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Woman Invents Amazing Car That Wheelchair Users Can Just Drive Away

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A woman in a wheelchair wanted to help people like her to become more independent, so she designed and is now manufacturing an innovative electric car that provides easy access and drivability, without ever getting out of your chair.

Stacy Zoern was an intellectual-property attorney in Austin, Texas when she came up with the idea. She quit her job and began to build her new company, Kenguru.

Just push a remote button and the back of the Kenguru car lifts up, and its automatic ramp lowers for immediate entry. Then, just drive the tiny vehicle away while seated in your wheelchair.

The environmentally friendly car has a top speed of 35 mph and is designed for getting around on neighborhood or city streets. It is steered by a motorbike-style handlebar and has room for just the driver.

Kenguru has secured millions of dollars from investors and the company projects the cars will sell for around $25,000.

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Still Coaching With MS, Single Mom Gets a Surprise From Her NFL hero

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She is an inspiration to many kids and families. A Virginia single mom of five who struggles with Multiple Sclerosis, still has time to coach a youth football team even while working two jobs.

Recently, thanks to the NFL’s “Together We Make Football,” Felicia Correa-Garcia was surprised in a restaurant by her own hero and inspiration, retired American football star Brian Dawkins.

She was presented with a silver football that allows her and her family — and all the young boys on her football team — to go to the Super Bowl.

(WATCH the video below)

 

Walmart Cashier Uses Own Money for Elderly Man Who Can’t Afford Groceries

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A young cashier at a Walmart near Albany, New York used her own money so an elderly man in her line could afford all of his groceries.

Jenny Karpen, a new employee at the Rotterdam Walmart who was working one of the registers, felt really bad for the man, who didn’t have enough money for groceries and pet food.

So, Karpen took $40 out of her pocket and paid the difference.

Seeing her kindness, the next man in line saw what happened and offered to pay her back.

(WATCH the video above or READ the story from News-10)

Story tip from Craig Withers

‘All About That Space’ – NASA Interns Recreate Pop Song (Video)

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Interns at NASA’s Johnson Space Center created a take-off from a popular song to inspire interest and excitement for Orion’s first flight.

“All About That Space” features Pathways Interns providing a dancing tour of NASA and the Johnson Space Center, after rewriting the lyrics to Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass”.

“NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities,” says the introduction to the video on YouTube

For students interested in becoming an intern at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, visithttp://pathways.jsc.nasa.gov/index.html

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Big-hearted 4-year-old Asks for Food Bank Donations Instead of Presents

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“Owen Walker was so touched when his mum, Laura, told him that not all children are fortunate enough to get hot meals that he ditched his birthday wish list to feed the needy.”

“Instead of focusing on the usual fanfare of a party, the little boy from Irvine decided to collect tins and boxes of food from friends and family to make a deposit at North Ayrshire Food Bank in the UK,” reports the Daily Record

“I’m sure you’ll agree with me that the wee guy is an absolute star and his kindness deserves to be shared everywhere,” said the North Ayrshire Foodbank on Facebook, where they posted this photo.

(READ the story from the Daily Record)

Ala Police Deliver Two Truckloads of Groceries to Woman Who Stole Eggs

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An Alabama police officer is being hailed for his kindness after he not only bought the eggs that a woman tried stealing to feed her family, but surprised her at home with two truck loads of groceries.

The Dollar General store in the small town of Tarrant agree not to press charges on December 6 and that was to be the end of the incident, but a random shopper saw the officer come back to buy the eggs and recorded him hugging the woman outside as he delivered them to her.

“She started crying, she got very emotional and was very apologetic,” Officer William Stacy told AL.com. “She tried to give me the money she had on her, $1.25.”

Stacy was familiar with Helen Johnson, having responded to a call at her home previously, and knew the tough situation she faced everyday, helping to feed her two children, a niece and two grandchildren. At the store she had been 50 cents short of the cost for eggs, and became desperate. He only asked that she promised never to steal again.

Johnson said she was stunned. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, thank you Jesus for this man,”’ she said. “He is my hero.”

Within 24 hours of Robert Dollar Tripp posting the video hug on Facebook, the Tarrant Police Department received a flood of phone calls from people around the county.

“They wanted to thank Officer Stacy for such a wonderful gesture and wanting to donate money to not only help the woman in the video but to donate to the City of Tarrant toy and food drive for all of the families in need,” wrote a Department spokesperson on Facebook. “This makes our hearts smile.”

On Wednesday, Tarrant police delivered two truckloads of groceries to the woman.

“It’s growing and growing and growing,” Tarrant Police Chief Dennis Reno told AL.com. “A guy called me from New York and just broke down. He said for two months he’s been angry with police, and he said this has totally changed his mind.”

