Smart Car - Smart Choice

The relatively new "Smart Car" may not look like a safe choice for the highway. However, a multitude of tests have been held deciding whether or not this car is safe; there are many videos of these tests on the internet. These videos show that the Smart Car causes less damage to the car and or wall it is crashing in to, and less damge to the Smart Car itself. According to designers, Smart Car is only 8.2 feet long, less than 5 feet wide; it gets nearly 70 miles to the gallon while driving on the highway. This car is relatively cheap, too, making it one of the most driver friendly cars on the market. On top of all that, the new Smart Car has the cool, sleek style of a sports car, and you can almost park two of them into a single parking space. It has also been dubbed "Eco-Friendly" by GreenPeace. Altogether, the Smart Car may be the single most "relative" car of the decade.

-- Matt

Almost There

There is only a few days of school left until summer. Only seven days then school is out and the excitement is building. Soon the students of LOCS will all be gone and preparation will begin for next school year. Even though the end is near all students must not lose focus and must work hard til the end.




---Micah O.

Is Gears of War 2 Too Violent?

Lately, the gaming industry has been pumping out games that some would consider inappropriate for children and now they may have gone too far. Microsoft's upcoming game Gears of War 2 is said to be the most violent game that will be on the market and some countries may be fighting back. Germany for one is not allowed the first Gears of War to be sold in their country and will, most likely, not allow the sequel to be sold as well. Other countries are considering this as well. So, why all the hubbub about one game? The game not only has state-of-the-art graphics, but is also presents even more gruesome kills, blood, and even more profanity. Some are saying that even in the U.S. the 17+ rating may not be enough and that Microsoft will have to revise their game before it will be allowed to be sold in stores.

Ticket Brokers

Because the Police are cracking down on ticket scalpers, who buy and sell concert or sports tickets, scalpers are making there move on a different approach in selling tickets. Many of them are now calling themselves "ticket brokers" and have moved their business from the street, to the world wide web. These ticket brokers buy every single ticket that the official ticket sellers have, literally seconds after they can start buying them. This makes it completely impossible for anyone else to buy the tickets. After they buy them, they post them on their website, selling them for up to triple profit. This has made it extremely hard for some sports fans or even concert-goers to go to a game or concert, because the prices have just gone too high. The only logical things we, the ticket buyers, can do is either wait these guys out and hope for a new system so they cannot buy tickets in such large quantities or start a boycott.

--Matt B.

Bomb.com

Everyone knows that the Internet is very popular; but just how much are people willing to spend to own a website? The website name, or, domain name bomb.com has recently gone on sale for over $60,000 dollars. The sad thing is that this is not even the highest price paid for a domain name. Business.com recently went for $7.5 million dollars. Businesses will pay this much because they know that catchy and simple domain names will be easy for people to remember and, therefore, easier to market, which leads to more money. I guess the philosophy here would be "You have to spend money to make money."


--Sam B.

Is The Polar Bear The Next Dodo Bird?

Over the past few years the discussion of global warming has been a hot topic in the government. According to animal protection agencies the Arctic sea water is not freezing over for as long and as far as it used to and this is due to global warming. If so, global warming is affecting many animals and also putting them at risk to becoming endangered or extinct. Among these animals is the polar bear. It relies on the Arctic sea to freeze over in order for it to go out every winter and catch large amounts of food so it can survive the summer. For whatever reason, the sea is not freezing with the quality it used to and numbers of polar bears has slowly dropped until now it is being considered an endangered species. Experts are saying that in the near future it is even possible that they will become extinct if the proper precautions are not taken to preserve their species.

--Sam B.

Brisingr

For all you avid Eragon fans, The Inheritance cycle was initially planned to be a trilogy. In an October 30, 2007 press release, Paolini revealed that the third book would have been so large that it would need to be published in two volumes. An April 11, 2008 newsletter sent out by Paolini alluded that this book will be longer than either Eragon or Eldest. Brisingr is scheduled to be released on September 20, 2008; release outside the United States will follow. you can pre-order your copy online or any book stre around your town. Book four's release date is unknown.
Regarding the title, Paolini said, "'Brisingr' is one of the first words I thought of for this title, and it’s always felt right to me.” “As the first ancient-language word that Eragon learns, it has held particular significance for his legacy as a Dragon Rider. In this new book, it will be revealed to be even more meaningful than even Eragon could have known. "Brisingr" is the Ancient Language word for "fire", used to summon and control fire by magic-users in the series.
The cover, featuring the gold dragon Glaedr, was illustrated by John Jude Palencar. The content of the cover was one of the few things initially confirmed by Paolini. The cover was to feature an emerald-green dragon looking to the right. However, Paolini later indicated that this was affected by the expansion of the series to a four-book cycle, but did not explain the change at the time.

to pre-order you book online follow this link http://www.alagaesia.com/index.php

---Jonathan S.

