Do the movies from the 60’s and 70’s make you feel nostalgic for the good old times? If the answer is yes, then you definitely remember the onscreen love romance between Oliver Barrett and Jennifer “Jenny” Cavilleri. Barett, a heir of the family’s legacy, and Jenny, a girl from a working-class family, fell in love despite their differences and the many obstacles they faced. This movie was a huge hit and the American Film Institute ranked him 9th on the list of most romantic movies of all time. It is at the same time one of the highest-grossing films in the history of film.
Believe it or not, since Love Story was released, 50 years have passed.
The actors of the love story who put their hearts into depicting the emotions and the deep feelings between Oliver and Jenny are Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw. After Love Story, they instantly became America’s sweethearts.
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O’Neal played in the soap opera Peyton Place before being part of one of the most memorable love movies, and his career went upwards after the role of Oliver for which he earned an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. Other movies he played in after Love Story are What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon, and the 1975 period drama film Barry Lyndon. His most recent TV appearance is that in Bones.
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When his co-star Ali MacGraw got the role of Jenny, she was pretty much a new face on TV, but that didn’t prevent her from gaining enormous popularity.
In fact, a year before the film that earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and an Academy Award nomination, she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her role in the movie Goodbye, Columbus. Her beauty was, and still is, distinctive and mesmerizing. MacGraw appeared in a number of movies, including The Getaway, Convoy, Players, and the 1980 comedy Just Tell Me What You Want.
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After that, stunning MacGraw, who married three times, tried to get away of the spotlight and has dedicated her time to being an animal advocate.
It was in 2016 when the legendary actors reunited again for the tourting production of the play Love Letters. However, although audiences and fans saw they reunite as actors, the two said that they have been close throughout the years and remained good friends ever since Love Story.
Now, MacGraw is 81, and O’Neal is 79. We are happy both actors are doing great nowadays and we are forever grateful to them for giving us the iconic movie Love Story and the classic line, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry!”
Take a look at the movie’s trailer in the video below.
There are over 7 billion people living on Earth, all beautiful in their own way. In fact, it is the diversity that makes this world as lovely as it is and accepting the differences is something we should all live by.
Asel and Kamila from Kazakhstan are two sisters who are 12 years apart. Their distinctive appearance steals the hearts of many. Both of them have albinism and look so stunning that they are now part of commercials by numerous companies and many modeling agencies from the country are interested in working with them.
Albinism is a genetic disorder that causes a lack of pigmentation in the skin, eyes and hair. Despite the unique looks, people with albinism may suffer from certain medical conditions such as vision defects and a sensitivity to sunlight.
When Asel was born, her parents were surprised by her skin color. No one in their family had albinism before so her mom, Aiman Sarkitova, told Daily Mail, “When I gave birth to my eldest, genetics were not so developed with us, it is developing only now.”
What was more shocking for the family is that their second daughter, Kamila, shares her sister’s condition. They also have an 8-year-old son who is dark-skinned, a real Kazhan.
Asel, who is now 14, started her modeling career at the age of 10, and today, she and 2-year-old Kamila make the perfect modeling duo. They have over 33,000 followers on Instagram and their popularity grows bigger and bigger with each passing day.
Albinism is rare and people who have it may sometimes feel different and alone, but these two sisters are happy to have each other and share their joys and even downfalls in life. We say they are truly stunning.
One of the many reasons why we all love watching the Olympics is because it is “crowded” with people who have been waiting their entire life to show the world how great they are at what they do and how hard they worked to earn a spot in one of the greatest sports events there are.
This year, among the rest, one particular event made many viewers sad. A horse named Saint Boy was being punched repeatedly by Germany modern pentatholon coach Kim Raisner. What’s most, she urged the rider Annika Schleu to “really hit” the horse if it refused to jump.
The incident was caught on camera and made many animal lovers angry. The Modern Pentathlon Federation (UIPM) disqualified Raisner from the individual competition and the remainder of the Olympic games.
“Her actions were deemed to be in violation of the UIPM Competition Rules, which are applied to all recognized Modern Pentathlon competitions including the Olympic Games,” they wrote in a statement.
Germany’s Olympic team chief, Alfons Hoermann, also spoke of the incident. As per Reuters, he said: “We were all in agreement that the coach will not be at the competition on Saturday. We also consider that an urgent review of the incident is necessary, especially in terms of animal protection, and that the national and international federations draw their conclusions.”
Among those who decided to stand for Saint Boy is actress Kaley Cuoco. The Big Bang Theory star is a huge horse lover and she and her husband Karl Cook actually own some of these elegant animals. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, the actress said: “I have six horses, and they have been the biggest blessing in my life. Horseback riding is why I’m so centered, especially in this business. I wouldn’t have my career without it.”
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Cuoco decided to share her feelings regarding the disgraceful incident involving Saint Boy.
“I feel it’s my duty and heart to comment on this disgrace…This is not Olympic show jumping, ” she wrote according to 7News. “This is a disgusting, classless, abusive representation of our sport in so many ways. This team should be ashamed of themselves.
“You and your team did not do your county proud, or this sport. You make us look bad. Shame on you and godspeed to any animal that comes in contact with you.”
Her next move made many fell in love with her even further. Cuoco offered to buy Saint Boy. “I’ll buy that horse outright and show it the life it should have. Name your price,” she ended her post.
We are so thankful to Cuoco for making such an offer. We know the animal would end in the right hands if she welcomes him in.
Speaking of sci-fi movies, the first thing that comes to mind is Back to the Future. It is a legendary trilogy which is still as popular and as loved as it was over 30 years ago when the third and final part aired.
Of course, the movie wouldn’t be what it is hadn’t been for Michael J Fox who played the role of Marty and Christopher Lloyd in the role of Doc Brown.
But did you know that when he was first handed the script, Lloyd threw it in the garbage? Luckily, a friend of his made him reconsider his decision and give it a go, and well, the rest is history.
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Christopher Lloyd’s first love what the theater. At the age of 19, he started taking classes in New York City’s Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater under Actor Sanford Meisner. Speaking of those times, Lloyd told Irish Times: ”I had a wonderful teacher. I had really figured out how to use myself technically as an actor. It changed my life forever. [Meisner] was an extraordinary teacher. He made it clear to me how to work as an actor and how to prepare for a role. It was a big turning point for me.”
