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Hero Anti-mob Cop Uses His Past to Help Vets With Post-traumatic Stress

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Bob Delaney hero cop awardedBob Delaney, an undercover cop who infiltrated the Genovese and Bruno crime families in the 1970’s, knows what it’s like to feel the stress of being alone and helpless, as if no one else understands. That’s one of the curses of post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety that develops in response to a traumatic period.

This hero cop has harnessed that experience for another career, helping the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars coping with PTSD.

The 60-year-old was honored today by Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno with the Outstanding Civilian Service Award for his work mentoring soldiers.

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Bus Passengers Pass the Hat to Help Woman See Dying Mom

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city busA West Vancouver bus driver and passengers on an express bus to Horseshoe Bay are being hailed as Good Samaritans after they stepped up to get a woman to Nanaimo to see her dying mother on Mother’s Day.

Because of a highway accident, passengers would not be able to transfer to an inexpensive ferry and the woman would likely miss saying goodbye to her mother who only had hours to live.

(READ the story in the Vancouver Sun)

Thanks to Ellen Gray for sending the link!

New Laxative-free Colonoscopy May Increase Screenings

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Liver colon stomach illustration from Gray's AnatomyPeople getting checked for signs of colon cancer may not need to take a laxative if they choose a less invasive scan for their cancer screening over a tradition colonoscopy, according to a new study.

605 people over the age of 50 received the so-called CT colonography test and got results that were nearly as successful at identifying certain polyps as the traditional colonoscopy, but without the need to drink nasty laxatives, which may encourage more people to get screened.

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Egyptians Vote Freely for a Leader Today, First Time in 29 Years

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voting-in-indonesiaEgyptians relished their first free leadership vote on Wednesday, with Islamists pitted against secular figures in a contest unthinkable before a popular revolt swept President Hosni Mubarak from power 15 months ago.

“I will vote today, no matter what,” said one citizen. “It is a historic thing to do.”

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Once Bound for Slaughterhouse Horse Becomes Prize Winner

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Horse with blue ribbon -Photo by Hidden K Stables Can Ace, the reddish-brown, strong-bodied animal with the outsized personality really be the same horse that arrived several months ago, malnourished and afflicted with a variety of maladies?

Indeed, in eight short months, Ace has gone from pitiful horse to prizewinning thoroughbred, thanks to volunteers with a new nonprofit organization that wants to train and find new homes for neglected and abused horses.

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The Right Way to Try to Buy Happiness

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Photo by Sun StarI always felt like it was a lie whenever I heard people say, “Money can’t buy you happiness”. Recent research proves my instinct was correct.

It’s not saying that more money in anyone’s pocket will instantly lift them into a blissful nirvana, but rather, it shows that people might not be spending their money in the right way.

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Bipartisan Senators Come Together With New Bill to Spur US Job Growth

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Mark Warner and Jerry Moran on MSNBC videoTwo Republican senators have joined two Democratic Senators to try and bust the myth that nothing can get done in an election year. They launched Startup Act 2.0, a bipartisan bill aimed at jumpstarting small businesses to power the US economy.

Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) hope to create an environment in which entrepreneurs from around the world can succeed in creating American jobs.

Startup Act 2.0 picks up where the JOBS Act left off, paving the way for America-educated, entrepreneurial immigrants to remain in the U.S. where their talent and ideas can fuel growth. The bill also alleviates regulatory burdens and makes changes to the tax code to encourage investment in startup companies.

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Bipartisan Senators Come Together With New Bill to Spur US Job Growth

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Mark Warner and Jerry Moran on MSNBC video

Mark Warner and Jerry Moran on MSNBC videoTwo Republican senators have joined two Democratic Senators to try and bust the myth that nothing can get done in an election year. They launched Startup Act 2.0, a bipartisan bill aimed at jumpstarting small businesses to power the US economy.

Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) hope to create an environment in which entrepreneurs from around the world can succeed in creating American jobs.

Startup Act 2.0 picks up where the JOBS Act left off, paving the way for America-educated, entrepreneurial immigrants to remain in the U.S. where their talent and ideas can fuel growth. The bill also alleviates regulatory burdens and makes changes to the tax code to encourage investment in startup companies.

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Teenage Physics Wonder Turns to Nuclear Safety

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Nuclear scientist teen - CBS video snapshotIt may sound scary for a teenager to be handling radiation, but Taylor Wilson’s radioactive rocks are safe. There’s never been any reason for concern, until he decided to build his own reactor — in his garage.

He was trying to produce nuclear fission — because he thought he could. “There’s nothing that’s impossible to me. You can ask my parents,” he said.

At the age of 14, the Nevada teen became the youngest person on earth to create fusion. Before he could even drive a car, he unlocked the secrets that drive the sun.

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Teenage Physics Wonder Turns to Nuclear Safety

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Nuclear scientist teen - CBS video snapshot

Nuclear scientist teen - CBS video snapshotIt may sound scary for a teenager to be handling radiation, but Taylor Wilson’s radioactive rocks are safe. There’s never been any reason for concern, until he decided to build his own reactor — in his garage.

