A very tragic incident took place on Wednesday when a young woman in a Jeep Cherokee drove through a chain-link fence around a playground at Imagination Station Learning Center in Arcadia. The 18-year-old hit two children and the vehicle only came to a halt after hitting a tree.
Both the children were transferred to DeSoto Memorial Hospital, where 4-year-old Maleena Valdez succumbed to her injuries. The other child is in a critical condition.
One of the witnesses of the horrific incident, Becky Stidham, told WINK: “Kids screaming and I said, ‘Well, it could be coming from our pool,’ but it was so many screams of so many kids and everything that I thought, well, you know, there’s no way it could be coming from the pool.”
According to ABC affiliate WFTS, the woman behind the vehicle was identified as Kiara Morant from Tampa. As she didn’t produce a valid driver’s licence, Morant was taken into custody but was released shortly after. However, authorities said it happened before little Maleena died. As for now, as the investigation is ongoing, Morant will face additional charges in connection with the child’s death.
Maleena’s family was left utterly heartbroken. They couldn’t believe their little angel was taken from them.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family with the funeral expenses.
“She was the light of our lives and she will desperately be missed by all who loved her. She was a sassy, kind, funny little girl who loved her big sissy and mommy and daddy more than anything in this world! Maleena was so innocent and pure-hearted! She still had so much life to live!” the GoFundMe page read.
“Due to these unforeseen circumstances her Mother will be out of work for some time to mourn the loss of her sweet baby girl and we all know that bills do not stop, and on top of it, funeral costs will also now be added to the everyday stuff that was already present before this horrible tragedy.” It added that Maleena’s mother, Savannah, had another child to take care of.
“We are asking for any help to alleviate even a piece of the burden for her family so that they can take this time to be together and mourn without added stress. Please continue to pray for Maleena’s mother Savannah, Father Miguel, sister Jazziah and the rest of the family and friends, and that justice will be served in this unspeakable tragedy.”
Way too many marriages end in divorce because of infidelity. When a person learns that their partner has been unfaithful, they react in a number of ways. Some decide to go separate ways, others decide to work on their relationship, and some are looking for revenge.
When a woman from White Rock, near Vancouver, Canada, learned that her husband had a mistress, she did something that caught the attention of a huge number of people.
Namely, she posted an ad on the Canadian pages of classifieds site Craigslist that she was selling all of her husband’s possessions and that included his beloved red leather theater-style sofas with recliners, a ping pong table, a foosball table, furnishings, workmanship, garden pots, athletic equipment and electrical apparatuses.
“Husband left us for a piece of garbage […] Selling everything and moving house following 10 years of marriage,” the ad read.
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She wasn’t selling his clothes, however, because she burnt it all at the driveway.
On top of that, she opened the door to her home for potential buyers before the place went on the market. An estate lawyer from Vancouver explained that the proceeds from the sale might be counted as assets in divorce proceedings.
She even wrote that she would be expecting potential buyers to visit her yard sale in the afternoon because she would be drinking and having fun with her friends and wouldn’t be able to get up early in the morning. “So, please talk softly to the sunglasses-wearing females,” she added.
She closed the ad with the words: “Life is too short to squander time, my eyes were placed at the front of my head by God for a reason. I am looking forward to moving forward!”
Considered by the media and the wide public as “one of the most recognizable and admired actors in the world,” Canadian born actor Raymond Burr was loved by millions. In 1996, he was ranked number 44 of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time by TV Guide magazine, and he definitely deserved to be on the list because of the number of iconic roles he gave to his audience.
Because of his fierce looks, Burr played a bad guy in most of the films he was part of. Among the rest, he’s best known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside, as well as Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Rear Window and Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, a role which he reprised in the 1985 film Godzilla 1985.
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Over the course of his long and successful career, Burr’s amazing acting was awarded with six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. He won Emmy Awards for the role of Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons (1957–1966) and reprised in a series of 26 Perry Mason TV movies.
Burr was born on May 21, 1917, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. His parents divorced when he was just six years old so he moved to Vallejo, California, with his mother and siblings.
After touring through Canada where he was part of a number of productions, Burr returned to America where he landed his Broadway debut in the production Crazy With the Heat around 1940 and went on to play on stage and on screen, appearing in more than 50 feature films between 1946 and 1957.
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As Burr’s acting skills were never brought into question as all of the roles he played were executed to perfection, it was the details about his private life which caused doubt.
