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Css scrolling div problem
I'd like to fade out a div when the page is scrolled, similar to this site:
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Its getting there but can anyone please tell me how I can fix and scroll over the background like in the hero theme and make it slicker?
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by looking in his code this is what drives the animation.
/////////////////////////////// // Parallax /////////////////////////////// // Calcualte the home banner parallax scrolling function scrollBanner() { //Get the scoll position of the page scrollPos = jQuery(this).scrollTop(); //Scroll and fade out the banner text jQuery('#bannerText').css({ 'margin-top' : -(scrollPos/3)+"px", 'opacity' : 1-(scrollPos/300) }); //Scroll the background of the banner jQuery('#homeBanner').css({ 'background-position' : 'center ' + (-scrollPos/8)+"px" }); }
and then he detects the scrolling event and call that function every time.
jQuery(window).scroll(function() { scrollBanner(); });
hope that was helpful.
Thanks very much for your reply.
I have this example working:
Is there anyway I can stop the green div scrolling over the top of the navigation?
Thanks again
Is your image in the background of that lime green div, or he background of the page? Could you not just make the div transparent? Sorry if this seems like a dumb suggestion, but it's such a cool effect, I'm going to have a crack at it myself now!


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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011Today is the fourth anniversary of the tornado that devastated Greensburg, Kansas. In our radio episode, Greensburg – To the Starts through Difficulties, we discovered the resiliency of the residents there and that altruism is alive and well in the country. And beyond resiliency, we discovered the innovative spirit that guides Americans to build anew, in both financially and environmentally sound ways. Visit our Greensburg page to not only listen to the episode, but to discover some of the incredible organizations that we had the opportunity to learn about that are leading the way in rebuilding both the infrastructure and the culture of the area. Below you'll find a post by Tina Antolini that she wrote shortly after leaving Greensburg, about the vast amount of historical artifacts lost in the storm, how residents came to terms with that, and then carried on.
State of the Re:Union: Greensburg, KS - To the Stars through DifficultiesThere's a red, white and blue sign in front window of the house where Ed Schoenberger lives in Greensburg, Kansas. It says "Rebuilding Greensburg with Pride." This is certainly true for Ed, who has lived in this town for decades, and cared for its history with equivalent pride for just as long. Ed is the caretaker of the cemetery in Greensburg, and is also the curator of the town's historical museum—that is, before the museum blew away, along with most of Main Street, in the tornado that hit Greensburg in May 2007. It took most of Ed's treasured artifacts with it, whole rooms of lovingly assembled displays, depicting Greensburg in its early days, as frontier town. He's managed to salvage bits and pieces from the wreckage of the museum, and some of it has now taken up residence in his home. Out on the front porch, he's got a beautifully painted tin panel that was once part of the ceiling of the old art deco Twilight Theater. A ledger book filled with the names of Greensburg's earliest leaders sits on his kitchen table. But, for all his fondness for this memorabilia, Ed has now lived through what's arguably the most important even in Greensburg's history: the tornado. He and his wife huddled in their basement, as the winds destroyed the house around them.
Today, more than two years later, he clearly grieves for what was lost—not only his home and those of most of his friends, but decades of history, written into the buildings, the landscape, as well as what was stored in the museum. When Ed and the rest of Greensburg chose to rebuild, they did so stripped of most of the evidence of what had come before. That's especially hard to a man—and a region—that prizes roots and tradition, a part of the country that changes only gradually and with unease. But, for all his love of the past, Ed has done what much of his town has: mourned that loss, and made his peace with it. He lives in a different house now, one that's newly fixed up. He talks with excitement about a group that's just formed called "Greensburg 2020," which aims to have the town's population reaching 2020 by that year. In some ways, Ed says, it's like Greensburg has become the frontier all over again—this time, as it works to become a model green community.
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'Lining up in the driving rain are Vicky Weeks, Christine Short, Kate Beasley, Antonia Fong and Jeanne-Claude Strong. - 2013 Etchells NSW Championship' Kylie Wilson Positive Image
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One of the most interesting elements to be seen at the 2013 Etchells NSW State Championship is how many women have taken to this premier one design class. Whether helming such as Jeanne-Claude Strong and Vicky Weeks, or crewing like Christine Short and Antonia Fong, they are present on five vessels from the 33-boat fleet.
Standing in front of what seem to be very apt pink markers with Christine Short, Vicky Weeks to discuss this point, you quickly find out that their token male for the regatta is James Turner, who has been given the name Jemima for the duration of the series.
Christine is a local Cronulla resident and accomplished ocean sailor as well. 'Yes it is good to be involved with Etchells and I think it is really great for women too. They're not easy boats to sail, but we're up to it. We have sailed as an all-female crew before, but brought 'Jemima' with us for this one.'
'Local knowledge will come in to it, but I'm also sure that a lot of the top sailors here understand it too, however. There is a lot of tough competition here and they're not mugs', said Christine.
Vicky added, 'We've been sailing for a while and then Christine and I decided to make the plunge. We enjoy sailing together and thought it was time to grab an Etchells and not only have a go, but really keep the fun aspect to it all, as well'
James said of his adventures with Christine and Vicky, 'There is good competition in the Etchells and at regattas like this. This should be good fun and I really enjoy sailing with the girls.'
Abundant activity as the volunteers and sailors alike get set for racing. - 2013 Etchells NSW Championship - Kylie Wilson Positive Image
Esteemed Etchells sailor (2004 World Champion) and newly elected class Governor, Peter 'Polly' McNeill, commented, 'It's my second term, although this time I was elected, as opposed to appointed. I have been involved with the board for the last two years and we hope to continue to expand the class, get fleet numbers up and develop the talent sailing these great craft. As you can see here, women are really taking to Etchells and this is a wonderful thing to witness.'
'I have not sailed Etchells since Mooloolaba in the middle of last year. We are off to Italy for the Etchells World Championship in June. David Gleadhill and I have bought an identical vessel to our one here from Dan O'Grady, who will also sail with us if Simon Refold cannot make it.'
'To date, I have sailed every Mooloolabamid-winters bar one and so it will really be interesting to see if someone can finally take the phantom double and win more than just one of these really great regattas. The numbers are certainly stacking up for someone to do it, so good luck to them.'
'Moving forward to the Etchells Australian Championship in November on the Gold Coast, the team up there are right on to it, so we are keen and will be there', said McNeill.
At 1000hrs the Answering Pennant went down ashore, which was met by a lot of cheer and activity by the land bound sailors. Principal Race Officer, Andrew McLachlan, said, 'We are going racing. The waves are quite big and the course is a little shorter than we'd maybe like, but we have a minimum of 90 minutes from now to get the first race underway.'
At the time, the thought was that should they get all three races for the day completed then there would be a lot of very tired and wet sailors around. The first race of the day was to see who would be first away from the quay. Matt Chew and crew on Gen XY achieved that, so the question was then raised as to whether they would get the first of the Nautica watches as their prize.
Elsewhere on the dock, Tony Ellis, the 47 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race veteran, commented as he headed out for his first big Etchells regatta, 'Feels a bit like preparing to head out for a Hobart, based on these conditions. If I was in a 52-footer I know I'd be a bit happier. I have been sailing the Etchells with Mike and David Thackray for a couple of years and really enjoying it.'
Heading out to watch at about 1100hrs, we were greeted by the first returnee, which was local boat, No Mercy. Mainsail issues appeared to be the problem for them and it would have been hard to watch the last of the fleet head straight past them and on to the racecourse.
Animal House went in at 1141hrs for repairs and thence to return back to the track. At the same stage, both the Committee and pin end vessels tried yet again to lay and hold anchor. They had four attempts already, within the last 20 minutes at least. Anchoring up in near Jibbon Beach, all the Etchells appeared in the vicinity too.
An axis of 155 degrees was nominated and a course of over 1nm was well and truly possible. As mentioned, the challenge was to come with getting the Committee Boat to hold on station at the start line. The Race Committee was certainly trying to make it happen and it was clear that all concerned would be having a hard time.
Running aground is never much fun. - 2013 Etchells NSW Championship - Kylie Wilson Positive Image
Also not having a great time of it was, The Good The Bad The Ugly, which ended up on the rocks, just metres from the beach. At their first attempt being towed they came off, but were then blown straight back on and landed directly on their keel. Another crew used the intervening time to do a MOB drill in a marvellous show of ingenuity.
