Lede's and Story Structure

Story Structure

• Inverted Pyramid
• Hard News Story
• Most important stuff at the top
• Less important as you go down
• Lede is the top
• Paragraph is one sentence long
• 5 W's 1 H
• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
• Lede needs to try to get all in
• "How" and "Why" are hard to get in
• Structure
• Lede 1st para.
• Nut graf (where you put anything you couldn't get in the first one) 2nd para.
• "Direct Quote" 3rd para.
• Statement (factual) 4th para.
• "Direct Quote" 5th para.
• Statement 6th, Quotes 7th, Statement 8th, etc….
• Example Lede "Car Accident"
• Who: Roger Clementine, John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith (JJJS) and Melba
• What: A wreck occurred
• Where: 1st Street and Slaughter Lane
• When: Tuesday afternoon 4:45
• Why: The car was being driven by an unlicensed driver
• How: A car was on the wrong side of the road and had a head on collision
• Story Structure Practice: Car Accident Story
• Lede
• On Tuesday, at 4:45 PM, Roger Clementine had a head on collision with John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith and his wife Melba at 1st and Slaughter lane.
• Nut Graf
• Clementine was an underage driver as well as unlicensed, speeding, and driving on the wrong side of the road. The police cited him for all of the above.
• Quote
• Mine: "The boy should not have been driving at all, let alone out on such a busy street." says police officer Billy Joel.
• Journalism Style:
• Starts with quotation mark: "
• Regular sentence: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together
• Comma a the end: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together,
• End quotation: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together,"
• Title name said: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together," eye witness Samantha Jones said
• Period: "The accident was horrible, it made a sound I had never heard before when they crunched together," eye witness Samantha Jones said.
• Mine Edited: "The boy should not have been driving at all, let alone out on such a busy street," police officer Billy Joel said.
• Statement
• At the time of the collision Clementine was driving a 1948 Studebaker at 60 mph and JJJS was driving a 1989 Yugo Firebelcher at 10 mph.
• Quote
• "Driving isn't all that hard, it was that ol' shmuck who was going way to slow, that's why he hit me," underage driver Roger Clementine said.
• Statement
• John and Melba JJJS were admitted to the hospital and Melba has been released since. John with a serious head injury and Melba with a bloody nose
• Quote
• "Mr. Smith is in bad shape, he received a serious concussion which at his age is incredibly bad. I don't see him making it through the night," brain surgeon Yu Wong Lee said.
• Statement
• The weather that day was clear and sunny and the road was not slick.
• Quote
• "This is what the government is doing wrong, they can't keep the cheerun in school, so they run amuck casein ruckus," passenger Melba JJJS said.

Inverted Pyramid

My Story of the Century

Chernobyl Plant Explodes

Chernobyl was a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, and on April 26, 1986 there was an explosion, causing a massive leak in radiation. The cause of the explosion was the lazy work of employees who failed to acknowledge safety pro cautions. This sent radiation spreading over most of europe and the western USSR.

I think that this was a major heal dine because it affected a large number of people (impact). It was also reported on quickly (timeliness), and was the first large nuclear issue (novelty). The radiation was very deadly and was threatening the lives of millions of people in Europe and the USSR.

Current Events Quiz 4

1. Gov. Perry allowed companies to take 222 million dollars without filing applications.
2. The boy wandered off to go home.
3. The rifle is going for $25,000.
4. Matt Dickey got the key interception in last nights game.
5. A good thing about owning a drone is that they are fun and a cool way to take photos and such. A not so good thing is you are restricted to where you can fly them, and could accidentally get into trouble.
6. Ridesharing is a new service that threatens the taxi business. It connects drivers and customers through apps in our smartphones. Essentially, it is the same thing as a taxi, but it is able to bypass lots of the rules and regulations that actual taxes can't. Ridesharing supports businesses like Uber and Lyft. They have been operating since May, even though technically it's not legal in county limits. More than 50 citations have been issued to drivers without chauffeuring permit and a taxi franchise agreement. It is a growing problem in the Austin area because the city council recently held a meeting and were making movements to legalize ridesharing. Taxi drivers everywhere are against this because they say it is unfair for drivers of ridesharing to be able to bypass the rules they are unable to do.

