Post Pals Makes Our World a Bit Smaller
"In a classroom in Sweden, students are laughing and getting creative as they each contribute to the plot of one collective story. They’ve made up characters, set the scene and reached a climax.
But the story suddenly stops there. How does it end? They will have to wait to find out."
For more on the story behind the story, click here.
Gaza’s Children Need Your Help
"Tens of thousands of children in Gaza remain at serious risk of physical and psychological harm more than two months after a cease-fire ended the 22-day conflict that began on Dec. 27, 2008, Save the Children reported."
Click here for more on what's happening to the children of Gaza.
'ER' built strong Chicago ties and took its setting seriously
"Chicago-based producer/production manager Roger Anderson had two of his nine heart attacks while on the set of "ER" but didn't go to the emergency room either time.
'You get wrapped up in your job,' he said. 'You never want to slow down production.'"
Backstory on the long-running series' finale awaits you here.
Bagpipe Veterans Make Sweet Music for CCF
"Veteran bagpiper Edith Silver and organist Michael McCormick are turning musical notes into a sweet melody for Christian Children’s Fund. The two have performed an annual concert of bagpipes and organ music with the proceeds benefiting CCF, which serves 15.2 million deprived, excluded and vulnerable children in 31 countries. The proceeds will specifically benefit CCF’s programs in Cheyenne River, S.D., the home of the Lakota Tribe."
Click here to learn more about the fund raising effort.
World Vision seeks to bridge humanitarian gaps in Darfur camps
"World Vision is addressing critical aid gaps in various displacement camps in Darfur after the expulsion of several relief organizations from the war-torn region earlier this month
A joint assessment by the United Nations and the Sudanese government has found gaps in the provision of food, health care, water, shelter and other humanitarian services formerly provided by the expelled organizations."
To learn more about what World Vision is doing and how you can help, click here.
Local Alligators Getting Spring Fever: But Westwego trapper says he has the cure
"Friday was a reminder that alligator season is in full swing in Jefferson Parish.
Perhaps not as well known as Carnival season or hurricane season, spring and summer are when alligators are most likely to pop up and create a nuisance where crowds of people are located, officials said."
Click here for more on alligators and how they interact with suburban humans.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Good News Stories for January 11 from Mary Beth
Rescuing Forgotten Children, with Jesus' Love
Mission of Mercy is an organization that desires to give children opportunities, not handouts -opportunities to get a good education, to develop social skills, to be healthy and most of all to grow spiritually. By doing this, the organization believes that they will be able to make a better life for themselves, and hopefully, put an end to their family’s cycle of poverty.
Click here to visit Mission of Mercy's webpage.
K-LOVE Radio's Wall of Prayer
The Wall of Prayer is a place to post a prayer or note of encouragement for the brave men and women serving the United States. As you read through the names and comments, please pray for the service member and their families. May God bless each and every one!
Come visit the Wall. Post your own loved ones or join in prayer for others.
New ER Opens in New Orleans
The New Orleans region's emergency medical services and other hospital capacity will expand Monday with the opening of new facilities at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center in Uptown. Read more about it and what it means to New Orleans here.
Inaugural balls making effort to minimize impact on environment
For the inauguration of a president who promised to be a friend of the environment, what would you expect but carbon-neutral inaugural balls, hybrid Lexuses, organic menus and valet bicycle parking?
Political correctness will rule the day.
Learn more about the Green Inaugural Balls and other plans here.
Advice from Motley Fool co-founder
Far from fleeing the stock market, the Motley Fool co-founders are downright gleeful about diving in even deeper. Tom and David Gardner, brothers and business partners of the pioneering online investment company, see the market's slump as a bargain-hunter's bonanza.
Read more about their take on the market here.
Debunking 5 myths about Boston
What do you think you know about Boston that isn't so?
Hollywood Clergy To Remember
Cheech Marin goes reverent in his newest role as a priest in a small Mexican town in the Hallmark Channel original movie Expecting A Miracle. In a nod to his white-robed image, here are a handful of our favorite big- and small-screen clergymen.
Click here to see if your favorites made their list.
USS George H.W. Bush
The Navy's newest aircraft carrier is the namesake of former President George H.W. Bush. View the video here.
On a Mission
Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church took a trip to South Africa to help those ravaged by poverty and disease. Travel with them by clicking here.
For back pain sufferers, surgery isn't always the answer
An aching back -- a dull twinge or a stabbing pain, lasting days or years -- is a source of annoyance, misery or even disability for millions of sufferers. New research suggests jumping into surgery isn't always the best move. For more information, click here.
Mission of Mercy is an organization that desires to give children opportunities, not handouts -opportunities to get a good education, to develop social skills, to be healthy and most of all to grow spiritually. By doing this, the organization believes that they will be able to make a better life for themselves, and hopefully, put an end to their family’s cycle of poverty.
Click here to visit Mission of Mercy's webpage.
K-LOVE Radio's Wall of Prayer
The Wall of Prayer is a place to post a prayer or note of encouragement for the brave men and women serving the United States. As you read through the names and comments, please pray for the service member and their families. May God bless each and every one!
Come visit the Wall. Post your own loved ones or join in prayer for others.
New ER Opens in New Orleans
The New Orleans region's emergency medical services and other hospital capacity will expand Monday with the opening of new facilities at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center in Uptown. Read more about it and what it means to New Orleans here.
Inaugural balls making effort to minimize impact on environment
For the inauguration of a president who promised to be a friend of the environment, what would you expect but carbon-neutral inaugural balls, hybrid Lexuses, organic menus and valet bicycle parking?
Political correctness will rule the day.
Learn more about the Green Inaugural Balls and other plans here.
Advice from Motley Fool co-founder
Far from fleeing the stock market, the Motley Fool co-founders are downright gleeful about diving in even deeper. Tom and David Gardner, brothers and business partners of the pioneering online investment company, see the market's slump as a bargain-hunter's bonanza.
Read more about their take on the market here.
Debunking 5 myths about Boston
What do you think you know about Boston that isn't so?
Hollywood Clergy To Remember
Cheech Marin goes reverent in his newest role as a priest in a small Mexican town in the Hallmark Channel original movie Expecting A Miracle. In a nod to his white-robed image, here are a handful of our favorite big- and small-screen clergymen.
Click here to see if your favorites made their list.
USS George H.W. Bush
The Navy's newest aircraft carrier is the namesake of former President George H.W. Bush. View the video here.
On a Mission
Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church took a trip to South Africa to help those ravaged by poverty and disease. Travel with them by clicking here.
For back pain sufferers, surgery isn't always the answer
An aching back -- a dull twinge or a stabbing pain, lasting days or years -- is a source of annoyance, misery or even disability for millions of sufferers. New research suggests jumping into surgery isn't always the best move. For more information, click here.
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