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Title: Aquamarine

Rating: PG

Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Cast: Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel, Claudia Karvan, Bruce Spence, Tammin Sursok, Roy Billing, Julia Blake, Shaun Micallef, Lulu McClatchy, Natasha Leigh, Dichen Lachman, Lincoln Lewis, Matthew Okine, Regis Broadway

Release year: 2006

Genres: fantasy, comedy, romance

Blurb: Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.

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Morgan’s 2024 Reading List

Jan 2: The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah (4 stars)

Jan 10: Eragon - Christopher Paolini (re-read)

Jan 12: Eldest - Christopher Paolini (re-read)

Jan 15: Brisingr - Christopher Paolini (re-read)

Jan 19: Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (re-read)

Jan 26: England - Rick Steves (not rating)

Jan 30: Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel (2.5 stars)

Feb 16: The Poppy War - R. F. Kuang (1.5 stars)

Feb 18: The Good Part - Sophie Cousens (4.5 stars)

Feb 26: Trust - Hernan Diaz (4.5 stars)

Mar 5: Part of Your World - Abby Jiminez (2.5 stars)

Mar 12: Murtagh - Christopher Paolini (3.5 stars)

Mar 15: The Things We Cannot Say - Kelly Rimmer (3.5 stars)

Mar 31: NW - Zadie Smith (3 stars)

Apr 8: The Sun Sets in Singapore - Kehinde Fadipe (1.5 stars)

April 17: How To End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang (4 stars)

April 30: The Club - Ellery Lloyd (4 stars)

May 5: Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt (3 stars)

May 11: Funny Story - Emily Henry (4.5 stars)

May 16: The Husbands - Holly Gramazio (4 stars)

June 1: House of Earth and Blood - Sarah J. Maas (3 stars)

June 2: The Women - Kristin Hannah (2.5 stars)

June 11: House of Sky and Breath - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

June 15: When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn (re-read)

June 22: House of Flame and Shadow - Sarah J. Maas (3 stars)

June 22: God Spare the Girls - Kelsey McKinney (1 star)

June 25: In Cold Blood - Truman Capote (not rating)

June 25: The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah (1.5 stars)

June 29: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake - Alexis Hall (4 stars)

July 3: Bad Summer People - Emma Rosenbaum (2.5 stars)

July 6: Widowland - CJ Carey (2 stars)

July 12: What’s Mine and Yours - Naima Coster (2 stars)

July 23: The Gifted School - Bruce Holsinger (4.5 stars)

July 29: All the Summers in Between - Brooke Lea Foster (dnf)

Aug 2: Cover Story- Susan Rigetti (4.5 stars)

Aug 7: Family Family - Laurie Frankel (5 stars)

Aug 17: Plays Well with Others - Sophie Brickman (4 stars)

Aug 23: Class Mom - Laurie Gelman (1.5 stars)

Aug 31: The Guncle Abroad - Steven Rowley (2 stars)

Sep 2: Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi (4.5 stars)

Sep 15: Twilight - Stephanie Meyer (re-read)

Sep 16: New Moon - Stephanie Meyer (re-read)

Sep 20: Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer (re-read)

Sep 22: Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer (re-read)

Sep 24: The God of the Woods - Liz Moore (3.5 stars)

Sep 30: The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah (2 stars)

Oct 12: Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate (2.5 stars)

Oct 16: Lies and Weddings - Kevin Kwan (4 stars)

Nov 1: How to be Eaten - Maria Adelmann (1.5 stars)

Nov 2: Home Front - Kristin Hannah (2.5 stars)

Nov 7: The Rom-Commers - Katherine Center (3 stars)

Nov 20: Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas (1 star)

Dec 1: Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas (2.5 stars)

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rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get know better and/or catch up with!

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currently reading - Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenbaum. It's good so far, kind of White Lotus meets The Challengers

currently watching - We Are Lady Parts season 2 (SO GOOD) on Peacock and Perfect Match on Netflix 🤷‍♀️

currently craving - food that I want to eat, I wish I knew what it was

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Aquamarine (2006) directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

age rating: 13+ genre: teen, fantasy, coming-of-age country: USA language: English screenplay: John Quaintance, Jessica Bendinger, Alice Hoffman

major cast: Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, JoJo (credited as Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque), Jake McDorman

plot summary:

a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine (Sara Paxton), washes ashore after a storm caused by her father who's upset that she doesn’t want to marry for anything less than love. on land, she befriends two local girls, Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (JoJo), and together they try to prove that true love really does exist.

