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During the 1940s, a US inventor named Richard Buckminster Fuller wanted to reinvent the concept of shelter or home, or what one calls a geodesic dome home. He spent most of his work looking for ways to make living sustainable, as well as more convenient. The American Institute of Architects calls his work as “the
Good-natured, calm, and strong, Fiona is exactly the one you can turn to in the midst of grieving for a lost loved one. Except that Fiona is not a member of the family or your best friend, but a big Bernese mountain dog at the Marine Park Funeral Home in Brooklyn, New York. According to
Alina Morse is both an ordinary and extraordinary high school freshman. The 14-year-old is your typical young student – she loves hanging out with her friends, cheerleading, and always has her phone on hand. But all that phone time is spent for a good reason. Unlike most of her peers, Alina is running a business
Three years ago, Russian artist Anna Yastrezhembovskaya developed a great interest in wool and started making toys out of it. As a mother of two, she loved buying toys for her little ones but when she took notice of her kids’ toys, she didn’t recognize the material used. She later found out that they were
Austin real estate developer Alan Graham doesn’t think housing will solve homelessness but he believes the community will. This rang true after he has developed Community First! This housing project is a 27-acre community of tiny houses built for the homeless people in Austin. Graham started to feel the calling to “love his neighbour” 20
We are now three months into Halloween, and that means it’s time to think about decorations! The good news is that you don’t have to look any further – at Target, you can find Halloween-inspired decorations that will not only give you the spooks, but will also charm you with their cuteness. Target released a
This elderly woman just received the sweetest surprise from her favorite garbage collector turned friend for her 100th birthday. In a clip that has been going around the internet for the past few days and melting people’s hearts, garbage man Ben Bird is seen walking up a garden path with a pink and white birthday
This creative couple found the perfect way to repurpose discarded windows by using them to build their own enchanting retreat. In the mountains of West Virginia is where you’ll find the product of Lilah Horwitz and Nick Olson’s passion project. Nick is a photographer while Lilah is a designer, and with the fusion of their
A random act of kindness by an air force man towards an elderly woman recently went viral, and it should teach us all a lesson about paying attention and helping each other out. On August 7, Jibril Jennings of Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City saw an elderly woman named Janice Hall walking near
We fired our Human Resource Officer for calling one of our team members “stupid”. I was walking through the offices when I heard someone talking angrily. Then I heard, “Your performance has dropped, and you have no reasonable explanation for that”. I walked in and saw our secretary crying. I asked what was going on
The start of a school year can be daunting for anyone, more so for children with special needs. Which was why despite battling cancer, police officer Andy Matteline was determined to guide his 5-year old son, Carmine, to his first day of kindergarten. Carmine has autism, and faces challenges in relation to social skills, behavior,
Most people have a special place in their hearts for dogs because they are just purely awesome! Now, everyone who agrees with this would surely appreciate the fact that the US Postal Service just released new stamps in honor of these animals. While there are different types of dogs, they all possess a common denominator
