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RICHMOND -- The federal investigation into one of Virginia's most powerful legislators prompted a flurry of proposals this year to prevent a similar ethical lapse. But even lawmakers acknowledge that the bills passed by the General Assembly this week might not do much to halt the questionable behavior that some of their colleagues have engaged in.
The legislation would not prohibit lawmakers from being employed by the state or representing their clients before state agencies. It would not forbid their spouses to lobby the General Assembly. It would not change Virginia's limitless-campaign-contribution laws.
And it would probably not have stopped then-Del. Phillip A. Hamilton (R-Newport News) from seeking a job at Old Dominion University while securing money for the school as one of the legislature's dozen budget negotiators.
"It's not been something they want to mess with if they don't have to," said Alan Rosenthal, a public policy professor at Rutgers University who monitors ethics reform in state legislatures across the nation. "Most legislators think they are honest. They think most of their colleagues are honest."
Several bills did not pass. Most that did deal less with an individual lawmaker's initial actions than with the subsequent release of information in annual reports and investigations if there is an allegation of misconduct.
State Sen. Ralph S. Northam (D-Norfolk), one of the sponsors, described the changes as "nothing major" but argued that transparency can be a deterrent for wrongdoing.
Del. Robin A. Abbott (D-Newport News), who defeated Hamilton after campaigning in part on ethics reform, acknowledged that she proposed only modest changes because she said she wanted them to get through the legislature easily. But even some of those bills failed.
"If everyone is afraid of reform, it raises the horrible question, 'What are you afraid of?' " she said. "They thought we were moving a little bit too quickly. That was just another excuse."
Still, the bills that were approved mark some of the first changes to the General Assembly's conflict-of-interest statute in more than two decades.
The main bill that passed would require a legislative panel to hold its meetings in public once its investigation has moved beyond a preliminary phase and to continue even if a legislator resigns from office. Hamilton lost his bid for reelection in November and resigned before his term had concluded, ending the House of Delegates investigation into his conduct. A federal grand jury in November served the House with a subpoena for documents in the case.
Much of the opposition to the bills was from those who said they were worried the changes would lead them to be exposed to unfair political attacks.
"I don't think anyone here questions we need some changes," state Sen. Frederick M. Quayle (R-Chesapeake) said during debate on the Senate floor this week. "This has some minefields in it -- the provisions in this bill make it possible for some political mischief to occur immediately prior to an election. While I agree we need some changes in these rules, I don't think this is the one."
Another bill, sponsored by Del. William R. Janis (R-Goochland), would require legislators to disclose salaries greater than $10,000 from state or local government.
Legislators are now exempt from reporting that information on annual reports. Hamilton disclosed his $40,000 Old Dominion University income, but others lawmakers have not reported salaries, particularly from universities.
None of the bills would keep lawmakers from working for the state or representing clients in front of state agencies.
Almost a dozen now do that kind of representation at agencies, including the State Corporation Commission, the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Board and the Department of Motor Vehicles, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in politics.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), who campaigned last year on more transparency in government, has said he will sign the bills.
A slew of other ethics proposals were killed, including those that would have banned gifts worth more than $100, created a panel to review legislators' statement of economic interest forms annually and increased how much information lobbyists must disclose to the state, such as which specific bills they have lobbied upon.
Del. C.L. "Clay" Athey Jr. (R-Warren) said the General Assembly was unnecessarily rushing to make changes after Hamilton's case.
"We move deliberately in Virginia," he said. "We don't move quickly. We don't base our decisions on emotion."
Legislators did agree to forbid anyone bidding on a state contract worth more than $5 million from making contributions to the governor after the bid is made, but only after they amended the bill to exclude themselves from the requirement.
And they killed a bill that would have prohibited legislators from serving as commissioner of accounts -- though currently only one, state Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr. (R-James City), has the part-time job as an attorney for the courts, paying $120,000 last year.
House Minority Leader Ward L. Armstrong (D-Henry), who sponsored some of the proposals that passed, said he was disappointed the reforms did not go as far as he had hoped. For example, his original bill deemed legislators in violation of ethics rules if they knew or should have known that their actions were in violation of ethical standards. But he said he was pleased that the legislature passed some measures.
"It is important our citizens have faith in an open and honest government," he said. "As legislators, we are here to represent the people's interests, not our own interests."


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'How To Get Rid of Alan Harper' - Season 1, Episode 11
Walden suspects his new girlfriend is cheating on him. Meanwhile, Alan gets even more intertwined in Lyndsey and Larry's relationship when he starts dating Larrys sister, Gretchen.
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I gave birth to my son in August of 2013 so, he is quite a year old yet. I noticed immediately after having him that something wasn't right but, I ignored it and tried to go about my life raising my three children. That December, I went from being a fulltime caregiver to my grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease, to getting a home of my own and living my own life. I was already depressed because I had to leave my nanny, whom I'd been living with since birth. My family thought it was better for me to be on my own in case something happened to my nanny and I ended up having to be the one to find her while being there alone with my three children. The father of my two youngest moved in with me, which probably wasn't a good idea from the start. He was a heavy drinker and had just recently overcome a battle with meth use. I wanted that perfect family so, I was determined to do everything that I could to make things work. That was the farthest from what happened. Things only got worse for me. I ended up losing my job at the nursing home because he was too busy worrying about where his next drink was going to come from instead of taking care of his children so that I could work. I never drank and if I did, it wasn't enough to affect anything. I picked up a beer one night though, and I realized that I loved the numbness that it gave me. One drink turned into two, which turned into four, which turned into six and I found myself drinking every night. I was also prescribed Ambien to help me sleep at night and Ativan for anxiety. Whenever I had these medications, which wasn't often at this point, I would end up drinking on top of them. Me and my boyfriend would get into horrible arguments and I had anger built up that was more than I'm capable of describing. He was also horrible to my oldest daughter, who was from my previous marriage.
