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A delivery man, 31, has become a real-life superhero after saving a two-year-old girl as she falls from the 12th floor of a 16-story building in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Source: 2-year-old Vietnamese girl survives fall from 12th floor thanks to “Superhero” delivery man
Wow.
Pilot scheme will use methane from fermenting fruit to create clean power for city water plant
Source: ‘A role model’: how Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity
Great idea!
After a snowstorm ravaged the South, a family of plumbers was heartbroken to see so many people have water issues. They packed up a truck with supplies and traveled from New Jersey to help.
Very cool.
The happiest place in medicine is a coronavirus vaccination clinic.
Source: The joy of vax: The people giving the shots are seeing hope, and it’s contagious
Hope. Excellent.
Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions.
Source: Yale scientists repair injured spinal cords using patients’ own stem cells
Pretty incredible.
“They have not only helped me through the base of the storm, but since I haven’t been able to make it back home they pretty much won’t let me go,” food delivery driver Chelsea Timmons said.
Source: Food delivery driver finds home with Austin couple during winter storms
Love this.
When Tim Hennessy got to the cashier, he said, she just waved him on and told him to drive home safely. “And it hit us — like, wow, they’re just letting us walk out the door,” he said.
Source: A Texas grocery store lost power and let people leave without paying. Shoppers paid it forward.
HEB has shown up several times in my sources this week. Well done.
Nissan surprised a teacher in Aguascalientes with the gift of a new pickup outfitted with a small classroom built into the truck’s bed.
Source: Auto maker gives new wheels to teacher who took her class on the road
That seems like a great idea that could be used in many places, and in many other ways.
A six-week program developed by the English National Opera and a London hospital offers customized vocal lessons to aid coronavirus recovery.
Source: Opera Singers Help Covid-19 Patients Learn to Breathe Again
Neat idea!
For the third year in a row, Taylor Trotter is dressing her daughter Paisley as some of the most influential Black trailblazers. Every day she takes a picture of Paisley dressed as a different historical figure, posts a side-by-side picture on Facebook, and adds a caption explaining each person’s contribution to American history.
Source: Daily game of dress-up teaches 5-year-old about Black history
The pictures are fantastic. 