All News - Page 990 of 1716 - Good News Network
Home Blog Page 990

Backpacker Uses Life Savings to Fund Home For Orphans She Met in Nepal

By
Terry Turner
-

Maggie Doyne screenshot CNN Hero Year

A woman who spent the money she saved babysitting in high school to save children half a world away is one of CNN’s Top Ten Heroes of the Year.

Maggie Doyne decided to take a year off before college in 2006 to backpack around the world. She only got as far as Nepal when she called home and asked her parents to send all $5,000 of her life savings.

The “World’s Best Teacher” Gives Kids Choices–Instead of Tests

The New Jersey teen wasn’t in trouble. She just wanted to help the kids she met who were in desperate need–the refugees and orphans from the country’s decade-long civil war.

She used the money to start the Kopila Valley Children’s Home in Surkhet. In Nepali, “Kopila” means flower bud, and during the last 8 years the orphanage has blossomed like that, bringing new hope to 50 resident orphans.

Through her nonprofit, Doyne’s Blink Now Foundation, the side-tracked backpacker, now 28, continues to fund the home, along with a primary school she built shortly afterward which educates nearly 350 local kids.

Woman Fills 200 Backpacks With Love for Homeless To Deliver in Single Night

You can vote for Maggie Doyne as your choice for Hero of the Year at CNNHeroes.com. The network will announce the winner at their annual televised award show December 6, and present the 2015 winner with $100,000 for continuing his or her good work.

(WATCH the CNN video below)  Photo: CNN video

Torn Between Red and White? For Halloween, Try Orange Wines

By
Good News Network
-

 

Torn between white and red wines? Orange might be the perfect happy medium–especially with Halloween parties around the corner.

Orange wines are similar to white wine, but with the full-bodied, tannic taste of a red and a copper-color.

Though there are different methods, orange wines are typically made by allowing the grapes to macerate in their skins for two weeks – a technique that’s usually reserved for red wines. The process slowly breaks down skins and creates texture and color in the wine.

This is the same type of wine Julius Caesar drank, using virtually the same ancient techniques.

Skin-fermented whites were once the exclusive domain of Europeans. But recently, American vintners in California and Oregon have started experimenting with them, as well as many in Australia.

Virtually any white wine grape can be used: Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Roussanne, Malvasia, Trebbiano, and others, reports Hannah Wallace in Bon Appetit.

It is easier to purchase a bottle of orange wine in the store than to expect a restaurant to serve it tableside. Look for brands that are highly regarded, without the high acidity that can accompany orange wines gone awry. Vintage Cellars in Australia recommends the Yarra Valley “Breakfast Wine”. In their taste test, Oregon Live liked “The Prince in His Caves” from Farina Vineyards in California.

At L’Apicio in New York City, sommelier Joe Campanale always has an orange wine ready by-the-glass. It pairs well with “smoky” foods, like cured meats and cheeses.

Image credit: Housegirl photos, CC

“If you have a dish that you’d normally want to pair with a light red or a rich white, an orange wine would be a good in-between,” Campanale told Bon Apetite. “It does really well with pork.”

Completely different strains are those “orange wines” made from orange juice instead of grapes, or a sweet white wine macerated with orange peel.

Photo (top): The Crusher 2010 Wilson Vineyard Big Orange White Wine Blend

SHARE the idea for Halloween…

Poetry in Motion: Power Plant Will Use Ocean Tides to Power 155K Homes

By
Terry Turner
-

tidal powerplant release Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc

This planned power plant in Wales may look like the Guggenheim Museum but its benefits far outweigh the beauty: it will use the rise and fall of ocean tides to generate enough renewable electricity to power 155,000 homes for 120 years.

When completed, the structure will produce electricity enough to displace more than a quarter million barrels of oil each year— while leaving virtually no carbon footprint.

Power plants have been generating electricity using the tides since 1966, but the Swansea project is the first to employ a radically new method of harnessing the natural forces. The secret lies in its nearly six-mile-long barrier wall that will enclose a huge amount of water in an artificial “tidal lagoon”.

The lagoon captures and holds seawater at high tide. As the tide goes out, water in the 4.5 square mile lagoon will be as much as 27 feet higher than the water outside its walls. This tremendous pressure will be routed through 26 turbines, rushing out to sea until the water level equalizes on both sides of the lagoon. At high tide, the flow is reversed, keeping the sea out of the lagoon until it reaches maximum height, then letting the water rush through the turbines again until it fills up the lagoon.