One particular night, we were having a family get together. I was just next door to my grandmother's after all, and she was gone to my aunt's for the weekend. Earlier that evening, I went by the liquor store and bought some of that Strawberry Margarita that was already mixed with the Jose Cuervo. I took my first drink around 6 that afternoon and by 8, I was already very intoxicated. I walked next door to my grandmother's where my family was grilling and I was dancing around with family and having a good time. At a certain point, I ended up blacking out because I don't remember certain things that I was told. All I know is, I was told that I went to eat some of the seafood breader (don't ask me why) and my boyfriend came up and told me to stop. Now, me being intoxicated already, this made me very angry. I started arguing with him. Eventually, my cousin walked me back to my house with my girls and my son. My son went straight to bed, but my girls stayed up. I remember my boyfriend coming in and saying something to me. I started arguing with him again. I'm not sure what all happened at this point either but, the next thing I knew was that my girls had already gone back over to my cousins. I was later told that they did this because they were scared of me. I decided that maybe if I took a bath, I would be ok. Again, that wasn't the case at all. I remember getting angrier and angrier the longer that I was in the tub. I text my boyfriend, who was outside at the bonfire, and told him that I was fixing to drown myself and the baby. I still find this outrageous to this day because, I would never do anything to my children and anyone that knows me would tell you that I'm a wonderful mother even if I'm nothing else. He comes in the house shortly after that and we start a screaming battle again. I keep trying to tell him that I'm not going to do anything to the baby and that I just want him to come inside and everything will be ok. He goes to the bedroom, takes the baby out of his bed, and tell me that he's taking him next door to my cousins house. I jumped in front of him and locked the door, trying to keep him from taking the baby anywhere. He keeps telling me that if I don't move, he's going to hit me, but I keep on trying to push him back. He ends up punching me in the chest, which causes me to lose all of the air in my body and I had to choice but to bend down at that point. I get my cellphone and I call 911 and tell them what's going on so, they're in the process of sending a police officer out to my house. In the meantime, I start taking all of my boyfriends stuff and throwing it out onto the porch, along with breakables that I was slinging onto the porch and busting into pieces. I look outside and I see that my mom has pulled up at my grandmother's house. She lives in Newberry by the way, which is about an hour and a half away. I'm wondering how she even got involved in this in the first place. I see that she's walking towards my house and she has something in her hand. That something ends up being a belt. She comes in and starts screaming at me. We're still by my back door which has the washer and dryer on each side as you walk in. She starts swinging the belt at me and is screaming, "You tried to kill my grandkids". She's referring to the car accident that happened the day before due to me being exhausted from the ice storm we'd had for the previous 2 days. I'm wondering how she knows about this also, becuase I hadn't talked to her in quite some time. She keeps swinging and screaming at me. I'm trying to tell her that if she doesn't stop, I'm fixing to seriously hurt her. I had just put my hand around her throat whenever my cousin, of all people, shows up at the door and starts to yell at me for the way I'm talking to my mom. We get into an argument and she ends up picking me up by my throat (she's not a little woman by any means) and choke slams me onto my back porch.
About five minutes later, if that, the police show up and my mom and cousin rush over and start their rants and raves. The cop pulls me off to the side and asked me to tell my side of the story, so I did. He asked me if I wanted to get help and I told him yes. By this time, half of my immediate family was there. I was placed inside the back of the cop car and taken to the local emergency room for an evaulation. About 4 am, I was sent to Aurora, where I stayed for for the next five days. I had to go through couseling and talk with doctors and attend groups. Even though I was an adult, I wasn't able to be released until my family thought that it was ok for me to come home. During my stay, I found out that my cousin was the one who called my mom that night and lied to her by saying that I wrecked my car the day before to intentionally kill my children. I had a blood drug test done while I was at the emergency room and not one drug was found in my system. I barely had an alcohol level by the time the test was taken also. My worse nightmare was only beginning though. I got home and was trying to make up for the time I'd missed with my children whenever we heard a knock at the door. It was DSS. I felt like everything that'd I'd worked so hard to accomplish over that past week was just being flushed down the toilet at this point. The lady was nice. She sat down and asked me questions and got me to tell my story. She then explained to me that I was being put under investigation and that I couldn't be around my children without being supervised. This lasted about a month and a half. I had to call my mom and step dad to come and get them. The whole situation was just horrible. I did everything that they told me to do though. It just seemed like they were treating me like I beat my kids everyday but, the ones who were actually beating their kids everyday were getting let off so easily. The case ended up being closed because it was nonfounded. There's been bad days since then but, there's definitely been more good than bad. I make sure to call my doctor if I start feeling depressed. I made the choice to get my tubes tied since my depression seemed to be getting worse with each pregnancy. My boyfriend has been sober for about 4 months now. We still have our issues but, they're nothing like they use to be and we're slowly getting things together. I advise any new mother to seek help if you're feeling depressed for days and weeks on end. It can get worse and the outcome of my situation could've ended up really bad, had I not got the right kind of help in time. Talk to someone, seek that help. No one is going to think you're crazy. No matter what type of thoughts you're having, tell someone about them. Prevent the issues before it even becomes an issue. I missed so much precious time with my children because I didn't seek help, whenever I knew that I needed it.
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As we enter our 25th year of continuous support from Pirelli Tyres, and the 40th running of the Pirelli Rally we are fortunate to be included as a round of the newly re-launched MSA British Rally Championship, as well as continuing to be a round of the Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship, and the SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship.
The organising team is delighted to run the rally over two days, with seven special stages of approximately 75 competitive miles – making use of the best stages from Kielder Forest, as well as providing a warm friendly welcome to competitors.
Scrutineering for the 2016 event will be held in the Rally's Welcome Centre in H & H Group premises at Rosehill Industrial Estate on Friday 29th April in the afternoon for the Historic championships and the morning of Saturday 30th April for the BRC. On the Saturday morning, the cars will start from Carlisle before moving onto Kielder Forest, on it's wide, smooth, flowing roads. The main service area will be based at H & H at Rosehill Industrial Estate, with remote service in the Kielder area. The cars will return to H & H for the finish and award giving presentation.
MSA British Rally Championship
Within the British Rally Championship we have classes for cars with engines of just 1000cc right up to the Porsches with their 3600cc engines and that is before you get into those with turbo-chargers or two more driven wheels than others. Variety is the spice of life!
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The 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship will be a National 'A' status championship catering for cars from MSA historic Categories:
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Category Two (1968-74)
Category Three (1975-81)
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Additionally there are classes for cars prepared to FIA Appendix K regulations.
The championship is for all competitors in historic cars with particular emphasis placed on keeping the Category One cars active. A firm application of MSA and FIA technical regulations will be maintained.
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The championship is in its 8th year and is regarded as one of the premier regional championships and is going from strength to strength each year.
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The aim of the Association of North East and Cumbria Car Clubs (A.N.E.C.C.C.) championship is to give the clubman competitor the opportunity to compete in some of the best rallies in Cumbria, Southern Scotland, and the North East of England.
The National 'B' status Championship will be held under the general regulations of the Motor Sports Association (incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and will consist of five classes for drivers and co-drivers.
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The co-ordinators of the ANECCC SG Petch Stage Rally Championship have received an enquiry from registered competitors regarding which section of the 2016 Pirelli Carlisle Rally will have points awarded. Please read Section 5, Format, which appears on page 4 of the official event regulations.
The co-ordinators have made a decision whereby as the championship has a class performance based scoring system we feel giving the registered competitor the freedom to enter whichever section they feel will benefit them the most will the most fairest solution.
The co-ordinators look forward, along with the event organisers, to welcoming entries from registered competitors and wish everyone a safe and happy day's motorsport.
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It has been established that the outer arm dynein molecule of flagella and cilia in Protozoa such as Chlamydomonas and Tetrahymena has a three-headed structure, whereas that of sperm flagella in sea urchins, fish and mammals exhibits a two-headed structure. All the latter animals belong to Deuterostomia. The outer arm dynein from sperm flagella of the oyster, a member of Protostomia, is also two-headed. Investigation has begun of the situation in other animals, especially in Cnidaria and Porifera. In Chlamydomonas, there is a mutant whose outer arm dynein lacks one head. Electron microscopy revealed that the outer arm of the wild type shows a pistol-like shape in the cross-section of the flagellar axoneme, whereas that of the mutant exhibits a hook- or fist-like shape. This suggests that we may predict the number of heads of outer arm dynein by observing the cross-sections of flagella or cilia. Examination of the cross-sections of sperm flagella and cilia in various animals, including mammals, tunicates, echinoderms, molluscs, annelids, arthropods, flatworms and sea anemones, indicated that their outer arms were hook- or fist-like, in contrast to the pistol-like shape in Paramecium and Tetrahymena. The former was true with choanocyte flagella of the sponge and metazoan cilia. The reduction in the number of heads of outer arm dynein molecule would have occurred during the evolution from Protozoa to Metazoa (and Mesozoa). Alternatively, the outer arm dynein in Protozoans was specialized to support their peculiar behaviour.
