Tiger

In India about 274 Bengal Tigers have been dying in the last four years. Only 82 of those tigers died because of natural causes, while more than 70% of tiger deaths were due to poaching or for undetermined reasons.

Utah as of right now has tigers display at the Hogle Zoo there not the same kind of tigers the tigers Hogle Zoo has our siberian tigers where the in India the tigers our Bengal but both our endanger. The fact that only 82 of those tigers died of natural causes is just sickening  that means 192 of there tigers have been killed in cold blood for fur, food and to use as a trophy that the people don't desperately need. Hunting Isn't the only thing thats killing them deforestation has also been thinning there population.Despite their fearsome reputation, most tigers avoid humans; however, a few do become dangerous man-eaters. These animals are often sick and unable to hunt normally, or live in an area where their traditional prey has vanished.

Top 10 Grossing Movies of 2014

Over 200 movies were released over the course of 2014, but these few films were the ones to make the box office top 10.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy

Total Gross: $333,055,258

Director: James Gunn

Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper

Writers: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning

Premiere: August 1st

Trailer: Here 

2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part One

Total Gross: $324,876,190

Director: Francis Lawrence

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland

Writers: Peter Craig, Danny Strong, Suzanne Collins

Premiere: November 21st

Trailer: Here 

 3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Total Gross: $259,766,572

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Stars: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ed Brubaker, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Premiere: April 4th

Trailer: Here 

4. The LEGO Movie

Total Gross: $257,760,692

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Stars: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell

Writers: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman

Premiere: February 7th

Trailer: Here 

5. Transformers: Age of Extinction

Total Gross: $245,439,076

Director: Michael Bay

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Premiere: June 27th

Trailer: Here 

6. Maleficent

Total Gross: $241,410,378

Director: Robert Stromberg

Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copey

Writers: Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Premiere: May 30th

Trailer: Here

7. X-Men: Days of Future Past

Total Gross: $233,921,534

Director: Bryan Singer

Stars: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

Writers: Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

Premiere: May 23th

Trailer: Here 

8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

 Total Gross: $224,308,892

Director: Peter Jackson

Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage 

Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, J.R.R. Tolkien

Premiere: December 17

Trailer: Here 

9. Big Hero 6

 Total Gross: $211,798,980

Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams

Stars: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney

Writers: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Duncan Rouleau, Stephen T. Seagle, Paul Briggs, Joseph Mateo

Premiere: November 7th

Trailer: Here 

10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

 Total Gross: $208,545,589

Director: Matt Reeves

Stars: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell

Writers: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Pierre Boulle

Premiere: July 11th

Trailer: Here 

Sources:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2014 

http://www.imdb.com

A Royal Visit to New York

     The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Kate, made a visit to New York on Sunday, December 7th. They met the president of The United States, bumped into musical sensations, and witnessed protests. They only took a three day trip, so that they can get back to their 17 month-old baby, George. Kate is pregnant with her second baby, and is due in April 2015.

     While the Prince met and chatted with President Obama and received a tour of the White House, (afterwards presenting a speech) Kate toured New York with the first lady of New York. The Prince also met Hillary Clinton.

     Later that day they went to an NBA basketball game at the Barclays Center. The teams who played were the Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers; the Cavaliers won. They arrived at the game half way through the third quarter, and later bumped into the musical sensations Beyonce and Jay-Z and spoke for a while.

At the end of the game LeBron James (also known as King James) met them, and gave them two jerseys, including one for baby George.

     They also made an appearance at the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. Kate left flowers and a note that said, “In sorrowful memory of those who died on 11th September and in admiration of the courage shown to rebuild. William and Catherine.” The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge concluded their short trip at a fundraiser for scholarships at St. Andrews University where they fell in love. 

Top 5 best children's holiday books

Auntie Claus is Ms. Hooker's favorite holiday story, so in the spirit of the season, here are the top 5 holiday books for children.

1. Polar Express has been made into a movie and both depict a boy who doesn't believe in Santa. Because he doesn't believe, a magic train comes along to take him to the north pole to meet Santa and the train ride there is anything but peaceful when he goes on a series of adventures delaying and helping the train to the top of the world.

2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a popular story book by Dr. Seuss about a green guy who hates christmas. After he steals Christmas from the town of whoville, he realizes that he has to return Christmas, and his heart grew three sizes bigger. Like all Dr. Seuss works it also rhymes.

3. The Night Before Christmas compared to the first two books is also sweet and a classic holiday read. It's a rhyming story about Santa's visit to a particular house and how the man living there sees him going about his magical business and setting out presents.

4. The Christmas Party (Disney Frozen) well, something about Frozen was bound to be here. It is about Christmas in Arendelle and Anna and Elsa's celebration. The book comes with press-out ornaments with pictures of the characters on them.

5. Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer is a television series that first aired 50 years ago on December 6th. It has been turned into a well illustrated gift book. It, like the rest of these books would make a good gift for any child.

"YPG Book to Film Club: The Polar Express." Young to Publishing Group RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2014.

Angelina's Bad Week -Sam

Even mega-superstars have their bad days, and between a leaked email, a lack of an award nomination, and an unfortunate turn of events, Angelina Jolie has had a pretty terrible few this past week. 

