Who says cats and dogs don’t get along?
These dogs, Watson and Kiko, always snuggle up with Harry the cat when it’s bedtime–better known in their home as cuddle time.
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For Harry, the blanket in this video says it all: “Naps are better with a dog.”
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Three girlfriends stopped what may have been a potential rape in progress after witnessing a male companion slip something into a woman’s drink from a black vial in an upscale Santa Monica restaurant.
Monica Kenyon, Marla Saltzer, and Sonia Ulrich were at Fig at the Fairmont for happy hour when the disturbing incident occurred at a table nearby where a couple was sharing a bottle of wine.
“I was going on about something, and saw Monica staring behind (me) and making a funny face,” wrote Ulrich in a Facebook post May 27. “After a few seconds she said ‘That guy just put something in her drink.’”
“After a few ‘Oh god. What do we do’s, I got up to find her in the bathroom to…. Warn her. Tell her to get up and leave this creep. Make him drink it. Something,” reported Ulrich the following day.
In the bathroom Ulrich learned, after asking how well she knew him, that the man worked with her and was actually one of her “best friends.”
Meanwhile, Marla was talking to the server about what had happened, asking if he or the manager could do something, and Monica described what she saw:
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“He pulled her glass toward him, kind of awkwardly, then he took out a little black vial. He opened it up and dropped something in. Then he tried to play it cool, like checking his phone and hiding the vial in his hand and then trying to bring it back down slyly.”
“He apparently saw Monica looking,” says Ulrich. Marla said she was just going to comment, ‘That guy is acting really creepy,’ when she saw Monica already looking. “Witnessing.”
“It only took a minute for the manager to walk to their table, see if everything was ok, allowed the girl to order a sparkling water. All super cool. He stopped by our table and said he couldn’t do much because he didn’t see it.”
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But he did let security know, and they were already on the case, reviewing their surveillance camera.
“The poor woman had to sit through 40 more minutes, sitting across from ‘one of her best friends’ knowing that he was trying to drug her. Marla noticed him several times chinking his glass to hers to get her to drink.”
But, she played it cool and eventually, they finished up dinner.
The staff set up a clever ruse delaying them from paying their bill, saying ‘The computer is down.’
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Then, in walked the Santa Monica police. They said, “Come with us,” to which the man offered zero protest.
The head of security told the three girlfriends that because they were notified immediately, they were able to go back and review the footage from the security camera.
From every table nearby, and from throughout the restaurant, Ulrich says people came by to thank the women for taking action, and heard from “at least 10 stories of being personally affected.”
“It happened to my sister… It happened to my roommate at a producer’s party… It happened to me, at a backyard barbecue… It happened to me at a bar I worked at… Some heroes don’t wear capes. Thank you.”
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Ulrich ended her post this way: “Thank you in advance to everyone who sees this and shares this and reminds each other that yes, you SHOULD say something. Even if it’s awkward or weird or just uncertain if anything can be done.” You Saw It—Now Share It!
When Campbell Remess couldn’t afford to buy Christmas gifts for children in the hospital, he started making teddy bears for them. Nearly three years later, the Australian 12-year-old is still sewing—and he sends these one-of-a-kind plush toys to hot spots of misery around the world.
Campbell has been averaging one new bear a day for the last two years. He’s self-taught, using his mother’s sewing machine to create unique–what his mom calls “funky”–bears that reflect his own imaginative style.
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He delivers them to local hospitals, but also ships them overseas to help those dealing with grief. Campbell sent bears to Paris and Brussels after recent terrorist attacks, giving sad, grieving, or frightened children something to hold onto.
Volunteers surprised the boy by raising one thousand dollars and converting his bedroom into a teddy bear factory while he was at school. Shelves are stocked with donated fabric, stuffing, and other materials for his charitable projects.
His mother, Sonya Whittaker, says that when Campbell asked to borrow her sewing machine to create his first bear on his own, she let him assuming he would give up before he finished. Years later, she’s glad she told her son to “knock himself out” creating that first bear.
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“Look at the last three years of experience and practice and skill he’s got,” Whittaker told ABC News. “Look at what the word ‘yes’ has done.”
(WATCH the video below from Campbell’s Project 365) — Photos: Project 365 on Facebook
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A disabled veteran stood at attention, holding the American flag, for nine-hours because a nursing home had no way to show the colors on Memorial Day.
Former Army Specialist Darren Swallow’s girlfriend works at the facility and told him their flagpole had been destroyed in an accident.
