Fun with Numbers Top 10 Comics of June 2016

Fun with Numbers Top 10 Comics of June 2016 Every month we’ve been tracking the most-subscribed books at Fantom Comics in Washington, DC, and today we’ll look at June,  the strangest month yet for our list. There are a few heavy hitters that didnt see releases this month:  Mirror is seeing a short delay before its next issue arrives in July, and  Saga and  Monstress are both on hiatus between story arcs. Remember these are only subscription numbers, not total sales, so it represents our regular customers rather than casual walk-ins. It means #1 issues are under-represented, as people tend to pick up the first issue off the rack before they subscribe to it. Also remember this list is measured by number of subscribers, not revenue. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO: 1.  Black Panther #3 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze Ta-Nehisi Coates series  has been a phenomenon, with more than twice as many pulls as any other book on this list, and a bunch more subscribers than it even had when issue #2 dropped.  The second printings of the first two issues have been huge sellers as well, and were waiting for the third printing of issue #1 as I type this. Issue #3 had a two-week delay, but fans are still clamoring for ithopefully thats not a recurring problem. Typically, issue #4 is when subscription numbers level off for our existing subscribers, because anyone whos not reading by that point is probably waiting for the collected edition. We can always counteract that by getting new people to sign up as subscribers, though, and Black Panther has done a great job of bringing in folks who wouldve never signed up for a comic book subscription before. 2.  Paper Girls #6 by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang Paper Girls returns from hiatus for its second arc! In the absence of  Saga single issues, BKVs other new series picks up the slack. And much like  Saga,  Paper Girls has done a great job of getting trade-waiters who picked up the vol. 1 collection last month to jump onto the single issues for  the new arcone day, Marvel and DC will catch up to Image in their brilliant trade-flipper game. This series is moving in a very different direction than it was initially marketed, with a time jump from 1988 to 2016 for the new issue! At this point, Brian K. Vaughan has built up enough trust among his readers that I imagine everyone will stick around for the ride. 3.  Ms. Marvel #8 by G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, and Adrian Alphona Unlike  Black Panther, which is so much in a league of its own that Marvel isnt making it tie into their Civil War II summer event at all,  Ms. Marvel is drawn into the big crossover like everyone else. The publisher believes  Ms. Marvel readers are invested enough at this point that they can draw them into the drama of the greater comic universe. This issue is also the first in a while to feature BOTH  of the regular series artists in the same issue! Last year when Marvel forced  Ms. Marvel to reboot itself with Secret Wars, it confused many of the more casual readers, but luckily the series gets to continue regularly while Civil War II is going on. It hits the right balance of drawing readers in to the event if they want to learn more, but letting others just continue on  Ms. Marvel alone if theyd prefer. 4.  The Wicked + the Divine #20 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie The fourth story arc chugs along. Gillen and McKelvie recently announced the first  Wicked + Divine one-shot that will run between arcs, focusing on an earlier pantheon of godswe cant wait to see how it turns out! For another month in a row, both  Ms. Marvel and  WicDiv hit their series highs in terms of subscription numbers at our store; perhaps the rising tide of  Black Panther is floating all boats, and some of the people who just came in for Ta-Nehisi Coates are sticking around for some of the industrys other heavy hitters. 5.  Bitch Planet #8 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine de Landro ITS BACK. FINALLY. FOUR MONTHS LATER. After multiple delays,  Bitch Planet hits stands again at last, and fans are still eatin it up. Were at a point where readers dont really expect this book to arrive in a timely fashion anymore, and theyre okay with that. Years down the line when everyones reading this in the collected editions anyway, no ones going to remember how long it took for each issue to come out. Bitch Planet has kept itself fairly trade-waiter-proof with its amazing backmatter.  The essays at the end of each issue are what make the series go from good to great for many readers, so theyre willing to wait out the colossal delays. Issue #9 is currently listed for an August 10 release, so we already know were gonna wait two months for the next one, although issue #10 after that is apparently dropping only a month later on September 7. Well see if Team Bitch Planet sticks to that schedule 6.  Saga  vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples We cant overstate how huge  Saga is. It tops our lists when the single issues come out, and its the only book whose  TRADE PAPERBACKS make our monthly top ten articles. These lists are ranked by unit numbers, not dollar saleswhile most of the books in this article  are $3.99,  Saga vol. 6 manages to take our Number 6 spot at a whopping $14.99 price point; if we organized this list by revenue, itd easily dethrone  Black Panther. Trade paperbacks always sell well, and Image books in particular rely on their trade sales over single issue sales, but most readers will just pick them up off the shelf at the store rather than subscribe to themthe fact that so many people subscribe to  Saga volumes is testament to what a force it is in the industry. And of course, the book features an ad at the end for the upcoming issue #37, continuing  Sagas tradition of flipping trade-waiters to single issue buyers better than any series ever published. 