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Front page/entertainment editor: Maeven Blankenship
Feature editor: Isaiah Angeli/Reb eocaZiebatth
Sports/Advice Editor: Robert Smith/Austin Beam
Technologr Editor: Mathew Diffee
Art Director: Nicholas George/Kelli Clark
NovemberLogo by IsaiahAngeli
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read on the internet.
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you really
though?
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'Wikipedia
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encyclopedia.'
the website to help them
with their
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and projects.
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that because it is an encyafl the information
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you are on Wikipedia making
sure that you can find the
information
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sites as well,
more like1y to find the
truth.
DIGITAL TELVISION SWITCH:
2OO9
ARE YOU PREPARED?
By Alan Smith
On February17,2009,TV stationswill beginto broadcastexclusively in digital. What's the differencebetweenour curent way of
transmitting(analog)and digital, and why is the governmentmaking it
sucha big deal?
Over 70 million homes
are at risk of losing
signalin February
2009.
If you haven't seenthem already,DTV converterboxesare alreadyfilling up the shelvesin electronicsretailersall acrossthe nation.Thejob of
the converterbox is to useyour antenna(ifyou havean Analog set)to
convertdigital sigrralsinto signalsthat analogtelevisionscandisplay.
The converterboxescostbetween$40 and$70. Also, the governmentis
giving out up to two (per household)$40 couponsto help pay for the
boxes.
If you alreadyhavecableor satelliteor someotherform of digital broadcast,you don't needto worry aboutthe switch, asyou havealreadymadeit! Over 70 million homes,however,are at risk of losing
signalin February2009. You can obtain converterboxes(and coupons)
at any elecfionicretailer.
This shouldbe enoughinformationto help you get startedon
makingthe digital switch.
On October30th,SHAREstudentshadthe opportunityto take
partin the NationalStudenUParent
MockElection.The National
MockElection(NSPME)is the nation'soldest,
StudenUParent
project,datingfrom
largestand mostsuccessfulvoter-education
1980.Sincethe firstMockElectionin 1980,nearly60 million
youngvotersfromeverystatehavecasttheir ballots.MockElection President,GloriaKirshnersays,"TheMockElectionis absolutelynonpartisanand is aimedat educatingfuturevotersabout
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the principlesof democracyand the electoralprocess.We
of
the importance
hopeto helpyoungAmericansunderstand
participate
to
generation
is
invited
Every
vote.
eachand every
MockElectionandto help
in the NationalStudenUParent
"preserveand protect"our democracy."
SHAREstudentsand parentsvotedby paperballotat voting
"centers"at Homelinkandthe SalvationArmy.About5 million
studentsand parentsparticipatednationwidein the 2008
the
NSPME,includingover350 SHAREvoters!Interestingly,
different
very
NSPME
were
overallpresidentialresultsof the
fromthe resultsof the SHAREelection.In the NSPMEpresiof the vote,
dentialelection,BarackObamareceived62-40/o
the SHAREpresidential
andJohnMcCainreceived32.3'lo/o.ln
race,BarackObamareceived12o/oafidJohn McCainreceived
resultsfromthe REALNovember4th
The presidential
85.14o/o.
nationalelectionare closerto the NSPMEresults,withBarack
of thevoteandJohnMcCainreceiv53.60lo
Obamareceiving
ing 46.20/o.
for
The SHAREMockElectionwas a fun andeducationaltime
all involved.Manylively"debates"took placearoundthe voting tables.Seethe chartbelowfor results.To viewcomplete
MockElection,including
resultsof the NationalStudenUParent
Iection,qlq.To
Missouri statistics,go to }ruww'neliLq-0a]InaqKe
see the resultsof the REALnationaland stateelections,go to
gla
www.sos .rno.govIenrweb o r wlyl r-eIecLolal:-Y-s1e-E
Results
Mock
Election
NationalStudenUParent
SHAREHomeschoolSupportGroupVotes
Thurcday,October30
l. Presidentof the UnitedStates
JohnMcCain(R)- 298
BarakObama(D)- 42
ChuckBaldwin(C)- 5
BobBarr(L) - 4
RalphNader(lnd.)- 1
Write-invotesfor Prgsidentof the UnitedStates
CathyMullins- 6 (haha- shegotthe most!)
SarahPalin- 4
RonPaul- 4
-3
MikeHuckabee
HillaryClinton 1
AnthonyDulay- 1
AustinBeam- 1
- 1 (leadsingerfor Jarsof Clay?)
DanHaseltine
2. MissouriGovernor
KennyHulshof(R)- 285
Jay Nixon(D)- 48
(L) - 8
AndrewFinkenstadt
(C)
GregoryThompson - 6
3. United States Hoqse of Representatives
Districtl
(L)- 2
RobGunningham
WilliamLacyClay(D)- 1
District2
ToddAiken(R) - 91 (Wow- werethe 91 votesreallyfrom his
district?)
BillHaas (D)- 3
District3
ChrisSanders(R) - 73
(D)- 11
RussCarnahan
District4
JeffParnell(R) - 2
lke Skelton(D) - 1
District8
Jo Ann Emerson(R) - 2
JoeAllen(D)- 1
RichardSmith(C) - 1
District9
(R) - 5
BlaineLuetkemeyer
JudyBaker(D) - 2
TamaraMillay(L) - 1
4. Past PresidentsBallot
"lf theycouldcomeback,whichof thefollowing
wouldyouwantto leadthe nation?"
Presidents
- 96
Lincoln
Abraham
GeorgeWashington- 83
RonaldReagan- 72
TeddyRoosevelt- 23
- 16
JohnF. Kennedy
HarryS. Truman 15
- 15
BillClinton
ThomasJefferson- I
-6
FranklinRoosevelt
SHARECOMPARED
TO EVERYWHERE
BYDavidTate
\Mth a few exceptions,the votesfor the 2008electionshavebeencounted,andthe finalresultsare in.
The resultsof the SHAREMockElection(see results
in this paper)differquitea bit fromthe resultsof the
Someareaskingwhy
stateand nationalelections.
in the results.
difference
big
a
therewouldbe such
place
in the 2004
back
also
took
differences
Similar
elections.
Hereare the comparisons:
Presidentof the UnitedStates- NationalElection
BarackObama- 53.6% JohnMcOain- 46-20/o
Presidentof the UnitedStates-SHAREMockElection
BarackObama- 12o/o JohnMccain- 85-14o/o
Qovernorof Missouri- NationalElection
Jay Nixon- 58.40/" KennyHulshof- 39.5%
Govemorof Missouri- SHAREMock Election
Jay Nixon- 16.84% KennyHulshof- 82.13%
SHAREis madeup of a diversegroupof families,but
lt
onethingwe all havein commonis homeschooling'
seemsthat SHAREmemberstendto vote forthe candidatesthat theythinkwill protectthe "parental
righf'to homeschool.
The RepublicanPartyPlatformtalksaboutparental
VOTE
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HISTORYOFBIKTHDAYS
ByLindsey Hoyer
No onereally paid attentionto the yearpassingin
ancientdays.They didn't until they startedwatchingthe moon
and figured out how the seasonspassed.
The celebrationofbirhdays goesbackbeforeChristians.Paganculturesthoughtthat whentherewasa major
changein life, demonscaflreto hurt you, ,soturning another
year older would really get them going! They would surround
the penon with friendsand frmily so the'evil spirits'would go
away!
For a long time only grown ups with power like kings
and queensgot real celebrations.Commonpeopledidn't have
the time or moneyforthis andthey alsoneverknew exactly
what day it was.
The first children's birthdaypartieswere in Germany
and werecalled "Kinderfeste".
Birthday cakesgo backto the middle ageswhen the
Englishwould makecakesand hide things
inthem like
thimbles,rings and coins.Eachitem meant
something,suchasthe thimble meantyou
would nevermarry (nice thing to find out on
yow birthday!)
Artwork by NicholasGeorge
WHOFOUNDEDNOKn{ AMERICA?
By IsaiahAngeli
In the beginningthis soil we call the United States
of America"wasdiscoveredby a Viking namedLeif Eriksonwho found Greenlandand Iceland(eventhoughIceland
is really a bunchofpine treesandis very greenand
Greenlandhasnothingbut ice).
