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One-stop shop to keep children safe on internet
Help is at hand for parents who fear for their children’s safety while using the internet with the launch today of a government scheme aimed at keeping children safe in cyberspace. The UK Council for Child Internet Safety will bring together more than 100 public and private organisations to develop...
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A sanctuary that’s 600 cats’ meows
On a central California ranch, Lynea Lattanzio feeds and cares for feral and abandoned cats. ‘C’mon babies, let’s walk!” Lynea Lattanzio, a fit 50-something woman with curly brown hair, slides open her kitchen door and five, 10, 15 cats rush through the opening like water gushing out of a pressurized...
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Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer Research
In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra “Alex” Scott announced a seemingly simple idea -she was holding a lemonade stand to raise money to help “her doctors” find a cure for kids with cancer. The idea was put into action by Alex and her older brother, Patrick, when...
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Attitude Fights Colds
Cheerfulness helps the body brush off the common cold. A smile a day may keep the doctor away. Happy people are better able to laugh off the common cold, according to a study. On the other hand, depressed people are more likely to complain about their symptoms whether or not they are actually sick. A...
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Good News From Pakistan
There’s been a shakeup in Pakistan’s feared and reprehensible Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), reports Time’s Omar Waraich. Historically, the ISI supported–arguably created–the Taliban (and Al Qaeda) as a counter to India’s power in Afghanistan. But the new...
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Pride of Britain Awards: honouring the UKs heroes and heroines at glittering event
If this Britain is broken, someone forgot to tell the glittering gathering of heroes, stars and celebrities last night. They forgot to tell Bernard Butler, the lorry driver who ignored his own heart condition to rush into the path of a 50ft chemical fireball to save a man’s life after a motorway crash. They...
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Norway pledges up to $1 billion for Amazon preservation
BRASILIA, Brazil -After Britain and Norway’s commitment of US$210 million...
Greener, Cleaner Crude Oil from Algae
A New Zealand company says it has has produced the first samples of green crude...
Help conservation efforts around the world - Adopt an Acre
From the Nature Conservancy website You can help protect the world’s most beautiful...
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Attack Your Limitations: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Strengths
Something that has always intimidated me from starting something new has always...
7 Essentials For Living Your Fullest Potential
Most of us have heard something like this before: “You have a lot of potential,”...
A fully functioning human being
A few years ago I had the privilege of flatting with a wonderful Australian teenager...
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Pride of Britain Awards: honouring the UKs heroes and heroines at glittering event
If this Britain is broken, someone forgot to tell the glittering gathering of heroes,...
Jolie, Pitt donate $2 million for kids in Ethiopia
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $2 million to establish a center for Ethiopian...
Stars ‘Stand Up to Cancer,’ raise $100M
LOS ANGELES - Entertainers not only gave their time to Stand Up To Cancer, Friday’s...
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Greener, Cleaner Crude Oil from Algae
A New Zealand company says it has has produced the first samples of green crude...
Google joins project to get Africa online
Google is planning to launch a network of satellites to bring internet access to...
Light a store, save a town
By reopening an iconic clothing shop, a rural community revives its once-dying downtown. POWELL,...
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Lance Armstrong returns to professional racing
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon and in an article published on VanityFair.com,...
Olajuwon, Ewing And Riley Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
Springfield, MA — (Sports Network) - Centers Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing,...
Nastia Liukin joins Olympic teammates on Monday’s ‘Oprah’
Nastia Liukin, the Olympic gold-medal gymnast from Parker, will be on The Oprah...
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Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer Research
In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra “Alex” Scott announced...
Attitude Fights Colds
Cheerfulness helps the body brush off the common cold. A smile a day may keep the...
Nerve Surgery Leaves Woman With Feeling in Arm That Isn’t There
‘Bionic Woman’: Claudia Mitchell Regained Sensation in Missing Arm....
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Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer Research
In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra “Alex” Scott announced...
Good News From Pakistan
There’s been a shakeup in Pakistan’s feared and reprehensible Inter-Services...
Massive diamond found in Lesotho
Miners in Lesotho have discovered a huge gem stone which may become the largest...
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A sanctuary that’s 600 cats’ meows
On a central California ranch, Lynea Lattanzio feeds and cares for feral and abandoned...
Struggling swans rescued by boat
An inshore rescue boat helped two injured swans from a lake in Somerset after they...
Dog Dials 911 When Owner Has Seizure
PHOENIX — “Man’s best friend” doesn’t go far enough for...
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