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HEATH Event

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  • 1) Find an Article  - Newsela is a great resource!!!  Remember that a Current Event is CURRENT.  Nothing over a month old!!!
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Bitten by "Blackfish," SeaWorld to double the size of its orca pool - 1 views

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Orca new home

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  • SeaWorld San Diego
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  • SeaWorld San Diego
  • double the size of the current pool. It will cover 1.5 acres and will be 50 feet deep and 350 feet in length.
  • should be completed by 2018
  • SeaWorld parks at Orlando, Florida, and San Antonio, Texas, will follow with similar projects,
  • able to walk alongside the whales as if they were at the shore, watch them interact at the depths found in the ocean, or a birds-eye view from above
  • 10 million will support projects examining the hearing, reproduction and nutrition of orcas in the wild.
  • did not impress
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The animal rights group has called for the orcas to be put in large-scale ocean sanctuaries.
  • main critic of SeaWorld’s
  • “This is a desperate drop-in-the-bucket move to try to turn back the clock at a time when people understand the suffering of captive orcas, and it will not save the company,” said PETA lawyer Jared Goodman.
  • announcement came during a week
  • SeaWorld’s economic picture took a nosedive.
  • Doubts have been raised over whether it can recover from
  • “Blackfish
  • admitted for the first time that attendance at its theme parks has dropped.
  • earned $37 million, after expenses, during the period, but it was much less than experts had expected.
  • Friday that it plans to double the size of its orca environment. It will also contribute an additional $10 million to research on the species
  • "Blackfish," a documentary, criticized SeaWorld's treatment of the orcas.
  • double the size of the current pool. It will cover 1.5 acres and will be 50 feet deep and 350 feet in length.
  • should be completed by 2018
  • 10 million will support projects examining the hearing, reproduction and nutrition of orcas in the wild.
  • The new plans did not impress a main critic of SeaWorld’s orca program, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
  • animal rights group
  • orcas to be put in large-scale ocean sanctuaries.
  • “This is a desperate drop-in-the-bucket move to try to turn back the clock at a time when people understand the suffering of captive orcas, and it will not save the company,” said PETA lawyer Jared Goodman.
  • “A bigger prison is still a prison.”
  • came during a week in which SeaWorld’s economic picture took a nosedive. Doubts have been raised over whether it can recover from the controversy sparked by “Blackfish,” which condemned the parks’ treatment of orcas.
  • admitted for the first time that attendance at its theme parks has dropped.
  • admitted for the first time that attendance at its theme parks has dropped.
  • $37 million, after expenses, during the period, but it was much less than experts had expected. Sales fell 1 percent to $405.2 million.
  • introduced a bill that would ban the park from breeding its orcas or using them for “entertainment.
  • bill is on hold
  • insist the breeding program helps researchers study orca reproduction. It also, they said, “enriches the lives of our animals by allowing them to experience, interact with and help raise another member of their pod.”
  • San Diego politicians strongly support SeaWorld. Each year, SeaWorld pays the city $14 million to rent the land it sits on. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to proclaim March as SeaWorld Month to celebrate the park’s 50th anniversary.
  • City Council President Todd Gloria said he is “grateful to SeaWorld for the investment in these new facilities.
  • members will include experts in various fields: an emeritus professor at the University of California-Davis veterinary school, a researcher at UC-Santa Cruz, a physiologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, and others.
afries20

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Mexico Bullies

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      wobrecht-20 on 20 Aug 14
       
      WOW!! That isn't right!
  • MEXICO CITY — In a nation that has drawn international notoriety for drug cartel carnage, public officials are now focusing on another form of violence that plagues Mexican society: school bullying.
  • Campa said the problem of bullying originates outside school, often within families, but that schools should at least be a protective space for students.
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  • The anti-violence campaign picked up steam when a 12-year-old Tamaulipas boy died in May after being grabbed by a group of young assailants and flung against a wall. Published reports say the boy had complained to his teacher about being bullied but was ignored.
  • Some say children who are abusing others now — and who did years before without an official response — might one day become cartel henchmen who spread death throughout Mexico.
  • “Mexico is a violent country that tolerates violence,” Garza wrote.
  • “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attention.”
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  • “This is something that has escaped their hands and they had no strategy for coordinating different government offices to do something about this,” Cruz said.
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  • Davis pitched as Philadelphia beat Nashville 4-0
  • Davis, who got louder cheers than any other player during introductions
  • Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett was on hand to watch Davis' dominating performance.
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  • The government in Mexico hopes to stop a dangerous problem in Mexican society: school bullying.
    • mrstreit
      mrstreit on 20 Aug 14
       
