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Doug Mell: Welcome to another edition of About Stout. This is the first one of the academic year. Joining me today is Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen who's beginning his 21st year at the helm of UW-Stout. Welcome, Chancellor.
Charles Sorensen: Good to be here
Mell: It sure is good to see our students back for another year, isn't it?
Sorensen: Well, the campus comes alive suddenly, and they're all over campus today, and it's really fun to see the energy of the student body back on campus.
Mell: Yeah, we've got a lot of kids.
Sorensen: We have a lot of kids on campus.
Mell: (Laughing) We're going to be talking about that a little later. Joining us a little later will be Scott Griesbach. He's the head of University Housing at UW-Stout. He's got the enviable or unenviable task of finding rooms for all these kids.
Sorensen: It's a good problem.
Mell: It's a great problem, we are not complaining about that at all. I thought maybe what we'd do is spend a little bit of time before we bring Scott on, talk about some of the things that happened over the summer here on campus, bringing people sort of up-to-date on some of the major projects we've had going on here. The first, and it's really hard to ignore, is we had a big hole on campus, and now it's starting to fill in.
Sorensen: With cement.
Mell: With cement. It's the Jarvis Hall science wing remodeling project. It looks like it's going pretty well.
Sorensen: You know, Doug, I've been in higher ed. now 35 years, I guess, and this is probably the most dynamic start I've ever seen in my career. We had a tremendous year last year – we got two new programs, 10 new positions; we have Jarvis Hall is going up now, we see that hole being filled up; a record freshmen class; probably a record graduate class; probably a record number of foreign students on our campus – so there's a lot of energy out there right now. It think this year's going to be exceptional.
Mell: Jarvis is really going to become, when it's done, will sort of become a lynch pin as far as the future of – .
Sorensen: Oh, absolutely. Not only is it symbolic, but it's real, because our polytechnic designation has driven us towards a lot more engineering, a lot of good science. Our science program that we began in 2001 or 2002 has record number of –.
Mell: The applied science program.
Sorensen: The applied science program has a record number of students in that. And I was down there talking to the scientists and they're all, they're really excited about the incoming group of students and the building, but the building will shift the center of gravity from north campus to the center of campus, so it's going to be a real, not just a symbolic shift.
Mell: It's a $43 million project. I mean, it's going to be basically state-of-the-art.
Sorensen: Oh, absolutely. We'll do some fine science in that building, and the young scientists that we have, and the old scientists that we have – the mature veterans – they're all excited about this, believe me.
Mell: Pretty soon we're going to start work on our Harvey Hall theater remodeling, which has been a 20-some year effort on your part.
Sorensen: When I first interviewed for the job, they said, "What will you do about Harvey Hall theater?" and I said, "I don't know." It's probably been about 24 years in the making. We finally will hire engineers in the fall to design it, and hopefully we'll have construction going next spring sometime, and another year out we'll have the theater finished.
Mell: And pretty soon, and this obviously affects students a lot, is we're going to renovate the Price Commons dining area, which is getting a little long in the –.
Sorensen: Right. Scott knows a whole lot more about that than I do, but we'll have a good project going up there as well. Probably in the Student Center as well, if that passes the student body this fall. We will have a lot of renovation in the next two to four years. An awful lot.
Mell: That's good for the campus; that's good for everybody.
Sorensen: Absolutely right.
Mell: One of the things when we were at the Board of Regents meeting recently, they approved a new welcome center in Bowman Hall. I know this has been a priority of yours, is to move admissions down into a new welcome center.
Sorensen: Right.
Mell: Really to kind of open things up down there for a more welcoming atmosphere for parents.
Sorensen: Well, the Admissions Office right now is in Bowman Hall, and the people enter through, in a sense, through a back door, through a parking lot into the back door. We know that competition for freshmen will become very keen in the next four or five years, so we want a very, very nice space for them to enter into. So we'll take the south area of Bowman Hall, renovate that into a very nice entry level where we'll have the admissions office. We'll have good parking right there, make it a very welcome, very attractive area for students and faculty or students and parents to come and see the open door of campus, which we must make as nice as possible, just to attract people on campus.
Mell: And it also gets a little closer to the center of campus.
Sorensen: It does. So, we're excited about that. It's not a huge project – less than a million dollars – but it's going to really change that building pretty fundamentally.
Mell: And make it into sort of a student services, and I know that's one of your goals, is to make it into a student services.
Sorensen: We'll have one stop shopping for all students here. You know, when parents come here, though, the first thing they see is the admissions office, and so we have to make that something that's extremely attractive and we're going to do that.
Mell: You spoke in the beginning about the two new programs that we got. One came easily, one came with a little bit more effort. Want to talk about them?
Sorensen: Well, you know we're a polytechnic school and as I look back to what we've done in the last decade now, we have three brand new engineering programs – manufacturing engineering, then in June it was polymer engineering or plastics, then in August computer engineering. So we have a real nice group of engineering programs – on top of that engineering technology as well, so really four avenues toward engineering. And these programs are essential for the future of this school, essential for the region for economic development, essential for the state. So these are programs that fit what we're trying to do as a polytechnic; they fit what the state wants to do to grow jobs to keep people in Wisconsin and to maintain a brain gain, not a brain drain, so they're critical for our future.
Mell: Yeah. We have now 32 undergraduate majors on campus.
Sorensen: That's right.
Mell: I know it's your goal; you've said 40. Do you think you can get there?
Sorensen: We do. We have about at least eight more programs in the queue. We have two that I think will go forward this year. So I think in about three years we should reach magic number 40. We had 26 when I came here. It grew to 30. Now we have 32. We should have 34 or 35 by the end of this year, but 40 then allows us to attract students who may not know exactly what they want, but they come in and shop around a bit, and if we have 40 and not 30, they have a little bit more flexibility, so that's exciting for all of us.
Mell: And if you think about it, that would be more than a 50 percent increase…
Sorensen: Yeah, it would be. That's right.
Mell: …in the number of programs.
Sorensen: And we plan to use the programs to grow. We'll probably cap out at about 9,000 students. We're at about 8,500 now, maybe 600 this fall. But I think 9,000, roughly, will be what we will cap out at for campus enrollment. Then grow the enrollment beyond that away from campus through virtual education.
Mell: Yeah. One of your big priorities in the coming year will be the establishment, the funding and getting it rolling of the Discovery Center. This is something you've been working on, you and others have been working on for a long time.
Sorensen: That's really exciting. The Discovery Center – it's been a dream for a number of years and we found a donor that liked the idea, a donor that said, "I'll help fund that," and then we worked on a proposal to him. A center that would do sponsored research with corporations and –.
Mell: So the whole idea is, we do research on campus now, but it's the kind of kick start of this whole idea of working in collaboration with business and industry.
Sorensen: And involving faculty, students, that's right.
Mell: In a more organized fashion.
Sorensen: Exactly right. And also the focus will be, in part, to take an idea to product, to design, to a company, so that we can grow companies in this region through the Discovery Center. So it's a very generous alum; I think it's an exciting idea. We'll have it in place hopefully by January of 2009 and hopefully within a year or two see some real results.
Mell: And we're also trying to get some state money as well.
Sorensen: Yeah, we do.
Mell: We have a budget proposal that involves…
Sorensen: That's right, and the state may kick in as much as $500,000 for that as well, so we'll have $2.7 million in that Discovery Center initially.
Mell: But, again, that all goes back to the whole effort from Governor Doyle on down of increasing jobs and bettering the Wisconsin economy.
Sorensen: Yeah, I think it's that and I think too, you come to this campus and have a vision of a polytechnic school. A vision of having more engineering, more sciences. We're really looking the 21st century right in the eye and saying, "This is what we have to have for this century." The campus has done a great job planning on these programs.
Mell: You've mentioned vision. It's the segue. We just completed I think it'll be your second visioning session here on campus.
Sorensen: Yes.
Mell: We invited a whole bunch of people on campus that aren't normally here or usually here, to talk about the future of UW-Stout.
Sorensen: We had about 85 or 90 people here in July – July 16 I think the date was – and they were some really important people – chief execs.; they were superintendents; they were high level business executives, regents.
Mell: Legislators. We had a nice legislative discussion. 10:15
Sorensen: Yes, we did. And they came and shared with us what they thought we should be doing at UW-Stout. So, the day was a phenomenal day. I think it reaffirmed what we're doing here, but also gave us some really good ideas as to what to look at for the future. So, we do this about every fifth or sixth year as a way to build a sense of community with our stakeholders, to build good lines of communication with our stakeholders and it provides us with a really good direction for this campus.
Mell: And now what?
Sorensen: Now we'll take these ideas to the campus, beginning in about a week and a half. We'll have eight or nine listening sessions, share these ideas with the campus. They will discuss these, maybe modify these, whittle these down to maybe half a dozen ideas. Next summer we'll take those to a retreat and decide what short term priorities will be, what longer term ones will be. So, it'll be the crux of UW-Stout 2015.
Mell: And this is all part of our ongoing strategic planning.
Sorensen: Ongoing planning process, that's right.
Mell: Probably all goes back to Baldridge.
Sorensen: It does; it does. Absolutely right.
Mell: You talked before about 40 programs. One of the questions I forgot to ask you – is that going to be enough, do you think, or do you think looking into the future, I know that's your goal, but…
Sorensen: Oh, I think as we near that magic number 40 we'll have others in the queue or modifying programs into hybrid programs. You know, we've been very good about things like collaboration between – bioinformatics, a good example of the 21st century need for program collaboration. I think we'll see, in four or five years, a need for other collaborations that may need new directions from new programs. So I can't say 40 will be enough, but maybe we'll drop a program or two if we don't need it or if the numbers aren't there. So, I think the program processes we put in place with the office of the provost is very dynamic and changes. I think as we near 40 we'll have others lined up beyond that.
Mell: We're going to take a break and we're going to welcome our director of university housing in a couple moments.
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Mell: I'd like to welcome Scott Griesbach, our director of university housing to About Stout. It's your first visit here.
Griesbach: It is.
Mell: Welcome.
Griesbach: Thank you, thank you.
Mell: This is a busy time of year for Scott and his staff. You had to shoehorn a large freshmen class into our residence halls. How big? Estimate.
Griesbach: It's around 1,650 of freshmen and we house about 95 percent of the freshmen class, so that's quite a few students.
Mell: Wow. Before we get going, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself? How long you've been at Stout, that kind of thing.
Griesbach: Okay, sure. I just finished my ninth year. In fact, I started on opening day in 1999.
Mell: It seems like just yesterday, doesn't it? (Laughing)
Griesbach: It does; it does. Before that I worked at UW-Whitewater for 12 years and I've done some stints for Illinois and Missouri, did my bachelor's work actually at UW-Oshkosh, so I'm a proud product of the Wisconsin state system. And then I did my master's work at Truman State University, which is in Kirksville, Mo.
Mell: What attracted you to the housing field?
Griesbach: Well, you know, it's one of those fields you don't know anything about until you get to college because you don't know there is a profession that is housing. I lived in a residence hall and really enjoyed the experience and talked to my hall director about getting involved, and once I did that I was just hooked. So, I went on for my master's work and became a hall director and did that for a while and then I just kind of continued to make my way through the system.
Mell: You were working with the students or…?
Griesbach: Yeah, and I love working with students, and that's really the reason most people get into the housing profession.
Mell: It really is, of everything we do here, it's one of the most hands-on kinds of – I mean as far as interacting with students on a daily basis.
Griesbach: Oh, absolutely, it is. The unfortunate thing is that as you work your way up the ladder, you get farther away from students, but I still maintain good contact with students for the most part.
Mell: Yeah. You were there on opening day, I'm sorry, move-in day.
Sorensen: I was. Yes.
Mell: How…?
Sorensen: Oh, it was great. It was a well-oiled machine, I thought. I talked to maybe a dozen parents. They were really pleased with the operations, with the support that housing gave them, the football team that helped them to move into the residence halls, but it was really an impressive operation.
Mell: The city and the state kind of threw us a curve ball…
Sorensen: The roads weren't too good, but we got through that.
Mell: …with the road project. And it must have been good for you, I mean, getting out there with the students. I mean, they haven't had any tests yet, so none of them were crabby.
Sorensen: They were very focused on getting that stuff from the sidewalk to the residence hall. They had a lot of stuff, too, by the way.
Griesbach: Students bring a lot of belongings to make their rooms feel like home.
Sorensen: They do.
