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Aaron Rodgers practices for 'Jeopardy!' guest host job as intensely as he does for day job on football field
'I wanted to step in and 'Wow' them:' Aaron Rodgers spent hours practicing and preparing for 'Jeopardy!' guest host gig.
Aaron Rodgers intent on making impression on 'Jeopardy!' fans
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' future is in "Jeopardy!" No, not his football future... he is hosting America's favorite quiz show for the next two weeks. It's a role he slipped into with ease.
It helps that he actually got to play the game on "Celebrity Jeopardy." But truth be told, it's because he's watched the show for most of his life. Because of that... he learned from the best of the best in the host world: Alex Trebek.
"The beauty in what Alex did was he could get so much accomplished by using very few words. I tried to model many of the things he did; but the most important thing was just to bring the respect that I had for Alex and for the show," said Rodgers.
The premiere athlete is known as a fierce competitor on the field. And he prepared for this new job with the same intensity.
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A trick play of sorts stunned Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, not on the football field this time, but on the set of "Jeopardy!"
"It was an audition to be the full time host that's how I approached it, that's why I spent hours practicing and preparing, because I wanted to step in and 'Wow' them," said Rodgers. "It was like 'no I got it, I watch the show.' I'm not an expert of it but got the basic beat points and ready to rock and roll."
Rodgers said he didn't come across any football super-fans on the "Jeopardy!" set.
"A lot of contestants were more regionally based, so there wasn't anybody from Wisconsin who was freaking out, I think many people didn't know who I was which was beautiful in its own. It just reinforced the fact that these are highly intelligent people who spend time reading books not watching TV," said Rodgers.
For hosting, "Jeopardy!" will be making a donation on Aaron's behalf to the North Valley Community Foundation. It's helping re-build communities in Northern California that have recently suffered wildfire disasters.
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Darjo Felda (ur. 3 lutego 1956 w Lublanie) – słoweński matematyk i nauczyciel akademicki, profesor, w latach 2019–2022 prorektor Univerza na Primorskem, od 2023 minister edukacji.

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Ukończył studia na wydziale matematyki i fizyki Uniwersytetu Lublańskiego, na tym samym wydziale uzyskał magisterium. Doktoryzował się w 2011 na wydziale pedagogicznym Univerza na Primorskem. Pracował jako nauczyciel matematyki i informatyki w szkole średniej w Lublanie. W latach 1995–2003 był zatrudniony na wydziale elektrycznym macierzystej uczelni. Od 2003 zawodowo związany z Univerza na Primorskem, doszedł do stanowiska profesora. W latach 2005–2019 był prodziekanem wydziału pedagogicznego, a od 2019 do 2022 pełnił funkcję prorektora uniwersytetu do spraw akademickich. W pracy badawczej zajął się zagadnieniami z zakresu dydaktyki matematyki, przez wiele lat prowadził konkursy matematyczne dla uczniów szkół średnich, w latach 90. redagował czasopismo "Matematika v šoli". Był też członkiem rady dyrektorów słoweńskiego stowarzyszenia matematyków, fizyków i astronomów (DMFA).

Związał się z ugrupowaniem politycznym Ruch Wolności. W 2022 powołany na sekretarza stanu w ministerstwie edukacji, nauki i sportu. W styczniu 2023 w rządzie Roberta Goloba objął nowo utworzone stanowisko ministra edukacji.

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Politycy Ruchu Wolności
Słoweńscy matematycy XXI wieku
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Home News Campus SLCC counselor Alexander Smith blesses his virus on World AIDS Day
SLCC counselor Alexander Smith blesses his virus on World AIDS Day
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"Bless Your Virus" was the theme of Salt Lake Community College counselor Alexander Smith's presentation on World AIDS Day 2011. The event was held in the Student Event Center on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Thursday, December 1. Smith has been a counselor at SLCC for the past six years. He is homosexual, HIV positive and has been diagnosed with AIDS.
He utilized World AIDS Day as a platform to share his personal story and experience with students through speech, music and interpretive dance. Smith's purpose for the day was to break the bondage of stereotypes and generalizations associated with HIV, as well as raise awareness about it.
SLCC counselor Alexander Smith lights a candle to begin his presentation on World AIDS Day, December 1. (Shad Engkilterra)
"I didn't do what could have been done. All it takes is one moment to protect yourself," said Smith about how he was exposed to HIV.
Smith began his story by talking about his childhood and shared how he was theatrical and flamboyant by nature. He knew he was different and wished to be "normal." Smith recalled that during the holiday season, his sister and he wanted to watch "The Sound of Music" while his brothers fought to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
While attending school, Smith found himself in a constant state of anxiety. Not only was he growing and changing as a pubescent young man, but he found himself attracted to his fellow male schoolmates. He knew he had to keep these confusing desires to himself, so he suppressed his feelings daily.
In order to hide the uneasiness of being himself, Smith focused on "being really good at things." His mother bought him a piano and he engulfed himself in the music. Smith found the piano to be the perfect place to express himself.
Smith continued through school and eventually went on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He said that he believed he should be awarded a Tony for his two-year theatrical performance.
Following his mission, he returned home and attended Brigham Young University. In addition to school, he was in intensive therapy for his homosexual tendencies.
During this time, he had two desires in conflict; he believed in God and the LDS religion, and he was attracted to men. At the age of 29, he was prepared to move forward. He eventually made the courageous decision to choose his attraction and to "bless it." Six weeks later he had unprotected sex with a partner and became infected with HIV.
Smith recalled the days immediately following the doctor's diagnosis. He could barely speak, just cry. He read a poem he wrote during that time.
". . . What is to become of my life? I want to live. . . . . .What will it feel like to hug another human being, knowing I have this disease . . . "
Shortly following this time, Smith began to inject crystal meth. He said it made him feel un-infected and beautiful, when in fact, it was destroying him even more. Smith eventually reached out to his father and has been clean from meth for over four years.
In his initial stages of sobriety, Smith was encouraged to say "hello" to his virus, something he had avoided since the day he found out he was infected.
Smith expressed metaphorically how he stood face to face with his virus, vulnerable, raw and scared.
Smith then stripped down to his underwear on stage and performed an interpretive dance with a red cloak representing HIV.
In the beginning, the cloak appeared to be tormenting his body, but at the conclusion of the dance Smith stood in a tall Superman stance with the cloak around his neck fashioned as a cape. This represented the strength that he has found in his virus and his ability to take on anything.
