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Thursday, 23 February 2012

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

How many Hollywood actors and actresses you know of that have Russian roots? In fact, they are more than you think.

Leonardo DiCaprio

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio’s grandmother moved from the USSR to Germany together with her parents after the revolution. There, she got married and her daughter moved to the USA to give birth to the world famous actor.

Steven Spielberg

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Both grandfathers of Steven Spielberg are from Russia. And his sister’s husband is a distant relative of Boris Pasternak, a Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator.

Sylvester Stallone

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

It is unlikely that a shy Jewish girl Rosa Robinovich from Odessa ever thought that her great grandson would become a world famous movie actor Sylvester Stallone.

David Duchovny

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

David Duchovny’s father is a Russian Jew. His name was Amram Duckovny because he’d changed his last name to adjust it to American pronunciation. David, however, changed it back.

Nicole Scherzinger

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Nicole Scherzinger’s mother is half-Russian and half-Hawaiian.

Natalie Portman

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Natalie Portman’s parents moved to Jerusalem from Kishinev, Moldova.

Gwyneth Paltrow

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Ancestors of Gwyneth Paltrow used to live in Minsk, Belarus.

Milla Jovovich
The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Milla Jovovich was born in Kiev, Ukraine. So first five years of her life she spent in the Soviet Union.

Harrison Ford

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Harrison Ford’s grandmother left Minsk in 1907. Now the actor is searching for his relatives who might live in Russia and post-Soviet republics.

Whoopi Goldberg

The Russian Roots In Hollywood

Whoopi Goldberg’s grandmother was born in Odessa, Ukraine.

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

The Special Day

Darcy had a lot of friends, and she was friendly too. She shared each day with all her friends a happy word or two. She always had a joyful smile and pleasant things to say, but she did not seem caring on her best friend's special day.

Her best friend's name was Gina. They were close as friends could be. They always shared their birthdays. They were just like family. But this year Gina's birthday somehow slipped from Darcy's mind, and all the day at school, Darcy did not seem very kind.

She did not want to tell Darcy her birthday was that day. She thought she should remember. It had always been that way, but somehow Darcy didn't know, and as the day went by she made her poor friend Gina feel so sad that she could cry.

At lunch they sat together with some friends to eat their food, but Darcy seemed to busy to catch on to Gina's mood. Then after school when Darcy called, she still forgot the day! She wanted to tell Darcy, but did not know what to say.

The two hung up the phones, and just then Darcy realized it was her best friend's birthday, and she had been caught surprised. "Oh dear," she said while staring at the calendar she had. The date was clearly marked and that made Darcy feel so bad.

"I've been so selfish! Gina must think I don't even care. I have to make this better. I've been terribly unfair!" So Darcy rode her bike down to the store to get a gift.

She hoped it would not be too late to give hear heart a lift.

She hurried to her house, feeling ashamed that she forgot. Though she did care for Gina, she had not shown it a lot. When Gina opened up the door, she saw her best friend there; still sweating from the bike ride, and with really messy hair.

"I'm sorry I forgot, but happy birthday," Darcy said. So pleased to see her, Gina said, "come in you silly-head!" They both enjoyed a party, and they quickly made amends.

They grew yet ever closer as the very best of friends.

So Darcy learned, that just to care, was not all caring was. What matters most is showing care in what one says and does.

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Thickest Athlete in the World

After the last week has died Jose Luis Garza, who weighed 499kg, and Manuel Uribe (558kg) has lost 230kg and continues to rapidly lose weight - the thickest athlete the world has become Emanuel Yabrauh. Also he is the biggest and heavy sumo wrestler in the world, thanks to its weight (about 400kg).