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my thought on the movie below (may contains spoilers):

Aquamarine is a typical summer crush of a movie—so sweet, so charming, and then gone before you can get tired of it. it’s one of those teen flicks that feels like a sunny beach day wrapped in a pastel bow. and honestly? it’s perfect for what it is—a lighthearted coming-of-age story with a splash of fantasy that doesn't try to be anything more than fun and easy to watch. the casting of Sara Paxton as Aquamarine is spot-on; she’s got that bright-eyed, slightly rebellious charm that makes me root for her from the get-go. plus, Emma Roberts and JoJo bring a grounded vibe as her loyal besties, Claire and Hailey. let me tell you, JoJo was the pop sensation back then, and she was just 15 when they filmed this! even though it’s her first movie, she jumps right in and totally holds her own. the story isn’t trying to change the world here, and that’s part of its charm. it’s got a sprinkle of teen drama, a dash of friendship goals, and a pinch of “OMG, she’s a mermaid!”. that was enough to keep me happily glued to the screen, especially back when I first saw it as a teenager.

Raymond, the beachy heartthrob lifeguard they’re all gaga over, absolutely looks the part. he’s the kind of guy you’d expect to see running in slow motion with the ocean breeze tousling his hair, though I’ve got to say, he’s not exactly my type. if you’re a teenager or just in the mood for something light and nostalgic, sure, watch this movie! I adored it back in the day because it was so relatable—teenage friendship, first crushes, and a mermaid on a mission. but watching it again now as an adult? well, let’s say my enthusiasm has mellowed a bit. I probably won’t be rushing to rewatch it anytime soon, but I can see myself stumbling across it in the future, getting hit with nostalgia, and maybe giving it another whirl for old times’ sake.

poster credit: IMDb edited using canva

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Here is a list of the names and ages of the victims which can be found at https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/victimsWitnesses/victimsList.html

