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- About Me...Hmm. That could be a lot. To put it simply, I'm crazy, cool, calm and collected, I love having fun and I've matured a lot from when this blog started to now.
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Eat, Sleep, Swim Repeat
Article # 1Eat, Sleep, Swim RepeatBy: Madison HillHave you been watching the Beijing Olympics? Everyone knows about the horses on drugs, to the world’s fastest man with a record breaking 19.35 seconds in the 200 meter dash. But have you been aware that six more records were broken in Beijing? He broke four individual events, one with his relay team, and one with most Olympic gold medals received in one Olympics. Can you guess who that person is? That person is Michael Phelps.Phelps appeared in the past two summer Olympics which was Athens, Greece ( 2004 ) and in Sydney, Australia ( 2000 ) in which he received six gold medals. In Beijing he received eight gold medals coming to a total of thir-teen gold medals in his career.Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. Weighing one hundred and ninety-five pounds, twenty-three year old Phelps grew up to be six foot four, with an arm spam of six foot seven which gives him more of an advantage of hitting the wall first. Michael may look like a typical swimmer, but he isn’t. His torso is longer compared to his legs allowing him to stay above the water better. He has flexible ankles, plus size four-teen feet which gives him a powerful kick. He moved out of his home for the first time to go to Michigan Collage, were he now trains. When Phelps was a kid, he had a hard time focusing in school. His teacher said to his mom that he will never be able to achieve or focus on anything, but that was until Phelps discovered swimming at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, Phelps parents were informed that he could make the 2000 summer Olympic team, and also that 2004 and 2008 could be a target also.Coming in to Beijing, Phelps qualified for 200 meter freestyle, 100 and 200 meter butterfly, 200 and 400 meter individual medley, 4x100 and 4x200 meters freestyle relay. Four years ago in the Athens Olympics, Phelps would have gotten eight medals if he participated in the 4x100 medley relay, instead he let one of his teammates get the gold medal. Well, Phelps was in the same situation this year too. So, Phelps teammate, the one who he gave up his position for, gave up his spot on the 4x100 meter relay so Phelps could get his eighth gold medal in Beijing. That was true sportsmanship.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday Night!
Possily the game of the century. Yes it is only the beginning of the season yet monday night football is getting more and more amazing. Focusing on monday night 9-15-08. Eagle's VS. Cowboys. The Eagle's started out with the ball. The team charged up the feild yard after yard easily but when they reached the redzone a fumble occured. What was supposed to be a simple screen was caught and with two step progress dropped it. It was tapped by an eagle's player hit it into the hands of a the cowboys defense who tipped the ball with his fingers and diving in for a touchdown with the ball is the eagle's offense. After all of that the referee called him down when he dropped the ball so the eagles had to settle for a measly three points for a feild goal. After that Tony Romo threw a 72 yard pass to Terrel Owens for a touchdown and Felix Jones returns a 98 yard kickoff for a touchdown. also the eagles score another feild goal the score at the end of the first quarter is 6-14. In the second quarter Westbrook gets a short 6 yard pass for a touchdown and Chris Gocong of the Eagles recovers a fumble in the end zone. Then Terell Owens gets a short pass for a touchdown and by the end of the second quarter the score was 30-24 it was starting to look up for the Eagles. In the third quarter Marion Barber gets a 17 yard touchdown pass. Putting the score at 30-31 Cowboys. Just at the beggining of the fourth quarter the eagles get a touchdown and the cowboys get a feild goal putting the score at 37-34 eagles. But with just 4 minutes on the clock Marion Barber runs in a one yard touchdown for the cowboys putting the final score at 37-41 a loss for our highflying eagles
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Rookie Who Had a Chance
You knew him as number 5 in a blue in yellow jersey. Thats right, that rookie is Joe Flacco. He was on the University of Delaware. After graduating from college, Flacco was invited to the 2008 NFL Draft. The eight-teen year old was pick number eight-teen in the first round, by the Baltimore Ravens. On July 16th, he sighned for a five year contract with a maximum value of around $30 million and $8.75 million guaranteed.
Flacco got his chance to start in the Ravens opening game against Cincinnati Bengals because the Ravens other two quaterbacks, Kyle Boller and Troy Smith were injured. He completed 15 of 29 passes throwing for 129 yards. His longest pass was a fifteen yarder to Derrick Mason. But his shining moment was when Flacco rushed the ball himself for a 38- yard touchdown. Flacco lead the Ravens to a victory over the Bengals which was 17-10. Flacco was rewarded by starting in game number two for the Ravens against the Texans. This will decide if he does well in the Texans game.
Will our once hometown college quarterback get his time to shine? Lets just keep our fingers crossed that he will have a very succesful and healthy career.
from kim: hey sam. i have everybodys article:
Shelby's: ASSINGNED SEATING
As everyone knows there is now assigned seating at lunch, also including the morning's when we must go to the cafiteria until we are dissmissed to our homerooms. It hasn't gotton as bad as to where we would have to sit according to our actual names, in alphabetical order. We just have to sit at alphabetical tables. Just for an example: lets say, table 1: it would be all the last names that start with the letter A or B. Those people would have to sit at that certain table and not switch to go to a different table. I feel that this new rule is absolutley ridiculous, and many other students agree with me.
The teachers and staff think that this is a good thing because they think that if the students sit with who they want to, that it will create much more noise; and if they have to sit where they are assigned, they may not always be with the people who they easily get along with. But the truth is, if some people dont sit with their friends and get assigned a table whom everyone does not like eachother nor gets along; god knows thats not going to end up well. That by itself will make much, much more noise. So their plan would be ruined in that case. Yes, you can choose to sit where-ever you want at that table which means you don't have to sit with the person/persons you do not like. But, if the whole table is people that you dont get along with, what are you going to do? This may cause a fight, or bickering and could probably get pretty loud if they were mad enough at eachother.
