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Friday, March 30, 2012

"Britain's cheapest house sold for 'bargain' £8250."

In this article, a bid in Britain gave this young couple a cheap house that needs a lot of work, but it has potential. The house stands up near the road on the end of a house strip. The house needs a lot of work but the bid price is low enough for renovations to help put the house in decent shape. The price the young couple bought the house at was about eleven grand in american dollars. That's awesome! So now the couple have enough money to play around with and create a livable home. The windows are boarded up, they will need to be replaced along with a floor and a new ceiling will need to be put up. What a project! Britain's most expensive house sold was about two hundred million! wc=134

Thursday, March 29, 2012

"Hertz puts McLaren MP4-12C up for hire."

In this article, British travelers are now given the opportunity of a life time to rent the ultimate super car! Car rental companies are now letting the worlds nicest car companies rent out the fastest and most luxuriant cars. The car companies include McLaren  MP4-12CFerrari 458Ferrari F430 Spyder, Aston Martin DB9! The McLaren MP4-12C has a  features a 3.8-litre V8 twin-turbo engine which punches out over 500 horse power! On the "Top Gear" track the McLaren accelerated from zero to sixty in 2.8seconds, also from zero to 124mph in 8.9seconds! That is insane! Although it would be nice to rent these fast beautiful cars they are diffidently not cheap to rent even for just a day!  wc=118

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

"How looking back in anger is bad for your health."

In this article, the British rock band Oasis say that looking back at your mistakes can give you a negative view on life. The rock band believes that the more you look back on life at your negative moments that it will actually change your mood and actions in life that reflect a pessimistic behavior. After an episode of anger it is good to move on and not to forget it but to learn from it so you don't repeat it but forget it enough that the anger doesn't bring you down again. People that learn from these mistakes and move are more likely to set and achieve personal goals. More pleasant experiences are more likely to happen along the way to these goals. wc=124

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

"Adventurer beats odds to canoe paddle solo across Atlantic Ocean."

In this article, a man with a childhood dream to discover the ocean alone in canoe!  Gabor Rakonczay a architect from Hungary, on a low budget creates a canoe and technology to travel across the Atlantic ocean. Setting a world record and also coming home twenty days before schedule his childhood dream was achieved! With little technology and a technological failure due to water damage his family had little contact with him and started to worry. The only way his was able to warn other ships of his exsistance was to light flairs and send them into the air above the wall of twelve foot high waves. That's sketchy! Voyages like Mr. Rakonczay was made before in kayaks and rowboats, but now a canoe and done by a single person! wc=130

Monday, March 26, 2012

"Redheads feel more pain than people with dark hair."

In this article, study shows that redheads genetically feel more pain than black and brown hair individuals. A test where redheaded people over the age of thirty took a shock to their thigh to compare the pain tolerance. "They were then tested to see if they felt more pain than a control group who had black or brown hair." They say red hair has something to deal with the production of the natural chemicals and endorphins in the body that are linked to the feeling of pain. Researchers in 2009 studied that, redheads have a higher percentage of avoiding medical treatments due to anxiety like an annual dental visit. Interesting! wc=110

Thursday, March 15, 2012

"World's ugliest dog dies"

In this article, an annual contest is held for the ungliest dog, but their consistant winner "Yoda" died last night in her sleep. Aw! Yoda was found just as a little puppy behind an abandoned appartment building. Terry Schumacher found poor Yoda and took her in. Mrs. Schumacher thought that the little pup was actually a rat, thats how ugly this puppy was! Yoda is a mix breed of a Chihuahua and with Chinese cresent. With patchy white hair spots, protruding tongue, bald legs, and mix colored eyes; Yoda won the worlds uglest dog in the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma Marin. A new winner will be crowned this 2012 June. wc=114

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

"Perfume created for Pope Benedict XVI."

In this article, the Pope had a perfume created for him and is currently thinking of an appropriate name for the perfume. The perfume is represented as the Popes Signature cologne. The creator of the perfume is an Italian man that is known for creating perfume for celeberties. The perfume although will not be up for sale, the perfume will still have a name but a more pronounced name than what the celeberties had made. For example Britney Spear's line of perfume is called 'Midnight Fantasy' the Italian creator was thinking more along the lines of 'Water of Hope' and 'Water of Faith'. The sent is based on the Pope's personality and outlook on life. wc=115

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

"School pupil parades bad grades on sandwich board as punishment."

