A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Creating a connection with his deaf niece motivated 25-year-old Kenyan innovator Roy Allela to invent a set of smart gloves, named Sign-IO, which converts sign language movements into audio speech in real time.
Source: Kenya: Roy Allela invents glove that translates sign language to speech – This Is Africa
I find this both exciting and fascinating. I think it holds a lot of promise for the future.
Pacific Garden Mission, 1458 S. Canal St., normally doesn’t accept short-term visitors, but tossed protocol out the window this week to save lives.
Source: City’s largest shelter breaks protocol, takes in 800 overnight | Chicago Sun-Times
I expect we’ll hear more positive stories in the coming days — the worst truly brings out the best.
Scores of people turned up for Joseph Walker’s funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone attending.
Source: After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas : NPR
Very moving…
The man’s GoFundMe campaign grew from $600 to $21,000 after Oswalt tweeted it out.
Source: Patton Oswalt helps Michael Beatty with medical bills after clash on Twitter – The Washington Post
You may or may not agree with his biting wit, but without a doubt he changed one deserving man’s life for the better.
Baby George made international headlines after American sailors rescued him in the Korean War. WCCO-TV was there to witness a moment 66 years in the making, as the Minnesota medic who took care of George sees him face-to-face for the first time in six decades.
Source: 66 Years On, Minn. Navy Medic Reunites With Baby Saved From Ash Can In Seoul – WCCO | CBS Minnesota
Quite a story.
Local woman halted her crochet business sales for a month to focus on making scarves for people who are on the streets facing the winter cold. After running out of
Simple, and yet meaningful to the recipients.
Evidence is growing that a bacteria involved in gum disease causes Alzheimer’s, raising hopes over new kinds of treatments that are currently undergoing testing
Source: We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it | New Scientist
While I’m reluctant to get overly excited, this one seems to have some real promise to it. I’m looking forward to seeing the research progress.
Nevada City is seeking to raise $30,000 to acquire goats to munch through acres of vegetation that could fuel wildfires
Not sure why, I just found this one an interesting solution to a problem more and more places are facing.
Three days after getting engaged in Costa Rica, Michele Arias and Doug Cotty lost her engagement ring in the sand on the beach. Forty days later, it’s finally — and quite luckily — back on her finger.
Source: Engagement ring, lost in Costa Rica for weeks, finally found | Miami Herald
Persistence, and luck…
Natalie Barnes spent her breaks getting a passenger a meal and a place in a temporary shelter.
Source: Milwaukee Bus Driver Honored For Helping Homeless Man Get Food And Shelter | HuffPost
Well done!