The amount of water rushing through the turbines each day would fill 100,000 Olympic swimming pools.

Turbine 5 screenshot Preconstruct

Speaking of which, the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon will not only crank out clean energy, but could be used as a sports arena, aquaculture farm, and seaside sculpture garden.

The lagoon can also be used as a giant arena for sailing and cycling sports. Designers have plans for sculptures that appear to disappear into the water or rise out of it as the tides roll in and out.

The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon will also feature a community aquaculture farm growing oysters, kelp and other local sea crops.

The location in Swansea, Wales was chosen because it has some of the highest tide differences in the U.K., maximizing the amount of water that can be used to turn turbines and generate the 420 gigawatt hours per year.

The UK Energy Ministry approved planning in June and construction is expected to start as early as sometime in 2017. Its $1.5 billion price tag relies on government subsidies for 35 years, but the builders have suggested they could give up much of the subsidies in exchange for approval on two more tidal lagoon plants at Cardiff and Newport.

(WATCH the video below from Preconstruct)

First Super Hero Characters for Girls Take Off and Kick Butt

By
Good News Network
-

Seven new action heroes for little girls are officially leveling the playing field.

Well, they aren’t exactly new. These Super Hero Girls from DC Comics are the classic caped women, Super Woman, Wonder Woman, Bat Girl and others, placed back in their high school days.

After making their debut at New York City’s annual Comic Con exhibition last week, the girl-powered line of new toys, animation and graphic novels are due to start flying around the globe at the end of this month.

Mattel manufactured the group of action figures for the line focused on girls up to age 12.

Dolls with Disabilities Designed to Make All Kids Feel Special

“There is a character to whom every girl can relate, no matter what stage of life in which she currently finds herself,” said Diane Nelson, President of both DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in a statement. “Girls want to experience the strength, action and optimism of Super Heroes, too.”

The animated series takes place at Super Hero High School, where, like Hogwarts for Wizards, kids with super powers attend the campus to hone their skills.

In the clip below from Comic Con, several of the women responsible for bringing the DC Super Hero Girls to life discuss what this new take on the characters means to the next generation of DC fans. See some animated shorts featuring the characters at DC Super Hero Girls.

(WATCH the video below from DC Comics)

Church Tips Pizza Driver $1,000 After Sermon on Kindness (WATCH)

By
Good News Network
-

thousand dollar pizza tip screenshot Sycamore Creek Church

Now that’s an inspiring Sunday Service: A pizza delivery driver was in shock after receiving a $1,000 tip from a church congregation practicing what it preaches.

Sycamore Creek Church in Pickerington, Ohio had just wrapped up a month of sermons and lessons on the value of random acts of kindness. The woman, identified only as Natasha, was the lucky delivery driver who dispatched a $5.99 pizza to the building. It was all a ruse to let church members put their teachings into practice.

Woman Fills 200 Backpacks With Love for Homeless To Deliver in Single Night

She was led up to Rev. Steve Markle who paid for the pizza and asked her to name the biggest tip she had ever received. When Natasha told him it was $10, he gave her $15, then showed her what the rest of the congregation had chipped in.

Natasha gasped at the stack of bills as the pastor explained it was a special collection the church members had taken as a random act of kindness, underscoring the lessons of generosity.

(WATCH the video below from Sycamore Creek Church)

Tip Your Friends With This Story, Share It…

Malala is Inspiration for Her Mother To Go Back To School

By
Good News Network
-

640px-Malala-Yousafzai-CC-DFID-UK Department for International Development

Malala Yousafzai has inspired millions of women and girls to stand up for their right to an education.

Her mother turned out to be one of them.

Three years ago, Malala was shot by the Taliban in her own country of Pakistan for advocating girls’ education. She not only survived, she became more influential and determined in her crusade, becoming the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Now her mother, Toor Pekai, revealed publicly for the first time that she, herself, has returned to school after dropping out at a young age when she was the only girl in the room.

Malala Turns 18 Today: She Has Big News for Fans and Syrian Refugee Girls

She made the announcement in London, during the recent Women in the World Summit, which took place three years to the day of the anniversary of the attack on Malala.

