This series is to spotlight the Light and Love inside humanity, and the wonder and miracles that can be found around us. Please click on the headline to read the full article. ~ESA
HEROS:
- Senderwood father died a hero A Johannesburg man who was shot dead in front of his son has been hailed as a hero who tried to protect his family until his last breath.
- Dad hails ‘hero’ daughter A proud dad has hailed his seven-year-old daughter a “little hero” after coming to his rescue twice in a matter of months.
- Teen called a hero after Marco water rescue With dozens of people around and no one else jumping in, 13-year-old Logan Gross took matters into his own hands - even with a broken leg.
- Hero passenger took over an MTA bus and averted a disaster after the driver passed out behind the wheel on the Upper East Side Guy Praisler managed to avert a disaster on the Upper East Side of New York when a Bronx-bound bus careered out of control.
- Hero rescues family from Burnley home blaze A man whose dad died as he saved him from a house fire has been hailed a hero after he rescued his family and their pets from a bedroom blaze.
- Son rescued by hero snorkeller Luckily for us a man snorkeling by himself out quite deep past the boat moorings heard our screams for help and rescued my son, towing him back to shore.
- Brazil club blaze survivor: 'An angel saved my life' A woman she didn't know pushed her outside, to safety.
- Good Samaritan and battery save the day for Mungar family As the floodwaters rose to the second storey of their Mungar home, Aimee Turner and Aaron Smith were left with little option but to climb onto the roof with their six-month-old son Benjamin and hope help would come.
- Good Samaritan aids woman attacked in Bedworth A Good Samaritan came to the aid of a woman who was being assaulted in a Bedworth street.
- Officer honored as good Samaritan OPD officer on vacation helps save 5-year-old.
- Hero of Roy High School bomb plot speaks up Many people consider Megan Wehrman a hero after her actions during a possible school bombing, but she doesn’t consider herself a hero: She said she’s just someone who did what had to be done.
- Slain La. police officer hailed as a hero Authorities say his actions protected others from being injured.
- DUI victim hopes good Samaritans get his message of thanks A man who was saved by good Samaritans after being struck by a drunk driver last fall wants to reach out to those who saved him and express his thanks.
- Hit-and-run hero receives call from widow "I just want to thank you for what you did. It was very important for me to know that somebody cared."
- Award for Stortford train horror hero One of the three heroes who saved the life of Stortford train victim Matt Robinson has been recognised with a national award.
- Hero ship pilot who saved castaway from shark-infested waters in dramatic rescue is a Dubliner Captain Mick Taylor made headlines around the world after he answered a distress call to rescue French yachtsman Alain Delord who clung to a raft in the Southern Ocean off Tasmania for three days after his yacht sank.
- In praise of Prince Harry, soldier The last time someone this close to England's throne fought in the thick of combat, Shakespeare wrote plays about it.
- Hero schoolboy presented with brand new Xbox Tyler stayed calm as he called police and alerted neighbours to what was happening in his Shawford Grove, Leigh Park.
HELPING HANDS:
- Kuwait pledges $300 million in Syria aid at donor meeting Kuwait's emir pledged on Wednesday to give $300 million to help fund humanitarian efforts for millions of Syrians affected by nearly two years of conflict.
- UAE pledges $300 million to help Syrian refugees The United Arab Emirates (UAE) pledged on Wednesday to provide $300 million to help Syrian refugees made homeless by nearly two years of conflict.
- U.N. optimistic Syria aid meet will win major funding The United Nations has received promises of major donations at this week's $1.5 billion aid conference for millions of Syrians affected by nearly two years of conflict.
- Germany, Gates in $108M anti-hunger drive The German government says it is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and businesses to invest some €80 million ($108 million) in projects to help alleviate hunger.
- Pastor Leaves Job at Megachurch to Run Across US for Clean Water Fundraiser Despite his previous disdain for running long distances, a Chicago-area pastor is planning to run approximately the equivalent distance of a marathon per day from the U.S. West Coast to East Coast in order to provide a community of 30,000 people in Kenya a lifelong supply of clean water.
