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Energy at Writers Guild Deal Meeting Akin to a “Rock Concert”
Meredith Stiehm, president of WGA West, began the meeting by making the "official" declaration that the guild has struck a tentative new three-year Minimum Basic Agreement following what was the second-longest strike in the history of the union. As she acknowledged each and every member of the WGA's leadership, board, negotiating committee, as well as recently elected officers, her statements were greeted by successive standing ovations. The chief negotiator for the guild who replaced David Young after he went on medical leave in February, Ellen Stutzman, received the loudest applause of the evening from the roughly 1,000 guild members who filled the Palladium to its rafters.
By Hridoy Talukder2 years ago in BookClub
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By CorsetsIsland2 years ago in BookClub
Unveiling Tara Westover's Enlightening Journey
A Childhood in Isolation Tara's upbringing was far from ordinary. Raised in a family that shunned formal education and modern medical practices, she experienced profound isolation and a lack of exposure to traditional scholastic pursuits. Her family's survivalist beliefs shaped their unconventional way of life, where formal education was replaced by self-reliance and resilience.
By shva phaneendra2 years ago in BookClub
Book Review: Takuan from Koto by Ryu Zhong
A stone marten, in pursuit of the sun, climbs to the very Heavens and causes quite a commotion. Both the stubborn gods and the ordinary people have a hard time when weredemons break free. Even the Lord of the Underworld turns out to be powerless. But sometimes even a mouse can be stronger than an elephant, as the old proverb says. The fate of the world ends up in the hands of Takuan — a young trickster, who deceives the greedy, angry, and ignorant people across the country of Chinayindu. On his journey, he meets the wandering warrior Zhu Leizu, a temple monk named Soliang, the clumsy sorcerer Bricabrac, and many others. Our story begins with a village boy setting off to a monastery to become a demon-hunting monk, only to find out how truly dull monastic life can be. Or does our story actually begin with the birth of the stone marten Ta Guan? This book is a full box set of series ‘Adventures of Takuan from Koto’: Prince of Blue Flowers Hunters of Weredemons Envoys of Celestials
By Marie Sinadjan2 years ago in BookClub
OpenAI Employee Discovers Eliza Effect, Gets Emotional
Designing a program in such a way that it can actually convince someone that another human is on the other side of the screen has been the goal of AI developers since the idea took its first steps towards to reality. Research firm OpenAI recently announced that its flagship product ChatGPT will have ears, eyes and a voice in an effort to look more human. Now, an AI security engineer at OpenAI says she became “quite emotional” after using the chatbot's voice mode for instant chat.
By Bishal talukder2 years ago in BookClub
Nature Story for Kids: The Boy Who Grew A Forest | Vooks Narrated Storybooks
The boy who grew a forest! The true story of jadhav pying… the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago the second best time to plant a tree is now proverb. In india on a large river island among farms and families hard at work the lived a boy who loved trees, trees meant shade food and shelter for many but each rainy season flood waters swallowed more and more of the beautiful tree-covered land. The boy's precious island was shrinking eroding away with the rushing river leaving empty sandbars behind. The boy witnessed animals stranded on those sandbars their homes destroyed his feared that if animals withered without trees people would too. The boy shared his fears with the village the elders explained that the only way to help animals was to create new homes for them. They gifted the boy with 20 bamboo saplings alone he can down the muddy river he wished he could cover all the land with trees [Music] but a large sandbar nearby was a place to start the land was too barren for animals the shores too sandy for leafy trees would bamboo grow the boy hoped. Determined he began to plant one shaft two then three. Every day he watered the saplings by hand sweat trickling down his face and chest he built a watering system to help and lugged heavy buckets from the river his arms grew tired his back saw still each day he tended to the plants and over time the bamboo patch grew into a healthy thicket the boy was proud of his work but he worried it wouldn't be enough to stop the swelling river or to provide shelter for animals if he wanted more plants to grow he would have to create a richer soil. The boy carried cow dung earthworms termites and angry red ants that bit him on the journey to the new home, he brought seeds from neighboring villages over trails through brush down the river each day he planted, as years passed and the boy grew so did a forest 10 acres 20 acres then 40, wildlife returned for the first time in many years, buffalo one-horned rhinos and snakes gibbons migratory birds and elephants [Music] the man's forest teamed with life and diversity, not everyone was happy [Music] fear swept over the villages when tigers arrived so the man planted more grasses to attract small animals that would keep the tigers happy in the forest elephants wandered into neighboring farms to feast on the crops so the man planted more fruiting trees to help feed the hungry elephants, some wanted to harvest the forest to build homes but the man was there to plant anew, others tried to hunt the animals for their horns and fur but the man was there to protect fuel thought the forest would last but the man believed in its strength now in india on a large river island among wildlife and trees as tall as buildings there lives a man who has planted a forest, the forest is called molai after a man named jadav malai, who never stopped planting and pruning and protecting, only by growing plants the earth will survive jada firing.
By Nha Ristiano2 years ago in BookClub
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By Yourpayhub2 years ago in BookClub
Author/Book Review of the Month
Otto smith as a teenager and adult life suffered from a bad addiction problem after going through treatment and getting the help he needed he decided he wanted to help others. Otto has now become a published Author, This started back in February 2020, when he wrote his first book called Against the Current. The book was first published on Amazon available in paperback and kindle version. Then a few months later Otto decided that he would like to do a re-write of his book. After some updating it was then published onto Barnes n Nobles.
By carmen smith2 years ago in BookClub
The Quantum Garden
In a quiet, unassuming corner of a bustling city, there stood a mysterious garden known to only a few. It wasn't an ordinary garden; it was the Quantum Garden, a place where the boundaries of reality and imagination blurred, and the laws of physics seemed to dance to a different tune.
By Usama Rauf2 years ago in BookClub
Essential Books: A Reading List for Every Lifetime
1. **"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee**: This timeless classic addresses issues of racism, empathy, and justice in the American South. It's a powerful narrative that encourages readers to confront prejudice and understand the importance of empathy and moral courage.
By Roomaam Fatıma2 years ago in BookClub