“I love it very much. I enjoy reading and writing and learning, but when I come home and they have given me homework I put my bag in the corner — I say ‘I can’t be bothered,’” she said at the summit. “But then Malala comes home and says ‘where is your bag, have you done your homework,’ and I want to say ‘Oh it’s a bit hard!’”

A documentary about the family and their new life in the U.K., He Named Me Malala, is currently in theaters.

(WATCH a film trailer below) Photo: UK Department for International Development, CC

NFL Star Keeps Returning to Help Kids From His Hometown

By
Good News Network
-

Muhammad Wilkerson football camp Manish Gosalia submitted

Children of all ages can count on an assist from this NFL all-star.

New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson backed by fellow teammates and his foundation, T.E.A.M. 96, are always lending a hand to young, aspiring athletes, hungry families, and breast cancer survivors.

T.E.A.M. 96, named for his jersey number, offers scholarship-based awards to students in Wilkerson’s hometown of Linden, New Jersey, giving $1,000 towards college expenses. This year, 13 students have received the financial aid—but the most fun part for Wilkerson is getting to play in the dirt with the kids.

LeBron James Pays for College Scholarships For 1,100 Students

Students who attend Linden High School, Wilkerson’s alma mater, can take part in his youth football camp and receive personalized, one-on-one coaching from the all-star and some of his teammates.

“The night before, we always go bowling, and the next day, we play,” he told Good News Network. “Everyone is always really excited. They’re used to seeing me, though, because I’m always coming back to the community.”

Wilkerson during practice with kid football camp Manish Gosalia submitted
Photos by Manish Gosalia

Next month, they’ll see him around the old neighborhood handing out Thanksgiving turkeys at his old Head Start preschool.

Earlier today, he honored 96 breast cancer survivors at a three-course luncheon not far from where he grew up nurtured by a mother who survived the disease.

Throughout his childhood Wilkerson watched his mother, a social worker, help other families get back on their feet; now a father of two toddlers, ages 1 and 3, Wilkerson says he hopes to set an example for his own kids about the importance of giving back.

“I try to be there in person to put a face to the foundation as often as I can,” he said. “I want them to know how important it is to me.”

NFL Players Twice as Likely to be Law Abiding as Other Men

If you are in New York City next Monday, there are still a few tickets left for the T.E.A.M. 96 fundraiser (which stands for Togetherness, Education, Achievement, Motivation). They are hosting a dinner at Morton’s Grille that will feature NFL celebrity servers, a reception, and gift bags from the Jets.

Pastor Turns Food Desert into Garden of Eden for the Poor

By
Terry Turner
-

Richard Joyner Tractor Heroes screenshot CNN

A North Carolina preacher was nominated for a top hero prize after he created a nutritional oasis in what had been a food desert.

Pastor Richard Joyner had to preside over many funerals for members of his congregation due to diseases related to poor nutrition.

One day, he decided to do something about it: grow the healthy food himself.

He started a community garden at the Missionary Baptist Church where he preached in Conetoe. It multiplied to 20 plots of land around the community, including a 25-acre farm run by his nonprofit Conetoe Family Life Center.

CHECK Out: Hero Mechanic Surprised on TV After Thieves Ruin His Good Deeds

Joyner started teaching children in the congregation to plant and raise crops so they might grow up with an appreciation for better nutrition. Now, 80 kids work the gardens, and, every year, they harvest 50,000 pounds of fresh produce. Additionally, his congregation keeps its own beehives to pollinate crops.

Whatever isn’t eaten is given away to others in the neighborhood or sold to local restaurants to raise scholarship money for young people in the church. Since 2007, his project has helped families in the poverty-stricken town cut food bills in half.

One member of his church says she has stopped taking 27 medications a day and only needs to take six because of these healthy lifestyle changes.

RELATED: Homeless Find New Life Working at 22-Acre Organic Farm and Restaurant

Community health as a whole has improved, emergency room visits are down, and Pastor Joyner has a lot fewer funerals to preside over.

(WATCH the video below from CNN) — Photos: CNN video

Domino’s Driver Delivers More Than Pizza to Elderly Man Left in Cold

By
Good News Network
-

Pizza delivery new home screenshot KARE

Domino’s delivery promises pizza in “30 minutes or less,” but one driver took it upon herself to deliver a bit more–a new home for a customer in need, just in time for winter.

