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Woman Turns Rescued Shelter Dogs into… Rescuers!

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Sep 2, 2011

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In 1995, 62 year old Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy were deployed to the Oklahoma City bombing for search and rescue work.

Devastated by the experience, Melville saw a national need to better train and increase the number of professional canine rescue teams.

She founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, a non-profit that partners shelter dogs with firefighters. The 131 FEMA certified teams trained for free, have deployed to 80 missions worldwide, including the World Trade Center on September 11th, the earthquake in Haiti, the tsunami in Japan and the tornado in Joplin.

Woman Turns Rescued Shelter Dogs into… Rescuers!

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In 1995, 62 year old Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy were deployed to the Oklahoma City bombing for search and rescue work.

Devastated by the experience, Melville saw a national need to better train and increase the number of professional canine rescue teams.

She founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, a non-profit that partners shelter dogs with firefighters. The 131 FEMA certified teams trained for free, have deployed to 80 missions worldwide, including the World Trade Center on September 11th, the earthquake in Haiti, the tsunami in Japan and the tornado in Joplin.

UPDATE: Hero Receives Even Bigger Gifts Since Rescuing Kidnapped Girl

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Sep 1, 2011

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The gifts keep coming to Antonio Diaz Chacon, after his quick actions rescued a little girl following her kidnapping several weeks ago. Two gifts, in particular, are cause for celebration.

Whirlpool honored the hero Tuesday afternoon with the delivery of a brand new washing machine and dryer, along with instructions for technicians to provide “White Glove VIP Treatment”.

Beauty Pageant Winner Tells Her Story of Depression to Reduce Stigma for Others

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Sep 1, 2011

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Jennifer Ferris was crowned Ms. New York World International 2011, but throughout her early life, and into her 20’s, constant depression made her days unbearable.

“I often felt helpless, hopeless and extremely sad,” she wrote in an online article. “No one truly understood just how overwhelmed and very alone I was feeling.”

Her personal triumph over depression and constant bullying in school has inspired her to help others to achieve happier, healthier lives despite their challenges.

Tumor-Attacking Virus: A Promising Cancer Treatment

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Sep 1, 2011

An experimental, made-in-Ottawa virus that attacks tumors has been shown to be a safe and potentially useful drug against hard-to-treat cancers, justifying further trials in more patients.

Early results even raise the possibility that the treatment could actually prevent the spread of tumours — a long-desired goal in the hunt for better cancer therapies.

The Benefits of Adding Love to your School’s Curriculum

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Aug 31, 2011

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As a social studies teacher in a Boston public high school for 14 years, Stephen Banno has developed a curriculum called the “Love Course,” that present “ancient cultural wisdoms coupled with the latest discoveries in modern science to address issues concerning love in our contemporary lives.”

The class focuses on personal happiness, good relationships, how to flourish with others, friendship, marriage, the love of the environment, altruism, agapic love, and “random acts of kindness.”

Students have reported that in small ways, they have transformed themselves, their friends, and the school around them.

(READ the story from Ode magazine)

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Steve Jobs’ Greatest Legacy: Persuading The World To Pay For Content

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Aug 31, 2011

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Ten years ago, if you wanted to download some music, you either had to do it illegally or use low-quality streaming services from rival record companies that prohibited burning to disc and downloads.

What happened? Steve Jobs happened, mainly.

The design team at Apple came up with the iPod, and Jobs persuaded the music companies – which wouldn’t license their songs to bigger names like Microsoft – to go with him because, he said, Apple was tiny (which it was, at the time, a few percent of the PC market).

David Cameron Drives Two Millionth MINI Off The Oxford Production Line

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Aug 31, 2011

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Today, 10 years after the start of production, the two millionth MINI was driven off the production line at Plant Oxford by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Of the two million, more than 1.5 million MINIs have been exported to customers in more than 90 countries around the world from Australia to Venezuela.

First Independent Palestinian News Program Bolsters Civil Society

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Aug 31, 2011

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Less than two months ago, from a humble, but well-equipped studio in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, two young television anchors presented the first broadcast of a new nightly newscast that could prove to be significant for Palestinian civil society.

As the first independent Palestinian media organization, Ma’an News Agency has already been publishing news in Arabic and English since 2005 on its website. The benefits of their new satellite television program are quickly becoming apparent.

As Palestinians are moving forward with institution-building and law enforcement, a greater need for transparency in government can only be fulfilled by the presence of a free and independent media. Along with the free flow of information, the freedom to voice opinions and criticisms are essential for civic participation.

Children’s Toy Inspires Cheap, Easy Production of High-tech Diagnostic Chips

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Aug 30, 2011

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In 2006, Michelle Khine, PhD arrived at the University of California’s brand-new Merced campus eager to establish her first lab. She was experimenting with tiny liquid-filled channels in hopes of devising chip-based diagnostic tests. The trouble was, the specialized equipment she needed to make microfluidic chips cost more than $100,000 — money that wasn’t immediately available.