Students are NOT happy with this new seating arrangement. I, being one of them. I truely think that seating people like this is pointless, and ridiculous. There should be a time atleast once during the day where students should be able to actually sit where they want to, with their friends. Yes, you can visit all your friends in the court yard. But what if you want to sit with a friend that is in none of your classes at lunch, and hang out with different people in the court yard? Plus, we don't get much time in the court yard anyhow. I really feel that there is no point in it, and that they should let students sit where they want to. I understand them wanting most students to stay seated, and stay at the table they picked. If the student picked where they wanted to sit in the beginning there wouldn't probably be much of that happening. I think the teachers and staff need to take that into consideration as well.
"ATTENTION: All 7th & 8th grade students at cab should wear black clothing, with any color bandana, and war paint! To rebel the new seating!" - and that is the text message that is going around. The 8th grade has already tried it once, and now they want the 7th grade in on it. That is just how upset the students are about this. Not that I blame them. It is a very unfair rule. What they are doing isn't exactly working too well, but hey; atleast they are trying something to get the teachers attention to the matter. I, myself, didn't do that. But most did. I thought it was pretty silly, and pointless to do because the teachers and staff don't care. I'm pretty sure they want to keep it this way for awhile. It is going to be hard to convince them otherwise. So basically, I feel that the new seating in the cafiteria is unfair and not right. I really dislike it, and hopefully the rule will soon be changed.
NIK'S: WHAT THE GOVERNMET TELLS US
Were almost out of fuel! Global Warming isn’t THAT bad… Battery powered cars are the way to go. That is what the government is telling us. Did you know we really aren’t running out of fuel at all? Actually Were only running out of CHEAP fuel. Coal right now is 10X cheaper than gasoline today. But You have to take the Coal and convert it into Gasoline. For the same amount of power gasoline gives you, once converted, coal can give you the same amount of power. It will just be a little more expensive. When [or if…] we switch to coal It can last us for many century’s to come. The reason we are still importing fuel is because 1. it costs less money [only a little bit less] and 2. because we still haven’t built the plants to convert coal to gas. Germany and South Africa already have these plants and they are using them. From the point of view of physics everytyhing makes a lot more sense. For some reason the government does not want us to know these things. Another thing the government is saying is that global warming isn’t that bad and we don’t really need to worrie. They are WRONG! Global Warming is here now. We must stop it now. Waiting too long then it will become irreversible. Its like a hole in a pair of jeans. It starts out small and if you don’t patch it up as soon as it starts. Over time that hole will be so big that the bottom of your jeans tear off! It’s the same with global warming! One of the ways we can stop Global Warming is to conserve. Conserving fuel and things like that will not only keep costs down. It will also make less pollution which will start stoping global warming. But not only 1 person can make the difference. We all have to. If we all do we can stop global warming now. Has global warming already started to damage the earth? Yes The Earth is getting hotter. Global warming is not something that just started happening a few years ago. Back in Pompeii When the volcano erupted that also was contributing to Global Warming. But only now have we realized that Global Warming is very serious. The government doesn’t want to have to put there money into it. They rather fuel the war. Another dellema is battery powered cars and hybrids. Yes the do help the environment but it costs way more money per mile over gas. It costs so much to replace the batterys and they can only last about to 1000 charges! Also the Disposal and creation is not good either. The batterys are laced with dangerous chemicals and need to be disposed of specially. But Solar cars with only 1 square mile of sunlight it will peak as much power as a nuclear power plant! I really think that we all need to to understand this as the people. So we can make beter decisions in voting and decideing what to do for economy and how to not pollute. Everyone should know and understand this. This is real it is now and it needs to be stopped!
JESSICA FOGAL'S: SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER
There’s a new show on Abc Family called The Secret Life of the American Teenager. It’s personally my favorite show. It’s about a girl who’s pregnant and she struggles to survive the normal teenage life. After all she is only 15. I always keep up with it, every Tuesday at 8! I take over the TV. One night while turning this on my parents came into the room. I didn’t have a problem with that, its not like I was hiding it from them. It’s just a show. My mom and dad did have an issue. They thought it was inappropriate. I know its plot is about a young pregnant girl, but honestly things like that happen. Its just life. It’s not like when I watch that show I’m going to do the same thing as the girl. I think its teaching girls what could happen to your life. There for I think it’s the opposite of inappropriate. I’m sure some people don’t agree with me, but then again some people will agree. No matter what this is what I think, it’s my opinion.
JESSIKA G.: i THINK THAT 67AND 8TH GRADE SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SPORTS
I think that grades 6, 7, and 8 (the whole middle school) should have their own sports, while grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 (the whole high school) have their own sports. I think that would be fairer because here at cab, the sports don’t start until 8th grade and that’s not fair because the kids in 6th and 7th come to a real middle and high school to be treated like real middle and high schoolers. I think that the dean didn’t let 6th and 7th graders do sports because a lot of older high schoolers like to do sports and they might hurt or injure the other students. A lot of kids like to do sports, and a lot of them want to be famous athletes when they grow up so they want more practice and they can only achieve that with the practice they need. Me and a lot of other students agree that middle school and high school should have their own different, separate sports
MY OWN: MYTHOUGHTS ON ALGEBRA
Every time I enter Mr. Edward’s Algebra class I enter the world of the frequent variation as we move on to each lesson day by day. The way he talks is quick… rapid… unstoppable! The rhythm, and chime of his voice will not allow you to put your head down in his class. That’s why I enjoy Algebra. He has a certain touch of attention every time we enter, sit, or leave. What I’m leading up to is Algebra is enhancing, and enjoyable. Why? Well, the way Mr. Edward interprets lessons has a certain vibe of creativity, and ensures an understanding to me even though he says things lightning quick.
KIM: THANX (-:
EDS (JON L)
Should We Take MAP Testing????
A new form of testing, MAP testing was introduced to students in grades 3-5 during the 2005-2006 school year. This year (2006-2007), second grade students will also participate. MAP, or the Measure of Academic Progress, is a computerized adaptive test which helps teachers, parents, and administrators improve learning for all students and make informed decisions to promote a child's academic growth.
