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It is unusual for me to look at any news site (CNN being my site of choice when I do) because the news is invariably depressing. Imagine my shock when, yesterday, in a fit of boredom while I was on hold, I went to CNN and saw not just one, but two cheerful, uplifting articles!

If you're interested, here they are:

An untrained 11-year-old boy comes up with a novel idea to scare away lions - and it works
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/tech/richard-turere-lion-lights/index.html?iref=allsearch

A deaf young comic book fan becomes a Marvel superhero
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/25/us/hearing-impaired-boy-superhero/index.html?iref=allsearch