Should learning how to save a life be a requirement for high school
graduation? That’s one recommendation in a new report about preventing
deaths from cardiac arrest, which kills nearly a half-million Americans
each year. Learning CPR in high school and encouraging more people to
offer aid could create a “culture of action” to save more lives. Source Link
GPS
navigation on your phone may soon include audio alerts about train
crossings along your path. Google Maps will add rail markers to its
service at the request of the Federal Railroad Commission. The agency is
asking all map services to add rail crossings to make drivers more
aware and reduce the risk of car-train accidents. Source Link
It’s
no joke -- you can now major in Comedy in college. The new Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Comedic Arts from Emerson College in Boston will prepare
graduates for careers in comedy performance, writing and production.
Classes will cover everything from sitcom production and comedy writing
for latenight shows to improv and sketch comedy. Source Link