Every football season, players across the country are treated for concussions. Although helmet technology has improved in recent years, traditional helmets sometime fail to protect a players brain from hits.

Xenith — a company that makes innovative sports technologies — has developed a new football helmet that uses shock absorbers that adjusts to the magnitude of hits. It is designed to reduce the sudden movement of the head, which reduces the risk of brain injury. There are some high schools and colleges that are using the technology now, and the NFL could join the parade sometime in the future.

Make sure you read this Sunday's News Illustrated page which talks about Xenith's new technology and also gives some incite on Riddell's concussion fighting helmet, the Revolution IQ.

Here is a video about Xenith helmet technology:

Here is a look at Riddell's helmet technology:

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It can take months for employment to catch up to an economic recovery. Florida's unemployment rate often takes longer than the nation's.

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Have you ever gazed into the sky and wondered if there were actually other planets like ours in this huge galaxy? It is a fun question to ponder, a mystery beyond our imagination.

Well that mystery might become reality a couple of years from now. NASA's Kepler satellite is out in space right this moment staring down 100,000 stars for the next 3.5 years in search of Earth-like planets.

Kepler will look for tiny changes in a stars brightness when a planet crosses in front of the star. The changes will be measured by scientist to see if the planet is Earth-like.

If everything goes well, scientist expect to find at least 50 Earth-like planets within the search area and the mystery question of whether there are other planets like ours in space may have an answer!

Make sure you read this Sunday's News Illustrated page to learn more about Kepler.

Here is a video about the Kepler mission:

Here is a animation of how it works:

Photos of Kepler can be found at http://www.ballaerospace.com/gallery/kepler/gallery14.htm

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Lions, tigers and bears oh my! Well, actually, just bears. You heard right, there are bears in Florida. Black bears that is. Check out the map to view the areas where Black bears hang out.

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New Year's is around the corner, so get ready to start popping the bubbly, because it is going to be a whale of a new year! But wait! Don't drink to much because the inevitable hangover will be waiting for you the next morning. It is said that a hangover is mother nature's way of payback for a night of guzzling booze. Seventy-five percent of alcohol consumers have experienced a hangover at least once.

Here is a video that gives a glimpse of why you get a hangover after drinking too much:

Here is also a good article and video that shows a hangover remedy recipe.

Download this week's News Illustrated to read what causes a hangover and its symptoms. The page also gives you some remedies that might help you before, during and after you drink.

So if you drink this New Years' make sure you drink responsibly, and if you drink to much, be ready for a tough morning.

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We can all appreciate good architecture when we see it, from the Great Pyramids in Egypt to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

		So, If you like beautiful structures, download this week's News Illustrated page on the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing.

The bridge will cost around $816.9 million dollars and is projected to be completed by 2012.

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