Police officials also set up a fund at People’s First Federal Credit Union on Ford Avenue in Tarrant to benefit the Johnson family, and offered a mailing address for those wanting to donated.
Tarrant Police Charity Fund c/o The Johnson Family
Peoples First Federal Credit Union, 1140 Ford Avenue, Tarrant, Al 35217

If you wish to donate food, or a Christmas gift for the family, you can drop them off or call the Tarrant Police Department at 2593 Commerce Circle, Tarrant, Al 35217 (205-849-2811).

(WATCH the video below or READ the story from from AL.com)

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Tampa Bay Lawyer Holds Contest to Give Away Free Home to Family in Need

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A Florida attorney who helps families fight foreclosure, wants to help a family in a major way this holiday season. Mark Stopa plans to give away a home to a family in need.

“I often feel like I’m not doing enough,” he said when he posted his plans on his website StayInMyHome.com. “So many homeowners have lost their homes. There’s still so much sadness,” he said.

Stopa is asking families to write to him, in 200 words or less, telling their stories, and a lucky Florida family will be notified by year’s end.  He plans to buy the home after he chooses the family, and then hand over the keys to a house free and clear all any mortgage.

”My inspiration for a free house giveaway also comes partly from my son Markus, age 8, who simply asked me one day, ‘Why can’t you give away a house, Daddy?'” And, he decided to do just that.

“It’s my way of giving back to a community that has given so much to me.”

Stopa says he started his law firm as a one-man show, working mainly out of his house. Now, Stopa Law Firm runs 3 offices with several lawyers and some 20 staff members who have won 733 dismissals of foreclosures.

Interested families should write to:
Stopa Law Firm, Free House Giveaway
2202 N. West Shore Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607

In the type-written letter, explain why Stopa and his children should choose you (they will decide together). He only asks that you read, and adhere to, the rules — such as the requirement that you live in the home, rather than selling it.

Story tip from John Baumgarten

‘I Need a Hammer’: Good Samaritans Rescue Man, 92, From Sinking Car

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“A 92-year-old man is recovering in a Florida hospital after two Good Samaritans rescued him from his car, which had veered off the road and was sinking into a pond.”

(WATCH the video from NBC News or READ the story from WPTV)

Story tip from Joel Arellano

Flash Mob of Child Musical Prodigies Wows Crowd in Paris

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In a random act of culture, Parisians in the lavish shopping mall Beaugrenelle were treated to young musical prodigies suddenly performing the prelude to Carmen by George Bizet. As crowds gathered, a chorus joined in to finish the performance, singing the famous Toreador.

The flash mob, conducted in late October, was created by television network France 2, in a creative promotion for their PRODIGES show, which will air Dec. 27, a program that focuses on exceptional talent in dance, music and song.

(WATCH the video below by France 2)

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Generous Stranger Secretly Pays Off Every Layaway Account at Toys R Us

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At the Toys-R-Us store in Bellingham, Massachusetts a complete stranger became an angel for 154 customers.

Around noon on Wednesday, a woman walked into the store and told a cashier she wanted to pay off a layaway balance. “Which one?” she was asked.

“All of them,” she replied. For a total of $20,000.

“I have no words. I can’t believe someone would do that, it’s so nice,” said one of the customers who had their balances erased.

(WATCH the video below from WFXT News, or READ the story via KIRO-TV)

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Workers Get Holiday Bonuses After Striking to Support Their Boss

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An inter-family struggle earlier this year to wrest control of a grocery store chain from longtime boss, Arthur T. Demoulas, caused an uprising among workers who led a six-week employee walkout and customer boycott.

Market Basket loyalists won the fight and Demoulas, with his team, were back at the helm following an agreement in August to sell him the company.

But, after the fight, most employees gave up hope of receiving any Christmas bonus this year, especially because during the unrest the company appeared to be on the brink of insolvency.

Yet, Holiday bonuses for workers has been a tradition started decades ago by Arthur’s father, Mike Demoulas. And “Artie T.” wanted to thank his “associates” for their loyalty and for being one of the key reasons people shopped in the New England stores.

On Tuesday, store managers handed out checks in more than 70 stores, equal to or more than the bonuses last year, sharing approximately $44 million of profit with workers.

(WATCH the video from WBZ or READ the full story in the Lowell Sun)

Photo via Jen Gelvez, Market Basket

5 Simple Ways to Enjoy the Holidays Without Weight Gain

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It’s that time of year where the cookies and candies are infiltrating our everyday lives. In our homes we are stocking up on holiday delights – peppermint bark, gingerbread cookies, and everything else seasonably imaginable. Holiday parties serve delicious eats, but not many are nutritious.

