West Virginia – A woman is alive after being trapped in her wrecked car for three days. 41 year old, Veronica McFoy lost control of her van on a rural road. The car veered off the road and landed in an heavily wooded overgrown area. The car was not visible from the road as other cars drove by. Mrs. McFoy was badly injured and says that she “was scared and wasn’t sure if she was going to make or not.” McFoy survived on rain water that she gathered with an empty water bottle in the car. The mother of two, wasn’t able to free herself until three days later. She…
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Woman Survives after Trapped in a Car for 3 Days
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Tama the Cat Is Station Master For Japanese Train Station
Gimundo.com2 May 2012 | 10:02 amIn Kinokawa, Japan, you'll find a feline celebrity at the local train station – and no, for once, it's not Hello Kitty. The cat in question is Tama, a stray tabby who makes her home in the station. -
Paralyzed Woman Claire Lomas Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit
Gimundo.com15 May 2012 | 10:45 amWearing a ReWalk suit, paraplegic Claire Lomas walked the entire London Marathon in 16 days. -
Say the Opposite for Peace of Mind
Only Positive News15 May 2012 | 9:58 amAltercations and communication deadlocks can be extremely frustrating. Sometimes it seems that you can have the same issue, over and over again, with the same individual…for years! What can you do that changes the tide? Have you ever apologized when you didn’t feel apologetic? Not an easy task, I know. But as it’s often been said, “Would you rather be right or happy?” Apologizing is often an easy way to open communication back up and let the healing begin, regardless of whether you’re deeply feeling it or not. Or what if you’re really angry at… -
Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
Great News Network16 May 2012 | 5:27 amUsing the concept 'Think Global, Act Local,' Coquitlam council this week banned shark fins from being possessed, traded, sold and distributed in the city.
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Paralyzed Woman Claire Lomas Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit
15 May 2012 | 10:45 amWearing a ReWalk suit, paraplegic Claire Lomas walked the entire London Marathon in 16 days. -
6 Good Reasons to Buy Locally
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A Fallen Soldier’s Last Gift: Bruce Hays and the Apache Project
6 May 2012 | 9:09 pmAfter soldier Bruce Hays died in Afghanistan, his Wisconsin neighbors worked to restore an old truck that he'd promised to his wife Terry. -
Voytek, the Soldier Bear
2 May 2012 | 10:07 amVoytek may sound like an average (G.I.) Joe – but there are a few important distinctions. Voyek was quite a bit hairier than his fellow men. He could sleep for weeks at a time, eat every last bite of whatever sludge was being served at the mess hall – and did we mention he weighed nearly 500 pounds? -
Tama the Cat Is Station Master For Japanese Train Station
2 May 2012 | 10:02 amIn Kinokawa, Japan, you'll find a feline celebrity at the local train station – and no, for once, it's not Hello Kitty. The cat in question is Tama, a stray tabby who makes her home in the station.
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Say the Opposite for Peace of Mind
15 May 2012 | 9:58 amAltercations and communication deadlocks can be extremely frustrating. Sometimes it seems that you can have the same issue, over and over again, with the same individual…for years! What can you do that changes the tide? Have you ever apologized when you didn’t feel apologetic? Not an easy task, I know. But as it’s often been said, “Would you rather be right or happy?” Apologizing is often an easy way to open communication back up and let the healing begin, regardless of whether you’re deeply feeling it or not. Or what if you’re really angry at… -
Late for Mother’s Day?
14 May 2012 | 8:41 amNot to worry. One of our readers made a great suggestion yesterday for a Mother’s Day gift that keeps giving. (Or keep this in mind for any upcoming birthday, etc.) Thanks to the World of Child blog and our readers: Say “Thank You” with a special e-card. Let mom know how much she means to you by sending her one of our $15 e-cards. Cards are delivered automatically on Mother’s Day, and 100% of proceeds go directly to a program of your choice supporting children in need. Click on image below for e-card suggestions: -
Claire Lomas finishes London Marathon 16 days after it Began
9 May 2012 | 10:29 am[Thanks to Only Positive News reader James for sending us this inspiring story! We're always grateful for suggestions such as these, so keep 'em coming!] Claire Lomas approaches the London Marathon finishing line in her ReWalk bionic suit. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images A paralysed woman has become the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit. Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon 16 days after the race began. The 32-year-old said she was “over the moon” as she completed the 26.2-mile route, which she started on 22 April with 36,000 other participants. The… -
Live Like it’s Yesterday!
