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One of the major soul labels of the 1970s, Spring Records was formed in the late 1960s by Bill Spitalsky and Roy and Julie Rifkind. A hothouse label for some of the most essential soul music of the era, Millie Jackson, Joe Simon and The Fatback Band made their best-known songs and
greatest chart hits for Spring. Included in this volume are Fatback's (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop, Joe Simon's powerful, Gamble & Huff-penned Drowning In The Sea Of Love and Millie Jackson's scorchingly confessional If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right). An early offering from Jocelyn Brown - Too Through - proves the singer a top-notch performer from the very beginning and there is disco and deep soul sides from Garland
Green, a classic Northern Soul song I Can See Him Making Love To You (here by The Mayberry Movement) and the UK disco smash Tom The Peeper by Act 1.As album compiler Adie Croasdell asserts in his sleevenotes, Spring (with its subsidiaries Posse and Event) not only produced the big 1970s soul hits, they also "gave us the minor hits and little gems that make soul music so interesting and rewarding.


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Freedom Communications to launch Long Beach Register, a new daily newspaper, starting August 19
SANTA ANA, Calif. – July 10, 2013 – To help build community in Long Beach and connect all of the vibrant parts of the city together, the Orange County Register is preparing to launch the first subscriber-based daily newspaper in a major U.S. market in recent memory with the Aug. 19 launch of the Long Beach Register.
Subscribers will receive the Long Beach Register Mondays through Fridays, bundled with the Orange County Register. Single copies of the Long Beach Register will also be available in nearly 450 news rack and retail locations across Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood Cerritos and Artesia. OCRegister.com Digital Access subscribers will also be able to access Long Beach Register content at ocregister.com/longbeach and at lbregister.com as of Aug. 19.
"We are launching the Long Beach Register because the people of Long Beach deserve a great newspaper," said Eric Spitz, owner and President of Freedom Communications. "Long Beach is a hidden gem on the California coast, and we want to support this great community by providing essential and valuable information about its key developments, events and people."
"We believe newspapers are institutions that play an incredibly important role in terms of informing, inspiring and entertaining their communities," said Aaron Kushner, owner and Publisher of the Register. "Newspapers cannot accomplish their core mission of serving the community if they are not engaging and robust, so we are investing significant resources into the creation of the Long Beach Register."
A significant move in the upcoming launch of the Long Beach Register is the hiring of Ian Lamont as Publisher. Lamont, a longtime and well-known Long Beach resident, has served in senior leadership roles for the majority of his 35-year media career. He has held roles as Publisher of the Press-Telegram and CEO & Publisher of Alameda Newspaper Group (the Northern California Media Division of Media News Group, owner of the Press-Telegram). He most recently served as Publisher of the Santa Clarita Signal, a Morris Multimedia newspaper.
"Long Beach has a rich history, and it should have a media presence that recognizes this," Lamont said. "Those of us who live here and love Long Beach know it deserves a robust, daily newspaper that concentrates on community news, features, opinion, sports and other local activities. I want to deliver to the people of Long Beach the same level of journalism and quality that Orange County's readers have enjoyed over the past year."
Paul Eakins, who presently serves as city editor for The Current – the Register's community newspaper serving Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, will transition to city editor of the Long Beach Register next month.
The Long Beach Register will include a main section and sports section. The main section will include community-level coverage on businesses, people, government and politics, arts and entertainment, food, education (Long Beach Unified School District and local colleges/universities), family life, health, voices (opinion), charities, places of worship and events. The sports section will include photos and coverage of Long Beach Unified School District prep sports, and profile Long Beach State, Long Beach City College and others.
The Long Beach Register will invite the community to submit guest columns, stories, photos, event listings, ideas for weekly columns and letters to the editor.
As part of the launch, the Long Beach Register is hiring additional staff and is currently seeking a Long Beach-based office. The paper will also host a launch event for community and business leaders in August.
The Long Beach Register is the latest development in the Register's subscriber-focused strategy that includes adding depth to local content and expanding its newspaper portfolio.
The Register completely redesigned all 22 of its community newspapers from November to February, nearly quadrupling its content and transitioning each from tabloid-sized papers to a larger broadsheet format to match the size of the Register. In June, the Register added a 23rd community newspaper under the daily's former namesake, the Santa Ana Register.
