We find meaning in a bottle of water, a rescued pet, a family reunited, an act of selflessness.
Officials at the New York-based ASPCA--a nonprofit that is reliant on donations from the public--say there was a "definite increase" in donations as a result of a direct mail solicitation that went out with a picture of Lucas with a rescued pit bull.
Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch, CO: This Ritz Carlton, located on the slopes of the Beaver Creek ski resort, was one of the first hotels in the nation to have a house dog, Bachelor, a rescued yellow Labrador retriever, whose bed was next to the concierge stand.
Nurses visiting a patient rescued a mother and her three small children from a fire in a neighbouring house.
To see a child rescued from a life in the shadows by Operation Smile is to witness and share a joy that is life-changing.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to the area and rescued a man from a lifeboat.
The then 77-year-old grandmother camped out in a cemetery for five days before a helicopter rescued her.
In part, this has been helped by the success of a special-forces operation which, on Tuesday, rescued a 19-year-old female American soldier who was missing in action near Nasiriya.
First-time advertiser Axe shows a woman in the ocean getting rescued by a sexy lifeguard, but going for an astronaut instead.
How he survived is a mystery, how he was rescued is a marvel, and how he used his torment to transform himself is an inspiration.
Weill, who built the company in a series of acquisitions starting in the late 1980s, when he rescued a little Baltimore commercial credit firm, said the financial conglomerate model now under fire at Citi and elsewhere is a solid model and worth fighting for.
Liverpool went behind to a deflected strike from former striker Craig Bellamy on Sunday before Dirk Kuyt rescued a point with a late strike.
Salvador Cabanas' first half penalty gave Paraguay a 1-0 win over Bolivia in Asuncion, while Rodrigo Millar's second-half equalizer rescued a 2-2 draw for Chile in Santiago against Venezuela.
He clung to a shipwreck on the Goodwin Sands before being rescued by a fishing boat, transferred to an RAF launch and brought ashore at Ramsgate, where he was greeted by a large crowd and presented with a packet of cigarettes by an elderly woman.
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was panicked, dehydrated and suffering from insomnia as she recovered in a hospital Saturday, but was in generally good condition, according to her doctors.
Meanwhile, a dog walker in Saltburn, Cleveland, was rescued by a police helicopter after falling down a steep snow-covered slope in a densely-wooded area.
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At Cubist Pharmaceuticals outside Boston, Wyeth veteran Francis Tally rescued a novel antibiotic abandoned by Eli Lilly.
Firefighters have rescued a woman from a fire at a house in Bangor, County Down.
In one case, officers rescued a 3-month-old calf that was trying to wake its dead mother.
Charlie, a green eclectus parrot, was rescued by Safehaven, a bird charity with a base in Nottinghamshire.
Three neighbours who rescued a drunken woman after she set her house on fire have been commended.
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Firefighters have rescued a woman who fell down a 16ft (5m) deep hole on a country estate in Perthshire.
Crews rescued a man from the rear of the house using a ladder.
The Scottish SPCA has rescued a cat after it spent two days stuck in a network of drain pipes.
In the second incident, a yachtsman was rescued 26 miles (42km) south of the Isles of Scilly by lifeboat.
And it rescued a point for Liverpool who are now second in the group, behind Atletico on goal difference.
The crew of the Royal Navy's Portsmouth-based ice patrol vessel has rescued a cruise ship threatened by Antarctic ice.
Darius Henderson's late equaliser rescued a replay for Millwall in their fourth-round FA Cup tie against fellow Championship side Southampton.
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