When asked how he contracted the virus, Smith responds, "By having a human experience."
The message that Smith is conveying is that we are all human and AIDS can happen to anyone. We all have our own viruses – homelessness, depression, or anxiety. We have a choice every day to live with stigma and fear or blessings.
"Stigma stops today, on World AIDS Day," Smith said.
Smith is currently on anti-retro viral medications and is considered in the lowest contagion category.
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Location: Madagascar
Website: Patricia Davis
Patricia has focused her life's work on researching and conserving Dugongs, a marine mammal found in warm coastal waters in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She first became concerned about the status of the species when she joined an aerial survey in Palau. After three consecutive days of searching, they only managed to observe 27 Dugongs. Patricia is co-founder of the NGO C3 Community Centred Conservation and is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Sirenian Specialist Group. She and her team developed an innovative incentive-based conservation model, where the community commits to reducing threats to endangered marine species and habitats. Since its inception, the programme has reported no dugong mortalities at C3's permanent programmes in Fiji, the Philippines, and Madagascar. All programmes are 100% run by local staff, with an active core of several hundred volunteer adults and youth engaged in conservation activities.
After finishing her studies in Zoology and Environmental Science, Patricia travelled to the Pacific archipelago of Palau, to study the most remote population of Dugongs in the world. Patricia realised this population was very small, when after searching for three consecutive days, they only had 27 Dugong sightings. She decided to co-found the NGO (C3) in 2002, which resulted in a conservation action plan that has assisted the dugong population to recover. She has since been the director of C3, operating in over five countries in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Patricia hopes to help people help nature. She believes protecting nature can be a win-win situation for local communities. When she helped bring the NGO "C3" to life, they envisioned a planet where future generations thrived in harmony with their natural environment. With dugongs as their flagship species, C3 incentivises remote coastal communities to manage their resources more sustainably, and to take an active part in the conservation of endangered species. The work of C3 focuses on increasing the resilience of coastal communities to climate change, on promoting traditional ecological practices and knowledge, and on empowering women and girls in those communities. C3 also coordinates youth leadership programmes in sustainable development across the nation, and is contributing to a new school curriculum integrating environmental studies.
"The Future For Nature Award enabled us to initiate new alternative livelihood projects to increase household income whilst reducing pressure on dwindling fisheries. It really allowed our communities to see tangible benefits in being actively involved in protecting endangered species and habitats."
Patricia kickstarted an innovative community incentives programme in Madagascar with the help of the Future For Nature Award money. This programme links community essential services, such as healthcare, with the management of marine protected areas.
Receiving the FFN Award helped Patricia and C3 secure additional funding and become a community conservation model. Their incentive programme has now expanded within key biodiversity areas in Madagascar.
The 'Junior Ecoguards' youth network has now been recognised as a great success by the Ministry of Education. This led to a partnership in developing school curricula and coordinating youth environmental leadership programmes nationally.
"Patricia assembled a multi-skilled group to study the area and design a plan for involving local communities in several fishery villages at Madagascar. Through this action, Patricia has shown her strong leadership ability. The idea of introducing environmental mortgages into the local poor communities linking them to the marine environment and species protection proved to be quite effective and can be replicated through the coastal communities of East Africa."
Ms. Masha Vorontsova, International Selection Committee
EU funding for community centred conservation
Update from 2012 FFN Winner Patricia Davis on dudong conservation in Africa and Asia


MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Police stated they arrested a person at a serious purchasing middle in Manchester that was quickly evacuated on Tuesday, but do not consider the incident was related with the attack that killed 22 folks in the same northern English city.
When it involves clothing, all of the goodies, the creativity, the flair, the colours, the design, used to be reserved for the women only, while we males had to settle for a similar old boring, grey, stuff. Yes excellent. But please loose the womenly heeled footwear and tops. They aren't needed unless you're attempting to present off that transvestite may finely begin carrying skirts and have soceity accept us as long as we aren't portrayed as eager to appear to be ladies when doing so. How to put on a skirt as a person relies upon several elements – your personal sense of fashion, your trend sense and, in the end, your confidence. Women have tortured men for years with their skirts, shorts, and dresses; now it's our flip to hitch in on the fun by throwing on any one in all these manly skirts and attire.
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The prognosis does not bode well for mall and procuring heart homeowners including Developers Diversified Realty Corp ( DDR.N ), Macerich Co ( MAC.N ), General Growth Properties Inc , Simon Property Group ( SPG.N ), Equity One Inc EQY.N, Kimco Realty Corp ( KIM.N ), Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust ( PEI.N ), Realty Income Corp (N ) and Kite Realty Group ( KRG.N ). A man has been arrested at the Arndale Centre – this isn't at present believed to related to last night time's assaults," Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter. as you can see from your feedback, there are such a lot of like minded males on the market who either do put on or wish to put on skirts in public. A remark to all me right here is, if you want to make a change, be the change. the more folks see us, the extra accepted we turn out to be.
Asking hire at U.S. strip malls fell zero.5 p.c from the third quarter to $19.12 per square foot within the fourth quarter, or down 2.05 p.c for the yr. Factoring in months of free lease and the landlord's portion of the price for interiors, efficient hire fell 0.8 percent to $sixteen.seventy five per square foot, wiping out lease good points over the previous almost four years. good on you i wear skirts numerous the time, i exploit to try to move as a lady as i believed that was the only way for a man to be able to put on a skirt but now i am not bothered in making an attempt to look like a girl i simply need to be a man wearing a skirt. Asking lease at large U.S. malls fell zero.6 percent from the prior quarter to $39.18 per square foot and was down 3.5 p.c from a year earlier. It was the fourth straight decline in rents and the most important one-12 months decline Reis has seen.


The first Sunday train from Glasgow to Edinburgh ran on the 13th of March, 1842. Our contemporary journalist, wrote that it was filled with peaceful and respectable persons, gliding quietly away on its mission. The Presbytery of Glasgow, however, denounced the running of Sunday trains as "a flagrant violation of the law of God as expressed in the fourth commandment. A grievous outrage on the religious feelings of the people of Scotland. A powerful temptation to the careless and indifferent to abandon the public ordinances of grace, and most disastrous to the quiet of the rural parishes along the line of the railways by the introduction into every Sabbath of many of the profligate and dissipated to inhabit the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh."
In Edinburgh a threatening battery of ministers, (quite an image there, a 'threatening battery of ministers,' picture it in your mind) lined the platforms and informed the detraining passengers that they have just bought tickets to hell.


