tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44635476226437890482024-03-14T11:16:44.278-07:00St. Anthony-New Brighton Media Center BlogA little bit of info, a little bit of humor, a little bit of entertainment...a little bit of everything!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-21108165709470943302014-11-17T09:09:00.002-08:002014-11-17T09:09:57.838-08:00<h2>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It's like Christmas in November! </span><span style="background-color: white;">Our shipment of </span><span style="color: red;"><b>NEW</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> books has just arrived and are ready to be checked out! New titles include:</span></div>
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New York Times Best Seller - <i><b>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</b> </i>by Ransom Riggs</div>
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<i><b>Escape Under the Forever Sky</b> </i>by Eve Yohalem</div>
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James Patterson middle school series: <i><b>Save Rafe, Ultimate Showdown, My Brother is a Big Fat Liar</b></i></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">The Devil's Intern </i>by Donna Hosia</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Skink No Surrender </i>by Carl Hiaasen</div>
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<b style="font-style: italic;">100 Sideways Miles </b>by Andrew Smith</div>
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Greenglass House </b>by Kate Milford</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">The Impossible Knife </i>of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-42367239964865620322014-11-05T09:56:00.001-08:002014-11-05T09:56:53.715-08:00<h2>
<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">OLIVER</span></h2>
One of my passions is the theater, especially musical theater. Well, we are all in for a treat this month as the St. Anthony Village High School presents the musical "Oliver" - book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, based on the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens.<br />
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I have found throughout the years that many times high school and community theater productions are just as good (if not better) than a professional staging. I know it takes many hours of hard work from the students, director, stage crew, etc. to put on a play, especially a musical. <br />
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I would encourage you all to support our young actors by attending one of the productions. <br />
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Performances are Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-76416368476661327992014-10-21T06:20:00.000-07:002014-10-21T06:44:42.063-07:00<h2>
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Announcing the finalists for the 2014 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.</span></b></h2>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The Impossible Knife of Memory </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Laurie Halse Anderson<i> </i>(Viking/ Penguin Group (USA))</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Girls Like Us </i><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Gail Giles (Candlewick Press)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Skink—No Surrender </i><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Carl Hiaasen (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers/ Random House)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b>Greenglass House</b> </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Kate Milford (Clarion Books/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b>Threatened</b> </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Eliot Schrefer (Scholastic Press)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Steve Sheinkin (Roaring Brook Press/ Macmillan Publishers)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b>100 Sideways Miles</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;">by Andrew Smith (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers/ Simon & Schuster)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b>Noggin</b> </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">by John Corey Whaley (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/ Simon & Schuster)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b>Revolution: The Sixties Trilogy, Book Two</b></em> <span style="font-weight: normal;">by Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b>Brown Girl Dreaming</b></em> <span style="font-weight: normal;">by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books/ Penguin Group (USA)</span></span></li>
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The winners will be selected in November - stay tuned!<br />
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<a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/64001-young-people-s-literature-longlist-announced-for-2014-national-book-award.html" target="_blank">http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/64001-young-people-s-literature-longlist-announced-for-2014-national-book-award.html</a><br />
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<b>Celebrate by participating in one or more of the following activities:</b></h4>
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<li>Read together as a family.</li>
<li>Encourage your children to send letters to their favorite author - you never know when they may get a response! </li>
<li>Read a bedtime story to your children.</li>
<li>Swap books with friends - you may find a new 'favorite' author!</li>
<li>Donate gently used books to your library. </li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-83038500826818215462014-10-08T10:13:00.000-07:002014-10-08T10:13:59.792-07:00<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Twin Cities Book Festival - Saturday, Oct. 11</span><br />
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Check out the Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday at the State Fair grounds, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
