Current Event Quiz #4 Flashcards
Clayton Kershaw
pitched to win the Dodgers the National League West title at home giving up only 8 hits.
Dodger player, Yasiel Puig
broke a 1 - 1 tie with a solo home run in the sixth inning.
Increased wages for Hotel workers
negatively effects small business in Los Angeles. Businessman say hotel-businesses would rather open-up in neighboring cities. The decision the city council made to raise wages is thought to be a testament to the diminishing power businesses had in the 70s at City Hall. A 12-3 vote made it so Hotels with 150 rooms or more must pay its workers $15.37 starting next summer.
“The city doesn’t care about jobs” is what business leaders say as the city continues to make it more difficult for them to earn millions/billions at the price of workers working 9-5 for slave-wages.
The city is “one of the bluest cities in the United States.”
Unions have the clout now.
Stamping Out the Islamic Extremist
The U.S. has tried to make it very clear that it and Arabian forces are not allies, rather they are simply working together to defeat a common enemy.
The U.S.’s airstrikes are strategically targeting the Islamic State’s economic resources.
France has joined U.S. forces, while Algerian extremist has joined the Islamic State.
“No external power can bring about a transformation of hearts and minds,” Obama said.
He singled out the recent clashes between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, that followed the shooting death of a black teenager. “Yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions,” Obama said. “But we welcome the scrutiny of the world. Because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect .”
West Nile virus is more aggressive in San Fernando Valley
Since the majority of mosquito-breeding grounds are in people’s backyard, agencies need the public’s help to stop the spread of the diseased mosquito.
Drain stagnant water and reduce runoff.
This year, 2,952 mosquito samples have tested positive for the disease (that’s a 30% increase from last year).
Report dirty or green pools can contact GLACVCD at 562-944-9656 or visit www.ReportMosquitoes. org.
The three D’s:
- DEET: Use the product as insect repellent.
- DAWN and DUSK: Mosquitoes bite in the early morning and evening.
- DRAIN: Eliminate all sources of standing water on your property, because that’s where mosquitoes breed.
Queen Mary’s 80th Happy Birthday Announcements
said that the ship would be turned into a museum, science center and classroom opening in 2016 if the right amount of funds necessary are donated by the city or community.
It’s managers wish to create curriculum for LBUSD.
She can be found floating in the ocean, in Long Beach.
Her cake was a replica of herself; it stood 15 ft. and weighed 600 pounds.
She received her name in Scotland by King George V and Queen Mary, and she served in WWII.
$87 million more than expected in revenues
Mayor Eric Garcetti says living within your means is critical for weathering future financial storms.
Four years ago, the projected deficit for 2014 was $1.1 billion. “cut that by $850 million…we are now projecting a surplus by 2018.”
Establish a way to deal with the ups and downs of the economy beyond the reserve fund
Harboring A Sex Predator: It’s a Shame
George McKenna, LAUSD school board member responsible for overseeing Miramonte Elementary as scandals of sexual abuse began to surface in 2011, knew about the investigation being carried-out on Mark Berndt and decided to let him teach regardless. His decision resulted in Berndt sexually abusing his third-grade-students numerous times, and the lawsuit charged against the school-district today.
The sick fuck fed the children semen, and then he took pictures of him doing so. Documents show incidents of the guy sexually misconducting himself with students as far back as 1983.
On Oct. 7 the district is going to moronically show up in court in an attempt to get the case being made against them dismissed.
The sick fuck didn’t deny ruining the kid’s innocence and received only 25 years in prison.
Those who should have prevented the abuse and didn’t still hold high positions in LAUSD today, and continue moving up.
Police began a probe on Nov. 18, 2010, when a CVS employee processing the pictures became alarmed by their contents and called police to the Redondo Beach store.
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting requirements.
Rossall said that Berndt wasn’t removed from the classroom earlier because officials didn’t know the nature of the allegations until January. (despite receiving calls from Freeman and a child abuse investigator, according to the sworn testimony.)
LAUSD brought in a counselor to meet with students who claimed Berndt had masturbated in front of them, in 1983.
In July 1993, a fellow teacher reported that Berndt exposed himself to another teacher and her classroom of students. The principal at that time told the teacher there was nothing she could do because “Berndt had tenure,” according to the lawsuit.
In 1994, a Suspected Child Abuse Report was filed after a student told her mother that Berndt touched her inappropriately.
L.A. County Fair on Closing Day
had more in attendance than usual due to cooler weather.
80% of the event which is at Fair-plex, is held outside.
The number-one deep-fried food of the County Fair was deep-fried cookie dough.
Luminasia is a Chinese lantern walking exhibit featuring 49 artists from Sichuan province in China
It’s hundredth year anniversary is 8 years away.
Gov. Jerry Brown gives consent to SB 967
which gives colleges in Calif. rules on how to follow-up on rape allegations; it defines when “yes” means “yes”.
one in five women experience sexual assault on college campuses
neither silence or lack of resistance constitute consent, but gestures such as a nod and moving in does. Consent must be ongoing throughout a sexual activity and can be revoked at any time.
anyone drunk or drugged cannot grant consent
the bill requires college-faculty be trained to not offend victims while following-up on sexual assault allegations and that colleges provide counseling services to victims
critics say the bill is over reaching and that the bill presumes the accused guilty
it’s a statewide measure, and it applies to all post-secondary-school that receive financial aid from the state.
an advocacy office must be established on every campus by June to counter what some call an epidemic of sexual violence among college students, both independent of the state and confidential
Cal State Universities: Advocates of Sexual Assault Victims
Chancellor is Timothy P. White
SOS stands for the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act. It’s not SB 967
While advocates present various legal options and other services, they don’t push a victim to take particular actions.
Only 12% of sexual assaults are reported.
critics say those statistics come from a survey done in 2007 which generally defined sexual assault to inflate the issue. It fails due give due process to those falsely accused
The Equalizer
makes $35 million at the box office its opening weekend.
The 49ers
come back from an 11-point-deficit at the Half ,facing the Eagles.
College students are addicted
to using their cellphones. Women spend an average of 10 hrs. on their cellphones (building relationships), while men spend an average of 8 hrs. on their cellphones (entertaining themselves or handling business) in a single day.
The article calls the cellphone the staple of modern life.
Studies show that college students spend the most time on their cellphones (a little more than an hour and a half each day).
Use of mobile devices or electronics in the classroom is at the discretion of each individual professor which is why they’ll typically outline there choice in a syllabus.
A study found that overuse of cellphones may cause anxiety in people when they are separated from them.
For young people, cellphones are their connection to the outside world.
Cheever likened the activity to a video game, where a player constantly scores points.
Does excessive phone use mean college students are multitaskers, adept at email, texting and conversing at the same time?
Mayor Eric Garcetti wants Safer Streets
by 2025. He looks to ending all pedestrian-related deaths, improving safety around public schools and changing the timing of streetlights to account for the amount of time it takes people to cross streets, and an increased use of technology to help motorists find parking spaces.
…the notion of zero traffic fatalities will require some engineering, studying where each fatal collision occurred and how it may have been prevented.
Also in the plans to make things better on the streets of Los Angeles are meetings with parents and administration, speed reducers, an upgrade of the ATSAC system, and investing in public transit.
The vision’s success, outlined in a 61-page write-up, depends on the Transportation department’s ability to cooperate with other departments.