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We are halfway through the year and in my case, that means I still have a lot more books I need to tick off my TBR before the end of the year. I decided to make a goal of reading only twenty books this year but as I have already achieved it, I am going to try and read a lot more.
Shielded (Shielded #1) by Kaylynn Flanders
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For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes a thrilling new fantasy about a kingdom ravaged by war, and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her.
The kingdom of Hálendi is in trouble. It's losing the war at its borders, and rumors of a new, deadlier threat on the horizon have surfaced. Princess Jennesara knows her skills on the battlefield would make her an asset and wants to help, but her father has other plans.
As the second-born heir to the throne, Jenna lacks the firstborn's–her brother's–magical abilities, so the king promises her hand in marriage to the prince of neighboring Turia in exchange for resources Hálendi needs. Jenna must leave behind everything she has ever known if she is to give her people a chance at peace.
Only, on the journey to reach her betrothed and new home, the royal caravan is ambushed, and Jenna realizes the rumors were wrong–the new threat is worse than anyone imagined. Now Jenna must decide if revealing a dangerous secret is worth the cost before it's too late–for her and for her entire kingdom.
I received this one for a blog tour I will be taking part of, so keep an eye out for my review later this month when it is my turn for the blog tour stop!
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Gracia
An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic artistocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets…
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find—her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she's also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
I got accepted for this one on NetGalley a few weeks back and have not had the time to get to it yet. I am hoping to read it this month and post my review really soon!
The next few books are all from my #SixOfReReads blog post. You can check out my full blog post here.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . .
A convict with a thirst for revenge
A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager
A runaway with a privileged past
A spy known as the Wraith
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes
Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Bound by blood.
Tempted by desire.
Unleashed by destiny.
Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.
As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.
With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Welcome to the world of the Grisha.
Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives.
Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties.
A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets – a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world.
The next few books are all from my Kpop Readathon blog post. You can check out my full blog post here.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give #1) by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.
Why I am No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.
Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.
One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying #1) by Karen M. McManus
The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.
Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.
One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying #2) by Karen M. McManus
The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller everyone is talking about, One of Us Is Lying! There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules.
Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this.
A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts.
This time it's not an app, though—it's a game.
Truth or Dare.
Phoebe's the first target. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And hers is dark.
Then comes Maeve and she should know better—always choose the dare.
But by the time Knox is about to be tagged, things have gotten dangerous. The dares have become deadly, and if Maeve learned anything from Bronwyn last year, it's that they can't count on the police for help. Or protection.
Simon's gone, but someone's determined to keep his legacy at Bayview High alive. And this time, there's a whole new set of rules.
The next few books are all from my Totally Spiesathon blog post. You can check out my full blog post here. Note: There is one of the books I will be reading missing from this blog post as it is one of the prompts to keep this certain book a secret.
Daughter of Nri (The Return of the Earth Mother #1) by Reni K. Amayo
A gruesome war results in the old gods' departure from earth. The only remnants of their existence lie in two girls. Twins, separated at birth. Goddesses who grow up believing that they are human. Daughters Of Nri explores their epic journey of self-discovery as they embark on a path back to one another.
Strong-willed Naala grows up seeking adventure in her quiet and small village. While the more reserved Sinai resides in the cold and political palace of Nri. Though miles apart, both girls share an indestructible bond: they share the same blood, the same face, and possess the same unspoken magic, thought to have vanished with the lost gods.
The twin girls were separated at birth, a price paid to ensure their survival from Eze Ochichiri, the man who rules the Kingdom of Nri. Both girls are tested in ways that awaken a mystical, formidable power deep within themselves. Eventually, their paths both lead back to the mighty Eze.
But can they defeat the man who brought the gods themselves to their knees?
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.
Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It's the end of senior year and they're spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer.
Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley's not just one of the girls. She's one of the black kids.
As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson.
With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us? And who is the them?
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people…
In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.
Separated by distance – and Papi's secrets – the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.
Papi's death uncovers all the painful truths he kept hidden, and the love he divided across an ocean. And now, Camino and Yahaira are both left to grapple with what this new sister means to them, and what it will now take to keep their dreams alive.
In a dual narrative novel in verse that brims with both grief and love, award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
Forest of Souls (Shamanborn #1) by Lori M. Lee
Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she's intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen's next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo.
And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life.
Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to the domain of the Spider King. For centuries, he has used his influence over the Dead Wood—an ancient forest possessed by souls—to enforce peace between the kingdoms. Now, with the trees growing wild and untamed, only a soulguide can restrain them. As war looms, Sirscha must master her newly awakened abilities before the trees shatter the brittle peace, or worse, claim Saengo, the friend she would die for.
Danger lurks within the roots of Forest of Souls, an epic, unrelenting tale of destiny and sisterhood, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Susan Dennard.
The Princess will Save You (The Princess will Save You #1) by Sarah Henning
A PRINCESS
A STABLE BOY
A QUEST
When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: Marry the leader of one of the four neighboring kingdoms, or lose her crown—and possibly her life. And to force her hand, her beloved, the stable boy Luca, is kidnapped.
But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice.
And nothing will stop her from saving her true love and rescuing her kingdom.
The acclaimed author of Sea Witch turns the classic damsel-in-distress tale on its head with this story of adventure, identity, and love.
Twilight (Twilight #1) by Stephenie Meyer
About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.
As most of us bookworms know, the new Twilight book, Midnight Sun, will be releasing next month and so I decided to binge read the series as I have never read them before. I am excited to catch up and am hoping to have a fun time.
New Moon (Twilight #2) by Stephenie Meyer
I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect – not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.
I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough…. But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life; I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today.
FOR BELLA SWAN THERE IS ONE THING more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning….
LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.
Eclipse (Twilight #3) by Stephenie Meyer
"BELLA?"
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again.
This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine – like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?
READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight #3.5) by Stephenie Meyer
FANS OF THE TWILIGHT SAGA WILL BE ENTHRALLED BY THIS RIVETING STORY OF BREE TANNER, A CHARACTER FIRST INTRODUCED IN ECLIPSE, AND THE DARKER SIDE OF THE NEWBORN VAMPIRE WORLD SHE INHABITS.
BREE TANNER CAN BARELY REMEMBER LIFE before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes, and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood… life before she became a vampire.