Lloyd’s first ever stage debut was in a production of And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers. What followed was his first Broadway appearance in Red, White and Maddox.
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Many productions later, Lloyd decided to turn to the film industry and one particular movie helped kickstart his career; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, where he played psychiatric patient Max Taber and starred alongside his idol Jack Nicholson.
“I did so many interviews and auditions for films and it was just zilch. Nothing I did impressed anybody! I could just feel it. It was always ‘Okay, thank you, Mr. Lloyd.’
“Then out of the blue Cuckoo’s Nest came to cast. A casting director who sent me up for different things over the years sent me up for that and it just clicked. I was blown away, just so excited,” Lloyd said.
“Nicholson was an idol of mine going back to Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider, and The Last Detail,” he added. “It just blew my mind, suddenly to be on a set with his presence, and him there, it was wonderful.”
Speaking of the time he was offered the iconic role of Dr. Emmett Brown, Lloyd shared with Sydney Morning Herald: “At the same time I was doing a film in Mexico City and I decided I was going to go back to New York and go back to the theatre where my roots were.
“So when the Back to the Future script came to me I had pretty much made up my mind I was going back to New York and I cast it aside. A friend I was with at the time said that’s not like me, so I thought I’d better take it out of the waste paper basket and have another look. And I did and went back to LA and met Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future director) and that was that.”
Initially, Doc Brown was imagined as a calm and reserved person, but Lloyd decided to do things differently with the role that changed his life and career forever.
The movie was a huge success. It made millions and people fell in love with it so much that action figures, legos, and toys of Doc and Marty flooded the stores.
“I’m an animated [action figure], and yeah, I’m a LEGO. I don’t think I’m immortalized,” Lloyd said. “Well, there you are, a hundred years from now somebody will be rummaging around the attic [and say], ‘Oh, look what I got! Doc Brown!’”
Back to the Future went on to have two sequels which were as popular as the original. Asked which one he loves the most, Lloyd says the third.
“There was horseback riding, which was a lot of fun,” he wrote. “There was the steam engine, to be on, work on, which is quite an experience. And Doc had a romance!”
Despite Lloyd’s enormous popularity, he tends to keep his private life out of the spotlight and says he’s always in for another Back to the Future movie as long as his friend of many years, Michael J. Fox, is part of it. “I think regardless of the Parkinson’s, he’d probably jump on the role and he’d be great,” Lloyd said. “I can’t see doing another sequel without him, I would certainly want Bob Zemeckis directing it, Bob Gale writing it and the other principals being involved.”
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Over the years, Lloyd starred in a huge number of movies, including TheAddams Family, where he played Uncle Fester, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the comedy Clue, and a lot more.
At the age of 82, Lloyd doesn’t plan on quitting doing what he fulfills him; acting. “I don’t really mind as long as I’m working,” he said. “Whether it’s a lead or cameos, or supporting roles, I love to be doing it. I don’t wait around for the ideal role to come my way – I’ll take what’s given,” he said.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith met on the set of Fresh Prince of Bell-Air back in 1990. After a few years of dating, they tied the knot in 1997, and despite their ups and downs over the years, they are still going strong.
Will and Jada have two children together, son Jaden and daughter Willow, who both follow into their famous parents’ footsteps.
Willow has spend her entire life around music. She started singing from very young age and recorded her first ever song when she was just 7, during a trip to China where her brother was filming Karate Kid.
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She recalls the time she told her parents that music was her calling.
“I brought it to my parents, I remember being so excited going, ‘Guys, I really think this is what I wanna do. I really think I want to sing.’ And the first thing that they said to me was, ‘Are you sure?,’” she revealed.
“And I was like, ‘Yeah. I’m sure.’ And they said, ‘Okay, we just want to make sure because it’s going to be a lot of work. We just want you to know that you’re really young. And most of the people who do this are much older than you, and you have to handle a lot more pressure.’
“They told me right off the bat. I was so young that I just didn’t really believe them. And lo and behold, I got to a place where it was just too much. I just needed to take a step back and figure out what I wanted to do.”
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In 2020, Willow released her single Whip My Hair which reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Although she experienced an enormous success, she was just 10 years old at the time and it was too much pressure to go on tours and promote her music. Willow announced a 30-day tour but after a few performances, she felt like it was enough. Her dad tried to persuade her to continue, but she just wanted to go home.
After that, Willow shaved her head and Will believed it was her way of protesting.
“This little girl is rejecting what I’m trying to do for her. She doesn’t want it,” Will said on Red Table Talk, a podcast hosted by Willow, her mother Jada Pinkett-Smith and her grandmother Adrienne.
“My desire for her was overriding her desire for her. I had a real epiphany on that, and how bad a person will hate you if you keep forcing your wishes onto their life,” he added.
“She introduced me to feelings… With Willow, I started to see how there was a higher value in talking to her about how she feels about the situation versus how to fix the situation. It became the new thought process for me. Kids aren’t ours. They are their own people. I just completely let go of my needs and my desires for their lives.”
Now, at the age of 20, Willow is a very successful singer. She released her 4th solo album lately I feel EVERYTHING. Recently, she decided to open up about her sexuality and shared with the world that she is bisexual and polyamorous.
On her podcast, she said: “With polyamory, I feel like the main foundation is the freedom to be able to create a relationship style that works for you and not just stepping into monogamy because that’s what everyone around you says is the right thing to do.
“Also, doing research into polyamory,” she added, “the main [reason] …why divorces happen is infidelity.”
Her grandma Adrienne made a comment that it was all about the sex, but Willow certainly doesn’t feel that way.
“In my friend group, I’m the only polyamorous person. And I have the least sex out of all of my friends,” Willow said on Red Table Talk.
“I was introduced to [polyamory] in a nonsexual way,” she added. “Let’s say you haven’t always been the kind of person that wanted to have sex all the time but your partner is. Are you going to be the person that says, ‘just because I don’t have these needs you can’t have them either?’”
A young child lost her life due to her mother’s negligence. Asiah, who was only 20 months old at the time of her death, died of starvation after she was left home all by herself while her mother was celebrating her birthday in places 50 miles away from Brighton where the baby girl lived. The mother, then 18-year-old Verphy Kudi, and the baby girl were living in a ‘supported housing’ block for young families run by the YMCA on behalf of Brighton and Hove City Council, as per The Sun.
