The Good News Thread

[Vash01]

I am a Great aunt! My nephew and his wife have a baby girl now. That's my great niece. I never had one before.

 

[attyfan]

I am a Great aunt! My nephew and his wife have a baby girl now. That's my great niece. I never had one before.

Mazel tov! Being a great aunt is a lot of fun (my eldest nephew and wife have two boys) -- enjoy!

 

[skatesindreams]

I am a Great aunt! My nephew and his wife have a baby girl now. That's my great niece. I never had one before.

I hope you enjoy pampering her, as much as I enjoy pampering Evie and Brynn!

 

[cocotaffy]

This made me happy today
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-latin-america-42247318

 

[attyfan]

I thought this was nice ... building international bridges due to typos:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/world/france-vermont-typo-trnd/index.html

 

[twinsissv]

I thought this was nice ... building international bridges due to typos:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/world/france-vermont-typo-trnd/index.html

Merci, Montpellier! Building bridges instead of walls!

 

[Buzz]

Star Chris Evans has invited bullied teen Keaton Jones and his mom to the L.A. premiere of Avengers Infinity War.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5109930/keaton-jones-bullying-video-viral/

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Baby born with heart outside of chest survives

I have never heard of this but the article does say that most of this type of issue results in miscarriage or still born.

 

[skatingguy]

I'm sorry, but sometimes it's fun to laugh the misfortune of others:
https://twitter.com/EricBoehlert/status/940787363764203525

 

[skatesindreams]

Lost treasures found in the Vatican:
http://www.cnn.com/style/article/raphael-paintings-vatican/index.html

 

[skatingguy]

ABC News‏Verified account @ABC 33m33 minutes ago
INSPIRING: They may have been born almost four decades apart, but this grandmother and granddaughter are now part of the same graduating class at Chicago State University. http://abcn.ws/2AJZ7H9
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/941646342987898880

 

[attyfan]

Yes, Virginia:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/19/us/iyw-letter-santa-inspires-blanket-drive-trnd/index.html

 

[Japanfan]

One man volunteered to pay the full SPCA vet bill for the care of a rescued dog who was starving to death. Poor doggy was so hungry he was eating stones, and had stones in his belly.

The bill already exceeds $4000.00. The man does not intend to adopt the dog and wants nothing in return other than to inspire people to do good.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1291054

 

[twinsissv]

One man volunteered to pay the full SPCA vet bill for the care of a rescued dog who was starving to death. Poor doggy was so hungry he was eating stones, and had stones in his belly.

The bill already exceeds $4000.00. The man does not intend to adopt the dog and wants nothing in return other than to inspire people to do good.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1291054

What a wonderful humane human being. This gentleman truly exemplifies what it means to be a gentle man. May the patron saint of animals bless him.

 

[skatesindreams]

Lost treasures found in the Vatican:
http://www.cnn.com/style/article/raphael-paintings-vatican/index.html

Video:
http://www.cnn.com/videos/style/2017/12/08/raphael-vatican-oil-paintings-style-orig.cnn

 

[twinsissv]

Gallup's 2017 choices:
Man of the year...President Barack H. Obama!
Woman of the year...Hillary R. Clinton ...HER 16TH CONSECUTIVE TIME!

 

[Vash01]

I am a Great aunt! My nephew and his wife have a baby girl now. That's my great niece. I never had one before.

I am visiting Seattle and enjoying looking at and holding my great niece. She is such a treasure!

 

[Buzz]

A GoFundMe page was started to help disadvantaged kids of colour from Harlem see Black Panther.
It has raised over $30,000 and director J. J. Abrams is rumoured to be one of the donors.
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/entertainment/iyw-black-panther-gofundme-trnd/index.html

 

[twinsissv]

"When evil men plot, good men plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men commit themselves to the glory of love. Where evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo, good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice."
-the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(...NEVER MORE TRUE THAN AT THIS EVIL TIME IN OUR HISTORY. HOW WE MISS YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WISDOM.)

 

[JasperBoy]

I attended the Cdn Nats Gala with my 2 bridesmaids. I was married in 1964!
The women had been my lifelong friends even then and still are today.
I am so fortunate to still have them in my life despite their previous health issues , now resolved.

 

[Buzz]

Meet South Africa's all female game wardens fighting to save the country's endangered species from extinction.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Qn6FkWyvE

 

[Vash01]

This may belong partially in the PI forum but I will post it here.

I had to get my car serviced this morning, so I left it at the dealer shop and got a ride in their shuttle to go to work. One of the passengers in the shuttle was a woman who told us what she was doing for a living. She drives crisis vehicles to give rides to people who may be homeless or without money to go somewhere, some are drug addicts, or with mental problems. You get the picture. I would be too scared to give rides to such people. She does it because she wants to help the poor people, on a $10 per hour salary from the state.

Our state got $1.5 Billion from the Obama administration in 2008, to help people with mental problems. These people are given free phones called Obama phones if they show the ID and social security number. So they can call fir help. I had no idea such phones existed or such programs existed to help the poor and the needy. This woman has done thus job for 11 years and she loves it because she wants to give something back to society. She had better jobs in the past but she has chosen to do this. I was so impressed with her! It is hard to find people who truly want to serve the less fortunate.

The rest of the post may be in the PI forum.

 

[skatesindreams]

Malala continues to inspire.
She is attending the Economic Summit in Davos:

https://www.geo.tv/latest/178661-justin-truedue-and-malala-yousafzai
https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ays-malala-yousafzai/articleshow/62652683.cms
https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/22/...ousafzai-malala-fund-girls-education-tim-cook

 

[PeterG]

She does it because she wants to help the poor people, on a $10 per hour salary from the state.

I totally commend her for her work. But here in British Columbia, $10 per hour would definitely put her well below the poverty line. Which would make her a poor person herself.

 

[Vash01]

I totally commend her for her work. But here in British Columbia, $10 per hour would definitely put her well below the poverty line. Which would make her a poor person herself.

She will be under poverty line here too. That's why her dedication is so commendable.

 

[Buzz]

Egypt's first dog cafe is a hit.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-42837381/egypt-s-first-dog-cafe-proves-a-hit

 

[Vash01]

A friend sent me a you tube performance of Finnish comedian Ismo. While watching it, I found links to his other performances too. Laughter is the best medicine. I will watch a few more of his performances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGcDi0DRtU&list=RDRAGcDi0DRtU&t=15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE38Bq3WArg

 

[twinsissv]

Yes! We need more laughter. Here's my contribution heard on a tv show today.
"Common sense must be caught up in traffic outside Washington, D.C. because it hasn't been able to get into that place all year!"

 

[Buzz]

60,000 Mayan ruins discovered in the jungles of Guatemala.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42916261

 

[Vash01]

60,000 Mayan ruins discovered in the jungles of Guatemala.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42916261

Fascinating.