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Clean-Up Superhero Caught on Camera Dancing While Picking Up Litter (WATCH)

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Terry Turner
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This guy busts a move while he dusts up his city’s streets.

A security camera caught “Dancing Litter Guy” turning a Milwaukee, Wisconsin street into a dance floor while he picked up trash along the curb outside the Avalon Theater.

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Theater employees mixed in Michael Jackson’s “Ease on Down The Road” from the movie “The Wiz.”

Local paper, the Milwaukee Record gave the unknown do-gooder his nickname and called him “The Hero Milwaukee Needs.”

Here’s hoping he cleans up the town.

(WATCH the video from the Avalon Theater below) — Photo: Avalon Theater

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4 Ways To Manifest Your Soul Mate And Give Up Looking for ‘Perfect’

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Michelle Ploog
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One of the radical truths I’ve learned through my years as a happiness coach, spiritual teacher, and student is that our intimate relationships are often the most challenging to manifest and maintain.

When we’ve either welcomed the wrong relationship into our lives or have run from the right ones, we end up alone and often yearning for the “perfect man”.

Time to face facts: there is no “perfect man”. Fantasies aren’t reality and when we choose to live in a fantasy, we miss out on the greatness of reality.

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So, if you are ready to attract your soul match (not “perfect man”) there are some basic rules for love manifestation:

1. You attract what you are… OR what you believe you deserve.

If you constantly have insecure thoughts about yourself or have a low self-esteem and low self-worth, the men you attract will either capitalize on your insecurities or try to rescue you. Likely, you will only be attracted to the guy that is putting you down or rejecting you because he is reflecting your ego’s belief that you’re not good enough. Our ego wants to be right and will always find the proof it needs to be right.

This lack of self-worth will attract “players”, jerks, control-freaks, and abusers. If you meet a great guy that’s giving you love that you don’t believe you deserve, you’re likely to toss him out. So YOU need to change YOUR mind about YOURSELF. You do deserve to be loved. You are beautiful, talented, smart, and fun. You are enough. Believe that!

2. Ditch the list!

Stop looking at the things you identify as the “perfect man” for you.

“6’5, brown hair, brown eyes, straight teeth, broad shoulders, plays tennis, likes sushi, works in finance, drives a BMW, travels for work, like to play scrabble, blah blah blah…”

Does this sound familiar? Okay, maybe that’s not your list and perhaps you’ve never written it down, BUT you may have a mental checklist of superficial characteristics that he must have. It’s a good idea to have standards on the external – like maybe 3 must haves and those should be simple (job, healthy, car).

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I’ve seen it too many times where a woman does find a guy with everything on her list and then (insert suspense music) there is no chemistry whatsoever! Be honest, do you want that perfect picture or do you want to feel loved, appreciated, inspired, and connected?

I chose to go with manifesting from the feelings I wanted a long time ago and found the love of my life. It’s not what I thought it would look like, because it’s so much better! My heart sings when he walks into the room. I can’t wait to hear about his day and then playfully wrestle and laugh every night! I wanted the real thing, not the picture – and I got it!

3. Trust your instincts not your ego.


The ego is deceptive in both the positive and the negative, but both forms the ego takes can prevent you from being your truest self and falling in love with someone else’s truest self. Your ego can also blind you from engaging with an amazing guy and attract you to the worst-for-you guy.

In a relationship, your gut will tell you when it’s right and when it isn’t. There is actually a tiny, brain-like sensory system at your solar plexus that receives and transmits information – this is when you know something at a gut level. Your ego may block you, but your gut knows better. So listen to your instincts and let them guide you toward love.

4. Be open and willing.

First be open and willing to meet someone; and second open and willing to work through the challenges that arise in a relationship. If you learn that the person isn’t the right fit for you, you’ll walk away a better communicator and a wiser woman.

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It’s not always easy to be open and willing when you’ve been knocked down from past experiences, but if you want someone fabulous – it’s time to heal the wounds and open yourself up for something great to come your way!

Start with these and visit my website if you’re looking for more tools!

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Elderly Woman Shows Muslim Doctor Some Love After Donald Trump News

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Terry Turner
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It was a small gesture but a Muslim doctor in Idaho said it brought back “a faith in humanity.”

After a 91-year-old patient heard about a politician wanting to ban Muslims from coming to the United States, she showed her doctor how caring America can be — she stood up for her friend.

