This is the archive for February 2009
By Stephen Magagnini
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 1,000 Sikhs are expected at funeral services Saturday for the Rev. Wadahawa Singh Gill, the longtime spiritual leader of Northern California's Sikh community.
Mr. Gill died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia weeks before his 88th birthday. He was deeply beloved by the roughly 100,000 Sikhs in the Sacramento region and beyond as a wise, calming influence in the face of conflict and misunderstanding.
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By Jenelle Gallardo, Courier Staff Writer
Do you find yourself asking, "Where's a good place to get some frozen yogurt around here"?
To find some, I had to travel outside of the Union City area and then some and stumbled upon this slightly new place named Orange Tree inside New Park Mall in Newark. Though the parking is scarce and the walk is a doozy for these hard times, Orange Tree's frozen yogurt is a treat you can't beat whether it's hot or cold outside.
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Courier Staff Report
Students and others who want to participate in Union City's upcoming 50th Anniversary Parade can attend a workshop tomorrow to learn how to build a float for the parade.
The semicentennial parade is set for May 16.
The free workshop that is open to all potential float builders.
Posted by courier at 09:13 AM. Filed under: News
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Come to the Pavilion today during lunch and meet with ROP and other elective class teachers and students to check out the possibilities before pre-reg.
2 New Community Service opportunities available. Union City Little League Baseball and Free the Trees both need volunteers. Pick up flyers in the Career Center.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Second-graders at Kitayama Elementary School soon will have backpacks full of children’s literature to bring home and share with their parents, thanks to the generosity of Board of Education member Kevin Harper.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Two Searles Elementary School teachers are featured on a television news report about how California’s budget crisis is affecting pubic education.
First-grade teacher Sara Husokowski and music teacher Robin Gwinner walked around the Searles neighborhood, knocking on doors and speaking to residents about how the crisis is affecting the New Haven Unified School District. The District, forced by the state to make $7 million in budget reductions last year, had to cut another $4 million this year and is looking at an additional $5.9 million in cuts over the next two years.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
As school officials throughout California seek to clarify how last week’s changes to the state budget will further impact local revenues, the New Haven Unified School District announced today that the Board of Education meeting scheduled for next Tuesday (March 3) has been postponed until Tuesday, March 10.
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Keeping You a Secret
by Julie Anne Peters
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
(May 7, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316702757
ISBN-13: 978-0316702751
First time I saw her was in the mirror on my locker door. I'd kicked my swim gear onto the bottom shelf and was reaching to the top for my calc book when she opened her locker across the hall. She had a streaked blond ponytail dangling out the back of her baseball cap. Great. Now I was obligated to rag on her for violating the new dress code. Forget it, I decided. My vote — the only dissenting one in the whole student council — still counted. With me, anyway. People could come to school buck naked for all I cared. It wasn't about clothes. We slammed our lockers in unison and turned. Her eyes met mine. "Hi," she said, smiling. My stomach fluttered. "Hi," I answered automatically. She was new. Had to be. I would've noticed her. She sauntered away, but not before I caught a glimpse of her T-shirt. It said: IMRU? Am I what? She glanced back over her shoulder, the way you do when you know someone's watching. That's when it registered — the rainbow triangle below the message. My eyes dropped. Kept her in sight, though, as she disappeared around the corner
Acclaimed Julie Anne Peters has written her first book centered on a lesbian couple. Julie Anne Peters also happens to be a lesbian as well.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Come to the ROP Faire on Friday during both lunches in the Pavilion.
2 New Community Service opportunities available. Union City Little League Baseball and Free the Trees both need volunteers. Pick up flyers in the Career Center.
Juniors and Seniors: Powder Puff is coming up on April 3rd! Applications for female players and male cheerleaders are available in Room 67. Permission slips are due back to Room 67 by Monday, March 2, at 3:45 p.m. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled competition between the Juniors and Seniors!
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By Cary Darling
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
If every dog has its day, then every "Slumdog" has its night.
"Slumdog Millionaire," the tale of a poor, gangly Mumbai boy who ends up winning big on a game show, lived up to its rags-to-raja storyline at Sunday night's 81st Academy Awards at Los Angeles' Kodak Theater. It snagged eight awards, including the honors for Best Picture.
The little movie with no big names zipped by such star vehicles as "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" with Brad Pitt, "The Reader" featuring Kate Winslet, "Milk" starring Sean Penn, and "Frost/Nixon" with Frank Langella.
Posted by courier at 09:23 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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South Fork of Feather River
on February 3. Note the small
amount of water in the riverbed.
Ca. Department of Water Resources photo
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It's been nice. But not enough.
The heavy rains of the past few weeks didn't end the drought. And for the first time in 18 years, mandatory summertime water rationing is all but certain for Silicon Valley.
On Friday, the federal government announced that water levels at major reservoirs across Northern California are still so low that cities — from San Jose to Los Angeles — that receive water from San Francisco Bay's delta should only expect 50 percent of the water this summer that they are contracted to receive.
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By Dan Gallagher
MarketWatch (MCT)
SAN FRANCISCO — After enjoying a banner year in 2008 despite the slowing economy, the video game industry may find the coming year to be more of a challenge.
The mounting recession along with a lack of big blockbuster titles in the pipeline is expected to weigh on the sector in 2009. And while no one is predicting a major downturn in what many analysts consider to be a recession-resistant business, tough comparisons with the prior year and rising development expenses are expected to put more squeeze on game makers — several of whom are already coping with their own internal issues.
"Any year that you don't have a 'Grand Theft Auto' or a 'Halo,' you're going to get a cautious outlook," said Michael Pachter, video game analyst for Wedbush Morgan.
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By Rohan Kumar, Courier Staff Writer
Ensemble Studios, one of the most successful video game publishers known for there online video game success Age of empires, are at it again. Ensemble Studios latest game
Halo Wars is set to be released for Xbox 360 on March 3,2009. Halo is traditionally a first person shooter, but
Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game like
Command and Conquer. Real-time strategy games allow you to control whole armies of men and direct them in battle.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
On April 26th, Hayward Adult School will be hosting the 16th Annual Ukulele Festival for which they need volunteers. The festival itself is a one-day event, but they need volunteers for 2 days, Saturday and Sunday. If you would like to help out, come to the Career Center to pick up a blue flyer. Or if you just want to go and have a fun day, you too should pick up the blue flyer.
