The Woohoo! Report

A Victim Treats His Mugger Right

stephcolin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:42:37 +0000

Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an unexpected [...]

Babar Ali…World’s Youngest Headmaster

stephcolin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:55:07 +0000

IslamOnline.net & News Agencies MURSHIDABAD, India – Lining up his friends and poor villagers at the backyard of his house, Babar Ali did not expect his play-acting teaching to become a reality. “In the beginning I was just play-acting, teaching my friends,” the 16-year-old told the BBC. “But then I realized these children will never learn to read [...]

A Head With a Heart

stephcolin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:59:37 +0000

By Kevin Cullen Globe Columnist It was the kind of meeting that is taking place in restaurant kitchens, small offices, retail storerooms, and large auditoriums all over this city, all over this state, all over this country. Paul Levy, the guy who runs Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was standing in Sherman Auditorium the other day, before some [...]

Marie da Silva: Nanny and CNN Hero!

stephcolin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:27:33 +0000

Watch this incredible story about a nanny working in Los Angeles who started a foundation to help the people from her home country of Malawi. She does it from her own earnings and through the support she has been able to get from others. It’s amazing how much one person can do when they put [...]

This Man Saves Lives, One Click At a Time

stephcolin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:23 +0000

For over ten years now, Khushroo Poacha has stood by the sole belief that to do good work you don’t need money. Poacha runs indianblooddonors.com (IBD), a site that lets blood donors and patients in need of blood connect with each other almost instantaneously. He also does not accept cash donations. The site has been live [...]

Skydiving Granny: 95-Year-Old Leaps From Plane

stephcolin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:43 +0000

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Dell Plants Solar Trees in the Parking Lot

stephcolin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:30:58 +0000

This week, Envision Solar announced the completion of a 130 kW installation of Solar Trees — a Solar Grove — at Dell’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas. General contractor McBride Electric partnered with Envision Solar, who teamed up with BP Solar and Weitz Company to design and build the Dell Solar Grove. The Solar Grove [...]

‘Best Dressed’ man helps homeless land jobs

stephcolin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:38 +0000

Miami motivational speaker says his project worthy of reality TV show Associated Press MIAMI – The three homeless men stand before well-groomed Frank Kelly, “America’s Best Dressed Real Man” of 2007, according to Esquire Magazine. He’s there to help them get work. “Don’t just tell me your strengths. Tell me a situation where you were able to implement [...]

96-year-old grad student’s secret? All-nighters

stephcolin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:16:10 +0000

Taiwan man says method is only way to keep up with younger classmates Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan – A 96-year-old Taiwanese man who will receive his master’s degree in philosophy this weekend [June 2009] said he was able to compete with younger students by pulling all-nighters before exams. Chao Mu-he, better known to his classmates at Nanhua University [...]

Prison inmates go Zen to deal with life behind bars

stephcolin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:06:57 +0000

Image by PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE via Flickr By Stephanie Chen CNN RIVERDALE, Georgia (CNN) — In his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996. Trapped in his gloomy cell and serving a 20-year sentence that [...]