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This New Unilever Brand Is Helping The Homeless Get Access To Showers

May 1, 2019 by Leo

Here’s how you can help today.

Source: This New Unilever Brand Is Helping The Homeless Get Access To Showers

I thought this a fascinating idea. I’ll probably try some.

A Video Game Developed To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Seems To Be Working

April 30, 2019 by Leo

Sea Hero Quest is a video game developed in partnership with Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, game studio Glitchers and several European universities and it is designed to identify individuals who might have early and mild symptoms of dementia that medical tests aren’t able to detect.

Source: A Video Game Developed To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Seems To Be Working

Fascinating. I’ve often wondered if video games couldn’t be used in seriously productive ways.

Sanctuary for elderly dogs opens, inspired by rescued senior beagle mix – Story | KMSP

April 29, 2019 by Leo

A Missouri shelter opened earlier this month as a sanctuary specifically for elderly dogs.

Source: Sanctuary for elderly dogs opens, inspired by rescued senior beagle mix – Story | KMSP

It takes special people to take this on. We have our own local equivalent as well: Old Dog Haven.

Eddie Adams: Young cellist with tormented past in disbelief at $133,000 in donations – The Washington Post

April 28, 2019 by Leo

“I still don’t want to believe it happened because it’s too much money for me to even think about,” said Eddie Adams, who is a self-taught musician.

Source: Eddie Adams: Young cellist with tormented past in disbelief at $133,000 in donations – The Washington Post

What a neat story.

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Coffee waste ‘could replace palm oil’ – BBC News

April 27, 2019 by Leo

Scottish entrepreneurs aim to go global with their hope to replace palm oil using coffee waste.

Source: Coffee waste ‘could replace palm oil’ – BBC News

I could contribute … a lot! Smile

LEGO to produce braille kits to help blind children learn through play | Brickset: LEGO set guide and database

April 26, 2019 by Leo

Here’s an interesting press release about a new initiative that you wonder why it hasn’t been done before, given the affinity between LEGO studs and braille:

Source: LEGO to produce braille kits to help blind children learn through play | Brickset: LEGO set guide and database

Obvious, when you think about it. So cool to make it happen.

St. Johns firefighters free Fifi the dog with Jaws of Life – News – The Florida Times-Union – Jacksonville, FL

April 25, 2019 by Leo

A 6-month-old dog got too curious outside a home in the Hastings area, according to fire officials. When the homeowner got home Monday morning, Fifi’s head was firmly stuck inside one of the holes in a 30-pound concrete cinderblock.

Source: St. Johns firefighters free Fifi the dog with Jaws of Life – News – The Florida Times-Union – Jacksonville, FL

Whoops. Smile

Parkinson’s results beyond researchers’ wildest dreams – BBC News

April 24, 2019 by Leo

Previously housebound patients are now able to walk more freely as a result of electrical stimulation to their spines. Researchers say the small trial of the treatment has gone ‘beyond their wildest dreams’.

Source: Parkinson’s results beyond researchers’ wildest dreams – BBC News

This sounds really exciting.

Video shows Raytown firefighters push man home in wheelchair | The Kansas City Star

April 23, 2019 by Leo

A video showing Raytown firefighters pushing a fisherman home in is electric wheelchair has become popular on Facebook. The man, who is a veteran, drained the wheelchair’s battery after he became stuck in the mud at a pond about seven blocks from his home.

Source: Video shows Raytown firefighters push man home in wheelchair | The Kansas City Star

Because that’s what firefighters do. Very cool.

Out of Work coal Miners are Being Trained as Beekeepers – Goodnet

April 22, 2019 by Leo

A new honey industry is beginning to flourish in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia

Source: Out of Work coal Miners are Being Trained as Beekeepers – Goodnet

Very cool…

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