Mell: One of things that I've always been impressed with is how much we offer students here that they don't have to lug into their dorm rooms, and I've heard that from a lot of parents. Why don't you talk about that?
Griesbach: Yeah, you know, we've started to talk sometimes when we're working with the families about the fact that we're kind of a campus of convenience because we do offer a lot of conveniences that not a lot of other universities necessarily provide. The most recent things we added were the metal lofts to students' rooms, and that allows –.
Mell: That probably saves a lot of…I'm not so sure the Wal-Marts and the lumber yards were happy, but…
Griesbach: Well, and that made our process for moving go much more smoothly because people weren't hauling rented lofts from these big semis to their rooms, so by providing lofts in the rooms – we also provide a micro fridge, which is a microwave, refrigerator, freezer combination unit, so there's one of those in every room. All of our rooms are carpeted, so some schools don't do that, and you combine that with our laptop program, with our textbook rental program, which is, to me, so phenomenal and it just saves students so much money, and then you start to realize that those things… Our ID cards – students can use their ID card to eat in places; they can make copies; they can get in and out of buildings. It just works everywhere, and they can even use it in the local community if they have money on their card, so it really is a… We've done a lot of things to make the process of going to college as simple as we can for our students and for their families.
Mell: Yeah. We talked before a little bit about how big this class is. That did present some challenges for you, presented some challenges for you. (Points to Sorensen and then Griesbach.) Are you happy with how things went?
Sorensen: Well, I am. I think, from our point of view, we had to find more classes and hire some more adjunct staff to cover those classes. I think Scott had a bigger issue…where are you going to put them? How did that work out?
Griesbach: You know, it worked out pretty well. We were very fortunate that we were able to create some what we call extended housing spaces, and so we have some students who are living three to a room. Some of those rooms are a little bigger than the standard double room, and then we also created some spaces in our floor lounges and in a few lower level areas, some basement areas. They still have the full-size window, but they are kind of partially below ground, and so we were able to add 38 students to our basements and floor lounges, and we added about 68 students to triples, and so…
Mell: But, as the chancellor said before, it's a good problem to have.
Griesbach: It is. It's a very good problem to have, and then the nice thing about having students in those triple rooms is there's one or two of those on every floor throughout our first year experience buildings, and so then if we have any students who leave that floor or drop out or whatever, we're able to move them right within the floor, because it's really important for us to maintain that community as much as we're able to. So, a good number of our students, especially this fall semester, when they get moved to a new room, they'll get moved to a room either on their floor or maybe on the floor below or above, so they've already made those friendships and developed those relationships, they'll be able to maintain those more easily.
Mell: One of the things, when you were talking before about the stuff that people lug in, how have the student expectations, do you think, changed over the years as far as what they want in rooms?
Griesbach: Well, what they want and what they can fit are two different things at times, and that's one of the reasons the lofts have become so popular that we went ahead and bought those a couple of years ago, but our students' expectations have changed in a couple of different ways. One is, you know, even 15 or 20 years ago, people would go to school with maybe a TV if they were able to have one, and some sort of typewriter or something, and you know, you'd have some nice stereo equipment, and that would be about it, and we're at a point now where we've had a student who moved, I think it was a 40-inch flat screen TV into his room and, you know –.
Sorensen: I saw that last year, as a matter of fact.
Griesbach: And even though we have the laptops, we still have students who bring computers because they like it better for gaming. Gaming has gotten to be quite popular for students. And so those expectations have changed, but just the whole convenience factor. Students are used to the whole 24-hour a day convenience. They can shop online, they can get things all the time, and we're very fortunate. There are a lot of services that are available most of the time. An example is our dining service. You can get food somewhere on campus from, I think it's 6:30 in the morning until midnight. So that's a good part of the day where they can use their campus card to get some kind of food somewhere in one of the facilities. Our front desks are open from nine in the morning until midnight, and so, we offer those services to students, and there's a lot of things students don't have to bring because they can check out from their front desk, so they can check out some cooking equipment if they want to make something, if they want to play sports outside or play games, we have DVDs available for students in the checkout process, so there's just a lot of things available to them.
Mell: One of the things that always impresses me or I keep in mind is, talking about the residence halls and everything else, we really are operating a small city.
Sorensen: We are.
Mell: It's like you're a mayor because you have to worry about housing and –.
Sorensen: I'm not a vice president.
Mell: You're not a vice president.
Griesbach: No.
Mell: And police department, etc.
Sorensen: That's right.
Mell: I mean, when chancellors get together, do you talk about residence halls? I mean, is this more of a kind of a…
Sorensen: Oh, sure. We talk about the issue of students, residence halls, issues. I think Scott has done a marvelous job here over the nine years, but this is where the issues take place, basically – living spaces. Whether it's a misuse of alcohol or whatever the case might be, normally it takes place in a residence hall, so I think the challenge, and I think Scott stepped up to it, make them very nice, make them convenient, make them their home away from home for nine months of the year, and I think that we've done a pretty good job with that.
Mell: But we don't have an unlimited budget, though.
Sorensen: No, we don't. And there's an aggressive plan to renovate. I have seen that, and it's good.
Griesbach: There is; there is. And, in fact, when you were talking about some of the renovation plans, and you had talked about the Price Commons, which is one of our dining centers, and that will give a really nice interior facelift to the Price Commons. That building needs some refreshing and it will be beautiful. I've seen all the designs and plans, and it will be very nice, but in addition to that, on the north campus, the Tainter dining hall is pretty much on the end of its useful life, and so, our intent is to build a new dining hall and connect it to Hovlid Hall and connect Hovlid and Fleming together, and so, we will have a nice brand new state-of-the-art dining hall on the north campus as well as the remodeled one on the south campus, so that's going to provide really good, modern services to our students, too.
Mell: And we obviously… Red Cedar is sort of still in its infancy.
Griesbach: It is. Red Cedar continues to be a phenomenal building. Students really love living there. It was an award-winning building. The jury that gave it the award talked about the fact that even though students are living in these suites where is the potential for them to sort of cocoon away from each other and not develop that social community. By providing the floor lounges with the full kitchens on every floor and then the laundry areas right across from that, it provides kind of a central area for students to gather, and we see that happening. Students do gather in those areas. They get to know each other that way, and so, we're able to build a community in a building where some campuses have a lot more difficulty doing that.
Mell: Are suite residence halls the wave of the future? Let's say every new residence hall we build here or other campuses build, are they going to be suites?
Griesbach: Well, I don't think that that's going to be the trend. There certainly have been plenty of suites being built. That's much more common right now, but it's because most campuses don't have anything but the traditional two to a room or sometimes three or four to a room, and so there haven't been a lot of options on some campuses, and so that's been the wave lately. But we've seen some schools, UW-Madison is an example, they're building what they call larger double rooms but they're building double rooms. UW-Parkside has done some of that. I don't know if we would build another suite building or if we would go with something maybe a little different style. Maybe some clusters where we maybe have 10 or 12 students in double rooms who then share a bathroom instead of 30 people sharing a bathroom, because a lot of it comes down to that bathroom space and how that's used, and the type of privacy that students are afforded.
Mell: It all comes down to bathrooms.
Griesbach: It often does, and actually, some colleagues at UW-River Falls, they also built a new suite-style building and they built two new pieces, one on each end, and that will likely be more of this cluster-style housing. It probably will not be the regular suites.
Mell: How important is our whole plan for the north campus as far as our master plan? I know, besides Hovlid, we also have some other residence halls, but I mean…
Sorensen: Well, the master plan that we will, I guess, finally approve this fall and take to the board for their review and approval will link north and south campus and define more clearly campus boundary lines so when you drive by UW-Stout, you're driving by a campus, not just a bunch of buildings on the east side of Route 25. So I think it's a well-thought-out, well-integrated plan. Whether we can accomplish that in 20 years is a different issue with our restrictions on funding, but it's well thought out.
Mell: Yeah. Talk a little bit about move-in day and how that works. How is that all coordinated?
Griesbach: Well, move-in day has really gone through some transformations in the past eight to 10 years, and we've put together, our staff and our associate director Martin Fritz does a really good job of working with campus police and the police work of the city of Menomonie to close off some streets. We have really tried to take feedback we've gotten from parents and families about how could this process be better, and so we've used that, and so we've created a color-coded system where every residence hall has assigned a color to it, and so the students who are helping moving things in are wearing those colored shirts.
Mell: Did he get a colored shirt? (Pointing to Sorensen)
Griesbach: No, he didn't get a colored shirt. We could provide one for you next time. But we also have divided people into groups so that we don't have everyone coming at 10 to two o'clock. We have groups coming at four different time slots. We've really laid out everything so that the process is the car pulls up, they unload their belongings, the car moves away and the next car can pull up, and it really is the fact that we don't have enough street space and places for people to pull up and unload, and when we also started giving out room keys in the parking lot instead of doing that in the actual building, it made that process go more smoothly too, because the students already have their key, so as soon as that car pulls up, the student can run up and unlock their room and go in and move their stuff in.
Mell: It would be great if everything just went hunky-dory in residence halls, but you have issues that you have to deal with. How have those issues changed over the years?
Griesbach: Well, you know, the one issue that has persisted and, from when I was in college, you know, 25-30 years ago until now is alcohol and drinking, and binge drinking is a little bit different, but there have been some similarities and things that haven't changed. We continue to see that it's part of the culture of the state of Wisconsin.
Mell: This is something he's talked about –.
Sorensen: A lot.
Mell: A lot.
Griesbach: Now, we have our new Smart and Healthy campaign, which is not only a Stout initiative, but it is a collaboration with the city of Menomonie and with Arbor Place, so that's been really something I've seen a lot of people gravitate to, and something they can really kind of get their hands on, and the Smart and Healthy campaign not only talks about drinking, but it talks, just in general, about students being smart and healthy, not only in their eating habits and their drinking habits, but it's in the way they study. It's in everything they do. We have even tried to take that and moved it into a little bit into being sustainable and some of that, because, again, that's a smart and healthy practice for our students to get into, and habits for them to develop, because so many students develop habits while they're in college, that they will then use when they go into the world, and we want them to develop good habits here so those things are not things they have to unlearn and change and try to relearn when they get to be 23, 25, 28 years old.
Mell: I know you're in support of the Smart and Healthy campaign.
Sorensen: Absolutely.
Mell: It's a product of the chancellor's coalition of alcohol and other drug abuse. I mean, the main message is that 80 percent of the students at UW-Stout are not problem drinkers.
Griesbach: Correct.
Mell: Now, we have the 20 percent, and that's something that has to be addressed, but 80 percent are not.
Sorensen: They made good progress on this campus, I think – the coalition and Amber Gerber and that group. You're on that group. I think we've made some real progress in the last decade.
Griesbach: Sure, it's been real nice.
Mell: But you still have transgressors.
Griesbach: Oh, we do, and we have our systems in place. You know, we have the RAs, the resident assistants who live in the building, and we have the hall directors – we have professional staff who live in every one of our buildings – and they work with students. There are always roommate conflicts; there are always issues where people don't get along. You know, we found that students come to college, in some ways they're more prepared and in other ways they're less prepared. You know, our families nowadays kind of program in students' time awfully tight, and one of the things that students don't always know how to manage is their time and what they might see as free time, so we really try to guide them in the beginning of the school year on all of the things that Stout has available, because we have so many opportunities for students to get involved in activities and programs and things, so, as long as we can channel that in a good direction, we are starting off on a better foot.
Mell: Well, that's good. I think we've started this year off on a good foot. Thanks for watching another edition of About Stout. We're at the end of this edition, and we are going to be back soon with another exciting program. Thanks a lot, Scott, and thanks Chancellor.
Sorensen: Thank you.


