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Sex Offenders in Our Midst: Resources, More Info
Lead: How well do you know the neighbors who you've seen watching your children playing in the park or walking home with friends?
-> This lead could be considered Question Lead. Even though the lead could be lazy it could also be seen as a Startling Statement that makes a reader want to continue to read the article to see why they are writing this article in my local paper.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Lead Assignment
1.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci 14899050?source=most viewed
Biz Break: Apple snobs, the Bay Area is your capital
Lead:
Today: Nearly one-third of Bay Area adults own an Apple product. Silicon Valley's unemployment rate jumps in March, but so does the number of jobs. Plus: Google, AMD shares dive. Another deal for Oracle. SV tech stocks.
Roundup Leads: They are doing a longer list and focusing on more than just one thing.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci 14899050?source=most viewed
Biz Break: Apple snobs, the Bay Area is your capital
Lead:
Today: Nearly one-third of Bay Area adults own an Apple product. Silicon Valley's unemployment rate jumps in March, but so does the number of jobs. Plus: Google, AMD shares dive. Another deal for Oracle. SV tech stocks.
Roundup Leads: They are doing a longer list and focusing on more than just one thing.
Focus Story Structure: Football Injury
High School Football Resulting in Serious Injuries
Many high school athletics dream of playing in the Friday night football games under bright lights and their friends and family cheering for them in the stands. A 16 teen-year-old, junior named Pete Stenhoof was one of them. During one of those games at Chula Vista High School in Redmond, California Stenhoof rammed his head into the ball carrier's chest cracking vertebrae in his spine. Now he is unfortunately confirmed to wheelchair. At the time of the accident, Stenhoff weighed 210 pounds and now he weighs 172 pounds. He was not able to graduate with his class and is now taking correspondence courses to get his diploma.
There are 20,000 injuries in high school football each year with twelve of them result in permanently disabling the victims. Thirty-five percent of the injuries are to the neck and head and many critics blame the helmet. Sadly thirteen youth died last year because of high school football injuries. Stenhoff is not bitter, "I knew the risks involved when I decided to play football." He also added, "I wish I would have known just how bad it could be."
Many high school athletics dream of playing in the Friday night football games under bright lights and their friends and family cheering for them in the stands. A 16 teen-year-old, junior named Pete Stenhoof was one of them. During one of those games at Chula Vista High School in Redmond, California Stenhoof rammed his head into the ball carrier's chest cracking vertebrae in his spine. Now he is unfortunately confirmed to wheelchair. At the time of the accident, Stenhoff weighed 210 pounds and now he weighs 172 pounds. He was not able to graduate with his class and is now taking correspondence courses to get his diploma.
There are 20,000 injuries in high school football each year with twelve of them result in permanently disabling the victims. Thirty-five percent of the injuries are to the neck and head and many critics blame the helmet. Sadly thirteen youth died last year because of high school football injuries. Stenhoff is not bitter, "I knew the risks involved when I decided to play football." He also added, "I wish I would have known just how bad it could be."
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Math for Journalists
1.
67% From the State
28% From student fees, grants and gifts.
5% From Student Tuition
Out of a total budget of $120 million, a local college released sixty-seven percent comes from the state, twenty-eight percent comes from student fees, grants and gifts while only five percent comes from student tuition.
2.
*The average prison sentence for people convicted of aggravated assault is 22 months.
*The median prison term for people convicted of aggravated assault is 12 months.
*The median is the most accurate description of prison terms because since Michael Reese's term was much longer than all others the average gets thrown off because you have to add the total numbers first.
3.
*California Sales Tax is 9.25%
*People would save $28.11 a year if they paid $5 per meal once a week
*People would save $112.43 if they paid $20 per meal once a week.
67% From the State
28% From student fees, grants and gifts.
5% From Student Tuition
Out of a total budget of $120 million, a local college released sixty-seven percent comes from the state, twenty-eight percent comes from student fees, grants and gifts while only five percent comes from student tuition.
2.
*The average prison sentence for people convicted of aggravated assault is 22 months.
*The median prison term for people convicted of aggravated assault is 12 months.
*The median is the most accurate description of prison terms because since Michael Reese's term was much longer than all others the average gets thrown off because you have to add the total numbers first.
3.
*California Sales Tax is 9.25%
*People would save $28.11 a year if they paid $5 per meal once a week
*People would save $112.43 if they paid $20 per meal once a week.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Ap Style Exercise S-Z
1.) When he heard the building layout for the new high school had been rejected, Bill pulled out his stationery to write a letter of protest. (2)
2.) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3.) Her home in upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and rather unique for its middle-class neighborhood. (4)
4.) To celebrate Veterans Day, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying United States flags. (3)
5.) Word-of-mouth has it that Ellen will wind up with the only "A" in the class. (2)
6.) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked whose book was it? She couldn't believe it was John's; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so weird. (4)
Bonus: The man was arrested for brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1)
2.) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3.) Her home in upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and rather unique for its middle-class neighborhood. (4)
4.) To celebrate Veterans Day, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying United States flags. (3)
5.) Word-of-mouth has it that Ellen will wind up with the only "A" in the class. (2)
6.) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked whose book was it? She couldn't believe it was John's; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so weird. (4)
Bonus: The man was arrested for brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Ap Style-M-L
1. He hopes to make a billion dollars by the time he is forty-years old. He already figures depending on current stick prices, his net worth is between two and three billion.
2. Every since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005, she has been vocal proponent of naval practices and policies.
3. It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play off, when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands.
4. Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch seventy-five top bicyclists pedal across the finish line.
5. Every summer the Jones' and the Kinneys' pore over travel-brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they are hoping to vacation in Panama City.
6. The five-year-old girl was born in Canton, Ohio but she now lives in Fremont, California.
2. Every since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005, she has been vocal proponent of naval practices and policies.
3. It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play off, when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands.
4. Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch seventy-five top bicyclists pedal across the finish line.
5. Every summer the Jones' and the Kinneys' pore over travel-brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they are hoping to vacation in Panama City.
6. The five-year-old girl was born in Canton, Ohio but she now lives in Fremont, California.
FactSet #1: A Squirrelly Situation
Ever thought you had a bad Monday morning in New York? Just talk to the electrocuted squirrel who made a huge tie up affecting 47,000 railroad commuters.
According to Metro North spokeswoman Donna Evans, the squirrel was playing around on the power lines. The power was lost and the trains were not leaving out of Manhattan.
Because of the electrical power surge it weakened an overhead bracket. Then the overhead bracket dangled down and was able to strangle a passing train underneath that ended up tearing down the lines. Luckily service was able to be restored by crews by Tuesday morning.
According to Metro North spokeswoman Donna Evans, the squirrel was playing around on the power lines. The power was lost and the trains were not leaving out of Manhattan.
Because of the electrical power surge it weakened an overhead bracket. Then the overhead bracket dangled down and was able to strangle a passing train underneath that ended up tearing down the lines. Luckily service was able to be restored by crews by Tuesday morning.
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