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Good News! Deconstruction, Salvaging and Materials Reuse in Construction Is Trending Up

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While the United States still lags in this trend compared to Europe and other areas, the trend is salvaging materials from demolished buildings and reusing and repurposing is definitely growing, elsewhere. In general the term deconstructing refers to taking apart old blighted buildings and salvaging or recycling useable materials.  Near the city of Grenoble in …

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Social Media For Social Impact-Invisible People-Mark Horvath Once Homeless Himself Tells The Stories Of The Homeless

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We all have many facets of our lives. Another one of mine is personal responsibility to get involved in helping the disadvantaged.  To that end I hold the conviction that we can all do more to leverage social media for social impact.  My children and I fill our kitchen and  living room with brown paper bags and …

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Apprenticeships Are Trending In The USA- And Competing With Colleges

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In fact, according to Jon Marcus of NPR, the demand for apprenticeships is outstripping supply of available slots. By their very definition apprentices are paid for the work they do, while they learn. Generally,  this is paid on the job training combined with time in a classroom. Their growth coincides with growing  disbelief , and …

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Urban Sketching – A New Travel Trend

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True,  selfies and  everyone photographing everything on their smartphones is so pervasive you are not likely to be able to avoid it. And yes there are growing pockets of folks coming up with personal strategies to  decrease their  digital addiction. And, there are those seeking  greater engagement in the real world,  connecting with nature and …

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On-site Employer Day Care? The United States Is Playing Catch-Up

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Wealthy countries, excluding the United States,  contribute on average $14,000 per year for toddler care. In the U.S.  this drops to a startlingly low of $500. In Denmark a 2- year old attends childcare during the day giving parents peace of mind, freeing them  up for endeavors such as work or education. And the toddlers …

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“Yelp” For Immigrants

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Rachel Micah-Jones interned for Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, and then worked on the Senate campaign of Oregon’s Ron Wyden, which stoked her interest in the law. While working in the Washington, D.C., public defender’s office, she saw that immigration laws ill-served her foreign-born clients. She began to think about combining her knowledge …

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Charles Schwab And Christine Curavo Make My Day

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I want to share a SUPER great Charles Schwab customer service experience with Eric of Schwab Brokerage. What does Charles Schwab, CAREBOX™, @christinecuravo and new music Your Mother Said by Khemet McConville streaming on Spotify have to do with my stellar Charles Schwab customer service experience.? Last week I called customer service and was transferred …

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Earmilk – A Much Needed New Music Discovery Megaphone

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Earmilk, an online music magazine,  is a much needed legitimate ”new music discovery” megaphone.  A great example is their recent spotlight on  “Your Mother Said” from artist Khemet McConville in an article by Malvika Padin and photo by Nolwen Cifuentes. As a result of their spotlight in addition to this new release I discovered other …

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Las Vegas Bets On Water Conservation

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In contrast to cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles which get water from a number of sources Las Vegas gets 90% of its water from the Colorado River.  And while the city and many surrounding areas have been in denial for a long time seems “The City That Never Sleeps” is heeding the writing on …

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