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Anniversary 2009 International Year of Astronomy3

People Kirsten Dunst4

The Modern World Facebook6

Place The New York New Museum8

Sport Lewis Hamilton10

UK Today Gossip12

Games 14

Star Qualit y Usher16

In this issue

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Editorial

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Many events on an international level are planned. Amongst

these are the opening and closing ceremonies. The opening

ceremony will take place on12 January 2009 at the UNESCO

headquarters in Paris. The slogan for the International Year

of Astronomy is: The Universe, Yours to Discover.

2009 is also the 400

th

anniversary of Galileos invention of thetelescope.

Here are several famous quotations dedicated to the sky and

the stars.

Dont lets ask for the moon.

We have the stars.Bette Davis

There are more things in heavenand earth than are dreamt off inyour philosophy, Oratio!William Shakespeare

The brain is wider than the sky.

Emily Dickinson

Order is Heavens first law.Alexander Pope

BBeecckkhhaammttoo jjooiinn MMiillaannBeckham is set to join the Italian football

club AC Milan in January 2009. The other

Milan players are celebrating the champions

arrival and cannot wait to play alongside the

Spice Boy. Carlo Ancelotti, Milans coach, said:

The arrival of Beckham is a dream come t rue!

David Beckham is one of the most famous foot ballers in

the world. He is fif th i n the list of Most Powerful

Celebrit ies created by t he magazine Forbes(Oprah

Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie and Beyonc

Knowles are ahead of him). Timemagazine included him

in t he top 100 most i nfl uential personaliti es in t he world.

Beckham is one of the few English footballers to have

played more than 100 games for the national squad. He

has been captain on 58 occasions.

Hello t o all our readers,

Welcome to Change Up magazine the magazine packed with the latest news

and information from the English speaking world.

In this issue you can find out all about the actress, Kirsten Dunst, plus theresan interesting article about Facebook.

So get ready to relax and enjoy your magazine!

TheCUeditorialteam

Change Up magazine

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ents separated, and she went wi th her

mother, Inez, and brother to live in

California. Her father, Klaus, a German

medical-services execut ive, st ill lives in

New Jersey.

Kirsten w as a cheerleader* in t he high

school she attended: Notre Dame, a

private Catholic high school in Los

Angeles. But in no way was she a typi-

cal American high school student,

because when she graduated* high

school in 2000, she was already a film

star w ho had already made IInn tt ee rrvv iieewwww ii tt hh aa VVaamm pp ii rree .. In fact, 2000 wasKikis breakthrough* year, when she

won rave* reviews for her role in Sof ia

Coppola's film The Virgin Suicides and

appeared as a leading* actress in t he

comedy hit* Bring It On (2000). But she

had already appeared in Interview

with the Vampire: The Vampire

Chronicles (1994) when she was eight

years old alongside stars Brad Pitt and

Tom Cruise, a performance that

earned her a Golden Globe nomina-

tion, the MTV Award for Best

Breakthrough Performance, and the

Saturn award for Best Young Actress.

In 1995, Kiki was named one of

People M agazine's 50 Most Beaut if ulPeople. Over the next few years she

made a stri ng* of hit movies includ-

in g Little Women (1994), Jumanji

(1995) and Smal l Soldiers (1998). She

is now working in her own produc-

tion* company with her mother

called " Wooden Spoon Productions."

The name symbolizes women and

creativity and was inspired by her

grandmother, who used wooden

spoons to keep* her in line when she

was a girl .

The lovely and charming American

actress Kirsten Dunst (Kiki, as her

friends call her) is of Swedish/German

descent, but she was born and raised*

in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA,with her brother, Christian, born in

1986. She started out in show business

at t he age of three, appearing in t ele-

vision commercials* . She was repre-

sented by Americas Ford Modeling*

Agency, the most famous in the coun-

try. Unti l she reached the sixth grade,

Kirsten went to t he Ranney School in

Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Then her par-

You probably saw Kirsten

Dunst in Interview with

the Vampire: The Vampire

Chronicles (1 9 9 4 ), a fi lm

she made when she was

only eight years old. NowKirsten Dunst is a

beautif ul young wom an

who has made many

successful films, and we

are going to tell you a bit

about her.

