This is the archive for May 2010
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Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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From wikipedia:
Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (which office later became United States Secretary of Health and Human Services) in the administration of President Jimmy Carter. She was the first African American woman to serve as a United States Ambassador, representing the U.S. in Luxembourg under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and the first to enter the line of succession to the Presidency.
Read more about Patricia Roberts Harris, free from the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903–January 9, 1946) was an American poet. He was adopted by Reverend and Mrs. Frederick Ashbury Cullen.
Cullen was minister at Salem Methodist Episcopal Church in Harlem, and thus Cullen was raised a Methodist. He went to DeWitt Clinton High School in New York and started writing poetry at the age of 14. He went to New York University in 1922 and graduated in 1923 after publishing poetry in
The Crisis, under W. E. B. Du Bois, and Opportunity, of the National Urban League.
Read three of Countee Cullen's poems, free from the web site of the English Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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From wikipedia:
Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, born May 29, 1914, was a chemist and a teacher.
McBay was born in in Mexia, Texas. His father was a barber who eventually became an embalmer and funeral director; his mother was a seamstress. Both parents had left school after the seventh grade because there was no high school for African-Americans in Mexia. By the time Henry was in high school, however, oil had been discovered in Mexia and the quality of life of its residents had improved. One result of that improvement was that a high school for African-Americans had opened—and McBay was able to receive a good education.
Read "Henry C. McBay, Reflections of a Chemist", by Kenneth R. Manning, a chapter from Henry C. McBay - A Chemical Festschrift: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honor of the First Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar at M.I.T. by by William M. Jackson (Editor), Billy Joe Evans (Editor.)
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By Michelle Danai, Courier Staff Writer
I have seen this movie,
Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging, about a million times and I€™'m still not sick of it. It is the movie of my pre-teen years, the
Sixteen Candles of my generation and I love it to bits.
Excuse the odd title, which is based on Louise Rennison'€™s popular book series of the adolescent adventures of Georgia Nicholson. 14-year-old Georgia is a great example of your ideal pre-teen, whose most important goals in life are to look like the runway models presented in teen magazines, win a romantic first kiss as well as a gorgeous boyfriend, hold onto her best friends and prevent her parents from getting a divorce.
Posted by courier at 10:04 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Thao (Michelle) Hoang, Courier Staff Writer
Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals was a remarkable night for the Orlando Magic. Orlando had its most complete offensive effort of the series, with 52.2 percent shooting from the field. Dwight Howard was terrific at both ends with 21 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and two steals. Jameer Nelson had his second consecutive quality game with 24 points. Now add in 14 points apiece from J.J. Redick and Rashard Lewis, and that just made the Magic unstoppable.
Posted by courier at 09:56 AM. Filed under: Sports
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President Barack Obama talks with
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the
Solyndra, Inc., construction site.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama visited the East Bay Wednesday,his second trip to the Bay Area since he took office. President Barack Obama toured the Fremont solar panel manufacturer, Solyndra, during his 19-hour stay in the East Bay.
Before his Wednesday morning visit to Solyndra, Obama attended a pair of Democratic fundraisers Tuesday evening in San Francisco — one for Senator Barbara Boxer, who is bracing for a tough re-election battle this fall. This will be her fourth term. He also attended a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Posted by courier at 09:43 AM. Filed under: News
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By Jericho Faustino, Courier Staff Writer
Language Arts Teacher Peter Carini's son Joey is at an age where boys play basketball on the black top, run around playing tag, and play with other kids his age on the jungle gym, but at 11-years-old, Joey has a chance to do something not many people can say they've done — sing for the Pope.
Posted by courier at 09:28 AM. Filed under: News
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By Shamal Asnani, Courier Film Critic
May 12 marked the release of a movie which is centered on the legendary character, Robin Hood. The film stars Russell Crowe as the title character. The film begins with Robin being a part of the Third Crusade of England as an archer. After the death of the king in battle, he along with three other friends, abandon the crusade in order to return home. On the way back home they encounter Sir Godfrey (Mark Strong), an English knight who is secretly aligned with the French, and his men, who had just recently slaughtered a group of English knights.
Posted by courier at 09:17 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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From wikipedia:
William Whipper (1804–1876) was an African American abolitionist and businessman. He advocated nonviolence and co-founded the American Moral Reform Society, an early African American abolitionist organization.
Born February 22, 1804 to an African American house servant and her white employer. William Whipper epitomized the unique prosperity that Northern Blacks were able to attain in the mid-1800s. Willian had three siblings Alfred, Benjamin and Mary Ann. Whipper was a successful businessman and played a key role in the antislavery movement as a reformer.
Read a speech by William Whipper, free from blackpast.org.
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By Thao (Michelle) Hoang, Courier Staff Writer
This year's Korean Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles took place earlier this month. The theme this year was all about national pride, and everyone showed a lot of spirit. Throughout the concert, everyone showed enthusiasm and support for the team of South Korea, which will be representing at the famous World Cup.
This year’s two hosts were Nicole Jung from Kara, and MC HAHA, a famous South Korean entertainer.
Posted by courier at 10:04 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Beatrice Esteban,
Courier Managing Editor
The dominance of pop music has always been highly disputed by music critics worldwide. The flashy and sexually-energized outfits, constant use of Auto-Tune, and lack of true lyrical depth inspired the rise of indie music, a genre made of many sub-genres with one common identifying factor: clear contempt of mainstream music. Emerging into the indie music scene in 2001 with their debut album
Feel Good Lost, Canada’s Broken Social Scene began as a duo recording ambient instrumentals but has expanded into a musical collective group with a varying lineup and evolved style. This becomes clear to the listener in 2010’s
Forgiveness Rock Record, a seamless integration of different music elements in one enjoyable baroque-indie record.
