Pack your bags and head to one of the world’s top 10 “Happiest Cities” according to researchers from The Quality Of Life Institute. Copenhagen, Denmark, Zurich, Switzerland and Singapore are numbers 1 -3, respectively. The indices are based on things contributing positively to the quality of life. Citizens give their cities accolades for things like large […]
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Khemet McConville has a new release, “1216 E Palm Dr”. He’s been featured as a new music discovery artist on Earmilk.com—a legit digital music magazine with a strong reputation for being not pay-for-play. No paid articles, no fluff. Like thousands of unsigned independent artists, he and his music are buried, overlooked, and dismissed because of
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This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories visit dailyyonder.com. And, it was subsequently reported in David Byrne’s digital “good news” magazine Reasons To Be Cheerful. We are all, at least most of us very aware of the many public and charter school dual language immersion programs; Spanish,
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The result, “mission therapy” for Veterans and cleaner oceans and waterways for all of us. The idea for FORCE BLUE grew out of a trip co-founders Jim Ritterhoff and Rudy Reyes took in 2015 to go reef diving. Since returning home from several tours in Afghanistan Reyes, a former Recon Marine, had been struggling with
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Plastics are pervasive in daily life. They are found in car tires, clothing, food wrappers, disposable water bottles, paint and even some tea bags. Most people view plastics as offering convenience in our busy lives. For companies and individuals alike they are seen as cheap and disposable. Given the range and versatility of uses and
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For the Algalita Marine Research and Education their 3 decades of plastic pollution research and education it all started in the 1990’s with an eye-opening discovery in the North Pacific by the organizations Founder, Charles Moore. The organization’s initial mission was to restore the disappearing kelp forests and improve water quality along the California
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While the United States still lags in this trend compared to Europe and other areas, the trend is salvaging materials from demolished buildings and reusing and repurposing is definitely growing, elsewhere. In general the term deconstructing refers to taking apart old blighted buildings and salvaging or recycling useable materials. Near the city of Grenoble in
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We all have many facets of our lives. Another one of mine is personal responsibility to get involved in helping the disadvantaged. To that end I hold the conviction that we can all do more to leverage social media for social impact. My children and I fill our kitchen and living room with brown paper bags and
We are in the era of visual web. See jeffbellus.com. The number 1 activity on Facebook and Google+ is posting photos. On Twitter posting photos is only 2nd to “posting my daily status.” Not to mention Instagram. And Jeff points out that in 2013, same as 2012, Pinterest is still the fastest growing social platform.
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True, selfies and everyone photographing everything on their smartphones is so pervasive you are not likely to be able to avoid it. And yes there are growing pockets of folks coming up with personal strategies to decrease their digital addiction. And, there are those seeking greater engagement in the real world, connecting with nature and
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