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people

Personal quotes from Kirsten: I'd like to grow up and be beautif ul. I know it

doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt ."

Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect

messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or

don' t you? Just tell me so I can get* over you.

Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste

my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on

someone who makes you cry?

I'm never going to say anything about who I'm

dating unless I'm married or engaged."

I have never done a drug in my life. I tri ed

smoking once. Hated it . I don't want to infect

myself with cancer."

About Spider-Man (2002): I really wanted t he role

because I knew it would give my career a boost* ,

especially in foreign markets where I don't feel I'm

that well known" .

On every film I do, whenever there are other girls

my age, I think it 's definit ely up to me t o set t hepace. That's because I've had a lot of experience

and I think there's always a certain amount of

professionalism that should be maintained."

About kissing Brad Pitt in Interview wi th the

Vampi re: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) ): It was

horrible, I hated it. Brad and Tom were like my big

brot hers on t he set, so it was like k issing your b ig

brother - to tally gross* ."

You know that f eeling when you wake up in themorning and you're excited for the day? That's one

of my main goals* in lif e."

And on smoking,

one of her pet* peeves: Whenever I have to smoke for a character, I make

sure they're fake* cigarettes. It' s a terrible habit,

and I can't believe kids sti ll w ant t o do i t."

Everybody smokes! M odels, act resses, everyone!

Don't they realize that i t' s gross* ? I understand it' s

an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends

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supporting a teamccoommmmeerrcciiaallss:: short advertising films shown on TVffaakkee:: falseggeett oovveerr :: stop caringggooaallss:: ambitions

gg rraadduuaa tteedd :: (Am.) earned a diploma from a secondaryschool or university

gg rroossss:: (Am. slang) disgustinghh ii tt :: (here) enormous popular and financial successkkeeeepp iinn ll iinnee:: disciplinelleeaadd rroo llee:: most important partlleeaadd iinngg aacctt rreessss:: female protagonist in a film or playmmooddeell iinngg :: a profession in which people are employedusually to wear new, fashionable clothes to show howthe clothes look and to make them look attractive

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pp rroodduucctt iioonn ccoommppaannyy:: a company thatproduces new filmsrraaiisseedd :: taken care of (especially children oryoung animals) until completely grownrraavvee:: extravagant praisesstt rr iinngg:: (here) successionttuurrnneedd ddoowwnn :: declined

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Facebook is theinternet-based social*networking site that hastaken over* the English-speaking world. Itcurrently has over 69

million active memberswho come mainly fromthe US, Canada,Australia and the UK,with 100,000 newmembers reported to besigning up every day. So,what is Facebook andwhat makes it sopopular? And what arethose dark clouds onthe horizon?

HHiisstt oorryyFacebook w as founded* by Mark

Zuckerberg, a student of Harvard

Universit y in the US, in February

2004. It w as originally set up* for

Harvard students to meet and keep

in touch with each other, but i t soon

became so popu lar that it wasopened up t o other US universit ies

and now it is open to anyone in the

world over the age of 13 who has a

valid* email address. The site allow s

networks organised into groups such

as the place where you live,

workplace, school, interests and so

on, to connect and int eract w ith

each other. The company is now said

to be worth billions of do llars, but

Mark Zuckerberg is in no hurry to

sell to one of t he big Internet namessuch as Microsoft. He says You can

tell, from our history and what w e

have done, that w e really wanted to

keep the company independent.

They may offer t he company for

public sale in the fut ure.

