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Sunday, December 31, 2006
By Howard Mintz
San Jose Mercury News(MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a legal development that could further fuel the ongoing perjury probe of San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, a federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that federal investigators can use the names and urine samples of about 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for steroids three years ago.
A divided panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the privacy arguments of the players' union, raising the possibility the names of baseball players who tested positive for steroids in the league's 2003 anonymous testing program could become public as the government continues to probe the fallout from the Balco steroids case.
San Jose Mercury News(MCT)
A divided panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the privacy arguments of the players' union, raising the possibility the names of baseball players who tested positive for steroids in the league's 2003 anonymous testing program could become public as the government continues to probe the fallout from the Balco steroids case.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service
(MCT)
The urge to belch (or burp) is a natural physical response to expel excess air trapped in the stomach. But while a good belch may make a person feel better, it's not always well received by the people who happen to be around at the moment, especially during this season of holiday gatherings.
(MCT)
The urge to belch (or burp) is a natural physical response to expel excess air trapped in the stomach. But while a good belch may make a person feel better, it's not always well received by the people who happen to be around at the moment, especially during this season of holiday gatherings.
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By William Sherman
New York Daily News (MCT)
NEW YORK — Times Square revelers will greet the new year amid a blizzard of 7,000 pounds of confetti — three times the usual amount, event organizers said Tuesday.
A hundred confetti-tossers will hurl the more than 3 tons of shredded paper from 11 buildings during a five-hour celebration leading up to midnight.
And this year, the party paper will be inscribed with such goodwill messages as "peace," "celebrate" and "dance," according to event coordinator Treb Heining.
The ball that has been dropped 6 times and it is atop One Times Square in New York since 2000.
From www.timessquarealliance.org.
New York Daily News (MCT)
NEW YORK — Times Square revelers will greet the new year amid a blizzard of 7,000 pounds of confetti — three times the usual amount, event organizers said Tuesday.
A hundred confetti-tossers will hurl the more than 3 tons of shredded paper from 11 buildings during a five-hour celebration leading up to midnight.
And this year, the party paper will be inscribed with such goodwill messages as "peace," "celebrate" and "dance," according to event coordinator Treb Heining.
The ball that has been dropped 6 times and it is atop One Times Square in New York since 2000.
From www.timessquarealliance.org.
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Saturday, December 30, 2006
By Marie McCullough
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
There are more health-related myths about the holiday season than about any other time of year.
We just made that up, but it has the kernel of reasonableness that helps such untruths endure. After all, the holidays coincide with that other font of mythinformation — the cold and flu season.
How does medical lore get started? Are any old wives' tales scientifically valid?
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
There are more health-related myths about the holiday season than about any other time of year.
We just made that up, but it has the kernel of reasonableness that helps such untruths endure. After all, the holidays coincide with that other font of mythinformation — the cold and flu season.
How does medical lore get started? Are any old wives' tales scientifically valid?
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Friday, December 29, 2006
ACTIVITIES:
MISCELLANEOUS:
Sophomores & Juniors: does Yale sound like a university you’d like to know more about? Then sign up for their presentation on January 11 in the Career Center.
Freshman, sophomores, and Juniors- your PSAT and PACT scored are in the Career Center. Pick them up at Lunch, break or after school.
ASVAB sign-ups and permission slips for net week’s test now available in the Career Center. All permission sips mst be turned in end of school Friday, January 5, 2007.
SENIORS:
Be sure to pick up your financial aid packet in the Career Center.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Sophomores & Juniors: does Yale sound like a university you’d like to know more about? Then sign up for their presentation on January 11 in the Career Center.
Freshman, sophomores, and Juniors- your PSAT and PACT scored are in the Career Center. Pick them up at Lunch, break or after school.
ASVAB sign-ups and permission slips for net week’s test now available in the Career Center. All permission sips mst be turned in end of school Friday, January 5, 2007.
SENIORS:
Be sure to pick up your financial aid packet in the Career Center.
Posted by courier at 08:36 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Tish Wells
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — When more than 200 self-recruited "Star Wars" Stormtroopers march in the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day behind creator George Lucas, they'll be demonstrating once again that a loyal fan base can complement the power and staying power of the entertainment that they celebrate.
Two newly released DVD documentaries make this point vividly — and with love.
For "George and Me," Internet broadcaster Sky Wilson interviewed "Star Wars" fans in Great Britain and the U.S. and produced a documentary that celebrates their creativity. It's reflected in "Star Wars"-themed charity work, fan films and customized cars rigged out as X-Wing fighters.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — When more than 200 self-recruited "Star Wars" Stormtroopers march in the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day behind creator George Lucas, they'll be demonstrating once again that a loyal fan base can complement the power and staying power of the entertainment that they celebrate.
For "George and Me," Internet broadcaster Sky Wilson interviewed "Star Wars" fans in Great Britain and the U.S. and produced a documentary that celebrates their creativity. It's reflected in "Star Wars"-themed charity work, fan films and customized cars rigged out as X-Wing fighters.
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By Frank Greve
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
AURORA, Colo. — Rows of little plastic domes dot the roof of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter here, looking like a marching band of "Star Wars" R2-D2s.
Inside each dome, a trio of computer-aimed mirrors tracks the sun and bounces its light down a reflective shaft and through a milky white lens, illuminating the stockroom below.
Skylights on the roof of a Wal-Mart store in Aurora, Colorado, contain mirrors which help keep sunlight streaming into the store no matter the angle of the sun. The store is an experimental one from Wal-Mart which features numerous environment-friendly features. (Wal-Mart/MCT)
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
AURORA, Colo. — Rows of little plastic domes dot the roof of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter here, looking like a marching band of "Star Wars" R2-D2s.
Inside each dome, a trio of computer-aimed mirrors tracks the sun and bounces its light down a reflective shaft and through a milky white lens, illuminating the stockroom below.
Skylights on the roof of a Wal-Mart store in Aurora, Colorado, contain mirrors which help keep sunlight streaming into the store no matter the angle of the sun. The store is an experimental one from Wal-Mart which features numerous environment-friendly features. (Wal-Mart/MCT)
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
By Dan DeLuca
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
James Brown, circa 1965PHILADELPHIA — James Brown, 73, the dynamic performer and incomparable bandleader who changed the shape of popular music in America and the world, and was known the "Godfather of Soul" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business," died Monday.
Brown was admitted to Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta on Saturday to be treated for pneumonia, and he died there in the early hours of Christmas morning of congestive heart failure, according to his agent Frank Copsidas.
Read a Rolling Stone interview with James Brown.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
James Brown, circa 1965
Brown was admitted to Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta on Saturday to be treated for pneumonia, and he died there in the early hours of Christmas morning of congestive heart failure, according to his agent Frank Copsidas.
Read a Rolling Stone interview with James Brown.
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By Jim Farber
New York Daily News(MCT)
NEW YORK — The cutting-edge world of digital downloads reacted instantly to the death of funky music legend James Brown. Less than 24 hours after the announcement of his passing, Amazon.com saw Brown's recordings become the company's fastest-selling downloads in the country.
New York Daily News(MCT)
NEW YORK — The cutting-edge world of digital downloads reacted instantly to the death of funky music legend James Brown. Less than 24 hours after the announcement of his passing, Amazon.com saw Brown's recordings become the company's fastest-selling downloads in the country.
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Posted by courier at 07:37 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Katherine Cole
Washington, VOANews
American Roots music can be found any day of the week in the clubs of urban centers; at the many concerts performed on university campuses; and at hundreds of bluegrass festivals in towns large and small. Despite a devoted legion of fans, and albums that receive much critical acclaim, roots music rarely emerges at the top of the sales charts. That doesn't mean 2006 was a bad year for fans of American Roots music.
Sometimes called "Americana," American roots music can include blues, country, gospel, folk, bluegrass, zydeco and other homegrown music. The past year was filled with solid releases in all those styles. A few, like The Duhk's Grammy-nominated Migrations, seemed to blend them all on one disc.
Washington, VOANews
Sometimes called "Americana," American roots music can include blues, country, gospel, folk, bluegrass, zydeco and other homegrown music. The past year was filled with solid releases in all those styles. A few, like The Duhk's Grammy-nominated Migrations, seemed to blend them all on one disc.
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Posted by courier at 06:50 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Ray McDonald
Washington, VOANews
The Rolling Stones2006 provided plenty of headlines: Rock greats fell out of trees while others simply produced some of the best music of their careers. Pop icons fell afoul of the law while audiences stayed away from concerts in droves - they were too busy downloading music at home. VOA's Ray McDonald takes a look at the year's pop music highlights.
The 2006 Record of the Year Grammy winner hinted at some of the surprises to come: Green Day, formerly known for its adolescent approach to punk rock, took home a pair of trophies for its ambitious concept album American Idiot and the single "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
Washington, VOANews
The Rolling Stones
The 2006 Record of the Year Grammy winner hinted at some of the surprises to come: Green Day, formerly known for its adolescent approach to punk rock, took home a pair of trophies for its ambitious concept album American Idiot and the single "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
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Posted by courier at 05:46 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Bill Radford
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)(MCT)
Already dragging from the holidays? Looking for something to get you through those long nights of studying for finals?
If you down an energy drink in your need for some pep, you won't be alone. The energy-drink market has exploded into a $3.4 billion business in the United States, growing by 80 percent last year, according to Beverage Digest.
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)(MCT)
Already dragging from the holidays? Looking for something to get you through those long nights of studying for finals?
If you down an energy drink in your need for some pep, you won't be alone. The energy-drink market has exploded into a $3.4 billion business in the United States, growing by 80 percent last year, according to Beverage Digest.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Los Angeles-VOANews
Former President Gerald Ford - the longest-living American president - has died at the age of 93. A statement from his wife, Betty, did not cite a cause of death. Mr. Ford took office in the troubled days that followed the Watergate scandal surrounding President Richard Nixon.
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By Michelle Caruso
New York Daily News (MCT)
LOS ANGELES — Ousted publisher Judith Regan will likely be sued for fraud over the quashed O.J. Simpson book deal, a lawyer for the family of slain Ron Goldman warned Tuesday.
New York Daily News (MCT)
LOS ANGELES — Ousted publisher Judith Regan will likely be sued for fraud over the quashed O.J. Simpson book deal, a lawyer for the family of slain Ron Goldman warned Tuesday.
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Hundreds of Heads (MCT)
Looking for inspiration to make a change? Here are some recommendations from the book "Be the Change! Change the World. Change Yourself." (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $14.95), straight from people who've done it:
"`The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours' by Marian Wright Edelman taught me to extend my hand to those who don't get second chances. Remember the kids who face real monsters every day, the kids whose pictures aren't on anyone's desk. Thinking about those kids keeps me going."
— Diamond Leshane, Atlanta
Looking for inspiration to make a change? Here are some recommendations from the book "Be the Change! Change the World. Change Yourself." (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $14.95), straight from people who've done it:
— Diamond Leshane, Atlanta
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By Robert Patrick
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)
Read an excerpt of the book,
free from RandomHouse.com.ST. LOUIS — A liberal-bashing book by a veteran St. Louis judge is to become available publicly this week, but it is already causing a stir in political and legal circles — and prompting some to say it could cost him his job.
Chapter 1 of Circuit Judge Robert H. Dierker Jr.'s book, "The Tyranny of Tolerance: A Sitting Judge Breaks the Code of Silence to Expose the Liberal Judicial Assault," has circulated via e-mail since last month and been widely read in legal circles, lawyers and judges say.
The sentiments expressed in that chapter, which frequently uses the term "femifascists" and is titled "The Cloud Cuckooland of Radical Feminism," have already prompted a complaint with the state body that can reprimand or remove judges.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)
Read an excerpt of the book,
free from RandomHouse.com.ST. LOUIS — A liberal-bashing book by a veteran St. Louis judge is to become available publicly this week, but it is already causing a stir in political and legal circles — and prompting some to say it could cost him his job.
Chapter 1 of Circuit Judge Robert H. Dierker Jr.'s book, "The Tyranny of Tolerance: A Sitting Judge Breaks the Code of Silence to Expose the Liberal Judicial Assault," has circulated via e-mail since last month and been widely read in legal circles, lawyers and judges say.
The sentiments expressed in that chapter, which frequently uses the term "femifascists" and is titled "The Cloud Cuckooland of Radical Feminism," have already prompted a complaint with the state body that can reprimand or remove judges.
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Posted by courier at 05:20 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Noah Bierman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
MIAMI — It seems crickets are singing a little less, making cricket love a bit more reluctantly and, basically, trying to keep a lower profile before winter sets in.
You would, too, if there were parasitic flies threatening to chew out your internal organs and take over your body as they slowly killed you.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
You would, too, if there were parasitic flies threatening to chew out your internal organs and take over your body as they slowly killed you.