Posted by courier at 09:39 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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From left: Wonder Girls' Ye-eun,
Sunye, Sohee, Sunmi, and Yubin.
wikipedia photo,
Courier Staff Writer
The Wonder Girls, a popular Korean girl band is hitting the US market. After opening up for the Jonas Brothers World Tour, and Justin Bieber’s Valentine’s Day Concert, they are now going to be having their own tour with special guest 2PM as the opening act.
They announced the first nine cities they will be performing at on April 5, 2010. They will be stopping at 3 cities in California, which includes West Hollywood, Anaheim, and San Francisco. The tickets available were General for $50 and VIP for $150. The VIP package includes a Meet & Greet with the Wonder Girls, a photo opportunity, and a tour gift.
Posted by courier at 09:06 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Courier Staff Report
Online voting is underway as James Logan students choose their class officers for next year.
With hundreds of campaign posters festooning the campus, voting started at lunch Thursday and continues through Friday at 1:30 p.m. Vote collection and tabulation is being "done over the Internet -- Votenet Solutions in Washington DC is the company that is hosting the election website and counting the votes," wrote Activites Director Francis Rojas in an email to Logan's staff.
Posted by courier at 05:33 AM. Filed under: News
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From wikipedia:
Vivian G. Harsh (May 27, 1890 - August 17, 1960) On February 26, 1924 she became the Chicago Public Library system's first black librarian. Harsh first began working for the Chicago Public Library as a junior clerk in 1909 after graduating high school[1]. She later went on to graduate from Simmons College Library School in Boston. Harsh was named director of the new George Cleveland Hall branch in 1932.
Learn more about Vivian Harsh, free from Answers.com.
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Congratulations to Sarvarinder Kaur, Ramanpreet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Sandeep Gill, Baljeet Kaur and Jagdeep Saini for winning scholarship of $1000 each, awarded by Fremont Gurdwara Sahib for overall excellence in academics, extra curricular activities, community service and determined nature to learn and desire to perform exceptionally well in the classroom.
A 4.0 GPA, determination to complete PhD in Aerospace Engineering in the U.S., and a student who spends his lunch breaks working in the cafeteria to support his family’s rent were some of the considerations in the award of these 20 scholarships of $1000 each.
Posted by courier at 11:06 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Journey into Islam – The Crisis
of Globalization by Akbar Ahmed
Hardcover: 300 pages
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN-10: 0815701322
ISBN-13: 978-0815701323
Muslim-Americans fear there may be a public backlash following the recent attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square by Pakistani-American suspect Faisal Shahzad. They faced one following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. A timely new book examines the "identity crisis" in America's greater Muslim community.
"My findings are of urgent relevance to America, today," says author Akbar Ahmed of his book,
Journey into Islam. “Communication is needed between the two segments [Muslim and non-Muslim] of society.”
Posted by courier at 09:56 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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From wikipedia:
Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883, Cincinnati, Ohio – September 16, 1946, New York City) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several motion pictures late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African American to make vocal blues recordings in 1920.
Early years
Smith was born Mamie Robinson in Cincinnati, Ohio. She toured with African-American vaudeville and minstrel shows until settling in New York City in 1913, where she worked as a cabaret singer. She appeared in songwriter Perry Bradford's musical
Made in Harlem in 1918.
Listen to Mamie Smith sing Going Crazy with the Blues, one of 14 of her songs available free from redhotjazz.com.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
Students, have you purchased your yearbook yet? If not, stop by Room 44 to buy yours for $90. Hurry, because supplies are limited.
Posted by courier at 11:16 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Alan Wake>
For: Xbox 360
From: Remedy Entertainment/Microsoft
ESRB Rating: Teen (blood, language,
use of alcohol and tobacco, violence)
McClatchy-Tribune (MCT)
Until now, "Alan Wake" was best known in gaming circles as a title in development since before the Xbox 360's mere existence was public knowledge.
The effects of the lengthy development are apparent in the final product, which occasionally looks older than it is and forces players to contend with some unwieldy (and slightly incomplete) third-person shooter controls. But all those years also have been very kind to the titular character and his story, which are so carefully and cleverly constructed as to render any shortcomings almost completely moot.
It's no great surprise that "Wake's" storyline — which finds Alan, a famous mystery writer, racing through a secluded resort town to discover why the pages of his unfinished manuscript have come true and made his wife disappear — is a cut above. Remedy Entertainment produced some of the best storytelling of the early 2000s with its "Max Payne" games, and while the particulars have changed, the ingredients — narration from the playable character, generally stellar voice acting, a word-perfect script that touches darkly comedic, self-depreciating and noirish nerves in the right ways at the right times — have all returned.
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From wikipedia:
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (born May 25, 1878, Richmond, Virginia, died New York City, November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer and actor of stage and film. Audiences enjoyed his understated style, which eschewed the frenetic manner of the jitterbug in favor of cool and reserve; rarely did he use his upper body, relying instead on busy, inventive feet and an expressive face.
A figure in both the Black and White entertainment worlds of his era he is best known today for his dancing with Shirley Temple in a series of films during the 1930s.
Learn more about Bill Robinson, free from Americaslibrary.gov.
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Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
Students, have you purchased your yearbook yet? If not, stop by Room 44 to buy yours for $90. Hurry, because supplies are limited.
Posted by courier at 09:42 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Image: tunisia.usembassy.gov
On May 16 in Las Vegas, pageant queens from the 50 states competed for the title of Miss USA 2010. At the end of the event, 24-year-old Rima Fakih of Michigan was crowned Miss USA 2010 by the former pageant winner, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina.
Despite the fact that she nearly stumbled across the stage in her stunning evening gown, Rima Fakih was a lovely contestant. She was born in Lebanon and was just a baby when her family migrated to the United States of America.
