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The top authority on global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released a major report on Feb. 2. It concluded for the first time that the evidence for global warming is "unequivocal."
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
By Jack Z. Smith
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
When it comes to the red-hot issue of global warming, there's a 10,000-pound elephant in the room that the news media and politicians are largely ignoring: the world's unremitting population growth.
The top authority on global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released a major report on Feb. 2. It concluded for the first time that the evidence for global warming is "unequivocal."
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
The top authority on global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released a major report on Feb. 2. It concluded for the first time that the evidence for global warming is "unequivocal."
Come see “The Music Man”, this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at lunch or after school in the Theater.
Good luck to Lawrence Blanco, Adrian Gomez and Colin Malcolm at the CIF State wrestling meet held in Bakersfield tomorrow and Saturday. Wrestling starts at 9 am both days.
If you applied for Powder Puff, check the eligibility list in the window of Room 476. First practice is Monday, 3/5 @ 3 pm on the Big Green for both Juniors & Seniors.
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Posted by courier at 11:10 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Note: Each week, The Courier spotlights books and other materials newly arrived, or soon-to-arrive, in the James Logan Media Center.
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (May 22, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0618683070
ISBN-13: 978-0618683079
From www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com:
When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. can’t help admitting, maybe he’s right.
When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (May 22, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0618683070
ISBN-13: 978-0618683079
From www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com:
When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. can’t help admitting, maybe he’s right.
When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
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Posted by courier at 09:23 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jessica Stewart, Courier Book Editor
The Ethical Assassin by David Liss
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (January 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812974549
ISBN-13: 978-0812974546
The ethical assassin is the most amazing novel I have read for quite a long time. I decided to read it because the title sounded like an oxymoron to me, and it intrigued me to find out more about it. I figured there would be some blood, gore, and a bunch of killings, and that usually isn’t my kind of book, but the mention of the possibility of the ethics behind the killings really sealed the deal for me. I mean, who doesn’t wonder why someone goes around killing people for a living? The summary on the back of the book didn’t really interest me too much, and I was tempted to just not bother, but for some reason, I just couldn’t not read it. Which turned out to be a good thing.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (January 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812974549
ISBN-13: 978-0812974546
“Look, there are two aspects to the answer—one ethical and the other practical. The ethical issue is that it may be expedient to torment and kill animals for our needs, but is it the right thing to do? It we could get better results by using prisoners or unwanted children or unlucky [cads] picked by the lottery, would that be okay? In other words, do the ends justify the means? Either the lives of animals are to be valued or they’re not, and if they are, then making exceptions because something is really, really important doesn’t make sense.”
The ethical assassin is the most amazing novel I have read for quite a long time. I decided to read it because the title sounded like an oxymoron to me, and it intrigued me to find out more about it. I figured there would be some blood, gore, and a bunch of killings, and that usually isn’t my kind of book, but the mention of the possibility of the ethics behind the killings really sealed the deal for me. I mean, who doesn’t wonder why someone goes around killing people for a living? The summary on the back of the book didn’t really interest me too much, and I was tempted to just not bother, but for some reason, I just couldn’t not read it. Which turned out to be a good thing.
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Posted by courier at 08:30 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jenna Garard, Courier Staff Writer
Would I Lie to You (Gossip Girl, No. 10) By Cecily von Ziegesar
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (October 4, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316011835
ISBN-13: 978-0316011839
Serena and Blair are sisters who are part of the richer class in their society. During their summer before they head off to Yale, they become muses for a popular fashion designer in the Hamptons. Nate, Blair's ex-boyfriend, is working next door in order to get his diploma, so he does yard work for his lacrosse coach. All the while, they don't know that they're next door until they wind up running into each other.
Meanwhile, back at home, Dan and Vanessa are recently broken up, but are now best friends who live with each other in an apartment. To make some extra money, Vanessa babysits for two young boys, whose family goes down to the Hamptons every summer, so she tags along. While Dan is alone in the apartment, he begins a book club with his co-workers and begins to explore his sexuality and thinks that he's turning gay.
Throughout the book at the end of every few chapters, a brief summary is given by the Gossip Girl narrator in her daily blogs/ email fan club.
I really enjoyed this book because it was really fast paced, but I disliked the fact that I kept getting all the characters names mixed up because there were so many just thrown in.
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (October 4, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316011835
ISBN-13: 978-0316011839
Serena and Blair are sisters who are part of the richer class in their society. During their summer before they head off to Yale, they become muses for a popular fashion designer in the Hamptons. Nate, Blair's ex-boyfriend, is working next door in order to get his diploma, so he does yard work for his lacrosse coach. All the while, they don't know that they're next door until they wind up running into each other.
Meanwhile, back at home, Dan and Vanessa are recently broken up, but are now best friends who live with each other in an apartment. To make some extra money, Vanessa babysits for two young boys, whose family goes down to the Hamptons every summer, so she tags along. While Dan is alone in the apartment, he begins a book club with his co-workers and begins to explore his sexuality and thinks that he's turning gay.
Throughout the book at the end of every few chapters, a brief summary is given by the Gossip Girl narrator in her daily blogs/ email fan club.
I really enjoyed this book because it was really fast paced, but I disliked the fact that I kept getting all the characters names mixed up because there were so many just thrown in.
Posted by courier at 07:32 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
By Veronica Brown and Naweed Zemaryalai, Courier Staff Writers
The James Logan Wrestling team participated in the North Coast Sectionals at Newark Memorial High School last week, producing one NCS champion and finishing fourth overall.
Senior Colin Malcolm, recently recovering from a broken hand, was able to win the title of NCS Champion.
“ I’m really excited with my win,” says Malcolm. “But I am also proud of being a part of such a strong team, they’ve been my inspiration.”
The James Logan Wrestling team participated in the North Coast Sectionals at Newark Memorial High School last week, producing one NCS champion and finishing fourth overall.
Senior Colin Malcolm, recently recovering from a broken hand, was able to win the title of NCS Champion.
“ I’m really excited with my win,” says Malcolm. “But I am also proud of being a part of such a strong team, they’ve been my inspiration.”
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ACTIVITIES:
Come see “The Music Man”, this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at lunch or after school in the Theater.
Unity Fair preliminary forms are due today!! Room 476!
Congratulations to the following wrestlers for an excellent performance at the NCS held @ Newark. Placing for the Colts were, Colin Malcom-NCS Champion, Lawrence Blanco-NCS runner-up, Adrian Gomes-3rd, Ruben Baca-5th, and Rickey Streeter-6th. Top 3 advance to CIF State Meet!
Here is the bell schedule for Wednesday's minimum day.
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Posted by courier at 12:13 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Rebecca Soltau, Courier Staff Writer
Students who are caught recording student
fights, such as this one uploaded to
youtube.com, face suspension.
Students who record fights on their cellphones or other video device will face suspension just like those fighting will, according to a new school rule recently announced.
On January 30, Mr. Don Montoya, principal of James Logan High School, came on the PA System to address the school in order to review the school rules, as he does at the beginning of every semester.
After covering the rules about headgear and electronics, Montoya described the recent increase in school fights and violence and made it clear that he sees this as disrespectful activity.
Students who are caught recording student
fights, such as this one uploaded to
youtube.com, face suspension.
Students who record fights on their cellphones or other video device will face suspension just like those fighting will, according to a new school rule recently announced.
On January 30, Mr. Don Montoya, principal of James Logan High School, came on the PA System to address the school in order to review the school rules, as he does at the beginning of every semester.
After covering the rules about headgear and electronics, Montoya described the recent increase in school fights and violence and made it clear that he sees this as disrespectful activity.
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By Eric Benderoff
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
As I watched an ad for GPS gadgetmaker Garmin Ltd. during the recent Super Bowl, I had a fleeting thought the $2 million spent would be a waste, just like all that money those long-gone dot-coms once spent on the big game.
Last week, as I read about a parade of mobile phone-based navigation debuts at a European trade show, that thought turned into pessimism for Garmin, Tom Tom, Chicago's Cobra Electronics and other makers of stand-alone global positioning systems.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
Last week, as I read about a parade of mobile phone-based navigation debuts at a European trade show, that thought turned into pessimism for Garmin, Tom Tom, Chicago's Cobra Electronics and other makers of stand-alone global positioning systems.
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By Mike Dorning
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's newly revamped Web site looks a lot like MySpace and Facebook, and that is no accident.
As a presidential candidate offering himself as a generational change agent, Obama is leveraging online social networking in a nearly unprecedented way in yet another clear measure of how the Internet is transforming politics.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's newly revamped Web site looks a lot like MySpace and Facebook, and that is no accident.
