When we hear of young people who step up for members of their community and help those in need, we are glad we know we leave this planet in safe hands.
Canaan Bower, a student at Mayfield High School in New Mexico, received the praise of a number of people after he intervened to stop attempted kidnapping of three little children. As per Canaan’s father, the mother of the kids, aged 9, 2, and 1, was waiting for an Uber when 22-year-old Daniel Beltran Arroyo noticed the family and took interest in them. After some time, he approached her and demanded that she hand him over her children. She got scared and started screaming, hoping someone would hear her cries for help.
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At that moment, Canaan was filling up his truck with gas and that’s when he heard the screams. Without thinking twice, he rushed across the street in Las Cruces, New Mexico. There, he saw a group of people gathered around Arroyo trying to fight him off while the mother and her kids hid in an employees-only room at the gas station’s convenient store.
Troy Bower, Caanan’s dad, told the Sun-News what happened next. “So my son — who just won the wrestling district championship weeks ago — just came up behind this guy and body-slammed him and got him in a chokehold and waited for the police to show up,” he explained.
Troy learned of his son’s bravery when his wife called him and said: “Apparently, he [Canaan] is a hero and a dumba**. He called me to say he wrestled a man who was trying to hurt some kids at a gas station in Dona Ana. We hung up and now I can’t get a hold of him.”
It was then that Troy called the gas station to ask for more information. The person on the other side of the phone said with a shaking voice: “Oh my God sir, your son…he was…your son…was…was…awesome… As soon as I realized the kids were in danger and the evil was going to win, the door opened up and your son walked in. He didn’t hesitate. He jumped in, overpowered this man, and held him down until the police got there.”
Finally, Canaan was able to call his dad after he finished talking to the police and he was surprised that everyone already knew what he did.
Canaan was hailed a hero all for the right reasons.
Love your neighbor as yourself! This verse sounds profound and speaks respect and kindness, but it is even more heartfelt when we see people living by it.
Lane Unhjem, a farmer living near Crosby, North Dakota, was harvesting his crops when his harvester caught on fire. Shortly after, he suffered a heart attack.
When the neighbors heard of the incident, they knew they had to step in and lend a helping hand. Well, that’s what neighbors are for, right?
Using 11 combines, 6 grain carts, 15 semis, and a bunch of other farm equipment, around 50 people managed to harvest over 1,000 acres in just seven hours.
“I talked to a couple of farmers, got their equipment, and then other people just started calling and we had equipment offered from all over the place in the county, and their workers to go with it,” a friend of Lane’s family told KYFR.
Don Anderson, one of the kind neighbors who helped harvest Lane’s crops took to Facebook to share the heartwarming story. “The Unhjems have a beautiful crop that will be safe in the bins today, and more importantly they have the comfort of knowing that they have a community of friends that are helping, praying and doing whatever they can to help them get through this tough time,” he wrote.
The good thing is that Lane is in a stable condition and happy he has kind and sympathetic neighbors he can always count on. If every community was as caring and as helping as this one, the world would be a much better place.
Born to a father who was an actor and played in many movies, usually westerns, it didn’t come as a surprise that twins Rachel Lindsay and Sidney Robyn Greenbush inherited their dad’s talent for acting. The girls, who are now 51, are probably best known for their shared role of Carrie Ingalls, the third daughter of the Ingalls family in the legendary TV seriesLittle House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 until 1983.
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Their first role was that in the television film Sunshine. In 1973, the twins’ dad, Billy Green Bush, who played in famous movies like Five Easy Pieces, M*A*S*H, Elvis and Me, Bonanza and more, got a call from from a friend who believed the girls would be perfect for the role of Jill Hayden.
A year later, when Michael Landon was casting for Little House on the Prairie, he spoke to the Sunshine director Joseph Sargent who believed the twins would be just the fit for the role of Carrie. It took Landon only a second to give the role to the charming little girls.
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In an episode from 1978 which both Rachel Lindsay and Sidney Robyn regard as their favorite, The Godsister, the girls got to play alongside one another. They portrayed the role they were already playing, that of Carrie, and that of her imaginary friend Alyssa.
”My favorite Episode was “The Godsister” because we finally got a chance to prove to Michael that we were every bit as good & talented as anyone else on the show,” Sidney Robyn later said.
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The twins’ popularity was huge. They were loved by many, including the daughter of president Jimmy Carter, Amy Carter, who invited them over at the residence.
They also had a brother who appeared on the series occasionally and appeared in several Hollywood movies over the years.
After years on the series, Landon decided the character of Carrie would no longer be part of the series and the sisters moved on to other projects. Lindsay guest starred in Matt Houston and Sidney starred in Hillie and Hambone.
”We auditioned for a lot of the same rolls and it cost us a lot of parts because nobody ever wanted to choose between us and hurt the other ones feelings. We were already used to that and we knew only one could get the roll,” Rachel Lindsay told Zunshine.com.
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The twins eventually retired from acting and attended college. Today, Lindsay and her daughter Katlynn live with her husband Daniel Sanchez in California and the two have no contact with Katlynn’s biological father whom Lindsay dated shortly in 1993 while she worked at a ski-resort in Taos Ski Valley.
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Lindsay and Daniel married in 2004 but first met years before that, on the set of Little House on the Prairie, while she was acting and he was living nearby and was allowed at the filming location.
When reruns of the series are on television, Lindsay loves watching them. Today, she works as an equine iridologist and in property management.
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Sidney Robyn on the other hand earned a degree in animal science and is a member of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.
In 2003, she told Zunshine.com, ”As far as my life now, I work full time, I just started back to college to try to get my Master’s & I breed, train, show, & sell American Quarter Horses. I am trying to build a bigger breeding program and in the future I hope to start doing Embryo Transfers.”
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The child-actor was married to husband William ”Rocky” Foster, who was a veterinarian and a horse breeder and worked along with wife Sydney, for nine years. Sadly, after she wanted to divorce him, he took his own life in 2009.
The sisters gave us great memories by being part of one of the best TV shows.
Andy Griffith was a man who marked an era in the television industry. Coming from a small town at the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Mount Airy, he and his family lived in poverty during the early years of his life.
Young Andy was in love with music and dreamed of pursuing a career as a musician, a wish that came true eventually. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1944 and earned a degree in music. Life, however, had much bigger plans for Andy who possessed numerous talents.
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When he was in high school, he was a shy boy who wasn’t aware of his capacities, but his fellow schoolmates believed he had a unique ability to make them laugh. From that moment on, he started to further explore his musical and theatrical talents and attended the drama programs at school.
His career in front of the camera started back in 1953 with his monologue, “What It Was Was Football,” which was latter dubbed one of the best comedy monologues of all time.
