# Inspiring

Inspired Biker Circumnavigates Africa: Dodging Bullets and Doing Good

Spencer Conway decided to combine his love of motorbikes with his love for Africa by attempting to solo circumnavigate Africa on two wheels —something that no one has ever been able to achieve. He was robbed, attacked and almost killed, butehe finally arrived back home in the UK having raised $43,500 for Save the Children.

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Disabled 21-Year-Old Stuck in Nursing Home With Seniors Until a Family Took Her in

A young woman was placed by the state of Alabama in a nursing home with senior citizens because she had cerebral palsy and no family members who could adequately care for her. A woman saw the story in the newspaper and vowed to get the 21-year-old out of the nursing home and into a real home.

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From Mud Hut To Mansion

Good news reporter, Steve Hartman believes he can pick at random a name in the phone book and find an inspiring story there: Meet the man who proved Steve to be correct. He is living the American Dream, but in the Middle East

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Bermuda Man's Daily Routine is Blowing Kisses at Cars

Watch this video of a man in Bermuda who spends all day "spreading the love" on a busy street corner…  

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Bill Gates' Favorite Teacher

Sal Khan, you can count Bill Gates as your newest fan. Gates is a voracious consumer of online education. This past spring a colleague e-mailed him about the nonprofit KhanAcademy.org, a vast digital trove of free mini-lectures all narrated by Khan, an ebullient, articulate Harvard MBA and former hedge fund manager. Gates loved it and began soaking up the videos with his 11-year-old son, Rory.

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Biloxi Church Was Beacon of Hope During Storm, and Feeding People After Katrina

Main St. Missionary Baptist Church withstood Hurricane Katrina, even with the first floor underwater, and immediately began serving three meals a day to survivors in the east Biloxi neighborhood. It has remained a rock for the community as it struggled to recover from the storm.

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92-Year-old Buys Failing Newsweek to Stay Young

At 92 years old (yes, 92), Sidney Harman, audio industry pioneer, philanthropist, author, university professor, and lover of Shakespeare decided to embark on a business venture that lost nearly $30 million last year -- he bought Newsweek magazine.

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Giant Oriental Carpet of Flowers Debuts in Brussels

Close to a million begonia flowers were used to create a huge carpet covering the city plaza in Grand-Place, Brussels. Based on a medieval rug design, craftsmen arranged the carpet by hand, directly onto the square's cobblestones, without any pots or soil.