The Free Hugs program began four years ago in Sydney, Australia. SInce then, there have been hundreds of Free Hugs campaigns throughout the world, and now, Free Hugs has a new goal. Read more...
About 30 Indian teenagers have started putting together their own newspaper called The Yamuna. The paper is printed in New Delhi and features articles of social relevance. The girls launched their project in 2007 as part of the Gandhi Media Literacy Program (GMLP), a group whose aim is to help develop writing skills of India's youth and encourage them to raise their voices against social injustice and concerns.
The newspaper's printing schedule is set in accordance with the examination schedules of the students involved. The large editorial staff has a variety of interests and opinions, allowing them to create interesting longer feature stories, interviews and even cartoon strips. The students keep in touch through email and talk about journalistic principles like good news judgment and what stories will be included in upcoming issue. Read more...
It's true that sometimes things aren't as they seem...but that is not the case with Jens-Peter Jungclaussen, founder of Teacher With The Bus. Jungclaussen is exactly that. He is a teacher...with a bus.
There are two buses, actually. One is a mobile venue used to "drive kids to learn, naturally," and the other is a sustainable school bus with 52 seats, wi-fi, and a state-of-the-art sound system to take kids kids out to nature. After all, with the Teacher With The Bus," Everything is a field trip". Read more...
My friends and I have created a holiday tradition that I believe many others would enjoy as well because it involves getting together with friends, enjoying food and exchanging gifts - but costs almost nothing. It is called a Recycled Yankee Swap Pot Luck
A pot luck is when everyone brings a dish and whatever they would like to drink to the party, therefore, no one has to worry about footing the bill for food and beverages and you end up with a wide variety of wonderful food prepared by your friends. For anyone who either does not cook, a simple bag of chips or nothing at all is acceptable. There is always more than enough food to go around. Read more...
The Amphibian Project was created to raise awareness about amphibian decline. Recently, they have launched a fundraiser to help protect the Large-crested Toad, a critically endangered species in Mexico.
Their website says, " The Amphibian Project recognizes that people care about wildlife and genuinely want to be good stewards of the earth. Unfortunately, the environmental problems of today
Omroep LLiNK heeft de finalisten bekend gemaakt van de grote ledenwerfactie. De omroep riep een maand geleden iedereen met een goed idee dat bijdraagt aan een leefbare wereld op een filmpje te maken en zo veel mogelijk mensen op die film te laten stemmen. Stemmers moesten wel eerst lid worden van LLiNK, dat voor haar voortbestaan voor 1 april 2009 honderdvijftigduizend leden nodig heeft. Read more...
Ode en het door Between-us <www.between-us.nl/> opgerichte non profit Green Heroes Sustainable Innovation Network <www.green-heroes.org/> gaan samenwerken om informatie over duurzame innovatie te delen en om groene startende bedrijven te verbinden met ervaren professionals vanuit de hele wereld. De samenwerking begint online en vanaf januari 2009 zal Ode Magazine elke maand een speciale pagina wijden aan nieuws op het gebied van groene innovatie afkomstig van Green Heroes. Read more...
Er zijn veel sites die de energiebedrijven vergelijken op prijs, service etc. WISE vergelijkt in haar campagne 'Groene Stroom? Ja Graag!' de energiebedrijven op milieukwaliteit. Read more...
My wife and I have been married for a little over a year now. She was born and raised in Brazil, has olive-complexion skin, long black hair, and, as Vice President-elect Joe Biden described his wife during the event in Springfield, IL, when President elect Obama introduced Biden as the vice-president selection on the Democratic ticket, “Is smokin’ hot.”
My wife’s mother is a native of Paraguay, and her father is a native of Brazil. I was born and raised in the United States, Texas to be exact, have white complexion skin, short brown dirty blond hair, and am lucky to be my wife’s husband. My mother and father our both natives of Texas. Read more...
Author, businessman, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zeraus) explains how bots, (i.e. automated computer programs) decide important aspects of our everyday life, affecting everything from our jobs to our health. Read more...
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