Health & Wellness

Sudden Birth

In this instructional film, a police officer uses his emergency training to help a woman give birth before she can reach the hospital. Officer Bob North of the Berkeley (CA) Police Department is understandably nervous about assisting in an “emergency maternity”, when a woman gives birth before she can reach a hospital. On patrol one night, Bob is dispatched to investigate a ‘suspicious auto’ stalled along a remote stretch of road. Continue reading ‘Sudden Birth’

NASA Studies The Salt Of The Sea

With NASA’s Aquarius mission launching this summer. A new observatory is about to leave Earth and its radiometer instruments are taking a “skin” reading of the oceans’ salt content at the surface. This is a powerful compound of global importance: Common everyday sea salt. From this data of salinity in the top 0.4 inch (1 centimeter) of the ocean surface, Aquarius creates weekly and monthly maps of ocean surface salinity all over the globe for the next three years. Continue reading ‘NASA Studies The Salt Of The Sea’

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress was established in 1800 by Congress and began to grow rapidly after the American Civil War.  During the growth spurt the Library took on the role of being the “library of last resort” and expanding it’s mission for Scholars and the American people, though it’s major responsibility is researching claims made by members of  Congress through the Congressional Research Service. Today’s Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection of more than 144 million items includes more than 33 million cataloged books and other print materials in 460 languages; more than 63 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world’s largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.

Mirror Mirror On the Wall


Do you ever ask yourself “Where am I going,” “Where am I,” and/or “Do I enjoy this direction?” If you have good self-identity, you know the answers (even if you don’t like them). During adolescence, we are presented with the challenge of figuring out who we are. We go about considering what we like and dislike, our strengths and weaknesses, and what entertains and bores us, so that we can better understand ourselves.  For most of us, that development was natural, or the rebellion of it all was even kind of fun. However, some children –children that are too repressed, emotionally abused, or lack self-esteem- sometimes don’t arise to any grand conclusion about who they are. Not having good self-perception could mean anything from not knowing what genre of movies you like or not knowing what college major you’re interested in, to not knowing if you’re hetero- or homosexual. Otherwise known as an “identity crisis,” the negative affects of not meeting the man in the mirror can be devastating and are life altering. WATCH Tomorrow Pictures.TV and boost your self image.

The Abduction of Children

oviemughelli_sm.jpgEach year, about 260,000 children are abducted in America, while 115 of the 260k are seriously injured or murdered. By abduction, the law is referring to one of three things: (1) a parent kidnaps a child from another parent, (2) a stranger kidnaps a child for criminal purposes, or (3) a stranger kidnaps a child to raise as their own. Continue reading ‘The Abduction of Children’

Football and the future is green

oviemughelli_sm.jpgThe 2010-2011 football season is over for the Atlanta Falcons. The season and the reason is not over for Atlanta fullback Ovie Mughelli. He has been elected to the Pro Bowl and his organization The Ovie Mughelli Foundation had a banner year.Ovie believes in the environment and Ovie knows the right people. Inspired by Laura Turner (daughter of Ted Turner, yes that Ted Turner) Ovie has taken the ball and run with it. Ovie has scored with his environmental football camps in Charleston South Carolina and Atlanta Georgia. Continue reading ‘Football and the future is green’

Ask Me Don’t Tell Me

ask-thumb.jpgThroughout the generations youth culture has been counter culture to the establishment. Youth culture has started and ended wars. Youth culture has spawned civil movements and pop cultural movements. Without youth culture there would be no roaring 20′s, rock and roll era and no Hip Hop.

In America youth culture takes on a unique perspective. Youth culture in America is multi-cultural. To know what goes on with youth is to know what the future holds for cultural relations and the achievement of ethnic minorities. In the San Francisco Bay area a generation ago race relations in general were in transition but this was especially the case with ethnic kids.
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Not Your Father’s Ulcers

chickenslaughter2.jpg“If you guys don’t stop yelling, you’ll give me an ulcer!” “There’s been so much stress at work lately, I’m sure I’ll get an ulcer.” “Don’t worry so much. Do you want an ulcer?” When people talk like this, it sounds like ulcers are easy to give and easy to get. It also sounds like stress is to blame. But is that the real story?A stomach ulcer (also called a peptic ulcer) is a small erosion (hole) in the gastrointestinal tract. The most common type, duodenal, occurs in the first 12 inches of small intestine beyond the stomach. Ulcers that form in the stomach are called gastric ulcers. An ulcer is not contagious or cancerous. Duodenal ulcers are almost always benign, while stomach ulcers may become malignant.Stomach ulcer disease is common, affecting millions of Americans yearly. The size of a stomach ulcer can range between 1/8 of an inch to 3/4 of an inch.For almost 100 years, doctors believed that stress, spicy foods, and alcohol caused most ulcers. Now we know that most peptic ulcers are caused by a particular bacterial infection in the stomach and upper intestine, by certain medications, or by smoking. Continue reading ‘Not Your Father’s Ulcers’

Chicken Cruelty:

chickenslaughter2.jpgChickens are among the most abused animals in our food industry. There are very few laws in place that protect them. With red meat becoming less popular, the demand for chicken and turkey is growing. Chickens exploited for their meat are called “broilers”. Every year, more than 9 billion chickens are raised and killed for meat in the United States. They start out their lives being born in incubator drawers at a chicken hatchery and are delivered to the broiler houses. Shortly after being born, the ends of their beaks are cut off, which is known as “debeaking”. Continue reading ‘Chicken Cruelty:’

Ant City

antcity.jpgAnts are social insects of the family Formicidae (pronounced /fɔrˈmɪsɨdiː/) and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 out of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist.Like all insects, ants have six legs. Each leg has three joints. The legs of the ant are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse. Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight. An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. Continue reading ‘Ant City’