Happily Ever After: Cinderella’s Journey Home One Dog Stood Alone

Thumbnail image for Happily Ever After: Cinderella’s Journey Home  One Dog Stood Alone by Moments Count December 22, 2011

 From the ASPCA blog: Fairytales do come true. In June, 2010 ASPCA responders deployed to rural Tennessee, to assist with a critical hoarding intervention. The scene was heartbreaking. More than 80 dogs were found living among trash and debris. Some were housed in overcrowded pens and some were chained to posts, while others roamed the [...]

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From Here to There and Back

Thumbnail image for From Here to There and Back by John W Strobel III December 20, 2011

If your goal is to go from Los Angeles to San Francisco it is a simple procedure to look at a map and determine the route you wish to take. Take the coast route on Highway 101 and enjoy the leisurely seven hour drive through colorful Mission Towns, some with scenic vistas of the Pacific [...]

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Portraits from Kathputli Nagar

Thumbnail image for Portraits from Kathputli Nagar by Shoot 4 Change December 18, 2011

(Text and Photos by: Isaak J. Liptzin ) I arrived in Jaipur intending to stay only for a few days, but I ended up meeting a group of people who lived in the Kathputli colony. (click to see the photogallery) I visited their home, and spoke to them about the school they were trying to [...]

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The Meal. The Moment. The Memory.

Thumbnail image for The Meal. The Moment. The Memory. by Lauren Rosenfeld December 16, 2011

                                      If you only looked at the raw ingredients, it didn’t really amount to much.  Pancake mix. Water. Food coloring.  But then there were other ingredients as well: creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, cooperation, generosity, lovingkindness. James and I [...]

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The Open Prosthetic Project

Thumbnail image for The Open Prosthetic Project by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 14, 2011

This story is a Google search story, one used to help you understand the power of being able to search for what information you need or want in the moment. I happen to be an information and trivia junkie. So, when it comes to learning something new, I’m kinda like a kitten and knowledge is [...]

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Earthlike Planet Found Orbiting at Right Distance for Life

Thumbnail image for Earthlike Planet Found Orbiting at Right Distance for Life by National Geographic December 12, 2011

By Ker Than for National Geographic News Kepler-22b is first planet confirmed “smack in the middle of the habitable zone.” A possible Earth twin has been confirmed orbiting a sunlike star 600 light-years away—and the new planet may be in just the right spot for supporting life, NASA announced Monday, Dec 5, 2011. Discovered by [...]

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Pay It Forward Conversation

Thumbnail image for Pay It Forward Conversation by Catherine Ryan Hyde December 10, 2011

Yesterday in Buellton, CA (which is approximately halfway between Los Angeles and the little town of Cambria, where I live) I met up with Charley Johnson in person. I’ve worked with Charley for years, but I live in Cambria and he lives in Salt Lake City. So it’s been email, phone, Skype…everything but sitting down [...]

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Top Spot for HP in New Guide to Greener Electronics

Thumbnail image for Top Spot for HP in New Guide to Greener Electronics by Greenpeace December 8, 2011

We just released a new version of the Guide to Greener Electronics, which this time ranks 15 gadget and electronics companies on energy, greener products and sustainable operations. HP takes the lead at 5.9 out of a possible 10 points, followed by Dell, Nokia and Apple. HP is in top position because it scores strongly for [...]

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Resurrecting Love: The Cemetery That Can Heal a Nation

Thumbnail image for Resurrecting Love: The Cemetery That Can Heal a Nation by Thomas Norman DeWolf December 6, 2011

Sharon and I both love cemeteries. One important aspect of the work we’ve committed ourselves to along our healing journey involves burial grounds. We both turn our heads to check them out when we pass them in our cars. We’ll walk through them and read headstones whether we have relatives buried there or not. Over [...]

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Most Vertebrates — Including Humans — Descended from Ancestor With Sixth Sense

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From ScienceDaily People experience the world through five senses but sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have a sixth sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves. A study in the Oct. 11 issue of Nature Communications that caps more than [...]

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