This is the archive for November 2006
By Patrick Pilapil, Courier Staff Writer
4 out of 5 stars
Almost nobody believed Jay-Z was really retiring after his 2003 release of "The Black Album". So after only a three-year hiatus, the Def Jam CEO releases "Kingdom Come", the most anticipated hip-hop album of the year. Although this isn't the classic everyone expected, Jay-Z still delievers one of the best rap albums of the year.
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ACTIVITIES:
Come support the boys soccer teams tomorrow, when they play against Richmond. Jv at 5 pm, varsity at 7 pm.
The cross country banquet is Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Student Union starting at 7 pm.
Interested in track & field? Come to the Weight Room to sign up Monday, Wednesday, Friday after school.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Fans of the MTV reality TV show, "Laguna Beach," can now enjoy 15 of the songs that are played on the show from season one to season three. On top of the songs, there are also four clips of dialog straight from the show. The soundtrack, "Summer Can Last Forever," was released last month.
Drop by the Courier's office, Room 509, for a free Laguna Beach poster or sticker while supplies last, and to register for a drawing to win a free copy of the new CD,
Summer Can Last Forever. Deadline for entry: Dec. 7. Drawing: Dec. 8.
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By Carmen Shiu, Entertainment Editor
The cover of Gwen Stefani's second solo album, "The Sweet Escape," which will release on Tuesday, hints at a new direction for the singer. Indeed, on the new disc, Stefani calms down a little compared to her debut, "Love.Angel.Music.Baby.," that she released two years ago.
With five of the twelve songs produced by the Neptunes, this one has its pros and cons.
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By Michael Deeds
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BOISE, Idaho — Before you lift a hand to smack the latest emo buzz band for its nauseating name, please allow
Cute Is What We Aim For singer Shaant Hacikyan to explain.
"Dude. We hate it," insists Hacikyan, who became the band's elder statesman when he turned 20 recently. "We hate the name with a passion."
Wha — really?
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Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Nov. 28:
1. "Daughtry (Bonus Track)," Daughtry
2. "Kingdom Come," Jay-Z
3. "U218 Singles," U2
4. "Wintersong," Sarah McLachlan
5. "The Blue Carpet Treatment," Snoop Dogg
6. "Happy Feet (Music from the Motion Picture)," various artists
7. "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me," Brand New
8. "9," Damien Rice
9. "Doctor's Advocate," The Game
10. "Konvicted," Akon
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
Pop:
SNOOP DOGG "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" (Geffen, 3 stars)
Snoop Dogg has been pop culture's most cuddly gangsta rapper for so long that it's easy to forget that there's more to him than the guy who played Huggy Bear in "Starsky & Hutch." Part of the problem has been that the smooth-drawling rapper has been sleepwalking though his last several albums as he drifted from the chilling intensity he brought to his early work with Dr. Dre.
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From wikipedia:
Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish priest, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet, famous for works like
Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, and
A Tale of a Tub. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, although he is less well known for his poetry. Swift published all of his works under pseudonyms — such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier — or anonymously.
Read
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, one of
15 of his works in various formats and languages, available free from Project Gutenberg.
Jonathan Swift
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ACTIVITIES:
All those who auditioned for the talent show - the results are up! Room 476 -
in the window.
Boys tennis - anyone interested in playing, sign up at lunch in Room 455.
Freshman and beginners are welcome!!
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Reviewed By Jessica Stewart, Courier Staff Writer
The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived, by Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan &Jeremy Salter
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (October 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0061132217
“We believe so strongly in the characters of television, literature, and movies that we treat them as important people in our lives. We have to see the last episode of our favorite TV series every season; we’ve stood in line to see the latest movie sequel or remake. Legends, myths, theater, animation - it’s all the same. We identify with these characters, even if the story dates back thousands of years. We shed real tears over their setbacks and suffering. We try to emulate the greatness of the heroes and learn from the mistakes of the tragic figures.”
These words ring true to everyone, from avid readers to geeks and nerds to those people sneaking into movies in the theater. When we meet up with fictional characters that we can relate to, we think of them as real people, as friends we can turn to during the hard times. This is how they become influential. They somehow weasel their way into the lives of millions of people, and change them, for better or for worse. This is definitely an interesting read.
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Note: Each week The Courier will spotlight new books available in the James Logan Media Center.
The Legend of Quito Road, by Dwight Fryer
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: BET (June 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 1583147063
From DwightFryer.com:
The Legend of Quito Road chronicles the story of a thirteen year old boy whose religious father teaches him to make moonshine in 1932 Lucy, Tennessee. The themes of this historical show that the worst things wrong with most of us were planted there by those who love us best.
“Making white lightning just gets in your bones,” Gill Erby told his only boy during their first trip to a whiskey still. That illicit knowledge transformed Son, as his momma Sarah called Raymond Simon Erby, from pure and innocent to cunning and calculating. The economic and emotional common ground of Prohibition-era illegal whiskey and cross-race relationships create the story’s tension.
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By Jackie White
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Maybe it's because television has pumped up the fashion focus.
Who hasn't been lured into "Project Runway" or suffered an anxiety attack from watching "What Not to Wear"?
Or perhaps it's all the new shopping magazines or the success of "The Devil Wears Prada."
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Wendell Phillips (29 November 1811 – 2 February 1884) was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, and orator.
Read "Toussaint L'Ouverture: A lecture by Wendell Phillips, free from thelouvertureproject.org.
Wendell Phillips
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ACTIVITIES:
Interested in Track & Field? Come to the Weight Room Monday, Wednesday & Friday after school to sign up.
Boys tennis, anyone interested in playing, sign up at lunch in Room 455. Freshman and beginners are welcome!!
Come tonight to support the boys soccer teams vs Alameda. Jv at 4 pm, and varsity at 6.
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By Matt DiPietro, Courier Staff Writer
Matt DiPietro, #5 for the James Logan Varsity football team,is one of the team captains, and the team's quarterback. This is the last of his weekly diaries of his experiences, written exclusively for The Courier
Going into the game first round of the North Coast Section playoffs against unbeaten Foothill High of Pleasanton, we weren't too confident.
We kept our energy nice and calm, but right when the first kickoff happened we were ready to play. We, as a team, were doing very well in the first half. We were executing all of our plays to perfection. The defense performed very well against Foothill's top offense.
Matt DiPietro
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By Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON — This is supposed to be a pivotal week for the U.S. venture in Iraq: President Bush is to meet Thursday in Jordan with Iraq's prime minister, and the blue-ribbon Iraq Study Group has begun debating its final recommendations to the White House.
But does any of it matter?
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By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer
Hope Connections' annual canned food drive, which pits second period classes against each other to see which can collect the most food for the needy in Union City, starts on Wednesday and will continue until Dec.13.
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By Tim Jones
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Bob Randels, Rose Miller and Teresa Osborne spend most of their waking hours rescuing food.
