World AIDS Day takes place on December 1st each year. It's an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who have the virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.
Today, scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.
Today, scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.
- 12/1/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
2009: CBS aired the final episode of Guiding Light."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: Love is a Many Splendored Thing premiered on CBS. The network, which hadn't premiered a soap in seven years, enlisted Irna Phillips in adapting a serial very loosely from a famous novel and movie. Love is a Many Splendored Thing concerned the in-laws of the book's protagonist Mark Elliot, who intermarried with other surrounding families in San Francisco. A stylish and refreshing story, it was a fabulous stepping stone for David Birney, Donna Mills and Leslie Charleson, all beautiful and talented young performers.
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: Love is a Many Splendored Thing premiered on CBS. The network, which hadn't premiered a soap in seven years, enlisted Irna Phillips in adapting a serial very loosely from a famous novel and movie. Love is a Many Splendored Thing concerned the in-laws of the book's protagonist Mark Elliot, who intermarried with other surrounding families in San Francisco. A stylish and refreshing story, it was a fabulous stepping stone for David Birney, Donna Mills and Leslie Charleson, all beautiful and talented young performers.
- 9/18/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio has closed a three-year deal with the studio, effective immediately.
The companies worked together on The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, and Shutter Island, and have four projects in development.
The Devil In The White City adapted by Billy Ray will reunite DiCaprio with Martin Scorsese, while Sandcastle Empire is a climate change cautionary tale close to DiCaprio’s heart.
The roster includes an untitled film based on a book proposal by New York Times journalist Jack Ewing about the recent Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, and a limited television series based on A Scott Berg’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Charles Lindbergh.
Paramount CEO Brad Grey called DiCaprio, who last month won the best lead actor Oscar for The Revenant, “one of the great talents of our time.”
Grey added, “We are both proud and excited to grow our relationships with [DiCaprio], Rick Yorn, Jennifer Davisson and the entire team at Appian Way.”
“I...
The companies worked together on The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, and Shutter Island, and have four projects in development.
The Devil In The White City adapted by Billy Ray will reunite DiCaprio with Martin Scorsese, while Sandcastle Empire is a climate change cautionary tale close to DiCaprio’s heart.
The roster includes an untitled film based on a book proposal by New York Times journalist Jack Ewing about the recent Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, and a limited television series based on A Scott Berg’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Charles Lindbergh.
Paramount CEO Brad Grey called DiCaprio, who last month won the best lead actor Oscar for The Revenant, “one of the great talents of our time.”
Grey added, “We are both proud and excited to grow our relationships with [DiCaprio], Rick Yorn, Jennifer Davisson and the entire team at Appian Way.”
“I...
- 3/30/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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