A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
SEATTLE — For the second year in a row, the City of Seattle put on a a workshop offering free counseling and legal services to help permanent residents apply for citizenship.Yara Rodriguez arrived at 8 a.m. Saturday and spent at least four hours talking …
Source: Hundreds of volunteers gather in Seattle to help residents apply for citizenship | KOMO
It can be a daunting process. I know. I’ve done it. 🙂
The operators of the first all-electric ferry in Norway are starting to get some good data on the vehicle and it’s nothing short of impressive. They claim that the all-electric ferry cuts emi…
Source: All-electric ferry cuts emission by 95% and costs by 80%, brings in 53 additional orders
I love these steps towards more and more clean energy.
The partnership with the Indiana Department of Corrections taught the women everything they need to know to land good paying, in-demand jobs once they’re released.
Source: UPDATE: First class of women welders graduates from Indiana pris – WDRB 41 Louisville News
Several levels of goodness.
BELLE — Frances Buzzard couldn’t stop smiling. She wiped tears from her eyes, momentarily upsetting a tiara newly placed upon her head.
Source: Belle Elementary custodian gifted with surprise first-ever birthday party
Very cool. I still remember the custodian – Sy – from my grade school so many years ago. They make an impact.
Activating T cells in tumors eliminated even distant metastases in mice, Stanford researchers found. Lymphoma patients are being recruited to test the technique in a clinical trial.
Source: Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumors in mice
That’s actually pretty darned exciting…
A man who received a bone marrow transplant in January of 2016 learned on Tuesday that the donor is an NFL player.
Source: Anonymous NFL player donates bone marrow to local man – KSHB.com 41 Action News
Two words come to mind: role model. 🙂
… a drone that can plant up to 100,000 trees a day.
Source: These drones can plant 100,000 trees a day | World Economic Forum
Another novel use of the technology. Particularly effective in hard-to-reach areas.
What if damaged teeth could heal themselves without the need of a root canal?
Source: The End Of Root Canals: Stem Cell Fillings Trigger Teeth To Repair Themselves, Research Study Claims
Having had a couple of root canals I can really appreciate this possibility.
Both studies showed such dramatic results that they were cut short to speed up reporting of the information to physicians.
Source: New research will radically change response to strokes – The Washington Post
Medical advances happen every day, it seems. This one seems particularly impressive.
The two women had not seen each other nor spoken in 73 years.
Source: Long-lost childhood friends reunited more than 70 years after WWII tore them apart – Sacramento Bee via MSN
Touching story.