Burr, who passed away from kidney cancer on September 12, 1993, at the age of 76, claimed he was married three times. According to him, his first wife, an actress named Annette Sutherland, was killed in the same place crash as Leslie Howard. However, multiple sources have reported that no one by that name appears on any of the published passenger manifests from the flight. Burr further claimed that he had a son named Michael from his first marriage, but the boy died of leukemia at the age of 10. During the final year of his life, Burr allegedly took him throughout America so that he could see the natural beauties of the country. After Burr’s death, however, his publicist confirmed that Burr worked steadily in Hollywood throughout 1952, the year that he was supposedly touring the country with his son.
He then married actress Isabella Ward, but their marriage ended in divorce. His third wife, Laura Morgan, allegedly died of cancer.
After Burr’s passing, many people, including authors, claimed that he invented the stories about his wives and son, except the one about actress Isabella Ward.
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Perry Mason producer Art Marks claimed that Burr’s stories served as a cover-up for his true self.
In 2009, New York Post writer Michael Starr released the Burr biography Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life of Raymond Burr, which detailed the actor’s career, including his secret life. In it, Starr wrote that Marks revealed to him about Burr: “I know he was genuine in liking and disliking people; I don’t think he hid that.
“But I just know he was putting on a show for the other things about wives and children. That was my gut feeling. I think the wives and the loving women, the Natalie Wood thing, were a bit of a cover.”
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What Burr was hoping for when he fabricated all those details about his private life was to hide from the world that he was a homosexual. He believed that if people learned he was gay, that would have affected his career.
In his memoir Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, the well-known “introducer” and bartender Scotty Bowers revealed how he introduced a number of Hollywood stars to one another with the aim for them to engage in sexual encounters.
He claimed that he introduced Burr to actor Bob Benevides and the two stayed together for 33 years, or until Burr’s passing.
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Burr had a net worth of $32 million at the time of his passing, money that he left to his partner Benevides. Even today, Benevides runs Raymond Burr Vineyards in Healdsburg, which includes a tasting room and a greenhouse that contains orchid plants that were one of Burr’s passions.
Spokesman-Review reported in 1986 that Burr “adopted” 25 children from many parts of the world. He helped them receive education and helped their families. Many of them were taken to America to study after which they returned home. He sometimes visited them and their families.
Asked about Burr’s life and the reason for all the stories he presented to the world, Michael Starr wrote: “One, to forge a sympathetic image for a big-screen heavy trying to soften his tough-guy façade. Two, to cover up and muddle the issue of his sexuality. And three, because it was Raymond himself who needed people to pity him.”
One thing is certain, Raymond Burr left a legacy and iconic roles.
It is common knowledge that Keanu Reeves is one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. His incredible acting talent, along with his heart of gold, makes him America’s sweetheart we all love so very much. His random acts of kindness include gifting Harley-Davidson motorcycles to a dozen stuntmen who worked on The Matrix, donating large sums of money for children’s hospitals, as well as funding cancer research.
Now, one fellow actress spoke of Reeve’s greatness and reminded us once again how awesome this guy is.
Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeve were co-stars in the 1994 hit Speed.
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Speaking to Enquire, Bullock recalled a chat she had with Reeves around a year after the release of Speed. During a small talk, she mentioned that she never tried champagne and truffles, but she never thought about that conversation after that. To her surprise, Reeves got on his motorbike a few days later and appeared with flowers, champagne, and truffles.
“I just thought you might want to try champagne and truffles, to see what it’s like,” he said.
She was with a friend at the time and the three shared the champagne. Reeves, however, left shortly after to go on a date.
“When I first met him, I would spend as much time as I could filling a silence, just to feel comfortable,” Bullock said.
“And the more I jibber-jabbered on, the quieter he would get. And I thought, ‘I don’t understand what’s happening! He’s looking at me with eyes of confusion. He’s quiet. Did I say something to offend him?’
“And then a day or two later, he would arrive with a note or a little package, saying, ‘I thought about what you said’, and he would have his response.
“How many people do you know like that?”
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The two have always been just friends and never pursued anything romantic, and it looks like Bullock is happy about that.
“Keanu’s a guy who, I feel like, is friends with every woman he’s ever dated. I don’t think there’s anyone who has something horrible to say about him,” she explained.
