6 "DadPreneurs" Invent Great Parenting Products to Solve Nagging Problems
You've heard of 'mompreneurs'? These six dadpreneurs figured out a better way to get parenting done right-and their new products are must-haves.
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Man Homeless For 33 Years is Overjoyed to Take First Hot Shower in New Home
Rob has been living on the streets since 1984 – so what was he most excited to do in his new home? Take a long hot shower.
Abused Family Builds Their Own Home Using Youtube Videos
After enduring two terrible fathers, this family took their fate into their own hands and built a dream home by watching YouTube videos.
Customer Admires Chick-fil-A Employee So Much, He Built Him a New Home
Bryan Smith so admired Shakeel's sunny disposition despite illness, that he gave him the ultimate gift: a new home for his family.
Smithsonian Experts Help Harvey Survivors Restore Family Treasures
While homes and possessions can eventually be replaced, these preservation experts are working to salvage precious family heirlooms.
Student Wants to be Good Neighbor, Mows 50 Lawns in 50 States
Rodney Smith Jr. has made it his mission to spend his summer mowing lawns for single moms, disabled homeowners, and elderly people across the country.
10 Kitchen and Beach Hacks to Improve Your Summer
Ten great tips for making life easier and more stylish in the summertime.
Dogs and Cats Can Sniff Out Cancer
Several reports in the news highlighted cases of dogs or cats sniffing out cancer in unsuspecting owners. There is scientific data to support the notion that not only can pets smell cancer, but dogs can be trained to find it.
Dog's Quick Dialing Saves Owner
A service Beagle named Belle is an amazing animal that has been trained to call for help if Kevin Weaver's diabetes spirals out of control. On the day Kevin collapsed onto the floor, the Beagle pulled down the cell phone from the table where it always rests and bit into the number 9, which dialed 911.
How to Create a 'Humane Backyard' for Wildlife and Turn Your Ordinary Garden Lush
A flock of experts give their best advice on how to make your garden the friendliest place for beneficial wildlife—and overflowing with human goodies, too.
New Mattress Lets You Cuddle Without Your Arm Going Numb
A Portland industrial designer invented a mattress that had grooves like a record, to make it possible to slip your arm beneath your sweetheart, yet not lose circulation to the limb.
5 Fun Traditions to Include in Your July 4th Parties
If you want to make July 4th more meaningful, try out these fun traditions that can bring Independence Day history to life.
Recycle Your Cell Phone and Ink Cartridges
The Recycle My Cell Phone campaign offers a quick and easy way to help reduce the more than 65,000 tons of dangerous waste created by the discarding every year of 2 million phones.
Providing Foster Care for Deployed Troops' Cats
Operation Noble Foster has provided more than 3,000 deployed servicemembers with individual foster homes for their cats until they return. "The best part is knowing that I'm able to take care of somebody's pet while they are serving our country."
Malaysian Saves 100 from Sinkhole
"A Malaysian man paying a late-night visit to the toilet has saved about 100 people from being buried in the rubble of their homes, reports say."
Science Confirms Humans Naturally Helpful
What is human nature? Are we basically good, evil, or a little of both? Philosophers debated this throughout the ages, but science today delivers some definitive news. Humans are naturally altruistic. In Germany at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, a window has been opened into human behavior. Experiments involving prelinguistic and just post-linguistic childre
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.
Dramatic Downward Trend in Rapes
The Justice Department’s latest annual National Crime Victimization Survey of the United States estimates that rapes and attempted rapes fell more than 80 percent from 1973 through 2004
Babies Fed on Demand Do Better at School
A large scale study in Britain suggests eight-year-olds who were fed on demand as infants had higher IQs -- and did better in school -- than did children who were fed on a schedule.
Poll: What Makes Teens Happy? Family Ties
Spending time with family was the top answer to what makes teens happy, according to an extensive survey on the nature of happiness among America's young people.NYT
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