School Uniforms

Sources

• Student who's pro-school uniforms
• Student who's opinion lies in the middle
• Student against school uniforms
• Principal
• Parent of student(s) at BHS

Questions

1. Are you aware of the new policy being implemented regarding school uniforms?
2. Did you know it's district wide?
3. Why do you think the district made this policy?
4. Do you agree?
5. Why or why not?
6. Do you think there should be a school uniforms?
7. Why or why not?
8. Do you think there could be benefits to school uniforms?
9. Why (what are they) or why not?
10. Could there be some downsides to school uniforms?
11. Why (what are they) or why not?
12. Is this the first time you've heard of this policy?
13. Is this any different to the current dress code?
14. Why or why not?
15. Is that a good thing?
16. Why or why not?
17. What do you think other students have to say about this?
18. Should the student be allowed a "school uniform free day" so to speak?
19. Do you ever see this going away?
20. If you could tell the creator of this policy anything, what would you tell them?

My First Interview

Questions

1. How do you feel about being elected student of the month?
2. Why was this a goal for you?
3. Why do you think that this award is in place?
4. Do you think students will look up to you?
5. Why?
6. How do you feel about the student of the month program?
7. Was their any competition  between you and any of the other students?
8. What is your course of action as the student of the month?
9. Do you want to set any precedents in this posititions?
10. Are you surprised a freshman received this award?
11. Do you think a freshman should've received this award?
12. What type of person would you say gets an award like this?
13. Are there any changes to the school you'd like to make?
14. Are you looking to achieve nay other type of leadership roles?
15. To you, what does it mean to be a leader?
16. Who was your role model before this award?
17. Why?
18. Who after?
19. Why did/ didn't it change?
20. Do you have anything to say to students in the future?

Answers

1. I feel honored.

2. It looks good on you, and makes you a role model.

3. To make kids feel good about themselves.

4. Yes.

5. Because this award is not easy to get, if you do receive it, it shows you made an effort.

6. Really great.

7. Not to my awareness.

8. To raise awareness, be a leader and encouragement.

9. I don't know.

10. No, anyone could get it.

11. Yeah, everyone has an equal chance.

12. A person who is nice, smart, sets goals and does well in school.

13. I want to put A/C in the hallways.

14. I believe I will receive one.

15. To show a good path to other students.

16. The previous recipient.

17. It showed me this is possible.

18. My teachers and peers

19. They helped me achieve this.

20. Work hard and don't give up.

Current Events Quiz #3

1. El Grito is the celebration of the speech given by Miguel Hidalgo that sparked the war for Mexican Independence.
2. PETA is worried about it because it would most likely increase the number of stray animals.
3. Microsoft is going to buy minecraft for $2.5 billion dollars.
4. David Hamilton has rushed the most yards in a single high school game this season.
5. In Brooklyn you can go camping at Floyd Bennet Field.
6.       If parents have a child, it's their duty to either take care of the child, and raise it as their own. Or, turn it over responsibly to authorities or some other organization that will take care of the child. You should not, under any circumstance be able to kill your own child, defenseless and help less, and go about your life unpunished. They should most definitely have to get some sort of punishment for the death of Colton, or, in the un-likely event they're not responsible, should still earn some type of punishment for the child abuse.
          As a result of the ignorance of some workers at CPS, now a child is dead. Is that right? Absolutely not. If four complaints of child abuse is not enough to raise an eyebrow, then new people should have your job and do it corruptly. At the very least, the people who ignored these complaints, should lose their jobs.

