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You'd like to help a child - give them some positive encouragement and maybe a little sensible advice, but you just don't think you have the time to be a mentor. Think again - mentoring organizations are focusing on bringing together busy working adults with at risk kids - to the great benefit of both.... posted on Aug 17 2001, 697 reads
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After 247 days alone at sea, circled by sharks and almost run over by a tanker, 54-year-old Jim Shekhdar becomes the first person to row across the Pacific solo. Further proof that a determined person can do whatever they decide to do.... posted on Aug 16 2001, 564 reads
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The average American throws out 1,656 pounds (618 kilograms) of garbage each year. That's about 4.5 pounds (1.68 kilograms) each day.... posted on Aug 15 2001, 543 reads
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What would any mother do who had lost its children? Contact the police? Sometimes it can be a challenge to get their attention, especially if you happen to be a duck. But persistence pays.... posted on Aug 14 2001, 576 reads
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A bee can haul 300 times it's own weight - that is equivalent to a human pulling a 30 ton transport truck.... posted on Aug 13 2001, 762 reads
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We spend about 35% less time visiting with friends than we did thirty years ago.... posted on Aug 12 2001, 629 reads
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An international award celebrates the daily victories of a determined woman born without limbs but with a will to succeed. Though every move of every day poses a challenge - from answering the phone to powering up her desktop - she's not much for bitterness or self-pity. "Your life is what you put into it," said Rindfleisch, fresh off a whirlwind tour of Washington and
an audience with Preside... posted on Aug 10 2001, 2,120 reads
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Timothy Treadwell loves Grizzly Bears. In fact, he loves them so much he lives with them.... posted on Aug 09 2001, 1,024 reads
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Sustained positive emotion has been correlated with increased cognitive flexibility and innovative problem solving, improved decision making, creativity, job performance and achievement.... posted on Aug 08 2001, 1,035 reads
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