This is the archive for February 2010
MISCELLANEOUS
Congratulations to the Boys Volleyball Team for their victory last Thursday night. They defeated San Ramon Valley. The Varsity team won 3 – 0, and the J.V. team won their match 2 – 1.
P.E. Clothes and BART tickets will only be sold after school from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. No exceptions! Plan ahead! Check or EXACT CHANGE ONLY.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Posted by courier at 11:35 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Transient killer whales near Unimak
Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Wikipedia photo
SeaWorld's damage-control team is in overdrive after the tragic death of a trainer who was attacked by one of the theme park's captive orcas. But if SeaWorld held news conferences every time an animal died at its facilities, people would be staying away in droves. SeaWorld, which owns most of the captive orcas and bottlenose dolphins in the United States, has one of the worst animal care records in the country.
Posted by courier at 07:02 AM. Filed under: Opinion
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Shortchanging our students
By Ed Feulner
The Heritage Foundation (MCT)
Even in the depths of the Great Depression, with the economy bottomed out, Americans showed they could still think big. In just over a year, construction crews built a landmark that still stands proud, one recognized worldwide as a symbol of our country: the Empire State Building.
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Carpaccio
1120 Crane Street
Menlo Park, Ca. 94025
(650) 322-1211
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Courier Managing Editor
Authentic Italian restaurants are arguably the most popular when one is looking for a nice, more upscale dinner. Something about the thick accents of the waiters and dimly lit environment appeals to many demographics. Italian cuisine also appeals to many different people. One can order a pizza if they feel like using their hands, pasta and sauce if they prefer to use a fork, or even meat if they would much rather cut their own food up. The cuisine is filling and flavorful, two criteria that must be met in order for one to truly enjoy their experience at an Italian restaurant.
Posted by courier at 12:23 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Everett and Jones Barbecue
126 Broadway
Oakland
(510) 663-2350
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Courier Music Editor
Bay Area residents like myself are often presented with a vast array of opportunities that are scarce in most other parts of the nation, from prestigious art museums to premier live music to delectable dining opportunities. The latter in particular is exciting because the San Francisco Bay Area offers incredible ethnic diversity in its restaurants. Whether customers are looking for delicious Mexican, Chinese, Italian, or food of another ethnicity, they can find exceptional examples throughout the region. However, sometimes one type of food is forgotten: good, old-fashioned American food. Sure, the Applebees and Chili’s of the world provide nice burgers and fried food, but legitimate artery-clogging Southern fried food is too often neglected in the diversity-crazed Bay Area. When I went to Everett and Jones Barbecue in Oakland for dinner I was looking forward to embracing some traditional and delicious Southern food.
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Frodo Joe's Coffee & Tea
31101 Mission Blvd.
Hayward, CA, 94544
(510) 441-9166,
Courier Staff Writer
On Monday morning my boyfriend took me out for breakfast at Frodo Joe's Coffee & Tea in Fairway Park. We had heard about the crepes there and wanted to try them out. There were a few people already eating inside the restaurant, which is a pleasantly small, interestingly decorated room. On the walls are these wooden carved out sculpture wall hangings, and the plush chairs on the right side were so comfortable. The wait for the food was about 10 minutes, so my boyfriend and I walked around Fairway then came back and our food was ready.
Posted by courier at 09:48 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Shamal Asnani, Courier Movie Critic
Movies based off novels tend to have higher expectations when they are released, and Shutter Island definitely delivered. The movie was released February 19, 2010, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, a U.S. marshal. He and his partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), are assigned to investigate a disappearance at a mental hospital on an island. From the moment Daniels arrives, he can feel hostility in the air. Almost immediately after his arrival, he and his partner are forced to give up their firearms, despite their authority as U.S. marshals. Tensions between the hospitals faculty and Daniels grow after a hurricane hits, leaving Daniels forced to remain on the island. As he’s on the island he begins to discover many strange things, such as patients being experimented on. He soon begins to feel like he will never leave the island, and that he will end up becoming one of the hospital’s patients to be experimented on.
Posted by courier at 09:34 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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MISCELLANEOUS
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
P.E. Clothes and BART tickets will only be sold after school from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. No exceptions! Plan ahead! Check or EXACT CHANGE ONLY.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Posted by courier at 11:16 PM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Jericho Faustino played guitar
in the recent Talent Show.
Raphael Castillo/Courier Photo
"For the longest time, I thought, 'Man, It's just the Talent Show, It's nothing,' then I really started to feel the butterflies as the show grew closer. As soon as I heard the audience's energy, there aren't many feelings that can compare,"ť said Yohannes Zecharias, my bandmate with whom I performed at last Friday's talent show.
It was in James Hansen's zero period econ class where Yohannes and I came up with the idea of us performing songs, but it was he who actually proposed we perform for the upcoming Talent Show. Performing in the talent show felt like it would be a perfect opportunity to liven up my senior year at Logan. I always love being in front of people and entertaining, and what better way than the Talent Show to show some talent, and in front of thousands of people, too.
Posted by courier at 11:21 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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President Barack Obama
and John A. Boehner (R-Ohio)
gesture while Nancy Pelosi
(D-Cal.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
look on at the White House,
Feb. 10. (
Official White House
Photo by Pete Souza)
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Republicans sparred over health care in a historic face-off Thursday, punctuated by a pointed exchange between Obama and the man he defeated for the presidency in 2008, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
McCain criticized Obama for leading a Democratic effort to overhaul health care marked by secret negotiations, legislative payoffs to key senators and a popular backlash against a system he called unsavory.
He chided the president that the two of them had promised to change the way Washington works when they ran in 2008, and that Obama had failed to deliver.
Posted by courier at 09:49 AM. Filed under: News
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By Todd Martens
Los Angeles Times (MCT)
In a slow week for major releases, R&B's smooth operator Sade holds at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, adding 190,000 in sales in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. That gives the act's long-awaited new album "Soldier of Love" a two-week total of 694,000 copies sold.
