One of the oldest Olympic sports was dropped from the 2020 summer games by the International Olympic Commettee in a secret 15 member vote. The reasons of this exclusion aren't known in detail. Wrestling first appearing at the ancient Olympic Games in 708 B.C. has been in Olympic games forever, and is now looking to retire. There is a chance that the IOC will reverse its decision and make it the 26th sport for the 2020 Games, however the chances of wrestling's come back are bleak. A final decision will be made in September. Thousands are posting petitions to fight for keeping wrestling in the game.
The notorious company Vertu has announced their first Android smarthphone Vertu Ti earlier this week. The phone is $10k+ and comes in sapphire crystal, titanium, and leather. It's obviously targeting the ridiculouly wealthy and unreasonable consumers.
Two big arilines are merging, the A/A and U.S. The new merger will carry more passengers around the world than any other. People are worried however that 8 ground hub airports are too much and can prove hard to sustain, among other potential problems such as lost passenger bags, messed up reservations etc. "Nobody has that many hubs," said Robert Poole, an aviation expert and director of transportation policy at the Reason Foundation. "Eight hubs for the merged American would just not be sustainable — too complex and not really meeting enough of the travel needs." Everyone is adviced to use up their frequent fliers miles because the rules might change. We'll see what the outcome of this merge will be.
A 15 year old 9th grader Rylee MacKay was suspended from Hurrican High school in Utah after principal Roy Hoyt said her red hair color seemed pinkish purple on the light, and didn't belong to a natural color spectrum according to Washington County School District dress code: “Hair, including beards, mustaches and sideburns, should be groomed so that it is neat and clean. Extreme hairstyles are prohibited. Hair color should be within the spectrum of color that hair grows naturally.” Rylee's mother is outraged and will not oblige with school administators request to dye Rylee's hair brown in order to be able to come back to school. Other mothers are also speaking out, on that rule being too harsh.
4229 passengers and crew were stuck on a disabled cruise ship Carnival Triumph for 5 days, due to some electricity problems. The conditions were horrible, with overflowing toilets, no showers, and minimal food. The ship is finally being dragged by tugboats to dock in Mobile Alabama today. Passengers will be reinburst for their tickets, plus given $500 for suffering, provided free flights home, and a free ticket for another cruise, if they want to take the risk again. Talk about a cruise from hell!
In the “Bottom Percussion,” music video, Spanish percussionist Jorge Pérez of patáx shows that music is everywhere, including the thonged bottoms of four women.
She's hot, she's hilarious, and she doesn't give a f*ck what anyone thinks!