The tragedy took place in December 2019, and this month, Kudi was charged with manslaughter of her daughter and given nine years in prison.
The mother admitted she was guilty and broke down at the courtroom upon hearing her sentence.
After partying away from home for nearly 6 days, Kudi got back home to find her daughter unresponsive. She was the one who called the emergency services, but it was already too late. The girl was dead.
When authorities arrived at the scene, they saw Kudi “incoherent, distressed and distraught” while her daughter was lying on the floor.
Photos show Kudi partying in London with her boyfriend and then heading to south-east London where she had a DJ announce her birthday. After that, she went to Coventry to have some more fun and celebrate her birthday with her friends before she got back home to her daughter after five days, 21 hours, and 58 minutes.
According to BBC, Judge Christine Laing QC said in court: “It is almost unbearable to contemplate her suffering in the final days of her life, suffering that she endured so that you could celebrate your birthday and the birthdays of your friends as a carefree teenager,” describing Kudi as deceitful and manipulative. “You knew full well you should not be doing what you were doing,” the judge was reported to have added.
“It goes without saying that this is a particularly tragic case and it no doubt raises strong emotions in all who hear of it, but everyone should bear in mind that the charge I sentence you for is one of manslaughter, it being accepted that you did not intend to cause Asiah death nor to cause her really serious harm,” the judge stated.
Kudi’s estranged family explained that she became pregnant after she fell victim of sexual exploitation. They released a statement which read: “We are saddened by the current situation and as a family, we have many unanswered questions. Verphy has experienced so much at such a young age and we have always done what we can to support her. As a family, we are in the midst of an unbearable tragedy,” as reported by The Sun.
I’m sympathetic towards #VerphyKudi because her age at the time of the unfortunate incident and she was at a mother and care unit RAN BY A CHARITY. They are just as responsible. And if I remember her story correctly she was went missing in her mid teens…SHE NEEDS COUNSELLING
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We are so very sorry for little Asiah, she deserved to be loved and cared for. May she rest in peace.
Kids grow up very fast, so parents do all in their power to spend as much time with them as possible before they become grown ups who have families on their own. Taking a bunch of photos of their bundles of joy is just one way of making all the unforgettable memories last.
Josie Rock is a devoted mom who would do anything for her children. One day, as she was taking pictures of her 4-month-old baby Asher, she noticed something off on one of the photos.
“I was just taking pictures of him and the lighting happened to change in our room, the flash caught the reflection, and his eye was glowing white,” Josie told Fox News. One would say it was just the light and wouldn’t think something serious could be going on, but Josie’s motherly instinct told her something was wrong.
“I knew right then and there that Asher had cancer. It was chilling, to say the least. He was just a baby,” she added.
She recalled reading of a case where parents discovered their son had retinoblastoma, a disease in which malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the retina, after noticing “the glow” in the eye on a photo. In order to be sure, she took more photos of Asher and showed them to her colleagues at the hospital where she works as a nurse. They thought it was nothing to worry about, but she decided to trust her gut and took the boy to the pediatrician.
“I remember the color drained from her (the doctor’s) face after she did the proper examination,” Josie said. “She turned the lights off and looked at his eyes and said, ‘Something’s not right.’”
Sweet Asher was officially diagnosed with retinoblastoma and had to undergo a surgery to remove the tumor.
Today, Asher is 7 years old. Over the years, he was forced to visit the hospital numerous times so that doctors could run a bunch of tests. The doctor who treats him, Dr. Thomas Olson, pediatric oncologist and hematologist at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, says these things can be subtle.
“He finished chemo in 2015. The problem with retinoblastoma is it can pop up in other places. Over time, he had a few new ones pop up and they were lasered.”
Josie believes that every parent out there should no the signs. She says she will never stop advocating if that means saving someone’s life.
“The way I see it, if it saves just one other child from having to go through what my son has, then I have done my job as a cancer parent,” she posted on Facebook. “I will never stop advocating for these children.
“Once you are placed in shoes, such as mine, and the millions of other parents of children suffering (and many losing their battles), then you’ll really understand our passion.”
We are very happy everything turned out for the best for Asher all thanks to his mom and her instinct that she decided to follow and trust.
Life is unpredictable and can take us to strange and new places when we least expect it. Sometimes, no matter how much we want something, things just don’t turn for the best, and other times, everything goes smoothly, just like the career of southern beauty Donna Douglas.
Donna was born Donna Ione Smith on Sept 26, 1932 in Pride, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. When she was young, she probably never assumed that she would end up in the Big Apple and would become one of the most famous actresses of her time.
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Louisiana was definitely not the place to be for Donna as her beauty and aspiration were asking for more.
When she was 16, she married Roland Bourgeois and had a son at the age of 21. Shorty after, however, young Donna divorced and decided to pursue a career as a model. She was crowned “Miss Baton Rouge” and “Miss New Orleans” in 1957 and she landed a job as an ad-model for a toothpaste company. From that moment on, Donna, who was a quiet and naive young lady, somehow became aware of her abilities and longed for more.
Once in New York, she went to an audition for the role of Elly May on one of the most successful TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies. The series first aired in 1962 and reached number one just three weeks after the first episode.
It portrayed the life of the Clampett family. The father, Jed Clampett, played by Buddy Ebsen, became a millionaire overnight so he and his family moved from the hills of the Ozark Mountains to Beverly Hills, California. However, changing places didn’t change their hillbilly manners, and that’s where the comedy who everyone loved started.
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When Donna traveled for the open-call audition from New York to California, there were 500 other girls who were dreaming of getting a role in the series. Speaking of the time, she recalled how the producers asked her to milk a goat. “I had milked cows before,” she told AP 2009. “I figured they were equipped the same, so I just went on over and did it.”
Donna added, “I thought my heart was gonna pop wide ope. All I could do was bob my head up and down. I wanted my folks back home to be proud of what I did.”
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After the audition, as Donna headed home, she got involved in a car accident and ended up in the hospital. But that didn’t prevent her to show up at the testing a few days later. Luckily, she got the role, although she was completely unaware at the time of how important and how everlasting Elly May would turn out to be.
On the set of The Beverly Hillbillies, Donna made friends with actor Max Baer Jr, who played the role of Jethro Bodine, son of Jed’s cousin Pearl, a borderline dim-witted man who was good at math.