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The veteran, who’d served multiple deployments to Iraq, put on his uniform and took up position in front of the home, holding an American flag from 3:30 in the morning until well into the holiday afternoon Monday—even standing in the rain to do it.
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“Absolutely inspired,” Chris White told WWLP News. “We came here just to thank him for his service. It’s phenomenal that he’s standing out here for the residents and for our country,”
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It was a heartwarming sight that made passerby Bruno Baurin stop and take a photo.
He called it “Totally awesome” when he saw a Halifax Regional Police officer sitting on the sidewalk in conversation with a street person on a busy city street.
The officer, Shawn Currie, didn’t know about the photo until his wife saw it online and showed him.
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But, he told CBC News, conversations like this are a normal part of his job.
(WATCH the video below to hear more, or READ the story from CBC)
A young artist’s simple plan to give fellow students a personal graduation gift turned into a unifying force for calming racial tensions and lifting spirits at this Massachusetts high school.
Students have been in awe since the day when individual, charcoal portraits of each of the 411 graduating seniors went up on display in the hallways at Boston Latin school.
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Senior Phillip Sossou spent four months, working as much as five hours a day after classes, to create the individual portraits. Sometimes he’d do as many as 16 pieces in a single day to meet his deadline.
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“This will sort of bring about a sense of community,” the young artist told New England Cable News (NECN). “That’s definitely what we need right now, because we’re really fractured.”
The portraits will remain on the walls until graduation, when student will get to take their images home–in many different directions but connected by the artist’s hand.
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The house where Princess Diana grew up is helping orphaned children grow toward a brighter future.
Karen Spencer, who married Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, is temporarily turning the 500-year-old Althorp estate into a charity bed and breakfast for high-priced donors.
Guests will contribute $25,000 to $40,000 to spend one of three weekends at the country house, which features a priceless art collection, a 10,000 book library, and 13,000 acres for strolling. The money will go to Karen Spencer’s charity — Whole Child — which is working to improve childhood development for orphans.
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It’s not just the wealthy who have a chance to stay on the estate. As part of the campaign, six other people will earn a special weekend for two. They must either win an essay or video contest, or raise the most funds for Whole Child International by September 25, or tally the largest number of contributors.
Whole Child supports efforts to foster bonding among children and caregivers in orphanages. It has created a framework that promotes individuality among children based on advice from childhood development experts at several major universities.
Studies of the program at a handful of the orphanages Whole Child works with showed significant improvements in overall mental development and physical health during a six year period.
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While most reforms have focused on placing orphans with family members or foster homes, Spencer sees that as a long-term fix that could take decades to reach all the world’s eight million orphans. She wants Whole Child to buck the current trends and address the immediate needs of children now.
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“There have been a lot of incredibly powerful and rabble-rousing women as part of this family,” she told NBC News. “So I’m very proud to join the line.”
(WATCH the video below from NBC News) — Photos: Gegodeju, CC; Whole Child; NBC Video
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Call it a miracle or just animal instincts – either way, this little black pooch knew exactly where to go to receive a helping paw.
Capone the black Labrador retriever wandered into the Community Hospital in Anderson, Indiana early Thursday morning with an injured leg. Though the emergency room staff were surprised by the dog’s sudden appearance, they welcomed the weary four-legged patient and made sure he was safe until the veterinarian’s office opened.
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Capone’s injury was reportedly the result of being hit by a car, and the hospital staff even decided to pay for the vet bill on the condition that he get a microchip, so he doesn’t get lost in the future.
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Now we know that not only is Brad Pitt talented and dreamy, but he pays attention to the throng of humans around him, as well.
When the actor emerged from his movie set in San Canaria, Spain, his fans who were waiting behind the security fence surged forward to get photos, all while almost crushing a young girl against the fence in the process.
Pitt noticed the struggling child and got one his security guards to help him pull her safely away from the fence.
The star – a father of seven kids himself – took a photo with the girl after making sure she was unharmed.
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Can you spell Sesquipedalian?
These two could, and neither missed a word during 39 rounds, remaining cool under the pressure of a packed house and national television audience to become co-champions at the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday.
It was a marathon finish for 13-year-old Jairam Hathwar, who correctly spelled ‘Feldenkrais’ (a medical term for certain body movements) and 11-year-old Nihar Janga, the youngest ever to win the champion title, who immediately followed by spelling ‘gesellschaft’ (a mechanical social relationship). With these correct spellings, the boys from Painted Post, New York and Austin, Texas were crowned co-champions–the third year in a row the contest has ended in a tie.