The day will be filled with story times, activities and author visits. New this year is a tent for teenagers where they can meet some favorite authors, including Morgan Matson and Stephanie Perkins. <br />
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<a href="http://www.raintaxi.com/twin-cities-book-festival/authors/children-tween-teen-programs/#teentent">http://www.raintaxi.com/twin-cities-book-festival/authors/children-tween-teen-programs/#teentent</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-78045739775545283222014-05-23T07:03:00.001-07:002014-05-23T07:03:11.883-07:00Does High School GPA Matter? Well, Actually...<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/new-study-says-that-high-school-grades-can-determine-your-future-income-164443075.html" target="_blank">High School GPA Linked To Higher Income Later</a></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-47444560461728126252014-05-20T09:18:00.002-07:002014-05-20T09:18:24.799-07:00Which One Are You?<span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite things to do in the summertime is go to a bunch of Twins games at Target Field:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a huge Twins fan, so I mainly go for the game itself, but you do see a lot of interesting things/people at the ballpark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/05/19/12-types-of-people-you-see-at-a-baseball-game/" target="_blank">12 Types of People You See At The Ballpark</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am firmly a "#8". Which one are you?!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-62519157884029202742014-05-19T10:19:00.002-07:002014-05-19T10:19:58.258-07:00Hey...I'm A "List Guy" Too!<span style="font-size: large;">On WCCO.com today:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/05/19/get-movin-monday-save-money-with-lists/" target="_blank">Making Lists Can Save You Money</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Basically, this article says that making grocery lists and following them can save you money in the long run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a big "list maker" myself. I used to use pencil and paper, but now I find this to be my preferred method:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always have a "to-do" list going to make sure I don't forget things I need to do. Sometimes things will stay on the list for weeks (or even longer), but I love the feeling of deleting them when I'm done with an important task.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm also pretty good with managing money too. Hmmmm...maybe there is something to this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a nice weekend St. Anthony!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-22722622731211720182014-05-14T10:23:00.002-07:002014-05-14T10:23:41.384-07:00If Only Homework Was The Same Way, Right?!<a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=10159298" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Work Banned After 6:00 p.m.</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is now a law in France (yes, an actually law!) stating that an employee cannot check his/her work email/phone between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Seriously...I'm not making this up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The land that gave us the 35-hour work week back in 1999 is giving employees another break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do you make of this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On one hand, there are many people are over-do it on the job. That is certain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the other hand, though, isn't that their choice to do so? I don't think that too many companies are FORCING people to work overtime. It's more like people themselves get caught up in the job and neglect their lives and the lives of their families/friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, while I "like" the concept behind the move, I'm not so sure it should be up to the government to enforce it. Seems like a personal decision to me.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-12881339021612881242014-05-13T10:41:00.001-07:002014-05-13T10:41:37.352-07:00What That Sound Outside Your House At Night Could Be...<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25752279/police-hoping-nab-black-bear-family-loose-osceola" target="_blank">Wandering Bear</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That rustling sound you sometimes hear at night? I wouldn't worry too much. It might ONLY be a 300 lb. black bear with cubs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(!)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-90277800440965878702014-05-12T10:37:00.003-07:002014-05-12T10:37:55.128-07:00Opening Fishing<span style="font-size: large;">It was Opening Fishing this past weekend...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Around these parts, that is a pretty big deal...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/258779951.html" target="_blank">Fishing Report</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Any good stories?!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-45852721069900146392014-05-09T09:03:00.003-07:002014-05-09T09:03:44.528-07:00Do Something Nice For Mother This Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Sunday is Mother's Day. Make sure you do something nice for Mom sometime this weekend. Examples include:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-Give her flowers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Take her out to dinner.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Go to a movie</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-If she's a sports fan, take her to the big Wild game tonight (or get her Twins tickets for later in the week)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Do something with her that SHE really enjoys.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Just say "I Love You" (sometimes it only needs to be as simple as that).