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Gasland talk Oct. 1
Josh Fox will talk about “Gasland” at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 1, in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s the first Fall 2012 Contemporary Issues Lecture. “Josh Fox is the founder and artistic director of International WOW Company. Fox … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, contemporary issues lectures series, documentaries, environment, federal government, fracking, gas production, government info, hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracking, lectures, oil production, safety, water, web sites
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Digital Age Data
Interested in data about how many people in the U.S. are online and what they are doing there? Are they using broadband? Are they using mobile technology? Wondering about how smartphone users are using their phones? Who is using social … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, data, device ownership, digital ecosystem, Internet, Internet adoption, mobile devices, Pew Research Center, research, smartphones, social media, statistics, surveys, technology, technology adoption, technology diffusion
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Global Café Sept. 19 @5pm
The Fall 2012 Global Café series kicks off on Wed., Sept. 19th, from 5-6pm with a focus on Vietnam, Mexico and Spain (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café). In this series, co-sponsored by the Center … Continue reading
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Tagged books, center for global education, countries, Europe, global education, international students, international travel, latin america, mexico, Southeast Asia, spain, travel/study, Vietnam
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Anniversary of Social Security Act
The Social Security Act (H.R. 7260, Public Law No. 271, 74th Congress) was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935, guaranteeing income for the unemployed and retirees. You’ll recall your history lessons about the Great … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, federal government, government info, social security, SSA
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SuperTrack your food and activity
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture provides a free handy tool called SuperTracker. You can look up foods to learn their nutritional value (based on analysis by the USDA’s Agriculture Research Service), enter your food intake for the day and see … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, exercise, federal government, food, government info, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, physical activity
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Expanded gTLDs coming…
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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Tagged articles, Congressonal hearings, domain names, federal government, generic top-level domain names, government info, gTLDs, ICANN, Internet, searching, web sites
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Al-Qaida Ten Years Later
While the United States has been at war during the past 10 years fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, this book chronicles the proceedings of a conference held by the Marine Corps University attempt to “comprehend the multidimensional aspects of Al-Qaida’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, Arab Spring, september 11, united states, war
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What’s Your Next Move?
Are you trying to figure out what your career should be? My Next Move
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Tagged career exploration, careers, federal government, government info, job outlook
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Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic
Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic is provided to you by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This preparedness advice is in the form of a graphic novella, and it’s a bit of fun, … Continue reading
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Tagged emergency preparedness, federal government, government info, pandemic
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Where the arts & crafts are this summer
Are you looking for the arts and crafts fairs around Wisconsin this summer? Check the online Wisconsin Art & Craft Fairs Directory for 2012! It’s listings are chronological, but there are indexes by city and county. There’s information here for … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, crafts, fairs, fun stuff, summer events
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