According to the book Dashing, Daring, and Debonair: TV’s Top Male Icons from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Donna said of her friend, “He gave me a hard time then and still does. But we all were like a family. Max could complain about any one of us (for whatever reason), but do not let someone else say something about one of us. Boy — would Max really let that person have it. He’d defend us just like with a real family member.”
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But then, amid its popularity, the show was canceled in 1971 and that decision surprised both the fans and the cast. “I didn’t know it was going to end,” Donna said speaking to the Lincoln Times News. “They kept telling us we would be coming back for next season and then they would say no and kept see-sawing back and forth. We never had a farewell finale.”
The same year the show was canceled, Donna married director Robert M. Leeds, but the pair divorced in 1980.
As Donna herself once said, the show didn’t only bring her enormous popularity and love, but also best friends for life. One very special person in her life, who remained her closest friend until the end of his life was Buddy Ebsen, who portrayed the role of Jed, Donna’s TV father. She always spoke of him as “a wonderful man, very much like my own father, a quiet, reserved, and caring person.”
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When he died in 2003, the actress was heartbroken. She told The Bay Net, “Most of my scenes were with Buddy, and most of Max’s with Irene. Buddy was just a wonderful man. I related to him so easily. The night before he died, Max and I went up to the hospital to see him.”
After The Beverly Hillbillies, Donna played in a number of TV shows and movies, including Frankie And Johnny, where she starred along with the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.
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When she felt like she had it enough from television, Donna started working as a real-estate agent and although she sold million dollar homes, she didn’t really enjoy that job. “Oh no, I wasn’t good in real estate,” she said, “You know why? Because I’ve learned I’m a service person. I’ll tell ’em what’s good about the house, but I’ll tell them what’s wrong about it, too. And you don’t do that!”
Sadly, Donna passed away of pancreatic cancer in 2015 in a hospital near her hometown of Zachary, Louisiana. Her last job in Hollywood was that in the 2013 movie Chronicles of Life Trials.
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“We lost a dear family friend today…The world knew her as Ellie Mae Clampett. A Beverly Hillbilly. But we knew her as our precious Donna who never met a stranger, had style and grace, had a kind heart, always wore pretty pink, and loved people,” the post by the Southern Gospel Update read. “I’m thankful for the time we got to spend with her and all the wisdom and lessons that the kids learned from her! I will forever hear her whistle and “y’all come back now, hear. See you on the other side, my friend.”
Donna’s portrayal of Elly May was nothing less than legendary. Rest in peace!
There are people out there who pray to God every single day to bless them with a child, and there are also those who fail to take proper care of their little ones, neglect them, abuse them, and make their lives a living hell.
The following story comes from Odessa, a city in Ukraine.
Police got a call about a flooded apartment and went to check what was really going on. The neighbor who called them told them how water started running down from the apartment above. They also revealed something shocking. Apparently, when they tried reaching the woman above, they realized she wasn’t home, but her 3-year-old son was.
When they arrived at the scene, the officers couldn’t believe their eyes. A toddler, completely naked, was hiding under the bed and was chewing on plastic. As it turned out, his mother, Natalia, left the boy all by himself while she went out partying with her friends. What’s most, this wasn’t the first time for the toddler to be locked inside without supervision.
The poor boy was starving. There was no food and the place was extremely filthy and infested with cockroaches. He only managed to find some sugar, and when there was no more, he started eating the plastic package. As he was thirsty as well, he tried getting some water and that’s when he left the water running. Had it not been for the flood, God knows what would have happened to him.
“I saw water pouring down my walls and ran upstairs trying to find Natalia,” the neighbor told local media. “When I realised [the toddler] was home alone, I called emergency services.”
The boy was taken from the apartment by the social services and his mother only came home the following day. She was taken in for questioning by the police and will be charged with child neglect and failure to fulfill parental duties.
“The child lived in horrific unsanitary conditions,” said Yulia Nikandrova, the head of the Children’s Protection Service. “The apartment was infested with cockroaches and contaminated with dirt and filth. There was no food. The boy was neglected and covered with bruises.”
They are trying to strip Natalia of her parenting rights and the boy will likely be placed in an orphanage.
Drake Geiger, a 16-year-old boy, lost his life after collapsing during football practice. The tragedy took place at Omaha High School.
Shortly after his parents dropped him off for his practice on August 10, the coach called them and told them that their son was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, nothing could be done.
TRAGIC NEWS: this is 16-year-old Drake Geiger. His sister tells me he collapsed during football practice at Omaha South Tuesday. Drake tragically died yesterday. Thinking of his family and his friends. pic.twitter.com/73Bj7GagBZ
The boy’s father, Scott, recalls the last words he said to his loving son were: “Be tough, kid.”
“The coach called me, said they did their first 10-minute drill, and he went up got a drink, came back, sat down, and fell over. Said he had only been at practice 10 minutes… said the EMTs were there taking him up to UNMC,” Scott said as per 6News. “We got up there, doctor came and told us he was extremely overheated, and he was very, very sick.”
Drake was 6-foot-3-inch and he was a healthy young man. The family was told that the cause of death was a heat stroke. However, an autopsy will be carried out. According to KETV News, the heat index at the time of the football practice was 106 degrees.
Drake was just days away from getting he’s driver’s licence. He was described as a shy boy who loved playing football and hanging out with friends. According to his dad, Drake was looking forward to getting back to school.
#HEARTBREAKING: #Omaha South High School #football player, Drake Geiger, collapsed during football practice Tuesday afternoon. His family tells 6 News that doctors couldn’t revive his heart.https://t.co/DCFiwqNnn0
In times of grief, we sometimes utter words we don’t mean. The truth is that the pain can be so overwhelming that our judgment is clouded.
What one single black father living in a ghetto shared on Reddit made many feel both emotional and worried.
The 22-year-old user started his post by speaking of his late wife who was his high-school sweetheart. The day he married her was the happiest day of his life.
“I loved her more than anything. In our second year of college, she ended up getting pregnant. As a sidenote, her parents and my parents are horrendous, abusive and overbearing. We struggled to cut off contact (I went full after my wife passed away) and when she got pregnant, her parents threatened to cut off all financial support if she aborted.”
