Move over Miley, and make way for mom.
An encouraging new survey has found that mothers are regarded as the top female role models in the lives of six in 10 Canadian girls. Furthermore, most of these young people, aged 10 to 17, were unlikely to identify other types of women they hoped to emulate — pop stars or others.
The Dalai Lama’s idea of getting past pain to find compassion could work in the Middle East.
In Washington, DC last week, speaking on the west lawn of the Capitol, his Holiness suggested that the enemy could be your best teacher, if you are willing to make the effort to look at things from another perspective: The main idea he stressed was the beginning of world peace at an individual level, with each one finding inner peace by feeling compassion.
He said, compassion gives one confidence. But in the Middle East, it seems, leaders stay away from compassion for fear of losing confidence.
The Dalai Lama’s idea of getting past pain to find compassion could work in the Middle East.
In Washington, DC last week, speaking on the west lawn of the Capitol, his Holiness suggested that the enemy could be your best teacher, if you are willing to make the effort to look at things from another perspective: The main idea he stressed was the beginning of world peace at an individual level, with each one finding inner peace by feeling compassion.
He said, compassion gives one confidence. But in the Middle East, it seems, leaders stay away from compassion for fear of losing confidence.
For centuries, herds of Arabian oryx roamed the Arabian Peninsula. But by 1972, the last wild oryx was reportedly killed by hunters in the Persian Gulf nation of Oman — leaving only a few animals in captivity.
What happened next was an unprecedented effort by American zoos in San Diego and Phoenix to save the oryx through captive breeding. The animals were then released into the wild or protected reserves.
In what could be the first step in revolutionizing how we generate solar power, researchers have cracked the code on cheaply printing solar cells onto paper. Scientists at MIT developed a process similar to laser printing which sprays a layer of solar cells onto plastic, cloth, or paper — without the need for high temperatures or potentially damaging liquids.
The solar cells produced are durable, too; they can function even when repeatedly folded.
Spain celebrated an historic moment for the solar industry earlier this month: Torresol’s 19.9 megawatt solar tower power plant became the first ever to generate uninterrupted electricity for 24 hours straight.
Thanks to a a molten-salt storage system that stores excess heat for later use, the Torresol tower-power plant eliminates one of the main downsides of solar energy.
In one of the videos that most touched her fans, Gretchen Rubin, author of the best-selling book, The Happiness Project, tells the story of how she came to realize that the daily grind of a commute with her daughter may actually be the enchanted life she had always wanted.
A good lesson that teaches us to be grateful and mindful of life’s little pleasures, which may be hiding in “the daily grind”.
Afghanistan, with more than a million orphans, has been called the worst place to be a child. But one woman is trying to improve the lives of Afghan orphans and change the sobering statistics.
The 28-year-old had a turbulent childhood herself, living in refugee camps before returning to her country to found the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization, which creates safe and progressive orphanages.
(READ the story at CNN Heroes – Watch a video from the organization below)
Afghanistan, with more than a million orphans, has been called the worst place to be a child. But one woman is trying to improve the lives of Afghan orphans and change the sobering statistics.
The 28-year-old had a turbulent childhood herself, living in refugee camps before returning to her country to found the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization, which creates safe and progressive orphanages.
Allan Guei won a $40,000 college scholarship in a free-throw competition for top academic students at Compton High School in Los Angeles, which was expected because he excelled on the school’s basketball team. What he did with the money, however, was wholly unexpected, and shows that he excels in his personal life as well.
Already with a full basketball scholarship to Cal-State Northridge, the 18 year-old wanted to help other kids’ dreams come true, and donated all the money to the seven other finalists.
Allan Guei won a $40,000 college scholarship in a free-throw competition for top academic students at Compton High School in Los Angeles, which was expected because he excelled on the school’s basketball team. What he did with the money, however, was wholly unexpected, and shows that he excels in his personal life as well.
Already with a full basketball scholarship to Cal-State Northridge, the 18 year-old wanted to help other kids’ dreams come true, and donated all the money to the seven other finalists.
The Republic of South Sudan rang in its status as the world’s newest country this weekend with a series of spontaneous and orchestrated celebrations of what President Salva Kiir called “a dream come true.” Joy and reverence rippled through the crowds as they listened.
“We were bombed, maimed, enslaved, treated worse than a refugee in our own country, but we have to forgive, although we will not forget,” Mr. Kiir said in his speech to the masses, a couple hours after he took the oath of office as the first elected president of the South Sudan.
The best part of Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit is Christian Lopez, the fan who caught the baseball and gave it back, modestly saying it was the New York Yankee who earned it.
Any time someone does the right thing, it’s worth noting. When I’m feeling tempted to cut corners, to cheat a little, to not tell the truth, I’m going to think of Lopez as an example to follow.
Tech designs to come out of the space shuttle program have permeated just about every aspect of our lives.
Many of the iconic NASA products (Tang, Teflon, Velcro) weren’t actually designed for or by NASA at all. But there are plenty of NASA innovations in all areas of life, from heart pumps and rescue equipment, to improved car tires, osteoporosis treatment and baby formula. Read about ten discoveries that originated in the Shuttle program, which sent up its last ship on Sunday.
An ancient bead necklace, terra cotta tablets from ancient Babylonia depicting Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and posters of deposed leader Saddam Hussein were among artifacts that U.S. officials returned to the Iraqi government on Thursday.
The repatriation of the relics — some as old as 4,000 years — is the latest in an ongoing mission by the FBI.
An ancient bead necklace, terra cotta tablets from ancient Babylonia depicting Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and posters of deposed leader Saddam Hussein were among artifacts that U.S. officials returned to the Iraqi government on Thursday.
The repatriation of the relics — some as old as 4,000 years — is the latest in an ongoing mission by the FBI.
Emotions ran high at the final launch of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle program which brought out hundreds of thousands to Florida’s “Space Coast” to witness the historic spectacle.
Tears and cheers were in abundance during Atlantis’s perfect lift-off, which carried a crew of four and a multipurpose logistics module containing supplies and spare parts for the space station.
The STS-135 astronauts are: Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim.
(WATCH the video from Reuters)
The world’s largest express transportation company continues to bolster its fuel efficiency with a significant expansion this summer of lower polluting, energy efficient vehicles.
While doubling the fleet of all-electric vehicles to 43, FedEx is also adding more hybrid-electrics, light composite vehicles and upgrading over a tenth of its conventional vehicle fleet to more energy-efficient models.
Prince William and Kate stopped in Slave Lake, an Alberta town ravaged by forest fires. They toured the town and attended a gathering of residents at a nearby school, to listen to many of their stories — a bright spot for the Canadian town which had been reduced to rubble.
Prince William and Kate stopped in Slave Lake, an Alberta town ravaged by forest fires. They toured the town and attended a gathering of residents at a nearby school, to listen to many of their stories — a bright spot for the Canadian town which had been reduced to rubble.
