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The Library of Congress Now Lets You Stream and Download Hundreds of Century-old Film Footage for Free

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The Library of Congress has unveiled a new collection of historic movies and video footage that can be streamed or downloaded by the public for free.

The library’s online National Screening Room contains 299 films, commercials, news clips, and documentaries, some of which were donated by Thomas Edison.

Subjects range from 1904 films of Coney Island, scenes from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a natural ice bridge that formed over Niagara Falls, old parades, everyday people, and Teddy Roosevelt in 1907.

The library reportedly owns 1.6 million pieces of moving picture material, making it the largest collection in the world. With their currently-published selection of material spanning from 1890 to 1999—and more content added to the collection on a monthly basis.

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“The goal of this digital project is to present the public with a broad range of historical and cultural audio-visual materials that will enrich education, scholarship and lifelong learning,” said curator Mike Mashon, head of the Library’s Moving Image Section.

“The National Screening Room is designed to open up the Library’s collections, making otherwise unavailable movies freely accessible to viewers nationwide and around the world,” he added.

Note that it may take a minute or two to load the streaming video, and many are silent films.

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“If you had a sad childhood, so what? You can dance with only one leg and see snowflakes falling with only one eye.” – Robert Bly

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Quote of the Day:  “If you had a sad childhood, so what? You can dance with only one leg and see snowflakes falling with only one eye.” – Robert Bly

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Want to Pay Off Your Student Loans? If You Move to Maine, the State Will Pay Part of Them for You

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Graduates struggling to pay off their student loan debts have been given a very scenic way to ease the burden of repayment.

The state of Maine is offering to give you money toward your debt payments if, as a grad, you decide to move there.

The New England region currently maintains the highest median age in the United States at 44 years old. So, as a means of coaxing more young people into the workforce, legislators expanded their tax credit exchange program to include out-of-state students.

The Educational Opportunity Tax Credit program was first created in 2008 in order to deter young grads from moving away. The credit is also available to anyone who employs qualified graduates.

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The credit works by offering a tax credit for the amount of money that a resident pays towards their student loans – so if a young grad makes a $1,800 payment towards their debt, then that exact dollar amount is subtracted from money owed for state income taxes. Better yet, students who majored in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology can be exempt from paying state taxes altogether.

The successful program could only add a limited number of graduates to the workforce, so legislators decided to make it available to graduates across the country as well.

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“This is a substantial financial investment by the state, many millions of dollars,” Nate Wildes, engagement director for the employment initiative, told CNN. “We recognize that SMS loans are a big financial and emotional burden.”

“The message to employees is: We appreciate all you’ve done to invest in yourself, we’d like to put that talent to work and award you by not only giving you a job but by alleviating your student debt,” he added.

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Man Behind the World’s Longest-Running Free Clinic Has Spent 44 Years Treating 2 Million People

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Over the course of his 44-year career, Dr. Ramana Rao has cured or treated over two million people—and he’s never charged a dime for his service.

Rao is the compassionate sage behind the world’s longest-running free clinic. After earning his doctorate in 1973, he opened the little village treatment center the next day.

Initially, he only treated a few patients per day. Now, there are sometimes up to 2,000 people lining up outside the clinic doors near Bangalore, India.

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Rao provides everything from injections and medications to cataract surgeries—as well as dozens of services for oral health, skin care and general health. He even supplies his weary patients with food while they wait in line.

In addition to being assisted by his wife and sons—all of whom are doctors—he is also helped by a team of volunteers, many of whom are former patients of Dr. Rao.

Since broadcasting a plea for financial contributions eight months ago on the Indian crowdfunding platform Milaap, Rao’s clinic has received hundreds of donations totaling $86,000 (6 million rupees), so far.

(WATCH the crowdfunding video below) – Photo courtesy of Milaap

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Watch Barbra Streisand Pick up James Corden to Sing Carpool Karaoke and Joke Around

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She has a new album out, but we learned so much more about superstar Barbara Streisand in the new episode of carpool karaoke on The Late Show with James Corden this week.

She just renewed her driver’s license recently—after failing the written test three times— and the pair had some fun when she took both hands off the wheel to fling back her long curly locks.

