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Jen Davis takes self-portraits as a way to understand her body in relationship to cultural standards of beauty. Her images are quiet, intimate portraits of a woman exploring ideas of body image, domesticity, and desire.

Huang Meihua lost her legs when her school collapsed on her last May in the China earthquake. Now, she struggles with classmates gawking at her prosthetic legs. And she and her parents worry about where she'll attend classes when her temporary school closes.

The Buchinger Clinic in southern Germany is famous for promoting fasting as a cure-all. There is little hard science to back up the program, but that doesn't lessen its appeal to guests from around the globe. About two-thirds are repeat customers.

Companies are constantly looking for ways to reduce healthcare expenses. A number of firms are choosing employee wellness programs as a means to accomplish that goal. San Diego's Scripps Health started its program in 2006, and says the initiative has helped the company avoid millions of dollars.

We'll hear about the troubles plaguing the fast-growing San Diego company Bridgepoint Education.

Sweeney Todd, Derby Dolls, naked dance, White Buffalo and paper airplanes. It doesn't get more eclectic than this weekend in San Diego. We'll chat with our guests about all of their options for the weekend.

Six domestic violence shelters in California have been forced to close while dozens more are scaling back services after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated all state funding for the program that supports them.

The World Series resumes tonight, and as the Rockies play Boston in Denver, you might hear something about a humidor. It's where the baseballs are kept, because in the Mile-High City, low humidity causes the balls to dry out, which makes them better home-run candidates.

August Wilson's Fences At Cygnet Theater

One of the most famous lines from the United States Declaration of Independence states "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Today we will focus on the "pursuit of Happiness" portion of the Declaration of Independence as we speak to the author of "The Politics of Happiness." Should governments focus as much on "gross national happiness" as they do on the gross domestic product? How can governments assess happiness? And, what can be gained from having a happier populace?