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Avatar: The Last Airbender’s official YouTube channel announced Friday that a new Avatar “series” is on the way, but no specifics as to the magnitude of the series were given in the passive reveal. The news came as part of an announcement of the channel’s Earth Day weekend celebration, which will be a three-day event on the channel starting April 22. The Earth Day event will include original videos, a livestream on each of the three days, and “a new, original series exclusively on this channel,” according to the announcement, which was quickly noticed by the fan site Avatar News. The only problem is, there’s no word on what kind of series this will be. It seems unlikely that it would be a full-fledged new entry in the Avatar universe, but it would also be a little surprising for the announcement to say “series” in relation to a franchise known for expansive storytelling. Whatever new Avatar content is headed to the YouTube channel, it won’t arrive until the final day of the weekend celebration. The Earth Day festivities will start on Thursday, April 22, and will continue for three days. The new series will debut live on Saturday, April 24,…

SrdjanPav/Getty Call them augumented reality, face filters, or — the term Google’s adopted — “face retouching,” they started out as cute puppy dog ears, vomiting rainbows, flower crowns, and… that blue filter that smooths out your complexion. Now every major social media platform, from SnapChat to TikTok, Facebook to Instagram, has them, and we’re all guilty. Raise your hand if you don’t have a fave Insta filter. When I drink with friends on Facebook Messenger Chat, I put on kitty ears once I’m drunk: they’re not only cute, but they also make my eyes bigger and my face a touch narrower. A friend halos herself in angel wings and blue light. We’re smoother, prettier, digital versions of ourselves. We’re also almost forty. Teens grew up in selfie culture. Sophia tells MIT Technology Review that she was in fifth grade when filter use became widespread, and she and her friends were definitely trying to make themselves look better. “Twelve-year-old girls having access to something that makes you not look like you’re 12?” she says. “Like, that’s the coolest thing ever. You feel so pretty.” But what happens when our digital self doesn’t match the person in the mirror? We’re conducting a…

Sony's newly filed patent could forever change how remote viewers watch livestreamed content like professional esports events for the better. Esports have exploded in popularity in recent years with games like Overwatch, League of Legends, and Rainbow Six Siege raising the bar for organized professional play. A new patent filed by Sony, however, gives Sony the potential to change the playing field of esports. Most esports programs stream events on Twitch or, like the Overwatch League, stream on YouTube Gaming. The streams typically function with live editors cutting between different player perspectives with broadcasters talking over the gameplay. The system works well and allows the broadcasters to show multiple perspectives to make the narrative of the matches clear to the audience and allows them to use replays to specifically highlight exciting moments and plays that the live feed may have missed. However, Sony could be looking to change the professional gaming scene. The new patent takes notice of the recent growth of esports events and looks to enhance the experience for viewers who are unable to attend live events in person. The patent points out that viewers watching an esport for the first time may find the perspective being shown too boring and may leave before they see…

It's the classic Bay Area story: Entrepreneurs gather in a garage to start creating the next big tech company. While most of us might picture a humble garage off the street, sometimes it's a bit more glamorous than that. For YouTube founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, Hurley's two-car garage behind a gated driveway probably wasn't a bad place to tinker on the video startup in 2005, which later sold to Google in a deal worth $1.65 billion. The Menlo Park home with the famed garage is now for sale for $5.7 million.

Remember how you used to stay glued to a television screen all day long, in your living room, surrounded by your siblings and friends? There was no external distraction, only you and the imaginary world unfolding in front of your eyes. From watching Tom and Jerry fight to secretly wishing to relish the Popeye-The Sailor’s spinach box, we all happily escaped reality. Today, looking back at those times, we know what the simpler times looked like. Yet, cartoons and animation films still hold a special place in our hearts. This form of entertainment appeals to kids and adults alike. With the evolving times, your favorite cartoons can be viewed on digital platforms as well. The icing on the cake is that the number of streaming sites has multiplied to a hundred thousand. Does that mean you can binge-watch cartoons like the golden childhood days? The answer is ‘YES.’ If you are on the hunt for the best alternatives of watchcartoononline, then your search ends here. Find below a list of 15 such alternatives that you must not miss out on: WatchCartoonOnline WCO: Are you often bothered by the frequent pop-ups? WCO is what you are in search of. It comes…

Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport Meeting Agenda LEWISTON, ID - On Tuesday, April 20, the Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport will be hosting a board meeting. The meeting can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/user135328561 Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 – 3:00 pm To view, go to http://vimeo.com/user135328561 • CALL TO ORDER – • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – • ROLL CALL – • AIRPORT DIRECTOR REPORT- • OLD BUSINESS • CONSENT ITEM: Approval of minutes for meeting dates March 9th and March 16th • CONSENT ITEM: Monthly financial reports for March 2021 • ACTION ITEM: Approve Resolution 2021-13, T-O Engineers Work Order 19-01 Amendment • DISCUSSION: AIP 43 Runway 12-30 Construction Project Change Order • NEW BUSINESS • ACTION ITEM: Resolution # 2021-14 T-O Engineers Work Order 21-01 and Independent Fee Estimate • ACTION ITEM: Resolution # 2021- 15 AIP 46 Taxiway Reconfiguration Project Grant Application • ACTION ITEM: Resolution # 2021-16 Transfer of AIP Entitlements • DISCUSSION: Airport Authority Board Commissioner Vacancy • PUBLIC COMMENTS- • COMMISSIONER COMMENTS- • ADJOURNMENT – Next Article Grizzly Bear Attacks & Injures Person in West Yellowstone 110

Investigators say they found no evidence to establish the “just cause” necessary to justify Hunt's termination or to invoke any other discipline.

Investigators say they found no evidence to establish the “just cause” necessary to justify Hunt's termination or to invoke any other discipline. NAUGATUCK, Conn. — The Borough of Naugatuck has released its report following an independent investigation into racially charged Snapchat messages sent by the police chief's daughter back in January. According to that 40-page report, chief Steven Hunt will not be terminated. Officials say two separate groups reviewed the incident. Investigators say they found no evidence to establish the “just cause” necessary to justify Hunt's termination or to invoke any other discipline. "No Department policies, procedures, rules, or regulations were violated by Chief Hunt," Naugatuck officials wrote. "All Departmental policies contemplate actions taken directly by an employee, and not by an employee’s minor child." The Borough of Naugatuck also said it has fully cooperated with a separate investigation conducted by the NAACP. The incident sparked outrage among the community and students, who led protests in response, demanding accountability. According to students, the messages referenced police shootings against Black people.  "The hurt I felt seeing those messages, seeing them broadcast. Minutes later they were on everybody's Snapchat stories," said Atlanta Atkinson, a junior at Naugatuck High School. The private messages were…

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado appears to have beat the rest of the judiciary to the post-Facebook pleading stage punch in the form of a recommendation to allow an ATDS claim past the pleadings in Montanez v. Future Vision Brank Bank, LLC. The plaintiff alleged receiving “numerous telemarketing text messages” she claims were sent with “a combination of hardware and software systems” that had “the capacity to store telephone numbers using a random or sequential generator, and to dial such numbers from a list without human intervention.” None of the messages “were addressed specifically” to the plaintiff. Though the defendant shot back, arguing the plaintiff’s allegations were conclusory, the claim survived (for now). Recognizing the shift in the post-Facebook TCPA landscape, the court noted: “it is critical that a random or sequential number generator be utilized to constitute an ATDS.” The court previewed Facebook’s import at summary judgment but concluded that at the pleading stage, the allegations in this particular case sufficed. Given that this was a U.S.  » Read More

EC3 and Matt Cardona (fka Zack Ryder) are set to face off at a special “Free The Narrative” event that will air ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. EC3 has been using the “Free The Narrative” line since leaving WWE last year. He is currently working with ROH, while Cardona is working with Impact Wrestling. The special event is available for pre-ordering now at $14.99 via Vimeo. It will air exclusively through Vimeo on Vimeo on Thursday, May 27 at 8pm ET. The official promotional material for this event notes, “There will be no three-letter companies or corporate wrestling brands—only answers. In addition to this ‘featured fight,’ EC3 has personally invited people you know and people you will know, all of whom are ready to embrace the #ControlYourNarrative movement. Set to an original score, ‘Free The Narrative’ is an entirely independent production that will feature an innovative blend of professional wrestling, cinema, and harsh reality.” There’s no word yet on who else will be involved with the show, but we will keep you updated. Stay tuned for more on EC3 and Cardona. You can see the full announcement below, along with the poster, the trailer and a video of the two…