WWhhaatt ddoo yyoouu ddoo oonn FFaacceebbooookk??You can set up your own personal

prof ile on Facebook by uploading a

photo of yourself, writ ing about

your int erests, uploading your blog

and so on. It is a way of keeping in

touch* wit h your f riends, making

new f riends and catching up w ith

old ones. One of t he most popular

features of fered by Facebook is the

photo album where you can post

your photos, choosing whether you

only want your f riends to see them

or g iving f ree access for anyone to

see them.

Facebook gives you the chance to

tell your friends and acquaintances*personal news, keep up to date wit h

social events, and jo in a huge variet y

of networks. These netw orks can

give you access to anyone on

Facebook from old school friends or

you can make virt ual fr iends wit h

similar interests to you.

FFaacceebbooookk aanndd tt hheePPrr iivvaaccyy PPrroobb lleemmOne of the difficulties that peoplehave discovered in using th is new

service is the problem of privacy. It

can be quite easy for anyone to read

the information you have put on

your prof ile and there are concerns

about identity theft. An unexpected

problem has been when Facebook

users have applied for jobs, potential

employers have been able to look at

their Facebook prof iles wit h

embarrassing consequences. You

may not want just anyone finding

out about t he mad things you did as

a student ! The Facebook team have

been improving the site to t ry to

address these problems, but

Zuckerberg emphasises personal

responsibi lit y. People are learning

how to use the site and what s OK to

share. As time goes on, people w ill

learn whats appropriate, whats safe

for t hem and learn to share

accordingly.

It is easy to see why t he site is so

popular and so excit ing t o use, but,

as with any website which has public

access, it is wise to be careful what

you decide to tell the world!

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Glossary

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Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg,the founder of Facebook

The Modern World

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A. (here) a group of interconnected

people with a shared history or

shared int erests

B. putt ing a photo or other

information onto an Internet site

C. ability to read or use stored

information or documentsD. description of yourself including

interests, photo of you etc

E. an online/Internet diary where you

write your experiences, thoughts etc

F. a collecti on of one or more web

pages grouped under the same

domain name or address

G. put something from your comput er

onto your prof ile or website, could

be a message or a photo

H. when someone takes personal

information from you without yourpermission, eg bank details, home

address etc and uses it for criminal

or illegal purposes

I. (here) join a group or organisation

J. (here) something which exists in t he

non-physical wor ld of the Int ernet

Match theright definit ionM atch t he Int ernet

or t echnology w ord

below w i th i t s

correct def in i t ion.Use th e art icle to

help you w ork out

t he meaning of t he

w ord in context .

1 [ ] Access

2 [ ] Blog

3 [ ] Identit y theft

4 [ ] Network

5 [ ] Personal prof ile

6 [ ] Post (verb)

7 [ ] Sign up

8 [ ] Upload

9 [ ] Virtual

10 [ ] Website

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The rooms themselves have exposed

beams*, painted white walls, and

cracked concrete floors, creating an

informal ambiance* so t hat t he art

it self seems wonderf ull y accessible

as though there were no barrier

between viewer and art like the one

that exists in so many contemporary

museums and galleries.

The third and f ourth floors are

connected by a narrow staircase*

which emphasizes the distance

between the tw o and heightens the

visitors anticipation. At the top of

the stairs, a narrow space links the

staircase to the gallery. One more

step and t he visitor is released int o ahuge exhibi ti on area. The New

Museum is an experi ence as well as a

museum. Crit ics have carped* that ,

like so many recent museum

renovations and expansions, the New

Museum seems to be more about the

building than t he art. We recommend

you see and t hen judge for

yourself.

Place

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Glossary

The Big Applesnewest museum,called The New

Museum, has a newhome. Of course, thisbegs* the question Does Manhat tanreally need anothermuseum? The cityalready has nearly1,000 art galleries,

most devoted tocontemporary art , andfabulous museumslike the Museum ofModern Art , theWhit ney, and on andon. But the NewMuseum hassomething completelynew: a rather splendidpermanent home,inaugurated last falland designed by aJapanesearchitectural f irmcalled Sanaa. Its thehottest architectural

t icket in town. Letstake a look.