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I'm just curious. Is it the IndieGameStand store now? With a featured sale every 4 days?
I changed my bookmark to the /deal/, since I don't use the store. Just curious if this is a permanent thing and how people feel about it?
I have always loved the features and felt that is what made IGS unique (then the quick copycats came along daily and spotlight etc...). I guess the storefront has a higher profit margin for the operators, but I am sad to see the features taking a backseat to the store. At first I was excited for the store, but then it took over, and now I'm just confused.
I'll tell my kids someday that there used to be a site that was just a store, a site that was just an indie store, a site that only sold good old games, a site that just did a single feature and sites that just did bundles... now it seems like every site does everything, and for whatever reason I miss when each site did their own unique thing.
Kudos to IGS for doing the feature/daily/spotlight thing before anyone else though!


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The whipping cream that is added to these slightly sweet scones gives them a delicate texture, while the lemon peel and dried apricots add terrific flavor.
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I used a mix of dried fruit (not having enough apricots) and it turned out very good. Just the right amount of lemon zip.
I 've reviewed these before but i must update. I have used dried cranberries and blueberries as well as the apricots but this time i was out of all o f the above. I had dates and walnuts and thought why not. Topped them with grated chocolate and coffee beans. ALso I cut them in rounds and they were quite good. it is the best scone recipe ever .
absolutely simple and delicious. the only scone recipe i ever use. like many others, I've swapped out the apricots for tart cherries, cranberries, crystallized ginger...i always have to double up the batch to meet my family's demand.
These scones were simple to make and delicious. I substituted dried cranberries for the apricots added additional lemon peel. I served them at a catered event with fresh apricot butter and they were a hit. I will certainly make them again.
Easy to make, but really quite boring. I would have to add much more lemon peel, and possibly some juice. Even then, I think the apricot is overpowering. Somehow, it looks like 4 forks are being saved, but I'm only giving it two.
so quick and easy! no cutting the butter into the flour. I use craisins or currants instead of the apricots and I use Meyer lemons for the zest. Fabulous!
Just pulled these together and had no problems with the liquid to dry ratio. Used what I had in the pantry, cranberries and orange peel. Used a wet hand to smooth the top and put raw brown sugar, just a dusting to add color and crunch.
Absolutely amazing. The whipping cream must be the magic ingredient. It's hard not to eat these in one sitting. Super super easy to make. I substitute dried cranberries for the apricots sometimes and it's almost even better. The tartness of the cranberries beautifully offsets the sweet sugar topping.
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I've made this exactly as written several times, and the scones always come out perfectly! I didn't have enough cream for the exact recipe this morning, so I subbed almost one cup of thick Greek yogurt (full fat version of Fage), plus 1/4 cup+ of heavy whipping cream. As I mixed the wet & dry ingredients, I had to drizzle a little half & half to get the right consistency. The substitutions worked well, and I may continue this sub in the future. The lemon and apricot in the original recipe are well suited together. Other successful variations for the apricot: cranberry & pecan, fresh blueberry, etc. This reliable recipe seems to handle almost anything, especially if you treat the dough with a light touch.


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With support from the St. George Convention and Tourism Office and DOCUTAH, the Festival will present the film screening Friday, April 25 at 8 p.m., at the Kayenta Outdoor Theater. The following two days, artists will take to the asphalt creating masterpiece murals from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Considered a global art movement, street painting surfaced in 1973 and is known for taking the urban world by storm in the last 10 years. "GESSO" introduces some of the world's most renowned, dedicated and talented street painters including two artists who will be present and featured at the 2014 Kayenta Street Painting Festival: Adry Del Rocio of Mexico, and Valentina Sforzini of Italy.
"We are very honored to be one of the first locations to screen this film," said Aimee Bonham, founder of Kayenta Street Painting Festival. "With two of the artists featured in the film attending our festival this year, we are thrilled to be offering a screening – what a treat for our community."
Bonham says she has been waiting with excitement and anticipation to view the documentary. "It is very exciting to have two of the artists featured in the film coming to southern Utah," she said. "The worldwide street painting community has been anxiously awaiting the release of 'GESSO' and how it will help viewers understand what draws artists to street painting and what compels them to dedicate their lives to this unique art form."
