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India Gives Another 50,000 Houses to Urban Poor

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public housing in IndiaNasima Khatoon said that yesterday was the happiest day in her life.

The 45-year-old woman of Phulwarisharif, who had been living in a leaky hut for years, received a new apartment thanks to a successful government program launched in 2005.

She took possession of the newly-built one-bedroom flat and related document from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a grand opening celebration. He said 50,000 houses will be built in 28 cities of the state. Altogether, 192 beneficiaries were allotted houses this weekend on the outskirts of the state capital.

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India Gives Another 50,000 Houses to Urban Poor

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public housing in IndiaNasima Khatoon said that yesterday was the happiest day in her life.

The 45-year-old woman of Phulwarisharif, who had been living in a leaky hut for years, received a new apartment thanks to a successful government program launched in 2005.

She took possession of the newly-built one-bedroom flat and related document from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a grand opening celebration. He said 50,000 houses will be built in 28 cities of the state. Altogether, 192 beneficiaries were allotted houses this weekend on the outskirts of the state capital.

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Another Last Place But Inspiring Olympic Finish as Competitor Hails Injured Runner (Video)

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Hurdler hailed as loser after injury

Hurdler hailed as loser after injuryTrack star Liu Xiang of China, who won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics, but fell during his race in London Tuesday, was hailed for his spirit.

Despite his injury, he hopped on one foot around each hurdle to the finish line.

After he stopped to kiss the last hurdle, a competitor from Hungary grabbed his hand and flung his arm in the air like a champion.

 

(READ the story with Video on BuzzFeed)

Elderly Man Starts Painting his Run-down Town, Strangers Join in

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painting volunteer elderlyJim Cotter was so sad after losing his wife last year that he needed to find something to do. He decided to spruce up his community — by painting everything in sight. Well, the idea has really caught on.

The once-thriving coal community of Glouster, Ohio had been peeling – and unappealing – for years, but now the town glistens, every fence, building and guard rail.

(WATCH the Steve Hartman video and READ the story at CBS News)

Elderly Man Starts Painting his Run-down Town, Strangers Join in

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painting volunteer elderlyJim Cotter was so sad after losing his wife last year that he needed to find something to do. He decided to spruce up his community — by painting everything in sight. Well, the idea has really caught on.

The once-thriving coal community of Glouster, Ohio had been peeling – and unappealing – for years, but now the town glistens, every fence, building and guard rail.

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Nepal Achieves Zero Poaching Year for Rhinos

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Nepal’s efforts to cut wildlife crime has led to a zero-poaching year for rhinos in 2011, largely attributed to the addition of 44 new range posts across several protected areas. – World Wildlife Fund

Elementary School Students Prompt International Corporation to Recycle

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Foray highlighter pensEfforts by students at Sun Valley Elementary School in San Rafael to push a company to give consumers a way to recycle felt-tip markers has paid unexpected dividends.

Earlier this year about 40 students and their volunteer adviser launched “Crayola: Make Your Mark!” — a campaign via Change.org to prod the Crayola Co. of Easton, Pa. to start a recycling program for used markers. More than 80,000 people across the country signed the petition.

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Not All Olympic Champions Stand on the Podium — Some Finish Last

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Tahmina Kohistani, Afghan runner

Tahmina Kohistani, Afghan runnerTahmina Kohistani’s Olympics lasted just 14 seconds.

The 23-year-old student from Kabul University in Afghanistan is the only female athlete from that nation to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Her 100-meter sprint, in a preliminary event, was the end of an eight-year journey through war, tribulation and suffering.

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Treasured Rings Get Flushed Down Toilet but Dedicated Sanitation Crew Comes to the Rescue

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diamond rings on finger-9NewsvideoAfter accidentally flushing them down the toilet, a sewer crew went out of their way to help a Colorado woman recover a pair of valuable diamond rings that were an 18th birthday gift from her late father.

Worth $10,000 and seemingly lost, the rings were miraculously located downstream in the sewer system.

What were the chances of finding the ring? “Slim to none,” said one of the city workers from the North Table Mountain Water Department in Golden.

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Are You Happy? Ben Bernanke Wants to Know

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Ben Bernanke testifying-pubdomainThe US Federal Reserve chairman said Monday that gauging happiness can be as important for measuring economic progress as determining whether inflation is low or unemployment high.

Economics is also about understanding and promoting “the enhancement of well-being,” which is “the ultimate objective of our policy decisions,” Ben Bernanke told a conference of economists and statisticians in Cambridge, Mass.

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Afghan Civilian Casualties Fall 15% in 2012 So Far

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Afghan potato farmer by USAIDCivilian casualties in Afghanistan dropped 15 percent in the first six months of the year, with deaths blamed on NATO-led troops and Afghan forces declining sharply, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

The latest readout also marked the first time in five years civilian casualties have declined.

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Now Arriving on Time: Your Flight and Suitcase

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Airtran airplaneFliers rejoice: Travelers are late to fewer business meetings and missing fewer chances to tuck their kids into bed now that U.S. airlines are more punctual and less likely to lose their bags than at any time in more than two decades.

