"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt
A Pharmaceutical Giant Is Battling Malnutrition On The Ground In Haiti. Abbot could have just given money to Partners In Health and called it a day. Instead, they've been on the ground helping to build a factory to make hunger-destroying peanut paste. All too often, corporate philanthropy involves dropping a wad of money on organizations that are doing work on an issue that the corporation "cares" about, and then saying goodbye. Bu sometimes, corporations actually bring their know-how and human capital to bear on a problem, in addition to just giving money. The global pharmaceutical company Abbott is taking the second path, focusing on long-lasting initiatives that can grow local economies in struggling areas. Case in point: Abbott's work to combat severe malnutrition in Haiti. READ MORE...
FOO FIGHTERS: EVERYTHING IS PART OF YOUR BRAND. Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters have a reputation as a fun-loving and irreverent band, seldom taking themselves too seriously. Their unusual name is taken from the name given to UFO’s spotted by Allied fighters in World War II. Dave loves to make jokes on stage. The band does a triangle solo to demonstrate the rock ‘n’ roll power of the triangle. READ MORE...
FEMA Launches Mobile Apps For Disaster Preparedness - Government - Mobile & Wireless. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched new mobile applications to help people prepare for emergencies just as Hurricane Irene is threatening the U.S. East Coast. The FEMA app allows them to check off the items they have in their family's emergency kit; enter family emergency meeting locations; review safety tips on what to do before, during, and after a disaster; view a map of shelters and disaster recovery centers across the United States; and read FEMA blog posts for up to date information about potential disastrous events. READ MORE...
3 Tips On How to Make Decisions With Limited Information. Life is all about making decisions. We make hundreds or even thousands of them every day of our lives. Some decisions have greater impact than others. Some decisions have greater impact than we realize at the time we’re deciding. Sometimes some of us avoid making decisions and this can get us into trouble. READ MORE...
Random Acts of Kindness - not only think about it but practice it. Read one persons experience while taking the train from New York to Boston. READ MORE...
The Art of the Story. Schofield wrote: "Children's literature is a special combination of love (heART), art and story (lines). Authors shape words to create mind-pictures and ideas that tap into children's emotions and imaginations, while illustrators sculpt pictures and ideas out of paint, pencil or collage. READ MORE...
Top 100 Greatest Artists: The Beatles | Rolling Stone Music. Every record was a shock when it came out. Compared to rabid R&B evangelists like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles arrived sounding like nothing else. They had already absorbed Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry, but they were also writing their own songs. They made writing your own material expected, rather than exceptional. READ MORE...
Here's a little light side of sports for Saturday...Pro mini golf gears up for Masters Tournament. Hawaiian Rumble in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., touts itself as the world's hardest miniature golf course. Every year, they host the Masters Tournament of the U.S. Pro Mini Golf Association. This year, the purse is one of the richest in the world for mini golf.
First place wins $4,000 out of a $12,000 total purse. The tournament runs from Oct. 13-15, 2011. Players from all over the world will descend on one of the premier mini golf courses in the United States. Hawaiian Rumble features two courses, all of which have slightly different views of a massive 40-foot tall volcano in the middle. READ MORE...
First place wins $4,000 out of a $12,000 total purse. The tournament runs from Oct. 13-15, 2011. Players from all over the world will descend on one of the premier mini golf courses in the United States. Hawaiian Rumble features two courses, all of which have slightly different views of a massive 40-foot tall volcano in the middle. READ MORE...
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