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Apple Inc. Watch Shows 'Innovation Is Back' Baltimore Ravens push Ray Rice controversy aside in win over Pittsburgh Steelers

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Ebola Outpaces Global Response, W.H.O. Says

Dogs Prefer Petting Way More Than You Thought

Journalism Ethics 3

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a campaign to raise awareness of the slaughter of millions of animals for human use. The slogan for this campaign (also being the heart of the conflict) was "Holocaust on your plate". This sparked lots of controversy in the Jewish community despite the fact that the campaign was funded by a jewish PETA member. The were angered by the fact that the slaughtering of animals was being compared to the mass genocide of over 6 million jews.

i personally think that while this is an unusual comparison, it should be alright to use. one of the comparisons made was the fact that over the course of 7 years 12 million people were killed, and that equivalent of animals are slaughtered every 4 hours. Aside from the fact that it may offend a certain ethnicity, I think it is fine. However, to the over arching picture, it is ethically wrong because the content that was released could easily have considered offensive to a large group of people.

Journalism Ethics 2

Journalists used to under no circumstances, EVER share a story with a source before publication. However, the idea is being more widely accepted to be more accurate than independent. Even in the event of you being a free-lancer, you should still have your peers read your story before publishing. So why not do the same regarding accuracy.

I agree with the fact that you should share your story with only your source before publication. When I first thought about it, I thought that you should only share it with them if they asked. However, now that I've thought about it, it's better to share with them regardless to try to maintain accuracy. Just to have them double-check your facts and make sure they are okay with the publication.

Journalism Ethics 1

On the day of January 8, 2007, Ben Ownby was abducted while he was walking home from school. He lived in Beaufort, Missouri and was 13 years old. A friend of Ben's from school tipped off the police which gave way to a four day search where not only he was discovered, but another boy was as well, a 15 year old (Shawn Hornbeck), who had been there since he disappeared 4 years earlier riding his bike.

I think that to answer the question, using the names of victims should not be definitely outlawed, but used at the victim or victim's family discretion. If someone wants a lot of publicity after experiencing a traumatic event, more power too them. However, if they would like to not let everyone in the world know of the pains and struggles they went through, they should be allowed to censor their own name from publicly released material.

Current Events Quiz 2

1. APD members are taking classes on how to deal with aggressive dogs because they realized in the classes they took before was not very helpful. They saw this in the light of several recent high-profile dog shootings.
2. The fourth worker who contracted ebola arrived in Atlanta to be treated.
3. The kid's family is suing because they said the Lake Travis Youth Association for ignoring safety in the weather conditions.
4. Apple will be releasing a watch and a new iPhone within the next 6 months.
5. Ray Rice has been charged with domestic violence, and has been banned from the league.
6. A kid at the opening UT football game was using a drone and flying it over the stadium to take pictures. The student was suspended from school, and released pending further investigation. The drone as well, was retrieved from the student.
     I believe that this is wrong. The student was only taking pictures of the game, and not intending to harm anyone at all. It was brought up that it might have crashed, and caused harm. Well, I do think that that is definitely possible, however he should've been punished if and only if that had been the case. He should not have been suspended, the police were being over protective.
     I think that the police might have been being a little too cautious, even though in the sense that drones are a new technology. However int he future, I think that it might relax a bit, once that the technology is more common. Even then, it might become a problem again, as a use of terrorism.
     I think that drones shouldn't be restricted. because new technology is beneficial to society. However if they are being used to break the law, in anyway, such as invasion of privacy, they should not be used, even if the intention is good. This also should not just be restricted to the common citizen, but also the government.

News Values: Prominence

Prominence. This is an example of prominence because it is a story about a potential sickness that could affect people like you.

Reports of respiratory virus hit several states

Officials in several states, including Missouri, are reporting cases of respiratory illness, some severe enough to send kids to hospitals.

In Kansas City, Mo., more than 300 cases of respiratory illnesses were reported last month, according to the state Department of Health & Senior Services. About 15% of the illnesses resulted in children being placed in an intensive care unit, according to a health alert issued Aug. 29.

Ten states have contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help in investigating enterovirus — Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky, according to WXIA-TV.

Enteroviruses, with symptoms similar to an intense cold, hits its peak in September, according to medical officials.

But it is unusual that there have been so many hospitalizations, CNN reports.

