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School Teachers Who Won Mega Millions Lottery, Will Keep Working

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Apr 24, 2012

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Three Maryland winners sharing the record $656 million lottery payoff are remaining anonymous but garnering praise for their intentions to continue teaching school children.

The Mega Millions winners, who call themselves “The Three Amigos,” will each take home almost $35 million after taxes.

“It’s gratifying to know that these individuals, who have given so much to the public through the years, have had this wonderful luck. It couldn’t have happened to nicer people,” said Maryland Lottery Director Stephen Martino.

The trio of friends — one is a school administrator — told lottery officials they planned to buy new homes, travel to Europe and help their own children pay for college.

Martino said the two teachers couldn’t stand the thought of leaving their schools: “They were so clearly committed to their kids.”

“They both said, ‘I can’t give up my kids.’ “

(Source: TwinCities.com)

School Teachers Who Won Mega Millions Lottery, Will Keep Working

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Apr 24, 2012

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Three Maryland winners sharing the record $656 million lottery payoff are remaining anonymous but garnering praise for their intentions to continue teaching school children.

The Mega Millions winners, who call themselves “The Three Amigos,” will each take home almost $35 million after taxes.

“It’s gratifying to know that these individuals, who have given so much to the public through the years, have had this wonderful luck. It couldn’t have happened to nicer people,” said Maryland Lottery Director Stephen Martino.

Paralyzed Person Can Use Brain Signals to Control Robot

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Apr 24, 2012

Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot using brain signals alone.

The team at Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne says the experiment takes them a step closer to enabling immobile patients to easily interact with their surroundings using a simple head cap to record the brain signals.

Entrepreneurs Turn Food, Industrial Waste into Profit

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Apr 23, 2012

Compost entrepreneur, Dan Blake at EcoScraps

Some entrepreneurs build businesses from scratch, others build them from trash, believing that garbage—once destined to rot in a landfill—can be repurposed into profitable products.

Dan Blake, a former Brigham Young University student who is now CEO and co-founder of EcoScraps, is just one of the American startups that are reusing and recycling waste. The idea came to him when he couldn’t finish his French toast at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

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Apr 23, 2012

Compost entrepreneur, Dan Blake at EcoScraps

Some entrepreneurs build businesses from scratch, others build them from trash, believing that garbage—once destined to rot in a landfill—can be repurposed into profitable products.

Dan Blake, a former Brigham Young University student who is now CEO and co-founder of EcoScraps, is just one of the American startups that are reusing and recycling waste. The idea came to him when he couldn’t finish his French toast at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

IBM Creates Advanced Car Battery That ‘Breathes’

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Apr 23, 2012

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IBM and partners are working on solving one of the biggest barriers to widespread electric vehicle adoption: limited battery range.

Under its Battery 500 project — an effort to build a battery capable of powering a car for 500 miles — Big Blue has designed a battery that produces power by taking in oxygen and then recharges itself by expelling that oxygen.

Frog Bonanza: Up to 36 New Frogs Discovered in Tiny Madagascar Forest

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Apr 23, 2012

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In one of the last surviving lowland forests in Madagascar, an area half the size of Manhattan, researchers found 36 frogs which look to be new to science.

In a new paper published in Biodiversity Conservation, Gonçalo M. Rosa, notes that up to 24 of the 76 unique frogs in the forest may be found nowhere else in the world but in the Betampona Nature Reserve, which covers just 8.6 square miles (2,228 hectares).

Boy’s Football Lost in Tsunami Turns Up in Alaska

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Apr 23, 2012

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A teenager who lost his home in Japan’s devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a football that drifted all the way to Alaska.

A man found the ball with the youngster’s name inscribed on it while beachcombing on an Alaskan island, and his wife, who is Japanese, talked with its owner, 16-year-old Misaki Murakami, by phone over the weekend.

They plan to send the ball back to him soon.

(READ the AP article via CBS News)

Orchestra Brings Joy In Midst of Desperate Congo

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Apr 23, 2012

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For decades, everything to come out of the Democratic Republic of Congo has not been good: civil war, child soldiers and atrocities against women. The fact that an orchestra managed to exist in the midst of all of this was something remarkable.

200 musicians in the Congo continue to defy the poverty of their war-torn country playing in a symphony orchestra that makes music to move the hearts of all who hear.

Orchestra Brings Joy In Midst of Desperate Congo

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Apr 23, 2012

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For decades, everything to come out of the Democratic Republic of Congo has not been good: civil war, child soldiers and atrocities against women. The fact that an orchestra managed to exist in the midst of all of this was something remarkable.

200 musicians in the Congo continue to defy the poverty of their war-torn country playing in a symphony orchestra that makes music to move the hearts of all who hear.

