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How have gas prices
affected you?
By DouglasColeman
Gaspriceshaverisenin Missouri
andIllinois sincethe year2004,whengas
priceswereat a high of $1.78.Now, in the
year2008,gaspriceshaverisenashigh as
ages(13-18)
$4.59.I asked100teenagers
and 100adults(19-35)abouthow this has
affectedthem and herearemy results.
Teenagegroup: l0 teenssaidit did not
ffect them.27 teenssaidthey did not go
out nearlyasmuch asthey usedtoo. 63
teenssaidthey hadto plan aheadwith their
parents earlier than usual so that they could
go to places with them. Adult Group: 17 adults said it
Since2004gas
prices have risen
from $1.78to a
high of $4.59
did not affectthem. 28 adultssaid
that they havenot beengetting as
much fast-foodasthey usedto! 55
adultssaidthat they havebeentrying to go out oncea week for shopping to savegas.
PresidentialCandidatesPoll
By Adam Rickert
The2008presidentialelectionis a little lessthana
monthaway,andwe are in a very seriousfinancial
crisis. Theseareinterestingtimes; thus I am interested.Thinking otherswould be also,I conducteda
poll* usingthe following questions.
to mainQl: DoesSarahPalinhaveenoughexperience
tain the positionofvice president?
60% saidshedoesn't 4oo/osaidshedoes
Q2: Will therumorsof Obama'sallegedassociations
with Muslims affectyour vote?
70%saidyes 307osaidno
Q3: Will you vote republicanbecauseyou don't want
the 700 Billion $ bailout?
T0Yosaidyes3O%saidno
Q4: Who do you think could get us out of the financial
crisis quicker?
60%saidObama40%osaidMcCain
Q5: Will the war affectyour vote?
90%saidyes10%saidno
*This poll wastakenby peoplepicked at randomat the
CliffCave library in SouthCounty.
Scientistsin Switzerlandtesteda powerfulAtom
Smasherwithout destroyingthe world anddespite
controversy
By Austin Beam
On Sept.10,under330 feetofground on the French/Swissborder, scientistssentmillions of protonsand leadions at almostthe speedof
light crashingtoward oneanothercreatingtiny particleswith little to no
mass.An enonnouscamerahasbeenbuilt into the machineto captureand
studythesesubatomiccollisions.
Additionally, the LHC (Large HadronCollider), the worlds largestparticle accelerator,containsa hugecomputerwith a high performance
grid capableof storingmassiveamountsof datathat canbe accessedand
studiedby scientistsaroundthe world.
Scientistsbelievethat by reproducingthe conditionsthat might
havebeenat the beginningof creationthey may find dark matterand dark
energythat makesup more thang6o/oofthe universe.Additionally the
hope is to find an undiscoveredparticle thoughtto give matterits mass.
Although morethan 8,000 scientistsin 85 different countriesare
excitedto seewhat knowledgemay be obtainedfrom this technology,the
LHC wasnot createdor testedwithout controversy.
Many peoplethoughtthe LHC would createblack holesthat
would endthe world aswe know it. In fact a lawsuit was sentto a Hawaiian court lastMarch seekingto block anytesting. The lawsuit statedthat
therewas"a significantrisk that ... operationof the Collidermay haveunwhich could ultimately result in the destructionof
intendedconsequences
planet."
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Adding to the conftoversy,manyreligious scholarsthoughtscientists weretrying to testGod by recreatingthe particlespresentat the creation of the universeandthis new technologywas a wasteof time and
money.
However,accordingto Bill Leety, Minister at
OverbrookChurchin ColumbusOH, "Peoplewho see
faith and sciencein conflict may believescienceseeking
informationthreatensGod's placein our lives. But, science
andfaith aren'topposed.God createdusto be curious...
andGod hasinvited us to learnmore aboutthe world. The
morewe learnthe morethesethings makeme marvel at
generosity,andart."
God'sgoodness,
Additionally, Paul Westbrook,pastorat Metro
CommunityChurchin Edwardsville,IL said,"I do not believe the Atom Smasherwill ultimately provethe Big Bang
theory is anythingmorethanjust a man-madetheory".
However,he sai4 "I believethe discoveriesmadeby the
Atom Smasherwill be very interestingin helping us better
understandour world."
Scientistswho operatethe LHC say the first real
discoveriesare probably at least a year away. And it will
take two to tlree yearsto gatherenoughinformation to get
a brief hypothesisfrom the testing.
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SWEPTAIVAY
By PeterWebb
If you havea basement,or you live by a creek,you'll
understandwhat I meanwhen I saythe pastfew weekshave
beenwet.
WhenHurricanelke smashedinto Galveston,Texas
asa categorythree,most of us weren't worried aboutourselves.We wererelievedwhen we heardthat it wasn't asbad
asexpected,andwe heardwe would be getting somerain, but
that's aboutit.
In the eady hoursof Sundaymorning,HurricaneIke
droppedsix inchesof rain all over the St. Louis mea.This
amountof rain, in that small time slot, is exfemely rare, so no
oneknew what would happen.
My grandmausedto live in the ExecutiveWalk
Apartmentcomplex.It is now almostcompletelycondemned.
DeerCreekflows right tbroughit andall of the watergets
sweptup over the banksand pools.It also drainsout through
drainagepipes,but in this caseit reversedits flow andbrought
water in. Sixty ofthe seventy-twoapartrnentsare now condemnedbecauseofsewageand debristhat hasbeensweptup
by the creek.As the creekalso flows throughan industrial
a^rea,
numerolxichemicalswerepicked up and sweptalong,as
well.
Waterdamagewasnot the only problem.One senior
at WebsterGrovesHigh Schoolsaveda womanwho was
nearly drowned.Shesawa HondaSRV with waterup over its
windowsandnoticedtherewasa womaninside."I wadedout
to help her, we forcedthe door openand shegaveme her hand.
As soonasshesteppedout, the SRV was sweptinto much
deeperwater,andwent under." Although very scmed,the
womanwasunharmed.
Ifyou're askingyourself,"why doesthis happen?",
thenI haveyour answer.What happenedwasthis: Deer Creek
took all of the runofffrom all of the parking lots androads,
helpingto createthis nightmareof flooding.
IS TI{E SUN SHINING IN CALIFORNIA?
By RachelZink
The wild fires may be over soon,but it's still just as
heatedin California as it was. California's governmenthas
sometrue *Califomia Dreaming"going on-Day Dreaming!
How canCalifomia evenconsiderabolishinghome
schoolingafter statisticsrepeatedlyshowhomeschoolersare
academicallyhigherthanpublic/privateschools?Did California's governmentlearnhow to readstatisticsin their school?
Look at theseastonishingstatisticsI found on http://
www.hslda.org.
THE CRUELTYOF DOG FIGT{TING
By MaevenBlankenship
If you havebeenwatchingthe newslately, you probably
haveseenor heardheadlinestoriessuch
as"Large Dog Ring Busted".Dog fighting is a tenible "sport" that peoplehave
begunto participatein moreoften. They
may try to justift the cruelty, but if you
know anythingaboutdog fighting, you
know it is notjustifiable.
Therearemainly two typesof dog fights;
both arecruel and illegal. The first type of fight is the organized
dog fighq wherepeopleput their dog (which is trainedto be aggressive)in a pit with anotherdog. The dogsmay haveto fight for
up to two hoursuntil they cannotorno longerwill fight. These
fights areforhigh stakesgambling;sometimesfortunesaremade
by the winners.
Anothertype of dog fighting is streetfighting. This is a
different conceptwith the sameoutcome.Hereomen stealor buy
dogs,then
$rong aggresslve
"The dogs may have them so that
abuseand frighten
to fight for up to two and aggresthe dogsbecomemean
houns...
fight. These
sive and arewilling to
fights arenot for
moneybut
for status.A gangwill
fight their
dog with a rival gang'sdog; whichevergroup hasthe strongest
dog wins and is seenasthe strongestgang.
Dog fighting will affect the communityin manyways.
The breedsthat are strongare victim to this cruel game.These
breedsare oftenbannedfrom certainplacesandthe banningof
breedsis spreadingthroughoutAmerica.Many families who have
loving family pets suchasAmericanPit Bull Terriersand Rottweilers havealreadyhadto havetheir dogsput to sleep.When
thereis dog fighting manypeopleandchildrenwill be attacked
by ttresetraineddogs.Peoplewho run the dog fights havea history of beingviolent andusually havecriminal records.