7.  Batman #1 by Tom King and David Finch The first DC book to crack our top ten list in almost a year of tracking these numbers! DCs Rebirth reboot has been a runaway commercial success, and of course their flagship franchise Batman rises to the top. We underestimated how many people would come in for these booksalmost every Rebirth book so far has sold out on day one. DC underestimated themselves, too, as we have to wait on second printings for every single book to get any more of them. Tom Kings Batman has some big shoes to fill after Scott Snyder and Greg Capullos character-defining five-year run that may  go down as one of the greatest Batman runs of all time, and unquestionably the greatest highlight of the New 52 era. King did great work on  Grayson and  The Vision, but this is the big leagues. 8.  Batman: Rebirth one-shot by Tom King, Scott Snyder, and Mikel Janín Most of DCs new series have Rebirth one-shots before their main stories get started, so this came out two weeks before  Batman  #1 as a bridge between the New 52 era and the Rebirth era, and a passing of the torch from Scott Snyder to Tom King. The biggest hurdle facing DCs new books is the double-shipping schedule. As Ive written about in regards to  Star Wars in these articles before, any time you force a comic to come out more than once a month, youre sacrificing quality for quantity. DCs new books will try to get around this by featuring two alternating main artists on each seriesthis might work for Greg Ruckas  Wonder Woman, which will alternate between two different storylines with each issue, but for  Batman, it could be jarring to see one story change art style with every  chapter. King brought along his fantastic  Grayson collaborator Mikel Janín for half the issues, but the other half will be drawn by the serviceable David Finch (fresh off his critically-panned  Wonder Woman run), so well see where this goes. 9.  Island #8, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Ríos; stories by Xulia Vicente, Michael DeForge, Ben Sears, and Simon Roy Island falls much lower on this list than it usually does, but not because its losing readersits just keeping a steady pace while a bunch of other new stuff gains readers. Youll notice some other mainstays like  Star Wars dont appear on the list at all this month, and theyve got the same (good) problem: keeping steady numbers, while we gain a bunch of new readers for other new series. Issue #8 features the first mainstream work by indie comics darling Michael DeForge, as well as the finale of Simon Roys fantastic space cannibal story Habitat, which has gotta be one of our all-time favorite  Island comics  so far. Were coming up on the one-year anniversary of  Island #1, so look for a retrospective on the anthology magazine here at Panels in a couple weeks! 10.  Poe Dameron #3 by Charles Soule and Phil Noto The Marvel era of  Star Wars comics has hit a wonderful milestone:  Poe Dameron is the first book to pass the main  Star Wars book in readers! Its no surprise that the popularity of  The Force Awakens has pushed the popular hotshot pilot into the drivers seat; when  Rogue One hits theaters at the end of the year, expect a plethora of even more new titles to reach new heights for  Star Wars comics. Again, the strength of Marvels recent  Star Wars books is the surprising restraint theyve shown in not flooding the market.  Poe Dameron is given space to breathe and find its audience because there arent fifteen other  Star Wars books being shoved down readers throats at the same time. Its the midway point of 2016, so as promised, heres our graph of the biggest books of the year so far. Keep in mind were not disclosing hard numbers because *~proprietary information and business secrets~*, but here ya go! Everything else becomes a blur once  Black Panther joins the fray; you can see how much bigger it is than everything else we sell. The weird little handoff between  Saga and  Black Panther in April is misleading, as  Saga has just been on hiatus since then; I dont think all those readers jumped ship to read BP. Itll be interesting to see how much farther behind it is when it finally comes back in August! I hadnt made the connection before that  Paper Girls and  Bitch Planet both left and came back in the exact same monthsalthough this was an intentional hiatus between arcs for  Paper Girls, while it was a delay in the middle of the story for  Bitch Planet. Youll see  Saga is on this chart in blue for the single issues, and in deep purple for the trade paperback. Itd be unfair to count these as one series, since the majority of readers only read one format or the other, rather than both.  Sagas the only comic popular enough to have this problem! Ms. Marvel may be the most consistent book in this time frame, a nice combination of being a super-popular book while still consistently coming out every single month.  The Wicked + the Divine, which has almost exactly the same number of readers, should be coming out consistently almost every month now until the end of its run, so that might be the most interesting long-term matchup on this chart. You can see a bunch of new stuff pop up right at the end of the chart in June; this midsummer paradigm shift led by DC Rebirth will be fun to watch in the second half of the year. How long will the honeymoon period last? Will they keep up the double-shipping schedule on all their biggest books? As I mentioned earlier, you can see some of the slight downward trends for a few of these books changing course and moving back up after Aprilthe arrival of  Black Panther might be helping all our books by bringing new subscribers into the fold who read other books as well! See ya next month. Sign up to The Stack to receive  Book Riot Comic's best posts, picked for you. Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( Ocd ) - 1266 Words