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Tenchu: Shadow Assassins
For: Nintendo Wii
From: Acquire/From/Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood,
suggestive themes, violence)
It's reset button time again for Tenchu, the stealthy ninja whose recent adventures have been something of a technical mess.
With "Tenchu: Shadow Assassins," the series returns to the arms of the developers who originally created it. That's the good news. The slightly baffling, not-so-good news? It appears exclusively on the console least capable of handling its fickle approach to stealth gameplay.
For those unfamiliar, "Tenchu" takes the complete opposite tack of most ninja games. Rather than carve your way through whole armies, you're lurking in the dark, traipsing from point to point and avoiding enemy contact whenever possible. You're capable of performing kills on unsuspecting enemies whose backs are turned, but if one of them sneaks a conscious glance at you and you aren't equipped with the right weaponry, you're dead to rights.
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By Alejandro Samaniego and Jamey Padojino, Courier Staff Writers
Earlier in the year John Rodriguez, House Principal for 11th graders, was hit by a car during a Logan school day. He has recently returned to work after surgery on his knee and months of rehabilitation.
"I have been doing pretty well, I am just really happy to be back. I mostly want to thank everyone, because I really appreciated the flowers, cards, and e-mails. I just want people to know how important they were, because they helped me get through the bad days," Rodriguez said.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
2 New Community Service opportunities available. Union City Little League Baseball and Free the Trees both need volunteers. Pick up flyers in the Career Center.
Juniors and Seniors: Powder Puff is coming up on April 3rd! Applications for female players and male cheerleaders are available in Room 67. Permission slips are due back to Room 67 by Monday, March 2, at 3:45 p.m. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled competition between the Juniors and Seniors!
On Thursday, February 26 @ 6 p.m. in the Little Theater, Logan will host the 4th Annual ROP Multimedia Fest. Come vote for your favorite video, photo, or graphic art piece. Tickets are $5.
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By Matthew Brandeburg
Young Money Magazine (MCT)
Today it's not uncommon for college graduates to owe $50,000, $100,000 or even $150,000 in student loans upon graduating. Unfortunately, it's commonplace given the escalating costs of tuition and students taking more than four years to complete their education.
Students loans are the necessary price to pay for opportunities and the possibility of career advancement. But be warned, once you assume these loans it becomes your responsibility to manage them effectively and "do your homework."
Posted by courier at 09:11 AM. Filed under: Your Money
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By Idrees Najibi, Courier Daily Editor
For those of you who do not know, Credit Recovery is a program that was created to help bring aid to those high school seniors who have fallen short on the number of credits they need to graduate from high school.
Unfortunately, this program is no longer available on the James Logan Campus.
Why is this so?
According Jessica Lange, the Intervention Specialist of Credit Recovery here at Logan, “We are unable to fund it with all the budget cuts. But it is available through the adult school at both Cabello and Decoto sites.”
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Tuesday's Schedule
LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
On Thursday, February 26 @ 6 p.m. in the Little Theater, Logan will host the 4th Annual ROP Multimedia Fest. Come vote for your favorite video, photo, or graphic art piece. Tickets are $5.
Were you signed up for CogAT testing and missed the verbal or math sessions? Make-ups for these exams will be held 2nd period on Wednesday, February 25th, in the Spot. Passes will be provided for students in their 2nd period classes.
10th Graders – Please do not forget to pick up your 10th grade planning form from the planning conference with Mr. Huertas.
Teachers, Students & Staff: For sales of P.E. Clothing, BART tickets and to obtain a book locker, please observe the following hours: Before school 7:30 to 8:30, break 10:40 – 10:50 and 4th period lunch 11:45 – 12:30. See Carol Whitaker in the front office.
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A stickleback illustration in a
stamp from the Faroe Islands.
wikipedia graphic
The Seattle Times (MCT)
SEATTLE — In his voluminous writings, Charles Darwin made only brief mention of a little fish called the stickleback.
The great naturalist was grappling with the question of how animals select mates, and male sticklebacks were a case in point: They construct nests of sand and weeds, attack rivals and dance feverishly to lure females.
But 200 years after Darwin's birth, the stickleback has become an unlikely superstar of evolutionary science.
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By Suzanne Wu, Courier Staff Writer
Aberdeen Cafe
46831 Warm Springs Blvd
Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 659-0888
A family-oriented Hong Kong style restaurant, Aberdeen Cafe is an excellent pick for those who enjoy Hong Kong Style Chinese fare. Located in Warm Springs, Fremont, the cafe is popular for its array of rice dishes, congee (porridge), and noodles. Providing for an aesthetically pleasing atmosphere, the Cafe is a hot spot for families with children of all ages. On a recent visit to the cafe, my family and I waited a short ten-minute wait, seeing as though it was a Saturday afternoon, the wait time was not absurdly long.
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By Jenelle Gallardo, Courier Daily Editor
Located deep between the nooks and crannies of Alameda is an authentic, cozy, Mexican restaurant called Acapulco.
Since 1953, Acapulco, owned by the Quintero family, has been catering delicious home-recipes for over 50 years. What could be mistaken for a tavern or your grandmother's house is a restaurant teaming with life, culture, family, and food.
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By Jessika Robinson, Courier Staff Writer
It is a commonly believed beauty myth that brushing your hair 100 times will make it softer. This myth is said to have originated from the ancient Chinese.
In earlier times people, did not wash their hair nearly as much as we do now. Back then women wanted to brush their hair 100 times to distribute the scalps natural oil in order to keep the ends from drying out.
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By Jamey Padojino,
Courier Daily Editor
Chabot and Ohlone Colleges gave seniors presentations Tuesday and Wednesday featuring representatives from the two colleges, one being a transfer advisor, who helped seniors arrange their plans to take courses set-up to meet the requirements of a specific college.
