This is the archive for March 2009
LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
ACTIVITY
All students interested in Cheerleading, there will be a sign-up list in the old gym P.E. classroom/small dance studio, April 6 & 7, 3:30 to 4:30.
Cheerleading tryouts will be held in May. Anyone who wishes to try out must have and maintain a 2.0 GPA with no Fs.
Posted by courier at 05:47 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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"Zubo"
For: Nintendo DS
From: EA
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
(crude humor, mild cartoon violence)
The first thing we really learn about "Zubo" is that it stars you as a pretty generic human character. The second thing we learn is that, as this human, you can collect and befriend different creatures, called Zubos, whom you then employ in battle against their evil Zombo counterparts.
Sounds a lot like "Pokemon" — which, with "Pokemon Platinum" arriving at almost the exact same time, also sounds like some seriously terrible timing on "Zubo's" part.
Once you see how "Zubo's" fight system works, though, all perceptions fly out the window. Turns out, timing isn't the game's biggest problem so much as its greatest asset.
Posted by courier at 05:35 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Boing! Docomodake DS
For: Nintendo DS
From: AQ Interactive/Ignition Entertainment
ESRB Rating: Everyone
You may not know it just to look at it, and you may never have known if nobody told you, but "Boing! Docomodake DS" is a commercial mascot tie-in game — the latest in a sometimes-brutal genre that includes the wretched likes of "Yaris" and "Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings."
In this case, the star of the show is Docomodake, who is to Japan's dominant mobile phone provider what the Kool-Aid man is to Kool-Aid.
Fortunately, all that amounts to nothing more than trivia. Docomodake is a delightful character, regardless of affiliation. More importantly, "Boing" is a genuinely great game _ an inspired platformer/puzzler hybrid that uses the full might of the Nintendo DS' capabilities in completely new ways.
Posted by courier at 04:56 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Rohan Kumar, Courier Staff Writer
Universal studios brings
Wanted, the blockbuster motion picture to gamers across the world.
Wanted: Weapons of Fate hit the shelves March 24, and is available on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms.
Wanted is a third person shooter and resembles game play similar to the film's perspective. Some of the film's signature moves are also a part of the game such as curving bullets and assassin time, which is taken straight from the film.
The story continues where the film leaves off, in the shoes of Wesley Gibson five hours after the events in the film. In the game Wesley is determined to finally discover the truth behind his family and the secret fraternity of assassins. Unlike the film where the story revolves around the relationship between Wesley and his father, the story will focus on the relationship between Wesley and his mother.
Posted by courier at 10:40 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
James Logan baseball has done something they have not done all year; they have a winning streak. Logan, who started 0-7, has won back-to-back games, after posting a 5-1 win over American.
Logan (2-7, 2-1) has not had a great beginning of the season, but this win gives them a bright spot that they can ride for the rest of MVAL. Junior Pascual Flores got the start for Logan, but was only able to go one inning, after he was hit by a line drive in the first inning. So Junior Adrian Loza relieved him. He pitched five innings, gave up two hits, and one run for the win. Logan got on the board in the first inning when Andrew "A-Rod"¯ Rodriguez walked and stole second and then scored on Jonathon Peters drive to right center. Peters legged out a triple. American answered back with a run of their own in the second to tie up the game at one.
Posted by courier at 08:20 AM. Filed under: Sports
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Principal Judy Billingsley
Courier photo
After less than a year as principal of James Logan High School, Judy Billingsley today announced her retirement.
"Today, I notified Superintendent Mc Veigh and Derek McNamara of my decision to retire effective June 30, 2009," Billingsley wrote in an email to her staff. "It has been my pleasure to serve the teachers, staff, students, and parents of James Logan High School who have welcomed me with open arms from the very beginning."
Posted by courier at 07:02 AM. Filed under: News
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From wikipedia:
Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (31 March 1811 – 16 August 1899) was a German chemist. He investigated emission spectra of heated elements, and with Gustav Kirchhoff he discovered cesium and rubidium. Bunsen developed several gas-analytical methods, he was a pioneer in photochemistry, and he did early work in the field of organoarsenic chemistry. With his laboratory assistant, Peter Desaga, he developed the Bunsen burner, an improvement on the laboratory burners then in use. The Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Bunsen and his colleague, Gustav Kirchhoff.
Read Gasometry by Robert Bunsen and Henry Enfield Roscoe, free from google.books.
Posted by courier at 05:00 AM. Filed under: In Quotes
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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!
ACTIVITY
All students interested in Cheerleading, there will be a sign-up list in the old gym P.E. classroom/small dance studio, April 6 & 7, 3:30 to 4:30.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sophomores & Juniors: Sign up in the Career Center to be part of the U.C. Riverside presentation.
Posted by courier at 11:12 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Judge Edward Korman
MELVILLE, N.Y. — A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 30 days to begin allowing minors who don't have a prescription to buy Plan B, the morning-after pill that was the subject of intense political battles during the Bush administration.
Judge Edward Korman ruled that the FDA, which has restricted over-the-counter access to the emergency birth-control drug to women 18 and older, must begin allowing 17-year-olds to buy it, and must also reconsider its ban on nonprescription sales to minors as young as 11.
Posted by courier at 11:13 AM. Filed under: News
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Maria Shriver and her father,
Sargent Shriver, Alzeimer's victim
WASHINGTON — Sargent Shriver once walked the halls of Congress pressing senators and members of the House of Representatives for more money for the Peace Corps, Head Start and Job Corps, his daughter, Maria Shriver, testified Wednesday.
"He knew every senator and every congressman by name. He knew their careers, their interests, their politics and, of course, their soft spots," California's first lady said. Now, at 93, the one-time adviser to two presidents doesn't remember his daughter, thanks to the ravages of Alzheimer's, the disease that's left him entirely dependent on others.
Posted by courier at 11:03 AM. Filed under: News
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From wikipedia:
Anna Sewell (30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was a British writer, best known as the author of the classic novel Black Beauty.
Anna Sewell was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England into a devoutly Quaker family. Her father was Isaac Sewell (1793-1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798 - 1884) was a successful writer of children's books in her own right. Sewell had one sibling, a younger brother called Philip (1822–1906) who worked first as a construction engineer in Europe, building railways in Spain and elsewhere, before settling back in Norfolk and working as a banker.
Read Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, free from Project Gutenberg.
Posted by courier at 09:28 AM. Filed under: In Quotes
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By Christi Parsons
Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Here are some key issues, in question-and-answer form, surrounding President Barack Obama's trip to the G-20 summit this week and his meeting with NATO allies and EU nations.
QUESTION: What is the main purpose of President Barack Obama's trip to Europe?
ANSWER: The president will gather with leaders of the world's 20 major economies at the G-20 summit, and with the NATO allies and the European Union at their meetings, before taking a side trip to Turkey to begin his promised outreach to the Muslim world.
Q: What's on the agenda?
A: The agenda items include discussion of what to do about the crashing global economy and how to stem extremist activity in Afghanistan.
Posted by courier at 04:19 PM. 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!
ACTIVITY
All students interested in Cheerleading, there will be a sign-up list in the old gym P.E. classroom/small dance studio, April 6 & 7, 3:30 to 4:30.
MISCELLANEOUS
Our Spring blood drive is on Wednesday. If you would like to donate, please sign up for an appointment in Colt Court during lunch.
