Wednesday, December 31, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 31, 2008


Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, ND Women--(
12) ND 59, (20) Vanderbilt 57; Saint Mary’s--Blackburn 66, SMC 54.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Falcons at Cardinals (4:30 p.m., NBC); Colts at Chargers (8 p.m., NBC); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NFL Notes: Broncos--Broncos fire Mike Shanahan after 8-8 season; won two Super Bowls but missed playoffs last three seasons; Seattle--Mike Holmgren announces he’s taking a sabbatical from coaching; has more wins than any active coach; Falcons--QB Matt Ryan is AP Offensive Rookie of the Year; Browns--Browns to interview recently-fired Jets coach Eric Mangini.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Humanitarian--Maryland 42, Nevada 35; Texas--Rice 38, Western Michigan 14; Holiday--(15) Oregon 42, (13) Oklahoma St. 35.
NBA Scores: Hawks 110, Pacers 104; Knicks 93, Bobcats 89; Heat 104, Cavaliers 95; Suns 101, Grizzlies 89; Hornets 97, Wizards 85; Bucks 100, Spurs 98; Mavericks 107, Timberwolves 100; Kings 92, Clippers 90; Trailblazers 91, Celtics 86.
NHL Scores: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 0 (Blackhawk win streak ends at nine); Capitals 4, Sabres 2; Bruins 5, Penguins 2; Canadiens 2, Lightning 1 (SO); Maple Leafs 4, Thrashers 3 (OT); Devils 4, Blues 3; Senators 3, Oilers 2; Flyers 3, Canucks 2;
College Basketball Scores: Men--Bethel 73, Florida Memorial 59; Siena Heights (MI) 88, IUSB 69; Illinois 71, (9) Purdue 67 (OT); (25) Butler 72, UAB 68; Valparaiso 78, North Park 47; (6) Wake Forest 83, Radford 61; (13) Syracuse 100, Seton Hall 76; (20) Clemson 98, South Carolina 87; Arkansas 96, (4) Oklahoma 88; Women--Bethel 75, Evangel (MO) 62; Alabama 81, Ball St. 75; Valparaiso 58, North Florida 49; Kentucky 82, IUPUI 60; (2) UNC 93, Austin Peay 61; (14) Maryland 80, Mississippi St. 73; (23) Georgia Tech 77, Florida A&M 42; (5) Oklahoma 87, St. Louis 61; (19) Pittsburgh 93, Western Kentucky 50; (10) Louisville 82, New Hampshire 40; (9) Auburn 68, Miami (FL) 53; (18) Florida 75, Miami (OH) 56; (22) Kansas St. 73, Washington 60; (8) Tennessee 77, Gonzaga 58; (3) Texas A&M 83, (25) New Mexico 51; San Diego St. 60, (4) Texas 55.
MLB: Rays--Rays sign reliever Joe Nelson to $1.3-million, 1-year deal; Diamondbacks--Diamondbacks sign C Chris Snyder to 3-year deal; Nationals--Nats sign P Daniel Cabrera to 1-year, $2.6-million deal; Reds--Reds sign OF Willy Taveras to 2-year contract.
High School Basketball: T-Mobile Invitational--Washington High School Lady Panthers (10-0) beat Bob Jones High School (AL) 64-55 to win tournament of nation’s best at Ball St.; beat Detroit Martin Luther King 70-35 in early round.
Local
Local Headlines: Overcharge--
Macy’s overcharges debit cards; people who shopped at Macy’s with debit card Saturday before Christmas should check bank statement; Macy’s says overcharges will be refunded.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
Obama to seek quick economic rescue bill; atheists sue to get prayer, God out of Obama’s swearing-in; Obamas move to Washington this weekend; will stay in hotel suite since official guest house is unavailable; Obama will hold meetings in Washington next week on how to revive the faltering economy; Illinois--embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich picks former state Attorney-General Roland Burris, 71, to fill President’elect Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat; Illinois Secretary of State Jessie White says he will not certify pick; Blagojevich is charged with trying to sell the Senate seat; Senate Democrats, including Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, say they will refuse to seat Blagojevich’s pick; Madoff--Bernie Madoff, who cheated investors out of $50-billion dollars, will file list of assets today; actor Kevin Bacon and actress wife Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) are among those who lost money investing with Madoff; China--head of Chinese dairy pleads guilty in melamine deaths from tainted milk; GM--GM, GMAC ease lending rules to entice car buyers.
Deaths: Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, 70; vigilante killer Ellie Nessler, 56; her fatal shooting of son’s accused molester in a courtroom was made into TV movie; was diagnosed with cancer while serving sentence.
Weather
Today High 23 Low 14 Snow Showers
Thu High 31 Low 23 Mostly Cloudy
Fri High 27 Low 18 Chance Snow
Sat High 27 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 31 Low 18 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m.,
Knight Rider; 9 p.m., Law and Order: SVU; 22--8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8-10 p.m., How To Deal; 28---8-10 p.m., Bones (2-part episode); 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-10p.m., Shrek 2; 69--8-10 p.m., Celebrity Expose` (two episodes).

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 30, 2008


Announcements
Art:
Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Football--
Charlie Weis has right knee replaced; Basketball, Saint Mary’s--Wilmington (OH) 72, SMC 58.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Falcons at Cardinals (4:30 p.m., NBC); Colts at Chargers (8 p.m., NBC); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NFL Notes: Coaches Fired: Romeo Crennel (Browns), Eric Mangini (Jets), Rod Marinelli (Lions); Marinelli coached Lions to worst record in NFL history (0-16).
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Alamo--Missouri 30, Northwestern 23 (OT); Papa John’s--Rutgers 29, N.C. St. 23; Utah--head coach Kyle Whittingham signs 5-year, $6-million deal to stay at Utah; (7) Utes are 12-0 heading in to Friday‘s Sugar Bowl vs. (4) Alabama.
NBA Scores: Bulls 100, Nets 87 (Derrick Rose 21 points, 13 assists); Hawks 109, Nuggets 91; Pistons 88, Magic 82; Timberwolves 108, Grizzlies 98 (OT); Suns 110, Thunder 102; Wizards 89, Rockets 87; Jazz 112, 76ers 95; Warriors 117, Raptors 111.
NHL Scores: Rangers 5, Islanders 4; Canadiens 5, Panthers 2; Sharks 3, Stars 1; Flames 2, Wild 1; Avalanche 5, Predators 1; Blue Jackets 2, Kings 0.
College Basketball Scores: Men--UCSB 71, Ball St. 51; (11) Georgetown 74, (2) U Conn 63; (23) Michigan 77, N.C. Central 57; (15) Villanova 62, Temple 45; (14) Tennessee 89, LA Lafayette 62; (19) Baylor 79, Portland St. 66; (17) Arizona St. 84, Central Conn. St. 47; Butler (10-1) ranked 25th in new AP poll; Women--IU 62, Michigan St. 48; Wright St. 63, IPFW 57; Ball St. 77, Richmond 71; Butler 83, Christian Brothers 40; (14) Maryland 90, N.C. Asheville 57; (9) Auburn 87, Duquesne 67; (16) Virginia 68, Louisiana Tech 52; (10) Louisville 95, Central Michigan 72; (18) Florida 85, Vermont 76; (15) Rutgers 57, Geo. Washington 47; (24) South Dakota St. 82, Northern Iowa 69; (13) California 85, St. Mary’s (CA) 44.
MLB: Red Sox--BoSox reach tentative agreement with RHP Brad Penny on $5-million, 1-year contract.
Local
Local Headlines: Option Meeting Cancelled--St. Joseph County Council local option income tax meeting cancelled; LaPorte--LaPorte County Council votes down local option income tax 5-2; Recycling--recycling delays in area caused by weather; Surplus--community group Citizens for Common Sense says South Bend has $47-million budget surplus and St. Joseph County has $27-million surplus; Abandoned Kayak--SBPD investigates overturned kayak found in river; Flushed with Success--local company makes portable restrooms for inauguration; Coachmen--Coachmen Industries sells recreational vehicle division to Forest River; Coachmen’s CEO Rick Lavers says company will continue to manufactured homes and specialty vehicles and headquarters will remain in Elkhart County; Coachmen stock price is $1.92 per share today.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
HHS Secretary-designate Tom Daschle attends town meeting on health care in Dublin, IN; doctors tell Daschle that more patients going to emergency rooms because of lack of health insurance; Trig Palin is Uncle--Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska governor and Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and fiance Levi Johnston announce birth of son Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston; Tripp’s parents plan to wed this summer; California--Santa killer reportedly planned more murders; Ford--billionaire investor Kirk Kekorian sells off all of his Ford stock; had owned 107.1-million shares in October; Pakistan/India--Pakistan urges new India dialogue; U.S. supply route closed in N.W. Pakistan; Israel/Palestine--no end in sight as Gaza battle enters fourth day; Illinois--feds want lawmakers considering impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich to hear four incriminating wiretaps; Bangladesh--former PM Sheikh Hasina will return to power after her party posts landslide win; Thailand--new PM Abhisit Vejjajiva inaugurates government despite protestors.
Deaths: singer/songwriter Delaney Bramlett, 69; worked with George Harrison and Eric Clapton; George Francis, 112, oldest man in U.S.; sculptor Robert Graham, 70.
Weather
Today High 40 Low 20 Mostly Cloudy
Wed High 253Low 14 Chance Snow
Thu High 31 Low 23 Mostly Cloudy
Fri High 27 Low 18 Chance Snow
Sat High 29 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m.,
Law and Order; 9 p.m., Law and Order: SVU; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9-11 p.m., Kennedy Center Honors: Leon Fleisher, Steve Martin, Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, Brian Wilson with Caroline Kennedy as host; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28---8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-p.m., Happy New Year, Charlie Brown; 8:30 p.m., Rudolph’s Shiny New Year; 9:30 p.m., According to Jim; 69--8-10 p.m., Shaken Not Stirred (two episodes).