She crocheted some stuffed animals for Dr. Fahim Rahim, letting him know a lot of Americans are like her: “(We) can feel your pain and what you’re going through.”

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The kidney patient, unnamed by Dr. Rahim, had been listening to her physician being interviewed on a local radio show in Pocatello, when he was asked about the proposed Muslim ban by presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Dr. Rahim says his patient didn’t know who Trump was, but she didn’t like his idea.

On her next visit to the Idaho Kidney Center, the lady brought along a bag full of stuffed animals she’d crocheted.

So My 91 yrs old patient heard how #Trump has been attacking "me The American Muslim" so here she brings me these little...

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As for the presidential candidate, Dr. Rahim sympathizes with people who don’t understand Islam or American Muslims.

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“I honestly don’t blame him. These kinds of ideas come when you don’t know,” Rahim told KIFI News.

The doctor has publicly offered to let Trump spend a day with him on his rounds so the presidential hopeful can get to know “a real American Muslim.”

(WATCH the video below from KIFI News) — Photo: Fahim Rahim, Facebook

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New Nasal Spray is Simple Treatment for Overdoses, Could Save Thousands

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Terry Turner
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The U.S. government cleared the way last month for a cheap, easy-to-use nasal spray that reverses the effects of a drug overdose — and could save thousands of lives.

Ireland-based Adapt Pharma plans to have the spray, Narcan, available by January.

The simple lifeline is effective on all opioids, including heroin, morphine, and prescription pain killers like Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet.

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The number of people dying of opioid overdoses in America has quadrupled since 1999. It’s believed that a more user-friendly version of naloxone in the hands of first responders could save thousands of lives.

Narcan’s key ingredient, naloxone, has been used to treat opioid overdoses for more than 40 years, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had only approved injectable forms until this week.

The nasal spray treatment is packaged in a simple, plastic device that is needle-free and ready to use with a four milligram dose of the remedy.

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A user simply places the nozzle in the overdose patient’s nostril and presses the plunger once. The resulting spray can keep someone who has overdosed alive long enough to get to a hospital for further treatment.

Narcan will be available to police, fire fighters, schools, universities, and other local authorities in mass purchases for a discounted price of just $37.50 per device.

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All 1300 Employees Get $100,000 Holiday Bonus From U.S. Boss

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Terry Turner
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Here’s 100,000 reasons why American company Hilcorp deserved its nomination to Fortune’s list of the Best Companies to Work For three years in a row.

All 1,381 of it’s employees received a $100,000 year-end bonus this year.

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After an obviously good year for the company, CEO Jeff Hilldebrand, and president Greg Lalicker decided to hand out the checks. Employees call them “great motivators.”

Receptionist Amanda Thompson told KRIV News they inspire workers to never give “any less than 100% each day.”

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Unfortunately, the Houston, Texas-based company is making their money by fracking for natural gas in places like Ohio, where their wells were determined to have caused a rare earthquake there along a geographic fault.

This is the second time Hilcorp has handed out big bonuses, having met their grown goals for the last five years. In 2010, every worker was rewarded with the choice of a $50,000 car or a $35,000 check.

(WATCH the video from USA TODAY below) — Photo: free pictures of money, CC

Pet Me! Therapy Dog Refuses to Give Up on Hospice Patient

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Terry Turner
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After seeing how this dog comforts a dying woman, you’ll understand why her boss says JJ the golden retriever is one of the most intuitive therapy dogs she’s ever worked with.

Nurse Tracy Calhoun says the four-year-old pup began its career of comforting people after the awful mudslides in Oso, Washington last year, and now works three days a week in an Oregon hospice.

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The loving pup won over thousands of fans after the video below showed her insisting that an elderly hospice patient continue petting her head.

“I was very insistent to have her touch me, more so than usual,” Calhoun, writing in JJ’s voice, posted to the dog’s Facebook page. “We fell asleep later with her hand splayed on my head, both of us snoring.”

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The lady had barely moved for days before JJ came into the room, and she passed away the following day.

It was almost as if the golden pooch was urging her to have one last enjoyable experience.

JJ is a member of Project Canine and HOPE: Animal-Assisted Crisis Response, a pair of groups in the Pacific Northwest that connect service and therapy dogs with people who need them.