The New York

The f irst and onl y museum in New

York City devoted t o contemporary art

art in t he now the New M useum

has no permanent collection. Nor has

it had, since its founding in 1977, a

permanent home. Now, home is a

seven-story bui lding that opened last

fall. Located in the Bowery, an old and

run-dow n area of the cit y, the 60,000-

square-foot New Museum building

(built at a relat ively modest cost of

$50 million) stands between the dirty

brick f acades of a few restaurant-

supply stores (once the main

businesses located in the area). It i s

smack in the middle of a forgot ten

landscape and a new one, fo r just a

few blocks west are SoHos* glit zybout iques* and show rooms. The New

Museum wanted a place in what was

left of t he downt own art scene a

revival of history: t he uninhibit ed

characters, seedy* sett ings,

voyeuristi c* att ractions and, above all,

rejection of bourgeois tastes, all

typical of contemporary art and

artists.

The architects have designed the

building as a series of mismatched*galleries. The result? An unusual

structure w hose floors shif t back and

fort h like a pile of boxes stacked*

carefull y and encased* in a protecti ve

armour of shimmering* aluminium

mesh* backed by a second l ayer* of

metal panels, giving the surf ace a

subtle depth.

The design seems to bring the

museums art to life. At the inaugural

show of contemporary sculpt ure last

fall, the w alls were left entirely bare,creating shifting moods in rooms that

encouraged visitors to view t he

sculpt ures from unexpected

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amilton

At only 23 years old, LewisHamilton is used to breakingrecords. He was the youngest F1

driver to lead the WorldChampionships, was the first manto win four races in his first F1season, is the first driver to havehad nine consecutive podiums* ina season and is the first driver ofmixed heritage* ever to drive inFormula One.

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BBaacckkggrroouunnddLewis comes from a mixed family, his mother is white British

and his father, black British (Lewiss paternal grandparents

emigrated to the UK from Grenada in the 1950s). He was

named Lewis after the great US sprinter* Carl Lewis. He has

tw o half-sisters and a younger half-brother, Nicholas, who has

cerebral palsy* .Lewis loved motor sports from a young age. His father,

Anthony, encouraged Lewiss passion for racing, buying him a

go-cart* for his sixth birthday, but he had to work hard at

school t oo. Lewiss father helped to f inance his sons racing

career, sometimes taking as many as three jobs to find enough

money for t his expensive sport , and he sti ll managed to watch

his sons races. Lewis Hamilt on is one of the few F1 drivers who

does not come from a wealthy family.

TThhee AAuuttooggrraapphhIn 1996, the ten-year-old Hamilton spoke to Maclaren boss,

Ron Dennis at a prize-giving ceremony, saying I won theBrit ish (Kart ing* ) Championship and I want to race for you

one day. Dennis signed Lewiss autograph book adding

Phone me in nine years and we w ill t alk about it . In the end it

was Dennis who phoned Lewis Hamilt on af ter only t wo years!

In 1998, Ron Dennis signed Lewis up t o t he McLaren Driver

Development programme and gave him a secure, long-term*

contract. The Maclaren Team trained and supported*

Hamilt on through to becoming a Formula 1 racing dr iver.

FFoorrmmuu llaa 11Lewis Hamilt on raced in and w on a number of minor

championships over the next few years and in 2007 he madehis debut on the international Formula 1 circuit, winning four

Grands Prix in his first year! He is usually described as the first

black driver of Formula 1 and is one of the sports most

promising stars.

Glossary

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or viral infectionggoo--ccaarrtt :: a childs vehicle on wheels,often with pedalskkaarr tt iinngg:: low vehicle with smallwheels and engine used for racinglloonngg-- tteerrmm:: for a number of yearsmm iixxeedd hheerr ii ttaaggee:: differentcultural/ethnic traditionsppoodd iiuummss:: raised platform wherefirst, second and third place winnersin a race receive their medals/prizessspprr iinntteerr :: athlete w ho specialises inshort races eg 100 metres

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a. Ferrari

How much do you know

about Formula 1?

What is the name ofMaclarens rival team?

b. Yamaha

c. Renault

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Where would we be

without a bit of gossip?

It s fun, int eresting and

it sells newspapers and

magazines.

In f act, at tim es, itseems that half of the

British media would

disappear overnight

without celebrity*

gossip. I t all looks

harmless enough, but

scientists have

discovered some

interesting things aboutjust how powerful

gossip can be.

Theres no smoke without a fireThis old Engl ish saying f it s perfect ly t he lat est scientif ic discoveries

about gossip. Even though people may not completely believe thegossip they hear about someone, at the very least, they think, there

must be some t ruth in it the f ire which creates the smoke of gossip!

Researchers from the Max Planck Insti tute in Germany t ested students

using a computer game. They found t hat gossip w as very import ant

when people were making decisions about things. The researchers

gave student s some money which they then gave to other players in

turn, writing comments about each other as they played. The study

show ed t hat students gave less money t o people described in these

notes as mean* and more t o t hose described as generous. This even

happened when they were show n false* gossip invented by the

researchers and against the evidence they saw w ith t heir ow neyes! People only saw the gossip and not the past decisions, t he

researchers concluded.

The effect of gossipPoli ti cians and celebrit ies have fallen int o di sgrace* , people have

been accused of serious crimes with l it t le evidence, and f riendships

have been destroyed, all because of gossip. It is a pow erfu l t hing.

However, there do seem to be some positive sides to gossip. Another

group of researchers in America have uncovered some good in bad

gossip. They say that sharing gossip between friends makes their

f riendship stronger and br ings people closer together. The gossipers

strengt hen* their fri endships by telling secret in formation to each

other, whether real or not , wit h t he person being gossiped about kept

on the outside of the group. This of course does not take into account

the eff ect of all thi s on t he person being t alked about .

Harmless

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FunorDeadly*W

eapon?

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UK Today

amazing: wonderful, fantastic

attitudes: thought s, beliefs and feelings about

something

celebrity: famous person

deadly: (here) extremely serious and powerful

disgrace: loss of good reputation, dishonour

false: not true

gossip: (here) information (usually private) about

a person which may or may not be true

harmless: with no bad results, not causing any

damage

intimate: synonym of private

mean: opposite of generous

strengthen: make stronger

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1. You read a newspaper articleabout the private life of a famous

film star. Do you...?

a Not believe a word of it, it wasmade up to sell more copies of

the newspaper/magazine.

b Read it with great interest,particularly the bits about the

stars most int imate* secrets.

c Believe every word of what youhave read and decide that the

star is a very bad person.

d Believe half of what you haveread, after all, theres no smoke

without a fire.

2. Your school produces a studentmagazine. It has a gossip page

with some embarrassing

information about someone in

your school who you dont know

very w ell (Person A). Do you...?

a Not believe what you read. It wasprobably written by someone who

didn t like Person A.

b Read it wit h great interest. Youfeel excited about finding out

someone elses secrets.

c Believe what you have read anddecide Person A is a very bad

person.

d Decide there must be some truthin what you have read.

3. Someone you dont know verywell tells you some amazing*

gossip about a friend of yours. Do

you...?

a Go and tell your friend what youheard and ask them if it is true or

not.

b Tell everyone you know what youfound out about your friend.

Spread that gossip!

c Decide not to speak to your friendever again. After what you heard

your friendship is over!

d Look at your friend in a differentway, you can hardly believe it, but

it must be true!

4. You find out that your friendshave been gossiping about you

behind your back. Do you...?

a Ignore the whole thing. Everyonewill have forgotten about it by

tomorrow.

b Get very upset and worry about itfor weeks.

c Go and make some new friends.

d Feel very self-conscious andembarrassed now that everyone

knows your secret.

