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I’ve been using foil wrong all these years!

Here’s a simple way to dispense plastic wrap and foil.  I’ve been doing it wrong all these years.  Boy do I feel stupid glad that I know how to do this the easy way now.

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solid shampoo is a win

So I’m wandering the haircare aisle looking for a shampoo that won’t strip the oils out of my dry hair, isn’t full of toxic type chemicals, doesn’t cost a fortune, doesn’t pollute the environment, and...

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A Cancer Therapy

Even though I don’t have cancer, many of my friends have walked that road.  So I thought reading this book would be enlightening. In the book A Cancer Therapy, Dr. Max Gerson gives a foundation to...

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Garden Terrace Apartment Building uses recycled water and solar power

Here’s an innovative apartment building in Sri Lanka.  It uses recycled water (including rainwater) to water the outdoor plants and flush toilets, and a solar panel to run the lobby lights and other...

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Techie Jewelry sends messages to others

Cool and creepy at the same time, this cuff technology works kinda like the Dark Mark, or the coins that communicate to Dumbledore’s Army in the Harry Potter series. Thanks to Gizmag for this article.

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Accountability -vs- Forgiveness

I think accountability has gotten a bad rap.  American culture sees accountability as a punishment.  American culture sees forgiveness as a sign of a good person, and that forgiving helps the forgiver...

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Public urinal goes green

What happens when you combine bamboo plants and simple green science to create a public urinal?  The PPlanter. The PPlanter is a simple and attractive public system that allows you to privately pee in...

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Fight Crime with a Fashionable Hair Clip

The First Sign Hair Clip was designed by Rachel Emanuele as a tool to protect women from violent crime.  The clip can attach to hair or even a purse strap, and then detects through algorithm  if you...

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Self Cleaning Fish Aquarium

This self cleaning Beta Fish aquarium uses no batteries, filters, or fuss. Using physics alone, the clean water you put in flushes the dirty water out.  You can then use the wastewater to fertilize...

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Are Bronies changing the face of masculinity?

Are the qualities of friendship, fun, working together, inclusiveness, and kindness ONLY male traits; female traits; or are they human traits? These hero’s are making the world a happier, kinder, more...

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Kids cars turned into mobility devices

Dr. Cole Galloway is turning kids toy cars into mobility devices and physical therapy for young children. This is making a lot of people happy - especially the little kids who get to drive the cool...

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Free wood chips help local small business, local landfills, and homeowners

What do you do if you’re a small tree chipping company and you don’t want to spend your money on dumping fees? What do you do if you’re a city planner trying to keep your landfills from filling up so...

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Tennessee considers funding free community college for all High School Grads

Tennessee is considering using lottery money to fully fund community college and technical school for all high school grads. Since cost is the biggest hurdle to getting a higher education, Tennessee...

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What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?

Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter? Here’s a Ted Talk that...

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Book: Journey of Souls: Case Studies Of Life Between Lives

Whether religious or not, this is a fascinating look into an unexplored possibility of what happens after death. I enjoyed the example of the creator/source being an active and living presence in our...

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High School Students Work To Clean The Air

  Be blown away by youth that demonstrate a passion for restoring the health of the environment! The April 26th Sharing Ideas event, features the Roosevelt High School Science Club, a group of students...

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Accessible Adventures for those with limited mobility

Vacations are fun!  Even if  you’re in a wheelchair or have limited mobility.  Accessible Adventures is a new video series, hosted by former radio host John Williams, that SHOWS accessible vacation...

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Start a Free Store for the Homeless

Wanna start a free pop-up store for the homeless?  Check out this video, which gives how-to information including downloadable posters! Introducing The Street Store. The world’s first rent-free,...

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Good News Network gets a fantastic make-over

The Good News Network was started by Geri Weis-Corbley in 1997, and I’ve enjoyed the little encouraging stories sent to my email inbox for many years.  Recently the Good News Network went through a...

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Ikea leads the way in system to stabilize refugee families

Ikea is developing a prototype of refugee shelter that is easy to put together, is insulated, has a solar light so people can cook/sew/do homework when it gets dark, and other simple yet practical...

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