The Good News Thread

[Vash01]

Not sure where this belongs, so I am inserting it in this thread.

Yesterday I got back from another visit to Alaska. This time I took three family members along because I had enjoyed it so much last year! They enjoyed it too. We took a 5-hour cruise from Anchorage to see glaciers, we rode an aerial tram at one of the resorts, visited the wildlife center, visited Denali National park, panned for gold in Fairbanks, visited the ice museum there, and after my guests left (on an earlier flight) I took a tiny float trip on the river, and visited the museum at the University of Alaska. All in all it was time well spent.

I love Alaska so much- at least in summer! I almost feel like trying for work there and make a move there. Not sure if I can handle the cold and the dark days though.

 

[attyfan]

Glad that you had a nice time. I agree ... Alaska in summer is gorgeous.

 

[PeterG]

Inmates Break Out of Cell to Save Jailer Who Slumped Over From Heart Attack

 

[Vash01]

Inmates Break Out of Cell to Save Jailer Who Slumped Over From Heart Attack

Nice to know there is goodness even in prison cells.

 

[Artistic Skaters]

*** Pennsylvania bride given away by man who received her dad's heart :

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-bride-given-away-by-man-who-received-her-dads-heart/

Jeni met Tom for the first time on the eve of her wedding, when she felt her father's heart beat for the first time in 10 years. Michael Stepien was murdered in Swissvale back in 2006. Tom received Michael's heart after his death.

 

[rjblue]

This story really made me smile. A raven sat on a fence and squawked for help.

 

[skatesindreams]

I spoke to Tammy yesterday.
She, Evie, and the upcoming new arrival are all doing well.

It has been suggested that I purchase size 3T dresses for Evie; if I want what I find to be useful for more than a short while!

 

[Vash01]

Acts of kindness are rare these days, particularly by top athletes. We read about top athletes getting in some kind of troubles, but this story about Cam Newton, quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, is completely the opposite.

A couple in Baltimore, went for an after dinner stroll, and they saw Cam Newton give a bag of food to a homeless man. Cam and some of his teammates had just come out of a restaurant after dinner. Cam didn't give the homeless man leftovers; apparently he ordered extra food to go. He did it quietly, secretly, without drawing any attention to himself. His teammates say that he does things like this frequently.

http://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-p...tons-kindness-to-homeless-person-in-Baltimore

That's a nice young man, and he happens to be a great athlete and the reigning NFL regular season MVP. I will root for him.

 

[twinsissv]

Acts of kindness are rare these days, particularly by top athletes. We read about top athletes getting in some kind of troubles, but this story about Cam Newton, quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, is completely the opposite.

A couple in Baltimore, went for an after dinner stroll, and they saw Cam Newton give a bag of food to a homeless man. Cam and some of his teammates had just come out of a restaurant after dinner. Cam didn't give the homeless man leftovers; apparently he ordered extra food to go. He did it quietly, secretly, without drawing any attention to himself. His teammates say that he does things like this frequently.

http://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-p...tons-kindness-to-homeless-person-in-Baltimore

That's a nice young man, and he happens to be a great athlete and the reigning NFL regular season MVP. I will root for him.

A special person...Cam Newton!


(BUT...MY HEART STILL BREAKS FOR HIS SUPERBOWL RESULT)

 

[Vash01]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jimmy-carter-i-thought-i-had-two-or-three-weeks-n636106

President Jimmy Carter announced to his congregation that he is free of cancer. Last year when he was diagnosed, he thought he had just 2 or 3 weeks left to live. It is also nice that his wife Roslyn, who is 92, is with him.

 

[skatesindreams]

President Carter is an extraordinary person; a great public servant.
I'm deeply grateful that he is doing well.

 

[ilovepaydays]

This month starts my GS-12 (federal government) - I started at my agency as a GS-09 and worked my @#$ off and put up with a lot that no one else would have and was selected for a promotion. Now I can start saving for a nice vacation and pay off my student loan even faster!

 

[Vash01]

This month starts my GS-12 (federal government) - I started at my agency as a GS-09 and worked my @#$ off and put up with a lot that no one else would have and was selected for a promotion. Now I can start saving for a nice vacation and pay off my student loan even faster!

Congratulations! You deserve that vacation.

 

[Buzz]

Polish silver medalist Piotr Malachowski has auctioned off his medal to help pay for life saving cancer treatment for a 3 year old boy.
http://www.foxsports.com/olympics/s...-sells-medal-3-year-old-cancer-patient-082516

 

[Simone411]

Polish silver medalist Piotr Malachowski has auctioned off his medal to help pay for life saving cancer treatment for a 3 year old boy.
http://www.foxsports.com/olympics/s...-sells-medal-3-year-old-cancer-patient-082516

Wow! What a kind generous thing to do. May God bless him. <3

 

[PeterG]

Barcelona youth team adorably consoles crying Japanese opponents

You may want to have a Kleenex or box on hand before watching the video that comes along with this article.

