Have you ever wondered why some kids can be so mean, bullying others with cruel insensitive actions? A brain scan study hints that "bullies" actually derive pleasure from seeing someone else get hurt. Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others’ Pain Friday, November 7, 2008; 12:00 AM, Washington Post FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) — Bullies [...]
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Do Dogs go to Heaven? Answers in these Church Signs
Published under Funnies, Religion, United States Nov 04, 2008FOX In the Twilight
Published under Democracy and Freedom (or lack of), Introspection, Israel, Media and Alternative Media, United States Nov 03, 2008At the onset of the Iraqi war of 2003, Saddam Hussein’s media clamored about the Baathist Army’s impending victory. Its conviction was so strong, you had to wonder if they possessed information the West was not privy to. Then, within hours of the invasion, the house of cards imploded. It was clear that Iraq’s State-run [...]
Quote of the Week – extreme reactions not the right course
Published under Favorite Quotes, PeaceWorks Foundation, Religion Oct 25, 2008Some powerful precepts from a conversation I had with Chief Rabbi David Rosen, President of the ICJRC and the pre-eminent leader in relations between different faiths: There is a lot that divides us [of different faiths], but more which unites us [as human beings with a shared destiny]. If we affirm an omnipresent deity that [...]
Palestinian Soccer Match – a precursor to World Cup?
Published under Funnies, Israel, Jordan, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, PeaceWorks Foundation Oct 25, 2008My friend Eytan Heller conceived this fantastic inspirational video and campaign (sponsored by PeaceWorks Foundation) allegorically calling for the 2018 World Cup to be co-hosted by Israel and Palestine – to help Palestinians and Israelis visualize what a peace agreement could bring about. It is part of the Imagine 2018 campaign of the OneVoice Movement. [...]
Insta-Pundits
Published under Democracy and Freedom (or lack of), Funnies, Media and Alternative Media, United States Oct 23, 2008Have you ever wondered about the qualifications or provenance of all the insta-pundits that keep popping up across cable news? Jon Stewart did an intensive investigative report…
Quote of the Week: Anne Frank and the Power of One
Published under Favorite Quotes, Global, Leadership Oct 18, 2008How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. – Anne Frank
From an email I got…
Making Sense of the Financial Crisis…
Published under Economics, Funnies, United Kingdom, United States Oct 17, 2008It’s ironic that these guys are more insightful than Paulson et al about exposing the idiocy of the market abuses and follies. And these comedians highlighted this half a year before the Wall Street pundits… See also this excellent one:
At the breakfast buffet in hotel in Tianjin, China during YGL conference…
Published under China, Funnies Oct 16, 2008Lost in Translation…