Navy Extends Streak to 13 with 17-10 Win in Army-Navy Game

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BALTIMORE -- Navy beat Army on Saturday for the 13th straight time in the 115th Army-Navy game even though Army"s football program showed progress in closing the gap with its academy rival.

Navy extended its streak of unprecedented domination in the rivalry as Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds led the Midshipmen over the Black Knights with 110 yards on 26 carries and one touchdown.

Soldiers and sailors gathered in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium for an Army-Navy game that included the usual traditions and ceremonies associated with the best rivalry in college football. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel attended the game along with Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Army Secretary John McHugh.

Ken Niumatalolo said his team tries not to think about the streak but players have acknowledged that there has been extra pressure not to be the class that ends it. On Saturday, Reynolds and the players said they tried not to think about it.

"It"s hard to do. We don"t talk about the streak. Our approach has always been about the game. It"s not as if you carry points over from one year to the next," Niumatalolo said. "It"s a heck of a run, and you have to give credit to a lot of players and coaches."

Army leadership including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno have made it a priority to help the West Point football program catch up to Navy. Led be new coach Jeff Monken, a former Navy assistant coach, the Black Knights showed that the team had no intention of being blown out right from the start.

Army defensive back Josh Jenkins blocked a punt in the first quarter and sophomore Xavier Moss scooped it up and scored the first touchdown of the game. The Army Corps of Cadets exploded and Army"s defense fed off the energy.

Army bottled up Navy"s triple option attack until the end of the first half after Navy"s defense stopped Army on a fourth down. Reynolds showed off his arm with a 39-yard pass that moved Navy into Army territory. He finished off the drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jamir Tillman.

"They did what we expected them to," Reynolds said. "We kept shooting ourselves in the foot. We just did a poor job of execution on offense. We knew what we had to do. We had to get points at the end of the first half."

Navy"s touchdown before halftime proved to be the turning point of the game as Navy regained momentum and scored on their next two offensive drives.

A one-yard touchdown run by Reynolds in the fourth quarter proved to be the winning score after Army clawed back with a late fumble recovery and a 52-yard field goal by kicker Daniel Grochowski. The kick was tied for the second longest field goal in Army history.

However, Army couldn"t recover the on-sides kick and Navy ran out the clock after a 19-yard run by Reynolds gave the Midshipmen a first down.

Army"s offense failed to capitalize on opportunities to score in the second quarter and second half. In fact, Navy"s defense prevented the Black Knights from ever scoring an offensive touchdown.

Army"s starting quarterback Angel Santiago was injured in the first half and was replaced in the second half by junior A.J. Schurr. Neither could provide Army enough of a spark to get their offense to execute consistently.

Meanwhile, Navy"s offense executed with cool efficiency in the second-half to fend off the Army comeback attempt.

The victory made Niumatalolo the winningest coach in Navy history with 56 wins, passing legendary coach George Welsh. After the final whistle, Niumatalolo"s players carried him off the field with linebacker Jordan Drake running into the Secretary of the Navy in the process

"I didn"t want to hurt them. It"s not like I am the lightest coach," Niumatalolo said. "My players did that. I didn"t want to do that. I just wanted to get down. I have so much respect for Army and Jeff and those guys. I didn"t want to upstage anybody."

Senior Army fullback Larry Dixon talked about the progress the Army program made despite the loss. He said Monken has instilled a family atmosphere within the team and he"s seen the program improve.

"My freshman, sophomore, and junior years it was easier to leave the locker room because we weren"t that close as a team," he said. "That was the hardest thing I"ve ever had to do was part ways with my teammates right there. At the very least what coach Monken has done, and I"m grateful for that, is that he created a family."

Army senior defensive lineman Joe Drummond considered the disappointment associated with never beating Navy in his four years.

"I think, of course, it will be our one, huge regret from our time here, not having beaten our archrivals," Drummond said. "When it comes to this program going forward though, we know we"re leaving it in very, very capable hands."

