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“Concussion” REVIEW

The true story about the mysterious deaths of nearly an entire football team is still drawing crowds to the theaters nearly a month after it came to the big screen Christmas weekend.

Concussion stars Will Smith as Dr. Omalu Bennet, an accomplished pathologist, who through a series of autopsies, discovers that repeated concussions during normal football play has resulted in brain damage.  It’s a story of perseverance as Bennet (Smith) faces resistance from the NFL as he continues to uncover the truth  and prevent more players from falling.  Concussion also stars  Alec Baldwin, as Dr. Julian Bailes, one of the lead NFL physician, who goes from fighting against Bennet to realizing the reality and fighting for truth.

At just over two hours, it’s an emotional drama that has viewers routing for science rather then an all American pastime called football.  Smith’s and Baldwin’s performances are exceptional, and will hold your attention right away.

Concussion, opened in theaters December 25, and to date has earned over 33 million domestically.  It’s currently playing in a theater near you.

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An Annual Thanksgiving Tradition in Burbank, Calif.

Every year on Thanksgiving day, residents in cities across the United States gather to participate in an activity that has become an American Tradition to promote health and family togetherness.

Burbank, Calif. is no exception as the Burbank YMCA hosts a 10K, 5K and 1K kiddie run at 7 A.M on Thanksgiving day.  For just 40 dollars, residents can preregister to run for that turkey, before partaking on the feast in the evening hours.  The registration includes, a customized T-Shirt and medal, time tracker, finish line photo and more.

Watch below to see more of why residents make this turkey trot an annual tradition in the city of Burbank.

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World Fest is Back For Another Year

As previously reported last year, at Woodley park residents came out to experience the vegan lifestyle with sample foods, great music and more.

Watch the video to see what was new at this year’s festival.

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A Race for the New Year

On Saturday January 4, 2014, over 6 thousand runners came out for one of the only night races in the country and had the opportunity to run in Downtown Los Angeles.  The race started at 7 p.m. and half marathoners ran from Pershing square down around Dodger Stadium and was welcomed back to the Staples Center with a Drumline that had came out for the momentous  occasion.

There was also a shorter 5K that others took around the immediate downtown area.  Both finished at Dodger stadium in as little as 3o minutes for the faster runners.  The race was divided into 16 sections with the faster runners up front and the slower runners and walkers bringing up the rear.

Watch the video now and see how residents felt about the race through the beautiful city that officially started off the 2014 year.

This was the 2nd year the city of Los Angeles allowed the race and it looks like it is becoming a tradition that will continue for future years.

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World Fest 2013

On May 19, 2013 Los Angeles Residents came out to the largest earth day event located at Woodley Park in Lake Balboa, Calif.  Accompanied by a variety of musical performances, there were many opportunities to learn about various ways to preserve the environment and live healthy lives.

For more information, visit the World Fest site.