Unique Charter School Offers Impressive Second Chance for Adults

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Jan 23, 2017

Gary Moore had to drop out of school at 11 years of age to take care of his baby sisters, and no one seemed to have noticed or bothered to find out what happened to his education afterwards.

Now, according to the Christian Science Monitor, the 27-year-old baker is picking up where he left off in school by working towards his diploma at a charter Indiana high school for adults that gives grown-ups a second chance – and some a first chance – at graduation.

Moore is one of almost 30 million adults who are searching for their ticket into a workforce that increasingly requires a diploma.

The Excel Center, founded by Goodwill Industries, caters specifically to adult learners. It differs from most adult education recovery programs by providing classes with in-person instructors – and not a computer monitor – as well as an academic coach.

The coach helps each student with academics, childcare, and transportation issues, as well as anything that interferes with their education. Most importantly, the coaches develop relationships with students so that someone knows and cares whether they are in school or not.

Teachers, staff, and academic life coaches all share a common goal: changing their local communities through education of the individual. Recently, 688 students in central Indiana changed their lives by earning a diploma through the Excel Center.

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Goodwill has also started schools serving 3,500 different students in South Bend, Indiana; Austin, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; and Washington with another 20 locations in consideration.

And these programs are not just handing out diplomas. In Texas, students are expected to earn their diploma and a trade certification, along with passing state standardized tests. Upon enrollment at the Excel Center, however, 64% of students were unemployed. After graduation, 80% are employed or continuing on to college.

Each graduate also represents enormous savings for taxpayers. Welfare payments, food stamp, criminal justice costs, and medical care add up to about $235,000 per person over the course of their lifetime. Multiply that by millions for those who don’t have a diploma, are not in school, underemployed, or unemployed and that figure easily reaches the trillions.

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The bigger picture benefits for society looms even larger because of the “generational impact”, since most parents who graduate are more likely to have a child that graduates. The vast majority of Goodwill adult students have reported since their own enrollment, their children have improved in school as well.

As the charter schools have begun to expand across the country, many Chambers of Commerce acknowledge that an educated and trained workforce is one of the biggest assets in attracting industries and jobs to an area.

But for Moore, he’s the most excited about graduation.

“When you’re denied something, you want it even that much more. I don’t want to cry, but it’s certainly going to mean everything,” he tells The Christian Science Monitor.

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Healthy Concession Food is a ‘Game Changer’ for High Schools

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Jan 22, 2017

Concession stands at school sporting events are often overlooked by those advocating for healthy school food. However, a new study highlights how concession stands can benefit from adding on healthy items.

“We found that an average of 77% of students purchased healthier foods when they were available and that revenue also increased when a variety of healthy items were available,” says the study’s co-author Brian Wansink. “This a game changer for both schools and healthier students.”

In 2014, researchers from the University of Iowa and Cornell University teamed up with a booster club president in charge of running the concession stand at a large high school to publish their findings on how the addition of healthy items to the school concession stand impacted sales. They found that the addition of 8 new healthy items, which complied with the USDA Smart Snacks guidelines, accounted for 9% of concession stand sales. Overall sales also increased by 4%.

“While these findings were positive,” says co-author Helena Laroche, “We really wanted to know how students felt about the change, so we conducted a follow-up survey to gauge their satisfaction.”

314 students responded to the survey, which asked them to indicate whether the availability of healthy foods was important to them or not. The researchers split the survey responses based on the students’ answer to this question and found that both groups purchased healthier foods and were more satisfied with the offerings. Among those who valued the availability of healthy items, 79% reported purchasing at least one new healthy item. Of those who did not believe it was important to offer healthy foods, almost as many 76% reported purchasing at least one healthy item during the school year. Furthermore, the latter group indicated being more satisfied with the variety of foods offered and the former more satisfied with the healthfulness and taste.

The researchers stress the importance of sending students a consistent message that health is important by offering healthy items wherever food is offered or sold.