At one point, we find out that she actually called Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, to ask if it were possible to get Siri to pronounce her name correctly. She also revealed that one time she called Steve Jobs to ask why Apple users can’t delete old addresses.

“He blamed it on Microsoft,” she quipped.

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Together they crooned her blockbuster hit, “The Way We Were,” and sang several snippets from her new LP, Walls — a collection of songs related to today’s cultural upheaval, including “Imagine,” and “Wonderful World.”

WATCH the fun video below…

Watch Deaf Janitor’s Emotional Reaction to Children’s Birthday Surprise

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James Anthony has been working in the same school district as a janitor for the last 30 years, but during one particular school day last week, he was given the surprise of a lifetime.

Two of the kindergarten classes at Hickerson Elementary school in Tennessee wanted to do something special for Anthony’s 60th birthday.

Since Anthony is deaf, the adoring students asked their teachers if they could learn “Happy Birthday” in sign language.

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Allyssa Hartsfield and Amy Hershman combined their classes together so they could teach the kids how to sign the tune. Then, after lining the students up for their performance, they invited Anthony into the classroom.

Once the kids started signing, the doting janitor could barely believe his eyes – and his reaction to the song is priceless.

“His reaction was ecstatic,” Hartsfield told Good Morning America. “He cried, and of course we got emotional with him. After it was over, he said, ‘This is the best birthday present you could’ve given me.’”

(WATCH the emotional video below)

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“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” – Charlie Chaplin

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Quote of the Day:  “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” – Charlie Chaplin

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You Can Now Apply to Be a ‘Puptern’ So You Can Get Paid $100 Per Hour to Play With Dogs

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Dream job alert!

Do you love petting dogs? Do you also enjoy making money? Well, now you can get paid to play with puppies.

Mutts Canine Cantina is a dog park, bar and restaurant that is based in Dallas, Texas, and they are now hiring interns for their new location in Fort Worth.

The lucky candidate to land the Fall “pupternship” will be paid $100 per hour to play with the dogs in the pup park for 4 hours a week during the 6 to 8 week internship.

If that isn’t enough, pupterns are also given free food from the restaurant.

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Pup lovers can apply for the job by uploading a video of themselves snuggling with a dog to Instagram. The restaurant emphasizes that the more creative you are with your video, the better. Explain why you are the ideal candidate for the job, and just be sure to tag the Mutts Cantina Instagram account and use the hashtag #MUTTSpuptern.

Applicants can upload their videos through November 12th, so get videos hashtagged by Monday night. Candidates must be 18 years old, or older, and have no canine-related allergies.

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Watch Fisherman Climb On Entangled Whale’s Back So He Can Set It Free

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When this commercial fisherman saw a humpback whale in distress, he did not hesitate to leap into action – literally.

Sam Synstelien and his crewmates were on their way back to shore in Morro Bay, California last month when they saw the massive mammal swimming in circles.

The whale was entangled in a rope that was tethered to a buoy. The fishermen radioed for help, but the coast guard said that they would not be able to assist the whale for several hours.

After their boat spent an hour monitoring the whale, Synstelien then took matters into his own hands by jumping onto the whale’s back and cutting the ropes free.

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Before the fisherman was in the water, the whale had been desperately trying to dive into the water to escape the rope – but according to the fishermen, the mammal stayed in place during Synstelien’s rescue efforts.

Synstelien finally managed to cut the whale free, and as it swam back out to sea, the fishermen can be heard cheering wildly.

Though the dramatic whale of a tale had a happy ending, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warns viewers not to undertake such risky maneuvers in the future.

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“While we are relieved the fishermen were not harmed and the whale may have been freed, we fear this video is a very dangerous example, and may encourage others to attempt such a response in the future,” said the agency, according to the San Francisco Gate. “Even authorized, trained responders have been killed while attempting to disentangle whales using the best techniques and specialized equipment.

“Best practice for dealing with an entangled whale is to never get into the water with it, as these animals are very powerful and dangerous in close proximity. In addition, every entangled whale is not necessarily in imminent danger, meaning that there is time to wait for the authorized responders and not requiring these types of emergency actions. And cutting just the visible lines may not totally free the animal, making it harder for responders to help.”