Thenyou haveChristopherColumbuswho wasa
explorerwho wantedto find a traderouteto Asia but insteadhe found Cubaand SouthAmeric4 so in essencehe
did not discoverAmerica.
Thenyou havethe guy calledAmerigo Vespucci
who was a lying mapmakerand a book authorwho wrote
aboutAmeric4 but nevercameoverto the new world.
Why am I telling you this? I am telling you this
becauseit is importantthat peopleknow who founded
Americaandgiving the correctpeoplethe correctamount
of glory.
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Ninjitsu styleandhow it cameto be
By NoahPendergrass
Ninjitsu is, of coursethe deadlyfrghting style of (you
guessedit) a niqia.
peasants
Ninjitsu wasborn when oppressedJapanese
becamefed up with the constantbullying they receivedfrom
the Samuraiclass. Many peopledon't believeninjasto be
real, at leastnot ninjas in the classicalclimbing-on-wallsdressed-in-black-throwing-ninja-stars-sense.
Well, they were,
particularly in the 13frthrough 16trcenturyduring the Japanese
civil war.
The style itself focuseson the ability to kill someoneas
fast and quietly aspossible. They usecamouflage,stealth,
pressurepoints and small, simple weaponsto get thejob done
right and fast. It's aboutNOT havingto fight; rather,killing
your opponentbeforehe knows you arethere,is the emphasis.
Niqja stan areprobablythe most famousninja weapons.Actually called "shurikens,"they
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Controversy!
By: RebeccaZiebarth
I hearthereis a rumorgoingaroundsayingthat reading
a bookis befterthan listeningto the audiobook.Some
peoplethinkthe opposite.I couldpersonallygo either
way.Whatdo youthink? Emailme youropinionand I
willpostit in the nextpaper.Thanks!
[[email protected]
THANKSGIMNG: HOW IT HAPPENEDAND WHAT IT SHOULDBE!
By The Holiday Fanatic
Thepilgrims cameover to Americato be free of the King-of-England-made"one true church",his own church.The pilgrims
did not like to be told they could not servethe true God.After they cameover they met an Indian namedSquantowho helped
them with finding food, meetingthe otherIndian tribes and creatingpeacetreatiesbetweeneachother.In orderto thankthe
Indiansfor their generosrty,they decidedto hold a feastfor then They had games,food, andheld huntsfor their main course,
deer.What didn't the pilgrims have?Turkey! Well to kill a turkey with the gunsthey had,it had to be a lucky shotandthey
would get very liule meat.It is possiblethat the Indiansgot the turkey for the pilgrims, but that would eliminatethe reasonfor
Thanksgiving.Todayyou hearaboutthe pilgrims havinga greatfeastwith pumpkin pie, rolls, corn, fish, but do we really
know what happened?Thereme many storiesandbookson Thanksgiving,,butthe real questionis which one is the most accurateandhasthe mosttruth.
Know how to celebrateftis holiday?
We shouldcelebrateis asa time to give thanksto God for giving us life and otherjoys in our life.
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POTBELLIED RIGFilS
By Maeve Blankenship
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Information
FLAMES
KIFIDER KONZERT
By LindseyHoYer
By David Tate
Sowe all know that fires are dangerous,but do
just
how dangerous?
we know
Fire is very fast.In lessthan 30 secondsa
small flare cantum into a huge,deadlyhaznd! In a typical
homeyou haveabout2 minutesto get out after the smoke
alarmsgo off.
The heatof the fire canhurt you more thanthe
actualflame. The heatcanbe anywherefrom severalhundredto over 1000degrees!
Otherthan smoke,which is also very harmful to
your lungs,fire producesothergasses.Thesetwo (smoke
and gasses)kill morepeoplethanthe fire!
During a fire you shouldknow whereto go, and
whatto do. You wantto havea safeplaceto go andcall 911
assoonasyou can.
If someonewasbumedyou do not want to apply
ice directly to the spotwherethey were burnt. You canput
it in a bowl of waterwith ice in it or v*rapice in a towel and
getthetowel wet.
With nornal campfires you canjust usewaterto
put it out, so havewaternearbywheneveryou light one.
DON'T put wateron electricalor oil fires. This will
only makethe fire worseand causeothersto get hurt. Use
baking sodaor evenflour to put it out.
Sonow you know a few morethings abouthow
dangerousfires are andwhat to do whenthereis one.Fire
could scaresomeonefor life. When someonegetsa burn
thereis a chancethat only scartissuewill grow back. So
pleasebe carefulwith it!
The October 21" Kinder Konzert, attendedby 2ffi SHARE members, featured Peter and the l{olfby Porkofiev and The Thieving
Magpia by Rossini. The Kinder Konzert kicked off the 20082009St Louis SymphonyOrchestraEducationalConcert Series.
This year, there is a new c'onductorfor the EducationalConcerts'
Ward Stare.Mr. Stare is alsothe director of the Youth Symphony.
The Young People'sConcert on November25thand the
Young Adult Concert on December2nd will be the next in the
series.Both are cilled Picture the Music and feature selections
from Pictures at an F.xhibition by composersMussorgsky and
RaveLFor the tirst time, SHARE teenswill attend the Young
Adult Concert as a group. Seethe SHARE websitefor a complete
list of concertsend more details.
This reviewerwas not able to attend the Kinder Konzert
on October 21"t,so decidedto intelview EducationalConcertveteran, JosiahVander Maas.
How many Kinderkonzertshaveyou beento?
Seven
Really?
Yep.
How did this one rank amongthose?
SinceI'm older I difur't like it as much,ond thoughtit was
moregearedtaward the littler kids.
Now, I know that there is a new conductorfor the Educa
tional Concerts,Ward Stare.What did you think of him
compared to the old conductor, David Robertson?
He wss lessinteractivethan the old conductor,os well as
relying moreon the musicthanpeople-(with the audience).
Is that good or bad?
Better 'causethere is morefocasing on the music,but worse
for little kids who neededhelp understandingandpaying
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EALLDAI\CE RE\rIEW
By: RebeccaZiebarth
Novemberlst wasassomepeoplecalledit "Thebestnight of
my life!" I could not haveagreewith them more. The dance
startedat 7 o'clock andwent til 10. At the beginning,Mrs. Mullins went to the front andmadean announcementsayingthat if
at any time someonewereto stepout of the room, they could
not comeback in, goodthing this neverhappened.
The DJ playedsomehokey countrymusic for startersbut the
tunesgot muchbetterthroughout. He hadput a notepadon his
table so that peoplecould makerequestsandeventhoughmost
of us didn't get their songplayed,we still hadtons of fun dancing to'Ice Ice Baby''TheCha-ChaSlide"TheElectricSlide'and
'Forever'by Chris Brown. I thoughtit was so funny
when
'BeforeHe Cheats'came
on (I requested
that song!)andall the
girls-andevensomeof the guys-were singingvery loudly
along. Someof my friendswere disappiontedthoughwhenthe
DJ stoppedthe song'Inthe Ayer'right in the middleandwhen
he could not play a songthat manypeoplehadrequested(Lets
hopethat he plays it at Prom).
As for the dancingpart, I think I countedat leastsevenslow
dancesandall the rest weregroup dancesthat were a lot of
fun. I askeda coupleof my friendswhat their favorite songs
(that wereplayed)were and i got a responseof "OMG! Definetly Forever!""Hmmm,the lastsongw:rscool i dontknow
what it wascalledbut I liked it a lot", "YivaLaVida."
Kids showedup to the dancedressedin their best. I'm sure
that all the girls workedhard on makingtheir outfits look amazing and I haveto admit that someof the guys lookedpretty
goodtoo. Goodthing everyonewasdressedappropriatelyor I
think that Mrs. Mullins would havegottenupset. Pleasedon't
askme who I thoughtwasthe bestdressedthat night becauseI
probablywouldnt havebeenableto tell you!
I am very excitedfor all you 7th and 8th gradersreadingthis
reviewbecauseyou all will getthe chanceto cometo the Fall
Dancein the nearfuture. An announcement
for all who cameto
the dance: The Prom is April ???! Yeall I'm so excitedI hope
that they makethe Prom longerthanthe Fall Dance. Now it's
time to startplanningon dressesand suits. Wow I might be
gettinga little aheadof myself hearbut i cant help it! :)
Homelink Interests
By PeterWebb
If you notice in Homelink, a lot of the literatureclasses
arevery small; the scienceandmath areusually larger.But biggestof all is Newspaper.My questionis: *Why aremore children
interestedin Newspaper,then in other literatureclasses?"
