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Teen Invents Land Mine Detector Inspired by Piano Playing

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Apr 9, 2012

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A 17-year-old has invented a mine-sweeping device that can detect land mines based on sound waves, similar to the way piano strings create vibrations in nearby guitars.

Both of Marian Bechtel’s parents are geologists involved with a project developing a holographic radar device for detecting land mines, but her own idea was inspired by her time spent at the piano.

She was rewarded with a $25,000 fellowship from the Davidson Institute for Talent Development for her innovative creation.

(READ the story in Fast CoExist)

Kindness Week Proclaimed in Eastern Maine

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Apr 9, 2012

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Through next Saturday, people in Maine’s easternmost county are being urged to think positive and be especially kind as the county celebrates what’s been proclaimed as “Positively Kind Week”.

Washington County commissioners last month signed a proclamation declaring this week as Positively Kind Week, encouraging agencies, businesses, religious organizations and people to kick their kindness levels up a notch.

(What will people do to ramp up their kindness? Let’s hope for an update at the end of the week…)

(READ the AP story from USA Today)

File Photo from The Kindness Center

Strangers Help Pay for Terminally Ill Man’s Dream Wedding

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Apr 9, 2012

Wedding donated via facebook

While a British couple was saving for and planning their dream wedding, the groom was suddenly diagnosed with throat cancer. All their income had to be funneled toward medical expenses. They could no longer afford a beautiful wedding.

With her fiance’s health quickly deteriorating, the bride-to-be reached out on Facebook and posted a video on YouTube asking for donations.

She never expected people’s generosity to be so overwhelming.

In just four weeks, donations poured in from friends, family, and complete strangers. Vendors from all over England contributed free services and products to help create a celebration they would never forget.

(READ the story in the UK Sun)

Thanks to Jess Ica for submitting the story on our Facebook Page!

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While a British couple was saving for and planning their dream wedding, the groom was suddenly diagnosed with throat cancer. All their income had to be funneled toward medical expenses. They could no longer afford a beautiful wedding.

With her fiance’s health quickly deteriorating, the bride-to-be reached out on Facebook and posted a video on YouTube asking for donations.

She never expected people’s generosity to be so overwhelming.

Ducks Near Extinction Hang On, 18 Babies Hatched in Lab

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Apr 8, 2012

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On a remote lake in Madagascar, a fateful discovery of 22 ducks belonging to a variety thought to be extinct, inspired a group of conservationists to mobilize a last ditch effort to save the species, which had been previously been written off.

This week, as the Madagascar pochard’s only remaining wild population hangs on with just 22 adult birds and a few ducklings surviving, the captive breeding program started in 2009 celebrated a huge success with the birth of 18 new babies.

Ducks Near Extinction Hang On, 18 Babies Hatched in Lab

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Apr 8, 2012

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On a remote lake in Madagascar, a fateful discovery of 22 ducks belonging to a variety thought to be extinct, inspired a group of conservationists to mobilize a last ditch effort to save the species, which had been previously been written off.

This week, as the Madagascar pochard’s only remaining wild population hangs on with just 22 adult birds and a few ducklings surviving, the captive breeding program started in 2009 celebrated a huge success with the birth of 18 new babies.

Bo Obama Visits Wounded Soldiers With First Lady for Easter

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Apr 8, 2012

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The First Dog got into the swing of Easter this week by sporting some fetching pink bunny ears on a visit with his mom Michelle Obama to the bedsides of wounded soldiers waiting for medical treatment.

Bo and the First Lady took Easter goodies to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington on Wednesday.

Bell Canada Erecting Cellphone Towers Disguised as Trees

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Apr 8, 2012

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Ontario residents on holiday to the cottage country may think some of the trees are growing on steroids, but they’re actually Bell Canada cellphone towers.

The telecommunications company plans to disguise towers it erects in the Muskoka area to look like trees so they are not such a direct eyesore.

In Money-tight Britain, Artists Decorate the Streets

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Apr 7, 2012

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Since 2009 street artist Christiaan Nagel has placed over a hundred giant mushrooms on derelict rooftops around the London’s East End to be enjoyed and photographed by passers-by.

He is one of a growing band of painters, stencilers and sculptors bringing vibrancy to the recession-tattered streets of Britain.

Unauthorized art in public places is booming in austerity Britain, as public funding dries up, businesses struggle and economic uncertainty hits collectors’ pocketbooks.

Composting Project Puts 12 Tons of Dog Poop to Good Use

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Apr 7, 2012

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It’s been almost three years since a grand experiment began in a dog park in Ithaca, N.Y., and the results are finally in.

Dog dung poses public health risks if left on the streets, hurts the environment when left near trails and takes centuries to decompose in plastic garbage bags that end up in landfills.

In the park’s experiment, corn-based compostable bags were available in the dog park. Later bins full of bags were pick up by a local composting company.