Man Overboard drill, as performed by one of the crews. - 2013 Etchells NSW Championship - Kylie Wilson Positive Image
The inevitable occurred at 1215hrs, when racing was officially abandoned for the day. It is such a shame that the 2013 Etchells NSW State Championship has had to contend with this type of weather. Almost as to rub salt into the wound, when returning from racing having been abandoned, a savage little squall from the East arrived to make mooring even more challenging and give the crews and their gear a fresh water rinse.
Many thanks to all the volunteers from the Cronulla Sailing Club and the sponsors, Nautica, Tooheys, Powerade and North Sails. Our appreciation also goes to Reg Dolden for providing his glorious Halvorsen as a viewing platform. With the weather haying in, as opposed to abating as was felt earlier, the sailors, race management and all those volunteers will need to be tough to get through three races from early tomorrow. We do hope Hughie, the God of Wind, sees this and allows for a 2013 Etchells NSW Champion to be decided on Sunday. See etchells.org.au for more information.
The volunteers demonstrate that a positive attitude goes a long way. - 2013 Etchells NSW Championship - Kylie Wilson Positive Image
Jacob Broom performs some last minute tuning tasks on the mast. - 2013 Etchells NSW Championship - Kylie Wilson Positive Image
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It's that time of year where you assemble your tupperwear, pull out your wicker baskets and dust off your blankets - yes, it's picnic time!
Antony Cotton, with his glamorous assistant Enid Dunn (his mum!) are here to cook-up a steak fit for a king in time for Father's Day
Mark Sargeant brings us a recipe that will please dad this weekend - tasty sirloin served with chilli chips and a parsley and coriander sauce
award-winning beer writer Marverine Cole - aka the Beer Beauty - joins us with some lagers, bitters, and ales. By tasting, can you tell which are British beers, and which are European?
After boarding the opulent Eastern and Oriental Express train, and checking into his cabin, Phil's first stop on his Far Eastern experience is the iconic Bridge on the River Kwai
John Whaite wowed Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood in the Great British Back Off and here he shows us why with his tasty spicy halloumi and spinach pithivier
Tom Parker Bowles' simple fish dish served with delicious peas, pancetta and fresh new potatoes is perfect for al fresco dining
Why make the hard choice between cheesecake or pavlova when Phil Vickery's indulgently delicious recipes combines the two!
Reza Mahammad puts some spice into summer with his light and delicious prawn curry with a refreshing strawberry lassi
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It's Father's Day this weekend and Dean is cooking up a lovely breakfast/brunch for dads, based on his dad's favourite spicy flavours
To Dean nothing sums up summer quite like sticky and sweet baby pork ribs. It's great finger food for eating outdoors and with a BBQ sauce it has all the smoky flavours of the grill!
Come rain or shine, James's scrumptious sizzling steaks can be prepared on the barbecue or indoors
This chicken and pasta recipe can be cooked in under 15 minutes and tastes like summer on a plate!
This weekend marks 60 years to the day that Queen Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster Abbey, so Dean's giving coronation chicken a twist!
Dean's got his own twist on a traditional English summer quiche, using hot smoked salmon, coriander and curry paste for a Thai style tart!
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The Journey of Vaan Nguyen is a film in Hebrew and Vietnamese with English subtitles. A Vietnamese family, fleeing the turmoil of their homeland, is found afloat on perilous waters and rescued and given shelter in the land of Israel. There, Vaan Nguyen is born and her journey begins.
Hebrew selection at Library!
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, contains a great selection of DVDs and CDs in Hebrew, along with a few books and a weekly edition of Yedidot Ahronot. These items are located on the 3rd floor of the King Library. From Amharic to Yiddish, you'll find all of the language collections arranged alphabetically. There is also a collection of Hebrew children's books, DVDs and CDs. These are located in the Children's Room, on the 1st floor of the King Library. Please drop by and check out this wonderful collection, and by all means tell your friends.
Are you planning to "go green" this Christmas? Do you want to economize by making your own greeting cards, tree ornaments, and gifts? San José Public Library branches have many books available to create Christmas crafts for all ages. A keyword search using "Christmas crafts" gives a results list for you to select from a variety of titles. Library staff will be glad to assist you if you need help to search the catalog and to place a request when your neighborhood branch doesn't have that ideal book on the shelf. Customers may have up to 5 requested items at any time.
The San Jose Mercury News would like to see ornaments made by children. Snap a picture of a handmade ornament and send it to Joan Morris, email@example.com. Tell her about who made it, how it was made, and why it's special to you. Deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 8. You must include your name and contact information. Photos of as many as possible of the entries will be published on Dec. 17.
In 1913 Barcelona, the theories of Sigmund Freud are all the rage. On the eve of a visit by the great man himself, the city's premiere psychotherapist has mysteriously vanished, forcing his pregnant wife and uptight brother to go looking for him. The Spanish comedy Unconscious stars Leonor Watling and has a 59 percent rating at Metacritic.
If you haven't read it yet, definitely put Abraham Verghese's book, Cutting for Stone on your list. This engrossing story takes place across five decades in India, Ethiopia, and America. The emotionally absorbing main characters, Marion and Shiva Stone are scandalously born to a beautiful Indian nun and brilliant, but brash British Surgeon. Not long into the story of their lives, tragedy strikes, they are forced to battle with harsh realities, war breaks out, love interests lead to heartaches, torn families, and torn countries evolve, all of which gives rise to a 688, page turning novel. Verghese's story is certainly a masterpiece of perfectly linked stories, characters, and events. See if there's a copy available in the library and grab it. You'll be glad you did.
The Children's Room of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is having a special visitor on Saturday, December 3 from 12:00-2:00PM. Yes it's Santa! Santa will be here, and boys and girls of all ages can have their pictures taken with him. Santa will be bringing a few elves along and children will receive a candy cane and a free book while supplies last.
We'll be having our regular Family Storytime at 11:00AM which will feature Santa stories. Also remember that you can find books to borrow from the San José Public Library about Christmas and the other special holidays which happen in December: Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
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Author Caitlin Kittredge created a very interesting world in her novel, The Iron Thorn. 15-year-old Aoife (pronounced "Ee-fah") Grayson is a mathematically gifted student at the prestigious School of Engines of Lovecraft Academy, in the steampunkish city of Lovecraft. One day, Aoife receives a mysterious letter from her brother Conrad. Worried about her brother's safety, Aoife enlists the help of her friend Cal, to try to find Conrad.
Part fantasy, part science fiction, part steampunk, part alternate history, this novel has many twists, turns and surprises. High school students, middle school students and even adults who like science fiction and fantasy are likely to enjoy The Iron Thorn. This book is available in print format and audio cd format.
To find out more about Caitlin Kittredge, please visit her website.
Paul goes to Paris in 1969 to make artistically significant films but ends up editing a schlocky Italian sci-fi flick. Things are not going well; the director has been fired but won't go away, the star has no previous acting experience and the script has no ending. An affectionate homage to an earlier era of filmmaking, CQ is a movie by Roman Coppola, brother of Sofia and son of Francis Ford, and has a 56 percent rating at Metacritic.
At the end of November, most people think of Turkeys and Black Friday and the upcoming Christmas season. For me, and nearly 1 million people around the world, I have one idea in my mind: 50,000. No, that's not the number of turkeys sold in America or the gallons of beer being drunk after dinner, or the number of yards over the football games this weekend. No, I'm talking words. 50,000 of them, written in a horrendous, mad-dash, "how did I get myself into this mess" kind of frenzy.
Thirteen years ago, Oakland native Chris Baty ("No Plot, No Problem"), decided with a handful of friends that there is a reason why most people don't write novels. It isn't for lack of a plot, a motivation to write the Great American Novel, or even a desire to express oneself. No, the thing that is needed is a DEADLINE. So he and about ten friends challenged themselves to write 50,000 words in one month, 1667 every day, to write a novel. Funny thing—a few of them actually managed to do so. The following year the number of participants tripled. And the following year it quadrupled. There are now about a million people worldwide that follow National Novel Writing Month—"Nanowrimo" for short. It's a lot of fun, with write-ins where we take over coffee shops (and drink a lot of coffee—we need it!) have parties, such as the "Halfway There" party and of course, the legendary "TGIO" party in December for those who are brave (or foolish?) enough to claim victory at the end. This stands for "Thank God It's Over". November was apparently chosen because of the lousy weather, the excuse not to visit in-laws for Thanksgiving, and the fact that, well, why NOT November?
I've participated in Nanowrimo for four years now, and have won every single year. It's a lot of fun, although I've produced absolutely nothing that I would ever want to read to my family, my daughter, or even my cat (poor kitty…) But at least I have a lot of fun doing it. About 60% of us make it and submit our words on their website for their monkeys to count, and come out of it still standing (or at least, gasping for air).
