Lady Gaga And Cyndi Lauper Raise Aids Awareness

Recently Lady Gaga, and Cyndi Lauper have teamed up to raise awareness for aids.  They were recently on Good Morning America discussing the importance for women to talk and speak out about aids.  Aids is rapidly spreading with a large majority being women.  Proceeds from the new MAC Diva Glam lipstick is being donated to educate women about aids.  Both women are huge icons in the music industry and have a lasting impression on their fans.  I think it's wonderful that these two women were able to team up and spread the awareness.

"Run, Sarah, Run?" Try running away...

Here recently in the news Sarah Palin has received a lot of attention, both good and bad.  Whether you like her or you don't you have to admit that the way she has been acting recently is somewhat immature.  She is great at running her mouth on facebook; not so much in person.  Is she 16 years old?
Most recently the former vice presidential candidate has been caught using curious crib notes during an interview this past weekend at the high-profile Tea Party Convention in Nashville.
Really, Sarah?  Notes on the palm of your hand?  And you have the audacity to poke fun at Obama for using teleprompters?  Are you cheating on a test in highschool?
Web researchers zoomed in on her palm in the interview and discovered that it said:  "Energy, Budget cuts (with "budget" crossed out), Tax, Lift American Spirits."
What's next for Palin?  I can't wait to find out.

5 Year Old Pulled Out Of Rubble

Today a 5 year old boy was found and pulled out of the rubble in Haiti.  He had been trapped there with no food or water for 8 days.  Doctors said that when they pulled him out there was a lingering alcohol smell which was the smell of the body basically feeding off of itself.  Amazingly the boy wasn't in too bad of shape given the situation.  When they got him out he repeatedly said, "I'm thirsty."  Because he hadn't ate or drank in 8 days, doctors could only give him small amounts of water to get his hydration back up in his body before they can feed him.

Friday Night News

I watched the 7:00pm news on WBTV tonight.  In the first 15 minutes of the broadcast they touched on a wide range of many different topics.
The very start of the broadcast was announcing that today marked one year since the flight 1549 landing on the Hudson River in New York.  Carrying the same theme they went to their cover story about the Charlotte Flight Training Center.  The cover story lasted for a little over three minutes and discussed ways that pilots are trained to be prepared in case of an emergency.  They showed footage of simulators that they use.  The only type of training that they do not do is water landing training because it is so rare for it to happen.
After the cover story they moved on to discuss what North Carolinian troops are doing to help people in Haiti with the earthquake relief.  Death tolls are rising and they are doing all they can to help.  They also mentioned that Hendrick Motorsports has a loaned airplane that they are using to help with Haiti relief.  Comparisons were made with the Katrina hurricane relief and how as a whole we are all more prepared to handle disasters.
Moving on they went to a short special report on the the risk to plumbing because of dramatic weather changes.  There is a greater chance of more and more pipes bursting so they gave tips to make sure you have all external pipes outside insulated and to leave faucets running at a slow drip over night.  Because of the economy, plumbing costs have gone up.
The next brief story was about a 4 year old girl from Hickory, NC who fell through ice.  She is currently in critical condition.
In weather news we have a new record cold streak going on for 15 days.
Avery and Wataga County schools have school tomorrow (Saturday) due to missing a lot of regularly scheduled school days because of snow.
Sex crimes in CMS schools is on the rise.  They believe the number may be up more than in recent years because parents and teachers are more open with telling their children to come forward when there is a situation.  There was a recent situation that is still currently being investigated.
Lastly, a church in Conover was severely vandalized.  Several photos were taken of the destruction.  WBTV spoke with the police chief, he believes that this was caused by the same vandals of other buildings that same night.

New Purpose For My Blog

So it's been a little while since I have updated anything on this blog.  I stopped using it towards the end of my fall semester.  I'm now taking a broadcast writing class that requires us to to blog updates a couple of times a week... my updates are going to be slightly different because they are going to be assignment based, not necessarily writing about anything that I would like.
Still be sure and check it out, let me know what you think!
Thanks!
-Erica

Track Suit? No Flight For You!

An executive with Best Buy claims a United Airlines gate agent refused to allow him to take a first-class seat because he was wearing a track suit, reports FOX 5 News of Washington. Armando Alvarez, a corporate executive with electronics retailer Best Buy, says he used miles to upgrade to first class on his Monday flight from Washington Dulles to Connecticut (presumably Hartford).

That's got to suck.  I would be humiliated and pissed so much at the same time.  I personally don't think that they had any right to do that to him.

Meteor Shower Tonight!

Every year Earth passes through trails left from Halley's comet which causes an extraordinary meteor shower.  Its occurring tonight through tomorrow early tomorrow morning. 
The best time to watch the shower is around 1:00am to early dawn tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.
"Flakes of comet dust hitting the atmosphere should give us dozens of meteors per hour," said Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.
Peak activity, when Earth wades into the densest part of the debris, is expected around 6 a.m. ET (3 a.m. PT).
Meteors could appear anywhere in the sky, though traced back they will appear to emanate from the constellation Orion.
Prior to 2006 and going back many years, the Orionids have produced a reliable 15 to 20 meteors per hour at the peak, for skywatchers with dark skies. 
As a bonus, this time of year you can expect an additional five to 10 sporadic meteors per hour – those not related to the shower.
I'm excited!  I know I will be out there tonight!