The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Today we are featuring stories about the decimation of a national park, the survival of Texas Monthly magazine, how a couple escaped slavery in Boston, choosing when to die, and the future of jelly. 1. In a Famed Kenyan Game Park, the Animals Are Giving Up Georgina Gustin | Undark | January 4, 2023 | […]
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GEORGINA LIVINGSTON (Sophia Bush) is looking for her COUSINS connection. Please message STEPH for more information regarding this connection. The status of this connection is currently: OPEN.
CONNECTION TYPE
Carmichael Cousins
CHARACTER NAME
Cousin #1: First name up to player, Surname should be Carmichael (Unless married)
Cousin #2: First name up to player, Surname could be Carmichael (Unless married or taken mother’s name)
CHARACTER AGE RANGE
Cousin #1: 30s.
Cousin #2: Mid 30s
SUGGESTED FACE CLAIMS
Cousin #1: Kate Mara, Dakota Johnson, Garrett Hedlund, Luke Mitchell, Chace Crawford, Emmy Rossum, Max Irons, Brant Daugherty, Francois Arnaud, Nico Tortorella, Emilia Clarke, Grant Gustin, Annie Murphy, Melissa Roxburgh, Merritt Patterson, Leighton Meester, Hilary Duff, Alexandra Park.
Cousin #2: Antonia Thomas, Jesse Rath, Meaghan Rath, Katrina Law, Kristin Kreuk, Lewis Tan, Troian Bellisario, Kat Graham, Diego Boneta, Tyler Blackburn, Amber Stevens-West, Elliot Knight, Jessica Szohr, Kylie Bunbury.
CHARACTER DETAILS
Firstly we would advise you to read Georgina’s, Gabriel’s, and Gabriella’s biographies to have a general idea about the Livingstons and the importance of family for them. We assume that the Carmichaels would have the same values within the family. The connections, as described, are the two children of Sylvie’s middle brother (70). Sylvie (the mother of Livingstons mentioned above) and her brother have a close relationship and work together in the family business.
We want to keep this connection as open as possible, but if you ever want to brainstorm about headcanons for the family, we are always available for discussion.
Cousin #1:
This cousin is the second child of the Carmichael patriarch and the only child of the patriarch’s current wife. This young one probably had some troubles with their half-sibling while growing up, an ongoing competition going between them. It’s up to you if this competition is still going on or if the siblings grew closer.
As for profession, it’s completely up to you, a tip from us; perhaps a job with a lot more freedom, entirely away from the family business - Carmichael Roses.
Cousin #2:
This cousin is the first child of the Carmichael patriarch, from a relationship/fling he had before he settled down with his now-wife. This muse can have a lot of potential. The father of your muse might’ve planned on proposing to your muse's mother after your muse was born, but why did the relationship fall apart? That’s all up to you. Even though your muse is from a broken relationship, your muse has always been a part of the family. The child who made him a father for the first time, the joy of his life despite the relationship falling apart. The reason to carry on.
As for profession it’s completely up to you. Another tip from us; maybe they can be working at Carmichael Roses - the family business. Gabriella works here as a wedding planner.
EXTRAS
If you’d like to get into contact with Myr and Rosa, the account is as follows: @gabbylivingston + @gabelivingston
PINTEREST BOARD: Carmichael Rose Co / Carmichael Family / Livingston Family
Uncle fc: Kevin Costner ─ Richard Carmichael
Aunt fc (current wife): Kathy Baker ─ Linda Carmichael
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Scientists determined that the sustainable fish catch — the amount of fish that can be caught without decimating populations — could drop by as much as a quarter by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue on their current trajectory.
The oceans have absorbed about 90 percent of the excess heat and about a quarter of the carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning and other human activities, leading to rising ocean temperatures, increasing acidification and lower oxygen levels that will have an impact on sea life. Shellfish won't be able to develop shells properly; harmful algae blooms will proliferate, choking off coastal fisheries; and populations of fish will continue moving to cooler waters, leaving behind the fishing communities and economies that have depended on them for centuries.
"The current science suggests that as the ocean warms and loses oxygen, the body size of animals will be reduced, the distribution of fish will change and the surface production of phytoplankton is going to decline," said Lisa Levin, a professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a lead author of the fisheries chapter. "When there's less plankton at the base of the food web, there's going to be less fish."