ALL BREE KNOWS IS THAT LIVING WITH HER fellow newborns has few certainties and even fewer rules: watch your back, don't draw attention to yourself, and above all, make it home by sunrise or die. What she doesn't know: her time as an immortal is quickly running out.
THEN BREE FINDS AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they only know as her. As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagined, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trust. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth?
IN ANOTHER IRRESISTIBLE COMBINATION of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4) by Stephenie Meyer
"Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him….
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.
WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
TO BE IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH A VAMPIRE is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.
NOW THAT BELLA HAS MADE HER DECISION, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life – first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse – seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed… forever?
THE ASTONISHING, BREATHLESSLY anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
Last month was not the best reading month for me but I am glad I took a bit of a break from reading as I a lot more in the mood to get to all the books I need to. There are two more readathons I am planning on joining later this month, so keep an eye out for my blog posts if you are interested!
It is winter in South Africa and all I am planning to do this month is to snuggle with my puppy under a warm blanket, spend the entire day reading and to play a few hours of Animal Crossings: New Horizons! With all the stress these past few months, I just need time to try and relax a little.
What are you planning on reading this month?
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dearbookshelves says:
I might read Mexican Gothic this month, too!!
Me Myself and Books says:
This month I'm participating in the Totally Spiesathon! #teamalex 💛
I read the Six of Crows duology this year and I love it 💜
White Rose Stories says:
So glad you're participating as well! I read it in last year and really loved it, so I'm rereading it again this month ✨
That's great! I requested it without knowing it's a horror so I'm really hoping to somewhat enjoy it still 🤞🏼
Tiffany Giovino says:
I hope you love House Of Earth And Blood! It's definitely my favorite book of the year :)
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I already read it when it first released in March and loved it with all my heart! It's one of my most favourite books of the year (if not my absolute favourite) and I'm excited to reread it this month 🤗✨
Evie Jayne says:
What a fab tbr! You're in for such a treat with the six of crows duology, by far one of my favourite book series! I also recently finishing Mexican Gothic and loved it, although it was so much more gruesome that I was expecting!
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Thank you! I already read (and loved) it, actually. This is just a reread ✨ So glad you enjoyed it! I keep hearing that and even though I don't read horror, I'm hoping to enjoy it still 🤞🏼
veeshee says:
I think you'll really like The Hate U Give; it's one of my favourite books! I'm also planning on reading Black Kids and I'm currently reading Mexican Gothic which is soooo good! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these reads!
That's great to hear! I think I'll really like it too. I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you, I'll be sure to publish my reviews as soon as I have read them 🤍
Maud Bell says:
reading shielded (looking forward to your review) and forest of souls right now. ive heard about Mexican gothic a lot, i might move it up my reading schedule. great post 💗
Aw, thank you! I hope you're enjoying both of them as I'm really looking forward to get to them soon 🤍 I'm hoping to get to it this month and I would love to hear what you think of it. Thank you so much! ✨
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Eric Schneiderman and The New York Times still aren't telling the real story about DNA barcoding, and that could have damaging implications for the industry and for consumers.
John Bradley | Apr 01, 2015
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You've probably seen the report from one of America's leading bastions of New York-based journalism:
"…there are some problems with the [DNA barcode] method that the attorney general's scientists used. First, what we might call inert ingredients—wheat, rice, even wild carrots—are perfectly legal in dietary supplements, provided that they are kept below a certain level…Second, industrial processing can destroy a plant's genetic material without affecting its supposed health benefits."
Not what you were expecting? Despite this morning's misinformed op-ed from the New York Times, there are respected media outlets that are on top of this issue. The above quote is from a February New Yorker story about DNA barcoding and, specifically, why it's not the correct test for botanicals—given that industrial extraction destroys the plant DNA.
The New York Times' op-ed about GNC's blockbuster deal with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman states that the agreement "should provide protection against fraudulent herbal products that don't contain the ingredients listed on their labels or contain unlisted ingredients that are potentially dangerous."
The agreement should have accomplished all that. But it doesn't. The original New York A.G. action was a case of right fight, wrong weapon. The GNC deal calls for DNA testing of incoming raw ingredients. Fine. That might even be a good thing. But this all started when Schniederman's office investigated botanicals by using DNA barcoding on finished products. Not fine.
Yet nothing in the language of the agreement, nor in the New York Times coverage, nor in Schneiderman's triumphant announcement, admits that the case grew out of a misunderstanding of which tests would be appropriate for finished products on the botanicals shelf. Nothing out of New York this week came close to what the Los Angeles Times stated in its insightful coverage of Monday's deal:
"Nutritional supplement retailer GNC Holdings Inc. is cleared to sell some of its most popular products, including echinacea, ginseng and St. John's Wort, under an agreement announced Monday with New York's attorney general…
"The settlement represents a significant pullback from the state attorney general's earlier assertions."
That shows a full understanding of what actually took place. Yet what consumers—and the New York Times' editorial board—are taking from the deal is not that it's a pullback but that it is a vindication for Schneiderman and a legitimization of DNA barcoding as an airtight testing standard. That could have damaging implications for the industry and consumers, because it suggests that things have been fixed now. They haven't.
Is DNA barcoding, as the Times' op-ed states, a "sophisticated" test? Yes. No one is arguing that. But it is—objectively, scientifically—the wrong test for finished products in this category. Establishing it as the gold standard test for botanicals, which this deal implicitly does, is like saying speed limits are the best way to check for drunk driving. There are better ways.
The GNC agreement reflects a correct use of DNA barcoding; it works for raw plant material. But it ignores protocols like HPTLC testing that could have gone much farther toward guaranteeing honesty and purity at the finished-product level. (The deal will require testing of what's coming into factories but will do little to guarantee the purity of what's going out or what's on shelves.) Instead of using his office to establish a true and effective solution to botanical adulteration, Schneiderman—aided and abetted by the New York Times—focused on a straw man and missed an opportunity to make lasting improvements.
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F-1 visa students must provide evidence of high school completion or academic achievement equivalent to a U.S. High School education.
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F-1 visa students who have attended a college in the United States must show satisfactory academic progress.
F-1 visa students must participate in the Assessment, F-1 Orientation, and Counseling before enrolling in classes.
F-1 visa applicants must present evidence that they are financially capable of defraying all costs during the period of attendance at the college. These costs are approximately $15,000 per school year per student, which include housing, living expenses, textbooks and supplies
F-1 visa students must certify that their intent is to attend college full-time and that no employment is required. Students are required to enroll in no less than 12 units (full- time) per semester and expected to complete their community college education in a timely manner
Foreign nationals who enter the United States on a Visitor visa must change their visa status to an F-1 student visa in order to be admissible to Bakersfield College. The B1/B2 visa must be valid while USCIS evaluates your admission application.