Parentsseemto not be so confidentat teachingthings
like scienceand math.Whereasmostparentsseemmoreconfident
at teachinghistory, and literatureat home,newspap€ris more of a
socialclassandnot so much ofa learningclass,you alsohavea
finishedproductwhich mostparentslike.
Somepeopleseemto think that newspaperis more likeablebecauseit's moreof a socialthing, and lessstructured.There
areno grades,and it's rathercool to seeyour story on the front of
a newspaper.Math is shaightforward;there's an answersheetto
it, whereaswriting hasno "Answer book". parentsfeel uneducatedin the art of writing, whereasthey feel more confidentwhen
they havean "Answer book" in front ofthem.
HARVESTPARTYRE-CAP
COSTUMES,WINNERS,GAMES,
BUGS,PIGSFEETAND MORE
By RachelZink
From "Alice in Wonderland"characters.to Black
EyedPeas,fairies, Indians,trees,fast-foodkings and clowns,
(BurgerKing andRonaldMcDonald), all arrivedat the teen
HarvestParty. Somekids endedup asmummiesin the
"Mummy Wrap" gameor sportingeggjuice andyokesafter a
crushingeggtoss.Kayla Dabbs,I meanHannahMontana,
and RebeccahChrun,who was afary, avoidedeggon their
costumesand camein I't . CourtneyWatsontook homeher
l$ place'!uking" pumpkin.RonaldMcDonald(Noah
Pendergrass)
receivedfirst placefor bestcostume.Second
placewent to MaevenBlankenshipwho was "Alice" from
"Alice in Wonderland"andthird placewent to Julia Engle
who wasa fairy. ElizabethNasono'Lizzie"took homecandy
and l$ placetitle for the Best Joke.Lizzie's winning joke
was,"What did the porcupinesayto the cactus?"Answer:
"Are you my Mommy?"
Survivor FearFactorFoodChallenge!Gutsyteens
steppedup to the table waiting to seewhat the moms"cooked
up" for themto eat;you neverknew what they could be
munchingon-somegutsnext? We didn't just havereal eggs
in the eggtoss;threebraveteenswere treatedto salmoneggs
toppedwith quail eggs.Seaurchin, octopus,eel, pigs feet- we
hadit all! HopeRonaldMcDonalddoesn'tgetanynew ideas
for the dollarmenu!
Specialthanksto all the moms,donators,andvolunteers!
TFIENEW CTTESS
CLTJBOF ST.LOUIS
By IsaiahAngeli
Thenew ChessClub of St.Louis is the very first
placefor chessplayersto meetfrom all over the city of St.
Louis. Before the new ChessClub was started playerswere
meetingin coffee shops,bookstores,andparksto play each
otherin gamesandto socializewith eachother.Oneof the
very famouschessclubsmet at the Delmar St. Louis Bread
Company.Now that thereis a new placeto play, you cantake
classes,and competein tournamentsfor prizes.To take a tour
andto visit the club for the first t:me is free. To visit each
additionaltime it $1.00but you canjoin the club for specific
amountsof time from a month to a year.
The chessclub is locatedat:
4657MarylandAvenue
St.Louis,MO 63128
For moreinformationcall: (314)361-CHESS[2.437]
Or e-mail the director,Tony Ric[ at
TRICH@SAINTLOUISCI{ESSCLUB.ORG
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HALLOWEEN COSTUME SURVEY
By Austin Beam
The following graphrepresentsthe most popular2008 Halloweencostumesfrom a surveyof 50 children, ages5-12-Scarycostumeswere mostpopular,however,this yearbroughtout a few political costumessuchas SarahPalin and a US soldier in lraq. And
alwayspresentwerethe latestentertainmentcultural iconslike Darth Vader and Luke Skywalkerfrom StarWars, SpongeBob, and
HannahMontana.
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TI{E ROCKERMOVIE REVIEW
By Adam Rickert
Thosewho like The Office, or rock music,
will probablybe interestedin this movie, starring
Rainn Wilson who plays Dwight on the Office. Basically it's a comedyaboutRainn Wilson being in a
high schooVcollegebandin the 80's andbeing
tossedout by his fellow membersto get a recorddeal.
Thushe endsup working asa telemarketer,until his
own nephewstartsa bandandhires him to be the
drummer.The rest ofthe bandmembersare conservative andcontrolle{ but RainnWilson goesnuts!
He trasheshotel rooms,he practicesdrummingnaked
(which in my opinion is not right), and otherthings.
This is a greatcomedyfor anyonewho likes the Offrce , or anyonewho likes a comedy,Id give fhis one
a nine out of ten, you definitely needto seethis
movie.
Horor/Scary
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Bible Characters
Political/Community
Sports Characters
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THE BIG BEAST OF TI{E EAST
By Julia Engle
As the largestcaf tigersrely on prey species
much largerthanthemselves.They needto kill a hoofed
mammalevery3-5 daysto sustaintheir appetite.Their
uniquestripeshelp them to blend in with the background,allowing them to creepup on their prey. This
camouflageis very importantbecausea tiger cannot
outrun it's prey, anddependsupon fhe elementof surprise.Eventhoughthereis only a 5 percentchanceof
succeeding
on theattack.
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SWITCT{FOOT
By Trey Brockman
Switchfootis an alternativerock band
from SanDiego, CA. It alsohappensto be my
personalfavorite.You might be wonderingwhy
they call themselvesSwitchfoot.It is a surfing
term that is usedwhen you take a new sfance
facing the oppositedirection andtaking a new
approachto the shore.They chosethis namebecauseit meanttaking a new approachto life and
music. Switchfoothascomeout with six albums;
Legendof Chin n 1997,New Wayto Be Human
in 1999andthemostsuccessfirl
ofthe three,
Lerning to Breathein 2000.
The band
cameout with their first album,asa threeman
band,consistingofthe leadsingerand leadguitarist, Jon Foreman,his brother,Tim Foremanas
the bassguitaristand backupsinger,and Chad
Butler asthe drummer.JeromeFontamillaswas
addedlater asa keyboardist,a leadguitarist, and
a backupsinger.
In 2003,theyreleased
yet anotheralbum,TheBeautifulLetdown,which
receivedmoreattentionthantheir pastalbums.It
certified to be double-platinum,and sold more
than2.6million copies.It includedmy favorite
song,Dare Youto Mwe, which becamea hit
songalong with Meant to Live, also includedin
the album. This is YourLife, fromthe samealbum, becamea radio hit, aswell as Gone.In
2005,the bandreceivedfive DoveAward nominations,and won four, including Artist of the
Year. They alsocameout with their fifth album,
Nothing is Sound.Shortlybeforethis, they added
anotherleadguitarist,Drew Shirley, asthe fifttr
memberof the band.Their sixth albvm, Oh!
Gravity, star0edat the top ofthe list of bestalbums.Last year,they wrote a song,Zftis r
Home,for the movie Chroniclesof Narnia,
Prince Caspian.
Switchfoot is
sometimesreferredto asa ChristianBand.This
is becausethey were involved in their early days
with the ChristianRock Scene.However,they
shunnedthis. JonForemansays,"For us, it's a
faith, not a genre."He also quoted,"We've alwaysbeenhonestin our songs.For us, these
songsare for everyone.Calling us 'Cbristian
Rock' tendsto be a box that closessomepeople
out andexcludesthem.And that's not what
we're trying to do.
Generalinformationand quoteswere gathered
from Wikepedia,the free encyclopedia.
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LED ZEPPELIN REUNION
By Adam Rickert
The world's greatestrock bandmight tour again!
Led Zeppelinwas comprisedof Jimmy Page,guitars ; RobertPlant, vocals; JohnPaul Jones,bass
guitars; andthe late JohnBonham,drums. Combined thesefour madetop of the chartsin the late
60's andearlyto mid- 70's, until, JohnBonham
died in 1980,leavingthe banddevastated.
