Jan. 3, 2024
The happy couple 105 and 100 married for 82 years
We begn with the tale of Jack and Carla, a couple who celebrated 82 years of marriage, as Jack turned 105 and Carla 100 on Christmas. They live in a retirement community with other centenarians. Then, the exemplary story of a Los Angeles teenager,...
We begn with the tale of Jack and Carla, a couple who celebrated 82 years of marriage, as Jack turned 105 and Carla 100 on Christmas. They live in a retirement community with other centenarians. Then, the exemplary story of a Los Angeles teenager, Jacob Rock, with profound non-oral autism is shared. Jacob has created a 70-minute symphony despite his condition, made possible with modern text-to-voice software. The tale follows the act of generosity from the city of Columbus, as they cancelled 335 million in medical debt for their residents. Subsequently, the script tells of a bride who canceled her wedding and donated the $15,000 reception to a non-profit that worked with children with special needs. The script concludes with an apology from a prominent Japanese department store, Takishimaya, for delivering 807 lopsided Christmas cakes to their customers.
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Caalaroga Shark Media. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Congratulations to
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Jack. He turned one hundred and
five on Christmas, and he's married to
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Carla, who's one hundred. Back
in August, they celebrated eighty two years
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of marriage. They lived together in
a retirement community. They'll sit side by
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side in the recliner chairs and watch
one of Carla's favorite shows. Jack mostly
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00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:31.519
listens, he's lost much of his
vision. They hold hands for hours.
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Carla said, we're very lucky.
Jack used to tell their two sons the
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00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.840
keto A healthy marriage is the man
always having the last word, which is
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yes, dear. It's good advice, Jack. Jack doesn't talk much nowadays,
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but when he does, he's typically
calling out for Carlo or telling her
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that he loves her multiple times a
day. She always responds, I love
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you too, Jackie. Carla said, we're lucky. We have no complaints.
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We have a good place here.
We enjoy being here with the people.
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We have good friends. When her
husband falls asleep in the evening,
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she goes downstairs to catch up with
her friends over a glass of wine.
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It you are three other one hundred
year olds at the complex but Carl and
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Jack are the only married couple.
A Los Angeles teenager with autism created a
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seventy minute symphony. Jacob Rock is
the composer of Unforgettable Sunrise and says I
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want people to see the pain in
my life and bad times and know there's
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00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.120
hope. Jacob lives with profound non
oral autism. His condition makes him all
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00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:23.680
but unable to speak. Until three
years ago, he'd been unable to speak
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00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:27.519
with his family outside of physical gestures, which often conveyed a deep frustration and
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self harm. In twenty twenty,
a breakthrough utilizing text of voice software revealed
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00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:36.560
that Jacob had a deep acuity and
sensitivity to language and art. He can
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00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:38.560
now verbally communicate with his parents and
they could learn about his inner world.
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Wow, that's awesome. Jacob revealed
that since childhood he'd been composing a symphony.
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00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.480
He had all the arrangements and melodies
locked in place. He couldn't write
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00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:49.640
notation or play the instruments his music
required, but he could describe what he
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00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:53.319
heard. Could they help him to
find a way to play it? Jacob
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00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.079
Symphony, which he co wrote with
composer Rob Lauford, debuted at the Alex
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00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.200
Theater in Glendale through text to speech
software. Jacob said failure was the thing
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that always frightened me, and not
being able to communicate was the greatest barrier
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00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:07.599
to success. The description from Jacob
a series of bursts of cacafey on piano
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00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:10.879
five ten, thirty forty and thirty
seconds. I want soaring violins to rip
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out of the cacophony for two minutes. I want to hear the violins reaching
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for the sun. I want the
soaring violins to run smack into base and
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00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:21.319
horns with a sudden jolt as they
disappear. The violins are demanding sleep and
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00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.919
the horns are demanding pain. His
co composer Laufer said, I'd sit at
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00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:25.599
the piano and go, you mean
this, you mean that? And I'd
40
00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:28.879
play them a few examples. What
do you mean by cacafey? What do
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00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:30.840
you mean by a melody that reaches
for the sun. They spent days and
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00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:35.879
nights hashing out a close enough approximation
of what Jacob wrote, using midi and
43
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:39.039
samples to range the orchestral parts.
The end result is Jacob described, it
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00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:43.759
was damn close. That's awesome.
