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First-of-its-Kind Clinical Trial Will Try and Cure Parkinson’s Disease Using ‘Reprogrammed’ Stem Cells

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McKinley Corbley
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Japanese scientists have just been given permission from the government to begin clinical trials for “reprogrammed” stem cells as a means of curing Parkinson’s disease.

The devastating disease is caused by a lack of cells in the brain that produce dopamine, which is an essential neurotransmitter in the brain. The decrease in dopamine causes trembling, a decline in motor functions, and – if the disease progresses – dementia.

The researchers plan on reversing the disease by using donated adult stem cells that have been taken from another patient so they can then  “reprogram” them into embryonic cells. These reprogrammed embryonic cells, which are called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, can then be developed into dopamine-producing neurons.

Scientists have expressed concern that the application of these cells would result in malignant tumors. Last year, however, the research team from Kyoko University successfully used iPS cells to restore normal brain function in monkeys without any sign of tumors over the course of the 2-year study.

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“This will be the world’s first clinical trial using iPS cells on Parkinson’s disease,” said Jun Takahashi, professor at Kyoto University’s Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application.

“We intend to carry on conducting our research carefully, yet expeditiously, in coordination with Kyoto University Hospital, so that new treatment using iPS cells will be brought to patients as soon as possible,” said Shinya Yamanaka, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering iPS cells.

The researchers will be recruiting seven Parkinson’s patients for the trial.

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Watch 2-Year-old ‘Burrito Girl’ Bring Handmade Breakfasts to Exhausted California Firefighters

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Gracie Lutz is a perfect example of how you can never be too small to make a big difference.

The 2-year-old girl has been handing out homemade breakfast burritos to exhausted firefighters who are currently combatting the Carr wildfires in Northern California.

Gracie’s two brothers, Kody and Colton, as well as her father, are some of the many dedicated firefighters who are working 24-hour shifts in an effort to get the blaze under control. Earlier this week, Kody finished an exhausting day of life-saving work and said that he was “dying” for a burrito.

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So Gracie and her mother Chelsea got the idea to make dozens of breakfast burritos for the firefighters getting off of the night shift.

Chelsea uploaded a video of her pint-sized philanthropist handing out the foil-wrapped breakfast treats earlier this week, and it has already been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.

Clad in her little firefighter boots, it’s obvious that Gracie and her burritos provided a much-needed morale boost to the tired civil servants.

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Next week, Chelsea and Gracie plan on handing out spaghetti dinners to the CalFire crew.

“We just wanted to show our support for them,” Chelsea told CBS News.

(WATCH the video below)

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Woman’s Kind Tweet Brings Sunshine to Business Owner’s Sad Store Anniversary

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When Dave High was getting ready to celebrate his health food store’s 35th anniversary, he bought cupcakes and snacks in anticipation of treating his customers – so when no one showed up, the 61-year-old small business owner was heartbroken.

Thankfully, a compassionate young woman used social media to save the day.

23-year-old Kayla Jackson is married to a security guard at the shopping center where High’s shop, Sunrise Health, is located in Fresno, California. Since Jackson often stops inside of the health store, she became particularly aware of the older man’s dejected demeanor.

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“He was just sitting there, he had this sad look on his face and he kept repeating to us, ‘it’s our anniversary, it’s our 35th anniversary today. It’s really slow; it’s one of our slowest days,’” Jackson told CTV News.

Moved by his earnestness, Jackson pulled out her phone and made a Twitter post asking people to stop by.

“This is Dave, he owns Sunrise Health,” she wrote. “Today is his 35th anniversary, and he was expecting people to come in, and no one showed up. I just got here, and he brought everything out to celebrate. Can we get him some recognition?”

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Within a matter of hours, Jackson’s Twitter post was shared across social media and people started flooding the store. Needless to say, High was delighted.

According to CTV News, High isn’t very aware of how social media works – he doesn’t even own a cell phone. But after the anniversary party’s success, Jackson says that she will be more than happy to take over the store’s online marketing to help with business.