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BP brings new meaning to Life's Little Ups and Downs
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Holman Fenwick & Willan has established an informal alliance with newly launched specialist aerospace and commercial practice Gates and Partners.
The aim is for Holman Fenwick's global offices to assist Gates and Partners in handling aviation disasters. Gates and Partners was established around a month ago by Sean Gates, the former joint senior partner of aviation insurance practice Beaumont and Son. Two other Beaumont partners, Dan Soffin and Adosh Chatrath, have also joined the new firm as partners.
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Welcome to Walking with Purpose, a Catholic Women's Bible Study.
The Knights of Columbus are Catholic gentlemen committed to the exemplification of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, Patriotism and defense of the Priesthood. The Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Council #11302 of the Knights of Columbus has been serving the Parishes of St. Peter, St. Dominic, St. Joseph, and St. Vincent de Paul since 1994. The Order is consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and is unequivocal in its loyalty to the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on Earth. It is firmly committed to the protection of human life, from conception to natural death, and to the preservation and defense of the family. It was on these bedrock principles that The Venerable Fr. Michael J. McGivney founded the Order over a century ago and remains true to them today.
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Welcome to our Organizations page. Feel free to visit any of the links below to the many vibrant groups that are part of the St. Peter's parish community.
You might also be interested in our Service or Social Ministry opportunities, or you might want to Get Involved as an usher, singer, lector or other apostolate. Please see those pages for more information.
Small Groups
How will you continue to grow in faith and devotion? Join a St. Peter's small group! Held in parishioners' homes and lasting 6-8 weeks, small groups provide a priceless opportunity to go deeper as a Catholic.
Carrie Traverso
St. Peter's is home to active troops and packs of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Brownies.
Please visit the links below to access the pages for our Scouting groups.
Boy Scout Troop 380 on Capitol Hill
Girl Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 380
St. Peter's Young Adults group offers a variety of opportunities for faith development, social gatherings, and volunteer activities, within the parish and Archdiocese of Washington, for Catholics between the ages of 21-35, single and married. Find us on Facebook.
Raising Our Catholic Kids (ROCK)s is a group of moms supporting each other and our community at St. Peter's Church on Capitol Hill. It is a way to connect with other moms in the parish to support each other in the challenges and joys of raising our children Catholic...while balancing everything else!
Programs include: annual reflections, speakers, and other special events; regular playgroups and happy hours; small faith groups, sharing great articles and information via the Facebook page; and Meals on Wheels for families with an illness, new baby, or other needs.
Yajaira Ortiz
Stephanie Smedile
Colleen Morton
CYO sports provide youth the opportunity to develop athletic skills, learn sportsmanship, and participate in our faith community. St. Peter's CYO program offers Cross Country (fall), Basketball (winter) and track (spring) for boys and girls in grades 3-8. Teams practice after school or in the evenings, with games and meets held at the weekends.
Athletic opportunities are open to members of St. Peter's parish and St. Peter School students. Parishioners with athletic or coaching skills serve as volunteer coaches.
Maura Jeffords
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Scouting for boys grades 6–12. Meets Wednesdays, 7:30-8:45pm in the Parish Hall. Visit the website: http://www.troop380dc.org/
Tom Scofield
Meetings are held during the school year. Brownies (grades 2-3) meeting every other Monday, 4:30-5:30pm, Juniors (grades 4-5) meet every other Monday, 4:30-5:30pm, in the Parish Hall. Cadettes (grades 6-8) meet Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm, in the Parish Hall.
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Nilpup replied to AbnRanger's topic in 3DCoat AppLinks testingI still use both programs and they continue to work well together. Anything that helps sounds good to me!
Zombie head speed sculpt
Nilpup posted a topic in Finished & Wip projectsIt's been awhile since I've been here but I wanted to share an experiment I did. It was sort of a speed test to see how fast I could get a head made (modeled/textured, rigged/animated, and rendered). It's a bit sloppy, but was fun. Sculpted, retopoed, uv'd, painted in 3D Coat and rigged, animated, rendered in messiah:studio. Still: And animation test:
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Nilpup replied to Spazmortis's topic in Archived: Gallery of Finished WorksReally great design and model! I'm curious for the retopology did you do it all manually or use any auto-retopo feature in 3d-coat?
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Nilpup replied to GFX-1's topic in Off Topic and General CG RelatedOne of the problems sounds like a 64bit version being ran as a basic. The basic version is only 32bit, and a 64bit version won't work on a pro license: http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=3415.0 Also, sounds like some of the problems could be like stuff discussed here: http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=1669.0 I've not heard anything about a blank license window, that's a new one. Might be worth it to head on over to setuptab, maybe someone can help.
I've been curious about 3Dconnexion devices, as I've heard good things about them. At a gig I had awhile back the studio had them but they weren't used, if I recall it was because of some problems with getting them to work with linux or somesuch, but I'm not sure. I just remember being excited and then told not to use them, it was a bit puzzling It would really be cool if messiah supported them, though. I hope this is the sort of thing that can also come out of this promotion, lots of new users asking for new features that will only make the software stronger and a more effective tool for all. Just in case you are interested, here's a brief (and admittedly sloppy) vid of messiah working with 3ds Max via the host connection:
True, I'd forgotten about hypervoxels, and I now remember reading about certain game engines using voxels. I guess I should say voxel sculpting program, not just voxel program. I'm only aware of these three such programs now. Also, pardon me if this sounds a bit clueless regarding the technology behind voxels, but I've gotten into the habit of thinking the counterpart to a voxel in the poly world is a polygon, but maybe it would be more accurate to compare a voxel to a vertex/point? Or is this an apples/oranges kind of thing?
This is a bit of a late reply, but I was curious about this. I thought FreeForm and 3D Coat were the only voxel programs out, but it looks like there is one more...
Yes, this is a great offer. As a messiah user I've been experimenting with a 3DC<>messiah pipeline and it seems to be working splendidly. Although it has its roots as a plugin/pipeline program, and still works great as such (especially with lightwave/modo and to some degree 3ds Max as well) it has become more and more a full featured software package, really only lacking modeling/sculpting, which 3DC fills nicely. Like much 3d software, messiah can be a bit daunting on first look and does have a different way of going about things. I've found the best way to learn is the online help http://www.eggswhyzed.com/messiah_docs/index.html which has a great start here/introduction section.
I've tested the app on several platforms and it's working great now! Big thanks for the update and the AppLink videos
Thanks for the info Greg. Yes, I'd be happy to test the AppLink out on both XP 32 & 64!