Navy"s coach gave credit to Army"s players and emphasized after the game how players from both sides will soon play on the same team in defense of their country.

"Oour country is in great hands, on both sides of the ball. They"ve got great kids at West Point," Niumatalolo said. It"s kind of cool when you"ve got the final four (College Football Playoffs), players trying to unionize, trying to get more pay. But here you"ve got two schools that just want to beat each other up and then shake hands after the game. And a year or so later they will be serving together to protect our freedoms."

-- Michael Hoffman can be reached at Michael.Hoffman@military.com

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Source: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/12/13/navy-extends-streak-to-13-with-17-10-win-in-army-navy-game.html

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Vicki Gunvalson Apologizes for Accidentally Sharing n**e Photo on Instagram

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After allegedly exposing herself on Instagram, Vicki Gunvalson is apologizing for her mistake.

On Thursday, Gunvalson, 52, posted a photo on Instagram thanking Bravo for sending her a pair of Beats headphones, reports TMZ.

Unfortunately, in the reflection given off by the plastic covering on the box, it"s clear in the obtained photo that the photographer was n**e when it was snapped.

The Real Housewives of Orange County star apologized both on Twitter and Facebook, telling all who saw her there: "I"m a human being and we make mistakes. I wanted to shout out to Bravo for my Beats while blow drying my hair and getting ready for work."

"I clearly couldn"t see the reflection when I posted the image on Instagram," she added. "I apologize to anyone that saw the picture and am deeply embarrassed."

Gunvalson has yet to post another shout-out to Bravo for the Beats headphones.

The Real Housewives of Orange County is entering its 10th season on Bravo.

Source: http://www.people.com/article/vicki-gunvalson-n**e-photo-instagram-apology

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Phillies Fans React To Reported Trade Of Jimmy Rollins To Dodgers

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) The longest tenured pro athlete in Philadelphia looks like hes heading west. Multiple reports have the Phillies trading away Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers a movefans are calling an end of an era.

After 15 years in red pinstripes, it appears its now Dodger blue for Rollins. With another year remaining on a contract that included a no trade clause, its a move that took many fans by surprise.

Yeah, Im actually shocked, said Gavin from Riverton, New Jersey.

I would rather seen him retire here, said Angelo from Media, Pennsylvania, but he just didnt make it.

Angelo is a lifelong Phillies fan. He said Rollins, the Phillies all-time hits leader, is leaving an organization that he changed for the better.

Jimmy comes in and hes got style, hes rash, Angelo said. Hes willing to predict that year that they were going to beat the Mets, and they did.

That Team to Beat prediction in 2007 was followed by a World Series title in 2008 a memory that tops the list for many fans.

When they finally had the parade and he was standing up on the float, said Ladd from West Philadelphia, that was a good feeling, a really good feeling.

Fans agree Rollins was a leader during the greatest run in team history. And so, when Rollins returns to Citizens Bank Park next season, fans say h**l get well deserved, brotherly love welcome home.

The same that every other player gets, said Steve. Theyll cheer for him until he gets a hit, and when he gets a hit theyll boo him off the field.

In a season that doesnt promise much, fans can look forward toAugust 4 when the Dodgers, and perhaps their new shortstop, visit Philadelphia.

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Source: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/12/11/phillies-fans-react-to-reported-trade-of-jimmy-rollins-to-dodgers/

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Aracely Arambula Hosts Telemundo"s VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE Tonight

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Mexican actress Aracely Armbula will sing "Gracias Morena" for the first time tonight, December 11 at 11:35PM/10:35C on the Telemundo special "Virgen de Guadalupe," accompanied by superstar Lucero; the daughter of Pepe Aguilar, ngela Aguilar; and singer Gerardo Ortiz.

Aracely Armbula will present a song she wrote especially for this act of devotion telling how, as a child, she used to visit the sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin with her parents. Her family told her that the Virgin would always watch over her, she says, and today she follows the same tradition with her children, Miguel and Daniel, who are her greatest blessings.