So next year, if you have nothing else to do during the month of November, I would highly encourage you to consider writing a novel. 1667 words a day is all we ask. And who knows? You might just come up with something you might want to send off to a publisher. Or at least feel is good enough to read to your cat. For more information, go to www.nanowrimo.org.
I've got a fridge full of leftovers and I'm not going to let them go to waste! Let's take a minute or two to go over our leftover options...
Nadia G's Bitchin Kitchen: Cooking for Trouble by Nadia G is the star of a new quirky cooking show and this book brings some of what she shares to the printed page. In this book, she has a recipe for frittata using leftovers.
I regularly use leftover pasta and some fresh vegetables and a couple of eggs to make a frittata for breakfast or brunch. It sounds fancy and tastes great too!
Maya Angelou's cookbook, Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart is a downloadable ebook that has a section on leftovers.
I know I'm going to be putting the ham into a casserole and drench it with barbque sauce to make barbque ham sandwiches later this week. That is sure to be a hit with my meat and potatoes husband!
Cookbooks that focus on cooking once to make many meals are also good places to get inspiration for leftover makeovers... Better Homes and Gardens Make Ahead Cooking does just that!
Another leftover meal I'm planning on is turkey mole which will become the center of a pan of enchiladas! There's an easy turkey mole recipe on the How Stuff Works website.
Now here's your chance to share - What do you do with Your leftovers?
Dublin, Ireland is a sister city to San Jose and this Summer the children of Dublin and San Jose exchanged postcards! It was a great way for the children to tell each other about their cities with words and pictures. Reading these postcards is like going on a sight seeing trip of Dublin! Find out about the Luas, a transport system similar to our Light Rail, the Aviva Stadium where soccer is played plus many other interesting sights. We have enjoyed these postcards and we hope that the children of Dublin enjoyed the ones we sent. If you would like to see all the postcards from Dublin, they are on display in the Children's Room of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
In alternating chapters, the authors tell the story of two cousins Margarita, known as Margie to her school friends, and Lupe. The two girls are the same age, Lupe was born and raised in Mexico, until Margie's parents arranged for her to come to live with them and go to school with Margie. Margie's grandparents were all from Mexico, but she was very proud to have been born in Texas. She considered herself to be a true American.
When Lupe arrives, things change in Margie's life both at home and in school. She is expected to help translate the teacher's instructions into Spanish for Lupe, but Margie hasn't spoken Spanish for several years. She understands most of what her parents say, but can't carry on a real conversation.
Lupe's life also changes completely. She leaves behind her beloved grandmother and her twin baby brothers. Her Mother is nice to her, but wrapped up in taking care of her new husband and the twins. Lupe is both happy and scared with this new situation, happy to be living with her aunt and uncle, but scared she won't find friends or a place for herself in this new school.
Will Margie and Lupe become friends? Can they each learn to adapt to the changes in this shared life? Can they find something in common to bring them closer together? The book's title, Dancing Home, hints at a shared interest and how both girls find ways to adapt to their new lifestyle. Written by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta, a mother and son writing team, both living in California.
Imagine waking up one morning to discover that the dream you had is being reported in the news and then your sister tells you that the dream you had is replicated in your mirror. That's strange. Moreover, when you visit the dentist, the dentist tells you that you will have to have your wisdom teeth taken out and that you will be his youngest patient ever from whom he has to remove wisdom teeth. As it turns out, John and his twin sister Phillipa, are the descendants of a long line of djinns, and they discover that they have super powers to do things that no one else can do, such as grant wishes, make people disappear, and to travel to exotic locales. The Akhenaten Adventure is the first in the series: Children of the Lamp by P. B Kerr, which includes six titles at this time. This title and some other titles of the series are available in audio. Recommended for children in grades 4 and up, this title and other titles in the series would make a great read for children who like action and a fast-paced story.
Want to show off your artistic talent?
Participate in a one-of-a-kind art exhibit at the King Library. You can have your art work featured on the Second Floor exhibit area during February-March 2012.
We can accept your art work framed, on a canvas, or even on an object. It is free to participate.
For more info contact Candice McGee at 408-808-2011 or email@example.com.
Entries must be received by December 31, 2011.
Check out this blog for inspiration. We also have street art books you can check out.
We've all heard of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving shop-fest, the day when retailers get their books back in the black but have you heard of Small Business Saturday? Don't spend all your money on Black Friday, save some for Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is a nationwide initiative in it's 2nd year to support small business. The idea is simple and has far reaching benefits. Spending money in your community, adds to city coffers, encourages job growth, and supports local public services like the library. All this just from doing something you love to do anyway...shop!
Shop local, support small business, and in turn support the local economy. You don't have to drive out of San José to get your shopping needs met, the city has lots of great independently owned businesses and you can save money on gas too.
December is full of celebrations from Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, to Winter Solstice. Visit your local branch library for one of these fun events (click on the name of the event to view times and locations):
For Kids:
Use Legos and other unusual items to make stamp art! We will be creating cards to give to friends and family over the holidays. For children ages 5-12.
Green Holiday Crafts for Families
Save Green and Go Green this Christmas Holiday. We supply the materials and suggestion, you supply the imagination. This family event is presented by Our City Forest.
For Teens:
Let your creativity loose and create cards or gift tags to use during the holiday season.
Teens and tweens are invited to use scrapbooking paper, stencils, paper punches and other supplies to create unique cards. Bring your friends and join in the fun! All supplies will be provided.
For Adults:
Greening Your Holiday Celebration Workshop
Our City Forest will host a hands-on workshop focused on saving money and reducing waste during the holidays. Featured topics include eco-friendly gift giving, holiday crafts utilizing recycled materials and cooking with seasonal and local produce. Festivities will include complementary refreshments and a raffle of environmentally themed prizes.
Mariachi Cihualteco Performance
Enjoy an hour of live Mariachi music at this fun concert for all ages.
The Fratello Marionettes Present: The North Pole Review
Join the fun with a puppet extravaganza. We will meet a frosty juggling penguin, an ice skating snowman, and the Hawaiian singing sensation the "Hi-Fi Sisters". Great fun for all ages.
Holiday Concert with the South Bay Guitar Society Quartet
Celebrate the holiday season with the acclaimed South Bay Guitar Society Quartet (Ben Zussman, Scott Swink, Tom Gardin and Jerry Snyder. Many traditional, classical and popular selections will be presented to bring in this joyous season.
Do you enjoy reading and discussing what you read? If the answer is yes, the Edenvale Book Club is the club for you! Come to the fireplace area of the Edenvale Branch Library on Wednesday December 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm. This month, the Edenvale Book Club will discuss The Hunt Club by John Lescroart. Everyone is welcome.
This book is available in three formats:
Hardback Fiction
Large Print Fiction
Downloadable Digital Audio Book (via Overdrive Digital Library)
One of science fiction's busier and more beloved authors, C. J. Cherryh is best known as a novelist whose books always deliver rich characters, meticulous plotting, and refreshingly impeccable grammar. However, the reader who does not forget that she is also a master of the short story format will be rewarded by The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh. This all-in-one volume combines the classic Sunfall collection of cities of the far-future tales, the less-well-known Visible Light collection, and 15 additional, unrelated stories. This recently re-issued edition of the collection serves as a nice sampler of Cherryh's styles, including science fiction, war, humor, and high fantasy. And the quick reads will help one pass the time while waiting for Cherryh's next novel.
One of the great things about West Valley's book club is the opportunity for members to take turns nominating new books for the group to read and discuss. The group ends up with a diverse range of fiction and non-fiction that they might not have taken the time individually to read.
For December, one of our members selected a book that's been sitting on her "to-read" shelf for some time. It's William Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classic, Angle of Repose. This novel spans four generations of family in the American West, which includes our very own local hotbed of history, the New Almaden quicksilver mine in south San Jose. Request your copy today and join us in the West Valley Branch Community Room on Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30pm for lively literary discussion.
In 1645, a failed actor has to leave Paris in a hurry. To evade his creditors, he masquerades as a priest at the country estate of a rich merchant with a suspicious wife and lovesick daughter. Moliere stars Romain Duris and has a 59 percent rating at Metacritic.
Partners in Reading (PAR) is the adult and family literacy program of the San José Public Library. PAR's family literacy program, Together We Read, serves the children of PAR learners. PAR has a new book drive going on from today until Friday, January 20, 2012. We need you to donate new books to break the cycle of low literacy. When families read together they can grow and learn together. Bring new books for kids ages birth to 13 to your local branch library or to the PAR office. We especially need books for older kids. Thanks so much for your help!
Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong is a coming of age in the South novel, with the usual themes --a matriarch, an uncle who, at a graduation appears as "a mix of Colonel Sanders, Tom Wolfe and Pee Wee Herman" (and has a secret life), mother-daugher conflicts, leaving home for big city -- add the twist forms the center theme of the novel and isn't fully revealed until well into the end and give the protagonist an unusual sensual gift. This riveting story goes back and forth in time. Give it a try and keep reading -- you'll be rewarded.
Don't be deceived by the innocuous looking cover on I'll Be There. The scene depicted is actually a traumatic turning point for the main characters, Sam and Riddle.
Sam is a teen unlike any other teen, especially to Emily Bell. Emily is also unlike many other teens because she is naturally happy and draws others to herself. Sam is drawn to Emily when he hears her terrible rendition of "I'll Be There." They immediately make a connection. However, Sam has very serious problems at home and is the primary caregiver for his younger brother, Riddle. Riddle is suffering from severe asthma and is probably on the autistic spectrum.
Back to that cover. Events come to a head in the wilderness with their mentally dysfunctional father. Both boys go through a period where they must survive in the wild. They meet a bear and try to survive on cattails. Do they make it? Does Sam see Emily again? Read the book and find out!
Holly Goldberg Sloan comes from a movie-making background, so this book is quite a page turner! She has written for the following movies: The Big Green, Angels in the Outfield, and Made in America.
Because the former U.S.S.R. was an ally during World War II, it is sometimes difficult to believe that it's leader, Stalin, was an awful despot to his citizens. Paranoia is not a good personality trait in a world leader. He was very much like Hitler, in his own way. Personally, my father-in-law's father was a victim of one of Stalin's night-time purges. My father-in-law never saw his father again. His crime? He was a teacher.
In Breaking Stalin's Nose (AR 2.0, Level 4.6), ten year old Sasha idolizes Stalin. He writes a heart-felt letter to Stalin. He tells Stalin about wanting to be a Pioneer. Sasha truly loves the communistic ideology. Everything starts to change, though, when his father is taken away. During one traumatic school day, Sasha's world view is changed. All because of a broken nose. Read the book to find out how a broken nose can change your life!
A widowed college professor discovers that the Manhattan apartment he owns but rarely uses has been illegally sublet to an undocumented immigrant and his wife. He is forced to make a series of decisions which have far-reaching consequences. The Visitor features an Oscar-nominated performance by Richard Jenkins and has a 79 percent rating at Metacritic.
If you haven't had the opportunity to see any of Shakespeare's tales brought to life recently, you won't want to miss the chance to see "Macbeth" as done by Shakespeare on Tour!
You will become entranced the gripping tale of the tragic consequences of misguided ambition. The five member cast plays all of the roles convincingly, as they quick-change from scene to scene, often speaking directly to the audience, further drawing them into to the magic of the misty heaths, the brutal actions, and the bloody politics of old Scotland. The believability of the play is enhanced by the careful use of music and sound effects, and the spare use of props and simple costume changes. The script is a 55 minute adaptation of Macbeth, performed in Shakespeare's original text, that was created by director Rebecca J. Ennals.
Please check their web site to see when their next performances will be!
The question before us isn't whether graffiti is artistically valid, because, well, sure it is. One look at the contents of the book Bay Area Graffiti by photographer Steve Rotman should make that abundantly clear and, anyway, as Andy Warhol once quipped "It's art because I say it's art." That Andy was one hell of a quipster, but I digress. Where once Mr. Rotman favored nature and landscape photography, he eventually found himself drawn to the sheer visual appeal of urban graffiti and began documenting his finds in San Francisco and all over the Bay Area at a voracious pace. The result is a book which came out in 2009, but feels as fresh as tomorrow's coffee. San Francisco, like other notable graffiti cities (NYC, London, Berlin, Sao Paulo) has no shortage of artists working in the shadows of the urban landscape and creating some prodigiously impressive displays of street art. This book showcases a portion of that talent and provides mini "statements" from some of the featured graffiti "bombers" that ultimately serve as confessionals for why they do what they do. A concise summary from one of the artists speaking to the essence of (his) graffiti: "It's not always ego. It's that you don't care about that wall and I do." Let the debate continue, but you know where I stand and I thank Steve Rotman for cataloging some of the ephemeral beauty of Bay Area graffiti.
PS: check out Mr. Rotman's photo stream at www.flickr.com/photos/phunk
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April invites her estranged family over for Thanksgiving dinner at her grotty Manhattan apartment in an attempt at reconciliation. She discovers on the morning in question that her oven is dead, forcing her to interact with her neighbors for the first time. Pieces of April features an Oscar-nominated performance by Patricia Clarkson and has an 84 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, the Tully Community Branch Library hosted a very special library-wide party in celebration of Halloween. The festivities began with a magic show performed by Benny and Bebe's Magic Circus. This was followed by various craft activities, a prize table and drawing. During these programs a haunted house was set up with performances by Tully's teensReach volunteers. This video was filmed and edited by Mark Lorensen using music provided by Kevin MacLeod.
Tom Perrotta is an American author. He writes contemporary fiction, usually set in the suburbs of the northeastern U.S. In 1998, he gained prominence after the publication of Election, a satirical look at high school politics. The Abstinence Teacher is a thought provoking commentary on the cultural conflict of teaching teenagers about sexuality and, in this book's case, spirituality. Ruth Ramsey is a divorced mother of two soccer playing young teenage girls and also teaches sexuality classes at the local high school. An Evangelical Christian church member gains power in the community and soon Ruth is forced to change her lesson plans, and then her life plans. The book is available in audio format, too.
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An aging bank robber arrives by train at a small town to pull one final heist. When the local hotel turns out to be closed for the winter, he agrees to stay at the home of a retired schoolteacher, his opposite in nearly every way, and an unlikely friendship begins to grow between them. The Man On the Train stars Johnny Hallyday and has a 75 percent rating at Metacritic.
I stumbled across two very interesting sites on the web, Glass Door and Jobitorial. Both sites are company and job review sites; these sites provide insider information on what's it's like to work at certain companies. Glass Door is a little more comprehensive in that reviewers post salaries and interview questions/ experiences whereas Jobitorial is strictly reviews of what it's like to work at a particular company. These sites are a great place to check out before your next job interview or if you are researching a company and want an insider view of employee morale and workplace culture.
Meet the Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad, and other devices for e-Reading at our eReader Petting Zoo. I'll talk about the different e-collections, and show you how easy it is to get free library eBooks on your device! Please bring your own smartphone or your eReader device to follow along. Here's the schedule for November:
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Long criminal histories, alcoholism, nightmares, aggressive behavior, and a constant, tormenting voice in the back of their minds -- this was the end result of many male youth who did time at the Florida School for Boys, a youth prison that housed torture, abuse, and murder, disguised as a reform school with its well manicured landscaping and buildings. The Boys of the Dark by Robin Gaby Fisher tells the story of Michael O'McCarthy and Robert Straley, founders of The White House Boys, an organization committed to finding justice and healing for those who also were victims (The White House was the nickname given to the building on campus where these horrible crimes were committed). 50 years after the abuse, O'McCarthy and Straley find each other through much research and investigation and immediately bond because they were both victims in this prison. During this emotionally and physically draining process, they find some justice through a determined youth advocate and congressman who risks his career to help find closure for these men. A book you won't be able to put down, this is a story filled with sadness, but also shows the strength of human will.
The BFG by Roald Dahl -- The BFG is one of those books that seems to harken back to the days where fairy tales had an edge. While the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) is a nice guy who only eats snozzcumbers and gives people dreams and his fellow giants are large man-eaters whose favorite dish is children. The book stars a little orphan girl named Sophie who has the good fortune to run into the BFG. Together they plan to stop the BFG's marauding fellow giants.
Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster -- Milo is a bored ten-year old boy who swears there is nothing to do. This changes when a tollbooth appears in his room. Curious, Milo dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. Milo finds his way into a strange world where he meets several interesting characters and is tasked with returning two princesses to the kingdom of Wisdom. Fans of Alice in Wonderland will love this book!
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konisburg -- Claudia runs away from home, inviting her brother to come along with her. They end up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Once the place closes up for the night, the two siblings come out of hiding to explore. It is then that Claudia encounters an angelic statue that entrances her. She must find out for certain who made it! To this end, she and her brother track down the statue's former owner, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli -- Maniac is a homeless kid living in the deer pen at the city zoo. He can untie any knot, outrun anyone on two legs or four, he helps out little kids with their problems, and tries to see the good in everyone. In a racially-divided town he doesn't see what the difference between people are.
