Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Update 4--Locating News Leads


Lead:Russia has been displaying its military might lately, with war games and weapons shows. Even though his country is the midst of a recession, President Vladimir Putin is pushing ahead with a costly plan to modernize the military


Who:Russia
What: military might
When: june 2015
Where:Russia 
Wow:They are modernizing their military 


Lead: The American dentist who caused an international uproar by killing an iconic lion during a big-game hunting expedition in Zimbabwe over the summer returned to work at his Minnesota practice Tuesday.


Who: Walter palmer 
What: returned to work
When: tuesday
Where:Minnesota
Wow: He caused such a uproar 



Lead:Feeding a caffeine habit is no sweat in our day and age: Just raid the office kitchen for some tea or hit one of the coffee shops that pepper the landscape.


Who: Caffeine 
What: Native Americans got a buzz of it 
When:1,000 years ago
Where: Mexico
Wow: they have been farming it before us

Update 2--News Journal--NPR

Headline of Article:___
Drone Crash At U.S. Open; New York City Teacher Arrested
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Issue Date:_9/4/15____________________________________________________________

Section:_________________________________________Page:_________________________


Three Reasons why I chose this article (interest in subject, heard about it from a friend, etc.):

1) Drones are really cool



2) Drone accidents are becoming really popular



3) I really want a Drone


Write a brief summary of the article:
 Daniel Verley has been charged with "reckless endangerment and operating a drone in a New York City public park outside of prescribed area."During a second-round match between Italy's Flavia Pennetta and Monica Niculescu of Romania, the black, shoebox-sized drone flew over the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium and then crashed into empty seats and broke apart. The match was stopped briefly while police officers examined the drone.


  


Write TWO reactions you had about the article:

1)  I thought it was stupid he got arrested




2) It was kind of dumb of him to fly over the match with the drone


Write a direct quote from the article that you found intriguing/interesting: The No. 26-seeded Pennetta called the incident "a little bit scary," saying she initially thought it might have been a bomb, according to the AP.
"With everything going on in the world ... I thought, 'OK, it's over.' That's how things happen," she said. 



List one connection I can make between this article and something else I know about (whether from personal experience, school, a book I have read, a movie I have seen, or anything else):


I watch a lot of Youtubers' that own Drones

Update 3--Human Interest Articles on the Unusual

CULVERT ROAD


http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/culvert-road-2

1.) Great lakes to the the antlantic
2.) It looks creepy and I find creepy things interesting
3.) I guess I would go there some day because it looks cool
4.) Others would find this interesting if they liked creepy things





REBECCA NURSE HOMESTEAD AND GRAVEYARD



http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rebecca-nurse-homestead-and-graveyard

1.) Massachusetts bay not far from the Salem memorial.
2.) I like the whole story of Salem and its probably haunted and haunted things interest me
3.) Yes I would like to go there because its probably haunted
4.) Other people who find paranormal things interesting or like history




Friday, September 4, 2015

Dartmouth College Adds A Robot To Its Practice Football Team



This is a really good idea.  No one gets hurt and players still get the benefit of practicing.  They could build more mvps to go against the starting team.  This application could be used in other sports such as wrestling, soccer, and basketball.