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You Have a Hidden Potential That Only Travel Can Unlock–And You Hold the Key
Soon you may be contemplating New Year’s resolutions, and along with desires to read more, learn a language, or stop smoking, finding time to travel will definitely be on people’s minds. But, of all possible resolutions, travel is often the easiest to ignore or...
The Importance of Celebrating Holiday Traditions
Holidays are the time of celebration and remembrance of an important event or person that took place in one’s country. Holidays should also be a time when friends and family come along together to celebrate their culture and tradition due to its many numerous...
Charity Scams Get Active Over the Holidays:
Expert Tips to Avoid Them
Abandoned animals, kids with cancer, disabled veterans: These and other pitches for charity can move your emotions and have you reaching for your credit card. But beware: Especially around the holidays, fake charity scammers are hard at work trying to part you from...
WHAT IS A MAST YEAR? HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENS
Have you noticed a bumper crop of acorns this year? You’re not alone – trees are having what’s known as a mast year. The bountiful harvest is a clever strategy to ensure the future generation of oak trees and its welcome food for wildlife too. But how and why do trees...
Hospital Technician Transforms Young Patients’ Casts into Custom Works of Art
Hospital Technician Transforms Young Patients’ Casts Into Custom Works of Art This orthopedic technician can now add “artist” to his resume. Luis Ruiz, who works at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, transforms his young patients’ casts into adorable pieces of art. Ruiz...
The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Drifting Three Miles Into the Ocean Each Day
The world’s largest iceberg, which had been grounded on the seafloor since the mid-1980s, is moving away from Antarctica and picking up speed. Now, scientists say the massive chunk of ice is drifting at a rate of three miles each day. The movement appears to be a...
The No. 1 simple phrase successful people use—that most are afraid to say: Psychology expert
Admitting that you were wrong is difficult to do. In some cultures, it can be seen as a sign of weakness or foolishness, so most people cling tighter to the idea of having certainty and being right. But researchers have found that when someone does admit they were...
Being a nice person is not the same as being kind
There’s a difference between nice and being kind—even our bodies recognize the distinction. Kindness not only pours a lot of good into the world, but it’s also good for one’s own health. It doesn’t take much to harness the power of kindness, and it can be as simple as...
This CT nonprofit is recycling oyster shells that are otherwise going to waste
Oysters are a delicacy that many New Englanders savor, but removing their shells from the ocean floor actually harms the environment. Now a first-of-its kind program in Connecticut aims to put tens of thousands of shells back into Long Island Sound. It’s run by a new...
Man reunited with parents’ wedding rings after they were found hidden in his childhood home
A set of wedding rings that belong to the parents of a Pennsylvania man were returned to him after the current owners of his childhood home found them hidden in a light. Gary Guadagno said he received a Facebook message from the owners of the Berks County home saying...
Friday Article
You Have a Hidden Potential That Only Travel Can Unlock–And You Hold the Key
Soon you may be contemplating New Year’s resolutions, and along with desires to read more, learn a language, or stop smoking, finding time to travel will definitely be on people’s minds. But, of all possible resolutions, travel is often the easiest to ignore or...
The Importance of Celebrating Holiday Traditions
Holidays are the time of celebration and remembrance of an important event or person that took place in one’s country. Holidays should also be a time when friends and family come along together to celebrate their culture and tradition due to its many numerous...
Charity Scams Get Active Over the Holidays:
Expert Tips to Avoid Them
Abandoned animals, kids with cancer, disabled veterans: These and other pitches for charity can move your emotions and have you reaching for your credit card. But beware: Especially around the holidays, fake charity scammers are hard at work trying to part you from...
WHAT IS A MAST YEAR? HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENS
Have you noticed a bumper crop of acorns this year? You’re not alone – trees are having what’s known as a mast year. The bountiful harvest is a clever strategy to ensure the future generation of oak trees and its welcome food for wildlife too. But how and why do trees...
Hospital Technician Transforms Young Patients’ Casts into Custom Works of Art
Hospital Technician Transforms Young Patients’ Casts Into Custom Works of Art This orthopedic technician can now add “artist” to his resume. Luis Ruiz, who works at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, transforms his young patients’ casts into adorable pieces of art. Ruiz...
The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Drifting Three Miles Into the Ocean Each Day
The world’s largest iceberg, which had been grounded on the seafloor since the mid-1980s, is moving away from Antarctica and picking up speed. Now, scientists say the massive chunk of ice is drifting at a rate of three miles each day. The movement appears to be a...
The No. 1 simple phrase successful people use—that most are afraid to say: Psychology expert
Admitting that you were wrong is difficult to do. In some cultures, it can be seen as a sign of weakness or foolishness, so most people cling tighter to the idea of having certainty and being right. But researchers have found that when someone does admit they were...
Being a nice person is not the same as being kind
There’s a difference between nice and being kind—even our bodies recognize the distinction. Kindness not only pours a lot of good into the world, but it’s also good for one’s own health. It doesn’t take much to harness the power of kindness, and it can be as simple as...
This CT nonprofit is recycling oyster shells that are otherwise going to waste
Oysters are a delicacy that many New Englanders savor, but removing their shells from the ocean floor actually harms the environment. Now a first-of-its kind program in Connecticut aims to put tens of thousands of shells back into Long Island Sound. It’s run by a new...
Man reunited with parents’ wedding rings after they were found hidden in his childhood home
A set of wedding rings that belong to the parents of a Pennsylvania man were returned to him after the current owners of his childhood home found them hidden in a light. Gary Guadagno said he received a Facebook message from the owners of the Berks County home saying...