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Man Flies Drone Above Legendary Water Drain and Captures Stunning Footage

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While Californians might be familiar with this strange gaping hole in the waterway, it is consistently a bamboozling sight to behold for visitors.

The “Glory Hole” spillway of Lake Berryessa is tucked into the Vaca Mountains of Napa County, California. Measuring 76 feet across (23 meters), the spillway has been bone dry for several years due to drought.

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Thanks to record-breaking winter snows, however, the 6-year dry spell has brought back the legendary water drain.

YouTube user Evan K flew a drone over the spillway in order to capture footage of the Glory Hole from the sky; and its swirling pattern is even more hypnotizing from a bird’s eye view.

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Do You Live in One of the 50 U.S. Counties That Have Ended Veteran Homelessness?

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While homelessness is still a pressing problem in the United States, there is light on the horizon: 50 American counties and states have successfully ended veteran homelessness.

The milestone was announced yesterday when Will County – a region in northeastern Illinois – declared that they had joined the elite ranks of American communities that have ended veteran homelessness.

Through several partnerships and care programs adopting the “housing first” initiative, 56 homeless veterans were given permanent housing in 2016. In 2017, 45 other vets were given housing.

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“I am proud of the collaborative effort in Will County that is working towards ending homelessness for all of our veterans,” said Will County Executive Larry Walsh. “These veterans have made large sacrifices to protect our freedom and our nation. The very least we can do is assist them in finding permanent housing.”

According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 47 counties and 3 states are among the communities to have ended veteran homelessness. The three states include Connecticut, Virginia, and Delaware. The 47 counties that have achieved success are divided amongst 26 states, leaving 24 without signs of respective progress.

New York and Florida host the most amount of communities that have ended veteran homelessness without achieving state-wide elimination – but the proximity of completion may vary for each state, depending on the population.

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Jimmy Carter’s New Solar Farm Will Power Half His City

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Though former United States President Jimmy Carter is 92 years old, he is still paving the way for a brighter future.

Mr. Carter, who ascended to the presidency 40 years ago, leased out 10 acres of his property in Plains, Georgia in February to be used as a solar farm for the city.

According to SolAmerica (the renewable energy company that engineered and installed the single-axis tracker solar array), the panels will generate over 55 million kilowatt hours of clean energy over the course of the next 25 years.

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Over the course of a 25-year purchase agreement with Georgia Power, the solar farm will supply about 50% of the town’s power – which is roughly the equivalent of burning 3,600 tons of coal per year.

“Distributed, clean energy generation is critical to meeting growing energy needs around the world while fighting the effects of climate change,” said Carter in a statement. “I am encouraged by the tremendous progress that solar and other clean energy solutions have made in recent years and expect those trends to continue.”

During his term in office, Carter created the Department of Energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and signed the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURPA), all catalysts for the advancement of renewable energy in the U.S. Carter was also the first president to put solar panels on the White House.

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Allstate Digs Out 70s TV Ad so Family Can Hear Dad’s Voice – Best Wedding Gift Ever

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This family hadn’t heard the voice of their beloved father in over 20 years – until now.

Guisto Patinella was a loving father who passed away in 1994 after a battle with cancer. His two children, Gina and David, have dozens of photos of their father, but no audio or video.

So when David became set to get married earlier this year, Gina started contemplating what she could give her brother as a wedding gift.

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There had been a family legend for several decades about how their father had done an Allstate commercial in 1971. Because the commercial didn’t run for very long, no one had ever seen it.

But then, Gina sent an email to All State asking if they had any way of digging up the commercial from their records.

Despite it being almost 50 years old, the company finally found a long lost copy of the ad.

On the eve of David’s wedding, Gina plays the ad in front of the wedding guests – and there is not a dry eye in the room.

“I just can’t believe that so many people went through all of this just to make this happen,” says a tearful David. “I’m gonna watch it a million times. I love it … it’s the best present ever.”