They're not dumpster divers, but they are relentless in their pursuit of pizzas that weren't picked up, sub shop bread that wasn't used and even small bags of shrimp from the local Red Lobster that didn't get tossed into a pasta Alfredo.
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Game Informer Magazine (MCT)
Stumped for ideas for the gamer in your life? Game Informer offers a wish list of items that are sure to please.
1. Sony PlayStation 3
www.us.playstation.com
List price: $599.99
It's sleek, silent and powerful enough to blow holes in the moon. Why wouldn't any gamer want a PlayStation 3? You might have trouble finding one, considering that this will be the system in shortest supply this holiday season. But rarity only makes the desire stronger. Don't forget the PS3 also plays Blu-ray movies, so you can cross a $1,000 Blu-ray player off your wish list as well.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS
For: Nintendo Wii (coming December for Gamecube)
From: Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Teen
"The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" does something early on "Zelda" games almost never do: It drags. Badly.
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By Warren P. Strobel and John Walcott
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON Ᾱ The assassination Tuesday of a prominent Lebanese Christian politician in Beirut deepens President Bush's dilemma over what to do about Syria, which is widely believed to be helping foment Lebanon's growing unrest.
Supporters of assassinated Lebanese leader Pierre Gemayel created impromptu tributes to the slain Christian leader in downtown Beirut, Tuesday night. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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ACTIVITIES:
Interested in Track & Field? Come to the Weight Room Monday, Wednesday & Friday after school to sign up.
Come watch the boys soccer team as they play versus Alameda this Wednesday.
Jv at 4 pm, and varsity at 6.
Canned Food Drive is coming up from 11/29 to 12/12 in your 2nd period class. Tomorrow!
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By Ericka Montes, Courier Staff Writer
The French Club is planning to go San Francisco to watch a seven-headed mouse lead his mouse army into battle a with wooden soldiers at the San Francisco Ballet Dec. 15.
Go the the S.F. Ballet's website for more information.
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By Susan Muramoto, Courier Staff Writer
Casino Royale
Rated PG-13
2 hr. 24 min.
Genre: Action/Adventure/Suspense/Thriller
"Casino Royale" is the first movie 007 movie starring the new James Bond, Daniel Craig. In "Casino Royale," Agent 007 is sent to Madagascar, where is he directed to find a member of a group of terrorist bomb-makers. When things start to go wrong, Bond decides to do his own independent investigation on the rest of the members of the terrorist group.
The new James Bond, Daniel Craig, in "Casino Royale."
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By Victoria McDonald, Courier Staff Writer
While taking the October S.A.T’s a few weeks ago witnessed, firsthand, the consequences of stress and pressure that is put upon students to succeed. We all go into a testing room with an idea of what we hope to get on the test. Our colleges of choice provide us with these numbers by stating the scores they expect to see on our record. Many times the pressure that this puts on students is overwhelming and we go to extreme measures to ensure success. So where do we draw the line? Are you willing to lie or beg for a good grade on a test? How about cheat?
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From wikipedia:
Carrie Amelia Nation (November 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911) was perhaps the most famous person to emerge from the temperance movement—the battles against alcohol in pre-Prohibition America—due to her habit of attacking saloons with a hatchet. She has been the topic of numerous books, articles and even a 1966 opera at the University of Kansas.
Read The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Carry Amelia Nation, free from Project Gutenberg.
Carrie Nation
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By Hannah Allam and Zaineb Obeid
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqis are dying in record numbers and fleeing by the tens of thousands from an anarchic nation where armed men rule the streets and there's little faith in government institutions, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday.
A U.S. Marine from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security during a patrol through the streets of Barwanah, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason L. Jensen)
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ACTIVITIES:
Boys basketball program season opener is Tuesday, 11/21 vs Castro Valley at Logan. Game times are 4:30-F, 6pm-JV, 7:30-Var. Please come out and support the boys basketball program.
Come watch the boys soccer team as they play versus Alameda this Wednesday.
Jv at 4 pm, and varsity at 6.
Canned Food Drive is coming up from 11/29 to 12/12 in your 2nd period class. This Wednesday!
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By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
Happy Feet
Rated PG
1 hr. and 38 min.
Happy Feet, starring Mumble, played by the voice of Elijah Wood, is about a penguin who expresses himself differently than the rest. Set in deep Antarctica, into the land of emperor penguins where everyone has the voice to sing a love song in order to attract their soul mate, Mumble is born without that ability. Having his father, Memphis, played by the voice of Robin Williams, drop him when he was only an egg led to this reasonable damage. Although it took him a little longer to hatch, Mumble came out with an urge to dance, by tapping his feet with his own rhythm to follow; it was something that he could do brilliantly.
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By Steven Rea and Carrie Rickey
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
ACCEPTED 2 stars. Justin Long (the Mac Guy in those Apple ads) stars in this low comedy about higher education as a college reject who invents a university to send him an acceptance letter. 1 hr. 30 PG-13 (language, bathroom humor, sexual candor) — Carrie Rickey
ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER 2 .5 stars. Directed by TV veteran Geoffrey Sax, "Stormbreaker" is "Spy Kids" with an English accent — and a less hyper, over-the-top sensibility. It's niche market all the way — the acne niche. 1 hr. 33 PG (sequences of action violence and some peril) — Steven Rea
AMERICAN HARDCORE 3 stars. Paul Rachman's gritty, uncompromising documentary is about punk rock, not porn. With interviews with luminaries like Henry Rollins and Mike Watt, it chronicles the exploits of 1980s bands like Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat, who played it loud fast and raw in opposition to Ronald Reagan's America. 1 hr. 40 R (profanity) — Dan DeLuca
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By Stephen Becker
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)
DANCING A JIG: The animated penguins of "Happy Feet" tap-danced their way to the top of the charts over the weekend, pulling in $42.3 million. And hot on their heels was "Casino Royale" ($40.6 mil), as the Bond franchise broke in a new agent without much of a drop off from the opening weekend of the last film in the series. "Die Another Day" opened at $47 mil on the same weekend in 2002, the biggest opening weekend for any Bond film.
THE UP SIDE: "Casino's" producers shouldn't curse those penguins too much. After all, they print money in other places around the world, and the 20th film in the series scooped up $42.2 million of it, bringing its worldwide opening to $82.8 million.
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Woman?s Day (MCT)
Black Friday is approaching. Does the thought of shopping for presents in crowded stores give you a headache? Keep your running around to a minimum with these tips from Woman's Day magazine:
— Organize your shopping list by category rather than by person.
— Take your address book with you when you shop so you can have packages shipped from the store.
— Hang on to those small shopping bags with handles. When you need to wrap an oddly shaped item, cover the store name with wrapping paper cut in the shape of a tree or a star and tie handles with a bow.
— Ask for a box with everything you buy, even non-gifts.
— Give a whole family one gift, such as tickets to a play or holiday pageant, a booklet of movie passes or restaurant gift certificates.
— Choose gifts that don't require shopping, such as magazine subscriptions and museum memberships.
