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Ecocradle Natural Packaging

September 11, 2010 by  
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“Made from seed husks and mushroom roots. EcoCradle™ performs similarly to synthetic foams, but it takes far less energy to produce, is made of natural materials and is eco-friendly every step of the way. It’s great for the environment since it’s made of agricultural by-products that come from renewable sources. This environmentally-friendly innovation is just […]

Message in a Bottle

September 10, 2010 by  
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Have you ever thrown your life overboard like a message in a bottle and watched it float off into the wild blue yonder, hoping with all hope that one day it’ll wash up on some far away beach? From time to time I think about that, yet the realities of the thought and it actually […]

Hole in the Wall

September 8, 2010 by  
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“The best teachers and schools don’t exist where they’re needed most. Dr. Sugata Mitra, Chief Scientist at NIIT, is credited with the discovery of Hole-in-the-Wall. NIIT is an information technology global education and training company headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Professor Mitra was recently described as a polymath by the University of London and his 30 […]

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (formerly The Indigenous Literary Project)

September 6, 2010 by  
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“From 2004 to 2019 former teacher Suzy Wilson, the owner of Riverbend Books in Bulimba, Brisbane, got the ball rolling in 2004 when she launched the Riverbend Readers Challenge to raise money to boost literacy levels. The Challenge grew, and then teamed up with the Fred Hollows Foundation and the Australian Book Industry to become […]

Abseiling into the Harwood Hole, Takaka Hill, New Zealand

September 6, 2010 by  
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“It’s a cave system located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of several important cave systems in Takaka Hill, between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay. Starting at the surface as a 50 metre round entrance and descending 183 metres, Harwood Hole is New Zealand’s deepest vertical shaft. Further […]

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