Monday, December 29, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 29, 2008


Announcements
Art:
Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports

NFL Scores: Texans 31, Bears 24; Colts 23, Titans 0; Falcons 31, Rams 27; Patriots 13, Bills 0; Bengals 16, Chiefs 6; Packers 31, Lions 21 (Lions‘ 0-16 mark worst in NFL history); Vikings 20, Giants 19; Panthers 33, Saints 31; Steelers 31, Browns 0; Raiders 31, Buccaneers 24; Ravens 27, Jaguars 7; Dolphins 24, Jets 17; Eagles 44, Cowboys 6; Cardinals 34, Seahawks 21; 49ers 27, Redskins 24; Chargers 52, Broncos 21.
NFL Notes: Patriots--Tom Brady’s dad denies rumors that the injured Pat’s QB and model Giselle Bundchen are engaged; Browns--general manager Phil Savage fired; Steelers--QB Ben Roethlisberger taken off field on stretcher due to concussion; 49ers--49ers remove “interim“ from head coach Mike Singletary‘s job description; deal reportedly for four years.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Hawaii--Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21; Poinsettia--(11) TCU 17, (9) Boise St. 16; Motor City--Fla. Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21; Meineke--West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30; Champs Sports--Florida St. 42, Wisconsin 13; Emerald--California 24, Miami (FL) 17; Independence--Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10.
NBA Scores: Hornets 105, Pacers 103; Nuggets 117, Knicks 110; Mavericks 98, Clippers 76; Cavaliers 93, Heat 86; Celtics 108, Kings 63; Lakers 130, Warriors 113.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 4, Wild 1 (Blackhawk win streak franchise-record nine); Bruins 2, Thrashers 1; Ducks 4, Blues 3; Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 1; Oilers 5, Predators 2; Canucks 3, Senators 0.
NHL Notes: Winter Classic--Winter Classic at Wrigley Field may be postponed; unseasonably warm weather is delaying installation of ice rink.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(10) Purdue 59, Valparaiso 45; Lipscomb 74, IU 69; Indiana St. 85, Northern Iowa 84 (2OT); Evansville 76, Drake 65; IPFW 67, North Florida 61; (13) UCLA 78, Louisiana Tech 55; (23) Minnesota 82, High Point 56; (1) North Carolina 97, Rutgers 75 (UNC 12-0).
UFC: Light-Heavyweight Title Fight--Rashad Evans def. champion Forrest Griffin; fight stopped at 2:46 of third round; Quinton “Rampage” Jackson KO s Wanderlei Silva in non-title fight.
MLB: Giants--Randy Johnson, 45, signs with Giants; Nationals--former Cub OF Corey Patterson signs with Nats; Yankees--1B Mark Texeira signs with Yanks for eight years, $180-million; 25-cent bleacher seats for opener in new Yankee Stadium.
Local
Local Headlines: Lost Power--
downed power lines in Michiana leave thousands without power; Erosion--soil erosion along Lake Michigan bluffs damages southern Michigan homes; SBPD--South Bend police investigate another shooting; Sunday morning shooting is third in last four days; Thud--pothole season upon us after warm weather; Good News--low gas prices continue in Michiana.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
health care reform remains a priority for President-elect Obama; Hawaii storm cuts off power to Obama vacation estate; Laura Bush and Condoleezza Rice defend Bush presidency; California--estranged husband dressed in Santa suit kills eight members of wife’s family on Christmas Eve, then kills self; Bangladesh--Bangladeshis vote for new Parliament in restoration of democracy; India/Pakistan--Pakistani government calls for “calm” with India; Thailand--Thai protestors surround Parliament building forcing delay in legislature‘s opening session under new government; protestors are supporters of deposed government; Illinois--Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn predicts Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be impeached by February 12; Canada--eight missing in Canadian avalanches; Somalia--Somali president quits after four years in office; Oil--oil rises above $40 per barrel due to Israeli-Gaza conflict; Israel/Gaza--Israeli bombers pound targets in Gaza for third straight day; obliterate symbols of Hamas power; Israel prepares for possible Gaza invasion; African Union--African Union suspends Guinea membership after military coup in Guinea; Guinean Army Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has declared himself president after death of long-time President Lansana Conte; Conte had seized power in 1984 military coup; Business--Wal-Mart began selling iPhones Sunday.
Deaths: Actress/singer/dancer Eartha Kitt, 81; Nobel-winning playwright Sir Harold Pinter, 78; wrote The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming, and Betrayal; mystery writer Hillary Waugh, 88.
Weather
Today High 41 Low 25 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 40 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 25 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 31 Low 23 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 29 Low 20 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m.,
Greatest Holiday Moments: Hilarious Home Video Countdown; 9 p.m., Deal Or No Deal; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28---8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Bones; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unraveled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-11p.m., Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl; 69--8-10 p.m., 2008 World Music Awards.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

South Bend, Indiana

Letter to the Editor
I am not educated nor am I an expert in any particular field. But I am sincere and my sincerity is my credentials."


