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Natural Cosmetics: Ingredients That Deliver Pure Beauty From Nature

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:41:40 GMT

Do pure, topical ingredients from nature have any science behind them? As it turns out, yes, many of them do.

Authors of No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics have compiled a list of

Doggie Lifeguards Saving Swimmers in Italy

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:59 GMT

Hundreds of specially trained pooches are deployed each summer bringing aid to swimmers who get into trouble off Italy's popular beaches.

These "lifedogs" wear a harness or tow a buoy that victims can grab, or a raft they can sit on to be towed back to shore, and unlike their human counterparts, they can easily jump from helicopters and speeding boats to

Teen Use of Tobacco Continues Decline, as Does Smoking by Movie Characters

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:34:04 GMT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control analyzed 2000-2009 data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey on tobacco use and found a significant decline over the decade.

During 2000--2009, the prevalence of current tobacco use among middle school students declined 6.9 percent (15.1% to 8.2%), and cigarette smoking experimentation declined 14.8 percent (29.8% to 15.0%).

Students Design Electric Car to Travel 400 Miles Per Gallon

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:57:11 GMT

Who said you have to be an engineer or a even a designer to come up with a car that gets 100 mpg? How about a group of US high school students in Missouri who designed and built a car that could get up to 450 mpg, with an electric motor that can be plugged into any regular home AC outlet.

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Teen Hero Gets Break on Medical Bill

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:39:11 GMT

A teenager from Wisconsin who jumped into a Wisconsin lake to save a boy from drowning and then was hit with $2,000 in medical bills after being checked out to make sure he was OK afterward got some good news Thursday.

The bills from the Kenosha, Wis., hospital where 17-year-old Trevor Hall was seen and the doctors who examined him there have been
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Teens 'Repair the World' and Win Big Awards

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:43:07 GMT

Five honorees took home checks for $36,000 after winning the Teen Tikkun Olam Awards (Hebrew for 'repair the world') for being outstanding teen role models in California.

Presented by the Helen Diller Family Foundation, the winners included:

Jason Bade, for making his school district one of the greenest in the nation, with solar panels and a recycling program that saves six high schools millions of dollars per
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New Take on Pet Training Without "Dominance"

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:31:36 GMT
There can be no doubt Jennifer Arnold knows her stuff when it comes to training dogs. As the founder and CEO of Canine Assistants, Inc. in Milton, Arnold and her staff have taught thousands of pups to become service, companion and seizure response dogs for the handicapped.

Now Arnold has penned a book about her teaching
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9-year-old Hero Saves Drowning Brother with CPR

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:01:53 GMT

Unlikely hero Logan Hearn kept his cool under frightening circumstances when his baby brother Brendan was found by their mother floating face-down in the family's pool on Thursday night.

The articulate 9-year-old is being credited with saving the 2-year-old's life after a swimming pool accident in Joliet, Illinois, thanks to a life-saving CPR class.

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3 Year-old Saves Dad by Walking Two Blocks to Fire Station

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:15:22 GMT
Alesaundra Tafoya's parents have been teaching their daughter about safety, pointing out such safe havens as the local fire stations if she ever finds herself in trouble.

Lesson learned, the toddler did exactly what she was taught Friday after her father collapsed in their Manteca, California, home. The three-year-old walked two blocks to reach Fire Station to ask for help because her daddy was "frozen".

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Spotting and Nurturing Your Child's Innate Talent

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:08:49 GMT

Suzy likes to pirouette from room to room on her tippy toes. Jose spends hours in the yard studying ants and lizards. And little Claire is a neatnik who puts away the groceries in alphabetical order.

Every child is born with a gift, an ability to dance or analyze or organize. Parents, however, don't always recognize these talents, especially if the skills don't fit
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Man's Best Friend Helps Kids Learn to Read

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:27:03 GMT
In a recent study, children who were reading to dogs became more confident and their reading scores increased by 12 percent over kids who didn't read regularly with a canine companion.

WATCH the video below, or at ABC News... (Thanks to Cheryl Vukelich for submitting the link!)

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13-Year-Old Raises $32,000 for School Art Supplies

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:41:35 GMT

Tae Tae got an idea last year after her school cut art supplies from the budget. She worried that kids who could not afford their own supplies would be left out. So she traded the brush for a pen and started writing letters to big companies asking for help. She wrote 50 letters in all, and heard back from
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Out of Grief Sprouts Life-Saving Legacy for Girl After Her Organ Donations

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:51:14 GMT

You don’t have to be rich, famous or even an adult to leave a memorable legacy that can change lives.

