Substance Found in Breast Milk Kills 40 Types of Cancer Cells

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Apr 21, 2010

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A substance found in breast milk can kill cancer cells, reveal studies carried out by researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Although the special substance, known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumour cells), was discovered in breast milk several years ago, it is only now that it has been possible to test it on humans. Patients with cancer of the bladder who were treated with the substance excreted dead cancer cells in their urine after each treatment, which has given rise to hopes that it can be developed into medication for cancer care in the future.

(READ more details in Science Daily)

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GM Repays $8.4 Billion Bailout Loan 5 Years Early

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Apr 21, 2010

Just about a year ago, the American auto industry was on the brink of collapse. Today, General Motors announced that it has repaid its $6.7 billion loan to the U.S. government in full, five years ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated that the GM news justifies the bailout because it represents “not only more funds recovered for the taxpayer but also countless jobs saved and the successful stabilization of a vital industry for out country.”

Larry Summers, the Director of the National Economic Council, added, “This turnaround wasn’t an accident of history.” Government investment required that GM “reshape their business and chart a path toward long-term viability without ongoing government assistance.”

(READ more at Forbes.com)

Teen Turns Escape From Pain into Charity for Kids

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Apr 21, 2010

16-year-old Mackenzie escapes from severe pain through the reading of books. Her painful disease led her to want to help others kids with their own escape from — from childhood abuse or health problems. She set a simple goal of collecting 300 books to donate to children in pain. After distributing flyers in her neighborhood, she ended up with three thousand books.

Inspired by her ability to make a difference for troubled kids, the Georgia girl started a charity, Sheltering Books, which has collected and donated 38,000 books for homeless and abused kids since 2007.

She has been nominated as a CNN Hero.

WATCH the video below, or read the story at CNN.

Schools Recycle Milk Cartons

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Apr 20, 2010

Dozens of schools in Massachusetts are benefitting from a milk carton recycling program that cuts down on waste disposal costs and empowers students with the knowledge that their actions can make a difference.

With the help of the Springfield Materials Recycling Facility and their newly-revised milk carton recycling policy, schools now have a teachable moment whenever they collect the cartons, and provide the valuable feedstock sought by paper mills. The fiber is then recycled into tissue, paper towels, and other paper products.

(READ the story in MassLive.com)

Health Insurers Extend Benefits for College Grads

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Apr 20, 2010

Some college graduates won’t have to worry about their health coverage expiring when they leave school this year.

WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group said on Monday they plan to extend student coverage, allowing dependents who receive insurance through a parent’s policy to remain covered into September, when Obama’s health reform kicks in extending coverage for all kids to the age of 27.

(READ the AP story at Boston.com)

Conservationists Rise Up to Save Hong Kong’s Pink Dolphins

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Apr 20, 2010

Bubblegum-pink dolphins. Few in Hong Kong knew of their existence until the early 1990’s when the government started reclaiming land in the heart of their habitat for the new airport. It was too late to halt that project, but environmentalists have been campaigning to preserve the unique mammals ever since.

In the past few years, civic groups have stopped several massive reclamation projects, campaigned to preserve old street markets, and just last month, successfully lobbied to halt redevelopment of a strip of tenements from the 1950s — all in an effort to preserve both the heritage of a city, and its pink neighbors.

(READ the story in the CS Monitor)

Kids of Oklahoma Bombing Victims Build New Lives Thanks to Scholarship Fund

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Apr 20, 2010

15 Years after the attack on a federal building, children are benefiting from the outpouring of donations from people who wanted to help the victims’ families.

Dion Thomas’ life began spiraling out of control after her mother was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing, but today, she is a college graduate working toward an advanced degree in speech pathology, all because of a fund that ensured her tuition would be covered because of the loss she suffered as a child.

More than 200 children had parents killed or disabled in the truck bombing and two-thirds have since gone on to college or other education programs, thanks to the fund. The graduates now include physicians, lawyers, veterinarians and pharmacists.