Written by volunteer Robert D.
Agnes Wilkins has doting parents, two brothers, and lives a life of leisure in 1815 England. Not content to be interested only in dresses and parties, Agnes has studied several languages as well as history and other subjects. One evening, Agnes and her family attend a party, where they meet the dashing Lord Showalter, a fan of all things related to Ancient Egypt.
Will Agnes find her future with Lord Showalter, or will she find her future with Caedmon, a handsome young museum employee. Find out by reading Wrapped, a delightful historical mystery by Jennifer Bradbury. Fans of Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, as well as fans of Jane Austen are likely to enjoy Wrapped.
To find out more about Jennifer Bradbury, please visit her website.
In 1937, a high school student finds himself cast in a bit role in a groundbreaking production of Julius Caesar staged by Orson Welles. He discovers that working with a genius has its ups and downs. Directed by Richard Linklater, Me and Orson Welles stars Claire Danes and has a 73 percent rating at Metacritic.
Best books reviewer Peggy Sharp ranked Sarah Week's Pie (AR 5.0, Level 5.6) as the number one book that she read in 2011. To find this title, try our wonderful Link+ system!
The cover is captivating for children. I know of a child who selected this book from the Scholastic book order because of the cover. This same child highly recommends this book; she could not put down the title until she finished it.
Don't be fooled by the funny cat cover because this book is definitely a page-turner. Well, I guess I should amend that since some adult mysteries do have funny pictures of animals on the cover! At its core, Pie is a mystery, but a non-traditional mystery. Don't expect spooky-doings!
Alice is heartbroken. Her favorite Aunt Polly is full of love and insight. However, Aunt Polly's untimely death leaves a void in Alice's life. Her Aunt knew that the path to happiness lay in finding one's true talent and sharing that talent with others. Alice's bitter mother has yet to learn this truth. Jealousy eats at Alice's mother, who makes everyone else miserable. Alice's mother is especially angry about the recipient of Aunt Polly's pie crust recipe: Lardo the cat! Alice and her friend Charlie seek to find out what is behind several disappearances through various hilarious misadventures.
Sarah Weeks is best known for her young adult novel, So B It. Personally, I have enjoyed her picture book series about Mrs. McNosh, beginning with Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash. I love authors who like to dabble in writing for different age groups. Ms. Weeks is especially gifted at knowing what will entertain different age groups. Read Pie not only for the story, but also for the pie recipes as well!
With the year-end holidays rapidly approaching and all the stress that brings, here are some fun, different or downright kooky things that have little to do, if anything, with the holidays. These come from Chase's Calendar of Events.
At the end of the First World War, two brothers return to Ireland to fight for independence. When the British government offers autonomy to the island, the population is bitterly divided; civil war breaks out and the two men find themselves on opposite sides. Directed by Ken Loach, The Wind That Shakes the Barley stars Cillian Murphy and has an 82 percent rating at Metacritic.
Everyone is invited to this FREE live musical program on Saturday, November 19, at 3:00 PM in the Almaden Library and Community Center's Community Room.
Relive the Big Band Era with music by The Tenor Band. Reminisce to the sounds of "Begin the Beguine" and "Tenderly."
Don't miss this entertaining blast from the past!
This program is made possible through the generous contributions of the Friends of the Almaden Library.
For more about The Tenor Band, watch and listen to their performance of "Tenderly" here:
Watch more performances by The Tenor Band.
Here is a book that is pure interactive fun. Press Here by Herve Tullet is sure to delight and surprise the little iPad generation. No clicking, no keys to touch, no scrolling, no sound or video, but for some reason Press Here feels like a computer experience. Start the book by pressing the yellow dot on the first page and all of a sudden the book comes alive. Following commands like Press, Shake, Tilt, Tap, and Rub the reader interacts with this engaging book to make things happen. It is a magical journey that you will want to repeat and share with others. Press Here is a totally captivating book experience for every member of the family.
Meet the Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad, and other devices for e-Reading at an eReader Petting Zoo at the Almaden Branch Library on Saturday, November 19 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm! We'll talk about all the different e-collections at the library, and show you how easy it is to get free library eBooks on your device! You're welcome to bring your own smartphone or your eReader device to follow along. This drop-in demonstration will last for 2 hours.
Have you seen all of the 2011 superhero movies? Are you looking forward to the superhero movies of 2012? While you're waiting, come to the library to catch up on your favorite heroes and villains.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Ultimate Character Guide is a beautifully illustrated book in which you can find out a lot of information about the heroes, villains and allies that appear in Marvel Comics' The Avengers.
Academic Search Complete is a great database where you can find some interesting articles about superheroes in movies and in comics. (Please log in with your library card if you are at home or using a computer outside of the library.) One informative article I found is called "A First Look at the Avengers Dream Team."
Do you think you could sum up your life in six words? How about Not Quite What I Was Planning? That's the title of a collection of six word memoirs by "writers famous and obscure." The idea was originally put forward in Smith, the online magazine. Readers were invited to contribute on the Smith website and many of their contributions are included in the book. The book itself was so successful that it spawned several others including a sequel, "It All Changed In An Instant", and a volume by "teens famous and obscure" called I Can't Keep My Own Secrets.
Smith (whose motto is "Everyone has a story. What's yours?") is also well worth checking out.& It continues to accept and publish six word memoirs but also solicits longer pieces on various topics. It has a comics section with ongoing comic stories, including one by Harvey Pekar, and there is a separate section for contributions by teens. If you enjoy writing you may want to contribute. If not, it can be fun just browsing other's work. Or, if you're not quite ready to broadcast to the world how about a smaller audience? SJPL would welcome your six word memoirs; please enter yours below.
In 1845, a small group of settlers heading to Oregon Territory are forced to cross what is known, at the time, as the Great American Desert. The guide they hired turns out to be an incompetent braggart and water is increasingly scarce. Directed by Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff stars Michelle Williams and has an 85 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
"Telling the truth don't come easy to me, but I will try, even if old Truth ain't nearly as useful as a fib sometimes."
Early in their lives after the death of both parents, Homer and Harold, his older brother, are left alone, except for an uncle. This uncle, Squinton Leach, who is the husband of their mother's late sister, hated everything and everyone.
When Uncle Squinton illegally sells Harold to the Union Army, conscription as it is known at that time, Homer is left to fend for himself. He knows he can't stay with his uncle, so relying on his wits, telling many lies and some truth, Homer leaves the farm to try to locate his brother.
As he searches for Harold, Homer meets quite an assortment of people, both good and bad. There are the men trying to locate runaways slaves, the good rich Quaker helping the runaway slaves, a naïve minister, and two con artists. And that's just the beginning of the story behind The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick.
Tully Community Branch Library offers a FREE Singing Class in Vietnamese for Seniors ages 50 or older. Class restarts every quarter; this quarter ends on Wednesday December 14, 2011. We want more learners!
Seniors can learn how to read music and practice singing Vietnamese songs. Sheet music will be provided by the instructor, Thanh Tran, a volunteer and social worker from the County of Santa Clara. No prior experience in singing is required. Class takes place every Wednesday from 5:30-8:00 PM at Tully Branch Library.
Lớp học hát miễn phí cho người Việt cao niên mỗi chiều Thứ Tư 5:30-8:30 PM tại thư viện Tully. Mỗi học viên sẽ được chọn hai bản nhạc và giáo viên sẽ cung cấp bản nhạc miễn phí.
Lớp học đang nhận học viện. Không cần phải có kinh nghiệm.
Author and award-winning journalist, Fariba Nawa, will speak at the Cambrian Branch Library on Tuesday, November 15th at 6:30pm-7:30 pm. Her book Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan will be released in November, 2011 and will be available for sale by the Friends of the Cambrian Library at the event.
Ms. Nawa lived and reported from Afghanistan from 2002 to 2007, and witnessed the U.S.-led war against the Taliban and al Qaeda. She has also reported from Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, and Germany. She has a master's in Middle Eastern studies and journalism. This event is free and open to the public.
Join Little Critter and his family at the Critterville Fall Festival. There are so many critters at the Festival and so many fun things to do. From apple and pumpkin picking to hayrides and horseshoes, readers follow along as Little Critter and his family make their way through this festive seasonal celebration. The Fall Festival captures all of the excitement, energy and colors of the fall season as the illustrations are full of orange, yellow and red details.
Mercer Mayer introduced Little Critter in 1975 in his book, Just for You. Since then, Little Critter has appeared in over 200 books. The San Jose Public Library has many of Mayer's titles.
If you're already a fan of Little Critter or would like to learn more about him, visit Little Critter's Official website.