Just ask the mother of a 15-year-old girl whose organ donations left a lasting legacy for her family after she died in a car accident in 2001.

Seven people got Colbey’s organs. Her lungs went to Valerie Vandervort, a 29-year-old Oklahoma
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8-Year-Old Child Artist Prodigy Sells $250,000 of Paintings

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:43:49 GMT

He's Britain's most talked-about young artist. His paintings fetch hefty sums and there's a long waiting list for his eagerly anticipated new works.

Paintbrush prodigy Kieron Williamson of Holt — dubbed "mini Monet" by the British press — is a global sensation. All 33 of the pastels, watercolors and oil paintings in his latest exhibition of mostly landscapes sold, within half an
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Encouragement for First-time Home Buyers - It's Not Too Late

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:44:11 GMT

I n spite of a series of unsettling economic reports, a New Jersey non-profit group delivered an encouraging message to prospective low- and moderate-income home buyers Saturday.

People willing to make the commitment can still get low-interest mortgages and down-payment assistance to buy their first homes, New Jersey Citizen Action told women, who are statistically less likely to own their own homes.

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Woman Buys Cab Fare for Injured Squirrel

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:23:25 GMT

A woman whose cat caught a squirrel Wednesday was so worried for the animal that she called a cab to deliver it to the nearest wildlife rehabilitation center.

The squirrel arrived in a pet carrier with a humorous note attached.

(READ the story and click on the photo to read the note at WRAL.com)

Thanks to Jennifer Shelton for sending the link!

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New Mineral Make-Up Offers Natural Cosmetics With a Purpose

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:51:26 GMT

A California cosmetic company has introduced a line of makeup formulated with natural, finely ground minerals and powerful peptides, that actually improves the condition of skin over time with its botanically-infused ingredients.

Founder of Glow, Christina Marcaccini, who has been featured in Lucky, W, and SELF Magazine, created RAWMinerals to fill a gap in the cosmetics market. She aimed to formulate a line
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Online Group Restores Sense of Abundance and Connection

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:51:56 GMT

A seeming misfortune (being laid off) turned into an opportunity for one woman to regain the sense of community she had lost after her children grew up and her job had taken her away from regular contact with neighbors.

She turned to a Yahoo group SGVC Yahoo Group (San Geronimo Valley Community) as a resource for borrowing a portable crib for her granddaughter’s visit,
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Green Living: Off the Grid Families Pioneer Sustainable Energy Lifestyles

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:48:15 GMT

In the United States, off-the-grid living – without relying on government entities or utility companies to provide electricity, heat, gas, and water – often is associated with gritting it out on the survivalist fringe.

But an increasing range of Americans are leading a snug, even smug, lifestyle totally or mostly unhitched from public utilities. Using nature – the sun, wind, water, and the
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Family Life

Natural Cosmetics: Ingredients That Deliver Pure Beauty From Nature

Doggie Lifeguards Saving Swimmers in Italy

Teen Use of Tobacco Continues Decline, as Does Smoking by Movie Characters

Top Videos: Dog and Dolphin Swim as Best Friends

Students Design Electric Car to Travel 400 Miles Per Gallon

Teen Hero Gets Break on Medical Bill

Teens 'Repair the World' and Win Big Awards

New Take on Pet Training Without "Dominance"

9-year-old Hero Saves Drowning Brother with CPR

3 Year-old Saves Dad by Walking Two Blocks to Fire Station

Spotting and Nurturing Your Child's Innate Talent

Man's Best Friend Helps Kids Learn to Read

13-Year-Old Raises $32,000 for School Art Supplies

Out of Grief Sprouts Life-Saving Legacy for Girl After Her Organ Donations

8-Year-Old Child Artist Prodigy Sells $250,000 of Paintings

Encouragement for First-time Home Buyers - It's Not Too Late

Woman Buys Cab Fare for Injured Squirrel

Thanks to Jennifer Shelton for sending the link!

New Mineral Make-Up Offers Natural Cosmetics With a Purpose

Online Group Restores Sense of Abundance and Connection

Green Living: Off the Grid Families Pioneer Sustainable Energy Lifestyles