Month: January 2014
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‘Nearly 500’ Killed in Syria Rebel Infighting
from aljazeera.com: Clashes between Syrian rebel and fighters from an al-Qaeda-linked group have killed nearly 500 people in northern Syria over the past week, according to a monitoring group. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that at least 482 people have been killed in the fighting that has pitted a loose alliance of…
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#Christie Scandal a Cautionary Tale About Technology
from usatoday.com: When e-mails became public Wednesday linking top aides of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, it was a stark reminder of one of the first rules of political handlers: electronic communications live forever, just waiting to be exposed. So think twice before hitting the send…
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Military Academy Study: Sexual Assault Reports Down, Sexism Issues Linger
from politico.com: Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior, a Pentagon report finds, reflecting a culture of disrespect that permeates the schools and their sports teams and fuels reports of sexual harassment and assaults. The report points to scandals involving sports teams at all…
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West Virginia Governor Issues State of Emergency After Chemical Spill
from wsaz.com: West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has issued a state of emergency for nine counties after a chemical leak in Kanawha County Thursday morning. The state of emergency includes West Virginia American Water customers in Kanawha, Cabell, Boone, Putnam, Lincoln, Logan, Clay, Roane and Jackson counties… [West Virginia American Water] customers are told…
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Computer Code in Films: Hidden Meanings or Irrelevant Nonsense?
from theguardian.com: Ever wondered what those Matrix-style green holographic codes that flicker across computer screen in films actually mean? You know, those seemingly complex algorithms in The Fifth Estate and unbreakable cryptograms in Doctor Who? Well, programmer John Graham-Cumming has the answer. “I was watching the film Elysium and some coding came up as the…
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Smartphones replace keys in smart door locks
Physical keys could increasingly become a thing of the past as technology catches up. from channelnewsasia.com: Las Vegas – Gabriel Bestard-Ribas got tired of his house keys scratching his smartphone in his pocket, so he combined them. The result was a Goji lock, which senses when a resident’s smartphone is near and not only unlocks…
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Ecuadorans Take To The Streets To Dance With The Devil
from latino.foxnews.com: Thousands of Ecuadorans in elaborate devil masks and red costumes danced wildly in the streets of this Andean town in the “La Diablada de Pillaro,” or the Devils of Pillaro festival. Neither the rain showers nor the highland sun could stop the days of revelry in Pillaro, located 100 kilometers (62 miles) south…
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New World Next Week: Episode177 – GMO-free Cheerios, NSA Catalog, Celeb Shilling
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode177 – GMO-free Cheerios, NSA Catalog, Celeb Shilling Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Original Cheerios to Go GMO-Free Non-GMO Cheerios More Marketing Boon Than Health Boost?…
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Indian envoy indicted, but prosecutor says State allowing her to leave US
from foxnews.com: The Indian envoy at the center of a diplomatic dispute was indicted Thursday on criminal counts, but it remained unclear whether she would ever face the charges as the State Department apparently began clearing the way for her exit. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara initially said Thursday that Devyani Khobragade had already left the…
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Elle Magazine’s Mindy Kaling Cover Slammed As Racist, ‘Fat-ist’
from freep.com: Elle magazine seems to be covered in controversy lately. They wrapped Melissa McCarthy in a capacious coat last year. And now for one of four February fronts, they’ve hacked Mindy Kaling off at the chest and shot her in black and white — while her fellow funny ladies of TV, Allison Williams, Amy…
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Meryl Streep Calls Out Walt Disney As Sexist, Anti-Semitic
from latimes.com: One of moviedom’s modern icons called out one of Hollywood’s historic heroes Tuesday, as Meryl Streep delivered a sharp rebuke to Walt Disney for alleged sexist and anti-Semitic views at the National Board of Review awards gala in New York. Streep was on hand to present an acting award to Emma Thompson for…
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Devil Nurse Fined Over Dead Patient Pictures
from au.news.yahoo.com: A Swiss nursing home worker has been fined $1500 for posting pictures of herself posing with dead patients. Nicknamed the Devil Nurse by local media, the woman posted the pictured on her Facebook page with comments including “guess if she is asleep or dead” and “I’ll give you a hint, I’m the soul…
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2014 #Oscar Predictions: Best #Documentary Feature
from indiewire.com: The documentary feature shortlist is out. And that has effectively narrowed the race down to 15 contenders. From them, critical and commercial hits “20 Feet From Stardom,” “Blackfish” and “Stories We Tell” are looking very good for nominations, but you never know in this historically unpredictable category. Penn & Teller could be an…
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Over 1,000 ill in Japanese frozen food scandal
from sbs.com.au: More than 1,000 people have fallen ill after eating pesticide-contaminated frozen food as a scandal widens across Japan, Jiji Press has reported. People have reported vomiting, diarrhoea and other symptoms of food poisoning after eating products including pizza and lasagne made by a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings, the nation’s largest seafood firm.…