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Editor's Note: Each week The Courier spotlights new arrivals, or materials soon to arrive, in the Media Center's collection.
Fat Girl:A True Story, by Judith Moore
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Hudson Street Press (March 7, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594630097
ISBN-13: 978-1594630095
From Amazon.com
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Hudson Street Press (March 7, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594630097
ISBN-13: 978-1594630095
From Amazon.com
Judith Moore's breathtakingly frank memoir, Fat Girl, is not for the faint of heart. It packs more emotional punch in its slight 196 pages than any doorstopper confessional. But the author warns us in her introduction of what's to come, and she consistently delivers. "Narrators of first-person claptrap like this often greet the reader at the door with moist hugs and complaisant kisses," Moore advises us bluntly. "I won't. I will not endear myself. I won't put on airs. I am not that pleasant. The older I get the less pleasant I am. I mistrust real-life stories that conclude on a triumphant note.... This is a story about an unhappy fat girl who became a fat woman who was happy and unhappy." With that, Moore unflinchingly leads us backward into a heartbreaking childhood marked by obesity, parental abuse, sexual assault, and the expected schoolyard bullying. What makes Fat Girl especially harrowing, though, is Moore's obvious self-loathing and her eagerness to share it with us. "I have been taking a hard look at myself in the dressing room's three-way mirror. Who am I kidding? My curly hair forms a corona around my round scarlet face, from the chin of which fat has begun to droop. My swollen feet in their black Mary Janes show from beneath the bottom hem of the ridiculous swaying skirt. The dressing room smells of my beefy stench. I should cry but I don't. I am used to this. I am inured." Moore's audaciousness in describing her apparently awful self ensures that her reader is never hardened to the horrors of food obsession and obesity. And while it is at times excruciatingly difficult bearing witness to Moore's merciless self-portraits, the reader cannot help but be floored by her candor. With Fat Girl, Moore has raised the stakes for autobiography while reminding us that our often thoughtless appraisals of others based on appearances can inflict genuine harm. It's a painful lesson well worth remembering. --Kim Hughes
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
By Cassandra Spratling
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
DETROIT — The hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, but in the Wardford home one of their most treasured holidays _ the seven days of Kwanzaa — begins Tuesday.
The Wardfords are among many families who celebrate the holiday that centers on principles dear to the heritage and hope of African-American people.
Historian and social activist Maulana Karenga started Kwanzaa 40 years ago in his home state of California. It rapidly spread from a little -known occurrence there to multi-faceted festivities celebrated by millions of African Americans and others throughout America and beyond.
Visit Dr. Maulana Karenga's Official Kwanzaa Website.
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
The Wardfords are among many families who celebrate the holiday that centers on principles dear to the heritage and hope of African-American people.
Historian and social activist Maulana Karenga started Kwanzaa 40 years ago in his home state of California. It rapidly spread from a little -known occurrence there to multi-faceted festivities celebrated by millions of African Americans and others throughout America and beyond.
Visit Dr. Maulana Karenga's Official Kwanzaa Website.
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By Barry Wood
Washington, D.C., VOA News
The Internet, as we know it, is only 15 years old, but already it has transformed the way people work, communicate and even shop. Still, experts believe the pace of technological innovation is poised to advance at an even faster pace. The San Francisco Bay area and the Silicon Valley are well positioned to maintain leadership during a period of accelerating change.
High tech entrepreneur Kevin Jernigan is convinced that the pace of technological innovation is speeding up. A Harvard computer science graduate, Jernigan says there are computers in unexpected places.
Washington, D.C., VOA News
The Internet, as we know it, is only 15 years old, but already it has transformed the way people work, communicate and even shop. Still, experts believe the pace of technological innovation is poised to advance at an even faster pace. The San Francisco Bay area and the Silicon Valley are well positioned to maintain leadership during a period of accelerating change.
High tech entrepreneur Kevin Jernigan is convinced that the pace of technological innovation is speeding up. A Harvard computer science graduate, Jernigan says there are computers in unexpected places.
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By Rosanne Skirble
Washington DC, VOANews
A new satellite system will give the world's poorest countries unprecedented access to environmental and health data from a globe straddling network of satellites and weather stations.
The new system is relatively inexpensive and easy to use, and should help managers in remote corners of the world to respond more effectively to natural disasters and epidemics.
A view of South Africa from EUMETSAT.
Washington DC, VOANews
A new satellite system will give the world's poorest countries unprecedented access to environmental and health data from a globe straddling network of satellites and weather stations.
The new system is relatively inexpensive and easy to use, and should help managers in remote corners of the world to respond more effectively to natural disasters and epidemics.
A view of South Africa from EUMETSAT.
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By Elise Young
The Record (Hackensack N.J.) (MCT)
President George Bush signs a bill
as Laura Bush looks on. White House photoHACKENSACK, N.J. — President Bush last week signed into law the Combating Autism Act, authorizing a $1 billion effort to wipe out a devastating neurological condition.
The law calls for screening every child in America, $643 million for research, tens of millions of dollars more for public education and the presentation of an annual report to Congress.
The Record (Hackensack N.J.) (MCT)
President George Bush signs a bill
as Laura Bush looks on.
The law calls for screening every child in America, $643 million for research, tens of millions of dollars more for public education and the presentation of an annual report to Congress.
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Mary Somerville (December 26, 1780 – November 28, 1872) was a Scottish science writer and polymath, at a time when women's participation in science was discouraged.
Read Mary Somerville's book, Mechanism of the Heavens, free from malaspina.org.
Mary Somerville
Read Mary Somerville's book, Mechanism of the Heavens, free from malaspina.org.
Mary Somerville
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Monday, December 25, 2006
By Alfredo Corchado
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
CHUCANDIRO, Michoacan — This jolly 240-pound man isn't dressed in red, and he doesn't rely on reindeer to pull a sled. Instead, he drives a pickup and packs a .38 pistol as he delivers toys. And though he looks like a cowboy, he's a man of the cloth.
Meet Alfredo Gallegos Lara, the parish priest of tiny Chucandiro, in the central state of Michoacan, 200 miles west of Mexico City. Dubbed "Padre Pistolas" (Father Guns), the towering, singing priest will deliver toys to the neediest children this holiday season and bring smiles in a region torn apart by heavy migration to the U.S. and a violent turf war between drug traffickers.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
CHUCANDIRO, Michoacan — This jolly 240-pound man isn't dressed in red, and he doesn't rely on reindeer to pull a sled. Instead, he drives a pickup and packs a .38 pistol as he delivers toys. And though he looks like a cowboy, he's a man of the cloth.
Meet Alfredo Gallegos Lara, the parish priest of tiny Chucandiro, in the central state of Michoacan, 200 miles west of Mexico City. Dubbed "Padre Pistolas" (Father Guns), the towering, singing priest will deliver toys to the neediest children this holiday season and bring smiles in a region torn apart by heavy migration to the U.S. and a violent turf war between drug traffickers.
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By Robert Berger
Bethlehem, VOANews
Hundreds of Palestinian boy and girl scouts marched through Manger Square in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. They passed the Church of the Nativity, where tradition says Jesus Christ was born. Security was tight -- paramilitary policemen armed with assault rifles stood guard on rooftops and on the cobblestone streets below.
Bethlehem was decked out for the holiday. All the trees were lit up with red, white and yellow lights, and stars and bells illuminated the buildings. Ironically, money for the decorations came from the ruling Islamic militant group Hamas.
Bethlehem, VOANews
Hundreds of Palestinian boy and girl scouts marched through Manger Square in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. They passed the Church of the Nativity, where tradition says Jesus Christ was born. Security was tight -- paramilitary policemen armed with assault rifles stood guard on rooftops and on the cobblestone streets below.
Bethlehem was decked out for the holiday. All the trees were lit up with red, white and yellow lights, and stars and bells illuminated the buildings. Ironically, money for the decorations came from the ruling Islamic militant group Hamas.
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By Paula Wolfson
Washington,VOANews
The president rose early for a Christmas ritual - a series of calls to members of the armed services. He spoke with ten servicemen and women in all, including two from each branch of the military. Most are deployed in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
Spokeswoman Dana Perino quotes the president as saying he wanted to let them how much he appreciates their service, and how proud he is of each of them.
Washington,VOANews
The president rose early for a Christmas ritual - a series of calls to members of the armed services. He spoke with ten servicemen and women in all, including two from each branch of the military. Most are deployed in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
Spokeswoman Dana Perino quotes the president as saying he wanted to let them how much he appreciates their service, and how proud he is of each of them.
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Sunday, December 24, 2006
By Melissa Vargas
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sometimes, it's Mom and Dad who are naughty when they should be nice.
At this time of year, many have relied on the Santa clause: a dire warning that Mom or Dad can notify the jolly man — sometimes even by cell phone — when a child won't pick up her toys, clean his room or stop throwing a tantrum.
Every child knows what that means. No presents.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sometimes, it's Mom and Dad who are naughty when they should be nice.
At this time of year, many have relied on the Santa clause: a dire warning that Mom or Dad can notify the jolly man — sometimes even by cell phone — when a child won't pick up her toys, clean his room or stop throwing a tantrum.
Every child knows what that means. No presents.
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By Kim Barker
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
KABUL, Afghanistan — One of the Taliban's top commanders, a financial and logistics expert with ties to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, was killed last week in an air strike in the lawless Afghan desert near the Pakistan border, the U.S. military announced Saturday.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
KABUL, Afghanistan — One of the Taliban's top commanders, a financial and logistics expert with ties to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, was killed last week in an air strike in the lawless Afghan desert near the Pakistan border, the U.S. military announced Saturday.
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By Joe Swickard
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
FALLUJAH, Iraq — Christmas comes to Bravo Company every few days in a couple of seven-ton Oshkosh trucks.
Twelve feet tall, 26 feet wide and Marine green, the trucks back up to the Fallujah train station, and the men, forming a line of khaki and camo elves, unload a mound of packages that quickly fill a lobby area shoulder-high with goodies from home.
Yet all the tiny twinkling trees, ornaments and tinsel shipped by families, friends and school children _ as welcome as they are to these troops — can't transform the station with a bomb-blasted locomotive into an island of Yuletide joy in the middle of strife-torn Iraq.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment provide security for Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. The purpose of the patrol is to decrease sectarian violence and insurgency activity while increasing the Iraqi security force's capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander)
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
FALLUJAH, Iraq — Christmas comes to Bravo Company every few days in a couple of seven-ton Oshkosh trucks.
Twelve feet tall, 26 feet wide and Marine green, the trucks back up to the Fallujah train station, and the men, forming a line of khaki and camo elves, unload a mound of packages that quickly fill a lobby area shoulder-high with goodies from home.
Yet all the tiny twinkling trees, ornaments and tinsel shipped by families, friends and school children _ as welcome as they are to these troops — can't transform the station with a bomb-blasted locomotive into an island of Yuletide joy in the middle of strife-torn Iraq.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment provide security for Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. The purpose of the patrol is to decrease sectarian violence and insurgency activity while increasing the Iraqi security force's capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander)
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By Steve Corkran
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Raiders' offense Saturday night featured a different quarterback, a backup running back, different players at the guard positions, the third and fifth wide receivers as starters, and a new tight end, as well as a new offensive coordinator.
Anybody else have a suggestion for coach Art Shell? He now has tried just about everything through 15 games. To no avail. Try though they may, each game the Raiders add another inglorious chapter to a season destined to be remembered as the one the offense forgot.
Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp (99) tries to rally the fans during the team's final home game of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs defeated the Raiders, 20-9, at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California, Saturday, December 23, 2006. (Sherry LaVars/Contra Costa Times/MCT)
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Raiders' offense Saturday night featured a different quarterback, a backup running back, different players at the guard positions, the third and fifth wide receivers as starters, and a new tight end, as well as a new offensive coordinator.
Anybody else have a suggestion for coach Art Shell? He now has tried just about everything through 15 games. To no avail. Try though they may, each game the Raiders add another inglorious chapter to a season destined to be remembered as the one the offense forgot.
Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp (99) tries to rally the fans during the team's final home game of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs defeated the Raiders, 20-9, at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California, Saturday, December 23, 2006. (Sherry LaVars/Contra Costa Times/MCT)
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John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was one of the earliest modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, were read by millions and are still popular today. His direct activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. But more than that his vision of nature's value for its own sake and for its spiritual, not just practical, benefits to humankind helped to change the way we look at the natural world.
Read The Mountains of California by John Muir one of seven of his books available free from Project Gutenberg.
John Muir
Read The Mountains of California by John Muir one of seven of his books available free from Project Gutenberg.
John Muir
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
By George Stalk (MCT)
Economic soothsayers are closely watching 2006 holiday sales figures to gauge the strength of the economy.