What a great story. The city of
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Columbus has canceled three hundred and thirty
five million dollars in medical debt for its
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00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:51.400
residents, joining faith organizations, online
communities, and other local governments in the
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00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:54.680
movements forgive medical debt. The Columbus
City Council, Ohio voted to cancel three
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hundred thirty five million dollars in medical
debt for thousands of residents. It'll impact
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about three hundred and thirty four one
thousand people, about one in three Columbus
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residents who have medical debt from treatment
they received at any of the four area
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hospital systems between twenty fifteen and twenty
twenty. Meanwhile, a bride who called
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off her wedding donated the entire fifteen
thousand dollars reception to a nonprofit so that
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00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:17.919
they can host a party for children
with special needs. The event was already
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00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:21.919
paid for, was too close to
the date to request a refund, so
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she donated the event to San Jose's
Parents Helping Parents PHP supports families with children
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living with disabilities and at once provided
help to the bride's family. PHP's executive
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director Maria said, I've never heard
of anyone calling a nonprofit saying we want
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to donate a fifteen thousand dollars party
in two weeks to you. The party
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00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:40.520
was at Gilroy's Eagle Ridge Golf Club
and include a dinner and dessert and a
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00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:45.400
DJ and a photo booth and a
fireworks display. The bride's mom, Liz
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00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:47.800
said, it's wonderful to be included
and have the celebration of who our community
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00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:52.960
is. Hey, good news if
you've got a Christmas cake and it was
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00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:59.159
lopsided. A major Japanese department store
operator has apologized profusely for sending eight hundred
64
00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:03.199
and seven collap Christmas cakes to disappointed
customers. The company, Takesha Maya,
65
00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:08.120
said it was unable to work out
why the strawberry shortcakes, which sell for
66
00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:12.479
fifty four dollars, were delivered in
various states of disrepair. They were meant
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00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.480
to be frozen on delivery. More
than eight hundred cakes arrived melted, lopsided
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00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:19.199
or crumbled. The head of sale
said, we have betrayed the expectations of
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00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:24.720
our many customers. The responsibility rest
with our company. Christmas cake is something
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that people enjoy with family and friends
on a special occasion that only comes once
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a year. We are incredibly sorry
that we were unable to create an atmosphere
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where everyone could enjoy the cake together, and that we disappointed many. That's
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your five stories for today. If
you enjoy the program, tell a friend
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about it. They might like it
too. See you next time. Have
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a great day.
1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:11.480
Caalaroga Shark Media. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Congratulations to
2
00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:15.119
Jack. He turned one hundred and
five on Christmas, and he's married to
3
00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:20.600
Carla, who's one hundred. Back
in August, they celebrated eighty two years
4
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:24.839
of marriage. They lived together in
a retirement community. They'll sit side by
5
00:00:24.879 --> 00:00:28.280
side in the recliner chairs and watch
one of Carla's favorite shows. Jack mostly
6
00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:31.519
listens, he's lost much of his
vision. They hold hands for hours.
7
00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:35.679
Carla said, we're very lucky.
Jack used to tell their two sons the
8
00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.840
keto A healthy marriage is the man
always having the last word, which is
9
00:00:39.079 --> 00:00:43.359
yes, dear. It's good advice, Jack. Jack doesn't talk much nowadays,
10
00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:45.799
but when he does, he's typically
calling out for Carlo or telling her
11
00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:48.880
that he loves her multiple times a
day. She always responds, I love
12
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:51.960
you too, Jackie. Carla said, we're lucky. We have no complaints.
13
00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:54.200
We have a good place here.
We enjoy being here with the people.
14
00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.000
We have good friends. When her
husband falls asleep in the evening,
15
00:00:57.039 --> 00:01:00.000
she goes downstairs to catch up with
her friends over a glass of wine.
16
00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:03.640
It you are three other one hundred
year olds at the complex but Carl and
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00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:07.799
Jack are the only married couple.
A Los Angeles teenager with autism created a
18
00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:12.640
seventy minute symphony. Jacob Rock is
the composer of Unforgettable Sunrise and says I
19
00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:15.439
want people to see the pain in
my life and bad times and know there's
20
00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.120
hope. Jacob lives with profound non
oral autism. His condition makes him all
21
00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:23.680
but unable to speak. Until three
years ago, he'd been unable to speak
22
00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:27.519
with his family outside of physical gestures, which often conveyed a deep frustration and
23
00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:33.319
self harm. In twenty twenty,
a breakthrough utilizing text of voice software revealed
24
00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:36.560
that Jacob had a deep acuity and
sensitivity to language and art. He can
25
00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:38.560
now verbally communicate with his parents and
they could learn about his inner world.