Here's a bit of an update, when I try to run the AppLink on a system with XP 64 I get this error: " The procedure entry point EnumProcessModulesEx could not be located in the dynamic link library PSAPI.DLL " But it seems to work fine on a Windows 7 based machine, and when I did a little bit of research into what this error could be it seems it might be because of the older OS? Not sure, however.
This is awesome Geo! Big thanks to both you and Greg Magick, uhm, I mean Malick I've tried it on two systems, and there was a bit of a problem with one of them, I believe the AppLink might have an issue with a pre-Vista version of Windows. I don't have access to that machine now, but will post more info tomorrow. Other than that... lookin' great!
Hello Sandro, i'm very new here too, but welcome I'm curious about your workflow with 3d-coat/lightwave... are you using 3d-coat as a replacement for modeler, so just going from 3d-coat->Layout? I'm interested in this kind of workflow and find it very exciting because It's a whole new way of working
Hello geothefaust, thanks for the welcome! I've just started, but so far the messiah+3d-coat combo works really well and I'm excited about the plugin. Glad you like the little skull, I did very small/simple animation, with just the jaw moving up/down, but I'm off on another project that I hope to have an animation test for that I can share soon!
Hello Everyone! I'm a new 3d-coat user thanks to geothefaust and his posting in the messiah forum Although I've been aware of 3d-coat for awhile, I never actually used it before. After a little test to see how it might fit into a pipeline, I must say I'm very impressed. As with any software of depth, there's a lot I don't know yet and will have to figure out, but i managed to make this little skull and rig/pose it in messiah in an evening, and even though there are some problems, i'm off and running I also hear that there is an applink planned for 3d-coat and messiah, sounds great! looking forward to learning and contributing....


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Videos have been used to help increase engagement for online websites for quite some time. The use of videos keeps climbing because they really do work to help engagement.Statistics show that adding videos to online sites help with ecommerce sales, search engine rankings, and branding. In many ways video can convey information or personality in a way that regular print and pictures just do not. Consider that when it comes to engagement, online video is 5.33 times more effective than text alone.
Here are some of the ways to successfully use video online.
Benefits of Video Content on Ecommerce Sites: For ecommerce websites, one of the biggest challenges is that shoppers cannot see, feel, touch or try on the products that are being sold. Video is an excellent way to show customers more about the products to give them a better idea of what the products are.
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Search Engine Rankings can be greatly improved with the use of videos online: With the mixed search results now available, video always makes your search result stand out. The increased website visitors that result from videos are not easy to ignore since 70% of the top 100 search result listings contain videos.
Make Viewers Feel More Comfortable or Confident: There are many ways that videos can make your website viewers feel better about their purchase.
Videos can help with company branding, while testimonials from previous customers can reassure potential new customers that they should feel safe buying products or hiring services.
How To Videos Can Show Expertise: How to videos can be about products or your services. You can expertly show how to use products and more about the details of them. If you are an expert at delivering the services you offer, videos showing your expertise will go a long way towards your website goals.
Request Videos from Customers: Ask customers or clients to share their own videos with you. Showcasing those videos will make for a very convincing case for new customers.
Finally, now that you are convinced that videos will help your efforts online, here are four tips for making effective videos:
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text: One very frustrating thing for me is having to constantly turn off Motorola apps that I do not want. For example I replaced their weather widget with the Weather channel, and I also replaced their news feed widget. I then went into Running Apps and turned off those apps. However, several times per day when I go to Running Apps, I find that they have turned themselves back on. This is getting very annoying to constantly have to turn them off. I don't want extra apps running in the background. Does this mean that I am stuck using the Motorola apps? If you go to "Manage Apps" it will only let you uninstall apps that you have installed.


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Sexy Selfie of the Day: Austin Mahone + His Thick Hair + Cute Smile
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Not every SSOTD needs to be boobs and butts. And this one is for our young female readers. Singer Austin Mahone, who is now 18, shared a sexy selfie, the centerpiece of which was his thick crop of dark hair.
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It looks like Jay Rock's sophomore album "90059" is only weeks away from dropping.
Jay Rock has decided to take a unique approach with the release strategy for his sophomore album 90059. Instead of a concrete release date, Jay Rock & TDE are allowing the fans to determine when we'll hear the long-awaited album by the amount of pre-orders it reaches on iTunes. Nevertheless, it looks like the goal must be really close to being reached, because a release date has just surfaced online tonight.
According to Best Buy's website, Jay Rock's sophomore album, 90059, will be dropping in stores on September 11, with digital copies coming a week earlier on September 4th, aka next Friday. Led by the previously heard singles "Gumbo," "Money Trees Deuce," & the title track "90059," Jay Rock's sophomore album is shaping up to be his best body of work to date. Look for guest features from Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, and more.
90059 can be pre-ordered on iTunes today. Check out Best Buy's release page in the gallery above.
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Claim: A man killed himself because a main character in the Star Wars VII film is black.
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Is this true? I live in Charlotte and can't find anything else confirming this. Apparently it's getting passed around on social media.
Is this real? Man commits suicide because of Stars wars main character being black.
Origins: On 19 October 2015, the fake news site NewsWatch33 published an article titled "Man Commits Suicide Over Star Wars Main Character Being Black #BoycottStarWarsVII" (the headline playing on the #BoycottStarWarsVII hashtag that was popular on social media sites at the time, itself a probable hoax.
The article reported that a 53-year-old man named "Bobby-Jo Garrison" left a suicide note objecting to "white people [not being wanted] in Star Wars," a note that included the phrase "Make America White Again":
According to authorities, when the EMS and police arrived at the scene, Mr. Garrison was pronounced dead. Officer Jenkins retrieved the suicide note from Mrs. Garrison which mentioned an issue Garrison had with the main character of Star Wars being black.
Reportedly, part of the letter read, "If white people aren't wanted in Star Wars, then our money must not be either. I'm tired of seeing N**GERS taking over great white films. I can not live in a world being overran by Blacks. Sorry Sarah … Another part of letter read, Boycott Star Wars VII because instead of using the force, they use affirmative action.
There is no truth to this story: NewsWatch33 is a fake news site camouflaged as a local television news outlet. Previous hoaxes issued by NewsWatch33 include false reports that supporters raised $4 million for the defense of Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof, that a girl was electrocuted by her iPhone's earbuds, that Jay-Z and Beyonce purchased the rights to the Confederate flag, that the federal government impregnated inexpensive cigars with listening devices, that fifteen days of darkness would occur in November 2015, and that an xBox disc killed a gamer upon its ejection.
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It was well worth all the work of organizing and holding a fundraiser at Vista Grande Elementary School in Danville last week. The goal was to raise $3,500, which would pay for a well in Ethiopia to provide clean drinking water for nearby villagers. In the space of 11/2 hours, Vista Grande students and their families responded by donating $4,800, exceeding all hopes.
"Our school did a great job," said Karen Huether, coordinator of the "Build a Well" event. "It was neat how the parents and everybody were in full support of it."
Karen explained that, for a $10 donation, students received a custom T-shirt, a sticker and a baked item. The student leadership group PRIDE (Positive Attitude, Respect, Integrity, Discipline and Ethics) ran the event. Sponsors included Car West Auto Body, Community Bank of the Bay and Huether Insurance Agency.