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Requirements in addition to the Application material
High school graduation records
Guardian over 21 with signed form
Minor Health Consent form
High School Graduation Requirement:
Verification of high school graduation or secondary school is required for admission. School records in foreign languages must include a notarized English translation. Minimum 2.0 GPA is required for admission.
O-Level and A- Level course work:--Students who wish to enter Bakersfield College by completing A/O levels must pass five of the exams that must include one class of each subject: English, Math, Humanities/Social Sciences, second language, and science with grades of C or better. We will not accept provisional results.
Guardian Statement Form Assigned Guardian Statement Form--Bakersfield College's International Student Affairs Office requires that students who are under the age of 18 have a guardian over the age of 21 living in the Kern County area. In the event of a personal emergency, accident, illness or incarceration, the State of California will require the signature of a guardian before offering assistance such as hospitalization or legal counsel. Bakersfield College is not permitted to act in place of the parent or guardian. If you are under the age of 18, you are required to have your parent submit a signed and completed Guardian Statement Form, informing Bakersfield College's International Student Affairs Office as to who will be assigned as your guardian. The U.S. guardian must sign the form and submit a copy of their CA driver's license/identification.
Minor Health Consent Form: Applicants under the age of 18 must submit a Minor Consent Form. This form is only valid if signed by your Parent or Guardian.
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Please be advised that although we have great EMLS (English for Multi Lingual Students) courses, we conduct classes in English. Therefore, it is necessary for the prospective F-1 visa student to be reasonably proficient in reading, writing and speaking English at a level that will allow them to complete college courses successfully. New students must demonstrate proficiency by official Test scores, from within two years, sent to the International Student Affairs Office before an I-20 is issued.
After arrival to the U.S., all international students take an English Placement Test at Bakersfield College's Testing and Placement Center before registering for classes.
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TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign Language) score: minimum of 450 (paper-based test) or score of 45 (Internet-based test). The TOEFL institutional code for Bakersfield College is 4015. Score Reports must be less than two years old.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) test: minimum score of 4.5
TOEIC: minimum score of 620
iTEP: minimum score of 4.0
GTEC:https://www.benesse.co.jp/gtec/ Minimum score of 903-945
EIKEN (STEP) test: minimum score of 2a (test offered by Japanese high schools and universities
CSU Bakersfield IELC: minimum is Advance level
ELS Centers in the US or oversees: minimum Level 109
Studied in an English speaking country.
Completed "O" or "A" levels in a former British colony (e.g. Singapore)
Studied English language as an exchange student for at least two semesters in one of the US schools and achieved grade "C" or higher.
Is transferring directly from an academic program at a U.S. college or university.
Bakersfield College ESL assessment: minimum level of 3 in all areas of competencies
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Contact the International Student Affairs Office (ISA) to discuss options. This change of status might be challenging, and it may be best to travel abroad and reenter the US in F-1 status.
NOTE: The regulations prohibit beginning a full course of study until the change of status to F-1 is approved.
Obtain an I-20 from Bakersfield College
Decide options of change of status: travel and reenter or Change in the US
Prepare the required documents and follow proper steps
Complete the packet of documents( below) and mail them to the USCIS Lockbox
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To apply for a change to F-1 status in the United States, you must submit the following documents:
Form I-539 "Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status"
USCIS filling fee- Check or money order payable to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Detailed letter explaining why you are requesting the change of status?
Evidence of financial support will be required prior to your acceptance at Bakersfield College. A bank statement showing that the student or his/her sponsor has sufficient funds on deposit (minimum $15,000 U.S.) must be included with the application. Student must be fully prepared to meet all necessary financial obligations for the time they are at Bakersfield College.
All International Students are required to take at least 12 units of course load per semester. There are two semesters in a year.
All fees are payable upon enrollment and registration into courses.
You may pay tuition with cash, traveler's check, credit card, or personal check from a U.S. account.
International Student Out-of-state Estimated Annual Expenses for 2018-2019
Out-of-state Tuition
$212.00 /unit 12 units x 2 semesters $5,088.00
Enrollment Fee
$46.00 /unit 12 units x 2 semesters $1,104.00
Textbooks and Supplies
$850.00 / semester (average) x 2 semesters $1,700.00
Housing (off-campus) and living expenses
$850.00 / month (average estimate) x 9 months $7,650.00
$15,542.00 U.S. (average)
Dependents: F-1 students must show a bank account with additional $5000.00 U.S. for spouse and $3500.00 U.S. per child.
All new applicants require a one- time application-processing fee of $50.00.
International Student Application Deadlines
Out of Country Application
Deadline to apply for Fall Semester: June 1
Deadline to apply for Spring Semester: November 1
Transfer in Application
For students currently attending language schools, college or university in the U.S. in F1 status and transferring to Bakersfield College.
Deadline to apply for Fall Semester: July 15
Deadline to apply for Spring Semester: December 10
Admission for F-1 visa students already in the U.S. is on Rolling Admissions. Students are admitted as long as classes are available and the student enrolls in 12 units minimum for the semester.
Beginning/Ending Semester Dates
Fall Semester begins August 18, 2018 and ends December 8, 2018
Spring Semester begins January 12,2019 and ends May 10, 2019
Students must arrive to Bakersfield at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester to arrange for housing, assessment and class registration.
All newly admitted F-1 visa students MUST attend the in-person Orientation on January 8, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Transfer-In Procedures and Requirements
F-1 visa Student wishing to transfer to Bakersfield College from another College or Language School located in the U.S. and have maintained your F-1 status while in the U.S. with the college you are transferring from, are required to:
Possess an active I-20 (cannot be expired or terminated)
If out of the U.S. for more than 5 months, you may apply to BC for a new I-20. However, you will keep the previous SEVIS number.
Apply to Bakersfield College by completing F-1 visa application and secure an acceptance letter from Bakersfield College.
Inform your current school of intent to transfer.
Have your current school complete the Transfer Eligibility Form.
If you plan to travel overseas before attending BC, complete and submit the form I-20 Travel Request Form.
Once the SEVIS record is transferred to Bakersfield College, you must meet with the international counselor in CSS#37 to complete the transfer process.
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Pick up: You may request to have your I-20 picked up from the International Student Affairs Office by a family member with written permission from you.