He was trying to produce nuclear fission — because he thought he could. “There’s nothing that’s impossible to me. You can ask my parents,” he said.

At the age of 14, the Nevada teen became the youngest person on earth to create fusion. Before he could even drive a car, he unlocked the secrets that drive the sun.

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Free Bicycles Help Keep Indian Girls in School

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Bike helps girls in India - photo from CurrentInternational.orgThe daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually, too much for Indian teenager Nahid Farzana, who decided she was going to drop out. Then, the state government gave her a bicycle.

Two years later, she is about to graduate from high school and wants to be a teacher.

The government program, designed to help girls in Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, has been so successful at keeping teenage girls in school, the bike giveaways have spread to neighboring states.

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Son of Actors Bogart and Bacall to Raise Funds for Ohio Farm Where Parents Wed

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Bogart and Bacall in Dark Passage, one of 4 films in which they co-starred

Bogart and Bacall in Dark Passage, one of 4 films in which they co-starredStephen Bogart, the oldest child of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, is planning a visit to the historical Ohio landmark where his parents were married, a farm in need of major repairs.

The current administrators of Malabar Farm, owned in 1945 by novelist Louis Bromfield, will host several public meet-and-greet sessions, lunches and dinners with Mr. Bogart, along with Tyrone Power Jr., son of film star Tyrone Power, to raise funds for a building renovation.

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Egyptian Orchestra Spotlights All-Blind Female Musicians

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Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra of Egypt-Al Arabiya YoutubeFrom its musical sounds, it’s just like any other professional orchestra. But the assembly of white-veiled Egyptian women in matching black gowns has a startling difference. Every woman in the orchestra is blind.

The women in Cairo’s Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra first study the songs in braille, memorizing every note on their sheet music. The group has already performed on five continents and in 24 countries.

Since 1954, El Nour Wal Amal (the Light and Hope Association) has offered free education and vocational training in Egypt to over 300 blind women and girls, while managing the female orchestra.

(WATCH the video below, from Al Arabiya – READ the AP story in the Seattle P-I)

 

15 California Parks Rescued by Generous Donation

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Point Lobos State Reserve, by Sean O'Flaherty-ccLast year, when the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced that one quarter of the state’s parks would be shut down due to budget cuts, concerned citizens across the state were galvanized to action.

Now, a month before parks around the state are scheduled to close their gates, a private, non-profit foundation has come to the rescue, offering money that would keep 15 of those parks open for at least a year.

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15 California Parks Rescued by Generous Donation

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Point Lobos State Reserve, by Sean O'Flaherty-ccLast year, when the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced that one quarter of the state’s parks would be shut down due to budget cuts, concerned citizens across the state were galvanized to action.

Now, a month before parks around the state are scheduled to close their gates, a private, non-profit foundation has come to the rescue, offering money that would keep 15 of those parks open for at least a year.

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For 50th Annv. of United Farm Workers, Navy Christens USS Cesar Chavez

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USNS Cesar Chavez launchThis weekend, the United Farm Workers is holding its fiftieth anniversary. In 1962, Cesar and Helen Chavez and Dolores Huerta began their struggle to improve the life of farm workers.

Last week, on Cinco Mayo, the United States Navy christened and launched the USNS Cesar Chavez, continuing the Navy’s rich tradition of naming supply ships after pioneers, explorers and visionaries by honoring the man who worked tirelessly to promote fair working conditions for all Americans.

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90 Percent of Endangered Species Recovering on Time

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Gray Wolf Wikimedia Commons - photo by RetronA new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by federal scientists. The review examined population trends of plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act in all 50 states, including wolves, sandhill cranes, terns and Tennessee coneflowers. Again and again, the analysis finds species on a positive trajectory toward recovery — and in some cases, exceeding expectations.

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90 Percent of Endangered Species Recovering on Time

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Gray Wolf Wikimedia Commons - photo by RetronA new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by federal scientists. The review examined population trends of plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act in all 50 states, including wolves, sandhill cranes, terns and Tennessee coneflowers. Again and again, the analysis finds species on a positive trajectory toward recovery — and in some cases, exceeding expectations.

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Class of 1987 Asks Forgiveness for Bullying

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School photo of bully victim - 1987A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.

Now, some of those classmates want to make amends and have asked Lynda Frederick, 42, of Rochester, N.Y., to attend her 25th high school reunion in Escondido, Calif., this summer, compliments of the Orange Glen High School Class of 1987.

(WATCH the video below or READ the story from NBC San Diego)

 

Class of 1987 Asks Forgiveness for Bullying

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School photo of bully victim - 1987

School photo of bully victim - 1987A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.

Now, some of those classmates want to make amends and have asked Lynda Frederick, 42, of Rochester, N.Y., to attend her 25th high school reunion in Escondido, Calif., this summer, compliments of the Orange Glen High School Class of 1987.

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