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Practice tip http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77635&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77635 as , put a period after the first sentence. Deleteas . Capitalize the next word and make two sentences. The reader will understand that the second sentence follows the first, because it still follows it. This is a good idea for any sentence, but especially the lede. You don't want the reader to be windedearly.

Quote:
The Senate is shelving for now a resolution to authorize the use of force against Syria, deferring to diplomatic efforts as Secretary of State John F. Kerry prepares for a potentially crucial meeting Thursday with his Russian counterpart in Geneva on a proposal to disarm Syria’s chemical weapons.
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as , put a period after the first sentence. Deleteas . Capitalize the next word and make two sentences. The reader will understand that the second sentence follows the first, because it still follows it. This is a good idea for any sentence, but especially the lede. You don't want the reader to be windedearly.

Quote:
The Senate is shelving for now a resolution to authorize the use of force against Syria, deferring to diplomatic efforts as Secretary of State John F. Kerry prepares for a potentially crucial meeting Thursday with his Russian counterpart in Geneva on a proposal to disarm Syria’s chemical weapons.
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The daily show http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77634&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77634
Jack Beal, Optimistic New Realist Painter, Dies at 82
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Jack Beal, whose pensive nudes, densely detailed still lifes and earnest public murals depicting ancient myths and modern life helped define the New Realism of the 1960s and ’70s, a school of figurative painting notable for being unfashionable at the time, died on Aug. 29 in Oneonta, N.Y. He was 82.

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Murray Gershenz, Record Store Owner and Character Actor, Dies at 91
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Mr. Gershenz (accent on the second syllable), who was 91 when he died on Aug. 28 in Hollywood, went on to become a familiar and much-loved face in films and on television.
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Jack Beal, Optimistic New Realist Painter, Dies at 82
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Jack Beal, whose pensive nudes, densely detailed still lifes and earnest public murals depicting ancient myths and modern life helped define the New Realism of the 1960s and ’70s, a school of figurative painting notable for being unfashionable at the time, died on Aug. 29 in Oneonta, N.Y. He was 82.

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Murray Gershenz, Record Store Owner and Character Actor, Dies at 91
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Mr. Gershenz (accent on the second syllable), who was 91 when he died on Aug. 28 in Hollywood, went on to become a familiar and much-loved face in films and on television.
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2013-09-11T11:26:14-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77634&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77634
Re: RIP Jim McGrath http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77633&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77633 Statistics : Posted by Bumfketeer • on Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:28 am • Replies 3 • Views 11733


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2013-09-08T17:49:18-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77633&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77633
How to maintain hyperlinks http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77631&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77631 Wall Street Journal columntoday...

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David Axelrod on Saturday gave his opinion on the situation in Syria with a tweet on Twitter: "Congress is now the dog that caught the car." On Wednesday, the president of the United States retweeted Mr. Axelrod's 43-character analysis. He said in Stockholm that the credibility at stake in the decision on Syria isn't his. Instead, it is "America's," and "Congress's credibility," and the "international community's credibility." Mr. Obama looks like the dog who ran away from the car.


...gets us up to speed on the 2012 election:
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Wall Street Journal columntoday...

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David Axelrod on Saturday gave his opinion on the situation in Syria with a tweet on Twitter: "Congress is now the dog that caught the car." On Wednesday, the president of the United States retweeted Mr. Axelrod's 43-character analysis. He said in Stockholm that the credibility at stake in the decision on Syria isn't his. Instead, it is "America's," and "Congress's credibility," and the "international community's credibility." Mr. Obama looks like the dog who ran away from the car.


...gets us up to speed on the 2012 election:
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2013-09-05T16:59:30-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77631&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77631
More story, less cat http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77630&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77630
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Losing weight can be a daunting task for humans.

But Buddha, the formerly 31.4-pound cat who has seen the ounces melt away after working out on an underwater treadmill three times a week at Stonewater Rehabilitation at Animalia in Franklin, is on the prowl for better kitty health.

After launching a new diet and exercise program last month, the 6-year-old gray and white domestic shorthair now tips the scales at about 27.9 pounds. But he’s still got a way to go to reach his target weight of 20 pounds.
[Tennessean]

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Losing weight can be a daunting task for humans.

But Buddha, the formerly 31.4-pound cat who has seen the ounces melt away after working out on an underwater treadmill three times a week at Stonewater Rehabilitation at Animalia in Franklin, is on the prowl for better kitty health.

After launching a new diet and exercise program last month, the 6-year-old gray and white domestic shorthair now tips the scales at about 27.9 pounds. But he’s still got a way to go to reach his target weight of 20 pounds.
[Tennessean]

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2013-09-05T14:21:58-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77630&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77630
Today's typo http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77629&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77629 Quote:
Justice may be blind, but it sure can carry a tune.

