“My mom kept saying, ‘I don’t understand — you drove all the way up here to cook for me?’ ” said Rina Jones.
Source: A Baltimore restaurant owner drove 6 hours to cook a favorite meal for a terminally ill customer
Wow. So very cool.
Ecuador court orders end to gas flaring by oil industry in Amazon
“I’m very happy because, finally, justice has been served. We’re going to restore nature, for all the sick children, for the people, for the parents who have fought to stay healthy, for the families that have also kept fighting if only to grow a few crops, for the families who live under the flares and […]
Source: Ecuador court orders end to gas flaring by oil industry in Amazon
The plaintiffs? Nine girls, between 7 and 14 years old. Awesome.
A boy left his Buzz Lightyear inside a plane. A ramp agent turned it into an adventure.
The kindness and good humor of a Southwest Airlines ramp agent and his colleagues brought Buzz back to his rightful owner after some detective work and a fanciful and elaborate mission through the skies.
Source: A boy left his Buzz Lightyear inside a plane. A ramp agent turned it into an adventure.
Well done.
NASA taps high school students for space station duct tape dispenser
For more than 50 years, NASA astronauts have relied on duct tape as a fix-it-all for everything from a lunar rover on the moon to an air leak on board the International Space Station. Up until now, though, they have not had an easy way to dispense the adhesive.
Source: NASA taps high school students for space station duct tape dispenser
The power of … duct tape? Well done, students!
Self-flying drones are helping speed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana
From the belly of a drone to a shot in the arm.
Source: Self-flying drones are helping speed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana
Cool idea.
After his vaccine, Yo-Yo Ma plays a surprise concert during the waiting period
The celebrated cellist gave a short performance at a community college in Pittsfield, Mass., while he was waiting out the 15-minte post-vaccination time.
Source: After his vaccine, Yo-Yo Ma plays a surprise concert during the waiting period
So cool.
For these dogs, the deadly serious business of avalanche rescue is all a game
Search and rescue dogs are critical first responders in what is on pace to be the deadliest avalanche season on record in the United States.
Source: For these dogs, the deadly serious business of avalanche rescue is all a game
Love these dogs.
‘I love people’: 91-year-old police officer still patrolling in Arkansas with no plans to retire
Officer L.C. “Buckshot” Smith was born and raised in his small town of Camden, Arkansas. He works for the local police department, serving a community he’s called home for decades.
Source: ‘I love people’: 91-year-old police officer still patrolling in Arkansas with no plans to retire
I love it!
Grandparents are getting to hug their grandkids for the first time after getting vaccinated
The prescription, which Shaw’s doctor offered to write, read, “You are allowed to hug your granddaughter.” It was just the nudge she needed to reclaim a part of her life that she loved so much.
Source: Grandparents are getting to hug their grandkids for the first time after getting vaccinated
Hope.
How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem
Roads in which waste plastic is melted down and mixed with paving materials are becoming more common around the world. Although for now they remain a niche technology, experts say the roads could become one of a diverse array of uses for discarded plastic.
Source: How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem
I love this concept.