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In Age of Bullying, Special Needs Student Elected Prom King

Scott Shaver and Katie Buell were crowned prom king and queen last week at Westview High School. Katie is an all-American girl, class president, champion in girls basketball, and an absolute sweetheart, according to her teachers. Yet, it seems every student, no matter their ability, is accepted here and treasured. Scotty, as the kids call him, is a HUGE personality at the school, brought out of his shell over four years by the nurturing attention given, not only by specialized staff who have tutored him as a special needs student with autism, but by the accepting student body.

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Global Software Firm Hiring More People With Autism

Software giant SAP yesterday announced a new employment push to hire more people with autism after a successful pilot program showed increases in office productivity and cohesiveness. "Only by employing people who think differently will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century," said a company official.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 May 32 Views

Amazing 3-D Light Festival Creates Illusions on Sydney Landmarks

Australia's Festival of Lights is transforming Sydney's famous landmarks using wild imagination and cutting edge 3-D projectors beaming images from a distance. The evening lit sails of the iconic Opera House overlooking the harbor suddenly appeared to break out in cracks and holes, with a giant woman tip-toeing across the surface.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 May 29 Views

20 Reasons Why People Are Seriously Amazing: BuzzFeed Video Clips

Buzzfeed threw together some tiny video clips of people doing amazing things, like turning one's morning toast-making experience into sublime artistic expression, and waterskiing on one's hands.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 January 31 Views

College Athletes Hand the Football to Boy With Cancer

To the Nebraska college football team and fans, this play was truly one of your finest moments the school has ever seen. Little Jack Hoffman, who has cancer, led a very special Husker play into the end zone with the ball.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 April 32 Views

76ers Surprise Autistic Boy With Replacement Basketball Hoop

When the Philadelphia 76ers heard the news story on TV about an autistic boy in Mt. Airy who had his basketball hoop stolen, they sprang into action to replace the hoop, and more.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 September 28 Views

'Greatest' American Hockey Player Calls it a Career

The highest-scoring American-born player in National Hockey League history officially bid adieu to the game on Friday. In a tearful speech, Mike Modano announced his retirement having scored 1,374 points, as the all-time goal-scoring and points leader of all American-born players.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 September 28 Views

Stray Dog Joined Thousand Mile Cycling Race, is Adopted at the Finish Line

A stray dog has run alongside cyclists on their 1000-mile journey across China after a rider gave him some food. He ran alongside them for 24 days, covering up to 37 miles a day. Remarkably, the dog was indefatigable throughout the rest of the adventure and climbed over 10 mountains along the route.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 May 47 Views

Major League Baseball Player Thrills Child in the Stands who has Autism

Last week, Kansas City Royals baseball player Jeff Francoeur took time out from batting practice to say hello to an excited young fan -- a child with autism. According to a heartwarming thank-you note from the child's mother, Francouer signed the 7-year-old boy's hat, chatted with him, and posed for a picture. This isn't the first time that he has won admiration from fans for his quirky good deeds.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 June 26 Views

Runner Without a Country to Compete at Olympics

A fearful refugee, Guor Marial ran for his life to escape a Sudanese child labour camp. Now he will get to run at the Olympics after winning an appeal to the International Olympic Committee. The 28-year-old marathoner was cleared by the IOC to compete at the London Games under the Olympic flag.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 July 30 Views

Olympic Runner Rises Out of Poverty

World champion Lolo Jones will be making news this weekend, showing off her speed and fighting spirit as she makes her third attempt to qualify for Team USA with the ultimate goal of winning gold at the 2012 London Games to make her mom proud of the champion she created. I always wanted to use track as a way to get out of poverty, she says.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 June 41 Views

12-Year-old Boys Save Drowning Fisherman in New Zealand

It was hope in the form of a 12-year-old boy that saved Vincent Shao from sinking beneath the waves and drowning at Waihi Beach on Saturday. I thought I was going to die, the 32-year-old Auckland resident said after he lost his footing in waist-deep water while checking crab pots, and succumbed to a rip current.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 January 40 Views

Tiny Gulf Coast School Beats Powerhouse Georgetown in a Cinderella Story to Top All Others

Harvard pulled off a huge upset to start college basketball's March Madness, but all eyes have turned southward to a little school with a lot of confidence: No. 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast is in the midst of what could be the greatest Cinderella story in NCAA tournament history. In just their second year of postseason eligibility, the FGCU Eagles are headed to the Sweet Sixteen, having defeated No. 2-seed Georgetown and No. 7-seed San Diego.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 March 39 Views

Registration Surges for Sunday's Vancouver Race After Boston Blasts

Registration has surged for the annual race since Monday and participants are being encouraged to honor the victims of the explosions by wearing the Boston Marathon colors of yellow and blue.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 April 27 Views

SF Giants Pitcher Returns $500,000 After Noticing Mistake in Contract

Jeremy Affeldt makes $6 million a year pitching for the San Francisco Giants, but he gave a half-million back after a clerical error was discovered, despite already receiving the money back in 2010. Affeldt got three opinions saying the contract was ironclad and he could keep the extra $500,000, but realized he couldn't keep it and still sleep well knowing it was wrong.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 May 26 Views

NFL Players Twice as Likely to be Law Abiding as Other Men

A study comparing NFL players with the general population show the athletes are far less likely to break the law than other men their age.

28 August 31 Views

In Money-tight Britain, Artists Decorate the Streets

Since 2009 street artist Christiaan Nagel has placed over a hundred giant mushrooms on derelict rooftops around the London's East End to be enjoyed and photographed by passers-by. Unauthorized art in public places is booming in austerity Britain, as public funding dries up

By Jeanne Goddard

07 April 30 Views

Most Valuable Find Ever for Antiques Roadshow in Oklahoma

Chinese rhinoceros horn cups brought to the Antiques Roadshow on Saturday in Tulsa became the highest-value appraisal ever made by the PBS television show in its 16 year history. The unidentified man, who started collecting the carved cups inexpensively and had no idea of their worth, was told they were valued at 1-1.5 million dollars.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 July 37 Views

EU Adopts Historic Policy to Protect Marine Fisheries

In an outcome hailed by environmentalists, European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to overhaul the region's troubled fisheries policy to end decades of overfishing. The European Parliament voted 502-to-137 to impose sustainable quotas by 2015 and end the wasteful practice of discarding unwanted fish at sea.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 February 25 Views

Microchips to Protect Rhino Horns in Kenya

Efforts to conserve Kenya's dwindling population of rhinos is set to get a significant boost when WWF-Kenya hands over 1,000 microchips and 5 scanners to the Kenya Wildlife Service today. The equipment valued at over KES 1.3 million will be instrumental in strengthening active rhino monitoring. Vital to outsmarting the poachers who are getting more sophisticated in their approach, the deployment of specialized rhino horn tracking systems will allow for 100% traceability of every rhino horn and live animal within Kenya

By Jeanne Goddard

17 October 32 Views