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Tag Archives: television
Earth 2100
Did you see the televised special Earth 2100 last week? I hadn’t planned to watch, but got sucked in. It was an interesting mix of fact, science, and speculation in a fiction wrapper to make it palatable to the general … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, climate change, future, television, water stress
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New Stuff Tuesday – May 19
The Television Will Be Revolutionized: By Amanda Lotz PN1992.5 .L68 2007 New Book Island, 2nd floor According to the Nielsen’s Three-Screen Report (PDF), Americans watch a lot of video, between using the traditional TV, internet and mobile devices. Now that … Continue reading
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Tagged adverstising, books, communications, media, new stuff, popular culture, society, television
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WisconsinEye: Watching State Government Work
Wisconsin Eye provides broadcast coverage of all three branches of the Wisconsin State Government—legislative, executive, and judicial. This public affairs network, available on the Internet and on cable television, is a nonpartisan source of information, covering legislative floor proceedings, committee … Continue reading
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Tagged government info, television, wisconsin
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Big Screen TV in Library
Andersen Library now has a large-screen television on the 2nd floor (near the Browsing Books area, straight ahead from the Library entrance doors). News will be showing most of the time, but with Library approval it is possible to play … Continue reading
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Tagged Blu-Ray, broadcast, cable, CNN, DVD, television, vhs
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Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!
Happy 39th Birthday, Sesame Street! On November 10, 1969, the Street first appeared on television, along with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. What a history it’s had, and it’s still going strong. The Sesame Street web site provides a … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, children, children's television, sesame street, television, web sites
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Digital TV, anyone?
OK, you probably don’t have time to waste watching TV during the academic year, but if there are others in your household who do, and you are a holdout like me (too frugal to pay for cable, a dish, or … Continue reading
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Tagged digital conversion, government info, HDTV, television
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WisconsinEye: Watching State Government Work
WisconsinEye contracted with the Wisconsin State Government in 2005 to provide broadcast coverage of the State Legislature, and more recently it began broadcasting the state Supreme Court. Eventually it plans to cover all three branches of state government. More information, … Continue reading
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Tagged government info, television, wisconsin
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