As a presidential candidate offering himself as a generational change agent, Obama is leveraging online social networking in a nearly unprecedented way in yet another clear measure of how the Internet is transforming politics.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service(MCT)
SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS
For: Nintendo Wii
From: Sonic Team/Sega
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Cartoon Violence)
Few video game mascots have had a rougher 21st century than Sonic, who has been party to one three-dimensional letdown after another since showing promise seven years ago on the Dreamcast.
With "Sonic and the Secret Rings," Sega's iconic blue hedgehog finally gets his intervention. The Wii's unique controller all but forces Sonic to go back to the gameplay style that made him famous — blazing forward, jumping with precision, grabbing rings and busting some heads in mid-air for good measure. Boring exploration, pointless mech levels, contrived teamwork garbage, a bewildered camera that doesn't know where to point ... all gone, replaced by a fast, single-minded, streamlined adventure that employs the Wiimote's motion controls with sterling results.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service(MCT)
For: Nintendo Wii
From: Sonic Team/Sega
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Cartoon Violence)
Few video game mascots have had a rougher 21st century than Sonic, who has been party to one three-dimensional letdown after another since showing promise seven years ago on the Dreamcast.
With "Sonic and the Secret Rings," Sega's iconic blue hedgehog finally gets his intervention. The Wii's unique controller all but forces Sonic to go back to the gameplay style that made him famous — blazing forward, jumping with precision, grabbing rings and busting some heads in mid-air for good measure. Boring exploration, pointless mech levels, contrived teamwork garbage, a bewildered camera that doesn't know where to point ... all gone, replaced by a fast, single-minded, streamlined adventure that employs the Wiimote's motion controls with sterling results.
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Posted by courier at 08:18 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Ray Dequina, Courier Opinion Editor
Before I begin, a word: I'm the son of immigrants. My parents are not natural born United States citizens. They came to this country to escape the oppressive regime of President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines during the 1980's and struggled just the same as any other immigrant family to earn their keep in this nation. I deeply value my family's sacrifices as they came to this country with nary a dollar to their names and only a smattering of English in their brains.
Before I begin, a word: I'm the son of immigrants. My parents are not natural born United States citizens. They came to this country to escape the oppressive regime of President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines during the 1980's and struggled just the same as any other immigrant family to earn their keep in this nation. I deeply value my family's sacrifices as they came to this country with nary a dollar to their names and only a smattering of English in their brains.
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Monday, February 26, 2007
Come see “The Music Man”, this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at lunch or after school in the Theater.
Unity Fair preliminary forms are due tomorrow!! Room 476!
CLUBS:
There will be a Best Buddies meeting this Friday after school in Room 88. Please bring your community service form for hours.
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Posted by courier at 09:40 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Don’t forget Youth Alive meets tomorrow after school in Room 418.
PHAT, Promoting Health Awareness to Teens, changed their meeting time. Join us for free lunch tomorrow during 4th or 5th period lunch.
Congratulations to VSA for winning first place for the fourth consecutive time at the Vietnamese New Year’s Parade. Keep up the great performance!
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Posted by courier at 11:16 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Michelle Raskin, Courier Staff Writer
A KNTV news crew reports from
the solar-paneled roof of Conley-
Caraballo High School. (NHUSD Photo)The newest addition to New Haven District, Conley-Caraballo High School, has something that no other school in Alameda County has. During the 120 days that it took to build Conley, they added solar power.
Enrique Palacios, Executive Director of Operations for New Haven, said the idea installing an array solar power panels came to him when the idea of building the school, to replace the demolished but sorely missed El Rancho Verde High School, was proposed. In an interview with The Courier, he said “Since the school was going to be rebuilt, it made it even easier to install. Conley is a new school, there is no history, so I thought, let’s test it.”
A KNTV news crew reports from
the solar-paneled roof of Conley-
Caraballo High School. (NHUSD Photo)
Enrique Palacios, Executive Director of Operations for New Haven, said the idea installing an array solar power panels came to him when the idea of building the school, to replace the demolished but sorely missed El Rancho Verde High School, was proposed. In an interview with The Courier, he said “Since the school was going to be rebuilt, it made it even easier to install. Conley is a new school, there is no history, so I thought, let’s test it.”
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By Michelle Raskin, Courier Staff Writer
Ghost Rider
PG-13 1 Hour 50 Minutes
Ghost Rider is a new addition to the Marvel Productions family of films which started out as comic books. Starring Nicolas Cage (Johnny Blaze) and his childhood sweetheart, Eva Mendes (Roxanne), the movie is full of twists that make it confusing.
PG-13 1 Hour 50 Minutes
Ghost Rider is a new addition to the Marvel Productions family of films which started out as comic books. Starring Nicolas Cage (Johnny Blaze) and his childhood sweetheart, Eva Mendes (Roxanne), the movie is full of twists that make it confusing.
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Posted by courier at 06:41 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Calling all potential election candidates! If you want to run for ASB office, come to the candidates’ meeting after school today in Room 476.
Juniors and Seniors! Don’t forget! Powder Puff applications are due today in Room 476!
CLUBS:
G.S.A. meets today in Room 52. Come watch a movie.
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Posted by courier at 10:34 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer
Pictures of Logan's Lohri celebration
appeared on myspace.comThe Punjabi Club celebrated Lohri, the "Bonfire Festival" at Logan on in Colt Court last week.
Many Logan students joined the celebration, which ran fro 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and brought along their family and other guests as well. The North Indian festival of Lohri is usually celebrated during the month of January, but was postponed until Feb. 16 to bad weather conditions.
Pictures of Logan's Lohri celebration
appeared on myspace.com
Many Logan students joined the celebration, which ran fro 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and brought along their family and other guests as well. The North Indian festival of Lohri is usually celebrated during the month of January, but was postponed until Feb. 16 to bad weather conditions.
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Detainees upon arrival at
Camp X-Ray, January 2002
wikipedia photo
As of 2-20-2007, the federal appeal court of the District of Columbia upheld a key provision in President Bush’s counter-terrorism plans, declaring 2-1 that civilian courts no longer have the ability to contest whether the U.S. military is holding suspect terrorists against American law.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Jin, a breakthrough Chinese-American rapper, released his first Cantonese album, ABC, on Tuesday. The release date was chosen for a specific reason: to coincide with Chinese New Year over the weekend. Although it is a Cantonese hip hop album, there are still a few English verses on ABC. The album is mostly about Jin's life, with a few exceptions that are about eating brunch and love.
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Posted by courier at 07:36 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Note: Each week, The Courier spotlights books and other material newly arrived, or soon-to-arrive at the James Logan Media Center.
The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them byE. Lockhart
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (September 26, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385732082
ISBN-13: 978-0385732086
From RandomHouse.com:
Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep:
• Kim: Not speaking. But far away in Tokyo.
• Cricket: Not speaking.
• Nora: Speaking--sort of. Chatted a couple times this summer when they bumped into each other outside of school--once shopping in the U District, and once in the Elliot Bay Bookstore. But she hadn't called Ruby, or anything.
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (September 26, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385732082
ISBN-13: 978-0385732086
From RandomHouse.com:
Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep:
• Kim: Not speaking. But far away in Tokyo.
• Cricket: Not speaking.
• Nora: Speaking--sort of. Chatted a couple times this summer when they bumped into each other outside of school--once shopping in the U District, and once in the Elliot Bay Bookstore. But she hadn't called Ruby, or anything.
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Posted by courier at 12:58 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education on Tuesday night received a report on its Ivy League partnership to improve literacy, Writing Workshop.
A research-based approach to writing instruction being implemented in association with Columbia University, Writing Workshop is a proven means of improving student achievement not only in English/language arts but also by building literacy skills that help in math and science. Built around daily teaching of writing, the program focuses on “authentic” writing and emphasizes the writing process. Published pieces are celebrated, and rubrics are used to promote consistency across grade levels and throughout the District.
A research-based approach to writing instruction being implemented in association with Columbia University, Writing Workshop is a proven means of improving student achievement not only in English/language arts but also by building literacy skills that help in math and science. Built around daily teaching of writing, the program focuses on “authentic” writing and emphasizes the writing process. Published pieces are celebrated, and rubrics are used to promote consistency across grade levels and throughout the District.
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By Jessica Rosales, Courier Staff Writer
Freshman Jivata Raja leads the
first meeting of the Female Aid
Organization, which she founded.
Jessica Rosales/Courier PhotoThe second meeting of the new club , the Female Aid Organization (FAO), started by an ambitious freshman, Jivata Raja, is tomorrow.
Raja, inspired by her Ethnic Women’s class led by Megan Safford, founded the club earlier this year. The first meeting was Feb. 8.
Raja originally did not want a club with a female theme, though males are welcome anyway, but there were already clubs such as the Youth Humane Society. Though these clubs offered her membership, Raja wanted a more active position. With support from her friends, who also hold positions in FAO, and Safford acting as supervisor, FAO was created.