"If you give students the opportunity for leadership, they see how their taking responsibility can change lives," Karen said. PRIDE organizes community service projects frequently, some to benefit the immediate community and some, like the "Build a Well" event, to help others far away. In all cases, their motto, "We are all connected," is about kids helping other kids, she said.
Joining in to help with this "Well" fundraiser was Jessica Oxley, 14, a former Vista Grande student now attending Athenian. "Jessica, through Vista Grande, is working to raise money for an American doctor who lives and works in Ethiopia, Rick Hodes," said Jessica's father, Keir Oxley, in an email. "Among other things, Rick raises money to build wells, and that is what we are trying to do here."
Jessica, with help from her parents, created an animated video to explain the well project in rural Ethiopia, where women trek long distances to get what is often dirty, contaminated water and carry jugs that weigh as much as 40 pounds back to their village.
Keir said he is planning to go to Ethiopia with his kids this summer to see the work being done by Dr. Hodes. The informative, charming video is posted on Vista Grande's website at http://vges-srvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1237080202237.
Vista Grande's PRIDE group has a sister school in San Pablo, Downer Elementary, to which books, food baskets, and cash for school supplies are donated. For additional information, contact Karen at 925-855-0737. To donate money toward the well project, visit www.rickhodes.org/donate or send a check to JDC, PO Box 4124, New York, NY, 10163, noting on the check "Dr. Rick Hodes, VG Well."
The irony is not lost on me, as I segue from the desperately poor country of Ethiopia back to Danville, where my next column item concerns consumption of wonderful cuisine and beverages.
Chamber event: Danville residents are invited to get to know local chefs, restaurants, wineries and a craft brewer at the 2013 Danville Area Chamber of Commerce Business & Culinary Showcase from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville. More than 80 local businesses are participating, including Blackhawk Grille, Bridges, Forbes Mill Steakhouse, Giani's Italian Bistrom, Kokum Fine Cuisine, Martini Sky, Piatti, Schubros Brewery and Thyme to Eat Catering. It's an all-you-can-eat-and-drink event for $35 a person until April 1, when the price goes up to $50. For tickets and additional information, call the Chamber at 925-837-4400, or click on the store tab at http://danvilleareachamber.com.
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Hi. I have been looking at your scripts. They look good but I have a few questions.
Ok, first - on the GoCollect Script.
My PC will not open the direct feed because it is too big. Say I wanted to use only 1 or 2 product lines or pick and choose what I wanted to use that they carry. Would I be able to do that given the fact I can't open the durn file?
Second - I don't like cookie cutter pages. (it's a personal problem - lol) Ok, if I wanted to set up my page the way I like it - would I be able to use the script in a given table or area of the page?
Can I control what goes on each page? For instance - if I want to use Charming Tails, there are 10 catagories - I want each catagory on a different page. Can I do that?
Or say I don't like GoCollect's description, can I add my own?
Third - I know nothing about perl or scripts or how to install them. How hard is the learning curve to use your scripts? What will I need to know or learn?
Fourth - I allready am an affiliate. If I understand correctly, I have to sign up under you to us the scripts. Is this correct? If so would I need to sign up again?
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1. You do not have to manually open gocollect.com's datafeed file. gocollect.pl supports filtering of the item and manufacturer fields. So you can pick and choose what manufacturers or products you want to carry. For details on filtering, go to http://www.cusimano.com/scripts/gocollect/docs.html and scroll down to the "Filters" section. Note: if you want to carry only a small quantity of items (say, a dozen), then it would probably be more efficient if you manually create the pages; if you want carry a few hundred/thousand items, it's easier to create the pages by using gocollect.pl. If no filtering is specified, then all items in gocollect.com's datafeed file are processed (typically about 35,000+ items). One page is created for each item and at least one index page is created for each manufacturer.
2. You can put whatever you want into a template so that it looks like the rest of your website. A template is just a plain HTML file like any other HTML file on your website. It is similar to a form letter in that you type substitution variables where you want the information to be substituted in. For example, itemName would be substitued with the name of the item. Also, you can have a different template for specific manufacturers or for specific items. See "Template Files" section in the documentation.
3. In gocollect.com's datafeed file the items are organized by the manufacturer name. The datafeed file does not organize items into sub-categories of each manufacturer. So the gocollect.pl script only organized items by manufacturer. Since there can be a large number of items from a particular manufacturer, the manufacturer index page can show the item list a thumbnail graphics (split over several pages) or as a text bulleted list. For example, see graphics version http://www.collectornut.com/boyds-plush/ and text version http://www.zbuyer.com/collectibles/boyds-plush/ Also notice how each of these webmasters has used their own custom templates.
4. gocollect.pl does not have any options to modify the descriptions. gocollect.com's datafeed file has to be modified to do that. Alternatively, you could make an item template for the item that you want to change; you would type the description to that template. You could have items templates for any number of items, but beyond a few, it would be probably be more practical for you to modify the datafeed file or just leave the descriptions as is [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
5. The gocollect.pl script (and my other "store creator" scripts) are not difficult to install or use once you get the hang of them. Since they are not Windows programs but rather perl scripts they do require a bit of extra effort. They are run via the MS-DOS prompt on your Windows PC or via the linux/unix prompt using SSH. To make things easier, see the tutorials at http://www.cusimano.com/scripts/tutorials/ Basically, the steps for using any of the "store creator" scripts are: (1) install ActivePerl [not required on linux/unix servers], (2) unpack the script from its .zip file, (3) edit template files [or use samples included], (4) edit script's .ini configuration file to have your affiliate ID and settings, (5) run the script, and (6) upload created HTML files [not required if you run the script directly on your web server via SSH]. My scripts have online documentation and I can answer questions if you have a problem. I recommend that your Windows PC (or web server) have at least 64MB of RAM (128MB or more preferred) to run the scripts.
6. For gocollect.pl, you do not have to sign up under me as a gocollect.com sub-affiliate. If you sign up as a sub-affiliate then the price of the script is 50% off; otherwise, the script is regular price. GoCollect.com allows you to sign up a second account if you want.
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We examined the impact of comorbid Parkinson's disease (PD) on depression treatment. Using national Veterans Affairs (VA) databases, fiscal year 2002 data were examined for 283 273 elderly males seen for depression. We compared 2 matched depression groups, one with (N = 7868) and one without (N = 7868) PD. In the 12-month period following a depression-related clinic visit, PD and non-PD patients were equally likely to fill an antidepressant prescription (77.8% vs. 77.4%), most commonly for a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) (62.9% vs 62.6%). Depressed PD patients had slightly higher rates of newer non-SSRI use (20.6% vs 19.2%, P < .05) and lower rates of tricyclic antidepressant use (7.4% vs 8.9%, P < .001). The presence of a PD diagnosis appears to have little impact on the frequency and type of antidepressant treatment. Efforts to improve the care of depressed PD patients should focus instead on improving recognition, ensuring adequacy of treatment, and evaluating the efficacy of existing antidepressants.
