[johngriffen]

I sometimes get REALLY DEPRESSED reviewing the news these days.
It's always about a global pandemic threatening life as we know it,
protests around the world, stupid politicians, natural disasters,
or some other really bad story.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

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SUNDAY DECEMBER 6
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​Naked sunbather chases wild boar through park after it steals his laptop bag

A naked sunbather was seen chasing wild boar through a park after it stole his laptop bag.
Amusing photographs from Germany show the man running after the animal to try and claim the plastic bag back.
But the cheeky boar and its two piglets appear to be too quick for the sunbather, who can't keep up with their speedy little trotters.
As the incident unfolds, groups of friends and family sat on the grass watch on and laugh.
Heads are seen turning in surprise and amusement in the hilarious photographs.
The incident happened at Teufelssee Lake - a bathing spot in the Grunwell Forest in Berlin, Germany.

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[FRKJ]

Dog missing for three weeks finds owner working at Walmart

A dog that went missing from her owner's Alabama back yard turned up three weeks later when the canine wandered into a Walmart store and found her owner working at a checkout lane.



Danielle Robinette, a customer service associate at the Walmart store in Dothan, said she was baffled when a black-and-white dog wandered into the store.

"I was like, 'What in the world is happening?'" Robinette told The Washington Post. "I'm a huge animal lover, so I just followed her, and she ran up to register No. 6."

The cashier at register No. 6, June Rountree, was able to solve the mystery -- the canine was her missing dog, Abby.

Rountree said Abby had vanished from her back yard three weeks earlier, leaving her collar behind. She said she and her husband had been searching for the dog, but were unable to find any sign of their missing pet.

"I called her name and she came to me," Rountree said of the reunion at Walmart. "I bent over and hugged her. I completely lost it then. I couldn't speak. I was in complete shock and just couldn't believe it."

Rountree said the Walmart store is more than a mile from her home. She said she has worked at the location for 10 years, but never brought 4-year-old Abby inside. She said the canine might have recognized the store from times when she would bring the dog to the store's parking lot and the woods behind the business.

"Never in a million years did I think she would show up at Walmart," Roundtee said.

Robinette said she was equally shocked by the outcome.

"It was beautiful," Robinette told the Dothan Eagle. "It was so very overwhelming. I was in disbelief. I thought she was joking."

[Fivetide]

Iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapses after cable broke


The 1,000-foot-wide Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, before damage led to its collapse.

A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries collapsed on Tuesday, officials said. The Arecibo Observatory, made famous as the backdrop for a pivotal scene in the James Bond film "GoldenEye" and other Hollywood hits, had been shuttered since August after an auxiliary cable snapped and caused a 100-foot gash on the reflector dish.

Then a main cable broke in early November, leading the National Science Foundation to declare just weeks later that it planned to close the radio telescope because the damage was too great.

Many scientists and Puerto Ricans mourned the news, with some tearing up during interviews. Deborah Martorell, a meteorologist in Puerto Rico, tweeted early Tuesday: "Friends, it is with deep regret to inform you that the Arecibo Observatory platform has just collapsed."

It was the second largest radio telescope in the world and had been operating for more than half a century.


On August 10, 2020, an auxiliary cable pulled free from a support tower and crashed onto
the dish below, tearing a 100-foot-long gash.

Operated by the National Science Foundation through the University of Central Florida, the iconic observatory was made up of a fixed 1,000-foot-wide dish antenna built into a bowl-like depression that reflects radio waves from space to a 900-ton instrument platform suspended 450 feet above by cables stretching from three support towers.

For 57 years, the observatory played a leading role observing deep space targets, bodies in the solar system and, using powerful lasers, the composition and behavior of Earth's upper atmosphere.

Before its collapse, the observatory withstood hurricanes and earthquakes, and played central roles in movies like "GoldenEye" and "Contact."

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arecibo-ob ... ses-cable/

[Fatima99]

‘They saved me’: the high street lettings agency for homeless people



A high street lettings agency for homeless people has opened in Surrey. Now others are keen to replicate the model

“It always interests me that people think this is original,” says Helen Watson, chief executive of Rentstart, a letting agency for homeless people in Walton-on-Thames. “If you walk into any estate agent – whether you’re buying or renting – you’re somebody walking into somewhere saying, ‘I need somewhere to live. Can you help me?’”

The concept of a letting agency might not be original, but opening one exclusively for people facing homelessness almost certainly is. Around 450 individuals approach Rentstart, which is a charity, each year looking for emergency accommodation or suitable private rented housing. But until August, each of them would have been greeted by a buzzer entry system and an insalubrious shared office around the back of Walton-on-Thames high street.