When will students be tested and how often?
During the weeks of Aug. 28-Sept. 22, students will participate in several MAP testing sessions to assess Reading, Math, and Science. When taking the MAP test, the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answers all the previous questions. As the student answers correctly, questions become more difficult. If the student answers incorrectly, the questions become easier. Although the tests are not timed, it usually takes students about one hour to complete each test. Students will repeat the tests two more times during the year, usually Winter and Spring semesters, to continually assess student progress and adapt learning as needed.
NINAS
At about 3 in the afternoon on August 27th, a 17 year old girl whose name is withheld was on her way to a Delaware high school. She was a new driver who was following the speed limit. A driver behind her was tailgating her, and got angry because she refused to go faster. After a couple of miles, she pulled over to let him by. But the driver was not satisfied. He then pulled over in front of her car and got out. She put the window down about 5 inches so that she could speak to him and try to understand what the problem was. Although she didn’t see, he had a knife with him. He told her that she tried to kill him, which was not the case. He then demanded the car keys, and when the girl refused, he punched her in the face. After that, he pulled out his knife, showed it to her, and then held the knife to her throat. Right before he went back to his car, he reached for the keys in the ignition and ripped them out. Witnesses tried to chase him, and by then another truck pulled up behind the girl. The witnesses called the police. They are still investigating now.
JON T
Palin picked as McCain running mate, daughter is pregnant
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, was recently chosen as McCain’s running mate for the vice presidency. This is widely believed to be a move to appeal to both disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters and the main conservative base of the Republican Party, who have been somewhat dubious of McCain. However, Palin’s daughter, Bristol, age 17, is five months pregnant. “Life happens”, says McCain advisor Steve Schmidt, in response to the announcement. The McCain campaign is hoping that the fact that Bristol will marry the boy who impregnated her, and will carry the child to full term will appeal to the social conservative base.
In a respite from partisanship, Democratic candidate Barack Obama has said that “People’s families’ are off limits, and people’s children are especially off limits”. Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate, has issued similar statements.
Also, for the Alaska probe, a Republican-dominated state legislature is investigating whether or not Palin dismissed public safety commissioner Walt Monegan because he refused to fire her sister’s ex-husband. Palin's claim is that Monegan intimidated her. Monegan has repeatedly denied such claims, however this claim did rate a "Mostly True" on the Truth-O-Meter run by Politifact, an independent organization. Now, since Palin has been picked for the vice presidency, 5 Republicans in the Alaska House of Representitives are suing to stop this investigation, despite a unanimous bipartisan vote to go forth with it.
Overall, Sarah Palin is a very interesting vice presidential choice who could really affect the outcome of this election.
ISAIAH
Is DSTP Testing Nescisary?
DSTP testing was created in the spring of 1998 by the department of education and Harcourt Brace Educational Measurement. DSTP is designed to serve as a measure of progress toward Deleware standards. It also insures that students can apply thier academic skills to realistic everyday problems.
DSTP is necessary because it gives your teacher an idea of where you are in your learning. This makes it easier for the teachers because it tells them what you still need to learn and what you already know. Even though DSTP testing may be hard and stressful to some people, it will help you in the future.
Some helpful tips for DSTP is to stay calm and try to do your best: It is also important that you get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast. Eat a good breakfast because it helps your brain. It is important to get a good night sleep because if you dont you'll fall asleep during the test.
PHILIP
Pictures Without A Camera
Stephen Wiltshire, a not-so normal person in London is, well, not so normal. He is a college student, majoring in visual art. Not only is his art spectacular, but his memory is photographic. His art is sights he’s seen, everyday things that he liked. He plays piano and you would think he’d be great, knowing that his memory is incredible, but if he messes up on one thing, it’s impossible to fix. When the media found out about his photographic memory, they wanted to proof. So they took him on a 15-minute helicopter ride around London. When he got back, he was told to draw what he saw on the ride. He received a very large piece of paper, and started to draw. When he finished, the media wanted to see that he didn’t just draw buildings and houses. So, they resolved the problem by calling in random people to find there houses on the drawing. All of the people found their houses and apartments and said they look almost exactly the same. Stephen was asked to draw other cities, such as Rome and Tokyo, which he did. “It’s autism,” people say. “It’s not natural.”
Stephen does have signs of autism, eating the exact same lunch every single day is not really normal but, who cares?
After Stephen did the tasks the media asked, they made it into a program called “The Human Camera” and he still makes art today.
NELSON
BREAKING NEWS!!!
WHALE ANCESTOR FOUND!!!
At last! Finally we now know were whales come from. These creatures are believed to be the last amphibious evolutionary link to whales!!! Recent discoveries prove that whales were once odd looking rodents!!!
Who would have ever guessed that they were related? In recent fossil finds prove the evolutionary similarities between the two. It has long been perceived that the closest relative was the hippo, until now. Still, some researchers have been troubled that hippos seem to have lived in the wrong part of the world and popped up too recently to be a whale ancestor.
Whales were not always like the modern day ones, but more of a pig or dog with fins (much bigger of course!!!). This newly discovered creature is called “Indohyus”. Further testing is needed to support other hypotheses.
