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In the Market for a New Vehicle? Here Are Some Options for Joining the Electric Car Revolution

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EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

“Dear EarthTalk: I’m getting ready to join the electric car revolution now that my old clunker is getting on in age. What’s the latest and greatest? And is now a good time to buy an EV?” –Doug Ellis, Sacramento, CA

Hybrid-electric cars have become more and more common on American roads since the Prius launched here in 2001. Now, fully electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age thanks to innovations by Tesla, Nissan, BMW, General Motors and others.

It is not uncommon today to see a zippy little Nissan Leaf or a stately Tesla Model X silently waiting for the light to turn green next to you at an intersection. Believe it or not, some 21 different automakers now have some form of EV for sale in the U.S. And they have big plans—think SUVs—to raise the EV stakes over the next few years, beginning with a raft of new models slated for release in 2019.

Perhaps the biggest new player on the EV scene is Audi. The German company’s new e-tron Quattro SUV can drive for roughly 250 miles between charges and features a styling equivalent to Audi’s luxe gasoline cars. It will be unveiled later in the fall, and American consumers can expect to shell out some $80,000 for a new one. A smaller model, the e-tron Sportback, will ride on the same platform—and get a similar range rating—but will sport a zippier ride and a lower price tag (around $50,000).

On the cuter end of the spectrum, BMW will make an all-electric version of its iconic revamp of the Mini Cooper— the “Mini E”—in 2019. The car will get upwards of 200 miles per charge, and with a price tag around $36,000 will compete directly against the Tesla 3 for customers looking to spend on the lower end for an EV.

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Another big emerging EV player is Volkswagen, which is hoping to clean up its reputation after the big emissions cheating scandal that cost the company $30 billion in fines and settlements. By slashing production costs, VW expects to make and sell some of the lowest cost EVs around, with four new models (two crossovers, a hatchback and a sedan) available in 2019 in the vicinity of $35,000.

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Of course, Tesla is poised for a big year, having worked out some production issues on its new Model 3 line and settled its financial differences with the SEC (following separate $20 million penalties to both CEO Elon Musk and Tesla the corporate entity). Customers have had to wait upwards of six months to get a new Model 3 once they sign on the dotted line, but Tesla hopes to eliminate the lag time in 2019 and rocket ahead of its competitors in the electric car space.

And yes, now may be the best time ever to buy an EV, given the profusion of advanced and now finally lower cost choices and the fact that there is still a federal tax credit of between $2,500 and $7,500 for doing so (depending on the size of the vehicle in question and its battery). Also, several states offer their own incentives to pile on the reasons to go electric now. That said, these incentives could expire or get cancelled depending on the political winds, so get it while you can.

EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. To donate, visit their website – or send questions to: [email protected].

This Man Used His Motorcycle to Rescue 166 Abandoned Cows

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This biker loves cows so much, he has taken it upon himself to rescue cows that have been abandoned on the street – and he does so using his motorcycle.

These cows end up on the streets of Nepal after their farmers feel that the animals have outgrown their use – which is why R.B. Neupane has dedicated his life to providing a better life for the livestock.

Neupane has set up a makeshift sanctuary, but cannot afford a truck for transportation. He simply recruits volunteers to rescue the cows and take them to safety on his motorcycle.

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The biker now cares for 166 cattle – all of whom he saved from the streets. He has orchestrated dozens of campaigns that encourage the people of Nepal to care more about their bovine companions. As a result, city residents have been stopping by Neupane’s sanctuary in Kathmandu with food, vegetables and treats.

Since the cow is the national animal of Nepal, Neupane hopes that the government will soon implement legislation that will care for the cows more efficiently.

Until then, Neupane is determined to continue rescuing cattle from the streets.

