Study Claims That Sex Can Kill

A recent study conducted in the US has shown that sudden bursts of physical activity, for example sex, can lead to a significant increase in the risk of having a heart attack. Physical exertion like sex or jogging has, in particular just after such an activity has been found to increase the likelihood of a cardiac complication. But don't freak out yet, those who are healthy and get regular exercise and have a healthy balanced diet are significantly less likely to have a heart as a result of sex. The study did however find that taking a sample of 1000 people and looking at whether or not they had suffered a heart attack in the last year and correlating that with whether or not they were engaging in physical or sexual activity at the time found that between 1 and 2 cases were associated with such factors. So what does it all mean, well if your worried get up off your ass and start exercising more, the age old adage. 

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: The Venezuelan coup against Chavez

In April 2002 Hugo Chavez, the flamboyant leader of the Latin American state of Venezuela, was forcibly removed from office by the military. Many people believe that the violence which preceded the coup as well as the coup itself was encouraged and aided by foreign powers such as the US. Two Irish film-makers Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain were on hand to document the coup from inside the presidential palace. They remained for the 48hrs after the coup and until Chavez was returned to power after mass demonstrations by the Venezuela people. Below is a copy of the award winning documentary made by the Irish film-makers: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.