- A gift that keeps on giving: Jones teachers pay it forward The teachers collected more than $3,000 to help purchase propane and had money left to help the employee with his taxes and buy tires for his vehicle.
- Pay It Forward: Club Vision Christine Allred leads a great group of volunteers every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to feed, entertain and read to people unable to see. They will even pick you up.
- Pay it Forward For only a few minutes of my time and $8.00 I was able to help out a couple who was in need.
- Eight Days of Hope X Eight Days of Hope is partnering with Hurricane Isaac victims to help rebuild LaPlace, LA March 9th-16th, 2013.
- Attendance at "Pay if Forward" auction was well over 1,200 people The fourth bi-annual auction was held this past weekend for the "Pay it Forward Foundation," a foundation that not only provides financial support to families in need but also emotional.
- Heartspace United Church of Christ opens doors to help feed the hungry The church runs a program called Soup's On.
- Souper Bowl of Caring Using the energy of the Super Bowl to mobilize youth in a united national effort to care for people in their local communities who are hungry and those in need.
- Send a Valentine to a hero overseas The project is simple and meaningful: “Students and individuals throughout the community write messages to the troops on valentine cards, cut-out hearts, or whatever they like, and we make sure they are delivered to our brave men and women serving overseas.”
- Join Us For a Night of Hope Family Promise and the Emergency Shelter, both located in Northern Kentucky, announced a fundraiser to support their agencies which help to bring individuals and families from homelessness to independence.
- Mrs. Pedro's guardian angel I was thankful that in this world that we live in - where no one took the time or effort to help me and make sure that I was o.k. - that Mrs. Pedro’s guardian angel was in the car and looking out for me that night.
- War hero hands out award to hospital heroine The award is given to honour care workers for their roles in the community.
MIRACLES/WONDERS:
- Baby's flood rescue miracle In the height of the Queensland floods on Australia Day a pregnant woman and her fourteen-month-old baby were dramatically rescued from flood waters.
- Children's miracle escape as candle sets home on fire A woman and three children had a miraculous escape when fire swept through their home in Nuneaton.
- Missing 93-year-old Kansas City man found safe Claude Bullington suffers from dementia.
- Pay it Forward Amazingly, people just carried on buying coffee for the customer behind them for three hours, and 288 people.
- Logan McDonald's doctors call him a medical miracle, now walking after coma thanks to robot They believed he'd likely remain bed-ridden for life, but that was an answer Logan's family refused to hear.
- Heart surgeons' miracle op on Blyth baby Harry Dunn Just 11 days after miracle medics carried out the operation, he was well enough to go home.
- Dad shares 'miracle' birth of baby delivered on Ga. 400 Joseph wasn't due until Feb. 18, but early Monday morning his mother, Ivon Garcia, went into labor.
- Musings: Miracle of Birth We have five grandchildren and all of them were born healthy and are unique. All of them have their own personalities.
- Doctors Really Do Feel Your Pain A study shows that when doctors see their patients experiencing pain, the pain centers in the physicians' own brains light up. And when the doctors give treatment to relieve pain, it activates the physicians' reward centers.
- Tiny Organisms Turn Great Salt Lake Pink Pigments in these salt-lovers' cells, including carotenoids like those found in carrots, give the lake and its salt crust a distinctive pink hue.
HOPE/PEACE:
- Staten Island hero soldier Brendan Marrocco determined to be independent after arm transplant Doctors don't want him using his new arms too much yet, but his gritty determination to regain independence was one of the chief reasons he was chosen to receive the surgery, which has been performed in the U.S. only seven times.
- NJ couple hope son's brain tissue will save others The donation, his parents hope, will open pathways in research that could save other children from the same fate.
- Parents Raising $250,000 to Repair Boy's Hearing The cochlear implant surgery would bypass the hearing system that isn't working and stimulate it electrically rather than acoustically.
- Boko Haram Commander Claims Ceasefire in Nigeria The self-proclaimed commander of a militant sect of extremists with loose ties to al-Qaida has declared a ceasefire against Nigeria.