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80 Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Save Family Being Dragged Out to Sea By RipTide

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This dramatic beach rescue proves that anyone can be hero.

Over 80 pedestrians on the Panama City Beach in Florida formed a human chain to save a family of nine from a dangerous riptide.

Events began to unfold on Saturday evening when Roberta Ursrey and her husband saw their two young sons screaming for help from 100 yards out into the ocean. A nearby couple attempted to rescue the boys, but they also became caught in the current.

Several of the other Ursrey family members attempted to rescue the struggling swimmers, and they became trapped as well.

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One nearby surfer was able to tow one of the women to shore by using his surfboard, but there were still nine others in need of rescue: six of the Ursreys, an unnamed married couple, and another female tourist.

There was no lifeguard on duty, and police had opted to wait for a rescue boat – but the situation was getting more dire by the second. The riptide victims had already been struggling to keep their heads above water for twenty minutes, and they were exhausted.

Beach goers started yelling at the crowd of onlookers to form a human chain. Dozens of people – several of which reportedly said they couldn’t even swim themselves – linked arms and marched into the ocean. Among the onlookers was Jessica Mae Simmons, whose husband told the crowd to form a chain.

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“To see people from different races and genders come into action to help TOTAL strangers is absolutely amazing to see!!” wrote Simmons. “People who didn’t even know each other went HAND IN HAND IN A LINE, into the water to try and reach them.”

As she watched the 80-person chain stretch towards the swimmers, she knew that she could help.

“I have always been a GREAT swimmer,” Simmons wrote on Facebook. “I was raised in a pool and a lake since I was crawling, so water was no hard task for me. I can hold my breathe underwater and go around a Olympic pool with ease! I knew I could get them to the human chain of people that wanted to help.”

Simmons and her husband then grabbed boogie boards and swam down the chain until she reached the swimmers. First, they helped the two young boys reach the human chain. Then, they went back for Roberta, who was just starting to black out by the time she was rescued. Next, they rescued Roberta’s mother who had begun to have a heart attack while in the water.

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Even though the grandmother reportedly yelled for the rescuers to “save themselves”, Roberta’s nephew and husband supported her in the water until help returned.

Finally, after everyone was brought back to the beach, the crowd began to cheer.

Roberta and her mother were taken to the hospital where they were treated for their injuries. They have since been deemed stable and relatively healthy.

Jessica says that while she was hailed as a hero and thanked by everyone in the family, she credits the rescue to everyone else on the beach.

“I was calm because I KNEW they was coming out alive. I knew how to get out of a rip tide and I knew I could swim for long periods of time. But what really got me was how a entire BEACH jumped into action to save these people. People who COULDN’T even swim was part of that human chain. They wanted to help that bad.”

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Leprosy Has Been Almost Entirely Defeated

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Leprosy has been almost entirely defeated: Worldwide cases have dropped 97% since 1985, and it is now easily treatable, with a global target of 2020 as the year when no more children will suffer from the deformity.

15-Year-old Turns School Bathroom into $56,000 Sweets Empire

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This businessman may only be 15 years old, but he has become an icon of industry at his school.

Nathan John-Baptiste is a London student who made a living for himself by selling candy and soda out of the boy’s bathroom at his school. What started as a project that made him a quick buck on the side turned into a fully-fledged business that spanned across three schools.

The “Wolf of Walthamstow”, as he is fondly called, sold all of his products to his peers at a discounted rate. A candy bar that would normally cost roughly a dollar was sold for half the price at Nathan’s “store”: the Walking Talking Shop.

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Nathan would publish a menu of the sweets and their respective prices on Snapchat every day. Then, after taking orders from students, he would sell the goods during the lunch hour.

By recruiting eleven of his friends as “employees”, Nathan started raking in $300 per day – roughly $56,000 per year. Though the Wolf is young, he has mature tastes: Nathan has reportedly treated himself to dozens of fitted suits and fancy dinners out on the town.

Unfortunately, the school caught wind of his business and told him to shut down the operation. Rather than mourning the loss of his income, Nathan says that he already has several thousand dollars stashed away for his next venture.