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Watch Mother Resuscitate Baby Deer with 8 Minutes of CPR

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Jan 22, 2017

Even though this baby deer had stopped breathing after falling into a pool, this rescuer was not about to give up on it.

The owner of the pool, who happened to be a doctor, had reportedly pulled the deer from the water just before her daughter started filming the dramatic episode.

The woman desperately performed CPR on the fawn for eight minutes before it finally coughed and spluttered awake.

Relieved, the unidentified mother dried the fawn with a little pink towel before the critter rejoined her own mother at the edge of the forest.

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Dental Office Will Offer Dental Care to the Uninsured for One Day

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Jan 22, 2017

Two days out of every year, this office is offering free dental care to any adult uninsured Queens residents in New York.

The Steinway Family Dental Center designated February 3rd, 2017 to be Free Dental Day. The staff will cover basic services such as cleanings, fillings, oral exams and X-rays as well as guidance on proper brushing, flossing, and other dental care techniques.

Between 10AM and 3PM, the office will be accepting walk-ins, however it is advised to make an appointment in advance since the slots fill up quickly. The Steinway workers reportedly say that they usually see as many as 40 patients in one day.

“Free Dental Day is an emotional one,” says the dental office. “Seeing patients who haven’t been to the dentist in years receive their cleaning or finally get rid of that tooth pain is indescribable.”

“We’ve had plenty of success with Free Dental Day in the past and we are really looking forward to giving back to the community once again.”

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Man Plunges Under Ice 3 Times to Save Wife Trapped in Lake (Video)

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Jan 22, 2017

Kevin Wiseman often plows paths in the backwoods of Quebec for a local snowmobile club, but the good deed turned into a traumatic event on Wednesday’.

Kevin and his 40-year-old wife Audrey Berndt were riding their snowcat through the Canadian wilderness when they took a turn onto what they thought was an empty field. By the time they realized it was actually the frozen McMullin Lake, near Val-des-Monts, it was too late.

The couple tried to turn back, but the snowcat plunged through the ice. The vehicle sunk 12 feet before it hit the bottom and the cab started filling up with icy water. When Kevin was unable to punch through the windshield, he head-butted the glass until it broke.

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He resurfaced only to find that his wife was still trapped underwater.

Kevin dove back into the freezing waters three different times before he finally found Audrey and hauled her onto dry land.

“Something in my head said, ‘You are going back under. You’re staying there, if you don’t have your wife,’” Kevin told CBC.

The couple knocked on a nearby cabin door for help. The owner of the cabin, who happened to be a nurse, was able to take care of their wounds and give them warm clothes while waiting for paramedics to arrive. Berdnt was taken to the hospital to be treated for hypothermia, however she was released after a few hours and declared healthy.

“I call him my hero. If not for him, I would not be here,” said Audrey.

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Sweetest Moments From the Obama Years In Photos (2009-2017)

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Jan 21, 2017

As we say goodbye to Barack Obama and his family after eight years in their home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, let’s take a look back at some of the most memorable photos taken by Pete Souza, the official White House photographer…

As a father, President Obama was ‘a natural’ around children of all ages…

Hailing from Chicago, the Obamas were no strangers to snow…

The whole family played in the snow—including Bo, the family’s Portuguese Water Dog, shown here romping in a blizzard on the south grounds.

Snowball in hand, the President chases Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on the White House colonnade.

The Jokester-in-Chief: “We were walking through a locker room when White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson stopped to weigh himself on a scale. Unbeknownst to him, the President was stepping on the back of the scale, as Marvin continued to slide the scale lever. Everyone but Marvin was in on the joke.”

This pizza shop owner became a celebrity overnight when the traveling press corp captured images of Scott Van Duzer picking up the president in a bear hug…

And who can forget this moment, when Obama fired a marshmallow cannon in the East Room designed by a young participant in the annual White House Science Fair… Watch the video

One day Sasha crawled into the office, and Souza followed her. She hid behind the sofa, and when she reached the far end, jumped up and yelled, to spook her dad.

