Livin' the life...

Here are a few news clips I found noteworthy as I browsed the newspaper on the bus this morning.

"About 151,000 Iraqis have died in the three years since the US invasion, a study has concluded. The latest estimate, based on surveys of nearly 10,000 households by the World Health Organisation and the Iraqi government, is the most accurate study of the death toll since the war began, experts believe."
Me: *sigh, so sad. I wonder how many were civilian casualties.

"Waste from the new nuclear power plans is likely to be buried 1km (3,000ft) underground in secure vaults, the Government said."
Me: Sounds good! We need to get rid of waste (which is probably toxic), so dig a _deep_ hole, pack it the earth, and cork it shut! Excellent! ..

"First-Class degrees were handed to students in record numbers last year. One in eight students graduated with a first, while half scored 2:1s [Upper second class in B'dos]. It comes as academics said they had to alter courses due to the rising amount of school leavers being poorly prepared for studying independently."
Me: Am I to assume that 'alter courses' means that degrees were made easier so students could score higher? Or just that they were structured in a more useful manner which lead to students getting on better with their work? (I think there is a difference and that one of these approaches is a better approach to things!).

And finally..

"Being a Newcastle fan must be the worst job in football."
Me: lol. The english really take the topic of football so, so seriously!

All of the above articles were sourced from Today's Metro newspaper (check them online at www.metro.co.uk).