Adler, Lizzie, 24

Altman, Anna, 16

Ardito, Annina, 25

Bassino, Rose, 31

Benanti, Vincenza, 22

Berger, Yetta, 18

Bernstein, Essie, 19

Bernstein, Jacob, 38

Bernstein, Morris, 19

Billota, Vincenza, 16

Binowitz, Abraham, 30

Birman, Gussie, 22

Brenman, Rosie, 23

Brenman, Sarah, 17

Brodsky, Ida, 15

Brodsky, Sarah, 21

Brucks, Ada, 18

Brunetti, Laura, 17

Cammarata, Josephine, 17

Caputo, Francesca, 17

Carlisi, Josephine, 31

Caruso, Albina, 20

Ciminello, Annie, 36

Cirrito, Rosina, 18

Cohen, Anna, 25

Colletti, Annie, 30

Cooper, Sarah, 16

Cordiano , Michelina, 25

Dashefsky, Bessie, 25

Del Castillo, Josie, 21

Dockman, Clara, 19

Donick, Kalman, 24

Driansky, Nettie, 21

Eisenberg, Celia, 17

Evans, Dora, 18

Feibisch, Rebecca, 20

Fichtenholtz, Yetta, 18

Fitze, Daisy Lopez, 26

Floresta, Mary, 26

Florin, Max, 23

Franco, Jenne, 16

Friedman, Rose, 18

Gerjuoy, Diana, 18

Gerstein, Molly, 17

Giannattasio, Catherine, 22

Gitlin, Celia, 17

Goldstein, Esther, 20

Goldstein, Lena, 22

Goldstein, Mary, 18

Goldstein, Yetta, 20

Grasso, Rosie, 16

Greb, Bertha, 25

Grossman, Rachel, 18

Herman, Mary, 40

Hochfeld, Esther, 21

Hollander, Fannie, 18

Horowitz, Pauline, 19

Jukofsky, Ida, 19

Kanowitz, Ida, 18

Kaplan, Tessie, 18

Kessler, Beckie, 19

Klein, Jacob, 23

Koppelman, Beckie, 16

Kula, Bertha, 19

Kupferschmidt, Tillie, 16

Kurtz, Benjamin, 19

L'Abbate, Annie, 16

Lansner, Fannie, 21

Lauletta, Maria Giuseppa, 33

Lederman, Jennie, 21

Lehrer, Max, 18

Lehrer, Sam, 19

Leone, Kate, 14

Leventhal, Mary, 22

Levin, Jennie, 19

Levine, Pauline, 19

Liebowitz, Nettie, 23

Liermark, Rose, 19

Maiale, Bettina, 18

Maiale, Frances, 21

Maltese, Catherine, 39

Maltese, Lucia, 20

Maltese, Rosaria, 14

Manaria, Maria, 27

Mankofsky, Rose, 22

Mehl, Rose, 15

Meyers, Yetta, 19

Midolo, Gaetana, 16

Miller, Annie, 16

Neubauer, Beckie, 19

Nicholas, Annie, 18

Nicolosi, Michelina, 21

Nussbaum, Sadie, 18

Oberstein, Julia, 19

Oringer, Rose, 19

Ostrovsky , Beckie, 20

Pack, Annie, 18

Panno, Provindenza, 43

Pasqualicchio, Antonietta, 16

Pearl, Ida, 20

Pildescu, Jennie, 18

Pinelli, Vincenza, 30

Prato, Emilia, 21

Prestifilippo, Concetta, 22

Reines, Beckie, 18

Rosen (Loeb), Louis, 33

Rosen, Fannie, 21

Rosen, Israel, 17

Rosen, Julia, 35

Rosenbaum, Yetta, 22

Rosenberg, Jennie, 21

Rosenfeld, Gussie, 22

Rothstein, Emma, 22

Rotner, Theodore, 22

Sabasowitz, Sarah, 17

Salemi, Santina, 24

Saracino, Sarafina, 25

Saracino, Teresina, 20

Schiffman, Gussie, 18

Schmidt, Theresa, 32

Schneider, Ethel, 20

Schochet, Violet, 21

Schpunt, Golda, 19

Schwartz, Margaret, 24

Seltzer, Jacob, 33

Shapiro, Rosie, 17

Sklover, Ben, 25

Sorkin, Rose, 18

Starr, Annie, 30

Stein, Jennie, 18

Stellino, Jennie, 16

Stiglitz, Jennie, 22

Taback, Sam, 20

Terranova, Clotilde, 22

Tortorelli, Isabella, 17

Utal, Meyer, 23

Uzzo, Catherine, 22

Velakofsky, Frieda, 20

Viviano, Bessie, 15

Weiner, Rosie, 20

Weintraub, Sarah, 17

Weisner, Tessie, 21

Welfowitz, Dora, 21

Wendroff, Bertha, 18

Wilson, Joseph, 22

Wisotsky, Sonia, 17

On this day in 1911, 146 people lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

These people were mostly women and many were girls, who had been incredibly brave and faced public violence and police brutality when they had led strikes in order to unionize because they knew how dangerous the working conditions were, but were forced to return to work to support themselves and their families after an impressive strike that did lead to safer conditions to many others in the textile industry.

Minutes before their Saturday Shift would have ended, a fire started on the men's floor below them as a result of an incident with a cigar(ette) and the fiber-dense environment. These men contacted the owners two floors above them, so they and the bosses made it out, but in their worry they forgot to warn the floor in between.

These poor people had less of a chance of escape because in their greed the bosses feared that the women might steal thread, so they locked one of the doors and inspected purses every day. The tiny overcrowded elevators couldn't carry many people, and some either jumped or were pushed down the elevator shaft as the panic spread and the unsafe fire escape fell away from the building as people tried to climb down to safety. By the end of it, bodies were piled high beneath the widows and not all were recognizable.

This tragedy could have been avoided, but greed got in the way. Building codes have changed in America to prevent this from happening again, but even today people working in the fashion industry are exploited around the world. Please, remember those who died and consider why we still must change things for the better today.

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The Javits Center Isn't Empty Anymore

Home to New York City's vaccination hub, the once soulless convention center is a surreal reminder of all that we've lost — and the hope that lies ahead.

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[jen-morrison-daily]

Pictures about Jen's early birthday party ( April 4, 2019) because Jen will be in Europe on her birthday (German Comic Con, April 13-14) She looks fantastic and happy on the pictures.

Április 4-én tartotta Jen a korai szülinapi partiját, amiről már írtam pár napja, de jöttek még hozzá képek, amiket most itt is megosztok, nem mindig csak az Instagram-on. Viszont az Insta oldalamon részletesen leírtam, hogy Jen kikkel szerepel a képeken.

[allaboutjmo]

Jen discussing what the ‘Once Upon A Time’ fandom was like while appearing on Episode 35 of the ‘Inside of You’ podcast with Michael Rosenbaum

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National Enquirer, November 9

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Duchess Kate sets the record straight on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 

Page 2: Ben Affleck is wasting away and friends fear he’s taking his new health regimen too far as the six-foot-four star usually weighs 208 pounds but has shriveled to a spindly 165 -- a nutritionist put him on a sensible meal plan but he’s altered it with his own fantastical ideas such as he won’t go near bread and he’s ditched pasta and he’ll eat cantaloupe and blueberries one day and nuts and seeds the next and he’ll only drink boiled water and green tea for 24 hours then break his fast with a small bowl of quinoa -- instead of pumping iron he does exercises using his own body weight like ten-minute planks -- Ben thinks he looks great but his pals fear he’s traded one addiction for another

Page 3: Love-hungry Katie Holmes is thrilled to have a new man in her life but she’s breaking the bank to keep him happy because Katie is picking up the tab wherever she goes with Emilio Vitolo Jr. because it helps her feel she’s in full control of the relationship but Emilio may be taking advantage of Katie’s generosity because Katie has been showering him with designer clothes and jewelry and even paying for a personal trainer to whip him into shape -- Katie enjoys giving her guy things he can appreciate because he’s made her so happy but she may go broke doing it and it’s not like he doesn’t have any money; he’s worth a cool $1.5 million himself

Page 4: CNN rocked by sex scandal -- Jeffrey Toobin’s sleazy sex scandal has rocked CNN but it’s just the latest in a string of scandals at the network 

Page 5: Axed Fox News anchor Ed Henry fought back against his co-worker’s rape charges in a blockbuster lawsuit by handing the court explicit selfies and texts in an attempt to prove their tryst was consensual 