After giving it a lot of thought, she decided to keep the baby and her pregnancy was a tough one. Unfortunately, she died while giving birth to her child, a healthy baby boy.
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The father went home with his son. “I was all by myself. I had a kid, no support from family (I do have two little brothers but they’re eight and eleven), no support from my in-laws (as far as I’m concerned, they killed my wife), and all my friends being poor 20somethings working minimum wage jobs. I originally planned to go to med school and that’s where most of my friends are now,” he wrote in his post.
He went on and described his first year of fatherhood as hell. He had no idea how to raise a baby and was left all by himself. His late wife’s parents didn’t want to have anything with him and most of his friends were still in college working for minimum wages.
“I had no idea how to raise a child. I worked two jobs and my son was bounced around with my friends, who rotated looking after him while I was working. I worked 12am-8am overnight where I’d leave him with my best friend. Thankfully he was not a fussy baby and slept through most of the night. At eight o’clock, coming home from work, I’d swing by and pick him up and then spend time with him, probably end up falling asleep in chunks with him waking me up screaming, then I’d be off to work again at 3pm-9pm where I worked part-time at a drugstore. I’d call up whichever friend was available and struggle to find someone to keep him. Sometimes I wouldn’t be able to and I’d have to call sick for work. Typically I’d sleep through both my lunch breaks for either job.”
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And then, he wrote how he just hated the baby. “He’s sleeping next to me in his cradle and looking at his squishy little face I just… I hate him. I hate this stupid f**king kid. Well, not entirely. When he snuggles next to me the few hours I have off, I get a rush of affection for him. But most of the time, I hate him.”
On the little one’s first birthday, there was no cake and no party. Instead, this man spent the day crying and thinking of his wife. “This isn’t his birthday, this is the day my wife died. If she had been here right now, then I wouldn’t be all by myself with a one year old. Who I literally hate more than anything in the world.”
A lot of people tried to console him, telling him things were going to be better for him and his boy.
“First off, I’m so sorry for your loss. Your son is absolutely blameless. Your wife would want you to love him and even more so because she can’t. Please seek counseling. Journal your feelings,” one user wrote.
“Think about how you felt when your parents were abusive. You didn’t deserve it and neither would your baby,” another added.
“Your son is a bit part of your wife and really one of the few things left of her. I can’t even imagine what you went through…” commented another user. “Remember he is very much your wife and I’m sure she’d be proud of you for trying to get the best father you can be to your son.”
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There were also those who advised him to seek professional help and go to therapy, but everyone somehow knew that deep down he was a good father who was simply unable to cope with his loss.
In the comments section, the father later wrote: “I don’t hate him. I love this tiny man more than anything. I’m just overworked and underslept.”
We truly hope he will be able to overcome his grief and will find strength to move on with his life with his boy by his side.
Few actors impacted the film industry and the showbiz as profoundly as Lucille Ball did. Her lead role in the all-time favorite show I Love Lucy made her an icon admired by millions even years after her death.
On August 6, the day she was born, her daughter Lucie Arnaz posted a touching tribute on social media. “So many celebrations coming up to honor you, Mom,” Arnaz wrote. “Your radio show is being replayed after 50 years on SiriusXM. There is a feature film coming out of your life and a wonderfully insightful documentary, a new educational tool, even a Tribute Barbie!!!! What else could you want?
“I hope you’re proud,” Arnaz added. “Happy 110th heavenly birthday. We love and miss you every day.”
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Arnaz was lucky enough to have Lucille as her mother and someone she could share the screen with. The mother-daughter duo worked on a number of projects together. Some of the Lucille’s shows Arnaz appeared in were The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy. Later on, Arnaz had her own show, The Lucy Arnaz Show, co-starred opposite Neil Diamond in The Jazz Singer, and went on to have a successful career in musical theater.
Lucille was married to her co-star Desi Arnaz. Except for Lucie Arnaz, the two also had a son, Desi Arnaz Jr. Being children of two celebs was a true blessing, although it had certain drawbacks.
“What is it like to be the daughter of famous people is what it is like to be the daughter or son of two busy people, two working parents that are not home a lot,” Arnaz said in an interview with Arlene Herson.
“So that is the downside. These are people that the entire world owned part of them too.”
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Lucille Ball was a true icon. Over the years, she made many laugh with her incredible wit. She passed away in 1989 at the age of 77, but her legacy is still alive.
Lucille wasn’t just an actress, but she was a pioneering TV producer who ran the major TV studio Desilu Productions. It was among the rest known for shows such as Star Trek and Mission Impossible.
The upcoming movie titled Being the Ricardos, starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in the main roles, will feature the lives of Lucille and Desi. We are looking forward to it.
Lucille Ball and Lucie Arnaz in Here’s Lucy, 1973 (Public Domain)
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Lucille Ball.
Below is a video of one of the iconic scene from Lucille’s show.
This is probably one of the most incredible rescue stories you will ever hear. It involves a shipwreck and a man who managed to survive for three whole days at the bottom of the ocean. Yes, you’ve read that right, and here are the details.
A tugboat sank as it was trying to pull an oil-tanker off the Nigerian cost. As most of the members were left trapped inside their rooms, the cook, Harrison Okene, was inside the bathroom the moment a gigantic wave capsized the small boat.
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Okene was able to find an air pocket at the engineers office and stayed there, hoping someone could rescue him before it was too late.
During those three days, Okene went through an ordeal. As he was waiting for a miracle to happen, he heard a strange noise. Unfortunately, it was the sound of sharks tearing the flash off the bones of his crew-mates’ bodies. He was praying those creatures don’t get near him, and soon after, he could hear them swimming away.
Okene found two flashlights, a vest, and a bottle of coke, but still, it couldn’t help him get anywhere. He then built a small platform out of a mattress to avoid getting hypothermia.
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When Okene heard sounds again, he was certain the sharks came back for him and he knew he couldn’t fight them, but then, he felt a human hand touching his. It was one of the divers who were in the process of recovering the bodies of Okene’s friends. They could never imagine there was someone who survived the shipwreck.
Luckily, they could get near Okene to give him some water and diving apparatus. Soon, Okene was led to the rescue team’s decompression chamber.
Finally, after three long days and against all odds, Okene stepped on ground.
His survival story was out and impressed millions of people who were left stunned and shocked. Many couldn’t help but comment how lucky he was for getting a chance to be alive.
