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Two Years After Woman Changes Homeless Man’s Life, They’re Using Their Friendship to Help Someone Else

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Two years ago, this married mom decided to change the life of a homeless man who she regularly saw standing on a local street corner.

Not only is their friendship still going strong to this day, they are now using their story to help someone else in need.

Victor Hubbard first made national headlines in 2017 after Ginger Jones Sprouse invited him to live with her and her family in Clear Lake, Texas.

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As a 38-year-old homeless man with mental illness, Hubbard had spent years standing on the same street corner waiting for the return of his mother. Despite how his mother never came back to retrieve him, Hubbard barely ever left the intersection.

Since Sprouse drove past the street corner several times a day, she felt heartbroken by Hubbard’s circumstances. She eventually struck up a friendship with the man and invited him to live with her.

Hubbard now has a job and a home of his own right next door to Sprouse’s – and they don’t plan on leaving each others’ side any time soon.

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“We’re going to always be together unless he chooses to go some place else,” Sprouse told KHOU.

The dynamic duo now plan on paying their good fortune forward by using all of the proceeds generated from their recently-published book “Kinda Like Grace” to buy a house for someone who may need a little kindness and a roof over their head.

(WATCH the emotional video below) – Photo by Ginger Jones Sprouse

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Two More US States Have Approved Bans On Single-Use Plastic Bags

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On the very same day last week, the Governors of Maine and Vermont both passed legislation to ban single-use plastic bags, making them the fourth and fifth US states to do so.

Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed LD 1532 on Monday, stating that “a retail establishment may not provide a single-use carry-out bag to a customer at the point of sale or otherwise make single-use carry-out bags available to customers.”

The bill will apply to the sale of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores, although supermarkets must charge 5 cents for recyclable paper bags or reusable plastic bags that can withstand at least 75 uses. Restaurants and charities, however, are exempt from the fee.

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The ban also excludes single-use plastic bags that are used for special purposes, such as loose produce and food; live animals or insects sold in pet stores; and bags sold in packages containing multiple bags intended to contain garbage, pet waste, or yard waste.

In order to give businesses enough time to adapt to the law, the bill is set to go into full effect on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2020.

In Vermont, Gov. Phil Scott (R) approved bill S. 113, which implements similar bans, except the legislation goes one step further by prohibiting restaurants, bars, and food retailers from giving away straws and polystyrene containers.

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The ban is set to go into full effect in July 2020.

Other US cities and national businesses have passed similar legislation to ban single-use plastic bags, but these latest measures mean that that Maine and Vermont have now joined California, New York, and Hawaii as the first US states to approve bans on single-use plastic bags.

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18-Year-old Genealogy Wiz Reunites Hundreds of Long-Lost Family Members in His Spare Time

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While some young adults might prefer to spend their free time on more relaxing local activities, this 18-year-old has made a name for himself reuniting hundreds of long-lost family members from across the country.

Eric Schubert is a self-made genealogical wiz kid who has made a full-time hobby out of tracking down people’s family members through public records and online resources.

He first became interested in genealogy as a bored 10-year-old who wanted to learn a little bit more about his own family tree. As he became more skilled with his research, however, he began conducting investigations for strangers on the internet.

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Where some genealogical amateurs have spent years on dead end research and failed guesses, Eric has managed to succeed in only a matter of hours. To date, the New Jersey teen estimates that he has helped over 1,000 people track down their long-lost family members – all while going to high school full time.

“It’s a big puzzle […] You just have to look at all the pieces and put it together in the correct places,” Eric told CBS News.

“To some people, it looks like nothing,” he said of his clues and research. “But, to me, paired with the DNA results, it’s easy as pie.”

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“Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.” – Orison Swett Marden

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Quote of the Day: “Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.” – Orison Swett Marden

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Dozens of Creatures Thought to Be Extinct Found Alive in ‘Lost City’ in the Jungle (Photos)

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Red-eyed tree frog – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

A swat team of scientists traveled to a “lost city” buried deep within the jungles of Honduras – and they were stunned by the sheer amount of biodiversity that they found.

 

Plumed basilisk – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

Back in 2017, researchers from Conservation International conducted a three-week research expedition following the discovery of ancient ruins at a site deep within the Mosquitia rainforest known as the “Lost City of the Monkey God” or the “White City.”

 

Morpho butterfly – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

Since the rainforest remains one of the most unexplored areas of Central America, the team hoped to shine a light on the ecological state of the region.