Pizza Delivery home GoFundMeAngela Nguyen had delivered pizza to the rundown trailer before. Lee Hasse, who lived there, occasionally splurged on such a luxury, but the 76-year-old man usually survived on a single meal each day from “Meals on Wheels.”

This time, Nguyen noticed the old man was shivering and deduced that he had no heat. With the cold Minnesota winter fast approaching, she decided to find a way to keep him warm.

“My initial intention was just to rent him a small, tiny apartment through the winter,” she told KARE News.

Fast Food Employee’s Compassionate Act Impresses Millions

Nguyen set up a GoFundMe page expecting to raise a few hundred dollars, but the response overwhelmed her — it collected almost $25,000 in nine days with contributions pledged from all over the world.

Domino’s corporate office even chipped in $2,000, saying they were proud of Nguyen’s efforts.

When media reports shared the news, businesses around the Ham Lake community quickly offered time and resources to help.

A construction company asking to remain anonymous has offered to build him a small house on his property. A surveyor, framers, and painters have volunteered their services to put a new roof over Hasse’s head.

Lucky Customer Gets $1300 Instead of Chicken Wings From Dominos

Hassee says the attention is both “awesome and overwhelming” – because he ordered a pizza and strangers delivered a brighter, warmer future.

(WATCH the video below from KARE-11) – Photos: KARE video; GoFundMe page

Deliver Some Inspiration… (Give it a click below)

Dad’s Photos Elevate Boy With Down Syndrome to Superstar Status

By
Terry Turner
-

Bubbles flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence

This kid’s well on his way to making friends in high places.

When Wil Lawrence was born with Down syndrome three years ago, his father decided to put his photography skills to work promoting positive images of people with the condition.

“Wil actually choose flying as the theme,” Alan Lawrence told Good News Network. “When he learned to roll over on his stomach he would wiggle his feet and arms like he wanted to fly, so being a photographer I decided to help him make that a reality.”

SEE All the Super Down Syndrome Stories on Good News Network

The pictures turned the toddler into something of a real-life superhero after they were featured in a calendar to raise money and awareness for people with Down syndrome. Alan was honored with this year’s Utah Down Syndrome Foundation Buddy Walk Recognition Award.

For the little superhero, his work seems never ending:

Whether using his super power to reach humanly unreachable ice cream…

Wil-Can-Fly-icecream 2-flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence

…meeting famous celebrities….

wil-can-fly-disneyland-flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence

…keeping a watchful eye on our natural treasures…

Wil-Can-Fly-Grand-Canyon flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence

…or patrolling the California coast.

Wil-Flies-to-the-bridge-flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence

If Wil really is Superman…

sunset flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence

You have to figure that he probably got it from his dad.

Alan and Wil flying Wil permission Alan Lawrence
All Photos by Alan Lawrence, That Dad Blog

“It has been so incredibly fun doing these photos with Wil,” he told Good News Network. “They have become a true celebration of the blessing he is to our family.”

Half the proceeds from the Wil Can Fly calendars go to two Down syndrome organizations: Reese’s Rainbow and Ruby’s Rainbow. Follow the family’s adventures at That Dad Blog.

(WATCH the video below from KSL-TV)

Veteran Chooses Beloved Service Dog to Be Best Man At Wedding (LOOK)

By
Good News Network
-

dog is best man-permission-bradhallstudios

A man’s best friend is always the best man at his wedding, which is why this golden retriever was outfitted in a tailored uniform and took a place of honor next to the groom at a wedding earlier this month.

U.S. Army Veteran Justin Lansford met his four-year-old buddy, Gabe, when he was paired with the service dog  through a program called the Warrior Canine Connection. Lansford had been struggling since losing a leg in an explosion while serving as a paratrooper in Afghanistan.

couple walking dog permission Brad Hall Studios
Photos by Brad Hall Studios

His bride, Carol Balmes, had been his girlfriend since high school. After meeting Gabe, the veteran fell instantly in love with the puppy, and enlisted his help when proposing marriage to Carol.

Dogs Stand Guard, Hold Vigil for Fawn Overcome by Wildfire

The trio have been so inseparable that it didn’t seem right not to include the retriever in their wedding. The dog’s vest was made from Justin’s military uniform and decorations, leaving not a dry eye in the group assembled for the ceremony in Largo, Florida.