But sales are not the only figure experts should be watching. They also should be looking at the amount of goods returned for refunds. This figure has been growing rapidly in recent years and is eating significantly into companies' profits.
Retailing experts are predicting approximately $457 billion in holiday sales this year, a respectable 5 percent to 6 percent increase over 2005. In addition to gift cards, which are expected to account for $24.8 billion in total sales, other popular purchases will include toys and games, consumer electronics, greeting cards, clothing, candy, appliances, home-care products and jewelry. Many of these gifts will be returned.
Economic soothsayers are closely watching 2006 holiday sales figures to gauge the strength of the economy.
But sales are not the only figure experts should be watching. They also should be looking at the amount of goods returned for refunds. This figure has been growing rapidly in recent years and is eating significantly into companies' profits.
Retailing experts are predicting approximately $457 billion in holiday sales this year, a respectable 5 percent to 6 percent increase over 2005. In addition to gift cards, which are expected to account for $24.8 billion in total sales, other popular purchases will include toys and games, consumer electronics, greeting cards, clothing, candy, appliances, home-care products and jewelry. Many of these gifts will be returned.
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By Karen Heller
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
There are precisely three places left in Philadelphia where you can buy panty hose, the kind that comes in decent hues, as opposed to "Dijon Mustard," and doesn't feel like Brillo coiled around one's thighs.
Panty hose is a vast conspiracy to keep its wearers subservient to Lycra, and somewhere, someone knows precisely how to fix the crisis but has the solution stashed in a safe-deposit box. I always picture him living somewhere in the Detroit suburbs, but that's just me.
Anyway, I go to one of those emporiums to buy panty hose, wait in an interminable queue that resembles a Soviet-bloc breadline but, you know, without the joy. When I'm finally granted an audience with the lone salesclerk, who's extending all the helpfulness of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, she starts yelling, "Marie! Marie! It's time for my lunch break!"
This is what passes for service in America.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
There are precisely three places left in Philadelphia where you can buy panty hose, the kind that comes in decent hues, as opposed to "Dijon Mustard," and doesn't feel like Brillo coiled around one's thighs.
Panty hose is a vast conspiracy to keep its wearers subservient to Lycra, and somewhere, someone knows precisely how to fix the crisis but has the solution stashed in a safe-deposit box. I always picture him living somewhere in the Detroit suburbs, but that's just me.
Anyway, I go to one of those emporiums to buy panty hose, wait in an interminable queue that resembles a Soviet-bloc breadline but, you know, without the joy. When I'm finally granted an audience with the lone salesclerk, who's extending all the helpfulness of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, she starts yelling, "Marie! Marie! It's time for my lunch break!"
This is what passes for service in America.
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Born Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana, the first member of her family born free, she was raised on farms there and in Mississippi and started out by picking cotton on a plantation. She was orphaned at age seven, married at age fourteen (to a man named Moses McWilliams) and widowed at twenty, at which point she moved to St. Louis, joining her brothers. Sarah worked as a laundress for as little as a dollar and a half a day, but she was able to save enough to educate her daughter.
Listen to author A'lelia Bundles discuss her book,On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, streaming in RealAudio format, free from National Public Radio.
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Friday, December 22, 2006
By Jeff Strickler
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
At the risk of damning with faint praise, one of the best things to say about "Charlotte's Web" is that they didn't screw it up.
Yes, it's cute, silly and oh-so-sweet, but that's part and parcel of any kid flick. As we take our seats for this live-action adaptation of E.B. White's classic tale, the big question is whether the filmmakers have allowed modern-day technological glitz to overpower the author's simple story and heartfelt message about the power of friendship.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Yes, it's cute, silly and oh-so-sweet, but that's part and parcel of any kid flick. As we take our seats for this live-action adaptation of E.B. White's classic tale, the big question is whether the filmmakers have allowed modern-day technological glitz to overpower the author's simple story and heartfelt message about the power of friendship.
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By Louis R. Carlozo
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
Those who recall the 2000 presidential election might well remember Al Gore the caricature. You know: the guy who invented the Internet (though he never actually said that, folks); the debate robot in Day-Glo orange makeup; the policy wonk given to odd phrases such as "lock box" while George W. Bush cranked out zingers about "fuzzy math."
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
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By Julian Kesner
New York Daily News (MCT)
NEW YORK — Drug abuse by American teenagers has fallen 23 percent over the past five years, according to a federally funded survey released Thursday.
The 32nd annual Monitoring The Future study shows continuing drops in the use of marijuana, alcohol and tobacco.
For more tables and information, visit monitoringthefuture.org
New York Daily News (MCT)
NEW YORK — Drug abuse by American teenagers has fallen 23 percent over the past five years, according to a federally funded survey released Thursday.
The 32nd annual Monitoring The Future study shows continuing drops in the use of marijuana, alcohol and tobacco.
For more tables and information, visit monitoringthefuture.org
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By Steven Rea and Carrie Rickey
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
ACCEPTED 2 stars. Justin Long (the Mac Guy in those Apple ads) stars in this low comedy about higher education as a college reject who invents a university to send him an acceptance letter. 1 hr. 30 PG-13 (language, bathroom humor, sexual candor) — Carrie Rickey
ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER 2 .5 stars. Directed by TV veteran Geoffrey Sax, "Stormbreaker" is "Spy Kids" with an English accent — and a less hyper, over-the-top sensibility. It's niche market all the way — the acne niche. 1 hr. 33 PG (sequences of action violence and some peril) — Steven Rea
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
ACCEPTED 2 stars. Justin Long (the Mac Guy in those Apple ads) stars in this low comedy about higher education as a college reject who invents a university to send him an acceptance letter. 1 hr. 30 PG-13 (language, bathroom humor, sexual candor) — Carrie Rickey
ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER 2 .5 stars. Directed by TV veteran Geoffrey Sax, "Stormbreaker" is "Spy Kids" with an English accent — and a less hyper, over-the-top sensibility. It's niche market all the way — the acne niche. 1 hr. 33 PG (sequences of action violence and some peril) — Steven Rea
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Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet, who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
Read Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson, one of three of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
Edward Arlington Robinson
Read Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson, one of three of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
Edward Arlington Robinson
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
While everyone else were busy stocking up food for their Thanksgiving dinner in November, Jin fans were busy promoting and buying his latest album, “I Promise,” on MySpace. Wanting to keep it more on a personal level with the fans and also not go through the trouble of getting it into stores before the end of 2006, Jin decided to sell “I Promise” on MySpace only. For about a month, it was available for purchase on Jin’s official MySpace. Most copies were shipped on December 12, 2006, but some were delayed because Jin was still autographing every single copy. Was “I Promise” worth spending $16.99? You bet.
While everyone else were busy stocking up food for their Thanksgiving dinner in November, Jin fans were busy promoting and buying his latest album, “I Promise,” on MySpace. Wanting to keep it more on a personal level with the fans and also not go through the trouble of getting it into stores before the end of 2006, Jin decided to sell “I Promise” on MySpace only. For about a month, it was available for purchase on Jin’s official MySpace. Most copies were shipped on December 12, 2006, but some were delayed because Jin was still autographing every single copy. Was “I Promise” worth spending $16.99? You bet.
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By David Hinckley
New York Daily News(MCT)
NEW YORK — Ahmet Ertegun, an immigrant fan of American jazz whose Atlantic Records helped shape rock `n' roll with artists like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, died Thursday. He was 83.
Arguably the most important independent music man of the rock `n' roll era, Ertegun had the stature in music that moguls like Louis B. Mayer had in the movies.
New York Daily News(MCT)
Arguably the most important independent music man of the rock `n' roll era, Ertegun had the stature in music that moguls like Louis B. Mayer had in the movies.
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By Joyce Tsai
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jazz cats and former zoot suiters came together Thursday night at the Gem Theater, some listening dreamily, others sadly, to the jazz and blues that bid farewell to Jay McShann.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
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Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Dec. 12:
1. "Wintersong," Sarah McLachlan
2. "Eminem Presents the Re-Up," Eminem
3. "James Taylor at Christmas," James Taylor
4. "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Vince Guaraldi Trio
5. "Daughtry," Daughtry
6. "Now That's What I Call Christmas 3," various artists
7. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
8. "Dreamgirls (Music from the Motion Picture)," various artists
9. "Light Grenades," Incubus
10. "The Evolution," Ciara
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Dec. 12:
1. "Wintersong," Sarah McLachlan
2. "Eminem Presents the Re-Up," Eminem
3. "James Taylor at Christmas," James Taylor
4. "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Vince Guaraldi Trio
5. "Daughtry," Daughtry
6. "Now That's What I Call Christmas 3," various artists
7. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
8. "Dreamgirls (Music from the Motion Picture)," various artists
9. "Light Grenades," Incubus
10. "The Evolution," Ciara
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Posted by courier at 05:57 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Editor's Note: Each week The Courier spotlights new arrivals, or materials soon to arrive, in the Media Center's collection.
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Trade; Reissue edition (February 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 1573225789
From JamesMcbride.com
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Trade; Reissue edition (February 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 1573225789
From JamesMcbride.com
James was working as a tenor sax sideman with jazz legend Jimmy Scott when he penned this book, which was written in hotel rooms, vans, airports and on New York City buses. He had been a journalist for eight years when at age 30, he quit his job as a Washington Post feature writer and moved to New York to pursue music. He slept on mattresses, played in blues bands, taught ESL to Polish refugees, and played weddings on Long Island. While struggling through self-described "unsettled angst" he came to realize that the key to his search lay behind the story of the most interesting person he'd ever known in his life -- and the person he loved the most -- his own mother. He set about interviewing Ruth McBride Jordan and searching out her mysterious past, a process that took 14 years and resulted in a book that is regarded as a landmark work and an American classic. Says McBride of The Color of Water: "If I had known so many people were going to read that book, I would've written a better book."
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By Jessica Stewart, Courier Book Editor
The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Nov 9 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743271556
ISBN-13: 978-0743271554
Once Packy is finally out of prison, he plans to returning to Stowe, Virginia to receive diamonds that he had hidden in a tree before he was arrested. Little does he know, there he will be faced with many challenges, including two of the best detectives on that side of the country.
The name "Packy" is used 322 times in The Christmas Thief.(source:Amazon.com)
The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Nov 9 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743271556
ISBN-13: 978-0743271554
“Packy was overflowing with love for his fellow man. He had been a guest of the United States Government for twelve years, four months, and two days. But because he had served over 85 percent of his sentence and been a model prisoner, the parole board had reluctantly granted Packy his freedom as of November 12, which was only two weeks away.”
Once Packy is finally out of prison, he plans to returning to Stowe, Virginia to receive diamonds that he had hidden in a tree before he was arrested. Little does he know, there he will be faced with many challenges, including two of the best detectives on that side of the country.
The name "Packy" is used 322 times in The Christmas Thief.(source:Amazon.com)
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Posted by courier at 08:37 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Ann Doss Helms
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Superintendent Peter Gorman and his top lieutenants have ordered a picture book about presumably gay penguins removed from school libraries, the first time Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has banned a book in more than a decade.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Superintendent Peter Gorman and his top lieutenants have ordered a picture book about presumably gay penguins removed from school libraries, the first time Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has banned a book in more than a decade.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 9, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 11
2. Next. Michael Crichton. HarperCollins, $27.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
3. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 4
4. Hannibal Rising. Thomas Harris. Delacorte, $27.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
5. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 6
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 9, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 11
2. Next. Michael Crichton. HarperCollins, $27.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
3. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 4
4. Hannibal Rising. Thomas Harris. Delacorte, $27.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
5. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 6
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
By Jenna Garard, Courier Staff Writer
Most students taking American Sign Language at Logan took a walking field trip to both Searles and Guy Emanuele Elementary schools, to perform various holiday songs in Sign Language Thursday.
Most students taking American Sign Language at Logan took a walking field trip to both Searles and Guy Emanuele Elementary schools, to perform various holiday songs in Sign Language Thursday.
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By Sandy Bauers and Don Sapatkin
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA — A Swedish astronaut kept a Frisbee in the air for 20 seconds Friday, claiming the new world record for "Maximum Time Aloft".
Only thing is, it was floating in zero gravity, aboard the International Space Station. And the astronaut, Christer Fuglesang, kept it from bumping into anything — or going out of range of the camera in a feed to Earth — by blowing on it.
Christer Fuglesang NASA photo
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA — A Swedish astronaut kept a Frisbee in the air for 20 seconds Friday, claiming the new world record for "Maximum Time Aloft".
Only thing is, it was floating in zero gravity, aboard the International Space Station. And the astronaut, Christer Fuglesang, kept it from bumping into anything — or going out of range of the camera in a feed to Earth — by blowing on it.