— Excerpt from Climate Change Threatens the World’s Fisheries, Food Billions of People Rely On by Georgina Gustin
Within the past few months, I’ve posted links to the series of articles about the Farm Bureau published by InsideClimate News. They’re in here someplace. Just search for Farm Bureau.
Excerpt from this article from Yale Climate Connections:
Those of us who don’t grow our own food may lose sight of how much risk is involved in agriculture. But the recent floods in the Midwest are just the latest reminder that farming can be a precarious occupation in times of climate change, with its unpredictable and sometimes downright wild weather.
Too little water or too much, days too hot or too cold, unexpected shifts in the timing of all these things: any such disruption can put farmers in trouble. As the headline of a worthwhile overview story in The Guardian puts it, “As Climate Change Bites in America’s Midwest, Farmers are Desperate to Ring the Alarm.”
But what does it mean for farmers when the most powerful agricultural organization in the country, the American Farm Bureau Federation, isn’t so sure human-caused climate change is real and disapproves of nearly all proposed means of lessening its impacts? And why might such an organization hold those views?
According to the climate change page on the Farm Bureau website and its factsheet, the group approves of biofuels and “market-based solutions,” but not of carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, or emissions reporting; regulation by the EPA or “any other legislative vehicle”; anything that might “make America less competitive”; and any action by the U.S. that isn’t matched or exceeded by “other countries.”
For a wide-ranging and eye-opening education about this powerful organization, read “Harvesting Peril: Extreme Weather and Climate Change on the American Farm.” This series of three articles (plus an infographic and short video) from Georgina Gustin and others at Inside Climate News provides a strong rationale for appreciating the difficulties farmers face in part because of the Farm Bureau’s many-pronged political and cultural influence.
Court Lets Exxon Off Hook for Pipeline Spill in Arkansas Neighborhood
Court Lets Exxon Off Hook for Pipeline Spill in Arkansas Neighborhood
by Georgina Gustin / Popular Resistance Above Photo: A break in Exxon’s Pegasus Pipeline sent more than 200,000 gallons of heavy tar sands crude oil spilling into a neighborhood of Mayflower, Arkansas, in 2013. Credit: U.S. EPA ‘Despite adherence to safety guidelines and regulations, oil spills still do occur,’ the court said in overturning several violations against the oil giant. A federal…
Harvesting Peril: Extreme Weather and Climate Change on the American Farm.
Farmers are on the frontline of climate change, at the mercy of worsening extreme weather. Farms also contribute to the problem. And they could help solve it—through practices that could store billions of tons of carbon in the soil while boosting farm profits. A transformation of America's farm economy would be as profound as the revolution in the energy economy.
So why hasn't this started to happen? In a new series of articles, InsideClimate News examines the influence of the nation's largest farm lobby, the American Farm Bureau Federation. For two decades, the Farm Bureau has worked to defeat treaties and regulations to slow global warming and to defend business as usual, putting at risk the very farmers it represents. ICN Reporter Georgina Gustin explains.
because i’m unoriginal and i need some organization in my life i’m gonna follow jess and chris cause why not? anyway this is what’s up my kids. let’s play if we haven’t? everything’s bound to change cause who needs end games lmao.
alexandra sophia ford ;; fc dove cameron // fairwoods very own elle woods/cher horowitz she’s smart as f but in an unconventional way? senior, seventeen, in another life she was luna lovegood or alice from alice in wonderland. ray of sunshine lives in a bubble of happiness and is basically a princess, little sister which is a role she takes very seriously like don’t come near her brother she’ll bark? anyways her brother is jace ford... her family’s name and money and what not has grown very respected over the years and you know they have hella money. she’s art club president, year book editor and into music like HARD CORE into musicals and disney. she loves art, van gogh , monet, she wants to travel the world collecting art and photography and someday opening her own art gallery and all that. she’s set to attend yale like her brother did before her ect... hasn’t gotten the full effect of “ family duties “ yet. proud mother of a kitten whose name is dinah.
friends, someone who plays pranks on her just to see what happens? no ex anythings she’s pure as hell lmao, but she could have had someone who tried flirting her once and she didn’t get it.