Maryland Offering $200 Gift Cards for Each Snakehead Fish Killed

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Apr 7, 2012

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Wildlife officials in Maryland have put a bounty on the invasive snakehead, offering $200 gift cards for Bass Pro Shops as well as other prizes for catching and killing the fish.

The snakehead, which can travel on land, devastates the eco-systems of U.S. lakes, ponds and streams.

Native to Africa and Asia, it is believed to have made its way to America through Asian seafood merchants.

Canada’s Stalled Jobs Market Roars Back in March

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Apr 7, 2012

Canada’s stagnant job market bounced back in March with a stunning 82,300 net new jobs, the biggest jump since September 2008.

The job gains, reported by Statistics Canada on Thursday, were spread fairly evenly across several sectors and were mainly in the private sector and in full-time positions.

Orphan Uses Google Earth to Find Mom in the Indian Slum he Accidentally Left 25 Years Earlier

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Apr 6, 2012

Indian man reunites after 25yrs using Google Earth

An Indian boy of 5, who was separated from his family for 25 years, has defied the odds by tracking them down — using little more than a vague recollection of his childhood and some help from Google Earth’s mapping technology.

The satellite image program, along with a local Indian Facebook page, helped him to find his home and reunite with his family 25 years after he boarded the wrong train, fell asleep and ended up 10 hours away, on the other side of India.

Ecstasy! Stash of Cheese Doodles Found After 86 Days in the South Pole

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Apr 6, 2012

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After 86 days in the South Pole, Norwegian explorer Aleksander Gamme, approached the final cache he left hidden in the snow at the start of his expedition.

Extremely hungry, he hopes to find food, but has no memory of what he stashed there for his return trip. He doesn’t expect to find anything to eat, but turns to the camera and says you should never give up hope.

“As a part of my motivational plan I have on purpose not made notes on what goodies I have left behind in the cache.. and on this last one, I didn`t expect very much.”

Watch him on the video, as he uncovers the blue bag and finds some equipment, some zinc and vaseline. Then, the ecstatic moment when he pulls out a bag of Cheese Doodles — and more happiness as he finds chocolate and candy.

WATCH his video with English translation below…

“Bully” Film Victory Wins Rating for Younger Audiences

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Apr 6, 2012

The filmmaker and studio behind documentary “Bully” on Thursday won their battle to have the movie’s rating lowered, allowing kids as young as 13 years-old to see it.

Director Lee Hirsch said he was able to keep a key scene in the anti-bullying film for which he lobbied hard, but he edited out three uses of one certain word to appease the group that rates movies based on language, sex, and violence, making it easier for schools to get behind it.

Tribute: Marshall Amps Creator Leaves Legacy of Loudness (1923-2012)

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Apr 6, 2012

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Rock and Roll is loud because Jim Marshall, a British electrical engineer, helped The Who’s Pete Townsend in 1962 to drown out the chatter from his audience so the guitarist could better concentrate on delivering his distinctive wall of sound.

As a musician and owner of Marshall Amplification, Jim began producing one of the most iconic pieces of equipment in popular music from his small West London shop. The “Marshall stack” soon stood as a monument behind all the great guitarists, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and all the rest.

Marshall died yesterday in England after battling cancer and suffering multiple strokes in recent years. He was 88.

Facebook, Twitter are Life Lines as Tornadoes Wallop Texas

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Apr 6, 2012

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As 12 or more tornadoes ripped through Texas on Tuesday, people took to social networks to warn of advancing storms and to help their neighbors.

As people took shelter and tried to locate loved ones, they also logged in on Facebook and Twitter to warn others of tornado touchdowns and advancing storms.

First Lady Announces 15,000 Jobs for Military Spouses

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Apr 5, 2012

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First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday unveiled a new hiring effort that will deliver thousands of portable, flexible job opportunities to military spouses.

Eleven companies have pledged more than 15,000 jobs for military spouses and veterans, with the vast majority of jobs – in areas such as customer support and telemarketing — offering opportunities to work from home.

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First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday unveiled a new hiring effort that will deliver thousands of portable, flexible job opportunities to military spouses.

Eleven companies have pledged more than 15,000 jobs for military spouses and veterans, with the vast majority of jobs – in areas such as customer support and telemarketing — offering opportunities to work from home.

Emerald Bonanza Found By Amateur Diggers in North Carolina Mine

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Apr 5, 2012

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Amateur diggers on a trip to the aging North American Emerald Mine in Hiddenite, N.C., struck gold last week — actually, emeralds.

One couple had only been in the mine for five minutes before Kevin Barrieault flipped over a rock to find a 50.5-carat emerald.

The next day, another couple found a pocket of emerald crystals in the mine, which was newly opened to tourists by a man who wanted to earn income by letting people dig for gems.

(READ the story from ABC News)

NOTE: I clicked the video and it was not the emerald story…

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