Now all of Rentstart’s clients, landlords, staff and volunteers are welcomed into a large, airy space that has large windows and several consultation rooms. With crisp white walls, shiny laminate flooring, comfy green sofas and inky Rorschach-like prints on the walls, the former bank looks like any contemporary estate agents. The charity says the idea behind opening a prominent high street address was to create somewhere where clients felt valued, respected and part of the community.

“It’s such a nice place to walk into,” says Blair Darby, a Rentstart client, who was put in touch with the charity after becoming homeless. “You walk in there and you don’t have to hide. It just looks like an office and it’s done in a very nice modern way.”

Darby, an actor, found himself homeless in 2016 after returning to the UK from Austria, where he had been playing the dictator Idi Amin in a theatre production. “From having been lauded and applauded on a nice stage in Austria, I was sleeping on the streets in England,” said the 64-year-old.

For weeks, Darby pretended to be a tourist in Walton-on-Thames until a local homeless organisation put him in touch with a shelter some 35 miles away in Crawley, West Sussex, which then signposted him to Rentstart.

Darby appreciated the personal touch at Rentstart, which alongside sourcing accommodation can provide deposit guarantees for clients and supply one month’s rent in advance. It also hands out starter packs containing household goods, and supports people finding employment, navigating universal credit and accessing health services. “Rentstart just saves lives,” says Darby. “They certainly saved me.”

According to Watson, housing clients, some of who are dealing with complex personal issues, is the easy bit. “It’s keeping people housed in good quality housing, where they can start dealing with whatever it is they need to deal with next, [that’s hard],” she says.

A lack of available housing in the area makes it harder still, which is why Rentstart takes on tenancies so it can sublet to those in need rather than allowing homes to go on the private rental market. “We had to take on the risk to make sure that we could continue to house people,” says Watson.

Thirty private landlords now let directly through the charity, with Rentstart offering guaranteed rent, on-going tenancy support and grants for property improvements.

Since opening in Walton-on-Thames, a number of charities and councils have been in touch with Rentstart hoping to replicate the service. The charity declined to give names as it was not working directly with them yet.

Watson believes Rentstart’s model could be rolled out elsewhere, but says it would have to enhance existing homeless services, which vary region to region; a top down, centralised approach, she adds, would not work.

“We believe in small and local,” says Watson. “You have to know your area – that’s the only way we’ve been able to house people.”

EXCLUSIVE: Fuhrer-wheel drive! Outrage as San Francisco car owner lists his Volkswagon Golf on Craigslist with a speedometer that features Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute the faster it goes

· A Volkswagon Golf outfitted with an Adolf Hitler speedometer is being sold on Craigslist for $4,000
· The unidentified car owner in San Francisco is being slammed as antisemitic for the feature
· The seller jokes about the novelty speedometer on the Volkswagon where Hitler does a Nazi salute the faster you go
· A Stop Antisemitism page said on Facebook said: 'What the hell is wrong with people?' and brought attention to the listing
·Other people online expressed their outrage at the listing, writing, ' The guy has serious issues' and 'So much ignorance in one person'

A car owner has been slammed for trying to sell his car outfitted with an Adolf Hitler speedometer.
The Volkswagon Golf is being sold on Craigslist for $4,000 and the unnamed seller boasts that the clutch is in good condition and the brakes have been replaced.
But the seller goes on to joke about the novelty speedometer on the Volkswagon Golf - also known as the Rabbit- where Hitler does a Nazi salute the faster you go.
'Price is low but hoping the unique speedometer is enjoyed,' the San Francisco-based owner says in the listing.







A Stop Antisemitism page said on Facebook said: 'What the hell is wrong with people?'
'A man in the San Francisco area has listed his VW Rabbit vehicle for sale that's outfitted with Hitler speedometer!'
Social media user Bruce Halprin fumed: 'Almost inconceivable that somebody could be this f**king stupid. Almost.'
Lisa Averbuch added: 'The guy has serious issues. And whatever company manufactured this should be shut down.
'What the f**k.'
While social media user Bob Magee said: 'So much ignorance in one person.'
The full car ad reads: '2007 VW rabbit. Has 160xxx miles with a five speed trans.
'Clutch feels good. Heat and ac work awesome, brakes are newer stops good, power windows. Interior is in good condition just needs a good cleaning. Tires have very good tread on all four.'
The seller goes on to say that, 'Only small issue is the abs and trac light idk never bothered me and there is a slight exhaust leak nothing bad at all. Headlights were changed out to high/low LED lights.
'Very bright at night. Last month had the tires changed, the oil, and filter with liquid moly and a mann oil filter. Changed the fuel filter had all five spark plugs changed with ngk and a bosh air filter.'
Though the 13-year-old car appears in good shape, it'll be hard for anyone with a good conscience to get over the dashboard.
'Overall car rides down the road awesome,' the seller says. 'Asking 4000 cash.
'Thanks for your interest and lemme know if you want to test drive or have a mechanic do a pre-inspect.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... meter.html

