World Records

Hi All,

Ever since I was a kid I wanted to set records. And when I found out I wasn't going to be the biggest, fastest, smartest, youngest, oldest, etc in any particular category (kind of like most people) I was very interested in the Guinness Book of World Records.

As a matter of fact the name of the book is now 'Guinness World Records' not 'Guinness Book of World Records'. Go figure - things change. For a goofy record, click here to see who balanced the most books on his head at any one time.

Click here to find a particular record in a category - basically this is a search box so you can type in term and find a record associated with it. For example, you can search for 'animals', 'books', 'baseball', 'coins', 'richest', 'smallest', etc... you get the idea.

Click here for the official site of GBWR (my acronym for it in this blog entry so I don't have to keep writing it out...). Many of us remember the thick paperback GBWR from our childhood and our teen years...of course we have the very same title in the library. Click here for the link to the card catalog to see if we have the book on the shelf.

I'm getting the feeling that the owners of GBWR are trying to 'brand' the product. Especially with the Guinness World Records Museum and the link to Licensing.

For an external link that is not associated with the GBWR, click here to see the Wikipedia entry for the GBWR. You'll notice that there is a fairly long outline that includes the History, Evolution, Museum, TV Series and the Gamer's Edition of the GBWR.

Hope this is an interesting entry - oh and in honor of one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record in the NYC/Long Island area, click here for the largest snow sculpture/structure ever made. It'll make you appreciate the fact that much of this years' snow has melted.

Regards,

Stu

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Color

Hi All,

Color. It is all around us. And to think that I just noticed it...

I'll try not to make today's blog entry silly or confusing or annoying or campy.

I'm writing this from the reference desk and I just noticed all the various colors in the library. Click here for a color palette of well, colors. Take note - these sites are very, very colorful!

Wondering about complimentary colors or shades? Dominant colors and saturation and intensity. Click here for another link to many sites that talk about this. Also, you might want to visit this site to basic color theory - neat stuff - it'll brighten your day.

Click here for a website that will help you with your color mixing recipes. This is neat stuff if you like to make your paint or are an artist!

Well, now that we are on the topic of color, click here for a link to Michael's - the art store. Click here for a link to ACMoore - the art and craft store. Finally, click here for a link to Jo-Ann's - the fabric and craft store....

Want to see all the colors that Crayola makes and has made in the past? Click here for that colorful little nugget of information from Wikipedia. Here is a neat link to the Crayola website - you can search for colors on the site.

Finally, click here for a simple color wheel.

One last thing - sorry about not posting a single entry last week. It has been hectic around the library since we reopened on January 18th! I'll try to post on a more consistent Monday-Wednesday-Friday basis...

Regards,
Stu


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The Super Bowl

Hi All,

How could I resist? The XLV Super Bowl kicks off this Sunday at 6:30pm. Click on this link for all things Super Bowl direct from the NFL.com website.

Click here for some quickie Super Bowl type info - real fast info to get the party started!

Want some stats for the game and the teams and the players? Click here for the number aspect of the game! Here is another link for stats via ESPN.com

Finally, click here for historical information for teams and players - cool stats site (Pro-Football-Reference). If you like numbers you are going to be a happy camper!

Want to see who is going to win the big game? Click here for some inside dope from ESPN on the game itself.

So now that you are watching the game and enjoying, you are probably getting a bit hungry. Have we got links for you! Click on this link to get some fun recipes DisneyFamily.com End Zone Edibles - fun stuff and you get to eat!

Click the following links to get the traditional football meal: pizza.
Pizza Hut
Dominoes
Papa Johns

And don't forget the cheesy sticks and extra cheese on the pizza...

Okay, so you are tired of all this 'football' stuff and can't really wait for the half-time show. Well, click here for info on the half-time show. Bored with this years half-time show, click here for some info about previous Super Bowl half-time shows.

Finally, if you are watching the big game just for the commercials - which are traditionally new, funny, and 'ground breaking' according to some pundits - click here.

So, now you have it - everything Super Bowl - the game, the players, commercials, history and more. Whew, I can't wait until the game begins!

Enjoy!
Stu

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Stalagtites and Stalagmites

Hi All,

Here's a fun/interesting/educational (I hope at least) entry for today's blog...

Sitting here at the reference desk I can see windows of the library. Just outside these windows I can see ice forming and snow hanging from the roof. This got me thinking about a class I took years and years ago on geology....

So - what are those hanging pieces of ice called? And correspondingly, what are the pieces of ice and snow called that form on the ground when the snow drips and forms ice on the grouns?

Stalagtites and stalagmites that's what.

Click here for a brief entry about stalagtites from Wikipedia. Click here for some really cool photos of various stalagtites. A lot of the time stalagtites and stalagmites form in caves underground.

So what is the difference between stalagtites and stalagmites? Click here for a bit of info on this from How Stuff Works.com

FYI, the simple answer is stalagtites hang from the ceiling of a cave - stalagmites form from the ground by dripping 'stuff' from the ceiling. Think of it this way - stalagtites hold tight to the ceiling...stalagmites don't they form on the ground.

Okay...enough geology for today.

Let's move on to something warm - as in the Yankees and Mets schedule for 2011.

Click here for the 2011 Yankees schedule.
Click here for the 2011 Mets schedule.

Hope this warms you up a bit on such a cold, rainy, sleety, snowy winter day.

Regards,
Stu

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