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The man who gave away $7.5 billion: Philanthropist who inspired Bill Gates and Warren Buffet wants all his money spent on good causes before he’s dead
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 30, 2013
Irish-American billionaire Chuck Feeney has donated $7.5 billion to charity and plans to give away the rest of his fortune before he dies. The 82-year-old prides himself on living a modest life; he travels coach, he doesn’t own a car, and he made a point of having his children work their way through college.
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Daughter Records Faux Wedding Dance With Dying Dad
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 29, 2013
Many little girls dream about their wedding day and dancing with their dad, but what if you knew in advance that your dad wouldn’t be around for your wedding day? When 25-year-old Rachel Wolf’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, Rachel decided to plan a faux wedding to make sure she and her
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Would You Refuse a Promotion to Stay in a Job You Love?
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 26, 2013
Many people work hard to climb the corporate ladder, but what do you do if you already have your dream job? If you have the perfect job, it’s important that you make a proactive effort to keep that job.
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I’m OK, You’re Needy: Why So Many Demand So Much
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 23, 2013
Has someone you love ever called you needy? Pandora MacLean-Hoover, a licensed independent clinical social worker in Cambridge, MA, claims, “Everyone who is emotionally healthy is able to acknowledge their needs. It’s a positive thing to be able to reach out and ask for help." Yet, many people view asking for support in a
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Kids Watch TV As Parents Do, Not As They Say
- Home & Family
- July 23, 2013
Do you limit how much television your children can watch, but then let yourself watch as much as you want? “If the parents watch TV in their free time, the kids are being socialized to watch TV in their free time,” says senior research scientist Amy Bleakley, who led a recent study by the Annenberg
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GMOs: Researchers debate the safety of genetically modified foods
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 22, 2013
Do you really know what’s in your food? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are used to make crops more resistant to external stressors, but many people are worried about the impact GMOs may have on our health and the environment.
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Addiction: The disease that lies
- Health & Healing
- July 22, 2013
If you knew something would harm you, would you still do it? Those who suffer from addiction may not have a choice. The disease impacts the part of your brain that rewards or reinforces your actions, or the reward center, which ultimately prioritizes the addiction as most important for survival. Dr. Marvin D. Seppala, the
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‘She’s our miracle daughter’: Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller welcomes baby girl after ovarian cancer almost left her infertile
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- July 21, 2013
Retired Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller didn’t think she would be able to have another baby after fighting ovarian cancer- she worried that her chemotherapy would impact her fertility- but luckily, she was wrong.
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Self-Published Book Success Stories
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- July 21, 2013
Have you always wanted to write a book? Technology has come a long way, allowing pretty much anyone to self-publish using resources like CreateSpace by Amazon.com and Smashwords, an independent e-book distributor.
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Calif. Restaurant Gets Youth Off Streets, Into Kitchen
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 21, 2013
“Come hungry, leave inspired.” That’s the motto of Old Skool Cafe in California. Owner Theresa Goines, a former juvenile probation officer, used all of her retirement savings to start the restaurant eight years ago.
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Dr. Oz Helps Make Apple Juice Safer
- Health & Healing
- July 17, 2013
Back in 2011, Dr. Mehmet Oz found himself in the center of a controversy. After the staff of his TV show had an independent laboratory test five different brands of apple juice, Oz sounded the alarm on the high levels of arsenic. Several samples had considerably more than the ten parts per billion that the
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Monroe entrepreneur creates professional workspace for women
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 17, 2013
Working from home can be challenging due to constant distractions, a problem which has led many entrepreneurial women to seek more productive workspaces outside the home. Entrepreneur Tracy Mate decided to open the Collaborative Women’s Center in Monroe, Connecticut to solve the problem for herself and for others with similar situations.
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U.S. sicker than other developed nations
- Health & Healing
- July 15, 2013
People in the U.S. are living a little longer, but that doesn't mean they are living longer in good health. According to a University of Washington survey by Dr. Christian Murray and his colleagues, our bad dietary habits, obesity and smoking are more a cause for alarm than even pollution or radiation. Dr. Murray explains,
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Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure, studies find
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 15, 2013
It’s time to start recognizing that the air we breath can cause lung cancer and worsen heart failure, according to two new studies on the impact of air pollution. A person’s risk for developing lung cancer increases in more polluted areas, even if that person is a non-smoker.
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Lack of regular bedtime may affect kids’ learning skills
- Home & Family
- July 14, 2013
Do you give in when your kids ask to delay their bedtime? Not going to bed at the same time every night may be harmful to the developing brain, new research suggests. Amanda Sacker, author of the study, says, “Early child development has profound influences on health and well-being across the life course. Therefore, reduced
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