Adding some perspective the the item below:
CHINA CLOSING MORE THAN 5,000 COAL MINES
China, where about 5,000 miners are killed annually, will close
thousands of coal mines in a safety crackdown, the government said on
Thursday.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/05/china-mine060105.html

OK. Here is were you can make a new story. How many truck drivers die each year or scientists, secreteries,coal miners, soldiers, teachers, and so on, and compare that to this:
47 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN 2005
Last year was a deadly year for journalists, especially those who
challenged authority.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/03/cpj060103.html
Hope you all had a good Xmas and New Year Holiday and will see you next week. Clark