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Mutt Lynch Winery: Must Love Dogs…and Wine
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shuang
If you love dogs and wine, Mutt Lynch Winery in Healdsburg, California would be your idea of heaven. In 1995, married couple Brenda and Chris Lynch paired their love for wine and dogs by founding a vineyard to develop wine that had pictures of dogs on their bottle labels. Clever canine-inspired wine names at Mutt Lynch Winery include “Unleashed…
In Memory: Math Teacher Who Inspired ‘Stand and Deliver’
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shuang
Everyone knows the 1988 movie “Stand and Deliver” with Edward James Olmos, about a high school math teacher in a tough Los Angeles neighborhood who helped his students succeed in AP Calculus. Jaime Escalante, the real teacher whose life inspired the movie, passed away from bladder cancer today at 79-years-old. In 1974, Escalante was a calculus teacher at Garfield High School. He faced dislike and opposition…
FDR’s Uplifting Vision for America–The Second Bill of Rights
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lbrockway
President Obama is not the first president to tackle health reform, the economy and a new vision for the United States. This famous State of the Union speech from FDR was an sharing of what he called a “Second Bill of Rights.” Here, in another era, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt presents a healthy vision for…
Good Samaritan Saves a Choking Woman
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shuang
One french fry brought two women together. While driving on the highway in Liberty Township, Ohio, Amanda Mountel found herself in a desperate situation–she began choking on a french fry she was eating. Immediately, Mountel “slammed on the brakes, threw it into park, and flagged down help,” by using the international sign for choking (KYPost.com). A…
Spring Cleaning Checklist to Help You De-Clutter
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lbrockway
Spring is here. Do you have your Spring Cleaning Checklist ready? Famous Feng Shui expert and best-selling author, Terah Kathryn Collins, offers these super helpful tips for what she calls “Tender Loving De-Cluttering.” As you seek to clear the decks of clutter and stuff in your home, closets, basement, and life, ask yourself the following questions about…
Olympic Gold Medalist Steven Holcomb Adopts Special Pup
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lbrockway
Olympic Gold Medalist Steve Holcob has another “gold.” And Golden Retriever Bailey has a new home and new daddy! On March 25, the long anticipated reunion of Olympic Gold Medalist Steven Holcomb and “Bailey,” a 2 year old Golden Retriever that he met and fell in love with during a “by chance” meeting at the…
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Debuts March 26
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lbrockway
You might have caught this top chef on Larry King Live last night with Pastor Steve Willis. The pastor is taking on his hefty town and challenging them to health. See his awesome sermon in the clip below.(It has a bad ad in front of it, sorry!)Impassioned chef Jamie Oliver has taken the weight of…
Video: 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes
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shuang
“A person grits his teeth and shows real determination.” – Charlie Brown Watch the video below and relive 40 inspirational moments from popular and classic movies. The best motivational movie scenes and speeches have been cleverly spliced together to encourage determination, bravery, and an anything-is-possible spirit. You’ll recognize scenes from an eclectic assortment of movies such as “Braveheart,” “Lord of…
Radio Star Robin Quivers Launches 15 Foundation
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lbrockway
Robin Quivers would like us to get out our check books for a good cause. The famous on-air sidekick and friend to Howard Stern spread her philanthropic wings tonight at the launch party for her newly formed 15 Foundation, held at the Gansevoort Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. In addition to unveiling the foundation the aim was to…
Retired Grocer Donates 20 Million Dollars
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lbrockway
Patrick Roche, co-founder of Roche Brothers supermarkets, and his wife, Barbara, have given $20 million to a center at Boston College charged with revitalizing Catholic education in America. This whopping contribution honors a childhood experience.According to the Philanthropy Project, the retired grocer credits “Catholic schools for providing a crucial safety net for his family when his mother…
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