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In his blog at the WaPo, Amar Bakshi shares some holiday cheer — or misery — with US GIs in Itaewon:
I turn to my American companions and say half-jokingly, "You've got everything from America here."
"No, man," comes the response, drunkenly serious. "You've got what we all want: freedom." A young soldier grasps my shoulder for emphasis, and support, chugging beer from a cowboy-hat-shaped mug and spluttering, "You can go home anytime you want. You can be in American anytime you want…We're stuck here."
Throughout the night, I hear this refrain again and again. I am free. They are not. Part of it is a fact of military life. They have to trim their hair and report for duty. I don't. But part of their complaint is larger. It's about their responsibility to act as U.S. representatives here in South Korea — a country with a complex relationship with America. They're never as free as I am.
Over here, they tell me, they are never anonymous. A terrible driving accident inflamed anti-U.S. sentiment here in 2002, leading to large rallies and scattered fire-bombings against U.S. bases. But less dramatic, everyday encounters help fuel or subdue anti-American flames. Army Courtesy Patrols make sure Americans and Koreans don't fight in Itaewon. And U.S. commanders tell their soldiers not to get agitated if shoved on the streets, "because Korea is crowded."
I think they're just upset that the English teachers keep hoarding the party goods.
(HT to reader)

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I've still got my pony up for sale at the moment and some people have been asking about a loan. The woman wants to loan her for her 13 year old daughter to make sure she committed to looking after a horse before buying one, she's told us that her daughter has a lessons and rides a friends horse but I'm not sure if she's experienced enough to bring on a young pony.
My granddad is completely against it and he's been telling me that only professionals loan horses to make their yards look better then won't listen when I say that plenty of other people loan them. I really don't know what to do because I'm kind of wary of who she goes to because I don't want anyone to hurt her. The only thing is we really need to sell her or loan her because my granddad is having an operation in March and will need full time care for a few months after so I will not have time to look after a horse. Do you think loaning her to someone is a good idea or not?
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Norwin grad takes close look at homeless problem
Vincent Riccelli says that growing up in North Huntingdon didn't provide much perspective on what life was like for homeless people.
But his ideas about homeless people changed last week when the 2012 Norwin graduate and fellow Notre Dame students spent several days visiting social service agencies and sleeping in homeless shelters.
"Like others who have never had direct contact with people who, for whatever reason, have ended up on the streets, I definitely had some misconceptions about the homeless," said Riccelli, 20, a sophomore studying biology.
Riccelli, who said he plans to attend medical school, is the son of Carla and Tony Riccelli.
"The men I got to know at the homeless shelter were very sociable, friendly and willing to share their life story. It was a real eye opener and I came away with the understanding that, while they may have made some bad decisions in their lives, the situation they ended up in was often no fault of their own."
Riccelli participated in the university's 36th Pittsburgh Plunge – a one-credit seminar held during the winter break in which participants spend 48 hours visiting and helping out at food banks, soup kitchens and other organizations that help the needy. The students spent the nights with clients at homeless shelters.
Nearly 300 students from the Catholic university in South Bend, Ind., participated in 40 Urban Plunge projects across the country.
The program's coordinator said it allows students to experience a part of urban life that is easily overlooked.
"Typically, cities are places that we go for sports events, shopping or work," said Melissa Marley Bonnichsen, coordinator of Notre Dame's Urban Plunge project. "But there is another side to American cities. The Urban Plunge is the students' chance to learn about poverty in their own hometowns and put faith in action."
Riccelli stayed at Northside Common Ministry's Pleasant Valley Shelter in the city's North Side.
Jay Poliziani, the shelter's director, said financial difficulties is often the root cause of homelessness.
"The reality is, maintaining a middle-class lifestyle is a challenge," he said. "I've met many men during the 20 years I've been working in social services who had careers, families and a homes but lost it all when the job was gone or they experienced a single major health issue that depleted their finances. I don't think many people realize, or want to acknowledge, just how close they are to being in the same circumstances."
Riccelli said he gained a new understanding of the plight homeless people face.
"It's easy to look away when you encounter a homeless person or someone who is panhandling on the street," he said. "Perhaps it's a safety mechanism, a way to avoid realizing that poverty does exist.
"But after getting to know some of these people, I realize that not acknowledging them is dehumanizing and robs them of their dignity. They are not only deserving of our help and attention, we should treat them like we would treat anyone else and extend some respect, which I've learned can make a huge difference to them."
Tony LaRussa is a Trib Total Media staff writer. Reach him at 412-856-7400, ext. 8626.
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What can I do to keep things dry around my house?
OK, so the termites are after moisture. What can I do to make life hard for them?
Here's some pointers to get you started.
You can do things that reduce the amount of water getting in to the soil near your perimeter walls:
- Make sure that rainwater on the roof does not drain into the soil.
- Grade the soil around the house so that water drains away, not towards the walls
- Don't have gardens, ponds, sprinklers, ferneries or pools near walls.
- Make sure that overflow drains from hot water services and air conditioners don't soak into the soil near the wall.
You can do things to help the water get away:
- Have your excess roof water (hopefully the overflow from your collection tank) piped so that it drains well away from the house. Thirty feet (about ten metres) is good.
- Consider having paths surround the walls to increase runoff and reduce soil wetting.
- If you must have gardens near walls make sure you have a good air gap so that the base of the wall is dried by the wind.
- Don't have services, sheds or other items right up against the exterior walls. A good air gap will allow the wind to dry the walls and also gives you space to see any shelter tubes.