The number of hospitalizations reported could be "just the tip of the iceberg in terms of severe cases," Mark Pallansch, director of the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, told CNN.

Pallansch said the division is looking into the situation.

USATODAY

Doctors explain respiratory virus striking Midwest kids

WXIA-TV News medical correspondent Sujatha Reddy said children with asthma or allergies are the ones who are suffering the severest side effects of the virus.

"If you see your kid's condition changing — they're going just from having the sniffles to a fever to now, perhaps, difficulty breathing, or they just look like they don't feel good — you want to take them to the doctor or to the emergency room to make sure," Reddy said. "Because these kids that have asthma (or allergies) and get this enterovirus can get very ill."

This particular type of enterovirus — EV-D68 — is uncommon, but not new. It was first identified in the 1960s.

An analysis by the CDC showed at least 19 of the Kansas City children tested positive for EV-D68, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Vaccines for EV-D68 aren't currently available.

"Many infections will be mild and self-limited, requiring only symptomatic treatment," the analysis said. "Some people with several respiratory illness caused by EV-D68 may need to be hospitalized and receive intensive supportive therapy."

"The virus just runs its course. The illness goes away by itself," Reddy said. "But for kids who may have asthma or may have bad allergies, or have some other underlying medical problem, they're the ones that, potentially, could get more sick."

Denver also is seeing a spike in respiratory illnesses resembling the virus, and hospitals have sent specimens for testing to confirm whether it's the same virus, KUSA-TV reported.

More than 900 children have gone to Children's Hospital Colorado emergency and urgent care locations since Aug. 18 for treatment of severe respiratory illnesses, including enterovirus and viral infections, hospital spokeswoman Melissa Vizcarra told CNN.

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver had five children in intensive care and 20 more in the pediatric unit, KUSA-TV reported last week.

"This is the worst I've seen in my time here at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children," Raju Meyeppan told the station. "We're going to have a pretty busy winter at this institution and throughout the hospitals of Denver."

Will Cornejo, 13, was among the children in intensive care at Rocky Mountain after he came down with a cold and then woke up Tuesday night with an asthma attack that couldn't be controlled with his medicine albuterol. His mother, Jennifer, called 911 when her son's breathing became shallow, and her son was airlifted to the Denver hospital, she told KUSA.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/09/08/respiratory-virus-midwest-children/15269751/

News Values: Novelty

Impact. This is an example of novelty because it describes an event that took place where people could've gotten hurt, however it was barely avoided.

A Close Call for 2 Planes at Newark

Two planes at Newark Liberty International Airport had an unusually close call on April 24, the National Transportation Safety Board reported this week. But air traffic control experts said the hazard was reduced because both pilots were aware of the problem and took evasive action.

A Boeing 737 operated by United Airlines, arriving from San Francisco, flew over a regional jet at an altitude of about 400 feet, with a lateral separation of less than 200 feet, according to the board’s analysis of radar data. While the 737 was still three miles from the runway, the regional jet, an Embraer 145 flown by ExpressJet, was cleared to take off for a trip to Memphis, on a runway that crossed the runway being used for arrivals. But the smaller plane was slow to begin rolling, and by the time it reached the intersection, it was in conflict with the arriving plane, the board said in a preliminary report.

The air traffic controller, recognizing the problem, told the 737 to circle the airport. The pilot of the departing regional jet said he would delay raising the nose for takeoff, according to the board.

That “might be a frightening proximity,” said an independent expert, J. David Canoles, an aviation consultant. But, he said, “if the controller and the two pilots are all aware of what’s going on and coordinating, that proximity doesn’t bother me.”

“Go-arounds are unpleasant but they happen every day,” he said. “When you try to compress traffic, it happens from time to time.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/nyregion/a-close-call-for-2-planes-at-newark.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A16%22%7D

News Values: Proximity

Proximity. This is a example of proximity because it refers to a restriction issued on parks in our area.