Freshman Jivata Raja leads the
first meeting of the Female Aid
Organization, which she founded.
Jessica Rosales/Courier Photo
Raja, inspired by her Ethnic Women’s class led by Megan Safford, founded the club earlier this year. The first meeting was Feb. 8.
Raja originally did not want a club with a female theme, though males are welcome anyway, but there were already clubs such as the Youth Humane Society. Though these clubs offered her membership, Raja wanted a more active position. With support from her friends, who also hold positions in FAO, and Safford acting as supervisor, FAO was created.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 10, 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) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
TRADE
1. The Measure of a Man. Sidney Poitier. Harper San Francisco, $14.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3
2. The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim Edwards. Penguin, $14
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 33
3. The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls. Scribner, $14
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 32
4. The Freedom Writers Diary. The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. Broadway, $13.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 6
5. Dreams from My Father. Barack Obama. Three Rivers Press, $13.95
Last Week: 6; Weeks on List: 18
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 10, 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) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
1. The Measure of a Man. Sidney Poitier. Harper San Francisco, $14.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3
2. The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim Edwards. Penguin, $14
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 33
3. The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls. Scribner, $14
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 32
4. The Freedom Writers Diary. The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. Broadway, $13.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 6
5. Dreams from My Father. Barack Obama. Three Rivers Press, $13.95
Last Week: 6; Weeks on List: 18
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Posted by courier at 11:44 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Tomorrow is the last day to turn in Powder Puff applications. Pick one up in Room 476.
Calling all potential election candidates! If you want to run for ASB office, come to the candidates’ meeting after school tomorrow in Room 476.
The team of Victoria Humphrey, Thandi Stewart, Jami Hardy, & Jackie Harrison ran the #2 time in the US in the 4 x 400 relay @ the Simplot Games!
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Posted by courier at 11:38 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Hassina Obaidy, Courier Staff Writer
Nothing But The Truth by Avi
Hardcover: 192 pages
Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Scholastic (September 1, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531059596
ISBN-13: 978-0531059593
The genres that I usually read are either romance or mystery, but this documentary novel is quite political and controversial. The author sends a message that everyone has the freedom of speech including students of any age.
Ninth grader Philip Malloy has never been in trouble even though his new homeroom teacher Miss Margaret Narwin dislikes him. During the "respectful, silent attention," Philip hums along with the daily playing national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, which was always igonred by his old homeroom teacher.
Hardcover: 192 pages
Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Scholastic (September 1, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531059596
ISBN-13: 978-0531059593
The genres that I usually read are either romance or mystery, but this documentary novel is quite political and controversial. The author sends a message that everyone has the freedom of speech including students of any age.
Ninth grader Philip Malloy has never been in trouble even though his new homeroom teacher Miss Margaret Narwin dislikes him. During the "respectful, silent attention," Philip hums along with the daily playing national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, which was always igonred by his old homeroom teacher.
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Posted by courier at 07:57 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Ray Dequina, Courier Opinion Editor
Ahh, Valentine's Day. It is on that day that gifts are exchanged, sweet nothings are whispered, and teenagers try desperately to express their love in its most pure form without having to deal with the consequences of a broken prophylactic.
Beautiful, isn't it?
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By Dana Llarena, Courier Staff Writer
Count to Ten by Karen Rose
Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: Warner Vision (February 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446616907
ISBN-13: 978-0446616904
Detective Mia Mitchell of the Chicago PD has seriously been having a lousy month. From burying her father, who was also a cop, and revealing hidden secrets from his past, to being ambushed by druggies and even watching her partner get shot while they control the situation. Now, after returning back to work early from her disability leave, she has been assigned to a temporary partner to solve a case that is bringing fear into peoples homes.
Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: Warner Vision (February 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446616907
ISBN-13: 978-0446616904
“Count to ten, and go to hell!”
Detective Mia Mitchell of the Chicago PD has seriously been having a lousy month. From burying her father, who was also a cop, and revealing hidden secrets from his past, to being ambushed by druggies and even watching her partner get shot while they control the situation. Now, after returning back to work early from her disability leave, she has been assigned to a temporary partner to solve a case that is bringing fear into peoples homes.
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Posted by courier at 07:08 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
Christina La/Courier PhotoThe Colts’ junior varsity boys’ basketball team played their last game of the season last Friday, losing to the Newark Memorial Cougars in the Guy Emanuele Pavilion.
Throughout the game, the Colts never gave up nor gave less effort even when they were behind at the end of each quarter. Each player worked himself in helping the team and with the encouragement and enthusiasm of the audience, there was no doubt that Logan stood a chance of winning. However, by the end of the night, the Colts weren’t able to accomplish the win.
“It was a close game and a real disappointment because we should have won for the championships,” said Logan’s forward Tyler Hayden.
Christina La/Courier Photo
Throughout the game, the Colts never gave up nor gave less effort even when they were behind at the end of each quarter. Each player worked himself in helping the team and with the encouragement and enthusiasm of the audience, there was no doubt that Logan stood a chance of winning. However, by the end of the night, the Colts weren’t able to accomplish the win.
“It was a close game and a real disappointment because we should have won for the championships,” said Logan’s forward Tyler Hayden.
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The Sadie Hawkins Dance has been canceled.
CLUBS:
Congratulations to VSA for winning first place for the fourth consecutive time at the Vietnamese New Year’s Parade! Keep up the great performance!
MISCELLANEOUS:
Breakfast is available every day from 7:30-8 am for $1.50 (or free if on lunch program).
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Posted by courier at 11:42 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Howard Witt
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
North Kenwood/Oakland Middle
School students Robbie Hawkins
(from left), Diamon McKelvin
and R'Mani Haulcy work on video
games at an after school class in
Chicago, Illinois, February 7, 2007.
(Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune/MCT)HOUSTON — Tired of badgering the kids to quit wasting time with those computer and video games and get started on homework? Here's a news flash for the 21st Century: It turns out many of the games might be better than homework.
In a series of research projects as likely to thrill young people as they are to horrify their parents and teachers, academic experts across the country are unearthing educational benefits in the digital games that surveys show are now played by more than 80 percent of American young people aged 8-18.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
North Kenwood/Oakland Middle
School students Robbie Hawkins
(from left), Diamon McKelvin
and R'Mani Haulcy work on video
games at an after school class in
Chicago, Illinois, February 7, 2007.
(Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
In a series of research projects as likely to thrill young people as they are to horrify their parents and teachers, academic experts across the country are unearthing educational benefits in the digital games that surveys show are now played by more than 80 percent of American young people aged 8-18.
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By Jim Rossman
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
As a platform, the Macintosh computer has almost surpassed Windows as the best system to use as a media center to watch video content either on the computer's monitor or on your TV.
This hasn't happened because of Apple. We can thank Elgato Systems for single-handedly supporting TV on the Mac.
While the rest of the world was waiting for Apple to create the Apple TV, Elgato was producing outstanding TV tuners and DVR software for the Macintosh.
Its newest entry is one of the smallest — the $149 EyeTV Hybrid.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
This hasn't happened because of Apple. We can thank Elgato Systems for single-handedly supporting TV on the Mac.
While the rest of the world was waiting for Apple to create the Apple TV, Elgato was producing outstanding TV tuners and DVR software for the Macintosh.
Its newest entry is one of the smallest — the $149 EyeTV Hybrid.
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Posted by courier at 07:19 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
SID MEIER'S PIRATES!
For: PSP
From: Full Fat/Firaxis/2K games
Rating: Everyone 10+ (Mild Violence)
If the PSP must be a haven for downgraded ports of console games, they should at least be games that don't choke on the system's limitations and portable nature. That's the case with "Sid Meier's Pirates!" which not only fits on the PSP but arguably belonged here all along.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
For: PSP
From: Full Fat/Firaxis/2K games
Rating: Everyone 10+ (Mild Violence)
If the PSP must be a haven for downgraded ports of console games, they should at least be games that don't choke on the system's limitations and portable nature. That's the case with "Sid Meier's Pirates!" which not only fits on the PSP but arguably belonged here all along.
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Posted by courier at 07:14 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Monday, February 19, 2007
By Scott Stearns, VOA News
White House
U.S. President George Bush has nominated a new director of national intelligence as he continues to shake-up senior staff with a new deputy secretary of state.
President Bush wants the current intelligence chief, John Negroponte, to move to the State Department while putting retired vice admiral Mike McConnell atop the nation's intelligence community.
White House
U.S. President George Bush has nominated a new director of national intelligence as he continues to shake-up senior staff with a new deputy secretary of state.
President Bush wants the current intelligence chief, John Negroponte, to move to the State Department while putting retired vice admiral Mike McConnell atop the nation's intelligence community.