For more tips, pick up the latest issue of Woman's Day magazine or visit www.womansday.com.
(c) 2006, Woman's Day magazine.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Dance and arts academy Lisa Performing Arts held their second annual showcase in the Jackson Theater at Ohlone College on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Through the art of dancing, the students exhibited various stories from traditional
Chinese and Mongolian dances. There were two shows, one from 4:00-6:00pm and another one from 7:00-9:00pm. Both of them had a total of 20 performances from a large group of females from ages 4 and up. A few of them in the first show were the same as last year’s, but not every performance was in both.
Lisa Dong, principal and artistic director of Lisa Performing
Arts, takes a bow with her students at the end of the show. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo
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By Reannon Peterson (MCT)
If you can't imagine Thanksgiving dinner without a turkey at the center of your table, then you've never been to the Butterball slaughterhouse in Ozark, Ark. Undercover investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals worked there from April to July of this year. What they found isn't much fun to think about at this joyous time of year, but we Americans are compassionate people who don't want the vulnerable among us to suffer. So perhaps we can take a few minutes to consider what happens to turkeys before they get to the grocery-store freezer.
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By Jordan Levin and Howard Cohen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
ALEJANDRO SANZ "El tren de los momentos" (Warner Music Latina) 4 stars
It seems cruel to say so, but Alejandro Sanz's divorce has produced the most powerful album he's ever done. Created as Sanz was separating from his wife, ``El tren de los momentos'' (``The train of moments'') plunges into the pain and confusion of love lost with a brutal honesty that leaves sentimentality dead on the tracks.
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Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Nov. 14:
1. "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing," Keith Urban
2. "Kingdom Come (Deluxe Edition)," Jay-Z
3. "The Road to Escondido," J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton
4. "The Best of What's Around," Dave Matthews Band
5. "Skin and Bones," Foo Fighters
6. "Awake," Josh Groban
7. "Continuum," John Mayer
8. "Enjoy the Ride," Sugarland
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "The Black Parade," My Chemical Romance
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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By Lisa Anderson
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
NEW YORK — One autumn day in 1621, newly arrived Pilgrims joined native Wampanoag Indians in Massachusetts' Plymouth Colony to share a harvest meal of thanksgiving, including roast turkey, pumpkin pie and the Indian-supplied delicacy, popcorn. From kindergartners acting in their first pageant to grandparents presiding over the family feast, most Americans know the story of Thanksgiving cold. And most of them would be wrong.
It's time to talk turkey about Thanksgiving.
President George W. Bush joins Admiral William J. Fallon, right, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and other military personnel during a breakfast Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at the Officers Club at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. White House photo by Eric Draper
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By Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Alexa Chausse was perfectly fine with spending Thanksgiving alone. In fact, for a few years, she actually preferred it.
With her family living in southern California, she generally went home for Christmas, instead of the shorter Thanksgiving holiday. She'd use the day to relax and reflect. But friends would insist she get out of the house and join them and their families.
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By Steve Everly
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel taxes paid by American drivers aren't going to the government, but instead into the pockets of gas and diesel retailers.
It's legal, the IRS acknowledges. It's widespread, according to industry experts. And it's the latest twist in a controversy involving how the oil industry sells fuel based on temperature fluctuations across the country.
"Hot" fuel is pumping up oil industry profits at the expense of consumers and governments. Courier graphic
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Reviewed By Jessica Stewart, Courier Staff Writer
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (fiction)
Hardcover: 656 pages
ISBN: 0316011770
“This is the story of how as a girl of sixteen I went in search of my father and his past, and of how he went in search of his beloved mentor and his mentor’s own history, and of how we all found ourselves on one of the darkest pathways into history.”
The name "Helen" is used 913 times in
The Historian
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By Tish Wells
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
``She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology and other Nerdy Stuff'' by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders;
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Seal Press (November 28, 2006)
ISBN: 1580051901
In circus parlance, a "geek" is a sideshow performer who does disgusting things such as bite the heads off live chickens. More commonly these days, a geek is a socially awkward person who's enthusiastic, smart and skillful with computers. "She's Such a Geek!" is a collection of essays by gifted tech women who don't fit the narrow sugar-and-spice stereotype. Some prefer math to lipstick and light-sabers and dragon fighting to swooning over the latest teen idol. And some do both.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Nov. 11, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Wild Fire. Nelson DeMille. Warner, $26.99
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
3. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 7
4. Born in Death. J.D. Robb. Putnam, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
5. Lisey's Story. Stephen King. Scribner, $28
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 3
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By Glenn Garvin
McClatchy Newspapers(MCT)
MIAMI — Media baron Rupert Murdoch, facing a civil war within his television empire and a furious barrage of criticism from outside, pulled the plug Monday on a book and TV special in which O.J. Simpson would have confessed — maybe, sort of — to the murder of his ex-wife and one of her friends.
"This was an ill-considered project," said Murdoch, chairman of News Corp. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families."
His words spelled doom for ``If I Did It,'' a book/TV package announced with great fanfare only last week by ReganBooks and Fox Broadcasting, both part of the sprawling News Corp. media conglomerate.
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André Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947. Gide's career spanned from the symbolist movement to the advent of anticolonialism in-between the two World Wars.
Read Andre Gide's "banquet speech" accepting the Nobel Prize, provided free from Nobelprize.org
Andre Gide
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By Alex L. Goldfayn
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Distraught and scrambling off the United Airlines plane, the man ran out of the jet bridge past passengers waiting to get on board, clutching his laptop. Smoke poured from it.
He ran to a relatively unoccupied area of the gate and threw the Lenovo computer on the ground.
It ignited, shooting a 2-foot flame upward.
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By Alan Schmadtke
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Newspapers publish updated points spreads every day. Self-proclaimed expert football prognosticators buy television time every week. And cable-network programmers seem to discover ever more Texas Hold `Em tournaments.
All of the above are legal.
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By Martha McKay
The Record (MCT)
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The rise in laptop use, increased thefts and tightening of internal corporate controls have led companies to look for ways to safeguard their machines and boost the chances of getting them back.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
GEARS OF WAR
For: Xbox 360
From: Epic/Microsoft
Bill Gates caught a case of foot-in-mouth disease last year when he declared that people coming out for the Playstation 3 launch would walk straight into "Halo 3," which since has (oops!) been pushed to a 2007 release date. But if Gates' intention was to dazzle would-be PS3 owners with a game that's better than anything the new console on the block can offer, Epic has bailed him out with something every bit as fierce.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
SONY PLAYSTATION 3
Price: $599/$499 (20 GB)
Available: Now (if you're lucky)
Sony's Playstation 3 will force you to use your mind, body and whatever courage you have to engage the enemy in ways you never imagined possible. And that's just to get into the line to buy one.
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By Christi Parsons
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Just hours after the soon-to-be congressman arrived in town, his Marine escort whisked him from his hotel to the White House for a meeting with the president followed by dinner with dignitaries in the Capitol.