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For more on this miraculous story, check out the video below.
Don’t judge a book by its cover, they say, but the truth is that we do judge others based on their appearance without even knowing a thing about their personality or their life. Bikers are one of those people society labels as fierce, tough, and troublesome. Truth is most of these people are just gentle giants.
Take Joe Panz and his biker buddy G for example. They are always going an extra mile for the animals in need of help and protection. Their former organization, Rescue Ink, has changed the lives of a huge number of dogs over the years.
It all started when they saw a photo of an abused Pit Bull used as a bait dog by some cruel people. The poor animal was covered in wounds and his ears were missing. It was obvious it suffered excruciating pain, and sadly, there were more dogs like him out there. The photo’s caption, which was shared by Humane Society, said that the Pit Bull was rescued from an illegal dog-fighting ring in Kentucky. It turned out that info was more than enough for Joe and G to take a flight to Kentucky and take matters in their own hands.
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After a thorough investigation, they gathered enough information about the illegal ring and handed it to the authorities. The ring was soon closed and all the dogs were rescued and placed at shelters.
It felt so good for all those dogs to be rescued that the friends founded the Rescue Ink organization. “When we pull up, they don’t know what we’re going to do,” one member, Anthony “Big Ant” Rossano said. “They don’t know what we’re capable of doing. So it helps out big time.”
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Now, although the organization is shut, many of the former members are still heavily involved in rescuing animals.
As for the Pit Bull that started all of this, they named him Rebel and gave him a forever home.
Turning 100 years old is a milestone that deserves a proper celebration. And that’s what nurse and war veteran Anna Bauer was given by her family, her community, and many veteran organizations from all over the country.
Bauer, who was an Army lieutenant and served in Germany, was given a huge parade with vehicles passing by her hospice in Florida and people waiving and carrying balloons in her honor. This incredible lady joined the war when she was only 23 years old. Her husband was also part of the war and served as an Army private who drove ambulances there. After the war was over, he became a firefighter and the two were married for 70 years. What a life, one would say.
Anna was very happy for the parade organized for her. However, she told 11 Alive: “I don’t think they owe me anything. It’s just another day. Just another day out of 100.”
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY! 🎂 Anna Bauer joined the Army as a nurse during WWII. Dozens of friends and strangers honored her with a birthday parade. https://t.co/2Ub0iq0ZIv
Among those who attended the celebration were members of the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as the Honor Flight of West Central Florida and the Military Vehicle Preservation Association.
“They showed the bravery of what this country is made of and they gave everything to protect this county and the people here at home, so you can never stop respecting that and you have to honor it,” Frank Vanore of Post 2550 said.
Anna’s daughter, Brenda, was thankful to the Suncoast Hospice for organizing such a memorable event for her mother. “It’s amazing. It really says a lot about the people. It really does. We support our veterans,” she said.
Trudy Beeler, the Veterans Community Partnership Specialist with Empath Health, added: “It’s the greatest generation. This is something that’s going to be a special memory for everybody.”
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Anna, who is very modest despite her enormous achievements and her bravery, said of her service in the war: “I just graduated as a registered nurse, so I volunteered to service. I really was glad I did it. I was glad I volunteered.”
We certainly believe this lady deserved all the fuss. Happy birthday, Anna.
To see the parade honoring Anna’s service and life, see the video below.
Have you ever noticed that those who have less always give more? Maybe it’s because they know how tough life gets at times and how hard it is not to have someone to lend you a helping hand when you need it the most.
The act of kindness by a street vendor from Puebla, Mexico, caught the attention of millions of people in just a matter of days after a video of him feeding the homeless dogs was shared online.
The best thing of all is that he does it genuinely and has no idea his deed is caught on tape. What’s most, no one knows who this man is as no one came forward with any information about his identity.
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The video shows the benevolent man walking down a street and carrying the food he’s supposed to sell on his back while two strays walk after him. At one moment, the video shows the vendor stopping and taking some of the food out. He then gives it to the dogs and drops a piece a bit further where another dog is staying, probably too afraid to approach any closer.
This man could have easily choose to sell that food and make money instead of giving it to those hungry dogs, but he simply did what he believed was right.
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Along with the video which reached 4.6 million likes in the first seven days after it was shared, the media outlet, Expreso, wrote: “He was caught doing something unique when he thought no one was seeing him.”
The comments under the video were all positive and people from all over the world praised this street vendor for his incredible act of kindness.
“God bless you for such a noble gesture towards those little animals,” one of the comments read.
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Check out the video below and don’t forget to share it with your friends. Heartwarming, indeed!
Police officers never know what they will come across at the scene when they are answering all those calls for help. But sometimes, they don’t even know what they will stumble upon while patrolling as well, and this time, a group of officers came face to face with one of the cutest little creatures we’ve ever seen; an adorable baby owl.
Of course, the moment they noticed the bird that was in the middle of the road, the Boulder County Sheriff’s deputies couldn’t help but stop and greet the little baby. Needless to say, the “conversation” one of them had with it melted millions of hearts.
The officer got close and said “hi.” What followed were a few awesome head twists.
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After the unusual and lovely encounter and some long eye-to-eye stares, the little bird safely flew away.
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You can see the heartwarming encounter in the video below. You are going to love it!
Being a victim of thieves and muggers can certainly be a very unpleasant experience. Many times, it’s not about the possessions that are taken from you, but the stress such experience can cause, sometimes in the long run.
The good thing is that many times those who gather the courage to steal from others get what they deserve, just like this guy who tried to steal the phone from a martial arts instructor. Not the cleverest idea, right?
The entire incident was caught on camera and shows how the brave instructor, Meredith Livengood of New Orleans, Louisiana, taught the mugger a lesson he will never forget. At least he learned he should never steal from the wrong people, or anyone, in fact.
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As the man on a bike approached Meredith, he asked her whether he could join the lessons, but what he really wanted was to take her phone. The moment she took the phone out to check her schedule, the man grabbed it and tried riding away. However, Meredith acted very fast and grabbed him by his shirt. In no time, the mugger was off his bike and in her hands.
While Meredith held the man by his neck, people started gathering around trying to help her. Well, it’s not that she needed any help, but still.
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The man then grabbed his bike and started riding as fast as he could.