(WATCH the video interview below) – Photo by BBC Reel

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Campaign to Get ‘Peacebuilding’ in Dictionaries is Gaining Traction

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Reprinted with permission from Peace News Network
September 29th, 2018

The word “peacebuilding” gets 7 million hits on Google, yet isn’t in most dictionaries—but a campaign is well on its way to changing that.

“Peacebuilding” was coined in the 1970’s by Norwegian scholar Johan Galtung, who defines it as projects that involve “concrete action” towards peace. Mike Jobbins from Search for Common Ground says it’s been a real frustration in the peacebuilding field to constantly get the Microsoft Word red squiggle from the spellchecker.

“We have UN departments, we have legislation in the States, we have governmental departments from Nigeria to Myanmar that use the word peacebuilding, but fundamentally we’re not well understood in the general public,” Jobbins said. “You sit next to someone on an airplane and say ‘I work for a peacebuilding organization’ and people don’t really know what that means, and there’s so many great people doing such amazing things around the world that we thought it was time to make sure that gets recognized.”

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Harriet Lamb, CEO of International Alert, pointed to the variety of new words that have recently been introduced to dictionaries that are being recognized as part of the English language. “You’ve got words like ‘hangry, which means you’re so hungry you’re angry, through to ‘instagramable’, ‘bingable’, ‘totes’ and ‘adorbs’. Yet peacebuilding – an incredibly serious concept that’s been around for 40 years has still not been recognized in our lexicon of words, so that’s why we launched this campaign.”

The campaign, led by several organizations such as Alliance for Peacebuilding, Conciliation Resources, International Alert, Peace Direct and Search for Common Ground, seems to be gaining followers on social media and has had some success.

“We’re super pleased that in the last week, we’re now in three – Collins Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary and Macmillan Dictionary have all added it in so it’s fantastic progress in just a week after 40 years of set-backs,” said Jobbins.

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Oxford University Press confirmed that while “peacebuilding” is not currently covered in the Oxford English Dictionary, it will be considered. “We have collected evidence for the term and will consider it for potential inclusion in a future update,” their publicist said.

Leaders of the campaign have been inspired by the response they’ve received from the public, said Lamb. “We’ve had lots of positive responses, and from the dictionaries themselves, so we are really hopeful the campaign will achieve its first objective of ensuring peacebuilding takes its rightful place.”

Ms Lamb said getting the term peacebuilding into the dictionary is a first step in a much larger issue. Peacebuilders are keen to see peacebuilding used as a viable option in conflict zones, and for policy makers to know that it works, is popular, and is cost-effective.

(WATCH the video below)

Help Your Friends Read The Good News By Sharing It To Social Media – Photo by Peace News Network

“Nothing is worth more than this day.” – Goethe

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Quote of the Day:  “Nothing is worth more than this day.” – Goethe

Photo: Farm in Virginia, by GWC

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New Study Says That By Changing the Air We Breathe, Migraine Attacks Can Be Treated Without Medicine

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An exciting new study shows that some migraine patients may be able to cut down on medication – or stop using it completely – by using a newly developed inhaler that changes the composition of the air they breathe.

The eleven patients who participated in the pilot study suffer from migraine with aura, which is where they experience either sensory or visual disturbances before the painful headaches begin.

Over the course of the randomized double-blind study from 2016 to 2017, the patients self-treated 41 migraine attacks. The participants were instructed to use the device at the onset of first aura symptoms, followed after 40 minutes by a second use.

The research results show that the effect of the pain relief increased significantly with each use of the inhaler. After the first use, 45% of the patients experienced relief – and that number rose to 78% after the second use.

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The only recorded side effects included such mild symptoms as perspiration and feeling slightly more cold or more warm.

The results were published in the scientific journal Cephalalgia.

Troels Johansen, one of the authors of the study from Aarhus University in Denmark, explains that migraines occur as part of a chain reaction during which the veins in the brain contract and the blood cannot therefore supply the brain with sufficient oxygen.