When Judge Martin Schulman isn’t behind the bench at the Queens Supreme Court, he is davening on the bimah of his Far Rockaway synagogue as a part-time cantor.

The mild-mannered magistrate enjoys swapping out his judge’s robe for a prayer tallis.

“My courtroom is the only one where the defendant isn’t the only one who signs,” joked Schulman, 65, an Orthodox Jew.
[New York Daily News]

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Justice may be blind, but it sure can carry a tune.

When Judge Martin Schulman isn’t behind the bench at the Queens Supreme Court, he is davening on the bimah of his Far Rockaway synagogue as a part-time cantor.

The mild-mannered magistrate enjoys swapping out his judge’s robe for a prayer tallis.

“My courtroom is the only one where the defendant isn’t the only one who signs,” joked Schulman, 65, an Orthodox Jew.
[New York Daily News]]]>
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Bow before your king! http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77628&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77628
Quote:
The Washington Post’s new owner, Jeffrey P. Bezos, long wary of journalists, courted the paper’s editors and reporters in a series of meetings Wednesday, saying that he is optimistic about the future of journalism and wants to create a “daily ritual bundle”[*] that would appeal to a variety of readers.


Bonuses: 1. He did a swell job. 2. Robert Kaiser, bless him, threw that "new golden era" nonsense back into Bezos' face, knowing well that if Bezos had to pay all the severance to which Kaiser is entitled, Amazon would have a new owner.

Quote:

Bezos seemed relaxed, said several people who attended the meetings. He didn’t prepare any remarks. He gave long, thoughtful, nuanced answers to the questions, punctuated with a “dramatic, forward-leaning laugh,” as one attendee put it. Many of the people who attended the morning meeting said they were relieved and reassured by his answers. In the larger afternoon sess
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The Washington Post’s new owner, Jeffrey P. Bezos, long wary of journalists, courted the paper’s editors and reporters in a series of meetings Wednesday, saying that he is optimistic about the future of journalism and wants to create a “daily ritual bundle”[*] that would appeal to a variety of readers.


Bonuses: 1. He did a swell job. 2. Robert Kaiser, bless him, threw that "new golden era" nonsense back into Bezos' face, knowing well that if Bezos had to pay all the severance to which Kaiser is entitled, Amazon would have a new owner.

Quote:

Bezos seemed relaxed, said several people who attended the meetings. He didn’t prepare any remarks. He gave long, thoughtful, nuanced answers to the questions, punctuated with a “dramatic, forward-leaning laugh,” as one attendee put it. Many of the people who attended the morning meeting said they were relieved and reassured by his answers. In the larger afternoon sess
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Re: Help wanted http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77625&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77625 Statistics : Posted by haux • on Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:40 am • Replies 1 • Views 8075


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2013-09-04T12:27:55-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77625&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77625
Wooden ships, iron men and New Dealers http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77623&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77623
Rise of The Washington Post (Fortune, 1944)

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[Fortune via CNN Money] Hat tip: Jim Romenesko.

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Rise of The Washington Post (Fortune, 1944)

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Re: Spider-Man latest http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77622&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77622
This is as good a description of any editor's job as I've seen. If the organization wishes the text to be accurate, then that's part of the editor's job. If not, then not.

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Labored Day http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77621&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77621 Quote:
By Yvonne Villarreal

September 3, 2013, 7:21 a.m.

You may not be able to wear white after Labor Day, but you can rest easy knowing Fox has officially confirmed the once-again-updated judges panel for "American Idol."

LAT

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By Yvonne Villarreal

September 3, 2013, 7:21 a.m.

You may not be able to wear white after Labor Day, but you can rest easy knowing Fox has officially confirmed the once-again-updated judges panel for "American Idol."

LAT]]>
2013-09-03T15:34:18-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77621&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77621
Always look on the bright side of life http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77620&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77620 Quote:
The World Health Organization notes that a gap in life expectancy between women in higher versus lower income countries continues to be growing more and more as time goes on.

In fact, a recent report shows that cardiovascular disease and cancers that are typically responsible for the death of women 50 and up are happening at an earlier age among younger women in poorer nations.

"The gap in life expectancy between such women in rich and poor countries is growing," said the WHO study, part of an issue of the WHO's monthly bulletin devoted to women's health.
[ Science WorldReport]
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Life expectancy for women who live to age 50 is going up around the world, but poor and middle-income countries could easily make greater gains, according to a new World Health Organization report.

Heart disease, stroke and cancer kill most women over 50, said Dr. John R. Beard, director of the W.H.O.'s department of aging, so countries should focus on lowering blood pressure with inexpensive drugs
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The World Health Organization notes that a gap in life expectancy between women in higher versus lower income countries continues to be growing more and more as time goes on.