“Since day one, we’ve been joined to the hip,” Lansford told the New York Daily News. “It meant the world to have him next to me. He’s there for me all day, every day.”

(WATCH the video below from ABC News) – Photos by Brad Hall Studios

Share This Story With Your Best Friends, Below

City Pays Homeless to Learn Job Skills While Beautifying Riverbanks

By
Terry Turner
-
The Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup

Trukee River Reno NV CC Darron Birgenheier

A picturesque river is getting a makeover while the city’s homeless in Reno, Nevada are getting a new chance at jobs and housing.

The new project, “Reno Works,” will employ twenty homeless people who are eager for work, giving them temporary jobs cleaning the banks of the Truckee River — with the goal of getting them full-time jobs afterwards.

The swift-moving Truckee flows through the heart of the city, past parks and casinos, but also past homeless camps and litter. The city will spend $110,000 on the project to relocate campers into shelters and provide job training for those who want to work.

READ More Inspiring News Stories About Homelessness

“Many shelter residents want a job desperately, but face many obstacles that prevent them from working,” says Pat Cashell, Regional Director of Volunteers of America, one of the project partners. “This program will help remove those barriers so they can obtain employment and feel the pride of standing on their own feet again.”

It’s also about cleaning up the river for the community.

The homeless workers will be paid $10 an hour for their three days of work, but the opportunity offers much more than just a temporary paycheck. The project will also pay for caseworkers and housing during an 18-week program to help the work crew members get back on their feet.

Doctor Bringing “Street Medicine” to Homeless Named Top 2015 Hero (WATCH)

Each participant will receive certification for continuing education from OSHA, help with writing a resume and training for job interviews, and classes on managing personal finances once they get jobs.

The main goal of Reno Works is to place each participant in a permanent job so they can secure housing on their own.

“This is a great way to support our homeless by helping them acquire the resources needed to be successful members of society,” Washoe County Commissioner Kitty Jung said.

(WATCH the video and READ more from NBC4) Photo by Darron Birgenheier (CC)

Family Braves Carolina Floodwaters to Rescue Elderly Man and His Dog

By
Terry Turner
-

Rescuer Hall screenshot WSOC

A South Carolina family waded through rushing floodwaters to rescue an 87-year-old man and his little dog.

Tom Hall and his family had been routinely checking on neighbors during the recent flooding when they noticed a car sinking in the water. Praying it was empty, Hall waded out to check and saw George Osterhues waving back at him.

Courage and Compassion Are Flooding in South Carolina, Too

Osterhues and his dog, Tila, had been in the car for two hours already, swept off the highway by flash flooding while en route to Florida. It would take at least another hour to pull them to safety.

Knowing rescue crews might still be hours away, Hall hurried into the rising water. rescue screenshot WSOCOsterhues was in hypothermic shock from the cold but still refused to leave the dog behind, so Hall began pulling them both the 200 yards to safety.

With 50 yards to go—and the arrival of a paramedic waiting on dry land—Hall could no longer continue, so his wife, Julie, rushed to take over (pictured left).

Osterhues and his dog dried off, got warm, and spent the night at the Hall’s house. They next day the Halls helped him pick up a rental car so the Ottawa man and his dog could finish their trip to Florida.

(WATCH the video below from CNN or READ more at the Charlotte Observer) Photo: WSOC video

How A Shark Bite Ended Up Saving This Man’s Life

By
Good News Network
-

Eugene-Kinney-Shark-attack-screenshot-WBZ-Kinney

Eugene Finney is probably the only person you’ll ever meet who will tell you, “A shark attack saved my life.”

Finney and his daughter were swimming off Huntington Beach, California when they were hit by a rough wave. As he clutched his daughter and slipped under water, he felt something large slam into him and cut across his back.

Terminal Cancer Survivor Spends Days Smiling and Waving at Drivers

He realized it was most likely a shark bite, though not a serious one. Finney didn’t bother going to the hospital until he got back home to Finchburg, Massachusetts — and that visit changed everything.

Doctors ran a CAT scan and found something that was a bigger threat than the shark had been — cancer on Finney’s right kidney. Without the scan, doctors told him he probably wouldn’t have known he was sick until it was too late to save him.

