40,000 Trees to be Planted During National NeighborWoods Month 2011
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 6, 2011
In more than 150 cities around the country, local nonprofit organizations and their partners will participate in this year’s National NeighborWoods™ Month, organized by Alliance for Community Trees and sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, TD Bank, and Boise ASPEN’s Project UP. After this year’s many devastating storms destroyed towns and leveled trees across the
READ MOREHow to Steer Toward the Path of Least Treatment
- Health & Healing
- October 6, 2011
Dr. Rita Redberg, editor of Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal that has been publishing a series of papers on overtreatment, along with many doctors surveyed for this story, say the trend in medicine has been toward running more diagnostic tests and using more invasive procedures and more medications, even when tests may not be
READ MORESurvivor victor races for his life
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 4, 2011
Two years ago, "Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn was facing a life-threatening diagnosis – a rare form of cancer. He survived and turned the experience into a multipart project for helping others. Now, Zohn and his girlfriend, fellow "Survivor" winner Jenna Morasca, are on CBS' "The Amazing Race"; they host "Everyday Health," a weekly series airing locally on WABC/Ch. 7 Saturdays at noon;
READ MORESmokers Need Not Apply
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 4, 2011
Businesses adapt no-smoker-employment policies as they try to curb health care costs and minimize workers’ time away from their desks. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. NBC News, 10/3/2011
READ MOREBig tobacco kept cancer risk in cigarettes secret; study
- Health & Healing
- October 4, 2011
Has big tobacco been holding out on its customers? New research suggests that tobacco companies have known for 40 years that cigarette smoke contains cancer-causing particles, but deliberately hid the information from the public. CBS News, 10/3/2011
READ MOREJets quarterback goes the extra yard
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- October 4, 2011
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mark Sanchez gives to the families of firefighters, donating time and money to Tuesday's Children, helping kids who lost a parent when New York City's twin towers fell. NBC News, 10/2/2011
READ MOREInstead of Waiting for Storm Aid, Going Online in a Do-it-Yourself Movement
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- October 1, 2011
A combination of new media and economic despair has helped turbocharge do-it-yourself relief efforts in regions hit hard by tropical storm Irene. The people in these areas have been using the internet to communicate their needs and to post information on the many grassroots, community-led fundraising events springing up in the region. This is a
READ MOREStudy: Ecotourism Has Significant Benefits
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 1, 2011
If you are looking to do the standard all-inclusive travel package with your family this year, you may want to reconsider. According to a study by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, ecotourism is a concept that emphasizes authentic experiences in preserved nature guided by local people. The locals have an economic incentive to protect their
READ MORETraining for a Plane Crash
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 1, 2011
British Airways offers a course simulating an emergency. Passengers who sign up learn what to do to survive a crash: things like sitting near an exit, getting close to the ground when there is smoke, knowing the crash position- all worthwhile information for anyone who flies. For details and more tips on surviving a crash,
READ MOREGoldie Hawn, Actress Turned ‘Happiness Expert,’ Says ‘Brain Breaks’ Help Kids Learn
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- September 30, 2011
Goldie Hawn, the sunny, comedic actress turned influential "happiness expert," has been working to revolutionize the classroom environment by incorporating mediation and "brain breaks" to make kids better students. She has just published a book, 10 Mindful Minutes, that deals with brain fitness. In her interview with ABC's Nightline's Cynthia McFadden, she tells parents, "Children mirror
READ MORETaskRabbit: Putting Americans Back to Work, One Odd Job at a Time
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 30, 2011
The website TaskRabbit promotes a good neighbor policy, with people truly helping their neighbors during these challenging economic times. It's a win-win. e.g. You need cupcakes delivered and someone else could use the money… so you give them money for performing the task. Its the kind of thought- provoking idea and website that we hope
READ MORESee you l8r, cursive
- Home & Family
- September 30, 2011
The rise of typepads and keyboards is rewriting school curricula, raising questions about the value of old-fashioned penmanship and fueling debates that divide parents and teachers. Some kids now sign their names in block letters. What does it mean that many kids are not being taught penmanship these days? Signing one's name, one's signature… being able
READ MOREHow one travel-sized bottle of shampoo turned into a $50 million charity for one flight attendant
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- September 30, 2011
While working as a flight attendant, Nancy Rivard began collecting complimentary toiletry items when staying in hotels, and she asked her co-workers to donate the shampoos and soaps they, too, had collected from hotels. Then, when Rivard was on a layover at an airport just a short drive to a Bosnian refugee camp, she delivered the toiletries
READ MORELearning how to protect the planet
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 28, 2011
Promising young environmentalists are learning how to become the environmental leaders of tomorrow in a special nature conservancy program. NBC Nightly News, 9/26/2011
READ MORE8 Tips to Feel Better About Yourself
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- September 28, 2011
We tend to feel better about ourselves when we behave in a manner that we think is worthy of our own respect. Check out these 8 tips to keep in mind when you doubt yourself, such as doing a good deed, making small gestures of good citizenship, facing your fear and keeping a resolution. Psych
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