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Beloved Internet “Grumpy Dog” Finally Adopted

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This adorably grouchy pup has finally found a home after winning hearts on the internet in his role as “Grumpy Dog”.

Sheldon was brought into an Arizona animal shelter a few days before Christmas, but, with such a scrooge-y looking mug, there weren’t any potential adopters interested in bringing him home.

Heather Haltmeyer, a volunteer at the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control shelter who specializes in taking photos of canines that need a special spotlight for adoption, made a post on the organization’s Facebook page for Sheldon. She couldn’t help but gush over how perfect this grouchy pup really was.

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“Look at this face!! We may be biased, but we think Sheldon should be a doggy celebrity with all those expressions!” wrote Heather. “Sheldon is a great dog with a great energy level. Sheldon is equally happy to sniff around on his own or come over for some pets and attention. Oh and get this- he already knows “Sit” and “Paw” too! WOW- looks, smarts, AND personality!”

The post became a huge hit and was spread far and wide with social media users admiring his countenance and tagging him with #GrumpyDog. Most importantly, however, the photos eventually reached Emily Chmiel who fell in love.

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Without waiting more than a day, Emily headed to the shelter the following morning and signed the adoption papers for Sheldon, who has fondly been renamed Cas.

Cas reportedly now spends his days snuggling with his new momma and hanging with Emily’s five rescue cats.

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Hope For Obesity: First Time in Modern Memory, Americans Drank More Water Than Soda

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Bucking a historic trend, Americans reportedly consumed more bottled water than soda in 2016.

According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, bottled water sales volume grew to 12.8 billion gallons, resulting in about 39 gallons of bottled water per person, as opposed to the estimated 38.5 gallons of soft drinks.

Though this raises concerns for whether Americans are efficiently recycling the materials used to package bottled water, the report offers hope for tackling the surging obesity rate countrywide.

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Obesity, which affects over 3 million Americans, increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and arthritis. It also costs taxpayers and individuals over $200 billion in medical costs annually.

So while the excessive use of plastic may be worrisome for the environment, the growing popularity of bottled water illustrates a trend toward healthier lifestyle choices.

“Bottled water effectively reshaped the beverage marketplace,” Michael C. Bellas, Beverage Marketing’s CEO said in a statement. “Where once it would have been unimaginable to see Americans walking down the street carrying plastic bottles of water, or driving around with them in their cars’ cup holders, now that’s the norm.”

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Iceland to Become First Country Requiring Equal Pay For Women

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Icelandic representatives announced at the International Women’s Day summit in New York earlier this week that they plan on becoming the first country in the world to enforce equal pay for women at a national level.

The law, which is set to be fully enforced by 2020, would require companies with more 25 employees to become certified as an equal pay employer every three years.

The bill is expected to receive wide support from the Icelandic parliament, which reportedly consists of half women and half men.

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According to a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2016, Iceland is currently ranked number one for the best working environments for women, even though research shows that women still earn 14 to 18% less than men.

Iceland is followed closely by Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, and France respectively. The United States is ranked at number 20, which is below the OECD’s average.

“Gender equality benefits all of us,” said Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson at the summit. “We may rank number one in the world at the moment, but the job is not done still.”

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Watch Patrick Stewart Turn to Mush as He Meets New Foster Pup

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Ginger the pit bull may have just been given the best foster home in Hollywood: the loving arms of Sir Patrick Stewart.

Professor X made an announcement on Conan earlier this week that he was becoming a foster parent for pups in need of forever homes.

Then on Wednesday afternoon, Stewart posted a video of himself waiting at his window for his furry guest.

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Finally, Ginger arrives on his doorstep, leaving the actor overwhelmingly smitten.

It’s easy to tell that he was putty in her paws.

“Thanks to ASPCA and Wags and Walks, Sunny Ozell and I are finally fostering our 1st pitbull!” Stewart wrote. “I’m in LOVE. #AdoptDontShop.”