Michelle and Barack watch the Fourth of July fireworks from the roof of the White House…

Touching hands on the railing of a boat during a tour following the Gulf oil spill…

The president, wearing a tiara with Girl Scouts visiting the White House…

Visiting classrooms to promote science (and having a little fun)…

Meeting a staffer’s daughter right down on the floor…

And, who didn’t enjoy his dancing and singing?

Crooning ’Sweet Home Chicago’ with B.B. King…

He didn’t mind rolling up his sleeves, recalls photographer Souza: “White House valets had moved the sofas in the Oval Office to accommodate the large number of press. When the photo-op ended, the President said to Vermont Gov. Douglas, ‘Let’s move the sofas back in place.’ Gov. Douglas didn’t quite know what to do as the President began lifting.”

Fixing a young man’s tie…

Returning to the Oval Office after going on a hamburger run for West Wing staffers. (White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Michelle made her mark, too, helping kids stay fit, planting and harvesting in her White House vegetable garden, and advocating for veterans…

To all the Obamas, We Will Miss You!

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No Need for Fillings: Alzheimer’s Drug Can Stimulate Tooth Renewal

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Jan 21, 2017

A new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug has been discovered by a team of researchers.

Following trauma or an infection, the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can become exposed and infected. In order to protect the tooth from infection, a thin band of dentine is naturally produced and this seals the tooth pulp, but it is insufficient to effectively repair large cavities. Currently dentists use man-made cements or fillings, such as calcium and silicon-based products, to treat these larger cavities and fill holes in teeth. This cement remains in the tooth and fails to disintegrate, meaning that the normal mineral level of the tooth is never completely restored.

However, in a paper published in Scientific Reports, scientists from the Dental Institute at King’s College London have proven a way to stimulate the stem cells contained in the pulp of the tooth and generate new dentine – the mineralized material that protects the tooth – in large cavities, potentially reducing the need for fillings or cements.

The novel, biological approach could see teeth use their natural ability to repair large cavities rather than using cements or fillings, which are prone to infections and often need replacing a number of times. Indeed when fillings fail or infection occurs, dentists have to remove and fill an area that is larger than what is affected, and after multiple treatments the tooth may eventually need to be extracted. As this new method encourages natural tooth repair, it could eliminate all of these issues, providing a more natural solution for patients.

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Significantly, one of the small molecules used by the team to stimulate the renewal of the stem cells included Tideglusib, which has previously been used in clinical trials to treat neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease. This presents a real opportunity to fast-track the treatment into practice.

Using biodegradable collagen sponges to deliver the treatment, the team applied low doses of small molecule glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3) inhibitors to the tooth. They found that the sponge degraded over time and that new dentine replaced it, leading to complete, natural repair. Collagen sponges are commercially-available and clinically-approved, again adding to the potential of the treatment’s swift pick-up and use in dental clinics.

Lead author of the study, Professor Paul Sharpe said: “The simplicity of our approach makes it ideal as a clinical dental product for the natural treatment of large cavities, by providing both pulp protection and restoring dentine. In addition, using a drug that has already been tested in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease provides a real opportunity to get this dental treatment quickly into clinics.”

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94-Year-old Graduates College Online with Bachelor’s and 4.0 GPA

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Jan 21, 2017

Amy Craton didn’t see herself “just sitting around watching Netflix all day” in her old age, so she went back to school — and met her goal with timeless success.

The 94-year-old graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing and English, and did it while earning a perfect grade point average of 4.0.

Since she was unable to make it to New England for the graduation ceremony, SNHU President Paul LeBlanc, flanked by several staff members and faculty, flew out to her home in Hawaii to throw her a surprise party.

Craton had put a hold on her education in 1964 so she could raise her children full-time. When the senior decided to go back to school, she chose SNHU because it reminded her of her childhood growing up in the region.