With no place in the county of lake that can compare and not only compare but simply house an help educate ,deal w/circumstances that may continue to complicate an prevent housing,and yet homeless people in the city and county,no matter where you look ,the probation officer ,tells a homeless man to come to east chicago,(back to living on the street)instead of networking w/probation officers in same state,which by the way is only 2 counties away,(meaning to leave a homeless) place designed to help ,a place that is replicated across the nation for its way of helping the homeless,,a safe place out of the cold,out of the worsening economy,A Mr James George and or his supervisor is not being a part of lake county Indiana`s solution to ending homelessness,but playing a major part in the problem,this is part and parcel to the legacy Bernard Carter (county prosecuter) is leaving(oh I do not think so ,) And I intend to blow this lack of compassion toward the homeless,this lying to Hud about how monies in east chicago,and lake county to help the homeless is being spent ,as i write this here i am in southbend,along w/people from highland,griffith,crownpoint,east chicago,gary,and other towns and cities,yet my plan I wrote w /a MSW to eliminate homeless in ten yers in lake county was ignored. IGNORE THIS,the peson i am speaking of is not(a murderer,child molester,rapist,gangbanger,thief,alcoholic,drug addict,ciggarette smoker,bar hopper,or other such things ,but the underlying mssg is Screw em,How dare these bureaucrats do such,how dare they say we have no monies to help the homeless,how dare they say we are compassionate democrats,this is unacceptable to day ,tomorrow,and yesterday,we,will not be maligned by these unprofessional,so called employess,( bureaucrats work for us the people an some heads ned to roll) get fired ,its cold out or do they not know and or care ?
Lorenzo Kibler

Monday, December 22, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 22, 2008


Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--(12) ND 88, Delaware St. 50; Women--(13) ND 89, Loyola-Chicago 45.
NFL Scores: Ravens 33, Cowboys 24; Bengals 14, Browns 0; Saints 42, Lions 7; Dolphins 38, Chiefs 31; Patriots 47, Cardinals 7; 49ers 17, Rams 16; Titans 31, Steelers 14; Chargers 41, Buccaneers 24; Bills 30, Broncos 23; Raiders 27, Texans 16; Seahawks 13, Jets 3; Falcons 24, Vikings 17; Redskins 10, Eagles 3; Giants 34, Panthers 28 (OT); Bears and Packers play tonight on ESPN.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl--Wake Forest 29, Navy 19; New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque)--Colorado St. 40 vs. Fresno St. 35; St. Petersburg Bowl--South Florida 41, Memphis 14; Las Vegas Bowl--Arizona 31, (17) BYU 21; Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); FCS National Championship--Richmond 24, Montana 7 (Richmond 13-3; Montana 14-2); NCAA Division III Championship--Mount Union 31, Wisconsin-Whitewater 26 (10th title in 16 seasons for Mount Union [15-0]; Wisconsin-Whitewater 13-2).
NCAA Football Notes--Iowa St.--Iowa St. hires Auburn defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads as head coach; Rhoads replaces Gene Chizik who took head coach job at Auburn; Virginia Tech--three Virginia Tech starters could miss Orange Bowl--DE Jason Worilds (shoulder), LB Brett Warren (ACL) and LG Nick Marshman (academics); Eastern Michigan--EMU hires Louisville defensive coordinator Ron English as new head coach; English had been on Lloyd Carr‘s staff at Michigan; English is fifth black head coach in major college football; Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego)--Tuesday, (9) Boise St. (12-0) vs. 11 TCU (10-2).
NBA Scores: Friday--Clippers 117, Pacers 109 (2OT); Celtics 126, Bulls 108; Saturday--Pacers 95, 76ers 94; Bulls 106, Jazz 98; Sunday--Hawks 85, Pistons 78; Mavericks 97m, Wizards 86; Celtics 124, Knicks 105; Cavaliers 102, Thunder 91.
NBA Notes: Cavaliers--LeBron James thinking of signing extension after Cavs get off to 22-4 start.
NHL Scores: Friday--Blackhawks 3, Flames 2 (OT); Saturday--Blackhawks 3, Canucks 1 (Blackhawks win streak seven); Sunday--Devils 3, Flyers 2 (SO); Panthers 3, Avalanche 0; Bruins 6, Blues 3; Hurricanes 3, Canadiens 2 (OT).
College Basketball Scores: Men--Friday--(24) Marquette 94, Western Carolina 77; (10) Wake Forest 86, Richmond 79; Saturday--(13) Purdue 76 (22) Davidson 58; Butler 73, Fla.-Gulf Coast 53; Indiana St. 66, DePauw 60; Nebraska 75, IPFW 48; IUPUI 67, (1) UNC 85, Valparaiso 63; Seton Hall 65; (20) Arizona St. 76, BYU 75; (21) Baylor 79, TX-Arlington 76; (15) Georgetown 69, Mount St. Mary‘s 58; (2) Connecticut 88 (8) Gonzaga 83 (OT); (11) Syracuse 72, (23) Memphis 65; Minnesota 70, (9) Louisville 64; (17) Ohio St. 71, Iona 53; (4) Oklahoma 81, VCU 70; (16) Tennessee 79, Belmont 77; (19) Michigan St. 67, (5) Texas 63; (14) UCLA 76, Mercer 59; (6) Duke 82, (7) Xavier 64; Sunday--Ball St. 60, Presbyterian 57; (3) Pittsburgh 56, Florida St. 48; (25) Clemson 91, Miami (FL) 72; Women--Indiana St. 64, Eastern Illinois 51; IUPUI 64, Virginia Tech 52; (1) U Conn 85, Northern Colorado 40; (16) Pittsburgh 89, Florida A&M 59; (10) Auburn 65, Geo. Washington 51; (3) Stanford 78, South Carolina 47; (22) Oklahoma St. 75, Southern Miss. 72; (8) Duke 97, USC 89 (OT); (19) Vanderbilt 98, Tennessee St. 82; Saturday--IU 81, Northwestern 57; Jacksonville 59, IUPUI 56; (23) Kansas St. 58, Indiana St. 43; Ball St. 72, Western Kentucky 71 (OT); (25) Georgia Tech 63, TX-Arlington 56; (2) UNC 68, Illinois 59; (7) Baylor 81, Oregon 71; (8) Duke 86, Siena 41; (22) Oklahoma St. 88, UNLV 73; Sunday--Duquesne 77, IPFW 64; (15) Maryland 74, Old Dominion 65; (17) Virginia 65, Mount St. Mary‘s 55; (4) Texas A&M 64, (24) TCU 50; (20) Florida 90, (16) Pittsburgh 83; (10) Auburn 74, Coppin St. 46; (9) Louisville 67, Vermont 56; (18) Ohio St. 70, Michigan 50; (19) Vanderbilt 86, Tenn.-Martin 29; So.Dakota St. 74, Valparaiso 58; (6) Oklahoma 94, Tulsa 42; (1) U Conn 83, Florida St. 71.
Boxing: WBA Heavyweight Title Fight--defending champion Nikolai Valuev wins disputed decision over 46-year-old ex-champion Evander Holyfield 116-112, 115-114, 114-114.

Local
Local Headlines: Body Found in Alley--
body of man believed to be in his 50’s found in 1000 block of Colfax behind Hansel Center.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
Vice-President-elect Biden and family will adopt pound puppy to keep German Shepherd company; Biden granddaughters will announce Shepherd puppy’s name at Christmas; President-elect Obama selects science and technology team--Harvard University professor John Holdren will serve as assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Obama announced that . Environmental scientist and marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco of Oregon State University is his pick for administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; president-elect also names Nobel Prize-winning Harold Varmus, a former Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Eric Lander of MIT and Harvard, a leader of the Human Genome Project, as co-chairs of the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Madoff--charitable trusts suffer because of Bernard Madoff scandal.
Weather
Today High 11 Low -1 Chance Snow
Tue High 27 Low 27 Ice Pellets
Wed High 32 Low 18 Ice Pellets
Thu High 27 Low 20 Mostly Cloudy
Fri High 34 Low 27 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Today Looks Back 2008: A Holiday Special; 9-11 p.m., Momma‘s Boys; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Worst Week; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28---8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Prison Break; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unraveled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Shrek the Halls; 9-11 p.m., Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 69--8-10 p.m., The Spirit of Christmas.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 21, 2008

Letter to the Editor

Dear Friend,s and colleages

A new report in The Nation[1] documents what many have claimed for years--for some Black New Orleanians the threat of being killed by White vigilantes in Katrina's aftermath became a bigger threat than the storm itself.

