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Do One Nice Thing; and make the world better one Monday at a time.

May 1, 2009
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Sorry, Charles Dickens. It’s certainly not the best of times, but it’s also not the worst of times. Despite everything going on in the world now, you can make it better. Yes, you can, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money or time to do it. Here’s how I found out. During [...]

Cystic Fibrosis: The Forgotten Disease.

March 30, 2009
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Congratulations! You’re going to have your first baby. The baby showers are over and the gifts put away. You’ve painted the room, purchased the bassinette, crib and night- light. The baby’s bureau drawer brims with freshly washed, little footed pajamas, blankets, and so many pairs of impossibly tiny socks. Stuffed animals line the wall shelves [...]

Smile Train

January 31, 2009
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Please watch this video about Smile Train. To learn more, visit their webiste: www.smiletrain.org

A Silent Spring Is a Sad (and Hungry) Spring

December 29, 2008
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See in your mind’s eye a bountiful spring garden, spilling with flowers, fragrant with the mingled perfumes of the earth’s goodness. Lean in to hear the satisfying sound of the bees, buzzing about in their fruitful labors. Lean in again, and look up with alarm, because the music of the bees is silent—there are no [...]

Why some people just don’t fit in

December 29, 2008
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Some people think Phil is weird. Phil doesn’t fit in. He seems to be interested in things no one else is interested in. He’s hard to follow in a conversation. When a listener doesn’t bother trying, Phil looks confused for a moment, then bounce back in yet another random direction. Bullies target him. Physical bullies, [...]

Go ahead text me, I’m just driving.

December 1, 2008

With more than three billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide as of 2007, there is just no excuse for not staying connected. Any place, any time. We have all heard the expert views and read the reports on the dangers of driving while talking on our mobile phones. But what about texting that’s not so bad, [...]

Clean up your computer’s act

November 18, 2008
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The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that 2.5 million tons of TVs, cell phones, and computers were discarded in 2007. 18% of that was recycled, and the rest (1.84 million tons of equipment) end up in landfills (source: EPA e-cycling statistics) It’s not just coming from the US. Europe has a similar problem. An estimated [...]

Where does your donation go?

November 4, 2008
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We all like to think that the money we donate to our favourite charity ends up where it should, but how could we check this out? A recent Google search revealed that some charities are spending 79% of the money collected on administration. Others such as the ACUMEN fund spend a mere 8% in administration fees. Think about [...]

The bittersweet taste of chocolate

November 3, 2008
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How many people think about where the cocoa in the chocolate comes from? In many countries, there are awareness campaigns running attempting to educate people about this. According to a study in 2002 by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, more than a quarter of a million African children are behind the West Africa cocoa [...]

From gravel to glorious

November 3, 2008

There used to be an ugly patch of gravel behind the Mokame home in Zimbabwe. It’s now a thriving, green and leafy vegetable garden. It’s a mini miracle in a country that is suffering from an economic, political, and agricultural disaster. In India, a farmer named Govindraj says his wife has been able to buy [...]