This opened the doors to Ed Sullivan Show for Andy in 1954, the same years he was cast for the role of Will Stockdale in the TV version of the play No Time for Sergeants.
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However, it was the role of Sheriff Andy Taylor in the all-time hit series The Andy Griffith Show, seen Monday nights on CBS, which aired for eight years. The popularity of the series was tremendous and it ranked among most popular sitcoms with millions of fans worldwide. There, Andy stared along his long time friend Don Knotts who played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife. “Don had Andy literally in tears once a week. [I learned] about the spirit of collaboration, which I’ve carried with me forever,” actor Ron Howard, who played Andy’s son Opie, told Fox in 2018.
This show marked Andy’s life forever. He didn’t get any awards for his role, but was ranked number 8 on TV Guide’s list of “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time.”
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Why people loved The Andy Griffith Show so much was because it taught true family values.
After eight years, Andy decided to leave the show and embark on new adventures thus started his production company, Andy Griffith Enterprises. ”I wanted to prove that I could play something else, but there were 249 episodes out there of ‘Mayberry,’ and it was aired every day. It was hard to escape,” he said. Andy portrayed Ben Matlock, a crafty, good-natured lawyer, in the popular series “Matlock” in 1986 and won the hearts of fans once again.
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This incredible actor who made millions laugh was married three times. He and his first wife Barbara Bray Edwards adopted son Sam and daughter Dixie together.
Sam worked as a real-estate developer but struggled with alcohol abuse for many years and passed away in 1996 at the age of 37. Andy had a hard time accepting his son was forever gone and couldn’t cope with the loss. Years after the tragic incident, Dixie spoke of how it all affected her father.
“It affected my dad on a very, very deep level,” she said speaking to the Fox News “I went to my brother’s funeral service, but my dad wasn’t able to go. There would be too many magazines and cameras, and it just wasn’t a good place for him to be.”
She spoke how he wanted to keep his personal life away from the public eye. “So many people wanted to be a part of him. It goes back to the time when his show was on. It was such a sweet show, representing Americana at its best. We long for that in a way — the easier times, the gentler times,” Dixie told The Denver Post. But he was a generous man and always there for his family. He enjoyed spending time with his granddaughters.
Andy Griffith died in 2012, at the age of 86 at his home in Manteo, Roanoke Island, North Carolina. His wife Cindi Knight, whom he married in 1983 was by his side when he left this world.
“Andy was a person of incredibly strong Christian faith and was prepared for the day he would be called Home to his Lord,” Cindi said.
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Country singer Brad Paisley couldn’t possibly describe Andy any better when he said, “An actor who never looked like he was acting, a moral compass who saved as many souls as most preachers, and an entertainer who put smiles on more faces than almost anyone; this was as successful a life as is pretty much possible. Andy Griffith made the world a better place, and I was so proud to call him a friend.”
Steve Harvey’s life story goes from rags to riches. Born to a father who worked as a coal miner and a mom who was a teacher at a Sunday school, Harvey didn’t have a lot while growing up. Not many know that Steve was actually named Broderick Stephen Harvey, after actor Broderick Crawford, but he never used that name and preferred Steve instead. After some years living in Virginia, Harvey and his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended high-school.
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Harvey worked several jobs before he tried himself in stand-up comedy.
He was a boxer, a carpet-cleaner, a postman, and a car-repairman when he first learned of the comedy clubs. “I had never even heard of a comedy club,” he told People. “I didn’t even know they existed.”
He had his first gig ever at the Hilarities Comedy Club in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1985. This, however, wasn’t enough for Harvey to be able to afford a nice life for himself. In fact, he spent a few years as a homeless person and was living in his old car. But things were about to change for the better for the aspiring comedian who is until this day known as one of the best TV show hosts.
His determination and hard work let Harvey’s talent shine.
Soon after, he had his own show which was very popular, but mostly within the African-American community. From 1996 to 2002 he landed “The Steve Harvey Show” on the WB network. However, he was yet to reach to even wider audiences. Luckily, it didn’t take long before Harvey made a name for himself. His shows were now watched by people from all over the country and today, he is one of the most famous people in the show business.
The six-time Daytime Emmy Award winner has hosted Family Feud, Celebrity, Little Big Shots, radio programs, his own talk show and written four books. But despite his enormous success, Harvey has managed to stay grounded and never forgot where he came from.
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Steve was married three times.
The comedian has two daughters and a son with his first wife Marcia Harvey. After the couple divorced in 1994, Harvey lost touch with his kids as it looked like he put his career on the top of his priorities and didn’t have much time for the family. Later, however, he and his kids got on good terms and Harvey said, “Years later they said to me, ‘Dad, we didn’t understand why you left us, but we know now you had to go. You didn’t just belong to us. You belonged to the world.”
His second wife, Mary Shackelford, whom Harvey has son Wynton with, accused him after they divorced of infidelity. She was reported saying how Harvey left her with nothing and took her son away from her, which later turned not to be true.
Now, he’s married to his third wife Marjoire Bridges with whom he runs the foundation The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation which offers mentoring programs, education, and financial assistance to families in need.
Having experienced the hard life, Harvey believes he has to be there for those who struggle to make ends meet because he knows the feeling of being less fortunate.
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The life story of Harvey and Marjorie resembles that of the romantic movies.
The moment he first laid eyes on her in 1990 while she was trying to get to her front-row seat during one of his stand up shows, he said, “I’m sorry, I do not know who this is, but I’m going to marry her.” The comedian fulfilled this ‘promise’ some 15 years later when fate brought them together again.
Speaking of her love for Harvey, Marjorie told Essence, “I wish every woman can find a soulmate like I’ve been blessed to find. This is really my best friend.” Harvey never misses a chance to tell her how much he loves and how much she means to him. In fact, the whole world was a witness of a touching confession he made on his show on Mother’s Day in 2015.
Marjorie had no idea what her husband was about to do and she just looked at him all puzzled.
“I wanted to tell you..from the moment I saw you … the first thing I said to you ever was …‘I’m gonna marry you one day,'” Harvey started his confession. He then continued his emotional speech by saying that he would never be where he is today without her by his side. She makes his days and his life full and is the reason for his joy and happiness.
“You made my children comfortable and I existed before you and now I live. I never lived before you”, Harvey said. He adopted Marjorie’s three children from her previous marriage and together with Harvey’s kids they make an amazing big family.
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Marjorie couldn’t stop tears falling down her face. Listening to the man who means the world to her saying such touching and heartwarming words on the national television was a bold move.
Everyone is beautiful, and it looks like that as years pass by, societies learn how to see that beauty. Until recently, what fashion brands considered attractive and beautiful were skinny models only. Today, however, many other people are hired as models and become the brand face of famous companies.
Victoria Secret featured model with Down syndrome recently, and now another company is doing the same.