Mexican singer and actress Lucero, host of the musical competition "Yo Soy el Artista," will also sing at the Basilica of Guadalupe, as she has since she was just 11. Lucero places great importance on thanking the Virgin on her feast day; as a sign of her devotion, she will wear an elaborate charra outfit decorated with images of the Virgin and will sing two songs in her honor.

For the first time ever, ngela Aguilar will sing a solo as a tribute to Our Lady, whose feast day she has celebrated with her father, Pepe Aguilar, since the age of 7, when the two sang together at the December 12 festivities in Los Angeles, California.

Gerardo Ortiz will also sing at the event for the first time, joining a mariachi band in a performance of his hit "Perdname."

As is tradition, the celebrities will join together to sing "Las Maanitas" in homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Also on stage will be "Un Nuevo Da" news anchor Neida Sandoval; the news anchor from Telemundo"s Los Angeles affiliate, Julio Vaqueiro; and "Al Rojo Vivo con Mara Celeste" entertainment reporter Guadalupe Venegas. This special evening will include interviews with the artists and commentary by congregants expressing their devotion, tributes to and adoration of the patroness of Mexico and Central America.

Source: http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Aracely-Arambula-to-Host-Telemundos-VIRGEN-DE-GUADALUPE-1211-20141210

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Cardinals are the unluckiest team in the NFL

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The Arizona Cardinals just cant catch a break, and neither can we. Thursday night saw yet another unwatchable football game, which Arizona won without scoring a touchdown.

The 12-6 scoreline. A quarterback who wasnt on the team a month ago. Arizonas first 11-win season since 1975.

Its a net gain, I guess. So why does it feel like a loss?

Last month, the Cardinals lost starting quarterback Carson Palmer for the rest of the season. Its a brutal blow for any team, but Arizona had a capable backup in Drew Stanton. Had. As Stanton was carted off the field in the third quarter with the ominously ambiguous knee injury, Ryan Lindley took the field instead of rookie third-stringer Logan Thomas. People thought he was the punter.

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After the game, coach Bruce Arians said that Thomas wasnt prepared, and Lindley (owner of the worst Total QBR 9.1 over the past three seasons per ESPN) was.

It was not a time to put Logan out there, Arians said. Hes going to be a good player someday, but hes not ready for this yet. And Ryan was more than ready.

The drama and consternation were all for naught. The Cardinals triumphed, and at 11-3, Arizona is on top of their division, has the best record in the NFC, and will clinch a playoff berth if Philadelphia and Dallas dont tie their game.

It doesnt sound like the makings of the unluckiest team in football, but it is. With Palmer, and even with Stanton, Arizona had a shot at winning a Super Bowl this season. With Lindley, that isnt the case. Arizona isnt dealing with a third string player who is learning the ropes. Lindley has played seven games in his career, and until Thursday hadnt thrown a pass in the NFL since 2012.

Bruce Arians is a tremendous coach. Arizona is a great football team. But historically, you need to score touchdowns to win a football game and Lindley hasnt done that. Ever.

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Source: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/12/arizona-cardinals-drew-stanton-ryan-lindley-playoffs

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Amy Pascal Breaks Silence On Rallying Sony After Devastating Hack Attack: Q&A

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EXCLUSIVE: Its fair to imagine that Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Amy Pascal hasnt had a peaceful moment since November 24, when a hackers skeleton emblem appeared on Sony Corp. computers around the world and signaled the arrival of a hack attack that has created unprecedented havoc for a media empire. The breach shut down every computer and e-mail; digital copies of unreleased films were posted; confidential data, ranging from employee information to e-mails from executives, was dispersed to media outlets and served up to embarrass and hobble the Sony regime. Pascals e-mail exchanges have been a focal point in the latter portion of this nightmare. Suddenly, one of Hollywoods most accomplished female executives, a risk taker with a reputation for taste and strong talent relationships, felt like the girl who fell down the rabbit hole.

