San Francisco prosecutors are inviting defense attorneys to challenge more than 500 convictions that were based in part on the work of two expert witnesses – the former technician at the heart of the police drug lab scandal and a toxicology supervisor who vouched for tests in her previous job that she hadn’t performed.

Story #1: Students Place in Speech Tournament

1.) The Speech and Debate team was invited to Richard D. King Annual Youth Speech Contest put on my Niles Rotary on Thursday, Feb. 4 at Washington Hospital.

2.) This lead doesn’t directly state the main part of the story, which is that the WHS students placed first and third in the competition.

3.) The Speech and Debate team participants placed in the top four positions at the Richard D. King Annual Youth Speech Contest put on my Niles Rotary on Thursday, Feb. 4 at Washington Hospital.

4.) My lead directly states the main part of the story – WHS students placed in top four positions at the tournament.

Story # 2: High School Relationships Lack Longevity

1.) High School relationships may be fun and exciting, but are they going to end in marriage?

2.) This lead is a question. Leads aren’t supposed to be questions.

3.) The chances that the fun and exciting high school relationships will end up in marriage are quite slim.

4.) My lead directly states the “thesis” of the article without posing a question.

Story #3: Chutney Spices it Up

1.) Chutney, a delicious new Pakistani and Indian restaurant, is located on 3352 Mowry Avenue.

2.) The lead, overall, seems bland. The main problem is with the second part after the comma, which states the address of the place. I think it’s not that hard to find the address of a place, but if stated, it should be later on in the story. The first impression of the restaurant, or just overall impression should be stated instead of the restaurant. (Maybe the amount of daily customers on average.)

3.) Chutney, a delicious new Pakistani and Indian restaurant, attracts an average of 75 customers a day. (This is made-up, but something along this should be the lead.)

4.) My lead states the first impression + an important characteristic of the restaurant, which gives an idea to the audience about how many individuals attend the place on average.

Story #4: From the Rack to the Boutique

1.) Have you searched all over the department stores for that perfect prom dress and still have not found anything that you like?

2.) Once again, this lead is a question.

3.) If you’ve searched all over the department stores for that perfect prom dress and still have not found anything that you like, there are alternatives.

4.) My lead is not a question, and leads on to the next sentence by implying that the article gives suggestions.

It’s appealing due to its creativity. For instance, the infographic has a lot of information in it because the author drew a lot of pipes from the drain.

October 30th Broadcast

Title: “205″

This was an entertaining broadcast because the reporters have very unique backgrounds. A diverse student body is filmed in the broadcast. For instance, the introduction of Halloween filmed a great percentage of the school. In other words, it wasn’t merely a couple reporters focusing on a few students.

Also, the story about the haunted house was presented with very dramatic music in the background. The shooting of the scenery also added to the intensity of the story.

The reporters dressed up and stood in front of unique backdrops to present an eye-catching broadcast.

Interview by Times magazine

The questions that I think the reporter asked:

” Serenity has a bit of an unconventional story behind it. Joss, do you want to run it down for us real quick?

Are you nervous?

What do you do?

Neil, you’re a big blogger these days, right?

Joss, you’re someone who insisted on doing the same thing again. Was that a tough decision? I’m sure you had a zillion offers on the table once Buffy ended.

 Let’s talk about your respective fan bases. A lot of them self-identify as kind of on the geeky side.

How did it get so nerds are suddenly driving popular culture?

Have either of you guys considered going straight, doing a non-genre project?

Let’s talk about Mirrormask. Is that fantasy?

You’ve both written for comic books, on top of all your other projects. What interests you about that medium?

I don’t even remember who’s in the X-men anymore. Is Colossus still in it?

Emma Frost is in the X-men now?

They do know she used to be a villain, right?

You’re working on Wonder Woman now, right?

How’s that going?

The questions that the reporter didn’t ask but could’ve:

What do you beleive is the greatest challenge faced by authors and directors today?

How difficult is the process of creating characters in a story versus getting actual actors to fit into a particular character?

What are the pros and cons of acquiring fame?

(By Helene Cooper and John M. Broder)

BOSTON — Taking aim at business interests that have lobbied against an energy and climate bill moving through Congress, President Obama urged lawmakers on Friday to rally around the push toward using more renewable energy.

In a wide-ranging speech on energy and the environment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Obama called for legislation that would make “the best use of resources we have in abundance, through clean coal technology, safe nuclear power, sustainably grown biofuels and energy we harness from wind, waves and sun.”

To begin with, the authors immediately state the who, what, when and where. The person involved in the situation is President Obama. The issue presented is the President’s speech to lawmakers to facilitate more re-usable energy. This incident took place on Friday October 23rd at MIT.

The rest of the article continues to talk about the environment and President Obama, but the main points are revealed in the lead.

Every year many children dress up, pick-up their candy bags, and go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Younger children enjoy this tradition because the entire aspect of dressing up and pretending to be distinct characters fancies them. Even if it’s only once a year, children like to step in a different personality. Moreover, there’s always the idea of free candy. Nonetheless, should trick-or-treating only be limited to younger children?

Some people believe teens are too old to celebrate this Halloween tradition. However, this is an unjust and invalid claim. Some adults even go to the extent of not offering older children candy. Senior Amandeep Anandpuri observed an incident last year when she took her younger brother trick-or-treating in her neighborhood. One particular house reluctantly gave candy to the elder kids, while they complimented and gave the “better” candies to the little ones. Some adults believe that teens should instead go to the movies or pass out candy. They expect teens to be over their desire for candy. However, passing out candy isn’t the same as going out with your friends and collecting it.

“Candy doesn’t have age restrictions,” senior Shreya Dhingra said.  ”Sometimes adults judge teens too harshly. However, even though we have grown up in many ways, we still have a desire to take part in younger kid activities.”

Pretty soon, teens will become adults, go to college and eventually be working at a job. Right now is their time to celebrate their childhood.

As youngsters, we were amused by the candy and the haunting, yet magical costumes. As teens, it’s our way of carrying on our Halloween tradition and embracing our childhood fantasies.