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National Young Readers Week
UNC Press Blog —
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Creating lifetime readers is the goal and it’s all thanks to Pizza Hut. Wait, what? That’s right, you read me correctly. National Young Readers Week is an annual event that was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress . Pizza Hut created The BOOK IT! Program as ...13 hours ago -
Abbott & Costello, Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Screenings
Alternative Film Guide —
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Packard Campus’ November Series IntroSchedule and film information from the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus website:Thursday, November 05 (7:30 pm.)THE MIRACLE WORKER (United Artists, 1962)The story of Anne Sullivan’s struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.Directed by Arthur ...20 hours ago -
Historic Print (L): [Baby on large unicycle held up by ropes]
CyclingMarket.Com —
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Historic Print (L): [Baby on large unicycle held up by ropes] Historic Print (L): [Baby on large unicycle held up by ropes] This is a museum quality, reproduction print on premium paper with archival/UV resistant inks. The framed work is single matted (ivory), under acrylic glass, with a hanging wire. Date: c1899. ...2 days ago -
National Game Registry 1993: Samurai Shodown
The Sound of the Noising Machine —
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SAMURAI SHODOWN original platform arcade developer/publisher SNK The success of Capcom’s Street Fighter II resulted in a legion of imitators. SNK recruited some of the designers of the original Street Fighter from 1987, but considering how terribly that game actually plays it should come as no ...3 days ago -
National Game Registry 1993: Mortal Kombat II
The Sound of the Noising Machine —
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MORTAL KOMBAT II original platform arcade developer/publisher Midway key personnel John Tobias (design) Ed Boon (program/design) Dan Forden (music) Mortal KombatII offers the same as the original, but amped up in every way. The gameplay in particular is superior and the imagery is overall much more ...3 days ago -
National Game Registry 1992: Lucky and Wild
The Sound of the Noising Machine —
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LUCKY & WILD original platform arcade developer/publisher Namco key personnel Taro Okamoto (design) S. Tohyama (design) Y. Kounoe (design) Etsuo Ishii (music) By the early 1990s, there were legions of racing games and mobs of light gun games but Namco’s Lucky & Wild lets the player drive and ...3 days ago -
THE REPUBLIC IS DEAD; WE ARE READY TO FIGHT, NOW WHAT?
War On You: Breaking Alternative News —
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THE REPUBLIC IS DEAD; WE ARE READY TO FIGHT, NOW WHAT? By Greg Evensen November 1, 2009 NewsWithViews.com Most of us have been in this tragic position before. It feels something like that slow, heavy walk that we experience as we approach the front ...3 days ago -
Treasure-house … the American Children’s Rare Books Collection
Sheryl Gwyther - author —
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Thanks to a SCBWI (Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators) bulletin advising their American members to contact the librarians at the Library of Congress Children’s Rare Books Collection in Washington DC and arrange a tour, I did so too – well, I was there and I’m a member of SCBWI’s Australian ...4 days ago -
City of light and enlightenment… Part 1
Sheryl Gwyther - author —
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Ross is better at maths than me, but it goes something like this…. Melbourne has 600 people per sq km; Washington DC has 30,000 per sq km. Try getting your head around these figures: Melbourne, Australia Area: 8,806 sq klms Pop: 4 million Washington DC’s metro Area: 177 sq klms Pop: 5.3 ...5 days ago -
Newspapers
Virtual Library Cat's Eye View —
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Many students come to the desk looking for information about newspapers--especially where to find copies of those newspapers. One good place to start looking is the Library of Congresss newspaper directory. Using the newspaper directory, you can find newspapers by geographic region, year, and type of newspaper. ...6 days ago -
Countdown to Veterans Day with Library of Congress
'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance —
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Shinseki Announces Veterans’ Stories Posted on VA’s Web PageSecretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will join with the Library of Congress to host a “Veterans History Countdown” on the VA Web site featuring the oral histories of Veterans from every state ...6 days ago -
The Dead Poets Society
Quazen —
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Cover of Dead Poets Society We all know the movie “The Dead Poets Society” The leader was a teacher at an all boys school who was played by Robin Williams. Robin Williams was so inspirational as this spirited teacher that we now have a founder of a real Dead Poets Society of America. Walter Shold founded the ...6 days ago -
The map that named America
History Tech —
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I wrote earlier about the map created by Robert Louis Stevenson before he wrote Treasure Island. I especially liked his quote – that maps have: the power of infinite, eloquent suggestion. I suggested that we need to use geographic tools and powerful maps to create engaging activities for our kids: Not one of ...1 week ago -
Peter Fonda: We Smoked ‘Real Pot’ Making Easy Rider
MoonDog Sports —
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Peter Fonda has admitted that he and fellow cast mates Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper smoked marijuana when making the film Easy Rider.1 week ago -
Beethoven and Mendelssohn’s Scribbles for the Ages Enhance Juilliard Trove
NYT > Theater —
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A manuscript of the “Kreutzer” Sonata for violin and piano, with corrections to the piano part in Beethovens own hand. It is one of two new gifts to the Juilliard school.1 week ago -
Truancy
Raven's Wing Poetry —
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This poem was written for Read Write Poem Prompt #99: Setting the Scene . I wrote this in the persona of a young man growing up in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s. I tried my best to follow the prompt, so I’d like some comments no only on the quality of the work, but how well it followed the idea of conveying a ...1 week ago -
When youve seen one Edwardian field marshal, youve seen em all
Durova —
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Props to Roger Davies ! The Library of Congress staff has emailed to confirm that they will be correcting their records regarding the identity of the man in the recently promoted featured picture at right. This is not Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener but Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts . Roger ...1 week ago -
First map to name America goes on display at Library of Congress
Gadling —
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Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , North America , United States Visitors to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., have a rare opportunity to see the first map that used the name "America" for the New World. The Library recently bought the only surviving copy of the famous ...1 week ago -
Holocaust denial in Congress
War On You: Breaking Alternative News —
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Holocaust denial in Congress H.RES.867 Title: Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the “Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict” in multilateral fora. Possibly written by the American ...1 week ago -
On the Hunt for Sources on David G. Farragut’s Leadership
Wig-Wags —
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I’ve decided choose as topic for the research paper I’m writing for my current class, the leadership of David G. Farragut during the New Orleans Campaign and perhaps more extensively. I’m on the hunt for both primary and secondary sources.Let me know if you have recommendations. Portrait of Rear Adm. ...1 week ago