Sade's Epic effort holds off another strong sales week from country trio Lady Antebellum, which is experiencing a crossover breakout with sophomore effort "Need You Now." With 144,000 copies sold this week, the album crosses the 1 million sales threshold, reaching that pinnacle in just four weeks.
Posted by courier at 09:36 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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The Van Alen Legacy
by Melissa De La Cruz
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423102266
"How she had taken that life for granted! Tonight she would not enter the hotel's exclusive, exalted domain as an invited guest, but rather as a humble servant. Like a mouse creeping into a hole. Schuyler was anxious by nature, and she needed almost all her self-control to keep it together. At any moment she feared she might scream; she was already so nervous she couldn't stop her hands from trembling. They vibrated, fluttering in her lap like trapped birds. Next to her, Oliver was handsome in a bartender's uniform, a tuxedo with a black silk bow tie and silver shirt studs. But he was pale beneath his butterfly collar, his shoulders tense under a jacket that was a little too big. His clear hazel eyes were clouded, looking more gray than green. Oliver's face did not display the same blank, bored look as the others'. He was alert, ready for a fight or flight. Anyone who looked at him long enough could see it. We shouldn't be here, Schuyler thought. What were we thinking? The risk is too great. They're going to find us and separate us . . . and then . . . well, the rest was too horrible to contemplate.
Here is the fourth book in Melissa De La Cruz' compelling
Blue Blood's series of vampire novels.
The Van Alen Legacy is the most recent book out right now.
This time out, protagonist Schuyler, a high school student in Manhattan, has just lost pretty much everything she has ever cared about. Her grandfather is dead by the hand of a silver blood, a rogue vampire who feeds on the blue bloods, an old race of rich, high society vampires, and she gave up her romance with Jack. Now she feels like she has nothing more to live for.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Tonight is your LAST CHANCE to get help with your financial aid FAFSA forms before the March 2 deadline. Bring your parents and their 2008 or 2009 tax returns and complete everything here with the help of the experts. The workshop is in The Spot at 6:30 p.m.
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
P.E. Clothes and BART tickets will only be sold after school from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. No exceptions! Plan ahead! Check or EXACT CHANGE ONLY.
Posted by courier at 09:42 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Rev. Carl Wilkens
wikipedia photo,
Courier Staff Writer
The last American to stay behind in Kigali during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Carl Wilkens made his third visit to James Logan last week. The assembly was organized by Social Science teacher Stephanie Papas and began with an informational Powerpoint about the genocide currently going on in Darfur. Afterward, Wilkens rolled onstage, sitting atop a very long bike with a sign that read “Pedaling for Peace” posted on the back. He explained how he and his wife were in the midst of a mission of pedaling across America, talking to highschools about genocide and hate prevention. Their goal was to make it to Washington D.C. by June, a goal that looks a bit unrealistic at the point. Wilkens joked that “We’re behind schedule because we’ve been doing more talking that pedaling.”
Posted by courier at 09:28 AM. Filed under: News
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The Gates by John Connolly
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Atria; X edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439172633
ISBN-13: 978-1439172636“In the beginning, about 13.7 billion years ago, to be reasonably precise, there was a very, very small dot. The dot, which was hot and incredibly heavy, contained everything that was, and everything that ever would be, all crammed into the tiniest area possible, a point so small that it had no dimensions at all.”
So begins the whirlwind novel
The Gates, by John Connolly. The young adventure story incorporates science, religion, and philosophy into the strange happenings of eleven-year-old Samuel Johnson and his dog Boswell’s life.
Posted by courier at 09:11 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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MISCELLANEOUS
Tonight is your LAST CHANCE to get help with your financial aid FAFSA forms before the March 2 deadline. Bring your parents and their 2008 or 2009 tax returns and complete everything here with the help of the experts. The workshop is in The Spot at 6:30 p.m.
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
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Christian Francisco plays guitar during
Portrait of Earth's set.
Raphael Castillo/Courier Photo
Logan students displayed their various talents Friday at the annual Talent Show, providing one of the most entertaining shows in memory.
The show, held after a daily class schedule rearranged to fit two assemblies into the school day, originally was scheduled for December 18, but was postponed to last Friday for a variety of reasons.
This year’s talent show consisted of eight different acts.
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Mass Effect 2
For: Xbox 360 and Windows PC
From: Bioware/EA
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood, drug
reference, sexual content, strong
language, violence)
"Mass Effect" marked a bold venture for Bioware, which took the underpinnings of its superlatively deep role-playing games and crammed them into a tactical third-person shooter with combat as real-time as in any other sci-fi action game. Surprisingly, it worked: The combat was highly imperfect but easily sufficient, and the branching storylines, deep character progression and ridiculous interplanetary scope made for one of 2007's best games.
How impressive, then, that "Mass Effect 2" comes along and makes its predecessor look like a rough draft by comparison.
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MISCELLANEOUS
This Thursday night is your LAST CHANCE to get help with your financial aid FAFSA forms before the March 2 deadline. Bring your parents and their 2008 or 2009 tax returns and complete everything here with the help of the experts. The workshop is in The Spot at 6:30 p.m.
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Posted by courier at 10:01 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Renowned anti-racist educator
Enid Lee guided the retreat.
Image: Enidlee.com
For many years, the air at Logan has been stiff with tension between the African American Community and the Hispanic community. In an effort to alieviate the tension, Principal Amy McNamara-Furtado proposed a retreat to promote a peaceful environment. The retreat was held last month.
About 35 African-American and Latino students attended the meeting, which was facilitated by Logan staff under the guidance of Enid Lee, a nationally recognized authority on student equity.
Posted by courier at 09:47 AM. Filed under: News
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By Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger
Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT)
WASHINGTON — After effectively quashing discussion of a federal tax on soft drinks last year, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and the fast food industry are facing a new battle on the state level, where legislators are beginning to consider their own taxes on sweetened beverages to improve public health and generate revenue.
The next showdown could be in California, where legislators last week vowed to pass such a tax in light of new studies linking soft drink consumption to obesity in children and adults. One study suggests that obesity and related problems cost California alone $41 billion a year in medical expenses and reduced productivity.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Attention AP Students: Time to sign up for AP testing. Come to the main office between February 22 and March 12. See Sarah Muse to pay for your exams at lunch or after school until 4:15. Your AP teacher has detailed information.
Posted by courier at 07:55 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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By Laurel Brodzinsky, Courier Staff Writer
Ooh, let’s kill some people. Then let’s kill some more people. While we’re at it, let’s take some drugs, cuss a lot, and then continue killing people.
That is basically the entire plot of
From Paris, with Love (Rated R). It is a 90 minute long basic action flick, released February 5th , that includes traditional running around, car chases, blowing up cars, and martial arts fighting. The premise is as follows:
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6100 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
510.653.3456
info@addisethiopian.com
Open 7 Days a Week
11:30 am - 10:00 pm
For my birthday on a recent Friday, I decided to celebrate the event with some fine dining. I chose Addis, an Ethiopian restaurant located in Oakland on Telegraph Avenue.
The place was quite crowded and smelled delicious. Unfortunately the crowded atmosphere resulted in quite a long wait for our waitress. However, the wait gave us time to look over the colossal menu, which had a large vegetarian selection.
Posted by courier at 09:30 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Ranjana Prasad, Courier Staff Writer
Over the Presidents Day holiday or, should I say, mini-vacation we had, I went to Las Vegas. There I went to the Palms Hotel and Casino to eat at their Bistro Buffet. I went there for breakfast and lunch.
If you’re in Las Vegas and you’re in your hotel room and you feel hungry, then go to the Palms' buffet. It is a great place for an all-you-can-eat meal.
For breakfast, the restaurant had a wide selection, including a variety of sausages from links to Portuguese sausages, along with bacon and a selection of eggs. There was a chef there who made an omelet of your choice. There also was French toast, cinnamon rolls, pancakes, with a variety of syrups. Also, there were all types of breads as well to go along with the meats. This breakfast buffet is wonderful. I personally really enjoyed the food and so did the rest of my family.
Posted by courier at 09:19 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
Don't let the majority rule.
As uncommonly as foreign films find their ways into American movie theaters, many are just as moving and entertaining as mainstream films, if not more.
It's somehow more meaningful getting lost in a foreign film and forgetting it's not in English than watching an American film.
Ben X is a German film uniquely directed around the life of Ben, an autistic teenager struggling with bullying problems. His autism affects his life and alters his reality. As an escape, Ben uses a video game in which he's a warrior to escape his life. In the game he is successful and praised for his bravery and fighting skills. Outside the game he is vulnerable and a target for cruel hazing.
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By Laurel Brodzinsky, Courier Staff Writer
A planned Culinary Arts Center to be built on the James Logan campus was effectively canceled last month when the New Haven school board redirected money previously set aside for the project.
In a January New Haven school board meeting, the trustees approved the recapturing of eight million dollars they previously budgeted for the center and other projects. About $6.9 million of this was budgeted for a new Culinary Arts Center on the James Logan campus. Construction originally was going to begin in the summer of 2008.
The center was to include classrooms, training kitchens, and a full-service, 75-person restaurant. The plans were for it to be built on the corner of Alvarado Blvd. and Hartnell, taking up 8513 square feet. The money to build it came from Measure B, which was also used to fund the new Performing Arts Center.
Posted by courier at 10:36 AM. Filed under: News
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James Hansen
Michelle Danai/Courier Photo
Ask retiring Social Science teacher James Hansen about his work and he will tell you that he has never had a job. “I’m lucky! I’ve never had to go to work because I’ve always gone to school.” says Hansen.
In June, Hansen will complete 34 years (including one year of student teaching) of “going to” James Logan High School. During these years, Hansen has taught all grade levels and eight different Social Science courses, in addition to Journalism, Typing, Summer School Independent Study and Coaching Baseball. However, since the early 1990’s he has primarily taught the twelfth grade American Political Systems course.
Posted by courier at 09:50 AM. Filed under: News
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MISCELLANEOUS
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Attention AP Students: Time to sign up for AP testing. Come to the main office between February 22 and March 12. See Sarah Muse to pay for your exams at lunch or after school until 4:15. Your AP teacher has detailed information.
Posted by courier at 09:22 AM. Filed under: Daily Bulletin
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Toni Pole, right, celebrated his signing
with his mom, left, and dad.
T.J. Matsumoto/Courier Photo
Kalafitoni (Toni) Pole signed his letter of intent to play football for the Washington State Cougars last week . He is one of seven bay area recruits heading to Pullman, site of the Washington State campus, this summer. Many family members and friends were on hand to speak on his behalf and nothing but good things were said about him, although we did hear some embarrassing stories about when he was younger.
The ceremony started off with Pole, a member of the James Logan choral program, singing the national anthem, which he sang beautifully. Then there were a few words spoken by his coaches and many words spoken by his friends and family. Everyone that spoke about him described how he has grown and how much a role model he is for young Polynesian kids. They spoke of how he is a great singer, and a student athlete. His mother was so proud that she had to hold back the tears. His grandpa told the most enjoyable stories about little Toni that made everybody laugh.
Posted by courier at 08:22 AM. Filed under: Sports
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
What makes growing up such a struggle is that, gradually, the decisions you make begin to affect you more severely. Paranoid with the fear of making the wrong decision, teenagers are forced into maturity. That's why it's so common to look back and miss how simple and carefree life once was. For many, life is a state of constant indecisiveness combined with the pressure to be successful.
Being a teenager you're surrounded by all the elements of your life — friends, family, school — all of which want your undivided attention. Teenage priorities become torn. It's a burden settling on what decision is best. Students motivate themselves in their own personal way.