After the storm, White vigilantes roamed Algiers Point shooting and, according to their own accounts, killing Black men at will--with no threat of a police response. For the last three years, the shootings and the police force's role in them have been an open secret to many New Orleanians. To date, no one has been charged with a crime and law enforcement officials have refused to investigate.

The report is helpful, but given Lousiana's horrible record on protecting its Black citizens, justice will only come if we demand it.

I've joined ColorOfChange in calling on Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, and the U.S. Department of Justice--to conduct a full investigation of these crimes and any police cover-up. Will you join me? It takes only a moment:

http://www.colorofchange.org/nation/?id=1525-136315

In the two weeks after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the media created a climate of fear with trumped-up stories of Black lawlessness. Meanwhile an armed group of White vigilantes took over the Algiers Point neighborhood in New Orleans and mercilessly hunted down Black people. "It was great!" said one vigilante. "It was like pheasant season in South Dakota. If it moved, you shot it."

The Nation's article tells the story of Donnell Herrington, Marcel Alexander, and Chris Collins--a group of friends who were attacked by shotgun-wielding White men as they entered Algiers Point on September 1, 2005. As they tried to escape, Herrington recalls, their attackers shouted, "Get him! Get that nigger!" He managed to get away. Alexander and Collins were told that they would be allowed to live on the condition that they told other Black folks not to come to Algiers Point. Herrington, shot in the neck, barely survived.

And there's the story of Henry Glover, who didn't survive after being shot by an unknown assailant.[2] Glover's brother flagged down a stranger for help, and the two men brought Glover to a police station. But instead of receiving aid, they were beaten by officers while Henry Glover bled to death in the back seat of the stranger's car. A police officer drove off in the car soon afterward. Both Glover's body and the car were found burnt to cinders a week later. It took DNA analysis to identify the body.

These are only a few of the stories of Black folks who were accosted in Algiers Point, and you can read more in The Nation. But unless you speak out, we may never learn the full extent of the violence. Journalists have encountered a wall of silence on the part of the authorities. The coroner had to be sued to turn over autopsy records. When he finally complied, the records were incomplete, with files on several suspicious deaths suddenly empty. The New Orleans police and the District Attorney repeatedly refused to talk to journalists about Algiers Point. And according to The Nation journalist A.C. Thompson, "the city has in nearly every case refused to investigate or prosecute people for assaults and murders committed in the wake of the storm."

The Nation article is important, but it's just a start. For more than three years now, these racist criminals have by their own admission gotten away with murder while officials in New Orleans have systematically evaded any kind of accountability. We have to demand it.

Please join me in calling on state and federal officials to investigate these brutal attacks and the conduct of Orleans Parish law enforcement agencies, and please ask your friends and family to do the same.

http://www.colorofchange.org/nation/?id=1525-136315

Thanks.

------

1. "Katrina's Hidden Race War," The Nation, 12-18-2008
http://www.colorofchange.org/link/?id=1525-136315&cat=nation&link=1

2. "Body of Evidence," The Nation, 12-18-2008
http://www.colorofchange.org/link/?id=1525-136315&cat=nation&link=2



"I am not educated nor am I an expert in any particular field. But I am sincere and my sincerity is my credentials."

Lorenzo Kibler

Friday, December 19, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 19, 2008


Announcements
Citizens Take Note: “Citizen Kane” mirrored events in the life of news mogul William Randolph Hearst. He sued the producers and director Orson Welles who also played the title role.
In the movie Charles Foster Kane inherits the mother lode from his mother (how appropriate). Among his father’s investments is a newspaper. He decides it would be “fun to run a newspaper” with his best bud--played by Joseph Cotton. The one newspaper becomes a chain of newspapers.
He marries a nice lady played by Agnes Moorehead who was Endora on “Bewitched.”. We see them at dinner sitting on opposite ends of a long banquet table.
To spice up his life he has an affair with a young starlet of limited talents (if they were making the movie today Paris Hilton would get the part). He fires his former best bud for writing a truthful review saying that her concert performance stunk (he was being kind). When the affair is discovered it destroys Kane’s political career before it starts.
All these events mirrored the life of William Randolph Hearst--only the names were changed--so for extra credit does anyone know the name of the real Rosebud.
“Citizen Kane” is considered one of the best--if not the best--films ever made.
Oh yes, the film will be shown today, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--
Irish home game against Delaware St. Saturday will be part of Indiana Basketball Extravaganza; reporters Howard Smith and Ryan Powell will cover 11 games across the state in four days.
NFL Scores: Colts 31, Jaguars 24.
NFL Notes: Jaguars--shooting victim Richard Collier honored at Jags-Colts game; former OL Collier paralyzed and forced to have leg amputated after being shot in September; Collier was named team captain for game; Vikings--QB Tarvaris Jackson will start.
NCAA Football Notes, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl (Washington, D.C.), Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), Colorado St. (6-6) vs. Fresno St. (7-5); St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5); Las Vegas Bowl, (17) BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5); Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); Ball St.--Ball St. names offensive coordinator Stan Parrish new head coach; Georgia Tech--head coach Paul Johnson gets new 7-year deal; Florida--QB Tim Tebow files paperwork for draft but not committing himself.
NBA Scores: Trailblazers 124, Suns 119 (Trailblazers’ Brandon Roy scores 52 points); Magic 90, Spurs 78.
NBA Notes: Grizzlies--Grizzlies waive former All-Star F Antoine Walker.
NHL Scores: Canadiens 5, Flyers 2; Capitals 4, Blues 2; Bruins 8, Maple Leafs 5; Hurricanes 2, Panthers 1 (OT); Penguins 6, Thrashers 3; Red Wings 6, Sharks 0;. Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 (SO); Stars 6, Blue Jackets 5 (SO); Coyotes 2, Predators 1.
NHL Notes: Chicago--ice being readied at Wrigley Field for Winter Classic on New Year’s Day; Blackhawks will host Red Wings.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(1) UNC 91, Evansville 73 (Tyler Hansbrough becomes UNC‘s all-time leading scorer); (9) Louisville 77, Mississippi 68; (8) Gonzaga 84, Texas Southern 42; Women--St. Francis (IN) 70, IUSB 62; Tennessee Tech 75, Evansville 71; (1) U Conn 109, Washington 51; (25) Georgia Tech 65, Winthrop 27; (17) Virginia 73, Monmouth 45; (11) Tennessee 81, Old Dominion 76; (5) Texas 81, (21) Arizona St. 71;
Local
Local Headlines: Option on Agenda--St. Joseph County Council reschedules vote on Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) increase to December 30; meeting will be short-handed since two council members will be out of town for holidays; if county council loses any more it may not have enough members for a quorum; South Bend has already passed LOIT increase; needs county council or Mishawaka city council to pass measure for it to take effect; so far LOIT is not on Mishawaka council agenda; Fire--St. Joseph County couple loses home and seven cats in house fire; Storms--street departments and utility companies in area prepare for severe storms.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
President-elect Obama expected to round out cabinet today by picking U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) as Labor Secretary and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative; Economy--Uncle Sam could be next victim in Wall St.’s Bernard Madoff scandal; IRS could lose $17-billion in tax revenue and a federally mandated insurance fund may lack funds to cover all the investor claims against Madoff; Auto Bailout--White House to give automakers low-interest loans; Deaths--Watergate’s “Deep Throat” Mark Felt, 95, dies; conservative leader Paul Weyrich, 66, dies; Malaysia--Malaysian foreign minister praises Bush shoe thrower; Iraq--Iraqi government says Bush shoe thrower apologized; Technology--University of Nevada researchers develop method to refine biodiesel from coffee grounds; Guantanamo--Defense Secretary Gates Bill Gates directs staff to draw up plans for closing prison camp at Guantanamo; Zimbabwe--Robert Mugabe says African leaders “not brave enough” to force him from power; Entertainment--country singer Mindy McCready in hospital after apparent suicide attempt.
Weather
Today High 31 Low 20 Ice and Snow
Sat High 29 Low 13 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 18 Low 9 Snow
Mon High 16 Low 11 Chance Snow
Tue High 27 Low 20 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m.,
Momma‘s Boys; 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9-11 p.m., Numb3rs (two episodes); 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 9;30 p.m., The Game; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28---8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 9 p.m., Don’t Forget the Lyrics!; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA In Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Punk‘d w/Jennifer Love Hewitt; 10:30 p.m., MTV Cribs: Jackass Edition.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 18, 2008