I often wonderwhat drivespeopleto suchcruelty. Maybe
it is the money.They might havean addictionand/orcan't hold a
job, sothey may fight the dogsfor neededmoney.Others,I suppose,simply don't find anythingwrong with what they aredoing.
The dog fights serveaspw€ entertainment.This would be the
saddestcaseofall.
Dog fighting is illegal. Many animalsrights groupsare
working hardto find and stopall dog fighting.
50 statesandtheir gradesrangedfrom K-12. This testingwas administeredin Spring 1991undercontrolledtest conditionsin accordance
with the testpublisher'sstandards.All test administratorswere
"In SouthCmolinq the GreenvilleCounty SchoolDistrict
screened,trainedandapprovedpursuantto the publisher'srequirestated,"Kids taughtat homelastyear outscoredthosein public ments.All testswere machine-scored
by the PsychologicalCorporaschoolon basicskills tests."
tion. These5, 124homeschoolers'compositescoreson the basic
batteryof testsin reading,math, and languageartsranked 18to 28
*In 1991,a surveyofstandardizedtest scoreswasperforrned
percentilepoints aboyepublic schoolaverases...The
homeschooled
by the Home SchoolLegal DefenseAssociationin cooperation high schoolersdid evenbetter,which goesagainstthe trend in public
with the PsychologicalCorporatioq which publishedtheStan- schoolswherestudiesshowthe longera child is in the public
ford AchievementTest.The studyinvolved the adminis0ering schools,the lower he scoreson standardizedtests.
Onehundredand
of the StanfordAchievementTest(8th Bdition, Form J) to
eighteententh-gradehomeschooledstudents,as a group,madean
5,124homeschooledstudents.Thesestudentsrepr$ented all
avemgescoreof the 82ndpercentilein reading the 70th percentilein
math"andthe Slst perceirtilein languagearts.
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LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHOIYY CONCERT: BEHINI} TI{E SCEI\TESbyKellie
This concertwasmy favorite out of all that I haveperformedwiththe St. Louis Children'sChoidsConcertChoir. It wasa
breathtakingexperience,being ableto perform on the Powell Hall
stagewith the St. Louis SymphonyOrchestra(SLSO),the St. Louis
SymphonyChorus(SLSC) and MaestroLudwig Wicki
(pronounced*Vikki*). BemgaLord of the Ringsfan mysel{ this
was an experiencethat will not be forgottenunlessI havebrain
damage!Therewasa lot of dedicationand sacrificethat went into
the two and a half hour perfonnances(September19thand20th; I
sangthe 20th) In the end we cameout with a beautiful concert!But
mostpeopledon't know what goesinto makingthe performance
practicallyperfect.While the SLSCsangmost of the concert,Concert Choir actuallysanga total of seventimes in the six movements
(like chaptersin music scores)of Howmd Shore'sLord of the
,Rizgsmusic,but evensingingthat muchrequiresa lot of dedication and concentration.We neededthat much focusbecausein
Powell Hall, the theaterwasmeantto echooffall of the walls quite
efficiently, so if onepersonfalteredonenote,the whole audience
could hearit! And sinceboth nightswere sold out, andthey even
sold ticketsto the dressrehearsal,it wasevenmorenerveracking!
I mean,talk aboutpressure!So to sidestepfalten, our director,Mrs.
Burnermadeus practicevery hard and didn't give us any reasonto
messup.
It actuallytook us 2 monthsto get readyto be readyto
performwith the symphony.From the frst day of rehemsalsfor
ConcertChoir, we wereworking diligently on this piece.Even
thoughit was only sevenlittle sections,it took us a coupleweeks
evento get the wordsright, becausethey werepractically all in Elvish, excepta solo part that wasin English.Learningthe partswas
difficult, especiallysincewe only practicedwith the SLSOa total
of 3 times at the beginningof the weekbeforethe actualperformances.Whenwe practicedandperformedwith the SLSO,it was so
crampedon stage,becauseof so muchtympani (drums,gongs,percussionbasically),thattheyhadto split the choir of 115in half for
the two nights,so they could fit the SLSCandthe orchestraon
stage!I also found out, aswe werebeing seatedon stage(at the
practices)that we would be sitting on benchesso they could fit
eventhe alreadycut in HALF choir on stagewith the rest of the
performers!And wouldn't you know, that I would be sitting right
behinda gong which was very loud, andon a two inch wide gap in
betweenbenchesthat were not even!
And to addto that, we wererequiredto sit up straightandnot to
movean inch duringthe whole performance,becauseit
would bring attentionto that personwhenthe attentionwas
supposedto be on everybody.Wow, wasI soreafter everything was over! The practiceswerent that bad exceptfor the
fact it took up my nightsthat weelgandthey were ALL mandatory.Most ofthe time during rehearsalswith the orchestra
wejust saton stageand got to listen to the orchestraplay,
andthe SLSCsing. The coolestpart wasthat the choirswere
seatedright behindthe timpani, andwe got to seethe different typesof drumsand chimesandgongsand cymbalsand
ttringsof that sort. I hadno ideathat therewerethat many
instrumentsin percussion!
Whenwe actually got to sing in the concerts,those
werethe mostamazingmomentsof my life! Whenthey
playedthe first notes,I was sitting thereandjust thanking
God for sucha wonderful opportunity!Then....I sattherefor
anotherhour and 15 minutesthinking, "Wow just let me
havea glassof water!" Whenwe actually got to intermission,
our choir hadto climb up 6 storiesof steps(actually, it felt
to our breakroom
like 12,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)
of
water
and a granolabar
had
mini
bottle
a
whereeachof us
waiting for us. That may not seemlike muchbut O MY
GOODNESSwe werethankful! Tten after a short20 minute
break,we hadto climb ALL the way downstairsAGAIN to
go back on stagefor the last half of the concert!Going down
stairsseemslike it would be really easy,but YOU try being
so nervousyou can'twalk in a straightline, let aloneclimb
down 6 storiesof steps!But oncewe got on stage,everything
vanishedinto the beautiful musicmadeby the mosttalented
musiciansI will probablyevermeet,including a violinisq
Erin, who washomeschooledall her life. Shehad movedup
from the Youth Orcheshato the SLSOthis year.
In the end I am happyto saythat therewereno
noticeablemess-upsin either of the performances,(so I was
told by our director and a few viewers.)and I'm happyto say
that this wasthe bestperformanceI haveeverbeenin andI
can'twait to be in others(eventhoughI might haveto sit
betweenthe most lopsidedof the benchesagain).It was
worth everythingand I hopeyou realizethat what makesa
concertso greatis not a// becauseoftalenl but becauseof
determination,focusand in the endthe willingnessto be the
bestyou canbe for the glory ofGod! I hopeto seeyou at the
next performance!
BluesGuitar
I startedplaying the guitar abouta year ago,andhavegreatlyenjoyedit. Howeveqwhen learningan instnrmentsuchasguitar, so
manystylesof pliying canbe choseqyou must choosea style to "major" in, andexmct your own style from. I alwaysknew I wantedto
play blues;this, of coune doesNOT meanall I everplayilistento is blues;I like ahnostall music! Anyway I've run into a problem:no one
-yag" really playsbluesanyrnoreand THINKS they don't really like it. So,for the sakeof defendingmyselfl I want to give someexamples
of Bluesguitar andBluessoloing.And emphasizethatbluesis not just slow, sad soulful whining...
The first andmost obviousartiststhat cometo mind arepeoplelike B.B. King, Muddy Waters,andBuddy Guy. Thenpeoplelike
Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton,and Stevie-RayVaughn--thesethreearethe onesI most er$oy,andcertainly get my own style from. Now this
uWhilemy Guitar Gently
is what mostpeopledon't think of: if you've everhemda Beatlessolo, it is almostcertainlya blues solo; "Let it be"
are all blues.If you play the notesof the "NaNa's" in "Hey Jude"on a guitarthey
Weeps"(of coume)"One after 909' "Sgt. Peppers"--these
are att in a bluesscale.This meansthat the notesyou would play are all directly relatedto Blues! The Songs"FreeBird" and "Into the Night"
are alsosomepopularsongswhich are very bluesrelated.
Today,bluesis becomingmore andmoreunderrate4and ifs being forgottenfor creepyrock bands,manyof whosenamesI
can'tevenput in this paper.With the exceptionof JohnMayer, I can'tcomeup with a singlerecentpop artist stronglyrelatedto blues!