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By Mark Silva
Chicago Tribune(MCT)
SINGAPORE — Promising that the United States is committed to an era of "partnership, not paternalism," President Bush campaigned Thursday for free trade and democracy across the rapidly developing Pacific region, while drawing a line against the expansion of nuclear weaponry there.
President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia exchange handshakes Sunday at the Sheraton Hanoi after their two countries signed agreements supporting Russia's accession into the World Trade Organization." White House photo by Eric Draper
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By Ericka Montes, Courier Staff Writer
Seniors who want to attend one last, end-of-the-year, end-of-the-high-school-career, all-night party with thousands of their fellow graduates should make a down payment to reserve their spots on the magic bus to the Magic Kingdom as soon as possible.
Visit Disneyland's Grad Nite website
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By Bobbi Maas, Courier Staff Writer
When mosts student headed home after school on a recent rainy Monday afternoon, a few dozen students remained at school awaiting the beginning of a workshop about an injustice that Filipino war veterans faced after World War Two.
Filipinos and Americans fought together in the U.S. armed forces during World War II, but haven't received the same benefits. U.S. Government photo.
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Courier Staff Report
James Logan senior Pablo Moreno ended his high school cross country career with 16th place finish at the North Coast Section Cross Country championships Saturday in Hayward, lifting the Colts' team to 13th place.
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Zucchinni and Mushrooms By Susan Muramoto
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From whitehouse.gov:
As the last of the log cabin Presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the Presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period.
Read James Garfield's Inaugural Address, delivered in 1881, free from usa-presidents.info.
James Garfield
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Colt's running back Dejon Gomes and the rest of the James Logan offense tried to stuff defeat down the throats of the Foothill High School Falcons in the first round of the North Coast Section varsity football play-offs Friday night in Pleasanton, but, in the end, it was the Colts who choked.
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By John Chau, Courier Staff Writer
On 11-15-2006, Beijing officials called for Organ donors in China to register themselves, in an effort to stop the illegal organ transplants done in the nation. Vice Health Minister Huang Jiefu also advocated for better information to guide those who wish to donate organs, saying China was suffering a huge shortfall in donations.
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By Jasmeen Banwait and Hassina Obaidy, Courier Staff Writers
James Logan High School students have had extraordinary access to on-campus health care since 1994, and, in recognition of that, he Logan Health Center hosted its 12th anniversary celebration Thursday at The Spot.
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From wikipedia:
Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883) was the self-given name, from 1843, of an American abolitionist born into slavery from Hurley, New York. (Her original name was Isabella Baumfree, but some sources list her name as Isabella Van Wagener.)
Read The Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Olive Gilbert and Sojourner Truth, free from Project Gutenberg.
Sojourner Truth
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Rated R
84 minutes
Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan may be one of the smartest and best movies of the year. This R-rated movie is about Borat Sagdiyev, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who is a Kazakhstani journalist that travels to the United States to make a film documentary with his producer, Azamat Bagatov (Ken Davitian).
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By Rick LaPlante, New Haven Unified School District Public Information Officer
The Board of Education on Tuesday night approved new boundaries that will determine where students will attend school throughout the District. The new boundaries will go into effect for elementary students July 1, 2007, after the closure of Cabello Elementary at the end of the current school year, and for middle school students July 1, 2008, after the closure of Barnard-White Middle at the end of 2007-08.
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Courier Staff Report
James Logan’s staff gave thanks for a free breakfast provided and cooked for them by the James Logan administrators Friday morning.
House Principals Alberto Solorzano, cooking pancakes, and Jesus Varela helped prepare breakfast for the James Logan staff. Courier Photo
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By Priya Jagannathan, Courier Staff Writer
Thanksgiving week is right around the corner and students and teachers are ready to spend time with their friends and families. Most are ready to eat turkey, sleep in and have a good week off. School will be closed from November 20-26.
The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jennie Brownscombe
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By Iona Childers, Courier Staff Writer
On a weekend trip to Berkeley to visit some college friends at the UC campus, my friends and I stumbled upon a complete dessert gold mine; gelato to be exact. Two friends and I took BART all the way to the Downtown Berkeley stop, and met up with a friend who asked us what we wanted for dessert. It was around six in the evening, and we walked down Shattuck Avenue to a place called Gelato Milano.
For more information, visit Gelato Milano's website.
Photo by Ann L. from Yelp.com
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By Michelle Raskin, Courier Staff Writer
The new breakfast/lunch restaurant, Country Waffles, located in the Target shopping center on Industrial Avenue, next to Panda Express, is nowhere near as good as IHOP.
For more information about the Country Waffles chain of restaurants, visit their website.
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The James Logan freshman who was hit by a car during her Physical Education class Wednesday is at home recovering and will be back at school after the upcoming vacation, Principal Don Montoya said today.
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By Patrick Pilapil, Courier Staff Writer
U2: U218 Singles (release is on November 21, 2006)
3 out of 5 stars
U2, arguably the most famous rock band of all-time, is set to release their 3rd greatest hits compilation in 8 years. U218 Singles chronicles the career of the band by including 16 of its most well-known songs plus two never before released tracks.
Watch two U2 videos, With or Without You and Origin of the Species, performed live in Milan, Italy, free from Amazon.com
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ACTIVITIES:
Come watch Logan at the NCS Football game tonight at Foothill- 7 pm. Pre sale tickets available in the Activities Office at lunch or after school. Adults $8, Student prices $5 presale, $8 @ door. Go Colts!!
What are you thankful for? Come to Colt Court during lunch today to write what you’re thankful for on the Youth Alive Thankful Wall.
Canned Food Drive is coming up after vacation from Nov. 29 to Dec. 12 in your 2nd period class.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Originally scheduled for a September release, Bobby Valentino's new album,
Special Occasion will be released on February 13, 2007. The inspiration of this 14-tracked album, which is still in the works, was to return R&B back to its origin with a Valentino twist. In hopes of achieving the return, he has been working with various producers. With the first single,
Turn the Page, Valentino is slowly getting back on the top.
View Bobby Valentino's new video for Turn the Page
Win a preview copy of Valentino's forthcoming album, Special Occasion, free from the Courier, Moxie and DTP/Island/Def Jam Records. Come by Room 509 to enter.
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By Patrick Pilapil, Courier Staff Writer
Jim Jones Hustler s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
3.5 out of 5 stars
Commercially, it has been dismal 2006 for the New York-based rap group The Diplomats (also known as Dipset). The group's
Dipset: The Movement Moves On and Cam'ron s
Killa Season failed in terms of CD sales. But the year might not be a complete disappointment, with Jim Jones' release of his third album,
Hustler s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) . The Harlem native has created one of the most compelling albums ever released from the Dipset camp.
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By Jon Bream
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
He has played Buster Poindexter, a pompadoured lounge lizard, and the Ghost of Christmas Past, a wisecracking spirit in the movie "Scrooged." But David Johansen's most famous role was lead singer of the New York Dolls, the highly influential rock band that hardly anyone ever saw live.