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SPOTLIGHT: A WORLD WITH TOO MUCH ENTERTAINMENT? – Newspaper
Admit it. You may be losing interest. Regardless of being among the many lucky 0.1 % of Pakistanis who've entry to Netflix — or somebody who visits unlawful torrent or streaming websites, media servers on cable web, or DVD outlets that duplicate films and sequence on to USB drives — likelihood is that, even with the wealth of choices, you're nonetheless not enticed by what's streaming. Maybe you've run out of "good things" to look at throughout the coronavirus pandemic, or the surplus of choices really feel like a turn-off?
Effectively, to the individuals who crave leisure, I've dangerous information… after which some dangerous information.
The primary dangerous information is for on a regular basis viewers who can't choose what to look at: your possibilities of not having the ability to choose a title might contain rather more head-scratching within the subsequent two years. Hypothetically talking, for those who're skipping 10 titles to seek out one thing good to look at, likelihood is that, quickly, you'll be skipping 50.
The second dangerous information: there will probably be standardised excellence to the standard of productions, which is able to, in the end, make each movie or serial look the identical. When issues begin wanting the identical (one can change the manufacturing design and story solely a lot earlier than it begins repeating itself), how would one make the selection of selecting one title over one other?
Ah, to have the ability to return to the nice ol' days when selections have been comparatively fewer… and simpler.
With mega corporate-media mergers taking place globally, do particular person and non-conforming artistic voices stand an opportunity? Do Pakistani start-up platforms? Extra importantly, do audiences?
It has been a bit greater than six months since we mentioned the quickly escalating international warfare of big streaming companies Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney+, Paramount +, and an entire lot of pluses coming our manner (The Nice OTT Warfare, revealed January 3, 2021).
Within the months since, a brand new twist has lent itself to the story: company mergers.
Within the context of showbiz, company mergers are a standalone style in its personal proper, ripe with one of the best clichés of storytelling; they've romance and drama, backstabbing and betrayal, and billions of {dollars} at stake, as we study later on this piece.
When you thought superheroes, tentpole franchises, remakes, reboots or movies primarily based on toys and video video games have been the large development in Hollywood, you're incorrect. In historic phrases, massive company offers form the very construction of the trade.
Now, earlier than you ask, 'How do company mergers affect my selection on what to look at?' Let me inform you: no matter you see immediately, in any type of leisure, is a direct results of a well-planned company philosophy made by individuals who maintain levels from prestigious enterprise colleges.
This isn't information. However in a enterprise that thrives on artistic selections and inventive freedom to inform tales, the company affect might be damaging. In an irksome manner, the productions born from these selections can really feel too calculated, as in the event that they've been intentionally designed to attraction on a world scale, put out particular messages, affect cultures and so forth (the unwarranted invasion of tradition is a protracted subject for an additional dialogue).
Mergers and acquisitions — the world-shattering form, akin to Disney's meticulously deliberate takeover of Pixar for 7.4 billion {dollars} in 2006, Marvel Leisure (which incorporates their comedian label and movie and tv rights for a serious chunk of characters) for 4 billion {dollars} in 2009, Lucas Movie (makers of Star Wars and the Indiana Jones films) for 4.05 billion {dollars} in 2012, and rival studio twentieth Century Fox for a whopping 71.3 billion {dollars} — are instantly chargeable for the creation of the healthful, risk-free, franchise-spewing barrage of content material one commonly sees on screens.
Leisure is enterprise, and enterprise is ruled by statistics. If there's a sudden gush of high-profile fantasy sequence on tv or streaming platforms (The Witcher, Warrior Nun, Cursed, Luna Nera, Shadow and Bone, Destiny: The Winx Saga, Invisible Metropolis, Curon debuted on Netflix this previous 12 months), or for those who're fed-up with an off-shoot of Star Wars, you're most likely witnessing a enterprise resolution that's cashing in on a development.
The bombardment of extreme, 'high quality' leisure won't be restricted to the streaming platforms both; the synergy of internet and conventional leisure will probably be absolute and baffling on the similar time.
Suppose: the Marvel cinematic universe that spans throughout story 'phases' in movies and sequence, however messier. Living proof: Marvel's rival, DC Comics, and their head-scratching universe of sequence and movies, that should not have a focus or aligned continuity (Arrowverse on tv, Snyderverse within the films, standalone movies akin to Joker, or titles akin to Suicide Squad or Shazam lingering someplace in between).
So, sure, the rationale you're not seeing a very good, smart Superman movie — or that there are talks of an African-American Superman film within the works — is due to a company resolution. And, as you'll have realised, not all company selections are good ones… particularly when artistic selections are concerned.
Let's flip again the clock a number of months for a creating story that's altering the very historical past of two practically 100-year-old film studios: Warner Bros. and MGM.
For whom the bells toll
Like a modern-day love story, the informal flirting started with emojis, in line with tales on the subject revealed within the New York Occasions (NYT) and different publications.
"You round," tapped David Zaslav, the chief govt of Discovery, in an e-mail to John Stankey, the AT&T chief govt in February. "I've been considering…" the previous wrote. Stankey's reply got here again inside minutes: "All the time scares me if you try this."
Inside weeks, a secret union was underway. Stankey, by telecom big AT&T, managed WarnerMedia — an leisure conglomerate that owns about 30 main manufacturers, together with Warner Bros. Studios, HBO, CNN, TCM and DC Comics. Zaslav, through Discovery Inc., has 20 manufacturers together with Discovery, Animal Planet, OWN (Oprah Winfrey's channel), Meals Community and HGTV.
It was a wedding made in company heaven… one that will ease AT&T's monetary burden, enabling the telecom big to focus on its core enterprise, and never fear in regards to the business-end of WarnerMedia property, which it had been bungling up.
Based on the contracts of the union, the "spin-off" firm (technically known as a Reverse Morris Belief), will give AT&T and Discovery Inc. a break up of 71 % and 29 %, respectively, and place Zaslav on the helm.
This isn't WarnerMedia's first massive merger, although. AT&T had acquired Warner Bros. and their sister property from Time Warner for 85.4 billion {dollars} in 2018. The same deal was set in movement in 2011, when AT&T's competitor, Comcast acquired NBC Common from Common Electrical (GE).
By March, with most inside negotiations between the big-wigs secretly sorted out, an necessary and awkward dialog wanted to happen. That occurred two months later, in early Could. Jason Kilar, a former Amazon govt and CEO of Hulu, and practically a year-old CEO of WarnerMedia, was about to be given the boot after a company "Et tu, Brutus?" second.
