Hundreds of Libyans handed in weapons left over from last year’s war on Saturday, part of a drive by the North African country to rid its streets of arms and crack down on rogue militia groups.
As the day went on, a trickle of people turned into longer lines in Tripoli and in Benghazi, where tents were set up for military officials to collect arms, explosives and even rocket propelled grenade launchers.
The Weatherization Assistance Program, which was allocated $5 billion in stimulus funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, has been a win-win-win for the United States. It has saved homeowners billions in energy costs, put Americans back to work, and helped cut carbon emissions that create climate change.
After a slow start, the program gained momentum and this week completed work on its 1 millionth home, just nine months after passing the 600,000 mark.
This past spring, an Ottawa family found an injured baby bird in the grass near a bike path and took it home to nurse it back to health.
Now fully grown, Walter the crow is free to fly away, but he thinks he is part of the family.
He daily walks the kids to and from their school and curls up on the couch when they’re sick.
This past spring, an Ottawa family found an injured baby bird in the grass near a bike path and took it home to nurse it back to health.
Now fully grown, Walter the crow is free to fly away, but he thinks he is part of the family.
He daily walks the kids to and from their school and curls up on the couch when they’re sick.
After someone snapped a photo of her and posted it on online, Balpreet Kaur was ridiculed for following the tenets of her Sikh faith. But instead of hiding or lashing out, she politely posted a reply—and turned a bullying situation into a inspiring example of tolerance, support, and inspiration.
The photo shows Kaur waiting in line at the Ohio State University Library. In the photo, Kaur’s hair is hidden by a large, black turban. She’s wearing a T-shirt and yoga pants, glasses; her sparse facial hair is clearly visible.
A Reddit user posted it to the “Funny” forum and sarcastic quips started pouring in.
Instead of attacking the poster and the negative comments, Kaur replied with dignity and simple facts about the tenets of her religion regarding a person’s appearance.
(READ the article from Huffington Post)
A major league baseball player hit in the head the very first time he came to bat, who never got a chance to take a pitch, will get a second chance seven years later, thanks to the very team whose pitcher decked him.
Adam Greenberg’s career seemed over without ever beginning. He suffered brain trauma after that blow to the head, which kept him from gaining his balance or coordinating movements. Now, at 31-years-old, following an online petition drive by fans begging for a single at bat, Greenberg will get his chance.
A major league baseball player hit in the head the very first time he came to bat, who never got a chance to take a pitch, will get a second chance seven years later, thanks to the very team whose pitcher decked him.
Adam Greenberg’s career seemed over without ever beginning. He suffered brain trauma after that blow to the head, which kept him from gaining his balance or coordinating movements. Now, at 31-years-old, following an online petition drive by fans begging for a single at bat, Greenberg will get his chance.
NASA has released a new, improved portrait of mankind’s deepest-ever view of the universe. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field image shows an area of space photographed over time, faint light collected over many hours of observation, containing thousands of galaxies, both nearby and very distant, making it the deepest image of the universe ever taken.
Hubble pointed at a tiny patch of southern sky in repeat visits (made over the past decade) for a total of 50 days, with a total exposure time of 2 million seconds. More than 2,000 images of the same narrow field were taken with Hubble’s two premier cameras to reveal the faintest and most distant galaxies ever seen.
A powerful photo of John Unger’s arthritic 19-year-old dog, Schoep, being cradled in his father’s arms in the warm waters of Lake Superior led to unsolicited donations from people who wanted to help pay for the dog’s care.
Before the photo swept across the web, John was considering euthanasia because he didn’t have the money to pay extensive veterinary bills.
A powerful photo of John Unger’s arthritic 19-year-old dog, Schoep, being cradled in his father’s arms in the warm waters of Lake Superior led to unsolicited donations from people who wanted to help pay for the dog’s care.
Before the photo swept across the web, John was considering euthanasia because he didn’t have the money to pay extensive veterinary bills.
The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan signed deals on Thursday to secure their shared border and boost trade, including a restart of crucial oil exports. The deal, reached after more than three weeks of negotiations, will throw both ailing economies a lifeline and prevent, for now, a resumption of the fighting that broke out along the border in April and nearly led to all-out war.
Nick Ruth has been playing the Maryland Lottery for just over a year, but this past Friday, he said it “just felt right.” Following that intuition made him $250,000 richer.
