AXIS: Info for Teens 12-18.
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Theater Ad Starts Friday
by eli
If you visit Quality 16 Theaters in Ann Arbor starting this Friday, and if you're not late for your show, you'll probably see our shiny new AADL-GT commercial! It features choice quotes from several of you, a single-player and clan leaderboard, and one of my favorite game remixes, The Alternate Route, mixed by ParagonX9 We will be revising the ad after the next tournament weekend, so if you have ideas on how it can be improved, let us know.
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Online Homework Help
by Edith Wharton
Yes its November, the time for large papers to be due. Take a look at our wonderful online Research databases or browse by subject to find information that your teacher will be impressed with. Also, feel free to ask a librarian for research help: it's what we do.
For regular homework help, check out these websites:
High School Ace
Someone chopped up your textbooks and put them on the internet.
More after the break.
Internet Public Library's Teen Space
Homework help, paperwriting help and other intriquing stuff very recently updated by one of our very own library students who you may have seen at an AADL event.
Eric Weisstein's World Of Science
Biographies of famous scientists, along with information and equations from mathematics, physics, astronomy and chemistry.
An Interactive Periodic Table
And Another One
A Flash version!
Variety is the spice of life.
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Online Games that Challenge the Brain
by Edith Wharton
Tired of brainless flash-games? Do some mental weight-lifting while still procrastinating!
Riddles, Illusions and Logic Games
The one who makes it sells it.
The one who buys it doesn't use it.
The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it.
What is it ?
More links after the break.
Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas
Geometry your Math teacher might not understand.. plus puzzles and other colorful time-wasters. The experience comes complete with weird electronic music.
Illusions online
A large collection of interesting and interactive illusions that you might not have seem before.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Good clean fun your mom can't complain about.
Slide Puzzles
More challenging than a Jigsaw puzzle, I still haven't gotten the hang of these.
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High Tide for Aquaman!
by erin
If it appears that life is imitating HBO - well, maybe it is. In a news item similar to the storyline of last seasons Entourage actors with "incredible swimmer's bod[ies" are encouraged to apply. So goes a current casting notice for a possible WB series about underwater overachiever Aquaman, according to the fan site AquamanTV.com. Aquaman debuted in DC Comics in 1941--the adopted son (in some versions of the origin) of a lighthouse keeper who grows to learn his birthright lies in the submerged island of Atlantis. Befitting his name, Aquaman is at his best in the water, where he telepathically talks to fish, plays mind games with whales and spends time with a young charge called Aqualad. Smallville's Alfred Gough and Miles Millar will executive produce. Like their current WB series, the duo's Aquaman pilot will not be rife with capes, tights and codpiece accoutrements. Rather, the show will be a "grounded version of the Aquaman mythology," Gough told Daily Variety.
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MC Otakon: Furuba
by Edith Wharton
Ohayo gozaimasu!
MC Otakon is back for another night of discussion, quizes, my home-made(okay, out of the box) brownies and Anime viewing. All the free books have been taken, but if you've read the series you are welcome to drop in to Malletts Creek on Wednesday night at 7pm. Be advised.. like AADL GT, I have a tendency to run overtime to watch an extra episode. And I prefer the sub, not the dub, much to certain fans' dismay.
Okay now to discussion of the books.. this week we're talking about 4-6. Some of my favorite moments after the break.
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Eli Gets Jiggy
by john
"Why, oh why", you ask, "would we shut down the library for a full day?"
The answer is simple. So Eli and Eric could throw down the gauntlet and finally find out who the real DDR champion is (I'm not gonna tell you.. you have to judge for yourself).
Of course, the victor got to sing his own praises, Karaoke-Revolution style, later.
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The Wheel of Time Keeps Rolling.. and Rolling
by Edith Wharton
Its been about a month since the latest Robert Jordan novel Knife of Dreams came out, and over a decade since Rand al'Thor arrived on the scene of fantasy literature. The Wheel of Time series spawned not only a cult following, but also a news network and a neverending plotline. I'm a fantasy reader myself and I loved them.. until about book 7, when I came to the realization that Jordan, like Chris Carter of the X-files, was not in control of his story. Spoilers(not explicit) after the break.
Nothing is more irritating in a series than when all of your favorite characters are being marginalized by the glut of new characters. And believe me, there are some great characters and interesting plots hiding in there somewhere. When Jordan knocked off a major character who shall remain unnamed, I realized she was one of the major reasons I was reading the series. Without her, the compass of story went awry. Which is probably why Jordan keeps hinting about bringing her back.
Apparently the newest installment recalls the better writing of the early books in the series, and brings certain plot lines to a well-deserved end. Does this mean the series is finally coming towards some sort of conclusion, or at least a semi-conclusion(with Jordan, can there ever be a real end?)?
And does anyone else wish Tor books would retire the burly midget cover art?
I can't honestly say I'll never pick up another Wheel of Time novel. Maybe when Jordan finally finishes the series, maybe then I'll return to see if The Dark One ever does get vanquished.
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AADL-GT Round 3 Results
by eli
Round 3 is behind us, and with Round 4 fast approaching, at long last, here are the full results from the October tournament.
Round 3 began with Super Smash Brothers Single-player melee, with 80 competitors registered. With 3 qualifying matches per player, and our systems running smoothly, we had time for seeded 1v1 eliminations, which worked out quite well. In the semifinals, Round 1 Melee Champion [gtplayer:136] was bested by [gtplayer:355], season leader [gtplayer:143] was beaten by [gtplayer:427], [gtplayer:357] fell to emerging force [gtplayer:326], and [gtplayer:396] was beaten by his own big brother, the right honourable [gtplayer:325]. The final match was a vicious 4-player melee, with [gtplayer:325] again proving his Melee Mastery, [gtplayer:326] taking second, [gtplayer:427] taking third, and [gtplayer:355] finishing fourth.
More after the jump...
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Is Wal-Mart Good For America?
by amy
Today on Talk of the Nation guests discussed Wal-Mart's recent efforts to improve its public image in the wake of criticism over treatment of workers and an apparently scathing new documentary titled Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (on order). While you're waiting for the new DVD, you may want to try the 2004 PBS Frontline title Is Wal-mart Good for America?, left.
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Calling All Graphic Novel Fans
by Bertha
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Graphic Novel fans, mark your calendars for November 6th, to hear Kurt Hassler talk about GRAPHIC NOVELS. Who is Kurt Hassler? He the major selector of graphic novels for Borders bookstores across the country. Kurt will share his new top pics and also classic authors, artists, and titles that shouldn't be missed. Come ready to talk about your faves! Sunday, November 6th, 2:00-3:30 pm @MC, Grades 6-12.