Posted by courier at 08:16 AM. Filed under: Opinion
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By Eric Brown, Courier Music Critic
YouTube has been credited with exposing hundreds of millions of people to unique and obscure spectacles, from strangely behaving children to vicious scenes of nature on the African savannah. One of the more innovative and artistic YouTube sensations was OK Go’s music video for their song “Here It Goes Again”. The 2006 video features the band performing a choreographed routine on eight treadmills, has gathered almost 50 million views, and is sure to become one of the quintessential videos in music history. The band’s recordings are also strong—2002’s Ok Go and 2005’s Oh No are both excellent albums, blending edgy guitar riffs with a charming knack for catchy pop tunes. The same cannot be said of their latest release
Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, which marks a departure from everything the band has gained praise and notoriety for.
Posted by courier at 06:21 AM. Filed under: News
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By Anar Salayev, Courier Correspondent
Animal, released January 5, 2010, is pop-singer Kesha (Ke$ha’s) debut album. After listening to this album several times (with as open of a mind as possible), I still can’t come to like it as much as everyone else. The album’s perfect for any good party or just to listen to on a good day, however, where does the musical originality come in?
The album starts out with “Your Love is My Drug.” The song has no real deep meaning (basically repeating “Your love is my drug” over and over again) , but it’s a great introduction to what the rest of the album sounds like. Ke$sha’s chart topping single, "Tik Tok", is the second song. This song talks about a typical day for the lovely Ke$ha and how she just can’t stop having a good time.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Students: It is against school policy to sell candy on campus. If you are caught doing so, candy and money will be confiscated and kept until a parent can pick it up. All on-campus fundraisers must be approved by ASB and if food is sold, it must, by law, meet certain nutritional requirements.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Attention AP Students: Time to sign up for AP testing. Come to the main office between February 22 and March 12. See Sarah Muse to pay for your exams at lunch or after school until 4:15. Your AP teacher has detailed information.
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By T.J. Matsumoto, Courier Sports Editor
It was a fitting way for seniors Jesa Sales, Leandra Galloway, and Erin Jones to go out.
The James Logan Lady Colts were victorious over the first place Washington Huskies by a score of 42-41.If you were at the game you felt like you were on a seesaw. Whenever one team would score the other always had an answer. The fourth quarter was one to remember.
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By Alexa Rocero, Courier Staff Writer
Our school’s Close-Up club recently returned from their 6-day annual trip to Washington. It was a very successful trip, where students got to experience first-hand our country’s government at work.
Among many of the activities planned for the students, they were able to go to Capital Hill and meet with Congressman Peter Stark, observe a committee meeting in action, and watch as Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner testified about our nation’s economy and President Obama’s administration. Some students had the opportunity to meet Senator John Kerry, and some even saw John McCain.
Posted by courier at 10:00 AM. Filed under: News
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Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 672 pages
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416903569
ISBN-13: 978-1416903567
Ellen Hopkins, known for her books that are structured like poems, has another great read, Impulse.
Before opening to the first page of the novel, Hopkins already sets up an attention grabber on the book’s back cover. The first words a reader sees are,
“Act
on your impulse,
swallow the bottle,
cut a little deeper,
put the gun to your chest.”
Those simple five lines summarized the basic plot line of a 688-page book. But there is so much more to the book. Impulse focuses on three teenagers, Tony, Vanessa and Conner, who lived a life so painful and traumatic that it led them to Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital, locked up because of their previous actions. All three of them, in one form or another, harmed themselves.
Tony took to pills to forget his childhood. Vanessa could not resist the temptation of cutting. Conner tried to kill himself with a bullet through the heart but missed. Three different lives outlined in the five lines given above.
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Rick La Plante, foreground, the NHUSD's
public information officer, and members
of the school board listen to community
comments.
Justin Chen/Courier Photo
Many members of the Union City community concerned about proposed cuts to athletic, music and other programs, and other concerned about the re-opening of Barnard-White Middle School, gathered inside the New Haven Unified School District Office for a regular meeting of the Board of Education Tuesday night.
There was much traffic along Decoto Boulevard and Alvarado-Niles Boulevard as people struggled to find parking inside the parking lots. Those not so fortunate parked in areas such as the nearby Marina Foods area and the Union City Library. People shuffled inside promptly at 7 p.m. to get seats before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. start time, but the meeting did not start until 7:45 p.m.
Shinna Kim, a Logan junior and member of Logan Forensics team attending the meeting to decry proposed cuts to faculty stipends that support the team, said that she did not really know what was going on within the district, “and most don’t. I just want to figure out what’s happening at our school.”
Posted by courier at 09:34 AM. Filed under: News
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education on Tuesday night received a list of potential program reductions to balance the 2010-11 budget and provide the state-mandated starting point for balancing the 2011-12 and 2012-13 budgets.
The list includes $4.5 million in augmentations and reductions for 2010-11, including modification of the class size reduction (CSR) program in kindergarten through third grade (where the student-to-teacher ratio would rise from 20:1 to 25:1) and the elimination of CSR in ninth grade (where the ratio would increase to 30:1).
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Dr. Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and inspirational leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a black nationalist/racial equality organization that began in October 1966.
Early life
Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana, the seventh and youngest child in his family, from Armelia and Walter Newton, a sharecropper and Baptist minister. He was named after Louisiana governor Huey Long. Newton's family moved to Oakland, California when he was three. Despite "completing" his secondary education at Oakland Technical High School, Newton still did not know how to read. During his course of self-study, he struggled to read Plato's Republic, which he believed he understood after persistently reading it through five times. This success, he told an interviewer, was the spark that caused him to become a reader.
Watch a film clip of an interview with Huey Newton in the Alameda County Jail, free from the University of California, Berkeley.
