Monday, August 29, 2022

Why do we have to wear sunscreen? - Kevin P. Boyd


You already know that a trip to the beach can give you a nasty sunburn, but the nitty gritty of sun safety is actually much more complex. Wrinkle-causing UVA rays and burn-inducing UVB's can pose a serious risk to your health (and good looks). So what can you do? Kevin P. Boyd makes the case to slap on some physical or chemical SPF daily. 

Lesson by Kevin P. Boyd, animation by Andrew Foerster.

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Volunteer Clean Up, TOMORROW!


Last Saturday of Every Month
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When: Saturday, August 27, 2022
Time: 9:00am – 11:00am
Where: Matt Garcia Foundation Office, 717 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533

The Matt Garcia Foundation will provide gloves, garbage pickers and buckets for collecting the trash.

Students can earn community service hours. Lunch provided after the cleanup.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Fairfield Police Officers' Association : Stand Up Comedy August 27


Come help us put the FUN in fundraising when the Fairfield POA hosts a Night of Stand-Up Comedy to benefit the Fairfield PAL Teen Center!

The Fairfield Police Officers’ Association (POA) invites adults to have some summer fun and help support teens in Fairfield, Suisun, and Travis Air Force Base on Saturday, August 27 at 8pm at the Downtown Theatre in Fairfield.
Tickets are $54 per person. Purchase tickets: www.downtowntheatre.com.


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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? - Alex Gendler


Why aren’t commercial flights getting faster? Dig into the technological and environmental problems facing supersonic flight. 

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In 1996, a British Airways plane flew from New York to London in a record-breaking two hours and fifty-three minutes. Today, however, passengers flying the same route can expect to spend no less than six hours in the air — twice as long. So why, in a world where everything seems to be getting faster, have commercial flights lagged behind? Alex Gendler details the problems facing supersonic flight.

Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Zedem Media.

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Gun BuyBack Event

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make the Gun BuyBack event, held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, a huge success. The Matt Garcia Foundation partnered with Fairfield Police Department, Faith PAC, and the Solano County District Attorney’s Office. The Gun Buyback collected 92 unwanted guns. Wow! Thank you!

This is the third gun buyback event that we have participated in since Matt was murdered in 2008. The felon who shot Matt in the back of the head, was able to illegally purchase that firearm from another guy, at a garage sale, who also illegally obtained the gun from a storage unit. These are the guns we want off the streets. We know that most criminals will not be turning in their firearms, nor are we asking for law abiding licensed gun owners (as myself) to turn in their guns. I can tell you that we have had a former gang member turn in his gun.

I can also share with you that during one of our gun buyback events an elderly couple had a trunk filled with firearms. The grandson, who lived with them, had gone to prison. He left all the guns in their home. They were afraid to turn them into the police because they didn’t know how their grandson had gotten the guns or what crimes he may have committed with them. When they heard they could get those guns out of their home with no questions asked they were very grateful.

We often wonder if Maybe just maybe, there had been a gun buyback available for the initial person to turn in the gun that he obtain from the storage unit and get some money for it that way, instead of selling it to another Criminal…Matt may still be here today. We will never know. What we do know though, is that if one life is saved because an unwanted or unsecured firearm is no longer available to steal, or cause harm to oneself or someone else…THAT is a successful day!

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

What causes opioid addiction, and why is it so tough to combat? - Mike D...


Explore the science of why opioids are addictive and what can be done to reverse the growing rates of addiction and overdose. If you or someone you know is struggling with opioid use in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services operates a helpline (800-662-4357) and has a database of treatment facilities: https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/

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Friday, August 5, 2022

Mac and Cheese in a Mug


Ingredients:
1/3 cup elbow macaroni
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup fine shredded cheese
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions:
Add water and macaroni to a large mug. Microwave on high for 2 minutes and then stir. Repeat 2 more times for a total of 6 minutes or until pasta is soft. Add a couple of tablespoons of water if the pasta has absorbed the water after the 2 minutes of cooking.

Once the macaroni is cooked add the cheese, butter and milk. Stir until the cheese has melted.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Why is pneumonia so dangerous? - Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz


Explore how pneumonia attacks the tiny air sacs in your lungs and how your immune system works to fight off the infection.

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Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in the lungs. These tiny sacs facilitate a crucial exchange: allowing oxygen from the air we breathe into the bloodstream and clearing out carbon dioxide. Pneumonia wreaks havoc on this exchange system. Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz detail how pneumonia attacks the lungs.

Lesson by Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz, directed by Artrake Studio.

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