In their latest campaign, Banana Republic included a baby boy with Down syndrome. As per FOX 5 NY, a company representative said in a statement: “The BR Baby collection recently launched by Banana Republic was designed with a promise to be more sustainable, more welcoming, and more inclusive.”
The statement further read: “We want to celebrate diversity in all forms and in the casting for BR Baby we saw a perfect moment to move this forward. We were thrilled to give this beautiful, loving human his first modeling job.”
This is definitely a positive example of inclusion. We honestly hope that more and more companies would do the same in the future.
The founder and president of Changing the Face of Beauty, Katie Driscoll, praised the company for making a change. “So often our community is overlooked when diversity is being considered, fact is the disability community is the largest minority in the world and one in 5 families know or love someone with a disability. Being seen in the world we live in is vital to our future.”
One thing is certain, this season’s Banana Republic‘s ad has to be one of the cutest there are.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber attend The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Recently, Justin Bieber’s wife, Hailey, posted on social media that she was admitted to hospital because of a blood clot found in her brain.
She explained that as she and Justin were having breakfast, she experienced “stroke-like symptoms” because the clot caused a small lack of oxygen. Luckily, her body passed it on its own and she started feeling better after a few hours.
The model further thanked her well wishers for their love and concern.
Justin Bieber got extremely concerned and is now keeping a close eye on his love, people close to the singer say.
He posted a video of his recent Denver concert during which he addressed the crows saying: “You know, it’s kind of crazy how life randomly throws you curve balls. You know, we can’t really control much.”
“Obviously you guys know, most of you probably know or seen the news about my wife…but she’s OK. She’s good, she’s strong,” he said.
He explained that the entire experience was extremely worrying but he knew that with the help of God everything would be fine. “It’s been really scary, but I know for a fact that God has her in the palm of his hands. And that’s a good thing.”
He added that he was happy he could celebrate life with his fans. “For us to be in this room all together laughing, smiling and singing songs — I can’t think of a better place I would rather be,” the singer said after he spoke of all the horrible things happening in the world at the moment.
Since the health scare Hailey experienced, she has returned to the audience to watch her husband perform.
The truth is that it is in humans’ nature to judge others without being aware of what they are going through and what problems they are facing in life. Often times, we forget that every person has their own issues so we fail to show sympathy.
The following story is a poignant example that we should never jump into conclusions without seeing the big picture and trying to walk a mile in the shoes of the person we dare to judge.
A doctor was called to perform an urgent surgery on a young boy.
The doctor answered the call and came to the hospital as soon as he could. He changed his clothes and rushed towards the surgery block when the father of the boy, who was anxiously pacing in the hall and was waiting for the doctor, said: “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility?”
The doctor with a calm voice: “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work.”
“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for doctor than what will you do??” said the father angrily. The doctor smiled and replied, “We will do our best by God’s grace and you should also pray for your son’s healthy life”.
“Giving advice when we’re not concerned is so easy,” murmured the father.
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After a couple of hours, the doctor got out and told the boy’s father: “Thank goodness! your son is saved!”
As he left the hospital, he added: “If you have any questions, ask the nurse”.
Instead of thanking him for saving his son’s life, the father was angry because the doctor didn’t stay to answer some questions himself. “Why is he so arrogant? He couldn’t wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s state?” the father commented.
The nurse then answered, while tears came down her face, “His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was at the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his son’s burial.”
This story emerged on Facebook and we don’t know if it is based on true events or not, but one thing is certain, it rings true in one significant way: when upset, we are quick to lash out at others.
We should never forget to treat everyone with respect, especially doctors an nurses, who help save many lives even when they are going through difficult times themselves.
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A huge number of celeb marriages end up in divorce eventually. Whether it is because most celebrities have a hard time handling their fame or because their schedules are always tight and they don’t have enough time to spend together, it never comes as a surprise when these relationships broke down. In fact, for most, it’s just a matter of time when they will announce they are splitting.
Tiger Woods, one of the most famous golfers there are, was married to beautiful Elin Nordegren. The two were introduced by Swedish professional golfer Jesper Parnevik and his wife while Nordegren worked for them as their children’s nanny.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have two children together, daughter Sam Alexis Woods and son Charlie Axel Woods.
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Their marriage seemed picture-perfect, but back in 2009, the same year Charlie was born, the media exposed Wood’s extramarital affairs and the marriage simply broke.
They finalized their divorce in 2010 and Nordegren ended up receiving $100,000 and additional monthly child support of $20,000. She also received the Windermere, Florida home.
Despite cheating on her, Nordegren only had great things to say about her former husband. In an interview with People, she said in 2010, “I wish him all the best in the future, as a person and as an athlete. I know he is going to go down as the best golfer that ever lived, and rightfully so, I feel privileged to have witnessed a part of his golfing career.”
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While she was still married to Woods, the Swedish beauty never gave any interviews.
“My plan was to just stay the way I was,” she explained in 2010. “For my kids, I felt that remaining private was the only normalcy. I could give them since they have a very famous dad. But after everything that happened and everything that was written and speculated — what I did or didn’t do — I felt like setting some things straight.
“I’m so embarrassed that I never suspected — not a one,” she added. “For the last 3 1/2 years, when all this was going on, I was home a lot more with pregnancies, then the children and my school.”
Regardless of their disagreements as a couple, Woods and Nordegren agreed to have a civil relationship for the sake of their children.
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Their son Charlie Axel showed love for golf from early age. Well, he had the best person in the sport to look up to.
He won second place in the Kids Golf South Florida Tour in West Palm Beach, Florida, when he was just 7. Of course, Woods has always been very supportive of his son. What’s most, he even carries Charlie’s clubs around the course, as per Golf Digest.
They often play against each other.
“I’m still winning…for now. He’s starting to get into it. He’s starting to understand how to play, he’s asking me the right questions,” Woods told Golf Digest. “I’ve kept it competitive with his par, so it’s been just an absolute blast to go out there and just be with him. It reminds me so much of me and my dad [growing up].
“I don’t know [if Charlie can break some of my records]. It depends how bad he wants it. It’s all on him. I wanted it at a very, very early age. I wanted to compete and play in this game. That’s on him—whether he wants it or not.”
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Of course, Woods doesn’t pressure Charlie on playing golf just because he is a golfer himself.
“It’s just an evolution. Like all kids, they go from one thing to the next. Right now, he’s into golf. But who knows, it could switch to something else. As long as he’s happy, he’s excited about whatever sport he’s in,” Woods told Golf Digest.
A lot of other children who enjoy playing golf were forced to stop playing and competing because of the pandemic, but Charlie is one of the lucky ones for having the world’s best golfer as a father so the two spent a lot of time practicing and competing in their backyard while in isolation.
