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On my way out the building in the morning, I search my pockets for 5 rupee coins. If I have one, I go to the shop downstairs and buy 5 packets of Gems– an Indian version of M&Ms. There are 3 Gems per packet, giving me 14 chances to make someone smile (there [...]

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Over the holidays, a little surprise popped into my Paypal account.  Check it out:
Its one thing to get tagged; its entirely different to get tagged by Smile Cards!

Stay tuned for more short films posted here, courtesy of Anonymous Kindness!

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Only in California

Is there anywhere else in the world where snow-capped mountains are the backdrop for palm trees?
My breath was taken away when I looked up in a spot very close to where I snapped this picture a couple of days ago.

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“Why you in such a hurry?  You were going 40 in a 25 zone. Gimme your license, registration, & proof of insurance.”
It was so late on Wednesday night that it was already Thursday. Riding with me was my fiancee, a gift-economy naturopath, a Mexican Gandhian & peaceful warrior, and an Amma devotee & brilliant graphic [...]

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Krishnammal Jagannathan, winner of the Right Livelihood Award for 2008, shared ancedotes and wisdom from her decades of struggle for social justice through non-violent means, including her time with Vinoba Bhave and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The video was recorded on November 12th, 2008 at the CharityFocus ‘Intergalactic Headquarters’ in Santa Clara, California.

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Its not everyday that the curators of a film festival ask a filmmaker to submit his films to their festival, and then send him away with 5 awards, including the top 3 prizes and cash!  Yesterday, however, was one of those unbelievable days.
Here’s the awards from the My Hero Film Festival, held yesterday at USC.

You [...]

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The British waste a third of their food supply, and are the fattest people in Europe, causing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to declare war food waste.  In America, we’re even fatter than the Brits, and yet we waste more food.  Hunger, food waste, and high food prices go hand-in-hand, but who’s waging America’s war on [...]

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Itipini is a squatter’s camp in one of the poorest parts of South Africa, but hope came in 1984 when Dr. Chris McConnachie & his wife Jenny McConnachie moved from the United States to devote their lives to serving that community. Their selfless service has inspired many to give back, [...]

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At the age of 3, Leanna was enrolled in school.
At age 7, she took the training wheels off her bike.
And by age 10, Leanna Archer became the owner and CEO of her own company.
The young business-woman was recently featured in the March 2008 issue of Ebony magazine and the June 14th ABC feature ‘Above and [...]

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Started by Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly, Nothing But Nets is another brilliant case study in the power of social fundraising. Fueled by small donations of $10 where 100% goes towards the cost of a net (along with distribution & education on how to use it), thousands of volunteers have raised millions of dollars [...]

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