[HogwartsExpress]

Toledo Zoo first to record biofluorescence in Tasmanian Devils




There was exciting news out of the Toledo Zoo over the weekend.

According to a post on the Zoo’s social media pages, the institution has recorded the first documented case of biofluorescence in Tasmanian Devils.

And the picture they shared of the phenomenon illustrates just how exciting that is.

In it, a Tasmanian Devil’s eyes, ears, and snout are emitting a blue glow that almost looks supernatural.

Biofluorescence is a phenomenon whereby an animal or other living organism absorbs light, then reemits it as another color.

Tasmanian devils are the world's largest omiverous marsupials and native to Australia.

The Zoo says their Conservation Technician, Jake Schoen came up with the idea to test for biofluorescence in the animal.

Biofluorescence is known to occur in almost 200 species of fish, birds, some sharks and turtles, as well as certain types of coral, and even in mammals.

The Virginia opossum, an animal native to Ohio was found to exhibit biofluorescence in 1983.

According to the Zoo, it has recently been observed in other Australian mammals like the platypus and wombat.

The Zoo says it’s unknown at this time whether there is a particular reason that Tasmanian Devils evolved to have the trait.

source: https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local ... a2b88d8f8f

[HogwartsExpress]

The Third Mysterious Monolith Has Been Torn Down, Replaced With Wooden Cross

Another mysterious metal monolith recently appeared in California, near the town of Atascadero, but has already disappeared.

If you haven’t been following this peculiar story, the California monolith is the third metal installation to mysteriously appear in 2020, only to be torn down upon discovery.

The first monolith stood quietly in the Utah desert for years, until it was officially discovered, making headlines around the world and attracting curious tourists; the thing was quickly dismantled by a group of men, who seemed concerned about the environmental impact of visitors.

The second appeared in Romania, appeared to be more crudely constructed, and was removed almost immediately after discovery. The third (which appears almost identical to the first), was torn down by a group of young men, who replaced the metal structure with a wooden cross.

In a video, which was live streamed, posted online, then deleted, the group of men drive from southern California to tear down the structure, apparently threatened by its sudden appearance.

Dressed in camo gear, armed with night-vision goggles and energy drinks, the young men chose to make their move at night - they tore down the structure while chanting “Christ is king!” and “America first!” One of the men even states: “We don’t want illegal aliens from Mexico, or outer space.”

After demolishing the metal monolith, the men plant their seemingly homemade cross on the ground, with one announcing: “This is what I think about pagan cringe.”

During the video, the men make plenty of offensive comments while referencing Donald Trump (shocking) and the QAnon conspiracy theory (even more shocking), and state that their mission is to demonstrate “how much we love Jesus Christ.”

Perhaps we should be grateful they didn’t set fire to that cross.

While the men’s grievances seem a tad confused (are they angry at pagans, or extraterrestrials?), their intent seems aggressively territorial. Whatever the mysterious monoliths represent, they don’t seem to like it.

The appearance of the monoliths has yet to be fully explained, although the first is suspected to have been an abandoned art project, while the two new structures seem to have been inspired by the discovery of the first.

Either that, or this is all part of an extremely elaborate marketing scheme.

The discovery of the original monolith sparked joking comparisons to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, in which the appearance of mysterious black monoliths coincide with leaps in human cognitive evolution. If these shiny metal monoliths are intended for the same purpose, humanity seems to be doing a poor job at receiving otherworldly enlightenment - well-intentioned aliens must feel more than a bit frustrated at this point.

But the story has made for a fun distraction during a particularly difficult time, and seems to be slowly blossoming into a global art project (t remains to be seen if the monoliths are about to compete with a sudden abundance of wooden crosses).

