News Log 31

Two nine years old who were traveling by plane as unaccompanied minors got sent on the wrong plane. The boy was sent to the girl's destination and the girl was sent to the boys destination. When airlines figured out what happened they sent the kids to the appropriate destination free of charge to the families. Delta refunded the families, paid for the new tickets, and gave the family free tickets for future use.
My Response: I think it's kind of funny that they got mixed up but it is also a serious matter as well. The airline should have checked the children's paperwork thoroughly.

News Log Number 30

A new study shows that people who tan indoor have triple the chance of getting melanoma. This article discuss a new study that was concluded in the start of 2010. This study shows that people who tan in beds frequently have a higher chance of getting melanoma; the deadliest skin cancer. The study shows that the risk increased in people who have been tanning for a long time. People who have been tanning for ten years or logged in more than 100 session in a tanning bed were the ones more likely to get melanoma. The FDA is thinking about whether they should put regulations on tanning. "Given our findings, the age you start indoor tanning may matter less than how much you do it," says the lead author of the study, DeAnn Lazovich.

Response: I'm not really sure what the FDA should do. If they put a ban on tanning until people are eighteen, they are going to go back to tanning as soon as they hit eighteen. People know the risk of tanning and when they go into the bed they know what they are getting into. So people shouldn't really be upset that people are trying to put a regulation on tanning. They are just trying to help people out so they don't develop the deadliest skin disease.

News Log Number 29

Is facebook too complicated? This is online article the author states that facebook has become too complicated with their privacy settings. When they launched a new privacy setting in December it was suppose to make the privacy of a user more private. Instead the privacy setting isn't that private. Users information is still easily accessible from people they don't want to see it.

My Response:

I think that it is a good idea that facebook is changing their privacy settings. For some people facebook may be too open for them and not personal enough. It's not that the privacy settings aren't that private; they aren't easy enough to use either. For some people it is becoming a hassle to change their privacy settings.

News Log Number 28

Reality Star sent to jail. Reality TV personality Alexis Neiers, from the hit show "Pretty Wild"was sentenced to 180 days in jail Monday for her role in the "bling ring" burglaries of celebrity homes in the Hollywood, California, area. Neiers was sentenced for breaking into actor Orlando Bloom's home and stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry. Neiers and her friends were caught on surveillance tape when the burglary took place. Her and her friends said that they went on a website that showed where the celebrities lived. Because Neiers had a plea bargain, she escaped six years in prison. She will start her sentence on June 24th.

My Response:

1. It's wrong that someone, especially a "Celebrity" is going into another Celebrities home and stealing goods. It's obviously wrong to do, but when it's someone so famous they should have expected that there would be video cameras recording there every move. On another note I think that it is good that she is getting jail time for a crime she committed. Some celebrities end up getting out of going to jail and only having to do community service, or go on probation.

News Log Number 27

Is transracial adoption a problem? Some people are starting to think so. Lately what has caused people to think this? Sandra Bullock's news on adopting an African American baby. In this article people have stated that if a child is raised by someone of a difference race, then they will turn out bad or wrong. More than forty percent of adoptions in the United States are transracial. People also think that it is ideal for children to be matched with people of their same race, but other people want to have a child of a different race.

My Response:

I think that it's beautiful that people adopt of a different race. I think that it is very dumb that people have something to say about business that isn't theirs. So some people don't want children of a different race, some do. It could be because they want to have a different background than their children, or they are trying to help a child who isn't in a good situation. I think that if people don't want to adopt a different race; then don't and if people do want to do that; negative people should bud out of other peoples business.

News Log Number 26

Should your boss be able to look through your personal messages? If it's messages from a company phone, or company computer; that is the question in this article. On Monday in California the Supreme Court had a case that hasn't really reached a verdict. The question is if a California city violated a public employee's rights by reading sexually explicit text messages on an electronic device owned by the Police Department. The person who sent the text messages is saying that it is an invasion of his personal space.

My Response:

I don't think that it is an invasion of personal space because the person who sent the explicit text messages were using a COMPANY phone. If you are using a company phone you should be aware that what you send could be traced right back to you and your employers could know what you are doing. If you are using a company phone, computer, or anything that belongs to the company that you work for; employers should have the right to check into what their employees are doing.

News Long Number 26

Your best friend dating your ex, would you be upset? This article talks about the boundaries of friendship when it comes to dating your best friends ex boyfriend. The article says that women over analyze relationships and why they didn't work out; whether it is blaming themselves, or the guy who the relationship didn't work with. The women who wrote the article says that what women should do is question the relationship they have with the other women who wants to date the guy. If they don't have a close relationship, then it's ok. If the two women are really close friends, why would you even go down that road?

My response:

I think that if two women are friendly then it may be ok for one to date the other's ex. If the two women are close, best friends for a while, then why would you cross that road? Dating your best friends ex boyfriend is asking to have trouble down the line. The friend may not say it bothers them, but deep down it will and then tension will be caused, causing a friendship to end.