Category Archives: around the world

Olympic Wrap-Up

Posted on August 16, 2012 by kyle

Another Olympic season has passed, and now everyone is going through withdrawal symptoms and finding it hard to come up with the conversation starters [good thing there’s a Packers game tonight]. However, here’s one more tidbit of the Games – … Continue reading →

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Queen Victoria’s Journals

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Barbara

Are you a history buff, an anglophile, or a royal watcher? You may be interested in perusing the digitized journals of Queen Victoria, which are being made freely available for a limited time. They cover her life since she was … Continue reading →

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Sally Ride dies

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Ronna

On Monday, July 23, Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died at the age of 61. According to an article on CNN.com, Sally Ride first flew in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, and … Continue reading →

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Now THAT’S a Due Date

Posted on July 20, 2012 by kyle

Just for a little bit of fun for the end of your week… Are you one of those people that reads several books at a time? Or, worse yet, start a book and then put it down for several weeks … Continue reading →

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Summer: Numbers Other than the Heat Index

Posted on July 19, 2012 by kyle

Our friends at Euromonitor, the company that produces Passport GMID sent over some interesting statistics* to take your mind off the lack of rain or sweating: Market Size Data – Sun Care Looking to break into the sun care market? … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dolly (the sheep)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Barbara

On July 5th in 1996, Dolly the sheep (the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell) was born in Scotland. This sparked all kinds of hope and controversy. Hope for medical breakthroughs and perhaps a way to save endangered … Continue reading →

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Expanded gTLDs coming…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Barbara

Did you ever wonder about the online domain names and how they are managed? Well, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) … Continue reading →

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Project Implicit

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Barbara

“Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaborative network of researchers investigating implicit social cognition – thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. Project Implicit is the product of a team of scientists whose research produced new … Continue reading →

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Ray Bradbury (summer reading)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Barbara

American author Ray Bradbury passed away last week, on June 5th. I couldn’t let his passing go by without a blog entry in his honor, because I’ve enjoyed many a tale by him. Most of you probably have read some … Continue reading →

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“I’ll Have Another!” Books on horses and horse racing

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Barbara

Are you going to be breathlessly awaiting the results of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday? Are you hoping I’ll Have Another wins? Crazy about horses? You could have a fun time this summer reading about horses, and Andersen Library can … Continue reading →

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