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Finally heading home from Edinburgh after my very first feeding the homeless ambition. Going into McDonalds and spending £70 of my own cash in order to see these HUMAN BEINGS fight on one more day, I met so many amazing people with so many amazing, humorous and some horrible stories about these people. You luve lifes off luxury compared to these himans that face a day to day challenge to stay alive. 3 hours I have been out and I am freezing, I cannot imagine how they last the cold nights out there.

I met a man named Davie, his story hit my heart the most. He had been serving his country for 13 years and had to leave because he had ptsd. Coming back to civilization after so many years at war wasn't easy for him. He began to break down, a grown man breaking down because he has nothing. I became overwhelmed and began to cry myself. I hugged him and said your not alone. These small words can change someones thoughts about life and the future. Also giving them some food gives them that bit of hope that there is decent human beings out there. My mission when I set out was to get a smile on skmeones face and I feel I have achieved this with every person I spoke to tonight.

My only ask of this post is to simply look differently at homeless people. They are human beings. The have got feelings. They want the same as everyone else, to live a life of happiness. A simple gesture of me sitting sleaking with them, hugging, crying and laughing with them has left me feeling amazing that I have impacted so many people. I started out with 60 cheeseburgers, some fries and a few bottles of water and some cups.

I have set up a funding page to help with the financial side of things. I would be over the moon if I could get to do this on a weekly basis. Unfortunatly my income is not enough to support this challenge.

This is not a post seeking likes or shares but simply a post that is asking you to look at a different way of judging people, or making an impression of someone. Sit down have a talk with them and you will realise how similiar these great people are to ourselfs. Ohhh and please buy them some food and water. Its the vitals in life they dont care about anything else.

I have set up a just giving page for anyone who wishes to donate. Every little helps.

You remember the fun San Francisco (and everyone else) had with Batkid, right? Well, the Bay area town of Vallejo recently celebrated another young individual by turning them into a superhero for a day. Everyone, say hello to Monika Romo, a.k.a. Wonder Girl.

"One day the city of Vallejo changed unexpectedly. The evil villains had begun taking over Vallejo, spreading their evil ways across the town. Burglaries and robberies began occurring all over town, ‘respect for others no longer existed.” “Since everyone gave up and lost their hope, it made the villains’ job easier to take over Vallejo.”

“Then, a 10-year-old girl named Monika Romo had an idea. She told the mayor of Vallejo to call her favorite superhero, Wonder Woman …”

“Upon her arrival, Wonder Woman saw with great sadness what she had most feared. Cruelty, hate, anger and injustice had taken over the towns’ people. Many of the Vallejoans were willing to fight, but many others were too afraid to speak up, sometimes out of fear and sometimes just because they thought that nothing could be done.”

“They knew the job was not going to be easy and that it was something that would not happen over night. But they also knew that they had all their good will and the good intentions of many of the Vallejoans, and the support of the Police Department and the Fire Department.”

“Together, hand in hand, they would confront the forces of evil, because they truly believed that the unity would make them a stronger force.”

Five cyclists were struck and killed by motor vehicles on the streets of London in early November. The deaths occurred within a nine-day period, raising the total number of biking fatalities to 13 for the year.
It serves mostly as a meet-and-chat. Once a month, McVean invites speakers to talk about issues like speed limits, traffic congestion and bicycle rights, then encourages his listeners to spread what they've learned and demand more street-safe action from the city's politicians.

"It's the negative impact of motor vehicles that need the most attention," he says. "Car ownership in the city is actually falling, statistically, but the big challenge is how to manage commercial trucks and vans that have been driving people off the streets. There's no clear strategy coming from the mayor's office."

Perhaps the American Dream is more than just an ideal after all. Two years ago, Boston Globe reporter Billy Baker wrote the touching story of two young brothers working hard to lift themselves out of an impoverished background and, now, their story has developed: with hard work, academic drive and a little luck, it appears dreams do come true.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Equality in Award Speech

Last year, Apple’s leading social-good message focused mostly on improving the working conditions for laborers at its factories in China. However, in recent months, Apple CEO Tim Cook has increasingly turned his focus toward equal rights in the workplace, an issue he addressed again in a rare speech in New York this week.
For me, the cross burning was a symbol of ignorance, of hatred and of fear of anyone different than the majority.”

This Is What the Next Generation of Engineers Looks Like

In college and during her career, Kimberly Bryant often found herself the only black female scientist in the room. The biotech engineer founded the Bay Area non-profit Black Girls CODE in 2011 so that today's young girls will never find themselves in that position. Bryant realized that it wasn't a lack of interest in science that led to a dearth of diversity in her field; it was a lack of access. Black Girls CODE's goal is to drive access and exposure, closing the digital divide.
Black Girls CODE introduces young girls of color to computer programming, mobile app development, robotics and other STEM fields, so the girls can learn how to build the tools they want to see in the world. The non-profit is a global organization, with chapters in Oakland, Calif., Atlanta, New York and even South Africa, with expansion to eight more cities planned for next year. Every chapter targets girls of color between the ages of 7 and 17, formative years for capturing the girls' interest in STEM and building their self-confidence.
"Science is magic, and our girls are opening their eyes to the fact that they can learn to become the magicians," says Bryant, who launched the company with a class of 12 girls.
But the reach of Black Girls CODE has grown exponentially in two years; the roster now exceeds 2,000 girls. Bryant was named one of the White House's Champions for Change in the tech sector, and Black Girls Code was named one the "2012 Most Innovative Nonprofit."
Watch the video above to hear about Black Girls CODE, learn some mindblowing facts about STEM and meet some of tomorrow's most promising engineering talent.