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The Worthington ALC Insider
Volume 2, Issue 10 December 3, 2004
How do ALC students earn their money? By Rosa H. and Javier E.        We interviewed some students at the ALC to see where they work. Here is what we found out. Frank White works at McDonalds. He has been working there for three months. He likes to work there because when he is at work he gets to eat a lot. He doesn’t like the fact that he works for 20 to 30 hours a week. That means he doesn’t have a lot of time for other things. Brandon Nelson works at a nursing home at Heron Lake.  It is called Lakeview. He has been working there for a couple of years already. He doesn’t like his job because it’s boring and repetitive and he doesn’t get enough hours. But it is a job. He works there because of the money.  Javier Esqueda works at Hy-Vee. He has been working there for two years. He likes it because now he is a cashier. He says he likes the new cash registers. Javier says he doesn’t like all of the managers, but pretty much enjoys the job. (Continued à)	Nicole B. works at Taco Johns. The only thing she dislikes is that they only get a 30 minute break so it is hard to go out to eat somewhere else. She says that most of Taco Johns food is fattening, as if that surprises anyone. But you don’t hear her complain about getting paid $6.00 an hour! She would like to get a raise but will need to be there for a year. Rosa Hurtado works at the Northland Cinema in Worthington. She has been working there for about a year. She likes the job because you’re real busy for only about an hour and during the rest of the day things can be pretty slow. You only get paid $5.15 an hour — that is the bad part. But since she has been working there for about a year she will get a raise pretty soon.

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Taking Care of a Baby By Rachel Reese Taking care of a baby has its good times and its bad time.  It is a lot of work and some people don’t take it seriously.  A baby takes up your time during the day and during the night.  They can be expensive in some ways, but in the end they are worth it. For the rest of my life I will be experiencing what it is like to be a mother.  It has been three months since my little girl Alizae was born.  Babies depend on their mother and father so much.  They need their parents to feed, change, and play with them 24/7.  Taking care of a baby means you have to work around their schedule and you may not get to do the things that you want to do.  Some babies are harder to take care of others.  Some are really fussy babies and others are really quiet and patient ones. It is said that the hardest times are the first three months, and that’s the truth.  It is exhausting.  Most of the babies don’t sleep all night till they reach the age of three months.  My little girl didn’t start sleeping all night till she was two to two and a half months.  The next age is three to six months and they say that you get to look forward to your babies holding their heads up, smiling, and recognizing their mom’s and dad’s.  They can stand with help, roll from front to side, and reach for objects. The next age is six to nine months.  In the these three months babies can sit unsupported, roll over both ways, can feed (Continued à)

Alizae Stinehart themselves, and can drink from a cup.  So from six months and on you may have to put up all your valuables.  You also have the luxury of not having to hold onto your baby’s bottle any more!  They also mimic your facial expressions.  From nine to twelve months your baby may master crawling, climbs on your furniture, and depending on every child, they may be able to walk.  They can say simple words, so now mommy and daddy have to watch what they say!  They point to what they want and they can tell you. So as you can see there are many things you can look forward to when taking care of your own child or a relative’s kid.  No matter how tough it gets, don’t give up on yourself or your baby – just walk away for a little bit and count to ten.  Then go back and try again, because once you see that first smile, it’s worth it!

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Medications and Side Effects: What they don’t tell you By Justin Alm Like many of you, I take anti-depressants. There are side effects to these medications that no one told ever me about. More than likely, no one ever told you, either. According to Info-Pharm.com these are some of the side effects: “Effexor may initially cause dizziness and nausea as your body adjusts to the medication. Other side effects reported include sweating, loss of appetite, dizziness, dry mouth, anxiety, tremor, blurred vision, constipation, sleepiness, and change in sexual ability. If any of these effects continue or become bothersome, inform your doctor. Notify your doctor if you develop any of these serious effects: rapid or irregular heartbeat, chest pain, severe headache, trouble breathing, painful or difficult urination, skin rash…”   (Continued à)