Although representatives were from local community colleges, they also touched key points regarding four-year universities, such as costs and steps to financial aid.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Leisure Services is looking for volunteers to help with 2 upcoming events. Their 5k Fun Run & Walk and the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Pick up a lavender flyer in the Career Center.
Were you signed up for CogAT testing and missed the verbal or math sessions? Make-ups for these exams will be held 2nd period on Wednesday, February 25th, in the Spot. Passes will be provided for students in their 2nd period classes.
Posted by courier at 10:29 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Daniel Song of Dennis
is Dead (flickr photo)
Former four Logan students, Michael Hefferman, Ray Casarez, and Daniel Song, have collaborated together since 2002 to create Dennis is Dead, a heavy-metal band.
Inspired by bands such as Green Day, and Blink 182, Hefferman and Song taught themselves how to play their instruments. The two, plus other friends that share the same love for music, came together in seventh grade and created Dennis is Dead. Casarez later brought his guitar skills to the band .
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By Jenelle Gallardo, Courier Daily Editor
One of the most successful bands emerging from last year is New York's very own, Vampire Weekend. Forming in 2006,
Vampire Weekend is made up of Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio, and Christopher Tomson. Headlining indie rock festivals, concerts, and shows of their own they have made their way to to the top. Scoring MTV music spots and movie soundtracks, this ivy league band is not only the favorites of east coast college students but for many different age groups all around the world.
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By Colin Covert
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)
Could this be the year that predicting the Oscars went from sheer guesswork to statistical science?
Nate Silver, the prodigy of prognostication whose FiveThirtyEight Web site called the 2008 elections with uncanny precision, has turned his algorithms on tonight's Academy Awards broadcast.
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By Rafer Guzman
Newsday (MCT)
Hate it or love it, the underdog is on top.
Not long ago, the movie to beat at this year's Oscars seemed to be "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a big-budget, sentimental saga with marquee names like Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Its closest competition came from somber historical dramas like "Milk," "Frost/Nixon" and "The Reader." And many observers wondered whether "The Dark Knight," a blockbuster anchored by Heath Ledger's final, bravura performance as The Joker, might nab some major awards.
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Carl Wilkens
wikipedia photo
Last Tuesday Pastor Carl Wilkens visited Logan to speak to students about his experiences in Rwanda during the genocide. He was the only American who chose to remain when the American Embassy was evacuating everybody.
Carl has been visiting schools, colleges, churches and civic groups over the past five years. He wants to tell his story to people and get them passionate about the topic. He especially wants to tell his story to high school and college students, who he says are the most passionate people in the world when it comes to bringing about change.
Posted by courier at 08:33 AM. Filed under: News
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Simon Silva
photo courtesy Simon Silva,
Courier Staff Writer
Renowned artist Simon Silva gave a presentation to students in the Upward Bound Trio Program Feb. 7 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Fremont. As a student in the Upward Bound Program, I was lucky enough to attend this event. Upward Bound, in general, takes low income families and helps students grades in high school and get into college.
Going into the presentation I thought it was going to be boring and my clothes were going to get dirty, but I was way wrong. When I arrived to the room I saw my fellow students watching old America's Funniest Home Videos programs, and I thought to myself this is going to be interesting.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Teachers, Students & Staff: For sales of P.E. Clothing, BART tickets and to obtain a book locker, please observe the following hours: Before school 7:30 to 8:30, break 10:40 – 10:50 and 4th period lunch 11:45 – 12:30.
On Thursday, Feb. 26 @ 6 p.m. in the Little Theater, Logan will host the 4th annual ROP Multimedia Fest. Come vote for your favorite video, photo, or graphic art piece. Tickets are $5.
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By Chad Brady, Courier Daily Editor
Coraline is the first in what is sure to be a long string of animated children’s movies for 2009. But while most of these movies are computer animated and aim to copy the style of movies such as
Shrek and
Kung Fu Panda, Coraline is more dark and offbeat.
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Venezualan President
Hugo Chavez
wikipedia photo
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez won a major victory Sunday when Venezuelans lifted term limits, permitting him to run for re-election in 2012 and perhaps beyond.
Chavez's measure won 54.3 percent of the vote, according to the national election board.
Televised images showed Chavez supporters celebrating while fireworks boomed in the Caracas sky.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Forced to deal with the local impact of California’s financial crisis even through the Legislature still can’t agree on a state budget, the Board of Education on Tuesday night accepted a recommendation for $5.9 million in reductions in the District’s proposed budgets for 2009-10 and 2010-11.
As school districts throughout the state wait for the Legislature to act on Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal, which includes another huge cut to public education, New Haven has been forced to adjust its budget to account for the loss of $4 million in the current school year, $1.7 million in 2009-10 and $2.2 million in 2010-11 - on top of a $7 million hit last year.
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By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
Logan wrestling barely lost to De La Salle in the NCS Duals tournament last weekend. Logan, which has never won a duals title, was
so close Saturday, but ended up losing 39-31.
Logan, the number two seed, started the day against San Leandro High School, where they won every match and moved onto the next round against Castro Valley High School. Logan started the dual by winning the first eight matches leading 44-0. They ended up losing the next two matches, at the 145 and 152-weight class, but rebounded to win every match after. Logan defeated Castro Valley 61-9 and moved to the final round, where they faced the number 1 seed, De La Salle.
Posted by courier at 09:13 AM. Filed under: Sports
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Night Smoke by Nora Roberts
Hardcover: 323 pages
Publisher: Thorndike Press (February 2, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786282193
ISBN-13: 978-0786282197,
Courier Editor-in-Chief
“She stood apart from the rest, staring straight ahead while the light wind teased her honey blond hair out of its fancy twist. Expensive shoes, Ry noted, of supple midnight leather, as out of place in this part of town as her velvet coat and fancy face.”
Unfortunately, Ry cannot see past Natalie’s obvious wealth, and it slowly eats away at their relationship. Night Smoke is an interesting novel with fascinating characters and an exciting plot. I couldn’t put it down. While this is one of Roberts’ older novels, I believe it is one of the best.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Congratulations to the Varsity Wrestling Team for placing 2nd at the NCS Team Dual Championships. The Colts defeated San Leandro 77-0 and Castro Valley 55-9, before losing in the finals to DeLaSalle, 39-31. Good luck at league on Saturday!
