Star-telegram.com – I actually wanted to start juicing last summer, when I was in the throes of testing three, sometimes four different cakes, cookies, tacos or tarts each day for my cookbook, which comes out in May. There was no way around it. I had to bake, and I hadContinue Reading
Entertainer/entreprenuer will.i.am is taking is turning his passion for sustainability into a new business partnership with Coca-Cola. Called Ekocycle, the new brand will offer high-quality products containing recycled materials. The goal is not only to create a successful company, but also to make appealing the idea of incorporating recycled materialsContinue Reading
PORTAGE – The North American Wood Bison is still on the endangered species list, but its numbers are thriving at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The Wood Bison Recovery Program started at AWCC almost ten years ago with 13 bison from Canada. Now there are 120 and dozens more onContinue Reading
A Texas kindergarten teacher has given a life-saving gift to one of her student’s parents. Marie Bell donated one of her kidneys to a the father of one of her students. “People have said things to me like, ‘You’re a hero. You’re an angel. This is extraordinary.’ And to me,Continue Reading
If you’re feeling stressed, maybe the best thing you can do is crack a smile. New research shows that smiling — and especially genuine smiling (where your eyes and mouth muscles are engaged) — may play a part in lowering heart rate after you’ve done something stressful. The study willContinue Reading
With an Olympic gold medal in hand, Gabby Douglas has inspired the world. She has won the gold medal in the women’s all around gymnastics event, being the first woman to win the gold in both the team event and all-around. Her amazing story is show in the video below. Continue Reading
A young father who became trapped in his own body after suffering a stroke has learnt how to walk and talk again – by copying his baby daughter. Mark Ellis was just 22 when he suffered a stroke and locked in syndrome – a nightmarish condition which leaves the sufferer’sContinue Reading
Johnny Karlinchak, 8, demonstrates extraordinary moral fortitude in the face of tragedy, inspires a communityAfter a 60-foot oak tree fell on his neighbor’s house, eight-year-old Johnny Karlinchak opened a lemonade stand to raise money to help pay for damages. The boy’s goal was to raise his neighbors’ $500 insurance deductible,Continue Reading
Boston (CNN) — Johanna Crawford was volunteering for a domestic violence shelter in 2003 when she answered a hot line call she will never forget. On the other end of the line was a petrified woman who had just arrived in town after fleeing her husband. She said he hadContinue Reading
Although on opposite sides of the world and 8 hours time difference, The Philippines and Liberia are finding a way to come together. Liberia is still slowly recovering from a civil war that claimed the lives of over 250,000 Liberians. The UN established a peacekeeping mission in 2003 to ensureContinue Reading