Kegel Exercises: Not Just For Better Orgasms

Kegel exercises are the contracting and relaxing of the pelvic muscles repeatedly. There are many different things that can add stress to your pelvic muscles, such as being pregnant, being overweight, childbirth,...

A Childs Journey Towards Ending Domestic Violence

Ruby cowered under the bed terrified her father would come and find her. She hadn't done the dishes. She had forgotten completely and had gone out playing. It wasn't the first time this had happened, but her fathers roaring voice could be heard all the way up to the second...

Jesusita, Santa Barbara Wildfire

This was yesterday's sunset seen from Ventura

Screenwriter of Pulp Fiction Manslaughter Dui

Another Hollywood celebrity involved in criminal and outrageous circumstances.  I remember he is innocent until proven guilty, but looks like there is a lot of damning evidence. "December 13, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by drunk driving lawyers in Los...

Weather Related Crashes Says California Highway Patrol

"November 3, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to the California Highway Patrol there has been several weather related vehicle crashes. The storm that brought thunder and lightening is being called the first...

Winds slow down but California wildfires continue

The California fires continue to burn north of Los Angeles, and have forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes. The Santa Ana winds had calmed down this morning, while residents waited to...

California: Hot Spot Hits 812 Degrees, Starts Fires

This is a scientific mystery. Why one patch of land hits 812 degrees and literally sets things on fire is under investigation."High atop a steep grass-covered mountain overlooking the Little Sespe Canyon near Fillmore, the earth is on fire. Wisps of smoke rise from a brown...

Ventura County Fair Parade/Fireworks

Main St., Ventura, CA - Parade for Ventura County Fair Fireworks from Ventura County Fair

Ventura: not running, Good for America

"Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has decided not to run for U.S. Senate in that state, he told CNN's "Larry King Live" Monday night. ...

Ventura to announce if he's running for Senate on Larry King

"Will he or won’t he? Former Minnesota Governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is expected to announce Monday night on CNN’s Larry King Live whether he’ll run for his state’s U.S. Senate seat....

6-Vehicle Crash Kills 4, Injures 17 In South Los Angeles

Holiday weekends, whether in the U.S. or Canada always bring dreadful news of people dying as a result of motor vehicle accidents or otherwise.  Memorial Day weekend in Southern California was no...

Activists Alarmed, Demand Better Protection for Gay Youth

"Like the killings of some other gay students - such as Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, and Brandon Teena, the Nebraska transsexual whose story was the subject of the movie "Boys Don't Cry" - King's death has drawn...

LAPD Use Feral Cats To Clear Out Rodents

"Los Angeles police have begun using feral cats to rid some stations of rats and mice. The untamed felines, which make poor pets, quickly won over officers at the Wilshire Station. "Once we got the cats,...

California Fires, Day 4

WEDNESDAY: *Fires have reached Nuclear Plant: Fire can be seen up and down a hillside across Interstate 5 from the San Onofre nuclear power plant in northern San Diego County. Some flames are creeping under the...

3 Blue Whales Killed of California Coast

In the last week three Blue Whales have been killed by ships off the coast of California.  One washed ashore in Long Beach, another in Ventura, and a third is expected to come ashore in Santa Barbara. ...

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