Posted by courier at 08:55 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
Accident Amusement by Chyna Cunningham,
Courier Staff Artist
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao, Courier Daily Editor
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From wikipedia:
Philip Ahn (March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor. Ahn was born Pil Lip Ahn in Highland Park, California.
His parents were the first Korean married couple admitted into the United States, and his mother, Helen Lee, only the second Korean woman admitted, when they arrived in 1902. His father, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, was an educator and an activist for Korean independence during the Japanese occupation. Philip is believed to be the first American citizen born in the United States of Korean parents.
Read excerpts from the book, Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance, by Hye Seung Chung, free from googlebooks.com.
Posted by courier at 12:57 AM. Filed under: In Quotes
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By Jack Z. Smith
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
``Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?'
—Marcus Tullius Cicero
``Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.''
—Thomas Jefferson
``There's one way to find out if a man is honest — ask him. If he says, "Yes," you know he is a crook.''
—Groucho Marx.
Diogenes, the Greek philosopher who is said to have searched in daylight with a lantern for an honest man, might become quite discouraged in today's world — especially if he were regularly reading newspaper headlines or watching CNN.
The world always has been amply endowed with liars and crooks. But it seems we're exceeding historical norms in today's troubled times— and wherever we're finding brazen dishonesty, its companion is unbridled greed.
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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (March 28, 1793–December 10, 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his discovery in 1832 of the source of the Mississippi River. His wife's knowledge on Native American legends shared with Schoolcraft formed in part the source material for Longfellow's epic poem,
The Song of Hiawatha.
Read Henry Schoolcraft's Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers, free from Project Gutenberg.
Posted by courier at 12:14 AM. Filed under: In Quotes
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By Melissa Mota, Courier Staff Writer
Lifetime television recently screened the film
America, which focuses on a teenage foster child's struggle with the foster-care system. This is very emotional film that broke my heart.
This film is filled with suspense, because we have to figure out why the main character, a bi-racial boy named America, is in Ridgeway, a facility for "troubled" kids. There are clues scattered about in clips of his past.
Posted by courier at 09:28 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Brandie Moore, Courier Daily Editor
As many of you know or have heard
Twilight, the very successful book written by Stephenie Meyer, was turned in to a movie. This movie opened in theaters on November 21. Many anxious teenaged girls (as well as boys and older women and men) waited outside the theaters on November 20 until the 12:01 opening of the movie.
Now, four months later, Twilight has finally come out on DVD, released on March 21. Like the movie, many people waited with anticipation on the night before (at various locations, such as Borders and Wal-Mart) to get their copies as soon as possible after the 12:01 release of the DVD.
Posted by courier at 09:12 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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From wikipedia:
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect. He was commonly referred to and addressed by his surname, Mies, by most of his American students and others.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, along with Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture. Mies, like many of his post World War I contemporaries, sought to establish a new architectural style that could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic did for their own eras. He created an influential 20th century architectural style, stated with extreme clarity and simplicity. His mature buildings made use of modern materials such as industrial steel and plate glass to define interior spaces. He strived towards an architecture with a minimal framework of structural order balanced against the implied freedom of free-flowing open space. He called his buildings "skin and bones" architecture. He sought a rational approach that would guide the creative process of architectural design, and is known for his use of the aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details".
Learn more from the Mies van der Rohe society at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Posted by courier at 12:18 AM. Filed under: In Quotes
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By Greg Kot
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
Veteran singer-songwriter Jill Sobule got fed up with business as usual three years ago, and on a new song she pinpoints the moment.
"I'm here at a meeting," she sings in a voice perched between exasperation and resignation. "Trying to impress someone at a dying record company."
She describes the jaded talent scout, the air of condescension thick in the room, the sense of creeping frustration. Then comes the I'm-not-gonna-take-it-anymore payoff line: "I got nothing to prove!"
Sobule did more than just write a song about her dissatisfaction, however. She did something about it.
Posted by courier at 05:47 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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President Barack Obama holds a town
hall forum, taking questions from the
Internet as well as White House attendees.
(Nancy Stone/ Chicago Tribune)
MIAMI — Chatting on late-night shows. Beaming bilingual messages via satellite. Even lingering in your inbox. If the new president is anything, he's this: digital and ubiquitous.
In a sign of the Internet age, President Barack Obama has employed a range of social networking and online devices from Facebook to the White House Web site to reach out to constituents — the latest and most direct example being an unprecedented online town hall Thursday and an address delivered via satellite through the Spanish-languague Univision network.
Posted by courier at 05:28 PM. Filed under: News
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By Cait Baca, Courier Staff Writer
As a fan of Hip-Hop/Rap, I decided to expand my tastes in music by listening to what's considered a hard-core Rock & Roll group, AC/DC.
I listened to their "Let There Be Blood" (AC/DC) Live Album to fulfill my curiousity. And let me tell you, my attention was instantly captured the second I pushed play. For all of you Hip-Hop/Rap fans, this kind of music definitely contrasts with what we are used to listening. In Hip-Hop, we hear a lot of "boom-boom-claps" and hard-hitting snares. Although AC/DC
is different, there are various similarities that would put a Hip-Hopper's yearning for Hip-Hop beats at ease.
Posted by courier at 02:17 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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From wikipedia:
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems
A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems were mostly written before 1900. Their wistful evocation of doomed youth in the English countryside, in spare language and distinctive imagery, appealed strongly to late Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian taste, and to many early twentieth century English composers (beginning with Arthur Somervell) both before and after the First World War. Through its song-setting the poetry became closely associated with that era, and with Shropshire itself.
Read A.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad, free from Bartleby.com.
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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!
ACTIVITY
All students interested in Cheerleading, there will be a sign-up list in the old gym P.E. classroom/small dance studio, April 6 & 7, 3:30 to 4:30.
All Doodle 4 Google artwork is now posted on the Logan website. Click on the link entitled Doodle 4 Google Entries and Finalist to see if you have won. Thanks to all participants. Your artwork is beautiful.
Posted by courier at 06:40 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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My Lobotomy
by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Crown (September 4, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307381269
ISBN-13: 978-0307381262
By Jessica Stewart, Courier Editor-in-Chief
'My name is Howard Dully. I'm a bus driver. I'm a husband, and a father, and a grandfather. I'm into doo-wop music, travel, and photography.
I'm also a survivor: In 1960, when I was twelve years old, I was given a transorbital, or 'ice pick,' lobotomy."
So begins Dully's heartrending memoir, a chilling tale that plays rock'n roll upon the heartstrings. I cannot say I enjoyed this book because the entire time I read it I was either enraged or depressed. Nevertheless, it was difficult for me to put it down, and I definitely recommend that everybody read it. Lobotomies, as horrifying as they are, are an essential piece of mankin's history, and everybody should know about them so that history does not repeat itself.
Posted by courier at 06:32 PM. Filed under: News
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Mark Hanis,
Courier Editor-in-Chief
Mark Hanis, the Founder and Executive Director of the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net), came to Logan to talk to the students and teachers who attended the event about genocide. He was the second visitor to Logan this year to speak about genocide in a series of assemblies arranged by Stephanie Papas, during 7th period, March 11.
