Now this is an amazing story!! Favio Chavez, an ecological technician has discovered a brilliant use of the trash in a small impoverished community. The town is Cateura, Paraguay and it is a village built on a landfill. Many families in the community recycle trash and sell it to makeContinue Reading
A couple weeks after Hurricane Sandy, most households in the northeast finally had power again. Although power was up, Internet access was still sparse in many areas. This is where a team of special individuals came to the rescue. Joe and Debbie Hillis drove 1,600 miles from Saginaw, Texas withContinue Reading
Retired army colonel, Harold Van Heuvelen, 93, has quite a beautiful story. How many people do you know that have created a beautiful symphony? Here’s his story. He was in World War II and had a lot of free time after peace came in April of 1945. “We just practicallyContinue Reading
“Captain Planet, he’s a hero, gonna take pollution down to zero!”. Who remembers that Saturday morning cartoon? That used to be one of my absolute favorite cartoons growing up. I decided to search for it one day and I discovered something amazing. It turns out that there is a CaptainContinue Reading
After 10 years of producing all hardware in China, Apple plans to move production of some macs to the U.S. Apple customers have been asking the company to make this change for years. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, says the change will happen in 2013. The company has not released anyContinue Reading
Hiking up the Cascades is a long time tradition of Virginia Tech students. One student, Justin Graves, never thought that this tradition would be his as well. Justin is a paraplegic who is bound to a wheelchair. He is also very charismatic, always smiling, and well known in the school. Continue Reading
Eileen McGuirk was battling cancer and didn’t feel well enough to host visitors inside the hospital. Her friends thought of a way that they could all give her a “pick me up” without going into the hospital….a flash mob outside her window 🙂 It was all Eileen’s husband’s idea. HeContinue Reading
The man, the myth, the legend, Andre Johnson, is not only a big time superstar wide receiver for the Texans, but he also has a big heart. Check out the size of that receipt in the picture! Have you even purchased that many items at Toys R Us? He startedContinue Reading
“Molai” is what the locals call him. This nickname is derived from the Indonesian term “mulai” which means “to begin”. How did Jadav “Molai” Payeng become a hero? It all started in 1979 when he was only 16 years old. A devastating flood washed away a large portion of forestContinue Reading
On Monday, 11/26/2012, New York City residents enjoyed a whole day without a single violent crime. “It is unusual in a city of 8 million people, but we never read that much into one day,” said Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne. He said it was the “first time in memoryContinue Reading