Page 6: Ryan Seacrest is downplaying his latest shocking absence from Live with Kelly and Ryan but the TV dynamo is battling a mystery illness that may force him to sign off for good -- the co-host who is a well known as a workaholic skipped out on the daytime show for the third time this year and used the coronavirus pandemic as his excuse -- Ryan was suffering badly from flu-like symptoms on the weekend before his absences but came back negative for coronavirus however doctors remain baffled by Ryan’s ongoing battles with exhaustion and weight loss and stroke-like symptoms, disgraced perv Bill Cosby’s latest mug shot shows he’s a shriveled shadow of his former self and the fallen funnyman flashed a maniacal grin while refusing to look into the camera in the picture snapped behind bars in September and he’s unshaven and his hair is ratty

Page 7: Lizzo has embarked on a radical vegan diet and extreme exercise program to save her life -- doctor warned the 350-pound singer that her daily intake of 5000 calories a day was a dangerous path to self-destruction and she needed to change her life or lose it and Lizzo finally got the message and is committed to this program but it’s been a living hell for her 

Page 8: After surviving a fiery crash at the Daytona 500 NASCAR hero Ryan Newman is locked in an ugly $50 million divorce showdown with his estranged wife -- Ryan and Kristina Newman split in 2019 after she was caught having an affair with another man and paying her love $450,000 and now Ryan’s lawyers are trying to freeze Kristina who was once referred to as the First Lady of NASCAR out of his fortune -- court papers reveal the two split in July 2019 when Kristina went to live with her boyfriend U.S. Army Captain Joe Schwankhaus who is the Chief Operations Officer of Kristina’s company VRX USA 

Page 9: Ellen DeGeneres debuted a high-flying pompadour hairstyle on her new talk show but the makeover still doesn’t get to the root of her recent problems and although her hair may be rising her show’s ratings are falling 

Page 10: Hot Shots -- pregnant Kelly Rowland, Andy Cohen took his son Benjamin for a stroll in NYC, Will Smith held court in L.A. while shooting King Richard a biopic about the dad of tennis greats Venus Williams and Serena Williams, Angela Bassett caught a drive-in screening of One Night in Miami in L.A. 

Page 11: Grieving Lisa Marie Presley has broken her silence over the suicide of her beloved only son Benjamin Keough saying her heart and soul went with him sharing her heartbreak on what would have been Ben’s 28th birthday and she added she’s dedicating herself to raising Ben’s twin half-sisters and actress sister Riley Keough, Chaka Khan refuses to duo with Ariana Grande again saying she’s not gonna do a song with no heifer -- Chaka and Ariana worked together in 2019 for the Charlie’s Angels soundtrack

Page 12: Straight Shuter -- DWTS pro Emma Slater kept a handle on her coffee while steering her e-bike (picture), it pays to be Brad Pitt’s girlfriend as his new squeeze Nicole Poturalski has doubled her modeling fees, dancing siblings Derek Hough and Julianne Hough are out of step over her sloppy personal life and his hot new judging career because these two were supposed to be the next Donny and Marie Osmond but his solo career is exploding while hers is falling apart, Madonna has always been a big believer in astrology but now she won’t even meet with people if it’s not written in the stars and she’s spending a fortune to have an army of people read her charts 

Page 13: Losing his beloved son to cancer has sparked new fears for fragile Robert Redford because Robert has struggled with his own health over the years and losing his son to bile-duct cancer is extremely worrying; he’s already frail and this has friends fearing the worst, Jeff Bridges is confident he’ll win his battle with lymphoma by coupling medical care with a strict vegan diet and chanting and spiritual healing techniques

Page 14: Convicted wife killer Scott Peterson may soon walk out of prison and grisly photos lawyers say could set him free -- following years of appeals California’s Supreme Court overturned Scott’s death penalty and now another appeal is forcing a lower court to reexamine his conviction for murdering seven months pregnant wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son Conner -- if Scott gets a retrial his legal team will be allowed to introduce new evidence including crime scene pictures that Scott’s former defense attorney said suggests Laci’s disappearance was an abduction by a satanic cult 

Page 15: Former child star Zachery Ty Bryan of Home Improvement was jailed overnight and released on $8500 bail following his bust for a fight with a galpal at an apartment complex in Eugene in Oregon -- the drama comes on the heels of Zachery’s split from wife Carly Matros the mom of his four kids

Page 16: Ryan Reynolds can’t wait to film a new rom-com with close pal Sandra Bullock but it’s causing tension with wife Blake Lively even though Blake trusts Ryan and would never forbid him from taking this part but the idea of him getting cozy with Sandra again still makes her uneasy -- now Ryan and Sandra are signed up to do The Lost City of D and despite Sandra’s denials they ever had a romance Ryan is gushing about them getting back together 