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“I can’t sell sweets for the rest of my life,” he told the Daily Mail. “I would like to become a stock broker – that’s one place where I want to put my money – and in property, 100 per cent. The plan is to become a millionaire. It’s just about the hard work.”

While Nathan’s mother is extremely proud of her son’s entrepreneurial spirit, she says that she is mostly just happy that he’s not using that drive to sell drugs instead.

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Deaf Senior Dog is Found After 9 Months in Frigid Mountain Wilderness

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The Cameron family had given up on their senior dog ever returning from the treacherous mountain wilderness – until they were reunited nine months later.

The deaf 14-year-old Chesapeake retriever named Mo had wandered off into the Idaho landscape near Horseshoe Bend back in September. After Mo disappeared, the Cameron family spent three months in the area searching for their lost retriever. They plastered dozens of posters about the missing pup around their hometown of Boise.

When the region endured a harsh winter, however, they assumed the worst.

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Over the course of their 9-month separation, several people reached out to the Camerons claiming to have found the dog. Each time they went to look at the different pups, they were even more heartbroken to find that none of them were Mo.

Then, local dog rescuer Cheri Glankler found an exhausted old dog collapsed in a nearby rancher’s yard. The stray was disheveled, malnourished, and covered in ticks.

Glankler took the dog home, gave it some food, cleaned it up, and took to the Lost Pets Boise Facebook page asking if anyone recognized it.

Several users remarked on how the stray looked remarkably like the dog from the Cameron family’s posters several months ago. Glankler decided to reach out and see if the senior animal was Mo.

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Cindy and Darwin Cameron were hesitant about enduring another heartbreak over a Mo imposter. But when Glankler listed a few of the dog’s unique traits, the couple took a chance and drove to the rescuer’s home.

Though Mo was too dazed and confused to immediately register the reunion, the Camerons were positive that she was their long lost pup.

For starters, Mo had an obsession with chasing squirrels. Despite her exhaustion, she was determined to tear off after the critters in Glankler’s yard. Mo also greeted Cindy and Darwin by headbutting their stomachs and sitting on their feet – something she always used to do.

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Finally, when they brought Mo back home, she already knew the layout of the house.

The community couldn’t help but rejoice over the happy ending.

“I can’t tell you all how much this story has touched me,” wrote Lost Pets Boise Facebook user Mary McFarland. “Obviously, everyone on this page is compassionate for animals. It’s nice when we get a great payoff. I hope Mo enjoys the rest of her days comfortably at home.”

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Build Your Own Orchestra: Make Beautiful Music Via Artists Around the Globe

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Everyone loves music, regardless of faith, culture, gender, or race.

That’s why this diverse orchestra of musicians from all over the world offered up their instruments for an interactive global song – and made you the conductor.

The orchestra includes an accordion from Turkey, a viola from Austria, a saxophone from Venezuela, a sitar from Sri Lanka, a synth from Argentina, and a dozen other instruments representing different countries. Additionally, all of the musicians are playing from the comfort of their own homes.

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The music played by each artist is recorded in a series of YouTube videos – all of which are rhythmless. This means that no matter when you start playing each video, all of the tunes blend seamlessly together to make a beautiful melody.

The composer, Daniel Land, worked with travel company Expedia to create the orchestra’s music so that anyone – regardless of artistic experience – could make their own inspiring tunes.

“Each clip is one performance with no looping, although the YouTube videos themselves have been formatted to loop once,” says Land. “‎I didn’t want to specify an exact time, as the whole point (for me) was that the clips should be incommensurable, and naturally fall into different combinations.”

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9-Year-old With Prosthetic Leg Becomes Inspiring Black Belt

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Taekwondo is a difficult enough sport for kids without disabilities.

But that didn’t stop Toby King from working hard anyway.

The 4th grader had his right leg amputated below the knee when he was just 1 year old because of a condition called fibular hemimelia. Earlier this week, however, Toby earned his black belt in taekwondo.