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“Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self—for what we wish, we readily believe.” – Demosthenes

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Quote of the Day: “Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self—for what we wish, we readily believe.” – Demosthenes

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You Can Use Art to Help Heal and Energize Homeless Teens

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The Lesson: Before this woman was an activist and art curator, she was homeless on the streets of Atlanta. Now, she shares her story of homelessness; how she found healing and comfort through art; and how she uses her organization to help homeless teens overcome adversity with the help of art and hope.

Notable Excerpt: “I realized that most people thought of homelessness as some kind of lazy, drug-induced squalor and inconvenience, but that didn’t represent my book bag full of clothes and schoolbooks, or my A+ grade point average. I would sit on my favorite bench downtown and watch as the hours passed by until I could sneak in a few hours of sleep on couches, in cars, in buildings or in storage units. I, like thousands of other homeless youth, disappeared into the shadows of the city while the whole world kept spinning as if nothing at all had gone terribly wrong. The invisibility alone almost completely broke my spirit. But when I had nothing else, I had the arts, something that didn’t demand material wealth from me in exchange for refuge. A few hours of singing, writing poetry or saving up enough money to disappear into another world at a play kept me going and jolting me back to life when I felt at my lowest. I would go to church services on Wednesday evenings and, desperate for the relief the arts gave me, I would go a few hours early, slip downstairs and into a part of the world where the only thing that mattered was whether or not I could hit the right note in the song I was perfecting that week. I would sing for hours. It gave me so much strength to give myself permission to just block it all out and sing.”

The Guest: Malika Whitley is the art curator and activist behind ChopArt, a multidisciplinary arts company that works with homeless teens to show them all that art has to offer. ChopArt is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional programs in Hyderabad, India, and Accra, Ghana, and since their start in 2010, they have served over 40,000 teens worldwide. If you’d like to volunteer, you can check out the organization’s website.

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Watch Good Kids Caught On Camera Returning Wallet Filled With $700 in Cash

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Three kids are being praised for doing the right thing after they found a wallet stuffed with cash and returned it to the owners.

Jamie Carlton’s son had dropped his wallet outside of his car in the driveway of their Aurora, Colorado home earlier this month. At the time, the wallet contained $700 in cash.

13-year-old Haylie Wenke, her 6-year-old brother Reagan, and their friend Ashley Dayton had been biking to a water park when they spotted the small leather object on the ground. Wanting to return the wallet, they walked up to Carlton’s house and rang the doorbell.

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When the security system asked them to leave a message for the camera monitoring the front door, the youngsters explained their intentions.

“We found your wallet outside of your car and we just thought we would give it back to you,” Haylie is seen saying. “I’m going to put it over here so no takes any money.”

Haylie and her friends didn’t think very much of their good deed, telling KDVR: “We just thought it would be a good thing to do. It just feels good because we really didn’t need the money. So we just decided to give it back.”

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Carlton, however, was so touched by the kids’ consideration, he uploaded the security footage to Facebook and praised them for their honesty.

“If this doesn’t renew or at least refresh your faith in humanity, you need help,” wrote Carlton. “These kids are amazing … Their parents should be so proud of them.”

(WATCH the video below)

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Here’s Why You Should Start Washing Your Clothes in Cold Water

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McKinley Corbley
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Washing your clothes in cold water may seem counterintuitive to everything you’ve learned in the laundry room, but there are a host of benefits that come from turning down the heat on your washing machine.

Using cold water isn’t just better for your clothes and your wallet – it’s also better for the environment.

90% of the energy used in a typical washing machine goes towards heating the water. The other 10% is simply used to power the motor. According to Business Insider, washing machine manufacturers have spent the last 15 years improving their designs so their products can clean laundry more efficiently while still meeting hot water use standards that have been set by the Department of Energy.

As the manufacturers improved their designs, laundry detergent companies improved their recipes so their products could work more efficiently with cold water.

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“Front-loaders and high-efficiency top-loaders run normal cycles 10 percent cooler than agitator washers, and the ‘warm’ wash temperature in the U.S. has declined by 15 degrees over the past 15 years,” Tracey Long, communications manager for Proctor & Gamble’s fabric care products in North America, told the news outlet.

“Traditional detergent enzymes can be sluggish in cold water so we worked to create a mix of surfactants and enzymes that deliver cleaning performance in cold water across all product lines,” she added.