In December of 2020, Woods and Charlie got to attend a competition together. They played in the exhibition tournament PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, where a number of stars played alongside a parent or a child. The father and son played against PGA golf star Justin Thomas and his father and won.
“You’re so much better than your dad, it hurts,” Justin told Charlie.
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Now that’s obvious Charlie is following into his father’s footsteps, Tiger Woods believes it is important not to expose his son to the media a lot. In fact, Woods is doing all in his power to keep 12-year-old Charlie out of the spotlight, mostly because he’s still too young to be getting much attention.
“Trying to make sure that Charlie has the right environment. He’s sheltered, he’s away from all of this,” Woods told Gold Digest. “What I have to do—making sure I do all of it, so he can practice and play, and enjoy the golf side of it. I’ll take care of all this stuff.
“A lot of people are trying to use him to build up, or write, or talk about things. Just making sure he’s able to have fun playing the game of golf.”
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Witnessing just how dedicated he is to this game, we are sure Charlie will reach his father’s fame in the near future.
The story of Turia Pitt is heartbreaking and hugely inspirational at the same time. This mining engineer has gone through a lot during the past 10 years. In 2011, while competing in an ultra-marathon, she was suddenly caught in a grassfire.
No one knows how she managed to survive, as she suffered severe burns on 65 percent of her body. Turia lost seven fingers, undergone over 200 medical procedures, and spent two grueling years in recovery.
However, she wasn’t alone. The one person who stood by her side throughout the entire ordeal was her boyfriend Michael. He never considered leaving her and was her biggest support. What’s most, in 2015, he proposed to her and the two got married.
“When Turia was in intensive care four years ago I bought a diamond ring,” Michael told the Daily Mail. He never stops reminding her how beautiful she is.
It took Turia two years to take her mask off. She needed to wear it constantly so that her face healed faster.
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She is happy she found a man who loves her no matter what and who didn’t leave her after the horrific accident.
“Going to sleep next to my partner I never thought anything of before. Now I think how lucky am I get to sleep next to this beautiful man. He’s a good guy and I’m very lucky to have him,” Turia shared with the Daily Mail. “Every day I wake up beside Michael is a great day.”
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Turia’s life story went viral and many people from Australia and other parts of the world followed her journey after the accident.
Then, in early 2017, she and Michael shared some extraordinary news with the public. They were expecting their first child together. Later that year, baby boy Hakavai was welcomed into the world. In 2020, the Australian couple welcomed another bundle of joy into their lives, son Rahiti Hoskin.
Today, they are a perfect family of four and their story reminds us that there is always hope when true love is present.
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When we imagine ourselves in a dire situation, we think we’d bold and courageous to take action, but the truth is that most of the time all reason goes out the window.
But what happened here is not the same case at all, and we’re taking about a 7-year-old boy who didn’t hesitate to gather his courage and save his parents when three armed men forced their way into the family’s house.
Carlos, the little boy, was of course terrified of the sight of his parents being threatened by the assailants, so he ran to the bathroom with his little sister and what he did there has now been getting praise from people all over the net.
Thanks to his mom, who taught him emergency scenarios, the youngster knew exactly what to do. While the attackers kept harassing the parents, Carlos quickly dialed 911.
Carlos said: “There’s some guys! They’re going to kill my mom and dad, can you come please. … Can you come really fast? PLEASE, PLEASE.”
Los Angeles County sheriff’s dispatcher Monique Patino was the one who received Carlos’ call, she later said that every help call is different but this one was “horrific”.
Carlos told Monique that the strangers had guns and were going to shoot his mom and dad. “Bring cops … lots of them!” he begged.
Monique could hear the little sister crying, she tried to keep Carlos calm, reassuring him that the police are on the way, but then things took a horrible turn when Monique suddenly heard the screams of the two little kids.
Monique recalled: “Once I heard the screams, I’m holding the phone and shaking, in tears. All I can hear is them screaming.”
The armed assailants heard sounds coming from the bathroom and quickly realized that there’s someone else hiding there, the broke down the door and there they discovered Carlos and his little sister, they demanded to know who they had been speaking to.
7-year-old Carlos bravely told them that he’d called the police and they would arrive in any moment, causing the men to do something totally unexpected.
Listen to the dramatic events unfold in the video below:
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The life of Sir Tom Jones, the music icon behind the hits Delilah, Sexbomb and What’s New Pussycat among the rest, has always been interesting for the fans and the journalists. Over the years, many stories of infidelity have been related to him, but despite all that, his beloved wife of 59 years had always been ‘his lady.’
Linda Trenchard and Sir Tom Jones, who was knighted by Her Majesty, the Queen, married when they were both just 16 years old and stayed in love during their whole lives. Sadly, Linda died of cancer in April 2016, and the musician said that he will never love another woman ever again.
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Sir Jones canceled all his concert after Linda’s “short but fierce” battle with lung cancer. In fact, he had a hard time coping with the reality and couldn’t gather any strength to sing long after the loss. He opened up about their love and their marriage and even said at one point how he blamed himself for her death.
He spoke of Linda’s favorite song, Bob Dylan’s What Good Am I?, and explained how he couldn’t stop reading the lyrics over and over again and thought, “Jesus Christ, was I partly to blame? Should I have woken up before? You start to think: ‘What if I had forced her to go to the doctors?’ Because she didn’t go.”
Sir Jones shared the sad news with his fans and wrote, “Surrounded by her husband and loved ones, she passed away peacefully.”
“When my wife passed away, I didn’t think I could sing,” Sir Jones explained. “When you’re emotional, you can’t sing, your voice closes up.
“There are certain songs I wouldn’t do. But you have to try and get things in the right perspective. Feeling emotional; use it to your advantage and put it into the song.”
He, however, wanted to fulfill one of her wishes and moved to London after her death. Linda always wanted to get back to her roots and move to England again, so her husband sold their mansion in LA because he knew it was something she wanted.
“She always said she wanted to come back and then she could not do it, so then she told me to do it in the last week she was alive.”
The couple had one son, Mark Woodward, but Sir Jones had another son on his own, with a woman he had an affair with. Apparently, he loved his wife unconditionally but when it came to his tours all around the country and the world, they had this “don’t ask” policy. No one really knew what Linda thought of her husband’s secret life and all those affairs.
The sex symbol once admitted he had slept with around 250 women in a year.
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During one of his tours in the US, back in 1987, Sir Jones had a fling with 24-year-old Katherine Berkery. She then got pregnant and claimed the music star was the father. She added how she didn’t know he was married.
Sir Jones didn’t want to accept the reality and asked for a paternity test. The following year, he learned the boy was actually his but he still didn’t want to do anything with him or his mother.
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Sir Jones was forced to pay maintenance every month until his son Jonathan turned 18. The boy grew up blaming his father’s negligence for his failures in life.
