Kids are truly amazing. Not only they always speak their mind and are honest to the core, but they also possess that special ability to make our days with their goofiness, confidence, and straightforward thinking.
Claire is one very special young girl who possesses incredible singing talent. Ever since the age of 3, she has been stealing the hearts of those who ever got to hear her enchanting voice.
Claire rose to fame after she went viral for performing Disney songs alongside her father Dave.
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Her infatuation with Disney began with the modern classic Frozen. Her cover of The Little Mermaid‘s “Part of Your World” became one of her most popular video clips.
Today, Claire, who was born in October 2012, is 11 years old and she’s still singing. Additionally, she’s also an actress and is making a name for herself in the entertainment industry.
When it comes to her acting career, made her acting debut with the role of Rose in the feature film The Little Mermaid in 2018. In 2019 she voiced the character of Unitee in the film Spies in Disguise. Further, she landed the role of Orphan Girl in the feature film Anastasia in 2020.
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In no time, Claire became very popular among children. No only they enjoy listening to her, but they also sing along her, and singing is proved to provide plenty of benefits at children.
Among the rest, it improves the child’s brain function because singing requires mastering the melody, the lyrics, and a repertoire of songs, which enhances their cognitive abilities, rhythm perception, and memory retention.
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On top of that, singing improves breathing and alleviates speech impediments in children who struggle to speak (as they stutter less when singing).
To witness Claire’s incredible talent, take a look at the video below in which she’s singing at the age of three. You are going to fall in love with her talent.
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A woman hiking at Jeffries Creek Park in Florence was startled to spot an enormous snake hiding near the edge of a creek.
As she has never seen such a huge snake before, although they are not uncommon at the area, she knew she needed to take photos of it so people could actually believe her story.
So what Meredith Langley did was take a closer look at the ‘beast.’
Upon taking photos, she uploaded them on the South Carolina Hiking club’s Facebook page. As expected, her post gathered the attention of many and was shared thousands of times in a matter of days.
Langley captioned her post, “This was a good teaching opportunity and example for my own kids who forget not to run ahead of me on trails!”
The snake, although extremely huge, was able to blend with the surrounding and wasn’t easy to spot.
According to experts, the reptile was a harmless brown water shake.
Greg Lucas, a biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, explained that because of their thick, muscular bodies, water snakes appear larger than they actually are. According to him, water snakes grow to their full size between 30 and 60 inches.
These reptiles represent large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States and are often one of the most abundant species of snakes found in rivers and streams of the southeastern part of the country.
Langley said that on their weekly hikes in the area, she and her children come with copperhead snakes, but water snakes and water moccasins are also very common.
According to her, the snake she spotted and later shared online was around four feet long.
The beast was “wholly unafraid of us,” she added.
“It watched me with stillness and reserve, and without aggression or fear. That told me that this creature knew with certainty that it was capable of defending itself if needed, but it need not exert that energy unnecessarily,” Langley said.
“That area is its home, not ours, and my children and I maintain that respect and reverence anytime we are out in nature,” she added.
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A wedding is a significant event that marks an important milestone in two people’s lives, so this day should be all about the bride and the groom.
A man shared a story of what had happened on his brother’s wedding and asked Redditors to tell him whether he was in the wrong.
He shared his story explaining that his older brother and his sister-in-law dated for seven years before deciding to tie the knot. He was extremely happy for them because as he stated, the two were incredible people he respected the most.
His mother, however, wasn’t as excited over the wedding for no particular reason. Days before the big day, she threw a tantrum over something insignificant and the newlyweds didn’t even expect her to attend the ceremony after that.
However, not only the groom’s mother was present at the wedding, but she wore a ridiculously frilly white bridal dress. No one was aware she was planning on wearing a wedding gown to her son’s wedding, although everyone somehow knew she would do something just to be in the center of attention and steal the spotlight.
The bride only noticed her mother-in-law wore a wedding dress while she walked down the aisle and spotted her sitting in the first row. However, not wanting to make a scene, she decided to simply go on with the ceremony as though nothing happened.