“So maybe we could have survived. I don’t know. But we didn’t have to survive anything. We just get to grow up together on parallel roads and tip our hats and meet for a dinner and try to work together.
“And the longer time goes on, the more in awe I am of the human being. Would I have been able to say that if he had dumped me and made me angry? Probably not.”
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Honestly, I don’t think there is a single person out there who’s not smitten with this incredible actor.
The Ingalls family and their life on the farm in Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota stole the hearts of many. Viewers were eagerly waiting for each new episode and each new adventure. “Little House on the Prairie” attracted millions of fans and many can’t help but wonder what some of their favorite actors from the show are up to nowadays.
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The mom of the family, Caroline Ingalls, or as the children called her, Ma, was portrayed by Karen Grassle who was quickly dubbed America’s sweetheart. Even today, she is known as one of the most iconic American moms in TV history.
As she turned 80, Grassle still stuns with her beauty and acting, although she seemed to disappear from the screens for some time before she turned to her first love, Broadway.
Grassle studied at the University of California, but completed her acting education at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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“That was one of the most exciting learning experiences of my life: the school was superb and we could go to the theater in London and see the finest actors and productions in the English language,” Grassle said, referring to her college life in the U.K.
She recalls how she went to an audition for a role she was looking forwards to get, and when she was turned down, she tried her luck with “Little House on the Prairie” probably not assuming back then that this role would help her shot to fame.
The show premiered on September 11, 1974 and lasted until 1983, but Grassle left it the year before. Producers tried convincing her to continue portraying Ma’s role but she didn’t accept the offer so the show was eventually canceled.
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After appearing on stage for many years in classics such as “Cabaret” and “Driving Miss Daisy,” Grassle set up her own theater company. Then in 1994, she stared along Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp.
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Three years ago, Grassle were both uncertain and happy to answer to a challenge and try something completely different from what she has been doing her whole life so she accepted a role in the horror movie Lasso.
“Finally, my son tells me, “Oh just do it, Mom. You’ll have fun! You’ll run screaming in the night!” So, I said, “Okay, I’ll do it.” It’s a total change for me,” she said.
Back in April, 2018, the life of one family changed forever. As the Clemens were driving home from vacation, about a half-mile south of Sterling City, one Chevrolet Tahoe driver lost control of her vehicle and crushed into the family’s Chevrolet Suburban. Unfortunately, Jim Alan Clemens, 31, his wife Karisa Brianne Clemens, 29, and their 2-month-old daughter Juliana lost their lives, and the rest of the children, Angela, 8, Zachary, 5, Wyatt, 4, Nicholas, 2, were left fighting for their lives.
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They all suffered serious injuries. Angela was in a coma due to severe brain damage, but she was able to wake up. Now, she started school again and is able to read and sing. However, no one is certain if the injuries will affect her life in the future.
Zachary broke his back. After numerous surgeries he can now walk and run again, although he has to wear a vast.
Little Wyatt suffered multiple strokes and was paralyzed on his left side, but managed to recuperate.
After Angela woke up from coma, she and Zachary held hands, and that image was so impactful that people said it spread hope.
The kids’ great aunt, Teresa Burrell, was the one to share the photo. She was also the one who set fundraiser for the orphaned children who needed finances, love, and prayers more than ever before.
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“All 3 kids that are receiving medical care at Cook Children’s are now on the same rehab floor and were finally reunited a few days ago! Wyatt is doing so well. He suffered paralysis on his left side, but through PT has regained strength and movement. He can walk with a spotter, and they are having a hard time convincing him he shouldn’t be running! He is a great comfort and support to his older siblings,” Burrell wrote on Facebook.
“Zach is struggling. He has had trouble eating and they have given him a feeding tube to make sure he is receiving adequate nutrition. He is also fighting off infection, and as a result has had a high fever for the past few days. He is in a lot of pain – both physical and emotional – and is our greatest concern at this point.
“Angela continues to improve. She is talking more and more each day and is able to read fluently for short stints at a time. She took her first wheelchair ride outside yesterday to check the weather and was glad to be in the sunshine. They are still working on managing her pain as her legs are healing from severe injuries.
“As can be expected, all 3 children — especially Zach and Angela — are struggling with grief as they are coming to accept the loss of their parents and baby sister.”
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The entire community gathered together to show these children they are not alone. We truly hope their future is bright.