Christer Fuglesang NASA photo
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By Kristina Peterson
Palo Alto Daily News (MCT)
PALO ALTO, Calif. — A local invention could fulfill the dreams of every ecologically-minded paralegal.
Scientists at Xerox research centers in Palo Alto and Toronto, Canada, recently announced that they have developed preliminary technology to print pages on which text disappears after 16 hours.
Palo Alto Daily News (MCT)
PALO ALTO, Calif. — A local invention could fulfill the dreams of every ecologically-minded paralegal.
Scientists at Xerox research centers in Palo Alto and Toronto, Canada, recently announced that they have developed preliminary technology to print pages on which text disappears after 16 hours.
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By Victor Godinez
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
Let's face it, while the Wii and PS3 are neat machines, not every gamer will be lucky enough to get one of those consoles before the holidays are over. With that in mind, here's a look at some of the coolest games currently available for a whole host of platforms. In cases where I haven't actually had a chance to play some of these games, I've included titles getting positive word of mouth.
One lucky Logan student who obtained a Wii brought it to school on Friday. Michele Morimoto/ Courier Photo
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
Let's face it, while the Wii and PS3 are neat machines, not every gamer will be lucky enough to get one of those consoles before the holidays are over. With that in mind, here's a look at some of the coolest games currently available for a whole host of platforms. In cases where I haven't actually had a chance to play some of these games, I've included titles getting positive word of mouth.
One lucky Logan student who obtained a Wii brought it to school on Friday. Michele Morimoto/ Courier Photo
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
DUNGEON SIEGE: THRONE OF AGONY
For: PSP
From: SuperVillain Studios/Gas Powered Games/2K Games
ESRB Rating: Teen
The worst thing about "Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony?" Why, it's its timing. "Throne" arrives on the PSP smack in the middle of the holiday rush, seemingly yet another victim of the tidal wave of more familiar non-PC game hits that drowns gamers annually.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
DUNGEON SIEGE: THRONE OF AGONY
For: PSP
From: SuperVillain Studios/Gas Powered Games/2K Games
ESRB Rating: Teen
The worst thing about "Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony?" Why, it's its timing. "Throne" arrives on the PSP smack in the middle of the holiday rush, seemingly yet another victim of the tidal wave of more familiar non-PC game hits that drowns gamers annually.
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Monday, December 18, 2006
By Kenneth R. Bazinet
New York Daily News (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Americans think President Bush will go down in history as the country's worst leader of his era, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shake hands following President Bush's remarks honoring outgoing Secretary Rumsfeld during an Armed Forces Full Honor Review at the Pentagon Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Peter Pace applauds. White House photo by Paul Morse
New York Daily News (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Americans think President Bush will go down in history as the country's worst leader of his era, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shake hands following President Bush's remarks honoring outgoing Secretary Rumsfeld during an Armed Forces Full Honor Review at the Pentagon Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Peter Pace applauds. White House photo by Paul Morse
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By Nancy Luna
The Orange County Register(MCT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Federal authorities are focusing on shredded lettuce as the possible food source responsible for causing severe illnesses of 71 people who ate at Taco Bell restaurants in five several states.
Though the E. coli strain has not been found in lettuce — or any other food samples taken from Taco Bell eateries — health officials said Wednesday that lettuce "was the most likely source of the outbreak."
The Orange County Register(MCT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Federal authorities are focusing on shredded lettuce as the possible food source responsible for causing severe illnesses of 71 people who ate at Taco Bell restaurants in five several states.
Though the E. coli strain has not been found in lettuce — or any other food samples taken from Taco Bell eateries — health officials said Wednesday that lettuce "was the most likely source of the outbreak."
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Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist.
Davis was born Raiford Chatman Davis in Cogdell, Georgia. Following his parents' wishes, he attended Howard University, graduating in 1938. His acting career, which spanned seven decades, began in 1939 with the Rose McClendon Players in Harlem. He made his film debut in 1950 in the Sidney Poitier film No Way Out.
Read Ossie Davis' Eulogy for Malcolm X, free from malcolmx.org
Davis was born Raiford Chatman Davis in Cogdell, Georgia. Following his parents' wishes, he attended Howard University, graduating in 1938. His acting career, which spanned seven decades, began in 1939 with the Rose McClendon Players in Harlem. He made his film debut in 1950 in the Sidney Poitier film No Way Out.
Read Ossie Davis' Eulogy for Malcolm X, free from malcolmx.org
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Sunday, December 17, 2006
By Stephen Franklin
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
LINDEN, Mich. — Some send condolences or ask how they can help. Others tell how they too lost someone in a truck crash. And then there are e-mails from truckers, some eager to talk about the dangers they also face.
Ever since Sherry and Rob Durk created a Web site about their 15-year-old daughter's death late one night last July on an Illinois highway, the notes have poured in.
Rob and Sherry Durk of Linden, Michigan, sit in their daughter Janelle's room as she left it last summer, before being killed by a truck driver in Illinois on the way back from a family reunion in Kansas. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
LINDEN, Mich. — Some send condolences or ask how they can help. Others tell how they too lost someone in a truck crash. And then there are e-mails from truckers, some eager to talk about the dangers they also face.
Ever since Sherry and Rob Durk created a Web site about their 15-year-old daughter's death late one night last July on an Illinois highway, the notes have poured in.
Rob and Sherry Durk of Linden, Michigan, sit in their daughter Janelle's room as she left it last summer, before being killed by a truck driver in Illinois on the way back from a family reunion in Kansas. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829), often incorrectly spelled Humphrey, was an esteemed English chemist and physicist. He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, and his brother, John Davy was also a noted chemist.
Read Consolations in Travel by Sir Humphry Davy, free from Project Gutenberg.
Sir Humphry Davy
Read Consolations in Travel by Sir Humphry Davy, free from Project Gutenberg.
Sir Humphry Davy
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
By John Chau, Courier Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Left Behind Productions began selling its maiden product, “Left behind: Eternal Forces”, a video game based on the apocalyptic series. Since its publication, the game has sparked controversy with multiple liberal groups and various Christian pastors because its premise, which encourages the killing of non-Christian people with its ’convert or kill‘ system.
On Wednesday, Left Behind Productions began selling its maiden product, “Left behind: Eternal Forces”, a video game based on the apocalyptic series. Since its publication, the game has sparked controversy with multiple liberal groups and various Christian pastors because its premise, which encourages the killing of non-Christian people with its ’convert or kill‘ system.
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By David A. Love (MCT)
On the 215th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, freedom is on the retreat.
Congress adopted these first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 15,1791, to prevent the rise of tyranny by a central government.
Read the Bill of Rights
On the 215th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, freedom is on the retreat.
Congress adopted these first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 15,1791, to prevent the rise of tyranny by a central government.
Read the Bill of Rights
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Olavo Braz Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (December 16, 1865 – December 28, 1918) was a Brazilian poet of the Parnassian school.
Considered one of the greatest poets ever to write in Portuguese, Bilac was a master at sculpting verses with carefully measured metre and rhythm while at the same time protecting them from appearing artificial. His poems look natural and inspired even though they were carefully crafted for balanced shape and rhyme.
Read Olavo Bilac's poem, "Música brasileira," in Portugese and English.
Olavo Bilac
Considered one of the greatest poets ever to write in Portuguese, Bilac was a master at sculpting verses with carefully measured metre and rhythm while at the same time protecting them from appearing artificial. His poems look natural and inspired even though they were carefully crafted for balanced shape and rhyme.
Read Olavo Bilac's poem, "Música brasileira," in Portugese and English.
Olavo Bilac
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Friday, December 15, 2006
Rhttp://www.jameslogancourier.org/nucleus/images/button-italic.gifadio station Wild 94-9 generously provided Courier staff writers Fermin Sierra and Nathaniel Lealao with free passes to a special screening of the new movie Pursuit of Happyness.
Smith Triumphs in Pursuit of Happyness
By Fermin Sierra, Courier Staff Writer
From the moment the opening shots of “The Pursuit of Happyness” show up on screen, the audience knows they are not in for more of the usual from Will Smith. Smith plays working man Chris Gardener, who in struggling to make ends in 1980’s San Francisco, takes the biggest risk of his or his young son’s (Jayden Smith, in his first film) lives. “The Pursuit of Happyness” tells the story of a man working to pursue the American Dream of satisfaction.
Smith Triumphs in Pursuit of Happyness
By Fermin Sierra, Courier Staff Writer
From the moment the opening shots of “The Pursuit of Happyness” show up on screen, the audience knows they are not in for more of the usual from Will Smith. Smith plays working man Chris Gardener, who in struggling to make ends in 1980’s San Francisco, takes the biggest risk of his or his young son’s (Jayden Smith, in his first film) lives. “The Pursuit of Happyness” tells the story of a man working to pursue the American Dream of satisfaction.
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Posted by courier at 08:26 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
Radio station Wild 94.9 generously provided Courier staff writers Michelle Morimoto and Priya Jaganathan free tickets to a special preview of the newly released film Eragon.
Eragon Not So Hot, Stick to the Book
By Priya Jagannathan, Courier Staff Writer
Eragon premiered at AMC Mercado Theater in Santa Clara yesterday. The movie itself was quite well done.
It followed the book, even though the movie only presented the gist of what the book is like, lacking the detail of the book. Most scenes were choppy and did not flow into the next scene like most fantasy movies.
Eragon Not So Hot, Stick to the Book
By Priya Jagannathan, Courier Staff Writer
Eragon premiered at AMC Mercado Theater in Santa Clara yesterday. The movie itself was quite well done.
It followed the book, even though the movie only presented the gist of what the book is like, lacking the detail of the book. Most scenes were choppy and did not flow into the next scene like most fantasy movies.
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Posted by courier at 07:50 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Pat Craig
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
SAN FRANCISCO — You're tempted to go all film noir when you talk about the passion of John Bengtson.
He's got an office on San Francisco's Market Street, right across from the Palace Hotel.
And what he does is kind of like being a detective — working to unlock long-kept secrets.
John Bengtson wrote a book that traces the Bay Area locations used by silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Bengtson lives in Walnut Creek, but keeps a huge poster of Buster Keaton in his San Francisco, California, law offices November 14, 2006. (Karl Mondon/Contra Costa Times/MCT)
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
SAN FRANCISCO — You're tempted to go all film noir when you talk about the passion of John Bengtson.
He's got an office on San Francisco's Market Street, right across from the Palace Hotel.
And what he does is kind of like being a detective — working to unlock long-kept secrets.
John Bengtson wrote a book that traces the Bay Area locations used by silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Bengtson lives in Walnut Creek, but keeps a huge poster of Buster Keaton in his San Francisco, California, law offices November 14, 2006. (Karl Mondon/Contra Costa Times/MCT)
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By Stephen Becker
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
MAYA GOODNESS: Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" crashed the birds and Bond party that had held court atop the box-office chart for three weeks. Sure, it opened a scant $68 million less than Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" did in 2004. But a $15 million opening weekend isn't bad for a foreign-language film.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
MAYA GOODNESS: Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" crashed the birds and Bond party that had held court atop the box-office chart for three weeks. Sure, it opened a scant $68 million less than Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" did in 2004. But a $15 million opening weekend isn't bad for a foreign-language film.
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Betty Smith (b. Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896 - d. 1972), was an American author, born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants. She grew up poor in Williamsburg. These experiences served as the framework to her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which was published in 1943.
Read more about Betty Smith and her work at the A Tree Grows in Brooklyn online dissertation by Carol Siri Johnson website.
Betty Smith
Read more about Betty Smith and her work at the A Tree Grows in Brooklyn online dissertation by Carol Siri Johnson website.
Betty Smith
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Thursday, December 14, 2006
ACTIVITIES:
Come out to Colt Court today at lunch to receive a FREE candy cane compliments of Youth Alive.
Jamba Juice will be for sale in Colt Court today for $3.50. The James Logan girls Soccer team will be selling them during both lunch periods.
Come out to Colt Court today at lunch to receive a FREE candy cane compliments of Youth Alive.
Jamba Juice will be for sale in Colt Court today for $3.50. The James Logan girls Soccer team will be selling them during both lunch periods.
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Posted by courier at 06:31 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Lesley Clark
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — The exam that immigrants must pass to become U.S. citizens is being redesigned to ensure new Americans are as familiar with the concept of democracy as they are with the number of stars in the flag.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — The exam that immigrants must pass to become U.S. citizens is being redesigned to ensure new Americans are as familiar with the concept of democracy as they are with the number of stars in the flag.
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By Fermin Sierra and Nathanial Lealao, Courier Staff Writer
The James Logan Football teams commemorated the end of the football season with an awards banquet held at Logan last week. The purpose of the Thursday evening event was to congratulate and award the players who participated at every level in the football program.
The James Logan Football teams commemorated the end of the football season with an awards banquet held at Logan last week. The purpose of the Thursday evening event was to congratulate and award the players who participated at every level in the football program.