Kilar was deemed a trail-blazing maverick — he's the person behind the structuring of HBO Max as a world OTT service, the architect of the platform's fierce international roll-out plan, and the controversial decision-maker behind releasing all Warner Bros. movies on the identical day-and-date concurrently on the streaming service and cinemas.
But, regardless of his credentials as a "disruptive pressure" within the trade who had skyrocketed HBO Max's attraction internationally (and in addition angered cinema homeowners, A-list actors and administrators), Kilar was stored out of the loop of the deal between Zaslav and Stankey.
On Could 14, an intensive profile, the place Warner and different trade executives sang praises for Kilar, was revealed within the Wall Avenue Journal. The article was facilitated by AT&T. Kilar, nonetheless, didn't share the piece together with his 37,000 Twitter followers, in line with a NYT article. He, as a substitute, employed an ace authorized group to barter his exit from the corporate that weekend.
Based on the rumours, Zaslav will probably be taking on the brand new iteration of the corporate, quickly known as Warner Bros. Discovery, which is able to let go of the long-lasting protect brand that had the phrases WB at its centre. A horrendous, cheap-looking makeshift brand, of gold letters throughout an open blue sky, was proven to buyers at a current convention. A tagline, additionally in gold, reads: 'The stuff desires are fabricated from' — a traditional line uttered by Humphrey Bogart's character from The Maltese Falcon (1941).
If Warner Bros.' manufacturing selections appeared erratic and inconsistent 12 months after 12 months this previous decade, one might blame the difficulty on an ever-changing roster of executives. If Zaslav maintains his reins and all involves move, one can anticipate WB to have a radical change of picture that's constant for the long-run.
By 2022, I doubt a lot of Kilar's plans would stay at this new empire, when the deal lastly involves move for Warner Bros. Discovery. The brand new media big will probably be residence to Warner Bros., CNN, Cartoon Community, Discovery, Animal Planet, HBO, HBO Max and an extra 20-odd manufacturers functioning beneath a singular company umbrella.
Like Disney, whose company philosophy of wholesomeness is embraced by most of its manufacturers (Avengers, and the characters' standalone films, are nothing however healthful), Warner Bros. Discovery might need the same overarching set of doctrines in place that will have two objectives: design and preserve a picture of the corporate (what that's, stays to be seen; WB was as soon as identified to be a radical, however numerous, studio that entertained critical movies), and push as a lot content material as attainable to broaden the subscriber base.
At one other finish of Tinseltown, one other shake-up with the same outlook was concurrently in progress.
Amazon, who owns their very own main streaming service, Prime Video, introduced that it could purchase MGM for 8.5 billion {dollars}. The value was 40 % greater than different potential patrons, Apple and Comcast, deemed it price. MGM, as its chief Louis B. Mayer as soon as bragged, was "residence to extra stars than the heavens".
That was within the golden days of Hollywood. At present, after a long time of losses, MGM was slowly on the highway to monetary restoration earlier than the pandemic hit. It had been shopped round for months, earlier than Amazon snagged it.
Regardless of most of its traditional pre-1986 movie library bought off a long time in the past (classics akin to Singin' within the Rain, The Wizard of Oz and Gone to the Wind are owned by Warner Bros), and the studio lot just lately purchased by Sony Photos, the roaring previous lion nonetheless owns 17,000 episodes of tv content material and 4,000 films, together with Rocky, Robocop, The Pink Panther, The Silence of the Lambs, Legally Blond, Moonstruck, Fundamental Intuition, Tomb Raider and James Bond.
The extreme value for MGM has a purpose. In immediately's world, when company takeovers are creating mammoth media conglomerates catering to worldwide audiences, streaming companies akin to Amazon, Netflix or HBO Max want time-tested mental properties (IPs) and as many manufacturers as attainable of their arsenal.
Clearly, studios who already personal IPs are unwilling to license their libraries to rival platforms (discover how, slowly, Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros. titles are going away from Netflix). With exception to Sony, who has a long-term cope with Netflix, and which technically doesn't personal a serious OTT (the studio owns Sony Liv, an India-specific streaming service with restricted worldwide progress), each main studio is pressured to bolster its personal streaming service with new and previous content material.
"The acquisition thesis right here may be very easy," stated Amazon head Jeff Bezos throughout an annual shareholder assembly. MGM has a "huge, deep catalogue of much-beloved" films and reveals that Amazon "can reimagine and redevelop for the twenty first century."
Based on a report from the NYT, Bezos stated that the "work can be enjoyable" and "individuals who love tales would be the massive beneficiaries."
The MGM buyout doesn't sit effectively with John Logan, the three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Gladiator, Aviator and Hugo, and the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre.
Logan wrote an intensive op-ed within the NYT, voicing his considerations over the way forward for Bond, now that MGM owns 50 % of the franchise (the opposite 50 % is owned by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, of Eon productions, homeowners of the cinematic rights of Bond).
"The explanation we're nonetheless watching Bond films after greater than 50 years is that the household (Barbera and Michael) has completed a unprecedented job of defending the character by the thickets of moviemaking and altering public tastes. Company companions come and go, however James Bond endures. He endures exactly as a result of he's being protected by individuals who love him," wrote Logan.
"The present cope with Amazon provides Barbara and Michael, who personal 50 % of the Bond empire, ironclad assurances of continued inventive management. However will this at all times be the case? What occurs if a bruising company like Amazon begins to demand a voice within the course of? What occurs to the comradeship and high quality management if there's an Amazonian overlord with analytics parsing each resolution? What occurs when focus teams report they don't like Bond ingesting martinis? Or killing fairly so many individuals? And that English accent's a bit alienating, so might we now have extra People within the story for marketability?
"When you suppose I'm exaggerating, contemplate some inside polling information that decreed that the film adaptation of Sweeney Todd — for which I wrote the screenplay — can be rather more widespread with out all these annoying songs," he argues.
"From my expertise, right here's what occurs to films when such considerations begin invading the artistic course of: Every little thing will get watered right down to probably the most anodyne and simply consumable model of itself. The film turns into an inoffensive shadow of a factor, not the factor itself. There are not any extra tough edges or flights of cinematic insanity. The hearth and keenness are progressively drained away as authentic concepts and voices are subsumed by business considerations, company oversight and polling information. I wonder if such an outré studio film as Vertigo would have survived if such pressures existed then. To not point out radical movies akin to Citizen Kane, The Purple Footwear, Cabin within the Sky and Bonnie and Clyde.