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“We utilize CO2 and oxygen, which are the body’s natural molecules for mobilizing its own defense against migraine attacks. The inhaler expands the blood vessels that supply the brain with oxygen by up to 70% and thereby stops the destructive chain reaction,” says Johansen, adding that the effect of the treatment starts after a few seconds.

“The study shows some very significant physiological effects in the body,” says Johansen, who currently teaches at the Aarhus University School of Engineering. Together with a team of employees, he has put the inhaler into production through the company BalancAir.

Since the pilot project is limited to migraine with aura and was only comprised eleven patients, Johansen is now planning to conduct a large clinical trial that will also include migraine without aura and chronic migraine.

Cure Your Friends Of Negativity By Sharing The Good News – Representative photo by NIAID, CC 

Amused Parents Are in Luck After Toddler Puts $1,000 Through Paper Shredder; Government is Piecing It Back Together

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Most new parents know all about toddler-proofing their home – but no matter how prepared you are, mistakes can always happen.

Ben and Jackee Belnap had to learn this the hard way after their 2-year-old son Leo found an envelope filled with cash that was laying on the kitchen counter of their home in Holladay, Utah.

The Belnaps have been saving up money for the last year to pay Ben’s parents back for University of Utah football season tickets. Originally, the couple had kept the cash locked away in a filing cabinet – but once they had squirreled away $1,060, they placed the cash in an envelope and set it on the counter so they would remember to deliver it to Ben’s parents.

Then one day over the weekend, the Belnaps were confused to find that the envelope had disappeared. They looked all over their house, even in the trash.

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Finally, Jackee thought to look in their paper shredder.

“I’m digging through the trash and she hollers and says, ‘I found it,’” Ben told KSL-TV. “She’s holding the shredder and she says, ‘I think the money is in here.’”

Jackee goes on to say that Leo loves to help them use the paper shredder, whether it is for junk mail or important documents that need to be destroyed. So when he saw the envelope on the counter, he happily took it upon himself to help out his parents and dispose of the mysterious paperwork by putting $1,060 through the shredder.

Though Ben and Jackee initially shed some tears over their savings, their grief eventually turned into laughter.

“For like five minutes, we just shuffled through it, not talking. We didn’t know what to do and then I broke the silence and I’m like, ‘Well, this will make a great wedding story one day,’” Jackee said.

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Thankfully, the good-natured parents have not lost their savings after all. The US Department of the Treasury can reimburse people for mutilated currency as a free public service, provided that the pieces of the bills can be returned.

After a quick phone call to the bureau, Ben was simply told to put the remnants of the money into a plastic baggie and mail it to the department with anticipation for a full value redemption after processing.

When Ben made a humorous Twitter post about the incident, sympathetic social media users tried to start a GoFundMe to reimburse them for their savings, but the Belnaps politely declined the offer. Instead, they asked their followers to donate to the Refugee Aid charity.

In the mean time, the Belnaps “hope everyone had a laugh at the story” and they’re reassuring concerned readers that Leo will not be allowed near the paper shredder until he is older.

Pass On The Sweet Story Of Patient Parenting To Your Friends By Sharing It To Social Media – Photo by Ben Belnap

World’s First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Will Soon Take to the Skies With Zero Pollution

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This alternative energy company has just unveiled the designs for the world’s first regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft – and it is set to take to the skies by 2025.

The plane, which has been called Element One, will be a quiet, zero-carbon, and economically inclusive mode of transportation for rural communities.

Element One is designed to fly 4 passengers for 310 miles to 3,100 miles (500 kilometers to 5,000 kilometers) depending on whether hydrogen is stored in gaseous or liquid form – on top of that, it will only take up to 10 minutes to refuel.

HES Energy Systems has spent the last 12 years developing hydrogen propulsion systems for the small unmanned aircraft. According to the company, this design is several times better than any battery-electric aircraft attempt so far, opening new aerial routes between smaller towns and rural areas using an existing and dense network of small-scale airports and aerodromes.

