Not All News is Bad!

Insecticides could be developed that kill pests without harming beneficial insects such as bees, according to a new study. The use of pesticides is currently the subject of much debate, owing to the catastrophic effects chemicals such as neonicotinoids have on the environment, and particularly on the bees we rely on to pollinate crops.

Source: Bee-friendly insecticides closer to reality after breakthrough development

The potential for doing both — not harming beneficial insects, and still protect the food that feeds the world — is very promising.

Makenzee Meaux says she’d lost hope of feeling beautiful until she met her fiancé.

Source: Woman bares alopecia in engagement photos

Inspiring…

A New Jersey woman who was helped by a homeless man when she ran out of gas in Philadelphia is raising money to help him.

Source: Woman Raises More Than $35,000 For Homeless Man Who Gave Last $20 To Help Her

I love how “paying it back” has simply exploded….

COLES will roll out an autism-friendly shopping experience at nearly 70 stores across the country from today, following a successful trial earlier this year.

Source: ‘Do any shoppers really like loudly blaring radios?’ – news.com.au

What a great idea.

Customers who visit these New York bakeries come for the cookies and cake but they may not be aware that they are also supporting a revolutionary way to employ people who might not otherwise have a chance at a job.

Source: How Entrepreneurs Helped Ex-Cons Turn Their Lives Around

I love projects like these. Giving people a real chance.

A Houston dentist met a U.S. Air Force veteran who was struggling with dental issues and decided to surprise him with $15,000 worth of dental work.

Source: Dentist Pays $15,000 Bill For Military Veteran’s Dental Work

So cool. 🙂

“She was my angel that morning and did everything that a person should do in this type of situation.”

True stories of kind acts by strangers.

Source: Random Acts of Kindness: Reassured by her face and voice – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via MSN

This actually reminds me of HeroicStories: stories of everyday people doing good … every day. This kind of everyday kindness happens a lot more than I think we realize or pay attention to.

“It gives you a new sense of freedom and you get your confidence back”

Source: 19-Year-Old Wanted To Cover Up Her Self-Harm Scars But All Tattoo Artists Refused To Help. Except One | Bored Panda

Click through to the article, there are some amazingly beautiful before and after shots.

These nanomachines are so small that we could park 50,000 of them across the diameter of a human hair, yet they have the targeting and actuating components combined in that diminutive package to make molecular machines a reality for treating disease.

Source: Nanomachines that drill into cancer cells killing them in just 60 seconds developed by scientists

This technology is exciting for so many reasons, cancer being just one of them.

Kindness, compassion, empathy and patience can go a long way — even in Walmart.

Source: ‘We’ve forgotten how to love one another.’ Walmart cashier’s kin – KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com |

I’ve seen this kind of thing myself. It’s both common, and touching.