Concerned about how the State budget crisis is affecting our school and you? Come share your concerns and questions with District administrators at a student forum on Thursday, February 19th, after school in the Media Center Reference Room.
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By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Staff Writer
On of the longest debates in the tech world is between which computer platform is superior: Windows or Mac? Mac fans usually attack Windows fans with the virtually zero danger of virus infections in Macs. PC lovers retaliate with claims of system personalization and wider array of programs available.
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By Jericho Faustino, Courier Daily Editor
Action gamers are sure in for a treat with the upcoming game,
Prototype, set to come in June of 2009.
Prototype is a sandbox style of game in development by Radical Entertainment. One of the main themes in Prototype is the ¡disguise and destroy¢ concept which is tied in the protagonist¢s enemy-consuming and shapeshifting powers. The player is able to consume the bodies of those he has beaten and killed, giving access to their memories, their shape and their abilities. The player not only can shape himself into his enemies, but he can shape himself into forms that are specialized for attack, defense or sensory enhancement.
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"Retro Game Challenge"
For: Nintendo DS
From: Namco Bandai/XSEED Games
ESRB Rating: Everyone (alcohol reference,
mild fantasy violence, mild language)
The Nintendo DS has its share of real classic game compilations, and now it can lay claim to hosting perhaps the best fake classic game compilation as well.
"Retro Game Challenge's" premise is ingenious: A grown man, frustrated by the complexity of today's games, has sent your more skilled self back in time to complete a series of challenges from his favorite childhood games.
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By Steve Wiegand and Dan Smith
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators trudged toward the end of a second day of trying to close a $40-billion hole in the state's budget Sunday, still one vote Republican vote short of approving a package that contains $14.3 billion in tax increases.
State Sen. Abel Maldonado, a moderate Republican from Santa Maria, indicated in an interview with The Sacramento Bee that he was willing to consider casting the decisive vote if he was satisfied with the final version of the tax proposal.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education of the New Haven Unified School District, forced to deal with the local impact of California’s financial crisis, will be asked tonight to accept a recommendation for $5.9 million in reductions in the proposed budgets for 2009-10 and 2010-11 – on top of $4 million in cuts and internal borrowing for the current budget recommended earlier this month, and on top of $7 million in cuts made last year.
“When you consider the compound effect that the reductions we’re recommending now will have in future years, the cumulative impact of these cuts will be $17.6 million,” Superintendent Kari McVeigh said, “and that’s not including the $7 million from last year.”
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Danny Kluthe, of Dodge, Nebraska,
walks across his hog manure digester,
which generates 80kwH of electricity
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/MCT)
DODGE, Neb. — Where others see simply manure, Danny Kluthe smells money.
Long before President Barack Obama promised the country that "we will harness the sun and the winds and the soil," Kluthe already had yoked the power of pig poop.
Manure from his hogs drains as a slurry into a giant vat. It is stirred and warmed. A virtually odorless liquid — ideal for fertilizing surrounding fields that, in turn, feed more pigs — emerges from the giant digester.
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By Byron Asher
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Obama administration has begun to indicate that it's willing to reconsider the Bush administration's push to deploy a ballistic missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland — if Russia helps curb Iran's push to develop nuclear weapons.
Echoing Vice President Joe Biden, who said the new administration wants to push a "reset button" on U.S.-Russia relations, Undersecretary of State William Burns told the Interfax news agency in Moscow last week that, "The United States is quite open to the possibility of new forms of cooperation" with Moscow on missile defense, Iran and "the whole range of security issues with Russia." His remarks are posted on the Interfax Web site.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
19th Annual Sabor Latino Dance is 2/28. Advance tickets are $6, $9 at the door. D.J. will play Latin and English music. Fundraiser for Ballet Folklorico. For more information see Mr. Huertas in the Counseling Office.
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao,
Courier Daily Editor
Love, Love, Love by Lorisa Salvatin,
Courier Staff Artist
Pictures and a Poem by Suzanne Wu and Alejandro Samaniego,
Courier Staff Writers
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Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 ?– February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.
Childhood and Chicago
Nathaniel Adam Coles was born in Montgomery, Alabama. His birth date, according to the World Almanac, was on St. Patrick's Day in 1919. Other sources had his birth date in 1917. His father was a butcher and a deacon in the Baptist church. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois while he was still a child. There, his father became a minister; Nat's mother Perlina was the church organist. Nat learned to play the organ from his mother until the age of 12, when he began formal lessons. His first performance, at age four, was of "Yes, We Have No Bananas." He learned not only jazz and gospel music, but European classical music as well, performing, as he said, "from Johann Sebastian Bach to Sergei Rachmaninoff."
Listen to singer/pianist Bobby Short, Natalie Cole, and Johnny Collins talk about the racial injustice Nat endured in Las Vegas,
one of several audio clips regarding Cole's life included in a National Public Radio feature on Cole.
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By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Daily Editor
Fox is spicing Friday nights up with a new show from the creative mind of Joss Whedon, titled "Dollhouse."
"Dollhouse" reunites former "Buffy" alumni Eliza Dushku with director Whedon for a thrilling new drama. Eliza Dushku plays "Echo" an "Active" member of an illegal underground group who have had their personalities erased so they can be imprinted with various new personae.
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By Mia Tungol,
Courier Staff Writer
Last night, the James Logan Improv team competed against Cupertino. Before the show had even started, some members of the audience were not able to hide their excitement for the show. Once the show had started, the room was quickly filled with cheering and applause. When the competition games began, the audience could not contain themselves any longer. The referee had some difficulty to calm the room. However, by the end of the first half of the show, Logan had won with a score of 24.
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Student Senate Meeting
By Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
Students from all grade levels met at the first Student Senate meeting of the year as second period began Wednesday, ready to discuss the budget crisis with New Haven Schools Public Information Officer, Rick La Plante, and Assistant Superintendent, Derek McNamara.
La Plante began by letting the students know that most of the changes will not be affecting the current seniors, but all other students will see some differences in the school starting next year.