In this article, punishments and parents have a different approach on their children. Most parents would punish their children by taking something valuable or something they like away so the children learn their lesson. This family took punishment to a whole new level! Their child Michael Bell Jr. came home with three failing grades and was punished. His parents were also notified that Michael is also the "class clown" which just added to the punishment... or embarrassment... Michael's parents made him stand on the street corner with a sign that said "i'm in seventh grade with three failing grades, blow your horn if there is something wrong with that." wc=109

Monday, March 12, 2012

"Eight-year-old Indonesian boy smokes two packs of cigarettes a day ."

In this article, an eight year old that lives in Indonesia smokes about two packs of cigaretts daily!! In Indonesia the cigarette laws are different and not regualted. Any age could by them their government puts tax on the tobacco products but does not put a regualted age requirement to purchase the tobacco. Cigarettets are second household expendature coming in after food. That's a lot! Llham started smoking at just age four, and thats not even the youngest recored! Babies that smoke have the worst temper. Over four hundred thousand die every year just from smoking in Indonesia! Thats so much! wc=101

Friday, March 9, 2012

"Nasa space missions honoured as Lego shuttle is sent into space."

In this article, eighteen year old devoted his time and money to make his own tribute "Lego" Nasa Space shuttle!! Out of Leggos! That's awesome! Raul Oaida eighteen created a budget of  £1,600 and created his own shuttle that made it all the way past the earths atmosphere and came back down with out a scratch! Oaida attached a GPS system to the Lego shuttle and tracked it's travel along with a camera to visually see too. The shuttle was launched with a helium balloon, and traveled through clouds and three hundred and fifty mile winds!!!! The shuttle then landed only one hundred and fifty five miles away from the launch sight. wc=112

Thursday, March 8, 2012

"15st man 'mugged by fox'."

In this article, a man was actually mugged by a wild animal, a fox!! Usually wild animals are scared and avoid our territory. This fox was apparently super hungry! Wild animals tend to stay in their environment and hunt when necessary for food. This fox followed a fifteen stone man all the way home, but before he got home the fox followed him into the ally just like a real human mugger! The fox circled the man and tried to pick at his shopping bag. The fox eventually broke the bag and the man just gave in and gave the fox garlic bread in order to save himself from the fox hurting him. Then the fox ran off. Wow what a great story to tell your wife and children when you get home!! wc=133

"The Chinese boy who has lived his whole life in a cage."

In this article, this Chinese family works with what they have (little money) to keep their love one safe from harm or harming himself. A twenty three year old Chinese man has lived literally in a locked cage for almost his entire life, he has a serious mental illness which when not put to attention he is a danger and a danger to himself. When he was about two years old he knocked over a pot of boiling water and almost killed himself from the burns. He doesn't know any better. The family has tried but does not make or have enough money to properly care for his mental health problems. He still to this day lives with his family and in his personal cage. Very sad but I guess you have to work with what you have and make the best of it for your loved ones.wc=148

Monday, March 5, 2012

"Schoolchildren can use an iPhone but cannot tie their shoelaces, poll finds."


In this article, polls say that this generation and more to come are going to have less knowledge of the outdoors and simple tasks that we now rely on technology for today.The poll took of children between the ages of three and thirteen about how the children can not tie their own shoes but work a DVD player and use an iPhone. This generation is losing its skill of survival. Fifty nine percent of people can not even climb a tree and at an amazingly poor seventy eight percent can not make a campfire! Eighty one percent of teens can not read a map! We depend on so much of the technology so much for everything. Sixty five percent of thirteen year olds can not make a cup of tea! That's terrible I love tea! Fifty eight percent of the children can log onto the internet. Our generation and more to come are honestly losing our intelligence for simple tasks! wc=160

Friday, March 2, 2012

"The key to a perfect night's sleep."

In this article, they say that some little changes in your daily routine before bed can improve your deep sleep, and make you feel more refreshed in the morning. Going to bed at exactly ten o'clock and reading something interesting can help you fall asleep faster. Watching television and talking on the phone while doing chores, cooking cleaning laudary before bed is considered down time where you relax. After a stressed day having dinner around eight o'clock and having a cup of tea around nine ten before you finally go to sleep will help you. Also the side of the bed and which direction you sleep in will also affect it too. Sleeping on your dommitnit side and on the right side of the bed will also help you fall asleep faster. So interesting! wc=134