The Music Man
P.S.I really want to emphasizethat I like a lot of otherkinds of musicaswell, not just secularblueslhippyrock..
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MUSIC THROUGHOUTTHE CENTTruES
Dr. Peppe{
ByAlan Smith
AlanSmith
Music hasbeenextremelyimportantto the peoplein America for many,manyyears,andto really appreciateit we needto see
whereit all beganandhow it becamewhat it is today.Here's a quick
musicalreview, startingwith the 1600'sandendingaroundthe presentday.
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Music in the lTth centurywasdominatedby religious "chants",
andnot what we would think of asmusictoday. Almost no instrumentswereallowed in church,so the peopleled the songs
morethan the instruments.
Music in the 1700's
Slavestook someOld Testamentstoriesand madethem into
songsfor their worship services.This is the beginningof what we
know today asNegro Spirituals.
During the war, British soldierssang"YankeeDoodle" to mock
colonists,but the Americansadoptedit astheir own tune.
Music in the 18fi)'s
FrancisScottKey writes "The StarSpangledBanner"
Many orchestrasare founded,including the New York Philharmonic,which is the oldestorchestrain America.
Music in the 19fi)'2 and 20(X)'s
Countrymusic(not modemcountry)beginsin the southeast.
Westernmusic,featuringlargebandsand steelguitars,begins.
In the 1920'sjazz musicbecomespopular,andChicagois named
the Jazzcapitalof America.
In l936,the electricguitar is invented,and changesmusic forever.
Around'56, Elvis Presleybecomesthe fust "Rock Star"
At the dawnof the sixties,Bob Dylan, (one of my personalfavorites) beginsto popularizeprotestsongs.
In 1964,the Beatles(anotheroneof my favorites)hit song "I
Want to Hold Your Hand" becomesridiculously popularin the
United Statesand startsthe "British Invasion" with bandslike
The Who, The Rolling Stones,andmanymore.
The90's andearly2000'sbroughtHip-HopandRapinto the
mix, alongwith metal andpost-grunge.Thesegenres,alongwith
pop,aredefinedas"today'smusic",andwhatmostsuccessful
songsgo by.
Music now:
Indie (independent)musicis becomingmorepopularaswell.
Brett Dennen,an unsignedfolk artist, sold over 30,000songsin
onemonth!
ElectronicMusic is alsorising in popularity.
From classicalto current,music is a way of life in the United
States.No matterwhat you preferto listen to, or how often,music is
oneway to celebrateour pastand look forward to the future.
Ever wonderhow that ma€nificentsodawith "23
AuthenticFlavors" got it's start,andbecameone ofthe top
selling soft drinks on the markettoday?If your answeris
yes,thenyou axeinvited to readon andget all the deli
cious factsaboutDr. Pepper.Ifyour answeris no, then
yoq my friend, aremissingout on soft drinks, slogans,and
a strikingly entertainingresearchpaper.
Dr. Peppergot its startin 1885,in Waco,Texasby
local drug storeownerand PharrnacistCharlesAlderton,
making it the oldestmajor soft drink in the United States.
It wasthen introducedto the massesat the World's Fair in
1904(in St.Louis,of course).In ifs earlydays,it was
known asthe "King of Beverages".Dr. Pepper'spopularity
to its introductionin
took offin the 1920's,a lateresponse
1904.It's sloganbackthenwas"Drink a Bite to Eat at 10,
2, and4'o clock". Soundskind of crarry,right?Well, a
studydoneby ColumbiaUniversity showedthatthe averagehuman'sbloodsugarlevel waslowestat 10:30A.M.,
2:30 P.M. and4:30P.M, so drinkinga Dr. Pepperat " 10,
2, and4" would preventa drop in enerry level. The price
of Dr. Pepperin the 20's and'30's;only 5 cents!
"Drink a Bite to Eat" alsosoundsa little odd.In
1945,U.S.Legislatorsreclassifiedsoft drinksasfood becauseofthe nutrientsthe sugarsprovided.A new invention aroundthat time, electricrefrigeratorbecamemore
affordable,allowing fansof Dr. Pepperto enjoy the 23
flavorsice cold in their own home.At the beginningof the
'50's,Dr. Peppersponsored
a nationwidecontestthat offereda part in themovieJet Pilot (JohnWayne,1950)to
the winner. Now, here'ssomethingI bet you'venever
thoughtabout:in 1958,Dr. Pepperintroducedthe ideaof
enjoying23 flavorsin a steaminghot glass,with a sliceof
lemon.It is the only soft drink that had partial successas a
hot beverage.Also, aluminumcanswerefirst introducedin
the 1950's,andthe price of Dr. Pepperwasonly l5 cents.
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ALLHALLOWS EVE
By IsaiahAngeli
On October3l't manypeopledressup asastronauts,ghouls,goblins,Elves,dwarves,devils, angels,farmers,and doctorsandgo trick-or treatingwithout knowing
what it is all about.
Halloweenis really a culturething dating from
approximately700 A.D, from manytribes of people.One
of the tribeswere calledthe Celtswho believedthat NovemberI't is the beginningof a new year andthat the dead
cameto life the night beforeto scarepeople.Many people
would put on masks,light bonfnesand makenoiseto scare
the deadaway.After the Romansconqueredthe Celtsthey
alsoadoptedthis Samhainfeastday by bobbingfor apples.
If you got an applefirst you were going to be the oneto get
married.Next they also addednuts,bakedgoods,and sweet
fruits to this holiday. In 835 PopeGregorythe IV moved
All SaintsDay from the commonlycelebrateddateMay the
13eto the offrcialdateNovemberI't makingOctober3l$
All HallowsEvemeaningthe Eveof All SaintsDay.
The Holiday Man E-Mail for feedbackand ideapurposes:
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Dogs and Cats
By LindseyHoyer
Dogsand catsaxeboth greatpets! They are also
the most popularpetsin America. So I decidedto take a
poll of which areliked better-dogs
or cats.
Dogslove to run, play, andbe loud andwill almostalwayscometo you. Theyaregoodpetsif you like
to play or at leastlike to watchothersplay. Dogsmostly
showtheir affectionby jumping on you andtying to lick
you sometimes!
Catsaremuchmorequiet and smaller.They
play
muchpastkitten hood but they arebeautiful,
don't
sophisticatedanimalsThey are goodpetsto sit and cuddle with! They showtheir affectionthroughpurring and
rubbingtheir headon your leg. Both are greatand I love
themboth!
Here is the poll that I took:
60% saidthey like dogsmorethan cats.
40Vosaidthey like catsmore.
So it seemsthat dogsare generallyliked more
by peoplethan catsare.
VOICE OF TIIE PEAIYUTSGAIYG
By JosiahVanderMaas
Bill Melendez,the voice of
Snoopyand the animatorof the show,Pecnuts, diedat age9l on Tuesday,September2,2OO8of old age.
He beganhis illustrious careerat
Disney and WarnerBros. creatingsomeof
the most classiccartooncharacters.Bill
wasthe only animatorpennittedto work
with CharlesM. Schulz.He earnedcountlessEmmy nominations,eight Emmy Awards,two
Peabodyawatds,andan Oscarnomination.He got all
this hardwarein a period of 70 years.
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By-IsaiahAngeli
Deerhunting is considereda sportfor somepeople.Some
peoplethink it's cruel to kill animals;othersthink we
shoulddo it in moderationbut still think it's bad to kill
them. I personallylike to go huntingto get the meat
which is 95olohealthierfor you than cow meat.The reasonfor this is deerareroamingMissouri eatingnothing
but grassandbark from treesanddrinking freshwater
from the streamwhereascows taketheir bathsin farm
pondsand drink out of them at the sametime.
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THE BIG BITE
By JuliaEngle
A daytimepredatorof manymarineinhabitants,
the GreatWhite Sharkis believedto haveexceptional
eyesight,andto seein color.
So how on earthare we supposedto protectourselves.when onedecideswe look like a sealandbite us?
Well therearetwo wavsthat I know to do
it. Oneway is to pokethe sharkin
the eye. The reactionis the same
as it is for humans.The second
way is to punchthe sharkssnout.