(WATCH the video below) – Photo by FV_Persistence

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This California City is Cleaning Up Their Streets By Paying the Homeless to Pick Up Litter

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San José is launching an ingenious initiative that will simultaneously beautify their city and provide jobs for homeless people in one fell swoop.

The California city is hiring 25 local homeless people to pick up litter around the city for $15 an hour.

By hiring homeless people to clean up the streets, the city hopes to provide them with a paycheck and eventually transition them into full-time work.

The workers will primarily involve cleaning up 40 different areas around town that have been identified as litter hotspots and dumping grounds. Legislators hope that – if the homeless employees find a sense of purpose with the work – they will also be able to dissuade their homeless acquaintances from contributing any more litter to the hotspots.

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Homeless applicants will be hired and managed by Downtown Streets Team, an organization that works to end homelessness, and Goodwill. According to Mercury News, the program is currently being financed through a $200,000 litter abatement grant from the city, and if the initiative proves to be successful, then city workers are eager to see it continue into the future.

Though there is no way to predict how successful the program will be in San José, the city of Denver made national headlines back in January for publishing the results of a similar work model in which they hired homeless people to perform jobs for the city. After one year of paying the workers, over 100 of them were able to land regular jobs.

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Chance Photograph of Breathtaking Marriage Proposal Finally Presented to Mystery Couple

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The identity of the couple behind this magical wedding proposal has been driving social media users crazy for almost one month – but after weeks of searching, the internet has finally found the lovebirds who were perched on the mountain peak.

Michigan-based photographer Matthew Dippel had been hiking through Yosemite National Park in California on October 6th when he spotted a man proposing to a woman on top of Taft Point.

After capturing a breathtaking photo of the proposal, Dippel posted it to social media and asked his followers to help him find the couple.

As the weeks went by, Dippel started to lose hope over ever identifying the duo. Dozens of people reached out to the photographer, saying that they knew the couple – but none of the claims seemed to hold up. He assumed that the soon-to-be husband and wife had seen the photo on news outlets and chose to remain anonymous.

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Finally, someone put Dippel in touch with Matthew Bear and Melissa: a couple who had time-stamped photos of their engagement on Taft Point in which they were shown wearing the same articles of clothing at the exact same time as the viral picture.

“When I officially knew that it was them, a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders,” Dippel told PEOPLE. “I started jumping up and down in my basement because I had finally found them! I was so happy to get connected with them, and just to hear the gratitude in their voice was so heartwarming.”

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Dippel’s followers were able to join in on the celebrations after the photographer posted his discovery to social media platforms earlier this week.

“I wish I was able to meet you in person and hug you,” Dippel wrote about the couple. “I’m glad I finally found you to share this special moment with you, thanks for being so awesome, maybe one day we will finally meet in person!”

The couple reciprocated the sentiment, with Melissa later adding on social media: “We can’t thank Matt enough for all of his efforts in trying to find us! I’m still trying to comprehend all of this and half of me still doesn’t believe this actually has gone viral online! We love you all!! Now off to wedding planning!”

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“Vision is the art of seeing the invisible.” – Jonathan Swift

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Quote of the Day:  “Vision is the art of seeing the invisible.” – Jonathan Swift

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When Duchess Meghan Accepts Macaroni Necklace Gift From Young Fan, He is Flooded With Orders

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Duchess Meghan can look fantastic in anything that she wears – and since she enthusiastically wore a macaroni necklace that was made for her by a 6-year-old fan, the boy has become inundated with orders.

Gavin Hazelwood insisted on staying home from school earlier this month so he could see Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan on their Australian tour.

As a means of welcoming the royal couple to his hometown of Melbourne, Gavin covered some dinosaur-shaped macaroni in gold paint and strung them onto a ribbon. He then made a sign reading “I Made You A Necklace” so he could capture Markle’s attention – and it worked.

Markle accepted the boy’s gift and proudly wore it around her neck for the duration of their outdoor reception.

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After Markle was seen wearing the necklace, Gavin created a website (with a little help from his parents) where he could continue making macaroni necklaces for $20 a pop.

If that seems expensive, it’s because he is donating all of his earnings to stillborn research; a cause that is very close to his heart after he had a stillborn sister in 2014.

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Since creating the website, his mother says that he has received 250 orders from around the world.

