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Arthur Code, Astronomer and Professor, Dies at 85, was published on March 22, 2009 by The New York Times.

It has a very standard obituary lead:
Arthur D. Code, an astronomer and designer of space observatories who helped lead a triumphant experiment in the 1960s that yielded information about the composition of stars, comets and galactic gases, died on March 11 in Madison, Wis. He was 85.

It starts with the name of the person, notable identifying facts and when the person died. The last sentence is separate, "He was XX" and follows our guidelines for writing leads.

This lead works because by starting this way it lets the reader know that it is an obituary and not a special interest piece or a feature.

The kinds of sources that are used are his family (they tell how he died), and verifiable facts such as, "Dr. Code taught at Wisconsin, the University of Virginia and the California Institute of Technology before returning to Wisconsin as a professor of astronomy in 1958."

This obit differs from a resume in that it does not just list his accomplishments, it explains them in detail. It does not include all of his accomplishments, rather a summary of the most important events in his life. It also features quotes by Code about discovers he made.

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According to Forbes, Paul Ridley was the youngest American to complete a solo row at age 25. On Sunday he rowed into Antigua's English Harbor. It took him 88 days to cross the Atlantic. Ridley wrote a daily blog via a solar-powered satellite phone. CNN reported that the trip took 3,000 miles. He started from the Canary Islands off the north African coast on Jan. 1 and ended on the Caribbean island of Antigua at 2:30 p.m. on March 29. His goal was to raise $500,000 for research at the Yale Cancer Center. He started an organization Row for Hope to raise money for cancer. The idea came after his mother died of skin cancer in 2001. CNN said Ridley was not the first to row across the Atlantic alone; he was the third American, but at age 25 he broke the record for the youngest. Ridley told CNN his sister spent $60,000 of their own savings to have his boat custom built.

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According to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol as reported by the Pioneer Press, Carrie Rindal has been disciplined and will receive additional training, after a traffic stop on New Year's Eve. She performed a "pursuit intervention technique" to stop the vehicle, and after review it was found to be an incorrect way to deal with the situation. Sam Salter, 40, of Hudson, Wis., was driving his children home on Interstate 94 on Dec. 31 when Rindal tried to pull him over for going 70 miles per hour in a 55 zone and an improper lane change. Salter reported took more than a minute and a half to pull his van over. The review board's reported that "the board did not believe that the driver was actively intending to flee the trooper." as reported by the Star Tribune. The report also said that the P.I.T. maneuver attempt did not follow patrol training standards. Salter was arrested at gun point the night of the incident. The report said that she was right to arrest him at gun point because Salter came out of the van "yelling and approaching slightly toward the squad [car]." Salter proposed a $9,500 settlement to attorneys for the State Patrol.

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According to AOL News, a 23-year-old Milton, Mass., man named Kerby Revelus killed two of his sisters and injured one on Saturday. He first fatally stabbed 17-year-old Samantha. Sarafina, his 9-year-old sister called 911, around 5 p.m. Saturday. Police arrived on the scene and witnessed Revelus decapitating his 5-year-old sister, Bianca. Revelus then went after Sarafina and police shot him. According to AP and AOL News, Sarafina was hospitalized Sunday at the Boston Medical Center with wounds to her hands and stab wounds in her abdomen and one of her legs. 24 hours before killing two of his sisters, Revelus got into a fist-fight with a neighbor. According to the Boston Globe, police broke down the door to Revelus' apartment to find him slashing the throat of his 5-year-old sister. Police Chief Richard G. Wells Jr., told the Globe that His intent was clear; He was trying his best to kill all of them." The Globe stated that it was Bianca's birthday and her cake was decorated with candles and sitting on the table. The grandmother, who was watching the children was in the basement doing laundry at the time of the attack.

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According to Star Tribune, Mexican police are investigating the death of Josh Gunderson, 20 Officials with the American Consulate General in Guadalajara told the Star Tribune that Gunderson died early Tuesday morning. According to friends Gunderson went on the trip with Ashley Jones and the room where Gunderson was found was registered to David Jensen Zachary. Brian Gunderson, the uncle of Josh Gunderson told the Pioneer Press that one of the families of the two individuals traveling with Gunderson has an attorney to take their calls, and they have not yet been able to ask questions about the death of their family member. "We want to make sure it was just an accident. We just want some reassurance that that was the case," Brian Gunderson told the Pioneer Press. They said that Gunderson was on spring break with Ashley Jones, 18, of Minnetonka, and Zachery Jensen, 26, of Hopkins. Brian told the Pioneer Press that Jensen was a family friend of Jones. According to the Press, the Jensen family has not contacted the Gunderson's and the Jones family has referred all calls to its attorney. A visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Bradshaw Celebration of Life Center in Stillwater.

