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Car Raid Story By: Grace Youngblood Driving a grey used 2014 Mercedes e350, Lynda Savoca talks about the thought and process that went into purchasing a car. Savoca, 42, keeps her car very clean and organized. There are no signs of old food containers, and there is little amounts of trash. “I enjoy having a clean car. I think that this is because it helps keep an organized and keep me focused,” Savoca said. She has two children who play lots of sports. These sports require gear that takes up the car. The families schedule can be taken up by these sports and other activities, leaving little amounts of time for the car to get cleaned. “I have two kids who are both involved in multiple sports. It can be difficult to keep my car clean since we can get a pretty hectic schedule,” Savoca said. Lynda needed a car that could keep up with her hectic, busy schedule. She wanted something that would be budget-friendly, but also trustworthy. Her car of choice was a used 2014 mer...

NEWS: 2 Sentence Summary:  A couple weeks ago a lockdown situation was presented at Akins High School when a former student showed up to campus with ammunition. The administration was quickly notified and they took the proper steps to insure that everybody remained safe.  1. Who was quoted in the story? Student Bee Barto, Teacher Sarah Simmons, and Superintendent Paul Cruz  2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "It can happen anywhere. Not that anything did happen, but it could've and it almost did," said Bee Barto.  3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes, the lead sentence interested me to keep reading so I could learn more about the events that took place.  4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? The conclusion was a quote by the superintendent.  COMMENTARY:  2 Sentence Summary:  Many students were upset that the chromebooks blocked non-educational sites. However, the aut...

The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitresses arm and said “You’re coming with me”. For 10 years he had been tracking down the illusive group of credit card thieves. At first it started out with one person, Camille Scott,  reporting that her credit card had been stolen. It then escalated to ten, twenty, all the way up to thirty within the past year in the small town of Gatesville. Thirty out of the total 1,000 citizens had reported credit card theft. With no motivation, the police department was taking in complaints about the card theft. They were taking forever to process the complaints, and said there was nothing they could do about the thefts. Citizens were getting fed up, the problem was only getting worse. The people of Gatesville took the situation into their own hands, they hired a private investigator, Carl Jennings. He promised to be one of the best PI’s around and would figure out anything. The citizens explained their situation, “Seems like you’ve got a ...

1. Who will your do your car raid with (who is your subject)? I will do this car raid with my brother 2. When will you do this car raid? I will do this car raid this weekend.  3. Write 4-5 questions you can use to start this interview? What is your name? What is the type of stuff you keep in your car? How often do you clean your car out? Where were you born? What is your occupation?  4. What kind of details should your expect to write down to help advance the story line? I should write down if there is anything intriguing in the car that sparks my interest. I should also write down if the car is clean or dirty and what the state of the car appears to be. 

1. How many people can the San Isidro border inspection station hold? Page A1 "U.S. continues to bar caravan About 300 people 2. Give two reasons that Thomas Homan is stepping down as the action ICE position? Page A4 "Controversial head of immigration agency..." He felt sidelined by his boss also, although he was nominated by Trump, his nomination was not voted on by the Senate Floor.  3. What is "clubstacking"? Page B1 "Tactic, ideology questioned in Central Texas race Candidates fill political clubs with their supporters to win endorsements.  4. What type of business gets the greatest fiscal impact from the ACL fest? Page B5 "ACL Fest boosts Austin to the tune of ..." Bars and restaraunts  5. How much money did Avengers: Infinity War make this weekend (approximately)? D2 5a) Have you seen it and if you did, did you like it? $250 million dollars.  1. Summarize the story in a paragraph. Four day school weeks are becoming more popular in rural...

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? Look carefully. If you overlap with yourself that could be a problem.  2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie campus? A good place to take this would be on the track running.  3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours? Jump across the screen so it looked as if I was taking on big jump.  4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo? Wearing non-baggy clothing would help to take this photo.

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image? You need to take some under exposed, some properly exposed, and some over exposed pictures. The manipulations that will be made to the camera are the aperture and ISO.  2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image? We will use a tripod and a DSLR camera.  3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image? Someone might take a HDR image to make the  scenery look more appealing.  4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo? We will be able to see how the light flows and certain aspects such as a large middle ground when we put the images together. 

1. When will you shoot this assignment? I will shoot this assignment  2. Where will you shoot? I will shoot this assignment at the barn in my neighborhood.  3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? I will be documenting my horse and my lesson.  4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? The equipment that will be needed is my phone.  5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc? My video portion will be the horse jumping the jumps. I will put the camera at different angles such as under the jump to get cool angles. My photos will be of Romeo (my horse) in the creek swimming or playing with other horses. The narration will be footage of him running around. 