However,JohnPaul Joneshasrecentlyconfirmed
with mediathat he, Jimmy Page,andJasonBonham,will be going on tour ; but without Plant!
This hasshockeda greatmany,and somepromotershavesaidthat anotherZeppelintour wouldn't
be worth it without Plant. Whetherthey will bill
themselvesasLed Zeppelinand whenthe tour
will begirLis still unknown, as is who will take
over singing.Jonescommentedhoweverthat,
'o...assoonaswe krow who it is we'll
let you know".
This is exciting many, andat the sametime depressingthem.
Ticketsmightcostasmuchas200$!! That'sa lot
ofcash.
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bandgo to The Pageanton Saturdaynight, where
CelebrationDay will be playing. Thesetickets are
only 15$
ISSUE8
$po*s Fa$G
My F.A.S.T.is fasterthanyourfast!
By: RebeccaZiebarth
AquaticSwim
I am a memberof F.A.S.T.(Flyers
Team). FASTwascreatedin 2003whentwo SouthCounty
swimteamscombinedintoone,Mehlville-Oakville
Swim
Teamandthe SugarCreekSwimClub. Thereare 8 differentgroupsin the teamthatorganizethe 150-200members
Ageof the team. The groupsare Pre-Team,Strokeschool,
group,Senior1, Senior2 and Masters.I am in Strokeschool.
The coachesat FASTare awesome!Thereis Head
is my
CoachJasonCravensand hiswifeLindsey(she
coach)Colin,Nick,Melanie,and Karen.All the coachesare
qualifiedand membersof theAmericanSwimmingCoaches
Association(ASCA).
ln my opinion,swimmingis the funnestsportto
play. You learna lot,developyourhand-eye(and
whole
a greatworkout,and the
bodyfor that matter)coordination,
desiredflat stomachand rock-solidabs. Don'tworryguys,
youcantoo.
At FASTwe practiceall4 strokes:Butterfly,Freestyle,
Breastroke,and Backstroke;My personalbest is Freestyle. ln the lastmeet,my firstracewas a 200 Fresstyle.In
termsa'25'isonelap,anda'100'is4 lapsand
swimming
so on. So imagineyourselfdoing8 lapsin the Lindbergh
HighSchoolswimmingpool. To keepthingspositive,i'm
notgoingto tellyouhowi felttryingto pullmyselfout of the
poolafterthe race. Sincethis is my first year participating
on a year-round
swimteami havenotwonany medalsor
awards-yet!
lf youwouldlikemoreinformation
on howyoucanjoin
FASTemailme at bz .'193@y-ah-qo-cqll.
LET'S HOOPIT UP!
By JosiahVanderMaas
Someof you may know that the NBA (National Basketball
Association)will hasjust startedup andis in full swing. So far
the Detroit Pistonsare leadingin the EastemConferenceandthe
New OrleansHornetsare leadingin the WestemConference,as
projectedby SportsIllustratedfor Kids, the magazine.
Also a lot of tradeshavehappenedin the offseasonandthe
playersare adjustingto their new teams. Someof which include:
BaronDavis from the GoldenStateWarriors andgoing to the Los
AngelesClippers. Corey Maggetteis headingvisa-versagoing to
the GoldenStateWarriors. Otherbig switchesareRon Artest
going from the SacrementoKings to the HoustonRockets. The
last onethat I am going to list is Elton Brand coming from the
Los AngelesClippersandgorngto the PhiledelphiaSixers.
Eventhoughit is still very early on I am going to try andpredict someplayoff berths:
I predictthat the EasternConferencewinner will be the Boston
Celticsled by Kevin Garnett,PaulPeirce,andRay Allen. My
predictionforthe WesternConferenceis the New OrleansHornets. My predictionto win the NBA Championshipis the New
OrleansHometsled by Chris Paul.
I think this year in the NBA is going to be a crazy andexciting
yearas it alwaysis. Sobuckle your seatbeltsbecausewe arein
for onewild ride.
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The HumanShark
6'4, 195 pounds,this is the man who solely outdid
the entireU.S. track team in gold medals. Michael Phelpsis
the man who shatteredall but one of the Olympic gold records
that he swamagainst.
Michaelwasborn June30, 1985. WhenMichaelfnst
began to swim he was afraid to put his face in the water. When his swim teacher sensedthis, he let him float
moundon his back. So it was no surprisewhen the first stroke
he masteredwas the back stroke.. When he was younger one
thing that inspiredhim was to watch Tom Malchow and Tom
Dolan in the SummerGamesin Atlanta in 1996. And that
sameyear Michael met the man who would changehis life,
Bob Bowman. Bowman immediatelyrecogrizedMichaelUs
potential. Bowmantold Michael's mom that her son was a
very rare jewel in swimming. With long-limbs and big hands
and feet, he listenedwhen told what to do to help his swimming, andhe lovedto work hard. Michaelneverseemednervous before a competition, his only "shortcoming" was a tremendous growth spurt he was experiencing. Sometimesit
would makehim very tired, making it hardto swim his best.
Michael was very competitivewhen he was younger;
once when he lost to a kid the sameage he flung his goggles
away in disgust. Bowmantook him asideandtold him never
to behavethat way again.
In 1999,Michaelearneda spoton the U.S.NationalB
Team,andbecameat age15the youngestswimmerto compete
for the U.S. in the Olympicsin 68 years. Michaelendedthat
year very well, he was ranked 7e in the world. When he entered2001 he wasreadyto win it all. He cameout well at the
Phillips 66 NationalChampionship
that August. He frst set a
world recordin the 200-meterbutterflywith a time of l:54.94.
Then he got the gold in the 100-meterbutterfly at 5n in the
midway point. He turned on his jets for the victory
stretch. With this stunningseasonhe re-energizedhis sport so
veteranswere working harderto keepup with him.
Meanwhile,Michael sacrificedhis collegeeligibility
and declaredhimself a pro. Sponsorswere beating down his
door, and his mother and coach saw no reason to delay
the inevitable. Speedo got the first deal, getting him a sixfigure deal.
At the ripe old age of 16, Michael was becoming the most
well known swimmer. The comparisonsto Ian Thorpe began
soonafter. The Australian had emergedas the most dominant
swimmer of his era at the 2000 Olympics. With Michael
showing very similar strengths,speed, and endurance,Michael'sfansbeganto wonder if and when he would surpassthe
"Thorpedo". Michael went into the World Championships
with extra motivation, after being comparedto Thorpewho he
had beenwatching for yearsto assisthim in his training. The
extra motivation showed when in an amazingperformance,he
medaledsix times and set five world records. Up next for Michael was a shot to be the best in the world; a pretty big deal
for a kid who didn't haveto shaveeveryday.
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EDWARDSVILLE
BREAKERS
:
LOCALSWIMCHAMPIONS!
Bv Austin Beam
CoachBobRettle,far righgstandwith the2008ILA,IO
Boy'sStateChampions
Justacrossthe MississippiRiver you'll find the home
of the EdwardsvilleBreakersswim team.The Breakershave
beenthe YMCA St. Louis District Championsforthe last 20
years.But what'sevenmoreimpressive,the boys'tean wasILl
MO StateChampionsrrt^2007andthis pastyear in 2008 the
boys andgirls teamsboth won the ILlIvlO StateChampionship.
HeadCoach,Bob Rettle,saysthat in additionto attemptinganotherDistrict and Statetitle this year, he is hoping
for a top 10 finish for his team at Nationals.Nationalsbrings
that bestteamsin the nation togetherand is help in Ft. Lauderdale,FL in April.
"It's a vely rewardingfeeling. It makesme feel good
to seehow happythe kids are whenwe win the championship
andthat so manykids haveexperiencedthe winning feeling"
saidRettle.
The EdwardsvilleBreakersSwim Teamcompetesyear
round andhasapproximately160swimmersranging in age
from six through 18.It is a competitiveYMCA andUSA Swimming Club with four coaches."There aremanyflings that come
togetherto createthe secretof our success.It is a combination
of a greatYMCA, dedicatedparents,talentedswimmers,a
growing community,and consistentcoachingover the years,"
saidRettle.