Posted by courier at 09:31 AM. Filed under: Opinion
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By Tom Lasseter
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BEIJING — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak issued a scathing condemnation of the North Korean regime Monday and announced trade restrictions that ratcheted tensions to their highest level in years on the Korean peninsula, which is home to more than 25,000 U.S. troops
The White House said in a statement that it fully backed Lee, and that President Barack Obama "has directed his military commanders to coordinate closely with their Republic of Korea counterparts to ensure readiness and to deter future aggression."
In a national address, Lee said North Korean ships no longer would be allowed in South Korean-controlled waters and that almost all inter-Korean trade was being canceled.
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From wikipedia:
Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was born a slave in Stafford County, Virginia. As a young man, he converted to Baptism and became a "slave preacher". 1850 would prove a vital year in Burns' life because of the passage of the new Fugitive Slave Law that said that all slaves must be returned to their master regardless of where they were discovered, a major setback to abolitionists' efforts to emancipate all slaves. Vigilante groups with members of both races sprang up in retaliation, attacking convoys leading fugitive slaves back into bondage in the Deep South where the hopes of escape were slim. This law would later cause Burns great troubles when he became a fugitive himself.
Read excerpts from The trials of Anthony Burns: freedom and slavery in Emerson's Boston, by Albert J. Von Frank, free from Google books.
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Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
Students, have you purchased your yearbook yet? If not, stop by Room 44 to buy yours for $90. Hurry, because supplies are limited.
Posted by courier at 11:43 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Bubble Jim by Sabina Singh,
Courier Comics Editor
Faux Real by Christine Moon, Courier Staff Artist
It's a Lulu by Lulu Zhong, Courier Staff Artist
Posted by courier at 04:23 AM. Filed under: Comics
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From wikipedia:
Olivia Ward Bush Banks (May 23, 1869 - 1944) was an American author, poet and journalist of African American and Montaukett Native American descent. Ward celebrated both of her heritages in her poetry and writing. She was a regular contributor to the
Colored American magazine and wrote a column for the
New Rochelle Westchester Record-Courier.
Born May 23, 1869 in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Ward was the third of three daughters of Eliza Draper and Abraham Ward, both of whom were of mixed African-American and Montaukett descent. Ward’s mother died when she was about nine months old, and her father moved with the family to Providence, Rhode Island. When her father remarried there, he gave young Olivia to her mother's sister Maria Draper for care, who reared Olivia as her own. She attended local schools in Providence, and studied nursing in high school. She also became interested in drama and poetry.
Read excerpts from The Collected Works of Olivia Ward Bush-Banks, free from Google Books.
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From wikipedia:
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film
Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries
King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Winfield was born in Los Angeles, California to Lois Beatrice Edwards, a union organizer in the garment industry. His stepfather from the age of eight was Clarence Winfield, a city trash collector and construction worker. He attended Manual Arts High School, the University of Portland, Stanford University, Los Angeles City College and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Watch Paul Winfield as Martin Luther King in the trailer to the film, King, free from videodetective.com.
Posted by courier at 03:54 AM. Filed under: In Quotes
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Seniors Katrina Manaloto (left), Darienne
Macatiag, Amber Abutin, Gelene Quiros
and Stephanie Estabillo model the senior
sweatshirt.
Walter Carrasco/Courier Photo,
Courier Staff Writer
The 2010 class sweatshirts are now on sale in room 67, for $27, to be paid in cash. T sweater contains the entire class’ names on the back and a coliseum with two horses in the front as a design. The primary colors on the front are white and yellow and red on the back. Though seniors have already purchased many sweaters, not everyone likes the appearance of it.
Darren Dela Pena says, “They’re cool.” He thinks the decoration is fine and that it makes a good sweater.
Posted by courier at 09:14 AM. Filed under: News
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By Julie Mendoza,
Courier Staff Writer
Patrick Fugit stars as William Miller in the comedic drama,
Almost Famous. He's a high school boy who gets the opportunity to tour with his favorite band and write an article about them for the Rolling Stones.
Who could pass up a chance like that?
Posted by courier at 09:07 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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From wikipedia:
Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904 — December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer.
A skilled pianist -- widely recognized as a master of stride piano -- Waller was one of the most popular performers of his era, finding critical and commercial success in his homeland and in Europe. Waller was also a prolific songwriter, with many songs he wrote or co-wrote still known to modern audiences, such as "Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Squeeze Me". Fellow pianist and composer Oscar Levant dubbed Waller "the black Horowitz" in a favorable comparison to Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz. A prolific composer of novelty swing tunes in the 1920s and 30s, Waller sold many of his compositions for relatively small sums, and as they became hits, other songwriters had already claimed them as their own. Thus many standards are alternatively, controversially attributed to Waller.
Listen to Fats Waller, free from redhotjazz.com.
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By Michelle Danai,
Courier Staff Writer
Mike Posners music has been filling up my iPod. Mike Posner is an uprising artist who is well-known for his hot single, "Cooler Than Me," which was an online hit over the summer of 2009 and has just recently been released on the radio.
Posner is an American singer, songwriter, producer as well as a Duke University student. With the help of Don Cannon and DJ Benzi, Mike Posner released his first mixtape, ";A Matter of Time,"¯ in the beginning of 2009.
Posted by courier at 10:18 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Michelle Danai,
Courier Staff Writer
Christina Aguilera returns to the music industry with the latest hit, "Not Myself Tonight,"¯ which has recently made its online debut. The song is from her upcoming album called €œ
Bionic€¯.
Aguilera's new album also includes the song, "Glam,"¯ which is a poppy, hip hop-inflected throwback to Madonna's "Vogue." Since the release of Christina Aguilera's new song a lot of talk has been made about how her lyrics and sound are a great imitation of Pink's previous work and that her new attitude and style combination portrays many similarities to Lady Gaga's work.
Posted by courier at 10:07 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Farah Habad, Courier Staff Writer
Often times, artists' collaborations are some of the greatest works they ever produce. Whether we look toward Run DMC and Aerosmith, Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Nas and Lauryn Hill, or Method Man and Mary J. Blige, collaborations produce artistic juices that would probably not be found elsewhere.