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Stream: Trophy Wife recruit Foals, Ewan Pearson and Plaid for 'Bruxism' EP
Oxford post-pop outfit, Trophy Wife, have premiered their all-new track, "Canopy Shade" – co-produced by none other than Warp Records' electronic pioneers, Plaid!
The single is the first to be taken from their new EP, 'Bruxism', which also features production from Ewan Pearson and Foals frontman Yannis Philipakkis. The EP is due for release this October.
The band have experienced a rapid ascent over the past 12 months; releasing two acclaimed 7-inches on Moshi Moshi, performing alongside Toro Y Moi and Foals and being touted by NME as one of the key artists to watch in 2011.
MP3: Trophy Wife – "Canopy Shade" (prod. Plaid & Trophy Wife)
As well as five new tracks, the Australian edition of 'Bruxism' will feature bonus tracks including "Microlite" and "The Quiet Earth"
Video: Trophy Wife – "Microlite"
'Bruxism' [AU/NZ Edition] Tracklisting
01. Canopy Shade (prod. Plaid & Trophy Wife)
02. Bruxism (prod. James Yuill & Trophy Wife)
03. Seven Waves (prod. Andrew Halford, Aidan Laverty & Trophy Wife)
04. Sleepwalks (prod. Ewan Pearson & Trophy Wife)
05. Wolf (prod. Yannis Philippakis of Foals & Trophy Wife)
06. Microlite [Bonus Track]
07. Take This Night [Bonus Track]
08. The Quiet Earth [Bonus Track]
09. Microlite (Acoustic) [Bonus Track]
Trophy Wife's 'Bruxism' EP is due out 21st of October on Pod.


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Galaxy Note II firmware update brings Multi-View
updated 01:19 am EDT, Mon October 8, 2012
New multitasking feature comes with firmware update
Samsung has released a firmware update for the European version of the Galaxy Note II, one that brings a new feature that greatly increases the phablet's multitasking capabilities. The updates were spotted by SamMobile, and they are available for Galaxy Note II units in France and the UK. The update brings a capability known as multi-view, which allows users to have two windows open on one screen, allowing for more computer-like multitasking.
Users downloading the update will now be able to open and resize video and other content while using the device. Not all Android apps support the feature. New Galaxy Note II devices in stores are said to already have this version of the firmware installed. Users can download the update over the air or using Samsung KIES.
Electronista got the chance to check out the new feature -- as well as a few others Samsung is bringing to its phablet -- at AT&T's Unwrapped 2012 event, and we'll be uploading video of the Galaxy Note II's new abilities in the near future.


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Nokia's new Windows Phone: A legit contender?
John Moe
Apr 5, 2012 The Windows Phone platform is about to get a big boost from Nokia. The Finnish company is launching the Lumia 900, a smartphone that runs on Windows. Also, Google wants to put a computer in your glasses.
Ode to the 'Start button'
Jennifer 8. Lee
Feb 29, 2012 Microsoft's iconic workhorse is gone from the latest version of Windows.
An update on The Great Google Cookie Scare of 2012
John Moe
Feb 22, 2012 What you need to know about how Google may be following you around the web.
Windows 8 to have British English
John Moe
Feb 22, 2012 Among many other new languages
Microsoft Office coming to the iPad?
John Moe
Feb 21, 2012 Hopefully without Clippy
It wasn't just Safari. Google bypasses IE security too
John Moe
Feb 21, 2012 I'm sure the fact that these companies are rivals have nothing to do with these complaints.
Something called msnNOW exists
John Moe
Feb 16, 2012 We may never know why
Windows 8: Big changes, big challenges
Jeff Horwich
Feb 13, 2012 Windows still runs more than three-quarters of the world's PCs. And the upcoming Windows 8 is about Microsoft using that existing heft to power its way onto smaller screens too.
Microsoft customer accounts hacked by "evil shadow"
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Feb 13, 2012 Sinister laughs heard for miles
Arrival now set, Windows 8 is dividing the tech world
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Feb 10, 2012 For or against?


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VIDEO: Matt Martin knocks out Tom Kostopoulos in short fight
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You know it's bad when the guy who won a fight is waving for his combatant's training staff to get on the ice. Monday night's scrap between Matt Martin of the New York Islanders and New Jersey's Tom Kostopoulos ended in that exact fashion, with Martin frantically waving to the Devils' bench.
After Kostopoulos took exception to the hit delivered by Martin on Stephen Gionta, the pair dropped the gloves. Within a few punches, Martin dropped Kostopoulos, who looked out on his feet.
This is the second scary scene involving a fight in the NHL in just under a month. The last episode came on March 6 when Toronto's Frazer McLaren knocked out Ottawa's David Dziurzynski, leading to a lot of debate about fighting in the days after.
Fighting may be part of the game now, but as the league tries to crack down on direct hits to the head, instances like these makes the NHL's position – or lack thereof – on fisticuffs seem a tad hypocritical.
It's not exactly comforting when the broadcasters are praising Martin for not throwing a second punch after noticing his opponent was in trouble. However, thinking back to another gruesome fight involving Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo earlier this year when he repeatedly punched B.J. Crombeen after the latter appeared dazed, perhaps Martin does deserve some credit.
The more scenes such as the one in New Jersey Monday, the more fuel for a serious fighting debate.