 

[Vash01]

This is not necessarily a good news, but some of you may know Craig Sager of the NBA. He interviews players after games. He has an aggressive form of Leukemia, and he recently received a third bone marrow transplant from Charles Barkley. His prognosis is still not good but it's nice to hear that others are stepping up to save Craig Sager's life.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...last-minute-assist-help-craig-sager/89720068/

 

[Artistic Skaters]

*** Florida State University football player eats lunch with Autistic student sitting alone :

http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/31/florida...ts-lunch-with-autistic-student-sitting-alone/

A friend of mine sent this beautiful picture to me today and when I saw it with the caption "Travis Rudolph is eating lunch with your son" I replied "who is that?" He said "FSU football player", then I had tears streaming down my face. Travis Rudolph, a wide receiver at Florida State, and several other FSU players visited my sons school today. I'm not sure what exactly made this incredibly kind man share a lunch table with my son, but I'm happy to say that it will not soon be forgotten. This is one day I didn't have to worry if my sweet boy ate lunch alone, because he sat across from someone who is a hero in many eyes.

I saw a follow-up story on the news that said many students are now sitting with Bo at lunch & have befriended him because of this.

 

[Buzz]

Someone has invented a vaccine cooler that could save countless lives poor countries by keeping the vaccines at the right temperature.
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...lains-how-portable-vaccine-cooler-works-video

 

[PeterG]

An Emotional Surprise for an Orlando Survivor

Katy Perry guests on Ellen DeGeneres. Grab a hankie!!

 

[4rkidz]

An Emotional Surprise for an Orlando Survivor

Katy Perry guests on Ellen DeGeneres. Grab a hankie!!

aww that was nice

 

[Buzz]

Pietro the cat has been rescued from the rubble sixteen days after an earthquake devastated parts of Italy. He is being cared for in a vet clinic and is in critical condition.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37329311

 

[twinsissv]

Pietro the cat has been rescued from the rubble sixteen days after an earthquake devastated parts of Italy. He is being cared for in a vet clinic and is in critical condition.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37329311

Pietro, my cat, Sasha, is hoping for the very best for your full recovery! Kudos to those wonderful vets.
Kitty-kitty kisses to you, Pietro.

 

[Cachoo]

OK---you will have to let me know if this is not the "good" news that belongs in this thread. This is a shout-out for British SAS troops and one man in particular. The Mirror is reporting that American and British troops have been looking for a particularly sadistic ISIS executioner who liked to put prisoners in cages and kill them with a flamethrower. He and his crew were getting ready to do this to several Syrians who had been deemed "disloyal" when the Brits found him. With a single shot, at about 1000 yards way, the SAS soldier hit the flame throwing equipment which then exploded and burned this man and his crew to death. A commando raid then freed the prisoners. To those men that died I say Karma is a bitch, baby.

 

[Buzz]

There were two cats rescued after being buried for 2 weeks. The video in the BBC link I posted seems to be of Giorgiana, she's the loud one, Pietro is beak and white and was not moving when found. Hopefully both will be okay.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cats-found-in-earthquake-rubble_us_57d5adc6e4b06a74c9f53266

 

[Buzz]

Police in the U.S. solve 43 year old cold case. Valerie Janice Lane, 12, and Doris Karen Derryberry 13 were both found murdered on November 12th 1973. DNA evidence helped crack the case wide open.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-cold-case-two-girls-20160913-snap-story.html

 

[Buzz]

Driver in Kaliningrad Russia makes 2km detour to save a kitten stranded in the middle of a highway.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5SM0NmA-BTE

 

[twinsissv]

Driver in Kaliningrad Russia makes 2km detour to save a kitten stranded in the middle of a highway.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5SM0NmA-BTE

"All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action."

-James Russell Lowell

 

[Buzz]

The cat man of Aleppo is alive and well!!! He is still looking after the stray and abandoned cats of Aleppo and runs a sanctuary for the animals now.

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37453081

 

[Cachoo]

So I've always loved Lynn Johnston's "For Better or For Worse" comic strip and I love her specials that aired on television---particularly the two Christmas shows and the Halloween show. I had them on ancient VCR tapes and thought I could purchase them years ago but it turns out it was other programs. Well now I see the website is offering all of those half hour specials. Most are on one dvd and "The Bestest Present" which came out first is offered alone. I'm glad they are not lost forever and I've ordered them.