Improvisation Boosts Reading in Poor Inner City School

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Posted by Janet Wootten   
Thursday, 25 January 2007
Rachel Farmer is a fourth-grade teacher in Brooklyn who defies the stereotype of the exhausted teacher, run down by poor inner-city schools. Instead of burned-out, Rachel is lit up -- and so are her students.

The kids read more books than any other class in the city of New York, placing them at the pinnacle of NYC's Accelerated Reading Program. This is a story of how Rachel beat the odds using a playful (improvisational) approach to teaching...
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Widow's Estate Creates Windfall for Small Town

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Posted by geri   
Thursday, 25 January 2007
An unexpected boon of nearly $4 million was presented to Grandview, Texas from a widow who'd never lived there, but enjoyed visiting for 35 years as her husband was magnificently cared for in their nursing home. (AP via MSNBC with photo)
 

Man with Cardboard Sign Gives Away Cash on Freeway Exit

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Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 24 January 2007
panhandler hands out cash
Rob Brezsny, the mirthful author and lecturer, stands on a highway exit ramp handing out cash calling it, "reverse panhandling."

His latest book is Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings

His Free Will Astrology Web site features this photo... (imagine the delight he felt!)
 

The Bridge-Builder Brings Hope to Rural Villages

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Posted by geri   
Sunday, 21 January 2007
bridge-builder"He is a man on a mission, building bridges in rural India that link places, people and hearts. Sixty-two bridges later, he is a rich man: My payment is the enormous joy and gratitude of my village people. Their world has literally expanded. They could go to Sullia to work, children could be educated. Veterinarians and health assistants began visiting the village. The feeling of oneness the project fostered in the village gave my life a new direction.” (India Tribune) Photo by GoodNewsIndia.com
 

Lifeguard's Harrowing Rescue of Toddler from Drowning

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Posted by geri   
Saturday, 20 January 2007
"Lifeguard Keith Hennessy never wants to repeat the dramatic resuscitation that saved a three-year-old's life after he was found face-down in a public pool." (New Zealand w/ photo)
 
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