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Pavement Slab Generates Energy Whenever Pedestrians Walk On It

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paving-slabs-pavegen.jpgA 24 year-old British industrial design engineer has invented a pavement slab that harvests kinetic energy from people walking on busy sidewalks and converts it to electricity.

Urban planners and architects can’t get enough of his clever design. The paving stones can easily be retrofitted into pavements and they are made from 100% recycled car tires.

Laurence Kemball-Cook’s Pavegen system stores the collected energy in a battery (for up to three days), making it available for any low-power application.

Currently, the invention is in the final rounds of testing, logging millions of footsteps.

(READ More in the Guardian)

Pavement Slab Generates Energy Whenever Pedestrians Walk On It

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paving-slabs-pavegen.jpgA 24 year-old British industrial design engineer has invented a pavement slab that harvests kinetic energy from people walking on busy sidewalks and converts it to electricity.

Urban planners and architects can’t get enough of his clever design. The paving stones can easily be retrofitted into pavements and they are made from 100% recycled car tires.

Laurence Kemball-Cook’s Pavegen system stores the collected energy in a battery (for up to three days), making it available for any low-power application.

Currently, the invention is in the final rounds of testing, logging millions of footsteps.

(READ More in the Guardian)

Priest Reforms Gangs With Boundless Compassion, Now Homeboy Program Needs Help

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tattoos-in-heart-cover.jpgHomeboy Industries is the largest gang-intervention program in the country, serving the needs of thousands of East Los Angeles gang members who are looking for a way to leave the streets behind. Its motto is: “Nothing stops a bullet like a job.”

For the past 20 years, the Rev. Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest who started Homeboy, has mentored and counseled the more than 12,000 gang members who pass through Homeboy each year to learn job skills, get their gang tattoos removed and attend therapy sessions on everything from alcohol abuse to anger management.

Thanks in part to his program, gang-related homicides have been cut in half and in half again since 1992, when L.A. county saw 1,000 gang-related homicides.

Rev. Boyle wrote a book recently, documenting his success, called, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.

Homeboy Industries‘ cafe, bakery, and tee-shirt businesses are totally self-sustaining.

(READ the story, or listen at NPR.org)

UPDATE: Since this story was posted in 2010, Homeboy had grown and prospered, starting ventures like catering, a farmer’s market, and offering a solar panel certification training program. They still offer tattoo removal, mental health counseling, and education.

Moderate Drinkers Are Healthier, But the Reason is Unclear

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wine-glasses-marcomaru-morguefile.jpgA recent study out of France shows those who drink low or moderate amounts of alcohol are healthier than those who drink more — or who don’t drink at all.

The study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, evaluated all sorts of health data on 150,000 people, and the results are part of a growing body of research showing the possible health benefits of alcohol.

(READ More at NPR.org)

Photo by MarcoMaru at Morguefile.com

New Blood Test May Detect Early Ovarian Cancer

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Researchers may have found an effective way to screen for ovarian cancer by using a blood test, according to a study released Thursday by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Ovarian cancer is often called the silent killer because there is no good screening tool, and it’s usually detected after it can be cured with surgery.

The trial, involving 3,200 postmenopausal women, was designed to identify women  who are otherwise healthy but unknowingly harboring the earliest signs of ovarian cancer.

(READ More at CNN.com) – Photo by National Cancer Institute, CC license via Wikimedia-Commons

Kevin Costner May Rescue Gulf With Oil Clean-Up Machines He Helped Invent

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kevin-costner-abc-vid.jpgHollywood actor Kevin Costner has invested $24 million of his own money over the last decade funding a new technology that would clean up seawater after an oil spill. Now BP has agreed to employ 6 of the machines to test their effectiveness in the Gulf of Mexico.

Costner’s company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, run by his brother, has built 300 machines in various sizes, with the largest able to clean water at a rate of 200 gallons per minute, more than the amount of oil BP estimates is gushing currently.

The machine can be transported by barge and is essentially a vacuum cleaner with a high-speed centrifuge device doing the separating. Company research says the oil extractor leaves the water 99 percent free of crude while diverting oil that is reusable.