(WATCH the touching moment below from JJ the Hospice Therapy Dog Facebook Page) — Photo via Facebook

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The Grateful Dead Was Born On Stage Fifty Years Ago Today (WATCH)

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Terry Turner
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Fifty years ago today, a California rock band played its first concert under a new name and started a long, strange trip into music history.

Less than a week earlier, the San Francisco-based “Warlocks” had learned there was another group on the U.S. East Coast using the same name. With a series of prominent gigs coming up, they needed a name that would set them apart.

Thumbing through a dictionary, band leader Jerry Garcia happened upon a folk tale listed, and asked, “What about ‘Grateful Dead?’”

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They had been playing at the famous Acid Test house parties thrown by author and playwright Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), where their music became so popular that a stage gig was inevitable. On December 10, 1965 they performed their first official concert as “The Grateful Dead” in San Francisco’s historic Fillmore Auditorium.

There is no recording of that first performance — the set list even disappeared. But less than a month later, again performing at the Fillmore, someone in the audience would tape the first of more than 2,000 fan-recorded concerts of “The Grateful Dead” known to exist.

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And those fans have to be grateful they don’t have to call themselves “Warlock Heads.” It just doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as easily as “Dead Heads’.

Oh, and that other band that was called “Warlocks” later changed its name, too. It became known as “The Velvet Underground.”

(WATCH the video set to a 1965 Warlocks recording below)

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Refugee Selling Pens Saw Huge Outpouring, Now Owns Bakery, Hires Refugees

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Terry Turner
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A refugee so destitute he was selling pens on the street to support his three children, now runs four businesses that employ 16 others who fled Syria. Thanks to the kindness of strangers, he’s paying it forward.

Just four months ago, a photo of Abdul Halim al-Attar, carrying his sleeping daughter on his shoulder as he offered pens for sale circulated around the world.

 

Norwegian journalist and web developer Gissur Simonarson started a campaign to raise $5,000 for the Syrian refugee who had landed in Lebanon. Before it was over, more than 6,000 people in 100 countries had contributed $191,000 to the #BuyPens campaign.

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“Not only did my life change, but also the lives of my children and the lives of people in Syria whom I helped,” al-Attar told the Associated Press.

He put the money to work for a better life — moving his kids into a two bedroom apartment and starting a business to bring in steady income.

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Opening first a bakery, al-Attar has since added a kebab shop and a small restaurant and has made it a point to help others like himself.

He’s hired 16 workers — all of them refugees.

(WATCH the video from Business Insider below) – Photo: Business Insider video; Gissur Simonarson, Twitter

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Rare Fish Saved From Extinction, Swims Off Endangered Species List

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Terry Turner
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A tiny fish has beaten big odds to swim off the endangered species list.

Only the second fish to make it off the Endangered Species list, thanks to recovery efforts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the Modoc sucker on Tuesday. — The Oregon chub was removed from the endangered list last year.

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At its low point in 1985, the Modoc sucker was found in only seven streams, within just 13 total miles of habitat on the state line between Oregon and California. Today, 2,600 of the fish, which grow to three inches, can be found in 43 miles of streams within its historic habitat.

Conservationists say without the Endangered Species Act, the rare sucker might have gone the way of the dodo, becoming extinct. Putting it on the list led to restoration of its habitat that had been destroyed by soil erosion from cattle grazing along the water–now fenced in. Another remedy was to remove the invasive fish that had been stocked into streams.

(READ more at Scientific American) — Photos: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Haunted Mansion Turned Into Real Life Gingerbread House

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Terry Turner
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From fearsome to festive, the creepy California monster mansion from Halloween has been given a holiday makeover for Christmas. It’s now a giant gingerbread house.

Artist Christine McConnell doesn’t just add lights to decorate her parents’ home at holiday time, she  fully transforms it into something out of movies and fairy tales.

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You may remember — or even still have nightmares about — her eight-eyed, multi-fanged creation a couple of months ago inspired by the movie “Monster House.”

 

For Christmas, McConnell ditched the usual blinking lights and tacky inflatable Santas, and set out for a one-of-a-kind gingerbread house.

She spent just $700 to turn her childhood home into a huge life-sized version of the traditional tabletop holiday confection.

 

There are peppermints and gingerbread men adorning the facade, icing on the roof, and — because McConnell has a taste for the macabre even at Christmas — she dressed up her niece and nephew as Hansel and Gretel for the photo shoot.

