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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber DelugeOfRoses.  In this AMV the song “Walking on Sunshine” performed by Jump 5 is put to images from Fruits Basket.  This AMV caught my eye because we are in the middle of Spring and we have all this sunshine.  The editing is done nicely and cleanly.  There is no attempt to match words of the song to the anime characters mouths, it is just a pure video.  They ending is a little abrupt and should have been played out through the fade, I can forgive it that little misstep.  Also with this upbeat song of “Walking on Sunshine” fits the character Tohru Honda’s perfectly with her upbeat attitude of life, even with her sad past.  Good job DelugeOfRoses.  Check out the AMV on YouTube under “Fruits Basket – Walking on Sunshine” or watch it below:

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Parental Rights in Your Library

With libraries having computers having a parental right policy has become easier.  Parental right policy gives a minor’s parent the ability to block what that minor can check out on his or her card.  With computers a blocking message is fairly easy to place on a minor’s account.  Now to know if your library can do a parental right policy will take a little research.  ComicPop Library is based out of Kansas and Kansas Statutes has a law for parental rights.  The law is Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A.) 38-141 “Parents’ rights to exercise primary control over the upbringing of their children”.  If your library is not within Kansas you will need to research your state’s statutes.  To wright a policy like this it is best to have a state law as reference to avoid any confusion.

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Episode 17 Shownotes

  

1. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card, Starscope Book, 2002.  ISBN: 0-765-34229-4, $5.99.

2. Archer: Season 1, 20th Century Fox, 2010.  ASIN: B00475BoG2, $29.98.

3. Podcast Intro and Outro – Andrew Lubman’s, “Train of Thought”.

http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a0b7f6596422c80c407910fbc5f717e7

Other items mentioned: Dodge City Public Library; Earth Unaware; Mazer in Prison; Polish Boy; Teacher’s Pest; Pretty Boy; Cheater; Ender’s Shadow; A War of Gifts; Ender In Exile; Shadow of Hegemon; Shadow Puppets; Shadow of the Giants; Shadow of Flight; Ender in Exile Continued; Speaker of the Dead; Xenocide; Children of the Mind; Shadow’s Life; StarGate; Wall-E; Lord of the Rings; Lost Fleet; Subway; All-State; Resident Evil; Dead Space; SpongeBob SquarePants; 007; Simpsons; Family Guy; American Dad; Futurama; Hang Over; Project X; Scream; & Kansas Statutes Annotated 38-141.

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The Men in Black are Back

The men are back.  For all of your Science Fiction/Comedy fans Men In Black3  will hit the mark.  Remember the concept of Men In Black is based off of a graphic novel.  Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer:

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Chernobyl Diaries

Chernobyl Diaries will be one that all of your library’s horror genre fans will probably love.  Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer:

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FolkFest Coming Soon

If you happen to be heading to Calgary this Summer and you like folk music the Calgary Folk Music Festival is just for you.  It’s three days of music that will take place July 26 – 29.  If you want more information about the event follow the weblink to their main site: http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/artists/

Tickets for the Calgary Folk Music Festival are selling at an unprecedented rate! Early Bird 4-day passes sold out in under a week, and regular priced 4-day passes and single-day tickets are selling faster than ever before. The festival is now more than 60% sold, weeks ahead of previous years, and the festival anticipates all tickets will be snapped up before the end of June.  Tickets are available online at http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/tickets or by phone at 403-233-0904.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Melissa Nastasi: melissa@themusebox.net
Caitlin Pasko: caitlin@themusebox.net
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Arrow just keeps looking Promising

This new clip of CW’s Arrow looks interesting.  It looks like they might be going more for the action thriller vibe and a serious tone like I mentioned in a previous post, like Supernatural.  Thanks to ICv2 and YouTube for the following trailer:

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Toonami Coming Back to Adult Swim

  

Cartoon Network is bringing back Toonami to it’s Adult Swim block on May 27 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight).  Most of the shows will be what you would think: Bleach; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig; and Cowboy Bebop.  However two shows will be airing that are new to the block: Deadman Wonderland (12:30 a.m.) and Casshern Sins (1:00 a.m.)  It’s good to see Toonami coming back and hopefully they will expand on their variety of shows in the future.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-21/adult-swim-toonami-block-to-air-casshern-sins-deadman-wonderland

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber TehAznJulieh.  Here the song “Fallin’ For You” performed by Colbie Caillat and has been edited around scenes from the anime Toradora.  This AMV has a distracting feature of the artist and name of the song and YouTuber name constantly popping on the screen.  It would be nice to view the video without this distraction.  However, If you can get past the pop-ups, the editing of scenes is done very nicely and the song fits the AMV very well.   Colbie Caillat has a nice voice and the song has a great beat and hook to it.  You almost can’t help by like the song.  You can view the AMV below or look for it on YouTube under “AMV[Toradora] Falling For You”:

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New FUNimation Title

FUNimation is releasing the anime Shiki Part 1 and Part 2 on May 29th.  This might be something you might want to consider for your library’s anime/animation section.  The following trailer is provided by FUNimation’s YouTube Channel: