Christian rock concert at Boardman eatery

Christian rock concertat Boardman eatery
Acoustic Rooster, a modern Christian rock band, will give a free concert at 3 p.m. Saturday at Philly's All-American Cheese Steak restaurant, 8414 Market St., Boardman. Also appearing will be the Warriors of Christ, a Christian rap group.
Acoustic Rooster will be traveling to Saltillo, Mexico, in November to teach a week-long music education workshop to underprivileged musicians there. The band will also take food and clothing to Saltillo. Donations are appreciated.
Homework poll
How often do your parents have to remind you to do your homework? Here's how 8- to 12-year-olds responded in a national survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
Never -- 15 percent
Sometimes -- 35 percent
Usually -- 18 percent
All the time -- 32 percent
Youth convention
The 2004 youth convention of the Diocese of Youngstown will take place Nov. 20 at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Approximately 500 teenagers and chaperones from throughout the diocese will participate in the event, titled "Giving Thanks, Thanksgiving."
Jesse Manibusan, an internationally known composer, performer and speaker, will give a concert. Workshop topics include dating, parent-teen relationships, defending your faith, life choices and war and peace.
All teens must attend as part of a parish or school group and should contact their youth minister or campus minister for registration materials. Deadline is Nov. 5 and the cost is $30 per person; $20 before Oct. 23. Contact the diocese Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at (330) 744-8451 for more information.
Video games and life
What began as a doctoral dissertation has steadily ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Video games have become a regular fixture in the daily lives of teens and adults across America. PBS' The Video Game Revolution Web site (www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/index.html) examines the history of this phenomena and the debate over its influence on young people. Whether you're a casual player or a hard-core gamer, this site will entertain as well as educate.
The Video Game Revolution's interactive timeline presents an overview of the genre's history stretching back to 1952. It's intriguing to see how video gaming has evolved over the decades and seeing its more memorable moments (like how a beta version of the online-multiplayer shooting game "Doom" crashed a university's entire mainframe in 1993 and how the U.S. Army employed the game "America's Army" as a recruitment tool in 2002).
The Video Game Revolution also looks at the impact gaming has on society. The site's "Personal Gaming Stories" has video testimonials of people sharing how video games have affected their lives, for better and for worse.
Quote/Unquote
"I love my green Jimmy Choo purse. I carry a pony tail holder, so I can get my hair out of my face. I also have a planner because I'm always meeting new people!"
-- Actress Alexa Vega ("Mean Girls"), on what she has in her purse at all times, in M magazine.
"I'm a lot smarter than I act on TV."
-- Paris Hilton ("The Simple Life"), in Twist magazine.