Adlai Times IV Adlai Rocks! February 7, 2013 Chief Editors Danny and Josh Cartoon Character of the Week: Ben 10 By: Cartoon Universe Ben’s full name is Benjamin Kirby Tennyson. Ben has been voiced by Tara Strong, Fred Tatasciore, Yuri Lowenthal, John DiMaggio, Graham Phillips, and Ryan Kelley. He is currently in Ben 10 Omniverse. His cousin is Gwen Tennyson. His crimefighting partner is Rook Blonko. His Grandfather, Max Tennyson, is a plumber, a special police force that helps around the universe. Inside this issue: Cartoon Character of the Week 1 Fish of the Week 2 Steelers 1 on 1 3 Minecraft 4 Cartoon Character of the Week: Rook By: Cartoon Universe Rook is voiced by Bumper Robinson. Rook has an inability to understand sarcasm. Rook’s last name is Blonko. Rook is a By-The-Book cop with no actual experience. His weapon is a proto-tool. He is a Revonnhanger. His crimefighting partner is Ben Tennyson. Teacher Notes Students at Adlai Stevenson are hard at work on their first edition of the Adlai Times. This is the fourth year the paper has been in publication. It is written and edited completely by the sixth grade students. We hope you enjoy the first edition -Mrs. Rodgers and Mr. Shafer Fish of the Week 4: Columbian Shark By: David This week’s fish of the week is the Columbian Shark. They are catfish native to South America. They are among the hardiest of all fish being able to live in water with a ph as low as 5.5 and as high as 8.5 and they also can live in fresh, brackish, or salt water (though they mainly live in freshwater) .They get their name from the way they hunt and eat like sharks. They are popular aquarium fish due to their peaceful temperament, feeding habits, and small size of 8-10 inches (20-25cm). They are silver with dusky-black fins. Tune in for next week’s fish of the week. Fish of the Week 5: Oscar By: David This week’s Fish of the Week is the Oscar. These South American Chilcids are the most popular chilcid in the world at this present time. There are 4 captive-bred forms of the Oscar. They are the Albino-Red Oscar, Albino Tiger Oscar, Red Oscar, and the Tiger Oscar. Of these the Tiger looks most like the wild Oscar and the Albino-Red is the newest form. Oscars sadly often get HITH or Hole-In –The-Head disease from bad water quality. Captive bred Oscar forms [the Tiger, Albino Tiger, Red, and Albino Red] reach around 12-14 inches [30-36cm] while the wild Oscar gets larger reaching a size of 18 inches [46cm]. Tune in for next week’s Fish of the Week. These are some different Oscar forms. The wild Oscar is in the middle. The tiger { right ] albino red [ left ] are captive-bred forms. The Red and Albino Tiger are captive bred forms not shown here. Chief Editors Danny and Josh Page 2 Steelers 1 on 1 Jerome Bettis got held out on Sunday Feb. 2 he should of gotten in, I mean really some of seven that got in were first year finalists I’m looking at you Michael Strahhan. Bettis (the bus) is sixth all time on the rushing list for most rushing yards, matter a fact The Bus and Tomlinson are the only running backs in the top 15 rushing list to not be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Speaking of great former Steeler’s players Hines Ward (mighty mouse) got the life time achievement award for his play on and off the field. Now that we’re talking about awards Charlie Batch got the Bryon Whizzer White award for being the most charitable man in football. Fish of the Week 6: Ripsaw Catfish By: David This week’s Fish of the Week is the Ripsaw Catfish. There are only three members and all are in the genus Oxydoras in the family Doriadie or Talking catfish. They are giants compared to their smaller cousins, the Raphael catfish. All members of their family are found in South America. The Ripsaw catfish is not as popular as its smaller relatives in aquariums because of their larger size. Ripsaw catfish can reach 35 inches [90 cm]. Its smaller relative, the Black Talking Catfish gets 16-27 inches [40-70cm].The third member of the genus, Oxydoras Keri is the same size as the Black Talking Catfish, but it is endangered. The Ripsaw Catfish and the Black Talking Catfish are usually black or gray in color with bony plates on the back. They eat mainly small fish, crustaceans, and insects. Tune in for next week’s Fish of the Week. Editors Notes How is your day going? Just keep on reading this newspaper. Adlai Times is the best!! Chief Editors Danny and Josh Page 3 Minecraft By: Cartoon Universe Minecraft is a sandbox game created by Markus Persson. (Also known as Notch) Minecraft was originally released for the PC, but it was also released for the Xbox 360, Iphone, IPod, Ipad, and Android devices. Minecraft was released on May 17, 2009. The Xbox version was released May 9, 2012. The Pocket Edition (For phones, IPods, and tablets.) was released August 16, 2011. In Minecraft there are three different modes: Survival, Creative, and Hardcore mode. In survival mode, you must craft and defend yourself from monsters that spawn at night. In creative mode, you have unlimited resources and you cannot die. Hardcore mode is just like survival mode, but you only have one life. If you kill an animal, you get food so you can eat. Villages spawn randomly in worlds. You can trade with villagers. You can grow wheat, melons, pumpkins, carrots, and potatoes (Apples are found in trees). The animals in Minecraft are: pigs, cows, sheep, squid, fish, wolves, ocelots, and chickens. The monsters in Minecraft are: zombies, skeletons, creepers, ghast, Endermen, spiders, blazes, silverfish, zombie pigmen, Wither skeletons, slime, magma cubes, Wither, and the Ender dragon. To beat the game you have to travel to the End and defeat the Ender Dragon. In Minecraft, if you get enough obsidian, (Obsidian is created when water touches lava.) you can make a portal to the Nether. The Nether is another dimension filled with lava, fire, and Netherack. The monsters in the Nether are zombie pigmen, ghasts, magma cubes, blazes, Wither skeletons, and the Wither. Check back next week for Adlai Times IX! Chief Editors Danny and Josh Page 4