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Problem and Solution Essay Samples Reviews & Tips

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Syphilis Essay, Research Paper Syphilis is a sexually familial disease caused by the coiling bacteriums called Treponema globus pallidus. Syphilis consists of three chief phases, primary phase, secondary phase, and latent phase. The latent phase may take to a concluding phase called the third phase. There are many remedies to syphilis, and it is virtually eliminated from today # 8217 ; s society. There are a few ways to contract the disease, all of which can be prevented. The primary phase of pox is characterized by a little lesion, called a chancre, which resembles a hickey, blister or unfastened sore. This occurs anytime between nine yearss and three months after infection. Fluid from the chancre is highly infective, but normally painless. Normally it appears on the genitalias or near where the bacterium entered the organic structure. It frequently fells and many people neer realize that it is at that place. On adult females, the sore can be found hidden in the vagina or the creases of the labia. On work forces, it normally hides in the creases of the prepuce, under the scrotum, or near the base of the phallus. Work force more frequently than adult females will besides hold swollen lymph nodes in the inguen. At this phase, the chancre is really infective. It will mend with or without intervention, but the bacterium will stay and get down to distribute if untreated. In the secondary phase, happening about six hebdomads subsequently, a generalised roseola appears. It can last for hebdomads or months, possibly up to a twelvemonth. Painless ulcers develop in the oral cavity. Most people discover raised countries around the genitalias or anus. The bacteriums can be easy spread through mucose spots on the raised countries, which are called condylomalata. Flu-like symptoms start to happen, and can come and travel for old ages. These symptoms may include a roseola ( over full organic structure or merely on thenars of custodies and colloidal suspensions of pess ) , a sore in the oral cavity, swollen and painful articulations, hurting castanetss, and a mild febrility or concern. These symptoms normally disappear in 3 to 12 hebdomads. Some people even experience hair loss during the secondary phase of pox. The disease so enters a latent phase in which no outward marks or symptoms occur, nevertheless, the bacteriums are active inside your organic structure, multiplying and assailing internal variety meats. The latent phase can last from 20 to 30 old ages. When 2nd phase symptoms wholly disappear, the disease is no longer infective. At this point, the # 8220 ; regulation of tierces # 8221 ; comes into drama. Among the entire figure of latent pox instances, tierce will travel off on their ain, one-third will stabilise, and tierce of the instances will germinate to the following and last phase. When the concluding phase, third pox, does occur, it could be fatal. It may bring forth difficult nodules, called gummas, in the tissues under the tegument, the mucose membranes, and the internal variety meats. The castanetss are besides affected, every bit good as the liver, kidney, and other splanchnic variety meats. Infection of the bosom and major blood vass histories for most of the pox related deceases. A particular sort of pox, which occurs in about 15 per centum of the third instances, is called neurosyphilis. It causes deficiency of muscular coordination, loss of urinary control, and devolution of the physiological reactions. It besides may do gestation jobs, including abortion, spontaneous abortion, or to the birth of a kid with inborn pox. Septic kids frequently have typical marks, such as high brow, saddlenose, and peg-shaped dentitions. Syphiliss can be diagnosed and treated with comparative easiness. Because of this, the past 25 old ages or so hold seen a pronounced diminution in the figure of third phase instances of pox and of deceases due to the disease. Syphilis is largely treated by an injection of penicillin, or by a two-week regimen of Achromycin. Two follow-up blood trials two hebdomads apart from the initial trial and two hebdomads apart from each other are needed to guarantee the intervention was effectual. The foremost three phases of poxs are wholly curable, and even in the last phase syphilis can be stopped. With the present medical engineering to name and handle poxs, there is no alibi for anyone in the U.S. to endure the last phase of pox. Options to penicillin are necessary because many people are allergic to penicillin and in some people it is non effectual in handling pox. Early sensing of pox disables the disease wholly. In pregnant adult females, early sensing of the infection can cut down the opportunities of the foetus going infected. Syphilis is sexually a familial disease, and is normally transmitted by sexual contact or caressing. The manner it infects is from the secernments emitted from the sores, and the bacteria gets into little cryings or cuts on the genital organ. Unlike AIDS, infection from contaminated objects is rare, because drying rapidly kills the being. You can non obtain poxs from insouciant caressing, or from lavatory seats in dirty bathrooms. The manner you can forestall contraction of pox is to utilize a rubber, or sustain from sexual activity all together. If you do see any early marks of pox, reach a physician right off, and it can about surely be cured in the primary and early secondary phases.