Page 17: Isolated and overlooked Today show host Hoda Kotb is being bullied off the morning show because of tepid ratings and the absence of former sidekick Kathie Lee Gifford and Mean Girls treatment by co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager have pushed the disillusioned anchor closer to the door -- Hoda recently filled out paperwork to adopt a third child and she’s clearly putting more emphasis on family than her career and it sends the signal she isn’t happy with her role and is not thinking of Today as her top priority, trainwreck Matthew Perry is holed up in his new Pacific Palisades beach pad  pounding out an explosive tell-all and his former Friends are quaking about what secrets he may reveal -- Matthew wants to rush the book out while interest in the Friends reunion special which was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic remains high -- he knows an uncensored account of his time on Friends and his drug issues would be a bestseller and he intends to blow the lid off his on-set romances and address rumors he and Jennifer Aniston were more than friends 

Page 18: American Life -- her tall tale: I have the longest legs in the world 

Page 19: Jessica Simpson has been flaunting her body after dumping a shocking 100 pounds but buddies worry the drastic drop in size isn’t natural and suspect she’s been taking diet pills again and they’re worried this could escalate into a big issue

Page 20: Devastated Reese Witherspoon was hit with a depressing double whammy -- the death of her dog Pepper from cancer and the delay of her long-awaited sequel Legally Blonde 3, Hollywood Hookups -- John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh wed, Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum split, Cardi B and Offset on again

Page 21: Bruce Willis is back in another Die Hard but this time it’s a commercial for Advance Auto Parts and Die Hard batteries and it’s a clear statement on the state of his career that Bruce has to revisit his amazing past to make a fast buck in the present, Giada De Laurentiis has been given the green light to get married by her 12-year-old daughter Jade -- Giada has dated TV producer Shane Farley for five years and he’s been living with mother and daughter for five months during the pandemic lockdown which gave Jade a firsthand look at what it would be like to have a new daddy and Shane’s passed the test with flying colors 

Page 22: Cover Story -- Prince William’s heartsick wife Kate Middleton is breaking her silence about the royal family’s tumultuous bitter break with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to set the record straight and save Britain’s monarchy and she’s tired of all the rumors and lies and backbiting and after all the drama and negativity she wants to get the truth out there and end this unprecedented crisis that’s endangering the monarchy’s survival -- friends are trying to convince Kate to do an official sit-down TV interview about what really happened between once-inseparable William and Harry and how Harry and Meghan tore the family apart even before they moved to America but Kate is resisting because she fears that could backfire like Princess Diana’s TV tell-all about her marriage to Prince Charles 25 years ago -- Kate had to turn the other cheek often after Meghan joined the family and she offered to help Meghan adjust to royal life from the start but Meghan rebuffed her and Kate in tired of Meghan painting her as the bad guy especially when it was Meghan’s antics that tore the family apart -- Kate also is upset that Harry and Meghan are portraying themselves as victims of a world that’s against them while she and William take on a phenomenal workload to cover the responsibilities the Sussexes left and losing precious time with their own three children and it’s hard not to be bitter but Kate is trying to take the high road and forgive Meghan and move forward

Page 26: With their marriage hanging by a thread Tori Spelling fears Dean McDermott will cheat on her again while filming a new TV show in Canada for six months; Tori wanted to bring their 5 children to Canada with him but Dean put her off saying it would be too distracting -- she’s been a jittery mess and he can’t stand to look at her and he only took this job because they need the money, Melanie Griffith is frustrated with Chris Martin and wants him to put a ring on her daughter Dakota Johnson’s finger -- the couple have been dating since 2017 and Melanie’s fed up with waiting for Chris to pop the question -- Melanie began to lose her patience after the couple reunited following a split last June when Chris won Dakota back with promises to settle down 

Page 28: COVID Vaccines: What you need to know

Page 32: Miley Cyrus claimed she once spotted a spaceship over Hollywood and even locked eyes with an alien but she also admits she’d bought weed wax from a guy in a van in front of a taco shop, whiny Kris Jenner is blaming social media for killing off Keeping Up with the Kardashians after it helped the reality TV clan make a mint

Page 34: Ozzy Osbourne is terrified a doll has cursed him -- Ozzy told son Jack Osbourne on their Osbournes Want to Believe show that Robert the doll was responsible for his recent bad luck and failing health, Tom Cruise and his Mission: Impossible 7 team caused chaos at an Italian hospital by filming there during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Tom and his crew including 100 security staffers plus trucks and other equipment descended on the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome for a week and legions of fans also flocked to the filming creating even more commotion in the streets outside the hospital and adding to the bedlam the production commandeered an elevator drawing criticism as hospital staff were treating 140 coronavirus patients with 12 in intensive care -- filming was done in an administrative section of the hospital but still sparked an official protest as well as complaints from trade union members