So unless you’re washing fabrics that have been used by sick people, or you’re doing a load of dirty diapers, washing dirty clothes in cold water is just as efficient as using hot. According to Christine Dimmick, the author of “Detox Your Home”, you can add a half-cup of white vinegar to a load of smelly laundry to get the odor out. She also says you can add a little dose of essential oil if you’re adverse to the smell of vinegar.

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Additionally, cold water is better for the longevity of your clothing, as it keeps them from wearing out, shrinking, or bleeding color.

If the average American washed 4 out of 5 of their laundry loads in cold water, they could save up to 864 pounds of emissions from the atmosphere every year, says Cold Water Saves. That’s the equivalent of planting .34 acres of trees in the US.

Plus, using hot water accounts for roughly $265 worth of electricity for the average American annually, in comparison to cold water only costing about $16.

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Listen to Pizza Delivery Guy’s Stunning Performance When He Asks Family to Play Their Piano

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Bryce Dudal may work as a pizza delivery driver during the day, but that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have some incredible talents hidden up his sleeve.

The Varchetti family was treated to a stunning pre-dinner performance earlier this week when they ordered pizza from Hungry Howie’s to their sub-suburban Detroit home in Michigan.

The 18-year-old delivery guy handed over the pepperoni pie, noticed the family’s unused grand piano inside their foyer, and asked if he could play something.

Dudal then proceeded to play Beethoven’s third movement of “Moonlight Sonata”.

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Astonished by the youngster’s skill, the Varchettis took a video of the performance and posted it to Facebook where it has been viewed thousands of times. The Varchetti’s son even stopped playing video games so he could listen to the song.

The most impressive part? Dudal says that he is mostly self-taught.

He started playing piano on his family’s keyboard when he was 6 years old. He learned to play several simple TV show theme songs and children’s tunes until finally, his mom bought him some Beethoven CDs – one of which was “Moonlight Sonata”. Entranced by the third movement’s intensity, he started learning the piece by ear, with some help from YouTube videos. Within a year, he had it nailed.

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“It was a long process. You have to sit there and think and try to put it on the piano, piece by piece. I couldn’t read music back then,” he told The Washington Post. “I would sit there and listen for hours and hours and try to figure it out.”

After going through several piano teachers who only wanted to teach him the basics, he finally found a teacher who appreciated his zealous style of learning at 12 years old. He recently took a break from playing piano so he could focus on playing baseball, but his performance for the Varchettis has renewed his love for the instrument – especially after receiving an outpouring of praise from the video’s Facebook comments.

(LISTEN to the incredible performance below)

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Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Stirs Hope After Early Trials Reduce Toxic Protein Clusters by 70%

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An experimental new drug is inspiring “cautious optimism” in researchers after its late-stage trials showed great success in reducing the progression and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

The drug is an antibody called BAN2401. An 18-month phase 2 trial involving 856 patients showed that the treatment greatly reduced development of new beta amyloid clusters in the brain, which are the toxic proteins linked to the disease. Additionally, it reduced existing clusters of the protein by an average of 70%.

Patients taking the drug also showed a 26% to 30% improvement in cognition compared to patients taking the placebo drug. Less than 10% of the patients showed any side effects that are related to beta amyloid therapies.

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Hope for the drug’s success had been dashed in December after the trial failed to show any improvement – but researchers say that modifying the drug’s dosage dramatically changed the results.

The companies responsible for the trial, American biotechnology company Biogen and Japanese drugmaker Eisai, have applied for accelerated approval of phase 3 trials. If studies continue to show relative success, the researchers are hopeful for FDA approval.

“These were people with very mild impairments, some confusion, forgetting someone’s name on occasion,” said Dr. Lynn Kramer, the chief clinical and medical officer for Eisai. “That’s the goal: to stop Alzheimer’s disease when it’s in the mildest presentation.”

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Widower Takes Photo of Late Wife to the Beach Every Day ‘As a Symbol of a Love That Does Not End’

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A 70-year-old widower is setting a new expectation for what it means to be together until “death do us part”.

Every day for the last seven years, Giuseppe Giordano has taken a framed photo of his wife Ida to a beach in Gaeta, Italy so they can look out at the ocean together.

