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Jose Bright's Saturday School
When Jose Bright arrived in South Africa in 1994, he felt daunted by the task ahead. After all, as d... posted on Nov 21 2009, 0 cmts
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Cleaning Shoes, Making A Difference
Greg Woodburn spends a lot of time cleaning sneakers. Some of them once belonged to him; some belong... posted on Nov 20 2009, 4 cmts
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The Victory of the Commons
Over many decades, Elinor Ostrom has documented how various communities manage common resources -- g... posted on Nov 19 2009, 2 cmts
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A Hospital's Sacrifice
It wasn't the kind of meeting the management looks forward to, but this time it was going to play ou... posted on Nov 18 2009, 1 cmts
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Triumph Of A Dreamer
"Of all the people earning university degrees this year, perhaps the most remarkable story belongs t... posted on Nov 17 2009, 13 cmts
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Nanny & CNN Hero: Marie da Silva
Having suffered enormous personal losses due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Malawi, Marie Da Silva, a n... posted on Nov 16 2009, 2 cmts
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No Vacation Nation
Last year, fewer than half of all Americans took a week off or less for vacation. Compared with the... posted on Nov 15 2009, 2 cmts
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Saving Lives, One Click at a Time
For a decade now, Khushroo Poacha has stood by the sole belief that to do good work you don't need m... posted on Nov 14 2009, 4 cmts
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Greatness: Nature or Nurture?
"What makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett the world's prem... posted on Nov 13 2009, 5 cmts
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Wired To Wonder
Our brains are hardwired for worry -- and there's good reason why. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had... posted on Nov 12 2009, 0 cmts
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A Lighthouse Keeper's Message In A Bottle
Each year on her birthday, Ann Hernandez and her friend, Alan Tomaska, would settle on the rocky sho... posted on Nov 11 2009, 1 cmts
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The Biology of Leadership
"The salient discovery is that certain things leaders do -- specifically, exhibit empathy and become... posted on Nov 10 2009, 3 cmts
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The Fun Theory: Piano Stairs
If stairs played musical notes when you walked on them, would you be more likely to take them? Volks... posted on Nov 09 2009, 5 cmts
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A Town Rolls Up Its Sleeves
Word travels quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when Mardy McGar... posted on Nov 08 2009, 1 cmts
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Taking In The Good
Much as your body is built from the foods you eat, your mind is built from the experiences you have.... posted on Nov 07 2009, 3 cmts
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Notes Left Behind by A Five-Year-Old
After 5-year-old Elena Desserich was diagnosed with an inoperable kind of cancer, she managed to spr... posted on Nov 06 2009, 1 cmts
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Contagious Love Experiment
Josh Stieber was in middle school on 9/11. He vowed to enlist in the army after graduating high scho... posted on Nov 05 2009, 1 cmts
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Death by Information Overload
Thanks to the Internet, a wealth of information is at our fingertips. We can access so much knowled... posted on Nov 04 2009, 4 cmts
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The New Orleans Musician's Clinic
Eleven years ago, Bethany and her husband, Johann Bultman, decided the best way to keep the music al... posted on Nov 03 2009, 1 cmts
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The Burden of Genius
Elizabeth Gilbert's book "Eat, Pray, Love" was so successful that everyone worried if she'd ever be ... posted on Nov 02 2009, 3 cmts
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