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- December 15, 2010
A good reminder from Forbes magazine contributor Bryan Robinson about the multiple benefits of practicing gratitude every day of the year: “Studies on happiness corroborate the Dalai Lama’s assessment. Findings show that if you express gratitude, it raises your happiness by 25%. People who consciously count their blessings are happier and less depressed. When you
READ MOREThe following 2005-2011 models have been recalled by Ford for corrosion that can cause the steering column lower bearing to separate: Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car. Ford will contact those who are impacted by this recall to correct the issue free of charge. Customers with questions can call Ford at
READ MOREBig resolutions can fall by the wayside. Try smaller, doable goals—like the 31 here—and start your year with a sense of accomplishment. Real Simple, 1/2011
READ MOREBeginning with a touching story about social media helping a family in need, this article describes several websites that are giving a helping hand to people who need it– focusing on one family with two autistic kids who were in need of a specially trained dog. The children's mother was overwhelmingly touched when a large
READ MOREIn the mid-’70s, Canadian zoologist Fred Urquhart recruited thousands of volunteers to help tag and track the movements of butterflies by applying tags to their wings. “Butterflies in 3D,” screening now at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, tells the story of Urquhart’s 40-year effort to map the winter migration of monarch butterflies across
READ MORE“Breastfeeding gives children the best possible start in life. We must urgently scale up support to mothers – be it from family members, health care workers, employers and governments, so they can give their children the start they deserve.”
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