The organization finally published a full report of their findings this week – and it details how the ancient settlement is encompassed by a pristine, thriving ecosystem teeming with rare and unique species, including new species and species once thought to be extinct.

 

Glass frog – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

In total, the team documented 198 species of birds, 94 of butterflies, 40 of small mammals, 56 of amphibians and reptiles, 30 of large mammals – such as pumas, ocelots, and jaguars – and a variety of plants, fish, rodents, and insects.

 

Eyelash viper – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

Some of the more notable finds included a tiger beetle, which had only ever been recorded in Nicaragua and was believed to be extinct; and the false tree coral snake, which had not been reported in Honduras since 1965.

 

Tiger beetle – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

“Our team of scientists were shocked at the discovery of tremendously rich biodiversity, including many rare and threatened species,” said Trond Larsen, Director of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program. “The ‘White City’ is one of the few areas remaining in Central America where ecological and evolutionary processes remain intact.

 

Worm salamander – Trond Larsen / Conservation International

“Overall, our findings demonstrate that the area is of global environmental as well as archaeological significance,” Larsen continued. “Armed with this knowledge, stakeholders can now begin to design and implement conservation strategies to protect this critical ecosystem.”

Conservation International now hopes that their findings will help to implement additional conservation measures that will help to protect the region from deforestation.

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Father’s Day Miracle: Random Meeting With a Child Reunites Woman With Dad Who Abandoned Her

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A serendipitous meeting between a 21-year-old woman and a young boy led to an emotional reunion with her father—who had abandoned his daughter at birth. The beautiful story stands as a testament to the power of forgiveness.

Ileana Quintanilla was raised by her maternal grandparents in Nicaragua, after her mother gave birth at 16 years of age and her father left. Her grandparents, in spite of economic constraints, always filled Ileana with love.

She often asked them, and her mother Doña Patricia, about her father. Where did he lived? What was he like? But, they always tried to evade her questions and avoided speaking about him. She did manage to learn that his name ‘Ernesto’ and he lived in the community of La Tejana.

In her heart, she always had the desire to know him and, instead of blaming him, to express how much she had missed him.

After years of volunteering at the Christian global development nonprofit Food for the Hungry, Ileana became a staff member and traveled from her community of Ameya to various rural communities faced with poverty and conflict.

She taught people in the villages about their health, and shared her Christian values while working with the local sponsorship program.

Then, in 2018 she was sent to the community of Tejano and met with a boy who had enrolled in the program. He came up to her to get help with writing a ‘thank you’ letter to his sponsor.

Her heart was moved by that child, who had the same last name as her, and after a moment she asked him what his father name was?

The child replied: “Ernesto.”

Photos by Katie Rae Bode, FH.org

She knew this boy was her younger brother, and wrote her name on the child’s arm and told him: “Show this name to your father, and tell him that I’m here.”

Within 30 minutes a man arrived on a bicycle and asked for her. She went out to meet him on the road, and asked who was he looking for.

He replied, “My daughter,” and at that moment, the dream of her life was in front of her. She simply said, “I am your daughter.”

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A strong embrace and many tears wiped away all the years of separation as the hug communicated how much they missed each other.

Ernesto told Food for the Hungry, “The only thing I wanted to ask her… Forgive me.”

Ileana recalls, “In that moment, deep in my heart, I knew I forgave my father.”

She later met her other brothers, and the whole family on her dad’s side, and now believes that, “Everything happens with a plan and a purpose.”

(WATCH the emotional Father’s Day video with Ileana and her dad below)

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Massive Study Shows That Two Hours a Week is Key Dose of Nature for Health Benefits

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Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be the crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study.

New research led by the University of Exeter and funded by the National Institute for Health Research in the UK found that people who spend at least 120 minutes visiting natural settings—such as town parks, woodlands, and beaches—per week are significantly more likely to have good health and higher psychological wellbeing than those who aren’t surrounded nature at all during an average week.

No such benefits were found for people who visited nature fore less than 120 minutes a week.

The study used data from nearly 20,000 people in England and found that it didn’t matter whether the 120 minutes was achieved in a single visit or over several shorter visits. It also found the 120 minute threshold applied to both men and women, to older and younger adults, across different occupational and ethnic groups, among those living in both rich and poor areas, and even among people with long term illnesses or disabilities.

Dr. Mat White, who led the research at the University of Exeter Medical School, said: “It’s well known that getting outdoors in nature can be good for people’s health and wellbeing, but until now we’ve not been able to say how much is enough.