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Boy Given Special Lift to Hospital in Style With First Helicopter Ride

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Beckett Wyatt’s personality is so inspiring to the people around him, these kind acquaintances organized a special ride to pick him up for his Tuesday chemotherapy appointment.

The 9-year-old was picked up from his local soccer field in Midlothian, Virginia and taken to the roof of the VCU Medical Center via his first ever helicopter ride.

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Beckett’s spirits have never been dampened since he was diagnosed with bone cancer in June 2016. So as a way of brightening up his weekday appointment, a classmate’s mother and Whit Baldwin, president of HeloAir in Sandston, Virginia, arranged for the special lift.

“Beckett’s story brings to light the beauty of human nature, that in the face of adversity we band together to bring love, joy and support to a child and their family,” Beckett’s physician, Megan R. Lyle, said in a statement to ABC News. “The journey through childhood cancer is about much more than radiation treatments, clinic visits and chemotherapy. It’s the individuals and organizations throughout the state of Virginia, and from New York to Florida, who have stepped in to support and encourage Beck and his family.”

If you would like to help lighten the weight of Beckett’s medical bills, check out the family’s Go Fund Me page.

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Widower Sells His Prized VW Van to Couple – On One Special Condition

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This Australian widower had no problem selling his beloved Volkswagen Kombi van to a young couple for half the asking price – so long as they promised to make as many special memories with it as he and his wife used to before her recent death.

26-year-old Elise and 29-year-old Domenic Cooke are avid world travels. So they were all the more delighted to find a sparkling, carefully cared for VW van for sale in the online classifieds section. However, their hearts sank when they saw that the asking price was $39,000.

The recently-married couple decided to go look at the van anyway, even if it was out of their budget.

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Domenic and Elise then went to pensioner Peter Von Maltzahn’s house to look at the vehicle. The van, still perfectly running in all of it’s cozy glory, was everything they hoped it would be and more.

While chatting with Peter, the senior told travel stories from decades past. His life had apparently been so filled with adventure during his marriage, it was enough to make Elise “envious”, even though she is a travel blogger herself.

 

Dejected, but still inspired, Elise and Domenic left Peter’s house accepting that they couldn’t afford the dream van.

But then one week later, the couple received a call from Peter. The pensioner explained that even though he had received two other offers for the van’s asking price, they had both been made by collectors who were content to let the vehicle gather dust in a display, rather than to actually use it. He then asked what Domenic and Elise could afford to pay.

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The couple said that realistically, they could only afford about half of the original price.

“He told us that the idea of the Kombi going to a young married couple, beginning their lives together, just like he and his wife when they bought it together back in ’72, meant so much more to him,” Elise told the Daily Mail. “With tears in his eyes he told us he would accept our offer, but only on one condition.”

 

“I told him we would do anything. He said, ‘You have to promise me you’ll have adventures and when you have your own children you have to take them on many, many adventures’.”

The couple has since taken the van – fondly dubbed Scout – across Australia, thus fulfilling their promise to Peter.

You can follow the couple’s adventures via Elise’s Instagram page.

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Watch Heroes Rush to Save Elderly Woman From Oncoming Train

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These good samaritans didn’t hesitate leaping into action when they saw an elderly woman was in danger of being hit by a train.

An 89-year-old senior was crossing a set of train tracks in Saddle Brook, New Jersey when the railroad crossing arms came down on both sides of her.

One bystander jumped out of his car and raced towards the woman so he could help her to the other side of the tracks.

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Soon after, he is joined by another quick-thinking pedestrian and they are able to safely escort the woman to safety.

“The red light started blinking and then just started going down,” John Mango, one of the good samaritans, told WGN. “And even in the video, I can hear myself going ‘no!’ So then I just jumped out of the car and ran as quick as I can to try to get her out of the way.”

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Adoptive Father Launches Formerly Homeless Boy to Basketball Stardom

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19-year-old Caleb Swanigan has become one of the best players in college basketball – but if it weren’t for his adoptive father’s faith over the years, he may not have ever made it onto the court.