In recent years, depression in primary care settings and the elderly has received increasing attention, and intervention strategies to improve the detection and management of depression in these populations have been studied.1 In the geriatric population, depression commonly co-occurs with other medical conditions, including neurological disorders. Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease, affects approximately one million persons, and up to 40% of PD patients experience comorbid depression.2,3 In addition to the emotional distress produced by depression, its occurrence in PD has been associated with more rapid decline in motor symptoms,4 cognitive decline and the development of dementia,5 reduced quality of life,6 and excess disability.7
For the aforementioned reasons, diagnosing and treating depression in PD is important. However, possible barriers to the management of depression in PD include the underreporting and underrecognition of symptoms, patient reluctance to take antidepressants, and provider concerns about the propensity of antidepressants to worsen parkinsonism.
There has been limited study on the use of antidepressants in PD. In a survey of antidepressant use conducted by the Parkinson Study Group, 26% of PD patients were currently taking an antidepressant.8 The use of antidepressants was reported in 22% of PD patients in a study using French pharmacovigilance data.9 In the only study to directly examine the recognition and treatment of depression in PD, it was reported in a sample of 100 patients at a PD center that 65% of patients diagnosed with major or minor depression using a diagnostic interview were not currently receiving antidepressant treatment, and 47% of those on an antidepressant remained depressed.10 However, the relatively small sample size and the use of a single PD center in this study do not allow the results to be generalized to the recognition and treatment of PD depression in routine clinical care.
Using data from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Registry for Depression, the goal of this study was to examine the impact of a diagnosis of PD on the frequency and type of pharmacological treatment for depression in the context of routine clinical care. Given potential concerns of both providers (eg, possible worsening of parkinsonism) and patients (eg, reluctance to take another medication) regarding antidepressant use in PD, we hypothesized that the presence of PD would lead to less frequent treatment of depression in this population.
Data were derived from VA national databases for patients seen in fiscal year 2002. Pharmacological data were collected from patients who filled at least one antidepressant prescription within 12 months of a clinical visit for depression. Medications considered antidepressants for the purposes of this study were amitriptyline, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, clomipramine, nortriptyline, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, bupropion, nefazodone, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine.
Subjects with PD were identified using the following ICD9CM codes: idiopathic PD (332.0), other degenerative diseases of the basal ganglia (333.0), and unspecified extrapyramidal disease (333.90). The latter 2 diagnoses, which accounted for only 3% of our PD sample, were included as part of an inclusive approach to diagnostic criteria, given the diagnostic imprecision commonly seen in primary care settings in VA medical centers. Abnormal involuntary movements (781.0) and secondary parkinsonism due to drugs (332.1) were not included. In the VA database registry, there were a total of 43 383 subjects with a diagnosis of PD as defined above. As our focus of this paper is on older adults, the subjects aged 54 or younger (n = 1637) were excluded from our analyses. Of these age 55 and older (n = 41 746), the overwhelming majority (n = 41 191, or 99% of sample) of patients were males, thus we restricted our analyses to this group.
As in other studies examining depression in nonpsychiatric settings,11,12 subjects with depression were identified using ICD9CM codes for major depressive disorder (296.2x and 296.3x); dysthymia (300.4); depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (311); mood disorder, not otherwise specified (296.90); and mood disorder resulting from a general medical condition (293.83). In the VA database registry, we searched the registry for male patients aged 55 and older seen at any clinic visit in which depression as defined above was coded as a diagnosis in fiscal year 2002 (N = 283 273). There were 7939 subjects with diagnoses of both PD and depression.
To control for confounders that might affect treatment of depression in older patients, depressed patients without PD (group B) were randomly selected to match (1:1) depressed patients with PD (group A) on age (± 5 years) and major comorbid psychiatric and medical disorders (ie, psychosis, dementia, cerebrovascular accident [CVA], congestive heart failure [CHF], diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]). Matching on these variables, 7868 out of 7939 (99% of sample of depressed PD patients) Group A patients were matched to 7868 subjects in group B. Subsequent to generating the matched groups, between-group comparisons in the frequency and type of antidepressant prescribed were made using Pearson's chi-square test for categorical data and Student t tests for continuous variables.
Table 1 lists the age distribution and the type of depression for PD and non-PD patients. In the unmatched samples, depressed patients with PD were significantly older than their non-PD counterparts (mean ± SD: 74.4 ± 7.8 vs 67.9 ± 9.4, P < .001). In addition, major depression was significantly less frequent, and minor depression more common, in PD patients than in the non-PD sample.
Figure 1 shows the frequency of PD in older subjects with a diagnosis of depression. It demonstrates that the likelihood of a depressed patient having comorbid PD increased with increasing age (P < .001). Although PD was present as a comorbid condition in less than 1% of all older depressed patients, approximately 3% of depressed patients between the ages of 65 and 74 and over 5% of patients over 75 years of age had a concurrent diagnosis of PD.
Depressed patients with and without PD were equally likely to fill an antidepressant prescription at least once in the 12 months following a visit for depression (77.8% vs 77.4%, P > .1). Patients with PD filled a slightly higher mean total number of antidepressant prescriptions during this time period (mean ± SD: 2.50 ± 2.33 vs 2.37 ± 2.22, P < .001).
Of antidepressant prescriptions filled by patients with a diagnosis of depression, almost two thirds were for selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in both the PD and non-PD groups (Table 2). The most commonly prescribed non-SSRI antidepressants were bupropion, venlafaxine, mirtazapine, and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). Depressed PD patients were significantly more likely to be treated with venlafaxine and mirtazapine, and less likely to be treated with a TCA, than depressed patients without PD.
Contrary to our hypothesis, we found that the frequency and patterns of antidepressant prescribing for depressed patients with and without PD were similar, which is surprising given anecdotal experience that there are ongoing concerns among both clinicians and patients about the use of antidepressants in PD. These findings reflecting current VA clinical practice are supported by recent research suggesting that antidepressant treatment is safe and overall well-tolerated in PD. Specifically, a recent review and meta-analysis of antidepressant studies found that over 85% of PD patients enrolled in treatment studies were able to tolerate antidepressant treatment.13 In addition, concerns about the possible occurrence of serotonin syndrome in patients taking anti-Parkinson monoamine oxidase B inhibitor drugs (MAO B, eg, seligiline or rasagiline), together with an SSRI have been somewhat allayed by a large survey of clinicians, which found very low occurrence rates of both possible (0.24% [11/4568]) and definitive (0.04% [2/4568]) serotonin syndrome with this combination of medications.14 Nevertheless, caution is advised when combining an MAO B inhibitor and a SSRI or a tricyclic antidepressant.15
Our findings suggest that once depression is diagnosed in PD, the frequency and type of pharmacological treatment is not different from that received by elderly depressed patients without PD. Thus underrecognition, not patient or clinician concerns about antidepressant treatment, may be the main reason that a significant percentage of depressed PD patients do not receive pharmacological treatment for depression. Therefore, future interventions should strive to improve depression screening and diagnosis.
Regarding specific antidepressant use, in the decade prior to the collection of our data a substantial percentage of depressed PD patients were treated with a TCA.8 However, about two-thirds of depressed PD patients in our sample were prescribed an SSRI, suggesting that prescribing trends for PD have mirrored trends for the treatment of depression in general (ie, the shift from the use of non-SSRI antidepressants to the use of predominantly SSRIs).