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Officials told the Associated Press Thursday that Madonna is planning on adopting a second Malawian child, Madonna, 50, is single and Malawi does not approve adoptions for single or divorced parents. the Malawi welfare official told AP that each case is considered on its merit. The adoption of her first Malawian child was not finalized until May 2008. According to BBC News, Madonna will arrive in Malawia this week to adopt a child called Mercy James. BBC said Madonna took her first adopted child to the UK from Malawi in 2006. The adoption was finalized two years later. They said In 2006, critics accused the Malawian government of ignoring laws banning foreign adoptions in order to allow the celebrity to take David home with her. When the adoption was legalized Madonna told BBC News, "this adoption essentially was the beginning of the creation of adoption laws in Malawi". "

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Three people were arrested Saturday after a disruption at the audition for the television show America's Next Top Model at Park Central New York hotel in Manhattan, according to CNN. Of the six people injured two of them went to the hospital. Police told CNN they are unsure what caused the chaos. Three people were charged with disorderly conduct and inciting a riot in connection with the incident. Authorities told CNN the audition was shut down after the incident. According to BBC, thousands of people were in line when the incident occurred, and it was police that shut down the audition. Reports suggest matters were made worse when a man attempted to steal handbags, BBC said. Clothes and shoes were left in the street as women ran away. CW Network is working with investigators in an attempt to figure out what happened.

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According to the Pioneer Press, on Tuesday a substitute teacher at Roosevelt Elementary school in St. Paul showed up with a bottle of Phillips vodka. The principal of the school called the police after another teacher noticed him acting suspiciously, Sharon Freeman, executive director of elementary education for the St. Paul school district told the Pioneer Press. Police arrived and administered a Breathalyzer. The substitute's blood alcohol level was 0.18. The officers then drove the man home. St. Paul police Sgt. Pete Crum told the Pioneer Press, it was unlikely that a police report was created. According to the Star Tribune, the substitute was teaching a fourth-grade class at Roosevelt Elementary West Side School of Excellence. Star Tribune said police were called around 1 p.m. after the principal talked to the teacher who witnessed the substitute's behavior. Police are investigating to determine whether a crime has been committed.

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According to the Pioneer Press, last week a Rosemount student found $18,000 in a ditch, that they have now linked to a Farmington pot grower. John T. Jordan, 36, was charged Thursday in Dakota County District Court after police found 200 pot plants in his house and connected him to several bags of pot found in the ditch. Police responded to a noise compliant at Jordan's residence in 4800 block of 190th Street on Monday. No one answered the door at Jordan's residence, and police noticed an order of marijuana coming from the house. Jordan later left the home and was stopped by police for traffic violations. A search warrant was executed for Jordan's home, where growing equipment was found. Authorities told the Star Tribune they found more than 200 pot plants growing in Jordan's home. Star Tribune said that Jordan left his home about 30 minutes after police knocked on his door. Police followed him but lost sight of him when they detoured in an attempt to cut him off. Capt. John Grant, of the Dakota County Drug Task Force, told the Star Tribune police believe the money that the Rosemount teen found was thrown from the car when it was out of sight of the police. Jordan was released Friday on $100,000 bail.

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BBC said Sunday that four United States soldiers died when a bomb went off as a convoy was passing. BBC said Taleban insurgents reportedly took responsibility for the bombing. Confirmation has come from Nato-led Isaf peacekeeping force. According to BBC, more than 60 foreign soldiers have been killed in the country this year, many of the deaths claimed by the Taleban. According to Yahoo News, a U.S. statement indicated the troops were based in Jalalabad. "The spike in violence along the border is an early indication that roadside bombs and other ambushes are likely to surge as thousands of new U.S. forces arrive in Afghanistan this year." Yahoo News said. Offcials told Yahoo news that a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul on Sunday but instead killed two passers-by. 18 people were killed Sunday.