The beach is especially meaningful to Giuseppe because it’s where he and Ida would go when they first started dating as teenagers.

The two of them first met in 1969 when they were just 16 years old. Their parents disapproved of their relationship because Ida got pregnant out of wedlock. After they tied the knot against their parents’ wishes, they went on to have three children. Not only that, they were together for almost fifty years until Ida fell ill and lost a battle to cancer in 2011.

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Now, Giuseppe insists on keeping her picture with him at all times so they are never apart.

A local pizzeria owner, 54-year-old Giorgio Moffa, snapped a photo of Giuseppe sitting by the beach with Ida’s picture because he felt moved my the man’s devotion to his late wife. He then approached the widower and started a conversation with him.

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“I saw him, and I was sure there was a great love story. Men like him do not exist anymore,” said Moffa, according to The Daily Mail. “I think that everyone in this world has at some point, lost someone special to them.

“So each of us has these moments of grief, it’s just that Giuseppe had the great courage and dignity to show it,” he added.

Upon posting the photo of Giuseppe to social media, the widower has received an outpouring of love, praise, encouragement, and appreciation from people who are touched by his devotion and vulnerability. Moffa says that anyone who would like to chat with his new friend can stop by his pizza parlor, Antica Pizzeria Ciro.

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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernard Shaw

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Quote of the Day: “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernard Shaw

Photo: by Leshaines123, CC license (cropped)

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Dolly Parton Quietly Gives Away 100 Millionth Book for Her Child Reading Program

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Dolly Parton was honored by The Library of Congress this year to mark a little known milestone in her life— the 100 millionth book that she has quietly donated to children.

The ‘Nation’s Library’ in Washington D.C. highlighted the singer-actress’s nonprofit, “Imagination Library”, which she began more than two decades ago with the goal of giving books to kids around the world.

“Of all the things I’ve done in my life, and it’s been a lot ’cause I’ve been around a long time, this is one of the most precious things and the proudest I am of any program,” Dolly told the gathered audience of wee ones and adults.

She engaged the audience during the celebration by reading—and singing—her children‘s book created from her song, “A Coat of Many Colors,” about a child who treasured a coat that her momma quilted from rags.

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Known by the children who received her gifts as “The Book Lady”, she started the program to honor her father, who couldn’t read, yet was the “smartest man” she every knew.

(WATCH the video below from ABC)

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Dad Designs a Floating Drone That Could Prevent Dozens of Potential Drownings

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One concerned father is hoping that his innovation can help save children all over the world from a very simple danger.

With a plethora of pools being opened up in people’s backyards for the summer, Lee Kambar of Phoenix, Arizona has designed a drone that could act as an extra set of eyes to prevent potential drownings.

The Morningstar SOS is a drone with two built-in, 360-degree cameras that can survey the activity on top and underneath a pool’s surface. If the device senses that someone is in or around the pool when they shouldn’t be, it sends a picture and notification to the homeowners.

If the situation turns out to be an emergency, then homeowners immediately have the option to pass on the information to local rescue workers.

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When responding to a drowning person, every second counts – which is why emergency crews are already hailing Kambar’s invention as a potential life-saver.

“We’ve been saying for years as a fire department that every second counts in these situations,” Captain Jack Van Hook with the Phoenix Fire Department told KPHO.

Kambar hopes that the drones, which will be on sale via the Morningstar website by the end of the year, will help other concerned fathers keep their children safe during the summers to come.

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Now You Can Lull Yourself to Sleep With This Bob Ross Sleep Series!

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Many people retain fond memories of their parents reading them bedtime stories—but now, we can be lulled to sleep by one of the most relaxing celebrities to have colored the Earth: Bob Ross.

An insightful group of people at Calm.com realized that more and more people are having trouble falling asleep in this fast-paced 21st century world. So, they sought to remedy this by converting episodes of Bob Ross’ PBS show The Joy of Painting into a series of meditational, sleep-inducing podcasts.

For years, Ross’s mellifluous tones filled homes with peace and calm. He knew that his voice could put people to sleep, but he did not take this as an insult—in fact, he loved that it did.