Burn ban issued for Austin parks and greenbelts

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officials have issued a burn ban for all Austin parks, greenbelts and preserves — due to dangerous fire hazard conditions in Central Texas. Tthe Austin Parks and Recreation Department is temporarily prohibiting the building of fires and smoking, effective immediately. This includes using wood or charcoal barbecue pits, grills and smokers. However, propane stoves are allowed in designated picnic areas.

The Parks and Recreation Department is working with the Austin Police Department’s Park Police and the Department’s Park Rangers to make sure people abide by the burn ban. Violations may cost between $300 and $500.

“The temporary ban is necessary to ensure the safety of park patrons, surrounding communities and in an effort to minimize the risk of a wildfire in the Department’s parks and greenbelts,” said officials in a release about the burn ban.

Meanwhile, the Department will continue evaluating fire hazard conditions and will lift the ban as soon as they improve.

http://kxan.com/2014/09/08/burn-ban-issued-for-austin-parks-and-greenbelts/

News Values: Human Interest

Human Interest. This is an sample of human interest because it explains the struggle that Al Pacino went through when he forgot to tip, and the bad publicity that came with it.

Toronto: Al Pacino faces his worst nightmare

TORONTO — These are the cold sweats that keep Hollywood awake at night.

No, it's not being caught not tipping, although Pacino remembers all too well the one time thatheadline ended up splashed across newspapers. "It's not hard to be a good tipper. Especially when you've got money. But the one time I forgot to tip, I was in the middle of some kind of thing and I left. It was way before Twitter. But the headlines!" he grabs his head.

A far scarier fate awaits his character in The Humbling. Pacino plays Simon, a legendary stage actor whose gift is ebbing. The audience is no longer enraptured and he's begun to forget his lines. After a 30-day stint in a rehab clinic for depression, Simon returns to his little-used estate, where he falls swiftly for a complicated younger woman (Greta Gerwig).

The emotionally draining stage actor's life was "something I'm familiar with" said Pacino, who bought the rights to Philip Roth's novel and began to set up the project, roping in director Barry Levinson. (Pacino also has another film at the fest,Manglehorn.) "It's easier with an athlete because you know when he's done. With an actor, you keep going because you've interpreted people for a long time."

The last time Pacino felt completely wrung out by his chosen profession? "Seven or eight months ago," he says. But, "what revives you … if you feel a connection to what you're going to do or you read something, it still happens. That's what keeps us going."

Gerwig finished the play The Village Bike in July, leaving her drained. "After it was done I felt like I had to take myself away from New York for a couple weeks. It was one of those plays where you get off the stage every night and feel like, now I need whiskey."

Pacino nods. "As Olivier used to say, what he liked best about acting was to drink after the show."

The actor travels back to his meteoric rise in '70s cinema, recalling the high expectations he faced after The Godfather, "which probably did put pressure on me. At one point, I took four years off. As a young actor I never wanted to make movies that much, to be honest with you. I was lucky and I'm grateful but they were confusing me at the time, coming out of the theater."

Pacino ducked the spotlight until "finally I ran out of money. But I found the magic of film. I fell in love with it again."

The Humbling is up for sale at the festival.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/09/06/al-pacino-the-humbling-toronto-film-festival/15190905/

News Values: Impact

Impact. This is an example of prominence because many people eat at Chick-fil-a, so they feel a personal connection to his death, as exhibited in our own class.

Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dies at 93

ATLANTA (AP) — S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain that famously closes on Sundays but also drew unwanted attention on gay marriage in recent years because of his family's conservative views, died early Monday, a company spokesman said. He was 93.

Chick-fil-A spokesman Mark Baldwin told The Associated Press that Cathy died at home surrounded by members of his family. Funeral plans had not yet been finalized, he said.

Cathy opened his first postwar diner in an Atlanta suburb in 1946 and by 1967 he had founded and opened his first Chick-fil-A Inc. restaurant in Atlanta. Over ensuing decades, the chain's boneless chicken sandwich he is credited with inventing would propel Chick-fil-A expansion to more than 1,800 outlets in 39 states and the nation's capital. By early 2013, the company says on its website, annual sales topped $5 billion as the chain offered up a taste of the South that went beyond chicken to such offerings as sweet tea, biscuits and gravy.

