Early primates originated in Asia, migrated to Africa

A new form of anthropoid primate has been discovered in Myanmar (Burma), adding to growing evidence that anthropoids ? a family that includes monkeys, apes and humans ? evolved in Asia and subsequently migrated to Africa.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5651/early-primates-originated-asia-migrated-africa

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Sheryl Crow -- I Have a Brain Tumor

Sheryl Crow just announced she has a brain tumor -- but the singer insists ... there's nothing to worry about.50-year-old Crow told the Las Vegas Review Journal, "I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI. And I found out I have a…

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/05/sheryl-crow-brain-tumor/

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'America's Got Talent' Timothy Poe -- I'm Not a F-F-F-FRAUD!

Timothy Poe -- the stuttering "America's Got Talent" contestant who says he developed his speech impediment from a war injury in Afghanistan -- is firing back at allegations he made up the whole thing ... telling TMZ, his injury and stutter are 100%…

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/06/americas-got-talent-timothy-poe-stutter-fraud/

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Book Excerpt: Guillermo Del Toro Dishes in FilmCraft: Directing

Book Excerpt: Guillermo Del Toro Dishes in FilmCraft: DirectingOscar-nominated director Guillermo del Toro has been in the craft of filmmaking since he was 16, filling roles as diverse as P.A., assistant director and makeup effects. He made his first film Cronos at 28 and received his Academy Award-nomination in 2007 for Pan's Labyrinth, making him one of the most prominent filmmakers to emerge from his native Mexico. In a candid interview, he explains how he learned filmmaking in author Mike Goodridge's new book, FilmCraft: Directing.

Goodridge, who until recently served as editor of Screen International and is now CEO of the international sales and financing company Protagonist Pictures wrote the book which features in-depth interviews with 16 of the world's celebrated and respected film directors including Del Toro, Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy), Peter Weir (The Truman Show), Terry Gilliam (Brazil) and Park Chan-wook (Oldboy). These and other filmmakers share their insights and experiences on development, storytelling/writing, working with actors and cinematographers, as well as other areas necessary to completing a successful film.

In this excerpt from the book, which will be available via Amazon beginning June 15th, Guillermo del Toro gives his take on the mistakes and triumphs of his first movie as well as the first movie of other filmmaking greats, a life lesson courtesy of John Lennon, Tom Cruise's take on filmmaking, what made him cry during his first movie, making 'everything' theatrical and why having "enough money" will get you, err... screwed.

Director Guillermo Del Toro excerpt from FilmCraft: Directing:

I came from the provinces, from Guadalajara, which is the second largest city in Mexico and nobody makes movies there. When I was a teenager, I started building relationships in Mexico City and I started as a blue-collar member of the crew. I was either a boom guy or a PA…

Source: http://www.celebrities.com/celebrities-gossip/book-excerpt-guillermo-del-toro-dishes-in-filmcraft-directing/

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Beliefs, not science literacy, influences views on climate change

Public apathy about climate change is often put down to a lack of scientific understanding ? but the opposite could be true, according to new research.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5640/culture-not-understanding-influences-views-climate-change

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