An Alarming Event
*Voice Over format
Fire-fighters are known for putting out house fires, forest fires, car-fires, but you wouldn't expect them to put out birthday candle fires.
A women's group from the First United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma were celebrating the 95th birthday of resident Mabel McCullough when they were unexpectedly interrupted by a group of firefighters who arrived at the house.
The firefighters, who were expecting to see smoke and fire at the house, arrived only to find 95 burnt out birthday candles. Apparently McCullough's birthday cake had exactly 95 birthday candles on it and upon blowing them out, with the help of her guests, the smoke triggered her fire alarm which mobilized the firefighters to come to the house.
The firefighters didn't stick around for cake but they did have their pictures taken with McCullough.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Topical Blog Post
*Decided to do a little sports bit on a couple of the Bengals 2010 draft class. Hope you like it!
Gresham and Shipley Headline an interesting Bengals 2010 draft class
The 2009 AFC North Champion Bengals may have pumped some faith into their small but loyal fan base these last few days with the players they took in this year’s NFL draft.
The two picks that immediately standout are Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham and Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley. Gresham and Shipley should both be immediate impact players next season for the Bengals that will help open up the passing game for Pro-Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer. Gresham helps give Palmer the play-making tight end he’s never had in his seven-year career with the Bengals, while Shipley helps give Palmer a solid route-running possession receiver that he can count on on third-down.
The Bengals’ 2010 draft class does have some questionable calls though. Cincinnati was in need of an elite safety to man the middle of the field for the Bengals top cornerback tandem, Jonathan Joseph and Leon Hall but didn’t succeed in trading up to get top safeties like USC’s Taylor Mays or Texas’s Earl Thomas. And while both Gresham and Shipley are considered in large part to be solid picks, the Bengals had chances to draft other stalwart receivers like Dez Bryant in the first round, and fan favorite Mardy Gilyard in the third round.
The Bengals though believe they made the right choices here but for many Bengals fans, these picks could be “hit” or “miss.” The team and it's fans are hopeful though, and maybe, just maybe, a little excited too.
Gresham and Shipley Headline an interesting Bengals 2010 draft class
The 2009 AFC North Champion Bengals may have pumped some faith into their small but loyal fan base these last few days with the players they took in this year’s NFL draft.
The two picks that immediately standout are Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham and Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley. Gresham and Shipley should both be immediate impact players next season for the Bengals that will help open up the passing game for Pro-Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer. Gresham helps give Palmer the play-making tight end he’s never had in his seven-year career with the Bengals, while Shipley helps give Palmer a solid route-running possession receiver that he can count on on third-down.
The Bengals’ 2010 draft class does have some questionable calls though. Cincinnati was in need of an elite safety to man the middle of the field for the Bengals top cornerback tandem, Jonathan Joseph and Leon Hall but didn’t succeed in trading up to get top safeties like USC’s Taylor Mays or Texas’s Earl Thomas. And while both Gresham and Shipley are considered in large part to be solid picks, the Bengals had chances to draft other stalwart receivers like Dez Bryant in the first round, and fan favorite Mardy Gilyard in the third round.
The Bengals though believe they made the right choices here but for many Bengals fans, these picks could be “hit” or “miss.” The team and it's fans are hopeful though, and maybe, just maybe, a little excited too.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Copy Edit the World #3 re-do
http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Island-survivor/0d48f1c3-e324-4749-aca1-109901b099c2
"After getting directions to Fanene’s home, Busch found himself off the beaten path and into the woods by a stream. His first look at Fanene was memorable but also given what Busch learned about his relentless approach, it was fitting. Fanene was working, wearing work boots and a native robe while holding a weedeater."
"weedeater" is two words
"Then on the next snap Fanene chased Ben Roethlisberger out of bounds and dragged him down on a play that reinjured the quarterback’s throwing thumb. Later Roethlisberger babied an interception to Thurman that set up the Bengals’ insurance score with just under seven minutes left."
