At the age of 21, Brom Wikstrom was refining his craft. The son of a commercial artist, Brom also had a knack for painting. After illustrating his high school yearbook, he enrolled in college art classes. But that summer, Brom was injured in a diving accident that left him a quadriplegic. He would spend more than a year in the hospital. Though his hands could no longer hold a brush, his passion for painting couldn't be stilled. He soon began to paint again, but this time holding the paintbrush...
Occurring just once every one hundred years, a perfect calendar reading of 11/11/11 is considered the luckiest day of the century - making this November 11, 2011 a very lucky wedding day. Don't bother picking up the phone to book a City Hall wedding: government offices are closed on November 11 for Veteran's Day.Crowne Plaza and master matchmaker and Tough Love host Steve Ward are teaming up to help 11 couples have the luckiest and most romantic wedding of the century. A romantic wedding weeke...
Celebrating National Robots week, more than 550 of the top teams from middle schools, high schools and colleges in 14 countries around the world will compete at the 2011 VEX Robotics World Championship at the Walt Disney World in Orlando from April 14-16. More than just an exercise in programming and driving robots, these kids are using robotics to hone critical life skills including leadership, teamwork and project management, while increasing their understanding, interest and passion for STE...
The Association of Pet Obesity Prevention reports that half of all dogs are overweight or obese and 60% of indoor cats, and most owners don’t even realize it. “America’s Veterinarian†Dr. Marty Becker (www.drmartybecker.com) has teamed up with PETCO to bring awareness to some heartbreaking health problems that can be a result and ways to prevent pet obesity.
Christopher Knight from the Brady Bunch fills us in on the best gadgets from this year's 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Visit http://moretipsforyou.com/ for more info. Chris knows tech having held high positions at many companies in recent years.
Actress Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Wedding Crashers) talks about the Red Cross in 2011. Make your New Year's resolution truly helpful.
Red Cross President Gail McGovern has some great ways to help people in need this year. Watch to find out how to decide where your money goes to help communities across the country.
Visa Inc. and DeviceFidelity, Inc. are working to allow Apple iPhone™ users to make payments by simply waving their iPhone in front of a contactless payment terminal. New technology combines a protective iPhone case with a secure memory card that hosts Visa’s contactless payment application, called Visa payWave. Users will be able to make Visa mobile payments using an iPhone in retail stores, at fast food restaurants, in taxis, during sporting events (such as at baseball games), and also make ...
It’s been three months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastating Haiti and leaving 1.3 million people homeless. Since January 12, The American Red Cross has seen an outpouring of support from the American people with $400 million dollars in donations, at least $32 million of that coming from $10 cell phone text donations. Many people are now wondering where that money is going, how their donation helped and how the Haitian people are doing on a daily basis. Check out the video for some answ...
Erica has teamed with Dasani to create a line of hats with sales benefitting the non-profit Ocean Conservancy. More info at http://dasani.newslinevine.com/. The hats will support the launch of the new 100-percent-recyclable PlantBottle™ plastic bottle packaging, made from a blend of up to 30 percent plant-based materials. Check out the video for a DIY step-by-step!