Refugees Discover Online Education to Change Their Futures

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Apr 22, 2012

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Recently, there has been a growing recognition of the benefits that higher education can bring to refugees, and to countries like Afghanistan, Somalia and the DRC which will require a new generation of teachers and other professionals when peace finally comes.

A program is now making use of internet technologies and partnerships with academic institutions to reach a large number of refugees through distance learning at no cost, and effect future generations of learners in the process.

‘Chimpanzee’ Film a True Story of Orphaned Chimp Adopted by ‘Uncle’

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Apr 21, 2012

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Animal activist Jane Goodall collaborated with Disney on the new movie “Chimpanzee.” The film tells the story of an adorable chimp named Oscar who is left orphaned after his mother is killed.

Filmed in the wild over a four-year period, documentary cameras were poised waiting for anything to happen within a large family of chimps.

Something amazing did happen, as ‘Oscar’ was suddenly alone and an older male chimp decided to raise the baby himself — a rare occurrence.

‘Chimpanzee’ Film a True Story of Orphaned Chimp Adopted by ‘Uncle’

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Apr 21, 2012

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Animal activist Jane Goodall collaborated with Disney on the new movie “Chimpanzee.” The film tells the story of an adorable chimp named Oscar who is left orphaned after his mother is killed.

Filmed in the wild over a four-year period, documentary cameras were poised waiting for anything to happen within a large family of chimps.

Something amazing did happen, as ‘Oscar’ was suddenly alone and an older male chimp decided to raise the baby himself — a rare occurrence.

Paper Made From Rock Becomes Natural Eco-alternative

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Apr 21, 2012

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One problem with making paper from trees — or even recycling paper — is the water and energy use needed for the manufacturing process.

A ton of virgin paper creates 16,000 gallons of contaminated waste water; a recycled ton of paper creates 9,000 gallons of waste. It also takes a lot of energy to make paper.

But, what if paper could be made of stone? FiberStone paper has become an eco-friendly alternative that uses 1/3 the energy of recycled paper and zero waste water. Best of all, the rock paper products are waterproof, like wax paper, grease-proof, and tear resistant.

Paper Made From Rock Becomes Natural Eco-alternative

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Apr 21, 2012

balanced-stone

One problem with making paper from trees — or even recycling paper — is the water and energy use needed for the manufacturing process.

A ton of virgin paper creates 16,000 gallons of contaminated waste water; a recycled ton of paper creates 9,000 gallons of waste. It also takes a lot of energy to make paper.

But, what if paper could be made of stone? FiberStone paper has become an eco-friendly alternative that uses 1/3 the energy of recycled paper and zero waste water. Best of all, the rock paper products are waterproof, like wax paper, grease-proof, and tear resistant.

At Urban LA School, Nature Grows and Test Scores too

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Apr 21, 2012

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Biological diversity does not come easily in one of the most crowded and disadvantaged neighborhoods of Los Angeles County.

In that setting, Leo Politi Elementary School wanted only to make a dreary corner of campus more inviting to its 817 students. So three years ago they ripped out 5,000 square feet of concrete and planted native flora.

What happened next was unforeseen. It was remarkable.

Piglet Falls Out of a Truck, Falls in Love With a Dog

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Apr 21, 2012

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Stacie Tonn was headed down a Kansas highway behind a livestock truck. A small piglet suddenly fell out, but the semi-trailer kept going, so Stacie brought the animal home to her husband who is a veterinarian.

Lucky to be alive, the pig was unconscious for two days.

That’s when Stacie’s dog stepped in — licking the pig clean while she was force-fed with a bottle of milk.

The piglet now thinks she is a dog and friendship has taken hold, with the retriever and the orphan farm animal becoming best friends.

Piglet Falls Out of a Truck, Falls in Love With a Dog

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Apr 21, 2012

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Stacie Tonn was headed down a Kansas highway behind a livestock truck. A small piglet suddenly fell out, but the semi-trailer kept going, so Stacie brought the animal home to her husband who is a veterinarian.

Lucky to be alive, the pig was unconscious for two days.

That’s when Stacie’s dog stepped in — licking the pig clean while she was force-fed with a bottle of milk.

The piglet now thinks she is a dog and friendship has taken hold, with the retriever and the orphan farm animal becoming best friends.

Healthy Polar Bear Count Confounds Doomsayers

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Apr 20, 2012

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A new government survey shows the bear population in a crucial part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought, and might be growing.

The number of bears along the western shore of Hudson Bay, believed to be among the most threatened bear sub-populations, totals at least 1,013, according to the results of an aerial survey released Wednesday by the Government of Nunavut.

1,900 Mental Health Workers Hired to Bolster Care for Returning US Troops

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Apr 20, 2012

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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced yesterday the hiring of approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians – to include nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers – as well as nearly 300 support staff to supplement its existing 20,590 mental health staff.

Anticipating the needs of returning US Veterans, the VA says it is moving quickly to ensure that all Veterans have access to quality mental health care.

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