8 May 2012 | 10:08 am“Live in the moment.” And in a perfect Zen-like world, that’s all we’d do. But is living in the past always such a bad thing? Of course, when you’re reliving past pain and anger repeatedly, that certainly isn’t so helpful. But perhaps there’s a way to bring the beauty of your personal past into your very real now. What if you allowed your child-like self to come to life today? She could play, wander aimlessly and be dazzled by shiny objects. He might be more open to new ideas and to allowing more fun in. What if you let your teenage self romp around… -
Teen Saves Horses from Burning Barn
7 May 2012 | 7:50 amThere’s something particularly inspiring when a young person saves the day. It gives us a glimpse into his or her burgeoning character and makes us feel confident that soon enough, we’ll have a full-fledged adult capable of changing the world. More than two dozen horses are alive thanks to the efforts of a courageous 15-year-old who sprang into action when she saw flames in the stables. “I started off by just putting their halters on and pulling them out by twos, but then the fire started getting quicker so I just started wrapping their ropes around their necks and just…
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Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
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Light-powered bionic eye invented to help restore sight
15 May 2012 | 3:52 amA retinal implant - or bionic eye - which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California. -
60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
12 May 2012 | 5:50 pmSeveral decades ago, precipitation in Delaware was among the most acidic in the country. Pollutants in the air reacted with rainwater to sprinkle sulfuric, nitric and carbonic acids onto the ground below, affecting crops and ecosystems statewide. -
Watch: Disabled Veteran Does the Impossible
11 May 2012 | 2:59 amWhen Arthur Boorman was injured in the Gulf War, a botched surgery left him immobile and depressed. Having been told he would never walk unassisted again, the 47-year-old ballooned to 297lbs and gave up hope of ever being happy again. But thanks to a revolutionary form of yoga, Mr Boorman managed to lose a staggering 140lbs in just ten months and now can not only walk without his canes and leg braces, he can run. -
Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
10 May 2012 | 1:52 amUS President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed. He has become the first sitting US president to back gay marriage.
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Floating city for startups makes waves among entrepreneurs
13 May 2012 | 7:23 amBlueseed, the startup ship that will bring Silicon Valley to the open waters, is quickly gaining steam among entrepreneurs. The company recently released a report announcing that it already has 133 startup firms interested in becoming tenants of its floating city.Of this group of interested entrepreneurs, 38 percent say they would be ready to move in now and 30 percent say they would be ready to set sail within the next six months.The idea behind the company is to provide tech startups with an atmosphere in which they can perfect their products and produce new ideas in the company of… -
Peru’s coffee growers turn carbon traders to save their farms from climate change
13 May 2012 | 7:20 amGlobal warming threatens the future of Peru’s poorest coffee farmers, but one brand thinks it has found an answer on the financial markets.In the foothills of the Andes, in the Sierra Piura region of Peru, the problems faced by coffee farmers are clear. Up to 6,600 farmers produce here for the Central Piurana de Cafetaleros co-operative (Cepicafe), growing 4,000 tonnes a year of the finest Peruvian coffee on family plots scattered across the mountainside. Together, year in, year out, they bring in this special harvest, the arabica coffee cherries, which are painstakingly picked by hand,… -
Summer school for less well-off primary pupils
13 May 2012 | 7:16 amThousands of children will get ‘top-up’ classes to prepare them for transition to secondary schoolSeventy thousand primary school leavers will take part in intensive two-week summer schools this year to keep them from falling behind during the six-week break.Nick Clegg will announce tomorrow that the “top-up” lessons will be provided to children from poor backgrounds by two-thirds of secondary schools, as part of a drive to highlight the coalition’s family and children’s policies.Also this week, ministers will announce plans to offer extra help to students… -
EU, US Congratulate Algeria on Elections
13 May 2012 | 7:11 amThe European Union and the United States have endorsed Algeria’s parliamentary elections as an important step toward reform, even as some opposition forces expressed suspicion that the vote was fraudulent.The head of the EU observer team there, Jose Salafranca, criticized Algeria Saturday for not giving foreign observers free access to the nationwide electoral roll. He said officials running the elections had pledged more transparency.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Algerians on expressing “their will.” She also applauded the high number of women… -
Sobi bicycles
13 May 2012 | 7:02 amSoBi has built a GPS-enabled bike that you can find and unlock using your mobile phone. These bikes will be used to create an affordable and scalable bike share system that makes cycling more accessible and interactive.Social Cyclists find and unlock bikes using their mobile phones, or unlock them by entering their account information directly into the keypad on the lockbox.A central server verifies each unlock request and sends your pincode to the bicycle for confirmation on the keypad. Once the correct pincode is entered, the lock is disengaged and the server tracks the location of the…
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Hitch a ride through Google's cloud
15 May 2012 | 5:00 amGoogle animation shows what happens when Gmail users press send. Behind the scenes are secured and energy-efficient data centers designed to optimize server usage and end-user performance. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge -
Step on it: Virus could lead to motion-powered gadgets