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Merge of The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)(MCT)
"Rhythms De Mundo"
Various Artists
World/Pop: B+
On paper, this remix project from the surviving members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club sounds like a recipe for disaster. Who needs contemporary hits by the likes of the Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Dido and U2 stripped of all but their vocals and re-imagined as the kind of numbers you'd hear at a swinging Havana nightspot? But after listening, it's clear that project coordinator Kenny Young knew exactly what he was doing. Coldplay's "Clocks," Jack Johnson's "Better Together" and Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved" sway so naturally, you'll swear they were written with horn sections in mind. Sure, the Arctic Monkey's urgent "Dancing Shoes" sounds silly set to a soothing Latin beat but the rest of the tunes, especially the late Ibrahim Ferrrer's final recording ("As Time Goes By") and a Spanish-language take on Radiohead's "High and Dry," are mucho magical.
—Amy Longsdorf
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Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Nov. 14:
1. "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing," Keith Urban
2. "Kingdom Come (Deluxe Edition)," Jay-Z
3. "The Road to Escondido," J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton
4. "The Best of What's Around," Dave Matthews Band
5. "Skin and Bones," Foo Fighters
6. "Awake," Josh Groban
7. "Continuum," John Mayer
8. "Enjoy the Ride," Sugarland
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "The Black Parade," My Chemical Romance
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
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By Susan Muramoto
That time of the year has come for all college-bound seniors—the time to stress over college applications and personal statements.
Career Center tech Barbara Hart. Courier Photo
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While her fellow students and her mother looked on in horror this morning, Tranna' Graham was hit by a car on H Street and left lying in the street motionless.
Principal Don Montoya comforted Tranna' Graham after she was hit by a car Wednesday morning, while other administrators managed traffic on H Street. Courier Photo ©2006
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By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
Logan had its annual blood drive in the Alfonso Roderigues Gymnasium Tuesday, and by the end of the day, the American Red Cross had collected almost nine gallons of blood from students and staff.
The Alfonso Roderigues Gymnasium became a bloodletting site Tuesday Courier Photo
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Reviewed By Jessica Stewart, Courier Staff Writer
I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles (historical fiction)
Paperback: 656 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (March 25, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN: 0609809105
“I shall sleep sweetly in this precious soil, borne round in her diurnal course, become part of this precious sceptered isle-this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England-my first, last, greatest love. And I am now and forever the soul of England-I, Elizabeth, I, England, Elizabeth the Queen!”
This is the story of Queen Elizabeth I of England, the queen who refused to marry so that she wouldn’t have to give up her power to another. It is also the story of a woman who had only one true love, her country. She did have many loves besides England, but they passed through her life as easily as water passes through a human hand. Although a little lengthy, it is an excellent novel to just sit down and read when you have a spare minute or two.
The word "now" is used 1344 times in I, Elizabeth
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By David Squires
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.). (MCT)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — William C. Rhoden sounds a clarion call to black athletes by pointing out that there might be a link between politics, social responsibility and collective self-help in his latest book "Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete."
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Note: Each week the Courier will spotlight books newly available in the James Logan Media Center.
The Harris Men, a Novel, by R.M. Johnson
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN: 0743400593
From Simonsays.com:
RM Johnson's extraordinary debut is a stirring family portrait that resonates with emotion and wit, as a father faces death -- and the three sons he abandoned so many years before.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Nov. 4, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Warner, $24.99
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 6
3. Lisey's Story. Stephen King. Scribner, $28
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
4. The Collectors. David Baldacci. Warner, $26.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 3
5. Act of Treason. Vince Flynn. Atria, $25.95
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 4
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ACTIVITIES:
Come watch Logan at the NCS Football game this Friday night at Foothill- 7 pm. Pre sale tickets available in the Activities Office at lunch or after school. Go Colts!!
The Cross Country teams had 15 All-League performers at the MVAL Cross Country Championships.
Congratulations to Pablo Moreno who won the MVAL Cross Country Championships for Men.
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By Marie McCullough
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA — A novel gene therapy that uses a genetic version of a Trojan Horse has shown promise in fighting the AIDS virus, a coup in a field crippled by disappointments and setbacks.
Artist's conception of three mutant forms of the AIDS virus, HIV. U.S. Government illustration
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By Michelle Raskin, Courier Staff writer
Toward the end of second semester last year, Apple computers contacted New Haven District Director of Technology, Rhonda Neagle, asking if they could use Logan and some of its students in some promotional photographs they had planned.
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from Game Informer Magazine (MCT)
Xbox Live Vision
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Web site: www.xbox.com
List price: $39.99 (basic), $79.99 (gold)
Social gaming now has a whole new meaning on the Xbox 360. With the Xbox Live Vision camera, gamers can personalize their gamertag image with a photo, chat with friends through video and record video messages. The Vision will also be used for games much like Sony's EyeToy, allowing gamers to physically appear in their games and interact on a very personal level through Xbox Live titles.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
F.E.A.R.: FIRST ENCOUNTER ASSAULT RECON
For: Xbox 360 (previously available for PC; coming 2007 for PS3)
From: Day 1 Studios/Monolith/Sierra
ESRB Rating: Mature
"F.E.A.R." is, by gaming terms, old news. The Xbox 360's newest first-person shooter is a year old on the PC — practically a relic in an industry that defines "old" as "came out last month."
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ACTIVITIES:
Come watch Logan at the NCS Football game this Friday night at Foothill- 7 pm. Pre sale tickets available in the Activities Office at lunch or after school. Go Colts!!
Hey, all you singers, dancers and actors!! Auditions for the spring musical, The Music Man, will be held in the Theater today after school!
The Cross Country teams had 15 All-League performers at the MVAL Cross Country Championships.
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By Mary Jane Smetanka
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
Peace Corps volunteers who have two-year college degrees will be able to earn a bachelor's degree while they're overseas under a pioneering distance-education agreement with Metropolitan State University in St. Paul.
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By Paul Dickson (MCT)
GARRETT PARK, Md. — Six years after the emergence of the hanging chad and two years after the noun ``swift boat'' also achieved verb status, another midterm election is at hand and those of us who collect words and phrases have our pencils out.
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By Maria Orozco, Courier Staff Writer
School food services, the bell schedule and the agenda were the "hot topics as Principal Don Montoya last week met with his Principal's Advisory Committee for the third time this year.
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Courier Comics ©2006
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By VOA News
President Bush has paid tribute to America's military veterans by laying a wreath at the U.S. Tomb of the Unknowns during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
Veterans and invited guests stand in remembrance at Veteran’s Day ceremonies Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., where President George W. Bush lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and addressed veterans, their family members and guests. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
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By John Chau, Staff Writer
With the concession of Senator George Allen to Senator-elect Jim Webb in Virginia, the 2006 midterm election ends with Democrats in control of both House and Senate. By virtue of common sense, this situation seems to offer an alternative to the present economic declines, government inefficiencies, and possibly a reprieve for the Iraqi war. Sounds great, no?
