Mexican Flag Drawing Causes Outrage

Artist Daryl Cage made a drawing of the Mexican flag that outrage Mexican console members. They said it was incorrect and disrespected their country.

U.S. Plans Major Changes in How Students are Tested

Standardized tests-We've all taken plenty of them throughout our academic careers. However, these types of tests are soon to become a thing of the past. Over the next four years, 44 states will receive $330 million to begin designing a new series of assessments. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stated that the tests will be ready for the 2014-2015 school year.

Making Lemonade Out of Life's Lemon

It can be said that this is the century of the entrepreneur. The person who can turn ideas into cash, and squeeze the most money out of every situation, is the one who truly has the world at their fingertips. Youtube, already one of the most well-known and used sites in the world, has found yet another way to make some profit.

The Best Things in Life AREN'T Free!

Overpriced items are becoming more and more common in society. It leaves many to wonder, is it really worth it???

Bye Bye Burkas

The Frostburg New Day: Fall '10, Section 2: Bye Bye Burkas

Greek Beat

Fsu Local Sororities come together to welcome freshmen to Frostburg State University. Today local sororitys are all wearing shirts to promote sisterhood.

Discovery Situations

Yesterday afternoon there was a hostage situation in Silver Spring, Maryland at the Discovery Station. The three Discovery hostages were unharmed and the German who kept these students hostage, was later shot.

jetblue incident

I loved this! The jetblue employee finally did what every single one of us in a customer service field has wanted to do.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100810/ap_on_bi_ge/us_flight_attendant_arrest

Discovery Headquarters Hostage Situation

As a huge Discovery Channel 'junkie' hearing about the bomb threat on the Discovery Headquarters, located in Silver Sring, MD, was quite a scare. Thankfully, all the hostages are now safe and Shark Week 2010 was not affected.

Hurricane Earl

While Hurricane Earl is rapidly approaching governor Martin O'Malley is still hesitant to take extreme measures and evacuate Ocean City Maryland. It is still unclear which direction the storm will head. The mayor insists that if an evacuation is necessary Ocean City is prepared. Beachgoers are encouraged to carry on with their vacations, continue to have fun and be safe!

apple unveils new tv box

Apple may soon be taking over the world. They have a TV box that allows you to watch and rent movies. You can also watch clips from you tube. The only down side is that the movies can only be rented. The High-definition TV shows will only be $0.99 to watch. For all you Red Box fans you know that the Apple TV Box is seven cents cheaper and you do not have to leave your house. What is next for Apple... cars maybe?

US forces Still in fight at end of combat mission

Although President Obama announced the end of the war in Iraq the soilders are still fighting for their lives.

Stand off in Silver Spring

There was a stand off today in Silver Spring, MD which ended in bloodshed. The standoff took place at the Discovery Communications building starting at 1p.m. The stand off included 3 hostages, which were all ok in the end. Law enforcements ended the hostage situation at 4:48 p.m. putting two bullets into the suspect, killing him.

Pres. Obama Declares End of Combat in Iraq

Last night Pres. Obama declared the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. The President addressed the nation from the oval office office, stating the United States had fulfilled its responsibilities to Iraq and it is was now time to began focusing on the issues here at home. He also announced that he intendeds to begin disengaging the war in Afghanistan next summer.

Bye Bye Burkas

An overwhelmingly popular piece of legislation is moving through the French parliamentary process to ban the wearing of burkas in public settings across the country. This follows a decision in 2004 which banned the wearing of burkas in French public schools. When asked why, the French governments spokesperson Luc Chatel replied, "why not?" While surprising to many, this decision follows a historical trend of France to be adamantly secular. If the ban, which is very popular in the lower tiers of French government, passes France will become the second European country ever to do so, just behind Belgium.

Xbox Live Gold Membership Price Increase

Microsoft is increasing the price for their Xbox Live Gold Membership beginning November 1st. The increase will cover the additional features of the Gold Subscription that include Kinect and ESPN.

Grave Replaces Bassist with Better Bassist!

According to Blabbermouth.net, a popular source of news for metalheads around the world, the Swedish traditional death metal band parted ways with their bassist, Fredrik Isaksson. According to Blabbermouth.com, his leaving the band was for "personal reasons and issues". Isaksson did bass for their latest album, Dominion VIII, which was an amazing album in my opinion. However, their replacement is Tobias Cristiansson, from Dismember, another traditional death metal band on note. I look forward to hearing Grave's next release with this slight lineup change.

Methamphetamines

I recently read David Sheff's book, Beautiful Boy, which outlines the relationship Sheff has with his son and his sons drug addiction. This was an eye opening book and made me realize that more people in the world struggle with drug addiction than I originally thought. While any narcotic is horrible to be addicted to, meth is one of the worst drugs to come back from simply because many people don't.

Labor Day Cancellations in Ocean City

Many hotels, stores, and companies in the Ocean City Area are expecting closings due to Hurricane Earl which is traveling up the East Coast this weekend. Officials from the city hopes that the storm brings slight winds similar to Hurricane Gloria in 1985. Since the path of the hurricane can not be predicted, many cruise ships such as The Carnival Pride have already adjusted their itineraries for the storm.