Celebrate Black History Month with The Courier
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By Rue Panugaling, Courier Staff Writer
To be in love is to have a tender or profound affection, sexual passion and desire for another. However, love is often confused with obsession and is dangerous if it develops into an unhealthy attachment to another.
If a person loses his emotional control, the beginnings of an obsessive and a controlling behavior will start to manifest. Overwhelming feelings of abandonment, mistrust and resentment will emerge and can cause an individual to plummet into a deep depression. These emotions sometimes cause neurotic, compulsive behaviors and control tactics. For example, rapid phone calls, unfounded accusations, guilt trips and questioning the beloved’s commitment with goals of manipulating the beloved’s interest into providing more attention to the relationship.
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By Beatrice Esteban, Courier Staff Writer
This Sunday many couples went out in order to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is intended as a way for couples to express their love and affection for each other, but in reality, why exactly does society need such a day in order to do so?
Ever since the independence of the United States in 1776, its residents have found many causes to praise each other. The country has changed rapidly in the past two-and-a-half centuries in all categories, from social norms to economic expansion. However, the things that do not change along with time are feelings. Despite scientific advancement, love is still painfully difficult to describe, even to people who claim to experience it every day. Yet there is one thing that nearly anyone can agree on: love is generally a wonderful feeling that many long for.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Congratulations to the Varsity Wrestling Team for taking 2nd at the NCS Dual Meet Championships this past Saturday. Logan beat San Leandro 58-9 in the first round. 41-29 vs. Antioch in the semi-final before falling to De La Salle 33-37 in the finals.
Attention TAs – If you have not registered with Mrs. Whitaker regarding your TA assignment, you must do so ASAP. Mrs. Whitaker is located in the main office.
Attention AP Students: Time to sign up for AP testing. Come to the main office between February 22 and March 12. See Sarah Muse to pay for your exams at lunch or after school until 4:15. Your AP teacher has detailed information.
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By Mike Swift
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Google, the company that wants to make the world's information accessible, says the race and gender of its workforce is a trade secret that cannot be released.
So do Apple, Yahoo, Oracle and Applied Materials. These five companies waged an 18-month Freedom of Information battle with the San Jose Mercury News, convincing federal regulators who collect the data that its release would cause "commercial harm" by potentially revealing the companies' business strategy to competitors. A sixth company, Hewlett-Packard, fought the release and lost.
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Army of Two: The 40th Day
Reviewed for: Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Alternate version available for: PSP
From: EA Montreal
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood, intense
violence, strong language)
The things that polarized players of 2008's "Army of Two" return either mostly or completely intact in "Army of Two: The 40th Day," and depending on what side you're on, that's either somewhat unfortunate or the best news this review could provide.
That's because, feelings about the things "AO2" did aside, it was those things that made it a wholly unique third-person shooter in an era crawling with them. "Day" is designed to be played with a friend (or, failing that, a surprisingly capable A.I.-controlled partner), and while its attempts to stress the value of teamwork come off as pretty contrived, they're also pretty effective if you're willing to play along and take advantage.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Important!! Last day for class schedule changes is Wednesday, February 17th!
All Students Note: Parking stalls with YELLOW LINES are reserved for staff members only! You may park in any vacant stall outlined in white in the main Logan parking lot.
Deciding between the ACT or SAT? Take the ACT/SAT Combo Practice Test to help you decide. When? Saturday, February 27th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign up in the Counseling Office with Mrs. Navarro. Only $20.
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Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898–February 14, 1959) was a jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
"Baby" Dodds was the younger brother of clarinetist Johnny Dodds. He is regarded as one of the very best jazz drummers of the pre-Big band era, and one of the most important early jazz drummers. Dodds was among the first drummers who improvised while performing to be recorded. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes.
Watch Baby Dodds play, in one of the first films of any drummer.
Celebrate Black History Month with The Courier.
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By Beatrice Esteban, Courier Staff Writer
The death of a loved one is undeniably difficult to get through, and individuals establish different coping mechanisms in an attempt to do just that. Musicians find it especially cathartic to intertwine their deep, complicated feelings into the lyrics and instruments of their music. English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae is one of these musicians. Upon the death of her husband Jason Rae in January 2008, she took a brief hiatus from the music industry to deal with all the events happening in her personal life. Her newest album,
The Sea, was released on January 20 – nearly four years after her successful self-titled debut.
The Sea, however, differs from her charming and charismatic debut in that it delves into a multitude of genres and deeper emotions, producing an album for which one must develop an acquired taste.
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From wikipedia:
Roberta Martin (born February 12, 1907(1907-02-12) in Helena, Arkansas, died January 18, 1969) was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other gospel artists through her group, The Roberta Martin Singers.
Born in Helena, Arkansas, Martin moved to Chicago with her family in 1917, where she studied piano. Although a high school teacher inspired her to dream of becoming a concert pianist, her future course was changed after accompanying the Young People's Choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church. She came into contact with Thomas A. Dorsey, known as the Father of Gospel Music, through her work as the pianist for the youth choir. With Dorsey's help, she and Theodore Frye organized the Martin-Frye Quartet, a youth group consisting of Eugene Smith, Norsalus McKissick, Robert Anderson, James Lawrence, Willie Webb and Romance Watson, in 1933. Martin renamed the group the Roberta Martin Singers in 1936 and added Bessie Folk and Delois Barrett Campbell to the group in the 1940s. The group set the standard for the gospel choir and mixed group, and had an extremely successful recording career, featuring such hits as "Only A Look," and "Grace."
Watch the Roberta Martin Singers perform "God Specializes," free from YouTube.
Celebrate Black History Month with The Courier
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By Eric Brown, Courier Staff Writer
Many bands gain notoriety through years of hardship, struggle, and effort—the type that involves decrepit motels, dingy venues, and touring vans verging on the uninhabitable. Few share the same background as indie rockers Vampire Weekend, who earned their stripes while attending Columbia University and working full-time jobs. On their second full-length,
Contra, the enormously talented band proves that their roots aren’t their only unique trait; by fusing multiple genres Vampire Weekend has created a sequel that avoids the dreaded “sophomore slump” and proves the band is more than a flash in the pan.
