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| Mallory Kievman |
How often, when thinking of kids, do we share the sentiment expressed in Bye-Bye Birdie, "why can't they be like we were/perfect in every way?" As part of our journey together on the positive side of life, I am going to post a regular feature about a child who has done something really good. If you have any submissions for this, feel free to pass them on and I will try to present them.
On May 16th, dogonews.com reported that 13-year old Mallory Kievman of Manchester, CT (USA) has invented & will market a lollipop that helps to cure hiccoughs. Mallory's creation, Hiccupops, won top honors at the 2011 Connecticut Invention Convention. She started to work on her invention 2 years ago, when she got a bad case of hiccoughs, and tried one remedy after another to get rid of them. It was then that she hit on the idea of blending two remedies together. After trying over 100 ingredients, she settled on apple cider vinegar and sugar. (I personally can vouch for the apple cider vinegar as good medicine. I use it to acidify my dog's diet, and it's saved me big $$$ in vet bills).
In the next few months, The University of Connecticut's Innovation Accelerator Program will help Mallory find a manufacturer, after which she hopes to market them nationwide.
The full article from dogonews.com is here:
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