gemma diane rhodes ;; fc amber heard // twenty six, beautiful, vindictive and and richer than you. she’s an heiress to a diamond cartel her family controls 30% of the world’s diamonds and well basically she’s been sleeping on a gold mattress her entire life. vain, a bit shallow and is totally disconnected with the world around her unless it like benefits her in some way. she’s engaged to jason ford, they went to yale together, gemma is cunning as hell she has a major in business like girl is a shark tbh. all she wants to do in life is make money, and surround herself with those who will make MONEY for her. she has a heart somewhere, it’s just dead cause she doesn’t use it. she’s basically the picture of the perfect lady.
acquaintances, people she’s known through her social activities, an ex or two? someone she had feelings for and then left him because u know she wanted bigger things etc.
areli augusta echavarria ;; fc selena gomez // seventeen, senior she’s half spanish / half mexican her father is from spain and her mother is from mexico city. her father is a big time record producer, he’s like a ceo of a record company and her mother inherited tons of money. she’s your resident serena vanderwoodsen, an emotional mess with a volatile relationship with mum who’s been married like 3 times, she’s going for a 4th. a big sister to a seven year old brother and well she fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and they had a thing behind her back.
bad influence ( think georgina sparks ), hook ups and past ex boyfriends or guys she’s dated. an enemy, and well basically someone to challenge her and help her pull out of her bubble even more because she’s done with the whole high social circle crowd her mom runs with. a future step sibling? their parents are getting married, they high key don’t see eye to eye but it’s family so you do everything for family.
finnley xander gray ;; fc richard madden // twenty eight, english - literature professor at fairwood high and best selling author. he attended yale and was majoring in business when he decided that it wasn’t what he wanted to do so he basically turned his back on what his parents wanted for him and said goodbye to the family money, although he’s just made more than enough on his own but he’s really low key about it. resident hoe TBH he can’t keep it in his pants, he likes women lots and lots of them LMAO. he’s basically mark sloan.
ex hook ups of any kind, an enemy someone who thinks he’s full of himself and can’t deal with his ass. friends u know that stuff.
james daniel cunningham ;; fc grant gustin // eighteen, resident animal lover he works at the pet shelter and is basically newt scamander he relates to animals more than he does to human beings. he’s really kind, loyal and hard working he’s a hufflepuff like 100%, will hit you with random animal and most importantly dog facts. really passionate about helping the earth’s environment so he’s a vegan and will keep you from eating a chicken nugget. mom’s the town doctor / surgeon she’s a heart surgeon half brother to uriah, his dad is a messy ass deal and he doesn’t know him doesn’t want to. wren is his cousin/ big brother and he loves him to bits.
friends, someone he tutors, but like not really he mostly does their homework for them because well he doesn’t have the heart to speak up. a bully of sorts, anyone who wants to shove his head in a toilet from time to time DO IT.
sebastian rodrigo maradona ;; fc theo james // twenty eight, ex soccer superstar he was injured used to play soccer professionally. spanish, he’s now the high school soccer coach. too serious for his own good hardly smiles and he’s really passionate about the sport, and he loves his girls to death like he’s protective over the girls on the team.
friends, best friends, hook ups, a girlfriend maybe? future romance idk, just someone who makes him not be so serious all the time lmao.
riley daphne moore ;; fc emma watson // twenty four, ace of cakes runner up and local town superstar her bakery kind of exploded after she was on the show and she’s had multiple offers to make it a franchise but she hasn’t accepted any of them yet. high key thinks that her cupcakes and cakes are the solution to all of the world’s problems and she will feed anyone who lets her and even if they don’t lmao. big mama bear instincts, protective of the people she cares for and will probably go over board with such protection and she’s really not flexible, doesn’t take no for an answer about ANYTHING at all, stubborn and prone to ranting loves coffee and is a sarcastic twit a lot of the time.
exes, friends, a potential business partner, someone who works in her shop like a teenager from the high school you know all that stuff.
athena margaeret pearce ;; fc carlson young // sixteen, sophomore, bixsexual loves everyone tbh she’s a hoe. she has a sex tape with someone or more than one someone. she’s a jock, loves soccer but she’s drunk 24/7 she and her dad have a terrible rl, her mother committed suicide when she was in ninth grade so that’s kind of what’s set her off she’s determined to feel everything and do as much as she can because she wants to feel alive. so basically one of those i’ll do everything once kind of people. she’s difficult though, cares about a few and will hardly let anyone in but when she does she’s loyal to death. she lashes out and will self destruct when things don’t go her way. terrified of commitment and someone loving her, she just doesn’t think that’s real.
