1 Weight of the Nation
2 African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes.
3 Paralysed Woman Moves Robot With Her Mind
4 Ted Talk: "The True Job Creators Are Consumers"

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Weight of the Nation

Bringing together the nation's leading research
institutions, THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION is a presentation
of HBO and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in
association with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), and in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell
Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.

The centerpiece of THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION campaign is
the four-part documentary series, each featuring case
studies, interviews with our nation's leading experts,
and individuals and their families struggling with
obesity. The first film, CONSEQUENCES, examines the
scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious
health consequences of being overweight or obese. The
second, CHOICES, offers viewers the skinny on fat,
revealing what science has shown about how to lose
weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain.
The third, CHILDREN IN CRISIS, documents the damage
obesity is doing to our nation's children. Through
individual stories, this film describes how the strong
forces at work in our society are causing children to
consume too many calories and expend too little energy;
tackling subjects from school lunches to the decline of
physical education, the demise of school recess and the
marketing of unhealthy food to children. The fourth
film, CHALLENGES, examines the major driving forces
causing the obesity epidemic, including agriculture,
economics, evolutionary biology, food marketing, racial
and socioeconomic disparities, physical inactivity,
American food culture, and the strong influence of the
food and beverage industry.

http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/

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African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes.

Four young African men introduce us to the Hollywood
stereotype and to themselves. Uploaded by MamaHope.

Apr 25, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=qSElmEmEjb4#!
2:41

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Paralysed Woman Moves Robot With Her Mind

Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or
legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-
machine interface ever developed, she can steer a
robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her
morning coffee. The interface includes a sensor
implanted in Cathy's brain, which 'reads' her thoughts,
and a decoder, which turns her thoughts into
instructions for the robotic arm. In this video, watch
Cathy control the arm and hear from the team behind the
pioneering study. By NatureVideoChannel.

The original research paper is here:
http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/paralysis/inde
x.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBX18maUiM
May 16, 2012
4:29

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Ted Talk: "In A Capitalist Economy, The True Job
Creators Are Consumers, The Middle Class"

In March - Nick Hanauer was asked to give a TED talk.to
share a bold idea with the world.  And he did.except as
the National Journal reports - TED wouldn't release the
video of it because they viewed it as too partisan.  He
is a multi-millionaire and a venture capitalist.and he
thinks the only solution to our problems is to raise
taxes on the rich.  And I think he's right.  TED finally
caved to the pressure to release the video and
transcripts.and here they are.

Nick Hanauer wrote an article in Bloomberg entitled
"Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators"; you
can read that HERE:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-01/raise-taxes-on-the-rich-to-reward-job-creators-commentary-by-nick-hanauer.html

http://www.classwarfareexists.com/ted-talk-in-a-capitalist-economy-the-true-job-creators-are-consumers-the-middle-class/
May 18, 2012
5:50

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