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
The following editorial appeared in the Sacramento Bee on Sunday, Feb. 11:
President Bush claims "Iran is providing material support for attacks on American troops." He has presented no evidence, but implies that the Iranian government is killing American soldiers in Iraq, an act of war.
All of this has an eerily familiar ring. The American people should be skeptical.
Iran does pose a potential threat to American interests. But given all we know about claims made to justify the Iraq invasion, there is every reason for Congress to question every claim the Bush administration makes about Iran.
The following editorial appeared in the Sacramento Bee on Sunday, Feb. 11:
President Bush claims "Iran is providing material support for attacks on American troops." He has presented no evidence, but implies that the Iranian government is killing American soldiers in Iraq, an act of war.
All of this has an eerily familiar ring. The American people should be skeptical.
Iran does pose a potential threat to American interests. But given all we know about claims made to justify the Iraq invasion, there is every reason for Congress to question every claim the Bush administration makes about Iran.
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Friday, February 16, 2007
By Tim Johnson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BEIJING — Now that North Korea has agreed to shut down and seal its nuclear facilities within 60 days, the hardest challenge ahead may be ridding the country of all of its nuclear weapons, several analysts said Wednesday
The accord signed Tuesday in Beijing compels North Korea to list all of its nuclear facilities, weapons and atomic fuel stockpiles but doesn't require it to hand over bombs immediately. That would come in a later phase.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BEIJING — Now that North Korea has agreed to shut down and seal its nuclear facilities within 60 days, the hardest challenge ahead may be ridding the country of all of its nuclear weapons, several analysts said Wednesday
The accord signed Tuesday in Beijing compels North Korea to list all of its nuclear facilities, weapons and atomic fuel stockpiles but doesn't require it to hand over bombs immediately. That would come in a later phase.
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By Susan Muramoto,Courier Staff Writer
Note: The Courier received free tickets to the film from Wild 94.9 in exchange for a promotional consideration.
Bridge to Terabithia follows the adventures of a young boy named Jess and his new-found friend Leslie. Jess is a scrawny boy from a farm who is constantly forgotten in his family and picked on a school. When the new girl in town, Leslie, enrolls at his school, they quickly become good friends and realize that they are next-door neighbors. Leslie introduces Jess to what imagination has to offer as each day after school they explore unknown territory in the woods behind their homes.
Note: The Courier received free tickets to the film from Wild 94.9 in exchange for a promotional consideration.
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Posted by courier at 12:58 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
The Sadie Hawkins Dance has been canceled.
Juniors & Seniors, don’t miss out on the biggest game of the year! Pick up a Powder Puff application in Room 476. Due date is Friday, 2/23.
CLUBS:
Youth Alive Club meets today after school in Room 418.
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Posted by courier at 12:33 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Logan Principal Don Montoya told staff and students to stay in their classes rather than go to lunch or otherwise leave their rooms while administrators dealt with the aftermath of an on-campus disturbance in which non-students on campus were suspected of bringing a weapon with them.
A campus security technician later found a BB-gun in a school trash can, and one of the four suspects detained was found to be in possession of pepper spray.
A campus security technician later found a BB-gun in a school trash can, and one of the four suspects detained was found to be in possession of pepper spray.
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The school district last week rolled out its new email system for teachers and staff members, a Novell product call GroupWise, to replace the antiquated and kludgy OpenMail system that served the district for the past several years.
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By Patrick Pilapil, Courier Staff Writer
Logan's Neil O'Neill sings
and plays guitar solo and with
his band. (Photo from neiloneill.org,
used with permission)Substitute teacher Neil O'Neill has become quite popular among students and staff members alike at James Logan High School for his musical talent and passion for the arts.
O'Neill is an accomplished musician and theater performer. As a substitute teacher, the proud native of Scotland has used his talents on the acoustic guitar and his singing to manage the classes he subs for.
"I usually make a contract with the students that if they re on task through the class when I m taking over that we pause a little earlier in the end to have some music." said O Neill, " I try to let them choose the songs and I sing to them. It's an incentive, most people like music live music
especially."
Born in Johnston, Scotland in 1954, O Neill began singing at the age of 6, and took up the guitar at the age of 16.
Logan's Neil O'Neill sings
and plays guitar solo and with
his band. (Photo from neiloneill.org,
used with permission)
O'Neill is an accomplished musician and theater performer. As a substitute teacher, the proud native of Scotland has used his talents on the acoustic guitar and his singing to manage the classes he subs for.
"I usually make a contract with the students that if they re on task through the class when I m taking over that we pause a little earlier in the end to have some music." said O Neill, " I try to let them choose the songs and I sing to them. It's an incentive, most people like music live music
especially."
Born in Johnston, Scotland in 1954, O Neill began singing at the age of 6, and took up the guitar at the age of 16.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
The Sadie Hawkins Dance has been canceled.
Juniors & Seniors, if you want to play in the Powder Puff game or be a cheerleader, pick up an application in Room 476.
Come support the boys soccer team in the quarter finals of the NCS Championships tomorrow night at TAK Field. They play at 7 pm vs Washington. Good luck to the team!!
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Posted by courier at 09:53 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
A blast from the past:
2003 — " Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman." (Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy)
2005 — "And sugar, we're going down swinging. I'll be your number one with a bullet." ( Sugar, We re Going Down )
2005 — "Dance, dance, we re falling apart to half time, dance, dance." ( Dance, Dance )
To the present:
2007 — "And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate." (This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race )
2003 — " Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman." (Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy)
2005 — "And sugar, we're going down swinging. I'll be your number one with a bullet." ( Sugar, We re Going Down )
2005 — "Dance, dance, we re falling apart to half time, dance, dance." ( Dance, Dance )
To the present:
2007 — "And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate." (This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race )
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Posted by courier at 07:30 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Originating from San Diego, California, alternative rock band Switchfoot released their latest album, Oh! Gravity. around Christmas. It has been over a decade since the quintet has been together and their latest release only has a few good songs. Are they too pulled down by Gravity?
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Posted by courier at 07:18 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Here’s your chance! Come to the Sadie's Dance Friday, 2/23, from 8-11 pm. Last two days to purchase presale tickets at lunch in Colt Court. $5 w/asb, $6 w/o, and $8 at the door!
Congratulations to Quentin Powell who will be signing a fall athletic scholarship to UCLA for Track & Field!
Come out to the Courier in Room 509 for a Fall Out Boy listing party today during both lunches and get some free swag!
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Posted by courier at 01:30 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Laurence Iliff
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
Mexican President
Felipe Calderon,
MCT PhotoMEXICO CITY — As President Felipe Calderon marched across the nation unveiling social programs and touting the military-led crackdown against drug lords, a round shadow followed him, darkening his sunny message.
It was the ubiquitous tortilla, rising rapidly in price and reminding Mexicans that all is not well with the once-humming economy.
At public events, angry women intercepted the new president, who faced his first mini-crisis since taking office Dec. 1. Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Mexican capital last Wednesday, demanding an emergency wage hike to counter surging prices for sugar, onions and tortillas.
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
Mexican President
Felipe Calderon,
MCT Photo
It was the ubiquitous tortilla, rising rapidly in price and reminding Mexicans that all is not well with the once-humming economy.
At public events, angry women intercepted the new president, who faced his first mini-crisis since taking office Dec. 1. Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Mexican capital last Wednesday, demanding an emergency wage hike to counter surging prices for sugar, onions and tortillas.
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Note: Each week, The Courier spotlights new books and other materials newly arrived, or soon-to-arrive, in the James Logan Media Center.
Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition (May 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689857705
ISBN-13: 978-0689857706
From wikipedia:
Rainbow Boys is the first novel in a trilogy by Alex Sanchez, focusing on the issues gay and questioning youth face as they come of age. This book is followed by Rainbow High and Rainbow Road.
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition (May 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689857705
ISBN-13: 978-0689857706
From wikipedia:
Rainbow Boys is the first novel in a trilogy by Alex Sanchez, focusing on the issues gay and questioning youth face as they come of age. This book is followed by Rainbow High and Rainbow Road.
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Posted by courier at 07:24 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 3, 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) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Best Life Diet. Bob Greene. Simon & Schuster, $26
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 6
2. You: On a Diet. Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. Free Press, $25
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 13
3. The Secret. Rhonda Byrne. Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
Last Week: 8; Weeks on List: 5
4. The Audacity of Hope. Barack Obama. Crown, $25
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 15
5. The Innocent Man. John Grisham. Doubleday, $28.95
Last Week: 5; Weeks on List: 16
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 3, 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) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
1. The Best Life Diet. Bob Greene. Simon & Schuster, $26
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 6
2. You: On a Diet. Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. Free Press, $25
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 13
3. The Secret. Rhonda Byrne. Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
Last Week: 8; Weeks on List: 5
4. The Audacity of Hope. Barack Obama. Crown, $25
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 15
5. The Innocent Man. John Grisham. Doubleday, $28.95
Last Week: 5; Weeks on List: 16
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Posted by courier at 06:43 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Want to run for ASB office? Pick up a packet today in Room 476! There will be a candidates’ meeting on February 23 after school in Room 476.