hook ups, exes, enemies, a good influence which she doesn’t want lmao treats them awfully, an ex whose heart she broke by cheating or idk something like that.
emma charlotte richards ;; fc nina dobrev // twenty two, hella gay but doesn’t know it, she’s a police officer in training all about the rules and has a big moral compass a good heart and she just wants to help. doesn’t have much of a life outside of her police duty so she’s always lost with current events but she’ll speak to anyone just don’t flirt with her she don’t know LMAO
someone who makes her realize she’s gay, friends, an ex she dated who kind of figured it out but you know hasn’t really told her he just let her break up with him. someone she busts for things constantly and well is basically a pain in their ass lmao.
isabella cathernie reynolds ;; fc liz gillies // eighteen, senior, navy brat she just moved to town she’s invisible for the most part and she hates it. she’s intelligent but she’s really high strung her walls are up 24/7 because she doesn’t want to get attached if she’s just gonna leave, hella loyal, really causal about the dating game unless she’s crushing that’s when she’s a disaster. basically she’s paris geller lmao.
since she new, ANYTHING is game just give me all the things.
connor nathaniel whitaker ;; fc dom sherwood // eighteen, senior, resident baskebtall superstar he’s going to duke on a basketball scholarship and he wants to play for the nba in the future. his father owns a car dealership in town so they are well off and well basically he’s a jock wth a bad reputation. isn’t much for being to others and mistrusts almost anyone he meets.
exes, hookups, enemies, you know the whole THING do it. a good influence maybe? a best friend and all the nice things.
New United Nations report calls for shutting down coal industry, ramping up renewables
New United Nations report calls for shutting down coal industry, ramping up renewables
To Close Climate Goals Gap: Drop Coal, Ramp Up Renewables — Fast, UN Says A new UNEP report shows that the gap between the climate promises countries made at Paris and the emissions cuts needed is larger than previously thought. Inside Climate news Georgina Gustin, 2 Nov 17 Countries will have to phase out coal and invest in renewable energy even faster than previously expected to keep global…
( queued. ) please bring us aj saudin, candice patton, grant gustin, cameron cuffe, tyler hoechlin, georgina campbell, ryan potter, anna diop, coral peña, laura harrier, lindsey morgan, ricky whittle, sofia jamora, neels visser, reece king, marie avgeropoulos, alycia debnam-carey, ludi lin, alex steele, shay mitchell, and deantrbl !
This summer has been a record-setter for floods in the Southern US, but out West, it’s also been an intense year for wildfires.
More than 80 wildfires are burning across swaths of land in Montana, California, and even states in the Pacific Northwest that tend to be rainy, like Oregon and Washington. [Washington Post / John Hopewell]
All of this fire and smoke is being fueled by record-setting heat; California just had its hottest summer ever, and temperatures have also been scorching in cities like Portland and Seattle. [Inside Climate News / Georgina Gustin]
Right now, there’s a huge cloud of smoke hanging over Washington that nearly covers the entire state. People in Seattle and surrounding areas have been getting ash falling on their cars; the smoke is supposed to clear up late this week, but some longtime Seattle residents told reporters they can’t remember this much smoke being in the city. [The Evergrey / Sarah Gentzler]
All of this smoke carries potentially dangerous health risks as people inhale tiny smoke particles. It can also worsen pollution and smog in cities. [Vox / Brian Resnick]
One fire has burned 30,000 acres in Portland, but firefighters battling blazes around well-known Multnomah Falls have so far managed to keep it safe, and some officials say the fire could actually be beneficial in helping new plant growth. [Willamette Week / Katie Shepherd]
Georgia Town Fights Becoming Coal Ash Dumping Ground
Georgia Town Fights Becoming Coal Ash Dumping Ground
by Georgina Gustin / Inside Climate News JESUP, Georgia—Peggy Riggins remembers standing against the wall of a windowless meeting room on a January day last year. Dozens of people sat in folding chairs, others crowded the aisles and more packed the hallway outside, tilting their heads to hear. The Wayne County commissioners were unaccustomed to a big audience. But over the previous weeks, the…