In the case of Tyga of Young Money and famed Rihanna-beater Chris Brown, their collaboration is nothing more than a waste of time and money.
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From wikipedia:
Lydia Cabrera (Havana, Cuba, May 20, 1899 - Miami, Florida, September 19, 1991) was a Cuban anthropologist and poet.
Cabrera was born in Havana; She was an authority on Santerķa and other Afro-Cuban religions. Over her lifetime she published over one hundred books; little if any of her work is available in English. Her most important book is
El Monte, (Spanish: "The Wilderness") which was the first major anthropological study of Afro-Cuban traditions. Upon her death, she donated her research collection to the library of the University of Miami. A section in Guillermo Cabrera Infante's book,
Tres Tigres Tristes, has a section written under Lydia Cabrera's name, in a comical rendition of her literary voice.
Read a review of Lydia Cabrera's Afro-Cuban Tales, free from the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association and Washington State University.
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The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Language: English
ISBN-10: 157322989X
ISBN-13: 978-1573229890“ He kissed her so gently she wondered if she had imagined it. She pulled back slightly, to look into his eyes. And then there was a shot."
The Pact by Jodi Picoult starts with this climax of action, and works simultaneously backwards and forwards to explore the motivations, character development, and aftermath of the death of Emily Gold.
Emily Gold and Christopher Harte have been best friends since they were born, and it was only expected by their families that they should begin dating in high school. Chris is completely comfortable with this, but Emily has doubts about the relationship and feels it is almost incestuous. Afraid to break up with the one boy she loves and afraid to stay with him, the problem is compounded when Emily finds out she is pregnant. She feels her only option is suicide.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Mikey McKelvey, a seventh-grade teacher at Alvarado Middle School, has been selected as the New Haven Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year, it was announced during the Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. Lenora Matthews, a campus monitor and noon supervisor at Searles Elementary, was named Classified Employee of the Year.
A New Haven teacher for 18 years, including 14 at AMS, Mikey McKelvey also serves as a coach for Writers Workshop, the District’s research-based approach to literacy instruction. A member of the school’s Instructional Leadership team, she also has served as a department head, a curriculum leader and a literacy coordinator, as well as on School Site Council, the Site-Based Decision-Making Team and the Curriculum Budget Committee. She is a National Board certified teacher in both English/language arts and social science/history.
Posted by courier at 08:25 AM. Filed under: News
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Cheri Benafield, assistant principal at Alvarado Elementary, and Anthony La Rue, a highly regarded young educator from San Diego, have been hired as principals at Pioneer and Eastin elementary schools, respectively, and Hui Stevens has been promoted from assistant principal to acting principal at Alvarado Middle School.
The New Haven Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointments Tuesday night. The Board also approved the appointment of veteran educator Geri Isaacson, currently overseeing professional development for nearly two dozen schools in Oakland Unified, as the District’s Director of Instructional Support.
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From wikipedia:
Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 - January 12, 1965) was an African American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays. Her most famous work,
A Raisin in the Sun, was inspired by her family's legal battle against racially segregated housing laws in the Washington Park Subdivision of the South Side of Chicago during her childhood.
Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago, Illinois, Hansberry was the youngest of four children of Carl Augustus Hansberry (a prominent real estate broker) and Nannie Louise Perry, and niece of William Leo Hansberry. She grew up on the south side of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
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A 2010 Logan Ball Bid
Courier photo
The epic 2010 James Logan Senior Ball begins in less than two weeks; however, some girls are unsatisfied with the ways they are being asked to their ultimate high school dance. In fact, every year, girls all over the school wish they were asked differently. The boy's proposition is either too corny or unflattering. Some girl's even reject such suitors because the way they were asked sucked.
Boys that feel put-down then ask what the girl's reasoning is. Responses they receive are "I'm not even sure I can go to prom"¯ or "You're better off going with someone else." Some girls even stall by saying the good old "maybe," in the hopes that another person will ask them.¯ The truth is that all these answers are bogus: girls are simply trying to spare boys the embarrassment of a straight answer. Ultimately, they conceal the fact that the methods is what really impacts the final decision.
Posted by courier at 09:39 AM. Filed under: Features
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Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
Posted by courier at 09:07 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Iron Man 2
Reviewed for: Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Also available for: Wii, PSP and Nintendo DS
From: Sega
ESRB Rating: Teen (mild language, violence)
If you're bound and determined to enjoy "Iron Man 2" in video game form, here's a tip even the most skilled of you may wish to follow: Play the game on its easiest difficulty setting.
That isn't a testament to the steely challenge "IM2" poses to players so much as — as was the case in the first "Iron Man" game — its aggravating propensity to let some truly sloppy execution get in the way of what otherwise could be an ideal action gaming playground.
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From wikipedia:
Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s.
Read more about Big Joe Turner, free from
thesoulguy.com.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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Contractors with United States
Environmental Services secure a
boom line to the shore in Bay St.
Louis Monday.
James Edward Bates/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT
MIAMI — As BP engineers worked to contain a deep sea oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, scientists tracking the spread of oil on the ocean's surface and underwater expressed concern that powerful currents could carry the crude as far east as Florida and potentially damage sensitive reefs in the Florida Keys.
Doug Suttles, BP chief operating officer, said Monday on NBC's ``Today'' show that a mile-long tube inserted into a damaged well on the sea floor was funneling a little more than 1,000 barrels — or 42,000 gallons — of oil, natural gas and water a day from the blown well into a tanker ship.
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From wikipedia:
Frederick McKinley Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 17, 1893. and was a successful African American businessman who manufactured refrigeration system for trucks and railroad cars.
Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was orphaned at the age of nine. He was then raised by a priest in Kentucky. Jones left school after grade six and left the rectory to return to Cincinnati at age sixteen, where he got a job as an apprentice automobile mechanic.