Announcements
Open House:
The Center for the Homeless will have an open house today from 2-7 p.m. to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
We will be welcoming community members to visit with our residents, staff and volunteers and tour through our facility with a Center guest.
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Citizens Take Note: “Citizen Kane” mirrored events in the life of newsman mogul William Randolph Hearst. He sued the producers and director Orson Welles who also played the title role.
In the movie Charles Foster Kane inherits the mother lode from his mother (how appropriate). Among his father’s investments is a newspaper. He decides it would be “fun to run a newspaper” with his best bud--played by Joseph Cotton. The one newspaper becomes a chain of newspapers.
He marries a nice lady played by Agnes Moorehead who was Endora on “Bewitched.”. We see them at dinner sitting on opposite ends of a long banquet table.
To spice up his life he has an affair with a young starlet of limited talents (if they were making the movie today Paris Hilton would get the part). He fires his former best bud for writing a truthful review saying that her concert performance stunk (he was being kind). When the affair is discovered it destroys Kane’s political career before it starts.
All these events mirrored the life of William Randolph Hearst--only the names were changed--so for extra credit does anyone know the name of the real Rosebud.
Oh yes, the film will be shown Friday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session.
Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Football--Kyle Rudolph and Michael Floyd earn freshman honors; Volleyball--Christina Kaelin named to AVCA Honorable Mention All-America team.
NFL Notes: Redskins--Hall of Fame QB “Slingin’ Sammy” Baugh, 94, dies at Texas home; Baugh was last surviving member of HOF inaugural class of 1963; Cowboys--’Pacman’ returns to practice after being declared out for season; Saints--owner Tom Benson has cancer surgery; RB Reggie Bush to miss rest of season; Steelers--restructured Steelers’ ownership approved; agreement will keep team under control of Rooney family.
NCAA Football Notes, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl (Washington, D.C.), Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), Colorado St. (6-6) vs. Fresno St. (7-5); St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5); Las Vegas Bowl, (17) BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5); Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); Florida--Urban Meyer says Notre Dame “still my dream job.”
NBA Scores: Bulls 115, Clippers 109 (OT); Pacers 127, Warriors 120; 76ers 93, Bucks 88; Celtics 88, Hawks 85 (16th straight win for Celts); Mavericks 96, Raptors 86; Pistons 88, Wizards 74; Jazz 103, Nets 92; Cavaliers 93, Timberwolves 70; Hornets 90, Spurs 83.
NBA Notes: 76ers--Eldon Brand injures shoulder in 76ers’ win; Hornets--Chris Paul sets steals record in Hornets win; game was 106th straight with at least one steal.
NHL Scores: Devils 5, Sabres 3; Blue Jackets 2, Sharks 1 (OT); Flames 3, Wild 2 (OT); Rangers 3, Kings 2 (OT); Canucks 4, Oilers 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(2) Bethel 88, IUSB 58 (Bethel 15-0, IUSB 3-11); IU-East 95, Holy Cross (SB) 75; (11) Syracuse 82, Canisius 60; (6) Duke 99, NC-Asheville 56; (23) Memphis 59, Ark-Little Rock 51; (19) Michigan St. 79, Citadel 65; (17) Ohio St. 81, Jacksonville 68; (3) Pittsburgh 79, Siena 66; (14) UCLA 75, Loyola Marymount 44.
NCAA Basketball Notes: IU--Eric Gordon of L.A. Clippers says IU had drug use problem; Gordon spent one season at IU before entering NBA draft.
MLB: Cubs--GM Jim Hendry says Jake Peavy deal not dead yet; Astros--ex-All Star closer Dave Smith dies at 53 of apparent heart attack; Dodgers--free agent SS Rafael Furcal to stay with Dodgers after negotiations with Braves fall through; Braves accuse Furcal of reneging on deal; Mets--Mets not for sale; team unaffected by Wall St. scam.
Local
Local Headlines: Hit-and-Run--
police search for hit-and-run semi driver; injured man was working on his truck near mile marker 83 on toll road near the Mishawaka exit; Spirit of Season--local boy donates entire month’s allowance to other kids who are less fortunate; Reform--Gov. Mitch Daniels says local government reform a top priority; Daniels says he will follow through with recommended reforms in 2007 Kernan-Shephard report during his second term; reforms include doing away with township governments and replacing county board of commissioners with single county chief executive.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
President-elect Obama selects the Rev. Rick Warren, pastor and author of “The Purpose-Driven Life,“ to give invocation at inauguration; Obama picks veteran Wall St. regulator Mary L. Schapiro to head Securities and Exchange Commission; Auto Bailout--Chrysler halts manufacturing as demand plunges and clock ticks on proposed bailout; Rwanda--Col. Theoneste Bagosora convicted of genocide by United Nations court in Tanzania; conviction was for 1994 slaughter in Rwanda of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus;.
Weather
Today High 27 Low 27 Mostly Cloudy
Fri High 32 Low 20 Ice Pellets
Sat High 29 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 27 Low 11 Chance Snow
Mon High 18 Low 11 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Million Dollar Password; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28---8 p.m., Secret Millionaire; 9 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8 p.m., Wrestlemania: The World Television Premiere; 9 p.m., Celebrity Expose`.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 17, 2008