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The following is a press release issued by the New Haven Unified School District today:
Middle school students will have smaller classes and more learning time each day through a cooperative effort between the New Haven Unified School District and the New Haven Teachers Association.
Middle school students will have smaller classes and more learning time each day through a cooperative effort between the New Haven Unified School District and the New Haven Teachers Association.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Last Tuesday,, Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh star Drake Bell released his sophomore album, It's Only Time. It can easily be assumed that a teen star will create teen music, but Bell almost proved that assumption wrong to its entirety. Penning all eleven tracks, this album can be easily enjoyed by the older crowd.
Last Tuesday,, Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh star Drake Bell released his sophomore album, It's Only Time. It can easily be assumed that a teen star will create teen music, but Bell almost proved that assumption wrong to its entirety. Penning all eleven tracks, this album can be easily enjoyed by the older crowd.
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Posted by courier at 07:32 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Logan's hip hop club, Hip Hop Elements, held their annual Mayhem show last week. The four emcees and about fourteen breakers performed at this year's free showcase in the Pavilion. Although the overlapping of the lunches caused a few frowns, the outcome still wasn't so bad.
Hip Hop Elements President Jeremy Lam organized Mayhem and performed in it. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo
Logan's hip hop club, Hip Hop Elements, held their annual Mayhem show last week. The four emcees and about fourteen breakers performed at this year's free showcase in the Pavilion. Although the overlapping of the lunches caused a few frowns, the outcome still wasn't so bad.
Hip Hop Elements President Jeremy Lam organized Mayhem and performed in it. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo
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By Kelley L. Carter, Greg Crawford, Brian McCollum, Mark Stryker and Martin Bandyke
Detroit Free Press
(MCT)
For the teen listener who loves hit radio: "Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 23" (Sony). If the budding music fan on your list isn't yet equipped with an iPod — and the online song downloads that come with it — the latest volume in this pop-hits series is a surefire way to go. The 16-track CD is heavy on dance-pop (Fergie, Nelly Furtado), but includes doses of hip-hop (Chingy) and rock (Teddy Geiger). Rate it PG-14 for content.
—BMc
Detroit Free Press
(MCT)
For the teen listener who loves hit radio: "Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 23" (Sony). If the budding music fan on your list isn't yet equipped with an iPod — and the online song downloads that come with it — the latest volume in this pop-hits series is a surefire way to go. The 16-track CD is heavy on dance-pop (Fergie, Nelly Furtado), but includes doses of hip-hop (Chingy) and rock (Teddy Geiger). Rate it PG-14 for content.
—BMc
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Posted by courier at 06:49 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Dec. 12:
1. "Wintersong," Sarah McLachlan
2. "Eminem Presents the Re-Up," Eminem
3. "James Taylor at Christmas," James Taylor
4. "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Vince Guaraldi Trio
5. "Daughtry," Daughtry
6. "Now That's What I Call Christmas 3," various artists
7. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
8. "Dreamgirls (Music from the Motion Picture)," various artists
9. "Light Grenades," Incubus
10. "The Evolution," Ciara
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Dec. 12:
1. "Wintersong," Sarah McLachlan
2. "Eminem Presents the Re-Up," Eminem
3. "James Taylor at Christmas," James Taylor
4. "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Vince Guaraldi Trio
5. "Daughtry," Daughtry
6. "Now That's What I Call Christmas 3," various artists
7. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
8. "Dreamgirls (Music from the Motion Picture)," various artists
9. "Light Grenades," Incubus
10. "The Evolution," Ciara
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Posted by courier at 06:39 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Margaret Chase Smith (December 14, 1897–May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention (1964 Republican Convention, won by Barry Goldwater). She was a moderate Republican and might be termed a Rockefeller Republican.
Read Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience condemning the tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, free from the University of Maine's Margaret Chase Smith's Center for Public Policy.
Margaret Chase Smith
Read Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience condemning the tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, free from the University of Maine's Margaret Chase Smith's Center for Public Policy.
Margaret Chase Smith
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
By Marc Freeman
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)
Palm Beach County, Fla., high school students are taking college-level classes in record numbers, meaning more money for campuses despite a drop in the percentage of exams passed.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)
Palm Beach County, Fla., high school students are taking college-level classes in record numbers, meaning more money for campuses despite a drop in the percentage of exams passed.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, Nov. 30:
America's higher education superiority — once taken for granted worldwide — is in danger of slipping away.
Two bipartisan reports, one this week from the National Conference of State Legislatures and another in September from a commission appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, lament growing gaps in colleges' accessibility, affordability and accountability. They see a crisis brewing, especially for poor and minority students.
The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, Nov. 30:
America's higher education superiority — once taken for granted worldwide — is in danger of slipping away.
Two bipartisan reports, one this week from the National Conference of State Legislatures and another in September from a commission appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, lament growing gaps in colleges' accessibility, affordability and accountability. They see a crisis brewing, especially for poor and minority students.
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By Holly K. Hacker
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
DALLAS — It's been praised for keeping public universities in Texas racially diverse. It's been criticized for hurting talented students with less-than-stellar grades.
Now almost 10 years old, the "top 10 percent law" on college admissions still kindles emotion and debate. After all, where a student attends college can have lifelong consequences.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
DALLAS — It's been praised for keeping public universities in Texas racially diverse. It's been criticized for hurting talented students with less-than-stellar grades.
Now almost 10 years old, the "top 10 percent law" on college admissions still kindles emotion and debate. After all, where a student attends college can have lifelong consequences.
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ACTIVITIES:
Donations for MEchA’s Christmas food drive are welcomed in rooms 413 and 422 until 12/15 or at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm last day friday. Feliz Navidad!
Come out to Colt Court today and tomorrow at lunch to receive a FREE candy cane compliments of Youth Alive.
Interested in Track & Field? Come to the weight room on Mon., Wed, and Fri., to sign up.
Donations for MEchA’s Christmas food drive are welcomed in rooms 413 and 422 until 12/15 or at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm last day friday. Feliz Navidad!
Come out to Colt Court today and tomorrow at lunch to receive a FREE candy cane compliments of Youth Alive.
Interested in Track & Field? Come to the weight room on Mon., Wed, and Fri., to sign up.
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Posted by courier at 11:52 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Reviewed by Jessica Stewart, Courier Book Editor
He Sees You When You’re Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Pocket (October 29, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN: 0743456866
Sterling Brooks just happens to be one of the people waiting to answer for things he had not done before he could get into heaven. Despite the creepy sounding title, this is a Christmas novel filled with enough sugary sweet goodness to give you a cavity. And to some it may seem like it is a cavity before the ending, annoying and painful.
The name "Sterling" is used 311 times in He Sees You When You're Sleeping(source:Amazon.com)
He Sees You When You’re Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Pocket (October 29, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN: 0743456866
“Rows of pews were filled with people who were waiting to be called before the Heavenly Council. People who had to answer for certain things they’d done-or not done-in life, before they received admission to heaven.”
Sterling Brooks just happens to be one of the people waiting to answer for things he had not done before he could get into heaven. Despite the creepy sounding title, this is a Christmas novel filled with enough sugary sweet goodness to give you a cavity. And to some it may seem like it is a cavity before the ending, annoying and painful.
The name "Sterling" is used 311 times in He Sees You When You're Sleeping(source:Amazon.com)
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Please patronize The Courier's sponsors. Drop by Room 509 for a free Nellie Furtado sticker, while limited supplies last.
Posted by courier at 04:54 AM. Filed under: Sponsors and Ads
Editor's Note: Each week The Courier spotlights new arrivals, or materials soon to arrive, in the Media Center's collection.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 9, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN: 0060931388
From LoungUng.com:
From a childhood survivor of Cambodia’s Pol Pot regime comes a riveting narrative of war, desperate actions, and the unnerving strength of a child and her family.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 9, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN: 0060931388
From LoungUng.com:
From a childhood survivor of Cambodia’s Pol Pot regime comes a riveting narrative of war, desperate actions, and the unnerving strength of a child and her family.
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Posted by courier at 04:47 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 2, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Next. Michael Crichton. HarperCollins, $27.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 10
3. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3
4. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 5
5. Brother Odd. Dean Koontz. Bantam, $27
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 2, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Next. Michael Crichton. HarperCollins, $27.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 10
3. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3
4. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 5
5. Brother Odd. Dean Koontz. Bantam, $27
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
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Moses ben Maimon, more commonly known as Maimonides, was a Spanish-born Jewish rabbi and philosopher, one of the greatest Hebrew scholars.
He is thought to have been born on March 30, 1138 and died on December 13, 1204.
Read more about Maimonides from the Jewish Encyclopedia.
Moses ben Maimon
He is thought to have been born on March 30, 1138 and died on December 13, 1204.
Read more about Maimonides from the Jewish Encyclopedia.
Moses ben Maimon
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
ACTIVITIES:
Arrive on time, don’t be late. Come to Coffee etc. to stay awake. Visit Coffee etc. in the spot from 7:15-7:55!
Donations for MEchA’s Christmas food drive are welcomed in rooms 413 and 422 until 12/15 at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm. Feliz Navidad!
Congratulations to the twelve wresters who placed at the Novice Tournament and the ten who placed in the Foothill Tournament.
Arrive on time, don’t be late. Come to Coffee etc. to stay awake. Visit Coffee etc. in the spot from 7:15-7:55!
Donations for MEchA’s Christmas food drive are welcomed in rooms 413 and 422 until 12/15 at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm. Feliz Navidad!
Congratulations to the twelve wresters who placed at the Novice Tournament and the ten who placed in the Foothill Tournament.
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Posted by courier at 11:15 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
James Logan Senior Linda Nguyen is the lucky winner of the new Laguna Beach soundtrack CD, plus other Laguna Beach swag.
Senior Linda Nguyen is the winner of The Courier's drawing for the new Laguna Beach soundtrack CD.(Courier Photo)
Senior Linda Nguyen is the winner of The Courier's drawing for the new Laguna Beach soundtrack CD.(Courier Photo)
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Posted by courier at 10:11 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Lisa Black
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — Doctors didn't believe Liz Woolley when she said her son was addicted to an Internet game in which players take on the roles of elves, ogres and trolls.
Sure, her son, Shawn, 21, was depressed, they said, telling Woolley that the 12-hour days of game playing, the social isolation and personality changes were a side effect rather than a cause of the Hudson, Wis., man's mental deterioration.
Melissa and Hudson Akridge in their Hainesville, Illinois, home, where they meet friends online to play World of Warcraft. Hudson, whose "ninja mage" character has magician's powers, said he no longer plays for 40 to 50 hours a week. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — Doctors didn't believe Liz Woolley when she said her son was addicted to an Internet game in which players take on the roles of elves, ogres and trolls.
Sure, her son, Shawn, 21, was depressed, they said, telling Woolley that the 12-hour days of game playing, the social isolation and personality changes were a side effect rather than a cause of the Hudson, Wis., man's mental deterioration.
Melissa and Hudson Akridge in their Hainesville, Illinois, home, where they meet friends online to play World of Warcraft. Hudson, whose "ninja mage" character has magician's powers, said he no longer plays for 40 to 50 hours a week. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
RED STEEL
For: Wii
From: Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Teen
While most developers — Nintendo included — take the safe, sound route with their initial offering of Wii games, Ubisoft has hit the ground sprinting with a game that purports not only to be a full-fledged first-person shooter, but a first-person sword-fighter as well. Throw in an instruction manual featuring seven pages dedicated solely to the controls, and it's clear someone's feeling pretty plucky about their place on Nintendo's hot new console.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
RED STEEL
For: Wii
From: Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Teen
While most developers — Nintendo included — take the safe, sound route with their initial offering of Wii games, Ubisoft has hit the ground sprinting with a game that purports not only to be a full-fledged first-person shooter, but a first-person sword-fighter as well. Throw in an instruction manual featuring seven pages dedicated solely to the controls, and it's clear someone's feeling pretty plucky about their place on Nintendo's hot new console.
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Posted by courier at 08:23 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Ray Dequina, Courier Opinion Editor
As the Christmas season draws ever nearer, people will do some pretty extraordinary things to get what they want. They'll max out their credit cards and they'll take on extra shifts at work. Heck, they'll even mortgage their house if they want it bad enough. And while the ins-and-outs of monetary transaction are relatively simple (using children as collateral is only a pen mark away!), actually getting that new toy is another matter altogether. No matter what tickles your fancy, there's always one method of ensuring you get the latest must-buy item. No, it's not patience, that's un-American. I'm talking about the camp out, of course.
The object of Ray's desire.
