Today's Young Generation is More Serious About Volunteering
Do you hear people complaining about a tuned-out, apathetic younger generation? Here's a news flash: Today's young Americans are more serious about giving back than their parents were.
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Operation Gratitude Gives Ford F-150 Keys to Female Sailor (UPDATE)
A monumental milestone passed this week as Operation Gratitude handed over the millionth package to a lucky military service member aboard ship at sea. Hundreds of sailors assembled on deck to receive their boxes filled with goodies, but only one got the special package, loaded with extra gifts donated by businesses back home, as we reported on Tuesday.
10 Awesome Entrepreneurs Serving Veterans
In honor of Veteran's Day Monday, Brad Aronson sent this great list of unique organizations that serve returning warriors. From pets, to homes, to jobs to brides, and services in between.
For 50th Annv. of United Farm Workers, Navy Christens USS Cesar Chavez
This weekend, the United Farm Workers is holding its fiftieth anniversary. Last week, on Cinco Mayo, the United States Navy christened and launched the USNS Cesar Chavez, continuing the Navy's rich tradition of naming supply ships after pioneers, explorers and visionaries
Furloughed Federal Workers Spend Unpaid Days Renovating Church
NASA worker Bruce Jackson went to work Wednesday morning despite the government shutdown. Instead of going into Washington, the York County resident joined a half dozen furloughed federal workers who hung ceiling tiles and installed insulation in a Presbyterian Church classroom.
2012 New York City Murder Rate at Historic Low, Is Even Lower Than It Looks
The number of New York City homicide deaths this year, already plummeting to historic lows, is actually lower than police statistics show. Older cases further reduced the homicide count to 388 through Wednesday; compared with 493 during the same period in 2011.
Deploying iPads Will Save U.S Air Force $50 Million Over Ten Years
The U.S. Air Force expects to save more the five million dollars per year as a result of deploying 18,000 iPads in the field. When the iPads replace heavy, paper-bound flight manuals, a savings of well over $50 million on printing costs and fuel is the result.
NYC to Replace Phone Booths with 10,000 Super-Fast Wi-Fi Kiosks
Beginning next year, New York will replace the city's pay phone booths with 10,000 new wi-fi kiosks that can connect 250 devices to the internet simultaneously. They will feature keypads to make calls on, charging stations and tablets with connecting speeds 20 times faster than the average home.
A New Museum Devoted To Math
Math. The very word conjures painful memories: long division . . . Square roots. Take that unpopular academic subject, a dedicated visionary, and $23 three million, and what have you got? Glen Whitney's Museum of Mathematics (MoMath for short) which opened December in New York City.
Los Angeles Officials Vow to Spend $200Mil on Helping Homeless
L.A. city leaders have declared homelessness a public emergency and are doubling spending over the next year to help people who are on the streets.
Bright Is The New Black: NYC White Roofs Bringing Down Summer Temps
On the hottest day of the summer last year in New York City, a white roof was measured to be 42 degrees (F) cooler than the traditional black roof it was being compared to by NASA scientists studying the city's unprecedented effort to brighten rooftops and cool down the city.
Tribal Ski Programs Help to Heal America
Pajarito Mountain Ski Area in New Mexico launched a snow sports outreach in January to benefit the tribal youth of New Mexico and Arizona. Ski instructors, including former Olympian Suze Chapstick Chaffee, taught kids and chaperones of the Laguna, Acoma, Ohkey Owingeh and Pajoaque Pueblos the basics of skiing down their Los Alamos Mountains. The resort also extended a special $25 price to tribal youth, inviting them back.
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