Monthly Archives: June 2014

16-year-old entrepreneur visits Biloxi for a good cause

June 30, 2014

WLOX.com – The News for South Mississippi BILOXI, MS (WLOX) – Madison Robinson is a 16-year-old entrepreneur and has had her own business for nearly a decade. Most 8-year-olds who really ...

Young people urged to use creativity to make a difference and help end...

June 30, 2014

Children and young people across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to use their creativity and take part in this year’s anti-bullying art and creative writing competition. The deadline for entrie...

Dubai agency’s Paper Child campaign successful in raising awareness

June 30, 2014

From left, Yusuf Pingar, Yayati Godbole and Jamal Iqbal of Spark* Middle East created the campaign. Courtesy Spark* After a call-to-action campaign by the Community Development ­Authority (CDA) in Du...

Hollywood stars and their charitable acts

June 30, 2014

They might be earning millions of dollars but Hollywood stars — at least a majority of them — deserve credit for their benevolence and philanthropy. Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield recently flashed ca...

Hollywood star Amy Adams praised for her generosity after giving up fi...

June 30, 2014

The American Hustle actress saw the serviceman in uniform at the gate and chatted to him near the cockpit. Kind gesture: Amy Adams Hollywood star Amy Adams proved she is no diva by giving up her firs...

Perth-to-Perth for aerial adventurer

June 29, 2014

Dave McElroy, right, delivered a letter from Perth and Kinross provost Liz Grant to Steven McDougall. A daring aerial adventurer who set off on a round-the-world trip from Perth has landed in the cit...

Adventurer makes way from London to Unalaska by ‘human powerR...

June 29, 2014

Sarah Outen’s having a grand time making her way across the world by “human power,” as she calls it, riding a bicycle, rowing a boat and paddling a kayak. “It’s just lik...

Invermere resident recognized for his heroic past

June 29, 2014

Columbia Garden Village resident Alfred Ames (left) was awarded the MSM Legion Medal at the Invermere Royal Canadian Legion on Monday June 16th. The 70-year-old veteran, pictured here with Henry Butt...

Heroic neighbours save family of three after Little Hulton fire

June 29, 2014

A HEROIC neighbour kicked the front door of a burning house 25 times before rescuing a woman from inside. Another local resident used a ladder to save two other members of the family from the house i...

Flashback: When Philippe Petit Walked Between the Twin Towers

June 29, 2014

On August 7, 1974, stuntman Philippe Petit dared the impossible and walked a tightrope strung between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. In In a daring act of will, Philippe Petit walks a ti...

Heroic mum raises £24k for premature babies fund after her own daughte...

June 29, 2014

Amanda and her daughter Tabitha. AMANDA Rutherford was inspired to start a fund for premature baby units after seeing her own daughter’s battle for survival when she was born three months early...

Why Joaquin Phoenix Wants You to Help Change the Lives of 20 Teens

June 29, 2014

J CARTER RINALDI/FILMMAGIC Twenty teenagers are heading to a transformative week-long camp – and Joaquin Phoenix is asking for your help in creating a documentary to share their story. Teaming up wit...

Why GoPro’s Success Isn’t Really About the Cameras

June 29, 2014

GoPro’s Hero 3 camera Jae C. Hong/AP Millions of people have used GoPro’s wearable cameras to record their every sky-diving, drone-flying, shark-riding adventure. But the San Mateo, California-based ...

Review: Daring ‘Obvious Child’ finds humor in unfortunate ...

June 29, 2014

Jenny Slate plays a woman dealing with a one-night-stand pregnancy, and Jake Lacy portrays the potential father in ‘Obivious Child.’ (Rock Nest Entertainment) There is nothing all that ob...

Military Entrepreneur Jen Griswold Launches Career Blog for Military S...

June 29, 2014

Military entrepreneur, Jen Griswold, launches a blog to provide military spouses with career tips specific to entrepreneurship. Currently the rate of unemployment in the United States among military ...