The World Is Flat – Viral Video of The Week

The World is Flat - Thomas L FriedmanThe world is flat, well it’s very small also. Watch this video/talk on globalization by Thomas Friedman and it will blow your mind. It is Long but well worth the look. If not look it up on MIT on Itunes university on Itunes for an mp3 of this. 

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is an international bestselling book by Thomas Friedman that analyzes globalization, primarily in the early 21st century. The title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in terms of commerce, where all competitors have an equal opportunity. As the first edition cover illustration indicates, the title also alludes to the perceptual shift required for countries, companies and individuals to remain competitive in a global market where historical and geographical divisions are becoming increasingly irrelevant.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths – Quote of The Week

Julius Caesar - Cowards die many times before their deathsCowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

- William Shakespeare  (1564 – 1616), “Julius Caesar”, Act 2 scene 2

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The Greater Fool is a patsy for the rest of us – Quote of The Week

Sloan Sabbith in The Newsroom“The Greater Fool is … a patsy. For the rest of us to profit, we need a greater fool, someone who will buy long and sell short. Most people spend their lives trying not to be the greater fool; we toss in the hot potato, we dive for his seat when the music stops. The greater fool is someone with the perfect blend of self-delusion and ego to think that he can succeed where others have failed. This whole country was made by greater fools.”   — Sloan Sabbith (Olivia Munn), The Newsroom Continue reading

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The Raid – Movie of the Week

The Raid

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Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies

Michael Clarke DuncanActor Michael Clarke Duncan, nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of a death row inmate in the 1999 drama The Green Mile, has died in a hospital, less than eight weeks after suffering a heart attack, a spokeswoman said. He was 54.

Duncan died in Los Angeles, his fiancée, reality television star Omarosa Manigault, said in a statement through Duncan’s publicist.

He had a heart attack on July 13th and “never fully recovered,” publicist Joy Fehily said. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, she said. Continue reading

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The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow – Music of The Week

The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow

the civil wars barton hollow

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11 Month Old Twins Dancing to Daddys Guitar – Viral Video of The Week

11 Month Old Twins Dancing to Daddy's Guitar

This is a very cute video of 11 Month Old Twins Dancing to Daddy’s Guitar. The identical twin girls get so excited whenever the guitar is played. I just think it is great the way they just stop everything and look at eachother and then they start danceing.  Continue reading

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Contrex Advert – Viral Video of The Week

Contrex AdvertThis is a great advert for Contrex. Its a mineral water that is sold in France. It is certainly a great way of losing weight. Well worth the watch.

Contrex is a brand of mineral water owned since 1992 by Nestlé Waters, a branch of the Swiss group Nestlé, and is part of the Vittel mineral water company that includes Vittel and Hépar. The water, whose source is located in Contrexéville in the French département of Vosges, was discovered by Dr. Bagard, the first doctor of Louis XV.

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Our Version of Events by Emeli Sande – Music of The Week

Our Version of Events by Emeli Sande

 Our Version of Events by Emeli Sandé

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Tony Scott Dies Aged 68

Tony Scott Dies Ages 68Tony Scott Dies Aged 68, Tony Scott’s battle with inoperable brain cancer may have driven ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Crimson Tide’ director to suicide leap from Los Angeles bridge 

Action movie maestro Tony Scott reportedly battled inoperable brain cancer before he jumped from a Los Angeles bridge and died Sunday.   ABC News reported the diagnosis citing a source close to the famed director of “Top Gun,” “Beverly Hills Cop II,” and “Crimson Tide.”   “The autopsy is scheduled for this morning. We might (see a brain issue), but we don’t have anything medically confirmed at this time,” Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County told the Daily News. Continue reading

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