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“What would my Mom think of that?”
Ivan Fernandez (Spain) pushing Abel Mutai (Kenya) over the finish line
“What would my Mom think of that?”
In a race, (see picture), athlete Abel Mutai representing Kenya, was just a few feet from the finish line, but he was confused with the signage & stopped thinking he had completed the race. The Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez was right behind him & realizing what was happening, he started shouting at... Continue reading
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Tagged abel mutai, honor, integrity, ivan fernandez, kenya, race, spain
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“And no matter how high I climbed up the ladder of success, I was going to view the world without looking down on anyone. “
‘Before we left for Italy I tried again to meet Sugar Ray. I walked all the way up Fifth Avenue to 125th Street. I wanted to get his autograph and tell him that l was on my way to the Olympics to win a gold medal. I wanted to tell him that I admired him, and that I was going to be the heayyweight champion of the world by the time I was twenty-one. When I arrived at the club I waited outside all day for Sugar Ray to get there. I didn’t mind waiting; I would have stood outside all week if I had to.
It was about ten o’clock when he finally drove up. I was so excited that for the... Continue reading
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“A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale.” Signs like that have a way of attracting small children and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.
The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.” The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please look at them?”
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“I spoke about it and it set me free.”
Guest post by internist/cardiologist Dr. Afshine Emrani:
I suffered from clinical depression. I spoke about it and it set me free. I could have hidden it, but it would’ve hidden me. When you hide your pain, it controls you; when you share it, you become free. It also helps others open up, seek help, get support. There’s no shame in being broken. There’s shame in judging broken people. And we are all broken. But, not all of us are free. Most of us live in the closet. Coming out of the closet is not just about your sexuality.... Continue reading
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David Archuleta stepping back from Mormon Church: “I need to just live my life, because I already know I’m okay how I am.”
Finishing second on the seventh season of “American Idol”, 31-year-old David Archuleta, who grew up in Utah as a devout member of the Mormon Church, told People in an interview that he had to “take a break from religion” for his own sanity.
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2022 Doodle for Google competition winner: “Not Alone”
The winner of this year’s Doodle for Google competition is Florida high schooler Sophie Araque-Liu, titled “Not Alone”:
Sophie Araque-Liu’s winning Doodle: Not Alone.
This year’s theme was “I care for myself by…” Sophie’s answer to go with her doodle:
“I care for myself by accepting others’ care for me. Often, I struggle to... Continue reading
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Tagged Doodle for Google, I care for myself by, Not Alone, Sophie Araque-Liu, support system
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Bride goes viral for rocking her natural gray hair on wedding day
Like Taylor Hicks, the American Idol winner of the fifth season of “American Idol” known for his prematurely gray hair besides his bluesy pop voice, Kadeja Jackson Baker started getting grey hair at the age of 16. Now 38, after dying her hair in her 20’s, because she thought she had to, starting from 7 years ago she decided she would go with her natural color. On her wedding day, she decided she was going to keep rocking her grey hair.
Miami-based makeup artist Tia Codrington posted behind-the-scenes bridal glam TikTok videos starring... Continue reading
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Tagged best hair dye, gray hair, grey hair, hairprint, natural hair dye, rocking grays, topxpicks, wedding day, wedding glam
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Spain Says ‘All Bodies Are Beach Bodies’ – Enjoy life!
“Summer is ours too,” says Spain’s equality ministry in a creative summer campaign launch which aims to encourage all women to go to the beach and enjoy life.
The promo showcases five women with different body types. ages, and ethnicities, including a topless woman who has had a mastectomy, all having fun on the sandy beach by the coast.
“All bodies are beach bodies,” Ione Belarra, the minister for social rights in Spain’s Socialist-led Podemos party,
