Not All News is Bad!

Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment has tracked down and thanked a Tokyo 2020 volunteer who paid for his taxi to the Olympic Stadium

Source: Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold

I love this. The video’s worth watching.

Orion Jean may only be 10 years old, but the number on his mind is 500,000 — that’s how many books he hopes will be donated by the end of the month.

Source: Texas boy on a mission to share his love of reading: “It’s all about my moral duty to help people”

Wow. Just . . . wow.

The new study, led by Dr Sagar Sengupta from the National Institute of Immunology has however found a novel way to identify the disease as early as stage 1 through his lab’s work on microRNAs.

Source: Indian Scientist Finds Way To Detect Colon Cancer Early And Save Lives

So much promise. I hope it pans out.

Pepper, a new mama who had lost her entire litter of pups, was a “miracle” for ten puppies who had lost their own mom.

Source: Mama dog at Minnesota animal rescue ‘adopts’ orphaned puppies

Sweet. And timely.

Faster, cheaper and greener than regular construction, 3D printing could help African countries close their education gaps.

Source: Could 3D Printed Schools Be a Solution to Africa’s Classroom Shortage?

I find the whole 3-D printing thing fascinating. This application of it seems extremely cool.

The NASA ECOSTRESS instrument on the International Space Station is providing firefighters with valuable intel regarding wildfire progression.

Source: NASA Uses Space Station to Direct Firefighters to Hottest Points as They Battle US Wildfires

Pretty impressive use of the technology.

. . . thanks to a partnership between Scotland’s Glenfiddich Whisky distillery and IVECO, a sustainable natural powered transportation company, a fleet of low-carbon trucks powered by bio-methane derived from the dregs of whiskey production is about to hit the road.

Source: Glenfiddich Distilleries Launch Fleet of Trucks That Runs on Whiskey Waste

Wait . . . there’s waste?

On Monday, Dasha Kelly was facing eviction and didn’t know how she was going to pay her back rent. A day later, thanks to strangers, more than $170,000 has been raised so far for her and her three daughters.

Source: More than $170,000 raised in 24 hours for mother and three kids facing eviction

This is a great story, but to me the kicker is how many people are stepping up to help with eviction support all over. I’ve said before I’m concerned this will be a large problem, so good on all the folks stepping up to help, in whatever way they choose.

Update: yep, I’m aware CNN is investigating some of the claims. I selected this item prior to that note appearing. Focus instead on the number of people willing to donate to help their neighbors. That remains pretty darned cool.

USC’s Isaiah Jewett left his first Olympics devastated, but he stayed true to his track-loving ethos.

Source: A runner fell during the race of his life. Then he did what he came to the Olympics to do.

The Olympics tends to get enough coverage that I don’t feel the need to post many here, but I think this one flew under the radar. Very inspiring.

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans recently organised an afternoon of Go Karting for younger veterans and invited some of the older veterans they support to cheer on the racers. WWII veteran Jim Knox, 97 from Upminster surprised everyone when instead of sitting on the sidelines, he jumped in a Kart and whizzed around theRead More

Source: 97-year-old WWII Veteran Sets New Go Karting Record – Good News Shared

What fun!