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Give of yourself -- shoe-shine. Just as he's done for more than two decades, Albert Lexie gets out of bed at 5 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, takes two buses to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and makes his rounds -- offering shoe shines for 3 dollars. Since 1981 has given over $89,000 to the local hospital!... posted on Sep 27 2003, 606 reads

From the flocking geese to the spawning salmon, many animals can navigate. But exciting new research shows that lobsters can even find their way "home" no matter where they are! Caribbean spiny lobsters have an advanced magnetic compass sense that enables them to travel long distances in darkness to specific den locations. It's also the first signficant finding about the earth's magnetic field.... posted on Sep 26 2003, 1,274 reads

Helping Children in China
Most of the children arriving at Tim Baker's doorstep, in China were abandoned because of physical problems. When Tim and his wife moved to China 15 years ago to teach English, they also volunteered at a local orphanage. But they wanted to "do more" and so now, Tim is helping build a "children's village" that takes in unwanted babies and gives them a chance at adoption.... posted on Sep 25 2003, 1,405 reads

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.... posted on Sep 24 2003, 418 reads

Sewing an African Ivy League
Two decades after Patrick Awuah sought help tapping into the standard American dream, he is going home to Ghana to pursue one of his own making: Awuah, who studied engineering at Swarthmore College and made a small fortune at Microsoft, is building a university — one that he hopes becomes the seed for an African Ivy League. ... posted on Sep 23 2003, 1,232 reads

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When 11-year-old Kelly Weil was dying from cancer, she told one of her teachers she was more hurt by the social rejection of her peers than she was by the harsh medical treatments she'd undergone since age 8. She lost her battle against cancer, but out of that pain, a wonderful thing was born. Zink the Zebra was a small story found in Kelly's journal following her death. It's the story of a spot... posted on Sep 20 2003, 1,126 reads