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“Vaccinations are about serving the common good. And that’s the church’s mission too,” he said.

Source: Music and medicine at work at Saint Mark’s vaccine clinic

Such a cool idea… with music!

Nearly two years after suffering devastating injuries in a horrific car crash outside of Houston, a Texas college student has rebuilt her life, due in part to three Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) undergraduates and a professor who are developing a partial hand prosthetic to allow her to regain functionality.

Source: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergrads Developing Partial Hand Prosthetic for Injured Texas College Student

Pretty amazing.

After living for a week in an apartment complex for older adults, Madison Kohout, 19, discovered why she was the youngest resident by decades.

Source: A Teenager Mistakenly Moved Into a Senior Living Complex. TikTok Loves It.

Honestly, I think it’s a great idea for all concerned.

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… good Samaritan stepped in and made a brave rescue — by “immediately” jumping over the guardrail and into the bay, saving the infant.

Source: A good Samaritan jumped into water and saved an infant who fell out of a car, authorities say

There are good Samaritans out there, every day.

A Toronto-area organization is offering a classic lunch to those who need a little extra support during the pandemic.

Source: ‘Club Sandwich’ takes bite out of hunger during trying times in Toronto

Nicely done.

Crew-1, which launched to the space station in November, left the space station in the capsule called Resilience.

Source: SpaceX Makes First Nighttime Splash Down With Astronauts Since 1968

Space travel is becoming blasé, but to me, it’s still so cool.

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At age 98, Louis Moore, a Chinese American World War II veteran, has written a book about his beloved Nellie, a Japanese American woman he met after her release from a prison camp.

Source: After WWII and the Japanese incarceration, they fell in love. At 98, he’s published a memoir

What a touching story.

According to the CDC, 101,407,318 Americans have received full doses as of Friday.

Source: More than 100 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

And I’m one of them. Today’s my second-shot-plus-two-weeks date.

Scotland’s Orbital Marine Power (formerly Scotrenewables) has completed the build on what it claims will be the world’s most powerful operational tidal turbine. It’s now on its way to the Orkney Islands, where it’ll have a chance to prove its worth connected to the grid.

Source: Orbital launches O2, the “most powerful tidal turbine in the world”

This has seemed like a huge opportunity to me for a long time. Hope this pans out.

Bill Biega, 98, and Iris Ivers, 91 moved in together at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: N.J. sweethearts found love in their 90s — right at the start of the pandemic

Heartwarming.