Portraits from a Storm

On April 27, 2011, dozens of tornadoes touched down in the Southern United States. Debris, documents and photos were scattered for hundreds of miles. A woman created a Facebook Page to reunite storm survivors with their memories. LINK: Youtube

To view the Page please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/April27Tornadoes

Charity Tillemann-Dick: After a lung transplant, an aria

You'll never sing again, said her doctor. But in a story from the very edge of medical possibility, operatic soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick tells a double story of survival -- of her body, from a double lung transplant -- and of her spirit, fueled by an unwavering will to sing. A powerful story from TEDMED 2011. LINK: Youtube

Congress friends describe Giffords’ ‘miracle’ moment

Three Democratic colleagues were in the room Wednesday when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time on her own since being shot in the head at a political event Saturday.
The breakthrough -- publicly announced Wednesday night during President Obama's speech at a memorial service for the six people who died in Tucson, Ariz. -- came as New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were sitting at Giffords' bedside. All three are close friends of the Arizona congresswoman.
The moment "felt like we were watching a miracle," Wasserman Schultz told reporters Wednesday night on their way back to Washington with Obama aboard Air Force One. "Other than the birth of my kids, this was the most incredible feeling to see ... one of your closest friends just struggle to come back to you."
Giffords has since begun yawning and spontaneously waking on her own, her attending physician Dr. Peter Rhee told reporters Thursday morning. She has begun physical therapy, with medical team members helping her to sit up and dangle her legs from the side of the bed. LINK


Go to this LINK to watch the video of the interview.

Chile miners return to their homes

itnnews | October 16, 2010
All but two of the 33 men trapped underground in Chile for 69 days have left hospital and returned home. LINK: Youtube

How A Skier Froze to Death and Lived

How Skier Froze to Death and Lived - Horizon: Back From The Dead.

Kevin Fong follows the incredible survival story of Anna Bagenholm. LINK: Youtube

Meg Brown Speaker/Author Cancer Survivor

Meg Brown shared her amazing story of surviving cancer. LINK: Youtube

Top 5 Unusual Armored Animals

“Armored animals shows how the bodies of some animals are saved from being a meal for predators by such physical traits as tough skin, shells, spines, or horns. Here are the top 5 unusual armored animals.” LINK

Cancer Survivor Keeps Climbing

Sean Swarner, an improbable cancer survivor, brings a message of hope and commiseration to cancer patients in Jakarta. LINK

The Ten Best Post-Apocalyptic Survival Vehicles

Here are the best post-apocalyptic survival vehicles.
Take a look at these zombie-fighting machines-o-war. LINK: Presurfer

Drew Blames Cancer, Beats Cancer

Drew Olanoff, who created the site "Blame Drew's Cancer" (where citizens can blame Olanoff's cancer for their problems) skyrocketed to techno-stardom when Drew Carey offered him $100,000 for his @drew Twitter handle. Afterwards, Carey offered to match up to 1 million dollars in donations to the LiveStrong Foundation, Lance Armstrong's cancer research org.

Today, Olanoff announced that he had his final chemo today and beat cancer. See the video: LINK, Via: Youtube

Bloodybelly Comb Jelly

A creature with a musical name presents a spectacular light show to the cameras of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s remotely operated vehicle. This ctenophore seems to be exhibiting bioluminescence, but what the “lights” actually represent is reflection or refraction of the photoflood lights from rhythmically beating cilia. The deep red color is a survival adaptation, helping to mask the bioluminescence of creatures it ingests, so that it does not itself become visible to other predators.

It has been suggested that comb jellies such as the ctenophores are ancestors of all life on earth.

YouTube link, Via: The Daily Dish, Via: Nerdcore, Via: Neatoramav

Infant NOT drowning in a swimming pool

This video is ever-so-slightly disturbing on first viewing, because you know that for the production of the video the infant was tossed into the water, and it was created for a commercial purpose to market water-safety training for infants and children.

Important information for child safety. Source: http://www.childdrowningpre...

LINK, Via: Youtube