Come to the Sadie's Dance Friday, 2/23, from 8-11 pm. Presale tickets at lunch this week in Colt Court. $5 w/as, $6 w/o, and $8 at the door!
Come to Colt Court today to buy last minute carnations or adorable handmade roses and cards.
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Posted by courier at 09:57 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Tom Lasseter
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
U.S. Army Soldiers make a
humanitarian run through
Kirkush, Iraq, Feb. 7.
DoD photo by Staff Sgt.
JoAnn S. Makinano, U.S. Air Force. BAGHDAD, Iraq — Army 1st Lt. Antonio Hardy took a slow look around the east Baghdad neighborhood that he and his men were patrolling. He grimaced at the sound of gunshots in the distance. A machine gunner on top of a Humvee scanned the rooftops for snipers. Some of Hardy's men wondered aloud if they'd get hit by a roadside bomb on the way back to their base.
"To be honest, it's going to be like this for a long time to come, no matter what we do," said Hardy, 25, of Atlanta. "I think some people in America don't want to know about all this violence, about all the killings. The people back home are shielded from it; they get it sugar-coated."
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
U.S. Army Soldiers make a
humanitarian run through
Kirkush, Iraq, Feb. 7.
DoD photo by Staff Sgt.
JoAnn S. Makinano, U.S. Air Force.
"To be honest, it's going to be like this for a long time to come, no matter what we do," said Hardy, 25, of Atlanta. "I think some people in America don't want to know about all this violence, about all the killings. The people back home are shielded from it; they get it sugar-coated."
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By Clint Swett
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — First there was Y2K. Then came the plagues of viruses and worms. Now computer experts must cope with an extra hour of sunshine.
On March 11 at 2 a.m., most of the nation will switch to daylight-saving time — three weeks sooner than normal, thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — First there was Y2K. Then came the plagues of viruses and worms. Now computer experts must cope with an extra hour of sunshine.
On March 11 at 2 a.m., most of the nation will switch to daylight-saving time — three weeks sooner than normal, thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
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By Cary Darling
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Some of the virtual residents of
Second Life out on the town.So I show up, first time in the place, and this fox is speaking to me.
Not talking here about the way-old-school slang for a beautiful woman but something closer to Animal Planet than the Playboy Channel. Bushy tail. Canine features. The works.
Can't remember exactly what the conversation was — a mere exchange of passing pleasantries before it walked off — but the whole thing left an unsettling feeling, like this could really get weird. Like I'd fallen through the looking glass and Alice definitely wasn't living here anymore.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Some of the virtual residents of
Second Life out on the town.
Not talking here about the way-old-school slang for a beautiful woman but something closer to Animal Planet than the Playboy Channel. Bushy tail. Canine features. The works.
Can't remember exactly what the conversation was — a mere exchange of passing pleasantries before it walked off — but the whole thing left an unsettling feeling, like this could really get weird. Like I'd fallen through the looking glass and Alice definitely wasn't living here anymore.
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Posted by courier at 07:03 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
RATCHET AND CLANK: SIZE MATTERS
For: PSP
From: High Impact Games/Sony
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Animated Blood, Cartoon Violence)
There's a certain danger involved when a top-shelf developer (in this case, Insomniac) hands the portable reigns to its most prominent game franchise (Playstation 2 mega-staple "Ratchet and Clank") to a brand-new development house (High Impact Games). Usually, it results in a scary mess that sort of resembles the console games but plays like some fan-made project developed in somebody's spare time.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
For: PSP
From: High Impact Games/Sony
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Animated Blood, Cartoon Violence)
There's a certain danger involved when a top-shelf developer (in this case, Insomniac) hands the portable reigns to its most prominent game franchise (Playstation 2 mega-staple "Ratchet and Clank") to a brand-new development house (High Impact Games). Usually, it results in a scary mess that sort of resembles the console games but plays like some fan-made project developed in somebody's spare time.
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Posted by courier at 06:34 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Monday, February 12, 2007
Having trouble deciding what to get for that special someone? Come to Colt Court to buy chocolate roses that will be delivered on Valentine‘s Day.
Congratulations to the boys soccer team. They have been selected as the #4 seed in the upcoming North Coast Section championships. Good luck to all the young men on the team.
Want to run for ASB office? Pick up a packet today in Room 476! There will be a candidates‘ meeting on February 23 after school in Room 476.
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Posted by courier at 12:54 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Logan Principal Don Montoya
"We made it through Semester number one," he said in opening his address. "We have had an excellent first semester in terms of behavior and attendance,with only a few exceptions that you might recall.
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
The following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Monday, Feb. 5:
A pump sucks crude oil from the earth.The energy proposals that President Bush offered last month in his State of the Union message are, in some cases, modest steps in the right direction. On the whole, however, they generally are disappointing and don't put enough stress on greater energy conservation.
Bush's proposal to raise fuel economy standards is too muddled and indefinite, particularly considering that he has foolishly neglected during the first six years of his presidency to support substantially higher standards.
The following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Monday, Feb. 5:
A pump sucks crude oil from the earth.
Bush's proposal to raise fuel economy standards is too muddled and indefinite, particularly considering that he has foolishly neglected during the first six years of his presidency to support substantially higher standards.
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
By Brian Darling
The Heritage Foundation (MCT)
A U.S. Green CardGet ready for some strident debate next month. Congress is preparing to tackle immigration reform.
Meeting President Bush's challenge to do so "without animosity and without amnesty" will require policymakers to settle four critical questions: (1) Does the White House's current approach resemble amnesty? (2) What will it cost taxpayers to allow illegal immigrants and their relatives to become citizens? (3) How will reform affect national security? (4) What will a Democrat-controlled House and Senate present to President Bush?
Before they begin debating, lawmakers should consider some recent political history.
The Heritage Foundation (MCT)
A U.S. Green Card
Meeting President Bush's challenge to do so "without animosity and without amnesty" will require policymakers to settle four critical questions: (1) Does the White House's current approach resemble amnesty? (2) What will it cost taxpayers to allow illegal immigrants and their relatives to become citizens? (3) How will reform affect national security? (4) What will a Democrat-controlled House and Senate present to President Bush?
Before they begin debating, lawmakers should consider some recent political history.
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By Jezza Pimentel. Courier Sports Editor
Logan‘s boys varsity soccer team played against Newark Memorial for the first round of the Mission Valley Athletic League playoffs. The Colts started out playing weakly, allowing Cougars to lead the game 3-0 with only 20 minutes left in the game. Even though they were behind, the Colts never gave up and roared back to win the Wednesday game.
“ I always believe that we have a chance to win, no matter the situation. As long as we stick to what got us here in the first place” says Logan coach Matthew Sills.
Logan‘s boys varsity soccer team played against Newark Memorial for the first round of the Mission Valley Athletic League playoffs. The Colts started out playing weakly, allowing Cougars to lead the game 3-0 with only 20 minutes left in the game. Even though they were behind, the Colts never gave up and roared back to win the Wednesday game.
“ I always believe that we have a chance to win, no matter the situation. As long as we stick to what got us here in the first place” says Logan coach Matthew Sills.
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By Mary Anne Ostrom
San Jose San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace-prize-winning Holocaust survivor and scholar, was grabbed and pulled out of a San Francisco hotel elevator last week — and now police and Jewish groups are mounting a intensive search for his attacker.
A blogger boasted about the Feb. 1 incident on an anti-Zionist Web site based in Australia on Wednesday, prompting the first media reports. The blogger claimed he had been trailing Wiesel for weeks and wrote he intended to get "a cornered Wiesel" to come to his room and renounce the Holocaust on video. The posting also suggests the attacker was seeking publicity from the attack on the 78-year-old Wiesel.
San Jose San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
A blogger boasted about the Feb. 1 incident on an anti-Zionist Web site based in Australia on Wednesday, prompting the first media reports. The blogger claimed he had been trailing Wiesel for weeks and wrote he intended to get "a cornered Wiesel" to come to his room and renounce the Holocaust on video. The posting also suggests the attacker was seeking publicity from the attack on the 78-year-old Wiesel.
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Friday, February 09, 2007
Note: Free tickets to a preview of The Messengers were provided to The Courier by radio station Wild 94.9 in exchange for promotional considerations.