The Oklahoma City Community Foundation has spent about $6 million on tuition, housing and other educational costs. It has also paid for counseling for depression and emotional problems.

(READ the story from CBS News)

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Major Airlines Pledge Not To Charge For Carry-Ons

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Apr 19, 2010

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Five major carriers on Sunday agreed not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carry-on bags.

The promise to New York Sen. Charles Schumer from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways and JetBlue Airways comes despite the fact that some of those same airlines are expected to report first-quarter losses next week. They were stung by higher fuel prices and the heavy February snowstorms.

(READ the news at NPR.org)

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Wayward Cat Found 1300 Miles Away in Chicago Gets Free Flight Home

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Apr 19, 2010

When a New Mexico woman’s beloved lost cat was picked up as a stray in Chicago after being lost for 8 months, she couldn’t afford the airline ticket to retrieve the tabby, who was scheduled to be euthanized.

Then, inspired by a news report about the wayward cat, a fellow Albuquerque resident, Lucien Sims, volunteered to donate his time while on a trip to Chicago to bring the pet home.

He said he would go to the shelter, pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico. With a similar-looking cat of his own, Sims made all the arrangements, including getting a company to donate a cat carrier and American Airlines to waive the cat’s travel fee.

(WATCH the story below, or read it, w/ photo, at ABC News)

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Wayward Cat Found 1300 Miles Away in Chicago Gets Free Flight Home

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Apr 19, 2010

When a New Mexico woman’s beloved lost cat was picked up as a stray in Chicago after being lost for 8 months, she couldn’t afford the airline ticket to retrieve the tabby, who was scheduled to be euthanized.

Then, inspired by a news report about the wayward cat, a fellow Albuquerque resident, Lucien Sims, volunteered to donate his time while on a trip to Chicago to bring the pet home.

He said he would go to the shelter, pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico. With a similar-looking cat of his own, Sims made all the arrangements, including getting a company to donate a cat carrier and American Airlines to waive the cat’s travel fee.

(WATCH the story below, or read it, w/ photo, at ABC News)

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Encourage Kids to Speak their Truth

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Apr 19, 2010

The most frustrating thing about being a mother is not knowing whether or not I am getting through to my 16-year-old, so it was encouraging to get confirmation the other day that I am — a little bit, at least.

One priority has been to communicate to my son the importance of thinking for himself and speaking up for what he believes in. I also try to instill in him the importance of speaking his truth.

But isn’t that going to get him into trouble?

(READ what happened in the Detroit Free Press)

The Law of Distraction: How to Focus Like a 5-year old

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Apr 18, 2010

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How good are you at keeping your focus on your goal? Not so much? The Law of Distraction is probably the culprit.

(Don’t you love that title? Doesn’t it say it all?)

Why are kids so good at staying focused on one thing when they really want it?

What is the Law Of Distraction? It is the inherent truth for all thinking beings, that even once you know what you truly want, all manner of people, events and things can and will pop up, threatening to steer you off course.

Here are the signs LOD is at work in your scenario:

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The Law of Distraction: How to Focus Like a 5-year old

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Apr 18, 2010

How good are you at keeping your focus on your goal? Not so much? The Law of Distraction is probably the culprit.

(Don’t you love that title? Doesn’t it say it all?)

Why are kids so good at staying focused on one thing when they really want it?

What is the Law Of Distraction? It is the inherent truth for all thinking beings, that even once you know what you truly want, all manner of people, events and things can and will pop up, threatening to steer you off course.

Here are the signs LOD is at work in your scenario:

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Peace With Israel Pays off for Jordan in New Textile Factories

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Apr 18, 2010

One key economic prize from Jordan’s peace with Israel is the success of dozens of new factories that now generate 20 percent of Jordan’s gross domestic product.

Over the past decade, Israel—which previously was the main Mideast textile exporter to the U.S.—has helped its Arab neighbor develop greater skills and access to US markets, with companies like Calvin Klein, Nike and Reebok.

