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Friday Fun: Find that World Heritage Site!

OK, we could all use a little Friday fun, and this will still exercise our brains a little too. The History Channel has a games page, and one in the “Trivia Quizzes” category is “Mankind: World Heritage Destinations.” Select either … Continue reading

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Summer Brain Exercises – Friday Fun

OK, it’s summer (officially), and if you aren’t taking classes you need to keep your brain limber! So test your knowledge: How may countries can you name? Take the Countries of the World Quiz. This quiz is at an interesting … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – February 5

The Beach Book: Science of the Shore by Carl Hobbs GB454 .B3 H63 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor It’s February in Wisconsin. You look out the window and you can see the cold. It doesn’t help that there’s a lot … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 24

The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One by Sylvia Earle GC21 .E28 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor It seems to me that much of the focus in the environmental debate has been on climate … Continue reading

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Geography Awareness Week

Geography Awareness Week, November 15-21, 2009, is upon us and has the theme of exploring the world through mapping. How are you celebrating? If nothing else, “test your geography smarts” online with one of these challenges: GeoBee Challenge (new quiz … Continue reading

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