As the Christmas season draws ever nearer, people will do some pretty extraordinary things to get what they want. They'll max out their credit cards and they'll take on extra shifts at work. Heck, they'll even mortgage their house if they want it bad enough. And while the ins-and-outs of monetary transaction are relatively simple (using children as collateral is only a pen mark away!), actually getting that new toy is another matter altogether. No matter what tickles your fancy, there's always one method of ensuring you get the latest must-buy item. No, it's not patience, that's un-American. I'm talking about the camp out, of course.
The object of Ray's desire.
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William Lloyd Garrison (December 12, 1805–May 24, 1879) was a prominent United States abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Read William Lloyd Garrison's essay "On the Constitution and the Union," from The Liberator and originally published in 1832, free from fair-use.org.
William Lloyd Garrison
Read William Lloyd Garrison's essay "On the Constitution and the Union," from The Liberator and originally published in 1832, free from fair-use.org.
William Lloyd Garrison
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Monday, December 11, 2006
James Logan's Interact Club, which collected a carload of coats for the One Warm Coat Project last week, now wants Logan students and staff to donate blankets to fill an urgent use in an East Oakland homeless shelter.
The club hopes to collect 200 blankets in two days, said advisor Julie Curson.
The club hopes to collect 200 blankets in two days, said advisor Julie Curson.
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ACTIVITIES:
Arrive on time, don’t be late. Come to coffee etc. to stay awake. Visit coffee etc. in the spot from 7:15-7:55!
Donations for MEchA’s christmas food drive ae welcomed in rooms 413 and 422 untill 12/15 at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm. Feliz Navidad!
The Canned Food Drive is going on in 2nd period classes. First prize: Pizza Party; second prize: donuts & juice party; 3rd: ice cream party! Collection dates: Tues. & Wed., 12/12 & 12/13.
Arrive on time, don’t be late. Come to coffee etc. to stay awake. Visit coffee etc. in the spot from 7:15-7:55!
Donations for MEchA’s christmas food drive ae welcomed in rooms 413 and 422 untill 12/15 at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm. Feliz Navidad!
The Canned Food Drive is going on in 2nd period classes. First prize: Pizza Party; second prize: donuts & juice party; 3rd: ice cream party! Collection dates: Tues. & Wed., 12/12 & 12/13.
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Posted by courier at 09:40 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Ericka Montes, Courier Staff Writer
Teachers must distinguish between students who are a little tardy and a lot tardy when they submit attendance records under a new attendance taking policy that the administration announced this month.
Teachers must distinguish between students who are a little tardy and a lot tardy when they submit attendance records under a new attendance taking policy that the administration announced this month.
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By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
On Saturday, the 9th of December, another band show was in session located at Pizza Patio in Fremont. Bands that performed consist of James Logan-based bands Ruth Way and Dennis is Dead, plus So Help Me God, Maya over Eyes, Above City Lights, Hail the Tragedy, and Red Fall.
Watch Dennis is Dead perform at a previous Pizza Patio show, free from youtube.com.
On Saturday, the 9th of December, another band show was in session located at Pizza Patio in Fremont. Bands that performed consist of James Logan-based bands Ruth Way and Dennis is Dead, plus So Help Me God, Maya over Eyes, Above City Lights, Hail the Tragedy, and Red Fall.
Watch Dennis is Dead perform at a previous Pizza Patio show, free from youtube.com.
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Posted by courier at 07:28 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Republican Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, also perhaps a reference to his short stature of just 5 feet. A popular mayor and a strong supporter of the New Deal, LaGuardia led New York's recovery during the Great Depression and became a national figure, serving as President Roosevelt's Director of Civilian Defense during the run-up to the United States joining the Second World War.
Watch a film about the 1945 New York newspaper strike, in which LaGuardia reads the daily comics, streaming free from the Internet Archive.
Fiorello LaGuardia
Watch a film about the 1945 New York newspaper strike, in which LaGuardia reads the daily comics, streaming free from the Internet Archive.
Fiorello LaGuardia
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Edward Eggleston (December 10, 1837 - September 4, 1902) was an American historian and novelist.
Born at Vevay, Indiana, he became a Methodist minister. He wrote a number of tales, some of which, especially the "Hoosier" series, attracted much attention. Among these are The Hoosier Schoolmaster, The Hoosier Schoolboy, The End of the World, The Faith Doctor, Queer Stories for Boys and Girls, and others.
Read The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston, one of six of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
Born at Vevay, Indiana, he became a Methodist minister. He wrote a number of tales, some of which, especially the "Hoosier" series, attracted much attention. Among these are The Hoosier Schoolmaster, The Hoosier Schoolboy, The End of the World, The Faith Doctor, Queer Stories for Boys and Girls, and others.
Read The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston, one of six of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
By Dorothy Rich (MCT)
Let's start with a hard truth. When it comes to education, there is no one panacea, no magic answer for the many different teachers and students in our many different classrooms.
Let's start with a hard truth. When it comes to education, there is no one panacea, no magic answer for the many different teachers and students in our many different classrooms.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
The following editorial appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Thursday, Nov. 30:
How's this for a good idea: An oversize drinking straw that sucks clean water from a tainted mud puddle, works for up to a year without servicing, and costs roughly three bucks to make.
The LifeStraw in use.
The following editorial appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Thursday, Nov. 30:
How's this for a good idea: An oversize drinking straw that sucks clean water from a tainted mud puddle, works for up to a year without servicing, and costs roughly three bucks to make.
The LifeStraw in use.
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PopMatters.com (MCT)
This week's PopMatters Picks from the pop-o-sphere:
1. "Iraq in Fragments" (dir. James Longley — Typecast Releasing/HBO Documentary Films, 2006)
James Longley's "Iraq in Fragments" is a meditation on chaos and coping, with its focus intently on Iraqis. From a close-up of 11-year-old Mohammed's eye, looking out on city streets, to a long view of young Kurdish shepherd Suleiman, silhouetted by a setting sun, the documentary offers a range of views and reactions to the US occupation of Iraq. As interviewees struggle to imagine a future beyond the current, daily horrors, they are at once alike and disparate, furious and hopeful, resilient and outraged. The film provides specifics, details of hectic life among ruins, faces filled with dread, desire, and defiance. Whether looking out on empty streets or endless fields in Kurdistan, the film creates a sense of space. Whether cramped or expansive, the compositions are alive with movement, color, urgency. Marchers, worshippers, workers, men with guns: they all suggest that the film has only scratched a surface.
— Cynthia Fuchs
This week's PopMatters Picks from the pop-o-sphere:
1. "Iraq in Fragments" (dir. James Longley — Typecast Releasing/HBO Documentary Films, 2006)
James Longley's "Iraq in Fragments" is a meditation on chaos and coping, with its focus intently on Iraqis. From a close-up of 11-year-old Mohammed's eye, looking out on city streets, to a long view of young Kurdish shepherd Suleiman, silhouetted by a setting sun, the documentary offers a range of views and reactions to the US occupation of Iraq. As interviewees struggle to imagine a future beyond the current, daily horrors, they are at once alike and disparate, furious and hopeful, resilient and outraged. The film provides specifics, details of hectic life among ruins, faces filled with dread, desire, and defiance. Whether looking out on empty streets or endless fields in Kurdistan, the film creates a sense of space. Whether cramped or expansive, the compositions are alive with movement, color, urgency. Marchers, worshippers, workers, men with guns: they all suggest that the film has only scratched a surface.
— Cynthia Fuchs
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Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, also known as La Pasionaria (the passion flower) (December 9, 1895–November 12, 1989) was a Spanish political leader. She was Secretary General of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) (1944–1960), President of the Communist Party of Spain (1960–1989), and a member of the Cortes (1936 and 1977–1979).
Read more about Dolores Ibarruri and excerpts from her work and works about her, free from spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
Dolores Ibarruri
Read more about Dolores Ibarruri and excerpts from her work and works about her, free from spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
Dolores Ibarruri
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Friday, December 08, 2006
By Stephen Becker
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
THREEPEAT: Stop me if you've heard this one before: "Happy Feet" retained its No. 1 spot at the box office last weekend, followed by "Casino Royale." That makes three straight weeks that the top two positions remain unchanged. Those penguins appear to be building a nest up there.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
THREEPEAT: Stop me if you've heard this one before: "Happy Feet" retained its No. 1 spot at the box office last weekend, followed by "Casino Royale." That makes three straight weeks that the top two positions remain unchanged. Those penguins appear to be building a nest up there.
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Posted by courier at 07:30 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
James Logan Art teacher Julie Curson will take an Explorer-load of donated coats to an East Oakland homeless shelter this afternoon.
Interact Club President Janie Tess Soriano and Art teacher Julie Curson lead the One Warm Coat donation drive that netted a carload of coats. Michelle Morimoto/Courier Photo
Interact Club President Janie Tess Soriano and Art teacher Julie Curson lead the One Warm Coat donation drive that netted a carload of coats. Michelle Morimoto/Courier Photo
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ACTIVITIES:
Donations for MEchA’s Christmas food drive are welcomed n Rooms 413 and 422 until 12/15 at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm. Feliz Navidad!
The Canned Food Drive is going on in 2nd period classes. First prize: Pizza Party; second prize: donuts & juice party; 3rd: ice cream party! Collection dates: Tues. & Wed., 12/12 & 12/13.
Come to the Choir Winter Concerts! Dec. 12, 7:30 pm, Advanced Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir will perform in the Theater. Dec. 13 will be Jazz Singers and Show Choir at 7:30 pm in the Theater. Tickets are $10. See Ms. McShane in the Choir Room for tickets.
Donations for MEchA’s Christmas food drive are welcomed n Rooms 413 and 422 until 12/15 at Centro de Servicios from 8 am to 12 pm. Feliz Navidad!
The Canned Food Drive is going on in 2nd period classes. First prize: Pizza Party; second prize: donuts & juice party; 3rd: ice cream party! Collection dates: Tues. & Wed., 12/12 & 12/13.
Come to the Choir Winter Concerts! Dec. 12, 7:30 pm, Advanced Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir will perform in the Theater. Dec. 13 will be Jazz Singers and Show Choir at 7:30 pm in the Theater. Tickets are $10. See Ms. McShane in the Choir Room for tickets.
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Posted by courier at 09:08 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Dana Llarena and Jessica Rosales, Courier Staff Writers
A rash of wallet thefts are plaguing students, and the James Logan administration has told students to be more vigilant to keep their valuable possessions safe.
Administrators say they've caught at least one of the culprits.
School officials warned students to watch out for thieves. Jessica Rosales/Courier Photo
A rash of wallet thefts are plaguing students, and the James Logan administration has told students to be more vigilant to keep their valuable possessions safe.
Administrators say they've caught at least one of the culprits.
School officials warned students to watch out for thieves. Jessica Rosales/Courier Photo
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Reviewed by Jacqueline Truong, Courier Staff Writer
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of “Amelie” adapts Sebastien Japristot’s novel, Un long dimanche de fiancailles, which takes place in 1919 during WWI.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of “Amelie” adapts Sebastien Japristot’s novel, Un long dimanche de fiancailles, which takes place in 1919 during WWI.
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Posted by courier at 08:25 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jacqueline Truong, Courier Staff Writer
This French film, available on video, tells a story about an affable girl named Amelie, who has spent most of her life existing in the background. She was unable to have any friends as a young girl because of her neurotic mother and her emotionally distant father.
Audrey Tatou portrays the delightful Amelie
This French film, available on video, tells a story about an affable girl named Amelie, who has spent most of her life existing in the background. She was unable to have any friends as a young girl because of her neurotic mother and her emotionally distant father.
Audrey Tatou portrays the delightful Amelie
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Posted by courier at 07:52 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jacqueline Truong, Courier Staff Writer
Deck the Halls
Rated PG
1 hour 35 minutes
Watching “Deck the Halls,” yet another cliché holiday comedy filled with humorless jokes and trite lessons about the true meaning of Christmas that's in theaters now,is similar to the experience of receiving those awful, holiday sweaters from grandma again. If you are anticipating for the heartwarming spirit of the holiday, try to steer clear from “Deck the Halls.”
Deck the Halls
Rated PG
1 hour 35 minutes
Watching “Deck the Halls,” yet another cliché holiday comedy filled with humorless jokes and trite lessons about the true meaning of Christmas that's in theaters now,is similar to the experience of receiving those awful, holiday sweaters from grandma again. If you are anticipating for the heartwarming spirit of the holiday, try to steer clear from “Deck the Halls.”
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Posted by courier at 07:36 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Tom Scanlon
The Seattle Times (MCT)
If we had Shakespeare around to write about Sean Lennon, he might call the play "Henry IV.5."
The Seattle Times (MCT)
I'll so offend, to make offence a skill; Redeeming time when men think least I will
—Prince Harry, "King Henry IV, Part I"
If we had Shakespeare around to write about Sean Lennon, he might call the play "Henry IV.5."