Don't miss the opportunity to get more information about Scholarship, Grant, and Financial Aidid at Tully Community Branch Library. Learn from Kaplan how to not only get into the college of your dreams, but how to pay for it. Understand how to make yourself the most competitive college applicant possible, learn what admissions officers are looking for, and the basics of applying for financial aid, important dates, terminology, and how financial need is determined.
Also, check out SAT and ACT books that our librarian, Peter Nguyen, recommended.
To practice for SAT and ACT exams, don't forget to take advantage of our LearningExpress Library Tutorials, Test, eBooks database. Teachers from the local schools where I presented LearningExpress gave positive feedback and indicated that they will instruct their students to use the database to improve their skills. I showed my teensReach volunteers the LearningExpress database before their SAT or ACT and they loved it. This online exams database is a wonderful supplemental tool for the many job seekers who come to the library every week and it's available 24/7. LearningExpress not only gives the user an opportunity to practice the materials before the test, it simulates the pacing of the real examination.
How do you get to the database and navigate it? Please view this video clip.
Did you know that all the titles in our new OneClickdigital collection of eAudioBooks are always available, with unlimited access? No more waiting in line for that popular audio book! And, all the titles will play on an iPod. New titles are added fairly regularly so check often. You do need to set up an account the first time you use the service.
The good news is that now Kindle owners can check out and download many of their favorite titles from Overdrive Digital Library on the SJPL Home Page. However--and here's the bad news--not all titles available for the Kindle have been made available for the library to purchase! And, this holds true for all ePub eBooks--
Also, some publishers do not allow their books to become eBooks. Other publishers put restrictions on how many times an eBook can be checked out before the book has to be "purchased" again. However, titles often become available at a later time. So we do try to get the authors and titles you ask for, and we will continue to do so!
San José Public Library likes Harry Potter, too! However, we have received news that the Young Adult DVD Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, will not be available for libraries to purchase in the DVD format going on sale to the public November 11, 2011. The production company has withheld the sale of some theatrical release movies, including the latest Harry Potter, to libraries and rental agencies. Other popular titles not available for libraries to purchase are Crazy, Stupid Love, Contagion and The Hangover, Part 2.
"Rental versions" of these titles--with no extra features--will be offered for sale to rental agencies and libraries at some point, but SJPL does not buy "rental" products.* The full DVD version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, and possibly other unavailable titles should be available to libraries for purchase in 6 months or so. We will keep you posted!
*UPDATE! SJPL now will be buying selected "rental" DVDs-- Rental DVDs are the same as those sold to rental DVD outlets 50+ days after the release of the theatrical release DVDs (with extra features) which are offered for sale to the public on the announced release date. This will at least allow SJPL customers access to the movies!
Georges and Anne, a happily married couple, begin to receive anonymous video recordings of the front of their house. To satisfy his curiosity and reassure his wife, Georges starts making inquiries which reveal that his family history is more complicated than he previously thought. A film by Austrian director Michael Haneke, Hidden stars Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil and has an 83 percent rating at Metacritic.
Learn about this traditional form of Chinese puppetry in a program presented by the San Jose-Tainan Sister City Association. The Art of Taiwanese Glove Puppets will be at the King Library on Saturday November 19 at 3 pm. The program will include a short educational video followed by a chance to practice this art form with hands-on-experience. For more about this type of puppetry check out this video from culture.tw - the Taiwan Culture Portal.
Two Maximum Access subscriptions for eBooks are now part of the Overdrive digital library, found on the SJPL Home Page under eMedia. "Maximum Access" means that the titles are not subject to "holds" but can be used by multiple users at the same time! The first subscription is for some of the most current Lonely Planet Travel Books. The second Max Access subscription is for the Disney Collection for Children and Teens. This library includes children's and some teen titles that are only available via this subscription. All Lonely Planet Maximum Access titles are available to read on Kindles, free Kindle apps or on eBook compatible comptuers and devices. The Disney Collection is available as "interactive" books to be read on Windows and Mac computers.
The two current Maximum Access Collections, Disney Collection for Children and Teens and Lonely Planet Travel Books, are now "showcased" on Overdrive as the first and second featured collections on Overdrive's Home Page, http://overdrive.sjlibrary.org/3B904027-4CBB-47BD-80AB-1652490A7B82/10/294/en/default.htm, so they will be easier to find. They can also be searched on Overdrive by individual title or under a category, such as "Travel" or "Children's Fiction." The Lonely Planet titles can also be accessed by searching in the catalog.
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? Well, here's the tale for you of an aspiring young entrepreneur, who, being flat broke, is compelled to start his own gambling business. That's right! Pass out the chips; set up a fine table, and pass out the cards. We're ready for business, and the owner receives a cut of the winnings. Sounds sweet? It is.
Kevin, the smart aleck, has found the perfect business to help him through his financial woes, for his mom and dad have taken away his allowance. The sequel to Liar Liar, Flat Broke is an intriguing story by an old author, Gary Paulsen, who wrote Hatchet, Lawn Boy, Mudshark, Brian's Winter and Brian's Return.
Popular bilingual children's performer Chiquy Boom is back in San Jose with her silly magic show for kids of all ages. Clown around with Chiquy to magic, and music and movement games presented in both English and Spanish. There will be two chances to catch the show on Saturday November 12 - at 2pm at the Pearl Avenue Branch OR at 4pm at the King Library. While you're at the library, be sure to check out some books on Magic Tricks and Clowns to round out your visit.
*These events were made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Pearl Avenue Branch Library and the Friends of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
The new movie Anonymous fictionally advances the notion that William Shakespeare didn't write the plays that history has attributed to him. So who did actually write these plays, according to the movie? Today's most popular alleged Shakespeare ghost-writer, Edward de Vere. Why has Shakespeare been considered the author for so long and not the rightful de Vere, according to the movie? Apparently because of a conspiracy begun during the cloak-and-dagger regime of Queen Elizabeth I.
The question "Who wrote Shakespeare?" has been written about since the early 1800's but seems to be increasingly embraced by a conspiracy-craving popular culture (this movie Anonymous, PBS Frontline's Much Ado About Something, novels such as Chasing Shakespeares, etc.). Candidates alleged to be the real Shakespeare are de Vere, also known as the Earl of Oxford; Francis Bacon; Christopher Marlowe; and a host of others, including Elizabeth I.
If you are interested in this question, I can recommend two entertaining books on the subject —
Contested Will by James Shapiro — also available via Link+ request (what is Link+?)
This book is a good starting point for those who are as yet uncommitted on the question of Shakespeare authorship.
The book examines why there is a question of authorship, why many think a theater man incapable of writing the plays, the nature of conspiracies, why the question has persisted for such a long time, and many other topics.
It is a good introduction that covers in detail the claims of Oxford and Bacon. But Shapiro is a Shakespeare scholar, and this book does not hide his opinion that William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon wrote the plays and poems attributed to him.
Who Wrote Shakespeare? by John Michell
This book is a fine introduction to popular as well as seemingly lesser candidates to the real Shakespeare that have been proposed by conspiracists over the past two centuries.
Michell opens with an analysis of the characteristics possessed by the author of the Shakespeare plays and then marshals evidence for each candidate, including William Shakespeare, with regard to these characteristics in an even-handed, objective but enjoyable way. Some of the author's conclusions might not be as definitive as we would prefer, but this is because the question is not an easy one.
Of course, the library contains many more titles about this subject, including books written in support of an individual candidate such as de Vere or Marlowe.
For a quick online overview of this subject, see Wikipedia's article on the Shakespeare Authorship Question.
For more authoritative and in-depth articles on the subject, see Shakespeare Authorship articles via EBSCOhost. Note: you will need to log in with your San José library card/PIN.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, what do you think? Take our poll and/or drop us a comment.
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading (AR 5.0, Level 5.4) by Tommy Greenwald is a tribute to the author's three sons, who are all NOT fond of reading. This title is in the format of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid: black and white cartoons, snarky main character, and offbeat secondary characters. While I read the book, I found it difficult to believe that Charlie Joe was able to get away with not reading for so long. However, after seeing his inventive genius, one can easily believe that he talked his way out of doing many things.
Charlie Joe's characterization is quite different from Greg Heffley, Nate Wright, etc., however. Charlie Joe is one of the popular kids who has a nice family and friends. The amusement in Charlie Joe's life derives from his list of ways that one can avoid reading.
The book is sure to reach reluctant readers in addition to avid readers who will find Charlie's tips hysterical. This book will reach readers who did not care for the uglier aspects of Greg Heffley's or Nate Wright's personalities. Charlie Joe is a good kid; he is just misunderstood.