Under the religiously conservative founder, the chain gained prominence for its Bible Belt observance of Sunday — none of its hundreds of restaurants are open on that day, to allow employees a day of rest. Its executives often said the chain made as much money in six days as its competitors do in seven.

Those religious views helped win Cathy and his family loyal following from conservative customers, but also invited protests when Cathy's son denounced gay marriage.

Cathy's son, Dan, who is currently chairman and president of the chain, had told the Baptist Press in 2012 that the company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family." Gay rights groups and others called for boycotts and kiss-ins at Cathy's restaurants. The Jim Henson Co. pulled its Muppet toys from kids' meals, while politicians in Boston and Chicago told the chain it is not welcome there.

The controversy later subsided.

The family-owned company has said it has had 46 consecutive years of positive sales growth. Cathy's $6 billion fortune as the founder of Chick-fil-A puts him on the yearly Forbes magazine list of the wealthiest Americans in the country. The company has listed him on its website as its chairman emeritus after he left day-to-day operations to younger generations.

Truett Cathy began his career in the restaurant business by opening with his brother in 1946 an Atlanta diner called The Dwarf Grill, which was named for the short and stout shape of the restaurant.

He has attributed his hardworking nature — even as a little boy he made money by selling six bottles of Coca-Cola for a quarter — to growing up poor.

"I've experienced poverty and plenty and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty," he said in 2007. "I had to create some good work habits and attitude."

Even well into his 80s, Cathy was actively involved in the chain's operations, including setting up a contract with his children that said they may sell the privately-owned chain in the future but the company must never go public.

"Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing?" Cathy said in a 2007 interview. "I can hardly wait to get here."

An opportunity in 1961 led to the development of the restaurant chain's trademark chicken sandwich when a company that cooked boneless, skinless chicken for airline meals wanted to sell him pieces that were too big for the airline customer's needs. Cathy took those pieces and cooked them in a pressure cooker and served them in buttered buns.

The sandwich was sold at independent restaurants for a few years before he opened his first Chick-fil-A restaurant at an Atlanta shopping mall in 1967.

Cathy also was known for his efforts to help youth. In 1984 he created the WinShape Foundation to help "shape winners" through youth support programs and scholarships. He also created a long-term program for foster children that has foster care homes in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Brazil.

His sympathy for children was demonstrated in August 2008 when he worked out a deal with the parents of two girls who were accused of causing $30,000 in damage to a home he owned in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The girls were banned from watching TV and playing video games. They also had to write "I will not vandalize other people's property" 1,000 times.

He told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that he didn't want to have them prosecuted and left with a criminal record.

As the author of several books, his 2007 book "How Did You Do It, Truett?" outlined his strategy for success that included setting priorities, being courteous, cautiously expanding a business and not being burdened with debt.

"There's really no secret for success," he said then. "I hope it will open eyes for people. They don't have to follow my recipe but this is what works for me."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/08/chick-fil-a-founder-s-truett-cathy-dies/15270625/

News Values: Timeliness

Timeliness. This article is an example of timeliness as it was published at 9:36 AM today, and was just recently announced.

Prince William and His Wife, Kate, Expecting a 2nd Royal Baby

LONDON — Britain’s royal family announced on Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant with her second child, news that is likely to offer a respite from uncertainty and introspection over Britain’s future.

The duchess and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is second in line to the British throne, have a son,George, whose birth last year was chronicled in exhaustive and mesmeric detail by news organizations from across the globe. To judge from the reaction on social media and news websites, the announcement of the second pregnancy seemed destined for similar treatment.

“George is going to be a big brother,” the Daily Mirror tabloid declared, offering to explain “why royal baby number 2 could be a tearaway.” On its website, the Daily Mail promised insights into the “world of a new royal baby: A nursery fit for a prince (or princess), a country home in Norfolk and a big brother who will one day be king.”