“Her dress was much more of a bridal dress than the bride’s that day,” the OP wrote of his mom’s dress.
As the wedding reception was about to take place, OP decided to do something in order to teach his mother a lesson for messing with his brother and his sister-in-law’s big day.
“We were served glasses of red wine at lunch, and I asked for mine to be filled to the brim,” he wrote in his Reddit post. And, as you probably assume, he didn’t drink it, but “accidentally” spilled it on his mom’s dress after tripping.
Her dress was ruined and she was raged. She started shouting and got extremely mad at him because she now needed to take a four-hour roundtrip drive to her home and back in order to change. She did just that, but missed a great part of the wedding reception. When she returned, she was dressed in the outfit her son, the one who was getting married, bought for her.
Some of the people close to the groom and the OP were aware that OP didn’t really trip. Knowing what type of a person their mother was, they were glad he did something to give her a taste of her own medicine.
The Maid of Honor even told him that he deserved an Oscar for his performance. “Enjoy the best bottle of wine I could find, for the best wedding gift you could have given us,” she said.
Sadly, OP’s mom still doesn’t talk to him, but he doesn’t regret what he did and Redditors are on his side.
Many agreed that he stepped up for his brother and his sister-in-law when they needed it the most.
They couldn’t help but slam the man’s mom for her conscious decision to make everything about her.
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A man took to the “AITA” forum on Reddit to ask fellow users if he was in the wrong when he decided to kick his sister and her twin daughters from his home.
Namely, when his sister got divorced and left her ex-husband’s home together with her two 16-year-old daughters and asked to move in with the OP, he and his wife were already going through a tough period themselves. His wife was diagnosed with cancer and was receiving chemo treatments but they still decided to open the door to their home for his sister and nieces.
The OP’s wife was fragile at the time because she lost her hair due to the medications and the treatments she was undergoing. She had a hard time accepting the way she looked so she decided to get herself a wig in order to regain her self-confidence. Her husband was extremely supportive and made all in his power to help her feel beautiful again.
His two teenage nieces were interested to touch the wig and play with it and even asked their uncle’s wife if they could have it in order to curl it and straighten it but were told they couldn’t. OP’s wife didn’t want to be seen with a bald head and wouldn’t take the wig in front of her husband’s sister and nieces.
One day, when OP came home, he could hear his wife crying. She locked herself in her room and refused to get outside. After pleading her to share with him what the problem was, she explained to him that his nieces took her wig without her consent and refused to return it. When she approached them to ask for her wig again, they started laughing and filming her.
Once she realized she was filmed, she entered the bedroom and wouldn’t leave it.
She was crushed because of the teenagers’ behavior.
Hearing this, OP rushed towards the kitchen where his sister and nieces were and confronted them. The girls handed him the wig and claimed they just wanted to have some fun and that it was all part of a prank.
He was furious and asked his sister to talk to them about their rude behavior, but she just turned to him and said that it wasn’t a big deal and that both he and his wife were overreacting. This made the man even more raged.
At that moment, although he knew they had nowhere else to go, he decided to kick them from his home.
He was welcoming and nice, and they tortured his wife as a result.
“I later let them know about the eviction since they thought I wasn’t serious, and they started crying, begging that I let it go,” the man stated. His sister started crying and begged him to change his mind, but he wasn’t having any of her excuses.
She then involved their father who also tried to convince his son not to kick his sister out of the house.
The man wanted to know if he overreacted as his sister believed or he did the right thing standing up for his sick wife.
Redditors shared their opinions. “NTA. They’re 16, old enough to know better and understand that actions have consequences,” Aunty_Fascist stated, adding that the girls were at fault for disrespecting the wife.
“If my son did that at 16, I would flush his phone down the can, lock up the keys to the car, and ground him until he’s 25,” another user added.
“How would they feel if someone shaved THEIR heads and started filming and laughing?” laulau88foo wondered, claiming the girls were rude and the man was kind to let them stay at his house.
