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Inspiring Woman Paints the Sunrise Every Day

After a life-threatening cancer diagnosis from her doctor, a Kansas woman realized the fragility of life and began painting the sunrise each morning. The talented artist working in pastels now has a visual diary of the expansive prairie sky that started one morning in 2005.

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Happstr, the App That Finds Your Happy Place … Literally

Looking for happiness? Now there's a map for that. Mobile web app Happstr lets users mark the locations at which they're happy on a map and browse for happy spots left by others nearby.

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Pharrell's Song Happy Joins UN for Intl Day of Happiness

Having just performed at the Academy Awards, where he sang his Oscar-nominated hit "Happy" and danced with A-list actresses in the front row, Pharrell Williams is partnering with the United Nations Foundation to promote the annual International Day of Happiness, Thursday, March 20.

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Why People in Louisiana Are So Happy (and How You Can Be Too)

If you're happy and you know it, you probably live in Louisiana. At least that's what "Unhappy Cities," a paper recently released by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, indicates.

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World Smile Day Today Honors Artist Behind the Smiley Face

The bright yellow smiley face is one of the most recognizable, iconic symbols across the globe. What many people don't know is that the original smiley face - which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year - was actually created, not in the way depicted in the humorous 1994 Forest Gump scene, but in Massachusetts by local artist, Harvey Ball.

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Christmas Gifts For Stamp Collectors Aid Volcano Victims

A stamp series commemorating famous pop musicians such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, with Queen Elizabeth II’s royal cipher on each stamp, has been issued to help raise funds for the Montserrat Volcano Relief Fund.

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Young Historian Sets Out To Do Documentary on Detroit Notable Jamison Handy

Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy; a pioneer of the educational, industrial and documentary film, who contributed immensely to the field of audio/visual communications remains, unfortunately, forgotten. A young documentarian wants to change this.

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Intimate, Spontaneous Moments Win Cell Phone Photo Contest

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announced the winners of their first Cell Phone Photo Contest. The call for entries attracted intimate family portraits, spontaneous street shots, and avant-garde imaginary that demonstrated the creativity of artists from 42 countries.