Wow! That’s a lot of stuff no one told me about before I was put on this drug. Something that really bothered me was when I was watching the news in a teacher’s class and they were talking about how antidepressants may cause suicidal tendencies! I thought the whole point to taking this stuff was to make it so we wouldn’t have those feelings and tendencies anymore. I bet you never knew that if you take anti-depressants there are other drugs you can’t take for, like, headaches. I take Effexor XR and the only thing that I can take for a headache is Tylenol because all other headache remedies can mix with the Effexor and cause a seizure. Doesn’t that make you feel nice?  I have been on a couple of different anti-depressants. I would have to say if you also are taking them, don’t use Wellbutrin XR. In my opinion, it doesn’t work. Man, I almost died because of that stuff and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Get something that works, like Effexor XR. In spite of possible side effects, it seems to work really well for me.

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Linkin Park’s Biography By Ashley Mangel Old-school hip-hop and traditional classic rock were a few of the factors behind the alternative metal quintet, Linkin Park. Drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, and vocalist Mike Shinoda became friends while attending a southern California high school. After graduation, Joseph Hahn along with bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Shinoda formed a band called Xero. The name Hybrid Theory came later. Finally, the band opted on the name Linkin Park. This was when singer Chester Bennington was added to the band in 1999. Linkin Park signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. after being turned down three times in late 1999. Singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" were huge radio and video hits. The band played 324 shows in 2001. Linkin Park had made it! In January 2002, the band received three Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album and Best New Artist. Linkin Park's second CD Meteora was released in March 2003. The first single "Somewhere I Belong" was an instant hit. The band’s Projekt Revolution tour began in spring 2003. A summer tour with Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and the Deftones followed in July and August.

Members of the band Linkin Park There was a girl who lived on my block… There was a girl who lived on my block, She was very quiet and did not talk. Sometimes I forgot she was there, But when I stopped to think, She was everywhere. I would ride my bike around the street, I would barely miss her feet. And when I walked to the store, She’d watch me walk in the door. One day I finally got the strength, I walked to her house, It was a very long length. When I got to the door, I didn’t need to knock, She opened the door, The girl who lives on my block. We talked a long time, an hour or two, Then we were friends right out of the blue. I’m really happy to be her friend, She will be my friend ‘till the end. Javier  Esqueda

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Sports Car News By Brandon Nelson In the 1960s, a new sports car line known by the name GT40 became a 20th century racing legend. It was the fastest sports car of its day — it exceeded 200 mph at Le Mans. Soon this legend will reach new heights with production of the 2004 Ford GT.
Henry Ford II decided Ford should get into sports car racing to support the company's new slogan of "Total Performance.” The first Total Performance road-racing project was its adaptation of the AC Ace into the Ford V8-powered Cobra. The Cobra was soon winning on the nation's racetracks.	The newest Ford GT concept vehicle displayed above was first highlighted at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The newest Ford GT boasts a supercharged, 500-horsepower V-8 engine.
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Horoscopes

Aries (March 21-April 19): Stop butting into everything like some sorta’ ram.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Just be quiet. Everything you say is, like, bull.

Gemini (May 21- June20): You and your evil twin need to go, like, somewhere else.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): You are a cranky, cantacerius old crab. Get lost!

Leo (July 23- August 22): Stop bitin’ everyone’s heads off. Think you’re a lion or something?

Virgo (Aug.23-Sept.22): Get lost, babe. Move to the Virgin Islands or someplace like that

Libra (Sept.23-Oct.22): Don’t step on a scale or you will, like, bust it.

Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.21): Stay away, yo. We don’t wanna be stung by you.

Sagittarius (Nov.22-Dec.21): Go shoot your arrows at, like, someone else, archer dude.

Capricorn (Dec.22-Jan.19): Stop your darn bleating, you gruff old goat.

Aquarius (Jan.20-feb.18): Yo! Go carry someone else’s water, bucketboy.

Pisces (Feb.19-March 20): Get away. You smell like a dead fish or somethin’.

Note: These horoscopes may not pertain to you.

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