I have tried since to get Pascal to give Deadline readers a glimpse of what it has been like to weather this storm. She relented today, hours before the premiere of the controversial Sony comedy The Interview. The timing of the release of that film, about the attempt by bumbling journalists to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has created speculation that it might be a factor in this sophisticated hack attack.

DEADLINE: Ive urged you to speak about this crisis for a week. So today you are. Why?PASCAL: I didnt want to talk before. I didnt want to make this about me. Everyone at this company has been violated and nobody here deserved this. Then the most hurt email came outIm so disappointed in myself, that I ever would have had such a lapse in my thinking. Of all the things I thought might be said about me, this was the last one, and I feel awful. There are people here that I work with I love, and I dont want them to be disappointed in me. I am mostly disappointed in myself. That is the element of this that has been most painful for me. I dont want to be defined by these emails, after a 30 year career; I was even willing to let it all happen. But Im just not going to do that now. Clearly, there are things that you say in a rash moment without thinking them through, and it takes ten seconds to say something stupid. When its blasted and it might become the way you are defined as a human being, I have to say it. Its just wrong. Its wrong about me. And its wrong to do to anyone.

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DEADLINE: Did you apologize to the president?PASCAL: I dont know Barack Obama. I worked really hard for him in both of his campaigns. I am inspired by him. IIm embarrassed, deeply.

DEADLINE: Rev. Al Sharpton just came out with a statement highly critical of your comment. How do you react to that?PASCAL: I know I screwed up. So I called him and we spoke. And we are going to try to use this as an opportunity to make things better.

DEADLINE: Can you describe what its like to find yourself under siege, having to apologize for private e-mail thoughts dug up by these hackers?PASCAL: Im not a victim here. Im going to be fine. Its really hard on our employees. Their Social Security numbers are on display, there are potentialidentity theft issues. None of them deserved this. No one deserves this.

DEADLINE: Youve run a studio for a long time, and you feel you understand the media and suddenly you find your old e-mails served up salaciously. Whats going through your mind in relation to whats happening to you, and your studio?PASCAL: That what this is, really is, is a crime. Its stolen property. Theyre stealing private property. Its hard to believe what has gone on. I dont want to say anything bad about journalists to you Mike, but its hard to swallow that otherwise reputable outlets are trafficking in this. Im shocked. Its like having someone go through your trash and talk about what they found.

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DEADLINE: Nobody has died of embarrassment, but this seems very invasive.PASCAL: Mainly, its distracting. I have a company to run, I have movies to get out. I have Annie to get out and The Interview. I have next years schedule of films. I have 6,000 people who work here.

DEADLINE: How do you not allow yourself to be a victim, and is there something you hope people reading these e-mails will factor into their thought process?PASCAL: What youd like to say is, dont read them. Can we all make a pact not to read these, whether theyre mine or somebody elses? Because Im not the last person this is going to happen to. It would be wonderful for everybody to be willing to be forgiving of each other, and to not engage in this.

DEADLINE: Thats a lofty ambition; I want a pony but that isnt happening, either. So address that question again, knowing that media outlets are serving this stuff as fast as it comes in, and people are gorging on it.PASCAL: Look, I understand these things are juicy, salacious and tempting to the people who are reading them. I would ask that they reserve some kind of judgment about those stolen e-mails defining someone. This one e-mail was really hard for me. Otherwise, I realize Im just going to have to move forward. I cannot worry every day, about the next thing thats going to be read by the town about me, something I said in a moment of weakness, stupidity or tactlessness.

Ill apologize to everybody, every day, but I have to run this company. That means taking care of the employees here and so I have to be strong because I have a big company here. The truth is, all anyone is talking about are these e-mails. It is important not to forget that a crime was committed and that this is the new way of the world. This could have happened to anyone. It happened to Target and it happened to Home Depot. This is whats happening, and we have to figure out how to defend ourselves and how to take care of ourselves in this new world.