“I want to be like the Prince and Princess and support charities,” writes Gavin. “I made more necklaces the same as Meghan’s. If I sell them, I’ll send all the profits to research for stillborn babies,” adding that he is “very excited that my necklace money can help save other babies.”

(WATCH the video below) – Photo by “I Made You A Necklace”

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Soccer Star Helps to Launch ‘World’s Largest Inclusive School’ for Disabled Children to Be Students and Teachers

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This soccer star isn’t just winning hearts for his actions on the field – he is also inspiring others by what he is doing for disabled children on the internet.

Brazilian football player Neymar Jr. recently made a social media post about his hand in promoting the “world’s biggest inclusive school.”

Neymar partnered with Handicap international to launch the initiative as a means of raising awareness for the lack of educational opportunities made available to disabled children. The online school, which has been called Teacher Kids, allows kids from all over the world to post videos of themselves teaching a unique skill – and it allows everyone else to learn from the enthusiastic young teachers as well.

“32 million disabled kids don’t have access to school,” writes Neymar, “yet they have so much to teach us.”

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Neymar, who is a forward player for the Paris Saint-Germain football club, became the school’s first student when he sat down in front of a screen and participated in virtual lessons that were taught by children with special needs.

A boy with Down syndrome gave the athlete a lesson in relaxation; a blind girl showed Neymar how to make an origami heart; and a young amputee even taught a dance class.

(WATCH the video below)

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Muslims Raise $250,000 for Pittsburgh Synagogue: ‘Whatever you need … let us know, we’ll be there’

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Whenever there is tragedy, Fred Rogers says that it is always important to “look for the helpers” – and in this case, the helpers are two Muslim-American organizations that are rushing to support their Jewish neighbors.

Celebrate Mercy and MPower Change teamed up to create a crowdfunding page that has been raising money for the victims and families of the shooting that took place at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last week.

“The Muslim-American community extends its hands to help the shooting victims, whether it is the injured victims or the Jewish families who have lost loved ones,” says the campaign page. “We wish to respond to evil with good, as our faith instructs us, and send a powerful message of compassion through action.”

Within six hours of publishing the Launch Good page, the campaign reached its goal of $25,000. Now, just days after its creation, the page has managed to raise a quarter-million dollars and counting.

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According to the organizers, only 25% of the donors have identified as Muslim, while the rest of the contributors have reportedly come from other faiths.

Since the page was originally created to address the immediate needs of the victims’ families, the campaign organizers are in discussions about how the additional funds will be distributed.

“We are currently assessing whether any more funds are needed for the victims’ families, but we are keeping the campaign open,” reads one of the page updates. “Any leftover proceeds, after disbursing funds to victims’ families, will be spent on projects that help foster Muslim-Jewish collaboration, dialogue, and solidarity.”

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Muslims aren’t the only ones lending a hand, either. According to the New York Times, there have been dozens of candlelit vigils to show solidarity with the synagogue. Blood banks have stayed open late to accommodate the crowd of donors.

An Iranian-American man from Washington DC named Shay Khatiri created a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for the synagogue as well. In four days, it has raised over $1 million, and he says that the donor list has revealed very similar results to the Launch Good page.

“There are Steins and Bergs, and there are Mohammeds. There are generic American names, and there are Asian ones,” says Khatiri. “It is only fitting that Americans of all backgrounds — immigrant, native-born, Jewish, atheist, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, etc. — are uniting against this hateful act. America is beautiful!”

(WATCH the speech below) – Photo by MPower Change and Celebrate Mercy

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When 8-Year-old ‘Queen’ Finds Authentic Ancient Sword in a Lake, Her Fans Rally to Forge Her a Replica

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An 8-year-old girl made international headlines for her astonishing discovery at the bottom of a Swedish lake – and now her fans are demanding that she be rewarded for her contribution to history.

Saga Vanecek had been playing in a lake by her family’s home in Tanno, Sweden over the summer when she felt something strange along the floor of the lake.

Her father had been hurrying her to finish playing in the water so he could watch a much-anticipated World Cup game – and it’s a good thing that she delighted in ignoring him, because she then managed to unearth the curious object from the lake bed and brandish it in the air, saying “Daddy, I’ve found a sword!”

Saga had, in fact, discovered a sword from the Iron Age that is estimated to be 1,500 years old.