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“The majority of nature visits in this research took place within just two miles of home so even visiting local urban green-spaces seems to be a good thing,” he added. “Two hours a week is hopefully a realistic target for many people, especially given that it can be spread over an entire week to get the benefit.”

There is growing evidence that simply living in a greener neighborhood can be good for health, for instance by reducing air pollution. The data for the current research came from Natural England’s Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Survey, the world’s largest study collecting data on people’s weekly contact with the natural world.

Co-author of the research, Professor Terry Hartig of Uppsala University in Sweden, said: “There are many reasons why spending time in nature may be good for health and wellbeing, including getting perspective on life circumstances, reducing stress, and enjoying quality time with friends and family.

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“The current findings offer valuable support to health practitioners in making recommendations about spending time in nature to promote basic health and wellbeing, similar to guidelines for weekly physical,” added Hartig.

The full paper is entitled “Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing” and published in Scientific Reports.

Reprinted from the University of Exeter

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‘All 3 of us unanimously felt compassion’: First Responders Pay for Woman’s Hotel to Get Her Out of the Rain

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Three medical responders are being hailed as heroes after they came to the rescue of a disabled woman who had just been evicted from her home in Florida.

Several of the emergency crew members from the Fire Station 37 crew in Lauderdale Lakes were sent to check up on the woman after she called 911 for the pain she was experiencing in her feet.

Upon responding to the woman’s 2AM phone call, the dispatch crew found the distraught woman with her sick dog outside with at least ten boxes of her belongings on the street.

The woman then explained how she had just been evicted from her home after she had spent some time caring for her sick mother. After her mother died, she had no where to go.

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Dispatch crew member Daniel Rodriguez told Yahoo Lifestyle that he and his colleagues immediately felt compelled to help the woman – but they didn’t know how.

“We contacted Broward Sheriff’s Office about a homeless outreach program we have, but that’s only 9AM to 5PM, so the service was unavailable,” said the emergency responder. “We couldn’t go to a shelter because she had a dog with her. We were left with our hands tied.”

Rather than leave the woman on her own, they pooled their money and paid for her to stay in a hotel room. Upon transporting the woman on a stretcher to the nearby hotel, they collected her essential belongings and brought them over to her room.

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Though they gave the woman several contact numbers for nearby shelters and resources, she said that her brother would be meeting up with her the following day to help her out of her predicament.

Regardless, Rodriguez says that he was glad that he and his crew were so unified in their compulsion to help.

“We’ve never felt like this — all 3 of us unanimously felt compassion for this lady,” says Rodriguez. “She was very appreciative, she cried with us, she talked with us about personal things. It wasn’t just assistance, she also needed someone to talk to.”

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“He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.” – Arabian proverb

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Quote of the Day: “He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.” – Arabian proverb

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Survey Says That 76% of American Parents Are Being Motivated By Their Kids to Go Green

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A new survey of American households says that the younger generation may be driving the change for “eco-households” more than anyone thought.

While parents should be educating their children to respect the Earth, the survey results found that 76% of parents actually feel their child is the one who advocates for environmentally-friendly changes in their home.

The survey of 2,000 Americans found that 7 in 10 Americans consider their domicile to be an eco-household.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Avocado Green Mattress, the survey listed terms that define the key characteristics of an eco-home. Results found that a green residence most commonly included active recycling, avoiding wasting food and reducing energy consumption. That’s in addition to bringing reusable bags to the grocery store and avoiding plastic straws.

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Regardless of how environmentally-friendly they consider themselves to be, results found that 77% of respondents would like to be even greener – and for many, having children is a catalyst for wanting to become more green (41%).

88% believe it’s important for the next generation(s) to be taught about being environmentally-friendly—and respondents believe teachers have the most responsibility for teaching children about being kind to the environment (80%). This was followed by parents (80%), the government (52%) and companies (35%).

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In addition to wanting a better world for their children, 59% report that their desire to be more environmentally-friendly simply comes from wanting the world to be a better place.

WHAT’S MADE YOU WANT TO BE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
1. Simply wanting the world to be a better place    59%
2. Watching Earth-focused documentaries              44%
3. Having kids                                                     41%
4. News coverage of environment-focused topics    40%
5. My own research                                              40%

85% believe that small actions can add up to make a big difference for the environment—and one small action respondents are taking is purchasing ethical products.

37% report “often” purchasing products that are ethical and environmentally friendly.

And respondents report being more likely to buy from a company that offers sustainable products (57%), uses organic or natural ingredients (51%) and that has good ethical practices (48%).