 

Being Christmastime, no children were harmed by witches in the making of the holiday house and there’s a happy holiday ending.

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Her parents love to throw a huge Christmas party every year and their house will no doubt be the easiest for party-goers to find on their street.

 

“My dad, who’s usually a bit of a Grinch, likes it so much he wants to keep it up after Christmas, which is the highest compliment imaginable,” McConnell told TODAY.

Photos: Christine McConnell, Instagram Likes Provided by Buzzoid

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Newlywed Refugees In Canada Get Surprise Wedding Party From Town

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Terry Turner
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A Syrian refugee couple had more to celebrate at this reception than just a wedding. They were feting new friendships with sympathetic strangers in Saskatchewan, a place they now call home.

A CBC reporter had interviewed the couple about a story on mental health and refugees. Chatting after the interview, Eman Bare learned Mohamad Al-Noury and Athar Farroukh fled bombings in their hometown just days after their wedding and spent their honeymoon in a refugee camp, before making the journey to Canada.

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Athar had mentioned she didn’t even get the chance to have wedding pictures taken, so Bare offered to snap some of the bride in a few days.

 

Once the story hit social media, people in Saskatoon decided to set things right.

One woman baked a wedding cake, another donated a wedding dress and suit for the groom, and a hotel gave the party a banquet room.

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The couple thought they were on their way to their impromptu wedding photo shoot when Bare surprised them with the news, as they opened the door.

“We’re blessed that we’re in Saskatoon and we’ve seen a lot of great things and met a lot of great people and it’s a dream come true for us,” Farroukh told CBC News.

Photo: Eman Bare, Twitter

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Ivory Prices Fall By 50%, as Chinese Demand Dries Up

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Terry Turner
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The price of ivory in China has dropped by nearly 50% in the last 18 months, as public opinion shifts and the government ramps up a complete ban on its sale.

Once seen as a sign of people’s wealth, fewer Chinese are buying ivory — a tradition that had fueled elephant poaching in Africa.

A new study by wildlife group Save the Elephants shows public opinion in China has swung wildly against the ivory trade since 2012 when less than half of the population thought it posed a problem. Today, 71% oppose the trade.

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That appears to be driving an 85% plummet in the number of Chinese ivory purchases since 2012, and the subsequent price cut from $4,600 a pound to $2,400.

“The ivory price collapse in China is much-needed good news for Africa’s elephants,” WildAid CEO Peter Knights said.

He told the Washington Post it makes all the difference between “the light at the end of the tunnel and extinction.”

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Part of the change comes from government action, including President Xi Jinping signing an agreement with the U.S. to ban ivory sales and crack down on poachers. Another part comes from a blitz of public service announcements by wildlife groups.

China’s state run media has given $42 million in free airtime to organizations battling the trading of ivory, rhino horns, and shark fins. The WildAid announcement below, featuring basketball star Yao Ming, Britain’s Prince William, and soccer legend David Beckham, ran more than 70 times in a single day.

(WATCH the video below from WildAid) — Photo: VaughanLeiberum, CC

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Homeless Man Wants to Buy Skis And Hit the Slopes After Winning Big

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Terry Turner
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A homeless man’s luck turned on a dime, with a scratch-off lottery ticket winning him a half-million dollars.

Michael Engfors had been homeless for six years when he bought the ticket Friday at a grocery store in the skiing resort city of Aspen, Colorado — the town where he’s lived all his life.

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Before winding up on the streets, he’d lost his business, gone through a divorce, and struggled with alcoholism.

He wants to use the money to reconnect with a daughter he hasn’t seen in 20 years, get a place to live, and — since it’s Aspen — buy a new pair of skis.

(WATCH the video from KUSA News below) – Photo: KUSA video


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Autistic, Deaf, or Tired, Santa Proves To Be Perfect Lap For Any Child

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Terry Turner
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Whether children on his knee are autistic, deaf or just plain sleepy, Santa Claus has a knack for knowing just what to do to bring ‘comfort and joy’ to a child.

In Cleveland, Ohio, when an excited little girl hopped on Santa’s lap, her mother made sure to tell the jolly old elf about her daughter being deaf.

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Santa promptly tapped the girl on her arm to get her attention and the two carried on a Christmas conversation in sign language in front of a beaming parent.