Violent Behavior in Couples Essay Sample

Violent Behavior in Couples Essay Sample Partner and Violence Sociology Essay Sample Partner and Violence Sociology Essay Sample Social interaction is the most important sphere of human life as healthy relationships are the basis for a successful society. Nevertheless, usually, people who are involved in a relationship experience cases of physical force use. Today, the rates are alarmingly high and, thus, require additional studies. The paper analyzes violent behavior in couples and discusses different causes for it. Violent Behavior in Couples Partner-and-violence is a current issue in the public health domain. There are a number of different types of social behavior patterns that are recognized as violent. In most cases, the study of partner–and–violence problem focuses on couples, both married and dating. That is why, it is also regarded to as the intimate partner violence. In this context, the term partners is used to indicate sex couples that date, cohabit, are engaged, or married. Partner violence may be a one-time incident, which people are usually able to overcome together; however, in most cases, it is a recurrent pattern of actions. Partners in such couples experience fear and are under the control of a dominative individual who abuses. According to the World Health Organization, â€Å"Intimate partner violence refers to any behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship† (World Health Organization, 2012). In order to research the topic, the types of violent behavior patterns have to be discussed. The paper aims at describing the cases, in which violence is an issue; therefore, the following examples of violence between partners are considered: Acts of violent behavior when one partner uses physical force in order to influence the other. This kind of physical input includes hitting, beating, slapping, and kicking. The list may be completed with examples of situations when a man, for example, leaves a woman somewhere in a dangerous place alone. Physical assault is considered one of the most common cases of violence between partners. Sexual violent acts. Sexual assault refers to forcing a partner to have an intimate intercourse or telling humiliating comments during and after sex. Among more complicated problems, there is forcing someone to have unprotected coitus that may lead to unwanted pregnancy or diseases. In this case, rape is the most serious issue. Emotional violence. It is a kind of psychological abuse that includes various insults, humiliation, constant criticizing, and verbal threats directed at the partner. Controlling. In these situations, one of the partners prohibits another one to communicate or meet with family and friends, isolates him or her from the world, controls all movements, restricts using different services (education, medical care, and employment, for example). Such acts may be caused by jealousy and possessiveness. Violence between partners is defined by scholars by the term intimate partner violence. This problem also may be regarded to domestic violence. However, this term is not appropriate as usually, it also includes abuse of children, elder people, or any other member of a family. In the article â€Å"Clinical Screening and Intervention in Cases of Partner Violence,† Griffin and Koss (2002) claim, â€Å"Because of the wide range of perpetrators who can be involved, and because of the multiple forms of violence they commit, the term â€Å"partner violence† is more precise than alternatives such as domestic violence, wife beating, or wife battering.† Violence between people who are intimately involved is a problem familiar to most communities. The studies show different numbers of violent act occurrences. According to the American Journal of Public Health, as of 2000, the estimates of physical partner violence range from 23% to 55%. Those who are married and are younger than 30 years old show higher numbers (over 55%) that were established by the National Surveys of Families and Households (Halpern, Oslak, Young, Martin, Kupper, 2001). Violent behavior often begins in the early period of life. Studies report, â€Å"Dating violence has been documented in the middle adolescent years ranging from 10% to 25% of high school students† (Walton-Moss Campbell, 2002). However, in terms of the abusing partner, they do not show a clear distinction between genders. Middle adolescence is a time to develop principles of normal relationships and, that is why, for example, school nurses should pay attention and shape a healthy attitude t owards dating. High school students are carefully observed as they are considered to be a critical group that shows how common psychological and physical abuse is among young people. The results of investigations report, â€Å"3 of every 10 adolescents aged 12 to 21 who were involved in heterosexual romantic relationships in an 18-month period experienced some type of violence victimization within those relationships† (Halpern, et al. 2001). Statistic data prove that the question of partner violence is a matter of high importance. That is why, some studies were conducted with the purpose of identifying individuals that may have violent features. The American Medical Association’s Practice Guidelines for Physicians suggests a system of screening a partner for violence. The paper suggests discussing four main levels of the violent factors: Individual Relationship Community Social The influences that may trigger violent behavior are not limited to any evidence, but they give a psychological review of the most common factors. These four levels are legitimate when analyzing violent behavior between partners in various countries. It should be noted that some patterns may