Not All News is Bad!

As snow continues to fall, mosques invite the homeless in for food and warm shelter.

Source: UK mosques open doors to homeless as temperatures plunge

Wouldn’t it be great if more institutions — religious and otherwise — did this? Nice example.

From using up leftover bread to tackling climate change, our pick of three projects that use brewing as a force for good

Source: Brewing good: three beer-for-good projects

Behold the power of “beer for good”. 🙂

One simple filter might be able to deliver clean water for a fraction of the cost and energy of our current purification and desalinization methods.

Source: This Graphene Filter Makes Dirty Saltwater Drinkable

Many of us take clean (or cleanish) water for granted. This type of technology would be a major game-changer for much of the world.

His mom won’t be able to cross the border to watch him walk the stage.

Source: Mexico student who crosses border every day will graduate with honors

Great example of working hard.

An 11-year-old girl beat out thousands of other entries in a photo contest and then turned around and donated her prize to charity.

Source: 11-year-old beats out 3,000 others in photography contest; donates prize to Make-a-Wish foundation

Great photograph, but an awesome reaction to winning.

Teacher’s viral post reminds us there is still good in the world, and it’s her students.

Source: Students’ Active Shooter Plan For Teacher In Wheelchair Is Heartbreaking

Heartbreaking? Perhaps. But oh, so, encouraging that they would think of this. Once again, the worst brings out the best … in our students.

A woman who saved her husband’s life by performing CPR on him non-stop for 30 minutes after he suffered cardiac arrest in bed has stressed how important it is for everybody to learn the

Source: ‘He was not dying and that was that’ – Woman saved husband’s life by performing CPR for 30 minutes at home

Amazing story of persistence.

Instead of resorting to a restrictive, lifelong diet, researchers are hoping that patients will soon be able to “turn off” the enzyme that inflames celiac’s disease.

Source: Scientists Have Found an ‘Off Switch’ For Celiac’s Disease

I know a few people who legitimately suffer from gluten-related issues include Celiac’s, and this would be huge for them.

“This is a new concept for correcting refractory problems.”

Source: New eyedrops could repair corneas, make glasses unneccessary – HEALTH & SCIENCE – Jerusalem Post

Wow. Just … wow. (And bonus geek points if this makes you think of Retinax-V 🙂 ).

It’s not hard to tell that Zeus’s owner had fallen on hard times and did not know what to do with the sweet pup. Luckily, he was found by the right people.

Source: Dog Found Tied to Tree With Note is Adopted: “She tried to find me a home but nobody would take me”

There are lots of resources out there. It’s great that this story has such a happy ending.