“We asked ourselves, what would Bob do? Using his voice to help put people to sleep? Well, he would love that,” said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc., according to The New York Times.

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It was luck – or fate – that led one of Calm’s founders, Michael Smith, to Bob Ross’ voice. He was browsing a San Francisco bookstore when he stumbled upon “Happy Little Accidents: The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Ross”. Having grown up in England, Smith was not familiar with Bob Ross. Afterwards he searched for Bob Ross online and listened to his show —and he was stunned by what he found.

“His voice blew me away,” Smith told The Times.

Calm contacted Bob Ross Inc. and got the license to release the first installment of the new meditational series in June, and two more episodes since then.

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Smith’s ability to see the calming effects of The Joy of Painting for insomnia sufferers is not unique. Ross’ rich voice causing a deep state of relaxation has become something of a case study in the field of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). Craig Richard, who is a professor of physiology at Shenandoah University, used to listen to Ross’s show after school as a boy. Now as a professor, he studies the deep state of relaxation brought on by the beloved fluffy-haired painter.

“I’d get on a floor pillow and fall asleep halfway through” he said. “You don’t need the visual. Just his voice and sounds could trigger a relaxing state.”

The Bob Ross Calm series—you can sign-up for a 7-day free trial membership—features the complete audio from Bob Ross’s show, including his silvery tones and witticisms; his brush strokes on canvas; and the scraping of his knife—all of which send people into a deep slumber, where their dreams become a blank canvas.

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Watch What Happens When Kid Dials the Police – So He Can Invite Them to His Birthday

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People should only dial the police emergency number when they urgently need help—but when cops in this town learned the reason why a 5-year-old boy was repeatedly calling, they simply had to make an exception.

In honor of his 5th birthday, Zachary wanted to have a police-themed party; and who better to attend a police-themed party than the officers themselves?

So he went ahead and dialed 111 –  the emergency phone number in Auckland, New Zealand – in order to extend an invitation to his party. When he was unsuccessful, he called them several more times.

A concerned police dispatcher called Zachary’s home number only to have his mother Sarah answer the phone in embarrassment.

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“Oh my god, I’m so sorry. That was my nearly five-year-old son, he was just telling me that he wanted to invite police to his police-themed fifth birthday party,” says Sarah. “I didn’t realize he was going to phone through!”

Once Sarah explained the situation, the officer can be heard laughing on the other end of the line, saying: “I don’t know if we’ll be able to make it but I’ll put it in.”

As it turns out, some officers were able to make it to Zachary’s party – and the result is incredibly sweet.

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In a clip that was uploaded by the New Zealand Police department’s Facebook page, a crew of cops and special officers can be seen arriving on the family’s doorstep with a small stuffed toy in hand for the birthday boy. Once Zachary was able to get over his surprise of welcoming his heroes into his own home, the officers encouraged the youngsters to climb on the cruisers, hold some of their equipment, and wave to the police helicopter circling above.

The department ended the heartwarming video by saying that – while they were happy to grant the boy’s wish – they hope that it doesn’t encourage kids to call 111 unless it is an emergency.

(WATCH the video below)

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“The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” – Carl Sandburg (on NASA’s 60th anniversary)

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Quote of the Day: “The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” – Carl Sandburg (on NASA’s 60th anniversary)

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7-Year-old Boy Starts ‘Underground Railroad’ to Rescue Over 1,000 Dogs From Kill Shelters

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Roman McConn may only be 7 years old, but he has rescued over 1,000 dogs from a fatal end.

The youngster is the mastermind behind Project Freedom Ride, a charity that saves dogs from euthanasia and pairs them with loving families across the country.

Roman and his mother first got the idea for the project after they adopted their own dog in 2015. Troubled by the high rates of euthanasia in Texas, Roman started making videos for shelter dogs as a means of helping them get adopted.

Roman’s mom also started advocating for no-kill policies to state legislators.

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Finally, out of a desire to create a kind of “underground railroad” for pups, they launched Project Freedom Ride in 2016 and completed their first transport mission of 31 dogs from Texas to Washington. Now, the mother-son duo rescues an average of over 50 dogs each month.