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“It’s now possible to break past the endurance limits of battery-electric flight using HES’ ultra-light hydrogen energy storage in a distributed propulsion arrangement,” says Taras Wankewycz, founder of HES. “Element One’s design paves the way for renewable hydrogen as a long-range fuel for electric aviation.”

Last week, HES announced its plans to begin associating on-site hydrogen generation with fuel cell-powered unmanned aircraft across a network of hydrogen-ready airports, in preparation for larger-scale electric aircraft such as Element One. HES is now in discussion with industrial-scale hydrogen producers to explore energy-efficient refueling systems using renewable solar or wind energy produced locally.

In an effort to explore new business models that help position the plane into new travel segments, HES has aligned its zero-carbon aviation roadmap with Wingly, a French startup that offers flight-sharing services for decentralized and regional air travel.

“We analyzed the millions of destination searches made by the community of 200,000 pilots and passengers on our platform and confirm there is a tremendous need for inter-regional transport between secondary cities,” says Emeric de Waziers, CEO of Wingly.

“By combining autonomous emission-free aircraft, such as Element One, digital community-based platforms like Wingly and the existing high density network of airfields, we can change the paradigm. France alone offers a network of more than 450 airfields but only 10% of these are connected by regular airlines. We will simply connect the remaining 90%.”

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Targeting a first flying prototype before 2025, HES is in the process of building a technical and commercial consortium involving both the aviation and hydrogen eco-systems.

Be Sure And Fly This Story Over To Your Friends By Sharing To Social Media – Photos by HES Energy Systems

Video of Deputy Pushing Stranded Senior One Mile in Wheelchair is Just What We Needed to See

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This police officer is being praised for taking a hands-on approach to rescuing an older woman from the side of the road.

The rescue mission began earlier this week when Deputies Chapman and Montanez from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station in California got a call about a road hazard.

When they arrived on the scene, they found that the road hazard in question was a broken-down electric wheelchair. Not only that, there was a woman sitting in the chair.

The woman explained how her wheelchair had run out of battery. The policemen offered to give her a ride back to her home, but she was anxious about leaving the wheelchair on the road since it was her only mode of mobility.

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Additionally, the wheelchair was too heavy for the officers to load into their car – so Montanez simply stepped out onto the road and started pushing the woman and her wheelchair back towards her house one mile away.

With Chapman slowly cruising behind Montanez, he took a video of the good deed and posted it to the sheriff’s station Facebook page.

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“Deputy Chapman teased him about his ‘slow’ pace and you can hear our elderly friend getting a good laugh out of it!” writes the department.

All jokes aside, however, people are calling Montanez a hero for coming to the rescue of a senior in need.

“We are so incredibly grateful to all of our deputies for the work they do on a daily basis. My hero wears a badge,” added the station.

(WATCH the clip below)

Push Your Friends Towards Positivity By Sharing This Sweet Story To Social Media – Photo by Lancaster Sheriff’s Station

“Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop, than when we soar.” – William Wordsworth

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Quote of the Day:  “Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop, than when we soar.” – William Wordsworth

Photo: Honza Soukup, CC license

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Students Spend 200 Hours Making Halloween Costume For Girl With Rare Mutation #TBT

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These students are making sure that everyone can enjoy a little Halloween magic – no matter their disabilities.

16-year-old Alex Hayes has trouble dressing up for the spooky holiday because her rare chromosomal mutation, called GRIN2B, requires her to use a wheelchair.

As a means of including Alex in on the fun, however, a team of students and alumni from the Virginia Commonwealth University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry spent 8 weeks and 200 hours of work building a costume for Alex.

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The students first met Alex back in August 2017. After chatting with her and her family, they discovered that Alex had an affinity for farm animals. So, the team set up shop in a rental storage unit and started building a barn costume that could fit on top of the youngster’s wheelchair.