"reinjured" is spelled "re-injured."
http://www.bengals.com/cda-web/article-module.htm?id=4d42ba3d-5b59-4f93-aefb-1cc144376296&seoTitle=Lewis-draft-take-Scheffler-talks-denied§ion=news&vv=print
"“I don’t think you want to alter it,” said Lewis of his team’s board during the gap between the first and second rounds. “I think you have a chance to re-look. ‘Boy, nobody thought this guy was going to be sitting there.’ Kind of what you did in the past at the start of the fourth. ... Probably overthink it, overanalyze it. Probably not the best thing to do.”"
"Overthink" and "overanalyze" are two words: Over think, over analyze.
""Hopefully he does or he can, but I can't guarante that. He doesn't have to," Lewis said. "And that's generally a good situation for the team. Because I think the guys respect that. That gives everybody on the current roster a good feeling. There's nothing guraranteed here. Everybody earns the opportunity to be out there on that field and that's my job to fit them in the right spots.""
"Gurante" and "guranteed" are spelled "guarantee" and "guaranteed"
"After getting directions to Fanene’s home, Busch found himself off the beaten path and into the woods by a stream. His first look at Fanene was memorable but also given what Busch learned about his relentless approach, it was fitting. Fanene was working, wearing work boots and a native robe while holding a weedeater."
"weedeater" is two words
"Then on the next snap Fanene chased Ben Roethlisberger out of bounds and dragged him down on a play that reinjured the quarterback’s throwing thumb. Later Roethlisberger babied an interception to Thurman that set up the Bengals’ insurance score with just under seven minutes left."
"reinjured" is spelled "re-injured."
http://www.bengals.com/cda-web/article-module.htm?id=4d42ba3d-5b59-4f93-aefb-1cc144376296&seoTitle=Lewis-draft-take-Scheffler-talks-denied§ion=news&vv=print
"“I don’t think you want to alter it,” said Lewis of his team’s board during the gap between the first and second rounds. “I think you have a chance to re-look. ‘Boy, nobody thought this guy was going to be sitting there.’ Kind of what you did in the past at the start of the fourth. ... Probably overthink it, overanalyze it. Probably not the best thing to do.”"
"Overthink" and "overanalyze" are two words: Over think, over analyze.
""Hopefully he does or he can, but I can't guarante that. He doesn't have to," Lewis said. "And that's generally a good situation for the team. Because I think the guys respect that. That gives everybody on the current roster a good feeling. There's nothing guraranteed here. Everybody earns the opportunity to be out there on that field and that's my job to fit them in the right spots.""
"Gurante" and "guranteed" are spelled "guarantee" and "guaranteed"
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Feature Story Structure
The football helmet was made to protect players from sustaining head trauma during games, but still a shockingly large amount of all high school football related injuries happen to the neck and head.
There are approximately 20,000 injuries in high school football each year. 12 percent of all victims become permanently disabled and 13 youths also died last year. A shocking 35 percent of all these injuries occur to the neck and head and many critics are blaming the helmet for this.
Pete Stenhoff, a junior at Chula Vista High School in Redmond, Calif., was one of these players who sustained such an injury. During a game in his senior year, he rammed his head into the ball carrier’s chest and effectively cracked his vertebrae in his spine. Stendhoff is now confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Despite this though, he is not bitter.
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Wasn't sure if you wanted me to conclude the story in anyway but I did keep the first two paragraphs. Anyways I wasn't exactly sure what the nut graf and transition exactly was but I'm assuming right now that what I wrote is correct but let me know how it could be better if I didn't do it right.
~Wes
There are approximately 20,000 injuries in high school football each year. 12 percent of all victims become permanently disabled and 13 youths also died last year. A shocking 35 percent of all these injuries occur to the neck and head and many critics are blaming the helmet for this.
Pete Stenhoff, a junior at Chula Vista High School in Redmond, Calif., was one of these players who sustained such an injury. During a game in his senior year, he rammed his head into the ball carrier’s chest and effectively cracked his vertebrae in his spine. Stendhoff is now confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Despite this though, he is not bitter.