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By Jamey Padojino, Courier Daily Editor
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away. It is a day that convenience stores use to their advantage creating an aisle or two dedicated to the lovely holiday.
Whether or not you’re looking forward to the special day or roll your eyes at the commercial holiday, here are some gifts that you definitely do not want to give to your special someone.
Let’s start off with candy. Sweethearts – the heart shaped candies with little phrases imprinted on top such as “Be Mine” or “Kiss Me” are not the most romantic gift. They are only filled with sugar and other various chemicals that are not very appetizing.
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By Glenn Gamboa
Newsday (MCT)
LILY ALLEN "It's Not Me, It's You" Grade: B-minus
BOTTOM LINE Blander music blunts Lily's edge
Lily Allen was refreshing when she debuted in 2007 with "Alright, Still." Brash and brainy, she twisted numerous musical styles, from reggae to U.K. grime to breezy pop, to suit her sassy stories.
On her follow-up, "It's Not Me, It's You" (Capitol), Allen's sharp lyrical style is relatively intact, but the music that supports it is often so dull that it sucks the charm out of her delivery. Maybe it's because Allen wrote the whole album with Greg Kurstin of The Bird and the Bee instead of using a larger group of collaborators, but after a while "It's Not Me, It's You" runs out of steam.
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Rihanna, (left) and Chris Brown
performing. wikipedia photos
The weekend altercation between one-time lovebirds Rihanna and Chris Brown left her bloody and bruised, and was so brutal it required a doctor's intervention, according to new details that emerged Tuesday.
"Chris knocked her around," a source told People magazine. Witnesses in the hospital with Rihanna told other online sources the "Umbrella" singer "was clearly very upset. ... I could hear her screaming."
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Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
The James Logan Wrestling team had a decent showing at the Mission San Jose Invitational this past weekend, where they placed 3rd behind Clovis and De La Salle High School.
The Mission San Jose Invitational has been seen as the pre-NCS tournament in recent years because every team excluding Clovis and Gilroy (ranked 1 and 2 in state) are in NCS. So this tournament could really help a wrestler in the ranking or hurt them.
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By Melissa Mota, Courier Staff Writer
The band Hoobastank, which scored big with their first single "Crawling in the Dark" way back in 2002, has come out of hibernation with the kick-butt CD,
For(n)ever.
The CD definitely takes us back to the band's old rock roots. There are a mix of upbeat, straight forward songs like "My Turn" and "All About You."
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Happy Birthday to Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, born this day in 1809!
Students: You must show your Logan ID to enter campus each day. Students without IDs must have a temporary ID to enter campus. Students who have no ID for two or more days will be charged for a replacement, and parents will be called. In-house suspension will be assigned for 3rd offense. One day suspension from school for 4th offense.
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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Hardcover: 240 pages
#Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (February 13, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374105235
ISBN-13: 978-0374105235“At times I thought that some of the stories the passersby told were exaggerated. The only wars I knew of were those that I had read about in books or seen in movies such as Rambo: First Blood, and the one in neighboring Liberia that I had heard about on the BBC news. My imagination at ten years old didn’t have the capacity to grasp what had taken away the happiness of the refugees.”
Unfortunately for Ishmael, he would soon find out first-hand exactly what taken away everybody’s happiness.
A Long Way Gone is a devastatingly realistic memoir of a boy soldier in Sierra Leone and the trials he must overcome during his rehabilitation. It is at once inspiring and disgusting, and one cannot help but feel compassion for a young boy who has lost his family to rebels with a “just” cause and must pick up a gun himself in order to survive. As I read about Ishmael’s life and the choices he was faced with, I was extremely grateful for my family, my life and, above all, my safety.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The New Haven Unified School District as a whole and two schools in particular have even higher Academic Performance Index rankings than were originally reported, under the annual revised report released today by the California Department of Education.
Last September, the state reported that Alvarado Middle School had improved by 38 points on the API – from a score of 768 in 2006-07 to a score of 806 in 2007-08, becoming the fifth New Haven school to score above the state target of 800.
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By Idrees Najibi, Courier Staff Writer
The red roses, the candy, the stuffed animals, the balloons and the cards all mean one thing: it’s Valentine’s Day. The day where lovers purchase little gifts for each other, to show how much love there is in their relationship.
But do we honestly need this day to show our partners how much we love them? What’s wrong with showing our love and appreciation on a daily basis?
This may be a narrow-minded and nonsensical analysis to some, but, contrary to what you may believe, Valentine’s Day essentially destroys the true meaning of love. Through phony commercials and unrealistic advertisements, business leaders feed us propaganda that brainwashes us into thinking, “If I don’t buy it, then she won’t love me.”
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Off Campus Fremont ROP Students: DON’T FORGET YOU HAVE ROP CLASSES ON FRIDAY! Buses will run on their regular schedule. Should you choose not to go, consider it a CUT unless cleared by your parent with a medical or other authorized excuse.
Attn. Students: Anyone illegally parked in a staff parking space (the ones with the yellow lines) will be cited starting February 11, 2009.
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Resident Evil 5,
Courier Daily Editor
The latest installment of the
Resident Evil franchise,
Resident Evil 5, offers a whole new experience for the avid Horror game player, but still keeps its classic over-the=shoulder view and dramatic, yet suspenseful game play that loyal
Resident Evil fans have grown to know and love.
With gameplay similar to
Resident Evil 4, the player will control Chris Redfield. The environment plays a significant role in the game. The Mercenaries minigame, which was featured in both
Resident Evil 3 and
Resident Evil 4, will be back for
Resident Evil 5.
Resident Evil 5 is set for release on March 5, 2009 in Japan, and March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe.
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By Jessika Robinson, Courier Staff Writer
On the most romantic holiday of the year, you have to have your makeup look good.
A look which is good enough to impress everyone during the day is the soft romantic look. This look requires soft sheer color schemes of pink and beige. Pink is great with all skin tones.
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By Paul Rogers and Leigh Poitinger
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — California is broke.
But lost in the day-to-day drama over IOUs, furloughs and huge deficits is a basic question many Californians might be asking: Where has all our money gone?