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“For the health of our families and of our planet, we all need to start making changes. But even small lifestyle changes add up to progress,” said Mark Abrials, the Co-Founder and CMO of Avocado Mattress. “It’s an exciting step forward to see consumers becoming more discerning and actively seeking out ethically and sustainably manufactured products.”

AN ‘ECO-HOUSEHOLD’ INCLUDES . . .
1. Recycling 50%
2. Avoid wasting food 41%
3. Reducing energy consumption 38%
4. Bringing reusable bags to the store 37%
5. Avoiding plastic straws 37%
6. Turning off lights and electronics when leaving a room 35%
7. Using LED lights at home 34%
8. Avoiding plastic water bottles 34%
9. Donating items when no longer needed 33%
10. Composting 32%
11. Purchasing from ethical/sustainable brands 31%
12. Buying local foods (farmer’s market, etc.) 29%
13. Opting for paperless billing 29%
14. Opening the window instead of using the heat/AC – 28%
15. Turning off the computer – 28%
16. Opening the blinds instead of turning on the light – 28%
17. Taking shorter showers – 26%
18. Researching brands’ sustainability practices – 24%
19. Limiting meat consumption – 24%
20. Using public transportation – 22%

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After Groom Met Wife-to-Be at Dog Rescue Center, They Make the Rottweiler Their Best Man for the Wedding

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This dog isn’t just his ‘man’s best friend’ – he is also this groom’s best man—and sported a mini-tuxedo for the wedding.

This was the adorable moment that a Rottweiler named Jack became the best man for Christopher McCarron’s marriage to Margaret Allison earlier this week.

The happy newlyweds tied the knot in a civil ceremony in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They say that Jack’s involvement in the wedding seemed only fitting considering how the groom met his wife-to-be at a dog rescue centre.

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The well-behaved pup sat quietly through the short ceremony, wearing a mini tuxedo attached to his collar—and the pooch even sneezed when McCarron said ‘I do’.

“We had a lovely sentimental day – and Jack played a big part,” said McCarron. “He loved it, he really did.”

McCarron adopted the Rottweiler after the death of his son, who died three years ago at age 43.

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In the wake of his son’s death, McCarron took stock of his life, sold his business, and got a divorce.

He hoped that getting a dog might help him recover from his grief, and he was immediately won over by Jack, who had been at the local animal shelter for nine months.

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And in a sweet twist of fate, McCarron met his new love Allison while he was out walking Jack at the rescue center – and he promised to keep her updated on his pet’s progress.

Romance blossomed and the newlyweds now consider Jack to be a part of their family.

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“I wouldn’t have considered getting a rescue dog based on his age; he’s around 6 years old,” says 69-year-old McCarron. “But when he went up to me, we just clicked. Little did I know that I’d meet my future wife at the rescue center too.

“I don’t believe that I rescued Jack – I think he rescued me,” he added. “When we decided to get married, Jack had to be there.”

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Allison, who is a care home worker, had initially been looking to rescue a small dog from the rehoming center, but she did not find anything suitable.

When she met McCarron, however, they bonded over their shared love of dogs – and how they both witnessed the transformation of Jack’s character since he was welcomed into a loving home.

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Jack spent most of his life as a guard dog who was cooped up in a kennel, and when McCarron adopted Jack in 2015, he was warned that that the pup should not be allowed to play with other dogs.

McCarron and Margaret, on the other hand, believe that Rottweilers have unfairly been given a bad reputation as a breed, and they should be given a chance.

“This is our family now; me, Margaret, and Jack,” mused McCarron.

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Famous Wensleydale Cheese Creamery to Turn Whey Waste into Biogas for Heating Homes

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This English cheese company won’t just be producing delicious dairy products with their famous Wensleydale cheeses – they will also be using their factory waste as a new source of cleaner renewable energy.

The Wensleydale Creamery will soon be using all of their whey waste to make biogas that is expected to heat about 800 English homes every year.

The creamery recently partnered with environmentalist fund manager Iona Capital to produce the biogas in their Yorkshire facility. Collectively, the venture will in turn produce 10,000 MWh of thermal power using a process called anaerobic digestion.

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The fund manager has already established nine anaerobic digestion facilities across Yorkshire, investing $127 million (£100 million) in the region, as well as opening its York office in June 2018. The renewable energy plants save the equivalent of 37,300 tons of CO2 each year.

Mike Dunn, co-founder of Iona, said: “This partnership with Wensleydale not only shows how we are turning waste food products into useful energy for homes and business, but also our commitment to Yorkshire.”

