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Play the CNN Challenge

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Barbara

Do you keep up with news from around the country and the world, or is your head stuck in the Whitewater sand? There’s a lot going on! Take the CNN Challenge and see what you know. Some questions test knowledge … Continue reading →

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Autism

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Barbara

Earlier this week two government studies indicating increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children in the U.S. were in the news, including “Autism is more widespread, U.S. studies show, but why?” in USA Today. The first study, “Prevalence of … Continue reading →

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Int’l Day of Older Persons (Oct.1)

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Barbara

The 10th annual International Day of Older Persons, a United Nations-sponsored observation, is Oct. 1, 2009. Each year has a theme, which in 2009 is “Towards a Society for All Ages.” Why is this important? The introduction to the Vienna … Continue reading →

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Distracted Driving Summit, Resources

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Barbara

Watch the Distracted Driving Summit live webcast Sept. 30 (7:30am-4pm)-Oct. 1 (6:30am-12:15pm). The archived summit will be available for a year. The agenda is online as well. If you are interested in researching driver distraction, Andersen Library has materials. A … Continue reading →

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Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Barbara

Sept. 11 is a National Day of Service and Remembrance, as authorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (Public Law 111-13). I remember the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 very well. I was working at the Reference Desk … Continue reading →

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Play Google Image Labeler

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Barbara

When you have some time to kill, you can spend it helping Google “improve the quality of Google’s image search results.” Go to Google Image Labeler. They’ve made this into a “game.” When you start labeling you are paired with … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Institution anniversary

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Barbara

On August 10, 1846, President James Polk signed legislation that created the Smithsonian Institution. It all started in 1826 when James Smithson, a British scientist, named his nephew as his beneficiary, but stipulated that if the nephew died without heirs … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, NBA

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Barbara

I am going to shock my coworkers by blogging about sports! I just like to keep them guessing sometimes. On August 3, 1949, the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League merged to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). … Continue reading →

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OECD economic and development data

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Barbara

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s goals are to support sustainable economic growth, boost employment, raise living standards, maintain financial stability, assist other countries’ economic development, and contribute to growth in world trade. In support of its goals the … Continue reading →

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Presidential campaign TV commercials, 1952-2008

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Ronna

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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