The charity is not technically a transportation-based rescue effort – they say that PFR is mostly a community effort that is “connecting unwanted, abandoned dogs (and a few cats) who may otherwise be bound for euthanasia in Texas with families, rescues and Humane Societies in the Pacific Northwest.”

“It makes me feel happy saving all these dogs,” Roman told Inside Edition. “But it doesn’t just make me happy, I’m sure it makes all the dogs happy.”

(WATCH the interview below)

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Weekend Funnies: Cat Delights in Being His Human’s Soccer Ball

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This ball of fur must have gone from watching soccer games to wanting to be part of the action—though no athleticism is involved.

A man from Hanoi, Vietnam recently uploaded a video of his cat who simply delights in being pushed across a smooth floor by his human’s foot.

The kitty can be seen scurrying over to his owner, lying down on the floor, and eagerly awaiting the man to gently shove the cat across the ground – kind of like a mini power slide.

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The father-feline playtime is probably cleaning the floor too—and judging by how the cat keeps coming back for more, it must be even more fun than it looks.

(WATCH the ameowsing video below)

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Disney Company Makes Environmental Dreams Come True By Ditching Plastic Straws, and More

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Disneyland is now a place where a conservationist’s dreams can come true.

The company just announced that it will stop using single-use straws and plastic stirrers at all their 11 theme parks around the world, part of a broad initiative to cut waste and emissions.

The company says they plan on eliminating the non-renewable plastic products by mid-2019, which will save 175 million straws and 13 million stirrers from landfills annually. In lieu of plastic, Disney will offer versions made out of paper, bamboo, or other more sustainable materials.

Additionally, the company said it would be working to reduce the number of single-use plastic bags and eliminate polystyrene cups that are utilized at their parks, stores, and cruise liners.

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The cruises are also set to begin offering refillable in-room amenities, which is expected to “reduce plastics in guest rooms by 80%”, says the company’s press release.

They also reported a 41% reduction of the company’s net greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, and a diversion of nearly 50 percent of its waste from landfills and incineration, making “significant progress” on their long-term goal of net-zero emissions with zero waste.

The CEO of Conservation International, a nonprofit that has worked with Disney to achieve their sustainability goals, called it “a uniquely powerful brand that inspires, educates, and entertains, all at the same time.”

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“Today’s announcement is also about showing millions of kids and adults the many ways we can change our daily habits to care for the oceans and protect nature that sustains us all.”

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Woman’s Sudden, Dramatic Birth On Her Front Lawn Brings Whole Community Together

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Up until this month, the only thing these community members had in common was that they “lived on the same street” – but now they’ve come together, thanks to a newborn baby boy.

Ann-Kathryne Lassègue was at her home in Gatineau, Quebec when she began feeling contractions. Knowing that her unborn child wasn’t due for few weeks, she assumed that it was false labor. The contractions then started getting more severe, so she asked her husband, George-Phillipe Jean, to take her to the hospital just in case the birth was actually commencing.

It was – and they didn’t even make it to the hospital. Instead, Lassègue was walking out of her front door when she screamed in pain, grabbed onto her husband, and the newborn infant fell out onto the pavement.

Stunned by the sudden delivery, Lassègue took one look at the baby and thought it to be dead. The distressed mother passed out unconscious while the couple’s frightened 2-year-old daughter started to wail. Jean, with the premature baby in his arms, cried for help – and help immediately came.

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One of the neighbors across the street heard the yells, dialed 911, and ran over to assist the couple. Another neighbor who was alerted to the crisis took it upon himself to start comforting the 2-year-old daughter. Another community member moved one of the vehicles on the street to make way for the ambulance.

During the next five minutes before paramedics arrived, an emergency dispatcher guided the concerned neighbors by telephone through the procedure for tying off the umbilical cord and caring for the mother and baby.

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Lassègue and her newborn son were taken to the hospital, and both of them were declared healthy.

The couple says that the experience has restored their faith in humanity and brought their community together.

“The only thing we have in common is that we live on the same street. But at that specific point it was like it was a big family, it was the human community,” Jean told CBC. “It’s the human basic instinct that came out. There was no immigration, no where do you come from, no black or white, just a human being trying to help another human being.”

(WATCH the interview below)

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