Since the Tallahassee, Florida youngster needs to replace his leg every year or so, Toby has gone through 12 prosthetic legs all together.

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His mother says that while Toby is a determined young man, it hasn’t always been easy. There have been many days when the 9-year-old’s leg causes him pain and prevents him from walking.

But he has powered through it all of the same.

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Ryan Reynolds Schemes With Dumped Teen After She Posts Hilarious Prom Photos

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Deadpool would be impressed with this teen’s handling of a breakup.

High schooler Gabi Dunn took to Twitter last week when her boyfriend dumped her a few days after prom.

Instead of wasting the prom pics, however, she decided to put them to even better use.

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Dunn used her Photoshop skills to paste Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds over her ex-boyfriend’s face.

Though her editing skills weren’t of the highest caliber, they got the movie star’s attention.

Reynolds tweeted back to the teen with some rock solid advice on her next move.

As Dunn’s post started spreading under the hashtag #Don’tMessWithGabi, other teens contributed their own edited prom “dates”.

And then Twitter users started contributing their own Photoshop expertise.

But the best contribution by far was from a Twitter user who gave Reynolds a verbal nudge, saying that a real prom photo with Dunn would take the cake.

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Fallen Officer’s Family Given $100,000 From 9/11 Hero Foundation

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While New York City may be grieving the recent loss of a police officer, a hero from the city’s past is forging an inspiring legacy of honoring the community’s civil servants.

48-year-old Officer Miosotis Familia of the NYPD was slain while on patrol in the Bronx last week, leaving her three children behind without a guardian.

The children will have a safe future, however, thanks to Stephen Siller – a firefighter who lost his life while saving others during the 9/11 attacks.

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The Tunnel to Towers Foundation that was set up in Stephen’s honor announced earlier this week that they would be donating $100,000 to the children. A donation page was also set up by the foundation for additional financial contributions.

Familia reportedly worked for the Red Cross and was a 12-year veteran of the police force. Her funeral, which took place earlier today, was crowded with coworkers, neighbors, city officials, and acquaintances who admired the officer’s sunny attitude.

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Officer Goes Above and Beyond For Stranded Family

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This police officer went above and beyond the call of duty when he found out that a family of four had been left stranded miles away from their home.

Police Sergeant Morgan of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found the family at a local hotel without a means of getting home.

Though the details of their abandonment were not released by the police department, the family members said that they did not have the money to get back to their city in Ohio.

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Moved by their situation, Morgan and Officer Maurice Norris looked up the price of four Greyhound bus tickets back to the city. Morgan then set up a GoFundMe campaign to pay for the tickets and posted a plea on social media for his friends to help the struggling family.

Within 2 hours, the page had raised double its original goal. The officers even used the excess money to buy the family some food for their bus ride home.

The police later posted about the officer’s “nice work” on Facebook – and judging by the happy smiles on the family’s faces, the officer did indeed do his job well.

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Driver Makes Every Kid on Her Route Feel Special, Hand-making Each a Toy

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This dedicated bus driver has quite a knack for making her passengers feel special.

43-year-old Trudy Serres is a bus driver for Summit Elementary School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Her second job – which she does for free – is crocheting special toys for every single one of the children on her bus route.

“She is the best,” one of the student’s parents told ABC News. “She can control them. She is their second mom when they’re on her bus. She’s just amazing. She does everything for these kids. She’s very loving and caring, and I love her. I am so grateful she is going to be our bus driver next year.”

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Her labor of love first began when her 10-year-old son requested a knitted replica of a taco – his favorite food. When she stitched up the little masterpiece, her son started showing it off to all of his fellow students. Soon, all of the youngsters wanted stuffed toys of their own.

Serres went down the aisle of her bus and took requests from all 34 of her little passengers – and she flourished all of the orders with love in every stitch.

The driver knitted everything from stuffed animals, to Star Wars characters, to food and knick knacks. Her payment for the custom toys? Serres says that she does it solely for the smiles on the children’s faces.