Read more about Frederick Jones, free from heavydutytrucking.com.
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The Japanime Club sold food
at Friday's Unity Fair.
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
ACTIVITIES
Choir Auditions are this week. Don’t miss out! See McShane in the Choir Room if you have any questions.
CLUBS
The Youth Alive Christian Club meets tomorrow after school in Room 418. Bring a friend!
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It's a Lulu by Lulu Zhong, Courier Staff Artist
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From wikipedia:
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones, May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic vocal style. Her devotion to the jazz idiom was such that her fellow vocalist Carmen McRae once claimed that "there's really only one jazz singer - only one: Betty Carter."
Carter was born in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Detroit, where her father led a church choir. She studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory. She won a talent contest and became a regular on the local club circuit, singing and playing piano. When she was 16, she sang with Charlie Parker, and she later performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles and Miles Davis.
Visit bettycarter.org.
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From wikipedia:
Nathan Francis Mossell (July 27, 1856 – October 27, 1946) was the first African American graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1882.
Nathan Mossell was born in Hamilton, Canada in 1856. His father was Aaron Albert Mossell I, and his mother was Eliza Bowers. He had a sibling: Aaron Albert Mossell II who married Mary L. Tanner (1866-?) and was the first African American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania law school. Aaron was the uncle of Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989), who was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States.
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By Michelle Danai, Courier Staff Courier
Over the weekend I made my first trip to Yogurtland, located just across the UC Berkeley Campus and simply fell in love with the wide variety of flavors and toppings. I got the red velvet and chocolate twilight along, with chewy mochi balls, (like brownie bites) and it was absolutely delicious — a bit sweet, but surely delicious.
Yogurtland offers both tart and sweet flavors and is a self serving place. Although it is not a spacious location and could really use some tables and chairs during rush hours and sunny afternoons, the service was great and at 30 cents a topping I would go back any day. The frozen yogurt at Yogurtland is creamier, than icy which is very tasty. What is even better is the fact that the serving size is up to the customer and the toppings are unlimited.
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By Michelle Danai, Courier Staff Writer
"I can'€™t read your mind. But I can kick your ass."
The movie quoted above,
Kick-Ass has been in theaters for a while and earned many positive reviews. You should go see it while it's still on the big screen.
Kick-Ass is a superhero movie unlike any other. This movie is an action-filled comedy based on an outcast high school student, Dave Lizewski whose obsession with comic books and his boring everyday life leads him to become Kick-Ass. Kick-Ass is a superhero with no special powers or training, but a lot of courage and attitude.
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By Michelle Danai, Courier Staff Writer
A tedious Saturday night at home led me to scroll down on demand’s free movies list; in hope of killing time, I played the 1986 hit
Stand By Me. Besides
Pretty in Pink and
The Breakfast Club, I don’t necessarily find movies from the ‘80’s captivating. However,
Stand By Me is now one of my all-time favorite movies. The three-time Oscar winning film is truly a masterpiece.
Stand By Me is based on Stephen King's Short story "The Body” and it emphasizes the significance of friendship through Geordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern – four young boys who embark on an unforgettable journey in search of a missing and presuming body that they convince themselves could gain them a great deal of both fame and fortune. However, they aren’t the only kids in town who seek for this missing body; the movie soon becomes a race to see who will reach the dead body first.
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
What Dreams May Come is my mother's favorite movie. It brings together the possibility of heaven and hell existing side by side. Robin Williams plays Chris Nielsen a man whose love for his wife defies the laws of the afterlife. After his death, his wife, Annie, played by Annabella Sciorra, is left distraught and broken. She is haunted by his presence and hurt by his abandonment.
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By Allen Chan, Courier Staff Writer
The long waited film, Iron man 2, was released in theaters on May 7th. Being the second of a great film, it had a lot of expectations. For instance, the first
Iron Man brought a sense of imaginable realism, meaning that all the new technology in the movie was within modern times reach. That aspect, made the film blow the human mind away.
In the second movie, a lot of things were questionable. The villain Whiplash’s ability to withstand a car collision was very unrealistic given that he had no armor. Normally, a crash like that would tear his abdomen in half. Also, the droid in the movie were very weak and fell apart to easily. It takes a dozen droid to target and hit Iron Man, yet it only takes him one hand blast to kill them all.
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By Shamal Asnani, Courier Film Critic
Anyone who is looking to enjoy a great comedy with a good story behind it should definitely check out the 2005 film,
Wedding Crashers. The film stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn as John and Jeremy, two divorce mediators who frequently crash weddings in order to party and meet women. Whenever they crash weddings, the two constantly have a set of rules to follow, and are always sure to device some sort of back story, in case anyone ever questions the reasoning behind their presence. One day the duo decides to crash the wedding of William Cleary, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (Christopher Walken).
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By Michele Munz
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)
ST. LOUIS — Rick Delashmit had two volunteers hand out large, white napkins to their fellow third-graders sitting on the gym floor. He told the students, "This is your landing pad for the fruits and vegetables you will be eating today."
The kids looked at each other with apprehension. Delashmit — a short, stocky man with a commanding voice — stood in front of stacks of ice cube trays holding 10 different fruits and vegetables he cut that morning and explained the rules of the game.
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Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.
He was one of the first important soloists in jazz (beating cornetist/trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with Armstrong), and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist of any sort. Forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive wide vibrato characterized Bechet's playing.
However, Bechet's mercurial temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim.
Listen to Sidney Bechet's performance in The Sheik, free from redhotjazz.com.
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By Allen Chan,
Courier Staff Writer
On Tuesday, James Logan's Varsity Girls Softball team beat Washington 4-2 on the night the team honored its seniors.
