This initiative uses recycled bottles, in place of bricks, to construct homes. People are encouraged to fill bottles with trash, after which they are collected and put to good use. It is a great idea that both benefits the environment and creates housing for people.
OneVoice Palestinian supporters attended the unity rallies in the West Bank on Tuesday, demanding reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. Many believe that cooperation between the two factions is the first and necessary step to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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A recent article in Baby Center illustrates the dangers of feeding children unhealthy foods, in contrast to favorable nutrition which fosters brain function growth and cognitive ability. Although unhealthy options may sometimes be the easier one choice, they are seemingly very problematic down the road.
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Is it just me or is it totally unethical for a bank to charge you $3 to just see your balance on their ATM – particularly when their ATM offers you at multiple points to see your balance before or after withdrawing money but never tells you it will charge you an additional and separate $3 just to see that balance?!
I happen to have caught this in my bank statement but couldn’t believe it. So last night I went by the Citi bank ATM again and paid attention and indeed they try multiple times to get you to see your balance but never once explain they’ll charge you $3 separately and additionally for this silly service. Not sure if other ATMs do this but I bet the overwhelming majority of consumers have no idea of this abuse.
Meg Wheatley and Deborah Frieze just came out with a book that is sure to be inspiring. Titled, Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now,” the book conveys stories of the people that the women met from their work at The Berkana Institute. It hopes to mobilize people worldwide towards strengthening their communities.
Craig Newmark, famous for founding Craig’s List, has come out with a new project that is sure to benefit the nonprofit space and its supporters. Craigconnects will bolster nonprofits who are socially responsible and sustainable; it will leverage the internet to help people unite around a common good, and it will protect the organizations that successfully execute their visions to improve the world.
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At TED this week, I was struck by a presentation that Dr. Anthony Atala made where he unveiled how they were creating cells, and how they were using MRIs to scan and 3-D printers to mold and create organ like kidneys for patients who need a transplant.
The NY Times had an article on the 3 D Printers.
Add to that the new technology to “print” with cells, and the possibilities transcend anything anyone would have imagined to be possible just a few years ago.
“Iran wants to fight America and Israel down to the last Palestinian, Lebanese and Iraqi.”
As quoted by Karim S in Arab Rise, Tehran Trembles
CNN reported an amazing story about a father who was reunited with his long lost daughter via Twitter. Daniel Morales obtained a phone and began tweeting via the “Unheard in New York” project that was initiated by a group of interns hoping to give a voice to the homeless. This story shows that those spearheading the project did not only accomplish their amazing goal, but that they created a salient example of how social media can be used for immense good.
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“The taste of freedom is very delicious"
- protester in Eastern province freed from Qaddafi’s megalomaniacal 40-year rule over Libya.