LOTSA READING AND CHECKING
-Philip
INJURIES
Injuries are just something you accept when you play football but exactley what kind of injuries are you accepting? Willie Parker is injured with a strained left knee and will not return until week 7. After an injury Rashard Mendenhall the second string Half Back was put into the game. Only halfway into the Game He was struck HARD and that hit put him on the bench with a fractured left shoulder putting him on injured reserve. Brian Westbrook, Westbrook started with a normal ankle injurie due to a hit by the steelers rough and tough defense. But later in the season against the Redskins, Westbrook was hit so hard that he fractured two ribs and with the Eagles Week 7 bye they'll probably leave him out for two weeks and possibly a gametime desicion on week 8. Carson Palmer QB for the Cincinnati Bengals is hurting with a right elbow injury but played on sundays game against the cowboys and suprisingly made out with 23 out of 39 passes with a total of 217 reception yards. Anquan Boldin Wide Reciever for the cardinals is out with a head injury or *Fractured Sinus Membrane* And is getting a couple stiches on his lips the amazing part though is how he was knocked UNCONSCIOUS on the feild and undergoed a small surgery. Last but not least Gus Frerotte got two stiches on his non throwing hand and simply said himself "I think one of those hard-plastic things cut open a blood vessel in my hand,"
But he's back to his normal self once again saying himself "its good, its fine" and throwing 19 passes for 222 yards. Thats whats up in the sports world
INJURIES
Injuries are just something you expect when you play football, but exactly what kind of injuries are you expecting? Willie Parker is injured with a strained left knee and will not return until week 7. After an injury Rashard Mendenhall, the second string Half Back was put into the game. Only halfway into the game he was struck HARD and that hit put him on the bench with a fractured left shoulder putting him on injured reserve. Brian Westbrook started with a normal ankle injurie due to a hit by the steelers rough and tough defense, but later in the season against the Redskins, Westbrook was hit so hard that he fractured two ribs and with the Eagles Week 7 bye they'll probably leave him out for two weeks and possibly a gametime desicion on week 8. Carson Palmer QB for the Cincinnati Bengals is hurting with a right elbow injury but played on sundays game against the cowboys and suprisingly made out with 23 out of 39 passes with a total of 217 reception yards. Anquan Boldin Wide Reciever for the cardinals is out with a head injury or *Fractured Sinus Membrane* And is getting a couple stiches on his lips. The amazing part though, is how he was knocked UNCONSCIOUS on the feild and undergoed a small surgery. Last but not least Gus Frerotte got two stitches on his non-throwing hand and simply said himself "I think one of those hard-plastic things cut open a blood vessel in my hand,"
But he's back to his normal self once again saying himself "It's good, it's fine" and throwing 19 passes for 222 yards. Thats what's up in the sports world.
*post to reilly for next paper
New Articles
ED/JON L.
''Hi YouTube! my name is Kiki And today I'm going to show you how to cheat on a test -- the effective way.” A teen age girl named ''Kiki'' if that is her real name has discussed a new way to cheat on a test! This is not ethical at all to my opinion!
She demonstrates her technique, slipping a small piece of paper with the answers in a clear-tubed pen as she rationalizes her reasons for cheating.
"I know it's not a good thing to cheat," she said. "It's academic dishonesty, blah, blah, blah. But I think everyone has at least done it once."
Kiki's video is one of several dozen on the popular Internet site YouTube that show detailed ways to cheat on tests. Students no longer conceal answers in the sole of a shoe or the underside of a baseball cap's bill. In the age of continual access to the Internet and laser-precision printers, cheating has gone high-tech.
And some techniques, like Kiki's, come with a guarantee.
"This is 98 percent effective," she said. "Hopefully, any of my teachers don't see this video. It would be very awkward."
Elizabeth Losh, writing director of the human core course at University of California, Irvine, knows the cheating videos well. As a teacher of digital rhetoric, she analyzes how media affects society. The YouTube videos are really a way for people to boast, she said.
"It's a whole kind of tradition on YouTube -- how do you subvert something, how do you break in to something," she said. "In some ways, I'm not surprised that the genre has evolved."
Some of the modern cheating techniques are so time-consuming that students would be better off simply studying, Losh said.
"I can laugh about the inventiveness, but it's sad more than anything else." she said. Another way that she discussed was a website to go to in order to help hide your answers. It was said that a common way kids cheat on their test was by printing the answers of the quiz / test on false soda bottles. This is all I know so far and when I receive more information about this I will rewrite this as long as it isn't giving any private information or if it's telling which website to go to.
ED/ JON L.
2006 Midterm elections held in America proved to be a bloody nose for the Republican Party. On November 6th 2006, the Republican Party held a majority in both the House and Senate. By November 8th, the Democrats had a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. With two years left for his presidency, George W Bush will have to work with a Democrat Congress. Political pundits have already labeled the president a ‘lame duck’ though in the past a president from one party has worked with a Congress controlled by the other party. The day following the results, President Bush stated that he would work with Ms Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, to ensure that legislation was not halted. Bush claimed that both could work with the other. Prior to the midterms, the Republicans had a healthy majority of 30 in the House. After the November elections, the Democrats had a majority of 32 – with the Republicans winning 196 seats and the Democrats 228. In the Senate, the Republicans at the last round of elections in November 2004 had 55 Senators while the Democrats had 44. After the November 2006 midterms the Democrats had 49 Senators – the same as the Republicans. However with 2 Independent Senators expected to support the Democrats, the Republican ascendancy in the Senate appears to be over. One of the Independents is Senator Joseph Lieberman – a former Democrat Vice-Presidential running mate of Al Gore in 2000. It is generally assumed that he will go with the Democrat flow.
PHILIP
Cars could soon come with parental controls that limit what younger drivers can do with a car.
Developed by Ford, the “MyKey” system limits a car's top speed, how loud its stereo can be, and sounds warnings if seatbelts are not being worn. So to get things straight, the cars can have adjustable limits.
Ford will introduce the controls on some US makes of car that are due to first show up in 2009 but go on sale in 2010.
The Ford Focus will be the first to have MyKey, but the car maker said it would become a standard feature.
The main element of the MyKey system is to limit the top speed of a car to 80mph.
Ford says other options allow parents or what ever to limit the volume on the car stereo and make the car sound a continuous alert if drivers and passengers are not wearing a seatbelt.
Other options will let parents decide if warning tones should sound if a car goes faster than 45, 55 or 65 mph.
Another feature is that you can make the car require a drivers license of some type, like your own or you Childs” It’s making use of existing technology, and through the magic of software, we're able to build features on top of the features we already have," said Jim Buczkowski, Ford's director of electronic and electrical systems engineering.
Ford's compact version of the Focus, which is due to go on sale in 2010, will be the first to sport MyKey. But a spokesman said it would spread to all cars in the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury range as models are updated.
