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Get Happy: Celebrate the First UN International Day of Happiness

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Mar 20, 2013

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All 193 United Nations member states last year adopted a resolution decreeing March 20 to be the first International Day of Happiness. To celebrate, people all around the world are bringing happiness to others and talking about it on social media networks.

The creation of the International Day of Happiness followed the first ever UN conference on Happiness and Wellbeing in July 2012, and its World Happiness Report which called on member states to place a greater focus on the happiness of their citizens and to “promote happiness as a universal goal and aspiration in the lives of human beings around the world.”

Extraordinary Gorilla Reunion With Keeper in the Wild After 5 Years

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Mar 19, 2013

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In the African jungle, conservationist Damian Aspinall searched for Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he hasn’t seen for 5 years.

Kwibi grew up with Damian at his Wild Animal Park in England. When he was five, the gorilla was released into the forests of Gabon, West Africa as part of conservation program to re-introduce animals back into the wild.

Now Kwibi is 10 years old, much bigger and fiercer. Might the animal attack Damian when they do come face to face?

For Pope Francis, A Simple Mass And A Call To Protect The Poor

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Mar 19, 2013

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With less silk, lace and gold than many of his predecessors displayed, Pope Francis on Tuesday was inaugurated at a Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Square during which he appealed to world leaders to be protectors of the poor and the environment.

The Mass for the man born Jorge Mario Bergoglio was marked by a simplicity that contrasted with the former pope’s 2005 inauguration.

Anchor Reads Her Own Wedding Proposal Live On Air After Fiancé Hijacks Script

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Mar 19, 2013

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An on-air personality at the news desk for the Fox-54 station in Huntsville, Alabama, was tricked into reading a “breaking news” story that included a wedding proposal from her own boyfriend.

After he planted the “breaking news” script on the reporter’s teleprompter, news anchor Jillian Pavlica began to unwittingly read the surprise:

Disabled Find Outlet to Create Artwork Worth Thousands

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Mar 18, 2013

art from the Creative Growth Studio in Paris (NYC exhibit)

A huge indoor space in Oakland, California serves as a professional art studio for adults with developmental, mental and physical disabilities, and provides an environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition and even representation.

Instead of staying at home and sitting in front of the television, adults, like Dan Miller who has autism, can express themselves at the Creative Growth Art Center in a social setting among their peers. An added benefit, he and others are earning money through sales of their distinctive artwork.

Disabled Find Outlet to Create Artwork Worth Thousands

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Mar 18, 2013

art from the Creative Growth Studio in Paris (NYC exhibit)

A huge indoor space in Oakland, California serves as a professional art studio for adults with developmental, mental and physical disabilities, and provides an environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition and even representation.

Instead of staying at home and sitting in front of the television, adults, like Dan Miller who has autism, can express themselves at the Creative Growth Art Center in a social setting among their peers. An added benefit, he and others are earning money through sales of their distinctive artwork.

Court Says No to Oil, Gas Leases on Scenic Wyoming Public Lands

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Mar 18, 2013

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The 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals last week rejected a challenge by the energy industry attempting to force the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases on public lands in Utah and Wyoming.

The Interior Department declined to issue the leases after it found that that its Bureau of Land Management had not fully complied with laws and policies designed to protect sensitive resources like sage grouse and wilderness values.

After Years of Separation From Foster Mom, 32-year-old Man Finally Adopted

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Mar 18, 2013

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A boyhood wish finally came true. At age 32, Maurice Griffin was finally adopted.

“It was the best day in my life,” Griffin said after the proceeding in San Diego Juvenile Court. “I fought for 10 years and finally the day came.”

The story is somewhat reminiscent of the Blind Side film. Adopting the burly, muscular, mohawk-sporting man is Lisa Godbold, his one-time white foster mother. She was ripped from Griffin’s life when he was just 13, after the boy told social services he wanted his parents to spank and discipline him the way they do their two natural-born sons.

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Scientists Probe Human Nature–and Discover We Are Good, After All

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Mar 18, 2013

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When it really comes down to it—when the chips are down and the lights are off—are we naturally good? Are we predisposed to act cooperatively, to help others even when it costs us? Or are we, in our hearts, selfish creatures?

A new set of studies carried out by a diverse group of researchers from Harvard and Yale provides compelling data allowing us to analyze human nature through the clear lens of science. They show that our automatic impulse—our first instinct—is to act cooperatively, rather than selfishly.

(READ about the detailed study in Scientific American)

Oxford University Study Suggests World Poverty is Rapidly Shrinking

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Mar 17, 2013

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World poverty is shrinking and developing countries are becoming less poor according to a new study by Oxford University.

Nepal, Rwanda and Bangladesh were the ‘star performers’ of the 22 countries studied by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, followed by Ghana, Tanzania, Cambodia and Bolivia.