differ in specific situations. The individual level identifies features that are associated with the increased capability of committing violent acts. The first contributing factor here is a young age. The youth tends to express their negative emotions in a violent manner. Another thing is a low level of education. Moreover, witnessing or experiencing violence in a family in childhood may be a contributing factor, as well. One also should consider the use of alcohol and drugs the elements that lead to violent conduct. In addition, a person with psychological disorders tends to act violently. Any of these features or a combination of them can create an intense atmosphere between partners and require additional studies in order to prevent violence. Relationship level is associated with dissatisfaction in a relationship that a couple builds. Conflicts, explicit dominance, and stress usually provoke violent behavior. More often, violence is registered in couples that have different levels of education. It is also seldom tolerated if one of the partners has other sexual partners. This issue brings an individual to a point of committing violent acts. Community and societal levels correspond to violence between partners who do not play an equal role in accordance with social norms. Different social statuses, economic discrepancies, and a high level of violence in a community provoke violence between intimately-closed people. Scientists who study the matter of partner violence do not state that the factors described above inevitably lead to violent conduct. Nevertheless, they influence the nature of relationship between two people. Often violence against women is explained by sociocultural theory. The discussed levels overlap with the beliefs that are historically accepted in some societies that relate to the way of how a woman and man are supposed coexist. Among them, for example, there is a right of a male to exhibit powers over a female who is socially inferior to him in order to curb the improper behavior of a woman. On the basis of certain religious and social standards, it is the woman’s duty to have sex with her man; consequently, she may be even forced to have sexual intercourse. The most crucial idea that makes females accept violent attitude is her responsibility for keeping a family together. Studies help to create lists of issues that are believed to make males behave violently. For example, when a woman refuses to obey a man, he may decide that she must be disciplined. When a woman does not prepare food, questions a man, argues and shows her opinions, a man is considered to have a right to u se force. In some countries, women are not supposed to oppose these violent acts but obey. In order to decrease the level of violence between partners â€Å"community-based studies are needed that examine socioeconomic status variables such as employment, education, types of jobs/careers, and differences in status related to these variables between intimate partners† (Campbell, Sharps, Gary, Campbell, Lopez, 2002). The statistical data and examples of violent partners signify that partner violence is an important problem, and it may increase if no measures to prevent it are taken. As of now, even though, the possible causes of partner violence are known, there are not many solutions. This kind of violence is one of the forms of antisocial behavior. It is crucial to deal with violence between partners because such relationships have severe consequences for the whole society. Violent conduct affects both partners and causes physical and mental injuries. Usually, prolonged stress in relationships results in chronic health problems. Moreover, experiencing violence has its influence even after violent behavior stops. The stronger the abuse, the more serious impact on health it has. It may even lead to depression and suicide acts. That is why, apart from identifying the factors of violent behavior and measures of preventing it, it is important to treat individuals who have been already abused by thei r partners. There are programs that employ a so-called group format in order to analyze personal experiences and find ways to cope with emotional pain, anger, and fear. In the recent years, different health organization try to design effective preventive methods. First of all, cooperation between governments and civil society at all levels is crucial. Global reforms and programs are under international research now. Specific strategies may be also effective, including a criminal and civil legislation reform, organization of mass media campaigns, which will aim to inform about the existing situation and make people aware of the problem (with educational materials), providing women with more legal rights in terms of custody and divorce, paying more attention to violent behavior in various sectors, promoting social interaction, and providing more intervention services for families at risk. These strategies are but a few suggestions to cope with violence between partners. The subject under consideration of the paper was partner and violence. Violence between partners was discussed in terms of the most common violent acts, including physical, sexual, psychological, and emotional ones. The analysis of statistical data and circumstances that can cause violent behavior proves intimate partner violence to be an important issue. It may be concluded that individual characteristics and social contexts are generally associated with acts of violent behavior. It is important to pay attention to the early stage of personality development. It is the time when, for instance, the exposure to different types of violence in a family, emotional disturbances, and social norms have the strongest influence on people.