This will mix its sensesup and
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WHO'S TI{E SUCKER? eynacnet
When femalemosquitoes(boy mosquitoesdon't bite) bite you, they're not just getting in a meal,they're developingtheir
eggs.Our blood fills their bellies andhelpsproducesomemore blood-thirstysuckers.Now boys beforeyou go braggingthat only
femalemosquitoesbite, think abouthow the boy mosquitoesarepretty useless.The girl mosquitoesaresavingthe populationand
what arethe boysdoing again?When it comesdown to it, the boy mosquitoesarethe real "suckers".
Theselong-nosepestshavean impressivesenseof smell. They can smell a mealfrom distancesup to 50 meten. Mosquitoeswill travel long distancesto get their snack.Mosquitoeswill fly in from 40 miles awayjust for onemeal.(I bet if they had to
pay our gaspricesthey would rethink that.)
The Eskimosand Alaskansaren't evensafefrom the blood hunt. For the threeweekperiod in betweenJuly andAugust the
Mosquitoesdrop in for a bite.
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TheNational Museumof the
United StatesAir Force
A review by Austin Beam
The NationalMuseumofthe United StatesAirForce, lo'
catedin Dayton,OH, is the world's largestand oldestmilitary aviation museum.On my recentvisit I found the museumto be very
cool and interestingandwould highly recommendit.
Therearemanyexhibitsthatyou will wantto checkout if
you go. The first would be the WWII gallery. I think this gallery is
neatbecauseyou g€t to seegreatfighter planessuchasthe LockheedP-38 "Lightning," the North AmericanP-51Mustangs,andthe
famous B-29 Bornbercalled"Bockscar.'n"Bockscar is the plane
that droppedthe Atomic Bomb at Nagasaki,Japan. You alsogetto
seeactualreplicasof the atomicbombsdroppedon Japanwhich
helpedendW-W[. They areniclnamed "Little Boy''and "Fat
Man."
Towardthe back of the museumyou will enterthe Missile
andSpaceGallery.Hereyou will find liquid and gasfluid missiles
that wereusedasa strategyto control Russiaduring the Cold War.
Also, what wasreally fascinatingwasthat they hadthe real Apollo
15 CommandModule,that wentto the moonin July of 1971,on
display.It was in the museumbecauseit carriedan all Air Force
crew.
Two small exhibitsthat shouldn't be over lookedwould be
the caseholding every medalof honor presentedto membersof
the Air Force,andthe Bob Hopeexhibit, showingall the contributions this entertainermadeto the troopsduring manywars.
The Holocaustexhibit was small andI thoughtit should
havebeenbiggerto rememberthe peoplewho suffered- However,
it wasinterestingto listen to the tapedtestimoniesof Air Force
menwho had liberatedthe concentrationcamps.
If you havetime you shouldtake a shortbus ride to the
andDevelopmentand Flight TestHanga.
Presidential/Research
Hereyou canactuallywalk throug! the presidentialplanesusedby
Roosevelt,Truman,Eisenhower,KennedyandNixon. The Kennedyplaneis the planeKennedyflew to Dallas on the day he was
assassinated
andthe planewhereJohnsonwasthen swom into the
Office of Presidentthe sameday.
Over all I would give the DaytonAir and SpaceMuseuma
5 out of5 rating.
For more directionsto the museumyou cancontactthe museumat
rirww.nationalmuseum.af,mil or
(937')2ss-3286.
Your Guide to Chicago
By MaeveBlankenship
Chicagohasso manythingsto seeanda few musts€estre on my list. Whetheryou havebeenthereor not, many
peoplewould agreethat Chicagois a cool place;a town full of
peopleandthingsto do.
The first thing that you want to makesureto seeis the
SearsTower. It is the secondtallestbuilding in the world. You
will watcha shortfilm on the constructionanddesiggof the
SearsTower andthe'ngo into a very lmge elevatorwhich will
takeyou to the l03rd floor. Onceon declgthe view takesyour
breathaway.You canwalk aroundall four sidesof the building
and look doumbelow at a city that seemsto stetch on and on.
It is 4ma?ing!
The next thing on my list would be Navy Pier. On the
pier therearemweums,shops,a Ferris wheel,and swings.It
may not soundlike a lot comparedto the SearsTower,but it is
a really fun place.You caneventake a boat ride on the lake or
rent a bicycle to peddlealongthe pier.
Now, if you are looking for a good placefor lunch,I
suggest
The Houre of Blues.Make sureto go during the
would
daytimethough,becauseit is a bar md concerthall at night,
butjust a greatrestaurantduring the dayligbt houn. It is a cool
placewith goodmusic,greatfood, and a cool gift shop.This
shouldbe on my musiclov€r's list of placesto go. It is so cool!
Picturetaking is not allowed,so you will haveto seethe place
for yourself!
Another interestingtourist destinationis Millennium
Park,hometo *The Be&-, a giant sculptureby British artist
Anish Krypoor- Itreflects everythinglike a hugemirror. The
sculptureis actuallynamed*Cloud Gate" and is madeof polishedstainlesssteel.Sculpfires re everywherein the park and
thereis er'ena graphicsculptureftat you take paft in. Watch
out! You may get wet!
Continuedonpage 15 seeCHICAGO
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ISS|IE
WHICH ONE SHOULD I BTIY?
By Trey Brockman
I had sometrouble decidingwhich MP3 to buy, and
I am suresomeof you havehad the sameproblem,
becausethereareso manyMP3s out thereand it is
hardto tell which one is bestasthey get more advanced.Theseare somefeaturesof the mostpopular
MP3's,the Zuneandthe iPod:
iPod: I like the iPod for thesefeatures:Most iPods
havevideoandvideopodcasts,(excludingthe Shuffle,
which doesn'thavea screen.).My old MP3 only hada
smallblackandwhite screen,andI foundit annoying
thatI couldn'twatchvideos.TheiPod alsohasgames,
a world clock,stopwatch,alarmclock,photos,notes,
contacts,an equalizeqand,of course,MUSIC! The
iPodTouchhasa touchscreenthat allowsso much
hasa wi-fi cardthat
more!This amazimgtechnology
allowsyou to haveInternetwhenyou arein a designatedspot.The iPodTouchalsonow hasa speakerthat
allowsyou to play musicwithoutthe headphones;
greatfor listeningwith friends.The iPhoneis almost
exactlylike the iPodTouch,but it hasa cell phone
built in. Thedownsideof the iPod is thattheyneed
iTunesto put songsontothem.If you get a new iPod,
you haveto downloadthenewestversionof iTunes.
iTunesdoesnot work on someWindowscomputers,
though,so be careful.Herearetheprices:
d9ctron'q$
NEWESTiPOD NANO
By: Rebecca Ziebarth
Steve Jobs has done it again! Apple has come out with the
new Ipod Nano w-hich is "Rockalicious"and better than the
last. This is the 5mGeneration of Ipod Nanos. The latest version has more featuresand tech specs.The Nano's height is
3.6 inches,width is 1.5 in., depth is .24 inches, and the
weight is exactly 1.3 ounces.The Display featuresa2 inch
(diagonal) screen with a blue-white LED light and has capacities of 8 or 16 Gigabyte flash drives. On one battery
charge, you can listen to music for a whole 24 hours or watch
videos for 4 hours. The new Ipod Nano comes in nine different colors: silver, black, purple, blue, green,yellow, orange,
red, and pink. You can also view photos on the Nano, a little
or a lot depending on the flash drive size.
The Apple company also cares about the environment.
"Ground-Breaking" technology introducesthe'Genius' feature. Genius is a tool that you use to make a playlist of many
songscome from just one. According to the Apple website,
this is the best Ipod so far and should be selling by the hundreds (or thousands)in a couple ofweeks.
ffi
k*{t
iPodclassic:
iPodshuffle:$50,iPodnano:$150-200,
iPhone:
iPod
touch:
$500
$300-400,
$250,
Zune: Zunesarea lot like iPods,but theydon't have
notes,games,stopwatch,or world clock.Theycan,
however,sendsongsor videosfrom oneZuneto another.You cankeepthe songfor 3 daysor 3 plays,
whicheveronecomesfirst. Thenit will deletethe song,
but give you the option to buy it later. Zunesaremade
by Microsoft,which I didn't evenknow until I started
this report.
Herearethe pricesfor Zunes:
1,8gb$100-226(holds2000songs),
80gb$200-$31
4gb$80-193(holds975songs.)