A San Jose Mercury News analysis of state spending since Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took office in late 2003 found that he and the Democratic-controlled Legislature have spent money well beyond the rate of inflation and California's population growth — $10.2 billion more.
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By Robert Schroeder
MarketWatch (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Senators are digging in over the weekend to tidy up a sprawling $780 billion economic stimulus package that they hope to bring to a final vote in both the House and Senate by early this week.
The Saturday session is built on a bipartisan breakthrough late Friday in which three Republican senators joined like-minded Democrats concerned that pet amendments had inflated the plan to an unacceptable level approaching $1 trillion.
Their compromise solution, at the center of weekend deliberations, also trimmed about $100 billion from the plan passed by the House late last month.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Cash for College Night is Thursday, February 19th at 6:30 in The Spot. Get not only help filling out your FAFSA forms, but enter to win a $1,000 scholarship!
Valentine’s Day is coming up, so come out to Colt Court on Thursday, 2/12, to play Singled Out during lunch.
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By Denay Harris,
Courier Staff Writer
The Lady Colt’s girl’s basketball team faced the Newark Memorial Cougars Thursday at Newark, where the Cougar's celebrated their six graduating seniors with another win over the Colts.
It was also the Lady Cougars last home game of the season. The departing girls received flowers and balloons. The five senior girls on Logan also received flowers. The game started after the National Anthem was sung by one of Newark Memorial's students.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
“A way to a person’s heart is through their tummy!” Buy 2 small popcorn bags for 75¢. By the Career Center, both lunches.
On February 14th at the Newark Community Center on Cedar Blvd. (1 block in from Newark Blvd.) there will be a Black History Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with all types of activities and events including, but not limited to, a College and University Fair, Health and Wellness Seminar, Fashions from Ghana, Soul Food, Obama T-Shirt Competition, Instrumentalists, Poets, Dancers, Historians, and so much more! Admission is free, so go and ENJOY. For more info call 792-3973 or 793-8181. Don’t forget to bring your sweetie along for the fun, it’s Valentine’s Day!
REMINDER: PSAT & PACT scores are back and NEED TO BE PICKED UP.
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao, Courier Daily Editor
Be Your Own Valentine by Chyna Cunningham,
Courier Staff Artist
Stickies: Trying to Find a Valentine by Lorisa Salvatin, Courier Staff Artist
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Rev. Carl Wilkens
wikipedia photo
By Jessica Stewart,
Courier Editor-in-Chief
Pastor Carl Wilkens will be visiting Logan next Tuesday to speak to students about his experiences during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, his recent trip back to Rwanda, and his thoughts on the genocide in Darfur. It will be Wilkens’ second visit to Logan to speak on this topic.
Pastor Wilkens was the only American who stayed in Rwanda after the American Embassy sent everybody else back home. In an interview with Frontline for the documentary, “Ghosts of Rwanda”, Carl talked about his choice to remain. He said, “This sadness just kind of came over me, because now, if people in Rwanda ever needed help […] now was the time; and everybody's leaving.”
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From wikipedia
Jimmy Smith, nicknamed "The Incredible Jimmy Smith", (December 8, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose Hammond B-3 electric organ performances helped to popularize this instrument.
Born James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. Smith was influenced by both gospel and blues. He first achieved prominence in the 1950s when his recordings became popular on jukeboxes. In the sixties and seventies he helped create the jazz style known as 'soul jazz'.
Hear a radio tribute to Jimmy Smith, which includes a brief interview with Smith done shortly before his death and samples of his music, broadcast on the day he died as part of the show "All Things Considered," free from NPR.org.
Celebrate Black History Month with The Courier.
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By Mei-Xin Yang, Courier Staff Writer
Place: Justin Herman Plaza (at Market and Embarcadero)
Hours: Starts at 6pm
The pillow fight is coming back! On St. Valentine's Day in 2006, a pillow fight occurred in the Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco for the first time. It was a very successful event and it brought lots of happiness to the people who participated. Since the event was so successful, pillows will be wielded in Justin Herman Plaza again this Valentine's Day.
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By Teaerra Webb,
Courier Staff Writer
On January 20th, in Washington, D.C. our 44th president was inaugurated Barack Obama, the first black president in U.S history.
This inauguration didn't just affect the political world, but also effected Black America in a positive way. Many people of color were very happy that we have a black president. Most people believe that change is coming our way, that many things will change in America and Black America.
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A previous Lohri celebration at Logan
Courier photo,
Courier Staff Writer
Every year here a Logan Lohri is celebrated. In India, Lohri is celebrated in January during the time when farmers' crops are harvested; that’s why some refer to Lohri as the Indian version of Thanksgiving. The festival of Lohri marks the end of winter and the coming of spring and the new year.
In India, Lohri is celebrated every year on January 13th. Here at Logan Lohri is celebrated in February each year to avoid disrupting the finals schedule. Tonights's Lohri celebration at Logan started at 6 p.m. and it ended s around 9 p,m. The Lohri will be hosted by Logan teacher Harpaul Rana and the James Logan Punjabi club.
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By Suzanne Wu, Courier Daily Editor
On a lazy, and late Tuesday afternoon my parents and I dropped the car off at the auto shop and carpooled over to a restaurant near our former place of residence near Thornton Avenue. Palace Chef, an excellent and authentic eatery, is hidden behind the old McDonald's, blending in with the frozen yogurt and donut shop nearby. Although it looks old and unreliable, don't let its appearances fool you. Parking around the area is few and the outer and inner appearance isn't fabulous, but what the restaurant lacks in good looks, it makes up in sheer volume and taste. Noodles served at the Palace Chef restaurant are truly authentic both in preparation and taste.
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Ray’s Sushi: Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
888 West A Street Hayward CA, 94541
Business Hours
Lunch: Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30
Saturday 12:00-2:30
Dinner: Monday-Thursday 5:30-9:30
Friday-Saturday 5:00-10:00
Sunday 5:00-9:30
By Suzanne Wu, Courier Staff Writer
Upon entrance into Ray’s Sushi in Hayward, the sound of chatter and clinking plates are a welcome sound. For early diners, Ray’s is an excellent choice because the restaurant tends to become more crowded as the night wears on.
