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"  Kind words go a long way Jackie Johnson-Smith was celebrating her 33rd birthday with her husband and three young children at a crowded restaurant in Iowa. In the midst of the usual kid chaos, Johnson-Smith donned a nursing cover and breastfed her 12-month-old. She eventually left the restaurant because her baby was still crying. Her husband later came out with the above receipt, on which their waitress had written kind words of encouragement -- and that she had paid for one of their pizzas. &amp;quot;Although I don&amp;#039;t need a pat on the back for feeding my child, it sure felt amazing. It is amazing how we women can make each other feel when we empower each other,&amp;quot; Johnson-Smith wrote on Facebook. [Shine] Funny people Emmy nominees were all contacted yesterday to give their requisite &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so thankful and humbled&amp;quot; statements, and thank god for funny ladies like Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who decided to have some some fun with theirs. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s taken me decades, but I have finally avenged Lucille Ball. I am euphoric,&amp;quot; said Louis-Dreyfus, who surpassed Lucille Ball&amp;#039;s record of 13 nominations with yesterday&amp;#039;s announcement. &amp;quot;I appreciate the nominations. I love my job. But nice try, guys. I&amp;#039;m not falling for this old trick again,&amp;quot; remarked the always a nominee, never a winner Poehler. [EW] Harmony It&amp;#039;s been a good week for heartwarming photos on Facebook going viral. This wonderful photo snapped in 1973 by Macomb Daily staff photographer Joe Crachiola shows five young children \u2014 three black and two white \u2014 laughing in an alleyway with their arms around each other. Crachiola posted the pic on his page along with some poignant words: &amp;quot;It makes me wonder...At what point do we begin to mistrust one another? When do we begin to judge one another based on gender or race?&amp;quot; [NPR] Hamm eggs it up at the ESPYs Proving that he can do pretty much anything, Jon Hamm delivered a solid comedic monologue as the host of the twentieth ESPY awards. Watch it below, and help us start the #JonHammforOscarHost Twitter campaign now. [Splitsider]        "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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