 

When six-year-old Landon Johnson worried his autism would put him on Santa’s “naughty list,” Santa delivered the perfect reply to put the boy’s mind at ease.

“It’s OK to be yourself,” Santa told the Grandville, Michigan boy.

Saint Nick talked to Landon for five whole minutes and made sure the little boy knew he’s been “a very good boy being who he is.”

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And sometimes the hustle-bustle of the holidays just wears a kid out.

When six-and-a-half-month old Zeke Walters had to wait a hour to have his photo taken with Kris Kringle in Evansville, Indiana, the toddler fell asleep in his parents’ arms. Santa had the perfect pose — catching a few needed minutes of nap time himself. Check out the Inside Edition video below.

Photo: Donnie’s Daddy Day Care, Facebook

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Jon Stewart Returns as Daily Show Guest Urging Aid for 9/11 Responders

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Terry Turner
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Question: What could ever drag Jon Stewart back to the Daily Show? Answer: His long-time fight for full health care coverage for 9/11 first responders.

Police, firefighters, and other first responders working in the rubble of the World Trade Center in 2001 have suffered a multitude of health repercussions in the last 14 years, believed to be related to hazardous substances in the wreckage.

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Stewart’s constant shaming of Congressional members as host of the Daily Show in 2010 was instrumental in getting lawmakers to pass the Zadroga Act, finally providing first responders full health benefits.

Now, the fund created by the act is running out of money, and Congress has failed to re-authorize spending.

That inaction brought Stewart back to the old studio, ready to fight a second round.

He said first responders had to travel to Washington, DC “at their own expense, hundreds of times” to get Congress to take action.

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The segment ended with current Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, suggesting Stewart reassemble the guests he interviewed in 2010. The scene shifted to Stewart, three empty chairs, and only one of the original first responder panelists. One of the others had passed away and two were too sick with complications from their 9/11 response to show up.

At the end of the scene, Stewart called on viewers to pressure Congress to reauthorize the health package using a social media blitz with the hashtag #WorstResponders.

(WATCH the video above from CBS News, or WATCH the full segment from the Daily Show below) — Photo: Comedy Central video

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Stranger Takes Beautiful Photo of Wedding Proposal and Internet Helps Locate Couple

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It was a picture-perfect proposal that might have remained only a memory–had not a random lady snapped a photo that captured all the romance of a young Scottish couple in the middle of a snowy, Icelandic street.

She offered to send it to them, but Michael John Kent was so nervous after popping the question to his girlfriend, Fiona, he was left trembling. That’s probably why he typed in the wrong email address on the phone, making the first mistake in a long married life.

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When he realized his mistake hours later, he was not ready to admit defeat–not if there was any way possible to be reunited with the snapshot portraying the most romantic moment of their lives.

So he rushed back to the scene and snapped his own picture of the empty street and began a frantic social media search.

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A local newspaper, the Reykjavík Grapevine, reported on his campaign, and soon enough, they found the photographer.couple with photographer Facebook Michael John Kent

The newly engaged couple were able to meet up with photographer Jessica Bowe before leaving Iceland.

And yes, they took one last picture– with their special engagement photographer on the same street.

Photos: jrbowe, Instagram; Michael John Kent, Facebook

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Seinfeld Cast Makes Dying Man’s 67th Birthday One To Remember (WATCH)

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For a television show about nothing, the cast members sure know how to give a little something to a dying man in celebration of his 67th birthday.

Jim Calder had been battling lung cancer for two years leading up to this November birthday. His son, James Calder, felt inspired to throw a virtual party and began asking his dad’s favorite people to send in videos. Then he reached out to the actors of Jim’s favorite show–Seinfeld–asking for happy birthday wishes.

Responses from the sitcom’s actors poured in, including Larry Thomas, ‘The Soup Nazi’, exclaiming “No cake for you!” and Wayne Knight, the actor who played Seinfeld’s neighbor Newman, saying a snide “Hello Jim!” in classic character.

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Michael Richards, who played the eccentric Cosmo Kramer, said he wanted to make a phone call instead, while Frank Costanza, played by Jerry Stiller, sent a video but requested it only be kept private within the Calder family.

Jim’s health suddenly took a turn for the worse, while the family was keeping their secret surprise–and waiting for more videos to arrive. They decided it was time for the big reveal. At the last minute, a special delivery arrived, from the one and only Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Elaine. In the video below, she congratulates Jim on doing such a good job raising his son. “He clearly adores you,” she said within a very touching message.