“When his wife Linda passed I hoped we could finally meet and get to know each other but it didn’t happen,” Jonathan told the Sunday Mirror.
“Now I worry about him being ill. He’s old, he might pass before I get the chance to right the wrongs. I don’t want anything from my father, all I want to do is sit and talk, tell him about my life and ask about his – just normal stuff.”
”Not having a father growing up was tough. All I ever wanted was his love. People think I look and sound like a younger version of my dad”, Jonathan said when speaking of his drug addiction and spending a few years on the streets as a homeless man.
We hope this incredible singer would eventually be able to move on and find happiness once again with his family, his fans, and the people who love him.
Every act of kindness, no matter how big or small, always goes a long way.
Vince Hietpas is a fifth grader with a heart of gold. One day, as he and his dad Lorenzo were walking through the park, they spotted a wallet on the ground. They quickly picked it up and checked inside to see who it belonged to.
After they read the name and the address of the owner from the driver’s license, Vince found the house and rang the bell. He explained that he had found the wallet that belonged to 17-year-old Chase Dahlke. It was Chase’s dad, Jackson, who opened the door and took his son’s belongings. He had a couple of dollars and gave them to Vince for returning the wallet.
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However, when Chase’s stepmom, Michelle, learned that someone as young as Vince did the right thing, she wanted to get in touch with him and his family and thank them in person for raising such an honest young man.
She posted online asking if someone knew Vince, and soon after, a friend told her they knew the family. They also explained how Vince’s father had COVID-19 and due to breathing problems and inability to wear a mask, he was left without a job.
Michelle wanted to do something nice for the family and decided to set up a GoFundMe campaign. In no time, over $9,000 were raised.
Vince was over the moon. He was praised for his kind act, but he simply said: “Doing the right thing is good.”
The dream of having a big family has finally turned into a reality for parents Cary and Tim Patonai who suffered the heartbreak of 19 miscarriages before welcoming baby number three.
“Two of the miscarriages were sets of twins,” Cary told USA TODAY. “It was was traumatic for the whole family, especially our oldest child (Devlen). Each loss would break his little heart.”
Before welcoming their second son, Cary went through 17 miscarriages. Then, after Everett was born, she suffered two more before sweet Finley came to their lives.
But Finley wasn’t an ordinary baby. When doctors delivered him on October 4, he immediately turned sort of celebrity at the hospital. Everyone who heard of him was eager to see him and even take a selfie with him. If you wonder why, it’s because this cutie weighted whopping 14 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 23.75 inches long.
“The OB/GYN who performed the C-section said that in 27 years he had never seen a newborn that size. There was so much excitement in the delivery,” proud mom Cary told USA TODAY.
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The couple’s other children were also quite big when they were born so Cary said jokingly, “I’m used to carrying big babies, but this was on another level.” Speaking of her pregnancy, she added, “It got to the point where I could hardly move. It would take me 30 minutes to recover from taking a shower.”
“They got him on the scale like 14.1, I’ve never seen it that big, the doctor and one of the sweetest nurses there they were all taking selfies with us, they asked permission of course, but they were just so pumped,” the 36-year-old mother said, as reported by ABC15 Arizona.
At the moment, baby Finley is wearing clothes for 6 to 9 month old babies. He’s still quite big, but he’s very healthy.
Speaking of her older son, mom Cary said, “When he was born, he was my doctor’s top five, of the biggest and I was like, just you wait, I’m gonna get to the top of the list, totally joking two years ago, and then we accidentally did it.”
Despite all the heartbreaks the miscarriages brought, this family is now complete and happy!
For more on this family’s journey go to the video below.
Samantha Russell, a beautiful 22-year-old woman, was supposed to get the best gift life can ever bring; she was about to become a mother to a beautiful baby boy whom she and her husband Brandon couldn’t wait to meet and hold.
Unfortunately, that joy was taken away from her when a suspect who was fleeing from the police crashed into her car and killed her.
The devastating accident took place on July 6. Samantha was immediately rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save her. Fortunately, her child survived and was delivered to the world.
The saddest day of Brandon’s life was at the same time his happiest. He lost his loving wife, but now his son was there and he had to be strong for him.
Brandon took to Facebook to share his mixed feelings with his loved ones. “Words cannot explain or express the emotions going through everyone’s head today in light of the events that took place on July 6th 2021 at around 5:30 CST. Sammy was taken from us but left behind the most beautiful gift of life,” he wrote.
“She was driven and the hardest worker I knew. She always ALWAYS knew what to say when I was going through an issue or needed advice.
“She was an all around good person who did not deserve to die on impact from a reckless driver,” he added.
Samantha’s killer, 37-year-old Javan Jermaine Ervin, has been arrested. He is charged with first-degree murder in commission of a felony, aggravated battery and criminal possession of a firearm.
As Brandon is now left to raise the boy alone, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Russell family.
Feeling good has a lot to do with the way we look on the outside, and that is the reason why many people turn to plastic surgery in the pursuit of better self-image and self-confidence.
The trend with these types of surgeries started during the 80’s, and it is becoming more and more popular every year. According to The Aesthetic Society statistics, in 2020 only, patients spent around $9.3 billion on aesthetic procedures, and that included surgical options as well as nonsurgical therapies.
One particular type of people who undergo the knife for the sake of looking flawless are celebrities. Most of them never confess that they have altered their faces and bodies, but some are brave enough to speak up about the procedures they had over the years.
Take Amanda Lepore for example. Her looks are pretty distinctive and she’s never afraid to share with her fans details about the surgeries she had. Her bravery is just one of the reasons why she’s loved by many.
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One time, Lepore even said she had the most expensive body in the world.
Born as a boy, Lepore always felt like she was in the wrong body. At the age of 15, she started receiving female hormones, and two years later, at 17, she had undergone a gender reassignment surgery.
According to Lepore herself, her mother had a lot to do with how she saw herself. On the days when she felt sick, Lepore’s mother, who had schizophrenia and was eventually hospitalized, looked “terrible.” She didn’t wear any makeup and didn’t feel like dressing up, but on those days she felt better, well, that was a completely different story. She would put makeup and would visit a parlor, and that’s something which stuck in Lepore’s memory.
“I associate glamour with being happy. If you put on high heels and lipstick or get a new outfit, you feel great,” she explained. “It’s a celebration of loving yourself, and the whole ritual of it is so great.”
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Lepore’s father, who was an Italian-American, wasn’t happy with his son turning into a girl, but since he abandoned the family, Lepore saw it as a chance to do what she wished for her entire life.
Her mom, on the other hand, was supportive with her son wearing make up and dress as a girl, but she was against a gender reassignment surgery.
