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Tag Archives: government info
Happy Birthday, UN!
October 24 is United Nations Day because the United Nations was officially established on October 24, 1945 when its charter was ratified. The purpose of the new organization was to maintain peace. You can learn all about the United Nations … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, books, federal government, government, government info, history, international organizations, memoirs, peace, politics, united nations, web sites
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Recent Asteroid Discoveries & Possible Collisions with Earth
Dr. Paul Rybski, UWW Dept. of Physics, will give a one-hour talk about “Recent Asteroid Discoveries and Possible Collisions with Earth” on Fri., Oct. 11, at 8pm in Upham 140. It’s the second lecture in the 2013-2014 Whitewater Observatory Lecture … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, astronomy, books, collisions with Earth, Congressional hearings, databases, federal government, government info, nasa, near earth objects, Observatory Lecture Series, science
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Digital Public Library of America
There are lots and lots of institutions providing digitized materials, but who has the time to find them? Well, here’s a one-stop discovery tool! The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) provides free access to the digitized riches of libraries, … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, info.gov
Tagged archives, audio, books, cultural heritage, culture, diaries, digital portal, digital repositories, federal government, fun stuff, government info, history, images, letters, libraries, manuscripts, motion pictures, moving images, museums, photographs, primary sources, sounds, video, web sites
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Know the rules of the road!
If you have already earned your driver’s license, you know what you’re doing, right?! Well-l-l-l-l-l, maybe we could all use a refresher once in a while. Who hasn’t seen something another driver is doing that “drives” us crazy? Or scares … Continue reading
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Tagged drivers' handbook, drivers' manual, driving, government info, motorcycles, rules of the road, safety, wisconsin government
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Celebrate the birth of jeans May 20th
Did you know that blue jeans were born on May 20, 1873? That’s the day that U.S. patent no. 139,121 for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings” was granted to Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, creating work pants reinforced with metal rivets … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, blue jeans, books, federal government, government info, history, inventions, jeans, Levi Strauss, patents, rivets
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New Online Federal Document: Learning from Iraq
Learning From Iraq: A Final Report From the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction is available online and it “culminates SIGIR’s nine-year mission overseeing Iraq’s reconstruction.” “This study provides much more than a recapitulation of what the reconstruction program accomplished … Continue reading
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Research in Gender and Women’s Studies
March is Women’s History Month and Andersen Library has plenty of resources to help you learn more about gender history and the history of women. North American Women’s Letters and Diaries: Colonial to 1950 This collection includes one of the … Continue reading
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Wellfest 2013 (Sun Mar 10)
Wellness 2013 will take place in Whitewater’s High School from noon-3pm on Sunday, March 10. It’s free and sponsored by Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3), UW-Whitewater, and other entities. Check it out for free food, fitness classes, healthy cooking demos, … Continue reading
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Terrariums
Looking for something to do to break up all the studying? Would you like something green growing in your room (and no, I’m not talking about mold!)? Patty Bailey will give a hands-on workshop on “Fun With Terrariums and Miniature … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, container gardens, educational activities, environmental education, fun stuff, government info, miniature gardens, plants, terrariums, web sites, workshops
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MLK commemorative event Jan. 23
Rodney Slater will deliver the keynote address at UWW’s 27th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Event. Please join the campus community at this event on Wed., Jan. 23, at 3:30pm in the UC’s Hamilton Center. Mr. Slater, partner at … Continue reading
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