See that guy? He's for real. He's also from Pittsburgh. A team of wizards from Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center is presently building a new "human-scale" robot in order to compete in DARPA's Robotics Challenge. Part of its charm revolves around the rubberized tracks on its feet as well as on the extremities of each … [Read more...]
No “Call of Duty” Film On The Way
January 10, 2013 by
There's been a flurry of news in recent months of film adaptations of various console video game titles being put into development. Today though comes word that the most popular video game franchise of them all will NOT be making the jump - Activision's "Call of Duty" series. In a recent profile piece on Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, the article … [Read more...]
Sheriffs volunteer for extra duty in traffic
August 1, 2012 by
Deputy Sheriffs and other BCGEU members will be rallying to support their proposal to expand the role of Sheriffs to save BC taxpayers money. The idea was rejected at the bargaining table by the Government. The Union believed it was a way to generate revenue and free-up regular officers for crime fighting. BCGEU President Darryl … [Read more...]
Casting: Leahy, Domingo, Duty, McClure
July 5, 2012 by
The Dark Knight Rises Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is set to make a cameo in the upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises". Leahy, who also appeared in 2008's "The Dark Knight", has a short scene with Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman in the film. [Source: Deadline] The Butler Colman Domingo ("Red Hook Summer," "42") will play a fellow White House butler … [Read more...]
Ridley & Tony Scott Play Some “Call of Duty”
September 5, 2011 by
It's one of the biggest franchises of console gaming, now filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott are set to become involved in the "Call of Duty" series albeit in an unexpected way. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg used his keynote speech at the "Call of Duty XP" video game festival to announce that the Scott's are creating the exclusive online series … [Read more...]
Off duty fire fighter saves two
September 1, 2011 by
A firefighter is being hailed as hero for going in to pull a couple people out of a fire but on this occasion, he was off duty and just looking for some coffee. Dave Moore says he went to Horseshoe Bay this morning grabbed some java and noticed smoke coming from a nearby property. He found a fully involved fire on the enclosed deck of a … [Read more...]
Memorial remembers Search and Rescue worker killed on duty
July 24, 2011 by
7/23/2011 An emotional day in Nelson as family, friends and colleagues remembered a young woman who died while doing rescue work last month. Several hundred people attended the service for ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
