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Wife of WWII Soldier Spent Decades on Husband’s Wish to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa

February 19, 2023 by Leo

With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down a Japanese family based on the photos left behind in an album her late husband plucked from the shrapnel-strewn beaches of Okinawa in 1945. Strangers, friends of friends, and non-English speakers all pitched in […]

Source: Wife of WWII Soldier Spent Decades on Husband’s Wish to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa

Quite the story!

Five Years of NANIB!

February 18, 2023 by Leo

We take a break from our usual programming to celebrate a slightly different bit of good news:

Five. Years.

Today is the 5th anniversary of Not All News is Bad (*). And I don’t think I missed a day. (Excel tells me that 1,826 days. Whew!)

Thank you for tagging along and sharing NANIB (as my friends and I often refer to it) with your friends and family. The world still needs a constant reminder that all the shouting media appearances to the contrary: not all news is bad!

Onward!


(*) The email version, that is. My informal and random Facebook posts started late in the year prior — hence the “2017” in the masthead.

A 3-legged dog was struggling. A high school engineering class stepped in.

February 17, 2023 by Leo

In their engineering and design class, students are making custom devices to help Sadie, whose leg was amputated after an accident, regain her stride.

Source: A 3-legged dog was struggling. A high school engineering class stepped in.

Great opportunity.

Matching medicine dosage to patient’s DNA can cut side effects 30%: LUMC

February 16, 2023 by Leo

Tailoring medicine dosages to a patient’s DNA can reduce serious side effects by 30 percent, according to an international study led by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and published in The Lancet. “The one-size-fits-all approach for prescribing medication is outdated,” LUMC said.

Source: Matching medicine dosage to patient’s DNA can cut side effects 30%: LUMC

Fascinating,

An Arkansas man returned a lost wallet to a grandmother. His kind act sparked an unexpected friendship.

February 15, 2023 by Leo

A 19-year-old Arkansas man’s random act of kindness has sparked an unexpected friendship between him and the recipient of his generosity.

Source: An Arkansas man returned a lost wallet to a grandmother. His kind act sparked an unexpected friendship.

So cool.

Teen gives 16,000 valentines to people who might not otherwise get one

February 14, 2023 by Leo

Patrick Kaufmann, 14, has involved students across the D.C. area to make the cards for people in hospitals, nursing homes and other places.

Source: Teen gives 16,000 valentines to people who might not otherwise get one

Very cool.

She got the last seat on a flight next to a stranger. They’ve been married for 40 years | CNN

February 13, 2023 by Leo

American Vickie Moretz got the last seat on a flight to the UK in 1982, finding herself sat next to Englishman Graham Kidner. Four decades later, they tell the story of a whirlwind romance that never stopped.

Source: She got the last seat on a flight next to a stranger. They’ve been married for 40 years | CNN

Very nice.

A Danish wind turbine giant just discovered how to recycle all blades

February 12, 2023 by Leo

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas says it’s figured out how to recycle all wind turbine blades – even ones already sitting in landfills.

Source: A Danish wind turbine giant just discovered how to recycle all blades

This could be huge.

An Iowa teen, strangers helped save man and dog from an icy lake — and a drone caught it all

February 11, 2023 by Leo

Joe Salmon, a 17-year-old Okoboji High School student, and 4 others helped save an 83-year-old driver and his dog when his car went into a lake.

Source: An Iowa teen, strangers helped save man and dog from an icy lake — and a drone caught it all

Pretty amazing footage.

Supercharged T Cells: A New Way To Kill Pancreatic Cancer With Minimal Side Effects

February 10, 2023 by Leo

A new immunotherapy releases cancer-killing cytokines only within the tumor. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new T cell-based immunotherapy that selectively targets cancer cells, producing a powerful anti-cancer cytokine specifically when it encount

Source: Supercharged T Cells: A New Way To Kill Pancreatic Cancer With Minimal Side Effects

Very cool.

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