Monday, November 17, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; November 17, 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.

ABE

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▪Learn Spanish: Sunday, November 2, 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.

▪Advanced Excel Classes: Wednesdays, Nov. 19-Dec. 10; 3-4 p.m. Sign up in ABE.

▪Computer Basics and Microsoft Word: Wednesdays starting November 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four sessions: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3.

▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. November 5—"The Story of American Workers," November 12—"What Does It Mean (or Not Mean) to Be in a Labor Union?", November 19—"Globalization and the Future of Work," December 3—"Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?," December 10—TBA.

▪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.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪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: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪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: Football—ND 27, Navy 21 (WR Michael Floyd and LB Brian Smith out for regular season with knee injuries); NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament (at ND), Friday—(1) ND 5, Toledo 2; Sunday—ND 1, Michigan St. 0; Men's Big East Semifinals—South Florida 2, ND 1; Basketball, Men—(9) ND 94, Upstate So. Carolina 58; Women—(16) ND 62, (24) LSU 53; Hockey—Friday—ND 4, Lake Superior St. 3 (SO); Sat—ND 5, Lake Superior St. 2 (six straight wins for Irish); Cross Country—Irish men, women finish fourth at Great Lakes Regional; Swimming & Diving, Men—ND sweeps tri-meet; picks up wins over Cleveland St. and Miami (OH); Volleyball, Friday—St. John's 3, ND 2; Sunday—ND 3, UConn 2.

NFL Scores: Packers 37, Bears 3; Colts 33, Texans 27; Broncos 24, Falcons 20; Dolphins 17, Raiders 15; Giants 30, Ravens 10; Panthers 31, Lions 22; Eagles 13, Bengals 13 (OT); Saints 30, Chiefs 20; Buccaneers 19, Vikings 13; 49ers 35, Rams 16; Cardinals 26, Seahawks 20; Titans 24, Jaguars 14; Steelers 11, Chargers 10; Cowboys 14, Redskins 10.

. NCAA Football Scores: Thursday--(14) Ball St. 31, Miami (OH) 16 (Ball St. 10-0, drops three spots in BCS rankings); Saturday--Northern Iowa 28, Indiana St. 0; (7) Penn St. 34, IU 7; Iowa 22, Purdue 17; Northwestern 21, Michigan 14 (first eight loss season in Michigan history); (10) Ohio St. 30, Illinois 20; Wisconsin 35, Minnesota 32; Top 25—Friday—(22) Cincinnati 28, Louisville 20; Saturday--(1) Alabama 32, Mississippi St. 7; (2) Texas Tech idle; (3) Florida 56, (24) South Carolina 6 (worst defeat by a Steve Spurrier-coached team); (4) Texas 35, Kansas 7; (5) Oklahoma idle; (6) USC 45, Stanford 23; (8) Utah 63, San Diego St. 14; (9) Boise St. 45, Idaho 10; (11) Oklahoma St. 30, Colorado 17; (12) Missouri 52, Iowa St. 20; (13) Georgia 17, Auburn 13; (15) TCU idle; (16) BYU 38, Air Force 24; Maryland 17, (17) UNC 15; (19) LSU 40, Troy 31; Boston College 27, (20) Florida St. 17; (23) Oregon St. 34, California 21; Houston 70, (25) Tulsa 30.

NBA Scores: Raptors 107, Heat 96; Magic 90, Bobcats 85; Mavericks 124, Knicks 114 (OT); Nuggets 90, Timberwolves 84; Suns 104, Pistons 86; Spurs 90, Kings 88.

NHL Scores: Sharks 6, Blackhawks 5; Canadiens 3, Blues 2 (SO); Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2 (SO); Flyers 4, Thrashers 3; Ducks 2, Kings 0.

College Basketball: Men—Saturday—Pikeville (KY) 84, IUSB 71; Bethel 84, St. Francis (IL) 71; Ball St. 72, Eastern Illinois 59; Butler 58, Drake 48; IU 83, Northwestern St. 65; (1) UNC 86, Penn 71; Valparaiso 87, Marian 56; Women—Bethel College Invitational—Bethel 72, Trinity Christian (IL) 65; NCAA—Central Michigan 84, Indiana St. 83; Sunday—(23) Purdue 80, IUPUI 44; (22) Xavier 62, IU 59.

Sprint Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami: 1. Carl Edwards; 2. Kevin Harvick; 3. Jamie McMurray; 4. Jeff Gordon; 5. Clint Bowyer; 6. Kasey Kahne; 7. Travis Kvapil; 8. Casey Mears; 9. Tony Stewart; 10. Martin Truex, Jr.; 15. Jimmie Johnson; 21. Ryan Newman; 37. Tony Raines.

Final Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy) (Johnson is second driver to win three straight Cup championships; Cale Yarborough is the other; Chad Knaus is first crew chief to three-peat); 2. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 3. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 4. Kevin Harvick (29 Chevy); 5. 5. Clint Bowyer (7 Chevy); 6. Jeff Burton (31 Chevy); 7. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 8. Denny Hamlin (11 Toyota); 9. Tony Stewart (20 Toyota); 10. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 11. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 12. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88 Chevy).

MLS Tournament Conference Finals: Eastern—Columbus Crew 2, Chi. Fire 1; Western—N.Y. Red Bulls 1, Real Salt Lake 0. MLS Cup final Nov. 23 at Carson, CA.

Boxing: WBC Super Middleweight Eliminator Fight: Jermain Taylor def. Jeff Lacy by unanimous decision; Non-Title Heavyweight: David Haye def. Monte Barrett in five round TKO (five knockdowns in five rounds for Haye).

Local

Local Headlines: State Budget—Gov. Daniels, lawmakers face tight budget; Food DriveObama victory sparks food drive at St. Joseph County Democratic Party headquarters; Obama memorabilia being traded for food items.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Transition—President-elect Obama hires more Clinton administration veterans; Obama, McCain meet today to see how they can work together; Obama tells "60 Minutes" he is committed to green energy, auto bailout; California—firefighters make progress fighting California wildfires as winds die down; Somalia—Somali pirates seize supertanker loaded with crude; Economy—Citigroup to slash payroll by 50,000 jobs; lawmakers planning tough conditions for automakers' bailout package including government oversight board; Japanese leaders admit the country is in a recession; Goldman Sachs scraps 2008 bonuses for senior officers; factory production rises in October; Space—shuttle astronauts work on additions to International Space Station; Entertainment—"Quantum of Solace" draws biggest box office opening in Bond history.

Weather

Today High 34 Low 23 Snow Showers

Tue High 31 Low 22 Snow Showers

Wed High 38 Low 27 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 34 Low 22 Chance Snow

Fri High 34 Low 25 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—7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57—8-9:30 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 9:30 p.m., Samantha Who?; 69—8-9 p.m., Twilight Zone (two episodes); 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.

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