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NBC's Harry Smith took a tour of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with Alice Walton, who is providing free access to world-class art for tens of thousands of children in rural Arkansas.
Hilarious Voicemail From A Witness To Traffic Accident [AUDIO]
This guy is leaving a voicemail for his boss when he witnesses a minor traffic accident. A fellow by the name of Michael Childs, said that he was the one who left the voicemail message, that the clip was genuine, and that the accident described took place about six years ago in Athens, Texas, while he was working as a construction manager for Jack in the Box.
His descriptions are spot on and his laughter is incredibly infectious. This will put a smile on your face.
10 Unexpected Pranks That Will Warm Your Heart (VIDEO)
Who doesn't love a prank that guarantees a good laugh? But here at HuffPost Good News, our favorite pranks are the ones that make people's lives better.
HooplaHa has compiled a list of 10 of the most heartwarming pranks from some of our favorite YouTube funny guys and magicians. You'll see a megaphone that encourages people to spread kind messages and a magic trick that turns coffee to coins.
You may even be inspired to put together an uplifting prank of your own. If you need some ideas, check out this video from YouTubers True Story ASA who made a video of ways to make the homeless smile.
H/T: HooplaHa
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Roll it – Experimental Housing
Roll It is a cool experimental house, resulted from the collaboration among different institutes within the University of Karlsruhe.
You gotta roll the mini house to shift between different sections—a bed with a table, an exercise cylinder, and a kitchen with a sink. And the modular prototype takes the very name from that act only.
The structure consists of an outer shell that is composed of four support rings, a torsion inner shell membrane as well as a covering.
When required, the array and character are restored into a inhabit type. Additionally, the fore cut of this empiric housing is provided for a bathroom, sink, and a range. A hardware container is institute directly higher than the collapse that provides enough liquid for all workaday wants of the residents. The empirical housing isn’t solely prepared to supply all wants of its residents; nonetheless it’s an expanse, wherever you’ll bit to the tone of the bimestrial run and reason the noesis of frail mastermind.
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'Like furry counselors': Comfort dogs deployed after Boston bombings
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NBC's Kerry Sanders gets some canine comfort.
Tales of hope abound in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, and even four-legged workers are pitching in to provide relief (and cuddles) to those in need. Throughout the week, the Boston community can count on canine comfort from five specially-trained golden retrievers deployed by Lutheran Church Charities in Addison, Ill.
On Tuesday, three of the organization’s comfort dogs flew from Chicago to Boston, where they joined two retrievers who have been working with bereaved students and parents at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., every day since December.
“People talk to the dogs — they’re like furry counselors,” Tim Hetzner, president of Lutheran Church Charities, told TODAY.com. “It’s a chance to help bring some relief to people that are shaken up because of the bombings.”
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Golden retriever Isaiah waits to board his plane to Boston.
The dogs are set to remain in Boston until Sunday, and possibly longer depending on the needs of the community. They’re stationed at First Lutheran Church, which is a few blocks from the finish line of yesterday’s marathon — the site of Monday’s bombings. Hetzner says the team will likely visit the area’s hospitals as well, where over 100 victims are being treated.
“I would imagine their effect will be the same as it was in Newtown,” Hetzner said. “They bring a calming effect to people and help them process the various emotions that they go through in times like this.”
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Therapy dogs comfort the Newtown, Conn., community on Dec. 17 in the wake of the school shooting.
The therapy dogs are especially equipped for extremely stressful situations: Each of the organization’s retrievers has gone through eight months to a year of service training, starting at the age of 6 weeks. Those touched by the dogs can keep up with their newfound friends on Facebook and Twitter, since each dog has his own social-media accounts.
“People always keep in contact with the dogs,” Hetzner said.
Mary Murray
Comfort dogs with their handlers from Lutheran Church Charities in Boston.
The program started in 2008 as a response to a shooting at Northern Illinois University, in which five students were killed by a gunman. Only a handful of comfort dogs were part of the group initially, but the team now consists of 67 canines spread across seven states.
TODAY
NBC's Kerry Sanders gets some canine comfort.
Lutheran Church Charities
Golden retriever Isaiah waits to board his plane to Boston.
Lutheran Church Charities
Therapy dogs comfort the Newtown, Conn., community on Dec. 17 in the wake of the school shooting.
Mary Murray
Comfort dogs with their handlers from Lutheran Church Charities in Boston.
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Our event for the End It movement is tonight. There are currently more slaves in the world than there have ever been throughout all of history, and that is not okay.
We've gathered bands from all over the state, and we're sticking out 27 hours of straight prayer and worship to represent the 27 million men women and children who are currently enslaved. People can come and go as they please.
The event starts tonight at 5:30 and ends at 9:30 on Friday (MDT time zone)
Since you can't make it in person the event will be broadcast all over the world, so please join us in lifting up this issue at http://endit.churchonline.org/ or www.enditmovementslc.com
We've gathered bands from all over the state, and we're sticking out 27 hours of straight prayer and worship to represent the 27 million men women and children who are currently enslaved. People can come and go as they please.
The event starts tonight at 5:30 and ends at 9:30 on Friday (MDT time zone)
Since you can't make it in person the event will be broadcast all over the world, so please join us in lifting up this issue at http://endit.churchonline.org/ or www.enditmovementslc.com
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‘Vertical Forest’ Skyscrapers Coming To Milan
An artist rendering of the finished skyscrapers. (Photo: Courtesy of Boeri Studio)
In Milan, a new kind of skyscraper is under construction. Once complete later this year, the two-building project will be covered in greenery, an effect that gives the buildings their name: Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest.
A plan for one of the apartments. (Courtesy of Boeri Studio)Yahoo! News spoke with Boeri Studio, the architectural firm behind the buildings' design. Construction on the residential skyscrapers began in 2008 and is set to be complete sometime this year when people can move in. But people aren't the only residents. Also moving in: a heckuva lot of trees, plants, and shrubs.
The two buildings (26 stories and 18 stories) will be quite literally covered in green: 480 big and medium-size trees, 250 small trees, and roughly 11,000 groundcover plants, according to the firm. It's the equivalent of a hectare (almost 2.5 acres) of forest on the sides of the buildings, the firm says.
But the trees and bushes and plants aren't just for show. The designers explain that they will also help to filter out air pollution, a major problem in big cities like Milan. "Vertical Forest helps to build a micro-climate and to filter dust particles which are present in the urban environment," write the designers. "The diversity of the plants helps to create humidity, and absorb CO2 and dust, produces oxygen, protects people and houses from the sun’s rays and from acoustic pollution."
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