That’s because for most of Caleb’s childhood, he weighed 360 pounds and was homeless.

His mother would take him from shelter to shelter around Indianapolis, until she finally gave up her parental rights in 2011. It was then that recently-divorced Roosevelt Barnes volunteered to adopt Caleb as his rightful son.

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Roosevelt was determined to encourage and inspire his new offspring no matter his weight or upbringing. So when Caleb said he wanted to play basketball, Roosevelt – being a former pro-football player himself – set up a training schedule for his son.

Caleb recently graduated with a 3.3 GPA and now plays for the Purdue Boilermakers. He has also been voted one of the top prep players in the national class of 2015 by ESPN.

And he says he wouldn’t have accomplished any of it if it weren’t for his father.

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Restaurant Only Serves Meals Lovingly Made by Grandmas From Around the World

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Everybody knows that there is nothing quite like grandma’s cooking.

That’s why Jody Scaravella created a restaurant that is only run entirely by grandmothers.

Every day of the week at Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, New York City, a grandmother from a different country takes charge of the team and creates a menu based off of her home nation. The “nonnas” – which is Italian for “grandmother” – come from all over the world. From Sri Lanka, to Peru, to Ireland, to Greece, to Russia; every single one of the women on the 30-person team take turns playing lead chef.

Jody first became inspired to create the restaurant after he lost both his sister and mother in a short span of time. Aching for a matriarchal connection in his life, he got the idea to create a place that could specifically play host to the love and wonders of classical grandmother cooking.

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“When I opened the Enoteca, I was really grief-stricken,” says Jody. “It was comforting to have these grandmothers cooking in the kitchen. You know, the would pinch my cheek or say ‘do you wanna try this’, and at that point I realized that what we were doing was much bigger than I thought it was going to be. When you walk through the restaurant – and you really listen to the people you pass by – they’re talking about their mothers or talking about their grandmothers.”

“It kind of evokes a trip down memory lane.”

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India Doubles Paid Maternity Leave, Making it 3rd Best Worldwide

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The Parliament of India has just passed a bill extending nationally mandated paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

The bill, which will reportedly benefit almost two million women in the organized working sector, will apply to all businesses that employ more than 10 workers.

The policy change also makes India the third best country in the world for paid maternity leave, trailing only Canada with 50 weeks of paid leave and Norway with 44.

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However, the extended paid leave will only apply to the first two children. If a mother gives birth to a third, then the time off is cut back to 12 weeks.

“This is my humble gift to women, a day after the world celebrated the International Women’s Day,” said Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.

Though Parliament members were arguing for similar benefits to be applied to new fathers as well, certain paid paternity leave policies either already exist at a state level, or are currently under negotiation.

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Canadian Youth Braves Storm on Horseback to Deliver Food to Stranded Driver

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This 18-year-old woman is a shining example of Canadian kindness – and Canadian resilience to the cold.

Eileen Eagle Bears was warm and dry at home with her family during Monday’s blizzard near Brandon, Manitoba when highway cameras showed a trucker stuck in the snow on the side of highway 10.

Heartbroken by the driver’s situation on television, Eileen vowed to help.

The trucker, a Winnipeg driver named Peter Douglas, had had to spend Monday night in his truck waiting for the snow to clear up. On Tuesday morning, however, he awoke to an unusual surprise.

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Eileen had trekked two and a half miles on horseback – and some of the distance on foot due to the ice – so she could deliver a thermos of hot coffee to Peter.

Later that day, Eileen returned once more to give Peter water and a thermos of stew.

Peter was eventually towed, but he was still shocked that the youth underwent so much trouble just to help him out.

“She had to walk that horse half a mile up that hill and half a mile down because it was so icy. Blew me away,” Douglas told CTV. “She said she saw me on the camera. Her and her family were watching.”

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Student Proves Sobriety to Cops by Using Special Skill (WATCH)

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This university student could have simply been let off the hook with a busted brake light – but when police officers saw that he was also driving under the speed limit, he was pulled over into an empty parking lot.

