# Inspiring

'Miracle' Rescue Of Man Swept Out To Sea in Japan

A sixty-year-old man has had a miraculous escape after being swept nine miles out to sea by the tsunami in Japan. The man was discovered clinging to the roof of his house two days after the disaster struck, according to officials.

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A Tribute to the Japanese People: No Looting or Anger Despite Shortages

The Japanese people are demonstrating a true allegiance to social order and calm as they search for loved ones or wait in lines for basic necessities. There is not a hint of looting or violence, even as residents must wait in line for 12 hours to buy food.

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California Student From Japan Finds Family Alive on YouTube

Akiko Kosaka, a student from Japan attending the University of California at Riverside, had lost all hope for her family in Japan after a tsunami stuck their village. Then she received word Sunday night from a friend in Japan of the existence of a 45-second YouTube video showing her family home as the only one standing amid the rubble.

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200 Years of Stunning Human Progress Laid Out in 4-Min Animation

Rooted in enthusiasm and also in fact, Swedish doctor Hans Rosling created a visual animated chart showing the amazing progress in health and income statistics for 200 countries since 1810.

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Kindness and Hope Flourish Amid Rubble in Japan

Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. I am now staying at a friend's home. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and beautiful, wrote Anne Thomas, an American citizen who has lived in Sendai for 22 years.

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Bus Driver Makes Unscheduled Stop, Saves Woman's Life on Portland Bridge

Rick Sound, a TriMet bus driver for 24 years, saw a woman who had hoisted one leg over the railing of a bridge, which spans the Willamette River in downtown Portland. He quickly parked the bus in the lane -- there was nowhere to pull over -- and ran out to stop her apparent plan to jump.

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Tech-Savvy Student Tracks Down MacBook Thief

An eighteen-year-old technology entrepreneur and Bentley College student didn't give up after his laptop had been stolen. After realizing that by using the online backup software BackBlaze which he'd installed on his laptop, he would be able to see the machine's browser history and track any hard drive updates.

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Cambodian Towns Renewed by Fair Trade, Employment and Artistic Revival

Siem Reap, famous today for the temples at Angkor Wat, was once famous for something entirely different: silk. Now the city's old artisan reputation is making a comeback. Not far from the monumental ruins is the quiet and leafy Angkor Silk Farm, part of a fair-trade initiative to employ rural Cambodians and revive a dying art.