The Messengers is a clichéd horror flick that steals concepts from other films and rearranges them to make a “new” film. The affects were impressive at times but cheesy in others and the film lacked continuity. The Messengers was good for a few laughs but it was devoid of substance.
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Posted by courier at 01:38 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Rick LaPlante, New Haven Unified School District Public Information Officer
UNION CITY - All-day kindergarten, which studies have shown can lead to increased student achievement and accelerated behavioral and social development, is coming to the New Haven Unified School District.
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Colt Rick Streeter gutted
out a key win, despite a
badly injured elbow.
(Courier Photo)
James Logan Varsity Wrestling competed against Newark Memorial for the Mission Valley Athletic League title Wednesday night, winning the league title behind Coach Eli Bagoisan's game plan and particularly gutsy wins by Rickey Streeter and Colin Malcolm.
The event took place at a Newark Memorial gym packed with Logan supporters.
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By Hassina Obaidy, Courier Staff Writer
Edress Waziri, Courier PhotoSince Monday, Edress Waziri has been filling in full-time as a counselor in House 5 while Leslie Felipe takes maternity leave.
Before filling in for the pregnant Felipe, Waziri served as a sustitute counselor at Barnard White Middle School and a substitute teacher at the New Haven Middle and Elementary schools.
Edress Waziri, Courier Photo
Before filling in for the pregnant Felipe, Waziri served as a sustitute counselor at Barnard White Middle School and a substitute teacher at the New Haven Middle and Elementary schools.
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By Greg Kot
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
More than 16,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences vote on the Grammy Awards each year. The academy says it's out to reward "artistic excellence" regardless of sales or chart position, but rarely does it go out of its way to recognize up-and-coming talent that doesn't move big numbers.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
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Posted by courier at 07:27 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Frank Davies
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
WASHINGTON — At her first hearing as chairwoman of the committee that oversees election reform, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday she will push for legislation requiring a paper-trail record for all votes to be cast in the 2008 presidential election.
Election officials and computer experts testified before the Senate Rules Committee about the security and reliability of electronic systems, and whether all states and localities would have time, if Congress passed a mandate this year, to install a verifiable paper record before next year's election.
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
Election officials and computer experts testified before the Senate Rules Committee about the security and reliability of electronic systems, and whether all states and localities would have time, if Congress passed a mandate this year, to install a verifiable paper record before next year's election.
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer
The Vietnamese Student Association, also known as the VSA, is selling fresh carnations and handmade cards for Valentine’s Day for its 2nd consecutive year. Members of VSA will be taking orders in colt court this whole week, from February 5 to the 13th.
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Thinking about running for ASB office? Election packets for ASB candidates will be available Monday. Pick one up in Room 476!
Girls, are you waiting for that moment to ask that guy out? Now’s your chance! Come to Sadie Hawkins dance Friday, 2/23. Presale starts Tuesday.
Congrats varsity wrestling team for defeating Newark 36-27 to win the MVAL title! Wrestling well for the Colts were Lawrence Blanco, Adrian Gomez, Colin Malcolm, Quy Tran, Anthony Wolfsmith, and Mark Taia. Also, thanks to staff & student body who came to support the team.
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Posted by courier at 01:15 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Veronica Brown, Courier Staff Writer
Erin Cross, Courier PhotoThe New Haven School Board Tuesday praised Erin Cross, a life skills teacher as well as varsity basketball coach at James Logan who received one of several mini-grant sfrom the New Haven Schools Foundation.
Cross received her mini grant for a work book she has been developing to use for teaching. She is planning on getting her book published by this June. This workbook is an interactive homework book that is designed to benefit and hopefully better the relationship between parents and their kids.
Erin Cross, Courier Photo
Cross received her mini grant for a work book she has been developing to use for teaching. She is planning on getting her book published by this June. This workbook is an interactive homework book that is designed to benefit and hopefully better the relationship between parents and their kids.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
You may have seen Ashley Tisdale on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and High School Musical. Now you can hear her sing. Just this past Tuesday, this 21-year-old (yes, she is 21 years old, not 16), just released her debut album, Headstrong. Can she sing? Somewhat. A better actress than singer? Probably. Struggling because she is a Disney star? You bet.
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Posted by courier at 07:17 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
By John Chau, Courier Managing Editor
An overhead view of Microsoft's Silicon
Valley CampusLogan students on Friday visited Microsoft headquarters in Silicon Valley to get an idea of how the computer industry works.
“The Computer industry is rapidly expanding on all fronts,” said Microsoft's Chief Financial Officer Steve Ballaero in a speech to the students, “companies today are especially focusing on Human capital. You may see corporations merging and buying out one another, but really we are not eliminating workers. Instead, we are consolidating them into a centralized Nexus, to counteract the sale and distribution smaller companies often face.”
An overhead view of Microsoft's Silicon
Valley Campus
“The Computer industry is rapidly expanding on all fronts,” said Microsoft's Chief Financial Officer Steve Ballaero in a speech to the students, “companies today are especially focusing on Human capital. You may see corporations merging and buying out one another, but really we are not eliminating workers. Instead, we are consolidating them into a centralized Nexus, to counteract the sale and distribution smaller companies often face.”
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Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 27, 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) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Plum Lovin'. Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's, $16.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 17
3. White Lies. Jayne Ann Krentz. Putnam, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
4. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 10
5. Hannibal Rising. Thomas Harris. Delacorte, $27.95
Last Week: 13; Weeks on List: 7
(MCT)
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
1. Plum Lovin'. Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's, $16.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 17
3. White Lies. Jayne Ann Krentz. Putnam, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
4. Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 10
5. Hannibal Rising. Thomas Harris. Delacorte, $27.95
Last Week: 13; Weeks on List: 7
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Posted by courier at 11:58 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Valentine’s Day is coming up! Come watch your fellow Colts play Singled Out at Colt Court during lunch tomorrow!
Are you looking for LOVE? Come sign up in colt Court during lunch to participate in the Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt!! You’ll win prizes!!!
Boys volleyball tryouts today in the Old gym from 7-10 pm.
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Editor's Note: Each week, the Courier spotlights books recently arrived, or soon to arrive, in the James Logan Media Center.
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It by Al Gore
Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: Rodale Books (May 26, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594865671
ISBN-13: 978-1594865671
From Al Gore: Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly-and has become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the second is a symbol for opportunity. In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and move through it, we first have to recognize that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that our leaders seem not to hear such clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings? Perhaps, but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen. Indeed, when they are responded to, their significance doesnt diminish; it grows.
Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: Rodale Books (May 26, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594865671
ISBN-13: 978-1594865671
From Al Gore: Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly-and has become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the second is a symbol for opportunity. In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and move through it, we first have to recognize that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that our leaders seem not to hear such clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings? Perhaps, but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen. Indeed, when they are responded to, their significance doesnt diminish; it grows.
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Posted by courier at 10:19 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jessica Stewart, Courier Book Editor
Oh the Glory of It All by Sean Wilsey
Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (May 19, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594200513
ISBN-13: 978-1594200519
It also becomes the theme of Sean Wilsey’s memoir, in which it goes from a phrase to express his happiness, to a phrase that expresses the total irony of life. Wilsey comes from a wealthy family in San Francisco that, although seamless on the outside, is full of the shattered pieces of their lives: lies, deceptions, drugs, the desire to be famous, shame, greed, and failure. Although the lives of the Wilseys and Montandons are to this day chronicled in the social column of the local newspaper, their story was never really told, until Sean Wilsey wrote his memoir. It’s the story of the completely dysfunctional family behind the masks. It is a very interesting read, although a little lengthy.
Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (May 19, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594200513
ISBN-13: 978-1594200519
“’Oh the glory of it all’ was something I said when I was alone and things were glorious.”
It also becomes the theme of Sean Wilsey’s memoir, in which it goes from a phrase to express his happiness, to a phrase that expresses the total irony of life. Wilsey comes from a wealthy family in San Francisco that, although seamless on the outside, is full of the shattered pieces of their lives: lies, deceptions, drugs, the desire to be famous, shame, greed, and failure. Although the lives of the Wilseys and Montandons are to this day chronicled in the social column of the local newspaper, their story was never really told, until Sean Wilsey wrote his memoir. It’s the story of the completely dysfunctional family behind the masks. It is a very interesting read, although a little lengthy.
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Posted by courier at 09:57 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Jenna Garard, Courier Staff Writer
Backstage Pass by Gaby Triana
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (June 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060560177
ISBN-13: 978-0060560171
Desert McGraw is a typical teenager, except for the fact that her dad is in one of the biggest rock bands out, Crossfire. She practically lives on the road, and just wants a place she can call "home" and go to a school for a whole year.