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One family, The Robinsons, had a 6-year-old son, and when the wife ended up being pregnant with their second child, they decided to move to a bigger house in a remote area where they wanted to build a farm. As they lived in a small apartment which they rented before getting the house, they weren’t allowed to keep a pet at home, but now that they had their own place, they desperately wanted to get a dog.
Wanting to adopt a canine from a shelter, they visited some and as they were hearing all those stories of how each of the animals ended up there, they stumbled upon a shy Pit Bull named Benson.
Sadly, Benson’s life wasn’t an easy one. He was used for fighting for many years and was later dumped on the streets. When volunteers found him, he had already lost faith in humans and was afraid to even lift his head. After some time at the shelter, a family took him in but his happiness lasted for 2 weeks only. The family decided they didn’t want him because he wasn’t friendly.
Hearing this, Mrs. Robinson knew she needed to give him a chance for a better life. They adopted Benson, and although he acted strangely at first, he soon made friends with the family’s son Mathias.
When the baby was born, Benson only showed love and affection.
One night, however, the family heard a loud barking coming from the baby’s room. They rushed to see what was going on when they saw Benson biting the ribs of the crib. At first, they feared the worst as they though he wanted to hurt the little one, but he was doing just the opposite. As it turned out, the baby stopped breathing and Benson was trying to reach to her.
The family rushed her to the hospital where they were told that if Benson didn’t alert them of the baby’s condition, she would surely die. Thankfully, that didn’t happen.
When Mrs. Robinson saved his life by getting him out of the shelter, she never assumed Benson would save her child’s life in return.
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Being the daughter of a former president of the United States of America, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the public is interested in the private life of Malia Obama.
Barack Obama served as a president from 2009 to 2017 and although it’s been years since he and his family left the White House, they are still very active in the sphere of politics.
Malia grew up in front of the eyes of the public, and watching her choose a career path and become her own person has been a delight to the fans and the supporters of her family.
25-year-old Malia opted to pursue a career as a screenwriter, and she’s pretty successful at what she does. She no longer resembles the young girl who wore cute dresses and ribbons and held her daddy’s hand in public, but a young woman with an individual, casual sense of style.
Both sisters now made a home in Brentwood, close to the university Sasha attends.
As of their parents, they can’t be more proud of their daughters, which is something they mention whenever given the chance.
During an appearance on the The Late Late Show with James Corden, the former President opened up of the fears that growing up in the White House would lead his daughters to become “odd kids.” But that didn’t happen, and his girls turned into “fantastic young women.”
Michelle is as proud of her daughters. In the past, she said how she and her husband wanted to raise “authentic people” who would be able to navigate their way in the world beyond living in the White House. During an interview, Michelle joked about Sasha and Malia’s cocktail-making skills. “Not only did they drink it, they made one. Now it was a bad martini. It was very weak in a tumbling glass,” the former First Lady said.
“You know they stumbled through. It was mostly vermouth and ice. Well, maybe it wasn’t even vermouth because I don’t even think they knew that vermouth goes in a martini,” she added.
Recently, the sisters were spotted pictured arriving at Drake’s after-party following his sold-out show with 21 Savage and it’s very obvious that they share a close bond.
During a separate occasion, Malia was spotted in New York with Dawit Eklund, her alleged boyfriend.
On her 25th birthday, her parents wrote heartfelt messages to their older daughter.
Barack, 61, posted a sweet photo giving his girl a big hug in what appeared to be his former presidential office.
“Happy birthday to this talented, hilarious, and beautiful young woman. Malia, I hope 25 brings you everything you’re looking for and more,” he posted on Instagram.
Her mom congratulated her on her birthday with a throwback photo of herself and Malia as a todler.
“Happy birthday, Malia!,” Michelle captioned the post. “I feel so lucky to be your mom and to be able to watch you become the wonderful young woman you are today. Love you so much! 💕.”
Malia is not only successful in building her Hollywood career, but she’s also very happy for having supportive parents by her side.
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The bagworms belong to the superfamily Tineoidea, which is a basal lineage of the Ditrysia (as is Gelechioidea, which includes case-bearers). The family is relatively small, with about 1,350 species, who are found almost everywhere.
