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Tuesday, December 01, 2011
Many people try on clothes in the stores before they buy them, especially Walmart. It makes sense right? You wouldn't want to buy something too small or too big, therefore you try it on. I came across a shocking article that will really have you thinking about being extra careful when you try on clothes in the future.
Article and link below --->
Syringes found inside clothes at Walmartby Paul Crawley - Nov. 30, 2011 03:24 PM
WXIA-TV, Atlanta
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- At least two people were jabbed by syringes found in clothing at a Walmart store in Cartersville, Ga., over the past two weeks, authorities said. According to police reports, a 14-year-old girl was stuck by a syringe that was found inside the foot of a pair of pajamas on Nov. 22. The child's mother said the pajamas were purchased at the Walmart store in Cartersville. In a second report, shopper Patricia Headrick of Cartersville was stuck by a syringe while looking at a package of bras at the same Walmart store on Black Friday. She said she had opened the package and was stuck in her right ring finger. The store's manager advised her to go to the Cartersville Medical Center where she was tested for AIDS and hepatitis. Headrick said she was checking for her size when she stuck her hand into the box. "I'm thinking in my mind, you hear all the horror stories about the drug stuff; you pass out, and people can rob you," she said. "Everything started going through my mind. Whose arm was this in; whose body -- was this a used needle; am I going to die based on this being in someone's body? I've been on a rollercoaster all weekend." On Tuesday, police said the loss prevention manager of the Walmart store reported a woman who found a used or broken syringe in the pocket of some pants hanging on a rack in the womens' department of the store. That woman was not stuck by the syringe she found. Walmart reported an additional incident last week, where another syringe was found in a pair of socks. No one was jabbed in that incident, but store personnel had not previously reported that incident to police or the public. Walmart personnel turned over the sock in a preserved state to authorities. According to Sgt. Jonathan Rogers of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, management at the Walmart store said they had found syringes in other items at the store, and are investigating. Rogers said they are going over store surveillance tapes to see whether anyone can be found placing the syringes. In a Wednesday afternoon news conference, Rogers said all the needles appeared to be the same, generic diabetic-type syringes. Headrick said that after going to the hospital, she was told she would have to be tested again in six months to ensure she does not have hepatitis or HIV. "It's a waiting game right now," she said. "I'm scared to death. I don't know what's going to happen. I'm shocked that someone can do this to someone. It's mean. I don't understand why someone would do this." According to Headrick, Walmart said they won't pay for preventive treatment to prevent HIV. She said she has to take the medicine for the next seven days, and it's $1,300. If the investigation finds an employee has put it in there, they will pay. If it is found to be the result of the actions of a random person, they won't pay, Headrick said.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/11/30/20111130georgia-syringes-in-clothes-walmart.html#ixzz1fJCtzzSI
This article really caught my attention. Now when I decide to try on clothes I will definitely check every crease and pocket. Does this article change your mind about trying on clothes? What do you do in that particular situation? Leave a comment below and remember to tell your friends about Beauty Marque.
THANX FOR READING!
>_< TenishaR.
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Monday, December 05, 2011
I never really get offended when someone calls me cute. I think the person's intentions are not bad at all. All it is is a compliment right? If someone was to call you cute would you think it is a form of sexual harassment? How would you react if a child were to call you cute, would you be offended and think that was also a form of sexual harassment. Well below is a shocking article about what happened to a student when they called their teacher cute......
The Huffington Post Laura Hibbard First Posted: 12/ 5/11 12:51 PM ET Updated: 12/ 5/11 12:53 PM ET
Student, 9 Years Old, Suspended For Sexual Harassment, Calling Teacher 'Cute'
Student, 9 Years Old, Suspended For Sexual Harassment, Calling Teacher 'Cute'
After a substitute teacher overheard 9-year-old Emanyea tell another student a teacher was 'cute,' school officials put him on two-day suspension for sexual harassment, WSOC TV reported. The boy's mother, Chiquita Lockett, told the station she doesn't agree with the punishment. "It's not like he went up to the woman and tried to grab her or touch her in a sexual way," Lockett told WSOC TV. "So why would he be suspended for two days?" The school's code of conduct doesn't list sexual harassment, but does mention possession of any gun, rifle, pistol, firearm, prohibited substance or assault of a school employee as grounds for long-term suspension. The incident comes after a 7-year-old Boston 1st-grader faces an investigation for sexual harassment after he allegedly struck another boy in the groin, the Boston Globe reported. The boy's mother Tasha Lynch, however, says her child was simply defending himself, and that the boy he struck had choked him in a previous incident. “I think my kid was right to fight back,’’ Lynch told the Globe. “He wasn’t doing anything except protecting himself.” Boston public schools spokesman Matthew Wilder told the publication that, although he could not give a comment, the school is carry out an investigation to see who, if anyone, should be punished.Link to the Article and video-----> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/05/student-9-years-old-suspended-for-sexual-harassment_n_1129683.html?1323107604
What so you think about this article? leave a comment and remember spread the word about Beauty Marque!
THANX FOR READING!!
>_< TenishaR.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
To all the orange juice lovers out there! Don't you just love a nice cold glass of orange juce to along with your breakfast in the morning time? Well...below is a shocking article I found about imported orange juice that we may or may not consume. This article has many people thinking about whether or not they want to continue to purchase foreign orange juice, especially from Brazil. FDA approved?? NOT!
Article and link below.
Orange Juice Import Ban: FDA Halts Shipments Over Fungicide Scare First Posted: 1/11/12 05:41 PM ET Updated: 1/11/12 06:30 PM ET
The FDA announced Wednesday that it would temporarily halt all imports of foreign orange juice. The blockade was prompted by fears that some foreign orange juice -- especially juice imported from Brazil -- contains traces of carbenzadim, a fungicide banned in the United States. The import ban is set to last until the FDA has finished conducting a thorough investigation of fungicide levels. The news of the OJ import ban comes just one day after it was revealed that the FDA would ramp up testing for the illegal additive. Once that news broke, though, many in the orange juice market began to fear that an import ban was at hand. As a result, prices for OJ futures briefly spiked to an all-time high of $2.07 per pound. Today's trading brought that price down to $1.88 as speculators began to think that fears of FDA action had been overblown. Today's late-breaking news of the import ban likely portends another heavy day of trading tomorrow. Carbenzadim was banned relatively recently; it was used to kill black fungus on Florida oranges as recently as 2008. It is still legal in Brazil, however, and the EU allows foods to contain up to 200 parts per billion of the fungicide. But studies linking carbenzadim to increased rates of cancers and infertility prompted an outright ban of its use on American oranges.The FDA has said that it will move forward on measures to take tainted orange juice off supermarket shelves if its testing uncovers unsafe levels of carbenzadim.The overwhelming majority of orange juice consumed in the United States is produced from domestic oranges, though most of the imported juice comes from Brazil. To find out where your favorite brand gets its oranges, read the HuffPost Kitchen Daily guide to OJ.
Link to article and video-------> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/11/orange-juice-imports-fda-fungicide-_n_1200305.html?ref=food&icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-laptop%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D126784
What did you think about this article? Does this change your mind about orange juice? What would we do without the FDA? Hmm...food for thought. Leave a comment and tell me what you think!
THANX FOR READING!
>_< TenishaR.