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Posted by courier at 01:06 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
From wikipedia:
John Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon, October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founder of The Beatles. He and fellow-Beatle Paul McCartney formed the massively successful Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership throughout the 1960s, writing songs for The Beatles and other artists to record.
Visit the official John Lennon website.
Watch a middle school pianist's performance of John Lennon's song "Eleanor Rigby."
John Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon, October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founder of The Beatles. He and fellow-Beatle Paul McCartney formed the massively successful Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership throughout the 1960s, writing songs for The Beatles and other artists to record.
Visit the official John Lennon website.
Watch a middle school pianist's performance of John Lennon's song "Eleanor Rigby."
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
By Courier Staff Writer, Bobbi Maas
Tuesday evening. Logan’s varsity girls soccer team faced off against Newark Memorial for their first game of the MVAL season.
Tuesday evening. Logan’s varsity girls soccer team faced off against Newark Memorial for their first game of the MVAL season.
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ACTIVITIES:
The Canned Food Drive is going on in 2nd period classes. First prize: Pizza Party; second prize: donuts & juice party; 3rd: ice cream party! Collection dates: Tues. & Wed., 12/12 & 12/13.
Join Hopeconnection and help sort and box food for the needy on Saturday, 10 am. See Ms. Rodrigues in Room 527 for directions. Community Service hours.
Come to Colt Court today to play games and get a chance to win candy and Winter Formal tickets! Be there at the beginning of both lunches.
The Canned Food Drive is going on in 2nd period classes. First prize: Pizza Party; second prize: donuts & juice party; 3rd: ice cream party! Collection dates: Tues. & Wed., 12/12 & 12/13.
Join Hopeconnection and help sort and box food for the needy on Saturday, 10 am. See Ms. Rodrigues in Room 527 for directions. Community Service hours.
Come to Colt Court today to play games and get a chance to win candy and Winter Formal tickets! Be there at the beginning of both lunches.
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Posted by courier at 11:27 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Ciara released her sophomore album, Ciara: The Evolution, Tuesday. After releasing her debut album, Goodies, two years ago, Ciara has grown as an artist and displayed it in her new album, the best one yet. There are 19 tracks (of which four are interludes) that feature Lil Jon, 50 cent, and Chamillionaire. Ciara: The Evolution has personal input on each and every track, a huge plus for this crunk princess.
Ciara released her sophomore album, Ciara: The Evolution, Tuesday. After releasing her debut album, Goodies, two years ago, Ciara has grown as an artist and displayed it in her new album, the best one yet. There are 19 tracks (of which four are interludes) that feature Lil Jon, 50 cent, and Chamillionaire. Ciara: The Evolution has personal input on each and every track, a huge plus for this crunk princess.
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Posted by courier at 07:28 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Howard Cohen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
DAUGHTRY "Daughtry" (RCA) 3 stars
``American Idol'' has finally given the American public the anti-Clay, a manly rocker who, for the most part, hasn't allowed ``Idol'''s restrictive 19 Management to completely turn him into a pabulum-peddling wimp or producer's plaything the way the others have. He's a photogenic rock star both men and women can agree on.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
DAUGHTRY "Daughtry" (RCA) 3 stars
``American Idol'' has finally given the American public the anti-Clay, a manly rocker who, for the most part, hasn't allowed ``Idol'''s restrictive 19 Management to completely turn him into a pabulum-peddling wimp or producer's plaything the way the others have. He's a photogenic rock star both men and women can agree on.
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Posted by courier at 07:27 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Jasmeen Banwait and Hassina Obaidy, Courier Staff Writers
Many students taking the school's buses to and from school this year are upset with its service, saying that it's too little and too late.
Due to schedule changes in the elementary and middle schools, buses pick up students earlier in the mornings and are a few minutes late after school.
Some students are frustrated by this year's bus service.
Many students taking the school's buses to and from school this year are upset with its service, saying that it's too little and too late.
Due to schedule changes in the elementary and middle schools, buses pick up students earlier in the mornings and are a few minutes late after school.
Some students are frustrated by this year's bus service.
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By Jonathan Takiff
Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)
Year-round Christmas stores survive on the premise that people can never have too many ornaments for their tree.
Four months of the year, the music industry operates with the same logic. From late August to early December, music outlets let loose with a steady stream of sparkly and earthy new albums of holiday musical cheer. Which dazzling sonic delight(s) will you add to your permanent collection this year?
The wooziest, weirdest Christmas album this year is Bootsy Collins' impish, elfish "Christmas Is 4 Ever"
Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)
Year-round Christmas stores survive on the premise that people can never have too many ornaments for their tree.
Four months of the year, the music industry operates with the same logic. From late August to early December, music outlets let loose with a steady stream of sparkly and earthy new albums of holiday musical cheer. Which dazzling sonic delight(s) will you add to your permanent collection this year?
The wooziest, weirdest Christmas album this year is Bootsy Collins' impish, elfish "Christmas Is 4 Ever"
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Posted by courier at 04:30 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer,
Gertrude Gregorio and Gwen Estes were sworn in Tuesday night as members of the Board of Education - Mrs. Gregorio for her first term and Ms. Estes for her fourth - and the new Board elected Jenn Stringer as President and Kevin Harper as Clerk.
Gertrude Gregorio and Gwen Estes were sworn in Tuesday night as members of the Board of Education - Mrs. Gregorio for her first term and Ms. Estes for her fourth - and the new Board elected Jenn Stringer as President and Kevin Harper as Clerk.
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By John Chau, Courier Staff Writer
Last Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced that his nation, after a meeting with Bush on Thursday, would take charge of its security in six months. This event is eclipsed by the fact that both Iraqi and Syria rejected a joint meeting with the U.S. president just days ago.
Last Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced that his nation, after a meeting with Bush on Thursday, would take charge of its security in six months. This event is eclipsed by the fact that both Iraqi and Syria rejected a joint meeting with the U.S. president just days ago.
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ACTIVITIES:
Check out Hip Hop Elements’ Mayhem show today during lunch in the Pavilion. Come by the Health Center if you want to perform.
Join Hopeconnection and help sort and box food for the needy on Saturday, 10 am. See Ms. Rodrigues in Room 527 for directions. Community Service hours.
Check out Hip Hop Elements’ Mayhem show today during lunch in the Pavilion. Come by the Health Center if you want to perform.
Join Hopeconnection and help sort and box food for the needy on Saturday, 10 am. See Ms. Rodrigues in Room 527 for directions. Community Service hours.
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Posted by courier at 12:35 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Editor's Note: Each week The Courier spotlights new arrivals, or materials soon to arrive, in the Media Center's collection.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex & Relationships by Ruth Bell
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 3rd Rev edition (September 8, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN: 081292990X
From Library Journal:
Written by members of the Teen Book Project and inspired by the classic Our Bodies, Ourselves, this third edition of a book first published in 1981 provides information about health and sexuality for teenagers. Presented here is the latest information on the physical and emotional aspects of puberty, sexuality, healthcare, sexually transmitted diseases, safer sex and birth control, living with violence, mental health, and eating disorders.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex & Relationships by Ruth Bell
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 3rd Rev edition (September 8, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN: 081292990X
From Library Journal:
Written by members of the Teen Book Project and inspired by the classic Our Bodies, Ourselves, this third edition of a book first published in 1981 provides information about health and sexuality for teenagers. Presented here is the latest information on the physical and emotional aspects of puberty, sexuality, healthcare, sexually transmitted diseases, safer sex and birth control, living with violence, mental health, and eating disorders.
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Posted by courier at 12:28 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Nov. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 9
3. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 4
4. Lisey's Story. Stephen King. Scribner, $28
Last Week: 7; Weeks on List: 5
5. Wild Fire. Nelson DeMille. Warner, $26.99
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 3
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Nov. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 9
3. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 4
4. Lisey's Story. Stephen King. Scribner, $28
Last Week: 7; Weeks on List: 5
5. Wild Fire. Nelson DeMille. Warner, $26.99
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 3
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Posted by courier at 09:44 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
In the vernacular, Logan rappers, emcees, slam poets and hip hop dancers will drop some flows and go dumb at the Pavilion one time Thursday.
Hip Hop Elements’ Mayhem 2006 is will be held in the Pavilion on Thursday during both fourth and fifth lunches. Presented by the Logan Health Center, students and staff are able to come and see this live showcase of student talent.
Admission is free.
In the vernacular, Logan rappers, emcees, slam poets and hip hop dancers will drop some flows and go dumb at the Pavilion one time Thursday.
Hip Hop Elements’ Mayhem 2006 is will be held in the Pavilion on Thursday during both fourth and fifth lunches. Presented by the Logan Health Center, students and staff are able to come and see this live showcase of student talent.
Admission is free.
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Posted by courier at 07:43 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Jenna Garard, Courier Staff Writer
All The Way by Andy Behrens
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (May 18, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0525477616
These days, people can pretend to be anyone on the internet. For Ian, he pretends to be your typical teenage football player with the perfect hair, body and tan. But, in reality, he's just another teenage boy who girls think of as just a "friend".
Wanting to break the barrier, he meets a girl online, Danielle in a chatroom, who lives in Southern Carolina, while he lives in Chicago. He believes that she could possibly be the girl who thinks of him more as a friend, possibly a boyfriend.
Warning: Spoiler below
All The Way by Andy Behrens
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (May 18, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0525477616
These days, people can pretend to be anyone on the internet. For Ian, he pretends to be your typical teenage football player with the perfect hair, body and tan. But, in reality, he's just another teenage boy who girls think of as just a "friend".
Wanting to break the barrier, he meets a girl online, Danielle in a chatroom, who lives in Southern Carolina, while he lives in Chicago. He believes that she could possibly be the girl who thinks of him more as a friend, possibly a boyfriend.
Warning: Spoiler below
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Posted by courier at 07:31 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
PopMatters.com (MCT)
This year saw the release of enough good books to really cram a bookcase full. Following is just a sample on a list comprising the year's most gift-worthy collections, novels, and non-fiction tomes. There's something here for readers of all tastes and persuasions, and, let's fact it, aren't books just the easiest gifts to wrap?
"Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers" (Palgrave Macmillan — $49.95)
This hefty, richly illustrated book provides deliciously high-end thinking about that which embraces our lowest ends: from the most minimal of sandals of Classical Greece to the coarsest military boots worn in World War I; from the tiny shoes made for a Chinese woman's cruelly bound foot to the impossibly towering, tottering "chopines" shoes of renaissance Venice; from the coveted suave of hip-hop trainers to the high tech running shoes of modern day marathoners. How we are shod throughout time and place speaks volumes about class, sexuality, and personality. This book is as meticulously crafted as men's finest Italians, and as entertaining to contemplate as the most impossible of stilettos. Call it "foot for thought" for the cultural historian you love. — Karen Zarker
This year saw the release of enough good books to really cram a bookcase full. Following is just a sample on a list comprising the year's most gift-worthy collections, novels, and non-fiction tomes. There's something here for readers of all tastes and persuasions, and, let's fact it, aren't books just the easiest gifts to wrap?
"Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers" (Palgrave Macmillan — $49.95)
This hefty, richly illustrated book provides deliciously high-end thinking about that which embraces our lowest ends: from the most minimal of sandals of Classical Greece to the coarsest military boots worn in World War I; from the tiny shoes made for a Chinese woman's cruelly bound foot to the impossibly towering, tottering "chopines" shoes of renaissance Venice; from the coveted suave of hip-hop trainers to the high tech running shoes of modern day marathoners. How we are shod throughout time and place speaks volumes about class, sexuality, and personality. This book is as meticulously crafted as men's finest Italians, and as entertaining to contemplate as the most impossible of stilettos. Call it "foot for thought" for the cultural historian you love. — Karen Zarker
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Posted by courier at 07:17 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jessica Stewart, Courier Staff Writer
This description of Scrooge brings to mind the body of a corpse, which is probably what Dickens was trying to get across to the reader. In the beginning of the book, Scrooge is dead on the inside, and it shows on the outside. He is the neighborhood grouch no one dares to mess with. He is the stingy customer who leaves no tip. He is the tight-wad boss who refuses to give a Christmas bonus. Basically, he is the guy everybody loves to hate. As the book goes on, though, Scrooge slowly becomes a better person as spirits of Christmas show him his tragic past, his dreary present, and his unhappy future. By the end of the book, Scrooge has transformed into the kind of guy everybody loves. Although an old classic, A Christmas Carol is the perfect book to get one into the spirit of Christmas, even if you don’t actually celebrate this holiday.
Read Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, illustrated by George Alfred Williams, free from Project Gutenberg.
“Oh! but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire, secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait, made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.”
