It used to be that when I heard that a book I enjoyed was being made into a film, I would groan inwardly. However, after a few adaptations that have turned out quite well, I now take a “wait and see” attitude towards these films.
 

 
 
There is no known history of the word “California” being used by Native Americans in oral or written history documentation before the time of the arrival of the Spanish explorers in the late 1520’s and throughout the 1530s and beyond. The name first appears in print in Spanish documents around 1535.  So, where does the name come from and what does a mythical

Google Voice integration with Gmail, Facebook introduces us to places. Important announcements to be sure and lettering will be and has been given to these topics. I will waste no more of your mindshare, instead let us play a numbers game, and I assure you there will be a point at the end of all this.

Last night I dreamt bombs, one after another, compressed and yet violent. The bombs in my dreams are always nuclear and always scary, but the bombs from last night were not. Like any loud explosions that take place, there were repercussions, and whether they were good or bad, remains to be seen. I awoke, the dream, confusingly unfinished.  

The Riverside County Library System will not reduce any hours of operation for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Even though the overall budget of the Riverside County Library will decrease by about 10%--as are most County departments—hours and levels of service will remain unchanged this year. 
 

 In a study conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts, they found that teens and young adults read less often and for shorter amounts of time when compared with other age groups. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, “[…] in 2004 NEA reported and identified a critical decline in reading for pleasure among American adults”.