The band is losing their popularity, so Desert's mom and dad decide to settle down in Miami to take time off and start on a new record.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (June 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060560177
ISBN-13: 978-0060560171
Desert McGraw is a typical teenager, except for the fact that her dad is in one of the biggest rock bands out, Crossfire. She practically lives on the road, and just wants a place she can call "home" and go to a school for a whole year.
The band is losing their popularity, so Desert's mom and dad decide to settle down in Miami to take time off and start on a new record.
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Posted by courier at 08:55 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Reviewed by Iona Childers, Courier Staff Writer
You Just Don't Understand - Women and Men in Conversation, by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (May 7, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345372050
ISBN-13: 978-0345372055
Dr. Deborah Tannen, a linguistics professor at Georgetown University, offers up a plethora of ways to improve communication between men and women in her book, You Just Don't Understand - Women and Men in Conversation. Some readers might expect her advice to be in the form of a guidebook, complete with rules and step-by-step illustrations. Instead, she decides to offer a lot of different every day scenarios where communication can go awry, and then launches into a discussion on what she believes is the root cause. Here are some highlights and key points of the book:
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (May 7, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345372050
ISBN-13: 978-0345372055
Dr. Deborah Tannen, a linguistics professor at Georgetown University, offers up a plethora of ways to improve communication between men and women in her book, You Just Don't Understand - Women and Men in Conversation. Some readers might expect her advice to be in the form of a guidebook, complete with rules and step-by-step illustrations. Instead, she decides to offer a lot of different every day scenarios where communication can go awry, and then launches into a discussion on what she believes is the root cause. Here are some highlights and key points of the book:
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Reviewed by Dana Llarena, Courier Staff Writer
Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HarperTorch; Reprint edition (September 27, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060584025
ISBN-13: 978-0060584023
Raised under the hood of her father's car, Alexandria "Barney" Barnaby grew up to work in an insurance company instead of working at her father's garage.
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HarperTorch; Reprint edition (September 27, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060584025
ISBN-13: 978-0060584023
"There comes a time in a girl's life when she needs to trade in her mechanic's overalls for a pair of Manolo Blahnik stilettos. Not that I can afford a ot of Manolos, but it's a goal."
Raised under the hood of her father's car, Alexandria "Barney" Barnaby grew up to work in an insurance company instead of working at her father's garage.
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Posted by courier at 07:38 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Come support the boys soccer team tonight in the first round of the Shaughnessy Playoffs! They play at TAK field (Washington High) vs Newark Memorial - kickoff at 5:30.
There’s an Inter Council meeting after school in Room 476 tomorrow. We will discuss ideas for the Unity Fair. All interested students are welcome to come!
Attention all freshman football players and anyone else interested in joining Logan Football! There is a mandatory meeting tomorrow at 3 pm in the Weight Room.
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Posted by courier at 11:08 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
DIDDY KONG RACING DS
For: Nintendo DS
From: Rare/Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Mild Cartoon Violence)
Roughly a billion kart racers have come, gone and been forgotten since "Super Mario Kart" invented the genre more than 14 years ago, with only one — "Diddy Kong Racing" — being good enough and loved enough to endure the tests of both Mario and time.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
For: Nintendo DS
From: Rare/Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Mild Cartoon Violence)
Roughly a billion kart racers have come, gone and been forgotten since "Super Mario Kart" invented the genre more than 14 years ago, with only one — "Diddy Kong Racing" — being good enough and loved enough to endure the tests of both Mario and time.
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Posted by courier at 05:02 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Heather Newman
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
"A screenshot from World of Warcraft:
The Burning Crusade'The "World of Warcraft" PC game is so good it should come with a warning label: Danger! Product inside is habit-forming. Do not take without strictly monitoring the progress of your life in the real, non-virtual world!
The recently released "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" is the extra stream of honey that makes that addictive shot go down smoo-oo-th.
But what is an online world game?
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
"A screenshot from World of Warcraft:
The Burning Crusade'
The recently released "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" is the extra stream of honey that makes that addictive shot go down smoo-oo-th.
But what is an online world game?
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Posted by courier at 04:51 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer
Linda Gray
Jasmeen Banwait/Courier PhotoAfter their first teacher quit just weeks into the school year, and a time with a long term substitute teacher as their instructer, one James Logan sophomore English class has finally got a teacher who expects to teach them for the rest of the year.
Now, Linda Gray teaches sophomore English in room 462. Gray took over for a teacher who quit his job within a few weeks of this first semester. For a short period of time, he was replaced by a substitute teacher, Logan Alumnus and former Courier Editor Jeff Coker temporarily.
Linda Gray
Jasmeen Banwait/Courier Photo
Now, Linda Gray teaches sophomore English in room 462. Gray took over for a teacher who quit his job within a few weeks of this first semester. For a short period of time, he was replaced by a substitute teacher, Logan Alumnus and former Courier Editor Jeff Coker temporarily.
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By Jezza Pimentel, Courier Sports Editor
A lot has changed for Logan's boys varsity soccer team over the last two weeks. They were able to beat Washington, and took possession of first place in the Mission Valley Athletic League.
The win was important for the Colts; they needed to stay in first place to be able to host the MVAL playoffs. Everything was going according to plan, till they played Mission San Jose last Wednesday. Logan lost to MSJ 3-2, which put them back in second place.
The win was important for the Colts; they needed to stay in first place to be able to host the MVAL playoffs. Everything was going according to plan, till they played Mission San Jose last Wednesday. Logan lost to MSJ 3-2, which put them back in second place.
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By Heather Newman
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
Online games such as the World of
Warcraft have their own vernacular.Online world video games carry their own abbreviations, slang and shorthand for communicating what's going on.
You don't need to know them to get through the game, but using them lets other players know you're familiar with the genre. Here are some specific terms to get you started:
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
Online games such as the World of
Warcraft have their own vernacular.
You don't need to know them to get through the game, but using them lets other players know you're familiar with the genre. Here are some specific terms to get you started:
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Posted by courier at 07:43 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Monday, February 05, 2007
By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
Center Hunter Hayden helped the Colts
disappoint Huskies fans in their house.
Christina La/ Courier photoThe Colts' varsity boys basketball team played one of the most exhilarating games in the Mission Valley Athletic League this year, beating the Huskies in double overtime at Washington High School in Fremont Friday.
From the beginning to the end the intensity never left the court. Both teams knew that it was going to be competitive, but by the end of the night, the Colts were able to call themselves victors.
"It was team effort, we never gave up on each other," said Logan's center Hunter Hayden.
Center Hunter Hayden helped the Colts
disappoint Huskies fans in their house.
Christina La/ Courier photo
From the beginning to the end the intensity never left the court. Both teams knew that it was going to be competitive, but by the end of the night, the Colts were able to call themselves victors.
"It was team effort, we never gave up on each other," said Logan's center Hunter Hayden.
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Boys volleyball tryouts in the Old Gym today from 6-8 pm. Be sure to have all your paperwork done.
Come support the boys soccer team in the first round of Shaughnessy playoffs tomorrow evening. They play Newark Memorial at TAK Field. Kickoff at 5:30.
Attention all freshman football players and anyone else interested in joining Logan Football! There is a mandatory meeting this Thursday at 3 pm in the Weight Room.
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Posted by courier at 10:07 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Saturday, February 03, 2007
By Tom Hundley
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
The latest plot stirred memories of the 2004 murder of
Ken Bigley, a 62-year-old Liverpool engineer taken hostage
in Iraq and killed by militants. This image was captured
from video released on the internet by the murderers.LONDON — A predawn raid by police in the West Midlands city of Birmingham netted eight suspects who, according to news reports, were plotting to kidnap a British Muslim soldier and broadcast his torture and execution — possibly live — on the Internet.
A ninth suspect was arrested later Wednesday.
Police declined to confirm the details of the alleged plot but they said it was in the advanced stages of planning.
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
The latest plot stirred memories of the 2004 murder of
Ken Bigley, a 62-year-old Liverpool engineer taken hostage
in Iraq and killed by militants. This image was captured
from video released on the internet by the murderers.
A ninth suspect was arrested later Wednesday.
Police declined to confirm the details of the alleged plot but they said it was in the advanced stages of planning.
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By Dave Montgomery
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
The standard corrugated steel plate
border fence pitches down into a canyon
and then up the other side.
U.S. Border Patrol photoWASHINGTON —Are they mistreated heroes or rogue lawmen?
That question is at the heart of a nationwide uproar over Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, who are beginning decade-long sentences in federal prison for the non-fatal shooting of a suspected drug smuggler, who was given immunity to testify against them.
Scores of Republican lawmakers, and thousands of grassroots petitioners, have besieged President Bush with demands that the agents be granted an immediate pardon. But to federal prosecutor Johnny Sutton and his defenders, the two Texas-based agents abridged the public trust by attempting to cover up an unauthorized shooting and must face the consequences.
