Extra Credit Assignment #6

1) Pole is not the only one who's had his bicycle stolen this year, and the numbers are continuing to rise. An all-time high of 230 bicycles were reported stolen this year, compared to an average of only 50.

2) You're news peg for the closing of the Vancouver Olympics could maybe be the closing ceremonies (so, a focus on the event). But, you could then expand it to talk about closing ceremonies in past years, as well as maybe what is planned for the future, and compare them. You could compare them based on a variety of things - cost, extravagence, how the show was laid out, what kind of performances there were, or even how they compare based on the city they were hosted in. For example, one of the athletes died in Vancouver, which was a tragedy that seemed to set these games apart from the others. The nut graf might read like this: "Closing ceremonies in Vancouver celebrated the various countries with incredible performances, which were, sadly, slightly overcast due to the death of a Georgian luger earlier in the games. This tragedy seemed to change the mood and distinguish Vancouver from past winter games."

3) Cruises are very popular with honeymooners looking for a romantic getaway after their wedding. Now, a growing number of newlyweds are tying the knot on cruise ships and bringing the wedding party along with them.
According to the Cruise Lines Internatioal Association, cruise weddings increased by over half in the last decade. Carnival Cruise Lines alone expect nearly two-thousand couples to spend around a thousand to two-thousand dollars to marry aboard its ships this year.