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“He was shocked and mystified about how we were able to reach the Seinfeld cast members,” James wrote in a blog post on the Huffington Post.  “He really felt the love and support.”

Jim died the next day, on November 7th, three days before his birthday. His wife said she took it as ‘a sign’ that one of his favorite Seinfeld episode was on television that day.

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Grandmother Runs–and Drinks– to Become Oldest ‘Beer Mile’ Finisher

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An 81-year-old grandmother not only became the oldest finisher at the beer mile world championships, she outran her daughter.

Beer mile runners are required to finish drinking 12-ounces of suds before each lap–four times during the mile race.

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Elvira Montes (pictured second from right above) took up running at age 60 and has competed in several races in the past 21 years, but she’d never heard of a beer mile. Her daughter talked her into competing in the 2015 FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships in Austin, Texas.

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“I tried to drink the first one really fast but I couldn’t,” Montes told Runners World. “The second one went down really smooth; the third, even better. The fourth was alright.”

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Montes doesn’t even like beer — she prefers scotch — but finished the mile, and her beers, in 20:24. That’s 50 seconds better than her daughter. Her son-in-law never made it over the finish line.

After the race, Montes took the family out to celebrate with chicken wings — and scotch.

(WATCH the video below from NTDTV) – Photo: FloTrack Beer Mile World Championship, Facebook

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St. Peter’s Basilica Lit With Breathtaking Climate Change Art Projections (WATCH)

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UPDATE: This magnificent program was captured LIVE so it now can rerun right on this page, WATCH below…

On Tuesday December 8th, everyone in the world who is connected to the internet can tune into a live stream from Rome for a heavenly surprise.

Starting 1pm EST, the face of St. Peter’s Basilica will be lit up with breath-taking projected images of our beautiful planet – a multi-media show to raise awareness for climate change.

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The public art display known as “Fiat Lux: Illuminating Our Common Home” marks the start of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, an almost year-long Catholic celebration of divine mercy. The projection on the Basilica is being presented as a gift to Pope Francis who has encouraged positive action against global warming.

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The images, of ocean life, flowers in bloom, wild animals, and indigenous people, many taken by National Geographic photographers, are meant to deepen the meaning of the Paris climate talks, COP21, as well as the Jubilee, and are intended to demonstrate humanity’s dependency on the planet and its dire need for immediate attention.

“We are honored to be working with the Vatican to raise awareness of an issue so critical to our shared goal of ending extreme poverty,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim about their support for the art display. “The poorest people in the world are disproportionately affected by the effects of a warming climate and are most vulnerable to natural disasters and extreme weather. This impressive initiative will draw global attention to the urgency of tackling climate change for the sake of people and our planet.”

Hockey Team Gets Record 28K Toys Tossed At Them For Needy Kids-WATCH

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Terry Turner
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Teddy Bear Toss – Credit: Calgary Hitmen on Instagram

Record Teddy Bear Toss Instagram Calgary Hitmen

The artificial fur was flying at a world record pace when the Calgary Hitmen scored their first goal of the night Sunday.

The goal was a signal for Canadian hockey fans to toss stuffed animals onto the ice– and the “avalanche of fur” went on for nearly two minutes, setting a new world record in the sporting world’s most unique holiday tradition.

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The junior hockey players, ages 16 and 21, may be considered amateur athletes, but they were pros at rounding up toys for underprivileged kids after being showered by 28,815 stuffed animals on the rink.

The toy drive is set up for a Christmastime game each year, and this year, the charity was off the boards. There were 9,500 more toys than people at the game.

 

Players dove into the toy piles and posed for photos on the fluffy donations for charity.

The team donates what they collect every year to 50 Canadian charities which distribute toys to kids in need. The Hitmen have donated more than 300,000 stuffed toys in the past 21 years.

Just a quick teddy bear cuddle! #TeddyBearToss #teddyconfettiyyc

A photo posted by Calgary Hitmen (@whlhitmen) on

 

“It’s a great opportunity as players to give back,” Hitmen player Jacob Bean said in an article on the team’s website. “There are a lot bigger problems in the world, but if we can help in whatever way we can then we’re more than happy to do that.”

(WATCH the video from the Calgary Hitmen below) – Top photo via Hitmen Instagram

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