I boughta 3'dgenerationiPod Nano,becauseI felt that
iPodsdid so muchmore.My iPod works great,and I
do not regretbuying it at all. However,the choiceis up
the iPodto anyone.
to you.I definitelyrecommend
s
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Riversof Life
By RobertSmith
[iuersollife$occer
nrmil$mlth
Rivers of Life is back! Sadly,this is probablygoing to
be our lastyear.For thosewho didn't readlastyear's newspaper, Rivers of Life is an 8ft gradesoccerteamwhich is built up
Rivers of Life plays inthe CYC
of mostly homeschoolers.
(CatholicYouth Council) Soccerleague,eventhoughwe do
not play for a Catholicchurch.We havebeenthe leaguechampions 3 yearsin a row! (LeagueChampionshipsstartin 5th
grade,so we've beendominiting our liague since5ft grade)
Eventhoughwe've beendominatingour league
lately, our first yearwasn't so good.We would be lucky to get
the ball pasthalf-field we were only in kindergarten,playing
againstthe "Bigl' ls graders.Obviously,we've improved;one
ofour starplayers,who left us to play selectsoccer,scored28
goalsin l0 games! Last year, our teamwasmorebalanced.
We had 6 wins andthe highestscoreron our team(me) had4
goals-that's it! Almost everyonehad a goal, mosthad 2, this
year,we arejust asbalanced,andwe're hoping for a great
year!
DefendingLeagueChampions
Taketo the Field
Riversof Life socceris back! Sadly,this is
probablygoing to be our lastyear. For thosewho didn't
iead last year's newspaper,Riversoflife is an 8ft grade
soccerteamwhich is madeup of mostly homeschoolers.
Riversof Life's soccerteamplaysin the CYC (Catholic
Youth Council) soccerleague,eventhoughwe do not
play for a Catholicchurch.We havebeenthe league
champions3 yearsin a row! (LeagueChampionships
startin 5s grade,so we've beendominatingour league
since5e grade).
Uictorious...
NstAlways
Eventhoughwe've beendominatingour league
lately, our first year wasn't so good.We would be lucky
to get the ball pasthalf-fiel4 we were only in kindergarten,playing againstthe "Big" l't graders.Obviously,
we've improved,oneof our starplayers,who left us to
play selectsoccer,scored28 goalsin l0 games!Last
year,our teamwasmorebalance4 we had 6 wins and
the highestscoreron our team(me) had 4 goals,that's
it! Almost everyonehad a goal, most had 2, this year,
we arejust asbalanced,andwe're hoping for a great
year! We've addeda coupleofnew playersandme
thrilled to haveJoeyChrunback on the field. We played
our first Soccergarneon September206 andbeatSaint
MargaretMary Alacoqueby a scoreof 2-0 the goals
were scoredby: Tim SegristandRok Smith.On September266, Riversof Life playedagainstQueenof All
Saints.The scorewas2-1. Matt SegristandAlan Smith
scoredthe goalsfor Rivers.The next day, Riversplayed
againstSt. Joseph,the final scorewas3-0 in Rivers favor.
So if you wantto comeout to any of the games,hereis an
email addressto inquire:
gmail.com
soccerbecool@
The Playoffs
By RobertSmith
Sadly,this year,the Cardinalshaveonceagainfailed to
makethe playoffs, andthe Cubshaveclinchedthe division title.
You can't get muchworst thanthat. I wasevenat the game
whenthe Cardinalswere eliminatedon Tuesday,September
23rd. Eventhoughwe won the game,the New York Mets also
won, eliminatingany playoffhopes for the Birds.
The Phillies haveclinchedtheir division, beatingthe
Mets out in the final seriesof regularseasongames.The Dodgersalso clinchedtheir division, the National LeagueWest.The
Diamondbackswere eliminatedfrom any chanceof catching
them by noneotherthanthe Cardinals.The MilwaukeeBrewers
clinchedthe Wild Card for the NL, which puts them in the worst
position,beingthe'\reakesf' team.The BostonRed Sox are
going to play the Angels in the first round,andthey arethe two
bestteamsin the AL, sothis shouldbe a good series.The
Tarrpa Bay Raysarefinally in the playoffs, andare scheduled
to dukeout the first round with the ChicagoWhite Sox. The
Rayshavebeendoing greatthis year,and I wouldn't be surprisedifthey won.
Now, herecomemy predicitions...Theteamfrom the
NL to makeit to the World Seriesis The Phillies.Next, the team
from the AL will be the Angels.Last, but not least the winner
of the World Serieswill be The Phillies. Don't expecttheseto
be right! They arejust guessesof mine, basedon their perfonnanoes.
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By Matt Segrist
of Cardinal
And with that most
Nation goescrazy!
"And that's the ballgame! I 00 yearsof futility for the
ChicagoCubs!"
This yearwasthe Cubs' l00th year of not winning the
World Series.A lot of expertsevenpredictedthat they would be
the onesto win it all. They had the bestrecordin the National
League,andthe teamthey were facing,the Los AngelesDodgers,had the worst recordof any teamin the playoffs.
GOLF
First game:7-2 Dodgers(yes!)
Secondgame:l0-3 Dodgers(onemore!)
Third game:(Dodgerswin this andthe Cubsareout!)
3-l Dodgers!
And with that most of CardinalNation goescrary! It
quite
the heartbreakerfor the Cubbies,their lineup was
was
stacked,they hadhomefield advantage,they wereplaying the
teamwith the worst recordin the playoffs...andthey got swept.
It wasn'teveneloseseeingashow theygot outscored20-6.
They hadthe besthomerecordof the National League(maybe
evenof all baseball),yet their two homegames(#l and#2) they
got creamed(7-2 and 10-3).
Now don't getme wrong,I'm no Dodgersfan,but I'm
mostdefiantlyanti-Cubs.Whenthe Cubswon the divisionthis
year (morethan l0 gamesover the Cards)I was dying. The
worst part being that eh Cardshad beenso closeto them almost
the whole season.So whenthe Cubslost that first game,I got
somehope.Thenafter they lost that third gameI wascompletely andtotally ecstatic.Ahhh, theseare goodtimes.
Well...maybenextyearthe Cardscancomeback.
Hut, Hut, Hike
By JosiahVanderMaas
It is fall. andfall meansfootball. The NFL hasbegun andthe actionhasstarted.It hasbeena qaz! off seasonwith the whole Brett Favre. After all that talk about
him retiring he is back,with the New York Jetsof all people. Okay,enoughaboutthe offseasonand Brett Fawe,
lets get to the real thing. So far it hasbeena crazy
year. Tom Brady, the New EnglandPatriotsstarquarterback is out for the seasonandthe Dallas Cowboyshaven't
lost a game. DerekAndersonthe startingQB for the
ClevelandBrowns is not showingup for this seasonafter
his Pro Bowl seasonlast year. Also Plaxico Burressthe
play-makingreceiverfor tle New York Giantsis being
suspended
until October5. It is only the fourth week and
look at what all hashappened.
By Trey Brockman
If you've everwatchedgolf on TV, you probablyneverwant
to haveanythingto do with it. I thoughtthat, too, until I played
my first game.ThenI found out that, eventhoughit may seem
like a slow-goingsport,it is very ftrn; especiallywhenyou get to
drivethe cartor hit a ball offof a cliff!
Here aresometips:
You candrive a ball into a lake, but try not to drive the cart into
it. You canchip the ball onto the green,but if you chip the cart,
the managerwill personallydriveyou offthe course.You can
hit a birdie, andthat's a goodthing, but if you hit a bird, the
wildlife protectionpeoplewill want to talk to you.
Here are somedefinitions of golf terms:
par: scoringthe averagepoints per hole
You can hit a birdie, and
that's a good thing, but if you
hit a bird, the wildlife protection peoplewill want to talk
to you.
bogey: one shot over par. On a par4, a bogey would be 5 shots.
double bogey: two shots over par. On a par-3, a bogey would be
5 shots.
birdie: a score that is one stroke below par. On apar-4, a score of
3 is a birdie.
chip: a shot played from close to the green.
drive: the first shot on a hole hit ffom the tee. "Drive" usually
refers to shots hit with a driver, 3-wood or l-iron or driving iron.
tee: a tiny spike offof which you drive the ball.
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Healthand Beauty
by:KelliClark
Hey everyone,l'm backand readyto starta newyearof newspaperlI'm so happyto be backbecausethis year,
column.Nowtherewill be doublethe help,andwe need
my friendRebeccaZ. andI arejoiningforcesfor thisparticular
youneedto sendus an emailat healthandbeautvcolForus to getyourquestions
doublethequestions!
