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The Week in Uppers

Spent the week fretting about the apocalypse? Here are some things that did happen that give reason to cheer

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The Week in Uppers

Sure, apocalyptic prognostications snagged the lion’s share of media attention this week. But Harold Camping wasn’t the only person in the news. Here’s a selection of uplifting news stories that don’t involve the Rapture.

  • A chihuahua lost five years ago in California was reunited with his family when animal services scanned a micro-chip the dog’s owners had implanted before he was lost. (ABC News) 

  • Bids on eBay for Princess Beatrice’s much-discussed royal wedding hat have reached nearly $30,000. Proceeds will go to UNICEF and Children in Crisis charities. (Reuters) 
  • A 26-year-old New Jersey women has donated a kidney to a stranger, in an effort to start an altruistic chain reaction. (Huffington Post)
  • A man paralyzed from the waist down five years ago has once again stood on his own thanks to an amazing new therapy in its experimental stage. (CBS News) 

  • Charities in Alabama have been overwhelmed by donations from people looking to give back to communities hit hardest by this spring’s destructive tornadoes. (AP)
  • A new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health found that men who drink more than six cups of coffee per day are 60 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer. (Los Angeles Times)
  • An extraordinary friendship in a Kenyan slum, between an American woman and a local activist, has yield remarkable results — including the non-profit Kibera School for Girls. (NBC News)

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  • The protests take on a festive element as police forces move out of the park and square. Wearing a gas mask, this young man dances to traditional Turkish music in front of Taksim Square’s Ataturk Monument.

  • In Gezi Park since March 31st, this protester, originally caught off-guard by the Government’s teargas and water cannons, went out and bought a Russian army mask from WWII, preparing for what was to come.

  • This rambunctious boy seems to be enjoying the chaos. After taking this picture he threw a stone at the already destroyed building in the background.

  • Forming a line, the police face off directly with protesters in Taksim Square. After a while, they retreated and there was a general cheer – a back-and-forth dance that has been common since the beginning of this protest.

  • An elderly woman in Gezi Park reads the news. The tent community occupying the park was violently destroyed on June 16th.

  • Many different groups had set up booths to promote their cause in Taksim Square and Gezi Park. Standing in front of one, this man waves his flag while posing with conviction.

  • Many home-remedies are used to minimize the effects of tear gas. This woman has put a milky solution on her face, removing her mask after the tear gas dissipated. Before sunrise, the police came again for another round of teargasing.

  • People capitalize on the uprising -- selling flags, beer, gas masks, sky lanterns and spray paint to name just a few of the popular items.

  • On Monday morning, June 11, the police execute a strong offensive. Many plain-clothed police officers, like the ones seen here, clash with protesters in the side streets away from the main stand-off in Taksim.

  • The authorities seem to be most aggressive in the night, pushing protesters away from the square and park. After being teargassed this young woman catches her breath with other protesters on Siraselviler Street.

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