Measuring in at 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide, the finished foam costume featured everything from hay bales, to a decorated sign reading “Alex’s Barn”.

When the costume was finished, Alex made her big debut during a Halloween costume party two months later. All of her friends and family – even the dog – were dressed as farm animals in celebration of the teen’s costume. Her grandfather, who was dressed as Old McDonald, pushed her wheelchair out to the spectators and “her eyes lit up” with joy.

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This is not the first time that the VCU students have made a special costume for a differently-abled child – the team works in partnership with Magic Wheelchairs: a nonprofit that builds Halloween costumes for children in wheelchairs.

Ryan Weimer, the founder of Magic Wheelchairs, first got the idea for the nonprofit after he built a pirate costume for his son with muscular dystrophy in 2008. The costume was featured on so many social media channels and news outlets, that other parents started reaching out to Weimer asking for help building their own wheelchair costumes.

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Weimer’s brother Travis, who is a student at the VCU School of Dentistry, worked with Ryan on Alex’s barn creation, as well as a turtle costume they built for a girl named Chloe last year.

“This is becoming a tradition that I hope VCU will continue,” said one of the students. “Because little girls like Chloey and Alex will never forget the impact that Magic Wheelchair and the volunteers made when they dressed up as their favorite things and had the time of their lives.”

Click To Share The Spooky Story With Your Friends (Photos by Sarah Simpson)

When Street Musician Offers His Earnings to Homeless Vets, He is Stunned By How They Pay It Forward

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An ordinary day turned extraordinary for one California musician after a homeless man approached him in hopes of getting a dollar for an egg sandwich.

Adam Kightlinger recently made a Facebook post about his incredible experience playing guitar on the streets of San Diego last week.

“The music was flowing, my voice was strong and the sunshine came out quickly,” wrote Kightlinger. “The crowds of people who walked by me were giving today, throwing in a fair amount of cash and dollar bills as I played.”

More importantly, he also noticed three homeless men lying in the grass to the right of his jam spot.

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“They sat up and listened to a few songs here and there, giving me a thumbs up and even smiling after I would finish a song,” he remarked.

One of the men, Michael Briggs, eventually approached Kightlinger and asked if he could have a dollar bill from the guitar case so he could have enough money for a sandwich. Kightlinger, who estimates that he had $65 in the case, simply told the homeless man to take all of the money.

Stunned by the compassionate offer, Briggs started to cry and asked why Kightlinger would offer up his earnings.

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“I said ‘Because you are hungry and in a few hours, you are going to be hungry again, so you’ll need some extra cash to get a big meal,” says Kightlinger.

With tears still in his eyes, Briggs took a single dollar from the case, saying: “I know folks who need this more then me, so because you’re a good man and wanted to help me, it’s only right that I do what you did and help someone else.”

Briggs later returned to Kightlinger’s spot with another homeless man named Stanley. When Stanley asked if he could have three dollars for a sandwich, Kightlinger repeated his offer to take all of the money in the case.

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“Stanley started to cry as well and also asked me ‘why,’” recounts Kightlinger. “I said ‘I am going to treat you the same as I treated Michael. I don’t need to know you to care about you – plus, you all have been very supportive of my music [for] the last hour or so, showing me some love.”

The two men then asked if they could distribute the money amongst the other homeless veterans in the area – and Kightlinger was stunned by their camaraderie.

“Turns out every single man and women I met today in that group (which grew to 10 people by the time my conversation was done with them) were all Navy, Marine, Army and Air Force veterans and served for 10 to 25 years each. [One man] was a captain In the Army and had been shot multiple times in the back (he showed me his scars and photos of him in the military). He saved multiple lives during his tours.

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“Michael’s son is a Navy officer … and pays for Michael to stay in a single room apartment. Michael says that a lot of the men and women in this group come stay with Michael in his 75 to 100 square-foot small room and they sleep on the floor and bed with him. Taking care of each other every day.”