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DEADLINE: Any closer to ascertaining who did this and why?PASCAL: Thats not something I can talk about and that cant be my focus here. For me, this is about moving forward.

DEADLINE: If people are concerned about working at Sony because of the leaked Social Security numbers and these e-mail breaches, whatwould you say to them?PASCAL: That were going to have the best security in the business by the time this is over. I would also hope everyone remembers this might be about people not wanting us to release a movie. Thats another issue we should be talking about, something we need to band together about, and not divide with all this gossip.

DEADLINE: Youve made bold unauthorized films before, including The Social Network and Zero Dark Thirty, and you took the leap on The InterviewPASCAL: And that can never, ever change. No one will tell us what movies to release, ever. Nobody should be able to intimidate a company to not to do its business.

DEADLINE: Did Sony ever weigh not releasing The Interview?PASCAL: No, because Michael and I are completely confident in it, and determined to release the movie.

DEADLINE: Still, there was discussionPASCAL: We wanted to make sure that everything in the movie was respectful, but the truth is, its a comedy. A comedy. Its meant to be entertainment, and thats what it is. I think when people see the movie theyre going to know that. Look, I dont want to play defense here. I am eager to get back on offense, believe me. And I will. I just hope people understand that you prove yourself and your character and values over a long period of time, and that you should not be defined by an occasional stumble or a bad moment. Thats not fair.

Source: http://deadline.com/2014/12/amy-pascal-breaks-silence-sony-hacking-1201321005/

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From Apple and Alibaba to Salesforce and Splunk: A guide to tech giants with ...

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Seattle, once known as Jet City, is starting to become Cloud City. Illustration: Monica Nickelsburg

Home-grown tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon.com, Expedia, T-Mobile, Zillow and Tableau have deep roots in Seattle important companies which have helped define this regions unique tech ecosystem.

But in recent years a fascinating phenomenon has occurred as large Silicon Valley tech giants have arrived in droves, establishing engineering offices in the region and mining tech talent in this mossy covered corner of the world.

Google set the trend with its Kirkland engineering center, now one of the companys largest outside of Mountain View.

Call it the Invasion of the Silicon Valley Dev Snatchers.

The story one we have tracked closely over the years was highlighted this week when GeekWire discovered that the biggest tech company on the planet, Apple, was setting up offices in Seattle. Apple isnt saying much about the new office, though our sleuthing uncovered that the maker of the iPhone and iPad appeared to be coming here through the acquisition of stealthy startup Union Bay Networks.

Interestingly, Apple is one of the last of the big Valley behemoths to arrive. But its arrival is significant cementing Seattles role as the cloud capital of the world, as GeekWires Todd Bishop reported yesterday.

Photo Illustration by Monica Nickelsburg. Original photo by Dan Hershman, via Flickr.

Two years ago, I took a close look at the tech transplants, compiling a list of companies that settled along our shores. Some of the companies have closed up shop, namely gaming company Zynga which closed its Pioneer Square digs this past summer.

But, for the most part, there have been plenty of new arrivals, and many of the longer-standing transplants like eBay and Google are bolstering their workforces in the Northwest big time.

In fact, so many companies are setting up shop in Seattle that in the course of writing this piece this morning another tech company announced a branch here. L.A.-based Belkin, creator of the WeMo home automation system, today said it is setting up a new R&D center called WeMo Labs that will work in conjunction with The University of Washington.

Wowsa!

