Husband Arranges The Perfect Valentine’s Surprise For Wife, And It’ll Have You In Tears

Some people really have a knack for pulling off romantic surprises and Dave is one of those folks.

Unfortunately, ladies, he’s happily taken. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Dave has been feeling a lot of pressure to show his wife Kristy just how much he loves her. Why all the anxiety to make it perfect? Well, he’s been known to pull off some crazy romantic gestures in the past. The couple’s love story has been anything but all sunshine and happiness…there were dark times. But just watch as Dave walks us through their past, present, and future. Oh, and you should grab some tissues!

Kristy is one lucky woman.

These two are the ultimate in relationship goals. This is what true soulmates look like. Share this with others to spread the love!

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Helicopter Makes Harrowing Landing On A Boat In The Middle Of A Storm

I’m no expert on boats or helicopters, but I imagine it’s difficult to operate them even under the best conditions.

After all, if it were easy we would all be able to do it! Recently, though, the Royal Danish Air Force had a chance to show off just how skilled they are during a harrowing landing that could have gone very wrong. During a storm in the Atlantic Ocean, the pilot of a Seahawk MH-60R helicopter made the landing of a lifetime on a boat as both the ship and the helicopter were tossed around by wind and waves.

This landing must have had the pilot and the boat captain on edge the whole time.

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Wow! They make it look easy, but I’m wishing them only clear skies from here on out.

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The Doe Network Helps Solve Cold Cases That Many Have Given Up On

The Doe Network, named for the “Doe” moniker given to unidentified persons, is an organization that seeks to find missing people and return them home.

According to their website, they accomplish this mission in three ways:
  • By providing exposure to cases on their website.
  • By providing credible potential matches between missing and unidentified persons to investigating agencies.
  • By striving to get media exposure to cases.
The Doe Network is run solely by volunteers, and in support of their noble mission, here are nine cases (out of hundreds) that they hope to solve.

1. Shannon McClure, USA

“Shannon McClure has not been seen since June 15, 2013. [She] was dropped off at the Walmart in Sheridan, Wyoming, by her husband around 3 a.m. that morning. McClure has not been in contact with family members since her disappearance. [She] is the mother of a 14-month-old son and has three stepdaughters.”

2. Juanita Michelle Nicholson, USA

“Juanita Michelle Nicholson was last seen on November 6, 2006, in Baltimore City, Maryland. She may have been driving a 2001 Dodge Neon, green in color bearing MD tag LHL-762.”

3. Javier Rafael Castro, USA

“Javier disappeared while swimming off Range Light Beach in the Boca Grande [Florida] area on June 18, 2016. He was swimming with his siblings that day, and several of them became stranded on a sandbar off the beach. A rip current there was too strong, and they were afraid to cross to come back to land. Javier went after them. Three were rescued, Javier was not located.”

4. Christopher Wayne Bailey, USA

“Christopher Wayne Bailey, who suffered from an undiagnosed mental disorder, was last seen by a family friend walking down Route 270 in Montgomery County, [Maryland] shoeless.”Read More: This Woman Was Beautiful And Had A Great Life, But Depression Doesn’t Discriminate

5. Belinda Ann Cameron, Canada

“The Victoria Police [in Canada] investigated Belinda’s disappearance and determined that Belinda suffered from a mental illness, had a drug addiction, and may have been a sex trade worker. The last confirmed sighting of Belinda was at Shoppers Drug Mart at 870 Esquimalt Rd. She failed to attend thereafter to pick up her daily medication.”

6. Frederick Henry Bell Mix IV, aka “Beau,” Mexico

“Beau is a certified divemaster/rescue diver and an avid fisherman, including spearfishing. He also is an avid traveler and had arrived in Cancun, Mexico, on July 11 on a 6-month visa. His last known contact was with his mom on July 22, 2016. He was waiting at his apartment in Puerto Morelos for a FedEx package that contained his bank card and the new phone. He had been beaten and robbed in Honduras.”
“He told his mom that he was going to take some individuals out spearfishing/diving. He has never been seen or heard from since. He has never returned to his apartment and never picked up the FedEx package containing his cell phone and his Bank ATM card. He had very limited funds and has had no further bank activity.”