Posted by courier at 09:12 AM. Filed under: News
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Circle of Three: In the Dreaming
by Isobel Bird
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Collins (1 Oct 2001)
Language English
ISBN-13: 978-0007120406"The three friends had only experienced two of the eight sabbats, or holidays, that made up what was called the Wheel of the Year, but both of those sabbats had had unforgettable results. At Ostara, the sabbat commemorating the beginning of spring, they had met two people who quickly became important in their lives. One was Sasha, a runaway who had later been taken in by a member of a local coven. The other was Tyler. He was Kate's boyfriend--for now. She'd broken up with someone else to go out with Tyler, and recently a kiss between Kate and this ex-boyfriend, Scott, had raised some doubts in Kate about her feelings for Tyler. At the May Day sabbat of Beltane, Cooper had had her own experience with the power of magic when she'd come face-to-face with a dead girl who had been haunting her dreams, dragging them all into a roller coaster of an adventure that had culminated in Annie's kidnapping and the unmasking of the girl's murderer. Now they were about to celebrate the third sabbat of the year and a day they had committed themselves to studying with their Wicca class. School had ended for the year only a few days ago. Finals were behind them, and they had the long, lazy summer to look forward to. Starting it off with a celebration with their Wiccan friends was the perfect beginning to what was sure to be a great couple of months."
In this book, the fifth of the
Circle of Three series, the recurring characters Annie, Kate and Cooper all rotate as the focus of the chapters. For example, the first chapter focuses on Annie, the second chapter Kate and the third chapter Cooper.
Posted by courier at 09:03 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
An Alvarado Elementary School teacher will help represent the United States next month at an international science meeting in Austria.
Kim Pratt is one of only three U.S. teachers invited to attend the European Geosciences Union General Assembly April 19-24 in Vienna, where she will meet with prominent scientists and collaborate with educators from around the world on best practices and ideas for science education.
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From wikipedia:
Myles Walter Keogh (March 25, 1840 – June 25, 1876) was an Irishman who fought in Italy during the 1860 Papal War before volunteering for the Union side in the American Civil War (1861 to 1865). During the war years, he was promoted from the rank of Captain to that of Major, finally being awarded the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the Civil War ended, Keogh received a permanent commission as Captain of Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment commanded by George Armstrong Custer during the Indian Wars of the 1870s. Myles Keogh was killed with Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, June 25 1876.
Learn more about Myles Keogh at www.myleskeogh.org.
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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!
ACTIVITY
Attn. Students: Cheerleading tryouts will be held in May. Anyone who wishes to try out must have and maintain a 2.0 GPA with no F’s.
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.
Posted by courier at 11:21 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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"Watchmen: The End Is Nigh"
(Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
What's Hot: Killer graphics tech
What's Not: Lame voice-acting;
Levels are too long and unvaried;
Lack of depth
The Verdict: Fry It
Of all the comics properties that seem least likely to translate to videogames, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' thoughtful masterpiece of superhero deconstruction, "Watchmen," leads the pack. But, in the Age of the Inevitable Tie-In, all fans of beloved creations can do is grit their teeth when favorite comics, books or television shows get plucked out of their native soil and placed into the hands of game developers and publishers.
Now, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Deadline Studios offer "Watchmen: The End Is Nigh" -- a $20 digital release connected to Zack Snyder's big-budget adaptation of "Watchmen." What will fans who want to take control of Rorschach and Nite Owl get in the downloadable title?
Posted by courier at 09:28 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Staff Writer
Technology grows more advanced everyday. This progress is seen everywhere from our homes to our cell-phones- especially our cell phones. With models like Apple’s iPhone, or Verizon’s Voyager, people have become more connected than ever. With a simple connection to a hotspot or router, the internet can be at one's fingertips easily. However this freedom dies instantly when students step onto Logan's campus, which lacks a wi-fi connection for students and staff.
Posted by courier at 09:10 AM. Filed under: Features
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From wikipedia:
George Francis Train (March 24, 1829 – January 5, 1904) was a businessman, author, and an eccentric figure in American history.
Train was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1829. At the age of four he was orphaned in New Orleans after a yellow fever plague killed his family. He was raised by his strict Methodist grandparents in Boston, who hoped he would become a minister.
Read My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands by George Francis Train, free from googlebooks.com.
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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!
ACTIVITY
Doodle for Google entries are due today by 4:00. Bring in your doodles to Ms. Collins in Room 82 today!
MISCELLANEOUS
Students are excluded from participating in extra-curricular activities (Junior Prom, Senior Ball, Senior Picnic, Graduation, etc.) for debt, suspensions, and poor attendance (10 tardies and/or 8 period cuts per quarter). Seniors are subject to additional exclusion conditions. They must turn in their Senior Contract and complete 20 hours of community service by April 30.
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By Jericho Faustino & Jose Rodriguez, Courier Staff Writers
Security cameras are being installed at various points around the James Logan campus.
The Courier asked students what they thought about the new campus surveillance
Andrew McCaffery,
11th grade
Michael Myint,
11th grade
Alyssa Cross
11th grade
“I think it’s useless. What will they catch, nothing? I think they should use the money for more extra curricular activities rather than security.”
“If the camera doesn’t bother me, I won’t bother it. I really don’t care.”
“ I feel like it will not help the school because the students are too slick.”
Posted by courier at 09:39 AM. Filed under: Features
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Hundreds of Heads (MCT)
Need help getting into college? Here's some advice about what to do if you're on a college's waiting list, from the book "How to Survive Getting into College" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $13.95). Here are some things you shouldn't include:
— Immediately send back the form you are offered indicating that you want to remain on the wait list.
Posted by courier at 09:26 AM. Filed under: Features
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USDA photo
If you're lucky, you're still sleeping when it's "time to make the doughnuts."
We asked Joni Caputa, a pastry chef of two years at Bitter sweet Pastry Shop in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, how she manages to kick the sand man to the curb at 4:15 every morning.
"I don't let myself set a snooze on my alarm, and I put my alarm across the room," Caputa said.
Posted by courier at 09:23 AM. Filed under: Features
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By Krystal Henderson,
Courier Correspondent
America has spoken: It is true that some women are only worth their sexual appeal.
The Associated Press released a story to MSNBC titled "More women going from joblessness to toplessness", on Sunday, explaining the reasons, benefits, and costs, of some women's choice to enter into the exploitative entertainment industry.
The article recieved expert advice from a New York psychotherapist who noted that, in our country's economic depression, "desperate measures are becoming far more acceptable".
Hold on, acceptable?
Posted by courier at 09:06 AM. Filed under: Opinion
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From wikipedia:
Nathaniel "Texas Jack" Reed (March 23, 1862 – January 7, 1950) was a 19th-century American outlaw responsible for many stagecoach, bank, and train robberies throughout the American Southwest during the 1880s and '90s. He acted on his own and also led a bandit gang, operating particularly in the Rocky Mountains and Indian Territory.
Read more about Texas Jack.
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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
Spirit Skits have been rescheduled for this week during both lunches. As traditionally done, we’ll be taking 25¢ donations (or more) at the door. Your donations will help fund next year’s Link Crew freshman orientation. See you there!
Posted by courier at 11:10 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Karen Anderson of Berkeley places
a bouquet of flowers at a memorial
to the the four officers killed Saturday.
(D. Ross Cameron/Oakland Tribune/MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A fourth Oakland police officer has died following two separate shootouts in which three other officers and a parolee were killed.
John Hege, 41, who had been with the Oakland department since 1999, was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital shortly before noon today, said Jeff Thomason, a department spokesman.