Given that news and Apples fresh presence along with recent arrivals of Alibaba, Oracle, HP, and, yes, even SpaceX I thought the time was right to update the list. Here ya go:

Alibaba:The Chinese e-commerce giant opened an engineering office in Seattle last month, following the companys blockbuster IPO. The center is still under construction, but Alibaba now has an 8,000 square foot beachhead from which to grow from in Amazons backyard.Previously: Alibabas stealthy new Seattle engineering office is within poaching distance of Amazon

Apple: Apple steered clear of Seattle for years as it battled long-time nemesis Microsoft. But now the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant is establishing a presence in Cloud City following what appears to be the acquisition of stealthy Union Bay Networks. Apple isnt saying much about the new engineering center, but a LinkedIn search shows at least 30 engineers working for the company in the Seattle area. Those include several former F5 and Union Bay Networks software engineers, including Benn Bollay who now lists his title as manager at Apple. Previously: Apple hiring for mysterious new engineering office in Seattle

Buuteeq CEO Forest Key at new Seattle offices

Booking.com/Priceline: Expedia isnt the only online travel giant operating in the Seattle area. The Priceline Groups Booking.com unit is growing like gangbusters in Bellevue, and the company bolstered its presence in the area even more this year when it acquired Seattle startup Buuteeq in July for what we heard was $125 million to $140 million. Look for more growth from the Booking.com and Buuteeq teams in the future.Previously: Q&A with Buuteeq CEO Forest Key: Why they sold to Priceline and how startups must nail culture first

CenturyLink CTO of Cloud Jared Wray in a team room at the companys new offices in Bellevue.

CenturyLink: The telecommunications giant isnt just about broadband Internet. The company is building a huge cloud engineering center in 30,000 square-feet of space in Bellevue at the One Twelfth @ Twelfth building, with plans to add 150 employees in the coming year. CenturyLink arrived in Seattle through the purchase last year of Seattle area cloud computing startup Tier 3, which makes up the backbone of the companys big cloud push.Seattle has become this pulse of cloud. It is like the heartbeat, said former Tier 3 CEO Jared Wray in an interview with GeekWire last month as he showed off CenturyLinks new cloud engineering center.Previously: Inside CenturyLinks fast-growing dev center: Shaking up the cloud with innovative work spaces

The Climate Corp. offices in Pioneer Square.

Climate Corp.: The San Francisco weather data crunchers led by ex-Googlers and now owned by Monsanto established a branch in Seattles Pioneer Square neighborhood in 2012. It now employs 45 engineers and scientists at 415 Occidental Ave. South. The office continues to blossom, and the company plans to move into new digs next year with room to more than double. The Seattle office has had tremendous growth over the last year, doubling in size, said The Climate Corp.s Vice President of Engineering Brian Zimmer, who is based out of Seattle.Previously: The Climate Corp. picks Seattle for branch office, looks to cultivate talent to crunch weather data

CrowdStrike: Opened an engineering office in Kirkland in 2012 with about 10 employees. Previously: Stealth startup CrowdStrike wants to obliterate security threats, raises $26M

Dassault Systemes: A key Boeing partner, the French software company opened an 11,000 square foot office in Seattles South Lake Union neighborhood in 2011.Previously: Aerospace software company Dassault Systemes making Seattle a new corporate hub

Dropbox: (Added Dec. 2014) Cloud powerhouse Dropbox reveals plans for Seattle engineering office

eBay: The online retailing powerhouse is finding recruiting success in Amazon.coms backyard, growing from 200 employees last fall to more than 340 employees today. Part of that growth came through the acquisition of Seattle startup Decide.com last September, with former Decide CEO Mike Fridgen and crew helping to expand eBays presence at its new offices in downtown Bellevue. The company inked a 53,000 square foot leaselast year at One Bellevue Center, and the new office operates as one of the companys Centers of Excellence.