While the boys in blue ran his license, the University of Central Arkansas student explained that he had just been on his way home when he was pulled over.

The cops asked him to step out of the vehicle so they could point out the busted brake light. Then, they noticed something unusual sticking out of the youth’s pocket.

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Embarrassed, the student said that the item was in relation to him being an amateur magician.

The officers then became intrigued and asked if they could see some of the student’s stunts.

Without hesitating, the student pulled out three juggling mallets and handed his phone to the officer so he could film the exchange.

The Arkansas officers were then treated to quite a show for someone whom they had originally thought to be intoxicated.

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High School Installs Washing Machines for Homeless Students

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Though it may seem like a fairly basic commodity, some of these high school students don’t have proper access to laundry machines.

That’s why East High School in Utah has just installed washing machines, dryers, and lockers for their homeless students.

According to KSL, the school plays host to 80 homeless students out of 2,000. Some of these students are caregivers residing in the local homeless shelter—others rely simply on couch surfing, staying at friend’s houses, or just sleeping in the streets.

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Additionally, there are plenty of students whose families are simply too dysfunctional to do laundry.

The school’s family support specialist Kris Barta told KSL: “We are totally ready to open and I have a few kids who are totally ready for it to open, who have told me, ‘I am not homeless, but my family doesn’t put a priority on this or they are neglectful at home, so I am excited for the locker room/shower room to open up so I can do some laundry.’”

The Leopard Laundry room—as it is currently being called because of their mascot being a leopard—will also be equipped with donated shampoo, conditioner, detergent, towels, and free clothing for the taking.

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School representatives say that if they want their students to succeed, their basic physical needs should be met—and they’re willing to help in every way that they can.

“They have too much on their plate to be successful students. So if we take some of that off by making sure they have food and clean, appropriate clothes to wear, maybe they can focus on their academic goals or what they want to do in their life, but most importantly stay in and finish high school,” Barta said.

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Monastery Recruits Cute Fluffy Friar to Encourage Adoptions

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This pawesome pupper is a prime example of this monastery’s teachings – and he’s adorable too.

The friars at this Franciscan monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia worship St. Francis of Assisi; the patron saint of animals.

So in honor of their practices, they adopted Carmelo the dog – or “Friar Bigoton”, meaning “mustache” in Spanish.

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The pup has become a beloved part of the monastery, spreading love, cuddles, and teaching to the pond’s local fish. Carmelo has even taken a liking to his new friar’s robes.

Carmelo used to be a stray before he was rescued by Proyecto Narices Frías – or “Cold Nose Project” in English.

“If only all the churches of our country adopt a dog and care for him like Friar Bigotón,” the group wrote in a post on Facebook, “we are sure that the parishioners would follow his example.”

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Pregnant Woman Gives Man “Decent Dude” Award Statue For Giving Up Subway Seat

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Yvonne Lin had been carrying around a special surprise for the first man to offer her a seat on the subway – and though it took her two whole pregnancies, a winner finally emerged two weeks ago.

The 38-year-old designer noticed that throughout her entire first pregnancy, the only people offering her seats on the subway were black and Latino women.

So in preparation for the first “decent dude” who would offer her a seat, Yvonne had a little card made to offer in gratitude.

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When the third trimester of her first pregnancy came and went without any luck, however, she decided to up the ante by making a little seven-inch trophy of a Hulk tearing his shirt off. Inscribed onto the trophy was the saying: “#1 DECENT DUDE. First man to offer subway seat to pregnant woman throughout Two Pregnancies.”

Finally, Yvonne was on the A train home from work when a young man who was playing on his phone looked up and noticed the mother standing in front of him. Without hesitating, he jumped out of the chair and said “Please take this seat, I just noticed.”

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Though she wasn’t able to catch his name, Yvonne presented the young man with the statue, took a photo of him, and explained her social experiment. As the two chatted, the man said that he was also a father of two.