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This was Hathwar’s second appearance in the National Finals, having tied for 22nd place in 2015. His brother Sriram Hathwar was a co-champion in 2014.
The two 2016 winners were each awarded an engraved championship trophy, along with a $40,000 cash prize.
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“Hathwar and Janga both proved their depth of knowledge of root words and word origins to master round after round of some of the most challenging words in the English language,” said Boehne.
The competition began Tuesday with 285 spellers who advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after beating the odds to reach this level. They are among the top 0.000026 percent of the more than 11 million students who initially participated in spelling bees held in classrooms, schools and locally sponsored events around the country.
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At 67, David Norman, has traveled a hard road. But after “two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count”, the former Harlem drug dealer donned a cap and gown last week to become a graduate of the prestigious Columbia University in New York.
While incarcerated 19 years ago, he had a moment of clarity, realizing he needed to pursue “some new behaviors.” He fell in love with reading, and began guiding other inmates toward finding new meaning in their lives.
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Using his experience gained as an outreach worker helping substance abusers at Mount Vernon Hospital, Norman now works in community health as a research assistant at Columbia University, and plans to write about book about how he turned his life around.
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(READ his full story, w/ a video, from N.Y. Daily News)
Mike Senatore couldn’t juggle, couldn’t sing, couldn’t dance, but there is one thing he can do–a small thing that made his school go nuts.
The senior signed up for the talent show at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and practiced all night for the big performance.
A video of the stunt shows the crowd going absolutely mad–and the internet has followed their lead.
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Now, all his classmates want to learn how to do it.
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@Mike_Senatore FLIPPED A WATER BOTTLE FOR OUR TALENT SHOW AND ITS THE MOST LIT THING IVER EVER EXPERIENCED pic.twitter.com/2G0GTiy2O4
— Wes (@WesleyManning6) May 24, 2016
It’s never easy to shave off an awesome beard. It took Scott Boback 20 months to grow it, but this associate professor of biology at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania has discovered a way to make it all worthwhile.
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“Hair is really good at absorbing oil,” said Boback. “They use the hair to make hair booms, which are big, long tubes that they stuff hair into and actually helps to soak up oil after oil spills.”
Well, these teacher’s pets sure showed why they would be classroom favorites in any school.
When a teacher’s cat passed away, she was left speechless by the act of kindness her students performed.
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To help ease her sadness, the students walked into class with flowers, balloons, cakes, and, finally, their big surprise — two new kittens.
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We surprised our teacher with kittens because her cat passed away yesterday???? pic.twitter.com/ozzwCJTVmj
— Rachel Hanhart (@ace040913) May 6, 2016
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There weren’t a lot of jobs suited to Russell Carey, so the young man with autism, who also suffers from seizures, was given the chance to use his passion to earn his own income.
When Carey is walking, he’s an unstoppable force. The 28-year-old just doesn’t like to stand still — he has to keep moving.
He tried a job as a dog walker, but he wanted to wander farther than the dogs could even go.
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His initial $80 fee buys a client a custom sign and an hour’s worth of walking and waving it at passing traffic over six weeks.
Real estate agent Clay Miller is a steady client who says Carey’s Signs gets his business a lot of attention.
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“I’ve had a lot of people stop me and comment on it or post photos to Facebook,” he told the Whidbey News-Times.
For a man who requires 24-hour care, the job offers Carey a sense of independence, the opportunity to pay his own rent and bills, and, best of all, the chance to be on the move.