In addition, opening night will also include a reception honoring Bonham, the southern Utah artist who brought the Kayenta Street Painting Festival to life four years ago. "It was really at the encouragement of my family that made me want to do this," she said. "It felt like street painting would be a perfect fit in our arts and culture-oriented community."
Each spring, KSPF brings students and professional artists together for a full weekend of creating colorful, chalk-art expositions. Using asphalt for a canvas and chalk as a medium, large painted murals unfold at the hands of artists over the course of two days and right at the feet of thousands of spectators. Last year, KSPF attendance reached approximately 4,000 visitors representing 18 Utah counties, 31 states, and eight foreign countries.
"This is a great opportunity for artists and spectators in our community," Bonham said. "Each year, the event brings business, community, artists and students together for an amazing collaborative event. It has been neat to see the festival take off as it has and it is such a great event to be a part of."
This year's featured artist will be Delphine Anaya, an artist and street painter from Santa Barbara, Calif. Anaya works as a digital and visual arts teacher at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara. Anaya is an accomplished artist whose street painting work is often figurative and religious.
Kayenta Street Painting Festival is a program of Kayenta Arts Foundation, a Utah non-profit corporation. This year, the festival will provide asphalt squares to youth interested in participating with a personal set of pastels for $5. There will also be a sprawling doodle that is free for anyone interested in participating.
Kayenta Street Painting Festival is a program of Kayenta Arts Foundation, a Utah non-profit corporation.
Kayenta Art Village is located at 875 Coyote Gulch Court in Ivins, Utah. For more information about the festival, go to kayentastreetpainting.org. Admission to the festival is free. Admission to the April 25 screening of "GESSO" is $5.


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The future for Africa has never looked brighter. Over the next several decades, sub-Saharan Africa will continue to attract the highest rates of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows per capita of any developing region.1 Business case studies on the continent suggest that risk-adjusted returns for new investors on the continent have never been higher.
Perhaps counter-intuitively—since most US and EU companies still think of Africa as only a natural-resource commodity play—growing consumer demand, including at the retail level, is becoming the main catalyst for this investment bonanza. By 2030, countries in Africa with large populations—such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa—could spend as much as $2.2 trillion on consumer goods, about 3 percent of worldwide consumption.2 Trade with Africa has been steadily on the rise: Between 2000 and 2010, trade between African countries and the rest of the world increased by 200 percent.3
Today, there's real muscle behind the "trade, not aid" refrain. In 2011 alone, trade exceeded aid by $7 billion.4 Social venture funds, which used to be seen as pioneering in Africa, have increasingly become routine, combining the best elements of aid and trade to invest in health, sanitation, energy, housing, and agriculture in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ghana.
As Ann MacDougall, Chief Operating Officer of the Acumen Fund—one of the more innovative social venture funds—recently noted, "We invest in sustainable, scalable businesses that illustrate both financial and social impact." She explains, "We use the term 'patient capital' to describe our long-term objective. Entrepreneurs have up to 10 years to achieve financial sustainability—and, hopefully, lasting social impact."5
Even Bob Geldof, who founded Band Aid and Live Aid in the mid-1980s to raise money for Africa, now heads a private equity fund looking to invest $450 million in African agribusiness, financial services, and telecommunications.6 In fact, access to high-growth economies with large populations, rising affluence, and the potential for innovation makes a presence in African markets essential for many companies. This is especially true for the consumer goods, telecommunications, and financial services sectors—industries that many multinationals don't typically associate with Africa.
Despite the data, not everyone has jumped on the Africa bandwagon. Surprisingly, among many of the most sophisticated international businesses and investors—even some of the keenest of the geopolitical Africa-watchers—there is scant recognition of its growth.
However, as American and European companies look for new global growth opportunities, they are beginning to reverse long-held views about Africa. In fact, 74 percent of respondents to PwC's 16th Annual Global CEO Survey said they expect to expand their operations in Africa going forward.7 (See Figure 1.)
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Global CEOs see explosive growth in Africa
As Maria Ramos, Group Chief Executive of financial services company ABSA Group Ltd., South Africa, a division of the Barclays Group, says of her global clients, "The question we get asked all the time is 'Can you help us do business in Africa?'"8 The question is straightforward, but oftentimes the answer is not.
