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25 Rescued Lions Start New Life in US After Circus Mistreatment

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Feb 20, 2011

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A record-breaking animal rescue operation ended Thursday when 25 Bolivian circus lions touched down at Denver airport in route to their new life within an 80-acre sanctuary.

The humanitarian airlift, called Operation Lion Ark, began last year when the group Animal Defenders International (ADI) won their campaign to effectively shut down the animal circus industry in Bolivia.

A 2005 ADI undercover investigation exposed horrific abuse in circuses across South America. The question was, where could the lions go after their rescue.

How Yoga is Transforming a Kenyan City

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Feb 20, 2011

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In Nairobi, the Africa Yoga Project is training HIV+, poor, and disabled citizens to be yoga instructors, creating jobs and changing lives.

AYP hosts 200 free classes a week, reaching 3,000 students with 42 local yoga instructors. Most students are aged 16-30, living on about $2 a day, and many live in Nairobi slums with HIV/AIDS.

(READ the story in AlterNet.org)

Also, visit the website: www.africayogaproject.org

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The Lady Gaga Effect: Pop Star’s Social Media Savvy Helps Raise Millions for AIDS

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Feb 20, 2011

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When you’ve got Gaga on your side, it’s easy to raise lots of money. That’s what the MAC AIDS Fund, the philanthropic arm of MAC Cosmetics, discovered during Lady Gaga’s tenure as spokesperson over the past year.

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Tucson Benefit Concert: Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby, Graham Nash To Play

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Feb 19, 2011

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Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby and Graham Nash will perform in Tucson, Ariz., to benefit a charitable fund established after the shooting there that killed six people and wounded 13 others.

It will benefit the Fund for Civility, Respect, and Understanding. Wounded Giffords aide Ron Barber started the fund to support people affected by the Jan. 8 shooting and to hold events promoting community unity.

(READ more at the Huffington Post)

Muslims and Christians Work Together in a New Egypt

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Feb 19, 2011

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Recent protests in Egypt have been covered extensively in the media, but stories of Christian-Muslim solidarity have not — and they deserve to be.

During the protests, Christians stood in a circle around Muslims during their Friday prayers to protect them from police. And last Monday, Muslims stood around Christians in Tahrir Square as they conducted mass, and joined them in prayer for those who were injured or died in the protests.

Muslims and Christians Work Together in a New Egypt

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Feb 19, 2011

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Recent protests in Egypt have been covered extensively in the media, but stories of Christian-Muslim solidarity have not — and they deserve to be.

During the protests, Christians stood in a circle around Muslims during their Friday prayers to protect them from police. And last Monday, Muslims stood around Christians in Tahrir Square as they conducted mass, and joined them in prayer for those who were injured or died in the protests.

Cash Boost to Encouraging Cycling in London

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Feb 18, 2011

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London’s transportation agency is offering its 13 city boroughs a share of £4 million to encouraging more cycling around the capital.

Bids will be accepted for cash to create on-street cycle parking, cycle awareness training for lorry drivers and many other projects.

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Obamas Encourage Breastfeeding in Battle on Childhood Obesity

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Feb 18, 2011

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First lady Michelle Obama will be speaking out to remove barriers to breastfeeding, throwing the spotlight on nursing as a way to reduce childhood obesity.

The Obama administration has already made several moves to encourage breastfeeding — including a push for more flexible workplace rules — and offering tax credits for breast pumps and other nursing supplies through the IRS.

How Nike’s Green Design Recycled 82 Million Plastic Bottles

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Feb 17, 2011

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Nike has big goals on reducing overall material use, on reducing toxics in their products, design products for recyclability, and eventually creating a closed-loop system. The overarching idea is Nike Considered, an ethos for Nike’s operations and products to do more than just less bad, but to do more good.

For example, the company’s World Cup jerseys for the 2010 South Africa games were made of 100 percent recycled polyester, with each jersey taking eight plastic bottles out of landfills. The net result of that one project alone was reusing 13 million plastic bottles, and showed what was possible with Nike’s new ethos.

(READ the story at GreenBiz.com)

‘Super Granny’ who Clobbered Robbers: ‘I’m Not a Hero’ (Video Update)

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Feb 17, 2011

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The purse-wielding “Super Granny” who bested six young thugs as they smashed in a jewelry store window in England, in broad daylight says she is no hero. She had no idea at first that she was breaking up a robbery. “I’m just a mum that went in thinking a kid was getting hit.”