“Found out from parents that some take them to bed, some go to church with them,” says Serres. “Some had to go on vacation with them. Makes my heart melt that these little items mean so much to these beautiful children.”

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Watch Tiger Family Pose For Amazing Selfies Before Knocking Out Camera’s Memory Card

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It’s not every day that you see a wild cat family enjoying a leisurely afternoon in the wild – but that’s exactly what this trail camera captured in 2016.

A series of breathtaking photos from the Land of the Leopard national park in Primorsky Krai, Russia display a mother tiger and her two cubs relaxing on a sunny November day.

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Conservationists only recently discovered the photos upon an annual park camera inspection.

The cubs can be seen playing with each other while their mother takes a well-deserved nap. Experts suspect that the tigress was exhausted from hunting all night. After some light wrestling, one of the tiger cubs can be seen batting at the camera until the memory card reportedly fell out of the device.

“These pictures are unique because they show not just a tiger walking by, but an entire episode from the life of a healthy tiger family,” said Yekaterina Blidchenko, Land of the Leopard research fellow and a zoologist at the Tiger Centre.

“The cubs are 4-5 months old; they cannot fully control their bodies yet too well, so it is very important for them to play such group games. It develops muscles and helps train them in hunting skills.”“However, first and foremost, it’s the social experience and the mother tigress is the first and main teacher. What we see here is the behavior of happy animals that have enough food and a tigress who has time to play with her cubs.”

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10 Years After Ban, the Number of UK Smokers Falls to Record Low

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It’s been ten years since the United Kingdom introduced a ban on smoking inside enclosed public spaces – and the legislation has clearly paid off.

According to research recently released by Cancer Research UK, the amount of British smokers has fallen to a new record low of 8 million – a decline of roughly 2 million smokers.

More importantly, the legislation is suspected to have caused a dramatic drop in smoking amongst 16 to 24 year olds. Adolescent smoking dropped from 26% to 17%, which is the lowest it has ever been.

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66% of English citizens have reportedly also enjoyed being able to have a night on the town without their clothes smelling like smoke, thus making public outings more family friendly.

England was the last UK country to enforce the ban in July 2007, while Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all launched the legislation in 2006. Other anti-smoking practices that were put into effect included requiring stores to hide cigarettes behind the counter, rather than in plain sight; increasing cigarette taxes; and removing cigarette dispensaries.

Sir Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, said: “We’re thrilled that 10 years on, the smoking ban has been such an enormous success.

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“Cancer Research UK worked incredibly hard for many years to ensure that the law would be effective and that no one would be exposed to toxic second-hand smoke. The impact on public health is huge. It’s rewarding to know that this effort will go on to have a great impact on the health of future generations.

“As well as protecting people from the deadly effects of passive smoking, we’ve also seen big changes in public attitudes towards smoking. It’s now far less socially acceptable and we hope this means fewer young people will fall into such a potentially lethal addiction.”

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Male Model Jumps into Choppy Water to Rescue Drowning Dog

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This fashion model wasn’t afraid of jumping into choppy ocean waters if it meant saving the pup who had been blown off of a pier.

In 2009, Raden Soemawinata was on the Brighton Pier in Victoria, Australia when 60 mile per hour winds blew Bibi, a small Maltese-Shih Tzu mixed dog, into the sea.

The dog’s owner, Sue Drummond, hesitated to jump into the water because she feared she wouldn’t be able to carry a struggling dog to shore.

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Before she could react, however, Soemawinata tore off his pants and jumped into the sea.

“It was pretty cold and windy, but it wasn’t such a hard decision to jump in, it wasn’t such a great feat,” Soemawinata reportedly said of his rescue. “I’m a part-time model, so getting into my jocks isn’t so different to what I do for work.”

Soemawinata, who 20 years old at the time, was scattering his grandmother’s ashes from the pier when he saw Bibi tumble into the ocean.

