Cotton Ball Diet

The new breakthrough diet called the Cotton Ball Diet is as dangerous as it sounds. This diet consists of dipping cotton balls and eating them to feel full with a goal of loosing weight. This extreme form of dieting is popular in the modeling industry. It may lead to even bigger eating disorders or possible death. The cotton balls could get stuck in the stomach and intestines causing blockage and damage. Looking like superstar Victoria's Secret models is highly unattainable so stop eating cotton balls because it's not going to happen. Sorry. :)

Global Warming Breaks Records

           According to the World Meteorological Organization, concentration levels of CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere grew more than the average in the past decade. The increase is about one third since 1990. Of the gases, CO2 is the most important one tracked with 50% of the Co2 emitted by human activities remains in the atmosphere. According to the World Meteorological Organization there were 393.1ppm of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2012, an increase of 2.2ppm over 2011.This was above the yearly average of 2.02ppm. These concentration levels are no good news and they will continue to increase for years to come. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24833148

KKK Controversy in Sturg

Controversy sparks in Sturgeon Bay, WI after a middle aged man walks into a bar wearing a KKK costume. The tavern was clearly celebrating Halloween but the costume was insulting. The man's costume provoked a disturbance among patrons, especially the woman who was with him, who was charged for disorderly conduct. The man was asked to leave, but instead he took the costume off, finished his drink, and then proceeded to leave. The woman who came with him remained and began yelling, "White supremacy!" and was then arrested for battery and disorderly conduct. What the man did, wasn't illegal but he sure did make a bad life choice.
http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20131028/ADV01/310280327/

Police Kill Kid .

California Sheriff's Deputies shot at and killed, a 13-year-old boy who had been carrying a pellet gun that looked like an assault rifle. Last Wednesday at a news conference, police said that the deputies repeatedly asked the boy, Andy Lopez, to drop his gun. The gun that looked like a AK-47 assault rifle was really a pellet gun. Instead of putting down his weapon, Lopez raised it at the deputies instead causing a panic. The police didn't realize he was only a boy when they saw him with his back turned. Many people question whether the deputies did the appropriate thing when they fired on the young boy. Father Rodrigo Lopez, says that the gun was a play toy that belonged to a friend of his. Andy Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/calif-sheriffs-deputies-shoot-kill-13-year-20656068

Coke or Pepsi?

The world's largest soft drinks company, Coca Cola's, profits rise amid higher in North America. Even though drink sales in North America, India and China are going up, the overall revenue is declining as the company faces volatile economic conditions in much of the world. The company said net income rose 6 per cent to $2.45 billion, or 54 cents a share, from $2.31 billion, or 50 cents a share, a year ago. Coca-Cola is on track to reach its goal of $200 billion in revenue by 2020. In order to maintain growing incomes Coca-Cola keeps consumers buying their products by pushing smaller sizes and keeping prices low.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7907e440-358b-11e3-b539-00144feab7de.html#axzz2hoQztk4j

Gangs of New York

A black Range Rover SUV was attacked by a motorcycle gang last week creating quite a stir. The gang striked, confusing the driver causing him to defensively speed up and drive away running over a few motorcyclists. Out of anger, the gang follows him a couple miles downtown stops the vehicle and the assault occurs. Craig Wright, 29, is accused of stomping Alexian Lien, the driver, after using their helmets to break out the window and drag him out of the car. The attack was caught on video. Wright was ordered a $150,000 bond and charged with is charged with first-degree gang assault, first-degree assault and first-degree unlawful imprisonment. 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/08/us/bikers-attack-video/?hpt=us_c1

Fast-Food Getting Slower

The amount of time consumers spend waiting for their fast-food is getting significantly longer, especially at the drive-thru's. This is mostly due to the fact that fast-food products a growing in complexity and production times. Another reason for longer waiting periods is more accuracy checks to make sure the order is correct so the customer is happy. According to the 2013 Drive-Thru Performance Study, it takes 189.5 seconds for a typical drive-thru customer to pick up their order at McDonalds marking it the slowest time within the past 15 years at MacDons. This issue is important because many major chains do 60% to 70% of their business at the drive-thru. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/30/fast-food-drive-thru-slower/2884045/