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By Beatrice Esteban,
Courier Staff Writer
Logan Photography Teacher Elba Rios' Digital Photography 1 class has been approved for credit at the University of California and California State University for the 2009-2010 school year, an achievement that won her praise from the Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program's administration.
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By Anar Salayev, Courier Correspondent
Breaking Benjamin’s fourth studio album,
Dear Agony is a definite step towards the modern Post-Hardcore sound, but still carries on the band’s Post-Grunge sound. The lead singer, Benjamin Burnley‘s, lyrics, which speak of self-help, strength, romance, and redemption, are sung over two guitars that harmonize beautifully with one another, a solid bass line, and, of course, the technical and strategic drums.
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
Sylvia Plath, a famous American poet, wrote only one novel before her suicide at age 30. Her writing is popular for the confessions hidden between the lines. Suffering from depression and weighed down by her traumatizing childhood, Plath often wrote about her feelings toward these struggles.
The Bell Jar is about Esther Greenwood, another aspiring writer living the glamorous life of any young woman in the 1960s. Her life is affected by the way she judges other people and their behavior. Sound familiar? Esther recollects memories of the past which influence her judgment of the future. The world subtly becomes hopeless. Esther then begins to consider her options. The most appealing solution is suicide.
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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Washington Square Press (February 5, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743496736
ISBN-13: 978-0743496735
Jodi Picoult is the author of yet another amazing story that will keep readers engrossed until the end of the pages, and keep them wondering what happens after the book ends. This book is filled with a lot of difficult topics of discussion — chief among them school shootings. This book approaches many different points of views, such as the shooter, the different people affected, and the shooter himself.
It all starts on the day of the shooting, which ends with 10 deceased and 19 wounded. The story follows the shooter, a character named Peter Houghton, flashes back to when he was born and then comes back to the present and so on.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Important!! Last day for class schedule changes is Wednesday, February 17th!
All Students Note: Parking stalls with YELLOW LINES are reserved for staff members only! You may park in any vacant stall outlined in white in the main Logan parking lot.
Deciding between the ACT or SAT? Take the ACT/SAT Combo Practice Test to help you decide. When? Saturday, February 27th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign up in the Counseling Office with Mrs. Navarro. Only $20.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
The Board of Education, in a special meeting held Tuesday night, accepted a staff recommendation made in response to the Board’s decision Feb. 2 to reopen Barnard-White Middle School in the fall of 2010.
Seeking the least disruptive option for students, staff and families and the most effective use of financial resources that have been decimated because of the ongoing state budget mess, staff recommended that when the school reopens in the fall, enrollment would be capped at 60 students per grade level, a maximum of 180 students total. Staff further recommended that an analysis of community need and fiscal resources be conducted and that an additional recommendation be presented to the Board no later than Dec. 1, 2010, to address the future size of the school.
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LOV Newark needs 67 volunteers to help at their annual Elegant Affair on Friday, February 12th. For more information, check your Logan e-mail or pick up a blue flyer in the Career Center.
Come support the Boys Soccer Team Wednesday night in the 1st round of Shaughnessy Playoffs. We play Mission San Jose at 7:30. All games will be played here at Logan, with the championship game on Friday night.
Credit Recovery is here! If you need to make up credits, we have two after-school credit recovery classes starting this week. The two classes are Drawing with Mr. Kolesnikov, and Creative Writing with Mr. Seaton. The classes run 3:45 – 5:15 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and are worth 5 credits each. If you’re interested, pick up an application from the counseling office or your house office.
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By Krystyna Wolny, Courier Staff Writer
Having a job exposes you to a variety of situations and people, including their endless ability to annoy. Working at a bookstore especially forces you to interact with others, fulfilling their needs, no matter how ridiculous. Customer service is a major part of what I do, and sometimes, it can be extremely nerve-wracking.
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By Jericho Faustino, Courier Staff Writer
I can still remember the sticky paint dripping off my forehead. It was during the week of Halloween ’08, and I volunteered at spooky house at the Fremont Hub. I thought that I would be dressed up as a monster and scare people in a legit haunted house, the kinds with trap doors, crazy mazes, and people hiding behind every corner. When I got to the Fremont Hub, there is a little house where I was to work at. My initial thought was, “Hey I’m going to run around scaring people and have a blast! These five hours are going to be a breeze.”
Students like me will do whatever they need to get they need to get the 20 hours of community service hours required to graduate. They can gain community hours by helping teachers out after schools, doing volunteer work at hospitals, or in my case, spend five hours in a booth with make up and a little fan that doesn’t even work.
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Bayonetta
Reviewed for: Xbox 360
Also available for: Playstation 3
From: Platinum Games/Sega
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood and gore,
intense violence, partial nudity, strong
language, suggestive themes)
The net worth of "Bayonetta's" idiosyncrasies is game for debate until time ceases ticking. Some will marvel at the insane narrative theatrics and some will find the overt sexuality of the vixenish titular main character either genuinely titillating or so overt as to be farcical. Others will be repulsed or embarrassed by what they view as a sophomoric display of adolescent fantasy come bursting alive, while still others will find themselves unable to tolerate how little sense the story makes or how incomprehensibly noisy the whole production generally is. (If you're on the fence, both systems offer a downloadable demo that should clear up any confusion.)
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MISCELLANEOUS
LOV Newark needs 67 volunteers to help at their annual Elegant Affair on Friday, February 12th. For more information, check your Logan e-mail or pick up a blue flyer in the Career Center.
Congratulations to the JV Boys Soccer Team for finishing in 1st place. Good season, Boys!
Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Soccer Team for winning the Mission Valley Athletic League for the 9th time overall, and the 3rd time in the last 5 years. We beat Irvington Friday night behind 2 goals by team captain, Juan Alvarado.