"Research we've done has shown that speeding is a major factor in teen crashes, especially novice teen drivers," Anne McCartt, senior vice president for research at the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, told the AP news agency.
those r the news articles i have so far
ARSENIC IN WATER MAY CAUSE DIABETES
Recent studys show that levels of arsenic have been found in water, and contain type 2 diabetes. In another recent study of 788 adults shows increased chances of having diabetes, just from drinking local water supplies. It probably disolved into the water from high poluting. Some are trying to prevent this from happining by filtrating tainted water supplies as much as possible. Sea dwellers such as fish also have increased nontoxic organic arsenic, probably by swimming in the water. It is possible that people with diabetes excrete more arsnic. The U.S.A. has even lowered arsenic in public water systems for belife of it being a couse of cancer.
Nelson Hernandez
News Editor
Naruto: clash of the ninja revolution 2
By: curly (Miranda)
If you’ve played clash of the ninja revolution, you should know some of what to expect from number 2. You can play with the wii remote and nun chuck, or get old school and play with the GameCube controller. Either way, you see some awesome fight scenes. It is the same deal, up to four players at a time and plenty of flashy combos and special attacks, but with a few twists (tag team fighting!!!)
There’s also a brand new storyline written for the North American audience, Featuring plenty of characters never seen in any of the clash of the ninja series, Some totally original, Created by the dev team themselves( don’t worry there totally legit- they have been certified by the official guardians of Naruto lore.
Counting the built from scratch originals, revolution 2 also adds 15 new characters (WOOHOO!!!!) on top of the original 20, bringing us to the grand total of 35. Conveniently enough, you won’t have to try out each character one at a time, as tag teaming makes its debut in Revolution 2. You can tag in a partner to make your attacks longer or make stronger combo’s.
Also, some characters can use paper bombs, (a quite enjoyable feature, who doesn’t like a good explosion?). They can be used as mines or just thrown on the ends of dagger, either way, its good, not so clean, fun. The other characters can defuse mines (which comes in handy if you are fighting a psycho, bomb obsessed ninja).
Over all, it is going to be smoother, cleaner and more enjoyable fighting experience for all( and you can get some exercise too, double bonus!)
Final Fantasy XIII: Versus, Twenty years of backstabbing
One question: When? Why? Who? Never mind, that’s three questions, sorry. Anyway, I am here, descended from the skies of Weirdo Land, to answer your questions-to the best of my ability. Final Fantasy XIII Versus is the new installation of Final Fantasy. The storyline is very vague so far, and only a fragment of the character cast has been revealed. The main character is nicknamed The Prince. The director of the game, Nomura, has told us that he is indeed royalty. Apparently he is a quite stoic character, and shows little to no emotion. The proposed female main character has been dubbed “Skirtgirl” because of her black skirt. It is unknown whether she is with or against the Prince, because there is a scene where the two fight each other. Other than them, there are a few minor characters who are friends to the Prince, and also a white-robed man who contrasts sharply with the Prince’s dark clothing.
The fighting style promises to be quite interesting. The Prince calls out levitating swords from absolutely nowhere! This game is fun, really, really fun; at least it is to me. Also, kiddies, this game is rated T for teen, because, finally, Square Enix decided that you can’t stab a guy with a 5 foot tall sword with no blood whatsoever. So go take a stab at this great new game when it comes out of development. I’m sure it will be extremely difficult, frustrating, and that we will all play it because it is awesome. And WIN!!!
Okami
When I say “Okami”, what do you think of? Uhh… Okami does mean wolf in Japanese, but, have you ever heard of the video game? Out for the PS2, this game can be called a revolution. In this fantasy RPG, you play as Amaterasu, the Japanese Shinto goddess of the sun. She has been reincarnated as the white wolf Shirunai to save the world, and she travels with a stray artist, a miniature dude with a big attitude called Issun. Sigh, I am gonna have to get used to saving the world.
The gameplay in Okami is very complex… it involves drawing different symbols such as circles, lines, and filling in broken objects to regenerate them. Don’t worry, though, it takes no artistic talent whatsoever. You only need concentration and fingers! And RESOLVE!!!!! Erhem, nevermind. Okami is rated T for teen, but only for fantasy violence. No blood or gore, don’t worry over-protective parents of the world, your kiddies are safe. So, go ahead and try this game, its fun kicking evil’s butt.
Pokémon – What’s New?
By Larry (Amy)
Although the golden age of Pokémon was some time ago, it is still very popular with some people. Pokémon means Pocket Monsters, creatures you can catch, train, and use for battle. Many games were released in both Japan and the U.S. from Pokémon Red and Blue all the way to the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl of today. In all of these games, you are a trainer who battles their way to the top, defeating gyms along the way. Pokémon has also made a few games that have nothing to do with this, such as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, where you play as a human turned into a Pokémon. Pokémon Ranger is another fun game where you capture Pokémon (who help you on your missions) by drawing circles with your stylus. Pokémon Ranger 2: Shadows of Almia and Pokémon Platinum are coming out soon for the Nintendo DS. There are also a couple of Pokémon games for other systems, such as Game Cube and Wii. There are also Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. I’m sure the Pokémon Company will be making more and more Pokémon!
Pokémon also has a trading card game, and a new trading figure game. The Diamond and Pearl booster packs are out, and Pokémon has just released the Diamond and Pearl: Legends Awakened set. The trading figure game is including more and more figures.
The movie Rise of Darkrai was aired on Cartoon Network, and is now on DVD. The next movie, Giratina and the Bouquet of the Ice Sky has been released in Japan, and will be featured in the U.S. soon. It’s been confirmed that Shaymin will have a new “Sky Form”. Giratina will also have an alternate form as well. On television, Ash goes on adventures in the Sinnoh region in the new Diamond and Pearl series. Now past their 500th episode, the Pokémon TV series is quite large! So, that is what’s new for Pokémon. Now, Pokémon fans, all you have to do is wait.
