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Tūtānekai Smith-Coffey , the 6-week old son of Labour Party Member of Parliament Tāmati Coffey and his husband Tim Smith, grabbed headlines when he was momentarily cared for by a famous babysitter. Trevor Mallard, the Speaker of New Zealand’s House of Representatives, cradled and bottle-fed his colleague’s baby during a debate at Parliament. On his first
People generally think of nuns as gentle women who quietly live their life to serve god and the community. The kung fu nuns of the Druk Gawa Khilwa Abbey in the Druk Amitabha Mountain in Nepal, however, have broken the mold! Better known as the Kung Fu Nuns, these followers of the Drukpa school of
Big bugs or just your regular edible insects aren’t exactly the dish of choice for most people, but this diner aims to change that by incorporating insects into their culinary creations. For food scientist Leah Bessa and her partners, bugs have a lot of potential as a food source. Their South Africa-based restaurant, Gourmet Grubb,
Despite undergoing chemotherapy and surgery, 25-year-old Stuart Hutchison died from brain cancer after an 8-year battle with the disease. Shortly after, his best friend – a French bulldog named Nero – followed just 15 minutes later. Stuart was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2011 and was treated through surgery and chemotherapy. But despite all
On August 13, 2019, many people from Lebanon, Tennessee were in grief. This is because a longtime, beloved, school bus driver, David Wright, passed away at the age of 76 after his many years of service to the current students and former students of Wilson County Schools. He dedicated half a century of his life
This property off the coast of Vancouver is proof that you don’t always need a huge space to build a vacation home of your own – sometimes, all you need is just a hundred square feet! Kris and Ali is a newly-engaged couple who wanted to create a place that they could share with their
This dog owner loved his pup so much, that he had a cozy backyard cabin built just for her! Maya is one lucky pup in the company of her dad, David Connolly. Not only has she found a forever family and home in David’s arms, but she also has a place to call her own
A high school senior paid tribute to her father who died during a military tour in Afghanistan through pictures that depict him as an “angel”. Julia Yllescas, who attends Aurora High School, wanted to honor her father’s memory by including him in her senior pictures. Her dad, Captain Robert Yllescas, died on December 1, 2008, after
The Stratford Festival Live Theatre has always been filled with cheers and applause from the audience until a crew of service dogs watched a live musical here. A silent and well-behaved crowd of future service dogs took part in Ontario’s Stratford Festival and watched “Billy Elliot: The Musical.” According to head trainer Laura MacKenzie of
A massive fan of Janet Jackson just received a surprise from the icon herself – and the sweet moment caught on camera will surely make you smile! Last Father’s day, brothers Chris and KB Strawder Jr. gifted their dad, Keith, with something that they knew would really make him happy – a ticket to see
During the 1940s, a US inventor named Richard Buckminster Fuller wanted to reinvent the concept of shelter or home, or what one calls a geodesic dome home. He spent most of his work looking for ways to make living sustainable, as well as more convenient. The American Institute of Architects calls his work as “the
Good-natured, calm, and strong, Fiona is exactly the one you can turn to in the midst of grieving for a lost loved one. Except that Fiona is not a member of the family or your best friend, but a big Bernese mountain dog at the Marine Park Funeral Home in Brooklyn, New York. According to