Very Good Editors Must Pay Attention to the Details

Very Good Editors Must Pay Attention to the Details Its often said that the brains of human beings have two very distinct sides, with the left side being responsible for language, logic, and math, while the right handles spatial abilities, face recognition and processing music. Editing is also very much a two-sided process, one that we divvy up as micro- and macro-editing. Micro-editing deals with the technical, nuts-and-bolts aspects of news writing. Macro-editing deals with the content of stories. Heres a checklist of micro- and macro-editing: Micro-Editing AP Style Grammar Punctuation Spelling Capitalization Macro-Editing The lede - does it make sense, is it supported by the rest of the story, is it in the first graf? The story - is it fair, balanced and objective? Libel - are there any statements that might be considered libelous? Substance - is the story thorough and complete? Are there any holes in the story? Writing - is the story well-written? Is it clear and understandable? Personality Type and Editing As you can imagine, certain personality types are probably better at one type of editing or the other. Precise, detail-oriented people are probably best at micro-editing, while big-picture types probably excel at macro-editing. Small Details vs. Content of Stories And in a typical newsroom, especially at larger news outlets, there is a kind of micro-macro division of labor. Copy desk editors generally focus on the small details - grammar, AP Style, punctuation and so on. Assignment editors who run the various sections of a paper - city news, sports, arts and entertainment and so on - generally focus more on the macro side of things, the content of stories. But heres the rub - a good editor has to be able to do both micro- and macro-editing, and to do both well. This is especially true at smaller publications and student newspapers, which typically have fewer staffers. Not Getting Caught up in Small Details to Lose the Big Picture In other words, you must have the patience to correct bad grammar, misspelled words and punctuation problems. But you cant let yourself get so caught up in the small details that you lose sight of the big picture, i.e., does the lede of the story make sense? Is the content well-written and objective? Does it cover all the bases and answer all the questions a reader would likely have? Both Are Equally Important The larger point is this - both micro- and macro-editing are equally important. You can have the most wonderfully written story in the world, but if its filled with AP Style errors and misspelled words then those things will detract from the story itself. Likewise, you can fix all the bad grammar and misplaced punctuation but if a story makes no sense, or if the lede is buried in the eighth paragraph, or if the story is biased or contains libelous content, then all the fixes you made wont amount to much. To see what we  mean, take a look at these sentences: Police said they confiscated three point two million dollars of cocain in what was a massiv drug bust. The CEO of Exon estimated that 5% of the companys profits would be plouwed back into resarch and development. Im sure youve figured out that these sentences primarily involve micro-editing. In the first sentence, cocaine and massive are spelled wrong and the dollar amount doesnt follow AP Style. In the second sentence, Exxon, plowed and research are misspelled, the percentage doesnt follow AP Style, and companys needs an apostrophe. Now, look at these sentences. The first example is meant to be a lede: There was a fire at a house last night. It was on Main Street. The fire burned the house to the ground and three children inside were killed. The CEO, who is known for his money-grubbing personality, said he would close the factory if it lost money. Here we see macro-editing problems. The first example is three sentences long when it should be one, and it buries the most important aspect of the story - the death of three children. The second sentence includes a potentially libelous bias - the money-grubbing CEO. As you can see, whether its micro- or macro-editing, a good editor has to catch every mistake in every story. As editors will tell you, theres no room for error.