Category: message

Different Cultures, Different Backgrounds—But One Message: We All Need to Be True, Good, and Endure

Tens of millions of people with diverse spiritual and cultural backgrounds have embraced the guiding virtues of “to be true, good, and endure.” These people—who are from almost every professional and educational field—believe that this moral philosophy is the foundation of humanity, and if applied in practical life, it can make our world a better…


Australian Government Announces Budget Funding to Disrupt Illegal Text Message Scams

A new register for text scams funded by the federal government should help stop fraudsters fleecing Australians via fake messages. Almost half the nation has been deceived by or exposed to a dodgy text message in the past year, says Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. As a result, an estimated $3.1 billion (US$2.07 billion) was lost. The…


Gunmen Threaten Messi, Shoot up Family-Owned Supermarket

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a written message left Thursday when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina, police said. Nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in the country’s third-largest…


The Impatient Patient (1942)

Telegram deliverer Daffy Duck is in a swamp, with a message for someone named Chloe, when he starts hiccupping. Unable to stop his hiccups, Daffy decides to seek medical help in an old house belonging to a Dr. Jerkyl, who advertises his services on a neon sign atop his house. Credit: Public Domain Movies –…


The Colors of the Planet | Documentary

Color is an indicator of great importance in the general balance of nature. It is a concrete visual message that tells everything about the element it represents. The planet is rich in nuances, references, colors: we observe them, we avoid them, and sometimes, we eat them. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content:…


An Attack Outside Dodger Stadium Left Him With Brain Damage. He Has a Message for Super Bowl Fans

By Richard Winton For Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—Nearly three years ago, Rafael Reyna was leaving Dodger Stadium when he was attacked in the parking lot. Reyna was in a coma for weeks and required months of rehab to relearn how to speak and walk again because he suffered brain damage. Even now, he cannot…


Man Finds a Surprising Handwritten Note Left in a Shop Wall by a Builder 40 Years Ago

A man found a note left in his shop wall 40 years ago by a builder saying he’d gotten an electric shock working there—written on the back of an electricity safety notice. Daniel Bodman, 39, was renovating an old building in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, when he discovered the letter written by “Mr Nicholas Poole” in 1986. Bizarrely,…


New Jersey Mom Finds Message on Pantry Wall From Prior Owners: ‘We Lived, Loved, Laughed’

A few weeks after buying the house next door, a New Jersey woman and her daughter discovered a heartfelt handwritten message on the pantry wall from the home’s previous owners. The message brought the woman, who had known the prior occupants, close to tears. Susan Marie Smuzinsky of Newfield told The Epoch Times that their kitchen…


Woman Finds a Message From 21 Years Ago in a Bottle on the Shore of Shetland Islands

While walking on the beach, a woman from the Shetland Islands in Scotland discovered a bottle with a note from 21 years ago. The message was written in the Faroese language. Megan Keppie was on a walk with her friend, Lisa, on Feb. 28, when she stumbled upon the plastic bottle with a green cap….


8-Year-Old Boy Finds Message in a Bottle From 25 Years Ago and Tracks Down Its Sender

A handwritten message in a bottle, tossed to sea by a 14-year-old Quebec girl, took a quarter century to travel nearly 60 miles to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. There, it was found by an 8-year-old boy who was delighted by the earnest message. He wrote back. Eight-year-old Nyima Mitchell found the glass bottle under…