When his father has a heart attack, Antoine is asked to return from the big city and drive the family grocery van, delivering supplies to people in a remote area of Provence. He finds the job he ran away from is more important and interesting than he first expected. The Grocer's Son stars Nicolas Cazale and has a 91 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
The City's Housing Department is pleased to offer a special home repair assistance program for eligible San José homeowners who live in the City's Strong Neighborhood Initiative (SNI) areas. The repairs can include roofing, electrical, heating, plumbing and accessibility modifications. Income-qualifying households may receive up to $150,000 in assistance to fix up their homes depending on the amount of eligible repairs. Visit the City's Housing Department Home Repair Assistance webpage for more information or contact the City's Housing Department by phone at (408) 975-4440 or by email.
Not only is autumn a time of gorgeous light and colors, it is cross-country and marathon running time. It is my best-loved season and I always look forward to running on leaf strewn trails and the crispness of the air as it welcomes the change in seasons.
The New York City (NYC) Marathon is this Sunday, November 6 and two popular running websites, FloTrack and LetsRun, have loads of coverage on the NYC Marathon and just about any other news of import related to the running world.
The California Interscholastic Federation Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships will be at Crystal Springs on Saturday, November 12.
Stanford is hosting the NCAA Division I Cross Country West Regionals on Saturday, November 12.
The Silicon Valley Turkey Trot is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day Thursday on November 24. There were over 14,000 participants last year and race organizers are hoping to reach 17,500 this year. The 2010 race raised $450,000 for three local charities: Children's Health Initiative, the Housing Trust of Santa Clara county and Second Harvest Food Bank. Read the San Jose Mercury News Article, "Turkey Day's Coming Up, and so is Annual Trot" for more statistics on the race.
I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy one or all of these wonderful races either as a spectator or as a participant. This is a wonderful season to run and there are many races scheduled throughout the Bay Area.
Check out some titles at the San Jose Public Library to pique your interest in running and get you out on the trails, track or the road.
Rosalba is so undervalued by her family and relatives that she's accidentally forgotten and left behind during a bus tour. Making her way to Venice, she eventually finds a place to stay, gets a job more or less by accident and makes some unusual new friends. By the time her husband and children appreciate her absence and try to get her back, she's not so sure she wants to return. The Italian comedy Bread and Tulips stars Bruno Ganz and has a 68 percent rating at Metacritic.
Momo doesn't have much going for him; growing up in a poor neighborhood, his mother is dead and his father has given up parenting. When he's caught stealing groceries on a whim, the shopkeeper declines to call the police and takes the boy under his wing, teaching him about life and about being a man. Monsieur Ibrahim features a graceful performance by Omar Sharif and has a 69 percent rating at Metacritic.
Take Me With You by Carolyn Marsden
Susanna and Pina, both eleven years old, live in an orphanage in Italy. The story takes place years after the end of the Second World War, while the country is still recovering from the devastation caused by the battles. Some of the girls living at the Istituto di Gesu Bambino (Institute of the Baby Jesus) are actually orphans, others have parents or relatives who could not care for them.
The nuns at the Instituto care for the children as best they can under difficult circumstances. There is little money. The nuns seek donations from the Allies who now occupy the city. The girls sing at funeral services and they crochet berets and baby blankets for the nuns to sell.
Things slowly begin to change at the Instituto when visitors come to watch the girls, some of whom are then adopted. Pina finds out she has a mother, here in Italy. Susanna learns that her own Italian mother died, but her father is an American! Will one of them be leaving soon? As Susanna and Pina learn more about their birth parents, each of them must find a way to accept that reality and realize that they may soon go their separate ways.
A glossary at the end of the book provides translations for the Italian words used throughout the book.
My Name Is Not Angelica by Scott O'Dell
Raisha and five other members of her African tribe are kidnapped by a rival King and taken to a ship called "God's Adventures." Misnamed for sure, the ship is taking them from their home in Africa to the West Indies island of St. John. During the six month long trip, Raisha learns to speak Danish from the ship's captain. Many of the captives die along the way, some from illnesses, others due to the poor food, still more washed away by the violent storms. But Raisha survives.
Upon arrival in St. John, Raisha and two fellow captives, Konje and Dondo, are sold to a Danish land owner. All three are given new names, Raisha is now known as Angelica, Konje is named Apollo and Dondo is called Abraham. And so begins Raisha's new life.
Mr. O'Dell based this novel on events surrounding the 1733-1734 slave revolt on the islands of St. John and St. Thomas.
Stargazing Storytime at the Almaden Branch Library and Community Center on Wednesday, November 16 from 5:30 pm - 8 pm.
Following a brief (5:30-6:00 pm) storytime about the planets and stars we will go outside to the staging area to enjoy a dramatic view of the night sky. Members of the San Jose Astronomical Society will help us view Jupiter, Saturn and other celestial bodies. Dress warmly for this outside program.
The Bay Area Science Festival (October 29-November 6) is in full swing. Events and activities are scheduled throughout the Bay Area.
One of my favorite radio programs, Radiolab, will be at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall November 3 and 4. The innovative and imaginative team at Radiolab (from their website), "…believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow."
Joining the fantastic Radiolab duo of Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich are comedian Demetri Martin and musician Thao Nguyen. The San José Public Library has Martin's book, This Is a Book, and the movie, Taking Woodstock in which he plays Elliot Tiber, who played a somewhat controversial role in introducing the Woodstock producers to the Yasgur farm. Nguyen has toured with various musicians, recorded several albums released on the Kill Rock Stars record label and recently scored the documentary, American Teacher.
Join the San José Public Library in this celebration of science as it teams up with the Tech Museum to present the program: Got Bots? Robots with the Tech Museum at:
Gregoire has a small but highly respected film production company, a wonderful wife and three marvelous kids. Under tremendous financial pressure, he does something on the spur of the moment which has drastic consequences for everyone around him. Directed by Mia Hansen-Love, and winner of the Jury Special Prize at Cannes, The Father of My Children has a 91 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
Growing up in a monastery in Ireland during the Dark Ages, Brendan has no idea what to do with his life. One day, when he meets a traveling monk who shows him how to illuminate manuscripts, Brendan realizes he has found his calling. Unfortunately, his uncle and the local Vikings have other plans for him. Nominated for an Academy Award, the animated feature The Secret of Kells has a 91 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
Enjoy the following popular teen fantasy titles at your library today!
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel* by Michael Scott
Sophie and Josh are caught up in a deadly struggle between two rival alchemists over the possession of an ancient and powerful book containing the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Katsa, a young warrior lives in a world where some people are born with unique special skills called "Graces". Katsa however has a dreaded skill of killing and in this adventurous story, she goes on a journey of self-discovery and redemption by trying to save her land from a depraved king.
Maximum Ride* by James Patterson
An exciting adventure and science fiction series about six genetically enhanced children being imprisoned in a laboratory. Eventually, a sympathetic scientist helps them escape and they use their special abilities to survive on their own.
Does your child enjoy playing with Legos? The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is offering Lego Fun on Mondays at 5:00PM. We have legos of all sizes plus the large duplo blocks for those little ones. Children know that legos are fun to play with, but parents did you know that playing with legos also encourages creativity, sharing, development of fine motor shills and helps with concentration? Playing with Legos also builds self esteem and confidence because when the "creation" is completed the child is given a sense of pride and accomplishment. So as you can see Legos are not just for fun!
Do you like to read? Change an adult's life by becoming a volunteer adult literacy tutor with Partners in Reading (PAR). You can help an adult or a small group of adults build reading and writing skills. Help them write a resume, read a book to a child, write a grocery list, or accomplish many other tasks small and large that will improve the quality of their lives.
Tutor orientation begins on March 13, 2013, at the King Library followed by tutor training on March 16 and March 23. Tutoring can take place in all San José Public Library branches or in other public places. We ask for a minimum 6-month commitment of 3 hours per week after training. Call PAR now at (408) 808-2361 for more information and to sign up, or visit the PAR website.
Rudy is an adult in a library literacy program. In this video he reads a letter he wrote to his tutor about how she changed his life. His tutor has volunteered for more than 10 years and has changed the lives of many adults.
There are a number of sites that offer eAudioBooks for free.
Books Should Be Free and LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.
eJunto was created to bring historical and philosphical audiobooks to the public domain.
FreeClassicAudioBooks.com has a number of classics titles, and the site also takes requests.
What are your favorite resources for free eAudioBooks? Please share them in the comments!
