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Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol Review

February 16, 2012
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Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol Review

Mission: Impossible 4: GhostProtocol is a stylish and absolutely exhilarating thriller. Unlike many espionage thrillers, it does not rely on any gimmicks, just excellent direction for breathtaking scenes. But one scene will beremembered for years to come: when Tom Cruise climbs up the side of the glass Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The slow climb and the thunderous silence is undoubtably riveting because everybody knows that if he makes one mistake, he will perish. All of the action scenes in this movie are exceptional, and the stylish plot is utterly stunning.  This hair-raising thriller might be the foremost installment in the Mission: Impossible series, if not one of the leading espionage thrillers of all time.

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What Does Your Star Sign Say About You?

February 16, 2012
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What Does Your Star Sign Say About You?

Star signs say a little about everyone and are based on when one is born, usually a certain time period between months. There are twelve star signs in total: Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius. It is common to ask, “What’s your star sign?” but what are the real interesting things about these star signs and why are they so popular? How do horoscopes know how one’s day is going to go just by knowing their star sign? All star signs have a basic part that relates to the world. These elements can be fire, earth, water and air. Aries, Leo and Sagittarius all have fire; Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces all have water; Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn all have Earth; and Gemini, Libra and Aquarius all have air as their basic part. These basic parts are important about star signs, since one may notice one’s personality by judging off the facts of the basic part their star sign has. Fire in a star sign is supposed to bring ambition, loyalty, confidence, a personality of warmness and the spirit of never giving up in a person, as water brings out more abstract feelings in

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The Museum of the Moving Image

February 15, 2012
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The Museum of the Moving Image

The Museum of the Moving Image is located in Queens, New York–more specifically Astoria. When you walk into this museum, it has a modern feel. It’s almost all white, and on the wall a projector is playing with moving images of peoples’ faces. (It was a little odd for me to be welcomed by peoples’ faces.) As you venture into the museum, you will see a cascade of steps that lead up the second floor, where the exhibit begins. The current exhibit that is featured is about Jim Henson, who was the creator of the Muppets. They have all sorts of displays there and different things to do. When you finally got up the staircase, you will see a giant screen with claymation and rocks doing all different kinds of funny, entertaining things. When I went with my family, I thought that it was going to be childish, but actually it was an amazing experience. They had actual Muppet characters on display; for instance, they had one of the many Ms. Piggies, Dr. Bunson Honeydrew, Beaker, Rowlf, and other characters as well. On the walls were sketches of how the character would look and also television screens that showed the earlier

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Star Wars in 3-D!

February 8, 2012
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Star Wars in 3-D!

Hello out there! We here at Cougar Call have recently found out about a special Star Wars offer. At the AMC Empire 25 theater, you can take part of a Star Wars 3-D release party. On Saturday February 11th from 11am to 6pm, you can take part in this party and meet the cast, hang out in the Lego area, try out Star Wars game demos, and get your face painted! If you decide not to come to party make sure you go to the movie in 3-D because you will receive free Star Wars gifts! Hope to see you there! See this link for more info and see the address to the theaters also! 234 West 42nd St. New York, NY 10036 1 Garden State Plaza Paramus , NJ  07652 http://go.amctheatres.com/star-wars-special-event

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EPIC Cougar Call!

February 2, 2012
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EPIC Cougar Call!

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The Band Concert: Fifth Grade

February 2, 2012
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In the spring of 2012, the fifth grade band will be performing two songs: “Andilucía” and “Liberty Celebration!” Fifth grader Jack J said, “I think it will be good.” Another band student, Connor L, said, “I don’t know because I am not good at ‘Andilucía.’” Ms. Larkin is making sure all of the fifth grade band is practicing their parts and is doing well.

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Chinese New Year 2012

February 2, 2012
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Chinese New Year 2012

The Chinese New Year was on Jan 23, 2012. We are currently in the magnificent year of the dragon, specifically the water dragon. The dragon is the mightiest creature of all the zodiac animals and places 5th in the cycle. Here is some helpful information from the web site ChineseZodiac.com:  Dragons have character traits like dominance and ambition. Dragons prefer to live by their own rules and are usually successful by themselves. They’re driven, fearless when challenges come up, and willing to take risks. They’re passionate in all they do and they make things larger than life. Unfortunately, this passion and enthusiasm can leave Dragons feeling fatigued and oddly, longing for more.While Dragons frequently help others, they like to thing on their own and try not to ask for help. Others are attracted to Dragons, especially their colorful personalities, but truly, Dragons prefer to be alone. Perhaps that is because they’re most successful when working alone. Their need to be alone can come across as arrogance or conceitedness, but that is rarely the case. Dragons have very short tempers.Health Considering their hard-working nature, Dragons are usually healthy overall. They do get stressed and suffer from time to time tension/headaches, likely

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Hugo Review

January 26, 2012
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Hugo Review

Hugo is an artistic film masterpiece by the famed director Martin Scorsese. It is based off of the critically acclaimed bestselling book: The Invention of Hugo Cabaret by Brian Selznick. It features a young orphan boy named Hugo who lives in the walls of a train station winding the clocks every day. He occasionally steals from a cranky old toymaker (a superb performance by Ben Kingsley) in order to fix a mysterious wind-up robot his father brought home as a child, the last memento he had of him. But he must enlist the help of the toymaker’s adventure-seeking god-daughter, Isabelle, so he can find an old secret that holds the significance of vintage filmmaking. Extraordinary director Martin Scorsese wonderfully directs this breathtaking homage to his famed craft: Film.

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Epic Dance

January 11, 2012
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Epic Dance

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You Have to Stop This: A Book Review

January 3, 2012
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You Have to Stop This: A Book Review

by Maddie A-5th Grade Secret Series Book #5 by Pseudonymous Bosch You Have to Stop This is the fifth and final book in the Secret series, and once again, Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yogi fight to discover the secret before Lord Pharaoh. This time, they have to connect two items together: one that Cass has and one that Lord Pharaoh has. Who will connect them? Who will learn the secret? Read this book to find out!

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