The three other Oakland police officers were pronounced dead Saturday after a traffic stop and, later, as a SWAT team tried to apprehend the man.
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao,
Courier Daily Editor
Stickies: Spring by Lorisa Salvatin, Courier Staff Artist
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By Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON _ The national debt held by the public would double over the next decade if President Barack Obama's budget is enacted into law, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected Friday.
The U.S. government would run budget deficits approaching $1 trillion every year for a decade under Obama's budget, the CBO said.
Deficits and debt that big are unsustainable over the long term, economists agree. They'd threaten to send inflation spiraling upward, threaten the nation's creditworthiness and the value of the dollar _ China's prime minister publicly voiced concern about the safety of U.S. debt last week _ and force up interest rates, as investors come to see the United States as a risky, debt-ridden economy. They'd saddle future generations with a debt payable only by cutting federal spending or raising taxes sharply.
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By Linda P. Campbell
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Gosh, the sentiments sounded so familiar.
"The foundation for American education has to be the home. No school can compensate fully for failure in the home. And we've had massive failure in homes in this country."
That was Terrel Bell, then U.S. education secretary, speaking in Dallas in October 1983.
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From wikipedia:
Benito Pablo Juįrez Garcķa (March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872. For resisting the French occupation, overthrowing the Empire, and restoring the Republic, as well as for his efforts to modernize the country, Juįrez is often regarded as Mexico's greatest and most beloved leader. Juįrez was recognized by the United States as a ruler in exile during the French-controlled Second Mexican Empire, and got their support in reclaiming Mexico under the Monroe Doctrine after the United States Civil War ended. Benito Juįrez was the first Mexican leader who did not have a military background, and also the first full-blooded indigenous national to serve as President of Mexico and to lead a country in the Western Hemisphere in over 300 years.
Read Mexico's Lincoln: the ecstasy and agony of Benito Juįrez by Jim Tuck, free from mexconnect.com.
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Prayers for Bobby
By Melissa Mota, Courier Staff Writer
The film is very emotional and heartbreaking! It's the story of the life of Bobby Griffith, whose live was cut short because he decided to commit suicide over the self-hatred that attended his homosexuality. The fact that his mother's blind faith in her religion led her to reject Bobby's sexual orientation drove him to kill himself. He kept diaries in which he expressed his self-hatred and his wish for a cure.
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By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
James Logan baseball did not start league the way they wanted, losing to rival Newark, 10-6
Logan (0-7, 0-1) has not played the best of baseball this year after they posted their 7th straight loss. Senior Randy Williams got the start for Logan, but did not reach the fourth inning as he gave up 3-runs in the first inning, including a 2-run homerun.
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Kaenyama: Sushi, Teppanyaki & Bar
43785 Boscell Rd
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 683-8800
Located in the busy Pacific Commons, Kaenyama is a classy restaurant ideal for special occasions if your wallet can handle the steep price. The menu is filled with flavorful and unique rolls that I’ve failed to try at any other sushi restaurant I’ve been to so far. The design of the restaurant is not only unique but has a modern flare and is tastefully set up. The table dining is artfully separated from the Teppanyaki and is quiet as well as elegant. Blossoms line up the wall behind the bar and a glass walled waterfall greets patrons from the entrance. The tables are graced with tableware and napkins folded in a clean fashion and the service, as well as the food, is worth the price.
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From wikipedia:
Ota Benga (c.1881 or 1884 – March 20, 1916) was a Congolese pygmy who was featured in a 1906 human zoo exhibit at the Bronx Zoo alongside an orangutan. The exhibit was intended to promote the concept of human evolution, eugenics and scientific racism.
Listen to From the Belgian Congo to the Bronx Zoo, about Ota Benga, free from National Public Radio.
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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
The Logan Family is proud to proclaim that this year we have 3 National Merit Finalists. They are Kimberly Low, Tanayott Thaweethai, and Carol Xu! WAY TO GO!
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 Jessika Robinson, Courier Staff Writer
Every day, your face builds up with oils and makeup that clog pores and leaves skin feeling dirty. Since many face washes usually have a one-purpose use, some people end up using three different facial cleansers every time they wash their faces.
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Former Vice President
Dick Cheney.
U.S. Photo
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday President Barack Obama has intensified the nation's risk of terrorist attacks by jettisoning key elements of the Bush administration's aggressive approach.
The criticism came in a broad-based attack on Obama during a Sunday news program in which Cheney also disagreed with expanded White House involvement in the economy, and denied former President George W. Bush was responsible for the nation's financial ills. The White House did not comment.
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Mia Tungol, Courier Daily Editor
Last Friday, James Logan's Improv team had a competition against San Ramon's California High School. This comedic competition was held differently than the others in the past. Instead of having two teams of four, there was only one team consisting of six members.
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Captain
From wikipedia:
Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (March 19, 1821 – October 20, 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke twenty-nine European, Asian, and African languages.
Read Richard Francis Burton's Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic and Romance, one of 30 of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
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LUNCH
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MISCELLANEOUS
Happy Birthday to John Tyler, our 10th President, born this day in 1790.
Hooray! Summer school applications are here. Pick up in Counselor Center. Summer school starts June 16th.
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A Chinook salmon
USGS photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Nature Conservancy has bought ranchland near Mount Shasta to repair a cow-ravaged tributary of Shasta River, historically one of the most productive salmon streams in California.
Restoring Big Springs Creek could be "a silver bullet" in reviving runs of salmon, steelhead and other fish throughout the Klamath Basin, said Henry Little, project director for the conservancy in California.
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Origami Card Craft:
30 Clever Cards and Envelopes to Fold
by Karen Elaine Thomas
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Potter Craft (March 17, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 030740840X
ISBN-13: 978-0307408402
I love origami for its simplicity, beauty and, of course, challenging techniques. But "useful" has never really been a defining characteristic. "Origami Card Craft: 30 Clever Cards and Envelopes to Fold" by Karen Elaine Thomas (Potter Craft, $21.95) is here to change that perspective.
The book has some beautiful designs for cards, pockets, envelopes, boxes and more. The papers used in the designs in the book are so beautiful and colorful, I can't bear to even try one of the designs using what I have on hand — computer paper! (Note to publishers: Next time release a companion pack of some delicious prints, too!)
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X-Blades
For: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC
From: Gaijin Entertainment/
TopWare Interactive/SouthPeak Games
ESRB Rating: Mature
(blood, suggestive themes, violence)
Children of the 1980's doubtlessly remember the wave of low-budget Nintendo Entertainment System games that didn't exactly view user-friendliness as a virtue. Instructions and storytelling were minimal to non-existent, and completing the games demanded some mix of cruel trial and error and/or a strategy guide purchase.
"X-Blades" is, on multiple levels, the modern-day embodiment of those old games.
Take for instance, the Observation Site level, which finds you trapped in a room with spikes that pop out of the floor. "X-Blades" gives you no instruction on how to escape the room, nor does it really explain why the trap even exists. So you're stuck with your contemporary instincts, which compel you to find a way to escape the room. But there exists no such trick: If you can dodge the spike patterns for an entirely indeterminate amount of time, a cut scene plays and you're freed.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Children with special needs who are enrolled in the New Haven Unified School District’s before- and after-school program are getting extra help, thanks to United Cerebral Palsy.