A beaming Nick said he checked the numbers again and again. “I couldn’t believe it, so I asked my mom to look at the ticket. Once we figured out how much I’d won, we started to run all over the house screaming. After we calmed down, we looked at each other and started screaming and running again.”
Nick Ruth has been playing the Maryland Lottery for just over a year, but this past Friday, he said it “just felt right.” Following that intuition made him $250,000 richer.
A beaming Nick said he checked the numbers again and again. “I couldn’t believe it, so I asked my mom to look at the ticket. Once we figured out how much I’d won, we started to run all over the house screaming. After we calmed down, we looked at each other and started screaming and running again.”
Robert Thome’s dream of becoming a professional athlete was shattered when he broke his neck during a high school football game. As a 15-year-old quadriplegic, he thought his life was over until in rehabilitation he learned how to use his mouth to actively pursue his second-favorite subject, art.
Without the use of his hands, Robert began painting with his mouth. At age 30, he became a member of a global for-profit company that allows him to live independently with a thriving career as an artist.
Since joining the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) Robert has painted more than 1,000 pieces and has participated in over 200 exhibitions worldwide.
When not painting, Robert spends time mentoring young artists and teaching at schools and rehabilitation centers. The story of his successful life — with his wife, 2 kids, and a career in Whittier, California — inspires hope, courage and determination in those facing the same trauma he overcame when he was just a teenager.
I interviewed Thome by telephone yesterday. WATCH the video below. See more of Mr. Thome’s artwork at the bottom of the page…
Learn more about the artists at www.mfpausa.com.
Robert Thome’s dream of becoming a professional athlete was shattered when he broke his neck during a high school football game. As a 15-year-old quadriplegic, he thought his life was over until in rehabilitation he learned how to use his mouth to actively pursue his second-favorite subject, art.
Without the use of his hands, Robert began painting with his mouth. At age 30, he became a member of a global for-profit company that allows him to live independently with a thriving career as an artist.
For the past 12 years, the Akshaya Patra Foundation has served cooked food to nearly 1.4 million children in government schools across the India. And now, it has reached an important milestone serving its billionth meal in August.
From a very modest beginning, the foundation — working with government, corporations and private individuals — now covers most government schools in nine states across the country.
Attorneys for 21 UC Davis students and recent alumni have just announced the details of a million-dollar settlement in the federal class-action lawsuit filed against UC Davis over the widely-reported incident in which campus police “repeatedly doused seated, non-violent student demonstrators with military grade pepper spray at close range.”
That act violated state and federal constitutional protections, including the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, according to the lawsuit.
A young start-up called Mango Materials has won a Green Challenge prize of $630,000 for its plan to use bacteria to turn the most abundant organic compound on earth, methane, into a biodegradable material that would be a low cost substitute for plastic.
CEO and engineer Molly Morse says her patented process would also benefit the environment because it consumes methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
The 2012 winner of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge was announced at a dinner this week in New York City during the Clinton Global Initiative. The sixth annual prize is sponsored this year by the Netherlands branch of the charitable lottery, which dreamed up the idea for the contest after Bill Clinton spoke to the group about the challenge of mitigating climate change.
A young start-up called Mango Materials has won a Green Challenge prize of $630,000 for its plan to use bacteria to turn the most abundant organic compound on earth, methane, into a biodegradable material that would be a low cost substitute for plastic.
CEO and engineer Molly Morse says her patented process would also benefit the environment because it consumes methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
The 2012 winner of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge was announced at a dinner this week in New York City during the Clinton Global Initiative. The sixth annual prize is sponsored this year by the Netherlands branch of the charitable lottery, which dreamed up the idea for the contest after Bill Clinton spoke to the group about the challenge of mitigating climate change.
Inspired by a video showing a Lego man launched into the stratosphere by high school kids using a weather balloon, a California dad decided to launch his son’s toy 18 miles high using the same procedure. Last month they documented the liftoff of the boy’s favorite train “Stanley” into space via balloon.
Dad added music to the video — and animated some facial expressions on the train bringing Stanley to life, like in the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series on PBS, from which the toy is derived.
They attached a small HD camera and an old cell phone to the balloon that could provide GPS tracking after the landing. Dad estimates that Stanley traveled 18 miles high before the balloon broke.