Join us Saturday, November 12 at the Santa Teresa Library when this month's topic will be Free Small Business Resources. Presenting will be: San José Public Library's business librarian and Kevin Turner, Business Development Coordinator with the City of San José to talk about all the great free resources out there for new and small businesses. There will be time for Q & A and networking. Registration is appreciated by calling (408) 808-3068. *This is part of an ongoing series help the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10:30am- 12:30pm.


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The new boom in malaria
World Malaria Day, 25 April - The biggest threat is the rise of drug-resistant parasites due to fake and sub-standard medicines. As with other drugs before, this resistance is emerging all along the Mekong, from Cambodia to Myanmar, where the wonder-drug artemisinin is already failing: this threatens malaria victims everywhere.
The new boom in malaria
IPN Opinion article
The outlook for malaria remains poor because of fake drugs and bad governance
Don't slash spending – re-think it
IPN Opinion article
The strikes in Greece against budget cuts are a warning to all the other governments which have dug themselves into deep debt. But the good news for some - including Obama's new National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform - is that budget reform can be done: Canada did it the mid-'90s.


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Chateau de Vigne
6500 Jamison Rd rests in the heart of beautiful Bennett Valley at the center of Sonoma County's prime vineyard region. Climate, soil, and water collaborate to form an alchemy that has become this dramatic award winning vineyard estate. The 52 acre parcel features 33 acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines plus a 20 acre oak covered knoll building site. Panoramic views sweep across elegantly manicured vineyards to the mountains surrounding this pristine valley. The vineyards are under contract with Kendall Jackson and used by the Le Crema and Matanzas Creek Wineries. Also on the estate are the Rose Cottage, vineyard worker residence and the Oak Knoll Cabin guest house. The engineered, 5 bedroom septic system was installed in 1998 and the well is rated at over 100 gallons per minute. Power and phone have been installed and the property is protected by the Williamson Act. This magnificent gated parcel is ready and waiting for the consummate buyer to build their legacy estate.


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i don´t have any info about this game and i like find a good info about it.
i hope anyone here help me.
i don´t have any info about this game and i like find a good info about it.
i hope anyone here help me.
Problably not worht near that much though,
I'm not a pal expert but that is pretty rare, with spine too. One of the rarest pal releases for sure.
thanks for the info i´m looking for information in other paces and i find this.
i used to love that show growing up. it was awesome. it looks like a pretty rare game, too.
Its the holy grail for PAL Mega CD-collectors. A complete copy like yours would definately fetch some kind of money, I'd say about 350-500€.
<- can someone please make this as a repro and sell it so me?
Te vas a forrar con él, cabrón. XD
Originally Posted by GaijinPunch
Cabron! Pendejo! And other Spanish swearwords I picked up while watching Amores Perros :P
thanks for all the information for the members.
i´ll try to sell it on ebay and i hope get some money for it.
Rare or not, it sure has an ugly cover. How does it play, I wonder?
Really? Fair play I'll defer to an expert....although I've seen numerous copies of FFS and SS, I've even owned both. Not that rare imo, not compared to 2-3 years ago anyway when they were buggers to find, and not compared to BR in my limited experience of looking for mcd stuff. Seen far fewer BR, I guess I'm looking in the wrong place.
A couple years ago i'd have agreed that it was the rarest, but there have been loads appearing. I've seen 7 copies of B & R listed since around the beginning of Dec (not including the one in the link in this thread), 3 were in job lots, two of which finished early and were relisted without B & R, the other finished at just under 100 Euros, not bad to say there were 6 other games in the lot. The ones listed by themselves have fetched between 72 & 170 Euros. I haven't seen that many copies of FFS and SS put together all year.
With spine? aaaaarf :)
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This is why theres a sales forum with rules and a anonymous thread for evaluations.
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there's been at least 6 fatal fury special in the last 5 months.
one I sold
two from two french sellers (drake something and another one that didn't fetch its reserve price)
one spinned from a spanish seller bought by another spanish seller (who sold his un-spinned copy the following week)
and another unspinned spanish copy.
I would personnally say the 3 have the same rarity.
It's a matter of "ebay period". One sells for lot of money (in the ffs case, mine was first. As for batman and robin, I would say that it was tonyb80's copy ) and then, many others appear.
I would however tend to say that samourai showdown is the rarest nowadays (seen only 3 this year: tonyb80, dyer60 and a french seller two weeks ago, jeux.videos I think) even though it used to popup rather frequently three years ago.
Can you tell me the prices that those ffs and B&R raised in auction? I want to know if the price I've paid for this one was ok...
Thanks Ciberguile.
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Originally Posted by Mundocombo
I will answer you. You paid too much for your copy. The game complete with spine card is about 250-300 . You paid 400 . But no problem for you (you usually pay too much for the games that you buy. Like tetris MD)
I recommend to you that you make that question before buying a game.


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SAISD progress highlighted
April 1, 2013
Dear SAISD Staff
Last week, the Urban Land Institute (ULI), which supports and strategizes methods to improve and develop the downtown urban core of our great city, hosted a luncheon that included guest speakers Graham Weston, co-founder of Rackspace and chairman of the board; David Adelman, ULI chair; and our own Board President and SAISD alum, Ed Garza.
Mr. Garza highlighted many of the district's successful schools, including schools the SAISD Foundation has identified in its recent Spotlight Series. It was phenomenal! I was so proud of SAISD and Mr. Garza's delivery of the facts. SAISD is continually improving each and every day. This is a true testament to all of our staff members' dedication, caring and pride.
At the luncheon, the SAISD Foundation showed a video that told the story of the rejuvenation of downtown San Antonio and how a young family relocated from the suburbs to the inner city and our District. In the video, another SAISD product, Mayor Julián Castro, challenged us to become the model urban district that our trustees have identified as their vision. The message was clear: In order to have a vibrant, successful city, we must have successful schools.
Mr. Weston stated that "parents do not necessarily choose a district, they choose a school, so let's improve the district one school at a time." I found that statement to be profound. In other words, if you want to improve your district, then improve your schools and improve yourself.
This current year we have seen many changes. We have witnessed the difference high staff morale can make on a school district's climate and culture. We have continued to build on strengths of successful programs while making constant improvements. There is no such thing as status quo in education, nor is there a silver bullet or a finish-line. Each and every day we are either a little better or worse, but we never stay the same.
The 2010 bond projects are moving forward as we face major decisions while ensuring that we deliver on what was promised to the community, while staying within scope and budget.There are miracles occurring each and every day in our classrooms. This year we have continued to infuse technology into the classrooms, with the understanding that we need to be high-tech, however but must also be "high-touch" when it comes to teaching and learning.
The district has restructured some central positions in order to meet the needs of our campuses. Professional development has been identified as an area in need of improvement, and we are developing an exciting PD piece for next year.
I have to say, this is the best job I've ever held. Our school board remains focused on the best interest of SAISD. Board members are working hard to get us to the next, higher level. These trustees deserve our respect and appreciation as they move toward the selection of a permanent superintendent and the District prepares for the subsequent transitional period.
And on the state level, many elected officials have heard the outcry from parents and educators that we must bring some common sense into accountability and testing. As educators, we welcome accountability. However, we must be cautious not to create a test-taking culture and must move away from "just-in-time-learning" to life-long and timeless learning.
There is quite a bit going on with education at both the state and local levels, and it may affect our daily attitude. I've heard it said that sometimes we need to "ignore the noise," (Bill Parcells). Zig Ziglar would mention that we need to feed the mind healthy, positive thoughts, otherwise, it's "garbage in, garbage out." During this time, I would encourage you to stay focused and "ignore any negative noise." Let's stay the course these last two months of school and be reminded that we determine our own attitude. After all, 80% of one's success is attributed to one's attitude, not aptitude.
Dr. Sylvester Perez
Interim Superintendent
"Progress involves risk. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first." – Frederick Wilcox
Dr. Perez in the Community
Congratulating a pre-schooler who completed the H-E-B
Read 3 literacy program, which provides tots an opportunity
to experience a classroom setting and learn pre-literacy skills.
Announcing to third graders at De Zavala ES that their teacher,
Yara Luna, was named the District's Trinity Prize nominee
for Excellence in Teaching.
Motivating more than 3,000 SAISD 8th-graders at
the Rock Your Future rally, a college-themed event.
Representing the District at
an event to thank computer
lab benefactor Harvey Najim, whose foundation provided
grant funding for new computers and software.
Speaking to SAISD employees who attended a memorial
service for a member of the Transportation team who
passed away.
Greeting a student on the first
day of school, after taking a bus
ride to Hawthorne Academy.


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