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Unemployed Man Returns Lost 12-Carat Diamond Ring

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photo by jdurham, Morguefile.comA couple who lost a 12-carat diamond ring at the Eagle County airport is stunned by one man’s honesty.

Mark Epple of Minneapolis was catching a flight at the airport the same day and saw something shiny in the gutter.

When he got home and looked at the ring, he realized it was too heavy and shiny to be fake, so he e-mailed the airport.

The couple was overwhelmed, saying they travel all over the world and “this is extraordinary.”

Epple and his family were given use of the couple’s mountain vacation home as a thank you.

(READ the story at Denver Channel 7)

NYC Sees Record Tourism in 2010

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NYC skyline by Geri Weis-CorbleyNew York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010, a sign that the Big Apple’s tourism industry is bouncing back after the decline amid the recession.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said 48.7 million people visited New York last year, surpassing the city’s 2008 record by 1.7 million.

(READ the AP story at WTOP)

UPDATE: Golden Voiced Homeless Man Retells Story on Today Show (Video)

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homeless man with golden voice - NBC TODAY videoMost of us have now seen and heard the homeless man with the golden voice, whose story launched on YouTube struck a national chord and whose pipes landed him numerous job offers and a new home in just a few days.

This morning Ted Williams spoke to the Today Show hosts about the whirlwind of blessings landing in his lap since he was first recorded by a Columbus reporter while he was begging on an Ohio street earlier this week.

WATCH the video

UPDATE: After Williams left the Today show, he went to his first freelance job, recording a TV spot for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (Watch it here.)

UPDATE: Golden Voiced Homeless Man Retells Story on Today Show (Video)

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homeless man with golden voice - NBC TODAY video

homeless man with golden voice - NBC TODAY videoMost of us have now seen and heard the homeless man with the golden voice, whose story launched on YouTube struck a national chord and whose pipes landed him numerous job offers and a new home in just a few days.

This morning Ted Williams spoke to the Today Show hosts about the whirlwind of blessings landing in his lap since he was first recorded by a Columbus reporter while he was begging on an Ohio street earlier this week.

WATCH the video

UPDATE: After Williams left the Today show, he went to his first freelance job, recording a TV spot for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (Watch it here.)

 

Size of the Ocean Garbage Patch is “Grossly Exaggerated”

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ocean Claims in the media about a great garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean being “twice the size of Texas” exaggerated the actual size by two hundred thousand percent, according to an analysis by an Oregon State University scientist. If you look at the actual area of the plastic itself, the amount is actually less than 1 percent of the size of Texas.

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Size of the Ocean Garbage Patch is “Grossly Exaggerated”

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ocean Claims in the media about a great garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean being “twice the size of Texas” exaggerated the actual size by two hundred thousand percent, according to an analysis by an Oregon State University scientist. If you look at the actual area of the plastic itself, the amount is actually less than 1 percent of the size of Texas.

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Brad & Angelina Donate $2M to Namibia Charity

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Angelina Jolie photo by UNHCRBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have made a special gift to the land of one of their children’s birthplace.

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has committed $2 million towards the N/a’an ku sê Mission in Namibia. The Mission aims to conserve the land, cultures and wildlife of the African county and to improve the education, employment, healthcare and living conditions of villagers there.

(READ the story at CNN.com)

Homeless Man With Golden Voice Gets Radio Job and House After YouTube Sensation

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Homeless man with Golden Radio Voice, via YoutubeThe homeless man with a “golden radio voice” got a second chance at life, after a Cleveland reporter interviewed him and the video became a YouTube sensation with over 4.5 million hits.

As soon as Ted Williams, who was panhandling along an Ohio roadside was seen on the Internet, a local radio show brought him on the air. People were so impressed by his voice, that the offers began pouring in — including a dream job with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a free house.

First, watch the YouTube interview that started it all

Now, read what happened afterward, from the New York Post, and watch the video follow-up from CBS Earty Show…

(Great before and after photos, right?)

Homeless Man With Golden Voice Gets Radio Job and House After YouTube Sensation

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Homeless man with Golden Radio Voice, via Youtube

Homeless man with Golden Radio Voice, via YoutubeThe homeless man with a “golden radio voice” got a second chance at life, after a Cleveland reporter interviewed him and the video became a YouTube sensation with over 4.5 million hits.

As soon as Ted Williams, who was panhandling along an Ohio roadside was seen on the Internet, a local radio show brought him on the air. People were so impressed by his voice, that the offers began pouring in — including a dream job with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a free house

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Blood Test to Spot Cancer Gets Big Boost

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photo of cancer test by VOA NewsOne of the most exciting developments in cancer research in the past decade involves trials going on right now at four cancer treatment centers in the United States. The centers are using a highly sensitive, new blood test developed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The test may revolutionize the way cancer is treated.

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Blood Test to Spot Cancer Gets Big Boost

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photo of cancer test by VOA NewsOne of the most exciting developments in cancer research in the past decade involves trials going on right now at four cancer treatment centers in the United States. The centers are using a highly sensitive, new blood test developed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The test may revolutionize the way cancer is treated.