      IT'S EVERYWHERE
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      sheileson20 on 20 Aug 14
       
      yup
  • They held signs with the hashtag "#ElBullyingNoEsUnJuego," or “Bullying is not a game
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  • Bullying is not a game.
  • People paid more attention to the anti-bullying message after a 12-year-old boy died in May. He had been grabbed by a group of students. They threw him against a wall. Newspapers said the boy told his teacher about being bullied but was ignored
  • It was considered normal
    • mrstreit
      mrstreit on 20 Aug 14
       
      Why is it considered normal?
    • sheileson20
      sheileson20 on 20 Aug 14
       
      Because people pick on each other all the time
  • People paid more attention to the anti-bullying
  • after a 12-year-old boy died in May. He had been grabbed by a group of students.
  • A top official in the government said they had been working on fixing the bullying problem since last year.
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      hbryant20 on 20 Aug 14
       
      If this was in America it would be solved and bullying would be a thing of the past.
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  • Trying to stop bullying in Mexico's schools
  • By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff July 03, 2014
  • Students of the Primary School study in their classroom in Acapulco, Mexico, April 9, 2013. Photo: AP Photo/Marco Ugarte
  • The anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying programs in the United States. It’s not surprising that in Mexico, the English word has been adopted into everyday language. Because there is no single Spanish word for "bullying," children outside a middle school on the southern edge of Mexico City use the English word. They pronounced it “boo-leeng.” Sometimes they used Spanglish verbs like "buleando." Using the word “bullearon,” 12-year-old Julian Perez said, “I’ve been bullied because of my stature. I’m short. But I’ve become used to it and if I don’t pay it any mind, they leave me alone.” Parent Renata Fernandez, 44, had a slightly different thought. “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attention.”
  • he said.  The government official said the problem of bullying comes from outside of school. It often starts in families. But he said that schools should at least be a safe space for students. Mexican journalist Monica Garza does not support the anti-bullying movement. She said the word could just become a trendy term. The country is full of social problems, she says. Bad treatment and abuse of people of all ages has been a problem for a long time. “Mexico is a violent country that tolerates violence,” Garza wrote. “Bullying,” she said, “has become the word of the moment."
  • He said that before, bullying had been mostly ignored. “I think it was given less importance for many years.
  • ” And on June 11, Mexico’s government said that it would work with teachers to stop bullying. “The government has made a commitment … to make schools free of acoso escolar,” the president said. "Acosco escolar" is Spanish for the "hurting of students."
  • Mexico's president spoke against bullying during a visit to a Mexican state with a violence problem. Famous Mexicans joined in on Twitter.
  • MEXICO CITY —
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  • Many people think that only the least popular kids get bullied at school. But the study says that popular teens are more likely to get bullied as others try to take their place.
  • now focusing on another form of violence that plagues Mexican society: school bullying.
  • f acoso escolar,” the president said. "Acosco escolar" is Spanish for the "hurting of students."
  • Mexico’s human rights commission announced that it would work with teachers as part of a national campaign to tackle bullying.
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  • on June 11, Mexico’s government said that it would work with teachers to stop bullying.
  • Mexican society: school bullying.
  • The anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying programs in the United States.
  • MEXICO CITY —
  • The government in Mexico hopes to stop a dangerous problem in
  • he anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying programs in the United States
  • Mexico's president spoke against bullying during a visit to a Mexican state with a violence problem. Famous Mexicans joined in on Twitter
  • It’s not surprising that in Mexico, the English word has been adopted into everyday language.
  • It’s not surprising that in Mexico, the English word has been adopted into everyday language.
  • hey held signs with the hashtag "#ElBullyingNoEsUnJuego," or “Bullying is not a game.” And on June 11, Mexico’s
  • The anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying programs in the United States.
  • The anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying progra
  • o make schools free of acoso escolar,” the president said. "Acosco escolar" is Spanish for the "hurting of students."
  • The anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying programs in the United States. It’s not surprising that in Mexico, the English word has been adopted into everyday language.
  • The anti-bullying effort was inspired by anti-bullying programs in the United States. It’s not surprising that in Mexico, the English word has been adopted into everyday language.
  • Because there is no single Spanish word for "bullying," children outside a middle school on the southern edge of Mexico City use the English word. They pronounced it “boo-leeng.” Sometimes they used Spanglish verbs like "buleando."
  • Because there is no single Spanish word for "bullying," children outside a middle school on the southern edge of Mexico City use the English word. They pronounced it “boo-leeng.” Sometimes they used Spanglish verbs like "buleando."
  • He said that before, bullying had been mostly ignored.
  • “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attention.”
  • “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attention.”
  • “I think it was given less importance for many years. It was considered normal,” he said
  • “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attention.”
  • “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attent
  • “I think bullying has always existed,” she said. “But now it’s in fashion to talk about this theme. Before it didn’t get a lot of attention.”
  • Parent Renata Fernandez, 44, had a slightly different thought.
  • Standing Up To The Violence
  • He said that before, bullying had been mostly ignored.
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  • os Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
  • July 03, 2014
  • The government in Mexico hopes to stop a dangerous problem in Mexican society: school bullying.
  • Mexico's president spoke against bullying during a visit to a Mexican state with a violence problem. Famous Mexicans joined in on Twitter. They held signs with the hashtag "#ElBullyingNoEsUnJuego," or “Bullying is not a game.” And on June 11, Mexico’s government said that it would work with teachers to stop bullying.
  • “The government has made a commitment …
  • to make schools free of acoso escolar,” the president said. "Acosco escolar" is Spanish for the "hurting of students."
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    Artical about bullying in Mexico.
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fast food currentevent - 0 views