Page 36: Health Watch 

Page 38: Superhero screen pals of Chris Pratt rushed to rescue the actor’s reputation after he was mercilessly dragged into a silly social media meme when a Twitter user posted pictures of Chris Pratt and Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans captioned with the instruction one has to go but a flood of responses slammed Pratt as the worst Chris causing his Marvel co-stars to prop him up such as Zoe Saldana and Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and Chris Pratt’s wife Katherine Schwarzenegger also bashed the social media bullies, Matthew McConaughey kept saying alright alright alright to making romantic comedies until the day he was so fed up he turned down $14.5 million to do another one -- Matthew revealed in his memoir that he didn’t mind making a string of mindless rom-coms because their paychecks rented the houses on the beach he ran shirtless on but he eventually wanted to try something else so he turned down a big payday so he could get more serious 

Page 42: Red Carpet -- Drew Barrymore 

Page 47: Odd List

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Perfect Sodor U.S voice cast (anyone not featured on this list will remain in the role as they were):

Yuri Lowenthal: Thomas

Sam Vincent: Percy

Christopher Daniel Barnes: Toby

Jeff Bergman: Eustace

Billy West: Howard

Dwight Schultz: Dwight

Sam Riegel: Derek the Paxman Diesel

Jeff Bennet: Billy, Duck the Great Western Engine, & Toad the brakevan

Mark Williams: the new Vicar of Laxely

Jennifer Hale: Mavis

Danica McKeller: Rosie

Jim Meskimen: Henry

David Kaye: Edward

: Mr. Fergus Duncan

Colm Feore: Willory the Furness Engine

Martin Freeman: William

Lucy Montgomery: Marigold the Quarry Crane (Merrick’s genderbent counterpart)

William Salyers: Dolgoch & James the Red Engine

Minty Lewis: Molly

Will Friedle: Bill

Jason Marsden: Ben

Nicole Tom: Sunny

Clancy Brown: Boco

Jonathan Wilson: Patrick the Cement Mixer

Andrea Baker: Isabella the lorry

Jamie Watson: Bulstrode

Joe Pingue: Whiff the Garbage Engine

Jodi Benson: Old Slow Coach

Travis Willingham: Gordon the big engine

Troy Baker: Spencer the Private Engine

Rick Wasserman: Byron The Bulldozer

Josh Keaton: Jack the Front Loader

Lester Loren: Alfie the Excavator

John DiMaggio: Buster the Steamroller & Lord Callan

Mark Acheson: George the Steamroller

Pierce Brosnan: Murdoch

Thomas Middleditch: Stanley

Kevin Micheal Richardson: Max & Monty

Roz Ryan: Rosetta (Flora’s tram coach)

Kate Micucci: Flora the Great Waterton Steam Tram

Micheal Rosenbaum: Bernie the Bus (Formerly Bertie)

Sara Ballantine: Ali the bus (Formerly Algy)

Tom Kenny: Peter Sam

Jason Spisak: Sir Handel

Bob Joles: Bertram

Mike Judge: Hank

James Arnold Taylor: Dennis

Kari Walhgren: Emily the Sterling Engine

Lana Parrilla: Pip

Jennifer Morrison: Emma

Susan Eisenberg: Kelly the Crane (genderbent)

Trevor Duvall: Smudger

Phil Lamar: Skarloey & Terence the Tractor

Dee Bradly Baker: Rheneas

Stephen Stanton: Fearless Freddie

Maurice LaMaurche: Mr. Hugh

Maria Canals-Barrera: Risty (genderbent/non-binary Rusty)

Frank Welker: The Duke of Boxford

Ted Atherton: Mighty

Danny Smith: Mac

Kath Souice: The Duchess of Boxford

Joe Swash: Stepney the bluebell engine

Steve Purcell: Cromford the bluebell engine

Michelle Aang: Bernice the GW Lemon drop engine

Mark Oliver: City of Truro

Alan Cumming: Lachlan

Neil Crone: Splatter

Kevin Frank: Dodge

Vanessa Marshall: Andrea the Narrow Gauge express engine

Colin McFarlane: Bert the diesel & Richard the new express engine

Greg Whalen: Duncan

Fred Tatasciore: Bear

Bill Hillfager: Ned the Steamshovel

Bob Golding: Eric

Grey Griffin: Bertha

Scott Thompson: Elizabeth

Tony Nappo: Cranky the Crane

Keith Scott: Diesel 10

Corey Burton: Devious Diesel

Taliesin Jaffe: Arthur The LMS Engine

Christian Bale: Paxton

Jonny Harris: Oliver the Great Western Engine

Carlos Alazraqui: Douglas

Hank Azaria: Old Bailey

Tress MacNeille: Lily

Eddie Deezem: Fergus

David Tennant: Neville & Douglas

Dominic Monaghan: Donald

David Menkin: Jeremy the Jet Plane

Nolan North: Porter

JB Blanc: Arry the diesel

David Foley: Mr. Percival

Siobhan Flynn: Miss Jenny Packard

Nicola Stapleton: Sydney the forgetful diesel (genderbent)

Danielle Judovits: Ivy (genderbent Ivo Hugh)