Announcements
Open House: The Center for the Homeless will have an open house Thursday, December 18, from 2-7 p.m. to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
We will be welcoming community members to visit with our residents, staff and volunteers and tour through our facility with a Center guest.
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Citizens Take Note: “Citizen Kane” mirrored events in the life of newsman mogul William Randolph Hearst. He sued the producers and director Orson Welles who also played the title role.
In the movie Charles Foster Kane inherits the mother lode from his mother (how appropriate). Among his father’s investments is a newspaper. He decides it would be “fun to run a newspaper” with his best bud--played by Joseph Cotton. The one newspaper becomes a chain of newspapers.
He marries a nice lady played by Agnes Moorehead who was Endora on “Bewitched.”. We see them at dinner sitting on opposite ends of a long banquet table.
To spice up his life he has an affair with a young starlet of limited talents (if they were making the movie today Paris Hilton would get the part). He fires his former best bud for writing a truthful review saying that her concert performance stunk (he was being kind). When the affair is discovered it destroys Kane’s political career before it starts.
All these events mirrored the life of William Randolph Hearst--only the names were changed--so for extra credit does anyone know the name of the real Rosebud.
Oh yes, the film will be shown Friday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session.
▪Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.” The December 17 session is the last one.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 will be the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Pink Zone--
ND women’s basketball program among 15 involved in Pink Zone Challenge which raises money to fight breast cancer and for breast cancer awareness; Basketball, Men--Luke Harangody on weekly Big East honor roll; Basketball, Women--Irish lose second key player for season, sophomore Brittany Mallory; they had already lost Devereaux Peters.
NFL Notes: Pro Bowl--both Manning brothers, Brett Favre make Pro Bowl roster; first set of QB brothers to make Pro Bowl; Colts--Colts hope to have Joseph Addai and Bob Sanders back for Thursday night game at Jacksonville; Vikings--DT Pat Williams out 2-6 weeks with fractured shoulder.
NCAA Football Notes, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl (Washington, D.C.), Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), Colorado St. (6-6) vs. Fresno St. (7-5); St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5); Las Vegas Bowl, (17) BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5); Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); Florida--Urban Meyer says Notre Dame “still my dream job.”
NBA Scores: Bobcats 110, Bulls 101 (OT); Hornets 91, Grizzlies 84; Clippers 98, Thunder 88; Rockets 108, Nuggets 96; Trailblazers 109, Kings 77; Lakers 116, Knicks 114.
NBA Notes: Trailblazers--Trailblazers retire Terry Porters number 30; Pistons--G Allen Iverson fined $25,000 for making inappropriate comments to a fan.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 9, Oilers 2; Flyers 5, Avalanche 2; Maple Leafs 3, Devils 2 (SO); Hurricanes 3, Canadiens 2; Capitals 5, Islanders 4 (OT); Thrashers 4, Senators 1; Flames 6, Blues 3; Stars 2, Coyotes 1 (OT); Rangers 3, Ducks 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(25) Clemson 76, North Florida 36; (5) Texas 88, Texas Southern 72; (16) Tennessee 80, (24) Marquette 68; Women--IUSB 71, Trinity Christian (IL) 51; (16) Pittsburgh 98, Wagner 41; (8) Duke 56, (3) Stanford 52; (22) Oklahoma 58, Oral Roberts 48; (7) Baylor 73, Texas Pan Am. 27.
MLB: Cubs--Cubs sign Royals’ OF Joey Gathright; primarily CF, Gathright has career BA of .263 in five seasons and stole 21 bases in 25 chances last season; Gathright also gives Cubs another left-handed hitter; Phillies--Phillies sign OF Raul Ibanez to 3-year deal; Ibanez will replace OF Pat Burrell who is free agent; Orioles--Orioles sign Cardinals’ SS Cesar Izturis to 2-year deal.
Sports Notes: IHSAA--SB Washington girls basketball star Jasmine Watson’s fate in hands of judge; IHSAA claims she transferred from Elkhart Memorial to Washington just to play basketball and banned her from playing.
Local
Local Headlines: Hummer--
AMG denies deal for Hummer brand; Missing--family says Evelyn Williams, 16, missing since Tuesday.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President--elect nominates Chicago school chief Arne Duncan to be Education Secretary and ex-Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA) to be Agriculture Secretary; Adam Walsh--murder case of John Walsh’s murdered son Adam declared closed after 27 years; police say Ottis Toole was the killer; Toole died in prison in 1996; Iraq--journalist who threw shoes at President Bush faces court trial; Somalia--China prepared to deploy its navy along with U.S., India, and other countries to fight Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden after Chinese ship is attacked; Britain--British set timetable for pulling troops out of Iraq; PM Gordon Brown says British mission there will end no later than May 31, 2009; Entertainment--Madonna denies report of $76-million divorce settlement.
Weather
Today High 25 Low 18 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 29 Low 27 Ice Pellets
Fri High 36 Low 22 Ice Pellets
Sat High 31 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 27 Low 11 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., The Victoria‘s Secret Fashion Show; 9 p.m., Stylista; 28---8 p.m., Secret Millionaire; 9 p.m., Bones; 46--8-10 p.m., Harvest Show Two-Hour Special; 57--8 p.m., Pushing Daisies; 9 p.m., Private Practice; 69--8 p.m., Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; 8:30 p.m., Clippers at Bulls.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 16, 2008


Announcements
Open House:
The Center for the Homeless will have an open house Thursday, December 18, from 2-7 p.m. to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
We will be welcoming community members to visit with our residents, staff and volunteers and tour through our facility with a Center guest.
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Citizens Take Note: “Citizen Kane” mirrored events in the life of news mogul William Randolph Hearst. He sued the producers and director Orson Welles who also played the title role.
In the movie Charles Foster Kane inherits the mother lode from his mother (how appropriate). Among his father’s investments is a newspaper. He decides it would be “fun to run a newspaper” with his best bud--played by Joseph Cotton. The one newspaper becomes a chain of newspapers.
He marries a nice lady played by Agnes Moorehead who was Endora on “Bewitched.”. We see them at dinner sitting on opposite ends of a long banquet table.
To spice up his life he has an affair with a young starlet of limited talents (if they were making the movie today Paris Hilton would get the part). He fires his former best bud for writing a truthful review saying that her concert performance stunk (he was being kind). When the affair is discovered it destroys Kane’s political career before it starts.
All these events mirrored the life of William Randolph Hearst--only the names were changed--so for extra credit does anyone know the name of the real Rosebud.
Oh yes, the film will be shown Friday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session.
▪Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.” The December 17 session is the last one.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15. .
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Baseball--
ND junior outfielder A.J. Pollock put on 2009 Wallace Award watch list (Wallace Award is college baseball’s Heisman); Pollock was MVP in Cape Cod League this past summer; Pollock finished past NCAA season with .352 BA, 15 doubles, three triples, four homers, 42 RBI, and 28 stolen bases.
NFL Scores: Eagles 30, Browns 10.
NCAA Football Notes: Ball St.--Ball St. head coach Brady Hoke takes San Diego St. job; Cardinals were 12-0 in regular season before loss to Buffalo in MAC championship game; Auburn--Charles Barkley says race was issue in Auburn‘s hiring of white coach with losing record over ex-Nebraska QB and current University of Buffalo coach Turner Gill; Gill is African-American and his wife is white; Barkley charges “old boy“ establishment in SEC is still uncomfortable with mixed marriages; Gill took losing program at Buffalo and led them to MAC East title and win over previously unbeaten Ball St. in MAC championship game this season; new coach Gene Chizik greeted with boos upon arrival in Auburn.
NBA Scores: Pacers 118, Wizards 98; Hawks 83, Bobcats 79; Nets 94, Raptors 87; Bucks 98, Heat 83; Celtics 100, Jazz 91 (Celtic win streak 15); Nuggets 98, Mavericks 88; Suns 111, Knicks 103; Kings 118, Timberwolves 103; Magic 109, Warriors 98.
NBA Notes: 76ers--76ers fire coach Mo Cheeks; Kings--Kings fire coach Reggie Theus after 6-18 start; ex-Bulls’star is sixth coach to lose his job this season.
NHL Scores: Avalanche 3, Red Wings 2; Sharks 3, Kings 2 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men--(2) U Conn 91, Stonybrook 57; Cleveland St. 72, (11) Syracuse 69; Women--(18) Ohio St. 68, Cleveland St. 54; (2) UNC 105, Ark.-Pine Bluff 49.
MLB: Phillies--Phillies re-sign 46-year-old LHP Jamie Moyer and add Dodger free-agent RHP Chan Ho Park; Tigers--Tigers sign Twins’ free-agent SS Adam Everett; Astros--Astros sign free-agent outfielder Jason Michaels; Michaels played with Indians and Pirates last season.
Local
Local Headlines: County Council--
St. Joseph County Council cancels meeting; local option income tax was on agenda; Cause of Death--Mishawakan Donna Mae Maximenko died of hypothermia; missing woman’s body was found in Berrien County; Hummer--GM and Chinese company discuss purchase of Hummer brand; Job Fair--Blue Chip Casino to hold job fair Wednesday for new Michigan City hotel; Trimester--South Bend Community School Corporation discusses switching from semester to trimester system; trimester would mean three 12-week periods instead of two of 18 weeks.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
Electoral College formally casts ballots today; President-elect Obama picks Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) as Interior Secretary; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praises designated successor Hillary Clinton; Illinois--Illinois lawmakers approve inquiry into whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be impeached; President-elect Obama says internal investigation shows neither he nor his staff had inappropriate discussions with Blagojevich over Obama’s Senate successor; New York--Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg expresses interest in Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat; same seat held by Caroline’s Uncle Bobby; Thailand--opposition leader Abjisit Vejjajiva wins thin majority in Parliament to replace scandal-ridden government; Entertainment--Tom Cruise apologizes to “Today” host Matt Lauer for outburst on air; outburst included criticism of Brooke Shield’s use of medication to treat post-partum depression; Cruise says he came across as “arrogant.”
Weather
Today High 22 Low 20 Snow
Wed High 27 Low 20 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 34 Low 31 Ice Pellets
Fri High 34 Low 20 Chance Snow
Sat High 31 Low 18 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8-10 p.m
., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28---8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8-10 p.m., Harvest Show Two-Hour Special; 57--8 p.m., A Charlie Brown Christmas; 9-10 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 69--8-10 p.m., The Spirit of Christmas.