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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:41 PM
I'm sure others will chime in with their Wellbutrin experiences, but just one thing: Are you taking any of the extended release versions of it?
As far as I know, XR versions of meds -- even though they're tablets -- shouldn't be cut in half, because the extended release attribute is tied into the pill's coating. I'm not sure exactly what the effect will be if you cut the tab, but I just wanted to point that tidbit out.
Hope that helps and that you hear from more folks about this!
In treatment since: 2001
Current dx's: Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder
Past dx's: Dysthymia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol Abuse (sober since March 2013)
Current rx's: Viibryd (40mg), Abilify (7.5mg)
Past rx's: Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, Trazodone, Remeron, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta, Seroquel, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Klonopin, Xanax, Ativan, Lamictal, Topamax, Trileptal, Buspar, Vistaril, Ritalin, Adderall, Vyvanse
Current tx's: None
Past tx's: Individual therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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The bottle says Bupropion 75mg on it and I don't see XL or SR on there. Thanks for the response!
I realize this is older post....if there is no SR or XL on bottle I think its immediate release. Are you still taking the Wellbutrin and if so, do you take the same amount?
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Spring rains continue to plague corn, soybean planting
Last spring, Mother Nature kept farmers guessing as to if and when they'd be able to get their corn and soybeans planted in areas from the Delta to the northern Corn Belt.
Though this spring started on a more planting-friendly note, it's settled into a pattern of delays throughout corn and soybean country. While some crop specialists say it's still not panic time, farmers and crop advisers say they're starting to get antsy. But, even though the wheels may not be turning, there is one silver lining to the slow-planting cloud thus far this spring, some say.
After a dry couple of days in parts of the Corn Belt through this weekend, the forecast is filled with on-again, off-again rainfall through mid- to late-May, according to Freese-Notis Weather, Inc.
"There are some exceptionally wet fields right now in the southeastern Corn Belt, and the dry weather that is going to be seen in those areas for tomorrow through Tuesday likely is not enough to dry fields in time to get much fieldwork done," according to Freese-Notis on Friday. "Rains are expected there for Wednesday through Thursday, which would keep farmers there out of the fields through May 17. There may not be big rains for May 17-21, but I doubt that the time period in question is anywhere close to being completely dry.
"The bottom line is that we are looking at a lot of the 2009 corn crop in the southeastern Corn Belt going in the ground during the second half of May, which is of course a whole lot different than what is normally seen in that area."
Central Illinois and northern Missouri have been the hardest hit by spring rains. Some farmers in Missouri say they're still at least a week away from turning a wheel in the field, while others in Illinois say it's worse than that.
"We had another 2 inches of rain last night and I've never seen this much water in May," says Marketing Talk member centralillinois. "We were still 4 days away from starting corn, and now it looks like 10 more days until we get the firsrt acre in the ground. It's very possible that the last corn we would be planting will be in June."
Other farmers say this widespread scattered moisture is hamstringing planting progress. Even in those areas where the rains have been lighter, drying has been slow.
"We haven't had any rain here in 4 or 5 days, but it just won't dry," says Agriculture Online Marketing Talk member mike in mo. "Sunny for short periods, but then little wind. It then clouds back up and cools back down.
"With some sun, we might get back in by Saturday, but it looks like more chances of rain and, for sure, cloud cover for the next 3 days."
Farmers in areas like southwestern Ohio and southwestern Indiana say they're facing similar weather challenges. But, in areas like the latter, it's not coming in big, soaking rains. Instead, the poor drying conditions have lately been preceded by light but steady rains.
"It'll be the middle of next week if it stops raining now," says Marketing Talk member SWINBinder of the planting prospects in his area of southern Indiana. "It's been a steady light rain all day, with more coming."


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This Is What A $30,000 PC Gaming Room Looks Like
I am not what you would call a hardware fetishist. I came to be a PC gamer because when I was a child and, later, a student and early twentysomething, I never had the money for consoles but there was a computer in the house. I came to it from convenience first, and only later grew to find glee in being able to… »


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Limits of Agreement (Bland-Altman) plot for self-reported journey duration and SenseCam journey duration Each point above the y = 0 line indicates a journey that was over-reported in the diary and each point below the line indicates a journey that was under-reported in comparison to SenseCam recorded journey duration.
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Google drops Nexus One for Verizon, points to Incredible
updated 10:25 am EDT, Mon April 26, 2010
Verizon may have scrapped Nexus One plans
Google has quietly altered its Nexus One page to drop any mention of a Nexus One for Verizon. Despite what was promised in January, Google now points Verizon subscribers to the Droid Incredible and calls it a "similarly feature-packed cousin" to the Android flagship. No official reason has been given for the change of policy.
It's unclear whether Google or Verizon prompted the move, although Verizon may prefer the sales strategy for the Incredible: it can be sold subsidized and at retail, with custom software if it chooses. The Nexus One normally has to be sold through Google alone and uses a completely reference version of Android versus HTC's Sense UI-enabled front end.
AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have all so had devices following Google's usual Nexus One strategy, although only T-Mobile has offered a subsidized version.


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Jared Leto and Jennifer Lawrence have the makings of a brewing feud.
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This may just be a case of Oscar winner Jared Leto saying what everyone else is thinking, but he can't quite wrap his head around Jennifer Lawrence's consecutive Academy Awards stumbles.
"You know, I'm starting to wonder if this is a bit of an act," Leto quipped to Access Hollywood about Lawrence's clumsy, aw-shucks image.
The Hunger Games star famously tripped up the stairs as she went to accept her best actress Oscar last year, and then the Oscar nominee wiped out on the red carpet at this year's ceremony March 2. ...