“It feels good to graduate, to finish that part of my life, but I feel that I’m still on the road,” she said in an interview released by the school. “I have much more to learn.”

Which is why she’s already enrolled in a master’s degree program and studying daily assignments once again.

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See The Moment This Man Learned His Missing Wife with Alzheimer’s Was Found

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Jan 21, 2017

Scott Kegelman had been worried sick about his 64-year-old wife with Alzheimer’s disease, missing for four days after a routine shopping trip.

Debreh Gilbert had reportedly disappeared from Rite Aid as they shopped together on Saturday night.

Finally on Wednesday night, Scott received a call from a nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, New Jersey. The worker apparently saw Debreh’s picture on the news and recognized her as a patient who had been admitted on Sunday.

Watch below as Scott can barely contain himself when he hears the good news.

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Siberian Firefighters Save 150 Piglets From Farm Fire (LOOK)

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Jan 21, 2017

These little piggies may not have fallen prey to a big bad wolf, but they did almost fall prey to a fire that burned their barn down.

It took four hours to extinguish the blaze that consumed the private farm in the Chernaya Rechka village, near Tomsk city.

Though not all of the animals made it out, firefighters rescued over 150 of the animals from the inferno and used a bucket brigade to pass the pink babies to safety.

Watch the Siberian heroes work tirelessly to evacuate the squealing residents to safety in this video below.

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Supermarket Introduces “Relaxed Lane” for Special Needs Customers

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Jan 20, 2017

One of the Tesco supermarket branches in Scotland has just launched a “relaxed lane” for vulnerable customers who would prefer to take their time at the till.

The store, located in Forres, Moray, hopes that the lane will make grocery shopping easier for guests with dementia, autism, Alzheimer’s, learning disabilities, or just a mother with several kids under her arm.

The project, developed with the assistance of Alzheimer Scotland, will hopefully encourage shoppers to comfortably move at their own pace without feeling rushed.

Though it is currently only a trial program, the lane – open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays – has already received an outpouring of approval and support.

“It was highlighted to me that people living with dementia can feel under pressure when they reach the checkout, and it struck me that this could be true for others as well,” the store’s Kerry Speed told BBC. “Early feedback from customers has been very positive. Although it’s a simple gesture, we hope this will make a difference.”

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High Schools to Provide SAT and ACT Testing Free of Charge

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Jan 20, 2017

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that Oklahoma public school districts will have the opportunity this year to choose whether their 11th-grade students can take the ACT or the SAT college-entrance exam free of charge.

This initiative is an extension of a 2015-2016 pilot program widely embraced across the state last spring, when all but two of Oklahoma’s 459 public high schools provided the ACT for juniors. As a result, 79% of 11th graders – or 35,477 of 45,071 students – took the test, compared to a little more than half who had taken the exam the year before.

Giving schools the opportunity to administer the free tests onsite and during the school day eliminates cost and transportation barriers for students who otherwise might never have had access to the college- and career-readiness exam. An ACT or SAT score allows a student to earn college credit at a reduced cost while still in high school through concurrent enrollment and is a requirement for acceptance into colleges and universities.

“Access to the ACT and SAT opens up an on-ramp to postsecondary education for all Oklahoma public school students, many of whom might not otherwise consider college to be a possibility,” said Hofmeister. “By easing the path from K-12 to college or CareerTech, we can help ensure that Oklahomans will be competitive in our rapidly changing, technology-driven global marketplace.”

Hofmeister said the assessment program shares the same goals as Launch Oklahoma, Gov. Mary Fallin’s initiative to increase the number of Oklahomans with postsecondary degrees, certificates or credentials from 40% to 70% by the year 2025.

Participation in the program is optional this spring. The Oklahoma State Board of Education has recommended that a college- and career-readiness exam be a requirement for high school testing beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.

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Pending approval by the Legislature and Governor, the ACT and SAT tests replace end-of-instruction (EOI) exams that were repealed last year in legislation signed by Gov. Fallin.

