Baby 'left to die' after botched abortion

• Baby was aborted at 22 weeks
• Mother scared it would be disabled
• Chaplain found it wrapped in sheet

A BABY boy who survived a botched abortion at 22 weeks was simply wrapped in cloth and left to die by Italian doctors.

The infant's mother had sought an abortion after scans revealed that the baby would likely be disabled, London's Daily Telegraph reported.

Doctors in Rossano, southern Italy, carried but the procedure however the infant survived. It's alleged that he was then wrapped in a sheet, umbilical cord still attached, and abandoned.

The infant was discovered alive on Saturday - 20 hours after the botched termination - when a hospital chaplain went to pray beside the body and noticed him moving, the Telegraph added.

The little boy died Monday in intensive care, prompting Italian police to launch a homicide investigation

The country's law states that doctors had an obligation to try to preserve the life of a child if it survives a termination.

The Italian Government is also considering an inquiry into the conduct of the hospital staff. The allegations have reignited debate on the legality of abortion in the staunchly Roman Catholic country.

It also raises questions about the legal upper limits for abortion and the ability of fetuses to survive outside of the womb.

Abortion in Italy has been available on demand since 1978 in the first three months of pregnancy but is restricted to specific circumstances, such as including disability, in the second trimester.

DNA clears New York man wrongly convicted of 1988 murder

A NEW York truck driver who spent nearly 19 years behind bars for a 1988 slaying he didn't commit has walked free after DNA testing exonerated him and instead pointed to another prison inmate.

The exonerated inmate, Frank Sterling, 46, was convicted of murder in 1992 based on a confession that he later recanted.

State Judge Thomas Van Strydonck vacated the conviction today after Monroe County prosecutors agreed with lawyers for the Innocence Project that DNA evidence obtained from the victim's clothing excluded him as the killer and pointed instead to Mark Christie, who was convicted of strangling a four-year-old girl in 1994.

Prosecutors who interviewed Christie earlier this month said he confessed to killing Viola Manville. He had been questioned about Manville's killing in 1988 but denied involvement and was discounted as a suspect.

After years of protesting his innocence, Sterling said he felt anger and relief when told he was being freed.

"Yeah, I'm mad," he said. "I'm glad he (Christie) finally did the right thing. Wish it was a little sooner."

Ms Manville, a 74-year-old grandmother, was attacked as she walked along a rural trail near her home in Hilton, a Rochester suburb, and was bludgeoned to death on November 29, 1988.

Sterling was serving 25 years to life. He confessed to the killing during an all-night interrogation in July 1991, but later claimed he had slipped into a hypnotic state and parroted details police gave him about the crime.

He unsuccessfully sought a new trial in 1997 after four former friends of Christie testified the teenager bragged about clubbing Manville with a BB gun on his walk to high school.

Christie, who is 36, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for strangling a neighbour, Kali Ann Poulton, and hiding the body for two years before he finally blurted out the truth to his new bride.

The girl vanished while riding a tricycle outside her home in a suburban Rochester townhouse complex in 1994.

A Wish that will never come true

Yawn!
I wished..
in a day, 24 hours..
4 hours studyin,
4 hours makan, fb, bath and other stuffs
Lastly 16 hours of sleeping

That would be great

Argumentative Essay- Junk Food # 1st Draft

Should the sale of junk food in school canteens be banned?

Junk food is to be faulted for the increase in childhood obesity (Smith 2005) As such, suggestion for the sale of junk food to be banned in school canteens had been voiced out as a way to tackle the problem on obesity. However, there seems to be contradicting opinions in the society. Nonetheless, whatever decision that the society will choose, I strongly believe that junk food should be banned not only because it is contributing to problem of youth weight gain ( Tran 2005) but also contains minimal or no nutritional value and contributes to litter problems.

Main reason that junk food should be banned in school canteen is because of junk food high contribution to the increasing childhood obesity. Obesity problem arises because children nowadays are lacked of physical activity and are made worsen as children are on high consumption on junk food which is high in fat, salt and sugar (Tran 2005). Statistic by Australian Nutrition Journal (2004) shows that more than 50% of children consumed sugar and almost 50% of children consumed fat more than recommended. By canteen tenants selling junk food, they are actually contributing to the problem of youth weight gain (Tran 2005). This is all the more reason that the sale of junk food should be banned.