Despite their name, which comes from the worm-like form of the larvae, these insects aren’t worms but moths.
The bagworms live their entire life cycle inside the safety of their bag, which they construct using silk and interwoven bits of foliage. These bags are created when the larvae attache bits of plant debris, such as leaves, twigs, and bark, to their bodies using a silk-like thread they produce. As they grow bigger, the bag gets bigger too.
The eggs of a female moth hatch in late spring or early summer.
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Only the adult male moth leaves the protection of its bag when ready to mate while female moth doesn’t leave her bag.
Bagworms usually infest evergreen and deciduous trees and the bags they construct sometimes resemble a cone so people may overlook them at first glance. Their favorite host plants are cedar, arborvitae, juniper, and false cypress, but in the absence of these preferred hosts, bagworm will eat the foliage of just about any tree: fir, spruce, pine, hemlock, sweetgum, sycamore, honey locust, and black locust.
Although they seem harmless, bagworms actually cause significant damage to the trees. The issue is that they hide until the infestation is severe.
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As they feed on the leaves of the tree, it makes it more difficult for the tree to photosynthesize and produce the nutrients needed for growth and survival.
At the same time, they make the tree weaker, and with that, more prone to diseases, attacks from other pests, and environmental stressors. If not treated for bagworms, the tree can eventually die.
There are several ways of managing bagworms infestations. Some of them are explained below.
One of the ways is to pluck each of the bag/cocoon out of the tree one at a time. This is however possible if the number of trees affected is smaller. If you deal with a landscape of affected trees, each of which containing numerous bags of bagworms, this isn’t the most appropriate method.
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Luckily, there are other methods available, such as:
Pruning and Destruction – In case of widespread infestation prune the affected branches and properly destroy them. Also, look for other places of infestation, such as nearby fences.
Encourage Natural Predators –Some birds and parasitic wasps feed on bagworms, so attracting them can come in handy when fighting against bagworms. Woodpeckers, for one, can even break apart the bags to eat the females or eggs inside. Encouraging this method, by making your yard or farm bird-friendly helps avoid using chemicals which otherwise kill the helpful insects too.
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Chemical Control – If nothing else works, turn to chemical control such as acephate (Orthene), cyfluthrin, and spinosad, applied as sprays. It is important to have in mind that chemical control should be approached with caution and only used as a last resort, considering the potential environmental impact. In case you opt for chemical control, do it on a windless and dry day so the product dries quickly and doesn’t drift on the breeze.
It would be for the best to prevent the infestation of bagworms in the first place. This can be achieved with regular inspection of the trees, good maintenance, planting the trees at appropriate distance to avoid overcrowding, and by monitoring the surrounding vegetation, among the rest.
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The passing of Matthew Perry left a void in the hearts of his fans, family, and cast-mates. Probably best known for the role of witty Chandler Bing in the iconic series Friends, Perry was always ready to crack jokes that made millions laugh while he was fighting his demons and struggled with alcohol and drug addiction.
Perry’s addictions spiraled downward after he was prescribed Vicodin following a jet ski accident in 1997.
“It wasn’t my intention to have a problem with it,” he told People in 2002. “But from the start, I liked how it made me feel, and I wanted to get more.”
Sadly, his problems only grew bigger and bigger.
“I had this odd rule that I would never drink on a set,” Perry told The New York Times. “I went to work in extreme cases of hangovers. It’s so horrible to feel that way and have to work and be funny on top of that.”
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“I don’t remember three years of it,” the late actor revealed in an interview with the BBC about filming Friends while struggling with his addiction. “I was a little out of it at the time — somewhere between Seasons 3 and 6.”
The relationship Perry shared with his five best friends on screen translated into equally profound friendships off screen. His cast-mates, who were well aware about everything Perry was going through, tried helping him and were very supportive, not only during the ten years the series was filmed but later on as well.
“I thought I was hiding it so well. But I wasn’t in a position to stop, Perry shared.”
