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  NoiseTube Phone Application Maps Noise Pollution

  By David Bois | Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:24 PM ET

  is not strictly limited to citizens of EU states: a cursory scan of user data published to the NoiseTube Web site indicates participation in New York and Boston. Photo courtesy of NoiseTube used wit Read More

  More like this in: Google, Europe, Boston, Pollution, Paris, European Union, Mental Health, Maps, Noise Pollution, Noise
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  Everyday Givers in the Spotlight

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:36 PM ET

  in the shadows, the everyday donor is emerging as philanthropy’s newest hero, the driver of a more down-to-earth approach to charity," writes the New York Times.The everyday donor, of course, has been a giving hero for a long time. The Times reports that in 2004, US individuals sprang to actio Read More

  More like this in: Bono, Bill Gates, Robin Hood Foundation, Charity, The New York Times, Non-Profit, Economy, Nonprofit, Philanthropy, Gifts, Southeast Asia
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  Facebook Status Update Springs a Teen From the Clink

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:32 PM ET

  He was released once Facebook officials confirmed his alibi. "They had me on Rikers Island for 12 days. It was really miserable," Bradford told The New York Post. "If it wasn't for Facebook I'd still be on Riker's Island." His exuberant step-mom, Ernestine Bradford, agreed. "Facebook saved m Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Facebook, Social Networking, Brooklyn, Police, New York Post, Harlem, Witnesses
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  Warhol's 200 Dollars Snags More Than $40M

  By David Bois | Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:41 AM ET

  a great return on one's investment. Lofty selling prices, however, are to be expected when it comes to the work of pop art icon Andy Warhol.As The New York Times reports, Warhol's "200 One Dollar Bills" hit the auction block at Sotheby's and sold for a staggering $43.8 million. The silkscree Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Reuters, Art, Andy Warhol, Sotheby's, US, Entertainment, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Celebrity, Culture
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  5 Stupid Things I've Never Done While Drunk

  By Wynter Mitchell | Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:50 PM ET

  level of alcohol in your system. Now that you're awake, you'll need an escape route – check out Exit Strategy NYC. (Sorry, only for those lucky New Yorkers!) This iPhone application helps you plot point-to-point how to get back home to minimize the length of that inevitable walk o Read More

  More like this in: iPhone, Beer, Boston, iPhone app, Texting, US, Life & Style, Kindness, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink, Relationships
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  Human Trafficking: Emma Thompson Takes A Closer Look

  By Tonic Staff | Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:59 PM ET

  that human sex trafficking is one of those issues. So it’s all the more impressive that Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson turned out in New York City this morning to open a provocative new exhibit off of Washington Square Park:  "Journey," a groundbreaking art installation aimed a Read More

  More like this in: New York City, Sex, Hollywood, Hope, Bloomberg, Slavery, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Human Rights Campaign, Emma Thompson, Sexual Slavery
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  Madoff's Illegally Obtained Loot on the Auction Block

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:12 PM ET

  be yours for a mere $500 to $720.For all those collectors out there interested in preserving a little piece of infamous history, head over to the New York Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Manhattan this Saturday, where you'll find an auction of all of Bernie Madoff's things, courtesy of the U Read More

  More like this in: USA Today, Bernie Madoff, US, Business, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Stocks & Investing, Economy, Fundraising, Events, Celebrity, Events
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  Teen Hero Saves Paraplegic Driver

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:22 PM ET

  hours after tumbling down an embankment.The drama began at 11 a.m. Thursday when Christopher Drake was driving along a road in the Catskills area of New York state. According to the Times Herald-Record Drake, who has been without the use of his legs for most of his life and drives a ca Read More

  More like this in: US, Regional/Local, Kindness
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  Three Cheers for Sustainable Design

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:20 PM ET

  Piers in New York is host to a fete for leaders of business, nonprofit and other sectors who are using innovative approaches to global warming in New York and other coastal US cities.The 10th annual Global Green Sustainable Design Awards are organized by Global Green USA, the American arm of o Read More

  More like this in: Energy, Non-Profit, Global Warming, Nonprofit, fundraising, Architecture, Nonprofit Organizations, Global Green, Global Green USA, Green Schools Initiative, Sustainable Design
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  Next Stop: A Second Chance at Life

  By Jac Chebatoris | Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:01 PM ET

  The train pulled into 59th Street, which, as luck or fate or coincidence again would have it, is one of the five subway stations (out of 146 in New York City) to have defibrillators.Dr. Tolani along with members of the New York City Police Department worked on trying to revive Kiernan.The Read More

  More like this in: New York City, The New York Times, Hope, Heart Attack, CPR, US, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Kindness, Culture, Health & Fitness