October 2007

October 3 — Shelling at the Seashore - Beautiful and unique treasures await you on the beach. Grab a bag or bucket and (re)discover shell collecting as a hobby or competitive sport! Monica Norem, born on Galveston Island, presides.

October 10 — Un Cafecito, Por Favor - The organic coffee industry never tasted this good. Learn about some new approaches to growing coffee that are considered very bird friendly while sipping on our shade-grown coffee from Café Altagracia in the Dominican Republic. Starring Clay White and Tim Sebesta, professors extraordinaire.

October 17 — Steal this Book - Downloadable books are here for free at your library. Learn how to get these audio books at your fingertips in library computer lab 203.

October 24 — How Quilts Bind the Community - Discover quilting with Patricia Plunk. View the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the library from October 22–29 whose mission is to foster healing, heighten awareness, and inspire action.

October 31 — Halloween Party - Autumn foods with Tony and Sheldon. Now that’s scary in HSC 105.

October 31 - Halloween Party

These were the dishes that were served:
Crunchy Garbanzos
Dry Jack Crisps
Cantaloupe Slivers
Chicken Alouette
Pumpkin-Pear Soup
Artichoke-Parmesan Phyllo Bites
Open-Faced Sandwiches of Herring, Apple, and Chives

If you are interested in the recipe for any or all of these, photocopies can be made for you upon request. Please Ask.

October 24 - How Quilts Bind hte Community

Oct 17 - Steal This Book

Device/Software Requirements

HCPL’s Downloadable eMedia

http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com

What do I need to use HCPL’s Digital Media Catalog?

• Personal Computer
• Library card
• Free software
• Internet access
• Audio device

Software requirements

• Windows Media Player Version 9 or higher (version 11 recommended)
• Microsoft® Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000 (Professional or Server), Windows Millennium Edition (ME), Windows XP (Home, Professional, Tablet PC, or Media Center Edition), Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 (or newer)
• Overdrive Media Console (http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/download.asp)

Audio Device Requirements

• To use Audio Books on a device, the device must play DRM-protected content in the .wma format, and either support the bit rate of 32kbps or be able to transcode 32kbps files to a supported bit rate.
• To use Music on a device, the device must play DRM-protected content in the .wma format, and the device must either support the bit rate of 64kbps or be able to transcode 64kbps files to a supported bit rate.
• To use Video on a device, the device must play DRM-protected content in the .wmv format, and the device must either support the bit rate of 500kbps or be able to transcode 500kbps files to a supported bit rate.

Known Compatible Devices (selected)

See complete list at http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/Compatibledevices.asp

• Coby MP-C353, MP-C652, MP-C654, MP-C7055, MP-C7057, MP-C854, MP-C856, MP-C945
• Creative MuVo NX 128, MuVo TX FM 128, Muvo V100, Jukebox Zen USB 2.0, ZEN, ZEN MicroPhoto 8GB, ZEN Nano Plus, ZEN Portable Media Center*, ZEN Stone, ZEN Stone Plus, ZEN Vision:M*
• Dell Axim X51v Pocket PC*
• HP iPAQ hx2495 Pocket PC*
• iRiver T10** , iRiver T30**
  ** with the firmware update available at: http://www.iriveramerica.com/support/mtpupdate
• Philips GoGear Jukebox HDD1630 6GB
• Rio Carbon
• Samsung BlackJack*
• Samsung YP-F1x, YP-T8x, YP-U2J
• Sandisk Sansa c140, Sansa e130, Sansa e250, Sansa m230, SDMX1-256, SDMX1-512 (Note that the e200 Series expansion slot does not support OverDrive Media. OverDrive Media files must be transferred to the main memory of the device.)
  
  

* This device supports OverDrive Video in addition to OverDrive Audio Books and Music

Known Incompatible Devices

See complete list at http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/Incompatibledevices.asp

• Archos Pocket Video Recorder
• Brookstone TinyTunes MP3 Player
• iPod
• Mach Speed Technologies 1GB Trio MP3 Player
• Microsoft Zune
• Motorola RAZR
• Panasonic SV-SW30V
• Phillips SA1100/37
• Rio Cali
• Samsung YP-T7J
• SanDisk Sansa e140
• Sony NW-S205F

How much storage space do I need on my device?

Each ‘Part’ of an Audio Book is approximately 15 –18 MB in size. A ten part audio book will require approximately 180 MB (10 x 18 MB) of storage.

Storage Capacity	Hours / Parts
128 MB	7 hours / parts
256 MB	14 hours / parts
512 MB	28 hours / parts
1 GB	56 hours / parts
2 GB	112 hours / parts
10 GB	560 hours / parts
20 GB	1120 hours / parts

Audio-to-go in 3 Easy Steps!

HCPL’s Downloadable eMedia

http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com

1 Find a Book

• http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com
• Search for items
• Select item(s) you would like to check out. Click “Add to cart” or “Place on Hold”
• Click on “My Cart” to check out item(s) you’ve selected.
• Click on “Proceed to Checkout”
• Click on “Confirm Checkout”
• Start downloading your title(s)!