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11-Year-Old Author Raises $5,800 on Kickstarter to Self-Publish

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Mar 17, 2013

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117 backers have donated $5,800 on Kickstarter.com so an 11-year-old girl can publishing her own book, called The Clown that Lost His Funny.

The author, Lauren Lukaszewski from Atlanta, Georgia, will use the money to pay her illustrator to complete the pictures, and for layout and printing.

The original goal of $5,500 was surpassed with just 50 hours left on the clock.

Investors Bet on Organic Farming in China

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Mar 17, 2013

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Affluent Chinese, alarmed by a slew of food-safety problems in recent years, are increasingly willing to spend a premium on what is served for dinner. This demand has fueled the growth of the organic-food market.

Investors in the country betting big on the organic concept have poured money into food producers and distributors. Some are wrestling with a conflict between scale and quality, but this has not dampened their enthusiasm.

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Seaweed Extract Outperforms Chemo Drug in Shrinking Breast Tumors

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Mar 17, 2013

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The extract of an edible red seaweed was found to be 27 percent more effective than standard chemo in shrinking breast tumors in rats while showing much less toxicity to liver and kidneys, and even boosting the rats’ antioxidant levels in both blood and tissues.

The seaweed used in this remarkable study was an edible, tropical red seaweed that grows naturally in equatorial areas and is commonly found around Southeast Asia.

Vancouver Students Take Their Plastic Eating Bacteria Idea to TED Stage

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Mar 16, 2013

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High School seniors Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao want to continue pursuing a solution for how to make plastic decompose using natural bacteria already evolving on the planet.

The two were finalists for Canada’s top student biotechnology award, the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge, where their project was judged to have the greatest commercial potential of any project entry, valued at $10 million. They were later invited to the TED 2013 conference to share their ideas.

Speaking to a packed audience of venture capitalists, scientists, philanthropists and people used to funding innovative research, the two Vancouver students explained how, on just a whim, they discovered bacteria in the Fraser River capable of destroying plastics, reports the Vancouver Sun.

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Vancouver Students Take Their Plastic Eating Bacteria Idea to TED Stage

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Mar 16, 2013

Miranda Wang and Jenny Yao - young scientists

High School seniors Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao want to continue pursuing a solution for how to make plastic decompose using natural bacteria already evolving on the planet.

The two were finalists for Canada’s top student biotechnology award, the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge, where their project was judged to have the greatest commercial potential of any project entry, valued at $10 million. They were later invited to the TED 2013 conference to share their ideas.

Speaking to a packed audience of venture capitalists, scientists, philanthropists and people used to funding innovative research, the two Vancouver students explained how, on just a whim, they discovered bacteria in the Fraser River capable of destroying plastics, reports the Vancouver Sun.

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Scuba Survivor is Alive Because Husband Would Not Stop CPR

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Mar 16, 2013

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Bill Greenberg would not stop CPR.

Forty minutes after his wife Hilary had been found at the bottom of the sea with her scuba breathing regulator dangling alongside her during a family trip to Costa Rica, a physician continued to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his unresponsive wife. Even rescue workers tried to revive her, but nothing seemed to work. Still, Greenberg did not give up.

And nearly one year after the ill-fated trip with her husband and their three boys, Hilary is on a mission to tell whoever she meets to learn CPR — because it could help save a life.

Also important, do not give up, even if you don’t get a pulse.

(WATCH the video and READ more from CBS News)

UPDATE: Amazing 97-year-old Sprinter Sets World Track Record

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Mar 16, 2013

Track record holder is 97

Ida Keeling has set a record as America’s oldest sprinter. The Bronx athlete started running when she was already a senior, at 67. Her training regimen includes lifting weights, riding a stationary bike, and running the halls of her apartment building at home.

“Sometimes, before I run, I feel like maybe I’m too tired,” Ida said.

But that doesn’t stop the 97-year-old from competing.

Watch Ida break the record for fastest 100 meter sprint in the 90-years-and-above age group.

(Updated from a story in 2011 – Thanks to Reena Rosskopf for suggesting the story on our Facebook page!)

UPDATE: Amazing 97-year-old Sprinter Sets World Track Record

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Mar 16, 2013

Track record holder is 97

Ida Keeling has set a record as America’s oldest sprinter. The Bronx athlete started running when she was already a senior, at 67. Her training regimen includes lifting weights, riding a stationary bike, and running the halls of her apartment building at home.

“Sometimes, before I run, I feel like maybe I’m too tired,” Ida said.

But that doesn’t stop the 97-year-old from competing.

Watch Ida break the record for fastest 100 meter sprint in the 90-years-and-above age group.

How Far Can You Travel With No Money? 7000 Miles for These Students

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Mar 15, 2013

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A group of Irish travelers set out to see how far they could get without spending a cent — and you’d be amazed at how far they made it.

In an event known as the Trinity College Jailbreak, nearly 70 students from the Dublin University were given a day and a half to get as far away from the Irish capital as they could without spending any money.

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