Friday, July 12, 2013

Snapshot: Sharknado! + FDA limits arsenic in apple juice

Carla Caldwell, Morning Call Editor

Atlanta Weather

*Partly cloudy skies are forecast for Atlanta on Friday. Slight chance for a shower. High: 86.

Click here to view a seven-day forecast by Atlanta Business Chronicle broadcast partner WXIA-TV.

Today?s Talkers

*Apple juice arsenic. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the level of arsenic allowed in apple juice, after more than a year of public pressure from consumer groups worried about the contaminant's effects on children, reports NBCNews.com

*"Sharknado," the wildly absurd sci-fi movie that premiered Thursday on SyFy, has set social media abuzz. Comments reveal a general theme - that "Sharknado" is simply awful. That, however, is its charm.

- BuzzFeed.com posted a piece titled, ?The Best/Worst Lines of Sharkado.? Click here to view it.

- Movieweb.com described "Sharknado" this way - A shark-filled tornado tears through and torments a group of unsuspecting victims in what can only be described as the worst disaster in American history. It may be too much for you to watch!

- A reporter in Columbus, Ga., noted the buzz on Twitter and picked her 15 favorite reactions for a piece in the Ledger-Enquier. Click here to view the story and tweets.

Click here to read more about the movie on iMDB.com

Click here to see a trailer on Movieweb.com.

*McGraw era ends at McGraw Hill. Harold "Terry" McGraw is stepping down as chief executive officer and president of McGraw Hill Financial Inc. the company said Thursday, ushering in a new era for the company started by his great-grandfather more than a century ago, reports The Wall Street Journal.

McGraw will continue to hold his position as chairman, the company said.

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/07/snapshot-sharknado-fda-limits.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search

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