By Richard K. Noots A life guard known only as ‘Terry’ experienced something no parent should: The death of his son. Due to an unfortunate complication during the birthing process his son was left without breath for ten minutes. Terry’s son didn’t make it and ever since then he decided to save as many lives as…
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Second Chance, Inc. is Guaranteed to Give You a … You Guessed It!
By Richard K. Noots If you’ve ever been to prison or hit rock bottom in your life, you know how hard it can be to pull yourself by your bootstraps (or whatever it is people say). That’s why this new company, Second Chance, Inc. is such an awesome thing to witness. Not only does it give a way for…
You Have to See How This Purple Heart Made It’s Way Home
By Richard K. Noots Ever found a military award in a dumpster? Yeah, me either. However, if I found one, you best believe I’d- … Probably do nothing more than turn it into a police station or something. Seriously, what do I know about retrieving lost items and getting them back to their owners? Luckily for…
Roger Federer is Changing the Game, and We’re Aren’t Talking About Tennis
By Richard K. Noots Roger Federer is a famous tennis player, although no one here would fault you for being completely unaware of who he is. Luckily for kids in Africa, Roger is about more than tennis. He actually spends a large portion of his time and money helping preschools in Africa get on a better foot. After all, education…
Leo DiCaprio is Really Setting the Bar High For All Celebrities
By Richard K. Noots When he isn’t smashing his hand with glass to make a decent movie scene even better, Leonardo DiCaprio has set his sights on helping the world. Specifically, donating 15 million to the UN Climate Change Foundation. While this is just an impressive amount of money, Leo doesn’t want to stop there. Presumably, he’ll help convince…
Palestine Might Just Be Getting a Huge Change in Their Farming Industry
By Richard K. Noots Despite everything you may have heard about Israel and Palestine, their situation cannot be fathomed in your head. Remember, we’ve never had to really starve. Or, you know … Be displaced from our home. Regardless, people somehow manage to make it work and carry on. Take Murad Al Khuffash, a man who decided to focus on…
Every Man Can Heed This Advice: Time is Valuable
By Richard K. Noots We all waste time. Some more than others. However, we often try to do things that will save time that lead us to actually wasting more of it. Have you ever heard of multitasking? It turns out it’s one giant myth. Our brains aren’t as well-equipped as we think. Attempting to multitask actually makes projects not only…
Do You Think a Pizza Place Can Save the World? One Man Does
By Richard K. Noots Pete Bonahoom had an idea to save the world. Or at least, it was always his dream to save the world. So, he began to work towards accomplishing that while opening up his very own pizza place. Called Galactic Pizza, they serve a very special kind of pizza. All natural ingredients, delivery cars running on electric…
This Man Has the Golden Arm!
By Richard K. Noots Ever hear of the Rhesus virus? Essentially, what happens is a mother’s body begins to reject the living organism within her womb and tries murder it. Luckily for mothers all over the country, this one man has the antibodies in his blood to help create a way for mothers to fight the infection and save their…
It Seems Like This Board Game is Encouraging the Spread of Autism!
By Richard K. Noots Is what people against vaccines would say. For the rest of us, the new board game idea, Pandemic, is attempting to revolutionize how we play. Instead of the winner-takes-all attitude, Pandemic hopes to inspire cooperative gameplay amongst family and friends. The idea is that disease is spreading across the world, and only through cooperation can the whole world survive. Who…
It’s Time to Affect the Lives of Over 1 Billion People
By Richard K. Noots Not everyone is comfortable with technology. It always takes awhile for new things to get accepted among even the most open-minded of groups. Jason Silva wants us to adapt faster and he’s absolutely right. You see, never before have we had the ability to communicate with so many people. Not only that, you can travel anywhere in…
One Man is Going Chicago Forever and it Starts at School
By Richard K. Noots When it comes to Chicago, we’ve all heard the crime statistics. If it weren’t for Chicago, Detroit and DC, the USA would be ranked one of the safest places to live in the world, statistically speaking. However, there’s a serious problem. It involves our youth being affected by negative cultures. Things like gangs and crime. Luckily, there’s…
If You Want to Get Rich, You Should Probably Check This Out Now
By Richard K. Noots Everyone has a get rich quick scheme, and it usually involves you giving them money. Remember, if someone wants you to pay for something, they probably don’t care if you make money. That’s why this advice actually makes sense. It’s just a YouTube video, but he makes clear sense and explains the biggest difference in getting…
Even Dogs Deserved to be Saved, Don’t They?