Exports from the Israeli-backed Jordanian factories to the U.S. have shot up 100-fold, from $15 million in 1997 to peak at $1.5 billion in 2006.

“Peace with Israel has paid off.”

(READ the AP story at ABC News)

400,000 Volunteers Plant 2 Million Trees In India

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Apr 18, 2010

A man and his nonprofit Isha Foundation recently organized over 400,000 volunteers to plant two million trees on a mountaintop in India in just 25 days. The group of volunteers also set the record for most tree seeds (850,000) planted in a single day (a record they plan to continually break in the years ahead).

WATCH the video below, or read the story at Huffington Post.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Network Gears Up in Australia With Silicon Valley Company

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Apr 18, 2010

Australia became the third country — behind Israel and Denmark — to join a Silicon Valley company in creating the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles to catch on.

The company, Better Place, has raised $25 million in Australia so far, including an announcement from Victoria’s government last month that it is underwriting a five-year trial of the electric vehicle charging network and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria kicking in $2 million.

Better Place Australia plans to launch its charging network in Canberra and southern New South Wales next year. The system will then scale up to a national roll out starting in 2012.

(Read More at Wired.com)

REALATED GNN Story: Hawaii Jumps On Plan for Statewide Electric Car Grid

Carnegie Medals Awarded to 22 for Extraordinary Acts of Heroism

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Apr 17, 2010

The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission this week named 22 individuals as recipients of the Carnegie Medal, awarded throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while trying to save the lives of others.

The heroes announced today bring to 9,349 the total number of awards since the Fund’s inception in 1904. Each of the awardees or their next of kin will also receive a financial grant.

In the 106 years since the Fund was established by industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, more than $32 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits, and continuing assistance to heroes and their families.

The 2010 Heroes included Jon Jesko, 49, who rescued a 76-year-old man who was being robbed of his keys at gunpoint. Jesko threw hot coffee in the suspect’s face and wrestled him to the ground. Charlton Lee, 32, was honored for saving his neighbor, a 35-year-old woman, from a man who was stabbing her by talking him into giving up his weapon. A third honoree, Michael J. Hickey, 35, entered a burning van to rescue two of nine passengers after the vehicle crashed in Queens, N.Y.

(READ the entire list at carnegiehero.org)

Army Medic Turns Heimlich Hero to Save Fellow Fan at Yankee Game

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Apr 17, 2010

Army medic John Stone was enjoying a Yankee game Wednesday when he and his brother spotted a commotion ten rows in front of them: A woman was choking. Fans nearby weren’t succeeding in their efforts to do the Heimlich maneuver so John stepped in and did it properly.

The Yankees quickly moved Stone, an Iraq veteran, and his brother, who’s on leave from serving in Afghanistan, and his brother’s girlfriend down to the front row — $1,250 dollar seats, paid for food and drinks, and gave them a bag filled with team goodies.

WATCH the video below, which teaches the maneuver, or read the story at CBS.

Pedal-power Electricity Helps Run Hotel

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Apr 17, 2010

A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme where guests are invited to jump on and start pedaling — and if they produce enough electricity they will be given a free meal.

“Anyone producing 10 watt hours of electricity or more for the hotel will be given a locally produced complimentary meal encouraging guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon footprint and save electricity and money,” the hotel said in a statement.

(READ the story at Reuters)

New Pledges From Nations to Secure Nuclear Material: List

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Apr 17, 2010

The largest gathering of world leaders in more than a half century gathered April 12 at the 47-nation in Washington. Nations offered various promises as part of an effort to make the world safer by taking joint actions to prevent terrorist groups from getting nuclear weapons.

Read the list of some of the commitments from Canada, Chile, Mexico, Viet Nam, Kazakhstan, Norway, Pakistan, the U.S., Russia and the Ukraine…
(Reuters has the list)

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