A growing number of African countries are distinguishing themselves from other emerging markets with newfound resilience to global economic shocks. They are also standouts as major targets of MNCs from other emerging markets, for example, Chinese and Indian businesses that invest in Africa. This trend reflects the explosion of so-called "south-south" commerce, a term used to describe trade and investment between emerging economies, in contrast to the traditional "north-south" pattern of commerce, that is, multinationals from the advanced countries (for example, the US and EU) investing in emerging markets.
Although many African countries have made greater strides in economic, social, and political reforms over the past two decades than most investors realize, they continue to be dominated by nascent institutions, weak governance structures, poor infrastructure, and underdeveloped health care and educational systems.
Which means doing business successfully in Africa will involve innovative approaches to identify rapidly emergent—but not yet fully apparent—new market opportunities. Those include competing with non-traditional MNCs, leveraging national-level and regional markets to find economies of scale, and nurturing local talent.
The steady evolution of Africa's political reform progress is among the primary reasons behind Africa's economic resilience. Over the past 20 years, the number of democracies in sub-Saharan Africa has increased almost eight-fold.9
In Ghana, for example, the transition of power from the recently deceased president occurred without incident. A stable democracy, Ghana has held peaceful elections for more than a decade. But Ghana is not alone. With several decades of multi-party democracy under its belt, Botswana has made huge progress in fighting corruption. And recent tax reform in Rwanda has decreased tax preparation time with a lower total tax rate and fewer total payments.
As depicted by the World Bank's Doing Business Index (DBI), 36 of 48 economies in sub-Saharan Africa have enhanced their business environments over the past year. And since 2005, the average DBI throughout the region has more than doubled.10 Part and parcel of these changes is greater economic diversification; for example, resource-rich countries like Gabon, Nigeria, and Angola have begun significant growth in their technology, services, and manufacturing sectors to reduce their dependence on commodity prices.
While companies from the US and Europe have a decades-long tradition of investing in Africa—90 percent of the existing stock of FDI accumulated in Africa originates from companies based in the "north"—Chinese and Indian multinationals and other businesses from the "south" now dominate the rates of new flows of FDI into Africa.11
Africa's south-south trade flows are also growing rapidly. India's two-way trade target with Africa is $90 billion for 2015, up from $3 billion a decade ago.12 China, meanwhile, is now Africa's largest trading partner, having surpassed the US in 2009. Bilateral trade between China and Africa tallied $160 billion in 2011, up from $10.6 billion 10 years ago.13 (See Figure 2.)
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Exports to emerging economies 2012*
Technology has played a role in this new wave of "south-south" commerce. Up-to-the-minute tracking of raw materials and finished products allows companies to import raw materials from one destination, process them in another, and then ship them to a third. Ghana and Kenya already have a reputation for apparel manufacturing while Tanzania specializes in food processing, and South Africa is well known for manufacturing automobiles.
As noted by Hussein Hachem, CEO, Middle East and Africa, for shipping and logistics company Aramex, "In the next three to four years, we will have active operations in at least 20 African countries. Many multinationals are talking about coming to Africa, but not many are moving into Africa. I think that will change. Because of the economic situation in Europe and in the US and because of China as a major trade partner with Africa, people will invest more in Africa so they can capitalize on that trade route."14
Africa is rife with opportunities—particularly opportunities that target new, and sometimes old, markets through innovation. The following companies demonstrate that a cookie-cutter approach to product development for emerging markets is no longer effective. Through frugal innovation—that is, doing more with less—they have innovated successfully, based on a detailed understanding of the markets they wish to serve.
Emergency vehicles are ubiquitous in developed economies, a necessity residents take for granted. However, in the rural interiors of low-income economies—countries with a gross national income per capita of $1,005 or less—emergency vehicles can be harder to come by. Yet, they could save millions of lives: Millions of infants and children die each year in sub-Saharan Africa.1 Meanwhile, close to 60 percent of global maternal deaths—representing more than 250,000 women—occur in the region. However, the majority of those deaths of women and children are medically preventable.2
Today, the eRanger—designed by British engineer and motorcycle enthusiast Mike Norman—helps bridge some of those gaps in infant, child, and maternal medical care. More affordable and designed with better shock absorption than a four-wheel drive vehicle, the eRanger is a motorcycle with a specially built sidecar that works as a stretcher to transport critically ill patients.