The only statistically significant differences between the 2 groups in terms of antidepressant treatment were that PD patients were slightly less likely to take a TCA, and slightly more likely to take either venlafaxine or mirtazapine. The use of TCAs in PD is somewhat controversial, as their anticholinergic properties can improve motor symptoms but worsen autonomic symptoms and cognitive impairment, both of which are common in PD. Neither mirtazapine nor venlafaxine has been well studied in PD, but both affect multiple neurotransmitter systems, and there is evidence of both serotonergic and noradrenergic impairment in PD.3,16
It is important to state that although PD patients seen for depression were in general receiving similar treatment to that of depressed elderly patients without PD, this does not mean that the care being provided was optimal. For instance, the efficacy of SSRIs for depression in PD has not been established, and it is possible that they are not as effective in this population as in non-PD patients.13 In addition, there is evidence that once treatment for depression is initiated in PD, patients receive only a single antidepressant trial at submaximal dosages, even in the face of persistent depression.17 Therefore, clinical and research efforts should focus on optimizing treatment strategies for depressed PD patients who do not respond to an initial trial of an SSRI at a low to moderate dose.
Our study also revealed that with advancing age, PD is increasingly likely to be a comorbid condition in patients with depression; in our sample, PD was present in over 5% of depression cases in patients aged 75 years and older. This finding likely reflects the fact that increasing age is the primary risk factor for the development of PD. Regardless, it is important that clinicians are aware of the possibility of a comorbid PD diagnosis when formulating treatment strategies for depression in the elderly.
Our results should be interpreted with caution, given that all patients studied were male veterans. Thus, the findings cannot be generalized to nonveterans or females. Other limitations include the retrospective nature of the study and certain constraints imposed by the registry data that were used. For instance, we were not able to assess the accuracy of diagnoses or the use of antidepressants for purposes other than depression (eg, insomnia and chronic pain). Clearly, PD or non-PD patients with unrecognized depression cannot be identified using registry data, and because of diagnostic overlap, PD patients may be somewhat more likely than non-PD patients to have unrecognized depression. Finally, we were not able to assess antidepressant adherence, only whether a prescription was filled.
Our primary finding that a Parkinson's disease diagnosis had minimal impact on the frequency and type of antidepressant treatment is important. Given that previous research suggests underrecognition and suboptimal treatment of depression in PD, future clinical interventions and research in this population should target depression screening and diagnosis, as well as establish the efficacy of different antidepressants and other depression treatment strategies in this population.
This research was supported by the Rachel Upjohn Clinical Scholar Program from the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry to Dr Chen and by a VA HSRD Career Development Award to Dr Kales. This paper was presented in part at the 18th annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, March 2005, San Diego, California.
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Reading Strategies
The Pumpkin Box
To make a smart guess about what will happen next:
REMEMBER: A good prediction is what will most likely happen next. It is not what you wish would happen next.
When Barney got home from school, he saw that the gate to the backyard was open. He was worried because his dog, Spot, was supposed to be in the backyard. He ran into the yard and called Spot's name. His heart sank when his dog did not come running. Spot was not home. Barney felt like crying, but he sprang into action. He went into the house and dropped his backpack in the living room. Then, he grabbed a leash and some of Spot's favorite treats. He tried to think about where Spot might have gone.Question: What will Barney most likely do next?
You may have lost a pet before. Even if you never had a pet, you should know that the first thing to do when you lose something is go looking for it. Also, look at the events in the last paragraph. Barney grabs some supplies and thinks about where Spot might have gone. You can use Barney's actions to guess what he will do next.
Oliver learned a lesson in this story. He broke the rules, and something bad happened that got him in trouble. Oliver probably will not make the same mistake again.
Ashanta and I had just reached an elevation of 7,000 feet when, to our dismay, we discovered that we were out of water. To many people, 7,000 feet is nothing but a medium-sized hill. For Ashanta and me, though, it felt like we were hiking halfway to Saturn. Being from New Orleans, a city—oh—ten feet below sea level, our bodies were not prepared for the altitude on this mountain in northern New Mexico. Namely, we were worried about the two D's: dizziness and dehydration. The dizziness was under control (though Ashanta was acting a little funny!), but the dehydration was cause for concern. Dehydration creates all sorts of problems, from headaches to fainting. Headaches are unpleasant, but fainting on a mountain is downright dangerous. Nobody wants to become a mountain lion's lunch. I know what you're thinking. "They weren't prepared," you're saying, but we certainly were! Around 6,000 feet, Ashanta took a tumble that resulted in our water bottle being partially crushed. It looked fine, but about a thousand feet later, Ashanta noticed that her back had become unusually wet. "That's odd," she said. "People usually don't get sweaty in this dry air." Well, she was right. It wasn't sweat. It was the water bottle slowly emptying from a newly-acquired crack on the bottom. So maybe we weren't as prepared as we thought. Bringing only one water bottle was a big mistake. Even though we longed to reach the top of the mountain, we knew there was only one thing we could do in our situation.
A. They will get too sweaty to climb.
B. They will bring plenty of extra water.
C. They will stay closer to New Orleans. D. They will climb a smaller mountain.
A. call home to New Orleans for help.
B. buy water on the mountain.
C. go back down the mountain.
D. set up tents to stay for the night.
A. They would have looked for mountain lions.
B. They would have climbed the mountain again.
C. They would have gotten sick without water.
D. They would have been scared of heights.
A. buyers.
B. cleaners.
C. workers.
D. sellers.
A. dirty
B. shiny
C. dull
D. exciting
A. a place where a person can find work
B. a market where a person buys food
C. a fancy restaurant
D. a room with rows of tables
A. quickly
B. quietly
C. correctly
D. warmly
He was born Wyatt Berry Strapp Earp in Monmouth, Illinois, on March 19, 1848. He stood over six feet tall and was blonde and blue eyed. He was a neat dresser. He never left his house without a coat and a tie. He was the West's most celebrated lawman.His first law-related job was as a constable in Lamar, Missouri, in 1870. He left Lamar in 1871 and traveled to Kansas.Wyatt Earp became a marshal in Wichita, Kansas, on April 21, 1875. He earned his reputation in Wichita as a fearless lawman. He once faced down a mob of nearly 50 armed cowboys. He did this without firing a single shot.Wichita was the ending place for cattle drives that came from Texas. Cattle boomtowns were noisy and dangerous. Drunken and armed cowboys would come to town to celebrate the end of long cattle drives. They often caused trouble.In 1878, Earp moved on to Dodge City, Kansas, another booming cow town. He became a city marshal. Here, he met Bat Masterson and John "Doc" Holliday. Bat Masterson described Wyatt as a man without fear. He also described him as "a loyal friend and an equally dangerous enemy."Earp traveled to Tombstone, Arizona, in December of 1879. It was here that Earp forever became an American legend. His brothers Virgil, Morgan, James, and Warren joined him here. Virgil was the town marshal in 1880. Wyatt worked at the Oriental Saloon. He also filled in occasionally as Virgil's deputy.The shootout at the O.K. Corral happened in Tombstone on October 26, 1881. The fight was between the Earp brothers against the Clantons and the McLaurys. Virgil deputized Wyatt and Doc Holliday just before the gunfight.All told, 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds. At the end, the two McLaurys and Billy Clanton were dead. Virgil and Morgan Earp were both wounded. Even though only three men were killed, this shootout is regarded as the most famous gunfight in the history of the West.Wyatt Earp died on January 13, 1929. Since then, there have been numerous books and movies about his life. Though most of these stories showed him to be a great hero, others tried to shame his reputation. Today, the facts about Wyatt Earp's life are less important than his legendary image. One thing's for sure: Wyatt Earp became a larger-than-life figure of the American West.
