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May. 20th, 2011 11:38 pmGreat News
Paraplegic walks at UC Berkeley graduation with help of 'exoskeleton'
Austin Whitney is walking proof that determination -- combined with creative ingenuity -- can turn a seemingly impossible idea into a reality.
Paralyzed from the waist down since a 2007 drunken driving accident, he had worked hard to graduate on time -- and with honors -- from the University of California at Berkeley.
That was reason enough to celebrate. But nothing compared to how he accepted his diploma on Saturday.
Pressing a button on his walker, Whitney rose to his feet at the commencement ceremony. Then, with the flick of a switch, his legs moved across the stage.
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This story was so awesome I had to share it with Mom immediately. Read it. Read it!
Sad News
Savage a wrestling legend in ring and out
Randy “Macho Man” Savage, a pro wrestling icon whose fame reached far past the wrestling ring as a television pitchman with the phrase, “Snap into a Slim Jim, oooh yeah,” died on Friday morning in Pinellas County, Fla., after reportedly suffering a heart attack while driving, leading to an auto accident.
Savage, born Randall Mario Poffo, was 58. While perhaps best known for his pro wrestling battles as Hulk Hogan’s major storyline rival in the late 1980s, Savage was also an actor and a one-time major league baseball prospect.
Lanny Poffo, his brother and also a former pro wrestler under the handle “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, told TMZ.com that Savage suffered a heart attack behind the wheel while driving a 2009 Jeep Wrangler.
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And this story has got me a little teary eyed. Randy Savage was part of my childhood. I remember watching him and Hulk Hogan and the whole slew of wrestling ppl with my grandpa, my youngest uncle and our family friends every Saturday/Sunday afternoon. Plus all the weekends spent at my community center with my friends, and the trips to see wrestling events (from the nosebleed seats, but, hey, I couldn't have afforded to go myself) for free. So it's sad. Ironically, I was thinking of Randy Savage earlier this week. Thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jaguarx13, for letting me in.
Paraplegic walks at UC Berkeley graduation with help of 'exoskeleton'
Austin Whitney is walking proof that determination -- combined with creative ingenuity -- can turn a seemingly impossible idea into a reality.
Paralyzed from the waist down since a 2007 drunken driving accident, he had worked hard to graduate on time -- and with honors -- from the University of California at Berkeley.
That was reason enough to celebrate. But nothing compared to how he accepted his diploma on Saturday.
Pressing a button on his walker, Whitney rose to his feet at the commencement ceremony. Then, with the flick of a switch, his legs moved across the stage.
-----
This story was so awesome I had to share it with Mom immediately. Read it. Read it!
Sad News
Savage a wrestling legend in ring and out
Randy “Macho Man” Savage, a pro wrestling icon whose fame reached far past the wrestling ring as a television pitchman with the phrase, “Snap into a Slim Jim, oooh yeah,” died on Friday morning in Pinellas County, Fla., after reportedly suffering a heart attack while driving, leading to an auto accident.
Savage, born Randall Mario Poffo, was 58. While perhaps best known for his pro wrestling battles as Hulk Hogan’s major storyline rival in the late 1980s, Savage was also an actor and a one-time major league baseball prospect.
Lanny Poffo, his brother and also a former pro wrestler under the handle “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, told TMZ.com that Savage suffered a heart attack behind the wheel while driving a 2009 Jeep Wrangler.
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And this story has got me a little teary eyed. Randy Savage was part of my childhood. I remember watching him and Hulk Hogan and the whole slew of wrestling ppl with my grandpa, my youngest uncle and our family friends every Saturday/Sunday afternoon. Plus all the weekends spent at my community center with my friends, and the trips to see wrestling events (from the nosebleed seats, but, hey, I couldn't have afforded to go myself) for free. So it's sad. Ironically, I was thinking of Randy Savage earlier this week. Thanks,
jaguarx13, for letting me in.