A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. — Clifford the Big Red Dog is very popular with kindergarten and first-grade students, but an elementary school in Virginia has a real-life version that could give him a run for his money, WHSV reports.Gabriel is a 200-pound mastiff who serves as a therapy dog at River Bend Elementary School.
Source: 200-pound therapy dog helps elementary school children | myfox8.com
My kinda thereapy…
A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors…
Source: Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection – Reuters
I find this type of application of technology and specifically AI absolutely fascinating.
The cancer death rate in 2017 posted the largest single-year drop ever recorded, as continued declines in smoking and new treatments reduced the lung cancer mortality rate, according to a new report issued Wednesday by the American Cancer Society.
Source: Cancer death rate posts biggest one-year drop ever – The Washington Post
Such great progress.
A Yankton woman is rejoicing tonight after a special reunion.She lost her wedding about a month ago and it’s journey back home is quite miraculous.
Source: Woman is Reunited with Wedding Ring After Losing it in Popcorn – KDLT
Always check your popcorn…. 
A Mallacoota venue could have become the pub with no beer, but locals won’t be left without a coldie thanks to a navy delivery.
Source: Fire-ravaged Mallacoota to receive beer delivery from Navy ship | 7NEWS.com.au
A priority I can totally understand!
Not surprisingly, the group grew in leaps and bounds and UPS Dogs now has over 1.5 million likes on Facebook and 543K followers on Instagram.
I’ve followed this group for some time, and it is pretty darned cute.
Meet Tom Barreto. What an amazing man! Every year during the December holiday season the Brick Barnes & Noble holds a book drive to donate books to
Source: Pt. Pleasant Barber Buys Books for Kids Who Need Them
Nice.
Last year felt pretty awful most of the time. But if you take the long view, 2019 was actually a relatively amazing year to be alive.
Source: 20 Ways the World Got Better in 2019, in Charts | Time
I typically focus on smaller, more personal examples, but collections of data like this showing multi-year trends speak to me in a different, very positive way as well.
Sikh Volunteers Australia members are being praised by several people, including government officials, for their efforts to feed the bushfire-affected.
It’s a horrific situation, but it’s bringing out the best in many, many people.
The 43-year old single mother was a hair stylist by day and an Uber driver by night.
Source: Uber driver gets college degree thanks to generosity from passenger
Well done.