So how do we get through New Years without gaining an excess 10 pounds? It’s possible and not as difficult as you may think. Here are 5 of the simplest ways that you can enjoy your holidays without gaining extra poundage…

1. Set clear parameters and portion sizes. Portion control is the key to maintaining a healthy weight. My parameters and portions? Limit myself to my regular  6 small meals per day, even if it means saving the leftovers for tomorrow, and 1 treat per day (this counts as one of my 6 meals).

2. Create reasonable rules that you can follow. Being too strict will result in unhappiness and feeling like you’re missing out. Being too loose will result in mayhem. My rules? For each cookie over 1 per day I must do an additional 20 bicycle crunches, 10 pushups OR 15 air squats.

3. Focus on getting 3 servings of fruits and 3 servings of veggies every single day. Fill up on the nutritious so that you can enjoy a little bit of the delicious. Make the veggies on your plate the largest portion.

4. Be that obnoxious person that brings the healthy dish to potlucks. If there are no other healthy options, at least you know you can eat yours. My go to dish? Easy and simple: Fruit plate or veggie tray with hummus.

5. Sweat every single day. Especially at the holidays it can be best to workout right away in the morning because the rest of the day can fill up fast.

Follow these and you will happily enjoy your holidays without the added weight.

Michelle_Ploog-apples-in-faceRemember that we are so blessed to have luxurious lives where we have cookies, candies, roasts, mashed potatoes, and everything else. Enjoy it all knowing that it will be there again if you want to make it again. Say thank you everyday for everything.

Thank you for reading!!

Get more from Michelle Ploog at www.michelleploog.com

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Troopers Drive 87-year-old Across Utah to See Her Ailing Son

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An 87-year-old Nevada woman rushing to see her son, who was in critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital 350 miles away, got pulled over for a traffic violation by a Utah State Trooper — and then she backed her vehicle into his patrol car.

It turned out to be a blessing for the white-haired mother, and one that set off a chain reaction of professional courtesy.

Jeff Jones determined she was in no state to drive and made a call.

”Four good-lookin’ patrol boys” ended up driving Helen “Skeeter” Smith across the state on Friday, each shuttling her through a different county to reach the hospital.

The relay anchor, State Trooper Andrew Pollard, told KUTV-2, “To have (hospital staff) there waiting, to hold her hand as we walked into the hospital… it was very, very rewarding.”

(WATCH the video below, or READ the story from KUTV-2)

Story tip from Joel Arellano

Company Gives Boy Who Loves UPS a Mini Brown Truck to Drive

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A 4-year-old Colorado Springs boy who is crazy about trucks, for some reason became enthralled with one in particular — the big brown delivery truck that dropped off special milk to his family twice a week.

Those frequent visits inspired a strong bond of friendship between Carson and the UPS driver, Ernie Lagasca. It got to the point where he’d hear the truck coming and be waiting on the curb. “Mr. Ernie,” as Carson calls him, also anticipated their time together. Each time the truck arrived, the boy expressed the same wild excitement.

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“[In] my job, I meet a lot of wonderful people, but Carson really stood out,” Lagasca said. “Just to see him growing up so far in his young life, how I’ve made an impact on him. He adds a bright light into my life. It makes me feel my job is more worthwhile.”

Over the years the boy acquired UPS stickers and other items that fueled his love of “playing UPS” in the family’s basement — and he even has his own brown uniform and UPS hat.

“He’s always looking really sharp in his hat, and his boots — the whole outfit,” said Ernie. But the best part was the boy’s enthusiasm and big hugs.

Recently, as part of UPS’s Wishes Delivered campaign, Carson received a special delivery, the gift of a lifetime, his own child sized UPS truck, unloaded by Mr. Ernie himself.

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Now, Carson has a hand-drawn map of the neighborhood and delivers cookies and other items to the community. He loads up the truck with brown boxes taped up and labeled by hand and always asks them to “pretend to sign” his ledger acknowledging receipt of the item, just like his hero, Ernie.

(WATCH the delightful video showing the surprise delivery)

 

For each wish shared on wishesdelivered.ups.com or on social media using #WishesDelivered, UPS will donate $1 to charity, up to $100,000. What do you wish for?

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Kind Off-duty Cop Takes Elderly Widow on Her Weekly Shopping Trips

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Officer John Holder and 73-year-old widow Dorothy Shepard have formed an unlikely friendship, after multiple surgeries left her recovering on her own.

Six months ago, Holder was sent to visit her on a well-visit and left her his cell phone number to call if case she “ever needed anything.” Since then, he has taken her to doctors appointments and to run errands, mostly while he was off-duty. No one in the DeSoto Police Department knew about the kind acts of their Texas colleague until a random shopper took a photo of the pair side-by-side with Holder pushing a cart full of groceries. And, now the world knows about it because the photo was posted on Facebook and thousands of people responded, sharing the touching image.