In fact, a recent report shows that cardiovascular disease and cancers that are typically responsible for the death of women 50 and up are happening at an earlier age among younger women in poorer nations.

"The gap in life expectancy between such women in rich and poor countries is growing," said the WHO study, part of an issue of the WHO's monthly bulletin devoted to women's health.
[ Science WorldReport]
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Quote:
Life expectancy for women who live to age 50 is going up around the world, but poor and middle-income countries could easily make greater gains, according to a new World Health Organization report.

Heart disease, stroke and cancer kill most women over 50, said Dr. John R. Beard, director of the W.H.O.'s department of aging, so countries should focus on lowering blood pressure with inexpensive drugs
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2013-09-03T12:23:44-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77620&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77620
What goes around, etc. http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77619&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77619 this ? Now readthis:

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Jeffrey P. Bezos, the next owner of The Washington Post, says he doesn’t have all the answers for what’s ailing the newspaper industry or for the financially challenged news organization he is preparing to buy. But he says he’s eager to start asking questions and conducting experiments in the quest for a new “golden era” at The Post.
[ WashingtonPost]

Jeffrey Bezos, Washington Post’s next owner,
aims for a new ‘golden era’
[*] at the newspaper
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this ? Now readthis:

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Jeffrey P. Bezos, the next owner of The Washington Post, says he doesn’t have all the answers for what’s ailing the newspaper industry or for the financially challenged news organization he is preparing to buy. But he says he’s eager to start asking questions and conducting experiments in the quest for a new “golden era” at The Post.
[ WashingtonPost]

Jeffrey Bezos, Washington Post’s next owner,
aims for a new ‘golden era’
[*] at the newspaper
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For the 12-year-olds http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77617&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77617
First 'Trojan' Asteroid Companion of Uranus Found

Space.Com

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First 'Trojan' Asteroid Companion of Uranus Found

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Re: But "then" isn't http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77616&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77616 Statistics : Posted by Phillip Blanchard • on Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:54 pm • Replies 1 • Views 7336


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2013-08-30T15:32:01-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77616&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77616
Cats 'n' jam http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77615&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77615 Two Kittens Stop NYC's Subway In Its Tracks For 90 Minutes [ AP via Fox NewsLatino ]

Bonuses: Didja know that cats are also "furry felines"? And how much food was left over for the furry felines after the track workers got through withit?

Quote:
The furry felines, one black and the other white with gray stripes, were finally found on the tracks and rescued about seven hours later.

How they got there was a mystery. But they were seen running dangerously close to the high-voltage third rail.

Their owner rushed to a subway station with cat food for transit workers dispatched onto the tracks to use to try to corral them.


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Two Kittens Stop NYC's Subway In Its Tracks For 90 Minutes [ AP via Fox NewsLatino ]

Bonuses: Didja know that cats are also "furry felines"? And how much food was left over for the furry felines after the track workers got through withit?

Quote:
The furry felines, one black and the other white with gray stripes, were finally found on the tracks and rescued about seven hours later.

How they got there was a mystery. But they were seen running dangerously close to the high-voltage third rail.

Their owner rushed to a subway station with cat food for transit workers dispatched onto the tracks to use to try to corral them.


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2013-08-30T15:15:56-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77615&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77615
Say it right http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77614&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77614
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Fans jammed the street outside Maxwell's in Hoboken (HOH'-boh-kehn), and police used loudspeakers to control the crowd.

The Jersey Journal ("http://bit.ly/1fkeC27" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" ) reports that Timberlake's wife, Jessica Biel, was spotted near his trailer.
[AP via Yahoo!]

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Fans jammed the street outside Maxwell's in Hoboken (HOH'-boh-kehn), and police used loudspeakers to control the crowd.

The Jersey Journal ("http://bit.ly/1fkeC27" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" ) reports that Timberlake's wife, Jessica Biel, was spotted near his trailer.
[AP via Yahoo!]]]>
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The Front Page? http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77613&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77613 Stage Play About Life of Rupert
Murdoch Opens in Australia

Mogul portrayed by two different actors at
different stages of his life


[Variety] Hat tip: Jim Romenesko

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Stage Play About Life of Rupert
Murdoch Opens in Australia

Mogul portrayed by two different actors at
different stages of his life


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As are we all http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77611&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77611 Quote:
His father, Patrick, a cattle-dealer and farmer, was a dour, unliterary man, suspicious of verbiage.
[Times]

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Re: Overkill http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77610&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77610 Statistics : Posted by Editer • on Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:03 pm • Replies 1 • Views 7672


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2013-08-30T11:12:31-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77610&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77610
Language lesson http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77609&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77609 Quote:
The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, was the one who tabled an amendment calling for a second vote.