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Wasn't sure if you wanted me to conclude the story in anyway but I did keep the first two paragraphs. Anyways I wasn't exactly sure what the nut graf and transition exactly was but I'm assuming right now that what I wrote is correct but let me know how it could be better if I didn't do it right.
~Wes
Friday, April 9, 2010
Column
“Health-Bowl 2010”
I don’t know about you but I’m SICK and tired of the health care debates! It just seems that this discussion about important issues concerning millions of Americans and their health and finances has devolved into a war of egos and prides between conservative and democratic politicians.
It has gotten so bad lately that I don’t even see this as a debate anymore; it’s just a one big football game. Yes, I just equated one of the most important political topics in recent history to the Super Bowl. But that’s really what it has become though. Conservatives and democrats a like don’t care as much about making health care reform right as they do beating the other side and getting re-elected.
For voters even it has devolved into this as well. For liberal and conservative voters it’s like watching your favorite football team play your most hated one. You don’t care whether your team deserves it or not you just want them to win and the other to lose more than anything.
But that’s the problem here, is that conservatives and liberals a like have devolved a reasonable political discussion like health care reform into a battle of football teams and that same feeling has been carried down to their “fans” or voters. And now neither side is willing to find a middle ground because there are no “ties” in the world of politics and in the end both sides just rather win than lose at this game. Either way, who ever wins, the American people lose.
I don’t know about you but I’m SICK and tired of the health care debates! It just seems that this discussion about important issues concerning millions of Americans and their health and finances has devolved into a war of egos and prides between conservative and democratic politicians.
It has gotten so bad lately that I don’t even see this as a debate anymore; it’s just a one big football game. Yes, I just equated one of the most important political topics in recent history to the Super Bowl. But that’s really what it has become though. Conservatives and democrats a like don’t care as much about making health care reform right as they do beating the other side and getting re-elected.
For voters even it has devolved into this as well. For liberal and conservative voters it’s like watching your favorite football team play your most hated one. You don’t care whether your team deserves it or not you just want them to win and the other to lose more than anything.
But that’s the problem here, is that conservatives and liberals a like have devolved a reasonable political discussion like health care reform into a battle of football teams and that same feeling has been carried down to their “fans” or voters. And now neither side is willing to find a middle ground because there are no “ties” in the world of politics and in the end both sides just rather win than lose at this game. Either way, who ever wins, the American people lose.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Ethical Decision Making
Scenario 1:
I might read them first just to check and if it's something that I cannot ignore in terms of the law then I'll likely use them. I would also try inquiring her about it when she gets back, if I decide not to read it. If she says she's not at liberty to discuss them I will likely press her about it for a while if I think there's a good chance that she is lying.
Scenario 2:
I would do it but after gathering all the info I need I would go back to the nursing home and ask if it is ok to do the article. I would give them a chance for rebuttal so that they can give their opinion on the issues of their nursing home. But if they don't oblige then I'll have to either scrap the article or consult with my editor on how to deal with this. Perhaps work out a compromise.
Scenario 3:
I would reference the other source's quotes in my article stating something like "In a similar CNN.com article _____ said..." The only other thing I would do is call the other source and ask for permission to use their quotes. The important thing here is basically not to plagiarize another's work.
I might read them first just to check and if it's something that I cannot ignore in terms of the law then I'll likely use them. I would also try inquiring her about it when she gets back, if I decide not to read it. If she says she's not at liberty to discuss them I will likely press her about it for a while if I think there's a good chance that she is lying.
Scenario 2:
I would do it but after gathering all the info I need I would go back to the nursing home and ask if it is ok to do the article. I would give them a chance for rebuttal so that they can give their opinion on the issues of their nursing home. But if they don't oblige then I'll have to either scrap the article or consult with my editor on how to deal with this. Perhaps work out a compromise.
Scenario 3:
I would reference the other source's quotes in my article stating something like "In a similar CNN.com article _____ said..." The only other thing I would do is call the other source and ask for permission to use their quotes. The important thing here is basically not to plagiarize another's work.
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