This description of Scrooge brings to mind the body of a corpse, which is probably what Dickens was trying to get across to the reader. In the beginning of the book, Scrooge is dead on the inside, and it shows on the outside. He is the neighborhood grouch no one dares to mess with. He is the stingy customer who leaves no tip. He is the tight-wad boss who refuses to give a Christmas bonus. Basically, he is the guy everybody loves to hate. As the book goes on, though, Scrooge slowly becomes a better person as spirits of Christmas show him his tragic past, his dreary present, and his unhappy future. By the end of the book, Scrooge has transformed into the kind of guy everybody loves. Although an old classic, A Christmas Carol is the perfect book to get one into the spirit of Christmas, even if you don’t actually celebrate this holiday.
Read Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, illustrated by George Alfred Williams, free from Project Gutenberg.
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Posted by courier at 05:05 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
By Jessica Rosales, Courier Staff Writer
The Interact Club is organizing the One Warm Coat clothing drive this Thursday. Members of the club will go to students' third period classes to pick up any donated coats, sweaters, and other items of clothing. The donations will go to the East Oakland Emergency Shelter, which supports up to 150 families at any given time.
Julie Curson and Janie Tess Soriano pose with a few of the coats that were already brought in. Jessica Rosales/ Courier photo
The Interact Club is organizing the One Warm Coat clothing drive this Thursday. Members of the club will go to students' third period classes to pick up any donated coats, sweaters, and other items of clothing. The donations will go to the East Oakland Emergency Shelter, which supports up to 150 families at any given time.
Julie Curson and Janie Tess Soriano pose with a few of the coats that were already brought in. Jessica Rosales/ Courier photo
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By Victoria McDonald, Courier Staff Writer
It’s that time of year again; this year’s winter ball is Friday.
This year, however, the annual dance is being called “winter formal.” The senior class is in charge of the winter ball this year and they have decided it’s going to be a little different from years' passed. The dress code for this event is formal and apparently it will be enforced and anyone wearing jeans will be turned away.
It’s that time of year again; this year’s winter ball is Friday.
This year, however, the annual dance is being called “winter formal.” The senior class is in charge of the winter ball this year and they have decided it’s going to be a little different from years' passed. The dress code for this event is formal and apparently it will be enforced and anyone wearing jeans will be turned away.
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ACTIVITIES:
Check out Hip Hop Elements’ Mayhem show tomorrow during lunch in the Pavilion. Come by the Health Center if you want to perform.
The Cross Country banquet is tonight at 7:00 in the Student Union.
Interested in Track & Field? sign up in the Weight Room on M,W,F after school.
Check out Hip Hop Elements’ Mayhem show tomorrow during lunch in the Pavilion. Come by the Health Center if you want to perform.
The Cross Country banquet is tonight at 7:00 in the Student Union.
Interested in Track & Field? sign up in the Weight Room on M,W,F after school.
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Posted by courier at 11:50 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Ryan Blitstein
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the market for a PC with all the bells and whistles?
Think again — you may be able to keep some of that cash in your pocket.
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the market for a PC with all the bells and whistles?
Think again — you may be able to keep some of that cash in your pocket.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
GUITAR HERO
For: Playstation 2 (coming to Xbox 360)
From: Harmonix/Red Octane/Activision
ESRB Rating: Teen
Attention, Red Octane shoppers: Should you already own "Guitar Hero" and the awesome guitar controller that came with it, it's possible to buy the sequel without being forced to buy a second controller.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
GUITAR HERO
For: Playstation 2 (coming to Xbox 360)
From: Harmonix/Red Octane/Activision
ESRB Rating: Teen
Attention, Red Octane shoppers: Should you already own "Guitar Hero" and the awesome guitar controller that came with it, it's possible to buy the sequel without being forced to buy a second controller.
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Posted by courier at 07:24 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
From wikipedia —Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) was an English poet. Her siblings were the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti and Maria Francesca Rossetti. Their father, Gabriele Rossetti, was an Italian poet and a political asylum seeker from Naples, and their mother, Frances Polidori, was the sister of Lord Byron's friend and physician, John William Polidori.
Read Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti, free from Project Gutenberg
Read Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti, free from Project Gutenberg
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Monday, December 04, 2006
ACTIVITIES:
Nominations for Winter formal king and queen will be held in Colt Court at lunch today.
The cross country banquet is Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Student Union starting at 7 pm.
Please contribute to the Canned Food Drive now through December 12 in your 2nd period class!!
Nominations for Winter formal king and queen will be held in Colt Court at lunch today.
The cross country banquet is Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Student Union starting at 7 pm.
Please contribute to the Canned Food Drive now through December 12 in your 2nd period class!!
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Posted by courier at 02:59 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Rebecca Soltau, Courier Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, James Logan High held a school-wide student forum during third period. Many of my friends felt that it was a pointless effort in connecting the faculty with the student body and did not stimulate any thought whatsoever for them.
It was different for me.
Last Wednesday, James Logan High held a school-wide student forum during third period. Many of my friends felt that it was a pointless effort in connecting the faculty with the student body and did not stimulate any thought whatsoever for them.
It was different for me.
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Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is generally considered the German language's greatest 20th century poet. His haunting images tend to focus on the difficulty of communion with the ineffable in an age of disbelief, solitude, and profound anxiety — themes that tend to position him as a transitional figure between the traditional and the modernist poets.
Read Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke, in German, free from Project Gutenberg.
Read Rilke's sonnets, translated from german, free from The Rilke Files website.
Read Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke, in German, free from Project Gutenberg.
Read Rilke's sonnets, translated from german, free from The Rilke Files website.
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
By Thomas Fitzgerald
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA— A minor miracle occurred this month: The "God Gap" in American politics narrowed.
While the most religious voters in recent years have tended to favor Republicans, a slice of them voted Democratic in the Nov. 7 midterm congressional elections.
The shift has raised eyebrows among pollsters and strategists. After all, President Bush's campaign in 2004 perfected the art of rallying evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics with opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA— A minor miracle occurred this month: The "God Gap" in American politics narrowed.
While the most religious voters in recent years have tended to favor Republicans, a slice of them voted Democratic in the Nov. 7 midterm congressional elections.
The shift has raised eyebrows among pollsters and strategists. After all, President Bush's campaign in 2004 perfected the art of rallying evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics with opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.
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ACTIVITIES:
Nominations for Winter formal king and queen will be held in Colt Court at lunch
today and tomorrow.
The cross country banquet is Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Student Union starting at
7 pm.
Interested in track & field? Come to the Weight Room to sign up Monday,
Wednesday, Friday after school.
Nominations for Winter formal king and queen will be held in Colt Court at lunch
today and tomorrow.
The cross country banquet is Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Student Union starting at
7 pm.
Interested in track & field? Come to the Weight Room to sign up Monday,
Wednesday, Friday after school.
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Posted by courier at 06:15 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Saturday, December 02, 2006
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Friday, Nov. 24:
It's not just the Harvards and Stanfords of the higher-education galaxy that look like stars out of reach for low-income and minority students.
Flagship public universities — the institutions that should be leading the crusade for equal opportunity — are pursuing admissions and financial aid policies that increasingly favor students from more privileged families.
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Friday, Nov. 24:
It's not just the Harvards and Stanfords of the higher-education galaxy that look like stars out of reach for low-income and minority students.
Flagship public universities — the institutions that should be leading the crusade for equal opportunity — are pursuing admissions and financial aid policies that increasingly favor students from more privileged families.
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By Maureen Ryan
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
It's a good thing Betty Suarez's poncho is roomy.
Under that billowing bright-red garment, which she wore in the first episode of ABC's "Ugly Betty," Suarez sneaked in the tools of a television revolution.
The success of the Thursday night show, one of the few real hits of the new season, has upended as many rules of television as you care to count.
Versions of Ugly Betty were raging successes in TV markets all over the world.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
It's a good thing Betty Suarez's poncho is roomy.
Under that billowing bright-red garment, which she wore in the first episode of ABC's "Ugly Betty," Suarez sneaked in the tools of a television revolution.
The success of the Thursday night show, one of the few real hits of the new season, has upended as many rules of television as you care to count.
Versions of Ugly Betty were raging successes in TV markets all over the world.
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Posted by courier at 08:41 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Friday, December 01, 2006
James Logan’s Varsity boys basketball squad notched their first win of the preseason Wednesday night against Arroyo of San Lorenzo in the first round of Washington Husky Classic basketball tournament, 61-50.
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By Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is trying to bring Persian Gulf monarchies and other Sunni Muslim Arab autocrats into a new security alliance to contain Shiite Muslim Iran's growing influence and stem any spillover of violence from Iraq, according to senior U.S. officials, diplomats and private analysts.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is trying to bring Persian Gulf monarchies and other Sunni Muslim Arab autocrats into a new security alliance to contain Shiite Muslim Iran's growing influence and stem any spillover of violence from Iraq, according to senior U.S. officials, diplomats and private analysts.
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By Eric Benderoff
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — 'Tis the season to start receiving greeting cards, and a growing number of them, conveniently, will come via the Internet.
There's only one problem: Some of the e-mails saying that you have an e-greeting card from a friend or family member may instead be from a scam artist intent on obtaining your Social Security number, credit card data or even brokerage account information.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — 'Tis the season to start receiving greeting cards, and a growing number of them, conveniently, will come via the Internet.
There's only one problem: Some of the e-mails saying that you have an e-greeting card from a friend or family member may instead be from a scam artist intent on obtaining your Social Security number, credit card data or even brokerage account information.
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By Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
At the end of "10 Items or Less," an unnamed but readily identifiable movie star (played by Morgan Freeman) is trying to explain what it's like to "know everybody," and yet have no real friends. People seem to recognize him wherever he goes, and yet it's as if he's a ghost, a figment of their collective imagination.
"I realize that I could just disappear," he says with a terrible finality.
Morgan Freeman stars in "10 Items or Less," in theaters now.
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
At the end of "10 Items or Less," an unnamed but readily identifiable movie star (played by Morgan Freeman) is trying to explain what it's like to "know everybody," and yet have no real friends. People seem to recognize him wherever he goes, and yet it's as if he's a ghost, a figment of their collective imagination.
"I realize that I could just disappear," he says with a terrible finality.
Morgan Freeman stars in "10 Items or Less," in theaters now.
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Posted by courier at 08:00 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters.com (MCT)
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
The prime minister made clear that splitting his country into parts, as some have suggested, is not what the Iraqi people want, and that any partition of Iraq would only lead to an increase in sectarian violence.
— George W. Bush, 30 November 2006
And when the full history of this bloody circus is written, people will look back slack-jawed at the scale and brazenness of the occupation's corruption and incompetence.
—Christian Parenti, The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq (New York: The New Press 2004)
There are Iraqi women who have not shed their black mourning robes since 2003 because each time the end of the proper mourning period comes around, some other relative dies and the countdown begins once again.
—Riverbend, 18 October 2006
A scene from the film "Iraq in Fragments."
PopMatters.com (MCT)
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
The prime minister made clear that splitting his country into parts, as some have suggested, is not what the Iraqi people want, and that any partition of Iraq would only lead to an increase in sectarian violence.
— George W. Bush, 30 November 2006
And when the full history of this bloody circus is written, people will look back slack-jawed at the scale and brazenness of the occupation's corruption and incompetence.
—Christian Parenti, The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq (New York: The New Press 2004)
There are Iraqi women who have not shed their black mourning robes since 2003 because each time the end of the proper mourning period comes around, some other relative dies and the countdown begins once again.
—Riverbend, 18 October 2006
A scene from the film "Iraq in Fragments."
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Posted by courier at 07:52 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Stephen Becker
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
STAYING POWER: Despite a quintet of new wide releases last week, "Happy Feet" and "Casino Royale" maintained their spots atop the box-office heap. The total for the top 12 movies was down 3 percent from last year, but that was the second-best Thanksgiving weekend in history.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
STAYING POWER: Despite a quintet of new wide releases last week, "Happy Feet" and "Casino Royale" maintained their spots atop the box-office heap. The total for the top 12 movies was down 3 percent from last year, but that was the second-best Thanksgiving weekend in history.
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Posted by courier at 07:38 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Professor Godfrey Harold Hardy FRS (February 7, 1877 – December 1, 1947) was a prominent English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. He was called "Harold" by a few close friends, and otherwise "G. H.".
Non-mathematicians usually know him for A Mathematician's Apology, his essay from 1940 on the aesthetics of mathematics. The apology is often considered one of the layman's best insights into the mind of a working mathematician.
Read Godfrey Hardy's i>A Mathematician's Apology, free from the University of Alberta, Canada.
Non-mathematicians usually know him for A Mathematician's Apology, his essay from 1940 on the aesthetics of mathematics. The apology is often considered one of the layman's best insights into the mind of a working mathematician.
Read Godfrey Hardy's i>A Mathematician's Apology, free from the University of Alberta, Canada.
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