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Sesame Workshop partners with Success for All Foundation

Nicoles Nickels

The purpose of this particular pilot program is to improve learning outcomes in classrooms with focused use of Sesame Street content and to transform the home and classroom experiences into a motivating and engaging learning experience. during the 2013-14 school year. About Success For All. See more at www.successforall.org.

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Barefoot Running: Breakthrough or Trend?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Lieberman and published in a prestigious research journal, Nature Magazine , showed that barefoot runners created less collision forces when they ran than those that run in running shoes. A shoe store employee or doctor should be able to tell you if you have either, and which shoes are best to correct and/or accommodate either case.

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How to Exercise your Brain

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you read, your brain is working to understand and assimilate the content and store it away. Much research has been conducted in recent years about how exercising the brain can protect against dementia. Learning a new skill or trying a new activity are good ways of working your brain as well as adding quality to your life.

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Top Summer Learning Tips | National Summer Learning Day 2012

Saving Cents With Sense

Research has shown that kids can lose their skills over the summer months, so as parents, we want to keep our kids engaged to make sure they keep all that needed knowledge. Or challenge your children by asking how many addition or subtraction problems they can solve in the time it takes to drive to the grocery store. Show Me the Money!—

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Buy in Bulk Apart from using coupons, I advocate buying in bulk when at the grocery store. Store brands or generic products go through the same requirements as brand products but are cheaper. This does require some research on your part. Technically, most generic products are as good as brand products but cheaper.

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The Art of Frugality. Recent Practices

Frugal Luxuries

I did a similar strategy using organic Romaine lettuce cores (cut from store bought lettuce) with great results. Perhaps the next batch will be put into pots? ~~~ I'm also trying another classic idea to further enhance our tiny edible garden: Organic green onions are stored in a glass of water. but we'll find out!

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Master Lock National Random Act of Kindness Day 3 Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Info from Master Lock: While improving health, fitness and organization consistently rank among the top New Year’s resolutions for consumers, recent research shows most Americans have trouble sticking to resolutions. Simply thinking through your resolutions and storing them mentally isn’t going to ensure you stay committed.

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