By Tuesday, emails had been leaked from Sony Pictures’ chair and film producer, respectively Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin. In these, Rudin proclaimed Jolie to be “minimally talented" and a "spoiled brat.”

On Wednesday she had a run in with Amy Pascal, and was caught in an awkward hug. In photos, Pascal sports an apologetic expression which Jolie meets with an icy gaze. It’s possible that this run-in was unrelated to the recently leaked emails, but it sure looks like it in this particular moment.

On Thursday, the announcement for the Golden Globe awards nominees was made. Despite the fact that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have been fans of Jolie’s in the past, her latest film Unbroken apparently didn’t cut it for them.

To top it all off, on Friday Jolie released a video stating that she would have to withdraw herself from promotion of Unbroken due to the fact that she has chicken pox. (You can watch the video here.) Jolie worked on the film for 2 years and produced it. She states separately that she is "heartbroken to miss our premiere."

Poor Angie… Get well soon!

www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/angelinajoliehasthechickenpoxnoreally http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/12/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/angelina-jolie-amy-pascal-sony-emails/?cid=ob_articlesidebarall&iref=obinsite http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/12/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/angelina-jolie-amy-pascal-sony-emails/?cid=ob_articlesidebarall&iref=obinsite

Coping With Uncertainty

"Re-Wire Your Brain for Weight Loss (Part III)." AskGeorgie.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.

N.p., n.d. Web.

Uncertainty is something everyone deals with, but for some people coping is easier than others. Professor Kate Sweeny of the psychology department at University of California Riverside did research on what kind of personality types cope with waiting best. Sweeny was surprised to find that self-esteem was in fact not a personality type that helps, but rather optimism is. 

Hong Kong Protests

Buckley, Chris, and Alan Wong. "Hong Kong Students Boycott Classes in Democracy Fight." The New York Times. The New York Times, 22 Sept. 2014. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.

For over 10 weeks democracy protesters in Hong Kong Have been occupying Harcourt Road. Then, Thursday at 9:45 police rounded up the last of the protesters and cleared out the road they had blocked with colorful tents and umbrella statues that have become a symbol of the protests. The leaders of the protests, Joshua Wong a college student who started the protest with other students.

Flying Into The Future

Flying Into The Future  

   Amazon is truly considering using “Amazon Prime Air Drones” for fast delivery. 

The drones are estimated to take 30 minutes to deliver a product. They have been trying to get this invention up and running for many years, and the thought is finally beginning to process. The only obstacle is the FAA not accepting the drones. 
   The headquarters where the drones are packaged and sent off are in Seattle, Washington. There are many different states that are practicing using the drones. 

   “It’s a good idea, but I don’t think it will work,” says an anonymous Treasure Mountain student. “I don’t believe that it will deliver the package as fast as they say, but it is a pretty cool idea.”

This project is said to help with customer population and getting purchased items to customers faster. To use these drones, you have to purchase Amazon Prime, which is a program to receive your items faster, and buy movies, apps and more for a cheaper amount of money. 

   These “quadcopters” have four fan like wings that keep it flying in motion. Heavier objects will not be able to fly by this drone, but most objects can be flown.

Some drones will be equipped with high-tech cameras to take pictures in the sky. 
   Customers have asked if they are afraid it will interfere with airplanes, crash into trees, or be illegally programmed to drop in someone other than the customer who ordered it.

Amazon says that the “quadcopters” will not interfere with airplanes, but could possibly get caught in a tree and still be delivered to the customer.

Check out the link below for a video of the Amazon Air Drones in motion!

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=8037720011 

Future Business Leaders of America

If students want to win award and compete in competitions around the nation then join FBLA!

 FBLA-PBL or Future Business Leaders of America is a “nonprofit educational association for middle school, high school, and collegiate students who are interested in learning more about the free enterprise system” according to the FBLA-PBL website (http://www.fbla-pbl.org/). FBLA-PBL or FBLA established in 1940 in Reston, Virginia by Hamden L. Forkner. FBLA was started to give business, management, and other skills important to business in the minds of young high  schoolers.

Park City High School (PCHS) has an FBLA club as well. Danny Fisher is the advisor of the club then, there are students on the board. This includes Julia Alcox, Anneka Cimos, Dominic Croce,

Rachel Frain, Julia Lazzaroni, Charles Leonard, Makayla Trask. Then there are students in it as well. FBLA at PCHS are seeking new members . 

There are actually 57 member of FBLA at PCHS, but for people who goes to the meeting and competitions that narrows the member down to 17. 

Makayla Trask; President of FBLA at PCHS, says “At state we want to ‘crush’ Wasatch High School and for that we need more members.”

Anna Deimling; a Student at Treasure Mountain Junior High says, “currently I am not in FBLA because I was busy with sports when it started, but now that that is over I can join.”

FBLA is desperate for more members. State is coming up in March and if FBLA at PCHS doesn’t win then the team is not going to go to nationals. Which would effect many people on the team.

Photo Citation:

http://www.fbla-pbl.org/

Peter Pan Live

The musical Peter Pan premiered on NBC as the networks second live musical, after Sound of Music. The role of Peter is played by Allison Williams, an amazing singer and perfect Peter. The role of Wendy is played by Taylor Louderman, and the story follows the basic Peter Pan outline.