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- Cast: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Michael Smiley, Emma Fryer, Struan Rodger, Esme Folley, Ben Crompton, Gemma Lise Thornton, Robin Hill, Zoe Thomas, Gareth Tunley, Jamelle Ola, Mark Kempner, Damien Thomas, Lora Evans, Robert Hill, Rebecca Holmes, James Nickerson, David Bowen, Sara Dee, Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Richard Stocks
- Director: Ben Wheatley
- Writers: Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump
- Producers: Claire Jones, Andrew Starke
- Co Producer: Barry Ryan
- Associate Producer: Ally Gipps
- Executive Producers: Katherine Butler, Robin Gutch, Hugo Heppell, Mark Herbert
- Art Direction: Julie Ann Horan
- Casting: Ali Fearnley
- Costume Design: Lance Milligan
- D.O.P.: Laurie Rose
- Editor: Robin Hill
- Makeup: Fiona Lavin
- Music: Jim Williams
- Production Design: David Butterworth
Eight months after a botched job in Kiev, Jay is an out-of-work hit man with no job, money, health insurance and a wife constantly on his case.
But when his business partner Gal comes over for dinner and pressures Jay into taking a new assignment, Jay quickly finds himself back in the game with the promise of a big payoff after three assassinations.
Although the hits start off without incident, soon things begin to unravel and Jay's paranoia reveals itself as he is plunged into the heart of darkness.
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- Production Budget: £500,000
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Chinese protesters to hold more anti-Japanese protests in future: Analyst
Today we are expecting to see more [anti-Japanese] protests take place [in China], the scale of which still very questionable at this point in time."Territorial row has escalated between China and Japan as Chinese protesters continue demonstrations against Tokyo. Thousands of angry Chinese protesters have hold their ground outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, throwing bottles at the building and shouting slogans against Japan. In the southern city of Shenzhen, police fired tear gas at the angry protesters who were calling for "bloodbath" in Tokyo. In addition, over 1,000 protesters held a demonstration in the southern city of Guangzhou, burning Japanese flags. They also attacked a hotel next to the Japanese consulate. Meanwhile, the Japanese companies working in China have temporarily suspended their operations in the country as anti-Japanese sentiment grow. Japan and China have long been competing over the sovereignty of a chain of uninhabited islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, which are located near a crucial shipping lane in the East China Sea and would give the owner exclusive oil, mineral and fishing rights in the surrounding waters. China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said on September 12 that Beijing would "never yield an inch" over the disputed territories. Press TV has talked with Paul James Host of China Radio International from Beijing to further discuss the issue at hand. He is joined by Bill Jones with the Executive Intelligence Review from Washington and also Linh Dinh, a political analyst and writer from Philadelphia. The following is a rough transcription of the Interview. Press TV: How serious do you think these tensions actually are becoming between the two countries and is it going to spin out of control? James: The question of whether it will spin out of control is still sort of up in the air, over the weekend we saw a large-scale protest taking place across China, in many cities large-scale demonstrations, a lot of attacks against Japanese interests including car dealerships, a couple of Japanese citizens were actually attacked, very violent anger amongst the demonstrators here in China as they see the Diaoyu Islands, as they are known here in China, as intrinsic Chinese territory.
The question now of how broad-scale and how far out of control these protests may go is a larger question because the government has come out and said that they want the protesters to settle down a bit, they do not to see the violent actions that we saw taking place over the weekend.That being said, September 18th here in China marks what is known as a Menchuria Day, I hear in China that is going back to the 81st anniversary of an incident which basically launched the Japanese incursion into what is known as Menchuria here in China in the northeastern part of this country. So today we are expecting to see more protests take place, the scale of which still very questionable at this point in time. Press TV: And Mr. James just quickly, we know of course that there has been calls by the protesters who have boycotted the Japanese products, etc. Is the [Chinese] government for that? James: No, definitely not. They are not officially for these sorts of things. The government did come out and say today that they want the protesters to settle down and take part in protests in a calm and rational manner.
What the concern here in China is amongst the leadership here, is that if the protesters do tend to lose control and start attacking more Japanese interests here in China, it may affect bilateral trade between the two countries.Japan is very critical to China's economy as far as foreign direct investment is concerned and of course China is very important to Japan's economy as well. So there are concerns on both sides that if this does spin out of control that business interest here in China could be affected and trade could be affected in the longer term. Press TV: That visit by Leon Panetta, what has been described 'the second sophisticated X-Band Radar system' to Japan. Now is this going to further increase tensions with China? James: Well, it is certainly not going to help the situation any. The Chinese side has come out against this missile shield, the second phase of this missile shield that was alluded to previously. Of course, the American side is saying that this is aimed at blocking any launches by the North Korean side and whether or not, the authorities here in Beijing really believed that or not is a larger question. They have not made a lot of broad statements on this particular issue as of yet. Of course Leon Panetta is here in China now for discussions with these countries top leaderships including Vice President Xi Jinpin so we will see how that element of the situation plays out. One of the other element, though, that does not get a lot of discussion here but I think is note worthy for our discussion is the fact that this particular set of islands is claimed by the mainland, by Japan and by Taiwan. Now this adds a certain element to the wrinkle as well because of the fact that the mainland considers Taiwan a renegade province and Japan has always maintained a fairly strong set of ties with the authorities in Taiwan. Though not official, they do have a lot of economic ties with Taiwan as well. So that adds another element to the wrinkle and also brings into the fold the Americans given the United States continued support for Taiwan and arming Taiwan. So if Taiwan were to make stronger claims towards these Diaoyu islands, this could exacerbate the situation even further. Press TV: On questions about whether there is going to be a military confrontation or not, Paul James we know of course that China has sailed surveillance ships to the area and we have had a lot of lawmakers in reports, asking the Tokyo government to get military involved to, in their words, protect the area. So do you think, however, that Japan will be doing that? James: That is a difficult question to answer at this point because of, I guess, the state of the military and naval defenses on both sides. Japan has a significant naval presence in the East China Sea area as it is home to many smaller islands that is part of the Japanese island chain in general. China on the other hand does not have a very significant naval force. The Blue Water Navy here in China is relatively small, very fledgling in fact. It does have a significant coastal defenses and the inclusion of these ships into this area adds an interesting twist from a military and strategic standpoint because China is starting to flex its muscles a little bit more. It is developing Blue Water Navy, it has created its first ever aircraft carrier which is set to take sail into the ocean, probably later on this year. So it is a real question mark and a real sort of, I guess, challenge to try to sort out what is going on in the mind of the authorities here in Beijing and to what their broader intentions are. Obviously the sovereignty is the key issue not just for the East China Sea but of course they have large claims in the South China Sea as well, which of course has been coming up between Vietnam and the Philippines. So I guess it, as I said, goes into the larger question of the mindset of how far Beijing wants to take it and the counter reactions that may be brought on by the Japanese side. Press TV: And the Last concluding comments, Paul James, if you can tell us in less than a minute, do you think that this is going to lead to a termination of ties between the two countries? James: No, there will never be a full termination of the ties between the two countries. The economies are just too far interlinked, they have got too much political history and too much at stake in the East China Sea region and in the East China in general. The one thing I would say though to watch for in the next little while is how the new leadership here in Beijing is going to take on this particular issue. Wherein a once a decade leadership transition right now, the old president and the premier are moving out, they are being replaced by a newer, younger generation of leaders, who may take a different tact towards the situation as these younger leaders are economists, they are not engineers that the current leadership is. So they may be looking more towards an economic conclusion to the situation rather than a strategic or a military one. MY/HMV


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How to Encourage Google+ Fans to Share Your Content
Are you using Google+ to promote your brand or content?
Do you want to find Google+ fans who love what you do and will share it with others?
When people share your stories, campaigns or products with their friends, they're giving it their stamp of approval and their friends take notice.
This word-of-mouth marketing is invaluable, but how do you find these super-fans?
In this article, I'll show you how to use Google+ to find the evangelists who want to tell the world about you.
How Do You Find Your Best Fans?
As a marketer, you want to find people who engage with your message and amplify it, spreading it on to others. These loyal fans, your brand evangelists, fall in love with your company and tell the world.
Google+ can help you find and engage with your evangelists, and lead you to a wider pool of potential clients. The process includes finding potential candidates, seeing which of those actually engage with your campaigns, and finally, those who share your campaigns with others (your true evangelists).
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Before you start your search, create three empty Google+ circles to help you keep track of your evangelist candidates.
- Potential candidates
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- My 100 brand evangelists
How to Use Google+ for Social Media Contests
Is Google+ part of your marketing strategy?
Are you looking for creative ways to run contests and giveaways on Google+?
Although there are restrictions on using Google+ for contests, there are ways for you to promote your contests successfully on Google+.
Interestingly, most brands and businesses on Google+ aren't taking advantage of this opportunity, and they're missing out.
In this article, you'll discover how three brands leverage Google+ as a core component of their social contest strategy and the keys to their success.
Google+ Contest Rules
Running contests, giveaways, promotional offers, etc., has become a staple part of online strategy for business owners and marketers.
They're used to stimulate engagement, build community, encourage user-generated content, create a unique experience and increase brand awareness.
First let's look at the rules.
Unfortunately, the Google+ platform has specific restrictions when it comes to hosting contests. In fact, Google+'s Contests and Promotions Policy clearly states:
"You may not run contests, sweepstakes, or other such promotions ("Promotion") directly on Google+ or in a manner that requires use of G+ features or functionality."
For many people, that's a show-stopper right there.
How to Grow Your Google+ Engagement
Are you getting the most from your Google+ presence?
Are you looking for ways to improve your Google+ engagement?
Well look no further.
In this article I'll share five ways you can improve your Google+ experience.
Why Google+?
Because Google+ isn't just a social network–it's part of a powerful social platform that integrates with key capabilities like Google Docs, chat, hangouts, email and more.
For that reason alone, Google+ is a high-value opportunity worth investing time and resources to cultivate.
A common misconception is that Google+ is a ghost town. In reality, Google+ is home to vibrant, active communities that foster deep engagement. The trick is learning how to find and take advantage of these communities to build long-lasting relationships with your core audiences.
Here are five effective strategies that will take your engagement on Google+ to a whole new level.
#1: Make Your Google+ Page Findable
First, to make sure your Google+ page is easily findable, add a Google+ Badge to your website. You can add a badge for both personal Google+ accounts and business accounts.
Badges make it easy for visitors to find and engage with you in one simple click of a mouse.
26 Ways to Create Engaging Content
Are you looking to create content that engages?
Does your content connect with people and encourage them to engage?
In this article I'll show you 26 ways to make content that engages people, in an A-Z guide of tips.
#1: Authors Matter
Written content doesn't exist without authors, whether constructing 140-character posts or 1000-word articles. Not only do you want people who can write well (e.g., clear points, proper spelling and grammar, active voice), you need writers and team members who can think strategically about the content that will resonate most with your audience.
We'll talk about more specifics as we go down the list. For now, think strategy.
5 Tips for Using Google+ to Boost Your Marketing
Are you wondering how to best use Google+ to enhance your marketing?
Google+ is quickly becoming an essential part of any business's social media strategy.
It boasts a cool 250 million users! And this number is sure to grow very quickly as Google is making a Google+ account mandatory for all Gmail users.
It's an audience marketers cannot ignore.
Google+ also plays a major role in search engine optimization (SEO) by making it easier for marketers to show up in search results—yet another reason to include Google+ in your social media strategy.
Here are five simple ways to give your business an almost immediate boost using Google+.
Google+ Marketing: Why Marketers Should Not Overlook Google+
Are you wondering whether it is worth managing yet another social network?
To address some of the benefits and misconceptions of Google+ marketing, I interview Jesse Stay for this episode of the Social Media Marketing podcast.
More About This Show
The Social Media Marketing podcast is a show from Social Media Examiner.
It's designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing.
The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting).
In this episode, I interview Jesse Stay, author of several books including Google+ for Dummies and Google+ Marketing for Dummies. Jesse shares insights into Google's strategy and what this means for your business.
You'll learn what's critical for a successful approach to your Google+ marketing and why Google+ may be essential to your business even if you don't think so now.
Share your feedback, read the show notes and get the links mentioned in this episode below!
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How Small Businesses Can Thrive With Google+
In this video I interview Chris Brogan, author of Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything.
Chris shares how Google+ can help small businesses and reveals the strategies he uses to get business leads. You'll also learn how to adapt your content strategy on Google+ to select the people you want to work with.
Be sure to check out the takeaways below after you watch the video.


