Monday, October 08, 2007

Freeware Alternative List From Download Squad: Neowin.net's Freeware Alternative List. This list has lots of freeware links to commonly used software, from 3D graphics to Webcam tools. 3:40:54 PM     New Links on our web for the week of October 4, 2007 RSS Feed for this page What's RSS? Government, Elections, and Law Campaign 2008: Issue Coverage Tracker "It's already a bit difficult to keep tabs on all of the many presidential candidates for the 2008 race, but the Washington Post has created this very nice issue coverage tracker to help out in this area. Visitors to the site can review press coverage and opinion writing on the various candidates and the major issues here, and they can also add this entire feature to their website or MySpace page, if they are so inclined. The issue tracker draws on a wide set of website sources across the political spectrum, including news services, interest groups, bloggers, unions, and activists. It's a fine resource, and one that could be used to generate discussion in political science and civic courses across American classrooms." (SR) Leisure Calorie Counter "free and non-commercial web site that has taken the USDA National Nutrient Database and made it available in the quickest, easiest and most usable format it has ever been in before. A search of any food instantly brings up the full nutrition facts for that food such as calories, protein, carbs, fat, sodium, cholesterol, vitamins and much more. " Buster Keaton on Comedy and Making Movies ""Actor and filmmaker Buster Keaton (1895-1966) was one of the greatest comic figures of the silent film era. ... In 1958, Columbia University's Oral History Research Office conducted several lengthy interviews with Keaton about his life and career. The interviews, which can be listened to or read here, provide a rare glimpse of a vanished era." Topics include Keatons's vaudeville childhood, "Fatty" Arbuckle, and the end of silent films. From Columbia University." (LII) Science The Broad Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes "With good reason, there is a great deal of concern about the future of the Great Lakes. Collectively, these bodies of water account for 90 percent of the United States' and 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water. Beyond that crucial fact, the Great Lakes represent an enormous economic and cultural resource to the region. Recently the Brookings Institution's own John C. Austin, Soren Anderson, Paul N. Courant, and Robert E. Litan crafted this 16-page paper which addresses the benefits of restoring the Great Lakes ecosystem. The report begins by outlining the major elements of the restoration strategy, and it also details the costs of cleaning and preserving the ecosystem. It's a thoughtful and well-laid out report, and policymakers and others will want to take a look at their findings." (SR) 8:49:14 AM     Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description Oct 1- Oct 31 Write for Fright!: Scary Story Contest Monday, October 01, 2007 Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. Enter Write for Fright!, HPL’s scary story contest. Anyone in grades K-6 can join. Bring your stories and poems to the Library by October 31. Each year the scariest stories are printed in a Write fro Fright! Book and distributed through schools and libraries. Winners are honored at an Author’s Night Award Program, 7 PM Wednesday, November 14. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 8 11:00 am Toddler Times Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 18-36 months. Toddlers and care givers attend Toddler Time together. The simple books and activities are just right for kids under 3. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 Oct 8 7:00 pm Preschool Storytime Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 3-5 years old. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 0ct 9 10:00 - 11:30 am Ulysses Group Hackley Public Library. For more information call 231-722-7276. Oct 9 6:45 pm Toddler Times Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 18-36 months. Toddlers and care givers attend Toddler Time together. The simple books and activities are just right for kids under 3. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 Oct 11 11:00 am Preschool Storytime Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 3-5 years old. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 Oct 13 2:00 pm Dan the Yo-yo Man Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. Yo-yo expert Dan Guzman will wow the audience with astounding tricks. After the show kids will make Spinning Toys to take home. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 13 8:00 pm Passion and Perversity: The Inner Chambers of Edgar Allan Poe Hackley Public Library. Enjoy an encore performance of Tom Harryman's recreation of Edgar Allen Poe, adapted from his much-talked about performances at Muskegon Community College. The piece was conceived and arranged by Harryman from Poe's letters, stories and poems including "Imp of the Perverse," "Lenore," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven" and others. Tickets are $25. The event is a fund raiser for the Friends of Hackley Public Library. Seating is limited to the first 125 ticketholders. Oct 15- Nov 10 Teen Trivia Contest Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For grades 6 and up. Teens--Test your Trivia Know-How! - entry forms in the Teen Books area - Each week we’ll post several questions to ponder on topics such as Harry Potter, Hackley Library, Muskegon Football and more. Correct answers will earn raffle tickets for movies, gift certificates, ITunes Gift Cards, and other cool stuff. Game begins Teen Read Week, Oct. 15th and ends November 10th. For more information call 231-722-7276. Oct 15 11:00 am Toddler Times Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 18-36 months. Toddlers and care givers attend Toddler Time together. The simple books and activities are just right for kids under 3. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 Oct 15 7:00 pm Preschool Storytime Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 3-5 years old. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 Oct 15 4:00 - 5:30 pm Friends of HPL Board Meeting Torrent House. Oct 16 6:00 - 8:00 pm Hands-On Genealogy Workshop Hackley Public Library, Local History Department. For more information call 231-722-7276. Oct 16 5:30 - 7:00 pm HPL Board Meeting Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. 0ct 16 6:00 - 7:30 pm Hands-on Genealogy Workshop Hackley Public Library. For more information call 231-722-7276. Oct 16 6:45 pm Toddler Times Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 18-36 months. Toddlers and care givers attend Toddler Time together. The simple books and activities are just right for kids under 3. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 Oct 18 11:00 am Preschool Storytime Youth Services Department, Hackley Public Library. For ages 3-5 years old. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. To register phone 231-722-7276, ext 230 8:46:48 AM

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