We’re about to say goodbye to the surreal horrors of 2020; covering the world in weird metal monoliths feels like an oddly appropriate tribute.

source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplac ... 950b3638e0

[HogwartsExpress]

A Policeman Was Arrested for Allegedly Accepting Onions as a Bribe

After an exchange that probably ended in tears, a policeman was arrested for allegedly taking two sacks of onions from a delivery attendant who purportedly breached the CMCO.

The incident took place in Senawang at noon on 29 Nov, where the suspect was arrested after a police report was lodged by the delivery attendant, The Star reported.

The lorry attendant claimed that his lorry was stopped at a roadblock after exiting the Senawang toll plaza at about 2 pm, according to the report that was lodged the next day.

“A policeman then asked the lorry driver and attendant to show a letter from their employer allowing them to transport the goods, failing which they have to pay a fine… In the event they were unable to do so, they were told to hand over the onions,” said Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Said Ibrahim in a statement.

He also said that the case is being investigated under Section 384 of the Penal Code for extortion. Upon conviction, offenders can be jailed up to 10 years, or fine, or whipping or any of the two.

“We will carry out a thorough investigation and there will be no compromise,” he said.

source: https://juiceonline.com/a-policeman-was ... s-a-bribe/

[HogwartsExpress]

I promise this is the last one

Taiwanese Man Sells PS5 After Wife Finds Out It Wasn’t An Air Purifier

As the year comes to an end, the hype for the release of the new PS5 was at an all time high. Unfortunately for many, scalpers and hoarders quickly bought stocks to sell at a higher price.

Meanwhile, for some who already had their hands on the new console, another storm was brewing – their wives. Likewise, a man from Taiwan tried to trick his wife into thinking that the PS5 was an air purifier for their home.



This little ruse worked at first. However, there was an incident where a rat died inside their home. Sadly, the PS5 can only do so much with its latest gen hardware in terms of gaming. With its non-air purifying features, the console did nothing to mask the smell of the rat.

At this moment, the wife finally found out that the air purifier was actually a gaming console. According to an article from AsiaOne, the man who bought the console had an earful from his wife.

Afterward, he had to sell his PS5 at a cheap price. As such, potential buyers of his PS5 naturally asked the reason for this which then prompted a hilariously awkward explanation.

source: https://newspapers.ph/2020/11/taiwanese ... -purifier/

[Morgan2498]

Little pygmy possum discovered on Kangaroo Island after fears bushfires had wiped them out


Little pygmy possums are the world's smallest possums and weigh about 7 grams.

A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island for the first time since its habitat was mostly destroyed in bushfires that burnt almost half the island.

Fauna ecologist Pat Hodgens said the discovery on the west of the South Australian island, nearly one year on from the fires, was extremely exciting.

"There's only really been 113 formal records of the species [ever on Kangaroo Island]," he said.

"So certainly not very common and, obviously, the summer bushfires burnt through much of that habitat that species had, but we were certainly hopeful that we would find them."

Little pygmy possums live in Tasmania and small patches of SA and Victoria. There were fears the species had been wiped out from Kangaroo Island's bushfires. One has been discovered living on the island this week


Little pygmy possums are mainly found in Tasmania.

Mr Hodgens said the little pygmy possum was a difficult species to find and study, given their tiny size.

The little pygmy possum, or Cercartetus lepidus, weighs a mere 7 grams.

Described as the world's smallest possum, they can primarily be found in Tasmania, along with Kangaroo Island and sometimes on mainland South Australia and Victoria.


A bushfire destroyed much of Flinders Chase National Park.

Conservation group Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife found the tiny creature earlier this week as part of a larger recovery effort in the wake of the summer bushfires.

Two people died and almost 90 homes were destroyed in the fires, with a significant amount of wildlife also killed.


A western pygmy possum (left) and a little pygmy possum found on Kangaroo Island.

Mr Hodgens said the group was completing extensive forest surveys to figure out what species were now left "to try to do everything we can to protect them to ensure that they hang around during this pretty critical time".

"It's very important now because it is kind of like the last refuge for a lot of these species that really rely on very old long, unburned vegetation," he said

A little pygmy possum having its head measured.

More than 20 other wildlife species have been found, including a bibrons toadlet, a southern brown bandicoot and a tammar wallaby.

He said while it was great news, there were still concerns for other rare species that had not been spotted yet, such as the native swamp rat.

"We don't know a lot about that species because it is pretty rare around the island and also fairly susceptible to the wildfire events," he said.

"Even with all fauna survey efforts and camera trapping that we're doing, we're still yet to locate an individual swamp rat."