Though the death of his grandmother is a tragic reason for him to be present for the heroic rescue, events could have taken a turn for the worst.

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Taxi Service By Women, For Women, Launches in India

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Because it is a simple solution to the problem of harassment, this new auto-rickshaw service is being hailed as a groundbreaking achievement for women in India.

Pink Auto Service is owned and operated by women, and it caters exclusively to women.

The business, which was launched by the Surat Municipal Corporation, ensures that females of any age can have safe access to transportation, and guaranteed employment with the service.

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Currently, the service employs 15 women with 70 more in training.

“We everyday read about harassment of women commuters in different cities,” SMC assistant commissioner Gayatri Jariwala told the Times of India. “This is why we thought of this service which not only provides employment to women but ensures safe travel for female passengers.”

Chief minister Vijay Rupani reportedly initiated Pink Auto Service at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Community Hall in Surat over the weekend.

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Puppy Abandoned in Airport Bathroom With ‘No Other Option’ is Inundated With Love

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The owner of Chewy the dog was not happy about abandoning him in the airport bathroom – but she didn’t think she had any other choice.

The Chihuahua puppy was left in one of the restrooms of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada with a note that read:

“Hi! I’m Chewy! My owner was in an abusive relationship and couldn’t afford me to get on the flight. She didn’t want to leave me with all her heart, but she has no other option. My ex-boyfriend kicked my dog when we were fighting and he has a big knot on his head. He probably needs a vet. I love Chewy sooo much – please love and take care of him.”

When a passenger found the young pup, they called a local animal shelter, Connor and Millie’s Dog Rescue (CDMR). After rescue officials arrived, they took Chewy to a veterinarian where he was deemed healthy and unharmed, despite the note’s warning of a head injury.

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CDMR has been posting daily updates about the Chihuahua since his story went viral – and he’s been getting a lot of love, with so many adoption offers that they had to stop accepting applications.

“There has been tremendous interest in little Chewy!!! We are compiling all the interest forms and will be going through them all. CMDR would like to say thank you for all the offers of a loving home,” the shelter wrote in a Facebook post. “However, there is but 1 Chewy and he can go but to 1 home. Please consider the hundreds if not thousands of ‘Chewys’ loaded with love that are desperately seeking homes in shelters which are at max capacity, rescues are full!”

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CDMR says that they are waiting to see if the mother reaches out to the shelter in order to reclaim Chewy – however, since the woman was a victim of domestic abuse, she may not want to reveal her identity for the sake of her own safety.

“We will absolutely reunite should she come forward and wants him and is in the position to care for him safely,” says the shelter. “Her safety is a major concern and she may not be able to risk coming forward and CMDR asks that you respect her decision as it is hers and hers alone to make.”

Whether he is reunited with his previous owner, or he finds a new home, one thing’s for sure: Chewy is going to be adored wherever he goes.

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These Scientists Have Managed to Stop the Progress of Alzheimer’s in Animals

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This treatment is making headlines in South America for its groundbreaking ability to halt the development of Alzheimer’s in animals.

Brazilian researchers discovered the importance of a protein that reestablishes the electrical circuits in the brain, thus stopping the effects of the disease.

Scientists of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) are hoping that the achievement is the beginning of a treatment for the disease.

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It is estimated that the illness affects over 35 million people worldwide today. Additionally, it is the main cause of dementia in senior citizens.

The researchers of the Science Institute of the UFRJ focused the study on the TGF beta 1, a substance that is naturally produced by the brain. They discovered that when elderly brains suffered a reduction of TGF beta 1, the neurons stopped communicating with each other.

In laboratory studies, the researchers already reduced most of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. The animals were able to recover recent memories, which are the most damaged during the initial stages of the disease. Though the research team leader says this is an important milestone, he warns that the knowledge does not yet translate into a cure.

“What we did was just a step towards the treatment – now we have to study the consequences in middle and long terms,” says researcher Flavia Gomes in Espanol. “But our work is surely contributing towards the final cure.”

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