My family and I went to Ray’s Sushi on an early Thursday night for dinner. We were seated almost immediately and after menus were presented, were asked for our beverage choices. The drinks offered at Ray’s are not really special, just the usual assortment of soft drinks, tea, and juices. At Ray’s, service is mediocre, especially when more people arrive to dine. The trick to ordering and dining at Ray’s is being assertive because the servers will, often times, be too busy to come and check on the tables. Ray’s sushi is worth the wait and will dish out satisfaction by the plateful. Although Ray’s might not be the most exquisite and sensational sushi ever created, it makes up for the slight lack in quality with quantity.
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By Rick La Plante,
New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
A special meeting of the New Haven Community Forum has been scheduled for Tuesday night, to discuss how the state budget crisis is expected to affect the New Haven Unified School District.
“The Governor and the Legislature are dumping their problem into our laps,” Superintendent Kari McVeigh said. “Things are going to be very difficult at every school in the state, more difficult maybe than they’ve ever been. We’re going to have to share the pain and try to come up with solutions. I hope this meeting can be a first step.”
The meeting will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Educational Services Center, 34200 Alvarado-Niles Road.
Read "Frequently Asked Questions About How the State Budget Crisis Might Affect New Haven Unified, " prepared by the school district.
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By Angel Cardenas, Courier Staff Writer
Sophomores are breathing a little easier after completing two days of testing that could determine whether they are graduated from high school two-plus years from now.
Wednesday was the last day of two days California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) testing for sophomores taking the first crack at the high stakes test. Tuesday they took the Language Arts portion of the test, which they must pass to graduate; on Wednesday the sophomores dealt with Math section.
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By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Staff Writer
After a three year break, the All-American Rejects have finally released their long awaited new album
When The World Comes Down. Fans were eager to find out if the band lived up to their potential after their previous hit album
Move Along, which drew millions of fans with their mix of slow and upbeat rock. To the surprise of many, the new album definitely does not repeat the same sounds we heard in
Move Along. Although the sounds are new, the feeling of AAR music is as great as ever.
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By Jenelle Gallardo, Courier Staff Writer
The electro-funk-dance hits spewing out of their debut album,
Oracular Spectacular, are the brain children of former-Wesleyan University students Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, under the moniker MGMT. Who is MGMT? The band, formerly known as "The Management", and still pronounce that way, are dubbed MGMT by the public.
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Carl Wilkens
wikipedia photo
By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The last American to leave Rwanda during the 1994 genocide will speak to students at James Logan High School on Tuesday (Feb. 10) about his recent return to country and about ongoing genocide in Darfur.
Carl Wilkens, former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, also will offer suggestions during the sixth- and seventh-period assembly about how individuals can help end genocide in the 21st century. The assembly will start at 1:35 p.m.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Happy Birthday to Ronald Reagan, our 40th President, born this day in 1911.
Come support the Boys’ Soccer Teams tonight as we host Washington. JV at 4:00, and Varsity at 6:00 p.m.
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By Jim Abbott
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
It's time again for the Grammy Awards, the most vexing tribute ever devised for best music of the year.
Each year, members of the Recording Academy seem to find ways to suck the life out of an art form that ought to be immediate and emotional. Big production numbers or A-list duets, such as last year's medley featuring Tina Turner and Beyonce, can too often be overblown.
Sure, there's anticipation for Jennifer Hudson's follow-up performance to the stunning Super Bowl anthem, but is it worth the wait?
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A Texas National Guard sentry
keeps watch in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
(Jim Landers/Dallas Morning News/MCT)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan — Fifty-two Texas National Guard men and women are planning an attack on a Taliban stronghold near here that other Army units estimate would take thousands of U.S. and Afghan soldiers to capture.
The Texans plan to win the battle of Khajanoor Farms without firing a shot.
This is not a plot for a Chuck Norris thriller about "One riot, one Ranger." Instead, it's an example of the U.S. military's new counterinsurgency strategy, where winning friends and providing government-backed services are more important than pulling triggers.
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By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
With the Winter sport’s season winding down, the Spring sports are just beginning. The James Logan Baseball team is gearing up for their season, as they try to bounce back from a disappointing season last year, when they missed the NCS playoffs for the first time in 15 years.
“Last season was hard to swallow because we probably had more talent than this year, but we are making that up with our great chemistry”, senior Richard Marques said.
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Define "Normal"
by Julie Anne Peters
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers;
1st edition (April 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316706310
ISBN-13: 978-0316706315,
Courier Daily Editor
Without warning, my knees buckled. Exhaustion over-whelmed me as I took in the scene around my brothers. It looked like Hurricane Hugo had swept through the kitchen. Cereal was strewn all over the counter. Dirty dishes filled the sink. Newspapers, envelopes, and trash littered the floor. Automatically, I flicked off the Mr. Coffee. A crust of black had burned to the bottom of the pot. Had mom left the machine on all day?
This book, Define "Normal" by is different than the ones I normally review, but it captured me just like all the fantasies I read.
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My Man Michael
by Lori Foster
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Berkley (Jan. 27, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425226298
ISBN-13: 978-0425226292
“They are savages. Marauders taking what they want without consideration. At first, we tried to fight them, but that only caused damage to our homes and lands without success in defending our people. When we engage, they go after our men, knowing that we have a shortage and that our men are most valued.”
Lori Foster’s new novel,
My Man Michael, is just that. It is a completely new setting, plot, situation and set of characters for Foster. As long as the reader can keep an open mind, it is thoroughly enjoyable. It has some great messages for the reader and some social commentary that takes it to an intellectual level that most romances never reach. I loved reading it and could not put it down, which meant that I spent a frustrating Super Bowl Sunday switching between reading a sensational novel and watching an enthralling football game. I recommend waiting to start the novel until you have a sizable chunk of time to relax and enjoy.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education on Tuesday night received information on the local ramifications of California’s financial crisis and Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal for another huge cut to public education. Chief Business Officer Ted Hood reported on 2008-09 budget reductions and updated the Board on planning for 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Midway through the 2008-09 school year - after making $7 million in cuts last year - the District must adjust its budget to account for the loss of an additional $4 million in revenue that is being withheld by Sacramento. The state plans to withhold an additional $1.7 million from the 2009-10 budget, and another $2.2 million in 2010-11.
