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A Win-Win: Realtor Hires Panhandler to Hold a Different Sign

A Denver businessman devised a new way to help the homeless, after his car ran out of gas on the corner where a lonely man daily holds a sign that says, 'Homeless, Cold, and Hungry'. The man dropped his sign and helped push the car out of the intersection. Chris Rezac holds a different sign today, one that advertises realtor Joe Manzaneres's business, and his life has changed because of the new and guaranteed income.

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A Free Place Social Entrepreneurs Can Live and Learn Together (Apply Now)

A program designed to support 15 social entrepreneurs with a free residence in the historic Halcyon House in Georgetown is accepting application until May 7.

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How A Pharmaceutical Giant Is Battling Malnutrition On The Ground In Haiti

Sometimes, corporations actually bring their know-how and human capital to bear on a problem, instead of just giving money to a cause. The global pharmaceutical company Abbott is a shining example, working to combat severe malnutrition in Haiti by manufacturing a high-protein, high-calorie fortified peanut paste.

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Startups Try To Reroute Food Waste To The Hungry

Startups like Food Cowboy, founded by Richard and Roger Gordon, see wasted food as a business opportunity. Some, like CropMobster, are using Craigslist or Twitter so that people who have crops or surplus they can't use, can post the availability to others who can divert it to better use.

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Sierra Club Partners with Sungevity to Help Families Go Solar

The nation's largest environmental organization last week announced a new partnership with Sungevity to help families switch to solar easily and affordably. The win-win program will help consumers save money on electric bills and cut their carbon footprint with its Zero Down solar leasing program that gives $750 cash to both the homeowner and the Sierra Club.

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Economy Grew At 3.2 Percent Pace In Fourth-Quarter 2010

Gross domestic product grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in fourth-quarter 2010, up from a 2.6 percent pace in the third quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis just reported.

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This Bicycle Can Charge a Cellphone

Motorola Inc. will release a new, bicycle-powered cellphone charger aimed at Third World residents who lack regular household power supplies.

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US Home Prices Increase Most in 6-year Period

A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 5 percent in September compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase since July 2006.