This is a nifty post from Washington Post on optimistic events. Two caught my eye: the word of the year being the heart emoji, and a airline that has an always-trackable device which clearly the others do not (yet).
-- Owen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: The Washington Post <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 9:05 AM Subject: The Optimist: Americans are in an unusually good mood - all the time; the 14 most glorious Craigslist posts of 2014; 7-year-old girl survives plane crash in Kentucky 'miracle' To: [email protected] Stories that inspire <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKjDzEmOovTe4qPrB3712> [image: The Washington Post] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/Uqyos8JSNlBAVZy5Bb0ee> [image: The Optimist] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/Uqyos8JSNlBAVZy5Cd4d4> Stories that inspire — exclusively for Post subscribers • Sun., Jan. 4, 2015 View in your Web browser <http://link.washingtonpost.com/view/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/4a256e16> Welcome to this week's *The Optimist*, an exclusive benefit for subscribers to The Washington Post. The Optimist highlights recent stories of success, ambition and pluck. There may be a heart-warmer included as well. If you don't wish to receive The Optimist, please click here to unsubscribe <http://link.washingtonpost.com/oc/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/058cd810&list_name=optimist> . Chart: Americans are in an unusually good mood — all the time <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKYPL8Pocp9-1tM6Aaf4e> By Ana Swanson The word of the year isn't actually a word. It's this emoji: ♥ <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKbAtsPoDAF_fxbUAdf95> By Elahe Izadi [image: Advertisement] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKjDzEmOovTe4qPsB5af8> <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VISgpcPoV3XCr3hyB68da> <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VISgpcPoV3XCr3hzBd8b8> The 14 most glorious posts on Craigslist in 2014 <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKjEGMPoDAF_lSlMA00fe> By Jessica Contrera Chicago gave hundreds of high-risk kids a summer job. Violent crime arrests plummeted. <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKjEGMPoDAF_lSlNAef5e> By Emily Badger Mom: How I know my anxious daughter's kindergarten teacher is great <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VJ2iP8Pocp9-hnRTAabc0> By Valerie Strauss One airline figured out how to make sure its airplanes never disappear <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKVkO8PoGLle7Y-vA7672> By Chico Harlan [image: The Washington Post. The all-new app is now on the Fire tablet. http://washingtonpost.com/fireapp] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VHzKK8Po7vVhWceaDe047> 'Miracle' in Kentucky: 7-year-old girl survives plane crash, treks alone a mile through woods to safety <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKjEGMPoDAF_lSlOAadec> By Peter Holley Young Silicon Valley billionaires pioneer new approach to philanthropy <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VJ6hpsPouDiDUOyfA37d7> By Ariana Eunjung Cha America's best New Year's Eve parties happened in 1865 <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKjEGMPoDAF_lSlPA9058> By Christopher Wilson Where teaching pays: In South Korea, top teachers become multimillionaires <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d093d3b35d04a528db0c724zhg.6t7t/VKMndcPocp9-uca0A94e7> By Anna Fifield
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