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‘Noah’: The Good, the Bad and the Biblical
from charismanews.com: Director Darren Aronofsky is known for movies that have a maverick and mystic quality. Noah is no different. Rather than a straightforward retelling of the biblical story, it is more accurate to say this movie is inspired by the biblical character and flood event, mixed with a lot of creative license.
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Bugs Have Already Evolved Immunity to GMO Corn
from gizmodo.com: Well that certainly didn’t take very long. According to a study published Monday, the Western Corn Rootworm (actually a beetle larvae) has already developed a resistance to not one but two strains of genetically modified corn thanks to the over-reliance and improper implementation of the crops by farmers in Iowa. Researchers first discovered…
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How To Steal an Airplane: From 9/11 to MH370
from boilingfrogspost.com: Now that the MSM is flirting with the idea of “cyber hijacking” in the increasingly desperate search for MH370, many are left wondering how long the possibility of a remote control hijack has been possible and why the public hasn’t been warned of this threat. Join us for this week’s EyeOpener report with…
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Woman Claims Devil Told Her to Stab NASCAR-Worshiping Husband
from cbssports.com: A Tennessee woman has been detained after wrecking her car into a church and stabbing her husband in the chest. The reason, she claims: The devil had put impure thoughts in her head about her husband, who was allegedly “worshiping” the NASCAR race at Bristol this past weekend. Stephanie Hamman, 23, told police…
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Start-Ups Aim to Conquer Space Market
from nytimes.com: Silicon Valley, not content with changing how retailers, taxi companies and hotels do business, is taking its disruptive ways into outer space. Several young companies with roots in Silicon Valley are trying to elbow their way into a business long dominated by national governments and aeronautics giants like Boeing.
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Rising Food Prices Bite Into Household Budgets
from usatoday.com: Prices are rising for a range of food staples, from meat and pork to fruits and vegetables, squeezing consumers still struggling with modest wage gains. Food prices rose 0.4% in February, the most since September 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. Beef and veal shoppers were socked with some of the…
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Space Waves Further Proof Universe Was Born in Big Bang
from adn.com: One night late in 1979, an itinerant young physicist named Alan Guth, with a new son and a year’s appointment at Stanford, stayed up late with his notebook and equations, venturing far beyond the world of known physics… On Monday, Guth’s starship came in. Radio astronomers reported that they had seen the beginning…
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The Dark History Of Green Food On St. Patricks Day
Why Dyeing Food And Beer Green For St. Patrick’s Day Is Actually Kind Of Sad* from npr.org: Green food may mean party time in America, where St. Patrick’s Day has long been an excuse to break out the food dye. But in Ireland, where the Irish celebrate their patron saint on March 17, green food…
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Disney’s ‘Frozen’ is Satanic Tool for ‘Indoctrinating’ Young Lesbians!
from rawstory.com: Religious right-wing radio host Kevin Swanson used the animated film Frozen as his argument for attacking Disney’s opposition to the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay troop leaders, in audio published by Right Wing Watch on Monday. “Friends, this is evil, just evil,” Swanson said. “I wonder if people are thinking, ‘You…
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Smart Tags Change Color When Food Goes Bad
from cbsnews.com: You might not have to smell sour milk for much longer. Chinese scientists have developed “smart tags” that stick to containers and change color when a food has gone bad. The gel-like tabs — which are about the size of a corn kernel — are safe and inexpensive, according to the creators, and…
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IBM Latest Tech Company to Deny Links with NSA Spy Program
from pcworld.com: IBM said it has not provided client data to the U.S. National Security Agency or any other government agency under surveillance programs involving the bulk collection of content or metadata. The enterprise-focused company is the latest among U.S. tech companies to distance itself from NSA surveillance, which has raised concerns among customers worldwide…
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Video: ‘The Botany of Desire’
from therealfoodchannel.com: It’s astonishing how little we learn about plants in school or through the media. We’re dependent on them – 100% dependent on them – yet the average person knows more about Hollywood celebrities and football scores than he or she knows about the plants within a hundred yard radius of where they live.
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Navy Submarine Drones Will Predict the Weather Months In Advance
from Strat Risks: In the next decade, Navy scientists will be able to predict the weather as far as 90 days into the future with the help of mathematical models, satellites, and submarine drones. The mathematical models are the most important element in the ocean and weather prediction cocktail. But making those models perform at a…
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The Aristocrats of Swedish Business and the Order of the Seraphim
from redicecreations.com : The Swedish Wallenberg’s are like the equivalent to the United States Rockefeller’s or Europe’s Rothschild’s. Swedish National Broadcasting (SVT) has just run a three-part documentary about the Wallenberg’s, and it includes some interviews with the otherwise reserved family members. The series seems to have sparked some interest, so it might be convenient…