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Michael Phelps at the
2008 Olympics
wikpedia photo
Michael Phelps is at least as tech savvy as most people in his generation. He certainly knows that 1) almost every person his age carries a cell phone and 2) that nearly every one of those phones has a camera.
Yet Phelps, surprisingly, either did not know about or chose to ignore the ramifications of all those camera phones. A celebrity whose tens of millions in sponsorship money depends on image cannot do anything stupid in public, because someone will have taken a picture or video of the indiscretion.
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By Elise Ackerman
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice.
On stage before several hundred senior Yahoo executives, Yang asked the Apple CEO how he had pulled Apple out of a death spiral a decade earlier. Jobs replied that he'd made decisions: He got out of the hand-held business, consolidated product lines, decimated Apple's work force, and made a deal with Microsoft.
It was the end of September 2007, and Yahoo was losing ground to Google. What should Yahoo do? Yang asked.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Job Alert! Gate attendant, 16+ with California driver’s license, $11.95+. East Bay Regional Park District. For more info go to www.ebpark.org
Job Alert! Library Page (part-time), salary $13.21/hour. Must be 16 by 2/13/2009. For application information see the job board in the Career Center. Application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Friday, 2/13.
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By Jericho Faustino
Courier Daily Editor
Activision, one of the lead publishers, based the famed franchise
Call Of Duty on the
Quake III Arena engine, on October 29, 2003.
It started out as a first-person PC, shooter game, but has quickly grown to be one of the biggest names in video games today.
The latest game released in the
Call of Duty franchise,
Call of Duty World at War, has gained a lot of criticism.
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Gabe Ocampo
Lorisa Salvatin/Courier Photo
The first impression you get from Logan student Gabe Ocampo, is of a young, somewhat typical, yet charismatic guy who wants what most teenagers want and does what most teenagers do. Seems pretty simple, yes? Until you hear his beats.
Gabe practices the intricate urban art of beat-boxing and has been since the 8th grade. He became inspired when his brother made him listen to Rahzel’s “If Your Mother Only Knew.” He was struck by how he could sing and beat-box at the same time, and badly wanted to learn the skill himself. He began a month later and it has now become one of his passions.
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By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Staff Writer
The largely popular and successful Gears Of War, has a true and blue sequel. Gears Of War 2 does the saga justice with the same amazing gameplay, beautiful enviroment, and deep storyline as the original.
Although GOW2 does not hold all the original fun micro-aspects to the game, such as instant targeting of your partner, it is replaced by wonderful doozies such as the all-too-fun chain-saw-duels, or the new brutal ways to execute your enemies. But the favorite by far is the use of the “meat shield” where you can use a downed locust as a mobile defense until it dies.
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From the New Haven E-News:
Members of the staff at Pioneer Elementary School donated nearly 200 hand-made blankets to children at Raphael House, a shelter for homeless children and families in San Francisco. Para-professional Linda Cordano taught several others how to make the fleece-cut blankets and teacher Adrienne Alexander made the connection with Raphael House after hearing from a neighbor about the shelter’s work.
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By Claudia Buck
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
When it comes to investment fraud, the perpetrators chase the news.
After 9/11, it was phony anti-terrorism technology. During the housing boom, it was real estate scams. A year ago, it was "green technology" swindles. Today, amid a financially stressed economy, it's "prime bank" and other high-yield, quick-money quackery.
"They always seem to mirror economic times. They exploit whatever's current," said Kevin Baker, head of the FBI's white-collar crime squad in Sacramento, Calif.
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Pittsburgh Steeler Santonio Holmes celebrates
Super Bowl XLIII victory with a victory parade
at Disney's Magic Kingdom Monday in Florida.
(Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)
TAMPA, Fla. — The final breathtaking play came with 35 seconds left Sunday night.
The ball floated toward the right side of the end zone. Somehow, with a defender on his back, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes stretched out, hauled in the ball and kept both sets of toes inbounds.
Touchdown!
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(Rob Heller/Bradenton Herald/MCT)
Unfortunately, 2009 is looking like a bad-news trifecta for most families dealing with college admissions:
1. This year's high school graduating class will be the largest in history.
2. Numbers thus far indicate that students are applying to more colleges and universities.
3. Because of the economic downturn, financial resources have dwindled for both families and colleges.
So: more students, more applications and less money — a tough year all around.
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By Pamela Yip
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
DALLAS — Financial educator Cynthia Nevels would rather not see one subject that's been appearing in some of her students' essays: theft of their identity by a parent.
And sadly, it's been appearing with regularity, said Nevels, executive director of the Jr.Finance Literacy Academy in Irving, Texas, which teaches money management skills to kids from kindergarten through high school.
"I can guarantee either one or two students out of any (financial education) camp will say ... that they have experienced that by a parent or a family member," she said.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Ciarra Brewer jumped the #1 mark in the U.S. this past Saturday. Ronald Antoin, Mason Hartwell, Khalid Jones & Ben Avila won events at the meet.
Congratulations to the boys’ soccer team for their 2-1 win over Kennedy. Abram Gonzalez had a goal and an assist, and Gustavo Ulloa scored the other goal.
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By Rick La Plante,
New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education of the New Haven Unified School District will hear a report Tuesday night on the local ramifications of California’s financial crisis and Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal for another huge cut to public education.
Midway through the 2008-09 school year – after making $7 million in cuts last year – New Haven must adjust its budget to account for the loss of an additional $4 million in revenue that was promised to the District but now is being retained by Sacramento. The state plans to withhold an additional $1.7 million from the 2009-10 budget, and another $2.2 million in 2010-11.
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LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
LOV Newark is once again hosting its black tie Elegant Affair dinner. They are looking for students to help in all jobs ranging from setup to waiting tables, kitchen duty and more. Helpers can earn up to 15 hours of community service. Info flyers available in the Career Center.
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