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Category Archives: around the world
Supreme Court nominations
The Supreme Court is in the news: On May 26th President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appellate court judge (U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit), to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Curious about how this process … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, current events, databases, federal government, government info, judges, judicial appointments, judiciary, politics, president, supreme court
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Calvary Cemetery Tour
The Whitewater Historical Society and Walworth County Genealogical Society will be hosting a tour of the Calvary Cemetery, Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. VFW/Knights of Columbus memorial ceremony begins 1:30 pm at the flagpole. Tours will be given between 2:00 pm to … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvary Cemetery Tour, Cummings, Joe Monahan, Joseph Haubert, Nellie Horan, Town of Whitewater, VFW/Knights of Columbus, Walworth County Genealogical Society (WCGS), Whitewater Historical Society (WHS), William Thiele
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Stay On Top of the Market
There’s existing home sales, consumer prices, unemployment, retail sales… the list keeps going. Staying atop of the latest economic trends is a full-time job for many people. You could watch the nightly news or check Wall Street Journal or CNN … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economy, markets, news
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State Dept.’s State magazine
State, the U.S. State Dept.’s glossy monthly magazine, is aimed at Dept. employees at home or abroad, but it’s available online to everyone, including prospective employees wanting to know more about the Dept. There’s a lot of news that’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, federal government, foreign service, government info, State Dept., wildlife
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Local Genealogy Workshop
Interested in learning more about your kinfolk? Don’t know where to start? Attend the FREE informal presentation this Saturday in Whitewater. Who: Walworth County Genealogical Society What: “Who, What, Where, When & Why: This is for YOU” presentation. Designed to be … Continue reading
Federal Gov’t Information is Diverse
While reviewing some recently-received U.S. Government publications, I was struck once again by the great variety of topics on which the Government publishes: A Basic Guide to Exporting English Teaching Forum Enforcing Religious Freedom in Prison Medical Aspects of Chemical … Continue reading
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Tagged books, federal government, government info, periodicals
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Keep up with aerospace research
Want to scan new publications related to aerospace research? Try Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), an “online publication listing citations and abstracts of NASA and worldwide aerospace-related research.” It’s updated biweekly, and you can sign up for an email … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace, astronautics, geosciences, heinlein, life sciences, recent research, space sciences
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Presidential campaign TV commercials, 1952-2008
I know, I know, after the recent presidential election, we’ve probably all had our fill of campaign commercials. But this web site is worth a few minutes of your time, I promise. The Museum of the Moving Image put together … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, federal government, history, media, online resources, politics, primary sources, research, web sites, white house
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Free Comic Book Day: Saturday, May 2
I’m not a big comic book reader, but I do like free books. So I am excited about Saturday, May 2. It’s Free Comic Book Day! Just walk into any participating comic book store and pick yourself up a free … Continue reading
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Tagged books, comic books, fun stuff, graphic novels
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Looking for Accurate Health Information?
There’s a lot of health information online. Unfortunately, it’s not all accurate. If you haven’t checked out the consumer health Web site MedlinePlus sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, you should. It’s terrific. MedlinePlus has up-to-date health information with … Continue reading
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Tagged health information, medicine
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