Furthermore, as perceived, junk food is unhealthy and contains minimal nutritional value. Most junk food commonly contains synthetic flavour enhancer, colouring, and preservative which are proven to cause behavioural problems in children as said by Smith (2005). According to The Food Show (2005), students’ behaviour is seen to be improved tremendously after the removal of junk food in canteen. Moreover, sale of junk food is shown to be indirectly proportional to the dental health of Australia‘s primary school children ( Tran 2005).

Besides, junk food is associated with litter problems. Children tend to throw the packaging on the floor rather than finding rubbish bin to throw the packaging away. Resulting, more money, time and effort to be spent for cleaning which supposedly can be used to do something more productive such as spending time on maintenance projects (The Food Show 2005). Other than that, our communities’ images may be tarnished as outsiders will view us as unhygienic people (Smith 2005).

To summarize, sale of junk food should be banned in school canteen as consumption of junk food brings negative consequences to humans’ health and environment. Undeniably, the sale of junk food generates plenty of money for school which can be used to improve school’s condition however there are other expenses incurred such as cleaning cost and dental payment making it such as way that disadvantages of junk food overrides the advantages. We have to look at the bigger picture such as the effects of consumption of junk food in future, thus sacrifices need to be made. As said by Tran (2005), “it is a small price to pay, for the future health of our nation”.

Final Version of Text Production Essay

What are the potential effects of global warming in terms of climate change and how can they be arrested?
Global warming is defined as the increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere. It is caused by a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. Indeed, natural green house effect is essential to provide warmth to the livings in Earth however since the Industrial Revolution; human activities have caused much emission of gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which makes the atmosphere thicker. Resulting, more Sun’s heat is trapped and thus increases the Earth’s temperature (Woodford 2006). Global warming issue is something not to be taken lightly as it brings much harm in terms of climate change and the matter should be addressed immediately.

One of the obvious consequences of global warming is the dramatic rise in temperature. The scorching heat increases the melting rate of the glaciers and ice sheets, thus increases the sea level. Example of this phenomenon is the drastic warming of North and South Poles. Ice at North Pole is predicted to vanish completely due to the intense heat during summer by year 2100. When this occurs, places on low lying nation such as Florida, California, or Bangladesh will be completely inundated in seawater (Woodford 2006). Furthermore, the increase in atmosphere temperature warms up the ocean and subsequently causes stronger storms which affect many countries as mentioned by the main character in ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ (2007).

Besides, global warming causes erratic weather changes. According to Riebeek (2007), the earth is likely to experience more intense drought and more intense rain events due to warm temperatures that altered the weather patterns. The film, 'An Inconvenient Truth' (2007) supported the statement by saying vaporization from the ocean increases the humidity in the sky and when the storm condition initiated the rain, more rainfalls produced. This leads to flood at many countries such as Asia, Mumbai, India and China. At the same time the countries being flooded, the neighbouring countries suffering severe drought. Lake Chad, one of the largest lakes in the world dried up due to the severe drought.

In addition, global warming altered the natural ecosystem. Drastic changes in weathers have put animals and plants in peril as they are unable to adjust themselves accordingly to the weather in a short period. For example, parts of coral reefs are killed due to the heating of the ocean (Woodford 2006). Polar bears who depend on the ice, found drown because unable to find ice to take shelter. Moreover, global warming increases the outbreak of vectors for emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and tuberculosis because the temperature is favourable to the vectors said in the film, ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ (2007).

To put a stop into all these problems, many actions can be taken. Firstly, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by using more efficient electricity appliances or try walking, cycling, take bus instead of using car. (Woodford 2006). The film 'An Inconvenient Truth' (2007), the main character suggested the use of high mileage vehicles, switching utilities to renewable energy sources and usage of carbon-capture-and-storage technologies will be able to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions as low as the emissions in 1970s. Lastly, all countries should rectify Kyoto Protocol treaty and take own initiatives in reducing carbon dioxide.

In conclusion, global warming issue is something not to be taken lightly because the consequences of it are too high prices for us to pay. Stop sweeping the matter under the carpet and let it accumulates; it is time for us to open up the carpet and face what is underneath the carpet. We human have the abilities to solve any problems if we put our heart into it. The film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ (2007) summarized the sentence perfectly by saying ‘the solutions are in our hands, we just have to have the determination to make them happen.’