The epic senior night consisted of energy, sweat, and most of all spirit. Team captain Jackie Campa claimed the night was “intense” and was “surprised at Washington’s competition.” However, despite the Huskies urge to win, Logan bounced on top with seven hits and four runs. One could say that the Colt’s home advantage boosted their will to win.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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By Alexys Cran, Courier Staff Writer
"Celestica (Album Mix)" is a dreamy introduction to Crystal Castle's very much anticipated new ep,
Celestica, containing five new songs. It was released April 27. Alice Glass sings haunting lyrics in the first track, and this is the most I have heard her sing. The following song, "Insectica," is also unusual because it includes the more guitar than I've heard in a Crystal Castles song.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Kitayama Elementary School improved its statewide ranking on the Academic Performance Index Report released today by the California Department of Education.
Statewide rankings show how each school compares to all other schools in California. A rank of 10 means that a school is in the top 10 percent of all schools of its level (elementary, middle or high) statewide. A rank of 1 denotes the lowest 10 percent.
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Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the emerging sound of Motown in the early sixties. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America "bridging the color lines in music at the time."
With a string of hit singles mainly composed by Smokey Robinson including "Two Lovers" (1962), the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch" (1962) and her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. In other circles, she's referred to as the "The First Lady of Motown" and was one of Motown's first singing superstars.
Learn more about Mary Wells at her official website.
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Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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By Niala Boodhoo
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
There are an increasing amount of people who are getting sick of Facebook's privacy issues and canceling their accounts. Anecdotally, through Twitter and personal requests, I'm seeing a lot of AntiFacebook people at least publicly contemplating the step.
ReadWriteWeb's done an interesting query on the growing amount of people who are asking how to delete their Facebook account: www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_do_i_delete_my_facebook_account_a_fast_growing.php.
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"Lost States: True stories of Texlahoma,
Transylvania, and Other States That
Never Made It" by Michael J. Trinklein
Quirk Books
160 pages, $24.95
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Summer is the time for family road trips to explore the U.S. and expose family to real American history — along with sunburn, bug bites and blisters.
But what if there were more than 51 states to visit? Michael J. Trinklein has written stories about many "failed" or non-existent states, provided them with histories, and served them up in a fascinating book called "Lost States — True stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It."
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Photo: www.arts.state.al.us
Albert L. Murray (born May 12, 1916 in Nokomis, Mobile County, Alabama) is an African-American literary and jazz critic, novelist and biographer.
He attended the Tuskegee Institute and received a Bachelors degree in 1939. He later earned a M.A. from New York University in 1948. In 1943 he entered the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired as a major in 1962.
Murray began his writing career in earnest in 1962, after he retired from the military. His first book
The Omni-Americans (1970) received critical acclaim.
Read an interview with Albert Murray, free from St. John's University.
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By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Correspondent
Ever since I finished fighting Zeus and saw Kratos climbing up to Mount Olympus with the Titans, I thought, “How are they going to make the third game better than this?!” The answer was revealed to me when I played the first few minutes of
God of War 3- better graphics, deeper plot, and much more killing.
God of War 3 has been considered the most anticipated game of 2010. Being rated also as the best PS3 game of 2010 and currently the second best reviewed game in 2010 (according to GameRankings), we know that this game aims to please.
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By Omar Alimi,
Courier Staff Writer
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is not a sequel, but still a great addition to the series.
When I first heard that one of the new
Kingdom Hearts games was going to be on the Nintendo DS, I was pretty nervous. I’m a pretty big fan of the series, and I was afraid that the DS touchpad system and graphics would downgrade the amazing reputation of the
Kingdom Hearts series; I hesitated in even purchasing the game. However, when I turned it on and experienced the opening cutscene and introduction of the game, my fears completely dissipated.
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Dead to Rights: Retribution
For: Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
From: Volatile Games/Namco Bandai
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood, intense
violence, strong language, suggestive
themes, use of drugs)
Six years ago, games like — third-person action games determined to do everything under the action game sun — were everywhere. Since then, most developers learned to specialize and substitute polish for versatility.
Volatile Games didn't get that memo, and "Retribution" mostly carries on as if time never passed, competently doing a number of things (third-person brawling, shooting and stealth action) without knocking any one of them out of the park the way games today typically attempt to do. And here's the funny thing: Because games like this don't come along very often anymore, and because "Retribution" is nowhere near as bad as the few games that do typically are, it emerges as a much more enjoyable experience now than it might have been when this style was still in vogue.
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William Grant Still
William Grant Still (May 11, 1895 - December 3, 1978) was an African-American classical composer who wrote more than 150 compositions. He was the first African-American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony of his own (his first symphony) performed by a leading orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company, and the first to have an opera performed on national television. He is often referred to as "the dean" of African-American composers.
Read a 1974 interview with William Grant Still, free from the University of Michigan.
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By Chuck Barney
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
A long, ghastly nightmare. That's how we Bay Area devotees of the Raiders regard the 13 years our nomadic football team wasted away in Los Angeles.
Ah, but for hip-hop artist and filmmaker Ice Cube, those were the glory days — a period in which he not only formed a lasting bond with the Raiders, but also helped to make the silver and black culturally viable to a new generation and demographic.
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Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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Elena Kagan
wikipedia photo
WASHINGTON — Calling her a "trailblazing lady," President Obama announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court in a ceremony Monday morning in the White House.
Kagan had won accolades from "across the ideological spectrum," Obama said, praising her "openness to a broad array of viewpoints" and what he said was a "habit of understanding before disagreeing."
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From wikipedia:
Henry Bibb (1815-1854) was an author and abolitionist who was born a slave. After escaping from slavery to Canada, he returned to the US and lectured against slavery. Migrating to Canada, he founded a newspaper
Voice of the Fugitive.
He was born to a mixed-race enslaved woman, Milldred Jackson, on a cantalonia, Kentucky plantation on May 10, 1815. His people told him his white father was James Bibb, a Kentucky state senator, but Henry never knew him. As he was growing up, Bibb saw each of his six younger siblings, all boys, sold away to other slaveholders.