Despite her tightly bandaged and throbbing arthritic legs, Ann Timson stood eyeball to eyeball with one of the men after he lifted the sledgehammer. He quickly dropped it. (Watch the video shot by a passerby)

“I think they were mesmerized,” she told Today show hosts.

WATCH the interview below, or read the story at MSNBC…

‘Super Granny’ who Clobbered Robbers: ‘I’m Not a Hero’ (Video Update)

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Feb 17, 2011

Ann Timson, NBC video still

The purse-wielding “Super Granny” who bested six young thugs as they smashed in a jewelry store window in England, in broad daylight says she is no hero. She had no idea at first that she was breaking up a robbery. “I’m just a mum that went in thinking a kid was getting hit.”

Despite her tightly bandaged and throbbing arthritic legs, Ann Timson stood eyeball to eyeball with one of the men after he lifted the sledgehammer. He quickly dropped it. (Watch the video shot by a passerby)

“I think they were mesmerized,” she told Today show hosts.

Success of Boy Born Without Cerebellum a Mystery to Doctors

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Feb 17, 2011

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According to conventional medical wisdom, three-year-old Chase Britton shouldn’t be able to walk. He shouldn’t be able to stand, let alone balance himself as he puts one foot in front of the other. The fact that he even breathes on his own is nothing short of remarkable.

He is, quite simply, a medical miracle.

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The Real Housewives of D.C.’s Stacie Turner Creates Extra-Ordinary Life for Foster Girls

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Feb 17, 2011

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You may know the Harvard Grad and mom, Stacie Turner, from her season on The Real Housewives of D.C., but one of her most important roles is that of philanthropist and founder of a charity that helps teen girls to thrive in foster care.

She was born into foster care herself, so the program, Extra-Ordinary Life (XOL), evolved from a very personal vision to inspire, motivate and encourage young girls who are living in DC foster homes.

Penguin Goes Shopping Every Day

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Feb 16, 2011

Lala, the 10 year old King Penguin is so smart – he walks to the fish store every day with his little backpack to shop for fresh fish.

California Gets Sneak Peek at New Documentary on Happiness – One Night Only

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Feb 16, 2011

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Calling all supporters of happiness: Get your tickets for exclusive pre-release screenings of HAPPY, the new documentary by Academy Award winning director Roko Belic for one show only in Los Angeles and San Francisco (see movie trailer below). Special guests will join Mr. Belic in person for a Q+A session after each event.

HAPPY takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. The film combines real life stories of ordinary and extraordinary people around the world and powerful interviews with the leading happiness researchers, like Richard Davidson, Daniel Gilbert and Mihaly Csikszentmihaly. Marci Shimoff, author of the New York Times bestsellers Happy For No Reason, narrates. (Watch the film trailer below, or visite TheHappyMovie.com for more info.

California Gets Sneak Peek at New Documentary on Happiness – One Night Only

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Feb 16, 2011

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Calling all supporters of happiness: Get your tickets for exclusive pre-release screenings of HAPPY, the new documentary by Academy Award winning director Roko Belic for one show only in Los Angeles and San Francisco (see movie trailer below). Special guests will join Mr. Belic in person for a Q+A session after each event.

HAPPY takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. The film combines real life stories of ordinary and extraordinary people around the world and powerful interviews with the leading happiness researchers, like Richard Davidson, Daniel Gilbert and Mihaly Csikszentmihaly. Marci Shimoff, author of the New York Times bestsellers Happy For No Reason, narrates. (Watch the film trailer below, or visite TheHappyMovie.com for more info.

Contaminated Sediments Turned Into Safe Construction Materials

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Feb 16, 2011

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What if all the contaminated sediment lingering in bodies of water, like the Mississippi River, could be used for good?

Researchers for a Scandinavian consortium have figured out a way to dredge the soil contaminated with cadmium, lead and mercury and turn it into a concrete-like substance that can be used for construction. The blending of the sediment with a special mix of binders produces a safe construction material for use in ports and harbors.

(READ the story at Science Daily or Fast Company)

GE Teams Up With EPA to Keep Appliances Out of Landfills

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Feb 16, 2011

GE illustrates refrigerator recycling benefits

It’s bad enough to fill up landfills with recyclable food packaging, but it’s even worse when people start piling on the remains of hulking appliances.

That’s why GE has begun a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency to improve best practices for appliance recycling. It doesn’t sound sexy, but GE estimates that its new recycling technology could cut refrigerator landfill waste by 85%. Note: Nine million refrigerators are disposed of in the U.S. each year.

(READ the story at Fast Company)

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