The neighbor who caught everything on tape, Lo Floyd, said he was very impressed by Meredith’s reflexes and skills. He knows she’s a martial arts instructor, but seeing her demonstrate her knowledge was the highlight of the day.
“I saw the anger in the situation. That’s when me and my buddy ran down and I had my bat. But Meredith, she already had it taken care of already.”
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Meredith also spoke of the incident and said: “He underestimated his opponent. People underestimate women a lot, and they shouldn’t.”
If you want to learn more of the story check out the video below.
For those looking at love and romance in a way never before described on screen, we have some awesome news; the legendary Sex and the City is on again. The movie reboot was announced earlier this summer and behind-the-scene photos of the main heroines conquering New York once again have emerged, bringing a strange yet pleasant feeling of nostalgia.
And, just like that, one of the most iconic love stories, that of Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big, will likely melt our hearts again.
The man who we all loved and hated at the same time, Mr. Big, is played by actor Chris Noth, 66.
Now, if you want to learn more about Noth’s life and career, just stay with us.
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As a young child, Noth was driving everyone around crazy with his behavior. “I probably wasn’t getting the best education, and I was driving my mother half wild with anxiety and madness,” he told EW. “I was probably headed toward a lifestyle of possible juvenile crime, but only because it was fun.”
Shortly after finishing high-school, Noth understood that acting was his calling and he focused all his time and energy into making his dream come true.
“There was always so much going on; you were in class during the day and doing plays at night,” Noth said in an interview with Broadway. “It’s just a feast! That’s what I wanted. I started that way at Marlboro College, doing four plays in rep in the summer”
After after being part of a number of movies, including Law & Order, Noth got the role which helped his career skyrocket, that of Mr. Big.
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Speaking of how he was chosen to be part of the series, which is one of the most popular until this day, the show’s creator, Darren Star, said they were considering offering it to Alec Baldwin first. Luckily for Noth, and most of us, that didn’t happen.
“I don’t really watch Law & Order, but I met with Chris Noth and thought he was perfect,” Star told EW. “I remember the first table read, how good he was. I’m not saying that Chris was Mr. Big, but he brought a lot of his own persona to the role.”
“It took off like a rocket,” Noth said of the time.
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The role changed not only his career, but his life. All of a sudden, Noth became a sex symbol women started falling for.
One night, as he was walking out of a restaurant with his girlfriend, he recalls fans were totally surprised he was driving a Toyota. “Mr. Big would never ride in a Toyota,” a fan could be heard yelling. “I have been walking these streets and taking subways all of my adult life, and before I was just another face in the crowd,” Noth says. “It’s pretty annoying to be suddenly looked at as some exotic bird in the zoo.”
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Speaking of doing the reboot, Noth confessed he didn’t think he should do it at first, but he then realized it would disappoint the fans. ”I would be an idiot not to do it,” he said. ”There had been some stops and starts. Once I knew Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica and all of the girls were back on board, I knew we could do no wrong.”
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In real life, Noth married his longtime girlfriend Tara in 2012 and they have two children together, Orion Christopher Noth, who was born in 2008, and Keats Noth, whom they welcomed last year.
Although he avoids speaking about his private life, back in 2008, Noth spoke about becoming a father for the first time at the age of 53. “It’s not something that I expected would happen, so it just goes to show you that life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans,” he told Broadway.
“He came out of the universe into my life, and now I have to stay in great shape so we can play sports together. He’s already very active and curious about everything; he’s starting to form words. I don’t usually talk to reporters about my baby because there seems to be this weird fascination out there with celebrities and babies. But I will say that he’s a wonder. That’s the main thing kids add back to your life—the wonder.”
May 6, 2004, marked the end of an era! It’s the date the final episode of the cult series Friends aired. Millions of fans from all over the world agree that there never will be another show like this one, and we feel the same. What is interesting about the show is that today, 26 years after it premiered, Friends is as popular as back in the day as new generations discover the iconic series on Netflix. Honestly, I have watched it many times so far, but it somehow never grows old.
Among the legendary actors who made the group of six friends was Matt LeBlanc. The cast enjoyed international popularity, but Matt couldn’t enjoy it to the fullest because he was going through some dark times in his private life.
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The actor married British model Melissa McKnight in 2003 and the two welcomed baby daughter in their life a year later. Marina Pearl LeBlanc was born on February 8, 2004, but just two years later, Matt and Melissa separated. They had joined custody of the girl.
Marina brought happiness into their parents’ lives and looked like a perfectly healthy baby, but that however, wasn’t true. When she turned 8 months old, Marina couldn’t crawl properly as she would always fell to the left side and experienced seizures. At 11 months old, the girl was diagnosed with cortical dysplasia. According to Children’s.com, “this condition occurs before a child is born, when developing brain cells, or neurons, fail to reach the parts of the brain for which they are genetically destined. As a result, those areas of the brain lack the appropriate neural connections to function properly.”
Matt and Melissa were told how the girl would experience difficulties walking and speaking, but the two, especially Matt, were more than willing to do all in their power to help their little daughter overcome the condition.
Matt dedicated his life to Marina and was by her side all the time. He always preferred hanging out with his girl over hanging out with the Hollywood elite. “I knew I wasn’t missing out on anything. I had dabbled with the celebrity world. I’d partied a bit. But there wasn’t anything there that could fulfill me. I mean, I have beers in the fridge at home,” Matt said in one occasion.
By the age of two, Marina outgrew the condition and today she’s a healthy 16-yeat-old lady who resembles her dad a lot and is thankful for everything he has done for her over the years and for always being there.
Marina Pearl and Matt LeBlanc (Source: Getty Images | Photo by Andrew H. Walker)
Matt spoke of fatherhood a lot and said it changed him forever. He said he didn’t have a good relationship with his own father whom he met for the first time when he was eight years old. “My dad has been married eight, nine, 10 times. He was a ladies’ man. Now he’s old. I don’t talk to him,” the Man With a Plan actor said.
He and Marina enjoy watching Friends together whenever it’s on. Speaking to Express UK, Matt said, “It’s still on all the time, so we’ll stop and watch it if we’re channel surfing and it pops up. She loves to ask me questions about it. She’ll say: ‘Was that real? Did you really eat that? What did that taste like? Ooh, you ate that off the floor? That’s gross! You’re so funny, Dad.’”