(sothatmeansyoucanaskmorethanone
ourselves
up between
andwe willdividethequestions
umn@qmail.com
ha-ha)we shouldget
questionat a time!)Ok, nowthatyouknowaboutthe doublesegment(kindalikea splitpersonality
startedwiththe column,l've hearda lot aboutthe dancecomingup on Nov.1stand I thoughtthatsinceifs so close,
Rebeccaand I wouldstartwith that! Middleschoolers,you can keepthis advicefor whenyou cometo yourfirst dancein
a yearor two! Keepin mind,this is Rebecca'sand my firstdancewith the homeschoolgroupbecausewe bothare freshmen,so we'renot actuallygoingto be talkingaboutwhatgoeson at the dancebecausewe don'tknow.Buf,we do know
the fashions!Myadvicetodayis goingto be on make-up,nails,and hair!| knowthatmostof youalreadyknowwhatyou
youcan referto later!
aregoingto do for yourhairnailsand makeup,so thisis just maybesomething
I am so excitedto seewhateveryoneis wearing,becauseformaldancesare my favorite! Make-upon dance
nightsis supposedto be dramatic,butthatdoesn'tmeanbringoutthe powderblueeyeshadowand rubyred lipsticklike
youare 3 yearsold (unlessit matchesyourdressof course,thenit'sok!)butyou'llprobablydo yourmake-upmoreextravagantly
thanwhatyoudo everyday,becauseI mean,comeon! lfs a dancefor pete'ssake!lfs alwayscoolto use
eye shadowthat matchesyourdress,but if you havea reallybrightcoloreddressand you can'tfind a shadowthat
matchesit, no worries,thereare simplewaysto matchwith it not actuallybeingthe color!To substitute,youcan do a
naturaltonelikebrown,tian,andyourskincolorfor colors.Ok, I'mguessingyou haveboughtoneof thoselittlecontainwhite.Well,howmanyof you
ers before,withthreeor fourdifferentshadesof the samecolor,includingsometimes,
havewatcheda makeovershowwherethey do the people'smake.upand usedlike4 differentshadows?Thoselittle
helpto putit on! Firstlightlybrushthe lightest
arewhatthatis meantfor,andyoudon'tneedprofessional
containers
this is
fromyourmiddlelid to evenoutthe color)all theway up to youreyebrowline(remember
color(alwaysstrarting
more
go
(the
a
tad
you
main
color)
use
next
up
you
to
the
color
illusion).
Then,
donelightly, because arecreatingan
your
go
not
as far
eyebrows,
(from
halftvay
up
to
only
about
middle!)
but
the
the
lighter
and
thanthe
color,
stroke color
as the lightlycoloredshadow.Next(thispartmayseemkindaweirdto you)we are leftwitha reallydarkcolorwhichis
not meantto coveryour lid (unlessit is the colorof yourdress)(stopat the eye socket)and lightlybrushon eachcorner
of youreyelid,kindawherethe lashstarts.Then LIGHTLYbrusha lineat the backof youreye at the socketto create
depth.Andwiththis,you haveactuallycreatedan illusionof darker,roundereyes!Nowas for the colorsthatis totallyup
to youof course!And as for the lipstickand lipgloss,the choiceis up to youof course,again!Nowas for the color,I like
lightercolorslikelightpinkand lightbrown,just to havea morenaturalcolorto my lips.Butif you likethe brightercolors,
Godmadeeveryonedifferentand you aren'tgoingto havethe samelikesas me, so if you likedark colorsor vibrantly
popifiedcolorslikerubyred,that is totallyok and veryfun! (andrememberweare supposedto be dramatic!)
thatdoesn'tmeango out and
Nowfor nails,the elegantwayto go is a frenchmanicure.NowwhenI saymanicure,
get one,you can giveyourselfone!A frenchmanicure,for thoseof youthat don'tknow,is a creamcolorpolishfor the
bodyof yournailanda whiteplolishfor thetipsto makethe naillooknatural.Butcoloris notan enemyto eleganceeither,ifs dramatictoo, so if that is whatyou are leaningtowards,that is totallycool,whetherits blackor hot pink.AND if
youdecidenotto paintyournailsat all, bravo,you'rebeinghonest!
As for hairthat is totallyup to you becauseno one knowsyour hair betterthan you do! Whetheryouwantto do
sparklybanettesand fancycurls,leaveyourhair down,put it in a frenchbraid,or do a ponytail it's all great!Curlsare
elegantANDdramatic,and bunsand frenchbraidsare too. and no matterwhatstyleyou choose,you primpand hair
sprayand straightenand curlto makeit just perfect.Everyonewill be amazed!| thinkthis will be an amazingdanceno
matterwhatand no matterif you take 30 minutes(althoughI don'tthinkthafs possiblefor a girl!)or 5 hoursto get ready,
I can'twaitto see all of you becauseI knowthis is goingto be a beautifulnightlStaysweet!
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Mr.Smartypantsman.
I{ELLO! Greetings!Salutations!This is, in fact
Mr. Smartypantsman!
Someof you may havehearda
rumor I wasnot going to return,but NOT SO, I
SAY! I ambackfor at leastanotherschoolyear...
after that, I cannotsay! Anyhow, seeingashow I
haveno emailsor questionsat this point, I will start
this yearoffwith a riddle.This is actuallymorea
problemthan a riddle, but I promiseit is more fun
thanyour mathbook! I will give it to you as originally fanslated. A goodfriendof minewroteit!
Archimedeshimself! IF anyof you canfigwe this
out (you may ask friends,siblings,parents,or teachers,aslong asthey havenot alreadylookedup the
answer)at the end of this week,you officially have
my congratulations:this one is a doozy! Not so much
for me, but for more commonfolk, it is a
doozy! Remember,no cheating.If you think you or a
relative or friend hasthe answer,give it to Mrs. Mullins, in an envelope,with the instructionto give it to
class.I will receiveit from them! If
thenewspaper
you can'tdo that, email me your answerat
Mr.smartylrantsman@Gmail.com . You can
also email any questionsaboutvirtually anything
(religion andpolitics aside)and if I like it, I may put
it in the next article! Ok. with no further. adieu!Here
it is.. ..
"The sungod hada herdofcattle consisting
of bulls andcows,onepartof which waswhite,a
secondblack, a third spotted,and a fourth brown.
Among the bulls, the numberof white oneswasone
half plus onethird the numberof the black greater
thanthe brown; the numberof the black, one quarter
plus one fifth the numberof the spottedgreaterthan
the brown; the numberof the spotted,one sixth and
one sevenththe numberof the white greaterthanthe
brown. Among the cows,the numberof white ones
was onethird plus one quarterof the total black cattle; the numberof the black, one quarterplus one fifth
the total of the spottedcattle;the numberof spotted,
one fifth plus one sixth the total of the brown cattle;
the numberof the brown, one sixth plus one seventh
the total of the white cattle.What wasthe composition ofthe herd?u
So! How many cattlearethere?The answerwill
be given in time, in somefuture article! If it helps,the
answeris very large....You may usea calculatoqbut
not the Internet!Or bookswith explanations,or if you
know a mathprofessor,you may askhim, but the
samerulesapplyto him aswell. He may usea calculator, as long asthe processby which the answeris
found is not given to him directly, ORthe answeris
given to him directly. So! With that, I bid you adieu
again,andgood luck!
ffiFff
Artwork by NicholasGeorge
is hereonceagain!And
Mr.Smartypantsman
Salutations!
believeme I am rea4v for anotheryearof answeringyour questions! Of course,asthis is the first issue,thequestionsupplyhas
not beenthemost...how shallI put it. . ..satisfactory.
No worries!I havecomeup with a solution!First I havea
riddle (seeotherarticle), andwhile you're thinking aboutthat, you
canreadsomequotesby oneof my favoritepeopleof all time-G.K.
Chesterton.Theseshoulddo until the inquiriescomeflowing in.
G.K. Chesterton;althoughalmostno onehasheardof
him, in my humbleopinion,he is the most influential and unappreciatedwriter,thinkerandtheologianof all time. This is somethingI
canmost definitely relateto. Due to spacerestraints,I will not be
ableto go into the excessivedepththat I normally do on a subject
suchasthis. Thoughjust to give you an exampleof his influence,I
will tell you this; not only did his book TheEverlastingMon convert C.S Lewisto Christianity,but he alsohelpedinspireGandhito
leadthe revolution! So, althoughit painsme to saythis, you may
usethe internetto discoverwhat a fascinatingpersonMr. Chesterton was.Now, without further ado,G.K Chestertonquotes.