If BP testing confirms what the company claims, 20 more machines will be cleaning the Gulf beginning next week.

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Kevin Costner May Rescue Gulf With Oil Clean-Up Machines He Helped Invent

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kevin-costner-abc-vid.jpgHollywood actor Kevin Costner has invested $24 million of his own money over the last decade funding a new technology that would clean up seawater after an oil spill. Now BP has agreed to employ 6 of the machines to test their effectiveness in the Gulf of Mexico.

Costner’s company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, run by his brother, has built 300 machines in various sizes, with the largest able to clean water at a rate of 200 gallons per minute, more than the amount of oil BP estimates is gushing currently.

The machine can be transported by barge and is essentially a vacuum cleaner with a high-speed centrifuge device doing the separating. Company research says the oil extractor leaves the water 99 percent free of crude while diverting oil that is reusable.

If BP testing confirms what the company claims, 20 more machines will be cleaning the Gulf beginning next week.

WATCH the video below, or read the full story at ABC News...

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Good Samaritans Stop and Save Children From Burning Bus

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school-bus-fire.jpgTwo good Samaritans driving by on a freeway stopped to help save a group of children from a school bus after seeing smoke rising from the engine.

Moments after they had lifted everyone out, the entire bus was engulfed by fire.

One of the two men was quoted saying, “I saw the kids and thought, ‘I’ve got to stop.'”

WATCH the video below, or read the story, w/ photos, at NBC-Los Angeles …

For submitting the link, thanks to Lauren Bertolini: “A great representation of how taking 10 minutes out of your day can help save someone’s life.”

Boy Gives His Life Savings to Struggling Parents, CBS Viewers Repay Him

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boy-gives-parents-40.jpgA CBS News report featured a boy whose family had fallen on hard times. The fourth grader handed over $40 (his life savings) to his parents in hopes of helping ease their burden.

After the broadcast, viewers inspired by the boy sent hundreds of their own dollars. Once again, he gave it all to his family.

The father used part of the money for gas to get to job interviews, and  has now found new employment.

WATCH the video below, or read the story by Steve Hartman at CBS…

 

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Landmark Deal Protects Millions of Acres of Canadian Forest

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boreal-forest-bc-gov.jpgMost of Canada’s largest forestry companies announced a groundbreaking deal with environmental groups Tuesday that will restrict logging in vast northern forests.

The agreement covers 690,000 square km – an area nearly twice the size of Germany— and ends years of battles over logging in Canada’s massive boreal forest, which environmentalists say plays a major role in fighting global warming by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide.

The forestry companies will stop all logging immediately on 75 million acres to protect woodland caribou herds under pressure from development.

(READ the rest of the story at the Toronto Star)

Non-Profit Restaurant? Pay What You Want at Panera Bakery

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panera-bread-flickr-samatha-celera.jpgPanera Bread Co. is asking customers at a new restaurant to pay what they want.

The national bakery and restaurant chain launched a new nonprofit store in Clayton, Mo. this week that has the same menu as its other 1,400 locations. But the prices are a little different – there aren’t any. Customers are told to donate what they want for a meal, whether it’s the full suggested price, a penny or $100.

The new store in the upscale St. Louis suburb of Clayton is the first of what will Panera hopes will be many around the country. The pilot restaurant is run by Panera’s nonprofit foundation.

(READ more at Huffington Post)

Homeless Mexican Boy Defies Odds, Becomes Valedictorian

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homeless-boy-valedictorian.jpgAt 14 years old, Victor Cardenas was kicked out by his mother, had no food and no place to live. Yet, what happened next was a synthesis of survivor’s instinct and kindness from his high school friends, who offered this boy without a home, shelter and support in theirs.

He found his voice when he picked up a video camera and told his story. He found a family when the film teacher invited him to live with hers.

Later, Victor aced several advanced placement tests, mastered the Russian language and earned national accolades for his film work. Next fall, he’ll attend Texas A&M University and study bio-chemistry on full scholarship.