“I’m about 8ish months preggers (again) and I look it,” wrote Yvonne. “I’ve been gradually coming to the conclusion that men suck. I didn’t get a single subway seat offered to me by a man throughout my first pregnancy. So for the second pregnancy, I had this made and I’ve been carrying it around everyday – till last Friday. This guy is the winner!”

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I Competed in a Beauty Pageant with Facial Paralysis

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Competing in pageants was never something that I ever thought I would do. Growing up, I was never a girly girl, and was not at all a model of self-confidence – so how did I manage to compete in a pageant with Bell’s palsy?

I ask myself all the time. ‘Self-confidence’ is something that is uttered in pageantry quite a bit, along with the phrase ‘beauty is on the inside’, or something like that. I will admit that I was one of those people, saying those cliché lines, knowing the meaning but not entirely understanding what it really meant. Thankfully, now I do, and hopefully my story is able to give you a bit of insight as to what being ‘beautiful on the inside’ really means.

One week before the 2016 National Finals of Miss Galaxy Australia, I woke up to the strangest feeling. Touching the side of my face, I felt pins and needles all over one side, down my neck and on my chest. That afternoon I was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. Bell’s palsy is temporary paralysis of the face, neck, and chest. Sitting in the doctor’s office hearing him tell me this felt so surreal. Surely this couldn’t be happening? I have nationals next week? I don’t have any numbness or drooping? As the thoughts ran through my head I noticed that my eyes were not blinking at the same time. I frantically tried to blink it away and that is when it sunk in; it’s only going to get worse. In the process of a few days I lost complete sensation on the left side of my face, and I had no control of my left eye.

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Another visit to the doctor confirmed my condition but stated that the symptoms would not get much worse. Unfortunately for me, he was wrong. My speech became so slurred that I was unable to communicate properly, I could hardly eat or drink, my vision came blurred in one eye, my face completely drooped and the constant strain on my face gave me incredible migraines. Oh, and I couldn’t do my pageant smile either.

I am going to be brutally honest, even if I come across a bit shallow; I cried a lot. All of my hard work, in that moment, had seemed to be for nothing and my dream of being the next Miss Galaxy Australia seemed to fly right out the window. I am not beautiful like this. I am so embarrassed of myself, I look and sound horrific. I still competed though, oh yes, I did. As much as I was embarrassed and as much as I wanted to give up, I still went.

Now, walking into a room full of beautiful women, looking the way that I did, has to have been one of the hardest thing that I put my self-esteem through. How did I feel adequate in a room full of pageant beauties, looking the way that I did? I just lifted my head, wiped my tears and hoped that my time at finals would get better.

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Once I explained my condition to the other girls they were nothing but supportive of me. My sense of humor came out and I was able to thrive in a way that, the majority of the time, I forgot that I was even sick. However, the day that I was truly dreading was drawing near; pageant day. I still had to walk on stage in front of hundreds of people and perform like this. I was terrified, but I couldn’t back out now.

I was very surprised at how well I did to be very honest. I strutted and I walked, I spun and I had a really good time! After all, I was allowed to. I was able to walk on stage and have fun, with no expectations of how I should walk, or turn, or look. I was able to be myself without any judgement, and I felt so happy about it that I smiled my half-grimace half-smile with pride! On that night I rediscovered myself. From that point I could say that I was beautiful and that I was confident, on the inside.

You could still imagine my disbelief when I got called out as one of the top 15. It was the first time all week that I cried happy tears. The applause stunned and humbled me. My time at nationals ended with a bang and a lot of congratulations and praise. The week that I was dreading became one of the best weeks of my life.

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Am I competing again, you ask? Of course! I will be returning to the Australia Galaxy Pageants National Stage again in April of this year and you bet that I will be back and better than ever. Keep an eager eye out, I may just be Miss Galaxy Australia 2017!

Anyway, the main point that I was trying to get across through my story was that confidence is beauty. HONESTLY! Not your face or your waistline or your $5,000 ball gown. It truly is you; and I just proved it.