The ACT/SAT program is free for schools and students and is funded through dollars already allocated for assessments through the OSDE, which estimates it will save $2.4 million annually by administering the ACT or SAT instead of the EOIs.

The OSDE is issuing a survey to districts in which they may select which test they will make available to their students this spring.

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“Offering districts the choice of the ACT or SAT gives more control back to our communities,” Hofmeister said. “Districts are more likely to know the individual needs of their students and which tool will best serve their students.

Oklahoma students have traditionally chosen to take the ACT to fulfill the entrance requirements of colleges and universities. The number of Oklahoma high school graduates in 2016 who took the ACT was 32,854, or 82%. The number of Oklahoma high school graduates in 2016 who took the SAT was 1,503, or less than 4%.

(Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education)

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Snow White Monkey Born Without Thumbs is Welcomed as Zoo’s First Baby of 2017

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Jan 20, 2017

The Cincinnati Zoo has just welcomed its first newborn resident of 2017: a little snow white guereza colobus monkey.

Though he was born with non-opposable stubs instead of thumbs, the critter is perfectly healthy.

It has not yet been named or gendered, but it was birthed by first-time mother Adanna and Tiberius.

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Policemen Carry Pregnant Woman to Hospital Through Heavy Snow

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Jan 20, 2017

While heavy snow pummeled the surrounding area, a 23-year-old pregnant woman named Kamini went into labor.

Though Kamini and her mother phoned nearby hospitals about getting an ambulance, the roads surrounding her little village of Bhont were too snow-ridden for any vehicles to get through.

Just as they were giving up hope, six policemen showed up at their door ready to assist.

The rescuers wrapped Kamini in a blanket and told her to lie down on a cot that they had brought with them. The crew then spent three and a half hours carrying the mother six miles through heavy snow to the nearest hospital.

Kamini then reportedly gave birth to a healthy baby girl.

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Panera Announces New “100% Clean” Menu

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Jan 20, 2017

True to their word, Panera Bread now has a menu that is totally free of artificial preservatives, sweeteners, colors, and flavors.

With the elimination of over 150 ingredients, the new menu is part of an on-going process spanning the last few years that began by providing food with reduced calories, chicken free of antibiotics, and the removal of nitrates from luncheon meats in both their restaurant and grocery store foods.

In 2010, Panera Bread became the leader and first national restaurant chain to post calorie counts on menus. By the end of 2016, Panera had reached their goal of “no artificial” by changing recipes and eliminating 122 ingredients including FD&C colors, sodium benzoate, sodium nitrate, sodium phosphate, and other words you can’t – or shouldn’t – pronounce in order to provide a completely “clean” menu.

Ron Shaich — founder, chairman and CEO of Panera — says one of the company’s basic commitments is to “actually be part of fixing a broken food system in this country.”

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Corporations Join Norway in Creating $400M Rainforest Fund

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Jan 19, 2017

Corporate giants such as Nestlē, Unilever, and Marks & Spencer have joined the Norwegian government in creating a fund to find deforestation in Brazil.

One of the largest contributors of shrinking rainforest acreage is local small scale farming. Should destruction of the rainforest continue, it could spell disaster for the planet’s only natural way to process greenhouse gases.

According to AFP, the Norwegian government has already kickstarted the fund with a $100 million contribution. Donations from the private sector are expected to supply the extra $300 million by 2020.

The money will go towards helping rainforest countries under the UN’s Paris Climate Agreement meet their promises and standards on schedule.

“The future of the planet depends on our common ability to both protect and restore forests at unprecedented scale,” Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in a statement.

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Watch 80-Year-old Stun Music Store With Shredding Guitar Solo #TBT

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Jan 19, 2017

This video of a slightly stooped 81-year-old shredding through a jazz solo on an Epiphone guitar has been shocking internet viewers since it was published a few years ago.