Wanting to be a real girl so badly, Lepore convinced her boyfriend’s father to adopt her and sign all the necessary documents for her surgery.
“I think he was happy that his son found a nice girl,” she said of her-father-in-law paying for the procedure.
In the years that followed, besides having her nose done, she got her first breast implants.
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After she divorced her husband, Lepore suffered a tragedy; her mother died of cancer.
She was then determined to start her life over, and that meant cutting all ties with her father, whom she last saw at her mother’s funeral.
Once she left New Jersey and moved to “The Big Apple,” Lepore became an instant sensation. The public first learnt of her and her impeccable style when she appeared on The Joan Rivers Show with NYC’s “Club Kids in 1990.
The show was described by Dazed as an “outrageous set of party-goers whose outfits and personas heavily shaped the New York club scene.”
From that moment on, all eyes were on Lepore. Besides her unique appearance and style, it was very obvious she possessed multiple talents, including that for acting and singing. And although she didn’t pursue a career in film, she did appear in numerous documentaries and made songs with certain rappers.
Speaking of her glamour, Lepore told Interview Magazine, “It kept me out of trouble. When I worked for [club promoter] Michael Alig, everybody was overdoing partying. It would take me so long to get ready because I was never one of those girls that were naturally the cover of Vogue. I had to work hard to look nice.
“I would take hours and hours to get ready. If you have high heels on, if you’re dressed nice, you really can’t be drunk or sloppy because it’s dangerous. It’s part of being a lady, so it really kept me out of trouble.”
Having in mind the number of surgeries she had, including having her hairline lowered and eyebrows lifted, cheekbone augmentation, double eyelid surgery (removing skin), lip augmentation, and eye surgery to make her eyes look “doll-like,” Lepore’s statement that she has the most expensive body on Earth might be true. According to some magazines, she spent around $1 million on her looks. She, however, says she doesn’t know the right amount but is happy that each of her procedures was a huge success.
Lepore also had rib reshaping surgery during which her lower ribs were broken and pushed in for the sake of getting a hourglass figure.
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She published her book Doll Parts in 2017 and gave her fans an opportunity to learn more about her life and her successes.
“I’m inflated in the right places. I think I look better than a blow-up doll,” she told Out.
“I do have that blow-up doll thing with the boobs, and the big round lips and the long hair. My boobs and lips and ass and hips are inflated. My head a little bit, too.
Asked whether doctors refused a procedures, she explained, “No, but I recently got my eyes done, and I was really happy with them. They’re now much more doll-like. I’m glad I waited because I went to a Korean doctor, and they know how to make Japanese eyes into white eyes. I wanted my eyes bigger.
“I think I look a lot more proportionate. It makes everything else look natural because everything else is fake, so I have matching eyes now. I know I said I wasn’t going to do any surgery, and I was happy, but who can resist bigger doll eyes?”
Amanda Lepore is the muse of a number of well-known photographers, especially David LaChapelle. She has appeared in a number of fashion magazines, including French Playboy, Ponytail, DAMn and TUSH. She has a net worth of $2 million.
A very tragic incident took place on Wednesday when a young woman in a Jeep Cherokee drove through a chain-link fence around a playground at Imagination Station Learning Center in Arcadia. The 18-year-old hit two children and the vehicle only came to a halt after hitting a tree.
Both the children were transferred to DeSoto Memorial Hospital, where 4-year-old Maleena Valdez succumbed to her injuries. The other child is in a critical condition.
One of the witnesses of the horrific incident, Becky Stidham, told WINK: “Kids screaming and I said, ‘Well, it could be coming from our pool,’ but it was so many screams of so many kids and everything that I thought, well, you know, there’s no way it could be coming from the pool.”
According to ABC affiliate WFTS, the woman behind the vehicle was identified as Kiara Morant from Tampa. As she didn’t produce a valid driver’s licence, Morant was taken into custody but was released shortly after. However, authorities said it happened before little Maleena died. As for now, as the investigation is ongoing, Morant will face additional charges in connection with the child’s death.
Maleena’s family was left utterly heartbroken. They couldn’t believe their little angel was taken from them.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family with the funeral expenses.
“She was the light of our lives and she will desperately be missed by all who loved her. She was a sassy, kind, funny little girl who loved her big sissy and mommy and daddy more than anything in this world! Maleena was so innocent and pure-hearted! She still had so much life to live!” the GoFundMe page read.
“Due to these unforeseen circumstances her Mother will be out of work for some time to mourn the loss of her sweet baby girl and we all know that bills do not stop, and on top of it, funeral costs will also now be added to the everyday stuff that was already present before this horrible tragedy.” It added that Maleena’s mother, Savannah, had another child to take care of.
“We are asking for any help to alleviate even a piece of the burden for her family so that they can take this time to be together and mourn without added stress. Please continue to pray for Maleena’s mother Savannah, Father Miguel, sister Jazziah and the rest of the family and friends, and that justice will be served in this unspeakable tragedy.”
Way too many marriages end in divorce because of infidelity. When a person learns that their partner has been unfaithful, they react in a number of ways. Some decide to go separate ways, others decide to work on their relationship, and some are looking for revenge.
When a woman from White Rock, near Vancouver, Canada, learned that her husband had a mistress, she did something that caught the attention of a huge number of people.
Namely, she posted an ad on the Canadian pages of classifieds site Craigslist that she was selling all of her husband’s possessions and that included his beloved red leather theater-style sofas with recliners, a ping pong table, a foosball table, furnishings, workmanship, garden pots, athletic equipment and electrical apparatuses.
“Husband left us for a piece of garbage […] Selling everything and moving house following 10 years of marriage,” the ad read.
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She wasn’t selling his clothes, however, because she burnt it all at the driveway.
On top of that, she opened the door to her home for potential buyers before the place went on the market. An estate lawyer from Vancouver explained that the proceeds from the sale might be counted as assets in divorce proceedings.
She even wrote that she would be expecting potential buyers to visit her yard sale in the afternoon because she would be drinking and having fun with her friends and wouldn’t be able to get up early in the morning. “So, please talk softly to the sunglasses-wearing females,” she added.
She closed the ad with the words: “Life is too short to squander time, my eyes were placed at the front of my head by God for a reason. I am looking forward to moving forward!”
Considered by the media and the wide public as “one of the most recognizable and admired actors in the world,” Canadian born actor Raymond Burr was loved by millions. In 1996, he was ranked number 44 of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time by TV Guide magazine, and he definitely deserved to be on the list because of the number of iconic roles he gave to his audience.
Because of his fierce looks, Burr played a bad guy in most of the films he was part of. Among the rest, he’s best known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside, as well as Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Rear Window and Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, a role which he reprised in the 1985 film Godzilla 1985.