Like other products in developing economies, the eRanger was designed to fill a specific need within its particular environment: affordable medical transport that is sturdy enough to withstand rough terrain. It typifies frugal innovation or frugal engineering, which describes the process of designing a functional, low-cost product for developing economies.
eRangers are now in use in more than 15 countries in Africa, as well as in Afghanistan and Haiti. Local governments, in conjunction with international organizations like the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and Doctors Without Borders, fund and administer eRanger programs.3
In Malawi—where the government has received accolades for its motorcycle ambulance project—maternal deaths have decreased by 60 percent since the eRanger was introduced in 2005.4
Sometimes, the products introduced in developing economies make their way back to the developed world, like General Electric's Vscan, an imaging device the size of a cell phone. The hand-held Vscan, which uses ultrasound technology, is inexpensive: a mere 15 percent of the cost of a traditional ultrasound unit. It is also portable and easy to use. After 10 years of trying to sell its traditional products in China, GE realized it needed a better understanding of local market needs.
Today, Vscan powers GE's ultrasound business in China, while sales of portable ultrasound products worldwide have grown a whopping 60 percent. These devices are used in the developed world by paramedics as well as in emergency rooms for quick diagnoses and in pre-op procedures to guide anesthesiologists.5
Companies are realizing that slapping new packaging onto an existing product and hoping to succeed in selling it in an emerging market is a strategy that no longer works. Instead, they are designing products and services especially for the market that PwC research has identified as the "next four billion"—those whose incomes range from $1.75 to $5 a day.6
Building loyalty early within this group serves companies well as consumers acquire more disposable income. In addition to China and India, this group includes Indonesia as well as countries in Latin America and Africa, representing a combined annual market that will exceed $6 trillion by 2021.7
In addition to GE, many other companies—including Coca-Cola, IBM, Cisco, John Deere, and Walmart—are all creating products designed for these consumers, recognizing the collective heft of their buying power.8
Samsung recently unveiled an entire "Built for Africa" product line. The televisions and home theater systems withstand humidity, lightning, and power surges while the netbooks (small laptops) are shatter-resistant and spill-proof. The air conditioners filter out bacteria, viruses, and allergens. Samsung, which aims to reach $10 billion in sales for Africa by 2015, partners with local governments and businesses to research, market, and sell its products.9
Frugal innovation applies not only to products but also to processes and entire business models. It's about succeeding under severely resource-constrained circumstances.
This "turn-the-business-model-on-its-head" approach is difficult to replicate in stable, resource-abundant developed economies. That's why companies are dispatching senior executives to Africa, partnering with local organizations there, and committing for the long term.10
Says Hylton Bannon, managing director of Toyota East Africa Ltd., "Toyota has a philosophy that when we enter a market, we enter it for life. We'll sacrifice a short-term profit to ensure that we maintain long-term customer satisfaction."11
1 UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, UN Population Division, Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, 2012.
2 World Health Organization, Video: Saving Mothers and Children's Lives, http://www.youtube.com, accessed October 30, 2012.
3 eRanger, http://www.eranger.com/, accessed September 25, 2012.
4 Ibid.
5 Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, Harvard Business Press, 2012.
6 PwC, Profitable Growth Strategies for the Global Emerging Middle: Learning from the "Next Four Billion" Markets, 2012.
7 Ibid.
8 Natalie Zmuda, "P&G, Levi's, GE Innovate by Thinking in Reverse," Advertising Age, June 13, 2011.
9 Kate Douglas, "Samsung Developing Products Specifically for Africa's Needs," How We Made it In Africa, September 11, 2012.
10 Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja, "Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan," HBR Blog Network, July 2, 2012.
