The University of Tennessee is claiming a big victory this football season, no matter what scoring takes place on the field.
Last year, UT Recycling, the campus crew in charge of recycling, collected 35 tons of cans, bottles, plastic and paper during the football season. But this year, with 500 recycling bins in tailgate areas alone, up from 125 last year, the effort is on track to redirect a record 50 tons of material that would otherwise end up in landfills.
The University of Tennessee is claiming a big victory this football season, no matter what scoring takes place on the field.
Last year, UT Recycling, the campus crew in charge of recycling, collected 35 tons of cans, bottles, plastic and paper during the football season. But this year, with 500 recycling bins in tailgate areas alone, up from 125 last year, the effort is on track to redirect a record 50 tons of material that would otherwise end up in landfills.
Chen Wei-yih purchased the flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends.
But there is no groom. Chen will marry herself.
Uninspired by the men she’s met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old woman says, “It’s not that I’m anti-marriage. I just hope that I can express a different idea within the bounds of a tradition.”
(READ the Reuters story at the UK’s Telegraph)
Jewish women have never been allowed to create a Torah, or even buy the parchment.
But this week, a Seattle group spearheaded by Wendy Graff has completed the first known Torah scribed by women. The project, which has been a collaboration of women from around the world, has cost $100,000 and taken nearly eight years to complete.
Earlier in the week, women arrived from Israel, Brazil, Canada and across the United States to witness the 62 parchment panels of the Women’s Torah Project being stitched together. Yesterday the women read from it during a Sabbath service for the first time at Hillel UW, near the University of Washington campus.
(WATCH the video below, and read the story w/ photos in the Seattle Times)
Jewish women have never been allowed to create a Torah, or even buy the parchment.
But this week, a Seattle group spearheaded by Wendy Graff has completed the first known Torah scribed by women. The project, which has been a collaboration of women from around the world, has cost $100,000 and taken nearly eight years to complete.
Earlier in the week, women arrived from Israel, Brazil, Canada and across the United States to witness the 62 parchment panels of the Women’s Torah Project being stitched together. Yesterday the women read from it during a Sabbath service for the first time at Hillel UW, near the University of Washington campus.
(WATCH the video below, and read the story w/ photos in the Seattle Times)
The book The Happiness Project
Sex and the City star Kristin Davis will star in the half-hour project.
The book by Rubin, who was once a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, came out in December 2009 and immediately hit the NY Times Bestseller List reaching #1.
Gretchin Tweeted today that she is still in shock over the successful TV deal.
In August, one of Rubin’s articles was reprinted in the Good News Network: 12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise — and the Benefits for Happiness
(READ more about the TV show in the Hollywood Reporter)
The book The Happiness Project
Sex and the City star Kristin Davis will star in the half-hour project.
The book by Rubin, who was once a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, came out in December 2009 and immediately hit the NY Times Bestseller List reaching #1.
Gretchin Tweeted today that she is still in shock over the successful TV deal.
In August, one of Rubin’s articles was reprinted in the Good News Network: 12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise — and the Benefits for Happiness
(READ more about the TV show in the Hollywood Reporter)
A Connecticut man used a live streaming application on his iPhone to catch a burglar attempting to break into his home.
WVIT reports on the homeowner, who was inspired to install the system after three previous break-in’s.
WATCH the video below, or at MSNBC…
A man said he was robbed at gun point in York, Pennsylvania — but when he told the robber he was homeless, the man gave all the items back, police said.
Larry Sanderson said the thief replied, “I can respect that,” and walked away after handing back his wallet, iPod, and cell phone.
(READ the story in the York Daily Record)
A computer-controlled device that fits around the leg of stroke victim is helping speed the physical rehabilitation of patients as they relearn how to walk.
“I feel like I should be in the ‘Matrix’ movies,” one patient joked.
With the assistance of the device she walked up and down stairs at UCSF Mission Bay’s fitness center with remarkable fluidity.
“Usually I would stumble and my foot would be dragging,” Hoy said. “I feel like I’m working muscles I’ve been shying away from.”
