In the Real Media

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

The Mars Initiative: A public fund for a human mission to Mars

The Mars Initiative (TMI) is a publicly funded and ambitious project, which aims to send humans to Mars and establish a human settlement on that planet.

The writer had the pleasure of interviewing Mina Mukhar, who is the Founding President of The Mars Initiative.

Read more and ask Mina questions: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/340329

The Media Waves: Stephen Hawking sucks opera singer into black hole...

The Media Waves: Stephen Hawking sucks opera singer into black hole...: Famous people are often asked to star in ads, but would you believe that Stephen Hawking chose to star in an auto insurance ad? And not ...

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

The Media Waves: Colorado enjoys some new members-only pot clubs

The Media Waves: Colorado enjoys some new members-only pot clubs: Marijuana smokers in Denver now have somewhere to go to light up, relax and enjoy themselves with friends. While pot is not sold there, ...

Monday, 31 December 2012

Gas leak in major Istanbul hotel poisons 23 people

Around 23 people, mainly tourists, have been hospitalized after a gas leak in the Modern Sultan Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

According to the local newspaper, Today's Zaman, the incident happened at the hotel, located in İstanbul's Fatih district, early on Monday. 21 of the people affected are foreign tourists and two are hotel employees.

Four people are apparently in a critical condition and ambulances rushed them to local hospitals. Apparently the patients were described as unconscious, with white foam coming from their mouths.

The tourists were taken to the Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul University Hospital, and other hospitals in Istanbul, Okmeydani, Taksim and Sisli Etfal.

Firefighters and gas experts are on the scene, investigating the cause.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/340199

Monday, 17 December 2012

The Media Waves: Pepsico's 'Naked Juice' to feel the pain after boy...

The Media Waves: Pepsico's 'Naked Juice' to feel the pain after boy...: Naked Juice is the next company to feel the hurt, after their parent company, Pepsico, contributed $2.5 million against Proposition 37, ...

Friday, 14 December 2012

Cheerios' Facebook page hijacked by anti-GMO prote...

The Media Waves: Cheerios' Facebook page hijacked by anti-GMO prote...: Following the recent demise of Proposition 37, the ballot initiative for GMO labeling, many companies are being boycotted for supporting...