14 May 2012 | 9:44 amLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designs a benign virus that builds up electric charge, a new approach to motion-powered personal electronics and energy harvesting. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge -
Got a deck? Solar panels now a plug-in appliance
12 May 2012 | 2:00 amA do-it-yourself kit for installing a handful of solar panels lets people dip their toes into grid-tied solar power. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge -
Get smart: Charge your phone while walking in this shoe
11 May 2012 | 3:38 pmAnthony Mutua's modified Nike sneaker can recharge your phone as you walk. Just don't expect more air in your jumps. Originally posted at Crave -
Picture brightens on auto-tinting smart windows
11 May 2012 | 9:38 amBig building companies back smart-glass startups Soladigm and Sage Electrochromics to get auto-tinting glass out of the labs and into buildings. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
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NFL Player Takes Teenager to her Senior Prom
14 May 2012 | 8:47 pmProfessional football player Joe Haden accepts an invitation to escort a teenage girl to her senior prom. The Cleveland Browns cornerback was asked via Twitter by 18 year old fan Joyce Grendel, an high school senior at Independence High. Joyce’s original date bailed on her, so she decided to ask Haden just days before her prom, and to her surprise, he accepted. She says “I was screaming, I couldn’t believe it.” Haden showed up right on time to pick up Grendel on the date of her prom and the two whisked away in his sleek white Lamborghini. Haden says that he never got… -
Woman Survives after Trapped in a Car for 3 Days
13 May 2012 | 10:06 pmWest Virginia – A woman is alive after being trapped in her wrecked car for three days. 41 year old, Veronica McFoy lost control of her van on a rural road. The car veered off the road and landed in an heavily wooded overgrown area. The car was not visible from the road as other cars drove by. Mrs. McFoy was badly injured and says that she “was scared and wasn’t sure if she was going to make or not.” McFoy survived on rain water that she gathered with an empty water bottle in the car. The mother of two, wasn’t able to free herself until three days later. She… -
NJ Man Rescued after being Trapped Under Boulder
6 May 2012 | 7:36 pmTrenton, NJ – An amateur explorer is rescued after being trapped under a boulder. Robert Goss was exploring Baldpate Mountain park in search of artifacts. He became stuck in a hole when a 400lbs boulder rolled onto his legs. Goss says “I looked up and the rock just collapsed, good thing we were standing up, or it would’ve landed on my chest and I would’ve been dead.” Recalling advice from a favorite TV show ‘I Survived’ on the BIO Channel,” Goss says “I was breathing shallow to avoid going into shock.” Despite the size and impact of… -
Actor Patrick Dempsey Rescues Kids from Wrecked Car
29 Apr 2012 | 7:19 pmMalibu, CA – Actor Patrick Dempsey reportedly rescued a couple of teenaged boys from their wrecked car. The teenagers were driving when they crashed and flipped their car near Mr. Dempsey’s home. The heroic actor, in movie like fashion, pried the car doors open with his bare hands (OK maybe he used a crowbar). He then pulled the two boys out of the wreck and to safety. 17 year old Weston Massett says that when he opened his eyes, he asked Patrick, “Are you famous?” The heroic actor responded, “I’m a doctor.” LOL, that’s priceless! (He plays a doctor on the popular… -
Mayor of Newark NJ Saves Woman from Burning Home
21 Apr 2012 | 6:50 pmNewark, NJ – Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, NJ rescued a woman trapped in a burning house and carried her to safety. Mayor Booker arrived to his home and found a neighbor’s home on fire. Firefighters had yet to arrive to the scene, so the mayor and two members of his security detail entered the house and helped the residents get out safely. Mayor Booker then heard a woman screaming for help on the second floor and went back inside. The Mayor says that “I just grabbed her and whipped her out of the bed.” Mayor Booker was taken to a local hospital and released. He was…
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At 102 Years Old, Jo Got Back On A Motorcycle
15 May 2012 | 1:26 pmDo you dream? What is on your bucket list? Well, at 102 years young, Jo Millhouse – a resident at Cantebury Court in Cincinnati’s Episcopal Retirement Homes – still had a dream to be fulfilled. Notice I wrote that in past tense. Jo’s dream was simple, relatively speaking. She wanted to ride a motorcycle again. Much time had passed since she celebrated her 80th birthday going 80 miles an hour with the wind at her back. “I really enjoyed that one,” she said. “I thought then that I’d keep adding one mile per hour in speed every birthday.” But that was 22 years ago. Lucky… -
Power Of Positive Reinforcement To Solve Parrot Screaming
15 May 2012 | 11:13 amNOTE: This is one of my past Hyde Park Living pet behavior columns. Sadly Chester is no longer with us but I thought this information was important to share. Every once in awhile you get to read about one of my own personal stories. This happens to be one of those times. I felt like I needed to write this for all of those people out there who think you can’t teach an old dog new tricks - or for that matter, birds - and for everyone, who blames their pets’ behavior issues on their pet. This is the story of my dad and my birds, Chester and Dreyfuss in particular. Three totally different… -
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A Touching Dog Rescue Story
14 May 2012 | 9:48 amIn this world there are truly special people who go out of their way to see the potential in others, to rescue those who need saving, and to give love freely. This is the story of some special people and a dog that, until they came along, had no hope. Such a beautiful ending. A great dog rescue and dog adoption story. -
On Mother’s Day, Some Life Lessons I’ve Learned From My Mom
13 May 2012 | 9:52 amIn celebration of my very special teacher, my mom, I thought I’d share some of my life lessons I’ve learned from her. Just some of the many reasons why I love her so much!
