Crocodile Golfing, By: Jon Cope
Summary:
So a man named, Dougie Thompson, is currently in a hospital located in Mexico, after he was attacked by a crocodile while playing golf. This man came to Cancun, Mexico, for a family member's wedding. Apparently, the man was close to the water, when he was making his swing, and behind him, snapped him by the thigh.
Analysis:
This is very scary! I think that after hearing this, I wouldn't ever think about golf again. I feel bad, and these golf clubs should warn people about getting near the water. Hopefully this won't happen again.
Jon Cope
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/10443270/Golfing-tourist-attacked-by-crocodile.html
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
the competition begins with Sony and Microsoft (technology/Economy) --Robert (Tobyo) Swofford
This article does not exactly seem like the best current event in the world....but I think this is something worth mentioning, especially in the gaming market.
Sony's PS4 is being release tomorrow as I'm writing thins article now, and reading this makes me wonder what hardcore gamers really think of the current generation of consoles, such as the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U.
This talks of a kid getting ahead of the rush for the PS4, yet you would think that the hardcore fan base would be lining up, yet they did not show up until later 6pm the day before the actual release day. Being the latest console form sony since the PS3, 7 years from now, you would think people would be waiting a full day in advance. later, the lines do come up to crazy amounts, and tickets are distributed amongst the customers.
Not exactly a worthy article, but this was just interesting, after a 7 year gap from systems to system yet not a huge explosion of fans wanting the new system....well not as huge as I thought it would be. While the new Xbox One is to be more expensive and a lesser from the PS4. I honestly just find this weird....and the Xbox One is to have a bigger initial sale day than the PS4....
this just boggles me...if your are a dedicated gamer I think you could relate to these scenarios of a superior consoles and etc.
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Sony's PS4 is being release tomorrow as I'm writing thins article now, and reading this makes me wonder what hardcore gamers really think of the current generation of consoles, such as the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U.
This talks of a kid getting ahead of the rush for the PS4, yet you would think that the hardcore fan base would be lining up, yet they did not show up until later 6pm the day before the actual release day. Being the latest console form sony since the PS3, 7 years from now, you would think people would be waiting a full day in advance. later, the lines do come up to crazy amounts, and tickets are distributed amongst the customers.
Not exactly a worthy article, but this was just interesting, after a 7 year gap from systems to system yet not a huge explosion of fans wanting the new system....well not as huge as I thought it would be. While the new Xbox One is to be more expensive and a lesser from the PS4. I honestly just find this weird....and the Xbox One is to have a bigger initial sale day than the PS4....
this just boggles me...if your are a dedicated gamer I think you could relate to these scenarios of a superior consoles and etc.
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Cracked mayor 'reviving help' by Becca Hodge
Toronto's Mayor, Rob Ford, told the press that he is receiving help for his issues. The mayor admitted to smoking crack cocaine at the office recently and was filmed threatening to kill an unknown man. He 'realizes his problems' and is trying to fix them.
This dude is crazy. I'm glad he is getting help, but I still don't think he is fit for office. They really need to do something about him.
Source
The Trash of Madrid - Max Gaddis
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/14/blame-madrid-rubbish-mayor-botilla
Madrid's street cleaner strike has left the city in piles of rubbish. The mayor, Ana Botella, has been blamed for the bad smells and unsightly trash hanging around Spain's capital. On November 5th, street cleaners walked out over plans for layoffs. Since then, the city has gotten increasingly more dirty, smelly, and disgusting. Tourism has dropped in the city and businesses are losing money and customers because they are unfortunate enough to be near or have a large pile of uncollected trash near them. Residents and locals can't even go outside on their own patios for fear of the smell and sight. Not all trash has been left out because not all workers are on strike, but the little that is being collected does the city no difference. Mayor Botella has been deemed incapable of running the city because of this strike. This Wednesday, she finally acknowledged the strike and declared than the workers had 48 hours to come up with something, or she would bring in a public-sector company to do what needed to be done. Public employees have no intentions of doing what Botella tells them to.
I think they need to just recycle and wash stuff and not be worried about trash. The first image that popped into my mind when I read this story was a Wall-E type situation.
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This shows how much this city consumes and, to be honest, it's saddening. This is effecting their economy, politics, and social relations with other countries, and real soon, it will be affecting their geography, which is the fourth PEGS needed to deplete the city's resources and delete it from the face of the Earth. They need to come up with a solution to this before we end up not being able to stand up on our own two feet.
Madrid's street cleaner strike has left the city in piles of rubbish. The mayor, Ana Botella, has been blamed for the bad smells and unsightly trash hanging around Spain's capital. On November 5th, street cleaners walked out over plans for layoffs. Since then, the city has gotten increasingly more dirty, smelly, and disgusting. Tourism has dropped in the city and businesses are losing money and customers because they are unfortunate enough to be near or have a large pile of uncollected trash near them. Residents and locals can't even go outside on their own patios for fear of the smell and sight. Not all trash has been left out because not all workers are on strike, but the little that is being collected does the city no difference. Mayor Botella has been deemed incapable of running the city because of this strike. This Wednesday, she finally acknowledged the strike and declared than the workers had 48 hours to come up with something, or she would bring in a public-sector company to do what needed to be done. Public employees have no intentions of doing what Botella tells them to.
I think they need to just recycle and wash stuff and not be worried about trash. The first image that popped into my mind when I read this story was a Wall-E type situation.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Facebook Rights a Wrong by Zoey Crummey
On 8:22 AM on Sunday, Jamie Virkler posted on Facebook about her brother's bad day at work, hoping she would get a couple words of encouragement. Her brother has Asberger's, and was yelled at while working at the cash register for being too slow. He was very hurt over the incident, and couldn't get over it even later that day. When the post went up, the comment began flooding in. Thousands of people left encouraging words and the post even got 100,000 likes. Chris, the brother, has been very pleased and encouraged.
I think that this is so wonderful. The fact that Facebook has helped one man so much is encouraging. Usually social media is used negatively, or can beat someone down in cases if cyber yelling;however, this was a positive use. I think our world needs to see more events like this and less depressing ones where people get hurt. I am very happy for Chris and glad that this has helped him though a rough patch.
http://shine.yahoo.com/ellen-good-news/rude-customer-turns-grocery-cashier-into-social-media-hero-221001654.html?vp=1
Typhoon by Gabriel David Giron Vives
Summery: In the Philippines, a Typhoon named, "Haiyan," is reeking havoc upon the people there. The typhoon has been destroying land, and killing many people. Bodies are still laid out on the streets and people are terrified, houses are being destroyed and other terrible things.
Analysis: This is sad. Natural disasters are very hard to predict. They kill, destroy, and take as they please for no good reason. There's no stopping them either. We just have to wait and see. Of course thats not totally true, we can always donate to help out. You guys should try that.
Well that's that.
Here's the link to donate.
And here's the news.
Analysis: This is sad. Natural disasters are very hard to predict. They kill, destroy, and take as they please for no good reason. There's no stopping them either. We just have to wait and see. Of course thats not totally true, we can always donate to help out. You guys should try that.
Well that's that.
Here's the link to donate.
And here's the news.
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