Life as We Knew It
By Larry
Oh no! It’s the end of life as we knew it! I bring you this paper's book review. Some books are boring, some just don’t make sense, and some are awesome. This book would be the third choice, totally awesome. Life as We Knew It is written by Susan Pfeffer. Miranda writes about a terrible time in her diary. A meteor hits the moon and knocks it sideways! This causes lots of different natural disasters to happen, like tsunamis, huge snowstorms, and erupting volcanoes. The whole story is about Miranda and her family surviving it all, even without electricity! It’s a very touching book. I’d rate this book a 5 out of 5. Susan Pfeffer manages to add a bit of humor into it, too. Once you start reading, it’ll be hard to stop. The book has somewhere around 300 pages. Although some people prefer to read shorter books, this one should be an exception. I rarely find a book that’s this good. You should check this book out at your local library, and see if you like it!
What’s new at CCSA
By: Shane
Finally Mr. Mayo, Mr. Paton, and Mr. Edwards, many other teachers are finally getting air conditioning. Unfortunately they aren’t done with almost any other classes. They can only do about 3 classes at a time, so it’ll take a while before there completely finished with the entire school. All the classes they do will have to be moved to one of the other temporary classes. Now some of the high school kids are sitting in those rooms but not for long! Hopefully they’ll be out in the next 5 weeks, but until then they’ll have to survive in those horrible rooms. Hopefully well all have nice cool air in most rooms by next year!
Express your music
By: Naz-jee
Hey there this is your music features reporter naz-jee, I am back! First thing is first i would like to introduce the newest member of music features Milan Preston! She is going to be a lot of things similar to mine but I will be better. The newest song of the day is whatever you like by T.I. WE ARE TALKING NUMBER ONE HIT HERE PEOPLE. He is taking his career to a new level and to see the video go to WWW.Bet.com GRAMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY is so coming your way.
Hey there this is your music features reporter naz-jee, I am back! First thing is first I would like to introduce the newest member of music features Milan Preston! She is going to be a lot of things similar to mine but I will be better. The newest song of the day is whatever you like by T.I. WE ARE TALKING NUMBER ONE HIT HERE PEOPLE. He is taking his career to a new level and to see the video go to WWW.Bet.com GRAMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY is so coming your way.
Deep and Dark and Dangerous
Book By: Mary Downing Hahn
Review By: Greta
This suspenseful ghost story by Mary Downing Hahn is about a 13 year old girl, Aly, and she spends the summer at a family vacation house in Maine. Her aunt offers to take her while she works on her art and Aly looks after her 4 year old cousin Emma. Aly’s mother protests that she hated the lake when she was a kid but ever since Aly found the picture of her mom, aunt and some other girl, but she was cut out of the picture. Ever since then, Aly want to investigate.
Aly pleads and her mother grants her promotion to go. Her aunt comes with Emma and they go to the mysterious house on the lake. When they get there, everything seems normal until one day when Aly takes Emma to the beach. They meet this girl Sissy. Sissy is very rude and mean to both Aly and Emma but since Sissy is the only friend Emma has, Emma becomes the same way. She is constantly having temper tantrums and being mean and rude, just like Sissy.
Emma worships Sissy. Until one day, Sissy takes it way too far. During this adventure, Aly uncovers the mystery of the girl who was cut out of the photograph.
Homeless Bird
Book By: Gloria Whelan
Review By: Greta
In this 216 page book, 13 year-old Koly is getting married. But it’s not as good as it seems. She has to cook, clean, take care of the children, and has to do everything that her new husband says. But when Koly goes to meets her husband, Hari, he is sick and can only be out during the wedding.
Koly’s parents are furious that the boy is not what the parents had said, but leave her with her new family. Her mother-in-law is mean and makes her do hard work but her sister in law is kind to her and helps Koly as much as she can. But as Hari gets sicker, they take him to the Gandhi River to hopefully wash away his sickness. Sadly, that doesn’t happen and Hari dies.
Going back to her village, Koly goes back as a widow and her mother-in-law is meaner than ever now that her only son is gone. And when Koly’s only friends, her sister-in-law, is going to get married, Koly’s life turns from worse to horrible.
One by one, Koly’s new family unfortunately leaves her. But in the end, Koly finds a new life and leaves the life she once knew behind again.
This book is very well written and tells Koly’s story well. In her unbelievable story, she makes it through her life.
Hey its becca. Here are some of my horoscopes i have to get six back to you ill get them to you by tonight =]
Libra- 09/23-10/22
Monthly over view- this month is looking very bright for you, you will realize what you truly want and will make it happen, now a days you will get what and will let no one stop you but you don’t want it to turn bad on you so remember to always be your kind balancing self and not to turn into you’re own monster!
Lucky numbers-12, 89, 3, 13, 54
Scorpio- 10/23-11/21
Your love life is looking pretty good right now but make sure you make the best choices. Lets talk about school grades make sure you stay on track and don’t fool around in class not that you shouldn’t pay attention but right now listen just a little harder, don’t mess around and take notes like you never have before and you’re A+ will stay that way for ever!!
Lucky numbers-34, 45, 8, 79, 56
Sagittarius- 11/22-12/21
This school year is looking very optimistic your going to make tons of new friends that you will have for ever, but make sure not to forget about your old and closets friends. Start saving up that money for that new toy, and remember to always go with your first instinct don’t think twice and you will be happy with your final only choice!!!
Lucky numbers- 23, 89, 76, 33, 21
Capricorn-12/22-1/19
Lately your parents have been very happy with you keep it up by doing all your chores and getting all your homework done. If you ever feel pressured to do something that you know isn’t right then don’t, everybody makes mistakes but don’t make it your turn to, and make sure that you always do what you think is right!
Lucky numbers- 67, 90, 2, 65, 31
By kayla
Aquarius-1/20-2/18
Your going to feel really confused about something and its going to bother you but you have to make sure it doesn’t bother you to much everyone gets confused about things and wants to go explore and that’s ok just make sure you stay on track and don’t get lost in your questions during the day.