Kids First, the District’s childcare program, is partnering with United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate on an “Everyone In” program to provide recreational assistants to facilitate the inclusion of special needs children. The recreational assistants, who come from the Regional Center of the East Bay, “support the child’s participation to his or her maximum potential,” Kids First Manager Mark De Muri said.
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From wikipedia:
Ebenezer Elliott (17 March 1781 - 1 December 1849) was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer.
Elliott was born at the New Foundry, Masbrough, in the Parish of Rotherham, Yorkshire. His father, (known as "Devil Elliott", for his fiery sermons) was an extreme Calvinist and a strong Radical, and was engaged in the iron trade. His mother suffered from poor health, and young Ebenezer, although one of a family of eleven children, of whom eight reached mature life, had a solitary and rather morbid childhood. At the age of six he contracted small-pox, which left him ‘fearfully disfigured and six weeks blind.’ His health was permanently affected, and he suffered from illness and depression in later life.
Learn more about Ebenezer Elliott.
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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
Driver Education, April 13, 14 & 15, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Adult School. Call 489-2185 for info.
T.A. Students: If you have put your name in for a T.A. pass, please see Mrs. Whitaker in the admin office to pick it up.
Yearbooks are still on sale for $80 in Room 44. Buy yours now before the price increases.
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Space shuttle Discovery's payload
bay and robotic arm. NASA TV photo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It was a long time coming, but space shuttle Discovery finally blasted its crew of seven into a cloudless Sunday evening sky _ the first orbiter flight of 2009 to the international space station.
Its mission: to provide more electricity to the orbiting lab.
A month behind schedule, the mission has been delayed four times by fragile valves inside the shuttle's propulsion system. Then a hydrogen gas leak scrubbed Discovery's first launch attempt last Wednesday.
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Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, survived shipwreck and disaster only to be imprisoned as a spy, identified and corrected the effect of iron components and equipment on board wooden ships upon compass readings, and wrote the seminal work on Australian exploration
A Voyage To Terra Australis.
Read Matthew Flinders' A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1, free from Project Gutenberg. Volume Two is also available.
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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
Attn. Advanced Placement Students: You must pay for the AP exams you will be taking in May by March 20. The fee is $86 per exam. See Sarah Muse in the Main Administration Building at break, lunchtime and after school.
A representative from Harvey Mudd College in Southern California will be coming to Logan on Monday, March 16th. If you’d like to attend this presentation, sign-ups are in the Career Center.
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By Renee Schoof
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — As a candidate, President Barack Obama promised that his Department of Energy would work on a way for the United States to continue to get power from coal without dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
The work is already under way, and has been boosted with $3.4 billion in the stimulus plan. The DOE is expected to announce soon whether it will use $1 billion of that money to revive FutureGen, a planned coal-fired power plant in rural Illinois that would be the first in the world to capture its carbon dioxide emissions and bury them deep underground.
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
The Ugly Mermaid by Chyna Cunningham, Courier Staff Artist
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao,
Courier Daily Editor
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Sly Stone (born
Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. Sly & the Family Stone was started in San Francisco, California.
Sylvester Stewart was the second of 5 children raised in Vallejo, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. After the family moved from Denton, Texas to Vallejo, he and his brother Freddie and their sisters Rose and Vaetta formed "The Stewart Four" as children, performing gospel music in the Church of God in Christ and even recording a single in 1952. All of the Stewart children except oldest sister Loretta would later adopt the surname "Stone" and become members of Sly & the Family Stone.
Visit Phattadatta.com, the official website of Sly Stone.
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Guards and a prisoner at
Guantanamo Bay.
U.S. government photo
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday abandoned two key aspects of former President George W. Bush's policies on suspected terrorists, setting off wide debate on whether the move undercut the government's rationale for holding at least some of the men who are now detained at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba or amounted to nothing new.
In a court filing in Washington, the Justice Department dropped the term "enemy combatant" to refer to those being held in Guantanamo. It also said that the government's authority to continue to jail terrorist suspects would hinge on proving that they "authorized, committed or aided" the Sept. 11 attacks or that they "were part of or substantially supported" the Taliban or al-Qaida.
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From wikipedia:
Sylvia Beach (March 14, 1887 – October 5, 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach in her father's parsonage in Baltimore, Maryland, was one of the leading expatriate figures in Paris between World War I and II.
Early life
Sylvia Beach was born on March 14, 1887, the second of three daughters of Sylvester Beach and Eleanor Thomazine Orbison. Although named Nancy after her grandmother Orbison she later decided to change her name to Sylvia. Her maternal grandparents were missionaries to India and her father, a Presbyterian minister, was decended from several generations of clergymen. When the girls were young the family lived in Baltimore and in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Then in 1901 the family moved to France when Sylvester Beach was appointed as assistant minister of the American Church in Paris and director of the American student center.
Learn more about Sylvia Beach, free from the Sylvia Beach Papers, from Princeton University.
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By Jenelle Gallardo, Courier Staff Writer
Confessions of a Shopaholic hit theaters last month and I decided to go see it after opening day.
Shopaholic is based on the novel by Sophie Kinsella.
The movie starts off with Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fischer), as a young girl; the story gradually continues picking up on details of her family, and why she is a so-called "shopaholic". Living in New York City, Rebecca is a college graduate working as a journalist. She tries to build her way up to get into the top fashion magazine, and goes through the whole ordeal most chick flicks have.
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By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer
"Castle" is a newish crime drama airing on Monday's on ABC that's worth watching.
In the show, Richard Castle is a widely famous novelist known for his mysteries. Suffering from writer's block, Castle is growing bored with his life until he hears that a murderer is staging crime scenes straight off the pages of his murder mysteries. When Castle is questioned by NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, he decides to help out on the case because, after all, who has a better understanding of the crime scenes than the author who wrote them?
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Walter Annenberg (center)
and his wife, Leonore, greet
U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
White House photo (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.
Walter Annenberg was born in to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published
The Daily Racing Form and purchased
The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1936. The Annenberg family moved to Long Island, New York in 1920, and Walter attended high school at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1927. He went on to college at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1931. While in college he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, a Jewish fraternity.
Learn more about Walter Annenberg from the Annenberg Foundation website.
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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
Driver Education, April 13, 14 & 15, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Adult School. Call 489-2185 for info.
Attn. Advanced Placement Students: You must pay for the AP exams you will be taking in May by March 20. The fee is $86 per exam. See Sarah Muse in the Main Administration Building at break, lunchtime and after school.
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Shirley Manson
wikimedia photo
SAN FRANCISCO — Shirley Manson turned Garbage into gold.
She accomplished this bit of pop culture alchemy during her days as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. In the mid-1990s, the Scottish siren drew big crowds with her distinct voice and looks.
Now, Manson is acting. She's currently playing Catherine Weaver in the Fox Network series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." Weaver is the chief executive officer of a massive company at the center of the whole Terminator mythology. Even Weaver is one of the shape-shifting killers from the not-to-distant future.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Girls participating in athletics at James Logan High School, as well as girls in physical education classes, will be able to work out on new equipment, thanks to the New Haven Schools Foundation.
The Foundation will provide a “Project Enrichment” grant worth $500 to purchase lighter weights that will help girls build shoulder and upper-body strength, granting a request from Athletic Director Tom Rosenthal and teachers and coaches Teri Johnson, Stephanie Papas and Lee Webb.