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember, there will probably come a time in your life where you'll want to tell your Mom things and won't be able to. Take advantage of this holiday to not let those moments slip away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/yo-momma-jokes-you-should-tell-your-mom-on-mothers-day" target="_blank">Mom Memes</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-15539150757035778892014-05-08T08:34:00.002-07:002014-05-08T08:34:18.008-07:00The Draft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight, the NFL Draft begins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've never been a HUGE fan of the draft, as I'm already in "baseball mode" now, but there is no denying its importance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Will a guy like Johnny Manziel still be available when the Vikings are on the clock?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We need a franchise quarterback, but is this the guy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What about upgrading the worst defense in the league last year?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So many questions!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The answers begin tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/258394081.html" target="_blank">What The "Experts" Think We Should Do</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-64686720220758094252014-05-06T08:49:00.002-07:002014-05-06T08:49:47.787-07:00Can We Do It Again?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/05/05/trailing-2-0-wild-try-to-regroup-like-last-time/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Wild Try To Regroup</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For some reason, Minnesota sports teams have a great affinity for dramatic playoff runs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Minnesota Twins: 3 World Series appearances, all went to a Game 7.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Minnesota Vikings: Where to even begin?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Minnesota Wild: Had a remarkable run in 2003 of being down 3-1 in first and second playoff rounds...but coming back for the victory. Were down 2-0 in the first round to the Avalanche this year...came back to win the series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here we are again. Wild down 0-2 to the rival Chicago Blackhawks. The good news? The next two contests (starting with tonight's game) are at the X in St. Paul. The better news? History seems to be in this team's favor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go Wild!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-47282834106069988472014-05-05T06:32:00.001-07:002014-05-05T06:32:08.137-07:00For Fans Of Apple (Trust Me, This Is Not What You Think...!)<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/05/04/honeycrisp-apples-to-soon-be-available-year-round/" target="_blank">Apple</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gotcha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Great Depression Links For Doe-Simkins</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Name some ways the Great Depression impacted Minnesota.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://stories.mnhs.org/stories/mgg/depression.do?eraID=2" target="_blank">Minnesota Historical Society</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGzhyMQRJ5I%20" target="_blank">First-Hand Account (YouTube Video)</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.deardaddy.com/%20" target="_blank">Letters Between A MN Couple Living Through The Great Depression</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/nis/listen/?name=/minnesota/news/programs/2009/04/10/midday/midday_hour_2_20090410" target="_blank">Minnesota Public Radio Broadcast Involving Great Depression Issues</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. How did lifestyles change for women during the 1920s and 1930s?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/great-depression/resources/women-great-depression-investigating-assumptions" target="_blank">Assumptions Of The Great Depression</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/great-depression/essays/women-and-great-depression" target="_blank">BEST Article On This Subject!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1203/323526/Women_During_Great_Depression_Article.pdf" target="_blank">Women During The Great Depression</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.peakoilblues.org/blog/2009/01/14/the-invisible-women-of-the-great-depression/" target="_blank">The Invisible Women Of The Great Depression</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. What problems did farmers face during this period?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.farmcollector.com/farm-life/u-s-farmers-during-great-depression.aspx#axzz2xYP9JElO" target="_blank">U.S. Farmers During Great Depression</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000064" target="_blank">The Great Depression Hits Farms & Cities</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/life_01.html" target="_blank">Farming In The 1930s</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ushistory.org/us/49c.asp" target="_blank">The Farming Problem</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=11195392&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">A Glut of Misery</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. What did private organizations and the government do to relieve the problems of the Great Depression?