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UGO has put up a gallery featuring some of the contest entries they've received so far. I don't know how they choose which ones go up, nor do I have access to the library of all entries, so I don't have any particular insight to offer on why yours isn't up there. I just thought they were neat and that you might like to get a look at some of the competition.
This is in reference to the Modern Warrior Contest being put on by UGO where the best character design gets to star in a new online video game, in case you missed it.


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Why stop at the world? What about the galaxy?
Either way, as long as the stock market goes up. That's what's really really important. We need to stay focued on it.
What could possibly go wrong? I mean, what's the absolute worst that could happen?
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New Look At Catwoman In Injustice: Gods Among Us
At Comic Con it was revealed that Nightwing and Cyborg would be joining the ever expanding cast of the new game by DC and NetherRealm studios' Injustice: Gods Among Us. Now we have another addition, and it's everyone's favorite feline jewel thief- Catwoman.
Catwoman was recently revealed as a playable character, and today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have released several brand new screenshots in Hi-Res.
Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, creators of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat. The game is scheduled for release in 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.
Injustice: Gods Among Us debuts as a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, original story featuring a large cast of favorite DC Comics icons such as Batman, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and many others. Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale.
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Hazelnut Meringues
Published March 14, 2013 | Written by The Healthline Editorial Team
The only tricky thing about meringues is when you make them. Don't bake them when it's especially humid outside, or your meringue cookies may not get as crisp as you'd like.
|Nutrition Facts
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|1 cookie
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|Total Fat 1.6g
|Sodium 7mg
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|Sodium 7mg
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Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup hazelnuts, toasted, finely chopped
Step by Step:
- Preheat oven to 225°.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together granulated and powdered sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
- Whip egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of an electric mixer at low speed until frothy. Increase speed to medium and beat until soft peaks form; add vanilla and beat to combine. With mixer running, slowly add sugar mixture and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in hazelnuts.
- Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet and slightly flatten with spoon to make cookies uniform in height.
- Bake for 90 minutes. Turn oven off, but leave meringues in oven for 2 hours or until crisp. Store in an airtight container.


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App Review - Rock Prodigy
Rock Prodigy - Guitar Lessons
Age Recomendation - 7-up (just for finger length)
Costs: ~7.99
Overall Rating - 5 stars
Technical Data: Size 56.1 MB
This is one of the most interesting apps i've ever seen! The student plugs a pair of head phones into the device if he is using an acustic guitar, if using an electric guitar, they plug the guitar right into the device. My son has an acustic guitar, so he plugs headphones into the Ipad. The ipad picks up the sound of his own playing so it can be determined if his playing matches the device! The lessons are simple - using a single string to start and get more complicated. My son had only had 1 month of real guitar lessons in the past, but he is on the 6th lesson with the program. Another awesome feature? You can slow the instruction down - so if its the first time the student is playing that particular string, they can do the lesson in half speed until they get the hang of it.
Downside? The room has to be utterly silent, since the device picks up so much sound it can get confusing for the student.
Happy Learning,
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Albert Einstein --
"Everybody is a Genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid."
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I am thinking of getting a tablet.
They are sooo worth it. Can't wait until this fall when Ipad is comming out in a much cheaper tablet form for only $200!!!
The apps have completely revolutionized out homeschooling.
My hubby refuses to buy Apple anything so I hope there are better Apps.
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My hubby refuses to buy Apple anything so I hope there are better Apps.
Most aps aren't designed by apple, but by private companies. The ipad had better screen quality and options which was the o nly reason we went with it but, now tablets are just about the same.


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Lars Rohde
Governor of the Central Bank
National Bank of Denmark
MSc in Economics, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus. Early 1980s, Economist, Danish Central Bank; then Head, Asset Management, the CEO, Doctors Pension Fund. 1989, Head of Funding and Asset Management, 1992-98, Member of the Board of Management, and 1997, Deputy CEO, Realkredit Danmark, a leading Danish Mortgage Banks. 1998, joined ATP, the mandatory Danish supplementary pension scheme, as CEO. Concurrently, Associate Professor of Financial Planning, Copenhagen Business School. Former Member of the Board, Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Member, Danish Committee on Corporate Governance; Member, Danish Forum on Growth, established by the Danish government. Member of the board, University of Aarhus.


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The Minnesota Vikings aren't pursuing free-agent middle linebacker Brian Urlacher -- for now -- coach Leslie Frazier said Wednesday morning on NFL Network.
"Brian has been a great player in our league for a long, long time," Frazier said on "NFL AM," according to NFL.com. "He was a thorn in our side for many years. At this point we want to look at the guys on our roster, give them a chance to compete for the middle linebacker position then we'll see where it takes us."
A Chicago Sun-Times report Tuesday had said Urlacher, who parted with the Bears during the offseason, was "leaning toward heading to Minnesota and is talking a one- to two-year contract." Urlacher also was talking to the Denver Broncos, according to the Sun-Times.
The Vikings have a hole at middle linebacker after allowing Jasper Brinkley to leave via free agency. Outside linebacker Erin Henderson is a candidate to move to the middle, and Penn State rookie Gerald Hodges, a fourth-round pick last month, could take Henderson's spot.


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Allegory of the Catholic Faith, ca. 1670–72
Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675)
Oil on canvas; 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.18)
This painting differs greatly in style and purpose from other works by Vermeer, including the similarly composed Art of Painting, of about 1666–68 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). Both works demonstrate the artist's ability to visualize complex meaning, but this one reveals that his usual focus on naturalistic effects was a stylistic option, to be set aside when the subject called for another approach.
The idealized figure is the Catholic Faith, who adores heaven in the form of a glass sphere and dominates the globe (its mundane nature seems suggested by realistic description). In the foreground, the cornerstone of the church (Christ) crushes a serpent (the Devil) near the apple of original sin, which required the Savior's sacrifice. On the table, a crucifix, a chalice, a long silk cloth (perhaps a priest's stole), a large book (presumably the Missale Romanum), and a crown of thorns refer to the sacrament of the Eucharist, which was especially denigrated by Protestant critics of the time. The setting resembles a small chapel set up in a private house, as Catholic "hidden churches" were in the Dutch Republic. This late work was surely commissioned, probably by a patron who was learned as well as devout.