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A royal announcement said the duke and duchess, both 32, were “delighted,” although the duchess was said to be undergoing treatment by physicians for acute morning sickness. Her first pregnancy was also marked by the same condition, known in medical terms as hyperemesis gravidarum.

On Monday, she canceled a planned engagement with her husband in the university city of Oxford, west of London, where the couple had been set to inaugurate a center for the study of China. She had also been scheduled to join her husband and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, later this week at a sporting event for military service personnel recovering from injury and sickness.

The announcement came as Britons confronted an array of charged issues, including a potential threat from British jihadists in the Middle East, the future of the union with Scotland — to be decided in a referendum next week — and the broader questions of their country’s relationship with Europe and its place in the world as a post-imperial power.

Against those imponderables, the idea of a royal birth — like royal weddings — offers the nation a chance to revive its fascination with the House of Windsor, whose popularity plummeted after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, but has rebounded dramatically since then.

Seizing the moment on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron offered “many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.”

Pointedly, the Scottish prime minister, Alex Salmond, who is campaigning for Scotland to break away from its 307-year union with England, used the royal couple’s Scottish title in a congratulatory message on Twitter.

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Congratulations & best wishes to the Earl & Countess of Strathearn. Wonderful to hear they're expecting their second baby – very happy news!

— Alex Salmond (@AlexSalmond) Sept. 7, 2014

The Scottish title dates to the 14th century, according to the royal website.

The announcement came two months after the couple’s first child, Prince George, marked his first birthday in July, but it did not say when the baby was expected. British news reports said the duchess’s pregnancy had not passed the 12-week stage.

Much of the immediate attention focused on the duchess’s ability to fulfill her royal duties, including a trip to the Mediterranean island of Malta that is scheduled in less than two weeks, which would be her first official overseas visit without her husband.

Officials in the royal household said her itinerary would be decided on what was termed a “case-by-case basis.”

The baby will be a great grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and a grandchild of Prince Charles, the heir to the throne and father of Prince William. Whatever its gender, the child will become the fourth in line to the throne after the princes Charles, William and George. A centuries-old tradition enshrining male precedence in the order of succession was abolished in 2011.

News of the pregnancy emerged weeks after Prince William, a former Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter pilot, announced that he would start a new job as an air ambulance pilot next year in eastern England.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/world/europe/prince-william-and-his-wife-kate-expecting-a-2nd-royal-baby.html?ref=world

News Values: Conflict

Conflict. This is an example of conflict because it is a report on the death toll and event that took place during a battle.

ISIS Kills 17 in Attack on Rival Sunni Tribesmen in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria attacked Sunni tribal fighters north of Baghdad early Monday, killing at least 17 people as the militants showed new determination to punish Sunnis who have resisted the ISIS onslaught into parts of northern Iraq.

Using an explosive-laden Humvee, apparently captured from the Iraqi Army, the militants assaulted an entrance to the town of Dhuluiya, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, according to local tribal leaders.

Some of the district’s most prominent Sunni tribes, including the Al-Jabour, have been openly fighting the Sunni extremists of ISIS for the last two months. The participation of Sunni fighters in the resistance to ISIS is seen as a key to halting its advance. Over the weekend, Sunni tribal fighters in Anbar Province joined Iraqi Army troops in attacking ISIS fighters in towns near the Haditha Dam as United States warplanes bombed the militants.

The fighting on Monday came as Iraqi politicians argued over the complexion of a new government, which has been rumored for days but is said to have been repeatedly delayed over disputes about key cabinet posts. Iraq’s incoming prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, who is set to replace Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, is required to name a cabinet by Tuesday.

Iraq’s Western allies have called for an “inclusive” government, insisting that new leaders seek to reverse the divisive legacy of Mr. Maliki, whose Shiite-led government was accused by Sunnis of marginalizing and antagonizing them. As Iraqi cities fell to ISIS this summer, pressure intensified on Mr. Maliki to step down, from inside and outside Iraq.

