Tag Archives: Star Wars

#R2BC Wednesday’s #GoodNews

Neuroprosthesis Implant lets Paralysed Man Feed Himself New Population of Rare Tigers Found in Eastern Thailand ‘Deal Reached’ to Evacuate 4 Besieged Areas in Syria 9 & 8-Year-Old build Robot and Qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championships New Risk Assessment Tools Helping with Bowel Cancer Diagnosis in Under-50s Tetris Therapy Baby Born during Cyclone Debbie […]
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#R2BC Thursday’s #GoodNews

YAY!! Another Rogue One Trailer! A great week for science fiction and geeks everywhere. In other news, Wonder Woman has been named as an Honorary UN Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women & Girls. So good news all-round for female heroes. However, we should not forget the the other amazing news from around the world. […]
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#R2BC Friday’s #GoodNews

Amazing progress for Great Britain at the Olympics, new hope for people suffering with paralysis AND a new Star Wars Trailer. Must be Friday. 🙂 Amazing News as Robot Training helps Trigger Improvement for Paralysed Greenland Sharks found to be Longest-Living Vertebrates 6-Year-Old Scout helps save a Life New Star Wars: Rogue One Trailer Free Weekend as […]
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#R2BC Friday’s #GoodNews

Yeeeeeeah have to say I’m probably buying into the hype on Rogue One With a cast boasting Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen and Alan Tudyk my interest is certainly piqued. Also the casting of Felicity Jones in the lead, as Jyn Erso, makes me smile as we see the Star Wars universe continuing to throw up […]
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#R2BC Monday’s #GoodNews – Breaking Barriers

Today’s news seems to be all about breaking barriers, whether it’s – In a School in Jerusalem Tackling Transgender inequality in Wales On the Athletics Track And in once case, the barrier between man and machine So if Monday Blue’s are getting you down, check out these positive news stories and breakdown some walls of […]
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#R2BC Friday’s #GoodNews

When I started this blog it was because I was seeing positive news stories dropped by the wayside, but finding 2 stories in the New Scientist, one about the birth of living neurons in a living brain for the first time and potentially huge news about making MRSA vulnerable to existing antibiotics. Going into the […]
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#R2BC Monday’s #GoodNews -230

Another week and my family gets a step closer to coming home and the good news keeps flowing. It may not be a huge number but for 1 person pushing a dream, Reasons To Be Cheerful now has over 100 followers on Twitter and 230 followers overall. If you read the stories below and they […]
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#R2BC Wednesday’s #GoodNews – Context is Everything

Seeing a few discussions running around today I’m seeing them in a different light than a few of my friends. Part of that, is me getting a little older and coming to the debate with a different perspective. So on a day I’m reminded of the importance of context, in our beliefs, the way we […]
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#R2BC Monday’s #GoodNews – Rogue Squadron

X-Wing in the Stratosphere…that is all. 😀 Savoy gets First Female Head Chef Rediscovered Bacon Portraits Unveiled Record Numbers take part in London Marathon Cardiff Mosque holding Open Day for Non-Muslims Bloomfield Cancer Appeal tops Fundraising Target Caledonian Canal to fully reopen Nearly 1500 Sign-Up for Bike-Share Scheme South Glasgow University Hospital welcomes First Patients […]
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#StarWarsVII New AstroMech is NOT CGI :D #Woot #Itsapuppet

For those who’ve been watching the new Star Wars trailers and assumed that the new astromech droid was CGI, here’s a very pleasant surprise. 😀