- Myanmar abolishes 25-year ban on public gatherings Myanmar's nearly 2-year-old reformist government has abolished a ban on public gatherings of more than five people that was ordered in 1988 on the day a military junta took power after crushing nationwide pro-democracy protests.
- Clinton says successor to explore Middle East peace openings Last week's parliamentary elections in Israel open new avenues for Middle East Peace and the United States will pursue potential opportunities, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
- My performance is a miracle, says top girl The impressive results were as a result of hard work, discipline, focus, prayer and teamwork.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Dog hailed as hero after saving woman’s life Germantown resident Christy Williamson says her dog Kayla is part Boston Terrier, part angel.
- Animal shelters are real winners of 'Puppy Bowl' The show provides national exposure to the shelters across the country that provide the puppy athletes and the kittens that star in the halftime show, and introduces viewers to the different breeds and animals that need homes.
- Harry needs a miracle Grab a box of tissues, because today I'm going to share the heart-tugging tale of Hairless Harry, a dog who made an amazing journey and now is in desperate need of a miracle.
- Puppy Bowl Includes Rescues from Puerto Rico's Dead Dog Beach Biscuit and Butterscotch were born on a Puerto Rican beach for abandoned and abused dogs known as Dead Dog Beach. They were rescued by an American organization and are both competing in this year's Puppy Bowl.
- Sea lion pup found stuck under van, after wandering away from a San Diego beach After wandering around Pacific Beach, the pup took refuge under an SUV and refused to move.
- Bill Seeks Protection for Enormous Condors A bill has been introduced to the Peruvian Congress that would protect Andean condors, a huge species of raptor that is in decline and in danger of dying out in some parts of its territory.
BUSINESS:
- Archstone Dental Is Giving Back To The Community We’ve provided dental services at no cost to the patient in the past, but now because of our continued success, we are able to open our doors to anyone in the community in need of dental work,” said Dr. Gabriel Shahwan, owner of Archstone Dental.
- ArkLaTex stores join national Souper-Bowl food drive All area Albertson's, Kroger and Brookshire's stores are taking part in the nationwide food drive leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.
- 12 Charities Partner with Pay It Forward Apparel, Raising Money through Charitable T-shirts with Positive Messages Pay It Forward (PIF) Apparel has committed to working with twelve non-profits organizations to help impact positive world change.
- Azfasst Partners with Notre Dame Academy of Staten Island to Donate Percentage of Sales to Hurricane Sandy Relief Azfasst will donate 20% of sales to Notre Dame Academy of Staten Island to use Toward Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery.
- Dine to Donate For Children's Miracle Network Participating restaurants will donate 20 percent of the entire day's sales to children in need at Sanford Children's Hospital. Last year's event raised nearly $7,000.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- India’s $20 Tablet Computer Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of the tech firm DataWind, told The Daily Beast that he’s confident his tablet, the Aakash 2, is set to revolutionize the developing world’s education system.
- Monster Truck Will Shake New Zealand for Safer Buildings The truck simulates an earthquake, revealing the properties of rocks and sediments below to watching researchers, and therefore shedding light on how the ground shakes during a temblor.
- Asteroid to give Earth close shave Close but not too close, a fast-moving asteroid will pass 17,200 miles above Earth on Feb. 15, NASA reports.
- SKorea says it has successfully launched a satellite into orbit from own soil for first time South Korea launches its first space rocket carrying a science satellite.
- Risky Mars Moon Flyby Tops Europe's 2013 Space Goals A risky flyby of the Mars moon Phobos, a dip into the atmosphere of Venus and the creation of a comprehensive water map of the Red Planet are three goals the European Space Agency has laid out for 2013.
- Alien Solar System May Exist in Nearby Star Cluster At 150 light-years from Earth, the Hyades cluster is the nearest star cluster to Earth's solar system and scientists have long wondered if some of those stars are home to alien planets.
- 'Habitable Zone' for Alien Planets, and Possibly Life, Redefined Scientists have redefined the boundaries of the habitable zone for alien planets, potentially kicking out some exoplanaets that were thought to fall within it, and maybe allowing a few that had been excluded to squeeze in.