By Richard K. Noots Wilson Coutinho is a man with a passion for dogs. Being as over five hundred million dogs exist today, there are many strays that go unchecked and un-helped. While one man can’t save all of the strays, he can certainly do his part, right? Which is why when he found this poor dog he did…
This Officer Had to Handle a Situation No Father Deserves
By Richard K. Noots Officer Struck was reporting to a car wreck with one major fatality: This poor girl’s father. She was upset and covered in gasoline when she was handed to Struck. Being a father himself and having the knowledge of what occurred to her poor father, he did the only thing he could; He sang her…
Yes, Robots May One Day be Able to Feed You
By Richard K. Noots Carnegie Mellon University may be the site where the robot revolution begins. For the past decade, scientists here have been working on a new way of creating functional robots. Each joint piece of their Serpent holds the ability to control the robot itself, gather data, and link with it’s other parts via ethernet. What does this mean?…
This One Man Saved Over Six Thousand Lives With Paper Like This
By Richard K. Noots Chiune Sugihara was a man who history forgot about until 1995. As a diplomat of Lithuania, he was responsible for issuing travel Visas in 1939. As World War II grew in scope, he noticed many Jewish refugees demanding safe passage, something the Japanese Government was unwilling to provide. Going against his…
In Case You Forgot, Detroit Has a Huge Problem
By Richard K. Noots Detroit felt the 2008 depression in a big way. Lately, everyone has just been trying to move on. What about all those homeless teens though? Well, it turns out, they’ve been busy helping homeless animals! Specifically, homeless pit bulls. While many of us are OK with not only ignoring our homeless…
This Soldier Gets Reunited with His Best Friend
By Richard K. Noots This marine had a deal in Afghanistan. However, through his adventures, Sergeant Jacob met little Jax, a young puppy stranded through the horrors of war. Jacob couldn’t help but feel a connection with the puppy and began raising him. Unfortunately, transporting pets across country borders isn’t as easy as one would…
This Story Will Make You Never Want to Leave Without Your Dog
By Richard K. Noots Joseph Phillip-Garcia was on a road trip with his aunt and his dog, Sako, in British Columbia when things took a turn for the worse. In less than a moment, Joseph and Sako had been careened from their truck as it fell off the side of the road. Joseph suffered from…
Jimmy Kimmel Has an Idea That Just Might Save the World!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk82x4mSAqQ By Richard K. Noots It’s time to get ready for #FingerofShame. Jimmy Kimmel, on his late night TV show, has started an idea that’s sure to catch fire. He wants you to go around and observe the world as you do your daily task. Should you see someone doing an act that is worthy…
This Iron Cop Uses His Powers to Protect and Serve
By Richard K. Noots Now that Baltimore’s dust is settling, we often ask ourselves, “Just what is the point of law enforcement?” Although we cannot judge one group by a few bad eggs, outcries against authoritative abuse are nothing new. That’s why when I see men like Damon Cole of the Dallas Police Department, I know there are officers out there who care…
Think Global Warming Doesn’t Exist? Just Ask China
By Richard K. Noots Pollution is something we WILL have to deal with, no matter how long we try to avoid it. People may claim that the things we produce in life (like carbon emissions) have no detriment to our reality, but this is demonstrably not true. Every action has a reaction, this is a well-known fact….
Want to See What We’re Doing to The Planet? A Little Overpopulation Never Hurt Anyone!
By Richard K. Noots We have more people than ever before on Earth, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. For one, it means we have better access to many things that our ancestor’s did not. On the other side of the coin however, we’re also causing vast amounts of change across our planet. Granted, much of it is because…