To top off the emotional experience, a bystander named Jeremy had been listening in on the conversation, and he proceeded to reward the musician for his kindness.

“Jeremy said ‘do you see what you did, how one single act of kindness has blown up into a wave of giving?’” says Kightlinger. “Jeremy then handed me 30 dollars cash and said ‘you deserve to be taken care of as well’ and walked away with a smile on his face.”

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Kightlinger says that it is an experience that he won’t soon forget.

“I am so provided for, I have everything I need, and yes, I am human and go through some challenges from time to time, but really, I am so provided for and have a beautiful opportunity to give and change lives when I sing and share what I love to do.”

Play It Forward To Your Friends And Family: Share The Story Of Kindness To Social Media – Photo by Adam Kightlinger

New Cow Feed Causes Fewer Farts, Say Swiss Inventors Who Want to Curb Global Warming

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Passing gas isn’t just a social passé – it’s also a leading contributor of climate change; but thankfully, this Swiss company believes that they have a solution.

A single cow produces the equivalent of 3 tons of carbon dioxide every year. According to United Nations research, cow flatulence produces 4% of all greenhouse gases that are warming the planet.

That’s why Agolin, a firm based out of Biere, Switzerland, has started producing specialist livestock feed that can reduce a cow’s methane production by up to 10%.

“We sell our mixture for around 1 million cows per year… There are 25-28 million cows in the European Union, so it is a big percentage,” company co-founder Kurt Schaller told Reuters. “That represents 300,000 tonnes of CO2 reduction today.”

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According to the firm’s website, all of their recipes are “effective, easy to use and safe”, according to European Union regulations.

The feeds are made using herbs, spices, and botanical compounds that reduce harmful bovine flatulence and also improve livestock’s milk production and gut health.

The firm hopes that – with increasingly strict international regulation of agricultural methane production – more farmers will adopt the specialized feed.

Be Sure And Share The Good News With Your Farming Friends – Photo by Martin Abegglen, CC

Watch Curious Cat Suddenly Discover That She Has Ears After Striking a Pose in the Mirror

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Looking at your reflection in the mirror, you might be bewildered to find an eyelash on your cheek or a piece of spinach stuck in your teeth – but this feline was surprised by something much more amusing.

Mimo the cat from Brooklyn, New York was stunned to look in the mirror and discover that she had ears.

While meandering past her human’s mirror, the curious kitten froze on the spot, confused by the small triangular tufts of fur that were peeking out from her head.

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Wanting to get a better look, Mimo can be seen standing up on her hind legs so she can confirm that her ears are in fact ears and not an elaborate prank set up by her human as revenge for clawing up the furniture.

If you want to have a laugh over more of Mimo’s shenanigans, you can follow her antics on Instagram.

(WATCH the video below)

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“Unrest of spirit is a mark of life; one problem after another presents itself and in the solving of them we can find our greatest pleasure.” – Kal Menninger

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Quote of the Day:  “Unrest of spirit is a mark of life; one problem after another presents itself and in the solving of them we can find our greatest pleasure.” – Kal Menninger

Photo: by Rick McCharles, Peru

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Watch Her Break Glass Ceiling With Moves Worthy of First Female Breakdancer to Hold a World Title

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Throughout history, women have broken societal gender norms in all fields of life; and now, this woman from Japan has become the first ever female to hold a world championship title in competitive breakdancing – and she is only 20 years old.

Most commonly known as breakdancing, the art form which originated from the Bronx in the 1970s has now become a worldwide phenomenon with competitions all over the world.

The Red Bull BC One breakdancing tournament first started in Biel, Switzerland 14 years ago. Since then, it has become the biggest competition for breaking in the world with many “B-boys” and “B-girls” seeking to be the champion. Breaking being a mostly male dominant art form, very few women have competed in the coveted BC One.

