Category Archives: around the world

Live Blogs on Japan, Libya

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Barbara

National Public Radio (NPR) is providing a couple of live blogs. Both are part of NPR’s news blog, The Two-Way: Tuesday’s News on the Crisis in Japan (this one says it refreshes every 30 minutes) and Allied action in Libya … Continue reading →

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St. Paddy’s Day: A Look at the Numbers

Posted on March 17, 2011 by kyle

As I walked up to the library this morning, I was reminded by the sea of green that it’s St. Patrick’s Day. And then I got an interesting e-mail from one of my favorite information sources, Passport Reference & Markets. … Continue reading →

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Info on Women: U.S. & the World

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Barbara

You’ve been seeing blog posts about films shown this month in honor of March being National Women’s History Month. Well, here’s a publication to look at in honor of the world’s women: The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics – … Continue reading →

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PolitiFact Wisconsin’s Truth-O-Meter

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Barbara

“PolitiFact Wisconsin is a partnership of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PolitiFact.com [the national site], a Pulitzer Prize-winning Web site of the St. Petersburg Times, to help you find the truth in politics.” Reporters and research staff from the newspapers … Continue reading →

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Big International Business in 2010

Posted on January 24, 2011 by kyle

Euromonitor, the provider of the Passport Reference & Markets, has shared their top ten articles of 2010*, which provides insight into the main growth areas and concerns in the current business environment. * shared with permission from the publisher Top … Continue reading →

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Isaac Asimov

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Barbara

Jan. 2nd is the anniversary of Isaac Asimov’s birth in 1920. He’s one of my favorite authors of science fiction, but he wrote nonfiction books for adults and youth too before he passed away in 1992. A search for asimov … Continue reading →

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Another source of country info

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Barbara

The United Nations Development Programme is the UN’s “global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life” (from Guidelines for an Assessment of Development Results (ADR)). … Continue reading →

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Nobel Prizes

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Barbara

On Dec. 10, 1901 the first Nobel Prizes were awarded to honor exceptional achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. In 1969 a Prize for economic sciences was added. Alfred Nobel, a scientist and pacifist, established the awards with … Continue reading →

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Global Café Dec. 8

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Barbara

The Center for Global Education’s monthly Global Café series on Wed., Dec. 8th, from 5-6pm will focus on Germany, Vietnam and Peru (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). It’s the last fall session! … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Gov’t in the news

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Barbara

The U.S. Government has been in the news lately for quite a few reasons, including these: The military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy – read the “Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of ‘Don’t … Continue reading →

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