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Anyia got to go to prom (was banned from her own) at William Penn. Way to be @theWPBearcat Principal! #tolerance pic.twitter.com/K0HFAWMRVT
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) May 23, 2016
Students at TERRA Environmental Research Institute in Miami decorated the Palace Nursing and Rehab Center for the big day, and supplied flowers, corsages, and tiaras. They even brought along their school’s mascot to urge residents to get on the dance floor. (Watch the video here)
For years, 17-year-old Elna Wright dreamed of going to her high school prom with her boyfriend and long-time friend. But after he passed away last fall, those dreams were dashed. After not being asked by anyone else, her parents put out a call on Facebook to see if any Cleveland Browns players would be willing to take her. Offensive lineman Cam Erving heard about the request and immediately said yes. (Watch the video above)
Summit High School is just 15 miles from the site of last December’s San Bernardino terrorist attack, but students said they didn’t want to give in to fear. As a show of support for those in the Muslim community, the students voted Zarifeh Shalabi to their prom court in April. Surprised by the honor, Shalabi, who wears a hijab, was supported by her friends who wore hijabs in solidarity. (Read more at ABC 7)
Tatiyuana Fair’s mother worked two jobs and extra shifts to pay for the $650 dress. After learning the dress was stolen on the local news, resident Anna Hicks stepped in to provide a new one saying, “I just remembered how special my prom dress was.” (Watch the NBC video above)
When Melissa Roshan Potter was pregnant with her now 18-year-old son Trey, she was not only pregnant but transitioning out of foster care. (The mom and son spent the first two year’s of Trey’s life in a homeless shelter) Potter has since gone on to become a successful makeup artists and advocate for foster care youth. Trey decided to invite his mother as his date to the Gahanna, Ohio prom in recognition of all the sacrifices she made for him. (See more here)
This article is one in a series at The 74 which profiles the heroes, victories, success stories and random acts of kindness to be found at schools all across America. Read more of our recent inspiring profiles at The74million.org.
A loving veterinary intern bought Ollie the Collie a second lease on life just minutes before the beloved pet was to be put down.
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Falline Fate had watched a sudden downturn in her collie’s health, until it became paralyzed and unable to walk or even stand. After a couple of days with no improvement, her family decided it would be best to end Ollie’s suffering.
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“The next morning my mom opened the door and said, ‘Look at your doggie,’ and he comes walking up to me, and I’m barely awake, and he just smiled at me,” Fate told KPTV News.
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Humanity doesn’t exactly have a long-running track record for being the most united or cohesive group of creatures on Earth, but a new survey has revealed just how similar we really are, in different corners of the world.
Global health care company Abbott asked 2 million people how they felt about true fulfillment—living life to the fullest—based on three questions:
1. What is the one thing in the world that makes you feel the most fulfilled?
2. If you think of a person whom you believe is living fully, why do you think they live life so well?
3. And what keeps you from living your life fully?
A whopping 64% of the people said success was home-made, and doing well at work was secondary to a happy and successful home life. This foreshadowed how 32% said that family was the key to fulfillment, followed by 8% that chose “Giving”, and 7% pointing to “Health”.
Russia and Puerto Rico are the only two countries where “Music” was listed in the top four most popular answers for what gives most fulfillment. Australia and France named “Adventure” as the second highest factor for living fully.
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Even though just seven percent said they needed health for a full life, when it came to their children, 41% chose it as the most important thing they wanted for their kids. 29% most wanted “Great Adventure” for their children.
Of all the respondents worldwide, the Chinese saw themselves as the most fulfilled. When asked how fulfilled they felt on a scale of 1-100, China scored the highest with 79.2. Costa Rica rated themselves at 77.9, while Colombia was third highest at 76.2, and Mexico in fourth with 74.8.
With the global median clocking in at 68, the U.S citizens rated themselves even lower than the average, at 65.
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You can check out more interesting fulfillment finds by checking out the Abbott infographic here.
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It’s impossible for there to be a happier workforce than this army of ducks parading toward an easy meal.
The Vergenoedg Wine Estate in South Africa employs a massive bird flock of over 900 Indian Runner ducks to eat all the pests in their grape vineyard.
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Tourists can watch the troupe eagerly speed towards the grape vines every morning, with anticipation for munching all the slugs, bugs, and snails – and it’s as clear as a glass of Chardonnay that they love their job.
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Standing at attention, ramrod straight, eyes seemingly focused on the future – and tears streaming down his face – Alix Idrache has become the face of the “American Dream.”
The second lieutenant and a Haitian immigrant was caught at an emotional moment — photographed Saturday during his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
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The story behind the image is more powerful than the photo itself. When he left Haiti as a young immigrant, he never thought he’d attend the prestigious alma mater of famed American generals Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower.
As one of the Army’s newest officers, he says he was already thinking about the future when the photo was taken. Idrache’s first assignment is to Fort Rucker, Alabama where he will begin flight training to become a pilot — something that he told the Washington Post was “truly humbling.”
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“I woke up this morning and found my face all over Facebook and with it myriad of amazing comments about my accomplishments,” Idrache wrote Tuesday on his Facebook page. “I am humbled and shocked at the same time. Thank you for giving me a shot at the American Dream and may God bless America, the greatest country on earth.”
— Photo: U.S. Army
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