Read Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself, free from the University of North Carolina Library.
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Bubble Jim by Sabina Singh, Courier Comics Editor
Faux Real by Christine Moon,
Courier Staff Artist
It's a Lulu by Lulu Zhong, Courier Staff Artist
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MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
Students, if you requested Cyber High on your summer school application, please see your counselor to make sure you have completed a separate Cyber High application in addition to the regular summer school application. To learn more about Cyber High visit the Logan website and click on “summer school.”
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Rudolph Fisher (May 9, 1897 Washington, DC - December 26, 1934) was an African-American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator. Fisher's parents were John Wesley Fisher, a clergyman, and Glendora Williamson. Fisher had three children.
His first published work, "City of Refuge", appeared in the Atlantic Monthly of February 1925. He went on in 1932 to write
The Conjure-Man Dies, the first novel with a black detective as well as the first detective novel with only black characters. Fisher was also a physician, dramatist, musician and orator. Fisher was an active participant in the Harlem Renaissance, primarily as a novelist, but also as a musician.
Read The city of refuge: the collected stories of Rudolph Fisher by Rudolph Fisher and John McCluskey, free from Google Books.
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From wikipedia:
Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for such famed bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Visit the website of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation.
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
A zombie frenzy has been unleashed. Daughter, husbands, loved ones are infected and unable to be saved. How will you survive?
Dawn of the Dead expresses both a fun yet terrifying perspective on zombie invasions. After Ana, played by Sarah Polley, narrowly escapes the grip of her zombie infected husband she flees and unites with a group of survivors. They lock themselves in the local mall where all their necessities are provided. All is well until they decide it's safer to leave and find refuge elsewhere. Betrayals are made and each death is more exciting than the last.
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By Shamal Asnani, Courier Film Critic
April 30 marked the release of the movie Nightmare on Elm Street. The film is a remake of Wes Cravens 1984 film of the same name. Like the original, the film’s plot focuses on the undead villain, Freddy Krueger. Unlike the original however, Krueger is now played by Jackie Earle Haley.
In the film, Krueger has begun to appear and haunt many of the local teenagers’ dreams. Although many of the teenagers were reluctant to talk about these nightmares at first, they began to discuss much more with each other after two of them had died in their sleep. The film’s protagonist, Nancy (Rooney Mara), eventually discovers from her mother that the man who has been haunting her and her friends is the old gardener from her preschool, Fred Krueger.
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Jenalyn Lorenzo and some
of her jewelry designs.
Late last year, Paddy's Coffee House held a designer show and sale, sponsored by JUSTPINCHME.com, featuring Jenalyn Lorenzo jewelry and J. Richell clothing. The local designers showcased their jewelry, designer tees, layered tutus, fashion tops, and accessories in the cafe to sell and to showcase to supporters and customers.
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From wikipedia:
Jimmy Ruffin (born May 7, 1939) is an American soul singer, and elder brother of the late David Ruffin of The Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
Jimmy Ruffin was born in Collinsville, Mississippi, the son of a minister, and was approaching his second birthday when his brother David was born. As children, the brothers began singing with a gospel group, the Dixie Nightingales. In 1961, Jimmy became a singer as part of the Motown stable, mostly on sessions but also recording singles for its subsidiary Miracle label, but was then drafted for national service. After leaving the Army in 1964, he returned to Motown, where he turned down the opportunity to join the Temptations to replace Elbridge Bryant, and instead recommended his brother David for the job. Preferring to start a solo career, Jimmy Ruffin recorded for Motown's subsidiary Soul label, but with little initial success.
Read an interview with Jimmy Ruffin.
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2 More MoneyBox scholarships were won by Teresa Jong, the Ronald McDonald House Asian Scholarship, and Nick Staib, the Italian Federation Scholarship. Congratulations Teresa and Nick!
ASB Elections are going on now. Voting at eduballot.votenet.com/JLHS through Friday lunch. Freshmen through Juniors only. Results will be announced on Friday afternoon.
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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By Carla Meyer
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO — The Deftones' "Diamond Eyes," out Tuesday, is the Sacramento band's first CD without Chi Cheng on bass. Yet his presence suffuses the album.
"It's all about him," Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham said. "How could it not be?"
Critically injured in a November 2008 car accident, Cheng remains in a minimally conscious state.
Lyrics such as "come wake me up" on the "Diamond Eyes" track "976 Evil" clearly evoke Cheng. But Cunningham said Cheng's influence on the CD is less specific, more all-encompassing.
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Much to the dismay of the seniors, the junior powder puff team won the game on April 16th. But it wasn’t clear who the actual winner was right after the fourth quarter ended. That’s when the controversy started.
After the juniors scored their winning touchdown, two different calls were made by the referees. Coach George Zuber, who was on the senior side of the sideline, said that the touchdown didn’t count. Chelsea Salom had her flags pulled off by Leslie Espinoza. The other referee, who was standing on the opposite sideline, said that the ball had indeed crossed over into the end zone. There was so much commotion on the field at the time of the call that both the junior and senior teams were on the field celebrating. After deliberation between the two referees, Zuber changed his call.
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From wikipedia:
William Howard "Willie" Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931) is a retired American baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Many consider him to be the greatest all-around player of all time.
Review Willie Mays' career statistics, free from baseball-reference.com
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ASB Elections are going on now. Voting at eduballot.votenet.com/JLHS through Friday lunch. Freshmen through Juniors only. Results will be announced on Friday afternoon.
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439443849
ISBN-13: 978-0439443845
By Brandie Moore, Courier Books Editor
I once believed that life was a gift. I thought whatever I wanted I would someday possess. Is that greed, or only youth? Is it hope or stupidity? As far as I was concerned the future was a book I could write to suit myself, chapter after chapter of good fortune. All was right with the world, and my place in it was assured, or so I thought then. I had no idea that all stories unfold like white flowers, petal by petal, each in its own time and season dependent on circumstance and fate. The future is something no one can foretell.