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This week, we start with Little Audry, starring in
Goofy, Goofy Gander. Little Audrey, in the schoolroom, is sent to the corner stool to memorize Mother Goose rhymes. She falls asleep and dreams that she gets a tour of Mother Goose Land by Mother Goose herself. Comic book criminals sneak into Mother Goose Land and attempt to steal the goose who lays golden eggs. Audrey captures them and then wakes up. Animation by G. Germanetti and Steve Muffatti, story by I. Klein, scenics by Anton Loeb, music by Winston Sharples. Produced in 1950.
Click the picture to watch the cartoon, streaming in 256k MPEG4, free from the Internet Archive. For more information and format choices,
click here.
Next we have Bugs Bunny, starring in
Fresh Hare.Bugs is wanted "dead or alive" by the Mounted Police, led by Elmer Fudd. Animation by Manuel Perez, story by Michael Maltese, supervising producer I. Freeleng. Produced in 1942.
Click the picture to watch the cartoon, streaming in 356kb MPEG 4, free from the Internet Archive. For more information and format choices,
click here.
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By Scott Stearns
VOA News
U.S. President George Bush marked America's Veterans Day by awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. Mr. Bush made the award as part of the dedication of a new museum to the nation's Marine Corps.
Read the text of Bush's speech dedicating the museum.
President George W. Bush stands with Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Michael Hagee, at the dedication ceremony of the National Museum of the Marine Corps Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in Quantico, Va. White House photo by Paul Morse
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By Jezza Pimentel, Courier Sports Editor
The James Logan Colts celebrated last night as they won their last home game of the year, dominating visiting Luther Burbank in a regular-season-ending, non-league match-up, 41-6.
The Colts line up to attempt an extra point. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo
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By Iona Childers, Courier Staff Writer
LA Sokongdong Soontofu is the name of a Korean restaurant, with an emphasis on tofu dishes, located near the Marina Grocery store. My friends and I normally go to Koi Sushi Boat when we want to eat somewhere close by after school, but winds of change were blowing, and we decided to try Korean cuisine instead. None of us had ever heard anyone at school mention the name of this particular restaurant, so we all entered the place with open minds.
LA Sokongdong Soontofu's is at 1749 Decoto Road. The phone number is (510) 489-7288. Iona Childers/Courier Photo
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By Ron Hutcheson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
WASHINGTON - After demonizing each other on the campaign trail, President Bush and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi met over plates of pasta at the White House on Thursday and agreed to seek common ground on Iraq and other national problems.
President Bush meets with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Vice President Dick Cheney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, November 9, 2006 after their meeting. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
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By Barbara Schoetzau, VOA News
New York
The international auction house, Christie's, held the biggest auction in history in New York Wednesday evening, posting almost $500 million in sales of blockbuster Impressionist and modern art. The sale included works looted during the Nazi era.
Christie's posted a record-breaking $491 million in sales for almost 80 works of art in a 2 1/2 hour auction, exceeding the auction house's own high estimate by more than $60 million.
The staggering art sale included works by Gauguin, Klimt, Modigliani, Egon Shiele and several Picassos.
Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II" sold for $88 million
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Courier Staff Report
A mysterious, unidentified odor caused the Union City Fire Department to order the evacuation of some rooms in the 400s area for about 40 minutes Thursday.
"We evacuated the back 400's due to a strong smell of gas," said House Principal Jesus Varela, in an email.
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ACTIVITIES:
Hey, all you singers, dancers and actors!! Auditions for the spring musical, The Music Man, will be held in the Theater today after school!
CLUBS:
Come to Youth Alive tomorrow after school in Room 418.
Come join Philosophy Club in Room 210 tomorrow after school.
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By Jessica Mutch, Courier Features Editor
Veteran Logan art teacher Michael Freed, in his first year as teaching a multicultural art class, has had his students decorate the new 200’s court, while hoping to teach them about other cultures at the same time.
Michael Freed's Multicultural Art class' totem decorates the 200's court.
Jessica Mutch/Courier Photo
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
This past Sunday, November 5, 2006, Radio Disney kicked off their 6th annual Jingle Jam tour in San Jose Convention Center's South Hall. For the past couple of years, Radio Disney required fans to get tickets by donating or going to certain sponsors' stores. This year, however, it was absolutely free. Nuttiní By Stringz, Truth Squad (a.k.a. T-Squad), the Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana performed.
Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, headlined the Jingle Jam. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo ©2006
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By Diamond Floyd, Courier Staff Writer
Stacy Fergueson, better known as Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, has released her first solo debut album on September 19, 2006, entitled "The Dutchess", a mis-spelled variant of the former title of Sarah Fergueson, The Duchess of York, with whom she shares a surname and popular nickname.
Win a copy of Fergie's CD. Come to room 509 to find out how.
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By Jim Farber
New York Daily News (MCT)
Twenty-six years ago, the father of Cuban-American rapper Pitbull commandeered three boats to bring more than 500 people from Castro's island to Miami, as part of what became known as the Mariel boatlift.
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By Barbara Hart, Career Center Tech
The following is a listing of current scholarship applications which are available for your pick-up in the Career Center. This list is intended to give you a brief synopsis of the most pertinent information for each scholarship or award. If a scholarship looks interesting to you, come to the career center to pick up a hardcopy application (located in the money box), or if listed under the on-line portion of this list you can apply directly using the stated web-site. Please note that the deadlines are in red, and that scholarships targeting only a certain population will have the specific requirement noted in blue. Most of these scholarships are for seniors, last year’s class of 2006 was awarded 136 scholarships. Occasionally I do receive scholarships for juniors, sophomores and freshmen as well. These will be duly noted at the end of this list.
This is free money, so don’t be lazy.......apply for as many as you can!
Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Nov. 7:
1. "My Love" (single version), Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.
2. "Fergalicious," Fergie
3. "Smack That," Akon
4. "Irreplaceable," Beyonce
5. "It Ends Tonight," The All-American Rejects
6. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
7. "Chasing Cars," Snow Patrol
8. "Lips of an Angel," Hinder
9. "White & Nerdy," "Weird Al" Yankovic
10. "Welcome to the Black Parade," My Chemical Romance
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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ACTIVITIES:
Come out and support the MVAL League Champion Logan Football team tonight at 7 pm. Plus, it is Senior Night!!
Interested in trying out for the spring musical? Come to a meeting today after school to discuss the show. auditions will be held next week
CLUBS:
Hopeconnections meeting today after school in Room 527. We will be making the hygiene baskets for Sunrise Shelter.
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By Rick LaPlante, Public Information Officer, New Haven Unified School District
New Haven Unified School District voters elected Gwen Estes and Gertrude Gregorio to seats on the Board of Education in Tuesday's election.