The Tibion Bionic Leg has been named a winner in the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition at the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2010 Conference and Exposition
(READ the story in the San Francisco Chronicle)
They are the green generation. Six young people who are doing incredible things to safeguard the environment were honored this week with the prestigious Brower Youth Award for 2010.
Out of 1,000 applicants, six were chosen. The youngest, Freya Chay, 15, created and helped pass legislation to reform Alaska’s energy policy, giving any municipality in the state the option to exempt residential renewable energy systems from property taxes.
De’Anthony Jones, 18, works in seven San Francisco public high schools to connect the issue of global climate change to the lives of students of color, helping to create a new youth culture that takes environmental stewardship as a given.
They are the green generation. Six young people who are doing incredible things to safeguard the environment were honored this week with the prestigious Brower Youth Award for 2010.
Out of 1,000 applicants, six were chosen. The youngest, Freya Chay, 15, created and helped pass legislation to reform Alaska’s energy policy, giving any municipality in the state the option to exempt residential renewable energy systems from property taxes.
De’Anthony Jones, 18, works in seven San Francisco public high schools to connect the issue of global climate change to the lives of students of color, helping to create a new youth culture that takes environmental stewardship as a given.
A group of dolphins has been caught performing a remarkable display never before seen in the wild.
A video of their antics in Southern Australia seems to show that a trained dolphin has transferred its skill to others in the wild.
Al Jazeera’s Emike Umolu reports on why scientists think it is so special.
The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google announced Tuesday that they are collaborating to produce digitized images of the entire collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls and put them on the Internet, making the archaeological treasure available to anyone with the click of a mouse.
(READ the story in the Washington Post)
George Clooney, Chris Rock, Tina Fey and Jon Stewart are aligning for a super-sized charity event and telethon tonight to raise money for autism. With Stewart at the helm and dozens of comedians performing live on stage and answering telephones, the “Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert For Autism Education” returns to the Comedy Central Network at 9:00 PM.
The roster of comedy all-stars helping to raise money for autism programs includes Lewis Black, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Gervais, Joel McHale, Tracy Morgan, John Oliver, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog and more.
A Boeing manager and engineer by training, Duane Innes is credited with saving the life of a driver who’d lost consciousness on Highway 167.
Duane Innes saw a pickup ahead of him drift across lanes of traffic, sideswipe a concrete barrier and continue forward on the inside shoulder at about 40 mph.
A manager of Boeing’s F22 fighter-jet program, Innes looked back to see that the driver was slumped over the wheel. He knew a busy intersection was just ahead, and he had to act fast.
Innes turned hero, and pulled his minivan in front of the runaway truck before it slammed into other vehicles.
(READ the story w/ photo at Seattle Times) – Thanks to Jim for submitting the link!
The W Retreat and Island Spa opened this year in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
The folks at W want their kitchen to have as much food as possible sourced from a garden right outside. Enter their vegetable garden design contest and receive a chance to win a free 5-night stay.
All entries must be submitted by November 4, 2010 at 11:59PM Pacific Time (“PT”)
(LEARN the details at GOOD magazine)
If your dog destroys the furniture when you are away, it could be a pessimist, researchers have concluded.
A study has found that some dogs are natural gloom-mongers while others have sunnier dispositions.
Knowing this can lead to more understanding of the family pet…
(READ the Reuters story via Yahoo News)
Millions worldwide die each year because they can’t afford a pacemaker. Meanwhile, heart patients in the United States say they’d be willing to donate theirs after death to someone in need.
In this week’s issue of Circulation, experts at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center described the legality and logistics of collecting pacemakers, for reuse across the globe, and unveiled a new program to do just that.
They assert that humanitarian efforts so far have shown reuse of pacemakers to be safe and effective with little risk of infection. In fact, patients live as long with a recycled pacemaker as those who get new ones, authors say.
Millions worldwide die each year because they can’t afford a pacemaker. Meanwhile, heart patients in the United States say they’d be willing to donate theirs after death to someone in need.
In this week’s issue of Circulation, experts at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center described the legality and logistics of collecting pacemakers, for reuse across the globe, and unveiled a new program to do just that.
They assert that humanitarian efforts so far have shown reuse of pacemakers to be safe and effective with little risk of infection. In fact, patients live as long with a recycled pacemaker as those who get new ones, authors say.