Lucky numbers- 17, 10, 5, 98, 24
Pisces-2/19-3/20
School is sending off positive signs for you and great things will happen, many projects are on the way but you will have much luck when it comes to the big test, quiz, and project grades!! You will notice who your closest friends are and you will never want to let them go let will stick w/ you and make your school year awesome!!
Lucky numbers- 78, 89, 50, 51, 7
Aries-Mar.21st-Apr. 19th
Aries, you will definitely meet some new friends, and find your best ones. You will also meet some good guy friends, but be careful; you’re going to find yourself in a bad situation. Also, make sure your being good at home because your parents will reward you with something very special ; ]
Lucky numbers-14, 22, 34,64,8
Taurus-Apr-20th-May-20th
Taurus, this looks like a pretty alright month for you, your grades are going to be off the charts. You will do well in your extra curricular activities, and have a lot of fun! You’re also going to do something amazing this month that might change your life! ; ]
Lucky numbers-87, 54,20,10,66
Gemini-May 21st-June 21st
Gemini, things are looking bad for you this month, don’t get caught up into peer pressure, it will really mess with your life. Everything will go down hill for you! Well sorry! But you can all change this; there will be a way ; ]
Lucky Numbers-5, 99, 32,3,12
Cancer-June 22nd – July 22nd
Cancer, this month will be absolutely amazing for you. You will have the time of your life, and won’t surprisingly get grounded! You will do well in everything you do including school, extra curricular, EVERYTHING! Just make sure you keep it up for the whole year ; ]
Lucky numbers-88, 76,98,27,71
Leo-July 23rd – Aug 22nd
Leo, you have a bright personality, and you love to hang with friends. You’re a pretty cool person and your really rebellious, but someone is going to push you into something you don’t want to do this month, so watch out, and be smart ; ]
Lucky numbers-31, 4, 14, 22, 12
Virgo-Aug 23rd- Sep 22nd
Virgo, this month will be boring for you! You’ll have a regular month, and it is going to be dry. Everyday, will be a little surprising for you this month those, on the bright side ; ]
Lucky numbers-68, 78, 37, 11,3
Libra-Sep 23rd-Oct 22nd
Libra, you like cool colors like, highlighter green and bright orange or even hot pink, and that makes you really spontaneous! Your really outgoing and love sports, this month you will be really happy about something that will happen soon ; ]
Lucky numbers-77, 94, 18, 21, 32
Scorpio-Oct 23rd-Nov 21st
Scorpio, you’re doing rather badly. You haven’t been on track and your schedule is all over the place. All I have to say is GET IT TOGETHER, before you, your life, and your reputation get ruined. ; ]
Lucky numbers-31, 35, 73, 9, 99
Sagittarius-Nov 22nd- Dec 21st
Sagittarius, your parents have been very upset with you, now here is your month to prove to your parents you’re responsible. This is really the only chance you’ll get. So keep up what you’re doing well, and prove to your parents, that you’re not a naughty person. ; ]
Lucky numbers-72, 34, 65, 95, 2, 12
Capricorn-Dec- 22nd-Jan 19th
Capricorn, wow, have you had a month. You’ve concord your biggest fears, and came past your biggest regrets. You should be proud of yourself, the whole year is gone be full of surprises for you. ; ]
Lucky Numbers-21, 55,67,90,94
Aquarius-Jan 20th-Feb 18th
Aquarius, you very well at sports, you should try to get a hobby, you know like volleyball, gymnastics or even dance. It will make you less bored and you’ll have something to do. But this month you will find your passion and what you want to do for a long time. ; ]
Lucky numbers-34, 45, 82, 74, 15
Pisces-Feb 19th-Mar 20th
Pisces now is the month to start a new you! You’ve wanted to find who you are for a long time and now’s the chance. You’re also going meet some friends which will make this month full of enjoyment. ;]
Lucky numbers-32, 61, 99, 85, 11
Fashion
By: Laniya
1st;
this is what you wear when your;
Going to prom;
Gold; wear it with a purple or black
Green; this is a hard one but I got it. Wear it with a gold, black or very light pink.
Pink; a black, white, red, gold , gray , purple ,or brown
Black; everything
Going to or having a Party;
Laid back; light blue jeans && a nice bright shirt with matching or going together shoes.
2nd;
Fashion
Alright then I think that two colors on top of each for ex. Pink on pink [pink shirt and pink pants] are not that appealing just except for the color black and gray. Other than those two everything else is hard to find an exact match. If you like two colors make them match. Neon colors look nice with a normal dark color. Some colors need to be in a pattern. Make sure you have the same amount of each color or pretty close. YOU MUST be careful when trying to wear more then 3 colors. Only one neon color all of the other colors must be normal. Of course black and white go with everything so don’t be plain! Give it some SPICE. Personally I love light colored jeans. They look brilliant with everything.
Imagine This: Heath Ledger with an RPG.* that’s what The Dark Knight is all about. If you don't know what the Dark Knight is, chances are you are not human. The Dark Knight is one of the best movies ever seen by human eyes, and it is today’s review. The Dark Knight had an amazing cast, including Heath Ledger (R.I.P), Christian Bale, and Morgan Freeman. It grossed more money in 59 days than the blockbuster 'Titanic'. Now a day, anything is possible, using CGI (Computer Generated Images). That's how Harvey Dent became Two Face. Also, it made it possible to have tanker trucks flipping over and bazookas to be used. It's basically the perfect movie. So if you have NOT seen this amazing film, I highly suggest you do. It is beastly. That is all.
By Darian Sorouri
Combine perfect music, education, 1970's style filming, and Bruce Brown. Mix it all together, and you get On Any Sunday. It is a motocross movie, made in the 70’s, that tells everything and anything about motocross. Bruce Brown made the documentary, and while he was at it, made history. On Any Sunday is choc full of education. The movie talks about how to get up a 45 degree angle on a 50cc stock bike, you must accelerate 25% half way up. Also, if you are going over 100mph, turn right to go right , over 200mph turn left to go right and back to normal for over 300mph. Also, rounding even the smallest parts will give more aerodynamics. It's just like physics for motorcycles!