GeekWire Sounders Day at EMC/Isilions rooftop deck in Pioneer Square

EMC: Before it acquired Seattles Isilon Systems for up to $2.25 billion, the storage giant already had a presence in the area. But that operation is getting much, much bigger, with the company moving into a 140,000 square-foot building on 1st Avenue South in Pioneer Square in 2011.Previously: EMC boss Joe Tucci loves being in the backyard of Amazon and Microsoft

Facebook: The social networking giant opened a small engineering office in Seattle in 2010, but quickly outgrew the space and moved to bigger digs at the Metropolitan Park Towers two years later. Now, were hearing that Facebook is on the prowl for even more space, looking to take over the top two floors at the Macys building in downtown Seattle, space that could accommodate as many as 500 workers. And it is not just the companys social networking team thats growing in Seattle. In March, we learned that the companys newly-acquired Oculus VR gaming headset unit was establishing an office in Seattleunder the direction of former Valve engineer Atman Binstock. Previously: Facebook eyeing expansion in downtown Seattle

GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving, left, cuts the ribbon at the companys new engineering office.

GoDaddy: Under the direction of former Microsoftie Blake Irving, the domain name giant opened an office in Kirkland in Nov. 2013.

Googles planned expansion for its Kirkland campus

Google: The granddaddy of the Silicon Valley titans in Seattle, the Internet search pioneer established a presence in Kirkland 10 years ago. It now employs more than 1,000 people in the area, split between offices in Kirkland, Bothell and Seattles Fremont neighborhood. Last year, the company doubled down on the Seattle area, announcing plans to add onto its Kirkland campus with a new 180,000 square foot development, one with enough room for an additional 700 employees. Previously: Google to double size of engineering center in Microsofts backyard

Groupons Hegde at the companys Seattle office

Groupon: Former Amazon.com general manager Vinayak Hegde started the new engineering center in SeattlesInternational District two years ago, and now it already has more than 200 workers. The daily deals company likes the talent pool in Seattle, and says it is planning to grow the office here by 40 to 50 percent. This past summer it took over the third floor at505 Fifth Avenue South, giving it enough room to add another 75 employees.Seattle has been great place for us to find the talent we need to help grow our mobile e-commerce marketplace, says a company spokesman.Previously:Groupon hires ex-Amazon GM to lead Seattle office.

Bill Hilf of HP

HP: In May, HP announced that its Helion cloud engineering effort will be based in Seattle, led by Microsoft veteran Bill Hilf.Were hiring like gangbusters, said Hilf, speaking at the HPoffices at Seventh Avenue and Pike Street in Seattle earlier this year. The company employed about 70 folks in the offices at the time, and said that it planned to add more than 200 in the next 18 months.Previously: HP hiring hundreds in Seattle for Helion cloud launch, led by former Microsoft exec, betting $1B on OpenStack

HTC: The mobile handset makers North American operations are in Bellevue, and its software and services unit is located in Seattles Pioneer Square. HTC America started in Bellevue in 2006, and now employs about 160 employees in the local office. The software and services group, known as HTC Creative Labs, now employs about 120 in Pioneer Square.

Hulu: Established in February 2011, the Seattle office for the online video pioneer at 1424 4th Ave. employs 35 engineers and developers under the direction of Chef/Opscode co-founder Barry Steinglass.Seattle is an extremely important area of growth for Hulu as a company, said a spokeswoman. We currently have 18 open positions in Seattle and are actively hiring candidates who have a passion for technology, entertainment and innovation.

HBO CTO Otto Berkes

HBO: Based in the Metropolitan Park tower in Seattle, HBOs engineering office focuses on the HBO Go service and other R&D projects. It is led by former Microsoftie Drew Angeloff, and was established by HBO CTO Otto Berkes last year. Berkes, also a former Microsoftie, told GeekWire in June that the HBO offices in Seattle have exceeded his expectations, one of the reasons why they planned to double its size.Previously: HBO doubling Seattle engineering office, expects to top 100 people by year-end

Jawbone: The San Francisco maker of Bluetooth headset and speakers set up shop in Seattle in 2011.Previously: $49 million richer, Jawbone becomes latest Bay Area darling to kiss up to Seattle

New Relic: The app analytics company, which filed to go public in November, has a small engineering outpost in Seattle. It has a larger R&D facility in Portland.