Ifyouansweredmostlya....Youareagood

friendtohavearound.Youdontbelieveeverythingyouhearandwillalwaysdefendyourfriendswhateverhashappened.Butbecareful,sometimesyoumaybealittletoohonest...!

Ifyouansweredmostlyb....Youlovegossip,it

makeslifesomuchmoreinteresting!Itisonlyabitoffunandnoonereallybelievesanyofit,dothey?Butwatchout,onedayitmightbeyouthatpeoplearegossipingabout!

Ifyouansweredmostlyc....Youareavery

spontaneous,emotionalperson.Butsometimesyouarealittletoospontaneous!Itmightbebettertocheckyourfactsbeforeyoumakeanydecisions.Doyoureallybelieveeverythingyouhear?

Ifyouansweredmostlyd...Youtakegossip

prettyseriously.Youmaynotbelieveeverythingyouhearbutyouareconvincedtheremustbesometruthinit.Maybeyoushouldnttakethingssoseriously.Gooutandenjoyyourself...!

QuizAt t it udes to GossipMost people, when asked, wil l say t hey do notgossip about their fri ends and they cert ainly dontbelieve half the t hings they are t old, but just howt rue is that? Take our gossip quiz and find outwhat your att it udes* to gossip really are!

YourGossipProfile

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What can you remember from your Change Up Magazine?

Answer the questions to complete the crossword.

Across

1 The name of Kirsten Dunst s brother.4 Usher is a successful Rhythm and _ _ _ _ _ singer.

5 Complete the saying: Theres no _ _ _ _ _ without a fi re.

7 Lewis Hamiltons father bought his son this for his sixth birthday.

8 2009 is the Int ernat ional Year of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Down

2 The founder of Facebook.3 The name of the Maclaren boss.

6 Kirsten Dunsts nickname.

English sayings.

Complete the English sayings with a word f rom the box.

Then match the sayings to the definitions.

1 II Absence makes the . grow fonder.2 II An . a day keeps the doctor away.3 II Better late than . .4 II It never . but it pours.5 II Too many . spoi l t he brot h.

A II If t oo many people are involved in something, it w illnot be done properly.

B II Misfort unes usually come in large numbers.C II An apple a day can help to keep you healthy.D II Its bett er to do something, even if it s late, than not

do it at all.

E II When you are away from someone you love, you lovethem even more.

never apple cooks rains heart

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USHERUsher rises to fame in the 90sas an R&B* and pop singerand he quickly becomes oneof the most successful R&Bartists in the world. To datehe has sold over 30 millionalbums and has received 5Grammy Awards.

Early YearsUsher discovers his talent for singing

at an early age. He joins his local

church gospel* choir in his home

town in Tennessee, where his mother

is the conductor. He signs a record

deal* wh ile he is sti ll at high school.

His debut* album Usher, produced by

famous rapper P Diddy, is released in

1994. One of the singles f rom t he

album Think of Youdoes well in the

charts and Usher is asked to sing for

the Olympics held in Atlanta in 1996.

Napster

The release* of Ushers album AllAbout Uis planned for 2001, but the

songs are illegally uploaded onto the

music site Napster, which millions of

people are then able to download for

free! Ushers record label abandons*

the release of that album and Usher

begins work on some new tracks. The

new album is called 8701 (because

that is the albums release date). Two

singles from the album are big hits, U

Remind Meand U Got It Bad.

Yeah!The album Confessionis released in2004 and sells over one million copies

in the US in t he fi rst w eek alone! This

is in great part due to t he popularity

of the single Yeah!. The song is an

international hit .

A record-breaking albumNot long after t his, Usher releases the

single My Boo another number 1

hit. Confessiongoes into the record

books because three singles taken

from the album are in the charts atthe same time Yeah!, Confession, Pt.

2and Burn. Usher releases his latest

album Here I Stand in M ay 2008 and

the f irst single taken f rom the album

goes to number 1 in the charts

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