Note: if you have a slow internet connection, you may want to download one part at a time. You can get transfer the downloaded part to your audio device and start listening while you’re waiting for the other parts to download!

2 Install Free Software

If you haven’t installed all the necessary software, you will need to do so at this time. The link to download the appropriate software will be located next to the title in your cart.

3 Transfer file from computer to audio device

• Attach your device to the computer
• In the Overdrive software, click on the title you would like to transfer and then click on “Transfer”
• Select the part(s) you would like to transfer and click on “Next.” Overdrive will start transferring the file to your audio device.
• Click on “Finish.”
• Disconnect your audio device and start listening!

Downloaded titles will automatically expire at the end of their checkout periods. The file, however, will remain on your computer or your audio device until you delete it. If you need to keep an item longer, you can check out the item again and then download a small file that will reactivate the title on your computer and your audio device.

If you have questions or technical issues, send a message to: ipac-catalog@hcpl.net. Include as much information you can, such as library cards number, steps to reproduce the problem, text of any error messages, software information (browser version, operating system, etc.)

More Shade Grown Coffee Info

It does not look like Starbucks serves shade grown coffee. You can buy it from their website.

Organic Shade Grown Mexico by Starbucks® Coffee

This light-bodied coffee with bold acidity and a crisp, refreshing finish comes from hundreds of small farms in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

More about this coffee:
Chiapas farmers, near the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, are protecting the biodiversity of the last remaining cloud forest in Southern Mexico through organic and traditional shade growing coffee plants.

http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=313018

Here is another link for coffee in Texas. This one is great!

http://www.songbird.org/cgi-bin/cc_select.pl?state=TX – This link is the best one by far!

Oct 10 - Un Cafecito, Por Favor

Coffee Facts

-2/3rds world production exported from Latin America and Caribbean

-3rd most common import in US behind oil and steel

-US consumes 1/3rd of the world’s coffee

-Revenues exceed 10 billion a year, just behind oil

Traditional method

Grown under canopy of forest in shade or partial shade

Current method

Sun tolerant hybrid coffee plants, planted in cleared field (monoculture)

The Impacts

The Good

-Sun coffee has 3x the yield!

The Bad

-Less flavor

-Less biodiversity*

-Requires fertilization

-Requires insecticides

-Requires herbicides

-Requires fungicides

-Increases soil erosion

-Creates toxic run-off

-Not sustainable*

Biodiversity

-Shade coffee fields have 2/3rds the bird diversity compared to pristine forests

-Full Sun monocultures have less than 1/10th

-Shade coffee fields have as many as 40 species of trees that make up the canopy

-Full Sun monocultures have no trees

Just a Few Birds that Winter in Shade Coffee Plantations

Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Traill's Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole

-Bird Friendly Coffee - Certified as shade-grown and organic by an independent inspector. Coffee that comes from farms in Latin America that provide good, forest-like habitat for birds.

-Rainforest Alliance Certified – Goods produced using farm and forestry methods that are good for the people and the planet. Goods derived from farms and forests where water, soil and wildlife habitat are conserved, where workers are treated well, where families have access to education and health care and where communities benefit.

- Fair Trade Certified - Empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace. By guaranteeing minimum floor prices and social premiums, Fair Trade enables producers to invest in their farms and communities and protect the environment.

Shade Grown/Organic Coffee Vendors

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Coffee/

http://www.cafecristina.com/

Coffee Traders, Inc.
1400 East 4th
Austin, TX 78702
Contact: RC Beall
512-326-4333
512-326-2813 (Fax)
hbeall@texascoffeetraders.com
http://www.texascoffeetraders.com

Lola Savannah, Ltd.
1701 Commerce
Houston, TX 77002
Contact: Rebecca Smith
713-222-9800 or 888-663-9166
713-222-9802 (Fax)
lola@lolasavannah.co
http://www.lolasavannah.com

Wild Bird Center
8436 Denton Highway, Ste 206
Watauga, TX 76148
Contact: Maureen Hall
817-514-8804
watauga@wildbird.co
http://www.wildbird.com/wat

Specialty Coffee LC
1401 S. Rendon, New Orleans, LA 70125
work504.827.0878

Kaladi Bros. Coffee/Colorado
1730 East Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80210
work720-570-2166

Bisbee Coffee Company
PO Drawer B, Bisbee, AZ 85603
work520-432-7931

CoffeeAM.com
100 Londonderry Court Suite#112, Woodstock, GA 30188
work678-494-1915

Tradewinds Coffee Co., Inc.
5500 - 106 Atlantic Springs Road, Raleigh, NC 27616
work800-457-0406

Perk’s Coffee House
49 S Court St, Athens, OH 45701
work740-594-7375

Randy Lemmon’s Gardenline

http://www.ktrh.com/pages/gardenline.html

October 3 - Shelling at the Seashore

To find out information from this presentation, please visit the Shelling for Fun blog at

http://shellingforfun.blogspot.com/.