RIP

A few days ago, we lost a great man who impacted the world.
He worked to guard South Africa's economy through his presidency and fought for the civil rights of his people. Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela.

Conor Geraghty
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-dead-dies-south-africa_n_1699777.html

Clever marketing idea?

    The owner of a Schlotzsky’s Deli and Cinnabon location knew his employees needed to act more professional, be nicer to customers, be more efficient and smile. He has temporarily shut down his restaurants to give his employees some much needed job training. Additionally, he placed a sign over his marquee advertsing the fact that he is closed for a few days to give his employees "attitude adjustments." Perhaps we'll be seeing more of these openly honest signs in the future.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/deli-owner-closes-doors-teach-lazy-staff-lesson-article-1.1538210

Posted by: R. Tudjan

Sacrifices

Archaeologists uncovered over 80 skulls of women who were probably sacrificed in China thousands of years ago. They were not found individually, but in a mass grave that may have been apart of the ceremony.  Keep in mind, skulls were found, not bodies.  I'm wondering what kind of ceremony is accepted that is so violent?

This is not the first occurrence like this in China. They have a history of human sacrifices.  Kings and Emperors would sometimes want to be buried with their servants - even if the servant was alive at the time of the passing.  In this case, the servant would be killed or buried alive to suit the passing wishes of the Emperor....

I don't understand...

-Madison Dillard

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/12/02/skulls-found-in-mass-grave-in-china-reveal-ancient-female-sacrifice/

Girl Getting Expelled Over Natural Hair

Vanessa Van-Dyke, a 12 year old girl is getting expelled from her school over her natural hair...
She attends Orlando's Faith Christian Academy. She has had the same hairstyle for months now and has been getting bullied over her puffy and large hair for months.  Faculty at the schools is seemingly blaming Vanessa and threatening her enrollment in the Academy.  Vanessa likes her hair and to cut it off would be a loss of identity for her. The school is saying that her hair is a distraction...  Vanessa's mother made an interesting point.  She essentially asked why kids pimples were not considered a distraction?

I understand implementing rules but her hair was not a problem for months...and now she is facing expulsion.  Ridiculous.  


-Madison Dillard

Christopher Gray, a friend to all, was killed on November 18th by Jonathan Sellers and an unknown 16 year old boy. He walked into his home while it was getting robbed and the robbers beat him to death. When Gray entered his home the 16 year old boy went into the kitchen and grabbed a hammer. Shortly after Sellers and the 16 year old boy "jumped out" on gray and began to chase him into the alley. They then pushed him down and started hitting him in the head with a hammer. When officers were dispatched to Grays home they found him on the ground barely breathing. Life-saving measures were attempted but unsuccessful. 

Gray was an amazing father and also a role model to the youth in Milwaukee. He was a loving guy and positive things were always said about him. It was shocking to all that he was murdered. It saddens me to say he lost his life over an Iphone, XBox 360, and two laptops. 

How Does My Buns Look?

Russia has a new way of integrating the public into marketing the upcoming winter Olympics in Sochi. Riders who seek a free ticket for the metro ride can get one but it comes with a cost- a physical cost. Riders have to do 30 squats in two minutes in public.

I think that this is a very intelligent marketing method to promote health, a national event, and the transport system in Russia. A great form of public relations as well.

There are no penalties if riders do not complete the task. They end up paying for the ride. How far will you go for a free ride?

Buns if Steel

Posted By: Mila

Google Takes a Stand

It's no secret that there are disgusting individuals that are among us..
Some of those people are pedophiles.

Google is taking a stand against these sick individuals: making it difficult to search inappropriate links.  It is still in the early changes, and they cannot completely block it, but they are making positive steps.  Microsoft and other companies are following this trend  :) It's so nice to see big companies that are compassionate towards global/national issues!

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/18/google-announces-software-to-block-searches-for-child-porn/?intcmp=latestnews

Madison Dillard