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According to CNN, nine bodies were found in a common grave near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Police have not identified the seven men and two women found in the grave. The police have not released information about how long the bodies have been there or how they were killed. According to CNN Juarez is one of the major battle grounds in the drug cartel. BBC news said that the bodies were burned and show signs of torture. Since 2006 the Mexican government has had a total of about 40,000 troops and police to fight the country's drug cartels BBC said.

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ADVANCE: It's easy to think of a solo Dan Auerbach gig as Black Keys Lite -- his solo debut "Keep It Hid" features a lot of the same howling vocals and gritty guitar parts heard on Keys discs, but none of the heavy pounding of band mate Patrick Carney. A careful listen, however, will find a more personalized and Dylanesque songwriting style and some experimental sonic elements, along with a few surprisingly lovely acoustic numbers (especially "When the Night Comes"). Two promising openers: San Antonio's Hacienda, one of Auerbach's discoveries as a producer, plus all-girl Tennessee twang trio Those Darlins. (6:30 p.m. Sat., First Avenue. 18 & older. $14-$16.) (C.R.)

This advance does not have a source for the most part, the information comes from the writer or the advance. When he says, "Keep It Hid" features a lot of the same howling vocals and gritty guitar parts heard on Keys discs, but none of the heavy pounding of band mate Patrick Carney" that is an interpretation of Auerbach's sound that is made by the writer of this article. The angle of the story is positive, for example the journalist says, "along with a few surprisingly lovely acoustic numbers" This is more than a listing because it is descriptive and somewhat persuasive. The discribtive words used by the journalist give readers a better idea of what Dan Auerbach's style is like in case they have never heard him.

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Police dispersed a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday. Thousands of people protested in front of the National Palace. They demanded removal of phantom voters from electoral rolls, a crackdown on government workers using absentee ballots, access to state-controlled media by all political parties, and an end to vote-buying and other irregularities, according to msnbc
According to BBC, the reason for protest was to protest the use of English in public schools. Officials told BBC that math and science have been taught in English since 2003 to improve poor language. BBC said protesters chanted "Long live the Malay language!"

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The chairman of India's UB Group won an auction selling some of Gandhi's items, according to CNN.com. The winning bid was for $1.8 million. There was controversy surrounding the items among them his metal-rimmed glasses, pocket watch, sandals, bowl and plate. The controversy caused the seller, James Otis, to remove the items from the auction. India's Ministry of External Affairs told CNN the bidding would "commercialize and thereby demean the memory of the Father of the Nation and everything that he stood for in his life, beliefs and actions." On Tuesday, a New Delhi court issued an injunction to stop the sale. According to BBC News, Otis' discussion to withdrawl Gandhi's items from the auction was only after the winning bid. Vijay Mallya was the Indian businessman who won the auction. Mallya's agent told BBC that he plans to return the items. "Basically he was bidding for the country," said Tony Bedi who was bidding on Mallya's behalf. The Antiquorum auction house in New York told BBC that the sale will not be final for two weeks to allow any legal issues to be resolved.

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Jennifer M. Linnear, 26 died at Regions Hospital after being stabbed once outside an apartment at the 600 block of Oakland Avenue, police spokesman Pete Crum told the Star Tribune. Police told the Star Tribune that Linnear and her husband where at the apartment building sometime between 1 and 1:30 a.m. by a 21-year-old woman. Police arrested a suspect soon after they learned of the stabbing after Linnear was brought to the hospital by her husband. According to the Pioneer Press, officers arrested Whitney Tanee Kizart, 21, on suspicion of murder. Police also told the Pioneer Press that Kizart was arrested at her apartment at 650 Oakdale Ave. at 2:45 a.m. Kizart is being held in the Ramsey County jail.

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Authorities are investigating a body found encased in ice on a Ham Lake golf course Friday afternoon according to the Pioneer Press. A groundskeeper at the Majestic Oak Golf Course discovered the body Friday afternoon near Hole 16 in a frozen pond. Authorities believe it is a man based on his clothing.
Lt. Paul Sommer of the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. told the Star Tribune the head was severed but because the body was frozen under water it appeared to be intact. Most of the face appeared to be eaten away by animals. Authorities used a steamer from the Anoka County Highway Department to remove the body from the pond. Authorities will let the body thaw before conducting an autopsy. The man had a wallet in his pocket, but it was still frozen shut by late Friday night. The man was not wearing a winter coat, so officials believe the body could have been there since November.