Nutanix: The privately-held San Jose data storage company, which boasts a $2 billion value, announced plans to establish an engineering office in Seattle in September. The 692-person company plans to hire 30 people for the new office.Previously: IPO-bound Nutanix to open engineering center in Seattle

Oracle: Yes, another long-time nemesis of Microsoft just arrived in Seattle. Oracle just inked a 17,000 square-foot lease inSeattles Century Square high-rise, with the new offices led by cloud engineering veterans and former Amazon.com employees Don Johnson and Craig Kelly. They are aiming to hire more than 100 engineers for the new office.Previously: Oracle to hire 100+ engineers in Seattle for new cloud infrastructure center

RichRelevance: Former Amazon.com and Pelago veteran Darren Vengroff has shifted into an advisory role at the company, but the office at 3rd and Union continues to grow with about 15 employees. Most of our engineering teams have members in both locations and we have gotten really good an inter-office collaboration, said Vengroff. We care about getting the best people, and were happy to let them choose which city they would prefer to live in.

Salesforce.com: The maker of customer relationship management software picked the West 8th skyscraper in downtown Seattle for its hub in Seattle ore than three years ago. It leased 12,000 square feet in the building, which also houses offices for the ever-expanding Amazon.com. Salesforce.com declined to say how many people it has in the Seattle office or provide the number of open positions, though its jobs page lists plenty of open jobs.

Steve Singh, left, of Concur celebrates the deal with SAP CEO Bill McDermott

SAP: Well, they are not here quite yet. But after SAP gobbles up Bellevue-based Concur Technologies an $8.3 billion deal that is expected to occur next year the software giant will have a pretty big anchor in the region. Concur employs 4,200 people worldwide, and is considered a pioneer in software-as-a-service. Previously: Concur CEO says SAP acquisition is a big bet that will accelerate company growth

SpaceX: Yes, Elon Musk is even attracted to Seattles engineering talent. The high-tech space venture set up offices in Seattle recently, with GeekWires Todd Bishop breaking the news. Previously: SpaceX launching Seattle-area office, recruiting squadrons of Microsoft engineers

Splunk:The company identified Seattle as a hotbed for talent in 2011, opening an engineering center under the direction of former Microsoft Technical Fellow Brad Lovering. Lovering has since moved on, but the office remains with about 35 engineers and marketers. In fact, Splunk just moved to new offices in the Metropolitan Park East Tower, with about six open positions.

Faisal

Staples: Not a traditional tech player, but the Massachusetts retailer set up office space in downtown Seattle earlier this year under the direction of former Amazon.com and drugstore.com employee Faisal Masud.The hip office, on the cusp of Pioneer Square at 719 Second Avenue, is adorned with graffiti art, a ping pong table and, of course, urban cool office furniture direct from Staples. The office housed about 40 employees at the time of our visit in June, and Masud told us they had room to more than double. The talent pool is very strong here, Masud said.Previously: Staples plants stake in Amazons backyard, opens engineering center in Seattle

Ticketmaster: Announced an engineering office in Seattle in 2012.Previously: Ticketmaster opens Seattle office led by Amazon vets

The lobby at Twitters new office in Seattle

Twitter: The social networking powerhouse arrived in Seattle in four years ago, and now employs more than 80 engineers on the 20th floor of the Century Square building in downtown Seattle.Seattle has all the right ingredients: Major tech companies, great universities and a startup scene that does a ton of innovation, said Twitter VP of Engineering Chris Fry in an interview with GeekWire earlier this year. Seattle is a great place to have an engineering office. We definitely came here with a purpose.Previously: Photos: A look inside Twitters new Seattle engineering office

OK, folks. Thats our list as we have it now. Let us know if we missed any notable tech giants, and well get them added.

Source: http://www.geekwire.com/2014/apple-alibaba-salesforce-splunk-guide-tech-giants-setting-outposts-seattle-part-2/

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