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A High School in Texas Opens Grocery Store For Struggling Families Where Good Deeds are Accepted as Payment

A High School in Texas Opens Grocery Store For Struggling Families Where Good Deeds are Accepted as Payment

Posted by | Dec 7, 2020 | ,

Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, opened up a grocery store inside the school last month to help put food on the table for students and their families. But the unique store doesn’t accept money. Instead, students pay for their purchases by earning points from good deeds. Principal Anthony Love said: “How often can a school say they have a grocery store inside their walls?” With the help of local partners like Albertsons, Texas Health, and First Refuge Ministries, the school created the grocery store in an extra room. Love added: “A lot of our students, they come...

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Variety: Legends Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Team Up for Anti-Lockdown Single “Stand and Deliver”

Variety: Legends Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Team Up for Anti-Lockdown Single “Stand and Deliver”

Posted by | Nov 27, 2020 | ,

Music legends Eric Clapton and Van Morrison have announced a new single together in support of Morrison’s ‘Save Live Music’ campaign. The blues track, called “Stand and Deliver,” was written by Morrison and performed by Clapton. Proceeds from the single will go to the Morrison’s Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund, which helps musicians facing difficulties due to the coronavirus and resulting lockdown measures. RELATED STORY: ABC: FLORIDA STAYS OPEN: Gov DeSantis Says No New Shutdowns in the Sunshine State Clapton called the lack of live events because of lockdown restrictions “deeply upsetting.” He said: “There are many of us who...

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Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful

Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful

Posted by | Nov 18, 2020 | ,

A judge from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that “the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violated core environmental laws in approving the genetically engineered salmon.” The ruling put a halt to the FDA’s decision in 2015 to green-light genetically engineered salmon. A press release from Food & Water watch stated: “Genetically engineered animals not only threaten to further industrialize our corporate food system, but also threaten ocean ecosystems. Today’s victory will stop FDA from green-lighting such dangerous technologies without fully considering their environmental risks.” RELATED STORY: Salmon hatchery to raise nation’s first...

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Ingenious Bed Frame Has a Place for Cats to Play While Their Humans Rest

Ingenious Bed Frame Has a Place for Cats to Play While Their Humans Rest

Posted by | Nov 9, 2020 | ,

If you’re a cat owner, you know it’s not often that humans and their cats have furniture designed for both of them. A kitty might claim a spot as “theirs” on the couch or the bed, or their person will have to pay a lot for cat-centric furnishings that are lacking in design. But luckily, a creative company is changing that. They’ve designed a piece of furniture called the Gatrimonial bed. At first glance, it looks like a conventional wooden bed frame with a few decorative holes cut into its base. However, once the mattress is removed, the genius...

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Scientists Think About 40% of Happiness is Genetic While the Rest Comes Down to 3 Main Components

Scientists Think About 40% of Happiness is Genetic While the Rest Comes Down to 3 Main Components

Posted by | Nov 7, 2020 | ,

Some people seem to be born with a happier, carefree disposition than others, and research indicates that some of your sense of well-being may be in your genes. But only partially.  Psychotherapist Susan Zinn says genes make up an estimated 40% of your ability to be happy. But that doesn’t mean that if you weren’t born with certain genes, you’re destined to be unhappy.  Zinn says that “it’s completely possible to rewire our brains for happiness,” because the other 60% of happiness comes down to lifestyle and other environmental factors.  Is there a Happiness Gene? Research indicates that we...

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