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From wikipedia:
George Berkeley (12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of a theory dubbed "immaterialism" by Berkeley himself (also later called "subjective idealism"). This theory, summed up in his dictum, "Esse est percipi" ("To be is to be perceived"), states that individuals can only directly know sensations and ideas of objects, not abstractions such as "matter." His most widely-read works
Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713) (Philonous, the "lover of the mind," representing Berkeley himself and Hylas, named after the ancient Greek word for matter, partially representing the ideas of Locke). In 1734 he published
The Analyst, a critique of the foundations of calculus, which was influential in the subsequent development of mathematics.
Read Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous by George Berkeley, one of
four of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
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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
Spirit skits have been postponed due to the fire alarm on Monday. Please listen to Logan Live for when they will be rescheduled.
Show your class spirit and dress up! The themes for tomorrow are: Freshman, Back to the Future; Sophomores, I Wanna Be……; Juniors, fun in the sun; Seniors, class color black. Staff wear pink if you are Certificated or blue if you are Classified. For our safety, please follow the rules. Do not wear masks or bring weapons, even toy ones, and follow the dress code. Make sure you sign up in Colt Court during lunch so your class gets points for dressing up.
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By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
James Logan Wrestling’s season has come to an end, after Logan’s five qualifiers to state were bounced out after the first day of the tournament.
Logan Wrestling will extend its drought of not having a state placer to four years. Logan has had top wrestlers the past years; which were all capable of placing at state, but none would leave with a medal. This has been the most wrestlers qualified in recent years to state, with five. The qualifying wrestlers were Kristian Blanco (103), Lawrence Blanco (112), Eric Perez (119), Danny Mai (125) and Toni Pole (215).
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The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
Paperback: 736 pages
Publisher: Picador
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312265050
ISBN-13: 978-0312265052"Nobody could sleep. When morning came, assault craft would be lowered and a first wave of troops would ride through the surf and charge ashore on the beach at Anapopei. All over the ship, all through the convoy, there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead."
So begins
The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer, the best war novel I have ever read. Its length was a bit daunting at first, but I got so involved with the characters that I was done before I knew it and wishing for more. It is bloody, depressing, fascinating and utterly human. It has a great mix of action, thought-provoking questions, and character development, and is perfect in its imperfection. I honestly cannot ask more of a war novel, and would not if I could.
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By Jason Garcia
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Walt Disney Co. wants to cut companywide greenhouse-gas emissions in half during the next four years and reduce electricity consumption by 10 percent over the next five, as part of a series of environmental initiatives outlined this week.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Continuing to deal with the local impact of the state financial crisis, the Board of Education on Tuesday night approved the second interim report on the 2008-09 budget and projections for 2009-10 and 2010-11.
The second interim report reflects the District’s response to the state’s decision − midway through the school year − to withhold nearly $4 million in funds that already had been budgeted. It includes the elimination of four management positions, as approved by the Board in February, and three temporary teaching positions. It also includes freezes on hiring and overtime, except in emergency situations, and a reduction in Strategic Plan funding and budgets for materials and supplies.
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Ralph David Abernathy (March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights leader.
Abernathy was born the son of a farmer in Linden, Alabama. After serving in the army during World War II, he enrolled at Alabama State University, in Montgomery, Alabama, graduating with a degree in mathematics in 1950. His involvement in political activism began in college while he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, when he led demonstrations protesting the lack of heat and hot water in his dormitory and the dreadful food served in the cafeteria. In 1951 he earned a M.A. in sociology from Atlanta University (later Clark Atlanta University) and then became pastor of the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. While living in Montgomery he formed a close and enduring partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King.
Read a 1968 speech by Ralph Abernathy memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King, free from the Northeastern University library.
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By Susan Ferriss
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gay marriage advocates have a steep climb to invalidate the ban voters approved in Proposition 8, according to legal experts who Thursday watched California Supreme Court justices cast a skeptical eye on their case during three hours of oral arguments.
At the same time, experts said justices appeared inclined to uphold the nearly 19,000 gay marriages performed in California between mid-June and the Nov. 4 election.
"I think the opponents of Proposition 8 faced heavy going," said Stephen Barnett, Boalt Hall law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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This image shows the continent-wide
warming trend from 1957 through 2006.
Dark red over West Antarctica reflects
that the region warmed most per decade.
Most of the rest of the continent is orange,
indicating a smaller warming trend,
or white, where no change was observed.
NASA photo
By Scott Canon
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No longer is David Braaten constantly cocooned in his red super parka. He left the insta-freeze winds of the Antarctic interior in January.
But as cold as the trip was for the University of Kansas scientist, he recognizes what one discovery after the next has demonstrated this year: It's getting remarkably warm for down there, and it's heating up incredibly fast.
"We're trying to find out what's happening to the ice," said Braaten, the deputy director of the KU-based Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets.
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By Mia Tungol, Courier Daily Editor
During the weekend of the Souper Bowl, the St. Anne Youth Ministry held a fundraiser in order to support St. Anthony's Foundation in San Francisco.
Despite the complications of fewer people attending the masses, the Youth Ministry group was able to raise almost the same amount as the previous year. Last year, the group fundraised $2,729.00, but this year the group raised $2,728.00. Some of the group members were slightly disappointed since they were only one dollar off from the year before. The Youth Ministry group had hoped to raise more money, but they are glad they still met their quota.
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The Godfather II
ESRB Rating: Mature,
Courier Staff Writer
The Godfather video game sequel is finally here and stays true to the original films story. From EA games
The Godfather II is set to be released for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, April 7, 2009.
The Godfather II is an third person action game that resembles game play similar to
Grand Theft Auto. Some of the voice overs will be done by the same characters in the film, such as Robert Duvall, who voices his character Tom Hagen.
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Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Spirit skits have been postponed due to the fire alarm on Monday. Please listen to Logan Live for when they will be rescheduled.
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"MLB 2K9"
Reviewed for: Playstation 3
and Xbox 360. Also available for:
Playstation 2, Wii, PSP and PC
ESRB Rating: Everyone
"MLB 2K9," not unlike its most immediate predecessor, has issues.
The default calibration between runner and fielder speed is all over the map. Pokey fielder animations turn even simple double plays into uncertainties, but stretching singles into should-be doubles is similarly dicey.
Then again, the computer's A.I. occasionally likes to nap on base and in the field. Even completely misplaying a ball doesn't ensure your opponent will take proper advantage.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The lights will shine more brightly this spring when drama students at Alvarado Middle School put on their performance of “Willy Wonka Jr.” – thanks to the generosity of the New Haven Schools Foundation.
AMS drama teacher Erin Ford was one of four recipients Monday as the Foundation distributed the first of its “Project Enrichment” grants for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities at schools in the New Haven Unified School District. Surprised in front of her colleagues at an afternoon staff meeting, Ms. Ford received $400 to purchase a lighting board and acting blocks for the AMS Drama Club.
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From wikipedia:
Mikimoto Kōkichi (10 March 1858 – 21 September 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur and adopter of the Mise/Nishikawa technique for production of spherical cultured pearls.
Born as the first son of an udon shop owner in Toba, Shima Province (present-day Mie prefecture), Mikimoto left school at the age of 13 and sold vegetables to support his family. Seeing the pearl divers of Ise unloading their treasures at the shore in his childhood started his fascination with pearls.