"Misers get up early in the morning; andburglars,I am informed,
getup the night before."
"To havea right to do a thing is not at all the sameasto be right in
doingit."
"The reformeris alwaysright aboutwhat is wrong. He is generally
wrong aboutwhat is right."
"I agreewith the realistic Irishmanwho saidhe preferredto prophesyafter the event."
"It is true that I am of an older fashion;muchthat I love hasbeen
destroyedor sentinto exile."
"The riddles of God aremoresatisfyingthanthe solutionsof man."
And my personalfavorite:
'?oets havebeenmysteriouslysilent on the subjectof cheese."
If you would like more information,just email me at
(this is whereyou shouldemail
mr.smartypantsman@gmail.com
your questionsaswell), or go to www.Chesterton.org.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
(PS2,XBOX360,PS3,Wii
;T for Teen)
By MathewDiffee
Haveyou ever wantedto force chokea Wookie? How
of pieces.Well in
aboutsmashan AT-ST into thousands
game
you
takesplacebecan.
The
Force
Unleashed
the
tweenepisodesIII and IV. If you everwonderedwhy in
episodeIV everyoneis so afraid of Darth Vaderyou'll
know why now. In the frst level you play asDarth Vader
ashe is hunting down a rougeJedi.After you completethe
missionyou thanplay as Starkiller (Darth Vader's Apprentice)While you play asStarkiller you can customize
his skills (to a point), outfit, and light saber(color and
blade). With everytime you beata foe you gain force
pointsthat let you upgradeStarkiller. The combatis fast,
fun, andsimpleto learn,but sadlyvery repetitive. The
story is ok but very hard to understandat somepoints becauseits like you know whereto go becauseyou weretold
to go therebut you don't know why. At the endyou and
Vaderbecomeenemieswithout evenknowing why. While
the gameis goodit is alsovery disappointingat the same
of thisI giveit a7.75-10ratinganda2.75-5
time.Because
family friendly becausethis is a very dark gameandthere
is a lot of deathand somemild profanitiesin it.
Poems
Onebright day in the middle of the night
two deadboysgot up to fight
Back to backthey facedeachother.
Pulledout knivesandshoteachother
the deafpolicemanheardthenoise
andcameand shotthe two deadboys.
If you don'tbelievethis lie is true:
Ask theblind man
He sawit too.
Not kooky enough,you say?Vell....
#2
'Twasmidnight on the ocean
not a streetcarwas in sight.
The sunwas shiningbrightly
for it rainedall day that night.
'Twasa summerday in winter
andthe snowwasraining fast
asa barefootboy with shoeson
Stoodsitting in the grass.
Guitar Hero:\ilorld Tour
(P53,PS2XBOX360n
Wii Rating;RP)
By MathewDiffee
With Guitar Hero : World Tour they havenot only addedthe
full bandexperiencebut they haverevolutionizedit. This is
notjust a copyof RockBand,it's somethingnew altogether.
With the new gamehascomea new guitar controllertoo. All
new touch sensitiveneck sliders(the peopleat Neversoft
namedthem that) will help you nail thosetough solos.The
fret buttonsrespondbetterandhavea betterfeel to them.
Don't worry all of you old guitarownersyou canstill use
them with the new game,you just wont haveaccessto all of
the new features.The drumsare looking like they will be
betterandmorerealisticthan Rock Band's. They havetwo
cymbals,andthreetouch sensitivepadsandhavewooden
drum sticks..All of the instrumentsarewirelessexceptthe
microphone(it worksjust like Rock Bandsbut in my opinion lookscooler;it's all black).The songlist has85 songs
andincludes
Bon Jovi: Livin' on a PraYer
Korn: Freakon a Leash
Linkin Park:WhatI've Done
No Doubt Spiderwebs
Systemof a Down:B.Y.O.B
Now you canmakeyour own rocker like in Rock Band,but
you alsomakeyour own guitar and drums.Lastbut not least
you canalsomakeyou own music,but I can't get into the
detailsaboutthatbecauseit wouldtaketoo longto coverand
all I can sayaboutthe careermodeis that they madea whole
new, more in-depthone.
BARLOWGIRLCONCERT
By LindseyHoyer
BarlowGirlis a Christianrockbandthatconsistsof three
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BarlowGirlis on their"MillionVoices"tourrightnow.On
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COSTUME PARTY
by MackenzieDiffee
This month my youth group is having a costumeparty. They will haveprizes for the winnersof certaincategories.You
canplay video gamesandparticipatein a tournamentfor a prize of ten dollars split into five for eachpersonif it is a team. It will
be on thetwenty-fifthof this monthfrom 6:30to 10:00.Therewill be pirza andsodafor free.To repeatthis eventis FREE!!!
PLEASECONTACTMACKENZIE DIFFEEFORMORE INFO!
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UpcomingChristian Concert
ByMackenzieDiffee
This yearat the Family Arenawe are going to haveCastingCrownsperformingwith other
Cbristianartistslike Natalie Grant,Denverandthe
Mile High OrchestrqAvalon, Michael English,
andPureNRG. -Theywill be performingThursday,December4*, 2008at 7:00pm. Theywill be
doing a Christmasconcertsponsoredby Joy FM. I
sawthem at ChristianFamily Day at the Ball Park
earlierthis yem. CastingCrownsis a modestgroup
with greatlyrics. They are a contemporaryChristian group. They are greatat making the whole
thing abouthaving fun while worshipingour Lord
and Savior. As far asthe othergroupsgo, I've
hearda few ofthere songsand I think that they are
somevery goodbands. So, all in all I think that
this will be a very goodconcert.
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Harvest Pafi
Youth Event 13 vearsold and older
Place: Real Life Church
627 ForderDr.
Mehlville,MO 63129
Date: FridayoOctober 24th
Time: 7:00pmuntil10:30pm
Cost: $3.00plus eachnersonshouldbring a bag of
candvor snackitem
The$3.00chargecollectedat thedoor is a donationfor
the churchandhelpscoversomeof my cost.
Activities include: Fun. Fellowship.Fun. and more
Fun.
CostumeContest:(Pleasedo not wearanybloodlz.
sparygory"or inappropriatecostumesor you will be
askedto removethe costumeor not be ableto stay.)
BestCarved Pumpkin Contest: (Carveyow pumpkin
at homeand bring it to the party)
The BestJoke or Riddle (winnerwill be postedin
S.H.A.R.ENewspaper)
MummyWrap
Real Egg Toss
Pumpkin SeedSpitting and TossingContest
Rat Race
SecretFood ChallengeContest
Bonfire for roastingmarshmallows.
Pleasesignup with Pat Zink rrzink4636)chgrter.net
cell (314).540-2957
Also, your child doesnot haveto wear a costumeto
attend; however,most all the kids will havea costume on. So pleaseencourageyour child to wear a
costumeand alsoocarve a pumpkin. This witt be a
great night for our kids. Pray for goodweather.
Pleaselet me know if you can chaperones,help setup
or cleanup.
PEPPER continuedfrom page4
The sloganfor the sixties: "America'sMost MisunderstoodSoft
Dritrk". Why, you ask?In'63, the United StatesFiflh District Court (U.
S. F. D. C.) in Dallasdeclaredthat Dr. Pepperwasnot a cola, leading
to the creationofthe aforementionedslogan.The reasonDr. Pepper
(Thenonly 2l centsa pop) informedthe public that their drink was
"Not a cola" is becausethe bottlersin Texaswerenot allowedto carry
"colas" otherthan Coca-Colaor Pepsidueto a conftct they had
siped. So,whenDr. Pepperannouncedthat they werenot a cola, it
expandedtheir reachthroughoutthe United States.As you can see,
therearevery many goodreasonsfor the taglinescreatedby Dr. Pepper Company.ln 1962,the pull ring tab wasinvented,andlater that
decadethe re-sealabletop wasput to use.Also, sodasbecameavailable
in vendingmachines.However,it wasnot until 1970(whenthe price
was lowereddown to 20 cents)that plasticbottleswereusedfor containing soft drinks. Adding to their popularity,the 23 flavors were certified Koshern 1972(So peopleof Jewishdescentalsohavethe opportunity to enjoy the 23 flavors of Dr. Pepper).