The New Yorker, which is published in New York, should know better, when the writer is the capable but British-born John Cassidy. Table is one of those words with opposite meanings on the opposite sides of the Atlantic. In British parliamentary practice, it means to put forth a proposal; in American lawmaking, it means postponing action, usually with a view to burying an unwanted proposal.

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The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, was the one who tabled an amendment calling for a second vote.


The New Yorker, which is published in New York, should know better, when the writer is the capable but British-born John Cassidy. Table is one of those words with opposite meanings on the opposite sides of the Atlantic. In British parliamentary practice, it means to put forth a proposal; in American lawmaking, it means postponing action, usually with a view to burying an unwanted proposal.]]>
2013-08-29T22:36:37-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77609&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77609
Re: What's a crash blossom? http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77608&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77608 Man says he shot wife with cancer to end her suffering [USA Today]

Hat tip: Fark.com

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Man says he shot wife with cancer to end her suffering [USA Today]

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2013-08-29T19:38:01-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77608&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77608
This and that http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77606&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77606 CONFLICT IN SYRIA
Britain Rules Out Military Strike on Syria

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LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron said that Britain would not participate militarily in any strike against Syria after he lost a parliamentary vote by 13 votes on Thursday on an anodyne motion urging an international response.
[Times]

1. Used the same word, meaning the same thing, twice in the headline? Bread and water for 30 days!
2. And then used "vote" and "votes" in the same lede? Shoot them!
3. And "anodyne"? No blindfold!

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CONFLICT IN SYRIA
Britain Rules Out Military Strike on Syria

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LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron said that Britain would not participate militarily in any strike against Syria after he lost a parliamentary vote by 13 votes on Thursday on an anodyne motion urging an international response.
[Times]

1. Used the same word, meaning the same thing, twice in the headline? Bread and water for 30 days!
2. And then used "vote" and "votes" in the same lede? Shoot them!
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2013-08-29T19:05:17-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77606&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77606
Re: Playing with Dali http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77604&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77604 Hello, Dali! Brooklyn artist brings Surrealist legend into the 21st century

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Re: Monster! http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77603&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77603
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2013-08-29T04:57:26-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77603&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77603
Dead on Arrival http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77598&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77598 Quote:
(SUN VALLEY, Idaho) — For rockers Huey Lewis and the News, smoke from the massive Sun Valley, Idaho, wildfire known as “the Beast” had band members who famously worried about the heart of rock and roll worrying about their lungs.

AP via Time

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(SUN VALLEY, Idaho) — For rockers Huey Lewis and the News, smoke from the massive Sun Valley, Idaho, wildfire known as “the Beast” had band members who famously worried about the heart of rock and roll worrying about their lungs.

AP via Time]]>
2013-08-28T14:41:13-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77598&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77598
This and that http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77597&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77597 It’s Chelsea Manning From Now On in The Times

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The Times will begin immediately to call the former Bradley Manning by her preferred name – Chelsea Manning.

An e-mail on Monday night from Susan Wessling, the deputy editor who supervises the copy desk, to newsroom editors said:

“Starting tomorrow, we will move to a new formulation:

… Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Pfc. Bradley Manning…

‘Private Manning’ on later references, and ‘she’ for the pronoun.”


Just so it mentions his/her beef Stroganoff recipe in the obit.

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It’s Chelsea Manning From Now On in The Times

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The Times will begin immediately to call the former Bradley Manning by her preferred name – Chelsea Manning.

An e-mail on Monday night from Susan Wessling, the deputy editor who supervises the copy desk, to newsroom editors said:

“Starting tomorrow, we will move to a new formulation:

… Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Pfc. Bradley Manning…

‘Private Manning’ on later references, and ‘she’ for the pronoun.”


Just so it mentions his/her beef Stroganoff recipe in the obit.]]>
2013-08-28T11:20:18-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77597&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77597
It was a rough year http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77593&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77593
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She has survived colon and pancreatic cancer and has broken ribs twice since June 2012.

Bloomberg employs editors:
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Ginsburg has survived both colon and pancreatic cancer. The diminutive justice has broken ribs twice since June 2012.

*** the "diminutive justice" ... ***

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She has survived colon and pancreatic cancer and has broken ribs twice since June 2012.

Bloomberg employs editors:
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Ginsburg has survived both colon and pancreatic cancer. The diminutive justice has broken ribs twice since June 2012.

*** the "diminutive justice" ... ***]]>
2013-08-26T10:23:34-04:00 http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77593&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77593
Today's photo funnies http://testycopyeditors.org/phpBB3/./viewtopic.php?p=77592&sid=57284d6e4ca1883d38c5888cfd1bd71c#p77592

"Pinch, how many of the people in that photo are expendable?"

[New York magazine]

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"Pinch, how many of the people in that photo are expendable?"

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