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Reviewed By Jessica Stewart, Courier Staff Writer
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (memoir)
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Anchor (September 22, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN: 0307276902
“I am twenty-three years old and I’ve been an Alcoholic for a decade and a drug Addict and Criminal for almost as long and I’m wanted in three states and I’m in a Hospital in the middle of Minnesota and I want to drink and I want to do some drugs and I can’t control myself.”
James Frey’s memoir* is horrifying and fantastic, truth and falsehood, inspirational while still a deterrent. It is the story of a drug addict who goes to rehab in Minnesota to recover. During his stay he befriends fellow addicts, renews old relationships, and finds out just how strong he is. It is a definite must-read.
The word "know" is used 683 times in A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
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Note: Each week the Courier will spotlight books newly available in the James Logan Media Center.
THIS TIME Ingrid Monique
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: K Mass Paper (May 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0758209673
From romanceincolor.com:
SYNOPSIS: A New York interior designer visits the island of St. Pala, where she's swept off her feet by the gorgeous Minister of Security and plunged into a web of betrayal and danger.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 28, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Lisey's Story. Stephen King. Scribner, $28
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 5
3. The Collectors. David Baldacci. Warner, $26.99
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 2
4. Act of Treason. Vince Flynn. Atria, $25.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 3
5. Hundred-Dollar Baby. Robert B. Parker. Putnam, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
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Junior Hiedie Sioteco is the winner of the latest Pharrell CD and other swag. Sioteco read The Courier's review of the CD, where she found the instructions on how to enter to win the disk. A drawing was held last week, and her entry was chosen.
Read the Courier's CD reviews for more chances to win.
Junior Hiedie Sioteco is the winner of the new Pharrell CD Courier Photo
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By Ray Dequina, Courier Opinion Editor
Like all of my opinions, the inspiration for this article came from an incident I had in class. I was totally not doing my English homework when the conversation turned inevitably toward politics, and I say inevitably because when they're not talking about going to prom or the new Akon album, teenagers often
try their hand at political punditry. "Try" is emphasized for a reason because quite frankly, teenagers make lousy pundits.
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ACTIVITIES:
Interested in trying out for the spring musical? Come to a meeting Thursday after school to discuss the show. auditions will be held next week
Any girls interested in playing softball, attend a meeting tomorrow in the Girls Locker Room at 2:55 SHARP!!
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By Ray Dequina, Courier Opinion Editor
SPLINTER CELL: DOUBLE AGENT
For: Xbox 360 (altered versions available for PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
From: Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Mature
Single-Player Review
Contrary to what the EMP kids on Logan Live would have you believe, ninja's are perhaps the most badass people in the world. There's nothing more cinematically stylish than slipping into an enemy camp, wreaking havoc with nothing but a sword and your natural agility, and terminating the enemy general—all while remaining completely undetected.
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By Mark K. Matthews
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
GREENBELT, Md. — Shuttle astronauts will take one final trip to the popular Hubble Space Telescope to try to add another four years of life to the orbiting observatory.
Click here to read more about this image from the Hubble Space Telescope
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By Steve Johnson
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — Whatever happens to the balance of political power today, this will be a landmark election in terms of the Internet's role.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
FINAL FANTASY XII
For: PlayStation 2
From: Square Enix
ESRB Rating: Teen
"Final Fantasy" has accumulated quite a few laurels over the last 16-plus years, but no one ever seems content to rest on them. With every sequel Ᾱ spin-offs notwithstanding Ᾱ Square introduces both a brand-new universe of characters and a heavily retooled means of carrying this universe's story to its conclusion.
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By Veronica Brown, Courier Staff Writer
James Logan High School drama students performed Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs for their fall play this year. The play was directed by Paul Vega and performed by seven very talented students, all of whom were very entertaining and surprisingly comedic to watch.
The fictional family gathers around the dinner table.
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By Priya Jagannathan, Courier Staff Writer
James Logan's Marketing and Management Academy are opening a new student store selling school supplies Wednesday.
“The Store will be having it’s grand opening on Wednesday, November 8, 2006,” said LeAndrew Dominique, the VP of the academy.
Teacher Wil Richberg's Marketing and Management Academy is opening a new student store Wednesday. Susan Muramoto/Courier Photo
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ACTIVITIES:
Girl’s basketball tryouts continue today & tomorrow in the Pavilion. 11th & 12th grades at 3-4 pm; 9th & 10th grades from 4-5 pm both days. You must have completed physical paperwork to tryout.
Girl’s soccer tryouts are today after school on the grass from 3-5. Bring your cleats & shin guards.
Professor Java, located in the Staff Lounge, opened today during periods 1 & 2. Open daily, serving latte, mocha, cappuccino, and baked goods.
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By John Chau, staff writer
On Oct 17th, the president privately authorized an amendment to the Insurrection Act, which gave Bush the power to declare martial Law, in cases whereas,
"Under this act, the President may also deploy troops as a police force during a natural disaster, epidemic, serious public health emergency, terrorist attack, or other condition, when the President determines that the authorities of the state are incapable of maintaining public order.
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Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. He was the grandson of Louis XV and his Polish queen, Maria Leszczyska, and youngest son of Louis, dauphin de France, who never reigned, and his German wife Marie-Josèphe of Saxony. He became King of France in 1824 and reigned until the French Revolution of 1830 when he abdicated rather than become a constitutional monarch. He was the last king of the senior Bourbon line to reign over France.
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The James Logan girls golf team's third place finish in the Hayward Area Athletic League championships last week made their participaton in the NCS/Les Schwab Tires Championship in Brentwood on Monday iffy, but they took advantage of their hoped-for bid to the tournament and came away with a respectable 11th place finish.
The James Logan girls golf team at Deer Ridge Country Club in Brentwood.
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By Nathanial Lealao, Courier Staff Writer
James Logan's freshman football squad waited until their last game of the MVAL season to lose Thursday against Newark Memorial, 22-24, and now they have to wait until next week to find out if they won, tied for, or lost the league title.
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By Jessica Mutch, Courier Staff Writer
The Logan Colts won an entertaining game Friday night, 31-13 over Newark, earning the Mission Valley Athletic League varsity football championship and a spot in the North Coast Section 4-A playoffs in two weeks.
Joshua Neal scored two touchdowns for the Colts Courier photo
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By Dana Llarena, Courier Staff Writer
Thursday, November 2nd was Logan's very own Senior Night, as well as the final game for the Lady Colts Volleyball Team before playoffs begin next week.
Before the match there was a short ceremony the four seniors on the team. Coach Danielle Anderson gave a small speech honoring each senior, and then the match began.
Logan demolished Kennedy, owning the match 3-0. The final scores of each games were 25-12, 25-17 and 25-8.
The Lady Colt's offense helped win the game. Dana Llarena/ Courier photo
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By Rebecca Soltau, Courier Staff Writer
On October 26, 2006, President George W. Bush signed a bill into law that authorized the building of a massive wall to keep illegal immigration at bay.
The very day before, James Logan High School went on lockdown after the threat of a deadly weapon was reported to be on campus. This lockdown follows almost an entire straight month of news that school violence in the form of shootings, riots and beatings were at an all time high.