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Now You Can Drink Beer to Save Beaches Worldwide

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Due to the high demand for sand in pharmaceuticals, construction, and engineering, two thirds of beaches worldwide are dramatically receding.

Thankfully, you can now have a beer in order to save sandy sanctuaries.

New Zealand-based company DB Breweries is encouraging their customers to drink beer in order to save beaches.

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Why? Because they have constructed a machine that grinds empty beer bottles into pristine glass sand. All one has to do is place their finished beer bottle into the machine –instead of the recycling bin – and watch as their previously-used glass turns into one cup of pure sand.

“Kiwis, we love our beaches, and we love our beer,” said Sean O’Donnell, marketing director at DB Breweries. “So wouldn’t it be great if you could have a beer and do something for the environment? I mean, that’s pretty exciting.”

DB Breweries has struck up a handful of negotiations with construction companies and concrete manufacturers so as to ensure there will be now more theft of beach sand for future generations.

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Cancer Drug Prices in India Slashed by 86%

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This Indian drug pricing regulator has just announced that vital cancer-treating pharmaceuticals have received dramatic price cuts over the course of the last year.

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said there has been “a significant price reduction in cancer drug prices since March 2017” in a tweet. These price reductions reportedly apply to Iressa of AstraZeneca Pharma India; Dr Reddy’s laboratories’ Grafeel; Natco, and Emcure pharmaceuticals, among many others.

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The price reductions range from 86% to 13% respectively, providing dozens of valuable medications to country residents for intensely more affordable costs.

The NPPA also applied price reductions to a dozen various diabetes medications with cuts ranging from 42 to 13%.

In addition to their efforts in making pharmaceuticals more affordable, the NPPA is currently investigating 24 different hospitals that have received patient complaints about being over-charged.

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Man Who Doesn’t Know How to Swim Rescues Drowning Boy

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Despite not knowing how to swim, this hotel guest didn’t hesitate to dive into the deep end and rescue a drowning child.

A mother, her companion, and her five kids were splashing about in the hotel pool of the New Jersey La Quinta Inn on Thursday when disaster struck.

According to the Associated Press, one of the children slipped into the deep end and was unable to resurface. Since no one in the group knew how to swim, the companion ran to the front desk yelling for help.

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Randolph Tajada-Perez of Hazleton, Pennsylvania was checking in to the hotel when he heard the calls for help.

Even though he also didn’t know how to swim, Randolph jumped into the pool after the child. After a few failed attempts, the guest was finally able to rescue the boy.

The child is reportedly in stable condition while Randolph is reportedly hailed as a hero.

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Hero Dog Saved From Being Put Down After Online Petition Takes Off

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Buddy the pit bull was considered a hero after he allegedly saved a 9-year-old boy from being drowned by his deranged mother. But despite his courageous behavior, he was still put on death row for being “dangerous”.

Thankfully, over 50,000 people from around the world were able to help save his life.

Buddy was seized after he attacked the psychotic woman who was causing harm to her son. During his attempt to fight off the woman, he accidentally bit the son being forced into the Murray River in Moama, on the New South Wales-Victoria border.

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Buddy’s owner, Jess Smith, created an online petition to save Buddy from being euthanized. The campaign eventually garnered over 50,000 signatures all rallying for the pup’s life.

Area representatives decided that Buddy’s actions were in reasonable defense of the situation and the canine was not considered a danger.

“I just want to tell everyone that our boy buddy is coming home. He has a few things to get into place before he comes home, but the main thing is he is coming home,” wrote Jess. “We all can’t thank you enough for all you support in sharing and helping fundraise for him.”

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The boy is currently in the hospital being treated for the bite and is expected to make a full recovery.

Murray River Council interim general manager Margot Stork said: “The New South Wales Police have advised council that they will not be seeking an order to destroy this animal. Our Rangers are passionate about animal welfare and we will always work with residents to ensure their pets are registered, micro-chipped, and provide any advice or assistance.”

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