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According to BBC News, on Monday, Barack Obama will lift the ban put in place by President George W Bush which blocked government funding of stem cell research. Support from the lifting of the ban comes from stem cell researchers. The ban meant that studies had to be separated based on funding. Privately funded studies had to be separated. While on the campaign trail, Obama said, "I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with other nations."
CNN.com reports that Obama sign an executive order Monday that will lift the ban. Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council who accused the White House of releasing the plans early so that it didn't get as much attention, told CNN that "a slap in the face to Americans who believe in the dignity of all human life."

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CBS 47 reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger held a press conference on Friday in Fresno in front of the Fresno County Sheriff department. After watching the recorded press release, I can see that CBS 47, chose an angle that they thought was most important, and reported mostly on that aspect. They chose to report on the fact that the budget was already passed and that Schwarzenegger passed out 3 page packets telling the people why they should be pleased with the passed budget. They briefly inform the audience that other issues were talked about such as, "blocking legislative pay raises during down times, a “rainy day fund” that would cap spending growth in good times to put money into reserves for bad times and a measure to remove partisan politics from some primary elections." The reporter had to make a choice about what information to include in the story. They included everything he talked about for the most part, but went most in detail about what they thought was most important, and that was Schwarzenegger's discussion on the passing of the budget.

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More than 1,000 people have been killed so far in 2009 related to drug trafficking in Mexico. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told BBC News that he wants to increase the amount of military help that the U.S. gives Mexico. The drug related violence in the past year, "has left a path of death and destruction in its wake." BBC News said.
Around 6,000 people were killed in the violence last year.
Monte Alejandro Rubido Garcia, executive secretary for the National System for Public Safety told CNN that killings related to drug cartels are at a record high because, "Mexico all of a sudden stopped being a drug-transit country and became a drug-consuming country."

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In an effort to encourage University of Minnesota Duluth students to report alcohol related medical emergencies school officials have made a new policy which protects them from legal ramifications, according to the Pioneer Press. Since this fall nine students and four visitors at the school have required emergency assistance which were alcohol related. The amnesty plan is set to start next fall. The students who get help for their friends that may be suffering from alcohol poisoning will not face legal ramifications, and neither will the afflicted. According to the Star Tribune, UMD is considering the policy. The 13 students requiring medical attention related to alcohol consumption were all under the age of 21. The Star Tribune also said the student in need of medical assistance could be ordered to take a chemical dependency evaluation, and those who called for help might be subject to education or counseling sessions.

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In area of south Minneapolis, from near Richfield to southeast Minneapolis near the Mississippi River at Franklin Avenue people were robbed of cell phones, purses, wallets, and clothing between 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. Sunday. The men were thought to be in their 20s. Police spokesman Sgt. William Palmer told the Star Tribune that most of the robberies where done while driving around south Minneapolis with a gun. No one was hurt in any of the robberies. Police told the Star Tribune they are unsure if the robberies are linked, but that it is fairly uncommon to have so many robberies in one night that are not linked.

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Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders and NFL free agent Corey Smith, who played for the Detroit Lions have not returned from a Saturday fishing trip off Florida's Gulf Coast according to CNN News. Former University of South Florida football players William Bleakley and Nick Schuyler were also with Smith and Cooper and did not return from the fishing trip either. The Coast Guard began searching for the missing men around 2 a.m. Sunday. They were expected to return Saturday evening. Cooper's wife contacted Brian Miller, one of Cooper's friends who then contact the Coast Guard. According to FoxNews.com, the 4 men where on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass Saturday morning. The Coast Guard used a helicopter and an 87-foot ship to search a 750-square mile area.Poor weather has made the search for the 4 men difficult, but the search continues.

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According to CNN.com footprints were found in Kenya that show proof that 1.5 million years ago humans had feet similar to the feet we have today. CNN said that other fossil footprints from 3.6 million years ago were discovered by Mary Leakey in Laetoli, Tanzania in 1978. The site where the footprint was found had been excavated from 2006 to 2008 by anthropologist Professor John W.K. Harris and an international group of colleagues. According to BBC News, the footprint found has a pronounced arch and short aligned toes, in comparison to older footprints. The footprint also shows that 1.5 million years ago the human walked very similarly. According to BBC news, the 3.7 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis prints found in Laetoli, Tanzania, in 1978 are the oldest footprint of human lineage. That foot however, show signs of a foot still adapted to grasping. the footprints were found around Ileret in northern Kenya.

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