles are always some of the hottest buys each Black Friday and they're some of the fastest items to sell out. That's why you have to be quick. We know we've been repeating this ad nauseam, but if you're going to get a gaming co…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Hrant Dink

Christians In Syria: From Killed Armenian Priest in Syria to the Roots of Hatred and Genocide

Father Hovsep Bedoyan, the head of the Armenian Catholic community in Qamishli, and the priests father, Abraham Bedoyan, were killed November 11, on the road leading from Qamishli to Deir Ez Zor, were they were headed to check on the rebuilding of the Forty M…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Super Heroes

Nintendo Switch Deals For Black Friday: Best Game Deals, Including Pokemon Sword And Shield

Nintendo is well known for rarely ever letting its games go on sale as often as other publishers, so Black Friday can be a vital time for Nintendo fans who want to play the latest games for cheap. It's not an easy road to walk, but the deals are here…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Scotland

‘People now view England as a threat’ – Q&A with England manager Southgate

Media playback is not supported on this device 'England are a threat' - Gareth Southgate on his squad, Wembley & Euro 96 England manager Gareth Southgate believes his team will be seen as a threat to win Euro 2020 next summer. After a surprise run to t…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Elon Musk

Robot Santas, Ranked

As traditionally depicted, Santa Claus is a kind of cult leader who runs an enormous factory using slave labor and stolen IP to churn out knockoffs of the latest products. Hes basically Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jack Ma, and Jeff Bezos rolled into one. Which is …

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Singapore

9 Ways You Can Own Famous Landmarks

Getty Images If you're lucky enough to see the Kentucky Derby - standing-room tickets for May's 146th running recently sold for $89 online - you can wager a few bucks and perhaps take away a small profit for your memories. But it's possible to play the Derby…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

America’s New Hong Kong Human Rights Act May Be Provocative, But It’s Not Surprising

Advertisement The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is now law. Technically an amendment to the 1992 United States-Hong Kong Policy Act, which established that the United States would continue to treat Hong Kong as a separate economic and trade zone a…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Times Square

They Keep Times Square in Order, and a Statue Front and Center

Sometimes, visitors will spot them and head over with questions. More often, the ambassadors see someone stop to look up or read the display, and thats their chance to move in and start a discussion. They not only provide the basic details, but also try to en…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Orangutan

Movies on TV this week: ‘Giant’ on TCM

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z FOUR STAR FILMS Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Dec 1 - 7, 2019 American Beauty (1999) EPIX Sat. 1:30 a.m. Ben-Hur (1959) TCM Mon. 7:45 p.m. A Chr…

bubmagNovember 29, 2019

Seattle’s working waterfront offers rare combination of maritime roots and high-tech economy

Best Black Friday PlayStation deals: Consoles, accessories, games, and more

Christians In Syria: From Killed Armenian Priest in Syria to the Roots of Hatred and Genocide

Nintendo Switch Deals For Black Friday: Best Game Deals, Including Pokemon Sword And Shield

‘People now view England as a threat’ – Q&A with England manager Southgate

Robot Santas, Ranked

9 Ways You Can Own Famous Landmarks

They Keep Times Square in Order, and a Statue Front and Center

Movies on TV this week: ‘Giant’ on TCM

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