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Tag Archives: web sites
Tax Forms: Get ’em online
The University Library does not get print copies of tax forms for people to pick up, but the state and federal forms are available online: The IRS web site provides federal forms and instructions, along with information about filing electronically. … Continue reading
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Tagged government info, income taxes, web sites
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President Barack Obama
Today, January 20th 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th President. If you missed the swearing in, you can see it on YouTube: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j2z8vywY88[/youtube] You can read the text of his inauguration speech online also. His team is … Continue reading
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Tagged inauguration, Obama, president, speeches, web sites, white house
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Politicalcompass.org
Where do you fall on the political scale from extreme libertarian to extreme authoritarian, factoring in both economic and social leanings? if you aren’t sure, there is a web-based test for you at politicalcompass.org. Respond agree, strongly agree, disagree or … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, economic politics, leftist, libertarianism, politicalcompass, rightist, social politics, surveys, web sites
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Be green all the time
I know it’s starting to look white out, but “green” is a mindset we can have all the time. It might take a little effort and research, though. A web site mentioned during a morning news show recently is green.yahoo.com. … Continue reading
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Australia
I just saw the new Nicole Kidman/Hugh Jackman/Baz Luhrmann epic movie Australia, and enjoyed it very much. Critics seem to be split almost 50-50 on it. I wasn’t expecting it to be almost 3 hours long, but I didn’t notice … Continue reading
Tracking the President-Elect’s Actions
OK, the election is over, and between now and Inauguration Day (January 20th, 2009) President-Elect Barack Obama has a lot of work to do and decisions to make before assuming his duties as our 44th President. You can track his … Continue reading
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Ends of the Earth
In October I blogged about the UN’s International Year of Planet Earth and ocean monitoring. If you’re a bit of a news junkie like me you may know that NBC’s Today Show is running a series called “Ends of the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, broadcast transcripts, climate change, databases, ends of the earth, environment, glaciers, pollution, today show, web sites, wildlife
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Native Heritage Month: lecture on 11/18
Chip Beal will give a lecture “A Native Perspective: Walking In Two Worlds” on Tues., Nov. 18, at 4:15 p.m. in Upham 140. Beal is UW- Superior’s Multicultural Affairs Coordinator and a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. This … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!
Happy 39th Birthday, Sesame Street! On November 10, 1969, the Street first appeared on television, along with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. What a history it’s had, and it’s still going strong. The Sesame Street web site provides a … Continue reading
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Blacklisted!
“From 1947 to 1961, your ability to work in Hollywood’s motion picture industry strictly depended on whether or not your name appeared on a list of suspected Communist activists or sympathizers. The blacklist.“ — SAG and the Motion Picture Blacklist … Continue reading
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