Children can be mean towards one another, so many teens find school a dreading place where they need to look impeccable in order not to get teased. Most are self-aware and tend to fit in with the crowd and that can easily lead them to trouble.
An Indiana middle schooler student named Anthony Moore broke the dress code after he refused to take his hat off during lesson time. Teachers demanded that he get rid of the hat, but he wasn’t about to listen to what they asked him to do.
After speaking with the dean, he was taken to the principal’s office, a place where no student wants to be. But as Anthony expected to be scolded for being defiant, the principal, Jason Smith, who seems to understand students quite well, opted for a different approach. He started talking to Anthony in a friendly manner because he could sense there was something more behind his behavior.
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“I sat across from him and asked, ‘What’s wrong? Why are you being defiant, why are you refusing to take your hat off? It’s a pretty simple request,’” Smith said. “And he explained that his parents took him to get a haircut and he didn’t like the results.”
As it turned out, Anthony hated his hairline and was willing to face the consequences of wearing his hat at school if that meant his classmates wouldn’t make fun of his disastrous haircut.
Smith was aware the student was worried about social acceptance, so he made him an offer.
“I told him, ‘Look, I’ve been cutting hair since I was your age,’ and I showed him pictures of my son’s haircuts that I did and some of me cutting hair in college. And I said, ‘If I run home and get my clippers and fix your line, will you go back to class?’” Smith said. “He hesitated but then he said yes.”
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Smith rushed home to take his clippers although the weather was tough and snowy. In the meantime, Anthony’s parents were contacted by a school’s representative who explained to them the entire situation and asked for a permission for their son’s hair to be cut properly. Not only did they agree but were thrilled by how the principal handled the situation.
“He (Smith) handled it very well to keep him from getting in trouble at school,” Anthony’s mom Tawanda Johnson said. “I’m just glad that he was able to handle that without being put in in-school suspension.”
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Smith knew exactly what Anthony was going through.
“He didn’t say straight out, but I feel like he didn’t want to be laughed at,” Smith said. “The barbershop and haircuts as Black males is very important in the community and looking your best and being sharp — it’s just a cultural aspect. Just from my being a Black male myself and coming through that culture and you know, I really think girls matter at that age, which [means] appearance then could matter. He was scared he was going to be laughed at and we were pretty sure no one would notice, but he was looking through his lens.”
Not everyone is good at dealing with young children and their problems, but Smith is one of those people who know how to show understanding and compassion for the students at his school. He is the kind person we all wish our children to have in their lives while dealing with insecurities at school.
For more on this heartwarming story check out the video below.
If you are thinking of going on vacation and leaving food in the freezer, this is an article you should not miss. Today we shares with you a simple trick that will tell you if it is safe to consume the food that you left in the freezer.
Sometimes when we’re away from home, the power goes off and we never know about it. However, this can cause food stored in the freezer to defrost and deteriorate.
One woman has came up with an ingenius trick on how we can now check if our refrigerators are still in optimal working condition – with just a single mug of water and a penny! With such an experiment, you’d never have to worry about having spoilt vegetables or fruits in your fridge again.
An idea developed by Sheila Pulanco Russell, she demonstrates a fridge-mug experiment with simple tap water. It is an extremely easy experiment – if the penny freezes, its a good sign – your fridge’s able to keep your groceries well-chilled and frozen. If it isn’t, it probably tells you that you’d need to buy a new refrigerator to prevent food spoilage – try this at home now!
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In a Facebook post which quickly received hundreds of thousands of reactions and shares, Sheila explains how to proceed. She writes:
“For those of you that are evacuating from the coast, I just heard a great tip. It’s called the one cup tip. You put a cup of water in your freezer. Freeze it solid and then put a quarter on top of it and leave it in your freezer. That way when you come back after you’ve been evacuated you can tell if your food went completely bad and just refroze or if it stayed frozen while you were gone.If the quarter has fallen to the bottom of the cup that means all the food defrosted and you should throw it out. But if the quarter is either on the top or in the middle of the cup then your food may still be ok. It would also be a great idea to leave this in your freezer all the time and if you lose power for any reason you will have this tip to fall back on.If you don’t feel good about your food, just throw it out. The main thing is for all to be safe. Please SHARE this on your page. 😀”
In any case, if you’re not sure whether food is safe, throw it out. The most important thing in life is, and will always be, your health.