I am sitting next to Micah .. ?

Recent reports show that Matt B. is sitting next to THE Micah O.. Sceptics say this may be the iminent cause of the growing crysis of Global Warming. According to our underground sources, the definition of Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is "The black lung." You didn't hear that from us.

--Matt B.


No, this is not a news article. For those of you posting commnets, we are aware that this is not a news article and are posting the above (and below) stories simply out of happiness and joy. There are too many things going all around the world that are depressing and real downers. We hope this cheers you up (somewhat) and we're wishing you a happy Tuesday, May 13th.

I am Sitting next to Matt

As of this moment I am sitting next to Matt. This is the first siting of Matt in the last .5 seconds. It is plausible that no one knows what the word Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis means. Many believe that this is the cause of the recent Matt sitings.



---Micah O.

Hurricane in Burma

Recently, the country of Myanmar, or Burma, was hit by a devastating hurricanes that has ripped through the country and caused massive amounts of damage. The cyclone killed many but even more are sitll suffering because the Burmese government refuse to allow aid workers to enter the country. So far, well over 29,000 people have been reoprted dead and thousands more reprted missing. The villages in Burma can not get fresh water due to the fact that all the wells and other water sources have been contaminated by the dead bodies and spilled chemicals. There is discussion amoungst the U.N. to forcfully send aid workers into Burma; regardless of if the government will allow it. Without aid from the U.N. the future of the already troubled Burma looks even bleaker.


--Sam B.

Nearly 19,000 killed in China Earthquake

Almost 19,000 Chinese residents have been killed due to a registered 7.9 earthquake in the Sichuan province. Many rescuers are overwhelmed with the amount of people injured and dead. Thousands of troops have been sent to China. According to CNN, this is the absolute worst disaster China has seen in 30 years. Not only did the earthquake devastate them, but the aftershocks following the earthquake were just as bad. Overall, China is in need of a lot of help and prayer.

-- Matt B.

Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter video game in development by Epic Games and to be published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360. It is the sequel to the critically acclaimed best-seller Gears of War, and was announced by lead designer Cliff Bleszinski during the 2008 Game Developers Conference on February 20, 2008. It is currently scheduled for release in November 2008 and will use a heavily upgraded version of the Unreal Engine 3 (A state of the art gaming engine). The cover story in the May 2008 issue of Game Informer revealed several new gameplay features. Players can now play on individual co-op play settings. One player may, for instance, play on Casual while the teammate plays on Hardcore. A "communal combat system" will adapt to give a player at a lower difficulty an equivalently fair challenge at the player at higher difficulty. The player will be able to maintain multiple save files that work with the drop-in/drop-out co-op features. There will also be a fourth difficulty level that is a level below Casual; senior producer Rod Fergusson admitted that — for the first game — "We overshot on [the Casual] difficulty and a game that was a little harder than we intended." Several unique weapons will be included in the game as well. Overall, this game will be an exciting and state-of-the-art video game with a solid storyline and jaw-dropping graphics. This title is going to be so amazing that it is sure to put the gaming community in awe.

--Sam B.

PROM

Dancing and fun was the atmosphere at the first LOCS prom. Overall prom was a huge success, students partied and had lots of fun. It was great to see a whole other side of people as they dressed to their best. There was food and music, and even romance in the air. Even many of the chaperone's had fun, both guys and girls got low on the dance floor. Many bonds were formed and memories made. At the end of the night, it was a bit sad to leave; however, it was a memorable event.

GTA is Back Baby

Grand Theft Auto iv is one of the newest games, parents this is a M rated game which means you must be 17 years or older to play this game. although there is violent and harsh language it is a very good game. the plot is that you are a Siberian immigrant that was per swayed by his cousin to come to America but the the twist happens and to find out what that is then I guess you should go buy it. But around all that stuff the GTA has been around for 11 years and the gameplay has changed from game to game.
--- Jonathan S.

Iron Man

This Friday the highly anticipated motion picture known as Iron Man will be able to be viewed in special rooms with projectors called theatres on Friday. The story of how Tony Stark became Iron Man will be told in this action, drama, comedy hybrid. The series of marvel videos, such as Spider man, X-Men and Fantastic Four, have finally reached one of their most popular superheroes. Robert Downy Jr. will play Tony Stark in this highly anticipated that will be able to be viewed on Friday in special rooms with projectors called theatres.




---Micah O.