Cam Clarke: Orlando the Excavator

Emma Thompson: Gwen (genderbent Den)

Leigh-Allyn Baker: Colleen the Wharf Crane (genderbent Colin)

Jess Harnell: Nelson

Erica Lindbeck: Franny (genderbent Fred the diesel)

Greg Cipes: Ryan

Ashley Johnson: Rebecca

Catherine Disher: Annie & Clarabel

Mark Hamil: Horrid Lorries

Gary Anthony Williams: Jem Cole

Rupert Degas: Trevor the traction engine

Rob Paulson: Reverend Charles Laxly- Vicar of Wellsworth

Henry Ian Cusick: Harold the Helicopter

Paul Dobson: Duke the lost engine

Tara Strong: Nancy (a conductor’s daughter)

Jules De Jongh: Maya Sarrengato (mayoress of Great Waterton)

Scott McNeil: Rocky the Crane

Joe Mills: Jock

Peter McNicol: Spamcan

Mick Wingert: Flynn the Firetruck

Olivia DeAbo: Olivia the Arlesdale tank engine

Robin Atkin Downes: Cyril the Arlesdale diesel & Boxhill (Stepney’s twin brother)

Rob Rackshaw: Frank the diesel

Sara Cravens: Audrey Balsinde (deputy mayoress of Great Waterton)

Jaime Pressly: Caroline the car

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how old were you when you remembered  dichen lachman was in aquamarine

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im here to tell you that hayley and claire from the 2006 masterpiece aquamarine (dir. elizabeth allen rosenbaum, starring emma roberts and sara paxton) were lesbians and in love thank you for tuning in

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The dark truths of being an athlete – it is time to face the facts

Think of an athlete. Now describe that athlete in 3 words. Let me guess ‘strong’, ‘fit’ or ‘fast’ was one of the words you came up with, right?

I took to Instagram and asked my followers to do the same, this was the response:

We are all guilty of perceiving athletes to be especially resilient and therefore less vulnerable to what the average person may go through in life.

Athletes can be viewed as superhuman and the impact of their emotional wellbeing is frequently overlooked. I myself admit to being guilty of this.

Determining the burden of mental health issues in sport can be difficult. Especially considering the stigma associated with speaking out and the positive association between physical activity on the prevention and treatment of mental health issues [1]. 

Athletes have a huge amount of pressure to deal with. It is common for elite athletes to develop a perfectionist personality at training and competition, which often can lead to anxiety, stress, depression and fatigue.

What could cause an athlete’s mental state to deteriorate? 

        I.            Abuse from fans

Fan abuse can easily contribute to a decrease in an athlete’s psychological state. Dealing with this level of hate from such a large audience during competition and then having it carry on in the media cannot be easy to deal with.

Football players especially receive a lot of hate from fans as tensions rise in the stadium. The level of abuse athletes experience is no secret.

A recent incident involving Mario Balotelli the former Manchester City and Liverpool striker displays the level of hate footballer players face day to day. Balotelli makes new headlines after storming off the pitch due to falling victim of racist chants.

This video gives you an insight into the event and how Balotelli responded. Evidently the torment is causing a reaction that could quite possibly lead to a bigger issue regarding his mental health.

Racism doesn’t stop after a game or competition. Abuse from fans is moving online. Less than two months into the new football season Paul Pogba, Tammy Abraham and Marcus Rashford had all encountered racist abuse on Twitter after missing penalties.

Kick It Out reported 22,000 discriminatory online posts directed at players and teams during the European Championships in 2016. During the 2014/15 English premier League season, there was around 134,000 discriminatory posts aimed at players and clubs. Overall, an average of 16,800 discriminatory posts every month. Both pieces of research show racism being the most common form of hate speech [2]. 

        II.            Injury

One of the most recognised risk factors for psychological distress amongst athletes has been sport injury. Brewer and Petrie (1995) were among the first researchers to compare depression symptoms in athletes who had and had not experienced injuries, using a retrospective study. They found that athletes who experienced an injury during the previous year reported significantly higher depression symptom scores than those reported by non-injured athletes [3].The fear of not being able to make a comeback can affect athletes mental state after suffering from an injury.

QPR technical director Chris Ramsey has spoken about the depression he faced during his injury-hit playing days. In an interview, Ramsey said: “People don’t realise with long-term injuries you go into depression no matter how mild it is. You think about where you are in your career, if a new manager might come in who doesn’t know you – will he buy someone to replace you?” [4].

When athletes experience physical injury, there is often a team of medical employed to ensure a speedy recovery. However, when an athlete experiences a mental health issue, the treatment process is often not quite as similar. Leaving athletes feeling abandoned and unsure of where to turn.

        III.            Stress

Within elite sport, athletes face an extreme load of physical training and psychological stress, including competition-induced stress either prior, during or immediately after competition, as well as training, rehabilitation, team meetings and contract negotiations.

The stress players experience does not end when their playing career does, it follows them into retirement. For example, retired professional footballers are as likely as anyone to be exposed to stressors especially major life events.

