Thursday, October 29, 2009

7th article

Share a grave with a stranger?

London's largest cemetary is trying to convince people to share a grave with someone. Other countries in Europe often re-use old graves after a couple of decades. In most of Britain re-using old graves is still illegal. Since the law changed last year, cemetery staff have begun the process of digging up old remains, reburying them deeper and putting new dead bodies on top, in what have been dubbed "double-decker" graves.Burks, a burly man who began working at the cemetery as a groundsman and gravedigger almost 25 years ago, said reusing graves will buy the rapidly filling cemetery six or seven more years of burials."We are doing our damnedest to make the cemetery more sustainable," he said. So far, no cemeteries in London have followed this rule. 29-year-old London receptionist Temi Oshinowo said "I don't even want to think about it. It's not showing respect. It doesn't matter whether or not the person has been buried for 25 years or 100 years, that is their space and you should give them respect."

Thursday, October 22, 2009

6th articlllllle (:

Keeping warm using burning bunnies
In the city of Stockholm Sweden, they shoot many rabbits which spread across the Swedish capital, sends their bodies to be burned by fuel. The animal rights people were very angry. Stockholm killed 6,000 bunnies last year. This year they have killed 3,000 bunnies. In response to the Criticism City Official Mats Freij says that we as humans ourselves get cremated which generates a different perspective. Just like people, the bodies contain lots of fat and have the same energy as heating oil.

Friday, October 16, 2009

5th articlee
Bringing your own toilet paper to school is cool.

With a packed lunch, parents might have to be concerned about sending their child to school with a spare toilet paper roll. Students at a school in southern county of Cork, Ireland are requested to bring their own toilet paper roll, to save money for the school. Irish parents are already struggling to do this because the country is in a recession. Toilet paper will be issued in the classroom for bathroom use. This wasn't meant to be a request, but it is a way to balance books, says Catherine O'Neill at St. Johns Girls National School. So far half the class, has brought in toilet paper rolls. "I have no doubt that other schools are doing this too."

Saturday, October 3, 2009

4th article .

Letting 12 year-old drive leads to major fine
A lady from Montana was accused of letting her daughter of 12 years old drive her three siblings to day care from Vaughn to Great Falls, which is about a 15 minute ride from their house. Angela Parenteau went to Municipal Court on a Thursday in Great Falls Montana for letting an unauthorized minor drive a car. Parenteau stated that she was too sick to drive and was on medication. Montana agreed to this plea agreement because the 12-year old girl stated she didn’t want to testify against her mother. Angela Parenteau didn’t have any jail time, so she will have to pay almost $1,000 fine.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

3rd article

Man stabbed in the face while feeding his child
In the United Kingdom, Ricki Hall of 39 years old was stab so brutally that the blood splattered all on his 10-week old son, Milan. The robbers not down the house shouting pizza delivery. Ricki opened the door, after telling them they had the wrong house, but they still banged on the door so he finally opened it and they barged into his house demanding jewelry and cash. Trying to resist the robbers, they threatened to kill Hall and pulled a knife out. The robbers told him to say his final and last words. They repeatedly stabbed Ricki Hall in the face for 15 minutes. Fortunately, Ricki survived, but lost 2 pints of blood and 40 stitches. Ricki’s wife, Zoya heard the attack from downstairs and hid in the bedroom closet. Soon after Zoya dialed 911 was able to get an ambulance soon enough. The robbers stole a Rolex watch. They are still looking for the robbers.

2nd article !

Oldest man in the world dies at 115.

Emiliano Mercado Del Toro died on a Wednesday in Puerto Rico. Some say he died like an angel some say. Recently he has had some breathing problems. At his death he was with his great-grandnephew. Mercado Del Toro was born Puerto Rico, he was drafted in the U.S army the year of 1918 when it was still a Spanish colony. Later he worked on a sugar cane field on the islands. He got married three times but never had any children. In Isabella, his home town, he was recognized as a celebrity since being in the Guinness world record book. A spokeswoman said people were crying, but they knew it would come to an end soon. Emiliano Mercado Del Toro has become the oldest person in the entire world. I person named living in Connecticut, Emma Tillman is now the oldest person in the world still living at 114.