1. What is the expect total deployment of Texas National Guard members on the border with Mexico, according to Angel Isaack? Page A1 "State details Guard deployment at border" 1,400 people  2. What is "metal fatigue"? Page A2 "Investigators examine engine wear in jet tragedy" Weakening of metal from repeated use involving small cracks that develop 3. List 4 of the 9 points that democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew White's plans for education if he were to win the governor race: Page B1 "White says $6.5 billion needed..." -$5,000 pay raise - higher contributions to teachers health insurance -$5,000 bonus for new teachers (used for student debt) -creation of more vocational opportunities for students  4. What did Jake McKenzie do that was so unique? Page C1 "Texas' one-man show" He played 9 positions  5.Which of the 5 things on page D2 The Long Weekend: Five Things To Do would you be most interested in going to and WHY? -...

All Hands On Deck for “Captain Phillips” By: Grace Youngblood  In “Captain Phillips”, Captain Richard Phillips or, Tom Hanks, is the head captain of the Maersk Alabama. The ship is approached by Somalian pirates who plan to take the workers hostage and steal the ship that they were on. The Somalian Pirates brought two ships on their first attempt to take over the ship. In an effort to disencourage the pirates, the crew members put high pressure hoses around the perimeter of the vessel and change their direction and speed multiple times. They are successful in discouraging the pirate’s the first time. However, the leader of the first ship, Abduwali Muse or, Barkhad Abdi attempts to go back and capture the ship the next day. In his second venture, Muse and his crew find an area where a hose is not spraying towards them. They are able to get their ladder onto and aboard the ship. The first thing the Somalian Pirates do is search the ship and break into the bridge, the Somalian pir...

1.  Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is good, clean fun 2.  David Edelstein 3. I would grade the review at a 9. 4. High Points: It's not a remake of Jumanji (1995), the movie is funny and entertaining. 5. Low Points: Could have pushed boundaries by making the movie look more graphic, or put the setting in  different places. 6.   " The movie has amusingly broad performances; good, bloodless scares (the characters die horribly — but have multiple lives); and self-empowering life lessons too bland to be specious.  " 1.  A wrinkle in time: special effects distract from a heroine whose time has come 2.  ALEXANDRA MACAARON 3. I would give the review a 8. 4. High Points: The movie included p.o.c. and had a very large budget. 5. Low Points: Too many special effects were used to distract from the overall story of the movie, it is scary for kids. 6. " The problem is that as big and bedazzled (we’ll address that a little later) as Winfrey is, ...

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http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/Default.aspx 1. Westlake, Lake Travis Meet this Week 2. Westlake lost to Lake Travis last year and are looking forward to play them again soon. 3. Lead Runner- the first runner on the base Full Count- When a batter has 2 strikes and 3 balls On-Deck- The batter that is up next to hit 4. This article matches the "advance" because it tells about the upcoming game of Lake Travis against Westlake. It also matches the "recap" because it told the reader about past games and the outcomes of the past games. 5. The article talks about other outcomes of other high school team's baseball games here,   The rest of the district Lehman (7-3, 2-1) continued what has been a surprising run with a 7-6 win over Vista Ridge. … West-lake (8-3, 3-2) swept Vandegrift 6-5 and 13-4 but dropped a pair of spring break games to Hays 8-1 and 8-5.

Top 5 Athletes of the NFL 1. Tom Brady 2. Von Miller 3. Julio Jones 4. Antonio Brown 5. Khalil Mack -12 wins - 8 losses -The cowboys did not make the playoffs -The Philidelphia Eagles won the Superbowl last year - There are 11 players on a team - Each quarter is 15 minutes - A field goal is three points -Backfield: Area of the field the quarterback occupies -Touchdown: When a team crosses the goal line with the football -Chucking: When a player moves the arm of an opposing player in order to off-balance the throw Peyton Manning Biography: Born in New Orleans, Attended the University of Tennessee, Manning played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, NFL career passing touchdown record: 539 Most passing yards, career: 71,940 Single season touchdown record (2013): 55 Most passing yards, season (2013): 5,477 Most wins (including playoffs): 200 Most games throwing for 300+ yards: 93 Most passing touchdowns in a single game (tied, 2013): ...

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1. How many people are expected in town next week for SXSW? Page A1 "Police, EMS prepare for big SXSW crowd" 300,000-400,000  2. Today is election day in Texas. According to the AAS, what are 3 of the five things to watch in the primaries? Page A1 "5 races to watch..." WHO GETS TO TAKE ON GOV. GREG ABBOTT?,  HAS THE BUSH NAME GONE FROM BOON TO BANE?,  WILL THIS BE REP. DAWNNA DUKES’ LAST HURRAH?   3. Why are millennials not using credit cards as much, according to the story on page B6 "Millennials ditching credit cards? Millennials prefer to pay with cash rather than use credit cards.  4. What movie won the Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards? Page D1 "Oscars in the #MeToo moment" "The Shape of Water"  5. What is the idea behind "Sans"? Page D2 "Austin's first bar...." The idea behind "Sans" is to have fun with friends without having to involve alcohol.  1. Explain why you think guns should be control...