If you haven’t gotten the idea, yet on every Sunday it’s all about motocross. Bruce Brown, the director and voice over/narrator tells us about each kind of race. There are hundreds of different variations of bikes. Plus, it tells of the hero’s of motorcycle world! This included Mert Lawell, Steve McQueen, and, my personal favorite, Malcolm Smith!
Even with all this greatness, the sole reason that this movie is phenomenal is this: The director, Bruce Brown. His experience tops that of the normal 30 year old. His narration tells you that of the facts, with some humor slipped in. The music he picked is near perfection! The angles he chose were amazing including a camera on a motorcycle as the driver weaved through countless people, centimeters near posts and other contestants in the race.
On Any Sunday is phenomenal. Its information tells every detail. The motocross it shows is edge-of-the-seat action. The director is a genius. I have never seen a movie that is thoroughly mind blowing, start to finish until I saw On Any Sunday. If you haven’t seen this film, you have not seen perfection!!!
By
Darian Sorouri
Comic by: Alex(bugg him about the blurriness)
By: Milan(she had technical problems so that’s why there is only 1)
Beyonce' Knowles has recently been married to Shawn Carter better known Jay-Z. She is coming back after her September 2006 album release of B-Day. Beyonce' is the co-writer and co-producer of her new album...yet to be named .Beyonce's album will include the song "Single Ladies" as well as the song "If I Were A Boy”. Justin .Timberlake is listed as the only artist contributor to this album. This 7 Grammy nominated singer, dancer, actress ,song writer ,and producer is coming back!!!
Isaiah
Private school vs. Public schools
Public schools are schools where anyone from anyone can attend. Students at public schools are not required to know The Lords Prayer or other prayers. Public schools are free. There are no additional fees. So is the education the same as a Private school.
A Private school is a school that you have to be either Catholic or Christian. Religion is a subject on your report card. You are aloud to talk about your Religion. This is different from a public school.
Some similarities are they both have one purpose. To teach the students all they need to know for the real world. Both schools are a place where students from different ethnics can communicate
New New Articles
NINA
Scientists say they have found new life on another planet outside of our solar system. Sounds unreal, huh? Well, it definitely isn’t. Dr. Sasselov tells that this planet they’ve just discovered is very common. “It’s exciting,” he says. The information they’ve gathered also tells us that the life on this planet might be even more agreeable with its environment than Earths. It orbits a red star known as Gliese 581. It’s the smallest out of the 200 or so planets that exist out of our solar system.
Although scientists and astronomers have found this planet about two years ago, they’ve just found out that it might be possible for astronauts to travel there. It wouldn’t be a hazard for them because the planets temperature ranges from 0 degrees to 40 degrees. They claim this new planet is very Earth-like, and there wouldn’t be any chances of traveling there if the surfaces were bigger than Venus’.
Scientists won’t be able to get more of its physical makeup until it orbits Gliese 581. So until then, we know there’s a planet out there with life.
JON T
Joe The Plumber
The third and final presidential debate between Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain occurred on October 15th. There seemed to be a focus on many things, including "Joe the Plumber", Joe Wurzelbacher, who is getting his fifteen minutes of fame. He was mentioned approximately 25 times in the debate by both candidates. John McCain, however, was the first to mention him. He was almost exclusively discussed when the candidates were debating taxes and the economy. McCain accused Obama of making Joe pay a fine and "spread his wealth around". Obama, however, repeatedly denied such claims. MSNBC tracked down Wurzelbacher. They interviewed him, and he, previously uncommitted, now supports John McCain. When will the Joe the Plumber story be "in the toilet." The world may never know.
JON T
2nd presidential debate
On October 7, Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in a town hall presidential debate at Belmont University. Obviously, in such tough economic times, the focus was on the economy. Some of the questions were from moderator Tom Brokaw, some were from people in the debate, and some were from people who submitted their questions via the Internet.
Both of the candidates made attempts to portray the other as a tax raiser. Obama tried to portray John McCain as a deregulator. McCain and Obama both made claims on the other's tax policy that ranked a "False", "Pants on Fire" or "Barely True" on the Truth-O-Meter run by Politifact. John McCain said that Barack Obama has voted 94 times to raise taxes or to not lower them. McCain forgot to mention that this includes his record in the Illinois State Senate. However, McCain's record shows that he voted that way 114 times. However, McCain has been in the Senate for much longer. At one point, the "excitement meter" of uncommitted Ohio voters was at the maximum level during one of Barack Obama's speeches about the economy.
The candidates disagreed on foreign policy. McCain showed a far more interventionist policy. However, Obama said "We must act" if there is genocide. McCain said Russia's behavior is outside the norm, and that Russia is "kind of" evil. He also expressed moral support for Georgia and Ukraine. He also said that we must support Israel if they are invaded by Iran. Barack Obama said that killing Osama Bin Laden and crushing Al Qaeda is our number one security priority.
Obama said that there are three top priorities in domestic policy.
1. Energy Independence.
2. Health Care.
3. Education.
McCain said that "We can take on health care and energy with one bullet". Both of the candidates discussed helping out lower gas prices. Barack Obama said that the environment is the biggest challenge, and the biggest opportunity. Both of the candidates agreed that every American deserves health care, but they disagreed on how to handle it.
ISAIAH
Private school vs. Public schools
Public schools are schools where anyone from anyone can attend. Students at public schools are not required to know The Lords Prayer or other prayers. Public schools are free. There are no additional fees. So is the education the same as a Private school.
A Private school is a school that you have to be either Catholic or Christian. Religion is a subject on your report card. You are aloud to talk about your Religion. This is different from a public school.
Some similarities are they both have one purpose. To teach the students all they need to know for the real world. Both schools are a place where students from different ethnics can communicate
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