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=56851756&site=ehost-live%20" target="_blank">The Bonus Army</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/gov_response.html" target="_blank">Government Response</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.education.com/study-help/article/us-history-great-depression-herbert-hoover/%20" target="_blank">Hoover's Response</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.history.com/topics/new-deal" target="_blank">The New Deal</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/soc_sec/hgreat.htm" target="_blank">New Deal #2</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://economics.mit.edu/files/6424" target="_blank">Church Charitable Giving</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/eras/great-depression-an-introduction/" target="_blank">Non-Governmental Aid</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Minnesota's Gangster Era</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/April-2007/Crime-Capital/" target="_blank">Minnesota Monthly</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/01/18/notorious-st-paul-gangster-kidnapping-turns-80/" target="_blank">St. Paul Gangster Kidnapping Turns 80</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/st-pauls-gangster-era/" target="_blank">St. Paul's Gangster Era</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/89627/" target="_blank">Minnesota Gangster History</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://erstarnews.com/2013/07/18/758732/" target="_blank">Gangsters Left A Mark In Minnesota</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9611265027&site=ehost-live%20%20" target="_blank">St. Paul's Gangster History</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.section216.com/history/hoodlums.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">A Haven For Hoodlums</span></a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-40296973925130184632014-05-05T06:00:00.000-07:002014-05-06T05:16:06.579-07:00Doe-Simkins Links #1: World War I<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">World War I Links for Doe-Simkins</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">General</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/mpls/id/11018/rv/compoundobject/cpd/11122/rec/24" target="_blank">Minnesota Soldier Diary</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/carl/id/85/rv/compoundobject/cpd/91/rec/152" target="_blank">Letter To Family</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What are some things everyday Minnesotans did to support the war?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p16022coll33/id/850/rv/compoundobject/cpd/856/rec/4%20%20" target="_blank">Supporting Soldiers At A Church Service</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/fhs/id/98/rec/9" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Auction</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/mch/id/190/rec/15" target="_blank">Troop Rally</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/blue/id/1788/rec/129" target="_blank">Junior Red Cross</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nfh/id/196/rec/148" target="_blank">Military Parade</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nemhc/id/3597/rec/149" target="_blank">Victory Gardens</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.historicfortsnelling.org/history/military-history/later-conflicts" target="_blank">Fort Snelling</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mndigital.org/educators/guides/pdf/wwi-home-front-minnesota.pdf" target="_blank">Study Guide</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What were some tensions surrounding patriotism in MN communities during the war?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/spl/id/1714/rec/7%20" target="_blank">German Citizens Looked At Suspiciously</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3032&context=etd" target="_blank">Anti-German Sentiment In New Ulm</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/spl/id/448/rec/113%20" target="_blank">Military Registration</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Describe some new methods of warfare that were developed during the war?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/World_War_I_Technology" target="_blank">World War I Technology</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=39036858&site=ehost-live%20" target="_blank">Trench Warfare</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=20&sid=972765ed-11d7-4bde-bd4b-21242bf08e76%40sessionmgr4002&hid=4209" target="_blank">Poison Gas</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=21213004&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">Poison Gas #2</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23217167&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">War Of Attrition</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=4868954&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">Tanks</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=39006578&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">Flamethrowers</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/aerial-warfare-during-world-war-one#" target="_blank">Aerial Warfare</a></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-55528518492003825032014-05-02T08:33:00.001-07:002014-05-02T08:33:57.079-07:00Prom Explained<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jpi4AJzWTCI" width="560"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still the best explanation of prom I've ever seen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a great weekend (and prom!) St. Anthony!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-70477807809795357212014-05-01T09:33:00.003-07:002014-05-01T09:33:50.926-07:00Taking Matters Into His Own Hands...<span style="font-size: large;">I came across this story today and thought it was pretty funny (in a certain sense):</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/tech/a-florida-resident-drove-around-with-a-cellphone-jammer-84369099229.html" target="_blank">Driver Jams Cellphones</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Basically, a commuter in Tampa Bay jammed the cellphone signals of all the cars around him on his ride to work every day for nearly two whole years! He probably still would be doing it to this day had not a cellphone company tower started looking into frequent reports of outages along the same stretch of road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The unfunny side of the story, though, is that this joker also jammed police radios and emergency-only calls as well. Hence the large fine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've heard of hating text-and-drive commuters, but I don't think this is the solution (!).