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-06/ ... d/12954912

[PennySerenade]

Mississauga, Ont. woman helps fight hunger with 'Cooks who Feed' aprons



TORONTO -- Seema Sanghavi has always been passionate about spending time in the kitchen.

“I am very much a foodie,” she tells CTV News Toronto. “Always been a foodie, love to eat, love to cook.”

The Mississauga woman recognizes, however, that not everyone is able to celebrate food and time around the table like she is.

“It just always bothered me that not everyone gets to enjoy food that way, and it’s so much more of a necessity to meet their basic needs,” she says. “I started learning so much about food waste and reading more and more about how the hunger numbers around the world were going up.”

After a trip to an NGO in India that provided safe and fair work to marginalized women, Sanghavi had an idea to help fight hunger.

“I thought, what if I trained the ladies on how to make aprons,” she explains. “And by selling the aprons I could help these great organizations that are on the ground rescuing these surplus food and providing them to people who really need it.”

From there, “Cooks Who Feed” was created.

To help create the aprons she would sell, Sanghavi enlisted the design help of Canadian and internationally-renowned chefs like Art Smith, Christine Cushing and Devan Rajkumar.

“I was unaware at the time of anyone else doing ethical aprons,” Rajkumar tells CTV News Toronto. “I had full design. I could create it how I wanted to, I could pick the colours, all that.”



“We currently have 11 aprons in our line, and five of them are chef-inspired,” Sanghavi says.

After being sold, proceeds from the aprons go to relief programs focusing on food waste in Canada, the United States and India. One of the organizations benefitting is Toronto-based Second Harvest.

“We can provide the 100 meals for every apron sold,” explains Sanghavi, adding that the aprons are all sustainably made.



We wanted to make sure we had ethical production, fair trade work, that we use materials that aren’t harming the planet. For us, it’s all about making sure that we’re not adding to other problems while we try to fight hunger.”

Rajkumar says that, for him, “Cooks Who Feed” checked “so many boxes” when he considered getting involved with the project.

“India’s very close to my heart, supporting women is very close to my heart, using recycled materials very close to my heart,” he says.

“If you’re going to buy an apron, it makes so much sense to buy one that’s going to have so much more of an impact,” Rajkumar adds.

Sanghavi hopes that Canadians consider “Cooks Who Feed” when doing their gift shopping this holiday season.

“The number of people who are food insecure has really gone up this past year,” she tells CTV News Toronto. “I think that people are looking for a way to have impact and a really way to support those who have been less fortunate and really struggling during the pandemic.”

[hija]

One American Teacher’s Brilliant Strategy to Stop Future School Shootings—And It’s Not About Guns

Here’s how one schoolteacher takes time each week to look out for the lonely.


A few weeks ago, I went into my son Chase’s class for tutoring. I’d e-mailed Chase’s teacher one evening and said, “Chase keeps telling me that this stuff you’re sending home is math—but I’m not sure I believe him. Help, please.” She e-mailed right back and said, “No problem! I can tutor Chase after school anytime.” And I said, “No, not him. Me. He gets it. Help me.”

And that’s how I ended up standing at a chalkboard in an empty fifth-grade classroom while Chase’s teacher sat behind me, using a soothing voice to try to help me understand the “new way we teach long division.” Luckily for me, I didn’t have to unlearn much because I’d never really understood the “old way we taught long division.” It took me a solid hour to complete one problem, but I could tell that Chase’s teacher liked me anyway. She used to work with NASA, so obviously we have a whole lot in common.

Afterward, we sat for a few minutes and talked about teaching children and what a sacred trust and responsibility it is. We agreed that subjects like math and reading are not the most important things that are learned in a classroom. We talked about shaping little hearts to become contributors to a larger community—and we discussed our mutual dream that those communities might be made up of individuals who are kind and brave above all.

And then she told me this.

Every Friday afternoon, she asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down the names of four children with whom they’d like to sit the following week. The children know that these requests may or may not be honoured. She also asks the students to nominate one student who they believe has been an exceptional classroom citizen that week. All ballots are privately submitted to her.

And every single Friday afternoon, after the students go home, she takes out those slips of paper, places them in front of her, and studies them. She looks for patterns.

Who is not getting requested by anyone else?

Who can’t think of anyone to request?

Who never gets noticed enough to be nominated?

Who had a million friends last week and none this week?

