Picture of the Day - July 26, 2010
By Twisted Sifter on Monday, July 26, 2010 filed under PICTURE OF THE DAY SPORTS.
LEAP OF FAITH
Photograph by REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu
A “recortador” jumps over a bull during a contest at Pamplona’s bullring on the fifth day of the San Fermin festival, July 10, 2010. The nine-day annual festival which ended on July 14th has been held in Pamplona, Spain since 1951.
via The Big Picture: The Festival of San Fermin 2010
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Top 10 Customized Luxury Golf Carts
By Twisted Sifter on Thursday, July 15, 2010 filed under SPORTS TECH & GADGETS.
As if the game of golf wasn’t expensive enough, these ridiculous customized luxury golf carts take excess to another dimension! Costs typically range from $10,000 - $20,000, but it’s a small price to pay for guaranteed attention anywhere you go. Why stand out with your golf game when your cart can do all the talking for you? Here are the ten craziest customized luxury carts I found:
10. THE CADILLAC ESCALADE
9. CALIFORNIA ROADSTER
8. ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM
7. VINTAGE ROADSTER
6. HUMMERS
5. STRETCH ROADSTER
4. THE MERCEDES BENZ
3. FORD ‘56 PICKUP
2. THE BENTLEY
1. THE ZAMBONI
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Picture of the Day - July 8, 2010
By Twisted Sifter on Thursday, July 8, 2010 filed under CURRENT EVENTS PICTURE OF THE DAY SPORTS.
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, or by justifying or rationalizing them. It is one of the most influential and extensively studied theories in social psychology.
Dissonance occurs when a person perceives a logical inconsistency in their beliefs, when one idea implies the opposite of another. The dissonance might be experienced as guilt, anger, frustration, or even embarrassment. The idea of “sour grapes” comes from the fable The Fox and the Grapes by Aesop. The fox is unable to reach the grapes, and, experiencing cognitive dissonance, reduces that dissonance by believing the grapes are sour. This example follows a pattern: one desires something, finds it unattainable, and reduces one’s dissonance by criticizing it.
A powerful cause of dissonance is an idea in conflict with a fundamental element of the self-concept, such as “I am a good person” or “I made the right decision.” The anxiety that comes with the possibility of having made a bad decision can lead to rationalization, the tendency to create additional reasons or justifications to support one’s choices. A person who just spent too much money on a new car might decide that the new vehicle is much less likely to break down than his or her old car. This belief may or may not be true, but it would reduce dissonance and make the person feel better. Dissonance can also lead to confirmation bias, the denial of disconfirming evidence, and other ego defense mechanisms.
Source - Wikipedia
Tonight, the ‘King’ will announce where his new court will be. Will you watch?
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Picture of the Day - June 30, 2010
By Twisted Sifter on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 filed under PICTURE OF THE DAY SPORTS.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
via Reddit
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Picture of the Day - June 22, 2010
By Twisted Sifter on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 filed under ANIMALS, NATURE & SPACE CURRENT EVENTS PICTURE OF THE DAY SPORTS.
GOOD NIGHT FRANCE
Photograph by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
After a disgraceful and embarrassing World Cup tournament, France left South Africa on a coach-class flight home. Read about their disastrous performance here.
About the photograph: City Lights at Night along the France-Italy Border. The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille (both in France) stand out amidst numerous smaller urban areas in this dramatic astronaut photograph. The image captures the nighttime appearance of the France-Italy border. The southwestern end of the Alps Mountains separates the two countries. The island of Corsica is visible in the Ligurian Sea to the south (image top).
The full moon reflects brightly on the water surface and also illuminates the tops of low patchy clouds over the border (image center). This image was taken by an International Space Station (ISS) astronaut at approximately 11:55 p.m. local time, when the ISS was located over the France-Belgium border near Luxembourg. The photograph was acquired on April 28, 2010, with a Nikon D3 digital camera.
via NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr
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