Nik Wallenda completes walk of 400-foot wheel in Orlando

Nik Wallenda the dare devil completed yet another terrifying stunt on Wednesday morning in Orlando Florida. Nik started walking around 8 am on top of the cities new attraction, which will be open to the public in a month. Nik said it was really windy, winds probably around 20 mph, and the structure was really slippery. Though he was committed to his 4 min walk across the 400ft  Orlando Eye. He rode to the top of the wheel, then navigated his way around the structure. After completing his task he rode down in one of the wheel cars. Nick Wallenda is known for doing crazy dare devil stunts, just last November in Chicago, he went across two skyscraper with no safety wear. Also in 2012 at the Grand Canyon, he went across just walking on thin wire as well. Nik is a the great- grandson of another great dare devil, Karl Wallenda who fell to his death in a stunt in Puerto Rico at the age of 73.

 Watch Nik complete his  Orlando walk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyClntoJFY
Nik at the Grand Canyon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyClntoJFY
Nik at Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho5uYKGIxBE

Baltimore Mother Beats Son

The news in Baltimore has been everywhere, though today a new story has been brought to the spot light. A Mother in Baltimore smacked her child when she saw her son throwing rocks at the police. In the video you can see her chasing her son around, and slapping him and giving him a profanity lecture about how rioting is not ok. Everyone has been applauding this mother for her action, even the cities commissioner, Anthony batts is applauding her actions, though it wasn't just the police applauding everyone on social media has as well, saying Mom of the year, good parenting, we have your respect... etc. What do you think? I personally think this is great, I think that parents need to get involved, since their children area just as apart of the riots as other adults are. Parents are a big influence on their kids, and what this mother did is show that she loves her son, and wants him to succeed in life.

You can watch the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG11R6rdros

Bruce Jenner: The Interview

The highly anticipated interview of Bruce Jenner talking about his transition into becoming a woman. 
In the interview with Diane Sawyer, Jenner said, " My Heart and my should and everything I do in life, that female side is part of me." Bruce Jenner the Olympic gold medalist turned reality star told Diane Sawyer that his, "brain is much more female than it is male." The two hour interview Jenner expressed a range of many emotions, Sawyer let Bruce take the lead on the questions and what body changes he was waiting to undergo, he made it clear that being transgender does not have to do with his sexual orientation, though he said he is not gay, and have always been attracted to women. Diane asked him is the publicity of being in the Kardashian family pushed him to make this announcement, his answer, was "What I am doing is going to do some good and were gonna change the world." Bruce also mentioned he has always been confused even since he was a little boy, he would dress up in his big sister's dresses when no on was home, he was also caught by Kim Kardashian in one of her dresses though never talked about it again. The interview continued on into Jenner’s life with the Kardashians. "Kris Jenner,  always knew what was happening, in part because Bruce had breasts. “If she would’ve been really good with it and understanding, we’d probably still be together,” 
Watch the full interview on ABC. 
  

Baltimore Erupts

Demonstrators clashed with police in Baltimore today (Monday) just a couple hours after the funeral services for Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in the custody of police. 
 What we know so far: 
- Maryland Governor declared a state of emergency 
- At least 15 police have been injured 
- Several businesses have been looted 
- Police warned they would use tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd 
- City officials are imposing a weeklong curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Tuesday.
 -According to the city’s Office of Emergency Management, the area around Mondawmin Mall and North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue are restricted.
                    

London Olympic Audio Story

This slideshow is from the BBC on the plans for the areas around the Olympic stadium and what they will look like. There is a voiceover done by Duncan Innes, form the Olympic Park Legacy Company. The slideshow has a mixture o shots of the state of the areas no and then the digital artistic impressions of what the areas will look like when the construction is completed. 

The slideshow I believe was done very well because it matched what Duncan Innes was saying to the images, for example when he says one area will be very close to the cycling tack, then a couple seconds later, he says it will also be close to the station, and then we get a visualization of what the Stratford station looks like. I think that timing is everything, and especially important with a voiceover in a video slideshow such as this one, such as if the voice was recorded before the slideshow, it would not match up and create confusion of the listener. 

Because this slideshow is showing what will be expected, I especially enjoyed seeing the before and the expectations of what the suburbs will look like when the construction is done, it shows huge promise and high expectations for the city of London. Not only does he talk about the the games but how the Olympic suburbs will help London grow as well, with jobs, journalism, just bringing everyone together. It also shows how each different part of the suburbs have its own personality, from urban, to country and how the travel to the main Olympic park is close to all of them making going to the games very convenient anywhere you stay. 

Overall, I think this slideshow was very effective, it had a lot of information, it was put together nicely and precisely, making sure that the voice over was correct with the photos being showed. I especially enjoyed seeing the before and after photos of transformation of each suburbs, and how every suburb has its own personality and unique things to do.  

Check out the story here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12785816

10 Best Islands to go to in 2015

Traveling this summer, wanting to travel somewhere in the year? Trip Advisor just released the Top 10 Best Islands in the world. There number one island is, Providenciales, the most populated of the Turks and Caicos islands.There is so much to do here from snorkeling, upscale dining, accessible to many beaches, and breath taking scenic views. Looking for somewhere in the USA? Maui, Hawaii is just your ticket. I was here a couple years ago and absolutely fell in love with it, I took the Road to Hana, this is an all day event in which you travel through the rain forests, banana fields, and just overall see the beauty of Maui. Everyone needs a break from their hectic life, and these islands are just the ticket, they are here for you to let loose and to reconnect with your self, your family, and your love ones. 

 Check out the rest of the Top Ten Best Islands of 2015 Here: 
http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Islands-cTop-g1

Spice up your regular cup of Joe

If you are like me you love your coffee, you get excited driving to Starbucks or your local coffee shop to get your favorite cup of coffee. Though now you don't even have to stress with long lines, and hoping that the barista got your coffee order right. Here is a link of 26 ways to spice up your coffee. I have not tried all of these though I have tried a couple on this list including, Rumchata iced coffee, baileys iced coffee, and Irish ice coffee and all of these are fantastic and I always want to have more than one cup. All of these recipes and photos look delicious and can't wait to try them! I am exceptionally want to try White Russian Cinnamon Coffee, I have had a White Russian, though never with cinnamon coffee which sounds so delicious.

To see all these great recipes head to this link below
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicaprobus/its-always-iced-coffee-weather#.jhM6bgY9D4