Month: April 2014
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CBS Naming Woman to Replace Letterman Would Shake Up Late Night
from businessweek.com: David Letterman’s retirement from CBS next year may open the door for a woman to take over one of TV’s iconic late-night talk shows for the first time. Ellen DeGeneres would be an ideal choice, according to Mary Murphy, a senior lecturer at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and…
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Mozilla Co-Founder Brendan Eich Resigns as CEO
from recode.net: Brendan Eich, the well-known techie who has gotten swept up in a controversy about his support of California’s anti-gay marriage law Proposition 8, is resigning as CEO of for-profit Mozilla Corporation and also from the board of the nonprofit foundation which wholly owns it. Mozilla confirmed the change in a blog post. “Mozilla…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode188 – Good News Next Week
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode188 – Good News Next Week 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: Monsanto’s ‘Healthier Environment’ Ads Banned in South Africa South Africans Erase Bad Credit History China Destroys Illegal…
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‘Left Behind’ Remake Starring Nicholas Cage Coming This Fall
Producer Says Hollywood Ignoring Prophecy and the Rapture* from theblaze.com: “Left Behind,” the apocalyptic thriller reboot about a biblical event known as “the rapture,” is heading to the big screen Oct. 3, helping round off a year packed with films touting Christian and Bible-based themes. The movie, which is based on the popular book and…
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Tests Show Chemical in West Virginia Water Weeks After Leak
from cnn.com: Tap water testing in 10 homes in West Virginia found a chemical that leaked from an industrial storage facility in January was still in the water supply a month later, though at levels within the state’s allowable threshold… “Water is continually flowing through the system and it’s cleaning it out,” said Andrew Whelton,…
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@DeadlineLive: James Evan Pilato on Conspiracy Bait
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood this month to break down conspiracy bait, bad guys and good news + ‘this day in history’ and much more on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe
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New Zealand Ranks First In Environmental, Social Progress
from theguardian.com: New Zealand has come first in a global index that ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output in a drive to make social progress a priority for politicians and businesses. The Social Progress Index (SPI), published on Thursday, rates 132 countries on more than 50 indicators, including health, sanitation,…
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Inside the Military’s New Office for Cyborgs
from stratrisks.com: The ability to link human brains to machines, create new life forms and build Star Trek-style disease detectors will be the focus of a new Defense Department office soon. The new office, named the Biological Technology Office, or BTO, will serve as a clearinghouse for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, programs…
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Black Female Troops Say New Grooming Rule ‘Racially Biased’
from usatoday.com: Thousands of soldiers and others have signed a White House petition calling for the president to order the Army to reconsider just-released appearance and grooming regulations they contend are “racially biased” against black women.
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‘Something Wicked’ Trailer Features Brittany Murphy In Final Film
from huffingtonpost.com: Brittany Murphy had wrapped another film before her untimely death in 2009, and it has been sitting on the shelf ever since. Now, “Something Wicked” will open in Eugene, Ore. — where it was filmed — on April 4 and expand to 19 other theaters throughout the month. A trailer for the psychological…
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GMO Cultivation Declines in Developed Nations for First Time in 18 Years
from naturalnews.com: For the first time since their initial commercialization in the mid-1990s, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are on the decline in the industrialized world, says a new report by the pro-biotech lobbying group International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, or ISAAA. Despite heavy promotion of the technology by the chemical industry, which…
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Despite Benefits, Mammograms More Harmful Than Realized
from washingtonpost.com: Mammography’s benefits are substantial, but its potential harms may be greater than previously realized, which should prompt physicians and patients to make decisions about the screening test based on women’s individual risks and preferences, researchers concluded in a study…
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#Amazon Announces Its Own Streaming Device
from businessinsider.com: Tomorrow, Amazon will amp up its bid to take over your living room. At a media event in New York City, the company is expected to announce a new gadget — either a dongle or a box — that will let users stream video to their TVs from Amazon’s video library, as well…
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After 13 years of U.S. Occupation, Afghanistan’s Opium Cultivation Hits Record Levels
from blacklistednews.com: Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose 36 per cent in 2013, a record high, according to the 2013 Afghanistan Opium Survey released today in Kabul by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics and UNODC. Meanwhile, opium production amounted to 5,500 tons, up by almost a half since 2012. Calling the news “sobering”, Yury Fedotov, Executive…
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China Takes the Plunge in Getting Power From the Sea
from stratrisks.com: A race is under way to unlock one of the world’s biggest untapped sources of clean energy – the ocean – with China emerging as an important testing ground. That could heighten competition with Western companies down the line, especially if Chinese businesses begin using technologies developed with joint-venture partners to expand rapidly.…