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Homeless Mexican Boy Defies Odds, Becomes Valedictorian

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Raul Feliciano Sanchez
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homeless-boy-valedictorian.jpgAt 14 years old, Victor Cardenas was kicked out by his mother, had no food and no place to live. Yet, what happened next was a synthesis of survivor’s instinct and kindness from his high school friends, who offered this boy without a home, shelter and support in theirs.

He found his voice when he picked up a video camera and told his story. He found a family when the film teacher invited him to live with hers.

Later, Victor aced several advanced placement tests, mastered the Russian language and earned national accolades for his film work. Next fall, he’ll attend Texas A&M University and study bio-chemistry on full scholarship.

 

WATCH the video below, or read the story on Fox News…

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Eva Longoria Brings Star Power to Special Needs Kids

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eva-longoria-w-kids.jpgEva Longoria grew up with an older sister who was born with a mental disability.

That sister’s positive outlook on life has inspired Eva’s desire to help kids with special needs in San Antonio, Texas.

She started “Eva’s Heroes” in 2006, an after school program that offers sports, the arts and field trips for similar kids who need a supervised place to play.

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Woman Stands by Pledge, Pays College Tuition for Entire Class

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woman-pays-classroom-college.jpg23 years ago, a woman who was a real estate agent issued a challenge to a first grade class of underprivileged students in Oakland. Stay in school, do the homework and graduate, and she would pay for their college education.

For  the next 12 years, Ora Lee Brown saved every penny she could, to pay the tuition as promised for the 19 students, out of the original 23, who graduated.

How deeply did her challenge influence the kids? Within the other first grade class that year, only four students graduated.

WATCH the video below, or at MSNBC…

How Cory Booker Turned Campaign Inspiration into Capable Governance

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cory-booker-twitter-photo.jpg“Believe in me; believe in us,” was his hopeful campaign message five years ago when he first ran for mayor of Newark.

But it was Cory Booker’s success at turning that inspiration into effective governance in New Jersey that led last week to his reelection for a second term. The young and optimistic African-American had plenty to boast about.

Newark’s Star-Ledger newspaper wrote in their endorsement: “Under Booker, gun violence in Newark has been cut in half. The city payroll has shrunk by 17 percent. New parks have sprouted up across the city. The Housing Authority has been brought back from the dead, and the pace of new construction of affordable housing has picked up. New programs have helped hundreds of released prisoners find jobs, arranged financing for small businesses and helped families combat foreclosure. The list of innovative programs goes on.”

(READ the article online at Newsweek)

Be Inspired Day 2: Oasis of Achievement Amid High School Dropouts

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boys-academy-chicago.jpgOn the troubled South Side of Chicago where only 37% of young black men graduate high school, the Urban Prep Academy is an oasis of achievement.

The all-boys school sets a high bar for its students, with a heavy math and science course load, an emphasis on studying a foreign language plus two periods of English every day.

This morning, on the second day of Good Morning America’s “Be Inspired” week, the show’s anchor Robin Roberts celebrated the Chicago school that recently announced its entire senior class of 107 young men had been accepted to four-year colleges.

WATCH the video below, or read the story at ABC News…

Cupcake Dream: Lawyer Leaves Job to Start Booming Cupcake Biz

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cupcake-truck-curbside.jpgA pair of Washington, DC power brokers came up with a dream of delivering cupcakes curbside. They quit their jobs in favor of delivering happiness in a big pink van. And their sweet business is booming.

Although they work harder and feel more stress, they are much happier having followed their dream.

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Cupcake Dream: Lawyer Leaves Job to Start Booming Cupcake Biz

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cupcake-truck-curbside.jpgA pair of Washington, DC power brokers came up with a dream of delivering cupcakes curbside. They quit their jobs in favor of delivering happiness in a big pink van. And their sweet business is booming.

Although they work harder and feel more stress, they are much happier having followed their dream.

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Celebrities Making A Difference: Sally Field

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sally-field-msnbc.jpgNBC Nightly News’ most popular regular feature, “Making a Difference,” profiles five celebrities this week who are Making a Difference: Sally Field, Ben Affleck, Eva Longoria, Usher and Will Ferrell.

Sally Field, through her work with Vital Voices, helps women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform their communities through peace and prosperity.

WATCH the video below, or at MSNBC…

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