Jessica Huerta, who snapped the picture, said on the Desoto PD Facebook page, “I’m so glad I caught the awesome moment to share with everyone! It was just a day before thanksgiving and it just made my day!”

Even though Officer Holder didn’t want any attention for his actions, their bond of friendship has been featured on news stations around the world.

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How Ocean Current Could Power Half the Homes in Florida

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underwater-current-graphic-by-Crowd EnergyTodd Janca’s father ran the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory in Mona, Jamaica, and Todd learned that at great depths submarine have to fight strong ocean currents.

“Along the way, it just dawned on me that no one is using all the energy that is down there,” he says. “You can collect the energy from [an ocean current] and you aren’t using anything up.”

According to the CS Monitor:

So this year, Janca started Crowd Energy, a company that is looking to build large underwater turbines to harness ocean currents. Crowd Energy, based in Zephyrhills, Fla., plans on making turbines with 100-foot-tall propellers located 300 feet below the ocean’s surface and miles from shore.

In addition to ensuring that no animals will be harmed by the physical turbine, Janca is trying to make the turbine as quiet as possible to minimize harmonics, which can affect animal life.

(WATCH a fundraising video below or READ the full story at CS Monitor)

After Leading Family to Safety, Officer Returns with Christmas Tree

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“Two days after her home of 40 years burned down outside Salt Lake City, the police officer who helped Gloria Peterson escape the flames returned with an unexpected gift,” reports KSL News.

Orem police officer Greer Haymond visited the daughter-in-law’s home where Gloria was staying and told the family, ‘We wanted to do something that would help make your holidays a little brighter.’

Her hero policeman delivered a Christmas tree, ornaments and lights.

Gloria loves this time of year and had already decorated her now-destroyed home with holiday cheer.

(READ the full story from KSL)

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Andre Johnson Plays Santa Claus, Pays $16,266 for Poor Kids’ Shopping Sprees

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He is the NFL’s version of Santa Claus.

“It’s become an annual holiday tradition for American football player Andre Johnson. Each year since 2007, the Houston Texans receiver hosts a shopping spree for local kids.”

“This year, 11 children in the care of Child Protective Services got 80 seconds (and the help of Texans cheerleaders) to stuff a shopping cart full of whatever they wanted from Toys “R” Us.”

(WATCH the video below and READ the full story from ESPN)

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Lame Tortoise Given Lego Scooter to Help Him Walk

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Not content to see him living in a terrarium, a German pet owner took her tortoise to a veterinarian when he was having mobility issues.

The doctor used Legos belonging to his son to fashion a temporary device with wheels to help the animal propel himself forward until he regains full function of his limbs.

An article in DesignBoom.com has more photos of Dr. Carsten Plischke’s clever invention.

(WATCH him walk in this German TV segment [Rewind to beginning if you speak German])

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Video Shows Cops Surprising Drivers With Huge Gifts On Their Wish Lists

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The Lowell, Michigan Police Department used a hidden microphone to summon Christmas presents out of thin air during traffic stops with unsuspecting motorists. And the video is so beautiful, you’ll want to hug your screen.

Officer Scot VanSolkema, with blue lights flashing, pulled over drivers in Michigan for minor infractions, like having snow-covered license plates, or “illegal tinted windows”. Asking for identification, he made conversation about whether they had their Christmas shopping done. Most heart-tugging were the parents who said their kids wanted expensive gifts like an X-Box One, an electric scooter, or Lego sets.

”I told them they are not going to get it,” said Salvador Galeno, a father of two who couldn’t afford an X-Box.

While the officer was speaking, his voice transmitted the wish list back to helpers waiting in a department store, who ran around grabbing the items. Within ten or fifteen minutes, the gifts were handed to Scot behind the vehicle.

The shocked looks on people’s faces when they realize they are not getting a ticket, and instead see gifts appear, is priceless.

“I’ve been pulled over by policemen before and they’ve always been good to me,” said one of the shocked drivers, “But never this good!”

cop surprises lady with big christmas gift-LowellPoliceYouTube“We got this idea,” said Police Chief Steve Bukala. “What if we could change a person’s day in real time.”

With the idea, the cops went to a Lowell native who has his own viral video marketing agency, Rob Bliss Creative. Bliss figured out how to make it happen, and then filmed it over a two day period. He got funding from UPtv, a Christian based media company.

Bliss credits Officer VanSolkema with so “charismatic” that he could make drivers share their family’s holiday hopes and dreams.

“It’s important for police departments to take the time to show their citizens just how much they care,” he says in the end of the video.

(WATCH the video below)

Bliss told NBC that about 1 out of 3 drivers left before they had the chance to get a present, with one responding to ‘What do you want for Christmas” by saying, ‘Go to hell,’ which led the officer to simply allow them to continue their day.

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