An impatient person, she began racking her brain for a quick-and-dirty way to make microfluidic devices. Khine then remembered her favorite childhood toy: Shrinky Dinks, large sheets of thin plastic that can be colored with paint or ink and then shrunk in a hot oven. “I thought if I could print out the [designs] at a certain resolution and then make them shrink, I could make channels the right size for microfluidics,” she says.

And voilà: a finished microfluidic device that cost less than a fast-food meal.

‘University of the People’ Offers Online Courses to Poor Students

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Aug 30, 2011

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After the earthquake in Haiti destroyed much of the country’s higher-education infrastructure, the University of the People decided to set up three computer centers there, inviting English-speaking students from nearby tent cities to come and study for free.

Shai Reshef, the Israeli entrepreneur who spent $1 million to create the tuition-free university two years ago, enlisted hundreds of volunteer professors — more, he said, than he has been able to use — to teach 10-week online courses to 1,000 students from more than 100 countries.

How A Pharmaceutical Giant Is Battling Malnutrition On The Ground In Haiti

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Aug 30, 2011

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Sometimes, corporations actually bring their know-how and human capital to bear on a problem, instead of just giving money to a cause. The global pharmaceutical company Abbott is a shining example, working to combat severe malnutrition in Haiti by manufacturing peanut products.

Abbot is on the ground in the struggling country joining with Partners to build a factory to make hunger-quenching peanut paste, a high-protein, high-calorie fortified food.

“Happy Feet” The Stranded Penguin Headed Home (Video)

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Aug 29, 2011

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The wayward emperor penguin that was found on a New Zealand beach June 20, far from his Antarctic feeding grounds and moved to the zoo after he became ill from eating sand that he likely mistook for snow, has regained weight and is on his way back to the wild.

He is headed south aboard a New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research vessel. On the way, Happy Feet will be released from the ship, approximately four days out to sea, at about 51 degrees south – within the penguin’s natural habitat.

“It has been an amazing journey caring for him over the past nine weeks and we have been overwhelmed by the amazing level of interest and support from around New Zealand and the world,” Dr Lisa Argilla, Manager of Veterinary Science at Wellington Zoo told the media.

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The wayward emperor penguin that was found on a New Zealand beach June 20, far from his Antarctic feeding grounds and moved to the zoo after he became ill from eating sand that he likely mistook for snow, has regained weight and is on his way back to the wild.

He is headed south aboard a New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research vessel. On the way, Happy Feet will be released from the ship, approximately four days out to sea, at about 51 degrees south – within the penguin’s natural habitat.

“It has been an amazing journey caring for him over the past nine weeks and we have been overwhelmed by the amazing level of interest and support from around New Zealand and the world,” Dr Lisa Argilla, Manager of Veterinary Science at Wellington Zoo told the media.

School Superintendent Gives Up $800,000 in Pay

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Aug 29, 2011

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Some people give back to their community. Then there’s Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who’s giving up $800,000 — his own salary for the next three years — in hopes his act of generosity will help restore faith in the government he once taught students to respect.

He started his career as a high school civics teacher and has made anti-bullying his mission. He oversees 195,000 students in 325 California schools.

(READ the AP story at MSNBC)

After the Hospital, a Haven for Homeless Patients to Recuperate

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Aug 29, 2011

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On the streets, ‘it is virtually impossible’ for patients to manage wounds and medications. Recuperative centers are on the rise, thanks to healthcare reform and new procedures spurred by a dumping scandal.

Opened 10 months ago by the nonprofit Illumination Foundation, the Recuperative Care Center has 20 motel beds where homeless patients with acute illnesses or injuries recover after being released from local hospitals. Nurses help homeless patients change bandages, take medication and recover from surgeries.

Chinese Flock to Free Lectures on Happiness, Justice

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Aug 29, 2011

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When one of China’s most popular Internet portals started offering Open University–style lectures in English last October, eager Chinese netizens flocked to subjects that surprised most observers.

Instead of marketing, computer or robotics courses, two contemplative courses — one on happiness, the other on justice — trumped all others.

“The generation that came of age during China’s economic miracle now wants to engage with big questions — about moral responsibility, about justice and injustice, about the meaning of the good life.”

(READ the story from Time magazine)

Hurricane Irene is Milder Than Expected for US Coast, Extensive Damage Averted

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Aug 28, 2011

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Coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene were mostly spared from major damage overnight and many residents awoke to catch glimpses of blue skies.

New York City averted hurricane force winds when Irene made landfall early Sunday in Coney Island and Brooklyn, and was downgraded to a Tropical Storm. The storm’s movement sped up during the night and did not cause the widespread damage in major population areas that was feared.

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Hurricane Irene is Milder Than Expected for US Coast, Extensive Damage Averted

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Aug 28, 2011

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Coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene were mostly spared from major damage overnight and many residents awoke to catch glimpses of blue skies.

New York City averted hurricane force winds when Irene made landfall early Sunday in Coney Island and Brooklyn, and was downgraded to a Tropical Storm. The storm’s movement sped up during the night and did not cause the widespread damage in major population areas that was feared.

Here’s a roundup of some of the good news:

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