"Prosecutors take cases as they come. We don't get to choose the facts and we don't get to choose the witnesses," the San Antonio-based U.S. attorney said in a telephone interview Wednesday. "We hate the thought of having to prosecute law enforcement because those are the people we work with every day. But nobody is above the law."
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
The standard corrugated steel plate
border fence pitches down into a canyon
and then up the other side.
U.S. Border Patrol photo
That question is at the heart of a nationwide uproar over Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, who are beginning decade-long sentences in federal prison for the non-fatal shooting of a suspected drug smuggler, who was given immunity to testify against them.
Scores of Republican lawmakers, and thousands of grassroots petitioners, have besieged President Bush with demands that the agents be granted an immediate pardon. But to federal prosecutor Johnny Sutton and his defenders, the two Texas-based agents abridged the public trust by attempting to cover up an unauthorized shooting and must face the consequences.
"Prosecutors take cases as they come. We don't get to choose the facts and we don't get to choose the witnesses," the San Antonio-based U.S. attorney said in a telephone interview Wednesday. "We hate the thought of having to prosecute law enforcement because those are the people we work with every day. But nobody is above the law."
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Friday, February 02, 2007
By Fermin Sierra, Courier Staff Writer
Only four of twenty-three cars
parked in one section the staff
parking area had any sort of
parking permit displayed on Friday.
Two cars displayed student parking
passes. Courier photoThieves! Charlatans! Rapists of humanity and morality! Now that I have had time to vent a little, I’m free to get the story off of my chest. As most of you have noticed, since the beginning of the New Year, the powers that be at James Logan have been enforcing a policy which requires students who drive to school to possess a permit to the school parking lot.
While is not much of a story, or that big of a deal in general (though the pass does cost five dollars), it turns out that some people have found it difficult to follow the rules. These criminals, these unsightly pimples on the face of authority have decided that the rules just aren’t good enough for them.
Only four of twenty-three cars
parked in one section the staff
parking area had any sort of
parking permit displayed on Friday.
Two cars displayed student parking
passes. Courier photo
While is not much of a story, or that big of a deal in general (though the pass does cost five dollars), it turns out that some people have found it difficult to follow the rules. These criminals, these unsightly pimples on the face of authority have decided that the rules just aren’t good enough for them.
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Attention all freshman football players and anyone else interested in joining Logan Football! There is a mandatory meeting this Thursday at 3 pm in the Weight Room.
Want to win a date with Cat Start? Colin Malcolm? CJ Samonte or Julian Monsalud? Sign up at lunch in Colt Court by Feb. 7, to play Singled Out on February 9.
There is an Inter Council meeting after school in Room 476 on Feb. 8. We will discuss ideas for the Unity Fair. all interested students are welcome to come!!
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Posted by courier at 09:47 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
"Catch a Fire" (PG-13, 2006, Universal)
It's 1980, and the first cracks in the Apartheid rule against black South Africans have begun to form. But while soccer coach, power plant foreman and family man Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) has nothing to do with the explosion that shook his plant, he does have a skeleton in his closet. That secret is enough to raise the eyebrows of cop Nic Vos (Tim Robbins), who makes it brutally clear that Chamusso's claims of innocence are falling on deaf ears until further notice. In a year full of structurally similar films about events taking place today, "Catch a Fire" didn't receive the attention it deserved for exploring what, as far as most people assume, is yesterday's issue. That's too bad: Not only is "Fire" a thrilling and refreshingly human-powered film, but it's also based on a true story — and one with surprisingly strong parallels to today's headlines. Bonnie Mbuli and Sithembiso Khumalo also star.
Extras: Director/cast commentary, deleted scenes.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
It's 1980, and the first cracks in the Apartheid rule against black South Africans have begun to form. But while soccer coach, power plant foreman and family man Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) has nothing to do with the explosion that shook his plant, he does have a skeleton in his closet. That secret is enough to raise the eyebrows of cop Nic Vos (Tim Robbins), who makes it brutally clear that Chamusso's claims of innocence are falling on deaf ears until further notice. In a year full of structurally similar films about events taking place today, "Catch a Fire" didn't receive the attention it deserved for exploring what, as far as most people assume, is yesterday's issue. That's too bad: Not only is "Fire" a thrilling and refreshingly human-powered film, but it's also based on a true story — and one with surprisingly strong parallels to today's headlines. Bonnie Mbuli and Sithembiso Khumalo also star.
Extras: Director/cast commentary, deleted scenes.
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Posted by courier at 07:27 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Edwin Garcia
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblyman Joe Coto has a provocative proposal to increase voter participation among young people: He wants to require high school students to register to vote before they can receive a diploma.
If his measure becomes law, graduating seniors beginning with the class of 2010 who meet the state's criteria to become voters — be 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, for example — would be required to submit proof of registration to the school.
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
If his measure becomes law, graduating seniors beginning with the class of 2010 who meet the state's criteria to become voters — be 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, for example — would be required to submit proof of registration to the school.
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
There is a boys volleyball meeting today after school in the Spot. Come find out about tryouts starting Monday, 2/5.
Any girls interested in playing softball - tryouts are Monday, 2/5 at 3 pm on the Softball Field. Must have a physical to tryout.
Boys tennis tryouts are Monday, 2/5, after school at the Tennis Courts. Be dressed and ready to play. Freshman boys are encouraged to come and try out.
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Posted by courier at 11:16 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
By Jim Farber
New York Daily News (MCT)
Most of them haven't even released their first albums yet &8212#; not in this country, anyway. But that hasn't stopped the world's early adapters from murmuring their names with awe. Below we bring you those singers and musicians, poised to splash down on our shores, each graced and cursed with the charge of advance buzz. Consider them music's new faces of `07.
THE VIEW
Album: "Hats Off to Buskers"
Release date: March 13
Sound: Brisk and catchy snot-nosed punk-pop, fired by the singer's blatant Scottish brogue. Even their ballads have kick as well as melodic flair.
Background: The four high-spirited lads (average age: 18) grew up in Dundee, Scotland, where they played Sex Pistols and Squeeze covers. Their own songs land in the garage-punk zone of the Undertones or Libertines (they were signed by the same guy who discovered that scrappy band).
Prognosis: If the world comes to its senses, the View will become the Arctic Monkeys of `07.
New York Daily News (MCT)
Most of them haven't even released their first albums yet &8212#; not in this country, anyway. But that hasn't stopped the world's early adapters from murmuring their names with awe. Below we bring you those singers and musicians, poised to splash down on our shores, each graced and cursed with the charge of advance buzz. Consider them music's new faces of `07.
Album: "Hats Off to Buskers"
Release date: March 13
Sound: Brisk and catchy snot-nosed punk-pop, fired by the singer's blatant Scottish brogue. Even their ballads have kick as well as melodic flair.
Background: The four high-spirited lads (average age: 18) grew up in Dundee, Scotland, where they played Sex Pistols and Squeeze covers. Their own songs land in the garage-punk zone of the Undertones or Libertines (they were signed by the same guy who discovered that scrappy band).
Prognosis: If the world comes to its senses, the View will become the Arctic Monkeys of `07.
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Posted by courier at 08:27 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
The Courier will host a
Fall Out Boy "listening party,"
and give away free swag from
Fall Out Boy. Stay tuned for details.Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Jan. 30:
1. "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race," Fall Out Boy
2. "It's Not Over," Daughtry
3. "Say It Right," Nelly Furtado
4. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
5. "Her (In Your Arms)," Hellogoodbye
6. "Irreplaceable," Beyonce
7. "Fergalicious," Fergie
8. "Suddenly I See," KT Tunstall
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "Push It to the Limit," Corbin Bleu
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For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
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Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
The Courier will host a
Fall Out Boy "listening party,"
and give away free swag from
Fall Out Boy. Stay tuned for details.
1. "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race," Fall Out Boy
2. "It's Not Over," Daughtry
3. "Say It Right," Nelly Furtado
4. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
5. "Her (In Your Arms)," Hellogoodbye
6. "Irreplaceable," Beyonce
7. "Fergalicious," Fergie
8. "Suddenly I See," KT Tunstall
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "Push It to the Limit," Corbin Bleu
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For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
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Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Posted by courier at 08:17 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Chris Daughtry was a fan-favorite in American Idol last season, as many even speculated that he could be the next winner until his rocker style, for whatever reason, did not work for him on the May, and he was voted off. Shocked to leave, Daughtry had to say goodbye to Elliott Yamin, Katharine McPhee, and winner Taylor Hicks.
Fast-forward to about seven months later, when he released his debut album, Daughtry, with his band on November 21, 2006. That album was #1 last week and shattered records.
Fast-forward to about seven months later, when he released his debut album, Daughtry, with his band on November 21, 2006. That album was #1 last week and shattered records.
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