But thanks to the shark, they caught the cancer incredibly early. Finney spent only two days in the hospital while doctors used minimally invasive surgery to remove just 20% of the kidney. Afterwards, he showed no signs of the cancer.

(WATCH) 100 People Work Together to Rescue a Great White Shark

“I got a message from Mother Nature,” Finney told the Washington Post. “If I could find this shark and give it a hug, I would.”

(WATCH the video HERE at CNN or READ more at the Washington Post) — Photo by Eugene Finney, WBZ video

Share This Story With Your Friends:

Convict Learns Law, Wins Own Release, Now Works in Court of Appeals

By
Good News Network
-

Jarrett Adams Inmate to Court Clerk screenshot TODAY

An inmate who spent nine years in prison for a crime he never committed is now clerking for a federal court after a fellow inmate told him to “stop playing basketball” and start learning law.

Innocent Woman Freed After Spending 17 Years in Jail

When he was 17 years old, Jarrett Adams was convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to 28 years in prison. He always maintained his innocence but his public defender never offered a defense at his trial in Wisconsin.

After a fellow prisoner suggested he learn how the justice system works, Adams plowed through books in the prison library, teaching himself case law. He wrote to the Wisconsin Innocence Project which took up his case and uncovered new evidence.

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction and freed Adams in 2007 when he was 26 years old.

Bank Robber Gets Unexpected Sentence: A Job

He decided not only to go to law school, but to work “every day until he gasps his last breath” to change the criminal justice system for the better.

His first step on that journey was graduating from law school last spring and landing the choice clerkship at the very same court that overturned his conviction in Chicago, Illinois.

He is currently awaiting the results from his Bar Exam.

(WATCH the video below from NBC News)

“Sloth Lady” Who Saved 600 Rainforest Animals Nominated as Hero of the Year

By
Terry Turner
-

Baby sloth feeding time CC Dave Gingrich

A search for one lost animal has since led to the rescue of thousands.

While looking for her dog, Monique Pool stopped by a South African animal shelter to see if the shelter had found the pup.

They hadn’t, but Pool learned an orphaned baby sloth had recently became a resident there. The people at Suriname’s Animal Protection Society had no idea how to take care of the sloth, so Pool volunteered to learn about the species and help rehabilitate the animal.

24 New Baby Gorillas Bring Hope for the Species – and Adorable Photos!

After her research she became a veritable expert. Before long, people began calling her with sightings of sloths in trouble and bringing her lost or injured animals.

Today the “Sloth Lady” runs Green Heritage Fund Suriname, a nonprofit that works towards conservation and protection for animals throughout the country. She’s rescued more than 600 sloths and other animals since her first encounter with one of the slow moving animals ten years ago.

Now she often gets calls from local police, firefighters, and even the zoo, seeking advice and assistance. Pool’s biggest rescue to date took place during a land clearing for new construction in 2012 when she took 200 animals into her home until they could be rehabilitated or released.

Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Has Plummeted Almost 90% in Ten Years

“There were sloths all over,” Pool told CNN, “In my living room, in cages. I was ‘sloth-ified.’”

Her work has made Pool one of CNN’s Top Ten Heroes of the Year.

You can vote for her as your choice for Hero of the Year at CNNHeroes.com. The network will announce the winner at their annual televised award show December 6, and present the 2015 winner with $100,000 for continuing his or her good work.

(WATCH the CNN profile of Monique Pool below) —Photo: Dave Gingrich, CC

Be A Hero To Your Friends And Share This With Them… 

Guy Who Bought ‘Google.com’ For $12 Is Giving His Huge Reward To Charity

By
Good News Network
-

Google logo CC Carlos Luna

In case you haven’t heard by now, a Babson College student from Massachusetts—and ex-Google employee—recently managed to buy the Google.com domain name for $12.

On September 29, Sanmay Ved was searching for available domain names online when he came across “Google.com” available for purchase. He had been keeping an eye on the company’s internal domains and so, simply clicked ”add to cart”, and poof, there it was. He was the proud owner of the web address, Google.com.

Sanmay Ved, LinkedIn
Sanmay Ved, LinkedIn

Shortly afterward, he reported the incident to Google security, who began investigating the purchase.

Google has a program to reward people who find “hiccups” or bugs in their system, and Ved asked that the money be donated to charity.