The Breakers'shortcourseseasonlastsfrom Sept.to
April and endswith Districts, State,or Nationalsdependingon
your level of swimming.During shortcoursethereare approximately 23 meetsbut not everyonecompetesin all meets.These
23 meetsincludeYMCA meetsandmore competitiveUSA
meets.Additionally, the high schoolageswimmerscompetein
the IHSA swim meets.
The Breakerscompetein dual meetsagainstoneother
teamandin Invitationalsthat can involve up to 15 different
teams.In additionto regularmeets,the Breakerscompetein
relay meets;pentathlonswhereeachswimmerswims five
eventsandthe times aer addedtogetherglving eachswimmer
onetime; and sprint meetswherecompetitionis basedon faster
and shorterdistances.Justfor fun aroundholiday time, the
Breakerscompetein a ChristmasClassicwhere swimmers
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SEE*BREAKERS"
WORLD SERIES
By RobertSmith
The TampaBay Rayshavereachedthe World Seriesfor the
first time in their l3-yem history. It is alsotheir first time being
in the playoffs ever.After havingthe worst recordin the MLB
last year,they arenow playing for the chanceto be the championsofthe MLB. The Philade$hia Phillies arethe Ray's opponents;the Phillies havea lot moreplayoffexperienceand are
the favoritesto win. But the young TampaBay Rayshit the
most homeruns out of any teamin the playoffs.
So far this hasbeenthe decadeofthe Red Sox,but no longer,
asthe Raysbeatthem 4-3 in the ALCS. The Raysalso had to
go throughthe other Sox,the ChicagoWhite Sox. Bostonbeat
the teamwith the mostwins in the regularseason,the Anaheim
Angels.I had predictedthat the Angelswould play againstthe
Phillies in the World Series,but obviouslyI waswrong.
Olg so herearemy game-by-gamepredictionsfor the World
Series.GameI will go to the Phillies. Game2 will go to the
Rays.Games3 and4 will go to the Phillies, game5 will go to
the Rays,and the Phillies will win the World Serieson game6.
Thesepredictionsareunlikely to be correct,but you never
know. The Phillies are likely to win, but the Rayshavebeena
Cinderellastory all year,let's hopethis story hasa happyending.
A SIGH OF RELIEF
by Matt Segrist
"And the Ray'sworld seriesis safe,at leastfor anotherday. "
The TampaBay Ray'sscoreda run in the top of the
sixth inning (tying the score2-2) againsttheir opponents,the
PhiladelphiaPhillies. lmmediatelyafter the end ofthat half
inning the gamehad to be cancelledbecauseof rain. That run
would endup savingthern,and baseballcommissionerBud
Selig, from a completlydisappointingand embarrassingending to the 2008 World Series.
Before2007 ruleswere in placesayin& "If weather
doesnot perrnita gime to continuein the middle of play, the
scorewill be takenfrom the last completeinning." Which
meansthat sincethe Phillies hadn'tbattedtheir tum in the
sixth, they would haveusedthe scorefrom the fifth inning,
whichwas2-l Phillies.ThatwouldhaveendedtheWorld
Series,with the Phillies winning on a technicality.
BUI thereis good news.Back m2007 they decided
that for play-offsames, ifthis type of thing doesoccur,then
they will just suspendthe gamewhereit is, andplay the rest
the next day (weatherperniting). This is what happenedin
this world series.
Think abouthow embarrassingthat would havebeen
for Bud Selig.It is his job to call the gamecancelledbecause
of rain (or otherweather-relatedconditions).If he would have
calledit overbecauseofthe downpour,tlris would probably
havebeentalked aboutfor decades.No S/orld Seriesgame
hasever beenposlponedbtraus€ of rain, nevermind the
clinching game.
So sleepwell tonight Bud, you caughta luckybreak!
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ISSUE8
"Cats Out ofthe Cage" Or
"Deer in Headli
Mizzou Texas Game Review
Bv RachelZink
Riversof Lifeplayerstats
RobertSmith
*Matt:TGoals3Assists
*Alan:4Goals2Assists
*Josiah:1 Goal1 Assist(Playeddefense)
*Noah:0 Goals2 Assists(PlayedDefense)
"Tim:2GoalslAssist
Dustin:0 Goals1 Assist(PlayedDefense)
"Jared:3 Goals2 Assists
*Robby:4 Goals3 Assists
Drew:2GoalslAssist
Scott2GoalslAssist
*Joey:1 Goal1 Assist(Bothin the lastgame)
*ln Share
us! 98,383raging,chanting,
M-O- letsgo! Texasembarrassed
football+hirsty,fanscameto University of Texasto watchthese
fierce teams"lay dov,rnlaw". Unfortunately,Mizzou wasmore
like "deerin headlights"insteadof"tigers out ofthe cage".
The final scorewasa disappointingTexas56 to Missouri's31.
Four eventsthat would haveoccurredif the Tieerswould have
beatenthe Longhorns...
l) Victorious win on an undefeated,top ranked,team
Z)Mizzou would haverocketedup the standings
3) We would havemadeeveryonewho hoppedon the Texas
bandwagonrethink that decision.
4) My personalfavorite,madeTexasquarterbackColt McCoy
cry
During the gamea womanreporteraskedone of the Texas
coaches,whendo you stop?You don't want to embarrassa
team.The coachrespondedby sayingMissouri is a great,tough
team.They couldcomeback.Thankyou, Coach!R-E-S-P-E-CT! Comeon, lady! Coachknowswhathe'stalking about.At
leasthe gaveus the respectwe deserve.Texasshouldplay their
absolutetoughest,roughest,until the end.
RIVERS OF LIFE
HOW WE TAKE TI{E FIELD
By Josiah Vander Maas
This yem at our left forwmd we havethe At centerforward this seasonwe have
alwaysthreateningMatt SegristandJoey Andrew Palozolo,who is alwaysvery
Chrun.
reliable.We alsohaveAlan Smith, who
while into savinggoals,is scoringthem.
Jared Moleski is one of our new players
this year and has really helped us.
Tim Segristhasbeencoveringour right
winger position.
RobertSmrtb one of the long time player Adam Laviolette and Nathaniel Preston
for Rivers of Life is havine anothersolid have contributed in different ways this
year, really helping out the team.
season.
Dustin Sneedhasdonea fantasticjob like
alwaysat his stopperposition.He definitely putsthe stop into stopper
David Tatehasbeena very solid part of
our teamthis yearwith his excellent
abilities at his position.
Josiah Vander Maas and ZachPyatthave
played a pretry good job at riglt wing
defense.
At our sweeperposition, we haveNoah
Pendergrass
who hasalwaysdonea shutdownjob, and is the only one in our
leaguewho cando a front handspring
throw in.
Last but definitely not least,we have
Scott Sanbach,who hasreally steppedit
up in his first year at goalie.
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7
By The Griller
(sacred)def. respected(sacredcow) def. which is notto be
criticized (barbecue)def. to grill.
Hello all! I'm the Griller andI'm hereto takea freshlook at
all the gamesyou hold neardem.
Now I realizethat SSBB(SUPERSMASHBROS.BRAWL)
is primarily a multiplayer gameand I can't get awaywith my
usual,andonly play the singleplayer modesandtry to
weakly rationalizemy fear and disgustof otherhumanbeings. So I got the gameand threefriendswho alsohad no
prior understandingof SSBBto seehow the gameheld up.
Theresultsarean arnazingEHH!. I've neverliked most
fighting gamesbecauseI arguethere'sgot to be something
wrong with a gamethat you can studythe ins andouts of for
l5 years,but still loseto a five yearold who'sjust smashing
buttons.
At our gathering,sincejust underone of us wasboring
enoughto readthe manual,our deathmatchescould be faithfully reenactedby throwing the controllersdown a flight of
stairs.But evenif we would havegot our PhD's in SSBB
beatingsthe fights easilyturnedinto small little clusters.The
chartersare so small andthe camerazoomsso far out that
you can't seeanything.And mostof the attacksare so blinding that you might aswell coverthe whole screenwith
smoke,but maybeI'm approachingthis the wrong
way. Maybeyou aren't supposedto takethis gameseriously. PerhapsI'm supposedtoembracethespectacle
andI
mustconfessmakinga scenarioin which Mario canbeatthe
stupidout of Peachwhile the crowd cheersfor blood is very
satisfring. And it would be cool to seeSnakeget Sonicthe
Hedgehoginto an arm lock and beathim. Oh wait! You
can't becausethey aren't unlockedright away!
