November 4th, 2008
Vote!
Go and vote today! Exercise those democracy muscles.
July 4th, 2008
Happy 4th to all you hot dog crazies
Look at this astounding chart from Flowing Data showing the spike in consumed hot dogs (+buns) at the Nathan’s Hot Dog annual 4th of July hot dog eating contest in the 2000s. Who will win this year? I hear Kobayashi san is on a mission…
June 28th, 2008
Pitt Jolie and a Cool Mil
Missourian, Brad Pitt, and Angelina Jolie made a $1 million gift through their foundation (apparently called the Jolie-Pitt Foundation) to help kids in war-torn Iraq. The money will be distributed by the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, an initiative that was launched at the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative and co-chaired by Jolie.
The money will be divided between the Armed Services YMCA Operation
Hero Program, which provides military children with counseling and
educational support; Women for Women International, which will provide
books, school supplies and other basic necessities to Iraqi women and
children; the International Rescue Committee, which will repair three
schools and offer classes for more than 2,500 students; and NineMillion.org, which will give school uniforms and learning materials to more than 2,000 displaced Iraqi kids.
Jolie-Pitt Foundation donates $1 mil to Iraqi kids - Yahoo! News
June 26th, 2008
New Jersey Women’s Giving Circle Puts Up $100,000
Women United in Philanthropy, New Jersey’s first
women’s giving circle has announced the availability of up to $100,000
in grant funding for Bergen County programs serving women. The
deadline for applications is July 15, 2008.
Leader Newspapers- Women Philanthropists announce $100,000 grant opportunity
June 26th, 2008
Couchsurfing
Read this article highlighting the pleasant trend of couch surfing, a network (a non-profit org, actually) of nice folks around the world who have a couch open to friendly road warriors. See the link below and also visit www.couchsurfing.com.
Here’s their mission statement:
“CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places,
create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread
tolerance, and facilitate cultural understanding.”
The Free Press, Mankato, MN - Couchsurfers rely on kindness of strangers
June 26th, 2008
Hillary: Thanks Barack
Now this is a nice deed. Barack Obama is going to help his arch democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, to repay her campaign debts by asking his top donors to put up the money for this pledge.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/25/Obama_asks_supporters_to_help_Clinton_pay/UPI-41011214391834/
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April 9th, 2008
Up and “app” ‘em
NICE is exploring new worlds.
We’re in the midst of building some simple web apps and gadgets to bring us fully into the 2.0 world.
Any helpers out there? Let us know if you’d be interested in helping / guiding / supporting / cheer leading us in this endeavor.
Aloha, D.
July 6th, 2007
New Look
It’s been more than three years, and in virtual time, that is an eternity.
NICE Magazine has a new look. Let us know what you think.
Sorry for not being around over the last year. We just want to let you know that we’re back!
Aloha, D. Robert and NICE Magazine
June 20th, 2007
Cool Keillor on Father’s Day
Garrison Keillor for father of year? You can make a case, based on this act of kindness by the public radio star. Elliott Zelenak, 12, and a 7th grader-to-be at Dearborn’s Sacred Heart School, listens to radio endlessly and came to appreciate the whimsy of Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion” radiocast.
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