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Over the course of his long and successful career, Burr’s amazing acting was awarded with six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. He won Emmy Awards for the role of Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons (1957–1966) and reprised in a series of 26 Perry Mason TV movies.
Burr was born on May 21, 1917, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. His parents divorced when he was just six years old so he moved to Vallejo, California, with his mother and siblings.
After touring through Canada where he was part of a number of productions, Burr returned to America where he landed his Broadway debut in the production Crazy With the Heat around 1940 and went on to play on stage and on screen, appearing in more than 50 feature films between 1946 and 1957.
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As Burr’s acting skills were never brought into question as all of the roles he played were executed to perfection, it was the details about his private life which caused doubt.
Burr, who passed away from kidney cancer on September 12, 1993, at the age of 76, claimed he was married three times. According to him, his first wife, an actress named Annette Sutherland, was killed in the same place crash as Leslie Howard. However, multiple sources have reported that no one by that name appears on any of the published passenger manifests from the flight. Burr further claimed that he had a son named Michael from his first marriage, but the boy died of leukemia at the age of 10. During the final year of his life, Burr allegedly took him throughout America so that he could see the natural beauties of the country. After Burr’s death, however, his publicist confirmed that Burr worked steadily in Hollywood throughout 1952, the year that he was supposedly touring the country with his son.
He then married actress Isabella Ward, but their marriage ended in divorce. His third wife, Laura Morgan, allegedly died of cancer.
After Burr’s passing, many people, including authors, claimed that he invented the stories about his wives and son, except the one about actress Isabella Ward.
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Perry Mason producer Art Marks claimed that Burr’s stories served as a cover-up for his true self.
In 2009, New York Post writer Michael Starr released the Burr biography Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life of Raymond Burr, which detailed the actor’s career, including his secret life. In it, Starr wrote that Marks revealed to him about Burr: “I know he was genuine in liking and disliking people; I don’t think he hid that.
“But I just know he was putting on a show for the other things about wives and children. That was my gut feeling. I think the wives and the loving women, the Natalie Wood thing, were a bit of a cover.”
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What Burr was hoping for when he fabricated all those details about his private life was to hide from the world that he was a homosexual. He believed that if people learned he was gay, that would have affected his career.
In his memoir Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, the well-known “introducer” and bartender Scotty Bowers revealed how he introduced a number of Hollywood stars to one another with the aim for them to engage in sexual encounters.
He claimed that he introduced Burr to actor Bob Benevides and the two stayed together for 33 years, or until Burr’s passing.
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Burr had a net worth of $32 million at the time of his passing, money that he left to his partner Benevides. Even today, Benevides runs Raymond Burr Vineyards in Healdsburg, which includes a tasting room and a greenhouse that contains orchid plants that were one of Burr’s passions.
Spokesman-Review reported in 1986 that Burr “adopted” 25 children from many parts of the world. He helped them receive education and helped their families. Many of them were taken to America to study after which they returned home. He sometimes visited them and their families.
Asked about Burr’s life and the reason for all the stories he presented to the world, Michael Starr wrote: “One, to forge a sympathetic image for a big-screen heavy trying to soften his tough-guy façade. Two, to cover up and muddle the issue of his sexuality. And three, because it was Raymond himself who needed people to pity him.”
One thing is certain, Raymond Burr left a legacy and iconic roles.
It is common knowledge that Keanu Reeves is one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. His incredible acting talent, along with his heart of gold, makes him America’s sweetheart we all love so very much. His random acts of kindness include gifting Harley-Davidson motorcycles to a dozen stuntmen who worked on The Matrix, donating large sums of money for children’s hospitals, as well as funding cancer research.
Now, one fellow actress spoke of Reeve’s greatness and reminded us once again how awesome this guy is.
Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeve were co-stars in the 1994 hit Speed.
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Speaking to Enquire, Bullock recalled a chat she had with Reeves around a year after the release of Speed. During a small talk, she mentioned that she never tried champagne and truffles, but she never thought about that conversation after that. To her surprise, Reeves got on his motorbike a few days later and appeared with flowers, champagne, and truffles.
“I just thought you might want to try champagne and truffles, to see what it’s like,” he said.
She was with a friend at the time and the three shared the champagne. Reeves, however, left shortly after to go on a date.
“When I first met him, I would spend as much time as I could filling a silence, just to feel comfortable,” Bullock said.
“And the more I jibber-jabbered on, the quieter he would get. And I thought, ‘I don’t understand what’s happening! He’s looking at me with eyes of confusion. He’s quiet. Did I say something to offend him?’
“And then a day or two later, he would arrive with a note or a little package, saying, ‘I thought about what you said’, and he would have his response.
“How many people do you know like that?”
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The two have always been just friends and never pursued anything romantic, and it looks like Bullock is happy about that.
“Keanu’s a guy who, I feel like, is friends with every woman he’s ever dated. I don’t think there’s anyone who has something horrible to say about him,” she explained.
“So maybe we could have survived. I don’t know. But we didn’t have to survive anything. We just get to grow up together on parallel roads and tip our hats and meet for a dinner and try to work together.
“And the longer time goes on, the more in awe I am of the human being. Would I have been able to say that if he had dumped me and made me angry? Probably not.”
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Honestly, I don’t think there is a single person out there who’s not smitten with this incredible actor.
The Ingalls family and their life on the farm in Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota stole the hearts of many. Viewers were eagerly waiting for each new episode and each new adventure. “Little House on the Prairie” attracted millions of fans and many can’t help but wonder what some of their favorite actors from the show are up to nowadays.
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The mom of the family, Caroline Ingalls, or as the children called her, Ma, was portrayed by Karen Grassle who was quickly dubbed America’s sweetheart. Even today, she is known as one of the most iconic American moms in TV history.
As she turned 80, Grassle still stuns with her beauty and acting, although she seemed to disappear from the screens for some time before she turned to her first love, Broadway.
Grassle studied at the University of California, but completed her acting education at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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“That was one of the most exciting learning experiences of my life: the school was superb and we could go to the theater in London and see the finest actors and productions in the English language,” Grassle said, referring to her college life in the U.K.
She recalls how she went to an audition for a role she was looking forwards to get, and when she was turned down, she tried her luck with “Little House on the Prairie” probably not assuming back then that this role would help her shot to fame.
The show premiered on September 11, 1974 and lasted until 1983, but Grassle left it the year before. Producers tried convincing her to continue portraying Ma’s role but she didn’t accept the offer so the show was eventually canceled.
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After appearing on stage for many years in classics such as “Cabaret” and “Driving Miss Daisy,” Grassle set up her own theater company. Then in 1994, she stared along Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp.
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Three years ago, Grassle were both uncertain and happy to answer to a challenge and try something completely different from what she has been doing her whole life so she accepted a role in the horror movie Lasso.