Packaged cheese photo by Amanda Slater, CC license

Furthermore, after the sustainable green gas has been created, they will take what’s left at the end of the process and fertilize neighboring farmland to improve local topsoil quality.

“This shows the real impact of the circular economy and the part intelligent investment can play in reducing our CO2 emissions.”

Wensleydale Creamery’s managing director David Hartley said: “The whole process of converting local milk to premium cheese and then deriving environmental and economic benefit from the natural by-products is an essential part of our business plan as a proud rural business.”

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Minutes Before Going into Work, Nursing Home Staffer Dives into River to Save Driver From Sinking Car

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Just minutes before a Maryland man was preparing to go into this workplace, he dove into a river and saved an injured driver.

52-year-old Andrew Lunn was just about to begin his shift at the Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center when he saw a nearby driver accidentally reverse their car into the Wicomico River – and without hesitation, Lunn leaped into action.

Lunn quickly told his colleagues to fetch some life preservers and call 911. He ran to the river’s edge and told the male driver to stay calm and unbuckle his seatbelt.

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The nursing home staffer then grabbed one of the retrieved life preservers and dove into the water so he could pull the injured driver out of the car window.

“I didn’t have the option of waiting for 911 because within the response time, the car would have been underwater,” Lunn told USA Today. “I had to assess the situation to figure out the best way that both of us could have made it out of there alive.”

Social media users and law enforcement officers are now hailing Lunn as a hero – but the Good Samaritan simply said that he was happy he was in the right place at the right time.

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“The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness.” – William Menninger

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Quote of the Day: “The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness.” – William A. Menninger

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Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Auctions Off 126 Guitars and Raises $21 Million for Climate Change Battle

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Earlier this week, legendary Pink Floyd guitarist and songwriter David Gilmour auctioned off dozens of his guitars – and he sold them all so he could donate the proceeds to charity.

In total, Gilmour auctioned off 126 of his guitars at Christie’s, raking in a whopping total of $21 million.

The most notable guitar to hit the auctioneer’s block was the iconic black Stratocaster that Gilmour used to record “Comfortably Numb,” “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” and “Money”, according to Guitar World.

The axe ended up fetching a hefty $4 million after it was purchased by the owner of the Indianapolis Colts.

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The English rock star says that he will be donating every penny of the auction’s sales to environmental nonprofit ClientEarth.

“The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face, and we are within a few years of the effects of global warming being irreversible,” tweeted Gilmour.

“We need a civilized world that goes on for all our grandchildren and beyond in which these guitars can be played and songs can be sung.”

James Thornton, ClientEarth CEO, said: “I’d like to express my deep and heartfelt gratitude to David Gilmour for this utterly remarkable gift. David has a long history of supporting charities and I am honored that he has chosen ClientEarth to benefit from this landmark auction.”

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Young Man Rebuilding His Life Receives Guidance and Friendship From the Very Cop Who Arrested Him

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Years after he was convicted and imprisoned for armed robbery, Rameil Pitamber found an unlikely mentor in the very cop who arrested him.

Pitamber was only 17 years old when he was left reeling from the death of his father in 2013. Spurred by grief, the troubled teen attempted to rob a restaurant at gunpoint. He was arrested, convicted for armed robbery, and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Deputy Police Chief Brian Nugent was the officer who arrested Pitamber – but even after helping to put the youngster behind bars, Pitamber’s mother stayed in touch with the policeman so she could convince him that her son was not just another criminal.

Pitamber was eventually released early from prison on good behavior, and he knew that he did not want to repeat the mistakes of his past – but he also knew that he would need a mentor if he wanted to succeed.

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As fate would have it, Pitamber was working at a Goodwill store in Avon, Indiana when Nugent was dropping off some donated goods.

Pitamber then asked Nugent if he would fulfill the role of being his mentor – and the conversation ended up blossoming into a meaningful connection.

“He treated me with compassion and understanding, and he never treated me less than, not once. To this day, he still builds my worth and self esteem,” Pitamber told CBS News. “With him in my corner, I can do anything.”

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Song of One of the Rarest Whales On the Planet Recorded for First Time (LISTEN)

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For the first time in history, researchers have captured an audio recording of one of the rarest whale species on the planet.

Unlike some of their famously musical relatives, right whales are known to restrict their vocalizations to individual calls rather than the patterned phrasing that is singing. This has been well documented for Southern and North Atlantic right whales.

