Monthly Archives: July 2011

Laughing In The Face Of Danger

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

People faced with negative or frightening scenes are often advised to “reappraise” them — to reinterpret the situations in a way that makes them positive. Two new Stanford studies demonstrate that the most effective form of cognitive reappraisal is good-natured comedy. Related article: news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: [...]

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Sexy Beijing: Weddings Gone Wild

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

From www.sexybeijing.tv In this episode of Sexy Beijing, Su Fei puts on her bikini and heads to Qingdao for a holiday. But the beach is full of nuptial surprises. Keep watching after the credits for sneak peak at our interview with Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet.

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Why Every Good Novel Needs Comedy, Filth and Sex

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

Complete video at: fora.tv Howard Jacobson, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question, argues that the rebellious nature of comedy is an integral part of any good novel. “It’s a rebellion against everything; against the idea of God, against the idea of authority, against the idea of the hero himself,” says Jacobson. —– [...]

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Jimmy Fallon to Sean Parker: Is Facebook the End Game?

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

Complete video at: fora.tv “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon asks Facebook’s first president Sean Parker if he believes the Internet juggernaut is the end game for social networking services. “It would be incredibly presumptuous and self-serving of me to believe Facebook was the end of history,” says Parker. “The only way it could possibly be [...]

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Peter Schiff: Problem is the debt, not the ceiling

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

The country which holds more US debt than any other, has hit out at the failure of Congress to reach a deal over its debt ceiling. China says the political deadlock in Washington threatens the entire global economy. So far Republicans and Democrats have delayed a vote over limiting what the country owes, as they [...]

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‘I still feel Freddie’s around’: Queen rock legend to RT

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

RT caught up with legendary Queen guitarist Brian May, who also happens to be an astrophysicist, after a symposium of astronomers in the Canary Islands to talk about links between music and science, God, the universe and the mystery of death. May says being both a musician and a scientist gives him an interesting observation [...]

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Video: Light aircraft crashes into 2 homes in UK

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

A light aircraft crashed between two properties in Salford, Manchester on Friday after taking off and bursting into flames, according to local reports. Local media reported that two men on board the single-engine plane, one in his 50s and the other a 21 year old, had to be hospitalised with extensive burns. RT on Twitter: [...]

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Max Keiser: America losing sovereignty

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

Lawmakers in DC continue to work towards a last minute solution to the debt ceiling crisis — or at least say they are — but to RT contributor Max Keiser, the outcome is already certain. “The rating on US debt is definitely going to be downgraded,” the host of Keiser Report tells RT. “Rating agencies [...]

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Anger Tsunami: Mass protest wave reaches Israel

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

The biggest wave of protest rallies in years is due to start shortly in Israel. Demonstrators will take to the streets in seven cities across the country. And activists hope the rally in Tel Aviv alone will attract half-a-million people. Thousands have been camping out across the country for about a week now, calling for [...]

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More video of NATO-bombed broadcasting center in Tripoli

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

NATO commanders say they have destroyed three TV satellite dishes near the Libyan capital Tripoli.According to the statement, the attack was carried out in accordance with the UN resolution to protect people from government oppression through the media.However, Reuters news agency reports that Libyan television is still broadcasting. Four months since the NATO air force [...]

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‘Iran never gives in to pressure’

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

Iran’s resistance to Western influence is the only reason NATO has not encircled Russia completely, thus enabling the US to defeat its only military rival, consolidating its dominance in the world, says Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. RT: The West is suspicious of Iran’s nuclear program, while you insist that you have peaceful intentions. [...]

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‘Future is up to us’: Israel protest gathers 150000

By dog | Published: July 31, 2011

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in seven cities across Israel, and their social slogans are rapidly being replaced by the calls for the government to step down. The biggest rally is underway in Tel Aviv with around 150000 people having gathered at the “Tahrir Square of Israel.” Police have arrested several activists [...]

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