Prayers for Nature at ‘Surf City’ Beach
Surfers are out early most mornings to catch the waves at Huntington Beach, about an hour south of Los Angeles. They call this area “Surf City.” For Tom Morey, surfing is a passion, and a way of life. TOM MOREY: “Surfing to me is creation’s most succinct metaphor, best metaphor, for how to live your life. Surf your […]
Fake Medicines Pose Global Danger
The World Bank and other groups say about 40 percent of the drugs in parts of Africa and South America are either counterfeit or of poor quality. Experts say the use of such medicines can lead to treatment failure and even death. Experts working to stop thiscounterfeit drug traffic met recently in Washington. Louise Shelley heads the Terrorism, Transnational […]
‘I Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Live and Love Electronica’
Electronic Dance Music, or EDM, is a fresh sound. It began in dance clubs and is now heard on radio stations. Anyone with a laptop computer and simple computer software can produce it. DJ Deniz Koyu composes EDM. “Technology changes music. That’s definitely the case, and so you can say like the computer, the laptop is […]
What Politicians Can Learn From High School Debaters
Members of a Texas high school debate team are working on their presentations. They are debating a call to extend the federal ban on assault weapons. “This is a long-termban, if you see before this ban — ” “So how long will this ban have to go on? How long will we have to restrict people’s rights?” Debaters use […]