Nuclear science may not be considered the ideal subject matter for a popular song, but the musical mavens in Iran's state media apparatus think differently.
In recent days, Iran's airwaves have been buzzing with two new tunes apparently designed to rally public support for the clerical regime's increasingly tense standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions.
The first song is titled "Oriental Sun, Nuclear Science," and sung to a backdrop of military-style marching music by Ali Tafreshi. The second similarly catchy tune is "Nuclear Know-How" by Reza Shirazi.
Both extol the wonders of a "great and powerful Iran" which has destroyed "the arrogance of the oppressors" and "defends its independence by using science."
Source: www.breitbart.com
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They discouraged her from taking up a pipe
A chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo has successfully kicked a 16-year smoking habit after becoming hooked when two spouses died and her daughter left, state press said.
Ai Ai, a 27-year-old chimp at the Qinling Safari Park in northern China's Shaanxi province, ended her tobacco dependency when zoo keepers put her on a strict regime that included walking, music therapy and exercise sessions, Xinhua news agency said.
Source: www.int.iol.co.za
Hey Dad, hand me the potato salad
Vitaly Matyukhin is an Arkhangelsk resident who has not seen the sun for 15 years. Neighbors shun his household, while his little son cannot understand why he always must wrap up in warm clothes before seeing his dad.
The man is suffering from a rare heat-exchange disorder and cannot stand temperatures greater than 41 degrees. For nearly 15 years, Matyukhin has been living in a fridge.
Matyukhin seems to be the only man in Russia's northern city of Arkhangelsk who gets no kicks from the extraordinarily warm September weather. Instead, he is looking forward to snowy winter days. He leaves his shelter only by night, his neighbors say.
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"The Magic of Reza," David Copperfield's student, Reza, performs two shows sponsored by The God's Child Project
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Festival Concert Hall, NDSU
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