“I don’t care about the money. It was never about the money. I also want to set an example that it’s people who want to find bugs– not always about the money,” he told Business Insider.

After learning he would be donating the reward, Google offered to double his prize.

The company, on Ved’s behalf, will donate over $10,000 to Art of Living India, a program that helps bring educational and humanitarian programs to 154 countries around the world.

(Image by Carlos Luna, CC)

Dogs Stand Guard, Hold Vigil for Fawn Overcome by Wildfire

By
Terry Turner
-

Dogs Guard Fawn Full FB Louis Armstrong

While hiking up a hillside and looking at the aftermath of a 300-acre wildfire, an Idaho man came upon a stunning memorial service — three dogs guarding a fallen fawn.

“This one got me in the feels,” Louis Armstrong wrote on his Facebook page.

“Lots of destruction and sadness in the Kamiah area— I found this dead fawn this morning. An hour later this sheep dog and her 2 pups are here protecting it. They have been here for hours and won’t leave – barking at people that come near (although they are very nice).”

Dog Spends Over an Hour Pulling Injured Woman to Phone to Call 911

Armstrong didn’t know where the dogs came from, or for exactly how long they had been protecting the fawn from predators during their vigil.

But the photo shows the powerful, protective instincts of this mother dog and her pups.

Photo: Louis Armstrong, Facebook

Share This With Your Pack…

The Story of How This Young Man Gave A Stranger A Hand Will Melt Your Heart

By
Good News Network
-

godfrey cuotto holding hand on bus Only in Hamilton Facebook

A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but it’ll only take about 150 to explain what makes this one from Hamilton, Ontario so beautiful.

Godfrey Cuotto, a student, was riding the bus home last week when a man with special needs leaned over and held out his hand.

The man, whose name was Robert, continued to hold on long after the handshake was over, which was fine with Cuotto, who also let Robert continue to hug him and kiss his hands throughout the ride.

Teachers Personally Walk 200 Kids Home From School Every Day

“I thought I was getting pranked at first, but he just needed comfort,” Cutto told Huffington Post Canada. “Sometimes you just have to be selfless and put someone else’s needs above yours.”

I didn't know if u can post this but I would liking to say thank you to the guy who was seating beside a special needs...

Posted by Only In Hamilton on Tuesday, October 6, 2015

That’s exactly what he did, right up to the last stop on the bus.

Robert’s family later contacted Cuotto on Facebook to thank him, and let him know that their uncle has cerebral palsy, and is deaf.

Cuotto told the radio station Kiss 92.5 that he gets his propensity for kindness from his mom.

Photo: Only in Hamilton, Facebook

Give Your Friends A Glimpse Of This Inspiring Photo By Sharing It:

Doctor Practicing “Street Medicine” Named Top Hero of 2015 (WATCH)

By
Terry Turner
-

doctor-to-homeless-jim-withers-homeless-large-169-1

For more than 20 years, Dr. Jim Withers has walked the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, going where the homeless go, to bring them free, quality medical care. He calls it “street medicine.”

When he first started, he’d camouflage himself to blend in with the people he sought to help. By wearing worn-out clothes and rubbing dirt in his hair, he hoped to win the trust of homeless people on the streets and under bridges of the city.

Dentist Gives Full, New Smile to Man Who Helps the Homeless

Today, they know him and trust him with their lives, which he works to heal.

He routinely checks people for injuries and illness and hands out medicine as needed, and works with them to get insurance, housing, and the health care they need.

Withers also created Operation Safety Net, an organization that provides a mobile medical van, walk-in clinics, a computerized database of homeless patients, and the ability to track and assist patients with health care and recovery. To do that, he works alongside Pittsburg’s Mercy Health System and Trinity Health, two Catholic hospital systems.

Doctor Builds Makeshift Device To Save Baby’s Life on Airline Flight

Dr. Withers’ organization also trains doctors in street medicine to carry on his pioneering practice.

You can vote for Withers as your choice to be Hero of the Year at CNNHeroes.com. The network will announce the winner on December 6 at their annual gala, and present the 2015 Hero of the Year with $100,000 for continuing his or her good work.

(Watch his story from CNN HERE)

Share the Hero Story… (Click below)

1...989990991...1,716Page 990 of 1,716
© Copyright 1997–2026 GNN, LLC