"Please let 007 drink his martinis in peace. Don't shake him, don't stir him," he concluded.
The Inevitable, inescapable future
One can't argue in opposition to Logan's apprehensions; in truth, this author couldn't have worded his considerations as compellingly.
There's a consensus that each main studio is terrified of YouTube, Fb and TikTok, and that scare is forcing billions to be funneled into productions.
Netflix will make investments 28 billion {dollars} per 12 months on productions by 2028; Disney+, will spend 16 billion {dollars} by 2024; Amazon will fund an enlargement of the Lord of the Rings with a mammoth per-season price of 465 million {dollars}. The above-mentioned merging and restructuring of Warner Bros. Discovery, the indecisions of executives, dangerous decision-making by way of characters and IPs and, lastly, their international push for HBO Max, is part of that very altering future.
As the way forward for the leisure trade adjustments, and streaming companies tremendous cost their content material by cashing in on nostalgia, new franchises and taking place traits, and productions begin rolling out on blistering manufacturing schedules and unfathomable scales, nobody appears to consider the audiences — or the truth that there may be will ultimately be a factor as an excessive amount of leisure.
This author remembers that, in his youth, there was a well-liked saying that merely meant watching an excessive amount of tv rots the mind. At present, one can not escape leisure. Are we ultimately on the trail of changing into these overweight, brainwashed sofa potatoes from films and reveals that depict a technologically oppressive, media-controlled, totalitarian future? Maybe.
With the mad-rush of making international conglomerates, the longer term is inevitable. Homegrown OTT platforms in Pakistan don't maintain an opportunity in opposition to a world-sweeping onslaught by the likes of Apple+, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Paramount+ and Netflix, after they ultimately invade this nation. The promise of leisure is nice, however the long-term harm will probably be immense.
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Corus pairs McGillivray and Baeumler in Renovation Resort
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Corus Studios has greenlit Renovation Resort (7x60'), bringing together two of HGTV Canada's biggest names in real estate and construction, Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler, for the first time in one show.
The seven-part competition series, produced by McGillivray Entertainment, is slated for production this summer and set to premiere on HGTV Canada in Spring 2023. Corus Studios will distribute the series internationally.
Lisa Godfrey, senior vice president of original content at Corus Studios, said: "For 15 years, Scott and Bryan have been integral to the success of home renovation content in Canada and continue to be.Pairing this dynamic duo in a standalone series echoes our ongoing strategy to develop content that balances traditional home renovation concepts with new spins. The recent success of both Scott's Vacation House Rules and Island of Bryan (Renovation Island) have catapulted triumphantly into over 100 territories worldwide, and feel we have a winning concept with Renovation Resort that will continue to intrigue audiences and buyers internationally."
In Renovation Resort, McGillivray enlists builder and longtime 'frenemy' Baeumler to help get his recently purchased, total wreck of a lakeside resort into shape. Although they won't be getting their hands dirty this time, instead, they're calling in four expert contractor/design duos who will battle it out against each other as they bring the forgotten fishing resort back to life in a fun competition series. Each of the teams will design and renovate one of four waterfront cabins in six weeks, attempting to transform them into one-of-a-kind vacation rentals.
McGillivray and Baeumler will oversee the process, guiding the teams through the renovation, setting up tricky challenges and, alongside their guest judges, critiquing the results. Only one cabin will be crowned the best and the winning team will go home with a reward.
Renovation Resort is currently looking for experienced contractors and designer duos to participate in the series.
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14. "Your WIFE is in the military?"
Our male and same-gender military spouse friends can certainly attest to the frequency of this one. "The times, they are a-changin."
15. "Are all of your friends like the women on that TV show?"
I think we can all agree that programming like "Army Wives" is great for raising awareness and support for military families, but all doctors are not like the people in "Grey's Anatomy," and all strategists are not like the people on "Scandal." But this is another great opportunity to talk about our community diversity: "I wouldn't say that all of my friends are like any one thing."
16. "Do you think your husband/wife has ever killed anybody?"
Veterans consistently say this is the most not-okay question they are asked, but it comes up a lot so civilians must not know it. You could go with "That's classified." Or you could try honesty: "Even I don't ask my husband/wife that question."
17. "Does your husband/wife act like a drill sergeant at home, too?"
Because most people's frame of reference for the military is movies, and because, since most civilians don't know what an 'MOS' is, they most certainly don't know that there are hundreds of them, most of which don't include yelling at people. But, "Yeah, and you better watch out or she/he will make you drop and give him/her 50!" could be fun!
18. "So when are y'all getting out?"
Military life is challenging, so it should be no surprise people assume we're all scrambling for the door. But there are lots of reasons to love military life, so maybe take the opportunity to share some of them. Or, if you actually are scrambling for the door, what better time to show off that countdown app you got off of iTunes?
19. "Your husband/wife is fighting in this war, so he/she must agree with what we're doing over there, right?"
Fortunately, we live in a time when people are much better at separating the soldier from the conflict, but we still hear this question sometimes. Consider: "We love our country and so we serve, but we don't get to decide where."
20. "Don't they get to come home for holidays and special occasions?"
What hurts the most about this one is that we wish it were true, and then of course there's the look on the speaker's face when you say "no." But missing important moments certainly drives home the point that the whole family sacrifices, so civilians need to know.
21. "How on earth do you do it?"
Fight the impulse is to shout "I have no idea!" The truth is, this question is really a profound compliment-the asker saying, "I don't think I could do this." Fortunately, Tim Gunn has given us the perfect answer to this question: "We just make it work!"
22. "I just saw [insert horrible thing] about Afghanistan on the news. Was that your husband/wife?"
It's not just civilians who are guilty of this one. Access to a constant stream of news sometimes means that social media is faster than the DOD in getting information out. Never be the person 'breaking' bad news to someone you think might be affected. And it's okay to (kindly) tell civilians this is not okay.
23. "So, what can I do to help you?"
The best and most blessed of all questions from civilians. Answer it honestly; it's the key to bridging the divide.
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He began his career with us as Assistant Counsel in June 2008 and became Chief Legal Counsel for our Orthopaedics group in December 2008, Deputy General Counsel in 2012 and General Counsel in 2013.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Hutchinson worked for several law firms and as an in-house attorney in the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Hutchinson received his law degree from George Washington University Law School and his bachelor's degree from Clark University.