100-year-old teacher: ‘the Lord will tell me when to stop’
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 19, 2012
Kindergarten teacher Olivia Neubauer is still passionate about teaching kids to read after finding her calling nearly 80 years ago. NBC Nightly News, 3/13/2012
READ MOREVolvo Deploys World’s First Pedestrian Airbag
- Home & Family
- March 19, 2012
Volvo has come out with the world's first commercial airbag designed to protect pedestrians rather than drivers in a car accident. That's just one of many safety features on display in its latest model of the Volvo V40 compact car. The pedestrian airbag inflates across one-third of the windshield and raises the back of the
READ MOREWorld’s Largest Soup Maker to Remove BPA from Cans
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 19, 2012
Campbell’s Soup, whose iconic red and white label is found in pantries across the country, says it will stop using the notorious chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, in the linings of its cans. Campbell’s has listened to its customers’ concerns, and plans to remove this toxic chemical, which is associated with a very long list of
READ MORECouples Therapy for One: To Fix a Marriage, Some Go Alone
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 12, 2012
Most couples wait far too long to seek professional help when the marriage hits a rough patch, and a common scenario is one partner wants to go and the other does not. As a result, some couples therapists are adapting traditional couples-counseling techniques for use with one spouse only. The Wall Street Journal, 3/6/2012
READ MORENeighbors help storm survivors
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 12, 2012
For every storm, there are the helping hands who bring food and volunteer time. NBC’s Lester Holt learns this may be a human instinct. NBC Nightly News, 3/5/2012
READ MORESnoring, mouth-breathing tots more likely to develop behavioral problems
- Home & Family
- March 12, 2012
CBS News, 3/5/2012
READ MOREEdward Norton Stars in PSA for Antarctic Protection
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 12, 2012
Ecorazzi, 3/2/2012
READ MOREKhan Academy: The future of education?
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- March 12, 2012
With the backing of Gates and Google, free online educational videos from Khan Academy are increasingly being used in classrooms and across the world. Through the use of these online tools, Khan Academy hopes to dramatically improve the way people teach and learn. Sanjay Gupta reports in this enthralling 60 Minutes piece. 60 Minutes, 9/2/2012
READ MORESpanx Entrepreneur Shares Advice
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 12, 2012
The youngest female self-made billionaire, Sarah Blakely (founder of Spanx), discusses her journey, touching on subjects such as picking yourself up when you fail and believing in yourself. She recalls how her father used to help motivate her by asking, "what did you fail at today?" ABC News, 3/9/2012
READ MOREIs Pink Slime in the Beef at Your Grocery Store?
- Health & Healing
- March 12, 2012
An ABC News investigation has revealed that a cheap, unsavery meat filler substance, commonly called "pink slime," is in 70 percent of supermarket beef and up to 25 percent of every American hamburger. A substance once only used in dog food and cooking oil, this pink slime is now used as filler in the majority
READ MOREParents of teen who died texting and driving: ‘Kids think they’re invincible’
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 6, 2012
Clay and Shauna Sauer, the parents of teenager Taylor who died while texting and driving, are fighting to have laws instated to prevent similar accidents. TODAY, 3/5/2012
READ MOREMuhammad Ali Supports Parkinson’s Research Initiative
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 5, 2012
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has Parkinson’s disease, has teamed up with 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, in its Parkinson’s disease Research Initiative to enroll 10,000 individuals with Parkinson’s disease to participate in research. Look to the Stars, 3/2/2012
READ MORE5 Ways to Celebrate International Women’s Day
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 5, 2012
March 8th marks the celebration of International Women’s Day. The holiday has political roots, having gotten its start as a Socialist event, but its focus has expanded since the first International Women’s Day in 1909. Today, it’s a day to take note of women’s economic, social, and political achievements, as well as a day for
READ MOREFainting Can Indicate Deadly Heart Condition
- Health & Healing
- March 5, 2012
Experts say that 25 percent of the time, fainting can indicate a potentially deadly heart condition. “Everyone doesn’t have to be alarmed that there is a serious medical problem if they pass out. But it is important for the first time you pass out that you do have further evaluation,” says Dr. Lawrence Phillips, an
READ MOREA Diet Rich in Fish May Help the Aging Brain
- Health & Healing
- March 5, 2012
In a study, people with low levels of omega-3s (which are found in fish) had smaller brains and scored lower on memory tests. The Wall Street Journal, 2/28/2012
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