The Goose Girl: A Novel by Shannon Hale

November 14, 2011
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The Goose Girl: A Novel by Shannon Hale

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale is the timeless story of a girl who is deprived of her title. Based on a Grimm’s Fairy Tale, The Goose Girl squeezes action, adventure, some comedy, romance, tragedy, a bit of fantasy and so much more into just four hundred pages. Full of lies, deceit and back-stabbing ex-guards, you will love this superb tale of a girl who goes from princess to peasant in a very short period of time. The Goose Girl is the captivating story of Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee (Ani for short). She is the oldest of her four siblings, making her the Crown Princess of Kildenree. When Ani is sixteen, her mother, the Queen, sends Ani off to Bayern, a neighboring kingdom, to rule there. During the three-month ride to Bayern with royal guard, Ani is deceived by her forty guards and lady-in-waiting, whom she thought were friends. When Ani arrives in Bayern, she is nothing more than a peasant. To make money and to have a place to live, Ani must become a “goose girl,” a girl who spends her days herding the King’s geese and tending to them. Soon she makes friends with the geese, including an especially

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EPIC HEADBUTT

November 14, 2011
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EPIC HEADBUTT

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HEY HOCKEY PLAYERS, want to get ready for the season?

October 6, 2011
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Want to go to a free skate but don’t know where to go? click here for the Clary anderson Schedules , or here for the Floyd hall arena schedules

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Middle School Lunch Menu 10/10-10/14

October 6, 2011
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Middle School Lunch Menu 10/10-10/14

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3D Street Art

May 17, 2011
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3D Street Art

Street art is, as one would assume, any kind of art on the street. But what is so radically different about this street art is that, from the right angle, it appears to be something three dimensional (like a waterfall, the edge of a cliff, or a glacier). German artist Edgar Mueller is world renowned for his “3D street art” because of the degree of difficulty and kill that it takes to execute these pieces of art and because, conceptually, what Mueller does is hard to even imagine. Mueller is able to capture and enthrall the imaginations of thousands by simply painting a sidewalk. Mueller will take anything from a sidewalk, a parking lot, or even a dock, and transform it into an unfathomable piece of magnificent art.   Mueller, however, isn’t the only famous 3D street artist, Kurt Wenner is also very famous for his larger-than-life chalk sidewalk drawings. Here’s a video of Edgar Mueller and his team painting a great crevasse on a dock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0 and here’s a video of some of Kurt Wenner’s most amazing work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNSGILZb6ZI

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Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup Has Some Surprises

May 10, 2011
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Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup Has Some Surprises

Festivals like Bonnaroo are one of the best things about music. When dozens of bands from dozens of different genres come together and rock away the weekend, good times are had by all. In the past few years, Bonnaroo has come to define the American summer concert, and this year they do not disappoint. While the headliners are some of the most intelligent (and Grammy nominated) acts of this decade, the festival’s real charm lies in the diversity and the depth of the lineup. It’s not every day that Eminem plays on the same field as Primus, and The Black Keys don’t have too much in common with Gogol Bordello. But that’s what keeps the festival from getting boring. While still featuring trippy jam bands and sensitive hipster acts, Bonnaroo is also able to pull off punk, metal and rap. AND IT WORKS. Not many other festivals can brag about  quality and range quite like this. In comparison, this year’s Lollapalooza looks like a cheap knockoff, copying the headliner and falling short in all other categories. But festivals are evolving. When these two festivals both have Eminem as a headliner (something that would never have happened 10 years ago), it is evidence

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Metal Facts and Brutal Truths

April 21, 2011
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Metal Facts and Brutal Truths

Decade of Aggression While naysayers will claim that metal reached a new low in the 2ooo’s, anyone who is willing to scratch the surface will discover that metal actually reached new highs.  One thing that metalheads have always bragged about is the diversity and originality of the genre. But for a genre that bases itself on breaking free of trends, modern metal has done its fair share of submitting to what is considered popular. Consider metalcore. Ever since Killswitch Engage released The End of Heartache, metalcore and deathcore have become the “fashionable” styles of metal. Alas, gone are the days of leather and denim, instead replaced by eyeliner, melodic singing, and Hot Topic.  But is diversity really gone from the genre? Ask anyone at a Gama Bomb concert, and they will tell you that metal has entered a new era of expansion, experimentation, and brutality. As anyone who has heard Evile’s new album Infected Nations, can attest to, thrash is still alive and kicking. New School moshers Municipal Waste and Bonded By Blood continue to incite the pit, while Old School thrash bands like Overkill and Megadeth are returning heavier than ever.   Death Metal has changed over the years,

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