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  • Young Americans don't have a lot of money. The money they do have, they use on food. They don't want just greasy fast food.
  • Fast-food restaurants are under pressure from the millennial generation to serve fresh, tasty and more healthy food. Millennials are people 18 to 34 years old.
  • Many people say they want better food. Now, young people are proving they want healthy food. They have stopped buying as much fast food. This is a big loss to restaurants like McDonalds.
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  • In the past, many people said they wanted healthy food.
  • Older restaurants like Burger King, Krystal and Church’s Chicken ranked near the bottom. Older restaurants often are considered to be less healthy.
  • Young adults are willing to spend their money on it.
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  • eating habits. Photo
  • AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
  • A magazine of product reviews asked readers to judge fast-food restaurants. Readers ranked restaurants on food quality. They also judged restaurants on value and healthiness. Restaurants like Burger King and Krystal came in near the b
  • popular, the magazine said. These restaur
  • Let's Share Snacks
  • They like fresh, healthy and tasty food.
  • But millennials don't have that much money. Fast-food restaurants are cheap. Yet, fast-food companies have trouble figuring out these millennials.
  • Most customers end up eating a hamburger.
  • For them, good food matters more than cost
  • Young Americans don't have a lot of money. The money they do have, they use on food. They don't want just greasy fast food.
  • Young adults spend more than $1 trillion on restaurants.
  • They like fresh, healthy and tasty food
  • healthiness. Restaurants like Burger King and Krystal came in near the bottom
  • little more expensive
  • Restaurants with healthier food were more popula
  • Millennials
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  • Young Americans
  • adults
  • Young adults spend more than $1 trillion on restaurants.
  • The millennial generation is really interested in food, said David Farmer. He works for Chick-fil-A. Millennials are young people from 18 to 34 years old. Esther Yi is 25. She loves food. She says her generation really li
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  • Young people look for healthy fast food
  • By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, adapted by Newsela staff Aug. 0
  • 5, 2014
  • The fast-food business really tries to understand what the millennial generation wants. But millennials want the same thing as everyone else, Owens said. That is, “good food that you feel good eating.”
  • Millennials have certain things in common.
  • restaurant in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. McDonald's saw a key sales figure drop in the U.S. again in February
  • A Big Mac is photographed at a
  • Millennials say they want healthy food. But they bu
  • y hamburgers and fried chicken
  • trying new dishes.
  • 2014, as the world's bigges
  • They want food that is fresh
  • hamburger chain struggles to beat back competition and adapt to changing
  • For restaurant owners, this is important.
  • kes trying new dishes. They want food that is fresh. If possible, they also want it to come from nearby farms.
  • Millennials say they want healthy food. But they buy hamburgers and fried chicken, said J.M. Owens. He works with McDonald's owners in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.
  • What customers say and do are two different things, said Doug Pendergast
  • He is Krystal's president. Krystal is a hamburger restaurant.
  • It scored low on the Consumer Reports survey. People may say they want healthy food, Pendergast said.
  • e world'
  • Ready To Give Up The Burger?
  • biggest hamburger chain struggles to beat back competition
  • They like food they can share. They also love snacking.
  • What customers say and do are two different things, said Doug Pendergast. He is Krystal's president. Krystal is a hamburger restaurant. It scored low on th
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51 people are missing do to a mudslide - 0 views

