Odum Library Blog » Neat Stuff http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Which Do You Fear the Most . . . http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2009/08/10/which-do-you-fear-the-most/ http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2009/08/10/which-do-you-fear-the-most/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:01 +0000 mpuffer http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/?p=780 The failure of capitalism, or an attack by space aliens?

This week Slate.com offers “Choose Your Own Apocalypse,” a nifty little feature where you can speculate about how all America’s infrastructures might fail.

Learn about 144 possible worst-case scenarios!

Could the Southwestern U.S. run out of water?

Will we lose our competitive edge due to rampant obesity?

Get a quick take on your worldview based on your choices at Slate, and speculate along with the experts (and the not-so-expert) on Facebook and Twitter.

]]> http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2009/08/10/which-do-you-fear-the-most/feed/ 2 TeenHealthFX Can’t Identify You http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2009/07/01/teenhealthfx-cant-identify-you/ http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2009/07/01/teenhealthfx-cant-identify-you/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:52:16 +0000 mpuffer http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/?p=733 At TeenHealthFX you can anonymously post questions about health, sexuality, relationships, sports and nutrition, or drug use, and read answers already posted. The current Hot Topic is “Networking Websites – What You Post on Them Could Come Back to Haunt You.”

TeenGrowth.com covers a wide range of health and safety issues, from Bodybuilding to STDs, Fireworks or Flu Season, or Piercing, or Lice.

We don’t want to sound like your Mom, but– sometimes you should be careful what you do!


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]]> http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/21/312/feed/ 0 Witch Hunter Robin on DVD http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/19/witch-hunter-robin-on-dvd/ http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/19/witch-hunter-robin-on-dvd/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:01:47 +0000 Cliff Landis http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/?p=227 Witch Hunter Robin contains all 26 episodes of the 2002 Japanese anime about a young woman with pyrokinesis who tracks witches newly awakened to their powers.

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In The Star People: a Lakota Story a young girl tells how she and her little brother survive a prairie fire and are led home by the grandmother’s spirit.

]]> http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/12/2-new-native-american-themed-kids%e2%80%99-books/feed/ 0 Tale of Genji, the World’s First Novel http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/05/tale-of-genji-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-novel/ http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/05/tale-of-genji-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-novel/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:01:05 +0000 Cliff Landis http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/?p=223 The Tale of Genji follows the political fortunes– and many loves– of an emperor’s charming son in Heian Japan.

Written in the 11th century, the Tale is one of the world’s first novels (maybe the first); we have Royall Tyler’s English translation.

]]> http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/11/05/tale-of-genji-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-novel/feed/ 0 The Game of Golf Changed Forever http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/10/29/the-game-of-golf-changed-forever/ http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/10/29/the-game-of-golf-changed-forever/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:01:28 +0000 Cliff Landis http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/?p=221 Match: the Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever chronicles the legendary 1956 golf match between professional players Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson and amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi.

New York Times bestsellers like Match are located in the BROWSE section on the second floor, just outside the door to the Hub.

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In Ghost in the Shell–an early example of Japanese anime integrating digital graphics with hand-drawn images—a cyborg security officer hunts for a thief who can hack into human minds.

]]> http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/10/22/ghost-in-the-shell-1995-classic-anime-on-dvd/feed/ 2 Alphabet Books on Display http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/10/15/alphabet-books-on-display/ http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/2008/10/15/alphabet-books-on-display/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:01:38 +0000 Cliff Landis http://www.valdosta.edu/library/blog/?p=217 In the 1st floor display cases we’re featuring alphabet books old and new, from our children’s literature collection. The oldest book displayed, Sally’s ABC, was first published in 1929!

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The program is one segment of American Public Media’s Weekend America.

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