I hateit whendevelopersdo that. You bring a hot new
gameto a parly andyou're the toastof the evening,until you
turn the girmeon andyou realizphalf the contentis missing. Thenthe toastof the eveningbecomesa laughing
stock. I meanI know all video gamedevelopersarehopeless
socialrejects,but swely they've had to havegoneto one
party in their life evenif it wasjust a birthdayparty.
Get this, if you want to play as everyone'sfavorite blue
hedgehog,you haveto play for 10 freakinghours.Let's not
forgethow much Sonicand Snakewere involved in the hype
(akathey were shownon the back ofthe box). Thereought
to be a law againstthis sort ofthing; preferably,onethat
involvessomeonegetting flogged.I supposeif you're hosting the party you canembraceyour patheticfriendlessness
(!
andplay throughthe story mode.A surprisingamountof
work wasput into this actior/platfomerEXTRRRRAVAGANZA!!! With cut scenesflying at you everyfew minutes
that fulfills everyNintendonerdsdreams,this modegoeson
for hours,maybebecausethey pulled the stupid stuntof
making you play througheachstage3 times! Considering
they're all very blandyou shouldget somekind ofprize for
all of the pointlessrepetition.Of coursethe problemwith
playing the gameby yourself is, onceyou get your friends
togetherto play the game,you suddenlybecome,That
guy. Don't pretendyou don't know what I mean.That
guy at the parly who's so muchbetterat the gamethan
everyoneelsebecausehe plays it on his ovrn. Suddenly
you're not in it for fun any more andthe goonishgrins of
your friendsfill you with contempt.Soonyou seekout
otherThat guys for the sakeofa decentchallenge.Then
you're lost, you're a fan boy, congratulations!Line up for
your free T-shirt. Actually that doesn'thappenso much
with SSBB.Aswe've alreadyestablished.
You canonly get
so good at slappingyour palm on a controller.Someof the
gamegetsreally obscure.Who's Marth and why is unlocking him a reward?And thanksNintendofor putting in a
characterfrom Mother 3, a gameyou'll neverreleaseout of
Japan. But really,reviewingSSBBis pointless.Chances
areyou alreadyknow if you like SSBB.Thereis a simple
test. Whenyou first hemdaboutthe NintendoWii, did you
seriouslyty to defendit on the internet?If yes,you'll love
this gameno matterits flaws, andyou might aswell start
spammingme with hatemail you stupidlittle fan boys!
SuperSmashBros.Series
By Trcy Brockman
SuperSmashBros.is a gamethat startedwith
the Nintendoil, one of the first majorgamesystems.lt
was poorlyanimatedand had teniblegraphics.I rate
this one abouta 3 out of a possiblescoreof 10. However,it is not all bad.They releasedanotherone, Super
SmashBros.Melee,for the GameGubesystemand this
one was muchbetterand had morecharacters.lt becameone of the mostpopulargamesfor this system
and almosteveryonehad it. I ratethis one abouta 7 out
of 10.Then,thisyearin March,tbeycameoutwithSuper SmashBros.Brawl,and it was surprisinglynot as
popularas Melee,althoughmostconsumerswho
boughtit, lovedit. Theyagainaddedseveralmorecharactersto the game.I givethis one an I out of 10, becauseI feel that this is the bestone yet.Thereis one
thing,though,aboutthe seriesthat I do not like. lt sometimesgets boringbecausethe onlythingyou can do is
constantlyfightwith othercharacters,althoughthereis
no blood.I recommend
thisseriesto anyonewhoenjoys
fightingvideogames.
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HELLO! Salutations!Mr. S. hereagain!This weeks
questionwas given to me by Alan Smith, and it is: "How does
a word get into the dictionary"
Greetings!
Welcometo the latestinstallmentof... Mr.Smartypantsman!
Becauseof a startling lack of inquiries,I havedecidedto
pull a questionout of the archives!Hurray, hunah! The question
is from a young fellow by the nameof Joel Brown, and it reads,
In short,The Merriam-Websterdictionaryhashired
readersthat readabouttwo hoursa day ofpublished articles,
Mr. Smartypants,
anytimethey find a word that hasn'talready'madeit in, they
following
"Why is the Maplewoodsigg on the metro link overpass
card
with
the
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by
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makea citation for it on a
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word
definition,
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word
itself,
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information:
usedin a sentence.andwherethe word comesfrom. This inIamso
formation is also loggedinto a computer.Whena word begins
In fact, a backrvards
very enthralled
gettingmore ubiquitous,andhasbeenloggedmany,many
"Maplewood" is engravedon that you have
times,it may get into the real dictionary.
cometo me
his tombstone...
If you just want to promotea word, (LE. onethat you
with this quesinternet
dicmadeup) This canbe doneby submittingit to an
tion! For you
your
word(s)
rather
likely
accep
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tionary, thesearemost
see,oneof my
quickly...
moreintelligent
Also, Slang,Jmgon,Jive,Ebonics,Snoop-talk,and
acquaintances
New-jack (or any other Slangdialects)are usually left out due
,\rtrvork bv l,iicholro Gmrgc
built the sign!
to lack of corporateuse.I very highly doubtthat you will ever
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i{ or when,they wantto useit.
themselves
built it, he wantedto seehow manypeoplewould stareand wonI hopethis answersyour questionOK Alan!
der at it! As you canseeit hasworkedratherwell!
Until nexttime!
The truth of the matteris, therearetwo Maplewoodsigns
Mr. S
on that bridge, andonly oneofthem is backwards.This is the one
that you seewhenyou areexiting Maplewood,and is backward
becauseof that reasonexactly;you are uitingt
Well, I hopethis answersyou query,andpleasewrite!
KONZERT..CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
Eagerlyawaitingyour next question,
I heard that this Pder and the Wolf wts different than
Mr. Smartypantsman,
others? How?
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tr/ V *f ErqA,,@W
It was better for little kids, they got to like see the actions
played out, it was more focased on the storytelling than the
music in that part.
How did they "play out the actions?"
There was a storyteller and the qctors acted out the parts as
the story teller told the story.
How was the other featured pieceoThe Thieving Magpics
by Rossini?
So the con&tctor didnl acplain anything about, just the name
and who wrote it, the old conductor wos more interacttive,
having us do stuffwith it, the new conductor just plryed it
through.
So who do you like the best, old conductor or new?
I definitely thinkthe old conductor, David Robertson"wos
better, as he interacted more (with the audience.
Studies have shown that tistening to classical music
enhances your brain function. Do you think this is true in
your case?
In my case? I hqve no clue. It makes me sleepy!
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THE SHELBYMUSTANG
By JuliaEngle
The 1967ShelbyMustangfeatureda1967 Mercury Cougertail light panelminusthe chrometrim, a flip-up
spoiler,andtwo setsof air scoopson eachside.It was alsothe first Americancarto featurea factory roll bar. The engine
was a 289 cubic-inchV8; the body style was a two-door fastbackandwas availablein both 3-speedautomaticand4-speed
Thewheelbase
was 108.0inchesQ743 mm) andit's lengthwas 181.6inches(4613mm).
manualtransmission.
The car is alsoknown as 'oEleanof'from the 2000 movie Gonein 6ASecondsstarringNicholasCage.It was
originally designedto racewith the Corvette.
COOL CARS
By Doug Coleman
The 2009Corvette ZR1
V8, lightweight aluminumskeletonand cmbonfiber galore.
The 2009 ChewoletCorvetteZRl hasa 638 hp supercharged
Chevyclaimsa 0-60 time of 3.4 seconds,top speed205 MPH, quartermile in I I .3 secondsat I 3 I MPH -- enoughto outgun most Europeansupercars.EPA fuel economyestimates14 MPG city,z0 MPG highway.
Lamborghini LP640
With its 6.5 liter, 640 horsepowerVl2 power plant, slick bodyworlq and $325,200price tag, the LamborghiniLP640 is a
sweetcar. Inspiredby theF-ZZA Raptorfighterjet, they designedall new bodywork using compositecarbonfiber panels,
re-fabricatingeverythingbut the sidemirrors andthe glass;eventhe headlightsandtaillights werereplacedwith sleeker,
more futuristic LED versions.
ShelbyGT500
TheGT500is the follow-onto the SVT Cobra,which wasdevelopedby Ford'sin-houseSpecialVehiclesTeamanddiscontinuedafter2A04.For thenew GT500,Fordteamedwith Caroll Shelby;the originalShelbyMustangsof the 60sare
prized collectols itemstoday, andthe sameis likely to happento the modern-dayShelbyGT500. Still, the numberof SVT
logossprinkledaroundthe car serveasa reminderthat Mr. Shelbydidn't go this onealone.So how exactly doesthe
ShelbyGT500turn things up? For starters,the Mustang'susual4.6 liter V8 is replacedby a 5.4 liter (331 cubic inch) V8
(link goesto photo) with a power-boostingsupercharger.
A six-speedmanualis the only transmissionoffered.
At 500horsepowerand480 lb-ft of torque,it makesthe 300hp MustangGT look like a HondaCivic. The ShelbyGT500
getsimprovedhandlingcourtesyof stiffer springs,shocksand swaybars.But while the previousSVT had a speciallydesignedindependentrear suspension,the GT500 stickswith the standardMustang'slive (solid) rear axle. Powerful fourpistonBrembobrakesandwider tires round out the package.Visually, the beautifirl Mustangshaperemainsunmolested,
with a specialgrille, hood,fenderand trunk badges,andtwo big racing stripes- anotherfeatureborrowedfrom the original Shelby'Stangs-- to give it a uniquelook. Aside from the GT500 logo on the steeringwheel,there'snot muchto distinguishthe GT500 from the stockMustang.
Hybrids
The term "hybrid" is generallyusedto describea car, sportsutility vehicle (SUV), truck or busthat hasa conventional
internalcombustionengineoperatingon eithergasolineor dieselfuel aswell asan elecfiical systemto assistin the decelerationand accelerationof t}te vehicle.During a normal deceleration,the electricalgeneratoris activatedwhenthe brake
pedalis appliedto slow the vehicle and storethe enerry in an onboardbank ofbatteries.This is calledregenerativebraking. Hard braking appliesthe standardmechanicalbrakesaswell. The systemthen drawsupon this storedenergyduring
acceleration.The batterieshavea very limited capaclty;therefore,descendingdown a mountainroad will not provide
enoughstoredenerry to climb back up the other side.The electricalsystemdoesnot chargethe batterieswhen coastingto
a stop-light :rsmanypeopledo to improvefuel mileage.The electricalsystemis morebeneficialfor peoplewho drive
aggressivelywith "jack rabbitustartsand stops.Pictued is a 2006 HondaInsight.
The hybrid vehicle is bestsuitedfor stopand go city driving in vehiclessuchastaxiesandbuses.A typical hybrid car has
improvedfuel efficiency in this type of driving. Highway driving is much different. The car musthaul the heavybatteries
while the electricalregenerationsystemis virtually unused.The fuel economyof a hybrid car on the highway is worsethan
that of a similar conventionalcar, a fact that a salesmanor politician will nevertell you.
Accordingto the official Hondaweb page,the HondaInsight hasan "EPA mileageestimatesof 60 mpg city and66 mpg
highway.Mileage figwes are shownfor comparisonpurposesonly. Actual mileagemay vary." This meansthat the car gets
66 miles per gallon of gasoline(mFg) on the highwaywhenthe hybrid elecfical regenerationsystemis mostly inactive.
The hybrid featureonly functionsin stop and go driving. The car is advertisedto get 60 mpg in the city. This raisesanother
setof questions.What is the mileagein city driving with the hybrid electricalsystemdisconnected?What is the real mileagebenefit of the hybrid system?What is the mileagewith the air-conditioningsystemon in a location suchasPhoenix,
Arizrl,na?The air-conditioningsystemwill placea high load on the tiny enginethat will reducethe gasmileagedrastically.
Find the answersto thesequestions,if you can.The manufacturerswont tell you. Pleaseclick the mailbox at the bottom of
this pageto sendthe authora link, if you find the answerto thesequestions.No onehasrespondedyet.
Hybrid vehiclesin generalhavespecialtires to reducerolling resistance.Tires on the HondaInsight arehmd as a rock and
becomedangerousin adverseweatherconditions.The car is simply not drivablein winter conditions.The tires slide all
over the road.The winter tires showhow importantrolling resistanceis to fuel-efficiency,becausefuel mileageplunges
morethan 15 mpg without them.
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By Trey Brockman
This is a story abouta HUGE, greenmonsterwith big teeth
andstinky breathwho loved terrorizingNew York City. He hadn't donemuchterrorizing in a long time because,well, he was
desperatefor a narne,but nobodyhadnamedhim yet. He tried
doing specialthings,like stompingon certainrestaurantsto get a
namelike Taco MonsterorBurger Dominator,but ttrepeople
weretoo busy screamingandrunning for their lives to stopand
call him that. Oneday, he was sitting in his cavefeeling depressed.He wastrying to think up new ffrmes for himsslf. Irinally, he decidedon one:TheNamelessMonster.He took tape,
glue, and an old plaid derbyhat he had gottenfrom his grandpa
over to his ancienttypewriter.He typed the words"TTIE NAMELESSMONSTER", tapedandgluedthe paperonto the hag and
put it on to leavefor the crty. On his way, he tipped on a couple
of telephonewires strungacrossthe road andfell andbroke his
face.He ran backto his caveand got a bandage.He put it over
his faceandran backto the ctty. This time he got there(or at
leastthat waswherehe thoughthe was) without incident.He
startedstomping tbrashinghis arrnsinto what he thoughtwere
buildings,andtrying to roar throughthe bandage.This time, the
peopledidn't haveto run away,becausethe monsterwas stomping throughthe city's farms,thrashinghis amrsinto trees.The
peoplestartedscrearninglike they were dying to tick the monster,andmanagedto convincethe Army to cometo the crty.
They broughtin thejet fightersand startedshootingat the monster,using insteadofbullets the pencil rocketsboughtfrom Dr.
Frankenstein,who inventedthem in issue5 of the May, 2008
edition of the SHAREnewspaper.The monsterstartedreciting
mathequationsuntil his headerploded.
The city wassafeforever,or so the peoplethought.They
cheered,thinking that their troubleswere ov€r. Little did they
know that Dr. Frankensteinwasthe creatorof this monster.Having returnedto his evil waysasa result ofnot being ableto
housetrainhis puppy,Dr. Frankensteinwaswatchingthem from
his secretlair. He sawthe anniesdestroyinghis secondmonstern
(after the puppy, of coursewhich Dr. Frankensteindidn't even
want to think about)andhe got extemely mad at them. He decidedto turn the tableson them.He createda hugerocket,which
wasdesignedto destroythe world. He pneparedto fire it. He
readiedit, making surethe targetingcomputerwas on. He fired!
The missile startedits fast ascentupwards.As it fell, SuperDen,
the crime fighting dog of awesomeness*,
flew in andtook out the
missilewith just onekick!
*Aw, darn it!" Dr. Frankensteinsaid."I hateit whenthe bad
guy's plansget foiled. I mustput an endto SuperDen!"
Dr. Frankensteinthen left for his top-secretlab locateddeep
underthe city. Oncetherg he put togethera new plan-He would
createa new monster,onethat evenSuperDencould not handle.
He startedwork at once.He mixed blue potionswith greenpotions, greenpotionswith yellow potions,but nothing
He finally decidedto do his worst andniix ablue potion with a
RED potion. As he did this, he could almostsmell the power
comingfrom it. It exploded.After Dr. Frankensteinregainedconsciousness,
he found that he had createdthe biggestmonsterthat
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GALORE!Magazine.)
that he subscribesto MONSTERS
He decidedto unleashhis new creationon the town. He
had oneproblenr,though.The monsterwastoo big for the
mini-rocketsto the monster'slegsand
door. He at&ached
turnedthem on. The monsterflew out throughthe roof and
towardsthe crty. The rocketsturnedoffand the monster
fell on the Empire StateBuilding. It collapsed,andthe
peopleagainran screamingfor their lives asthis new
threatpicked itself up. The police, havingtied their tazers
andgunswithout success,called in the Arnry onceagain.