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  • 39 on Thursday with 51 people still missing, as search efforts continued in the devastated area.
  • Hillsides caved in or were swept down into residential areas in at least five valleys in the suburbs of the western Japanese city on Wednesday, crushing dozens of houses after heavy rains.
  • others were missing as of midday Thursday
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  • Hiroshima prefectural police said 39 people were confirmed dead and 51
  • 23 people were injured, 13 seriously.
  • About 2,500 police and military personnel searched for the missing in the mud-covered areas.
  • mountainous, crowded Japan, wher
  • e many homes are built on or near steep slopes. Torrential rains early Wednesday apparently caused slopes to collapse in areas where many of the buildings were newly constructed
  • Landslides are a constant risk in
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volleyball Curentevent

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  • Harlan Community volleyball team
  • first official practice of the 2014 season on Monday
  • exactly three months before
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  • hopes
  • playing
  • Winds: 13mphmph29.82in.in.10miSCurrent7-Day forecast
  • Class 4-A state quarterfinals.
  • With nine returning letter winners
  • all but one player back from last year’s championship squad
  • return trip
  • Cedar Rapids in November
  • Angie Spangenberg
  • 500-win mark last fall
  • Cyclone roster will be comprised of 35-40 players in grades 9-12.
  • HCHS will scrimmage against Treynor and Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday, August 19 (at Harlan, 4:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, August 30,
  • when it hosts the Cyclone Invitational.
  • Cyclones will also host five Hawkeye Ten Conference matches
  • freshmen tournament on September 25.
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Current Events - 0 views

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Currentevent

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  • LOME, Togo — The African Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in Africa. It takes place every year. This year, the spread of the deadly Ebola virus could ruin the matches.
  • The Ebola outbreak started in the African country of Guinea. More than 300 people have died there from the disease. Soccer officials are afraid that Ebola could hurt the Cup's final qualifying round. The qualifiers will decide which 15 teams play in the final round. The final game will take place in Morocco.
  • Soccer officials from Togo have asked it to move a game. Togo doesn't want to play in Guinea. Togo's soccer players are afraid of going to Guinea. They are worried about Ebola.
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  • Games involving Sierra Leone are already being looked at. Sierra Leone won't hold any soccer matches for now because of the Ebola virus.
  • Ebola has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa. After spreading from Guinea, it traveled to Sierra Leone and Liberia. There have been outbreaks in Nigeria now, too.
  • Togo said it would not put the lives of its players in danger. Togo and Sierra Leone want to move some games. They want games held in countries without Ebola. The Confederation of African Football has not decided if it will agree to that.
  • All soccer has ended in Sierra Leone for now because almost 300 people have died there
  • Last month, the African island of Seychelles stopped the Sierra Leone team from entering
  • its country. Seychelles feared that the players could bring in Ebola.
  • Because it didn't let the Sierra Leone team in, Seychelles lost the game. The country is now out of the Cup.
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