| Show Steve Irwin laid to rest at Queensland zoo a r- r r Jeren W. W Canning Managing Editor Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin was laid to rest at his family's zoo in Queensland Australia on Saturday one week after he was killed in inan inan inan an accident by a sting ray Australian television broadcast the entire ceremony for his many fans worldwide Irwins Irwin's family opted for a private memorial rather than a state funeral that had been offered by the Australian government Irwin 44 was killed on Sept 2 when a sting ray he was swimming near became agitated and stabbed him himin himin himin in the heart with its sharp barb tail The accident occurred while filming for foran foran foran an upcoming television program about deadly animals In the days preceding Irwins Irwin's funeral service his family announced they would like to release the footage of Irwins Irwin's death because it is what Steve would have wanted Although the announcement has produced controversy because the footage shows Irwins Irwin's fatal accident fans fansin fansin fansin in the United States have supported the Irwin family in their wanting the footage released Irwin is no stranger to controversy in 2004 he was criticized for the infamous Baby Bob incident This incident occurred when Irwin took hold of his two-month-old two son Bob and proceeded to feed a crocodile at the family's zoo Irwin however took every precaution to ens ensure nothing happen having three times as many staff members on hand during the event Irwins Irwin's television show was yas seen by nearly million people worldwide and in m many of his his' adventures he has flirted with death Irwins Irwin's death has been been- explained by the Australian government as extremely rare being only the second time on record th that t a sting stingray has been the ray main cause of death Even more sting ray experts find it e extremely rare that one would become r J. J Continued on Page 8 i J 4 0 Crocodile Hunter rests Continued from page 4 so agitated and so precisely stab a human in the heart Australian parliament was paused by Prime Minister John Howard to pay tribute to Irwin Irvin Howard expressed his sentiments over the Ive watched Danzig get knocked out a million times there are many that take that as a sign that the Tube is an almighty beacon radiating music juggernaut- juggernaut worthy entertainment Celebrity endorsements are the least of bag of goodies By turning the controls over to the user and allowing for extensive customization and personalization has surpassed any commodity short of TiVo in the physical television set world Users can view the videos they want via the sites site's search engine which include anything from artist music videos to TV show clips to a 12 year- year old standing in her room singing the national anthem into a hairbrush The 12 year-old year singing the national anthem utilized other advantage over everyday TV users can upload their own videos death of the remarkable Australian Following Irwins Irwin's private funeral service on Saturday his body was taken to the family's zoo where he was buried on Sunday A public memorial service is being planned for later this month It is expected to bring thousands to pay tribute to Irwin Irvin onto t the the site By doing so users are allowing their video to be searchable and viewable on the site unless they choose tomake tomake to tomake make it private and adding addinga a world of diversity and unique personalization that everyday TV cant can't begin to comprehend knows exactly the angle they're trying to get with their wide and personalized array of videos videos just just look at their slogan Broadcast st Yourself is gaining the thc upper hand With the TV equivalent of the mortar brick store getting farther away from the personalization and customization of the video the competition is that theres there's no competition That said Im I'm going to get on and watch Danzig get knocked out one more time |