26
00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:44.400
Wow, that's awesome. Jacob revealed
that since childhood he'd been composing a symphony.
27
00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.480
He had all the arrangements and melodies
locked in place. He couldn't write
28
00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:49.640
notation or play the instruments his music
required, but he could describe what he
29
00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:53.319
heard. Could they help him to
find a way to play it? Jacob
30
00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.079
Symphony, which he co wrote with
composer Rob Lauford, debuted at the Alex
31
00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.200
Theater in Glendale through text to speech
software. Jacob said failure was the thing
32
00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:04.359
that always frightened me, and not
being able to communicate was the greatest barrier
33
00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:07.599
to success. The description from Jacob
a series of bursts of cacafey on piano
34
00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:10.879
five ten, thirty forty and thirty
seconds. I want soaring violins to rip
35
00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:14.719
out of the cacophony for two minutes. I want to hear the violins reaching
36
00:02:14.719 --> 00:02:16.879
for the sun. I want the
soaring violins to run smack into base and
37
00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:21.319
horns with a sudden jolt as they
disappear. The violins are demanding sleep and
38
00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.919
the horns are demanding pain. His
co composer Laufer said, I'd sit at
39
00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:25.599
the piano and go, you mean
this, you mean that? And I'd
40
00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:28.879
play them a few examples. What
do you mean by cacafey? What do
41
00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:30.840
you mean by a melody that reaches
for the sun. They spent days and
42
00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:35.879
nights hashing out a close enough approximation
of what Jacob wrote, using midi and
43
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:39.039
samples to range the orchestral parts.
The end result is Jacob described, it
44
00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:43.759
was damn close. That's awesome.
What a great story. The city of
45
00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.360
Columbus has canceled three hundred and thirty
five million dollars in medical debt for its
46
00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:51.400
residents, joining faith organizations, online
communities, and other local governments in the
47
00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:54.680
movements forgive medical debt. The Columbus
City Council, Ohio voted to cancel three
48
00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:59.599
hundred thirty five million dollars in medical
debt for thousands of residents. It'll impact
49
00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:02.240
about three hundred and thirty four one
thousand people, about one in three Columbus
50
00:03:02.240 --> 00:03:06.360
residents who have medical debt from treatment
they received at any of the four area
51
00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:10.319
hospital systems between twenty fifteen and twenty
twenty. Meanwhile, a bride who called
52
00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:15.319
off her wedding donated the entire fifteen
thousand dollars reception to a nonprofit so that
53
00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:17.919
they can host a party for children
with special needs. The event was already
54
00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:21.919
paid for, was too close to
the date to request a refund, so
55
00:03:22.039 --> 00:03:27.439
she donated the event to San Jose's
Parents Helping Parents PHP supports families with children
56
00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:30.520
living with disabilities and at once provided
help to the bride's family. PHP's executive
57
00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:34.680
director Maria said, I've never heard
of anyone calling a nonprofit saying we want
58
00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:37.919
to donate a fifteen thousand dollars party
in two weeks to you. The party
59
00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:40.520
was at Gilroy's Eagle Ridge Golf Club
and include a dinner and dessert and a
60
00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:45.400
DJ and a photo booth and a
fireworks display. The bride's mom, Liz
61
00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:47.800
said, it's wonderful to be included
and have the celebration of who our community
62
00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:52.960
is. Hey, good news if
you've got a Christmas cake and it was
63
00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:59.159
lopsided. A major Japanese department store
operator has apologized profusely for sending eight hundred
64
00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:03.199
and seven collap Christmas cakes to disappointed
customers. The company, Takesha Maya,
65
00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:08.120
said it was unable to work out
why the strawberry shortcakes, which sell for
66
00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:12.479
fifty four dollars, were delivered in
various states of disrepair. They were meant
67
00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.480
to be frozen on delivery. More
than eight hundred cakes arrived melted, lopsided
68
00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:19.199
or crumbled. The head of sale
said, we have betrayed the expectations of
69
00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:24.720
our many customers. The responsibility rest
with our company. Christmas cake is something
70
00:04:24.759 --> 00:04:27.839
that people enjoy with family and friends
on a special occasion that only comes once
71
00:04:27.879 --> 00:04:30.120
a year. We are incredibly sorry
that we were unable to create an atmosphere
72
00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:33.680
where everyone could enjoy the cake together, and that we disappointed many. That's
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00:04:33.720 --> 00:04:38.399
your five stories for today. If
you enjoy the program, tell a friend
74
00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:40.480
about it. They might like it
too. See you next time. Have
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00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:41.639
a great day.