It wasn’t until 2017 when B-girl Ayumi representing the Japanese dance crew “Body Carnival” was the first female to ever join the ranks among the men. Following her success at the event, Red Bull announced their very first B-girl battle for 2018.

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This year’s Red Bull BC One was held in Zurich, Switzerland with a week-long camp of battles. Two days before the main event on the big stage, they held a bracket of 16 female dancers to determine the top 4 B-girls who would be able to showcase their style on the big stage. After a long night of battles, it came down to San Andrea from France, the two sisters from Body Carnival –Ayumi and Narumi – and Ami: the youngest one in the bracket at 20 years old.

Once she had danced her way into the final bracket, Ami faced off in a battle of three rounds against San Andrea with no sign of slowing down – and her performance was nothing short of amazing.

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After winning the battle by majority, the judges crowned Ami as the first B-girl world champion. As she was handed the belt, Ami wiped away her tears and thanked her dance crew and family for their support.

At the end of the ceremony, she holds up the belt in front of everyone on the stage and screams “Yata!” meaning “I did it” in her native language – making history and setting the standard for future B-girls everywhere.

(WATCH the jaw-dropping video below)

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You Should Finally Learn to Love Yourself: A ‘How To’ Manifesto For Depression Awareness Month

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It was the early 90s and I was in a dark, dark place.

I was the mother of four children—from teenager to toddler. My husband and I were busy building a life together. In a lot of ways, we looked like a happy family. But I hated myself for all sorts of reasons. I wrestled with deep depression. I yelled at my children and I argued with my husband. I had grown up in a contentious family and I was continuing that pattern. It was a daily struggle to see myself in a positive light. I hated my looks. I hated myself. Really, I was tormented by being with myself all the time.

Here’s the thing – you never would have known how depressed I was.

On the outside, I was busy and ambitious. I always had entrepreneurial projects going. I was the PTA president and volunteered at my children’s schools. Busy, competent, go-go-go mom: that was me. “Busy” or “Ambitious” can get confused for self-esteem, but they’re not the same thing. I was actually very fragile at that time.

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Here was my first step to recovery: I was in my room, sitting on the bed. The self-criticism and the pain felt like too much. I didn’t know if I had it in me to go on. And on top of that, I felt guilty that I actually had a decent life but I still felt this terrible! I was totally paralyzed from moving forward.

And then, I heard a voice in my head that wasn’t even my own:

“You’re always going to be with you, Carol. There’s no getting away from you. You might as well be your own best friend.”

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This sounds like such simple advice. Almost too simple… but it woke me up – I had spent so much time and energy despising myself. In an effort to get away from everything I hated about myself, I had treated me horribly. I had said critical words to myself that I would never say to anyone else. I had pointed out every flaw I could see. I had actively caused harm to myself out of hate.

Some deep part of me had believed that I could somehow get away from who I was. So, the realization that I would always be with me was huge. If I would always be with me, I might as well be my own best friend.

So I asked myself: What do friends do for each other?

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Friends speak to each other with kindness and humor. I started speaking kindly to myself. Friends take each other’s concerns seriously. I listened to the reasons for my pain. Friends encourage each other. I cheered myself on.

I didn’t do all of that perfectly every single day. But over time, and with practice, I trained myself to speak positively about myself and my experience. When things weren’t going well, I treated myself more kindly, as a friend would.

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Here is YOUR next step to truly loving yourself. This moment is a crossroads. And here’s the decision that will change your life: Will you be your friend or not? That’s the choice you have right now. It’s the choice you’ll keep having in every moment, long after you’ve read this post. If you do make the choice to be your own friend, you take steps on the road to recovering your sense of self.

The next time you’re stuck, ask yourself: What would a friend do for me? Then do that—for you.

