Good News Notes: “The Judeo-Christian Outreach Center has received grants to help with its Rapid Rehousing initiative. It’s a program to help those who might otherwise be homeless. Gloria Brown, the Senior Housing Stabilization Specialist with JCOC, says usually in a year, they help about 40 people secure housing. This year, it’s closer to 100….
Month: March 2021
Ancient Aboriginal technology unearthed in rare bone discovery on Ngarrindjeri country
Good News Notes: “A rare glimpse into ancient Aboriginal technology has been uncovered in the form of a bone artefact on Ngarrindjeri country, along the Lower Murray river system in South Australia. Found at Murrawong near Murray Bridge by Flinders University researchers, in collaboration with the Ngarrindjeri community, the bone is believed to have come…
Study of 25 stroke patients shows BrainQ’s wave therapy can reduce disability
Good News Notes: “Israeli startup BrainQ said that a pilot trial of 25 stroke patients treated with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based electromagnetic therapy has shown ‘striking’ results in reducing disability following a stroke. The Jerusalem-based startup has developed a wearable hat-like device that looks like a large round hair-dryer. This cloud-connected device aims to treat…
Ape Charities Thank WallStreetBets Users for Raising Over $333,000 in Days
Good News Notes: “Ape charities have thanked the subreddit r/WallStreetBets after its members raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative highlighted the work of the community this week after a wave of the Redditors symbolically adopted gorillas and posted images of their donation certificates to the messageboard….
Dead Sea Scrolls unearthed by Israeli archaeologists in desert cave
Good News Notes: “For the first time in more than 60 years, Israeli archaeologists have unveiled a new collection of Dead Sea Scrolls, adding to the treasure trove of rare Jewish texts uncovered in the Judean desert. The Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Tuesday that a four-year-long national excavation project, which was launched to prevent…
A Small Band of Panamanian Golden Frogs Is Saving Their Species From Oblivion
Good News Notes: “At first glance, frog number 307457, also known as “the Old Man,” looks no different from the 30-odd Panamanian golden frogs he shares a basement room with at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. His personality, though, is more muted. Although he has an entire enclosure to himself, he often prefers to hide among…
Philadelphia nonprofit Legacy of Hope helps feed those battling cancer during pandemic
Good News Notes: ” The Philadelphia nonprofit Legacy of Hope has been helping those battling cancer with free grocery deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a heartwarming mission that involves local hospitals, community police officers and Brown’s Shop Rite grocery stores. Every Tuesday through the nonprofits’ Emergency Patient Support Network, officers load up on groceries, which…
Going for Green—Sellers Can See Upside in Sustainable Home Features
Good News Notes: “For many luxury buyers, having a home that’s designed for sustainability has long seemed nice in theory, but also connoted austere, crunchy aesthetics, plus the added expense of installing green technology. Between the rapid rise of electric cars as a status symbol; a growing number of developers turning out high-design green buildings;…
Fortescue aims for zero carbon emissions by 2030
Good News Notes: “Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth-largest iron ore miner, has set an ambitious plan to become carbon neutral by 2030, bringing forward the target by 10 years as it aims to start producing green hydrogen as soon as 2023. Fortescue Chairman Andrew Forrest predicted the world’s conversion to green energy and…
An 11-Year-Old Boy Found an Iron Age-Era Fertility Totem, the Second of Its Kind Ever Identified, on a Family Hiking Trip in Israel
Good News Notes: “A couple of weeks ago, a young boy was on a family hiking trip along the HaBesor streamin southern Israel when he came across an oblong stone that looked different than those around it. Turns out, it was. The child, 11-year-old Zvi Ben-David, had discovered an ancient figurine that predates the birth of…