84 percent of domestic flights now arrive on time or nearly so and more bags arrive with them.

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Good News Goes to Washington and You Are Invited on a Potomac Cruise

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Yacht Finished Business GNN is throwing a private party in DC to honor the 15th anniversary of the Good News Network with style.

“Good News Goes To Washington”

To promote good news in a time of ceaseless negative campaigning, I’ve chartered an 85-foot yacht that will set sail up the Potomac at 5:00 pm. on Sunday, Sept. 9 loaded with people who are all about inspiring positive storytelling.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to commit to joining us. Admission is free but seating is limited.

Email me if you are eager, willing and able-bodied enought to join our two and a half hour boat cruise leaving from Maine Ave. SW in DC.

One Man, One Dog, and the Facebook Photo That Touched Thousands of Hearts

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dog soothed by waters, Photo by StonehousePhoto.comThis is 19-year-old Schoep being cradled in his father’s arms in the warm waters of Lake Superior. The arthritic dog falls asleep every night after he is carried into the lake where the buoyancy of the water soothes his aching body.

The man’s friend is professional photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson who took this photo during one of their therapeutic evening swims. She posted it on Facebook and it went wildly viral, with thousands of people sharing it and 28,294 comments (and counting).

“I was so happy I got to capture this moment for John,” says the Bayfield, Wis., photographer. “I have known them, for six years, and seen Schoep age.”

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One Man, One Dog, and the Facebook Photo That Touched Thousands of Hearts

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dog soothed by waters, Photo by StonehousePhoto.comThis is 19-year-old Schoep being cradled in his father’s arms in the warm waters of Lake Superior. The arthritic dog falls asleep every night after he is carried into the lake where the buoyancy of the water soothes his aching body.

The man’s friend is professional photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson who took this photo during one of their therapeutic evening swims. She posted it on Facebook and it went wildly viral, with thousands of people sharing it and 28,294 comments (and counting).

“I was so happy I got to capture this moment for John,” says the Bayfield, Wis., photographer. “I have known them, for six years, and seen Schoep age.”

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Mystery Woman Picks Up Lunch Tab For Everyone in the Denny’s Restaurant

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cashier video KCRAA lunchtime diner at Denny’s decided she wanted to pay everyone’s bill in the restaurant — but under one condition, that she remain anonymous.

“People thought we were joking,” a waitress told KCRA. “She didn’t want anybody to know she paid, and then she left.”

The generous young mother with two kids, who was dining in New Castle, California, near Sacramento, paid about $300 plus a big $40 tip.

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Boy Hits Home Run Days Later, Fulfilling Grandfather’s Last Wish

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baseball for grandfather- family photoA 16-year-old baseball player felt the presence of his late grandfather last weekend when he did something he never thought he could do. He hit the home run, which his grandfather had requested days before. Maybe he benefited from some other-worldly help.

“The last time I talked to him, he wanted me to hit a home run. I told him I’m not sure I could do that, I’m not that big type of player that hits home runs.”

On Tuesday afternoon, the day before his grandfather’s funeral, Jonathan Sabo played ball. On a 0-2 pitch, the Charleston boy did what he’s never done in his life.

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Churches Host Ramadan Dinner For Islamic Society Whose Mosque Was Burned Down

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Muslim-Christian friends, Hartford Seminary photoJoplin churches are holding a special ceremony for members of a mosque destroyed in a suspicious fire.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Joplin churches planned to gather Wednesday evening at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church as a show of support for the Islamic Society of Joplin.

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Rare South African Snowfall Fulfils Couple’s White Wedding Dream

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wedding party thanks to SA snowA South African couple married this week after a bout of unusually cold weather allowed them to fulfill a light-hearted promise to tie the knot the next time Johannesburg was covered in snow.

A radio station jumped into action to help pull off the spur-of-the-moment prompting.

Rui Moca and Monique Joubert had planned to wed next year, but when South Africa’s biggest city was shrouded in a rare blanket of snow on Tuesday, Joubert’s sister called the top local radio station, which leapt into action, organizing a minister, lawyer, photographer, flowers, and cake.

(In an unrelated side story, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who happened to be visiting Pretoria on Tuesday, was dubbed “Nimkita” – “the one who brought the snow”.)

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Our Public Employees Are American Heroes

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Officer Brian Murphy, policeman

Officer Brian Murphy, policemanForget about going all the way to the London Olympics for heroes. This weekend, we saw real heroes right here in America.

First, look at the images from Pasadena, Calif., of cheering NASA scientists. (You can watch the elated moments after the Mars landing in the video below.) How fantastic that the American ingenuity of NASA scientists got us to Mars. It makes me proud to be an American. I can’t get enough of these images from when the probe touched down. These scientists are American heroes.

And there was another American hero this weekend: Brian Murphy. He is the police officer who protected the Sikh community in Wisconsin during that awful tragedy this week. Despite being ambushed and taking nine bullets, he waved off medical attention so the victims inside could get help instead. He is in critical condition in a local hospital, and he is an American hero.

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