Monday, December 15, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 15, 2008


Announcements
Art:
Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Citizens Take Note: “Citizen Kane” mirrored events in the life of newsman mogul William Randolph Hearst. He sued the producers and director Orson Welles who also played the title role.
In the movie Charles Foster Kane inherits the mother lode from his mother (how appropriate). Among his father’s investments is a newspaper. He decides it would be “fun to run a newspaper” with his best bud--played by Joseph Cotton. The one newspaper becomes a chain of newspapers.
He marries a nice lady played by Agnes Moorehead who was Endora on “Bewitched.”. We see them at dinner sitting on opposite ends of a long banquet table.
To spice up his life he has an affair with a young starlet of limited talents (if they were making the movie today Paris Hilton would get the part). He fires his former best bud for writing a truthful review saying that her concert performance stunk (he was being kind). When the affair is discovered it destroys Kane’s political career before it starts.
As I said, all these events mirrored the life of Hearst--only the names were changed--so for extra credit does anyone know the name of the real Rosebud.
Oh yes, the film will be shown Friday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session.
▪Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.” The December 17 session is the last one.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 12 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 will be the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--(12) ND 74, Boston U. 67; Women--(8) ND 63, Valparaiso 55; Saint Mary’s--SMC 76, Olivet 58; Hockey--Fri.--(1) ND 3, Bowling Green 1; Sun.--(1) ND 4, Bowling Green 3 (14th straight win for Irish); Soccer, Women--Kerri Hanks named finalist for 2008 Herrman Trophy (soccer equivalent of football’s Heisman Trophy).
NFL Scores: Colts 31, Lions 21; Patriots 49, Raiders 26; Falcons 13, Buccaneers 10 (OT); Bengals 20, Redskins 13; Texans 13, Titans 12; Jaguars 20, Packers 16; Chargers 22, Chiefs 21; Dolphins 14, 49ers 9; Jets 31, Bills 27; Seahawks 23, Rams 20; Vikings 35, Cardinals 14; Steelers 13, Ravens 9; Panthers 30, Broncos 10; Cowboys 20, Giants 8.
NCAFootball Scores: NCAA Division II Championship--Minnesota-Duluth 21, Northwest Missouri St. 14 (Minn-Duluth (15-0) had not won a playoff game until this tournament; fourth consecutive loss in national final for NW Mo. St.); FCS (formerly Div. I-AA) Tournament Semifinals--Montana 35, (1) James Madison 27; Richmond 21, Northern Iowa 20; Finals (at Chattanooga, TN)--Montana (14-1) vs. Richmond (12-3), Saturday, Dec. 20, 8 p.m., ESPN2; SWAC Championship (at New Orleans)--Grambling St. 41, Jackson St. 9.
NCAA Football Notes: Heisman Trophy--Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford wins Heisman; Texas QB Colt McCoy is second and Florida QB Tim Tebow third in voting.
Correction: The NCAA bowls don’t start until this Saturday. There were no bowls this past weekend. The Herald regrets the error.
NBA Scores: Fri.--Grizzlies 103, Bulls 96; Pistons 114, Pacers 110; Cavaliers 88, 76ers 72 (Cav win streak 11); Raptors 101, Nets 79; Celtics 94, Hornets 82 (Celtic win streak 14); Spurs 98, Timberwolves 86; Suns 113, Magic 112; Clippers 120, Trailblazers 112 (2 OT); Rockets 119, Warriors 108; Lakers 112, Kings 103; Sat.--Bulls 113, Nets 104; Bucks 121, Pacers 103; Pistons 90, Bobcats 86; Hawks 97, Cavaliers 92; 76ers 104, Wizards 89; Mavericks 103, Thunder 99; Nuggets 123, Warriors 105; Magic 103, Jazz 94; Knicks 114, Kings 90; Clippers 95, Rockets 82; Sun.--Hornets 99, Raptors 91; Grizzlies 102, Heat 86; Spurs 109, Thunder 104; Lakers 98, Timberwolves 86.
NHL Scores: Fri.--Blackhawks 4, Avalanche 3; Sun.--Blackhawks 3, Blue Jackets 1; Ducks 4, Wild 2; Canucks 5, Panthers 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Friday--(2) Bethel 102, Trinity International 77; Saturday--(2) Bethel 95, Judson 71; Rochester College (MI) 94, Holy Cross (SB) 62; Kentucky 72, IU 54; (14) Purdue 76, Indiana St. 62; Eastern Kentucky 71, Ball St. 58; Evansville 72, Western Kentucky 40; (24) Marquette 69, IPFW 50; (21) Ohio St. 54, Butler 51; (18) Michigan St. 118, Alcorn St. 60; (1) UNC 100, Oral Roberts 84; (19) Georgetown 79, (17) Memphis 70; (22) Baylor 90, Prairie View A&M 63; (10) Xavier 76, Cincinnati 66; (23) Davidson 100, Chattanooga 95; Massachusetts 61, (25) Kansas 60; (9) Louisville 94, Austin Peay 75; (13) Syracuse 79, Long Beach St. 55; Temple 88, (8) Tennessee 72; (6) Texas 81, Texas St. 73; (16) UCLA 72, DePaul 54; Sun.--Arizona St. 59, IUPUI 58; (11) Wake Forest 66, Wright St. 53; Arizona 69, (4) Gonzaga 64; (15) Villanova 70, LaSalle 59; Women--Friday--Bethel 98, IU-Northwest 53; (5) Oklahoma 70, Utah 52; (3) Pittsburgh 91, UMBC 56; Saturday--Bethel 74, Indiana Tech 65; Ball St. 82, Indiana St. 63; Eastern Illinois 90, IPFW 63; Butler 86, Miami (OH) 81 (2 OT); (21) Purdue 82, Iona 65; IU 77, West Virginia 73; Sun.--Cincinnati 67, IUPUI 58; Evansville 57, Murray St. 52; .
MLB: Indians--Kerry Woods signs two-year deal with tribe.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
President-elect Obama selects New York City housing director to be HUD Secretary.
Weather
Today High 26 Low 13 Chance Snow
Tue High 29 Low 22 Chance Snow
Wed High 29 Low 18 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 34 Low 31 Chance Snow
Fri High 34 Low 20 Chance Snow
TV Listings:
16--8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Worst Week; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28---8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 9 p.m., Prison Break; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown; 9-11 p.m., 20/20, Drama High: The Making of “High School Musical;” 69--8-10 p.m., Grumpier Old Men.