“Finally, my son tells me, “Oh just do it, Mom. You’ll have fun! You’ll run screaming in the night!” So, I said, “Okay, I’ll do it.” It’s a total change for me,” she said.
Back in April, 2018, the life of one family changed forever. As the Clemens were driving home from vacation, about a half-mile south of Sterling City, one Chevrolet Tahoe driver lost control of her vehicle and crushed into the family’s Chevrolet Suburban. Unfortunately, Jim Alan Clemens, 31, his wife Karisa Brianne Clemens, 29, and their 2-month-old daughter Juliana lost their lives, and the rest of the children, Angela, 8, Zachary, 5, Wyatt, 4, Nicholas, 2, were left fighting for their lives.
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They all suffered serious injuries. Angela was in a coma due to severe brain damage, but she was able to wake up. Now, she started school again and is able to read and sing. However, no one is certain if the injuries will affect her life in the future.
Zachary broke his back. After numerous surgeries he can now walk and run again, although he has to wear a vast.
Little Wyatt suffered multiple strokes and was paralyzed on his left side, but managed to recuperate.
After Angela woke up from coma, she and Zachary held hands, and that image was so impactful that people said it spread hope.
The kids’ great aunt, Teresa Burrell, was the one to share the photo. She was also the one who set fundraiser for the orphaned children who needed finances, love, and prayers more than ever before.
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“All 3 kids that are receiving medical care at Cook Children’s are now on the same rehab floor and were finally reunited a few days ago! Wyatt is doing so well. He suffered paralysis on his left side, but through PT has regained strength and movement. He can walk with a spotter, and they are having a hard time convincing him he shouldn’t be running! He is a great comfort and support to his older siblings,” Burrell wrote on Facebook.
“Zach is struggling. He has had trouble eating and they have given him a feeding tube to make sure he is receiving adequate nutrition. He is also fighting off infection, and as a result has had a high fever for the past few days. He is in a lot of pain – both physical and emotional – and is our greatest concern at this point.
“Angela continues to improve. She is talking more and more each day and is able to read fluently for short stints at a time. She took her first wheelchair ride outside yesterday to check the weather and was glad to be in the sunshine. They are still working on managing her pain as her legs are healing from severe injuries.
“As can be expected, all 3 children — especially Zach and Angela — are struggling with grief as they are coming to accept the loss of their parents and baby sister.”
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The entire community gathered together to show these children they are not alone. We truly hope their future is bright.
Children can be mean towards one another, so many teens find school a dreading place where they need to look impeccable in order not to get teased. Most are self-aware and tend to fit in with the crowd and that can easily lead them to trouble.
An Indiana middle schooler student named Anthony Moore broke the dress code after he refused to take his hat off during lesson time. Teachers demanded that he get rid of the hat, but he wasn’t about to listen to what they asked him to do.
After speaking with the dean, he was taken to the principal’s office, a place where no student wants to be. But as Anthony expected to be scolded for being defiant, the principal, Jason Smith, who seems to understand students quite well, opted for a different approach. He started talking to Anthony in a friendly manner because he could sense there was something more behind his behavior.
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“I sat across from him and asked, ‘What’s wrong? Why are you being defiant, why are you refusing to take your hat off? It’s a pretty simple request,’” Smith said. “And he explained that his parents took him to get a haircut and he didn’t like the results.”
As it turned out, Anthony hated his hairline and was willing to face the consequences of wearing his hat at school if that meant his classmates wouldn’t make fun of his disastrous haircut.
Smith was aware the student was worried about social acceptance, so he made him an offer.
“I told him, ‘Look, I’ve been cutting hair since I was your age,’ and I showed him pictures of my son’s haircuts that I did and some of me cutting hair in college. And I said, ‘If I run home and get my clippers and fix your line, will you go back to class?’” Smith said. “He hesitated but then he said yes.”
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Smith rushed home to take his clippers although the weather was tough and snowy. In the meantime, Anthony’s parents were contacted by a school’s representative who explained to them the entire situation and asked for a permission for their son’s hair to be cut properly. Not only did they agree but were thrilled by how the principal handled the situation.
“He (Smith) handled it very well to keep him from getting in trouble at school,” Anthony’s mom Tawanda Johnson said. “I’m just glad that he was able to handle that without being put in in-school suspension.”
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Smith knew exactly what Anthony was going through.
“He didn’t say straight out, but I feel like he didn’t want to be laughed at,” Smith said. “The barbershop and haircuts as Black males is very important in the community and looking your best and being sharp — it’s just a cultural aspect. Just from my being a Black male myself and coming through that culture and you know, I really think girls matter at that age, which [means] appearance then could matter. He was scared he was going to be laughed at and we were pretty sure no one would notice, but he was looking through his lens.”
Not everyone is good at dealing with young children and their problems, but Smith is one of those people who know how to show understanding and compassion for the students at his school. He is the kind person we all wish our children to have in their lives while dealing with insecurities at school.
For more on this heartwarming story check out the video below.
If you are thinking of going on vacation and leaving food in the freezer, this is an article you should not miss. Today we shares with you a simple trick that will tell you if it is safe to consume the food that you left in the freezer.
Sometimes when we’re away from home, the power goes off and we never know about it. However, this can cause food stored in the freezer to defrost and deteriorate.
One woman has came up with an ingenius trick on how we can now check if our refrigerators are still in optimal working condition – with just a single mug of water and a penny! With such an experiment, you’d never have to worry about having spoilt vegetables or fruits in your fridge again.
An idea developed by Sheila Pulanco Russell, she demonstrates a fridge-mug experiment with simple tap water. It is an extremely easy experiment – if the penny freezes, its a good sign – your fridge’s able to keep your groceries well-chilled and frozen. If it isn’t, it probably tells you that you’d need to buy a new refrigerator to prevent food spoilage – try this at home now!
Source: Sheila Pulanco Russell (Facebook)
In a Facebook post which quickly received hundreds of thousands of reactions and shares, Sheila explains how to proceed. She writes:
“For those of you that are evacuating from the coast, I just heard a great tip. It’s called the one cup tip. You put a cup of water in your freezer. Freeze it solid and then put a quarter on top of it and leave it in your freezer. That way when you come back after you’ve been evacuated you can tell if your food went completely bad and just refroze or if it stayed frozen while you were gone.
If the quarter has fallen to the bottom of the cup that means all the food defrosted and you should throw it out. But if the quarter is either on the top or in the middle of the cup then your food may still be ok. It would also be a great idea to leave this in your freezer all the time and if you lose power for any reason you will have this tip to fall back on.
If you don’t feel good about your food, just throw it out. The main thing is for all to be safe. Please SHARE this on your page. 😀”
In any case, if you’re not sure whether food is safe, throw it out. The most important thing in life is, and will always be, your health.