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Events this week: MAM lecture; Bay View Wine Fest; WingFest
MAM founding works
Before the Calatrava, before the Kahler, before the War Memorial Center, there was the Layton Art Gallery. And without Frederick Layton and the gallery, we wouldn't have the others. The Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, which is rooted by the Layton collection, is paying tribute to the man and his gallery with a 125th anniversary exhibition. In the Gallery 10 and the Decorative Arts Gallery, MAM will display the works upon which the museum was founded. And the Baumgartner Galleria will display items that illustrate the history of MAM. Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Lubar Auditorium, guest lecturer Giles Waterfield will discuss "The Role of Private Patrons" in Layton's development of his collection. The lecture is free with general admission. »Read Full Article
Remembrance service; Taste of the Ward; bird watching
Honor our history
On May 5, 1886, several thousand laborers marched to the Bay View Rolling Mills to advocate for the eight-hour work day. When the marchers didn't stop after being ordered to do so, the state militia fired on the crowd, killing seven protesters and injuring many others. This infamous moment in Milwaukee history will be commemorated Sunday at 3 p.m. at the historical marker on S. Superior St. and E. Russell Ave. Historian John Gurda will moderate the remembrance, which features a re-enactment by the Milwaukee Public Theatre and the Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theatre, folksinger Larry Penn and a wreath-laying ceremony with Anita Zeidler, daughter of Milwaukee's former mayor Frank Zeidler. The commemoration is free and open to the public. »Read Full Article
Windfall Theatre still in tune with 'A Little Night Music'
Many Stephen Sondheim musicals benefit from being performed in a smaller space, where voices and emotions require no amplification to be heard and seen. That's perhaps most true of "A Little Night Music" - a delectable lemon meringue that combines the delicate, light farce of Hugh Wheeler's book with the tart filling provided by Sondheim's score.
It's therefore no accident that the nearby Writers' Theatre production of "Night Music" last summer - in a house that barely seats 100 - was better in every way than the 2009 Broadway revival featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. »Read Full Article(1)
In 'Sing Me a Story,' 2 pros put songs center stage
A great song, delivered well, is a powerful, powerful thing.
Stage veterans Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson lit up the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre Friday evening, delivering a high-energy parade of musical gems and bringing those songs to life with the kind of theatrical polish that take years to learn/earn. »Read Full Article
Free Comic Book Day in Milwaukee
Happy Free Comic Book Day, the day that celebrates two of Milwaukee's favorite things: comic books and free stuff.
On the first Saturday of May, participating comic-book stores around the country give away specially created comic books - both kid- and geek-friendly - for free, and usually have a lot of great deals on other titles in their stores. »Read Full Blog Post
Solo Sara Bareilles makes big impression in small room
The voice of Sara Bareilles could fill, and has filled, venues larger than the Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center Auditorium, which sold out its 435-seat capacity when she stopped there Friday night.
Bareilles was in the midst of her first-ever solo tour and evidently wanted the intimacy of a smaller venue - combined, perhaps, with the assurance that if she failed, she would do so in front of a smaller crowd. »Read Full Article(2)
Prices announced for Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary headliner concerts, tickets on sale Monday
Ticket prices have been revealed to see Toby Keith, Aerosmith and Kid Rock perform three separate shows at the Marcus Amphitheater for the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary celebration Labor Day weekend.


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About the Texarkana Gazette
The roots of the Texarkana Gazette date back to 1875, in a weekly founded by G.H. and F.G. Wooten called theTexarkana Democrat. The paper was sold and merged at least three more times before the end of the century, with an afternoon daily added to the mix, and name changes that included the Independent and the Daily Texarkanian.
The 20th Century brought more name and ownership changes. In 1913, the Texarkanian papers were sold to James L. Wadley and his sons, who operated them until 1926. D.W. Stevick bought them that year. along with the Four States Press and the Texarkana Journal, two newspapers on the Texas side of town owned by Clyde Palmer.
In 1909, Palmer was on his way to his honeymoon with his new bride Bettie when the train made a stop in Texarkana for the night. Clyde and Bettie left the train to eat dinner in town like most of the other passengers. After spending the night there, they decided they would stay a few days. There were several newspapers in Texarkana at the time and Palmer, who was often referred to by his initials, C.E., decided to purchase one of them. He bought the Texarkana Courier for $900. By 1912, he had changed its name to the Four States Press.
After all his acquisitions, Stevick consolidated the four newspapers into the Texarkana Gazette. He then started theTexarkana Daily News, an evening Arkansas publication, as a companion to the Gazette, which was the morning paper. The Daily News was discontinued in 1978.
In 1933, Palmer and three associates bought the Gazette and Daily News from Stevick.
On Palmer's death in 1957, W.E. Hussman, Sr., became head of the firm that published the two newspapers. In 1981, after a career that spanned more than 50 years, he retired. He died July 2, 1988. His son, Walter E. Hussman, Jr., who joined the company in 1970 and who was named president in 1981, now carries on the family tradition.
Today the Gazette circulates in four states: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. In Texas, papers are distributed in Bowie, Red River, Morris, Marion, Titus and Cass counties. In Arkansas, they go to Miller, Little River, Hempstead, Nevada, Howard, Sevier, Columbia and Pike counties. Newspapers are also delivered into McCurtain County, Okla., and Caddo Parish, La.
The Gazette is a subsidiary of WEHCO Media, which also owns the Arkasas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, and is part of Palmer Newspapers, which consists of daily newspapers in Hot Springs, El Dorado, Camden, Magnolia and Texarkana.
The Palmer Newspapers have long reflected an attitude of serving the needs of their readers, advertisers, employees, creditors and stockholders. The group puts its customers - its readers and advertisers - first.
The Palmer Newspapers have long been innovators in newspaper technology. The companies were the first in the industry to use a teletypesetter circuit. Another first was the use of facsimile transmissions by microwave. Newspapers in the group were among the first to switch from hot metal to cold type composition, and were among the first newspapers in the country to go to offset lithography printing.
The Palmer Newspapers were one of the first companies in Arkansas to provide group major medical benefits for its employees, and one of the first newspaper groups in the region to provide a profit-sharing plan.
In addition to those firsts, in 1946 the Texarkana Daily News was the first newspaper to use spot color on a news photo. It was a photograph of a red flashlight found at the scene of one of the famous Phantom killings. It ran across four columns and readers were asked to identify it.
Today, the Texarkana Gazette has more than 130 employees, plus 120 independent carriers that deliver newspapers in a 60-mile radius. With an annual payroll of more than $2 million, the Gazette contributes more than $6 million to the local economy each year.
In addition to the Texarkana Gazette, which has an average circulation of about 34,000 daily, the newspaper publishes or distributes several other products. In the Saturday edition, the Gazette prints and delivers the TV Times. In the Sunday edition, reader's can find USA Weekend magazine. On Tuesday, American Profile magazine is included.
Relish magazine can be found in the Texarkana Gazette the first Wednesday of every month. Active Age, a staff-generated magazine for seniors, is distributed the last Thursday of each month.
Cass County Life, a newspaper supplement, is distributed to Gazette readers in Cass County each Wednesday. Likewise, Bowie County Life is distributed to Gazette readers in West Bowie County the same day. In order to better staff these regional publications, the Gazette has local bureaus in Atlanta and New Boston, Texas.
Finally, the Gazette hosts two online Internet sites. The one you are on right now, and a full-page view site that can be reached by clicking on an advertisement on the lower front of this site's home page. The second site presents pages as they appear in the print edition of the newspaper. It can be accessed for free by subscribers who register, or by others for a small monthly fee.
For more than 135 years, the Texarkana Gazette has played an important part in our extended community. And our story is just beginning.
(Note: Some of this information was condensed from "A Chronicle of Arkansas Newspapers," "Arkansas Press Association 1930-1971," and "Palmer Newspapers Personnel Handbook.")


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People of all ages will benefit from the free programs offered during Money Smart Week April 5-12.
Fond du Lac County Money Smart Week kicks off with the 3rd Annual Women's Conference at Moraine Park Technical College. The keynote speaker this year is Author Alice Wood.
Ten years ago, Alice Wood was living a normal life, balancing her career, family, and finances with confidence, until a brain injury changed her life. After the injury, one of the many new challenges Alice faced was an inability to manage her money and for the first time in her life she found herself overwhelmed by debt. Inspired by Weight Watchers' daily discipline of journaling and the principle of group accountability, she created a new program to help herself reclaim financial stability. She called it Wealth Watchers. Women attending will hear her story and receive her book.
The conference will also include a continental breakfast, many dynamic break-out sessions, fashion show and door prizes - all for a registration fee of $5. Registration forms are available at www.fdlpl.org, Fond du Lac Credit Union and other are financial institutions.
Other sessions and events will be held at the Fond du Lac Public Library throughout the week. Some of the topics include:
? What Could Your Retirement Look Like?
? Stretching Your Food Dollar
? How to Save a Dollar When You Don't Have a Dime to Spare
? When I'm 65, Estate Planning Fundamentals
? What is Long-Term Care and Do I Need It
? Got an Idea for a Business? Start Here!
? Reducing Financial Risk in Retirement
? Medicare Basics
? Organizing for a Stress-free Life
? Succession Planning for Small Business
and many more.
April 5 Families with children ages 12 and younger are invited to attend The Big Read from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Each family will get a free copy of Curious George Saves His Pennies to take home.
April 7 is Scout Night from 4 to 7 p.m. Girl and Boy Scouts in grades 2-5 will learn about saving and spending to earn a special Money Smart Week Wisconsin patch.
Troops, packs and dens are encouraged to register by calling the library Children's Desk at (920) 322-3940.
April 10 from 4 to 5 p.m. is Penny the Pig. Meet a very special bank. Penny has four slots: save, spend, donate and invest. Every child will decorate and take home a Penny the Pig bank. For children ages 3-11 and their caregivers.
A complete listing of times and dates is available at the FDL Public Library, area financial institutions or www.fdl pl.org