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By Michael Aquino, Courier Staff Writer
To celebrate the end James Logan's first semester and the end of finals, I decided to attend an open mic — an everybody's-welcome performance of spoken word, poetry, and maybe a guitar serenade — at Paddy's Coffee House, just next to the Alvarado Park.
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By Kathleen Mcgrory
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Seven months ago, University of Miami medical student Elizabeth Greig helped create a plan to get doctors to Haiti in the event of a natural disaster.
She never imagined it being put to use so quickly.
Greig, 31, a fourth-year medical student, is now the site director at the busy UM field hospital in Port-au-Prince. She coordinates efforts to transfer critical patients out of the country and works with nonprofit agencies to bring supplies in.
She is the only medical student working there.
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MISCELLANEOUS
LOV Newark needs 67 volunteers to help at their annual Elegant Affair on Friday, February 12th. For more information, check your Logan e-mail or pick up a blue flyer in the Career Center.
Credit Recovery is here! If you need to make up credits, we have two after-school credit recovery classes starting the week of February 8th. The two classes are Drawing with Mr. Kolesnikov, and Creative Writing with Mr. Seaton. The classes run 3:45 – 5:15 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and are worth 5 credits each. If you’re interested, pick up an application from the counseling office or your house office.
Happy Birthday to our 9th President, William Henry Harrison, born this day in 1773.
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Bubble Jim by Sabina Singh, Courier Comics Editor
Faux Real by Christine Moon, Courier Staff Artist
Daily Life by Anjelica Ramos,
Courier Staff Artist
Mini Clips by Devante Harris, Courier Staff Artist
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From wikipedia
Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz.
Curtis was born in Fort Worth, Texas. During the 1950s and early to mid 1960s he both worked as a session player on such records as Yakety Yak and recorded his own singles. His best known singles from this period are "Soul Twist" (Enjoy) and "Soul Serenade" (Capitol). In 1965 he moved to Atlantic Records, where his most successful singles were "Memphis Soul Stew" and "Ode to Billie Joe." He led Aretha Franklin's backup band, The Kingpins, and produced records, at first with Jerry Wexler and then by himself.
Hear free samples of music from the Rhino Records CD,
King Curtis Live at the Fillmore West, including
"A White Shade of Pale," from www.rhino.com
Celebrate Black History Month with The Courier
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Justin Chen
Courier Photo
Justin Chen, senior at James Logan, recently won second place in the black and white category in the UC photo competition.
He first got interested in photography when his family got their first camera, and he started playing around with the camera and settings, and finding out “photography is actually an art form”. He is in the Photography class, as well as Photo Club. Though partly due to scheduling issues, Chen took Photography to learn more about and develop his interest in photography, at higher levels than point and shoot snapshots with a cheap digital camera.
Bulb by Justin Chen
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
One of my favorite heartfelt movies is
Life as a House. It's not a new film, having been released in 2001, but don't let that be an excuse to miss it. You can watch it free online via YouTube.
Every aspect of this film pulls you into the dysfuctional family and how suddenly everything can change.Hayden Christensen plays San Monroe, the rebellious, destructive, scared, and confused teenager wreaking havoc at home.
His life might have stayed dangerously broken if his father, played by Kevin Kline, hadn't made an unexpected appearance in his life. After discovering he has terminal cancer, Sam's father suspiciously decides to take him for an entire summer to help him build a house.
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Bombay Ice Cream
552 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110-1115
(415) 861-3995
For the past five years, the Bombay Ice Creamery in the Mission District has been voted as one of the best places to dine in San Francisco. This place has been in the media and publicly recognized at a wonderful and unique place. Mr. & Mrs. Sureshand Bharti Parmar are the sole owners of this place and have been for the past 25 years.
I have been here many times and this place has a variety of different flavored ice creams and not just the regular chocolate or vanilla. The ice cream at the place tastes very tasteful. The tastes are strong and yummy. Bombay ice cream comes in a wide range of flavors such as mango, cashew raisin, chai (Indian tea), cardamom, green tea, and much. I think it’s a cross of Indian/American flavored ice cream with sorbet.
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Daa'wat
33330 Alvarado Niles Rd
(between Central Ave & Village Way)
Union City, CA 94587
(510) 471-0357
By Zola Boyd, Courier Staff Writer
If you're in the mood for some tasty Indian and Pakistani food but you're not in the mood to be spending some big bucks, you should probably head over to Daa'wat tonight (but not between three and five p.m. because it's closed).
If you're into appetizers, samosas are the way to go at Daa'wat. Personally, I've never been a big fan and was hesitant to try them. I was pleasantly surprised by what I tasted. The potato filling was super tender and slightly spicy, and dipping it in the tangy sauce it came with was a delightful combination.
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By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer
We live in a world where, despite the fact that everybody is different, we're forced to follow the same rules. Students, both social and anti-social, are obligated to spend seven hours a day in school. What some people don't consider is that everybody learns differently. Some students prefer to teach themselves the curriculum, other students are too distracted by high school drama to concentrate properly on their work.
Fortunately, Independent Studies is an organization that enables students to do work to the best of their ability. It's a program with many pros and cons, the decision to switch from public school to Independent Studies is one that deserves much thought.
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By Shamal Asnani, Courier Movie Critic
The latest movie to star Denzel Washington,
The Book of Eli, was released January 15. The movie takes place in an apocalyptic world and follows Eli (Washinton), as he travels west on foot.
Eli travels alone and carries only a few items along with him including his iPod, his wipes, his hunting knife, and his book. He possesses amazing fighting and survival skills, which can be seen after he kills a group of bandits with ease, despite being outnumbered. As he is traveling, he crosses a town, in which he is forced to get into a fight at a bar, due to being harassed by a gang of bikers.
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Logan students left classrooms and
interrupted their lunches when the fire
alarm went off Thursday during 4th period.
