As a cat person I could happily sit here and grin about Arabian Sand Cats and Amur Leopards. However, that would be a disservice to the amazing events over the weekend. As usual, Monday’s R2BC tends to be very sports heavy, and with the Rio Olympics underway, today is no exception. I’d usually dwell on the […]
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WOW!! Bumper batch of good news from the weekend. Solar Impulse’s progress is great, can’t complain about the great news about rescued women and children, and one of the largest insurers in the world ending its investment in tobacco is certainly good to hear. However, the stories making me grin appeal to the gamer in me. First, […]
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Loving the firsts today, from Taiwan to Fishing Rods. Hope you have some happy firsts today. Taiwan swears in 1st Female President 2nd Chibok Schoolgirl Rescued 1st Chibok Girl Reunited with her Family Student at Centre of Worldwide Stem Cell Donor Search receives Transplant World’s First with Graphene Fishing Rod Google Patents “Sticky Car” that […]
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Some amazing footage of a hunting Osprey caught by the BBC. Genuinely inspiring stuff. More great news for love as President Pena Nieto is proposing the legalising of Same-Sex Marriage in Mexico. Plenty of positive to get you over hump day: US Eases Sanctions on Myanmar Mexican President proposes Legalising Same-Sex Marriage UK Unemployment falls […]
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Well, it’s a sunny day and GCHQ has joined twitter. Now, in terms of transparency and humanising the intelligence community this is, kind of, good news. However, it’s the fact that in their 1st 4 tweets that they decided to show support for Stonewall UK and the International Day Against Homophobia that has me grinning. In more […]
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Two of my favourite stories cropping up again. Firstly, it’s great to see Solar Impulse continue in its trail blazing journey, rising out of Phoenix and safely landing in Tulsa. Also, the inspiring story of a young amputee lad. He made it into the news by having a kickabout at White Hart Lane during a […]
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On Twitter Thursday is usually Throwback Thursday, an opportunity to look back. In Germany we see the government looking to remove the stain of criminality from tens of thousands of homosexuals by overturning their convictions, under a law inherited from the Nazis. It cannot remove the pain of being imprisoned for who you are but […]
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With the Invictus Games starting in Orlando Yesterday seeing news about a young boy with prosthetic legs getting go to Tottenham’s White Hart Lane, for a half-time kick about with Premier League players has warmed my heart. Add to this the great news that the Headley Court Rehabilitation Centre is to be opened to Veterans not just serving […]
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Usually Reasons to be Cheerful goes out around lunchtime, but today family commitments kept me away from the keyboard. Today, I’m happy it did as I got to hear hope being offered to thousands of child refugees. However, my favourite news is the release of a political prisoner. In terms of iconic images for freedom […]
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Great news about the Breast Cancer breakthrough, here’s hoping that this new understanding the genetics cues that cause breast cancer will help lead to new treatments and better survival rates. Following up on yesterday’s news from Iran, we’ve seen some great news from Saudi Arabia. It may look like a small step but this simple recognition […]
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Travels of a Silicon Nomad 