Carol Tuttle is a teacher, speaker, energy healer, online influencer and pioneer in the field of personal development. She’s the best-selling author of 5 books: “Remembering Wholeness”, “It’s Just My Nature”, “Discover Your Type of Beauty”, “The Child Whisperer”, and her latest book, “Mastering Affluence”, was released nationwide in September 2018. In the last few years, she went on a personal speaking tour and was met with sold-out audiences across the United States.

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This New Hyperloop Pod is Set to Whisk Passengers Between Cities at 760mph

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We are now one step closer to being able to travel from cross-country in the blink of an eye.

A new hyperloop passenger pod has just been unveiled by a tech company based out of Toulouse, France.

The pod, which was designed by Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), would have the capability of traveling at speeds of 760 miles per hour, which is the equivalent of traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than half an hour.

HTT is one of several companies that are competing for domination in the up-and-coming hyperloop industry, saying that they hope to have a full hyperloop transportation system made available to the public within three years.

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Virgin Hyperloop One was the first tech company to build a full-scale hyperloop capsule which has hit speeds of 240 miles per hour on their test track. HTT, on the other hand, has become the first company to offer an insured commercial system, which creates a new framework for future government regulation and implementation of the transit.

“In three years, you and me, we can take a hyperloop,” HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn told CNBC. “It’s definitely much sooner than anybody would expect.”

The hyperloop was first proposed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk back in 2013 as a means of bypassing bustling east coast traffic jams from Washington D.C. to New York City.

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Though it may have seemed like a pipe dream, Musk got permission from Maryland lawmakers to begin construction of the first leg of the hyperloop track connecting DC to Baltimore back in October 2017.

“This thing is real. It’s exciting to see,” Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn said, according to the Baltimore Sun. “The word ‘transformational’ may be overused, but this is a technology that leapfrogs any technology that is out there today. And it’s going to be here.”

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When Boy’s Condition Prevents Him From Going Outside for Recess, Cop Offers to Be His Best Friend

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“Friendship” may not technically be in the security guard job description, but that hasn’t stopped Officer Ronald Saladin from becoming besties with one of the kids he protects and serves.

6-year-old Braylon Henson first became best friends with School Resource Officer Ronald Saladin because of his genetic disorder.

The first grader suffers from ectodermal dysplasia – a condition that means he was born without sweat glands. Braylon cannot go outside if the temperature is above 74 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius) because he may overheat.

So while all of his classmates were outside enjoying recess at the Bay Minette Elementary School in Alabama, Braylon had to stay inside.

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When Saladin saw Braylon sitting by himself, however, he asked the youngster if he would like to patrol the school with him – and they have been best buds ever since.

The friendship has ensured a new level of popularity for Braylon amongst his fellow students. Saladin even bought Braylon a little police officer’s uniform so he could look the part for their walks through the school together.

“He felt left out, and I didn’t want him to feel left out. His mom was afraid he was going to get picked on and bullied when he came to school,” Saladin told WKRG. “It’s definitely a blessing, like it was meant to be.”

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“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – James Rogers

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Quote of the Day:  “Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – James Rogers

Photo: Big Bend National Park in Texas, by GWC

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Bus Cleans the Air: Sucking Up Pollution As It Travels

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This bus doesn’t just take you to where you need to go – it also cleans the air you breathe.

The Go-Ahead Group, which is one of the largest bus and rail operators in England, has just launched a bus that sucks up pollution as it travels.

The Bluestar prototype is the first bus in the UK that can clean city air. It is fitted with an air filter that collects ultra-fine pollution particles and spews out purified air at the front of the vehicle. The filter works with 99.5% efficiency.

According to studies conducted by the filter’s manufacturer, the bus will clean the air on its route in Southampton at a rate of 16 times per year, to a height of 10 meters.

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“We want this pilot to show that buses should be looked at as not just the solution to congestion in cities, but also as a solution to the air quality problem,” said Go-Ahead’s Chief Executive, David Brown.

“As the bus removes the ultra-fine particles from the air as it travels along the route, it is helping solve the air quality problems of the city,” he added.

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