7. Quanne Diec, Australia

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The Doe Network

“Quanne was last seen by her father leaving for school from her Granville home on July 27, 1998. It has been confirmed she never made it to the Clyde railway station. Her school did not report her non-attendance as they believed she was probably sick at home and her parents had no reason to think she wasn’t at school. So her disappearance was not reported for 10 hours. There are grave concerns for her welfare. Authorities believe she was kidnapped.”

8. Simon Lembi, Belgium

f1130e241c0f9f5bbd8a8707db0724bc-S Feb 06, 2019 · Simon Lembi, a 14-year old boy who disappeared from his mothers’ residence in Saint-GillesBelgium on November 12, 1999, has been found alive and well. On that day in 1999, Simon asked his mother if he could go to a neighborhood community center to watch television.

The Doe Network

“Lembi was last seen in Brussels, Belgium, on November 12, 1999. He had no money or identification with him. Lembi is originally from Angola and had only been in Belgium for a short time. He spoke little French at the time.”Read More: Way Back When: Google Started In September Of 1997, Here’s How It’s Changed Since Then

9. Teekah Latres Lewis, USA

Image age-progressed to 13 years old. “Teekah Lewis was last seen on January 23, 1999, at approximately 10:30 p.m. at the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington…When her uncle briefly turned around to watch someone in their group bowl, he was only about a foot away from the toddler. But when he turned back toward where Teekah had been sitting, she was gone.”“A witness said they saw a 1980s Pontiac Grand Am pull out of the parking lot around the time that Teekah disappeared. The vehicle was maroon with dark windows and a large spoiler.”

If you have any information about these or other missing persons, please contact the police or The Doe Network.

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WHOOPS: Daily Kos tries trashing Trump for exhaustion, trips over Hillary collapsing at 9/11 event

President Trump has been in a whirlwind of activity since taking office, so it’s no surprise that traveling around the globe is wearing on him. Of course the media likes to pretend it’s because he’s incapable of his office but even a person half his age would likely need a rest.But go on, tell us more about his exhaustion. 96351Read more: http://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2017/05/22/whoops-daily-kos-tries-trashing-trump-for-exhaustion-trips-over-hillary-collapsing-at-911-event/

Our 9 Favorite Feature Stories This Week: Joni, Justice, And Jetrosexuals

This week for BuzzFeed News, Andrew McMillen explores the high-flying world of planespotters. Read that and these other great stories from BuzzFeed News and around the web.

1. Things Are Looking Up For Planespotters, The World’s Most Obsessive Aviation Geeks — BuzzFeed News

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Airports are places to get in and out of as quickly as possible for most people. Yet they’re heaven on earth for planespotters — or “jetrosexuals” — who defy suspicious glances in the name of fanatically filming and sharing our most misunderstood mode of transportation. Read it at BuzzFeed News.

2. People are Animals, TooMosaic/BuzzFeed News

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A compelling piece by Peter Aldhous on the ways in which our own minds get in the way of examining those of animals. “If we want to understand the diversity of animal minds — and by doing so perhaps understand ourselves better, too — we have to judge them on their own terms.” Read it at Mosaic or BuzzFeed News.

3. The Public Life and Private Doubts of Al SharptonThe Washington Post

Photograph by Jahi Chikwendiu for The Washington Post

In the wake of the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and others, Eli Saslow gets a rare glimpse into the life of America’s most influential civil rights leader — for now. “I got a radio show, a TV show, a direct line to the president, and what good is all that if I still can’t get something done when they choke a guy out on tape?” Read it at The Washington Post.

4. The Hidden Victims of Campus Sexual Assault: Students with DisabilitiesAl Jazeera America

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez for Al Jazeera America

Students with disabilities make up 11% of the US undergraduate population, yet are largely left out of the current national dialogue surrounding campus sexual assault. Azmat Khan investigates the universities and systems that are failing to hear them. Read it at Al Jazeera America.