Fumes from an over-cooked pizza set the
alarm off.Jade Trombino/Courier Photo
Yearbooks are still on sale for $90 in Room 44. Supplies are limited, so reserve yours today!
LOV Newark needs 67 volunteers to help at their annual Elegant Affair on Friday, February 12th. For more information, check your Logan e-mail or pick up a blue flyer in the Career Center.
Credit Recovery is here! If you need to make up credits, we have two after-school credit recovery classes starting the week of February 8th. The two classes are Drawing with Mr. Kolesnikov, and Creative Writing with Mr. Seaton. The classes run 3:45 – 5:15 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and are worth 5 credits each. If you’re interested, pick up an application from the counseling office or your house office.
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By Greg Kot
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — "I was one of the guys who could throw down," Don Cornelius says in a new documentary about his era-defining run as host of the nation's funkiest televised dance party, "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" (9:30 p.m. EST Saturday on VH1).
He's not boasting. As they say on the street corner, show and prove, and one of many smile-inducing moments in the documentary is footage of Cornelius strutting his stuff on his own show with the Supremes' Mary Wilson. Cornelius learned how to glide on the dance floor while growing up on Chicago's South Side during the '40s and '50s, then segueing into a career as a radio and TV newsman and DJ. While employed at local Chicago station WCIU-TV in the '60s, he started hosting soul dance parties around the city and eventually approached station management about a show based on the same idea.
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Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423102282
ISBN-13: 978-1423102281She took the winding back stairs, following the stream of people heading in the same direction, when out of the corner of her eye she saw the barest flicker and knew. It was him. She didn't have to look to know he was among the crowd of students walking the opposite way. She could always sense him, as if her nerves were fine-tuned antennae receptors that picked up whenever he was near. Maybe it was the vampire in her, giving her the ability to tell when another was close by, or maybe it had nothing to do with her otherworldly powers at all. Jack.
His eyes were focused straight ahead, as if he never even saw her, never registered her presence. His sleek blond hair, the same translucent shade as his sister's, was slicked back from his proud forehead; and unlike the other boys around him, dressed in varying degrees of sloppiness, he looked regal in a blazer and tie. He was so handsome it was hard for Schuyler to breathe. But just as at the town house — Schuyler refused to call it home — Jack ignored her.
The Blue Bloods series, of which
Revelations is the third installment, is a vampire novel series by Melissa de la Cruz that takes place in Manhattan, New York. The series currently includes four books, but a new book in the series is due in 2011.
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Senior Yvenjamine Castro practices
his routine for the James Logan World
Guard. Jade Trombino/Courier Photo
Yearbooks are still on sale for $90 in Room 44. Supplies are limited, so reserve yours today!
LOV Newark needs 67 volunteers to help at their annual Elegant Affair on Friday, February 12th. For more information, check your Logan e-mail or pick up a blue flyer in the Career Center.
Volunteers needed Saturday, February 6th at the Tropics Mobile Home Park to help pick oranges for a local food bank. Info flyers available in the Career Center or on your Logan e-mail.
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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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385737424
ISBN-13: 978-0385737425 by Rebecca Stead is a story about a girl named Miranda who is in high school. She is a typical teenage girl who worries about the things that girls worry about, however she is sort of different. She enjoys a particular science-fiction book called A Wrinkle in Time, which, if you haven’t heard or read it, is about a girl who goes through time travel and many other sci-fi adventures.
The book has many different things going on at once; Miranda’s mom being in a game show, Miranda wondering about some homeless guy she sees around, her newly found job at a bakery with an obsessive compulsive type of boss who won’t let her eat the meats for lunch, but will let her eat the lettuce and cheeses, and her relationships with her friends beginning to diminish.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Unified School District
The Board of Education on Tuesday night voted to reopen Barnard-White Middle School in the fall of 2010.
The Barnard-White Possible Uses Task Force recommended opening a school for 6th to 8th grade students, starting with a 6th grade of approximately 150 students in the fall of 2010, with the option of opening a 7th grade or both a 7th and 8th grade in the fall of 2011. A motion to accept the recommendation failed for lack of a second.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Some of the lost and found items currently in the Main Office: 1 IPOD, 1 AT&T phone, 2 Motorola phones, 1 Sprint phone, 5 different sets of keys, 3 wallets and 2 pieces of jewelry. If you think one or more of these items may belong to you, come to the front office and speak to Mrs. Leon or Mrs. Whitaker.
Students, if you have not received your 2nd semester schedule yet, please pick it up from your 6th period teacher today. For those students who have made a schedule change request, no changes will happen before CAHSEE testing is done. In the meantime, you must go to the classes designated on your schedule, or you will be marked absent. If you made a change request and haven’t heard anything by Monday, February 8th, see your counselor.
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Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot
For: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC
Requires: Borderlands
From: Gearbox Software/2K Games
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood and gore,
intense violence, mature humor,
strong language)
Price: $10
Though entirely enjoyable as a solo first-person shooter experience, "Borderlands" relies on a story, quest and inventory structure that's best enjoyed with teammates (four players online, two locally) via cooperative play. Happily, players who want it both ways have the flexibility to play parts of the game alone and bring in friends on the fly without starting over as a new character.
Good thing, too, because whether you have played "Borderlands" alone, with friends or both up to this point, there's pretty much no point in playing the "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot" downloadable expansion without help.
As its name somewhat implies, "Riot" ditches the typical exploratory nature of "Borderlands'" quests in favor of post-apocalyptic arena combat: Moxxi is the host, and her "sport" consists of a survivor or four shooting their way out of a labyrinth that's parts shanty town, stadium and game show studio. Moxxi emcees the action, and between her amusing taunts and the general gaudy design of the three arenas, "Riot" is a fantastic demonstration of the audiovisual spectacle that makes "Borderlands" so unique in spite of its bleak setting and genre.
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