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Up first today we have Popeye the Sailor Man in
Ancient Fistory, A Cinderella-like tale in which Olive is the princess and Popeye is the prince. Bluto is the shopowner brute who bullies Olive, only to get taught a lesson by a buff, spinach-eating Prince Popeye. Animation by Al Eugster and William B. Pattengill, story by Irving Spector, scenics by Robert Connavale, and music by Winston Sharples. Produced in 1952.
Click the picture to watch the cartoon, streaming in 256k MPEG 4, free from the Internet Archive. For more information and format choices,
click here.
Next we have an animated version of the Mother Goose Story of
Little Miss Muffet, using what is called "3 dimensional" animation. Part of the Nursey Rhyme Review series featuring the stop-action animation of Ray Harryhausen.
Click the picture to view the cartoon, streaming in 256k MPEG4, free from the Internet Archive. For more information and format choices,
click here.
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ACTIVITIES:
Girl’s basketball tryouts today - 11th & 12th grades at 5-7 pm; 9th & 10th grades from 7-9 pm in the Pavilion. You must have completed physical paperwork to tryout.
Girl’s soccer tryouts are today after school on the grass from 3-5. Bring your cleats & shin guards.
Attention!! Juniors & seniors taking the CAHSEE Tues. or Wed. must report to the Pavilion at 8:05 am with a picture id.
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By Jessica Rosales and Dana Llarena, Courier Staff Writers
Photos by Jessica Rosales
Union City’s eighth annual Pumpkin Patch Dash provided fun and exercize and a chance to earn some community service hours for Logan students.
By eight o’clock Sunday morning, participants from all different age groups arrived at the Cesar Chavez Middle School track where it was held. Pre-registered entrants received t-shirts and a goody bag along with their race number. Others at the event were given free coffee, provided by Paddy’s, and donuts donated by Krispy Kreme Donuts*.
Volunteers with James Logan Interact help little children pick out temporary tattoos.
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By Jessica Rosales, Courier Staff Writer
Union City’s Annual Community Halloween Carnival brought holiday fun to children ages three to twelve Sunday afternoon at the Holly Community Center.
Spread throughout three rooms were games, prizes, and plenty of treats. A haunted house and costume contests were also part of the carnival festivities.
Tinkerbell tries her hand at a bean bag toss.Jessica Rosales/Courier Photo
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By Matt DiPietro. Courier Staff Writer
Matt DiPietro, #5 for the James Logan Varsity football team,is one of the team captains, and the team's quarterback. He's writing a weekly diary of his experiences, exclusively for The Courier
Last year, Irvington beat Logan to stop Logan's 40-game winning streak in League. This year was a different story. Irvington had a lot of returning players coming back this year. All summer Irvington was talking trash about how they were going to beat us.
Matt DiPietro
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ACTIVITIES:
Come see Brighton Beach Memoirs tonight and tomorrow at 7 pm, and Sunday, @2 pm in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $7 for students. Come support Logan Drama!!
Talent Show applications are due today!
Girl’s basketball tryouts Monday, 11/6 - 11th & 12th grades at 5-7 pm; 9th & 10th grades from 7-9 pm in the Pavilion. You must have completed physical paperwork to tryout.
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Radio station Wild 94.9 held their annual
Bomb concert this past Monday, October 30, 2006 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Every year, they hold a
Bomb concert either in the spring or around Halloween. And the past few ones were all sold out. Wild 94.9 succeeded once again with the acts Paula DeAnda, Yung Joc, Chingy, Pitbull, Mistah Fab, Danity Kane, Brooke and Hulk Hogan, Ludacris, and E-40.
Paula DeAnda performed at the annual Bomb concert Monday Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo ©2006
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By Christina La, Courier Staff Writer
By the looks of the faces here at Logan, you would never believe the impressive talents that many students have. There are juniors by the names of Sean Craig-Hyland, Jonathan Llaguno, Brandon Oun, and Joey Varela (bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar/vocals, and drums) gathered together with individual musical expertise to form a four man band called Ruth Way.
The members of Ruth Way
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By Dan DeLuca
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
PHILADELPHIA Ᾱ He'd like you to call him Diddy because, as the self-described "friendly neighborhood rap mogul superstar" would explain on "Diddy Day," to students at Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia, "the P. was getting between me and my fans."
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Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Oct. 31:
1. "The Black Parade," My Chemical Romance
2. "Once Again," John Legend
3. "Nightmare Before Christmas (Special Edition)," various artists
4. "Hannah Montana (Songs from and inspired by the hit TV series)"
5. "Continuum," John Mayer
6. "Marie Antoinnette (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)," various artists
7. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
8. "Sam's Town," The Killers
9. "FutureSex/LoveSounds," Justin Timberlake
10. "The Open Door," Evanescence
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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ACTIVITIES:
Come see the comedy that is guaranteed to make you laugh! Brighton Beach Memoirs is playing tonight, tomorrow and Saturday, at 7 pm, and Sunday, @2 pm in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $7 for students.
Calling all performers! Talent show application deadline is extended to November 3.
CLUBS:
There will be a short, important Youth Humane Society meeting today after school in Room 457. We will discuss our upcoming protest. New members always welcome.
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (nonfiction, 226 pages)
Reviewed By Jessica Stewart, Courier Staff Writer
“A Scotland Yard detective named Williamson testified that Minor had come to the Yard three months earlier, complaining that men were coming to his rooms at night, trying to poison him. He thought that they were members of the Fenian Brotherhood-militant Irish nationalists-and they were bent on breaking into his lodgings, hiding in the roof rafters, slipping through the windows.”
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Note: Each week the Courier will spotlight new books available in the James Logan Media Center.
College Boy, by the Urban Griot, 384 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 3, 2003)
ISBN: 0743482735
From Amazon.com
After hard-fought battles to include African Americans as qualified students within the white American educational system, the opportunity for higher learning still remains a struggle.
This is Troy Potter's story.
He is an African American young man from inner-city Philadelphia. He grew up with dreams of becoming a basketball player but now that he's eighteen he must learn the rules to a whole new game: college. How will Troy survive at a predominantly white school? Will he be afforded the same quality of education as his fellow students? How will he learn to become a successful black man in a white world? This penetrating novel takes a close look at the world of academia from a youthful African American perspective.
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By Veronica Brown, Courier Staff Writer
The James Logan Heath Center is a program designed to give teenagers a comfortable, confidential environment to seek medical or mental help.
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This week's best-sellers from Publishers Weekly
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
(MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 21, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2006 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. For One More Day. Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 4
2. The Collectors. David Baldacci. Warner, $26.99
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
3. Act of Treason. Vince Flynn. Atria, $25.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 2
4. Echo Park. Michael Connelly. Little, Brown, $26.99
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 2
5. 13 Moons. Charles Frazier. Random House, $26.95
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 3
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Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.
Boies Penrose
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