Planescamein and startedshootingthe monsterwith pencil rockets.Thesehad no effect, however.The monsterjust
battedthe planesdown into variousbuildings,houses,and
restaurants.He picked up a Taco Bell, andhurled it at the
and
biggestskyscraperin the city. Tacosflew ever5rwhere,
the building crashedto the ground.However,SuperDen
was not aboutto let the monsterdestroyhis favorite place
to eat andget awaywith it. He flew with superspeedover
to the monsterandgaveit a backwardsspin kick. The
monst€r,surprisedbut not hurt startedthrashinghis arms,
trying to lnock SuperDenout ofthe sky. He only succeeded,however, in knocking down severalbuildings and
a largebillboard. SuperDenhad to ty a new tactic. He
flew down to his leastfavorite placeto eat the fish place,
picked it up with his superstrengttt,andhurled it at the
monsterfrom behind.The monstertried unsuccessfullyto
turn aroundandblock it, andhe fell onto a powerplantand
died-However,evenasthe peoplecheeredDr. Frankensteinwas on the phonewith the otherevil masterminds,
the Sansas,who in issue3, createda spacestationcapable
of destroyingthe world. They agreedto join him in an
allianceto creal€anotherevil machineto destroythe world
andhopefully,this time, it would work.
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The Sansaswheeledtheir machineinto Dr. Frankenstein'slair andturnedit on. It wasa hugelaser,which
would shootdown into the coreofthe earthand cut it in
half. As they did this, however,they wereunawarethat my
friend Davi4 andI were crouchingon a balconyhigh
above,watchingthem.As they preparedto shoot,they felt
a blast from my MP3 go pasttheir earsandhit the machine,causingit to explode.They screamedin anger,
turnedaround lookedup, sawus, an4 asPinky was with
fhem,recopized us, andPinky took out his MP3 and
startedtrying to shootus. We leapeddown andran. We
joined up with SuperDenandhe carriedus awayto
David's house,wherewe madeour plans.
We would go andget the most intelligent humanon
Earth"andmaybehe would be ableto help us. We got to
his houseanderplained our plan to him. Thenwe picked
him up and carriedhim to Dr. Frankenstein'shideout.
Whenhe andthe Sansa'ssawus, they gavethemselvesup
without a fight They knew their wits would be no match
to our new ally. New York City's ftoubleswere goneforever,all thanksto-.. Mr. Smartypantsman!
+specialthanksto Mdt Segristfor letting me useSuperDen!
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The Derightsin education- includinghomeschooling.
mocraticPartyPlatformdoesnot mentionhomeschooling,
andfocusesmoreon supportof publiceducation.Most
2008Republicancandidatestalkedpositivelyabout
but the Democraticcandidatesrarely
homeschooling,
it. In our SHARECandidatePoll,notone Dementioned
mocraticcandidaterespondedto the questionWhat is
All of the Republican
your opinionabouthomeschooling?'
candidatestook the time to respondwith positivecomments.
Don't forgetto savethoseempty
ink carhidgesfor SHARE!
Thereis a collectionbox in the
loungeareaupstairs.
(NEA),a powerful
Association
The NationalEducation
lobbyinggroup,has beenverynegativeaboutthe parenEachyear,theirannualNEA
tal rightto homeschool.
Resolutionspublicationhasa sectionthat callsfor more
restrictionson homeschoolfamilies(2008-2009is section
candiB-80).The NEAhasneverendorseda Republican
date,and mostof the democraticcandidatestake large
Candifromthe NEA.Democratic
campaigndonations
datestend to be very supportiveof the NEAand their
ideasabouteducation.
Do these"parentalrights"issuesinfluencethe way
Willthe newDevote?Definitely.
SHAREhomeschoolers
mocraticPresident,Governor,and otherpoliticalleaders
respectandsupportour homeschoolfreedoms?
Thatremainsto be seen...
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wearingSantahatspull eachotheron rafts acrossthe pool
depictingSantaandhis sleigh.
At meets,the Breakerscompeteindividually
againstotherswimmersand/oragainsttheir own besttimes.
Also, they competein relaysof four swimmers.The higher
the placethe individual or relay teamreceivesthe more
points aregainedfor their team.At the end of the meet the
teamwith the mostpoints is the winner. In this way, swimming canbe consideredan individual and a team sport and
cancreatesuccessfor all levelsof swimmers.
To preparefor competitio&the Breaken practice
from two to six daysa week and for oneto two hoursa day
dependingon level of ability. After two hoursof swimming,the 15-18yearold swimmersalsohavean hour of
*dry land" which involves stretchingandrunning.
For dedicatedswimmers.the Breakerscontinue
with a "long course"that runs May to August practicing
everyday from 7-9 a.m.Long cowseculminateswith a
Zonesmeetwherethe Breaken swimmerswho have
achieved"Triple A times" qualifu for placementon the
OzarkTeammadeup of swimmersfrom MO and IL who
then competeacrossthe country againstother states'Zone
Teams.
The EdwardsvilleBreakersand CoachRettle,who
hasbeenthe headcoachsince1984aresomewhatofan
icon aroundEdwardsville.It is hardto find a personthat
hasnot heardof the swim team'ssuccessor hasnot personally swumfor'Coach Bob" throughthe years.Shannon
Weber,who swamfor Rettle,coachedwith hinU andnow
hastwo of her own children swimmingon the Breakers,
relateto the
says,"Many of my swimming successes
Breakersteamand CoachBob. I spent16yemsof my
youth on the Edwardsvilleswim team,endingwith a collegeswimmingscholarship.I'm excitedto saythat my two
boysarenow experiencingthe samepositive swimming
environmentwith the Breakers."
Author'snote:I personallyhavebeenon the
Breakersfor four years.Our coach,Bob is an outstanding
coach.He alwaysknows how to makeyour strokesbetter
and fasterandhow to makeyou laugh.The Breakersae
like a family to me.
In closingRettle said,"Coachingthe team is a
greatexperiencefor me and I'm continually inspiredby the
kids andhow muchof an impactour programhasin families'lives."
For more informationaboutthe Breakers.contact
theEdwardsvilleYMCA at (618) 656-0436.
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Michael openedhis Olynrpic race in an impressive
fashion winning the gold on the 400 individual medley in
world recordtime (4:08.26). One down, eight to go. His pursuit of Olympic gold history ended when South Africa and
Australia finished aheadof him and his American teammates
in the 4 xl00 freestylerelay.
A few weekslater when he returnedto the U.S. Michael(now 19) showedthat he still had somegrowing up to do
when he got behind the wheel after drinking. What make this
an evenbigger problemwas that he had not reachedthe legal
drinking age. It is still unclem why his friends,well awarethat
he wasa very famousperson,let him get behindthe wheel.
In Octoberof 2007 Michael's next questfor gold history was almostcut shortwhen he slippedon a patchof ice and
fractured his right wist. (Michael, a self-describedklutz on
dry lan4 now bearsa surgical scar as a memory of that moment.). This hurt his training cycle and madehim haveto use
only a kickboard for a few weeks. This was no small thing
since billions of people expectedhim to win eight gold medals. At first Michael was heartbroken,however,this endedup
his kick.
beinga blessingsincethis helpedto strengthen
The 2008 season,of course,was all about the Olympics. Michaelwasexpectedto becomethe leadinggold medalist in the history of the Olympics. Now he had a chanceto win
eight golds in Beijing . That meantthat he had to qualify for
eight events. Michael put forth a glitch-free performancein
Omahaand made all eight events. True to form, every time
Michael jumped into the pool anotherworld record seemedto
full. In the end, he won his eight gold medals,setting world
recordsin sevenand an Olympic recordin the eighth.
In the 200 meter butterfly, Michael's gogglesstarted
to leak as soon as he jumped into the pool. Howeverkeeping
cool, he let go ofall visual cuesand simple countedstrokesfor
each length. It was an amazingrace that endednot only in a
victory, but also a new world record breakingthe one he had
set in 2007. Later Michael described this problem as a
o'wardrobemalfunction".
Now for all of you who want to follow your dreams,
I'll leaveyou with oneof MichaelPhelp'sfavoritequotes:
o'I tlink that everything is possible as long as you put your
mind to it andyou put the work andtime into it".
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