5. The Life, Death, and Rebirth of BlackBerry’s HometownFusion

Photograph by Gabriella Peñuela for Fusion

Kevin Roose visits Waterloo, Ontario to discover how the Canadian tech hub has reinvented itself after the fall of its star company. “In 2007, people would hold their chins up when they said they worked at BlackBerry…In 2011, the chins were down.” Read it at Fusion.

6. Joni Mitchell, the Original Folk-Goddess MuseNew York Magazine

Photograph by Norman Jean Roy for New York Magazine

Folk legend Joni Mitchell spends a day with Carl Swanson to reflect on life as a musician and muse — on her own terms. “Basically, at this time, I’m trying to fix my legacy. It’s been butchered. It’s been panned, and scanned, and colorized.” Read it at New York Magazine.

7. Weed Businesses Can’t Put Their Money in Banks, So They Put It in Bongs — BuzzFeed News

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Shut out of legitimate financial institutions, marijuana entrepreneurs are finding unusual ways to park their cash. Amanda Chicago Lewis reports on the budding industry of luxury bongs. Read it at BuzzFeed News.

8. When Taking Anxiety Medication is a Revolutionary Act — BuzzFeed News

Illustration by Andres Guzman for BuzzFeed

A beautiful essay by Tracy Clayton on what it’s like to live with — and treat — an anxiety disorder. “If I had to describe what having anxiety feels like, I’d say that it’s kind of like walking through the world beneath tornadic skies without an umbrella, unsure if you’ll be able to find shelter if things get bad.” Read it at BuzzFeed News.

9. The Bro Code: Booze, Sex, and the Dark Art of Dealmaking in ChinaChinaFile

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James Palmer reports from China where, in the absence of secure and legal ways of making deals, many businessmen build trust by spending late nights in brothels and with booze. “If you go out together, you really get to know a guy…You see how he handles his drink, you see how he deals with women.” Read it at ChinaFile.

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Peak STUPID: Psychologist on board with movement to BAN best friends in school

It’s been quite a week for those in the mental health profession and those in government and the media who like to pretend they are. Yes, the narrative of the week, kicking off with President Trump’s North Korea tweet on Tuesday and continuing through the weekend (and surely into next week), is that Trump is mentally unfit for office and must be removed.With that in mind, consider this unrelated entry from psychologist Barbara Greenberg, who writes in US News that “the word ‘best’ encourages judgment and promotes exclusion,” and so children should be banned from having best friends in school. Charles-Linden-sig-300x155Read more: https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/01/06/peak-stupid-psychologist-on-board-with-movement-to-ban-best-friends-in-school/

Think The Genes You’ll Pass On Are Predetermined? Not Quite…Here’s What We Know

We all have a unique genetic code that gets passed down to the next generation.

Our genetic sequence affects everything from eye color to body shape to intelligence in our children. Because there are only so many combinations of traits with a partner, there are some genes we can be sure we’ll pass on, and some that we can hope wind up as part of our offspring’s DNA.

The study of epigenetics, however, aims to understand the inherited traits that can’t quite be explained by simple DNA sequencing, and it’s completely fascinating.

One common example of epigenetic research focuses on the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Descendants of Holocaust survivors have different levels of stress hormones, and it may make them prone to anxiety disorders. This suggests intergenerational trauma can be passed down and affect people who haven’t even experienced that trauma themselves.

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These genetic changes may indicate the body trying to adapt to a similar environment as their parents. Because genetics is a complicated science, these traits can seem to “skip” generations. For instance, food availability and gender can impact grandchildren whose genetic codes have adapted to allow for food scarcity or unavailability.

Scientists stress that they are just beginning to understand the effects of epigenetics and that trying to create real-world results from this data is a far-off dream.

“If you are looking for it all to be logical and fall into place perfectly, it isn’t going to yet,” Rachel Yehuda, an epigenetics researcher says.

(via Scientific American)

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