In the eighties,the Dr. PepperCompanymergedwith 7-up, and
tumedtheir original plant into a non-profit museum.The price, dueto
inflation,skyrocketed
to .75cents!Also, in the 90'sand2000's,Dr.
Pepperreleasedseveralmoreadvertisingslogansincluding "Dr. Pepper.It Makesthe World TasteBetter",and"OneTaste& You'll Get
ft".
Over the years,Dr. Pepperhasbecomeincreasinglypopular
andwell known not only in America,but also in the rest of the world.
Its look and style havechangedwith the decades,but its 23 flavors (all
of which areunknownto the public), havestoodthe test of time. These
arethe reasonswhy I love Dr. Pepper,andnow you know a little bit
aboutthis history of this amazingsoda.
"EXPELLED"
IS RELEASED
by DavidTate
On October21,2008,the highlyawaitedDVDof the documentaryExpelled:No lntelligenceAllowedwill be released.
This thought-provoking
film reachedthe #5 positionon the
per-screenaverage,afteropeningat #10. lt has also becomethe#12 highestgrossingdocumentary
of all time.
Thisis an amazingfeatfor anymovie,especially
onewith
such"controversial"
content. Narator Ben Stein,along
with manyothers,points out how educatorsand scientists
arebeing ridiculed, deniedtenure,and evenfired for the
fact that theybelievethere is evidenceof "design"in nature.
Thefilmcausedquitea stiramongthe public.During the weeksbeforeits release,the Expelledwebsitesite
receivedover2millionhits,andwasthe6mmostpopular
searchon )/a-h_9o.cgm.
Leadingevolutionists(andatheists) P. Z. Myers, RichardDawkinsand EugeniaScott,all
interviewedin the film, repeatedlydenouncedBenStein
andExpelledin the pressand on theirwebsites.
ManySHAREfamilieswenttogetherto see Expelledon itsopeningdayof April18th - inctuding
most
membersof the ne\irspaper
staff. I'm sureevenmore
SHAREfamilieswillbe purchasing
the ExpelledDVDon
October21$!
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DEER con't from page5
All of this is storedup with
their meat.A goodportion of
the peoplein Missouri want to
O{ITLAW deerhuntingbecauseit resultsin killing animals,but for now everyhunter
for everyseasonneedsto follow Missouri's laws andregulations. For example,hereare a
few lists of rulesthat hunters
haveto follow.
1. Huntersmusttry to kill
any animalthey arehunting
with a quick, clean,kill meaning they mustfiy to hit the animal's vital organs.
2. oncethey haveinjured an
animalandthe animalruns off
they must go after it no matter
how seriousthe wound is
3. Cannot be wastefulof the
meatthey take from it.
4. Canonly take so manydeer
which variesfrom seasonto
seasonand countyto county.
5. Are restrictedwhat type of
weaponthey use
Therearea whole lot of rules
for any type ofhunting and
thankfully the stateof Missouri
ConversationDepartrnentis
well fundedandhasa lot of
workersand volunteersworking
for them who know how many
deerwe cankill and how many
fish we cantakefrom which
sfeam.
Now a lot of statesrestrictthe
useofany type ofrifle for any
seasonor any reason.This is
becausestateslike lllinois,
Iowa, SouthDakota,Kansas
andOhio haveflatlandsthat
allow rifle shotsto go as far as
5 miles in severalseconds
(that's scary).Justthink about
it: I could go hunting in lllinois
and miss my targetandthe
bullet could go overtheriver
andkill somebodyin the city.
Missouri, howeverohasseveral
hills wherethe bullet couldjust
go into oneofthem and stop.
More info on The Missouri
ConversationDepartment,go to
http ;//www.mdc.mo. gov/
PEANUTS continuedfrom page5
In the year 1948Melendezleft the WarnerBros. Co. andheadedto
the UPA (United Productionsof America). He workedtherefor a decadeasa
director anda producer. In his time therehe producedmorethan 1,000commercialsand videos.At the UPA he startedworking with J. Walter Thompson'sad company. Ford liked the charactersfrom Peanutsand askedhim if
they could usesomeof the charactersfor someof their commercials.In 1959
Melendezstartedpreparinghis animationwork and showeditto Peanuts creator Schulz.
Melendezwent on to createCharlie Brown and Friends. He alsohelpedcreate
suchclassicsasPinocchio, Fantnsia, Dambo, andBambi. Bill Melendezwas
one of the bestcartoonistsof all time.
If youwanta team,storyor recipeputinto"Share
please
the News",
e-mailus.
(sports)
soccerbecool@gmail.com
(entertainment)
saveurshot@gmail.com
(advice)
Mr.Smartypantsman@gmail.com
(beauty
healthandbeautycolumn@gmail.com
advice)
(holiday
dauntingknight@yahoo.com
news)
Advertise your business in S.H.A.R.E.The News.
We will print
114pageads for $4.00,
tl2 pageads for $8.00,
businesscards for $2.00.
This is a greatway to get the word out about your business, Your ad will reach everyonewho reads this newspaperor views the newspaperon S.H.A.R.E.'swebsite!
Pleasecontact one of our reportensor editons,or send
an e-mailto katrina@graceucc.com
to inquireabout an
ad. Thankyou!
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CHICAGO continuedfrom page6
A greatdinnerplaceis the Hard Rock
Cafe.This is a morekid friendly place
thanthe Houseof Blues andthe Hard
Rock Cafdhasgood food andgreatsouvenirs,too. Everyoneloves all of the displayedmemorabiliafrom the cmeersof
rock stars.You areallowedto takepicturesandyou will want to, onceyou see
how manycool things arethere.
Another importanttravel not for
a big city like Chicagois that you may
want to walk everywhere.You canseea
lot more,plus, thereis somecrazydriving
that you might want to steerclearof. If
you arenot inclinedto walk andyou
don't want to testyour skills driving, this
is a city with greatpublic hansportation.
The cabride is a mustdo! Seriously,riding the streetsof Chicagoin a cab is an
experience
all by itself.
Shoppingin ChiTown is fun
too. Chicagohassomeof the bestboutiques,biggeststores,and a vertical shopping mall. That is somethingyou should
maketime for.
Chicagois a wonderfulplace
with manythingsto see.I think that everybody shouldgo thereat leastonetime
in their lives.
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Thesestatisticspoint to oneconclusion:homeschoolingworks. Even manyof the StateDepartmentsof Education,which are generally biasedtowardthe public schoolsystem,cannotarguewith thesefacts.Not only doeshomeschoolingwork, but it works without
the myriad of statecontrolsand accreditationstandardsimposedon the public schools."
Memberof CongressBob Ban for the Journal-Constitution
saidthe following in his articlefoundon http:l/www.ajc.com.
"From my own experienceas a memberof Congresswho penonally reviewedhundredsof applicationsfor admissionto our counI canattestto the fact thathigh schoolseniorswho hadbeenhomeschooledfor all or partoftheir academic
try's military academies,
careerscompetedfavorablyin all aspectsof academicswith studentswho affendedpublic or private schools.Georgiais not alonein
recognizingthe valueof homeschooling;virtually all otherstatesdo aswell."
I thoughtCaliforniacouldhandleheat?Don't reinventthe wheel!Now, comeon California,you don't needto abolish
just sowe homeschoolers
homeschooling
will haveto join your schoolsandraiseyour lackingstatistics.We couldtutor.Thanksfor
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Larger people are more likely to be bitten then
lighter people. Larger people and pregnant women give off
more carbon dioxide than lighter people. Carbon Dioxide is
the "cherry on top" to hungry mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes like the jocks. When it comes to outdoor sportsmosquitoeswill swoop in to "get in the game"
and they're certain not on your team. When you pant from
exhaustionyou exhale carbon dioxide, which attractsmosquitoes. Mosquitoes are attractedto lactic acid oozing from
your sweat glands and movement.
Mosquitoes are water bugs. They're not swimmers
but they're partial to water, especially stagnant water.
Places containing from of waler are common breeding
grounds for mosquitoes.
DEET is still proven to be the best chemical repellant to fight off mosquitoes.DEET can be found in most
bug sprays such as *OFF".
Now that you are educated about mosquitoes you
can help protect yourself against them. Who's the sucker
now?
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