Prom Mix-Up in California

Who: A high school in California
What: Forgot to tell the students the date change of the prom, so the students go an impromptu one
When: April 27th
Where: A california school where the prom took place 40 miles away
Why: School officials and event planners miscommunicated
How: The mixup occured and the school officials hastily hired a dj and got food catered in for the kids
Connection to Heritage: Prom is May 11th and is coming up soon for us!




http://news.yahoo.com/calif-school-blunder-dressed-no-prom-220513287.html

Obamacare Applications Get Shorter

Who: Obama and Obamacare
What: Have shortened the number of pages for obamacare that must be filled out from 21 to 3 --> the Affordable Care Act
When: Was written in 2010 but finally enacted now
Where: Washington DC and the rest of the country
Why: The old form was overly complicated
How: The form was shortened significantly to make it easier to apply
Connection to Heritage: Obamacare has been a debate topic in many classes

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/30/obamacare-applications-get-shorter/?hpt=po_c2

Former Middle Tennessee kicker was openly gay with teammates, coaches

Who: Alan Gendreau
What: Was an openly gay kicker for Middle Tennessee and wants to try to make it in the NFL
When: Recently
Where: Tennessee
Why: He has lots of skill and says that being gay doesn't define him its just who he is
How: He is going to stay in shape and tryout for a team
Connection to Heritage: We have lots of athletes at our school and lots of gay people and for the most part everyone gets along




http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/former-middle-tennessee-kicker-openly-gay-teammates-coaches-180452877--ncaaf.html

Bird Flu Outbreak in China

Who: The state-run Xinhua news agency in China and WHO

What:They are reporting multiple cases of avian bird flu and a few deaths. Also they are enacting bans on trading poultry and live birds, and in Shanghai, there is a mass killing going on of pigeons.

Where: In the Shanghai Region

When: This week

Why: To keep the strain of the flu from spreading

How: By performing a mass execution of pigeons and putting a stop to selling birds.

Connection to Heritage: Many students got flu shots last winter and quite a few students got swine flu a few years ago.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/world/asia/china-bird-flu-death-toll/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Swiss Couple Gang Raped in India

The Swiss woman is being escorted by police

A Swiss couple travelling on a three month bike excursion in India were gang raped while camping in the woods near Madhya Pradesh. Police officials in the area are placing blame on the couple for travelling through the area without telling them. The couple, in their thirties, were camping when a group of poor farmers from the town attacked them. The group took the man, beat him, and tied him to a tree while multiple men raped his wife. In addition to the rape, the couple was robbed of their cellphone, laptop, and money. 

All three news sites chose to focus on the incident and the fact that the Indian government could care less about what happened. They reported that the government cares more about the tourism industry taking a hit than the tourists that visit the country. The way the articles are written puts India's government in a bad light for not protecting the people that live there (the rape case from December is still causing problems) and those that choose to visit the country which is full of Hindu and Buddhist temples and other sites of importance.

Articles Used:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/india-gang-rape-swiss-tourist_n_2900508.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/18/wrd-india-swiss-gang-rape-suspects-charged.html

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/17/world/asia/india-tourist-gangrape/index.html

"Doxxing"

Who: Mulitple celebrities (Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian, etc)
What: Have been hacked in a new prankster trend called "doxxing"
When: early this month
Where: anywhere with a computer
Why: "Unlike "swatting," the Hollywood trend by which pranksters place 911 calls to alert authorities about fake home invasions in celebrities' homes, "doxxing" is a cyber crime. More specifically, it's the process of obtaining or deducing information about a person based on a limited set of initial information"
How: the hack into the emails of celebrities and post their information on an undisclosed website
Connection to Heritage: Online safety




Article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/celebrities-hacked_n_2854786.html?utm_hp_ref=celebrity

Political News - Iran Sanctions Not Working

Gen. James Mattis of Central Command made the statement that the Obama Administration's sanctions and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities is not working. He added that Tehran is enriching uranium for purposes other than peace; Tehran, he continued, has a history of deceit and denial, as well. Being questioned be Senators, Mattis commented that in his own personal opinion that other efforts need to be made just in case. Asked by Senator Graham if the only other way was to bring them "to their knees", Mattis responded with a "yes".

          All three news sites included commentaries from both Mattis and US Senators on the current conditions of the sanctions and alternative measures. All three were written in a similar style which is odd becasue the news groups are completely different.





Articles Used:
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2013/03/ap-centcom-chief-james-mattis-says-iran-sanctions-not-working-030513/

http://www.wral.com/top-us-commander-iran-sanctions-not-working/12184866/

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/politics/iran-sanctions/index.html?hpt=po_c2