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When her father brought the sword to an archaeologist at a nearby museum, the researcher got “goosebumps” over the rusted relic.

The archaeologist then told Saga to keep it a secret so that the museum researchers could have time to search for more buried treasures. Sure enough, the team managed to find a brooch in the same vicinity as the sword.

“People on the Internet are saying I am the queen of Sweden, because in the legend of King Arthur, he was given a sword by a lady in a lake, and that meant he would become king,” Saga told the Guardian. “I am not a lady — I’m only 8 — but it’s true I found a sword in the lake. I wouldn’t mind being queen for a day, but when I grow up I want to be a vet. Or an actor in Paris.”

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The sassy 8-year-old has acquired quite a fan club for herself since she published her story in the news outlet. Her classroom celebrated her story by having cake and balloons, much to the youngster’s delight. Additionally, a Scottish clothing company created a T-shirt design inspired by Saga’s sword.

Though she was sad to give up her treasure to the museum, she says that she is happy that other people will be able to look at it too. However, she and her father created a crowdfunding page to raise money for a replica of her sword – and it has already reached its goal.

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Any additional donations made to the page will help Saga to write a children’s book about her discovery so that other kids might be inspired to take an interest in history and exploration.

“Now, whenever I go swimming in the lake, I will be looking to see what I can find,” says Saga. “It feels like that lake might be a little bit magic. On that day I felt a little bit magic, too.”

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“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus

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Quote of the Day:  “First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus

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Ovarian Cancer ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Prevents Disease Returning for Years

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This exciting new drug treatment could help to extend the lifespans of women suffering from one of the world’s worst cancer survival rates.

Ever after undergoing chemotherapy and surgery, 70% of ovarian cancer patients suffer relapses within three years of treatment – and only 35% are still alive ten years after their initial diagnosis. Once the cancer returns, it is considered terminal.

According to these “unprecedented” trial results, however, a new drug called olaparib has dramatically increased the lifespan and survival rates of ovarian cancer patients.

The drug was given to women who had successfully eliminated all or part of the cancer by undergoing chemotherapy. Three years after the women were started on the drug in 2013, researchers found that the drug was associated with a 70% reduction in mortality and cancer relapse, compared to only a third of patients in the placebo groups.

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More importantly, since the follow-up took place only three years after the drug’s prescription, the treatment could offer protection for even longer amounts of time.

“The most exciting finding is that more than half the patients on the olaparib arm have not relapsed with a minimum of three years of follow-up,” said Professor Charlie Gourley, director of ovarian cancer research at the University of Edinburgh, according to the Telegraph.

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“This is unprecedented and raises the possibility that a number of these patients may be cured, although longer follow-up of patients is required before we can definitively draw this conclusion.”

The study results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Human Chain of People Help Move A Bookstore, Book By Book

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This small independent book store in England isn’t just surviving – it is thriving thanks to the city that adores its literary services.

October Books of Southampton had been struggling to afford the rising rent prices of the building that they had occupied since 1977. The owners created a crowdfunding page for $400,000 in hopes of buying out an old bank building down the block.

Hundreds of devoted customers and regular visitors offered donations and loans to help meet the crowdfunding goal.

Then on Sunday, the shop ran into another financial issue – how would they be able to move their stock to the new location without having to pay for expensive moving services?

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October Books put out a call for volunteers to form a “human conveyor belt” between their old store and the new location 500 feet down the street.

They expected maybe a few dozen people to show up – but to their surprise, over 200 people – young and old – lined up on the sidewalk to pass each of the store’s 2,000 books to their new home.

Amy Brown, one of the store’s employees, told NPR that she was stunned to see the resulting turnout.

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“I was handing books to people without actually seeing the entire of it,” said Brown. “So it was only after about 20 minutes I actually go out into the road and saw the extent of the people.”

When passing pedestrians asked what people were doing, they would jump in to help. Nearby restaurants even brought hot teas and coffees for the volunteers.

“It was really sort of surprising and positive, and just a really moving experience to see people chipping in because they wanted to help. And they wanted to be part of something bigger,” Brown told NPR.

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“Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.” – Eckhart Tolle

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Quote of the Day:  “Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.” – Eckhart Tolle

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