Friday, December 12, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 12, 2008


Announcements
Art:
Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Citizens Take Note: “Citizen Kane” mirrored events in the life of newsman mogul William Randolph Hearst. He sued the producers and director Orson Welles who also played the title role.
In the movie Charles Foster Kane inherits the mother lode from his mother (how appropriate). Among his father’s investments is a newspaper. He decides it would be “fun to run a newspaper” with his best bud--played by Joseph Cotton. The one newspaper becomes a chain of newspapers.
He marries a nice lady played by Agnes Moorehead who was Endora on “Bewitched.”. We see them at dinner sitting on opposite ends of a long banquet table.
To spice up his life he has an affair with a young starlet of limited talents (if they were making the movie today Paris Hilton would get the part). He fires his former best bud for writing a truthful review saying that her concert performance stunk (he was being kind). When the affair is discovered it destroys Kane’s political career before it starts.
As I said, all these events mirrored the life of Hearst--only the names were changed--so for extra credit does anyone know the name of the real Rosebud.
Oh yes, the film will be shown Friday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session.
▪Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting December 14.
▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.” The December 17 session is the last one.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 12 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 will be the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores:
Magazine ranks ND 14th for academic and athletic excellence; Irish football graduation rate number two among bowl teams.
NFL Scores: Bears 27, Saints 24 (OT).
NCAA Football Notes, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl (Washington, D.C.), Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), Colorado St. (6-6) vs. Fresno St. (7-5); St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5); Las Vegas Bowl, (17) BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5); Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); Auburn--Tommy Tuberville gets full $5.8-million buyout even though he quit rather than be fired.
NBA Scores: Celtics 122, Wizards 88 (Celtics improve to franchise-best 21-2); Mavericks 95, Bobcats 90; Jazz 97, Trailblazers 88.
NHL Scores: Lightning 3, Canadiens 1; Blue Jackets 2, Predators 1 (SO); Flyers 6, Hurricanes 5 (SO); Penguins 9, Islanders 2; Panthers 2, Oilers 0; Coyotes 3, Wild 1; Kings 6, Blues 2; Sharks 2, Ducks 0.
College Basketball Scores: Men-- (15) Villanova 59, St. Joseph’ 56; Women--(7) Tennessee 81, Middle Tennessee St. 52.(14) Rutgers 58, Prairie View A&M 56.
MLB: Cubs--deal for Jake Peavy falls through.
Local
Local Headlines: Tax Hike--
South Bend Common Council votes to raise local option income tax by ¾ of a percent.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--Vice President-elect Joe Biden and family get German shepherd puppy (male); Biden granddaughters will select name; Obama family still vetting first-pup candidates; President-elect selects Nobel Physics Laureate Stephen Chu as Energy Secretary; Bailout--auto company bailout fails in Senate because of proposed union wage cuts; GM, Chrysler survival options narrow; Belgium--Belgium arrests and charges six al-Qaeda suspects; Africa--senior South African bishop calls Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a “21st Century Hitler;” Japan--Japan unveils new economic stimulus measures.
Weather
Today High 25 Low 16 Snow Showers
Sat High 36 Low 32 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 47 Low 33 Chance Rain
Mon High 35 Low 18 Snow
Tue High 29 Low 18 Mostly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m.,
Billy Graham Special; 9 p.m., Lipstick Jungle; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Frosty the Snowman; 8:30 p.m., Frosty Returns 9 p.m., The Flight Before Christmas;10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8-10 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris (two episodes); 9 p.m., The Family Entertainment Awards; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28---8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 9 p.m., Don‘t Forget the Lyrics!; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA In Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Friday Night Smackdown; 10 p.m., Punk‘d with Halle Berry; 10:30 p.m., MTV Cribs.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; December 11, 2008


Announcements
Art:
Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish:
Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
▪Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Advanced Excel Classes: Wednesdays, Nov. 19-Dec. 10; 3-4 p.m. Sign up in ABE.
▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.”
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam returned October 17. The new hours are Friday, from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. Read a favorite poem, share your own work; or just listen, relax, and enjoy.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.; Regular—will be meeting Monday, 8-8:30 p.m. Read books of choosing (approved by ABE staff). Sign up in ABE or on the ABE bulletin board by the men’s lounge.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Women--
Michigan 63, (8) ND 59 (OT); Saint Mary’s--Manchester 70, SMC 66; Volleyball--Christina Kaelin and Kellie Sciacca win All-Northeast Region recognition.
NFL: Panthers--owner Jerry Richardson, 72, needs heart transplant; only owner in NFL who is former player; Redskins--Clinton Portis and head coach Jim Zorn meet, work out problems; Cowboys--injured “Pacman” might be out for season; Patriots--QB Matt Cassel leaves team Wednesday after father dies; Jaguars--RB Fred Taylor may miss final three games.
NCAA Football Notes, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl (Washington, D.C.), Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), Colorado St. (6-6) vs. Fresno St. (7-5); St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5); Las Vegas Bowl, (17) BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5); Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); Mississippi St.--Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen is new head coach at Mississippi St.; Heisman Trophy--QBs Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy are Heisman finalists.
NBA Scores: Raptors 101, Pacers 88; Knicks 121, Nets 109; Grizzlies 108, Thunder 102; Cavaliers 101, 76ers 93; Hornets 105, Bobcats 89; Spurs 95, Hawks 89; Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105; Warriors 119, Bucks 96; Lakers 115, Suns 110.
NBA Notes: Suns-Bobcats--Suns trade Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Bobcats for Jason Richardson; Knicks--G Cuttino Mobley will retire.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 2, Senators 0; Rangers 3, Thrashers 2 (OT); Capitals 3, Bruins 1; Sabres 4, Lightning 2; Devils 4, Penguins 1; Red Wings 4, Flames 3 (OT); Coyotes 5, Stars 3; Ducks 4, Blues 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men-- IU 66, TCU 56; Butler 87, Bradley 75; IPFW 63, Valparaiso 46; (10) Xavier 78, Ohio 56; (5) Oklahoma 78, Maine 52; (4) Gonzaga 74, Washington St. 52; Women--Valparaiso 71, (21) Purdue 60; Ball St. 65, Wright St. 61; (23) Florida 75, Coppin St. 34; (12) Louisville 70, Hartford 42.
MLB: Yankees--Yanks sign CC Sabathia for $161-million; Mets--closer Francisco Rodriguez signs with Mets; Mets, Indians, and Mariners complete 12-player, three-team trade which sends ND grad Aaron Heilman to Seattle; Indians--Kerry Wood in Cleveland to take physical;
Local
Local Headlines: Double Shooting--
SB police investigating double shooting on South Bend’s west side late Wednesday afternoon; Invasions--three armed home invasions in two days in South Bend; Missing Woman Found--Berrien County Police find body of missing Mishawaka woman Donna Maximenko; cause of death not yet determined.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--
President-elect Obama to nominate former Senate leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services today at 12 p.m. news conference; Daschle will also oversee new health reform office; Bailout--auto bailout clears House, goes to Senate; GM says it has only three weeks of cash left; Economy--U.S. jobless claims soar to 26-year high; Entertainment--Tonight Show With Jay Leno moving to primetime at 10 p.m.; Heath Ledger gets posthumous Golden Globe nomination for “The Dark Knight; Illinois--President-elect Obama and other Democratic leaders urge Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign; Pakistan--UN links Islamist charity to Pakistan terror group; Greece--protests continue after police shooting of teen; Final Frontier--Hubble Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide (CO2) on a distant planet, leading many to believe that they may soon discover extraterrestrial life.
Weather
Today High 32 Low 22 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 27 Low 18 Chance Snow
Sat High 36 Low 31 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 43 Low 34 Chance Rain
Mon High 36 Low 25 Chance Rain
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m.,
My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28---8 p.m., Secret Millionaire; 9 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest Show 90-Minute Special; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., National Lampoon‘s Vacation.