SPORTS:
- A Miracle on Irving Street? There is a small group of boys, supported by a strong coaching staff, that are doing what some thought would be next to impossible. They are winning basketball games.
- Hero to Hero Program helps Canadian troops The ‘Hero to Hero’ Program connects sports teams and organizations with Canadian soldiers serving around the world.
- Miami Dolphins Players Participate In Souper Bowl Of Caring The Dolphins players joined a group of 5th grade students making bowls out of clay to support the Empty Bowls program.
- Did Garrett McNamara just break his own world record? At Praia do Norte, a tiny coastal village about 60 miles north of Lisbon, Portugal, he got pulled into a massive wave that has the entire surfing world in awe.
- SI Cover: God, Ray Lewis and the Super Bowl We don't know who He may be rooting for, but we're sure He will be watching.
- A hero of football and Dubliners' hearts Yesterday generations of Dublin footballers walked in twos and threes up the steps of the Church of St Vincent de Paul on Griffith Avenue to both celebrate the long and fascinating life of Kevin Heffernan.
- Joe Montana joins Twitter, remains everyone's childhood hero Joe Montana joined Twitter today, which made me realize how many people considered him a childhood hero.
- McKinnie's 'strange journey' ends in Super Bowl Those who kept their arms raised long enough to hear McKinnie tell the story of his season were rewarded with quite a tale, one that began with a pay cut and ended with a starting role in his first NFL championship game.
- Sangweni is more than a soccer hero Right after scoring an all-important goal, Bafana defender Siyabonga Sangweni’s priority was to steal 30 minutes of his busy training schedule to be with his goats and cattle.
- Valley Community Church Camp Connects Kids to God Through Sports 160 local youths spent the weekend at a baseball/softball STRETCH camp — "Striving to Reach Excellence Through Christ's Hand".
- Some Americans see God deciding Super Bowl, survey finds Is the Super Bowl in God's hands?
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Spreading hope through harmonies The James Hubert Blake High School freshman organized a concert held Saturday at the Olney Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, drawing an audience of 175 and raising nearly $2,000 for Newtown Youth and Family Services.
- Jeffersonville church's fundraising video paying off in unexpected way Instead of a cease and desist order, James Taylor wanted to help.
- Translation of 'Finnegans Wake' sells in China The Chinese version is no easier to read than the original, the loyal-minded translator assures, but James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" has still sold out its initial run in China.
- Gnomes to Stay on Calif. Utility Poles for Now Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to say that it will keep them in place for now.
LIFESTYLE:
- Babies Start 'Mind Reading' Earlier Than Thought Even babies as young as a year-and-a-half can guess what other people are thinking, new research suggests.
- Top 10 Traits Of An Exceptional Boss Certain management qualities stand out. These are the characteristics that achieve results in the real world.
- Make telecommuting work for you Ten percent of workers work from home at least some of the time, often to save time and money on their commute.
- Check This List of Age Appropriate Chores to See How Your Kid Stacks Up Here's the list of chores. You might be surprised at how much your kids can do.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- ‘Showing God’s love to people’ Members of the Women’s Bible Study Class at Oakbrook Community Church in Jonesville continued a food ministry they started last fall.
- ‘Has God Ever Spoken to You Directly?’: Here’s How Blaze Readers Responded Many Americans report hearing — either audibly or through other means — from God.
- God’s will for Godswill It was encouraging to see how God has worked in the lives of some of these young men and women.
- InterVarsity Launches Thousands of Bible Studies With College Groups Across Nation InterVarsity optimistically points to thousands of Bible studies "breaking out across the country," following commitments made at its student missions conference (Urbana 12) at the end of December in St. Louis.
- Ways of seeking God The goal is to realise the ultimate truth of the all-perfect and infinite God.
- Iran Zoroastrians celebrate ancient feast of fire "This festival promotes friendship and happiness. The feast is an opportunity to thank God for the creation of fire. The light and warmth of fire brings affection among communities.”
- The small lies matter too Before you become too preoccupied with removing the speck from your neighbour’s eye, make sure your own eye is clean.
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