</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-63553932103862832942014-04-30T09:16:00.002-07:002014-04-30T09:16:42.038-07:00Assembled A Cast, Star Wars VII Has...(Yoda Voice)<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/29/5665758/these-are-the-faces-of-star-wars-episode-vii" target="_blank">Star Wars VII Cast Revealed</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you who have your lightsabers, Jedi cloaks, or Vader mask stashed away in a closet, the cast of Star Wars VII was revealed today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While most of the cast are relatively unknown or up-and-coming actors, the "big names" are the holdovers from the original trilogy. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford will be reprising the roles of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The movie isn't scheduled to come out until December 18, 2015, so this is just the very first glimpse into the experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are you counting down the days?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-43595299960610350872014-04-29T10:20:00.000-07:002014-04-29T10:20:29.127-07:00One More Reminder: PLEASE Do Not Fear Late Books!<span style="font-size: large;">Because I do a little substitute teaching in my spare time, I have recently been able to talk to students about their reading habits/practices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One common theme? A number of students have told me that either themselves or a friend have just not turned in a book because it was very, very late.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know I have mentioned this on the blog before, but DO NOT WORRY about turning in a really-late overdue book! Basically, we want the book more than we want to get you in trouble!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do we absolutely love having books turned in that are 30+ days overdue? Not particularly. But that is only because one student is robbing others of the potential experience of that book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For example, we currently have one copy of "Allegiant" that is overdue by a number of weeks:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is an INCREDIBLY popular series again now with the release of the "Divergent" movie. So, basically, one student is ruining the chances of all the rest to experience the full trilogy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a side note: You can always renew your book by bringing it down to the Media Center. The only time we wouldn't let you renew it is if someone else has a hold on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, in all seriousness, PLEASE do not worry about getting "in trouble" for having a very late book. We just want the book back so others can enjoy it!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-70262004631450925082014-04-28T10:19:00.002-07:002014-04-28T10:19:24.307-07:00Funny, I Never Saw It This Way...<span style="font-size: large;">When I was a young child, I watched "The Jungle Book" more times than I can possibly count. I was completely entranced by the music and visuals over and over and over again...</span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9ogQ0uge06o" width="420"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yet today, I read an article about how Disney wants to make a live-action version of "The Jungle Book", but is worried about its supposed "racist themes":</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/can-disney-s-new--jungle-book--overcome-the-story-s-racist-perceptions-211742065.html" target="_blank">Jungle Book Movie</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Despite the claims of the above article, I cannot "disavow" this movie on those shaky grounds. Sometimes, I wonder if maybe people aren't looking just a biiiiiiit too hard at something for the purpose of trying to find something wrong with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or, maybe that is just my childhood love of the movie talking (!).</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-72373809256555362972014-04-25T10:22:00.001-07:002014-04-25T10:22:05.692-07:00Two Funny News Stories To Kick Off The Weekend!<span style="font-size: large;">#1:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/04/25/Failed-Florida-bank-robber-leaves-name-with-teller-during-robbery/7131398436597/?spt=sec&or=on" target="_blank">Robber Leaves Ransom Note...Written On Back Of Own Resume!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.today.com/news/mall-adds-fast-lane-after-young-girls-suggestion-1D79568706" target="_blank">Mall Adds Fast Lane At Young Girl's Request</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a good weekend St. Anthony!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463547622643789048.post-27314669677201905202014-04-24T08:14:00.002-07:002014-04-24T08:14:41.778-07:00I Know It's Baseball Season, But...<span style="font-size: large;">Okay...one nugget of Minnesota Vikings news in the midst of baseball season:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.vikings.com/schedule/season-schedule.html" target="_blank">Vikings 2014 Season Schedule</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of comments about the '14 schedule...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-This is the first time it has really "sunk it" to me that the Vikings will be gone from the Dome and at outdoor TCF Stadium. That will be a HUGE switch for both fans and players!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Besides the contests with the division-rival Packers, the two games that stand out to me are the Patriots coming to town, and us having to travel to the SuperDome in New Orleans.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-The early stretch of the season is by far the "toughest" (at least based on how the teams are expected to perform). Starting in Week 2, the Vikes will be vs. Pats, @ Saints, vs. Falcons, and @ Packers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, you can go back to baseball now.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com