You see, Chase’s teacher is not looking for a new seating chart or “exceptional citizens.” Chase’s teacher is looking for lonely children. She’s looking for children who are struggling to connect with other children. She’s identifying the little ones who are falling through the cracks of the class’s social life. She is discovering whose gifts are going unnoticed by their peers. And she’s pinning down—right away—who’s being bullied and who is doing the bullying.

As a teacher, parent, and lover of all children, I think this is the most brilliant Love Ninja strategy I have ever encountered. It’s like taking an X-ray of a classroom to see beneath the surface of things and into the hearts of students. It is like mining for gold—the gold being those children who need a little help, who need adults to step in and teach them how to make friends, how to ask others to play, how to join a group, or how to share their gifts. And it’s a bully deterrent because every teacher knows that bullying usually happens outside her eyeshot and that often kids being bullied are too intimidated to share. But, as she said, the truth comes out on those safe, private, little sheets of paper.

As Chase’s teacher explained this simple, ingenious idea, I stared at her with my mouth hanging open. “How long have you been using this system?” I said.

Ever since Columbine, she said. Every single Friday afternoon since Columbine. Good Lord.

This brilliant woman watched Columbine knowing that all violence begins with disconnection. All outward violence begins as inner loneliness. She watched that tragedy knowing that children who aren’t being noticed may eventually resort to being noticed by any means necessary.

And so she decided to start fighting violence early and often in the world within her reach. What Chase’s teacher is doing when she sits in her empty classroom studying those lists written with shaky 11-year-old hands is saving lives. I am convinced of it.

And what this mathematician has learned while using this system is something she really already knew: that everything—even love, even belonging—has a pattern to it. She finds the patterns, and through those lists she breaks the codes of disconnection. Then she gets lonely kids the help they need. It’s math to her. It’s math.

All is love—even math. Amazing.

What a way to spend a life: looking for patterns of love and loneliness. Stepping in, every single day, and altering the trajectory of our world.

[goldie0608]

‘Groundbreaking’ Vegan Dog Leashes Are Strong Like Leather, But Made From Apples



Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

One company’s groundbreaking Apple Dog Accessories are stronger than leather, yet made from fruit.

As an alternative to the leather industry, Project Blu says it created a vegan-friendly pet collar line without compromising on quality.

Their collars, leashes, harnesses (and even poop-bag holders) are handmade in Italy from apple skins mixed with an organic polymer to create “an incredibly strong, waterproof material that is also kind to the planet.”

Through their Kickstarter campaign, they are offering, for a limited time, special early-bird prices available now. The main features are:

Made from simply apple skins and an organic polymer (the apple skins derive from organic apples grown in the Italian Alps)
Super strong and safe
Handmade by Italian artisans
3 Classic Styles
Waterproof & stain resistant
Comfy feel and 100% cruelty free – PeTA approved vegan

And, with every sale made, the company plants a tree in partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects to help combat deforestation.

On a mission to remove pollution from the pet industry, Project Blu wants to revolutionize the pet product market offering products that are sustainable, affordable, and built to last.

The pet accessory business is based in Wales, with manufacturing facilities in Tuscany, Italy. They won an award for ‘Best Startup in Wales 2020’.

“We pride ourselves in delivering high quality products while helping out the planet that we are lucky enough to live on,” says Founder Geryn Evans.

A market leader in Europe for sustainable pet products, the company boasts a leadership team that has been distributing pet merchandise for over 40 years.

The Kickstarter campaign is their worldwide launch, after needing to postpone their expansion into the US markets this year due to COVID.

Project Blu states their products are already in the production line to ensure prompt delivery times—though they will not begin mailing them until the campaign ends, for delivery in January.

[johngriffen]

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There are many different categories for submissions. Last week, the category was "GOT MY ATTENTION..."
But this week, the category was "FEEL GOOD"
For those interested in how the category is decided, it's simple. When the week begins, before ANY story is posted, I randomly select a category and record it on my spread sheet. And the reason why I don't post up front the category, is also simple. I'm sure we would all like to see many different diverse types of stories each week, and I don't want people to focus on past categories. Yeah, as time passes, some of the old categories will appear again, but it will remain pretty much random to keep our reporters on their toes

W/O NOVEMBER 30 CATEGORY = FEEL GOOD
REPORTER = Morgan2498
DAY = WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 2
STORY = "How California prisoners raised $30,000 for a high school student in need"
There were MANY great "Feel Good" stories this week, but this one really stands out in my mind

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEKS MOBI PULITZER PRIZE WINNER = 100 WRZ

THE NEXT NEWS CYCLE WILL BEGIN SHORTLY