One of the actors who reached out to Perry the most was Jennifer Aniston.
Aniston stood by his side through thick and thin and she was the one who stayed in close contact with him during his ups and downs.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 30: Actor Matthew Perry leaves the “Good Morning America” taping at the ABC Times Square Studios on March 30, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images)
A friend of hers told Daily Mail, “Nobody shed more tears for Matthew during the darkest points of his struggles with addiction than Jennifer.”
“All five of the Friends cast are in real bad shape, but Jen’s by far taking this the worst,” a Hollywood insider told Woman’s Day.
“She’s torturing herself with each and every scenario where she could have done this or should have said that. She was one of the last people to speak to him, and she’d planned on calling him on Sunday [the day after he died]. She’s been going over every word, but no one could have known.”
The insider stated, “The real pain is the fact she’s been with him almost every step of the way. She had huge hopes for a big comeback for Matthew, and they were talking about working on a new script together. There was so much to look forward to, but even Jen knows it was his body that gave out, not Matthew.”
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“She knows he wanted to live, which makes his premature death unbelievably cruel. He had so much more to give. She’s absolutely crushed, and it will take her a long time to recover. She will never be convinced she didn’t do everything she could to save him, but she truly did. The world had Matthew Perry for a lot longer than expected thanks to Jen and Courteney Cox helping him through those dark times.”
That the bond between Perry and Aniston was as close as that of the characters they portrayed was obvious from the 2021 reunion. Back then, it was uncertain whether Perry would take part in it due to his battle with his addictions, but Aniston insisted she wouldn’t want a reunion without him.
She was convinced he would eventually overcome his addictions, but just two years following the reunion, Perry died, and Aniston has utterly been heartbroken ever since. She has always aspired to be supportive and be there for Perry, but the truth is that she has always dreaded this day could come.
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Perry and Aniston first met around three years before being cast for the roles of Chandler and Rachel. In his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which he published last year, Perry wrote how he attempted to date her, but she declined.
When they reunited again on the set of Friends, their friendship blossomed, and nothing romantic ever happened between them.
Before losing her longtime friend, Aniston lost a central figure in her life, her dad, veteran TV soap star John Aniston.
A source close to the actress told Express that’s she’s not having it easy.
“It’s hit her that she’s lost two of the most important men in her life in the space of 12 months and she’s reeling,” the source said.
“[Matthew Perry] was like a brother to her. Jen was badly hit by her father’s death and was really only coming to terms with his passing when the terrible news about Matty hit her like a ton of bricks. She’s still in a state of shock over him, and now the anniversary of her dad’s death has plunged her into even deeper grief. She’s utterly distraught.”
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Following Perry’s passing, his family founded a non-profit organization in his honor. “It is important to us, as a family, to honor Matthew’s legacy, the late Friends star’s family said in a statement to People. “The potential that the Matthew Perry Foundation has to help those suffering from this disease is something we are proud to bring to the world.”
In honor of Giving Tuesday, Aniston urged her fans to donate to Perry’s foundation.
“For #GivingTuesday please join me and Matty’s family in supporting his foundation – which is working to help those suffering with addiction,” Aniston wrote in a post on her Instagram Story. “He would have been grateful for the love.”
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Not only Aniston, but the rest of the crew of Friends also paid tributes to their late friend, and now, they want to acknowledge the importance of his presence in their lives publicly, and people close to them believe they would have the chance to do that at the yearly Emmy Awards that will be hosted at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California in January.
“When it comes to Matthew’s death, emotions are still running high, and it is still a very touchy situation, which is totally understandable,’ a source told DailyMail.
“But Jen, Lisa, and the rest of the cast want to honor him publicly at some point and give him the tribute he so rightfully deserves – and there have been rumblings to do it at next year’s Emmys.”
The source added, “They all would love to get together on stage to speak about him and also have their own unique moment sharing memories about him and telling the world about the man he was in real life. If they can all agree on a worthy tribute and get the blessing of his family, they will absolutely get together to make that night a special moment for Matthew and all who loved him.”
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