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Nun with chainsaw clears trees after Hurricane Irma – CBS News

September 14, 2017 by Leo

A Florida nun is pitching in on the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma by taking a chain saw to downed trees while dressed in her full habit.

Source: Nun with chainsaw clears trees after Hurricane Irma – CBS News

Go, Sister! 🙂

Beer festival helps rescue at risk dogs with beer – Santa Clarita Valley Signal

September 13, 2017 by Leo

When people drink beer, rescuing a dog does not usually come to mind. On Saturday, Dirty Dog Squad and enFuego Events brought the two concepts together.

Source: Beer festival helps rescue at risk dogs with beer – Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Behold the power of … beer? 🙂

New School – 5280

September 12, 2017 by Leo

Colorado is launching a first-in-the-country apprenticeship program that’s designed to let students earn it all: a diploma, a degree, and a middle-class wage. The best part? It’s free.

Source: New School – 5280

Free is good, but to me the “best part” is that we have yet another non-traditional educational option that promises to help create a well-educated workforce with skills that are actually in demand once they complete their training.

Tesla remotely extends range of vehicles for free in Florida to help owners escape Hurricane Irma | Electrek

September 11, 2017 by Leo

Now Tesla has even facilitated travels for some of them as the automaker remotely unlocked the full battery pack capacity of Model S/X 60/60D vehicles with 75 kWh battery packs.

Source: Tesla remotely extends range of vehicles for free in Florida to help owners escape Hurricane Irma | Electrek

I realize this is kinda geeky, but as a Tesla owner I appreciate it, and as a geek I like the potential that it shows some of our upcoming technology promises…

Coworkers surprise quadriplegic employee with money for service dog

September 10, 2017 by Leo

Joss said he’s looking forward to life with Mack, which starts Friday, during the official service dog graduation day at the prison.

Source: Coworkers surprise quadriplegic employee with money for service dog

It’s lengthy, but well worth the read. There’s more to this story than the headline suggests: perseverance, redemption, generosity, gratitude, … and of course a happy dog & owner.

King Arthur’s Excalibur? Girl pulls sword from legendary lake in Cornwall | The Kansas City Star

September 9, 2017 by Leo

There’s a new Lady of the Lake. A 7-year-old girl has found a 4-foot-long sword in the same lake where King Arthur’s Excalibur was said to have been thrown. Matilda Jones was paddling waist-deep in Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor last week when she came across the blade while on a family holiday,

Source: King Arthur’s Excalibur? Girl pulls sword from legendary lake in Cornwall | The Kansas City Star

Well, now, there’s a story she’ll be telling everyone back at school. 🙂

Scotland Has Been Named The Most Beautiful Country In The World

September 8, 2017 by Leo

Readers of travel guidebook Rough Guide voted Scotland as “the most beautiful country in the world”, beating Canada and New Zealand to the top spot.

Source: Scotland Has Been Named The Most Beautiful Country In The World

Canada and New Zealand are gorgeous, I can only imagine what Scotland must be like.

JetBlue caps ticket prices before Irma

September 7, 2017 by Leo

The airline has also added flights to its schedule out of select cities where they have aircraft available.

Source: JetBlue caps ticket prices before Irma

What I like about this is not just what JetBlue is doing, but that they’re setting an example that some other airlines are apparently following.

Vaccines in poor countries have saved 20 million lives and 350 billion dollars since 2001

September 6, 2017 by Leo

And that’s just direct costs. The estimated overall economic impact of vaccines is $820 billion.

Source: Vaccines in poor countries have saved 20 million lives and 350 billion dollars since 2001

Something that most of us in wealthier countries just take for granted — until too many people start avoiding them, and an outbreak follows.

The inside story of what it took to keep a Texas grocery chain running in the chaos of Hurricane Harvey | Chip Cutter | Pulse | LinkedIn

September 5, 2017 by Leo

In Texas, a grocery chain is now inspiring memes. One goes like this: “State and federal resources are struggling to get into impacted areas. H.E.B. — outta the way, we’re coming.”

Source: The inside story of what it took to keep a Texas grocery chain running in the chaos of Hurricane Harvey | Chip Cutter | Pulse | LinkedIn

I love how they prepare, how they cope, and how they plan for the recovery. They clearly understand that they play a vital role.

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