Meiji entrepreneur
In 1888, Mikimoto obtained a loan to start his first pearl oyster farm at the Shinmei inlet on Ago Bay in Mie prefecture together with his wife and partner Ume. On 11 July 1893, after many failures and near bankruptcy, he was able to create the hemispherical cultured pearls. He introduced these mabes at a marine products exposition in Norway in 1897, and began an export business. However, it took him another 12 years to create completely spherical pearls that were indistinguishable from the highest quality natural ones, and commercially viable harvests were not obtained until the 1920s.
Learn more about Mikimoto Kokichi and the Japanese pearl industry, free from the Mikimoto Pearl Island website.
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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
Attn. Advanced Placement Students: You must pay for the AP exams you will be taking in May by March 20. The fee is $86 per exam. See Sarah Muse in the Main Administration Building at break, lunchtime and after school.
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Genocide Intervention Network
Founder Mark Hanis
By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The founder of an organization dedicated to ending the ongoing genocide in Darfur will speak to students Wednesday at James Logan High School.
Mark Hanis, founder and executive director of the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net), will speak to students about the group’s efforts in Darfur, Sudan, where more than 400,000 people have been killed and more than 2.5 million have been displaced . His talk will be in the Little Theater, starting at 2:30 p.m.
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From wikipedia:
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer. He played a senior role in two voyages which explored the east coast of South America between 1499 and 1502. On the first of these voyages he discovered that South America extended much further south than believed by other European explorers crossing the Atlantic, who thought they were reaching Asia (the Indies). Vespucci's voyages became widely known in Europe after two accounts attributed to him were published between 1502 and 1504. In 1507, Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the new continent America after Vespucci's first name, Amerigo. In an accompanying book, Waldseemüller published one of the Vespucci accounts, which led to criticism that Vespucci was trying to usurp Christopher Columbus' glory. However, the rediscovery in the 18th century of other letters by Vespucci, primarily the Soderini Letter, has led to the view that the early published accounts were fabrications, not by Vespucci, but by others. Waldseemüller may have suspected the self promoting tendencies of Vespucci even in his own time as later publications replaced America with Terra Incognita.
Read more about Amerigo Vespucci in the book Amerigo Vespucci by Frederick A. Ober, available
at Project Gutenberg.
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Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
Attn. Advanced Placement Students: You must pay for the AP exams you will be taking in May by March 20. The fee is $86 per exam. See Sarah Muse in the Main Administration Building at break, lunchtime and after school.
A representative from Harvey Mudd College in Southern California will be coming to Logan on Monday, March 16th. If you’d like to attend this presentation, sign-ups are in the Career Center.
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao, Courier Daily Editor
Stickies: Rain by Lorisa Salvatin,
Courier Staff Artist
Wishing Star by Chyna Cunningham,
Courier Staff Artist
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From wikipedia:
Hector Louis Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. At the other extreme, he also composed about 50 songs for voice and piano.
Listen to the introduction to Berlioz' Romeo et Juliet, in mp3 format, free from The Courier.
Click here to listen to 19 more pieces from Romeo et Juliet, free from www.classicistranieri.com.
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From wikipedia:
Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondriaan, after 1912
Mondrian, (b. Amersfoort, Netherlands, March 7, 1872 — d. New York City, February 1, 1944) was a Dutch painter.
He was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. Despite being well-known, often-parodied and even trivialized, Mondrian's paintings exhibit a complexity that belies their apparent simplicity. He is best known for his non-representational paintings that he called compositions, consisting of rectangular forms of red, yellow, blue, white or black, separated by thick, black rectilinear lines. They are the result of a stylistic evolution that occurred over the course of nearly 30 years and continued beyond that point to the end of his life.
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Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer
James Logan Wrestling did not meet their goal of winning a North Coast Section title, but they did take third place, which is enough for them to get the pennant.
Logan, who qualified everyone to NCS, had seven placers, with four finalists, and two champions Saturday night. With Logan’s second place at the NCS duals, two weeks ago, they were expected to be the mix for the title, with De La Salle and Liberty High School.
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44388 Old Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont. 510-623-7200
www.sharksice.com
All this extended forecast of bad weather leaves people with few things to do on weekends. Sure, there are a lot of indoor activities like shopping, movies, and watching TV, but how about a something physical once in a while? Sharks Ice at Fremont gives the rainy day a whole new spin.
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Author Greg Mortenson greets
students Idrees Najibi/Courier Photo
The Pennies for Peace Assembly was a successful collaboration of multiple organizations to celebrate humanitarian efforts.
The assembly was held Tuesday at the Pavilion, where schools from the Fremont, Newark, and New Haven Districts came together for this special presentation.
The Tri-city effort began when the Fremont Main Library read the novel
Three Cups of Tea holding book discussions, eventually leading the Newark and Union City Public libraries to read the book.
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By Ronald Epps, Courier Staff Writer
Two very popular shows MTV's "TRL" (on mtv) and BET's "106 & Park" at one time displayed the most recent, in-style music videos and interviewed the most famous celebrities from Katy Perry to Beyoncé.
TRL played a variety of genres from hip-hop to pop to country all the way to alternative. 106 & Park, on the other hand, focused on hip-hop and rap. "TRL" was shut down three months ago, while its counterpart "106 & Park" stayed on strong,
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By Suzanne Wu, Courier Staff Writer
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.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The New Haven Unified School District will not have to lay off teachers to deal with the latest round of state budget cuts, but the Board of Education will be asked Tuesday night to give up the extra counselors that the District was able to hire two years ago.
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From wikipedia:
Cyrano Hercule Savinien de Bergerac (March 6, 1619 – July 28, 1655) was a French dramatist and duellist born in Paris, who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story, most notably the play by Edmond Rostand which bears his name (see
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)). In those fictional works he is featured with an overly large nose
Life and works
Cyrano was born into an old Parisian family and spent much of his childhood in Saint-Forget (now Yvelines). He went to school in Paris and spent his adult life there when he was not on campaign. He was not, therefore, a Gascon, but many of his fellow-soldiers would have been. The myth of his Gascon origins may even have been cultivated by him during his lifetime, since the swash-buckling manners of the Gascon soldiers were much admired in his day. The real Cyrano de Bergerac had little in common with the hero of the Rostand play.
Read Cyrano de Bergerac's The Other World: The Societies and Governments of the Moon,translated from French by Donald Webb, free from bewilderingstories.com
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By Tim Johnson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BEIJING — Premier Wen Jiabao Thursday said China will "significantly increase" spending to counter the effects of a global recession dragging down its export-based economy, but he didn't say how large the new stimulus package would be.
"The global financial crisis continues to spread and get worse," Wen said in an opening speech to the National People's Congress, a largely ceremonial body.
Wen said that global forces could threaten to derail the steady rise of China, which is the world's third-largest economy but is now experiencing its slowest growth in two decades.
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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 representative from Harvey Mudd College in Southern California will be coming to Logan on Monday, March 16th. If you’d like to attend this presentation, sign-ups are in the Career Center.
Good luck to Kristian Blanco, Lawrence Blanco, Danny Mai, Eric Perez and Toni Pole at the CIF State Wrestling meet held in Bakersfield.
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From wikipedia:
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge (March 5, 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and social reformer. He is perhaps best known for his 1942 report
Social Insurance and Allied Services (known as the
Beveridge Report) which served as the basis for the post-World War II Labour government's Welfare State, including specially the National Health Service.
