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Bringing America Back: A Bank Doing the Right Thing
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 27, 2011
Instead of moving quickly to foreclose and cover losses like other banks are doing, Webster Bank is committed to helping families stay in their homes. ABC News, 12/21/2011
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Suzanne Somer’s Cancer Battle
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- December 23, 2011
On Friday, The Dr. Oz Show focused on natural cures. Suzanne Somers was on talking about her battle with breast cancer, as she chose to reject conventional treatment. In this candid interview, Suzanne discusses the alternative therapies she utilized and describes her quality of life after undergoing a revolutionary procedure to rebuild her breast. She
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Expect New Electronics Under the Tree? Plan to Recycle e-Waste
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 23, 2011
With technology being constantly updated and improved, it’s no surprise that e-waste is a fast-growing category of waste. Not surprisingly, electronics make up one of the biggest and fastest growing categories of holiday gifts. Electronics can be recycled into new products, but some supposed recyclers have been shown to be fraudulent- dumping waste abroad instead
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Extra help enhances holidays for older relatives
- Home & Family
- December 23, 2011
The holiday season is a time for family gatherings and it's important to include grandparents and other elderly relatives, experts say. You just need to remember that these guests may have some special needs. Read on for tips on helping older guests get the most out of the holidays. USA Today, 12/19/2011
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Researchers link meditation and pain-reduction
- Health & Healing
- December 23, 2011
Although people have known for quite a while that meditation can help ease pain, scientists haven't been able to explain exactly how and why — until now. According to the journal Cerebral Cortex, new research has finally uncovered the brain mechanisms that affect our experience of pain. USA Today, 12/22/2011
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A biz built on short sales: Petite woman’s solution for blocked sightlines leads to new venture
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 22, 2011
When Pam Starobin invented what she called the Sitting Taller adult booster seat (a firm cushion concealed in a chic leather tote bag that, when placed on a seat, offers a comfortable 4-inch boost), she was able to build her own successful business around it AND gain the satisfaction of helping other people who faced
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Saving the World—One Vacation at a Time
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 22, 2011
Read on for The Wall Street Journal's picks for the best in volunteer travel in 2012. The Wall Street Journal, 12/19/2011
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Made in America Christmas Gets Schooled
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 22, 2011
What started as an effort to have people buy one American-made gift for Christmas has resulted in more than $550,000 of pledges to buy American products for the holidays. Earlier this season we wrote about the Made in America premise: if each of us spent just $64 on U.S.-made goods during our holiday shopping, the
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A Christmas Role Reversal
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 21, 2011
In Racine, Wisconsin, the younger generation helps brighten up the holiday with music, gifts, and smiles as part of a program called “Be a Santa to a senior.” Trees are set up in local shops and decorated with ornaments containing requests from the needy. Volunteers then buy the gifts and deck the halls of local
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Is basic etiquette dying out? How just 30 per cent of parents make children write thank-you notes
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 20, 2011
The Daily Mail, 12/16/2011
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Understanding Eating Disorders
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- December 20, 2011
This is an interesting interview with Harriet Brown, the author of Brave Girl Eating, a memoir about one mother's journey to understand anorexia. The interview discusses Brown's reasons for writing the book, and delves into some details of her daughter's battle with anorexia and the difficult decisions that went along with it. Aside from her
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After-school Crafts for a Greener Planet
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 20, 2011
The students in the Green and Recycled Arts class at After-School All-Stars, an LA after-school program provider serving poor inner-city children, are learning that they can express themselves artistically in an environmentally friendly way by taking random household materials to create reusable items and works of art. Huffington Post, 12/13/2011
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Holiday shoppers need to be wary of cyber fraudsters to avoid identity theft
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 20, 2011
An increase in online shopping traffic is bait for cyber scammers eager to steal your credit card info and make unauthorized purchases during the holiday season. Read on to find out what cyber thieves do to steal your identity when you shop online and what steps you can take to reduce the risk of your
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Anonymous donors pay strangers’ Christmas layaway accounts
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 20, 2011
At Kmart stores across the country, anonymous donors have been paying off strangers' layaway accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn't afford. Kmart representatives say they did nothing to instigate this. The benefactors generally ask to help poor families who are squirreling away items for young children (like toys and children's clothes). The good
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Orange Juice’s ‘Secret’ Flavor Packet Surprises Some Moms
- Home & Family
- December 20, 2011
For the last 30 years, the citrus industry has used chemical flavor packs to process orange juice, without being required to print these ingredients on their packaging. This is true of top brands like Tropicana, Minute Maid, Simply Orange and Florida Natural, among others… even juices labeled "not from concentrate" or "premium." Some health-minded mothers
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