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Ten-Year-old Canadian Girl Discovers Supernova

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Supernova illustration, via NASAFor amateur astronomers, discovering a supernova is a significant and rare feat. For a 10-year-old amateur to do it — well, that’s astronomical.

Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, N.B. is basking in the spotlight after noticing what was later determined to be a magnitude 17 supernova on New Year’s Eve.

She used a software program to compare pictures photographed on different days.

(READ the story in the Toronto Star)

Thanks to Jenny Ellsworth for submitting the link!

New Year Starts as a Happy One for Stock Investors

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business graphic upThe latest data pointing to an economic recovery includes encouraging manufacturing news in the U.S. and Europe, propelling stocks higher worldwide.

Stocks rallied after a report showed U.S. manufacturing expanding last month at the fastest pace in seven months, matching analyst estimates.

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Amateur Swimmer Beats Olympians and Jellyfish to Become Top Open Water Swimmer of 2010

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Anne Marie Ward with swim plaqueAn Irish woman who began distance swimming in her late 30’s as a way to bring balance and fitness to her working life, has been chosen over a dozen Olympic athletes as the 2010 World Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

Anne Marie Ward completely reversed her previously unhealthy lifestyle and became a national hero last year by becoming only the eleventh person in history to complete the grueling 22-mile North channel swim between Ireland and Scotland.

It all started 7 years ago with a decision to join a 2 km charity swim event.

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Amateur Swimmer Beats Olympians and Jellyfish to Become Top Open Water Swimmer of 2010

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Anne Marie Ward with swim plaque

Anne Marie Ward with swim plaqueAn Irish woman who began distance swimming in her late 30’s as a way to bring balance and fitness to her working life, has been chosen over a dozen Olympic athletes as the 2010 World Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

Anne Marie Ward completely reversed her previously unhealthy lifestyle and became a national hero last year by becoming only the eleventh person in history to complete the grueling 22-mile North channel swim between Ireland and Scotland.

It all started 7 years ago with a decision to join a 2 km charity swim event.

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One Day Those Wind Chimes Will Generate Clean Energy

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wind chimes photo: Dr. Starbuck, via Flickr -cc licenseWind power conjures up images of giant spinning turbines, but one day it could be as close as those wind chimes hanging from your porch.

Inspired by the gusty winds that make stop signs quiver and leaves flutter, a research group at Cornell University is developing a compact low-cost device for converting wind into electricity. Instead of blades turning on a rotor, it consists of a rack of flat panels that capture the vibrations from wind.

(READ more in Clean Technica)

Photo: Wind chimes by Dr. Starbuck via flickr.com.

Ivy League Professors Launch Website to Donate Tax-Cut Proceeds to Charity

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US Capitol buildingA group of Ivy League professors says the plan to extend Bush-era tax cuts is unfair because it favors the wealthy. They are now encouraging upper income taxpayers to take a stand by donating their tax cuts to charity.

Three professors — two from Yale and one from Cornell — have launched GiveItBackForJobs.org, a website that allows visitors to calculate their tax cuts and pledge some of the money to charity.

(READ the story at ABC News – The video alongside is not related to the professors)

DNA Evidence Clears Texas Man Who Spent 30 Years In Prison

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Dupree with his wife - Innocence Project photoA Texas judge this morning freed Cornelius Dupree after more than 30 years of wrongful imprisonment.

DNA evidence cleared him of his conviction after the Innocence Project agreed to help disprove his involvement in the robbery and rape of 1979.

“It’s a joy to be free again,” he told reporters.

Dupree served more time in prison than any other person in Texas who was later cleared through DNA testing. Six other Texans who had been exonerated through such testing joined Dupree at the hearing,

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9 Species That Returned From Extinction in 2010

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short tailed albatross photo by USFWSA few lost species thought to be extinct have made miraculous reappearances in 2010, like the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, an earthworm that smells like lillies when handled, a slender loris, and the short tailed albatross, pictured here.

The bird’s population had declined since the beginning of the 20th century, when their were millions, to a suspected extinction in the 1940s. Years later, small nesting populations—thought to be as small as 10 individuals—were found on remote islands in the Pacific. And this year, the first nests on US soil were discovered. (Photo by US Fish and Wildlife)

(View the slideshow of 9 comeback species at Treehugger)

9 Species That Returned From Extinction in 2010

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short tailed albatross photo by USFWS

short tailed albatross photo by USFWSA few lost species thought to be extinct have made miraculous reappearances in 2010, like the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, an earthworm that smells like lillies when handled, a slender loris, and the short tailed albatross, pictured here.

The bird’s population had declined since the beginning of the 20th century, when their were millions, to a suspected extinction in the 1940s. Years later, small nesting populations—thought to be as small as 10 individuals—were found on remote islands in the Pacific. And this year, the first nests on US soil were discovered. (Photo by US Fish and Wildlife)

(View the slideshow of 9 comeback species at Treehugger)

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