A. What year did Wyatt Earp become a marshal in Wichita, Kansas?
B. What was Wichita like during the cattle boom days of the West?
C. What town did Wyatt Earp meet his close friend Doc Holliday?
D. What saloon did Wyatt Earp work when he moved to Tombstone?
B. What famous event helped make Wyatt Earp a legend?
C. What other famous lawmen lived in the state of Kansas?
D. What other famous outlaws lived in the state of Arizona?
B. How did Wyatt Earp become a famous lawman?
C. Why is Wyatt Earp a celebrated lawman?
D. Where did Wyatt Earp first become a lawman?
B. Who was the most famous lawman of the West?
C. Who was the most famous outlaw of the West?
D. Who was the most famous outlaw in the world?
B. Should Americans really look up to a man like Wyatt Earp?
C. What influence has Wyatt Earp had as an American legend?
D. Would Wyatt Earp's fame be hurt if people really knew him?
Describe - Some writing describes something or how to do something. For example, the directions that come with a new toy have the purpose of describing how to put the toy together.Inform - Some writing has the purpose of informing. Most news articles in the newspaper are written to inform. A biography (a book written about the life of a person) usually has the purpose of informing the reader about the person's life.Persuade - Some writing is written for the purpose of persuasion. A good example of persuasive writing is the writing found in advertisements. Advertisements are designed to persuade you to buy a certain product. Speeches by politicians are also examples of persuasive writing.Narrate - Narration has the purpose of telling a story. The narrator relates a series of events.Entertain - Some writing has the purpose of entertaining. The comic strips in the newspaper are there to entertain the readers with humor. A mystery novel and a fairy tale are also good examples of writing that has the purpose of entertaining.
A. persuade the reader to leave the state.
B. express an opinion about the cold weather.
C. entertain the reader with an imaginary story.
D. inform the reader about the freeze warning.
A. to entertain the reader with a funny story
B. to persuade the reader to learn baseball
C. to express strong feelings about sports
D. to inform the reader about a baseball player
A. a notebook of a sixth grader
B. a short story about a little boy
C. a textbook of English literature
D. a cookbook of vegetarian recipes
A. to narrate a story about superheroes in the world
B. to persuade the reader to write for the newspaper
C. to inform the reader about real events and people
D. to express an opinion about life and the universe
A. to teach the science behind a sorcerer's stones
B. to inform the reader about the power of magic
C. to convince the reader that the story is true
D. to entertain the reader with a made-up story
Exposition—An exposition usually starts the story. Expositions describe the situation before any action starts. The purpose of expositions is to give the reader important background information. This information can be presented through dialogue or description. It lets the reader better understand the actions in the story. This is where the characters, the setting, and the main conflict are usually described. A conflict is a struggle or problem that a character has to solve. Rising action—The rising action is a series of events that lead to the climax. These events help build up the excitement in the story. Building up the excitement makes the reader want to know what is going to happen next. The rising action usually shows the main character in a struggle of some sort. He or she experiences problems and hurdles. It also describes what the character does to try to solve his or her problem.Climax—The climax happens at the very peak of the story. It is the most exciting moment in the story. At this point, the character usually deals with the main conflict for the last time. The climax is also the turning point in the story. After this peak, things either get better or worse for the character.Falling action—The falling action happens right after the climax. Here, the action starts to calm down. The characters react to what happens in the climax. The effects of the climax are described. This leads the reader to the conclusion of the story. Resolution—The resolution is the conclusion of the story. It ties together the whole story and brings it to a close. It explains how the conflict is solved and what happens to the characters after the story ends.
"Considering that this is the third time we've passed this statue, would you be willing to admit that we're lost now, Juan?" "How many times do I have to tell you, Dominic? We are not lost! In fact, I think we're closer to getting out of this secret room than before," Juan responded. "I don't think 'lost' is the right word to use," a voice said from the darkness. "You're exactly where you've been for the past hour and a half—wandering around in the dark." Juan looked at Dominic with fear in his eyes. "Did you hear that, or am I imagining things?" "I know you're not afraid, Mr. Explorer! It was your idea to come down that hidden passage in the first place," Dominic rolled his eyes. "That voice sounds familiar. Tierra, is that you?" "Yep," she said as she walked toward the boys. "I followed you guys when you left the boring group tour." "You weren't thrilled with all that detailed scientific information about ancient Egypt?" Dominic said. "Why listen to tales about Egyptian mysteries when we can find our own?" Tierra replied. "Uh, guys. We don't really have time to chat. It's getting dark now. I'm ready to go," Juan said. "Do you have an idea of how we can get out of here, Tierra?" "You're not afraid of the dark are you, Juan?" Dominic teased before turning to Tierra. "Juan does have a point. If we don't get out of here before the sun goes down, it will be too dark to see anything." "While you two were walking around in circles, I was able to find a map of the museum," Tierra said. "If I am correct, all we need to do is head to the other side of the statue. We'll find a trap door there." "Let's go!" Juan said as he sprinted away. "I don't think Juan likes it in here very much," Dominic explained. "Maybe it's all the cobwebs," Tierra laughed. "Tierra, you were right. There is a doorknob right here. We're saved!" Juan said. "Good! Now let's get out of here," Tierra said turning the knob. "I wonder if anyone noticed that we were missing," Dominic said as they crawled out of the room.
A. The rest of the class knows where Tierra, Juan, and Dominic are.
B. Tierra gets the kids to calm down, and they sit and wait for help.
C. The teacher notices the kids are missing and comes to find them.
D. Tierra finds a door, and the kids crawl through the hole to safety.
A. There is not enough space inside the room for them to all fit.
B. Juan and Tierra are so scared that they can't think straight.
C. Juan suggests they go down a secret passageway.
D. There is too much yelling for anyone to hear anything.
A. Dominic, Juan, and Tierra are on a class field trip and get bored listening to facts about ancient Egypt. They use the sun to escape the tour.
B. Dominic, Juan, and Tierra are on a class field trip and get trapped when they take a secret passageway. They escape the room through a trap door.
C. Dominic, Juan, and Tierra decide to make their own history by running away from their
D. Dominic and Juan are saved when Tierra appears in the darkness. They escape the class trip but get bored with the tour guide. The sun goes down.
A. Dominic, Juan, and Tierra get trapped in a secret room while on a field trip.
B. Dominic, Juan, and Tierra are yelling at each other and trying to pick fights.
C. Tierra and Juan think studying ancient Egypt is boring.
D. Dominic likes to wander around after the school closes. Write your response here:
A. Tierra says she has been following Juan and Dominic.
B. Tierra and Dominic hide in the dark in order to scare Juan.
C. Dominic and Juan find a hidden passageway on the tour.
D. Tierra, Dominic, Juan escape through the trap door.