Marina is one lucky girl for having such a caring and loving father like Matt. He’s the father figure many dream of having in their life.
When we think about it, if we want this world to be a much better place for each and every one of us, including all the animals we share it with, we need to care for one another. And no matter how little can we give, it may mean the world to someone.
Maisie Green is an 89-year-old lady who is making a profound change in the lives of the dogs who end up in shelters because of one reason or another. These creatures are spending their days waiting for the right person to enter through the door and choose them to be their loyal best friend until the end of their lives. But until that happens, many of the canines feel lonely and miss the warmth of a real home. Thankfully, Maisie is there to make their waiting a bit more cozy by knitting blankets for them.
So far, this sweet lady has knitted around 450 blankets and she’s not planning to stop.
Her huge love for dogs and knitting got blended in something extremely cute and useful, and now millions are praising her for her genuine act of kindness.
“I love knitting and I love dogs, so this combines both wonderfully! It takes me three days to knit a blanket and one day to knit a doggy coat. It keeps me busy and often, I like to knit whilst watching television. I’m delighted to be helping the four-legged residents at the center in some way,” the 89-year-old said, as per Bored Panda.
She says knitting keeps her busy and she usually does it while watching TV. Of course, she doesn’t find it hard, but pleasurable, because she knows a dog gets happier with each of her hand-made pieces.
“I’m delighted to be helping the four-legged residents at the center in some way,” she says.
The Rehoming Centre Manager at Dogs Trust Basildon said: “Maisie regularly brings along her knitted donations and we are so grateful for her support. With the chill of the winter months really starting to creep up on us, I know our dogs are very pleased to put the items to good use – and love feeling extra cosy!”
How far would go for those you love? The answer is as far as it takes, right?
Nicole Graham from Melbourne, Australia owns 10 horses. One afternoon, she and her daughter Paris went for a horse ride when the animals suddenly got stuck in mud. Nicole somehow managed to release her daughter’s horse, while the other one, Astro, who weights around 900 lbs, couldn’t be released.
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Sadly, as she was struggling to help the already exhausted animal, he got stuck even further. All Nicole could do at that point was to stay by Astro’s side and made sure she kept him calm until help arrived.
She stayed by the 17-year-old horse’s side for over three hours. Finally, help arrived and she felt relived.
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In order to be able to bring the big animal to safety was to give him some sedatives so that they could attach a harness to him for a tractor to pull him over. Luckily, the rescue mission was successful.
Speaking of the incident, Nicole was reported to have told The Geelong Advertiser: “It was terrifying. It was also heartbreaking to see my horse exhausted and struggling. I’ve been riding here for 20 years and never had a drama. I’ve never seen any signs and didn’t realize it was so boggy.”
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One of the firefighters who was part of the rescue mission described the mud as quicksand. Stacey Sullivan, the vet who treated Astro of dehydration and sore muscles, praised Nicole and said: “A lot of horses don’t make it and I think without the owner there the chance of survival would have been a lot lower.”
You can take a look at the dramatic yet incredible rescue in the video below.
Different people love different things and what is appealing for some might be off-putting for others. Well, in the case of a man from Pflugerville, Texas, his pink house, which he loves and feels at ease at, is described as repulsive by mostly all of his neighbors.
Emilio Rodriguez, however, doesn’t care what others think as long as he’s happy with his unusual home.
Speaking of it, when we say it’s pink, we mean it. Starting from the roof, the walls, the bricks, and even the pillars and the gutters, everything is covered in pink. That this man is totally smitten with this color could also be seen from his tatooes, which are pink as well.
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What’s most, not only he isn’t planning on changing color as his neighbors demand, but he’s even considering getting a pink driveway and a pink car. As for those living around him, they believe that Emilio’s home is affecting the value of theirs in a negative way.
Emilio suffered a car accident in the past and was left paralyzed from the waist down and now he says that being surrounded with pink brings a strange comfort to him. And yes, he’s even planning on painting his wheelchair in his favorite color.
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The neighbors also complain that Emilio’s house doesn’t fit well with the “mountain view,” but there’s not really something that they can do about it.
“No HOA. I pre-planned this specifically because of that reason, so when people get mad I explain there is no HOA here,” He told CBS Austin. “Even if they made an HOA right here I’m already grandfathered in so we’re set. I did my homework beforehand.”
Well, there are also those who love this unique place. “Definitely it’s adding a twist to the neighborhood. There’s no other house like this,” Emmanuel Alvarado, a neighbor who lives a few blocks away shared with FOX7. “I would suggest to the neighbors to be open-minded. Because, you know, I think you should invest energy in to being unique. To being yourself and not let yourself be suppressed by society thinks is normal.”
What do you think of this? Would you consider living in a house like this?
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If you want to learn more about Emilio and his home check out the video below.
Niya Sumter from Mississippi was driving her son to the doctor’s when she heard the sirens behind her. She truly hoped she didn’t do anything wrong and prayed she wouldn’t get a ticket. Sadly, that’s exactly what happened.
The officer who pulled her over, Bradley Sanders, noticed something unusual about this mother and her little one. The boy, who was sitting in the back of the vehicle, wasn’t in a child seat. Instead, little Kaemon was “strapped” in the seat and had a lot of wiggle room there.
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Officer Sanders could sense Niya was a caring mother. He assumed that she probably couldn’t afford a child seat, so he did something truly incredible.
After he wrote her the tickets, he asked her to follow him to the nearest Walmart. Niya was confused, but agreed to drive after the officer. Once there, he bought her a brand new child seat so that Kaemon could be safe while on the road.
However, it wasn’t the only thing he did for this single mother. He also told her he was going to void her speeding tickets in the courtroom.
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Niya was so very thankful to this incredible man who cared for her son’s safety. At the end of the day, officer Sanders is a family man and knows how much effort as well as finances it takes to bring children up.
Niya believed that the story of the kindness she received that day was worth sharing, so she took to Facebook to write what happened. “Can I say how good god is headed to my son Dr. Apt Got Pulled Over Mr. Bradley Sanders he Gave Me 3 Tickets After giving me my tickets he said follow me let’s go buy your baby a car seat ! Due to Kaemon Being in a big boy seat and trying to get out of it while the police talking to me. He told me in January when I go to court he will throw them out I just thank god.”
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Thank you, Officer Sanders. We need more people like you in the world.