Green Angel is a short novel that Alice Hoffman, Alice Hoffman, bestselling author of
The Story Sisters, The Third Angel, Property Of, Green Witch, The Foretelling and other works. wrote a few years ago. It's more of a starter book for smaller kids but the story is just an amazing one. Even the illustrations in this book are beautiful.
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The Average American Male by Chad Kultgen
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061231673
ISBN-13: 978-0061231674 by Chad Kultgen might possibly be one of the most interesting takes on stereotypical males’ minds I’ve ever stumbled upon.
The book starts out seeming like it has no plot or story line, and it’s just the main character talking nonstop about his girlfriends butt and checking out other girls.
But the story begins to unfold when his girlfriend suggests the idea of marriage with him, and gets the wrong idea and somehow assumes he proposes to her. Not wanting to break her heart or start unnecessary drama, he sticks with the engagement, but suddenly realizes he can’t stay with her.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education on Tuesday night received an update on safety at James Logan High School.
Principal Amy McNamara reported a 35 percent drop in expulsions this year, from 47 at this point in the 2008-09 school year to 30 in 2009-10, and a 22 percent drop in suspensions, from 417 to 325. Referrals also are down significantly, she reported.
The improvement has been particularly noteworthy among 9th-graders, she said, attributing it in part to the “freshmen families” system that enables most 9th graders to have the same classmates and teachers for most classes. Having “adults who care about them and talk about them on a regular basis” has created “connections,” Ms. McNamara said, and resulted in more and earlier interventions.
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From wikipedia:
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (May 5, 1865 — June 12, 1953) was a prominent clergyman, author, and father of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
A. Clayton Powell was born in Franklin County, Virginia to Anthony and Sallie (Dunning) Powell. Published sources list him as the child of Sally Dunning, an African-Cherokee slave woman, and Llewellyn Powell, a white slave owner of German descent.
Read Glory Days: Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., by Judith Newman, free from scholastic.com.
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By Laurel Brodzinsky, Courier Staff Writer
Every year, students at James Logan dread taking the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) tests, which were given every morning last week.
Students take these tests every year from second grade to eleventh, in an attempt for the state to “measure students' progress toward achieving California's state-adopted academic content standards, which describe what students should know and be able to do in each grade and subject tested,” says the STAR testing organization. There are alternative tests for students with varying levels of disabilities. The specific tests taken by most students depend on grade level and the classes taken (for instance, what math class the student is in).
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By Troy Wolverton
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple on Monday reported out-of-this-world sales for its iPad, but complaints from some users and regulators threaten to bring the gadget and the company back down to earth.
The Cupertino, Calif., company announced it sold 1 million iPads in the 28 days since the gadget hit the market. The announcement came just three days after Apple began sales of versions that can access the Internet over 3G networks.
But even as Apple celebrated, complaints were trickling in about the device and one of the company's business decisions related to it.
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From The African American Registry: was born on May 4, 1860. He was an African-American doctor, poet, and medical association administrator.
He was born near Tates Creek, Madison County, KY. Thomas was the youngest of 15 children of Edward and Eliza Burton, who were slaves. His father died when he was five and his mother died when he was nine.
Read What Experience Has Taught Me: An Autobiography of Thomas William Burton, free from the University of North Carolina.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77. Daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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By Paul Rogers
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Setting up what is expected to be a multimillion-dollar political battle between oil companies and Silicon Valley tech leaders, opponents of California's landmark global warming law turned in about 800,000 signatures Monday for a November ballot measure to suspend the law.
Opponents of the law, known as AB 32, say it will cost California jobs during a bad economy by increasing the price for fuels such as gasoline, and electricity bills. Supporters say the law — the latest example of California leading the rest of the nation on environmental reform — already is helping the state's green tech and renewable energy industries by driving demand for cleaner energy.
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From wikipedia:
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Born in LaGrange, Illinois and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he learned classical music and piano from his mother starting at the age of seven. He continued his musical training at the University of New Mexico and also studied anthropology. He served in the Army in World War II. While stationed in France on a three-year tour of duty, he met and performed with Kenny Clarke. Clarke was an early developer of the bop style and Lewis composed and arranged for a band he and Clarke organized. Lewis returned from service in 1945 and resumed his university studies.
Learn more about John Lewis at allaboutjazz.com.
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MISCELLANEOUS
If you ordered a Powder Puff DVD, they are available for pick-up in Coach Zuber’s room (Room 306). There are still 20 copies of the exciting and controversial game available for purchase, so if you want a copy, act quickly!
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77. Daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.
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Daily Life by Anjelica Ramos, Courier Staff Artist
It's a Lulu by Lulu Zhong, Courier Staff Artist
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From wikipedia:
Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1925 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director, known for his rich voice and dignified bearing.
Browne was the son of Baptist minister Sylvanus Browne and his wife Lovie (born Lovie Lee). Born in Woodbury, New Jersey, Browne first attended historically black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1946. He undertook postgraduate work at Middlebury College in Vermont, Columbia University in New York City, and at the University of Florence in Italy.
Watch an interview with Roscoe Lee Browne, free from YouTube.com.
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From wikipedia:
Oliver White Hill, Sr. (May 1, 1907 – August 5, 2007) was a civil rights attorney from Richmond, Virginia.His work against racial discrimination helped end the doctrine of "separate but equal." He also helped win landmark legal decisions involving equality in pay for black teachers, access to school buses, voting rights, jury selection, and employment protection. He retired in 1998 after practicing law for almost 60 years. Among his numerous awards is the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded by President Bill Clinton in 1999.
Hill was born as Oliver White in Richmond, Virginia in 1907. His parents separated while he was still a baby, and he took on his stepfather's last name. The Hill family moved to Roanoke and then to Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Dunbar High School.
Learn more about Oliver Hill, free from National Public Radio.
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