Bob Woods can be seen playing “Besame Mucho” in a Nashville music store with astonishing dexterity.

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The musician used to reportedly work as a studio guitarist in his younger years. He grew up in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia learning about music from his father, who played the banjo.

But it’s not hard to tell that he’s experienced after watching him jam.

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Instead of Lemonade, Boy has a “Free Toy” Stand for Less Fortunate

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Jan 19, 2017

This little boy may only be 6 years old, but he’s got a big enough heart to give away his toys to the less fortunate.

While other kids may be setting up lemonade stands to make some pocket change, Blake Work took to his driveway with a pile of toys and a sign reading: “Cheer up, kids! Come to Black Work’s house, we have free toys for you!”

The youngster got the generous idea when he became stressed out while cleaning his room.

“He was overwhelmed with all the toys and we talked about those toys being blessings. We explained to him that not every kid gets to have toys like that, if any. That REALLY hurt his heart,” Blake’s mom, Melissa Ann Work, told the Good News Network. “Then he said ‘I have an idea….’”

Considering their family lives in a more suburban neighborhood of Hudson, Florida, Melissa spread news of the toy stand via local garage sale websites.

For four hours, Blake stayed at his station to distribute his gifts accordingly.

“One couple explained to us that they didn’t have much money. They had an 18-month-old son. They were so grateful, but simply wanted the books. So I told that to Blake and he ran back inside and grabbed more for them. They were so grateful.”

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“I’m sure he has something up his sleeve with doing something like this again. I definitely encouraged it. It inspired me to do something similar in the near future,” added Melissa.

The toys that Blake didn’t sell, he gave to his kindergarten teacher. The goodies will be used as rewards for good behavior in the classroom.

“We are proud of him. This is the same kid who comes over to me in the middle of me cleaning the house, and he just looks up at me and thanks me for doing so. He’s something special.”

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Cat With 5 Pounds of Matted Fur Makes Miracle Recovery, Finds Loving Home

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Jan 19, 2017

When animal abuse investigators received photos of Sinbad the cat, they had a hard time being able to tell that it was, in fact, a feline.

That’s because Sinbad had been neglected to the point where his fur had collected into a five pound mat of gnarled hair.

Persians typically need to be regularly groomed in order to care for their elegant coat. Sinbad’s owner, unable to keep up with the daily brushing, let the cat’s hair fall into disarray. The feline was unable to move his back legs due to the tangled mass and he had become very malnourished. A utility worker who was doing repairs in the owner’s basement caught a glimpse of Sinbad and immediately sent photos to The Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago.

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“They had the pictures on the camera phone and they said, ‘Elliott, we found you a cat,’” Sinbad’s new owner Elliott Serrano, a humane education specialist at the Anti-Cruelty Society, told WGN-TV. “I said, ‘Really?’”

The owner agreed to relinquish Sinbad to the organization, after which they got to work.

It reportedly took hours to shear off the excess fur because it was hard to tell the difference between skin and hair. Sinbad, though he was even put under anesthesia during the ordeal, was still extraordinarily patient and sweet.

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Serrano agreed to foster Sinbad until he found a forever home. But as he spent more time with the healing Persian, he couldn’t help but fall in love. Shortly after taking him home, Serrano signed the adoption papers.

“He was so sweet and tolerant during the process that we knew he was a special little guy,” Serrano recalled. “After all that he’s been through he’s a sweet, loving cat. How can you say no to that?”

The adorable survivor has since become an Instagram star alongside Serrano, scoring over 6,000 followers since last week.

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Woman Has First Haircut Since 1994 to Raise Money for Charity

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Jan 19, 2017

Elaine Mays has not gotten a haircut since 1994 – but now for the sake of charity, she let go of her long mane of hair.

By cutting off 55 inches of hair, the 56-year-old managed to raise about $3,000 for Cancer Research UK.

Her locks will go towards a charity that makes wigs for children who lost their hair undergoing chemotherapy.

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