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I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness,
more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely
want to contribute to that. ~Ellen DeGeneres

By Josh Gardner and Paul Donnelley
MailOnline, August 25, 2014

Who is the homeless youth who went to the VMAs with Miley Cyrus and
accepted her gong in front of millions? Mystery man takes awards by
storm with emotional speech about life on the streets 

Miley Cyrus stole the show at this year’s VMAs but instead of
twerking and sticking out her tongue, the pop star grabbed the attention
of the audience by promoting her pet cause – youth homelessness.
The
blonde singer won the Video of the Year award for her song Wrecking
Ball but rather than take to the stage and mouth platitudes, Cyrus sent
in her stead a young man named Jesse to read a speech about the subject
close to the star’s heart.

‘My name is Jesse,’ the
22-year-old said. ‘I am accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6
million runaways and homeless youth in the United States who are
starving and lost and scared for their lives. I know, because I am one
of those people.’

The man who stole the show at this year’s VMAs after accepting an award on behalf of Miley Cyrus is Jesse Helt, a wannabe model who was once so destitute he slept in a bush, his mom has today revealed. Jesse, 22, who hails from Salem, Oregon, moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams – but has so far had no luck. Jesse ended up spending Sunday evening with Miley (right) and the pair, who met last week at LA homeless shelter, My Friend’s Place, were even pictured enjoying an In-N-Out Burger after the awards show. His mom Linda Helt said: ‘It’s time for him to have some good luck. He needs to be blessed.’

Life is too short.  Look out for yourself.  If someone continuously mistreats you, have enough respect for yourself to leave them.  It may hurt for a while, but it’ll be OK.  You’ll be OK.  Oftentimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength.  We walk away not because we want others to realize our worth, but because we finally realize our own worth. ~MarcandAngel

If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity.
But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shines like a pearl.
So choose the best place where you would shine.

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Always remember that, in someway or another, you’re somebody’s angel, even if you don’t know it. They love you and think of you even if you don’t hear it every day. Trust that there is love all around you even if you cannot feel it. You are not alone. Source: Truth Follower

“Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”
 ~Leo Buscaglia

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Caption :This image shows a frame from a video released by Islamic State militants on Aug. 19, 2014, that shows the killing of journalist James Foley by a militant who spoke with a British accent.
(Photo: AP)

Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY, August 24, 2014

British intelligence officials have identified the man who killed an American journalist in a brutal beheading video that surfaced last week, NBC News reported Sunday citing unnamed U.K. security officials.

NBC News said it has not yet confirmed the name of the suspect seen in the video released by Islamic State militants on Tuesday that shows the killing of James Foley, 40.

Earlier Sunday, British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott, told multiple media outlets that officials were “close” to identifying the man.

“We’re putting a great deal into the search,” he said on CNN’s State of the Union, referring to the use of sophisticated technology to analyze the man’s voice. Westmacott also spoke on NBC’s Meet the Press.

In the video, the man who beheaded Foley is heard speaking with a British accent. United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond acknowledged last week that the militant in the video could be a British national.
Steven Joel Sotloff, a photojournalist and former University of Central Florida student, remains a hostage of the terrorist group and was threatened with death in the same video.

On Sunday, another kidnapped American journalist was released. Peter Theo Curtis, 45, who writes under the name Theo Padnos, had been held by the al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda in Syria.

Seven-year old AJ brought me some string beans, but ate a few of them before handed them over. Then brought back another two! He said he likes the light green one more, but still wanted to bring back with him, both the dark and the light green ones.

Photo credit: @azcentral

The Huffington Post, August 24, 2014
By Dominique Mosbergen

The last eight years of Fatcat the bulldog’s life have been hard. In 2006, she was reportedly snatched from outside her owner’s home and since then, she’s lived a life of neglect and abuse, apparently at the hands of people who had used her as a “breeding machine.”

But Fatcat’s story recently took a wonderful, fortuitous turn — and today, against all the odds, she’s on the road to recovery and back home with her beloved owner of so long ago.

LaShena Harris says she still remembers the day she lost Fatcat. She told Today.com that she had left the pooch outside her house in Memphis for just a few minutes as she ran in to get the dog’s new collar. When she emerged, however, Harris says she saw a “truck speeding off down the street” and her dog was nowhere to be found.

“I knew whoever had her would probably breed her, and I would never see her again,” Harris said.

Months passed, then years; and in that time, Harris moved from Tennessee to Arizona, and at some point along the way, she resigned herself to never seeing Fatcat again.

That is, until a few weeks ago, when Harris got unexpected news: Her long-lost Fatcat, she learned, had been brought in to an animal shelter in Memphis.

“The lady’s like, ‘I think I have your dog,'” Harris told Today.com of speaking to staff at the West Memphis Animal Shelter, who had found her thanks to Fatcat’s microchip. “I burst into tears at my desk.”

But despite the amazing news, all was not well. Fatcat, it turned out, was very sick. Years of neglect, abuse and over-breeding had ravaged her body. She was suffering from heartworm and major dental issues, as well as a slew of other medical problems, writes the Arizona Republic.

@azcentral

Considering Fatcat’s condition and that Harris was finding difficulty getting the dog to Arizona, shelter staff floated euthanasia as an option. Harris said she was heartbroken and agonized over the decision. She wanted, after all, to see her furry friend again after all these years.

But in the end, she didn’t have to make that hard decision at all.

According to the Arizona Republic, a friend of the shelter’s director offered to drive Fatcat to Harris.

The pair was reunited earlier this month.

“I feel like the luckiest person in the world right now. I’m just glad she’s finally home,” Harris wrote on the GoFundMe page that she’s set up to help with Fatcat’s medical bills.

So far, more than $7,000 has been raised and Harris says she’s been overwhelmed by the support she’s received from strangers around the world.

“It’s been crazy, insane,” Harris told Today.com. “I’m so appreciative of it. These people don’t know me, they only know my story, and they still felt compelled to help me.”

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