Read the Social Insurance and Allied Services Report by Sir William Beveridge, also known as the Beveridge Report, free from the Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham University.
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An endangered Blackside Dace
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama overrode the Bush administration on a key step in administering the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday, restoring a requirement that federal agencies consult with experts on threatened species before launching construction projects that could affect their well-being.
Environmentalists said reinstating the requirement blocks the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Forest Service and others from "nibbling away" at critical wildlife habitat. Business and industry groups, on the other hand, warned that it could hamper road-building and other projects that would help jump-start the economy.
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Thursday's Schedule
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!
MISCELLANEOUS
A representative from Harvey Mudd College in Southern California will be coming to Logan on Monday, March 16th. If you’d like to attend this presentation, sign-ups are in the Career Center.
Good luck to Kristian Blanco, Lawrence Blanco, Danny Mai, Eric Perez and Toni Pole at the CIF State Wrestling meet held in Bakersfield.
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Delicious by Susan Mallery
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books (February 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373770561
ISBN-13: 978-0373770564,
Courier Editor-in-Chief
Penny Jackson knew that it was probably wrong to be so excited to see her ex-husband come crawling back, but she was willing to live with the character flaw.
What woman in her right mind would not enjoy watching the man who broke her heart come crawling back? Delicious is an engrossing read that I couldn't put down. I especially enjoyed how it goes beyond the relationship between Penny and Cal, her ex, and explores various familial relationships. It is all the more realistic because it isn't focused solely on falling in love. Fortunately, the other relationships never take away from the one between Penny and Cal - in fact, they add a bit of spice to their relationship and the plot as a whole. It is, for lack of a better phrase, absolutely delicious.
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Finding Abby, by
Virgina M. Scott
Hardcover: 177 pages
Publisher: Butte Publications (March 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1884362354
ISBN-13: 978-1884362354
By Brandie Moore, Courier Daily Editor
Sorry, everyone, but for this book I could not put in a quote so I'll just tell you about it and try to persuade you to read it without the quote.
In the book
Finding Abby, Abby, a musical prodigy, loses her hearing and goes though the difficultly of not being able to hear. Two years after meningitis claimed her hearing, Abby dies, by her own hand, it is believed.
Paige, Abby’s older sister, is told about Abby’s death and cannot believe it because Abby was a sweet girl who always did as she was told.
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From wikipedia:
Dr. William Carlos Williams (sometimes known as WCW) (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963), was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism.
Life
Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, a community near the city of Paterson. His father was an English immigrant, and his mother was born in Puerto Rico. He attended public school in Rutherford until 1897, then was sent to study at Chāteau de Lancy near Geneva, Switzerland, the Lycée Condorcet in Paris, France, for two years and Horace Mann School in New York City. Then, in 1902, he entered the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. During his time at Penn, Williams befriended Ezra Pound, Hilda Doolittle (best known as H.D.) and the painter Charles Demuth.
Listen to William Carlos Williams recite his poetry, free from PennSound, the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania.
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By Jericho Faustino, Courier Staff Writer
Kill Zone 2 has came back with a vengeance,
The latest from the developers, Guerilla Games, is Kill Zone 2. Published by Sony Computers Entertainment Europe, is this science fiction first-person shooter for the Playstation 3.
Kill Zone 2 is the third installment of the Kill Zone franchise that began with the Playstarion 2’s
Killzone and continued to the Playstation portable’s
Kill Zone : Liberation. The game was released worldwide late February 2009.
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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
The 9th Annual Children’s Art & Science Festival is being held at the Hayward Parent Nursery School, and they need student volunteers. Want to help? Pick up a green flyer in the Career Center.
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By Rohan Kumar,
Courier Staff Writer
Rockstar games is back with another addition to the
Grand Theft Auto series.
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars is set to be released for the Nintendo DS on March 17,2009. Chinatown Wars is a third person action game and the first one of its kind on the DS. Usually
Grand Theft Auto games are played through an over the shoulder view, but
Chinatown Wars features a top-down perspective as if your watching from a helicopter.
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From wikipedia:
Robert Hooke, (July 18, 1635 – March 3, 1703) was an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His father was John Hooke curate of the Church of All Saints, Freshwater.
Early life
Robert Hooke was interested in the sciences, particularly biology, from his early childhood. Like his three other brothers (all ministers), Robert was expected to be good at his education and join his father's church. However, Hooke continually suffered from headaches whilst studying. His parents, fearing he would not reach adulthood, decided to give up on his education and leave him to his own devices.
Read the Project Gutenberg eBook, Micrographia, by Robert Hooke, free.
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By Asma Yasini, Courier Staff Writer
Representatives of James Logan's Afghan Club will present a check for almost $600 to Afghan relief activist and fundraiser Greg Mortenson at a special assembly of attendees from various schools in the Tri-Cities area.
James Logan students, like those from other nearby schools, has helped raise money for Mortenson's Pennies For Peace project to build and supply schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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By Hadley Leggett
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — With four children under the age of 5, James Currier had lots of questions about sniffles, rashes and fevers. One late night, while holding a sick child in his lap, he tried searching for answers online.
"I was shocked," Currier said. "I couldn't find anything easy to read, explanatory and credible, that wasn't covered with pharmaceutical ads or Botox commercials."
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Paul Harvey receives
the Presidential Medal of
Freedom in 2005
wikipedia photo
CHICAGO — Paul Harvey, a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty "Hello America" were cherished by millions for more than 57 years on national broadcasts that were an entrancing mix of news, storytelling and gently persuasive salesmanship, died Saturday. He was 90.
Called "the voice of Middle America," and "the voice of the Silent Majority" by the media for his flag-waving conservatism and championing of traditional values, Harvey died surrounded by family at a Phoenix hospital, according to an ABC Radio Networks spokesman. The cause of death was not immediately available.
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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
Link Crew Mentors: Still haven’t turned in your community service form for 15 hours from our summer Link Crew orientation? Pick up your form in Room 67, complete the needed signatures, and turn it in to the Career Center.
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From wikipedia:
Susanna "Dora" Madora Salter (March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was a U.S. politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor and the first women elected to any political office in the United States.
Read more about Susanna Salter, free from the Kansas Collection.
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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 two upcoming events. Their 5k Fun Run & Walk, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Pick up a lavender flyer in the Career Center.
Congratulations go out to Senior Sidiqa Sidiqi for winning the CSU East Bay Diablo Chapter of PDK’s scholarship! Straight out of the money box!
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Climate researcher and author
David Archer teaches at the
University of Chicago.
(Princeton University Press/MCT)
WASHINGTON — Until now, most discussion of climate change has been about what scientific evidence shows is likely to happen between now and 2100. However, scientific research shows that the carbon dioxide gas released from burning fossil fuels lasts in the atmosphere much longer than mere decades.
David Archer, a leading climate researcher who teaches at the University of Chicago, has written a new book that looks at carbon dioxide's "long tail" and what it means for changes on Earth in the future.
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School Days by Jamie Maxfield, Courier Editor-in-Chief
The Tao of Sunday by Idy Tao,
Courier Daily Editor
Stickies: Ice Cream by Lorisa Salvatin, Courier Staff Artist
.jpg "©2009 Lorisa Salvatin/Courier Comics")
Cement Warfare by Chyna Cunningham, Courier Staff Artist
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