The James Logan Courier

By Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

WASHINGTON &$8212; A United Nations Security Council committee put three Pakistani leaders of the group Lashkar-e-Taiba and a Saudi operative on a terrorist watch list Wednesday as new evidence surfaced that the group blamed for the Mumbai attacks has expanded its activities and its fundraising well beyond South Asia.

A U.N. document obtained by McClatchy Newspapers said that LeT has sent operatives to attack U.S. troops in Iraq, established a branch in Saudi Arabia and been raising funds in Europe. The group may also have received money from al-Qaida, suggesting that it has close ties with Osama bin Laden's terrorist network based along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the document said.

By Louis R. Carlozo
Chicago Tribune (MCT)

So you chug-a-lugged some spiked egg nog, passed out and had nightmares of hearing "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" for the gajillionth time. Then ... you got lost in a megamall, only to be mauled by a gaudy Mannheim Steamroller.

Afraid this could happen to you? Well, take heart — and don't leave your holiday music in the hands of deejays, in-laws and other evil elves who serve you the sonic equivalent of brick-hard fruitcake.

Here are 25 songs for a holiday playlist. Burn a mix of these tunes and consider wrapping up the CD as a thoughtful hostess gift or stocking stuffer.

1) "Monsters' Holiday," Bobby "Boris" Pickett
What's to love: This 1962 sequel to "Monster Mash" is a bit more sublime but even more fun. Song ends with Igor going ape over St. Nick: "Ooooooh, Santa GOOOOOOD!" Scary Christmas!

LUNCH
Check out the new menu items in “Creations.” Today is the Salsa Bar!


MISCELLANEOUS
ASVAB scores are back. There will be an interpretive meeting on Monday at 2:15 in the Spot. Pink passes will be sent out Monday during 1st, 2nd & 3rd periods.

ACTIVITY
Mark your calendars for the Winter Ball on Friday, January 9, 2009. Presale tickets will be sold for $10 ($8 with ASB sticker) in Colt Court beginning this Monday. Guest pass forms will also be available on Monday in Room 67 or in Colt Court during lunch.

By Mia Tungol, Courier Staff Writer

This Friday, Logan's Improv team will be competing against another school at home for the very first time. They will be competing against Hollister's San Benito High School. To prepare for this, both Improv teams met on Saturday for a workshop in order to set the standards for Friday's competition, set to begin at 7 p.m. in the Little Theatre.

Improv is an after-school activity in which a group of diverse people come together in hopes of entertaining others and making the audience laugh. This year, the captain is Efren Gonsalez, the co-captain is Joseph Rodriguez, and the manager is Jamie Maxfield. There is no script, and everything is made up on the spot. The only times when their performance was not made up on the spot would be when the team would ask for suggestions.

For wikipedia:
Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.

Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children. He was encouraged to study piano by his mother. He finally began studying the piano at age 13 and within two years, music had become the focal point in his life. His early influences included Bud Powell, a Philadelphia neighbor. Among many other things, Tyner's playing can be distinguished by a low bass left hand, in which he tends to raise his arm relatively high above the keyboard for an emphatic attack, creating at times a veritable tsunami of sound[vague]. Tyner's unique right hand soloing is recognizable for a detached, or staccato quality, and descending arpeggios, both of a triadic shape and in other patterns. His unique approach to chord voicing (most characteristically by fourths) has influenced a wide array of contemporary jazz pianists.

Visit McCoy Tyner's website.