The pressure and stigma behind being an athlete 

Athletes may even be more predisposed than the general population to depression, because of the physical and psychological demands placed on them by the sporting environment.

Mental health has the stigma of being weak, the absolute antithesis of what athletes want to portray. Elite athletes are idealised within the media, gaining them a large fan base, giving them false perceptions and the immunity to such problems.

Stigma causes athletes to disconnect from seeking help for their mental health, mainly, to avoid the label of being mentally unwell and the harm it brings on their pride.

Anyone can suffer with depression 

Mental health stigma is still an ongoing issue in society; however, with the help of athletes opening about their mental health walls are being broken.

John Kirwan (Rugby Union coach and player, New Zealand) quote: “Getting help [for depression], for someone like me who saw getting help as a weakness, was a big step. I did an awareness campaign and that first step was difficult for me. I thought people were going to think I was mad.”

Kirwan is now using his experience of suffering with depression to spread awareness and help others going through it.

Emma Mitchell, similarly, in an interview with BBC sport revealed how even after winning the league she felt “terrible” and has now learned to make room for her feelings.

Mitchell describes her struggles with mental illness: “It was like I had a constant pressure on my chest, like somebody was standing on top of me.”

In her interview with the BBC she also highlights how mental health should be valued with the same importance and support that is in place as standard for physical injury.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49934256

Mental health in elite sport is receiving more publicity due to an increase in athletes sharing their personal experiences.

Michael Phelps and Ricky Hatton have publicly spoke about their struggles with mental health to raise awareness. This is helping break down existing barriers within sport, such as mental health making you weak.

Ricky Hatton (professional UK boxer) openly speaks about his struggle with depression in an interview.

Hatton states: “It's adrenaline, the euphoria of having your hand raised in the middle of Madison Square Garden, and then having it taken away.”

Food for thought 

Remember those 3 words you had at the start? Is it as easy to label athletes with those 3 words now? Or has your opinion changed?

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Footnotes:

[1]  Rosenbaum S, Tiedemann A, Sherrington C. (2014) Physical Activity Interventions for People with Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 75(9): 964-974.

[2] http://theconversation.com/racist-abuse-at-football-games-is-increasing-home-office-says-but-the-sports-race-problem-goes-much-deeper-124467

[3]  Brewer, B.W & Petrie, T.A. (1995). A comparison between injured and uninjured football players on selected psychosocial variables. Acad. Athl. J. 10:11Y8.

[4] https://www.mylondon.news/sport/football/football-news/qpr-technical-director-chris-ramsey-13202247

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Aquamarine-2006

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laid-off buzzfeeders

here is a to-be-updated list of buzzfeed employees who were laid off that i could find. if i find more, this list will be updated. feel free to dm or reply names that i can add

-niki ang

-selorm kploanyi

-tj marchbank

-joanna borns

-jared sosa

-shayna brewer

-pedro fequiere jr

-kelly diamond

-daniel toy

-summer anne burton

-kevin nguyen

-louis peitzman

-matthew perpetua

-kaye toal

-mike hinson

-erin chack

-matt kiebus

-sam stryker

-andrea hickey

-jack shepherd

-rachel "the rewm" wilkerson miller

-conz preti

-john gara

-cates holderness

-tina susman

-marisa carroll

-tyler kingkade

-jessica testa

-hannah allam

-john stanton

-ariane lange

-grace spelman

-mike hayes

-talal ansari

-blake montgomery

-michelle broder van dyke

-fran berkman

-anjali patel

-alanna bennett

-kiano moju

-kate peterman

-garrett werner

-dorsey shaw

-cate holderness

-steven kanter

-jeremy perez-cruz

-patrick ward

-norberto briceño

-kate diep

-kate sosa

-tyler kingkade

-austin hunt

-fernando padron

-marcus jones

-vera bergengruen

-chris mcdaniel

-patrick lewis

-michael rusch

-casey cline

-brett vergara

-kirk damato

-brianna holt

-arielle benedek

-andrew cushing

-terri pous

-mike giglio

-jessie wu

-eric larson

-emily shwake

-katcy stephan

-caroline kee

-rituja donadkar

-jason sweeten

-anna borges 

-sarah karlan

-armand valdes

-laura geiser

-gyan yankovich

-kevin collier

-indiana fawcett

-steph cozza

-mark seibel

-branson lb

-christian nilsson

-daniela cadena

-jeremy koeing

-kendell byrd

-sequoia holmes

-jacob reed

-mitchell prothero

-grace wyler

-emma byrne

-ben coleman

-sarah rasmussen

-payappilly ann

-shila farahani

-gavon laessig

-chelsea olle

-idil gozde

-kev smith

-pier dominguez

-caelan hugues

-alicia hosking

-hoss ghertassi

-tom vellner

-kovie biakolo

-michael letts

-claudia rosenbaum

-abid anwar

-emily tamkin

-theresa tamkins