There was no assurance that a new government would quiet the crisis. Lists of possible cabinet members that have circulated over the past few days have been full of familiar names, suggesting a reshuffling rather than a revitalization.

Iraq’s Parliament speaker said members would vote on a cabinet during Monday’s session, though many anticipated a further delay. Even so, members of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra sat in the chamber on Monday, preparing in case there was something to celebrate.

“We are ready to play the national anthem whenever they form the government,” the deputy manager said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/world/middleeast/isis-kills-17-in-attack-on-rival-sunni-tribesmen-in-iraq.html?ref=world&_r=0

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What's My Name?

     I have to say I'm really surprised at how accurate this is. However, if I had read this a few years ago, I'm sure I would've said the same thing. Some of the things it lists like the idea of traveling intrigues me and the idea of freedom as well, are recent realizations that I really appreciate in my life. I don't want some boring job that's the saw thing everyday.
     It talks about how I am enthusiastic and versatile. I am certainly enthusiastic about things I am passionate about. However, if I do feel wishy washy about something, I may kind of fall off the ball, and become lazy, leaving it unfinished. The paper described me leaving things unfinished, but in the sense that I am restless and get impatient.
     I find it interesting to see how accurate these things are as I come across them, and I am intrigued upon how they work. I've never really found one that describes me perfectly, but this one definitely nails some of the main points that I have recently discovered about myself. Although it did fail to mention the part that I am extremely lazy. However, this can come as a benefit at times, in a different form. A lot of times I try to find the most efficient way to complete a task, and exert the least effort possible.
      This single work has intrigued me, and I look forward to going home and finding some other of these types of personality tests.

Current Events Practice Quiz

1. The largest contribution the UT drive received was that of 75 million by James Mulva and his wife Miriam.

2. The new minimum wage that Obama would like to see in place in the coming year is $10.10.

3. The political cartoon on A9 is a reference to the goals of the terrorist organization ISIS. I think the author is trying to get across the point that ISIS only wants to kill people, despite what they have been saying.

4. 3 people were killed in wrecks over the weekend.

5. David Ash has a head injury, and doctors recommend he don’t ever play again.

6. Hyperlase video is new app where you can make a unclear shaky video smoother and easier to see.

Free Response:

An obituary starts with a heading. The heading includes the name of the person who has passed away, a photo, and any other information that may describe the person (such as a rank in the army). Then come a few sentences about the general things about the person like where they were born and who they were married to, as well as when they died. Following that is a lengthy paragraph summarizing their life like different jobs they had and things that really impacted their life. This area also contains other awards they earned in their life. Concluding each obituary is information about funerals and visitation and such. I think that writing one of these would be somewhat saddening and stressful because you want to commemorate the person which would be a big task to do.

The Big Day

I’m speeding down the highway. “No, no, no.” I mumble. “I can’t be late, it can’t happen like this.” An image materializes in my mind. My fiancé, Ruth, standing I the window of the chapel, staring out the window. With rain running down the windowpane, it makes it hard to see down into the valley through which the road snakes. Her bridesmaid rush to her side to complement her and comfort her while she stands in dismay. Her father, sitting in the chair, checking his watching and confirming his suspicions.

The car keeps going, until I see a trailer, walking down the road. Why me? I slow down to pass, so it’s a wedding I’m participating in, not a funeral. Just as I could see the last turn in the road, the barriers lower for the train crossing. I slump down in seat, tapping the steering wheel impatiently. I explode upwards in a fit of rage, exhibiting my frustration in that of an auditory medium. As the train passes, I could feel it, the doors closing. Just as that thought crept into my head, the gates raised, and I shot down the road like a bullet leaving gun.

I screech into the chapel, practically flying out my car to bound up the steps. I feel weightless, and really not that worried. I feel like I’ve made it, succeeded, that all was well. These were my thoughts prior to opening the door. That’s when I saw someone else at the altar. Who? What? She looks at me as if to say sorry sincerely. But it really comes off as ‘to bad so sad’. Her father, seems to be a little to pleased. I can’t even comprehend the situation. I was only a few minutes late, not a few years.