But new findings suggest that the rarest whale of them all, the eastern North Pacific right whale, is breaking into song.

“During a summer field survey in 2010, we started hearing a weird pattern of sounds,” explains Jessica Crance, Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Fisheries Science Center. “We thought it might be a right whale, but we didn’t get visual confirmation. So we started going back through our long-term data from moored acoustic recorders and saw these repeating patterns of gunshot calls. I thought these patterns look like song. We found them again and again, over multiple years and locations, and they have remained remarkably consistent over eight years.”

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Gunshot calls are part of the right whale’s known repertoire, along with upcalls, screams, and warbles. But they had never before been heard as part of a repeating pattern.

While Crance’s team suspected that the songs were produced by a right whale, they had only the acoustic recordings, with no visual confirmation—until two summers ago.

“We heard these same songs during a summer survey in 2017, and were able to localize the songs to male right whales,” says Crance. “We can now definitively say these are right whales, which is so exciting because this hasn’t been heard yet in any other right whale population.”

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“Why is this population of right whales singing? Do the other populations also sing, and it just hasn’t been documented yet, or is this unique to our population?” asks Crance. “Working in the very remote, harsh, and large Bering Sea, getting the answers will be very difficult. That is one of our biggest challenges—our population has fewer than 30 whales.”

Crance speculates that these songs are a reproductive display. “We have direct evidence of male right whales singing, and we think this may be exclusive to males, but we have very limited data on vocalizing female right whales.”

As to why North Pacific right whales sing, Crance theorizes that their extreme rarity gives them reason to sing.

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“With only 30 animals, finding a mate must be difficult. Lone male right whales tend to gunshot more frequently than females. Perhaps the 2:1 male ratio in the North Pacific has led to our males singing to attract females. But we may never be able to test that or know for sure.”

“Our next step will be to look at the evolution of the songs over time, and their seasonality, to determine if certain songs are produced at specific times. We also want to find out whether these songs contain individual-specific information,” says Crance. “There is so much I would love to know.”

Reprinted from NOAA

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Social Media is Melting Over This Adorable Photo of a Dog Awaiting His Elderly Owner’s Treatment

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This heart-melting photo proves that dogs are not just man’s best friend – they can also be his hero.

An elderly Irishman was out on a walk with his dog Jack through Portarlington earlier this week when the senior fell into a ditch and failed to recover – thankfully, Jack never left his side.

In a Twitter post that was posted by the Garda Síochána, the officers describe how they arrived on the scene and were unable to locate where the senior had fallen.

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Jack then rushed over to the Garda officers and led them over to where his beloved owner had fallen.

“Even when ambulance arrived Jack wouldn’t rest unless he could see him!” wrote the Garda officers.

The Garda Twitter page reported that Jack and his owner are now safe and sound at home – and social media users have been doting over the adorable photo of Jack awaiting his owner’s return.

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“Summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James (on the first day of Summer for half the world)

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Quote of the Day: “Summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James (on the first day of Summer for half the world)

Image: by Luis Hernandez, CC license

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Watch Family’s Tearful Reunion With Their Bird ‘Cheesy’ Four Days After It Got Lost

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Michael Esposit (right) and his wife Amy (center) reunited ‘Cheesy’ with the family worried sick by the loss of their bird.

‘Cheesy’ the cockatiel landed on a little boy’s shoulder in Newburgh, New York, and didn’t want to leave.

Sam Esposito didn’t know it, but the bird had been flying for four days and lost over a third of its body weight—so probably had reached the end of the line.

In fact a veterinarian later said that Cheesy likely would have survived only one more day in the wild, if it hadn’t been for the kind family in Orange Lake.

“We freaked out,” Sam’s father Michael told Good News Network, “because we were all sitting outside and the bird flew right near our heads.”

He noticed the coloring didn’t seem normal for a wild bird, and when it landed on Sam, they guessed correctly that it was an escapee.

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“We posted it on Facebook and a friend of ours 11 miles away knew the people in her town that had lost the bird four days previously,” recalled Michael. “Such a fun story for all of us.”

Michael Esposit (right) and his wife Amy (center) reunited ‘Cheesy’ with the family worried sick by the loss of their bird.

The owners from Cornwall, Michelle and Matt Napolitano, had offered a $1,000 dollar reward for its return, but the Esposito family told them to “just pay it forward.”

After the tearful reunion with their pet cockatiel, the Napolitanos sent surprise t-shirts they had created just for the Espositos, dubbing them ‘Cheese’s Hereos.’

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