Thursday Show 1/23/14
Benjamin Franklin
Early in his time abroad, Franklin considered
himself a loyal Englishman. England had many of the amenities that
America lacked. The country also had fine thinkers, theater, witty
conversation — things in short supply in America.
Net Neutrality
At its simplest, network neutrality is the
principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally. Net
neutrality advocates have established different definitions of
network neutrality:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality
Eight year old boy hero saves six from fire
An online fundraising campaign has raised enough
money to pay for the funeral of an 8-year-old New York boy who died
while trying to rescue his disabled grandfather from a burning mobile
home.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0122/Eight-year-old-boy-hero-saves-six-from-fire
Everyday Heroes
1. Charles Ramsey rescued three women and a girl
Charles Ramsey had a history of domestic violence.
He assaulted his wife more than once, and went to jail for it in
2003.But a decade later, on the afternoon of May 6, 2013, when he
heard a woman next door "going nuts," Charles Ramsey did
the right thing.
2. Subway stroller rescue – and a new job