Vanderbilt University student Michael Pollack got the chance to ask a question at a Billy Joel appearance at his college. He told the 'Piano Man' that he had performed New York State of Mind with Joel's saxophonist in the past and wondered if he could go onstage and play it with him. Surprisingly, Joel said, Sure.
Seven years ago, Evie Branan suffered a stroke that left her in a semi-coma. In May of 2011, she tumbled out of bed, bumped her head and woke up. Her first words: I want to go to a Bob Seger concert. Tonight in Flint, Michigan, a limousine is going to pull up to her nursing home and take her to one.
When Santa showed up at an elementary school, he was able to give every child the gift they'd asked for, except for one. She only wanted her daddy back from his job in Iraq. When the fake Santa took off his beard, there wasn't a box big enough to hold the joy his daughter felt while hugging her newly-returned father.
Japan is preparing to bolt turbines onto barges and build the world's largest commercial power plant using floating windmills off the coast of Fukushima, to help cut its reliance on atomic energy.
Many of us wonder about the real substance of our character – and now we have a comprehensive list of questions to steer you in the positive direction.
A review of more than 160 studies has found 'clear and compelling evidence' that - all else being equal - happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers. The University of Illinois study is the most comprehensive review so far of the evidence linking happiness to health outcomes.
A review of more than 160 studies has found 'clear and compelling evidence' that - all else being equal - happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers. The University of Illinois study is the most comprehensive review so far of the evidence linking happiness to health outcomes.
According to estimates, one-third of all money spent on US health care is devoted to unnecessary tests and procedures. In a proactive effort to help stem healthcare spending, nine medical associations have joined a campaign called Choosing Wisely, to educate doctors and patients to use more caution regarding certain procedures.
If happiness is a state of mind, Boulder, Colorado would be its capital. Where you live, it turns out, makes a difference in the happiness level, but plenty of other factors can make up for a less than ideal hometown. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index digs deeper, beyond vague feelings of happiness, to gather more measurable data on 55 aspects of overall well-being
A disabled veteran for many years, he could only hobble with a cane. In desperation and overweight, he found help from a special yoga instructor and became an inspiration of perseverance for all who strive for improvement and success.
Countries across the world are continuing to make rapid progress in reducing child deaths. According to a new UN report, trends in child mortality since 1990 shows that major reductions have been made in all regions for children under five, translating into a sharp drop in total deaths from nearly 12 million in 1990 to an estimated 6.9 million in 2011.
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New York City billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is funding the expansion of a pilot maternal health program in Tanzania that is predicted to help 50,000 mothers who too often die during childbirth.
Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds weakened by the BP oil spill and decades of overharvesting and human encroachment.
Following the riots in London, crowds of people turned out to help clean up the glass and ashes left on streets in cities across the country. A photo of brooms raised in the air has become an internet sensation via Twitter, and used by journalists to praise the decent citizens who have come out in full force.
Twitter and Facebook users are harnessing the power of social networking to coordinate a massive clean-up operation in areas affected by the riots across England. An account on Twitter called @riotcleanup has so far attracted more than 70,000 followers.
The Japan Animal Rescue Shelter has undertaken several clandestine and dangerous trips into the exclusion zone to rescue 200 dogs and cats from the now off-limits towns around the power plant.
In the aftermath of the riots, a couple of noble London are injecting some guerrilla design into the cleanup process, and helping those who can't rebuild.
Retired grandparents Jeanne and Burt Metz lost their home when Superstorm Sandy hit Breezy Point, New York. A volunteer organization told the couple that their floors and walls would be rebuilt – but little did the Metz family know that hundreds of people were working to resurrect their entire house.
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