11 PwC, The Africa Business Agenda, July 2011.
Of course, "northern" companies with an established presence in Africa are also beginning to reap rewards. General Electric (GE), which had a sales office in South Africa more than 100 years ago, began actual operations on the continent about a decade ago. It is now in 22 countries and expects to grow approximately 15 percent a year in Africa over the next few years, given the continent's infrastructure needs.15 The World Bank estimates that sub-Saharan Africa needs to spend $93 billion a year on infrastructure over the next decade.16
The complexity of Africa often requires turning conventional thinking on its head, as illustrated by South Africa-based Shoprite, the largest food retailer on the continent. Shoprite has expanded from eight supermarkets in Capetown in 1979 to 1,500 stores in 16 African countries today, thanks in large part to an automated supply chain that leverages centralized procurement—resulting in reduced costs and improved service levels.17
Neil Brimacombe, Executive Director at Tiger Brands, a publicly held South African consumer packaged goods company with operations throughout Africa, was a keynote speaker at PwC's 14th Annual Africa Tax and Business Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya.
Tiger Brands' four big growth markets in Africa are Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique. The company also has a presence in Kenya and Cameroon. And it exports its products to other African countries including Zambia, Angola, and Malawi as well as Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.
Brimacombe offered the following observations, based on Tiger Brands' success in gaining a foothold within the continent.
"Local partnership is absolutely nonnegotiable," says Brimacombe. While Africa is a huge market with massive potential, it is not a homogenous mass of customers. Negotiating local law, regulation, language, culture, route-to-market, stakeholder requirements, and customer preferences is next to impossible without a local partner who knows the landscape.
While company leaders set the agenda, the quality of middle management reflects how that agenda translates into day-to-day operations. An entirely local, extremely capable management team runs the business in Kenya, which is Tiger Brands' preference. Says Brimacombe, "We continue to invest in local management teams."
Flexibility is an important mainstay in Africa, especially for companies used to a more level geopolitical playing field. "We invested in Cameroon in 2008," says Brimacombe. "As part of that investment, we had a 12-year tax holiday. Well, guess what? Two and a half years later, that changed." No more tax holiday. Sometimes, political tensions flare, as they have in Nigeria. Brimacombe emphasized the importance of diligent planning for contingencies such as these, as well as the flexibility to change course as necessary.
While local communities welcome contributions to skills and technology, they don't welcome a "we-know-best" mentality. "We have a tendency sometimes to judge," says Brimacombe, advising instead a reliance on local partners to learn the ropes. "If you don't listen, it's at your own peril."
In Nigeria, where Tiger Brands sells a packaged baked snack meant to be eaten on the go, the ovens used to bake the product are more than 25 years old. That means cycle times vary considerably and could affect product quality.
On a factory visit, Brimacombe asked, "Why have we not changed these ovens, given the cycle times?" The plant manager's response surprised Brimacombe at first. As Brimacombe puts it, "He looked at me like I had crawled out of cheese and said, 'They work. What's the problem?' "
That conversation prompted Brimacombe to acknowledge that the ovens do indeed work. While he was focused on a more uniform product, the plant manager had a different frame of reference, one in which the ovens work, cost very little to maintain, and produce exactly what the customer wants. "Too often," says Brimacombe, "we use a different experience curve."
"I would recommend that you spend as much time as you can, rolling up your sleeves, getting grubby in the local markets, and talking to the dukas, spazas, hawkers, and distributors," says Brimacombe. (Dukas and spazas are local terms for small convenience shops.) "Learn to integrate yourself into the various communities in which you work," says Brimacombe. "That's the way you learn."
Tiger Brands, which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, uses one or more of these approaches, sometimes in combination with each other: investing in distributors, investing in joint ventures, seeking partnerships, and making acquisitions.
"The relationships, I can assure you, are not born overnight, and in many instances, can take months," says Brimacombe. "When you're talking to potential partners, it can take up to two years. That's our experience." Brimacombe cautions that trust at the personal level is important before broaching business opportunities. "Don't be frustrated by the fact that signing an agreement in many instances is merely a license to talk more. That is reality."
"We are particularly excited and pleased with our investments on the continent," says Brimacombe. He described the company's experience in Kenya and Cameroon as "no less than phenomenal," adding that Tiger Brands has "doubled the top line and tripled the bottom line in the past three years" in both countries. "We think the opportunities are unbelievably significant," says Brimacombe, urging other companies to take a closer look at Africa.
Gerhard Fritz, Divisional Manager for the Shoprite Group of companies, says, "What works in other parts of the world may not work in Africa. People in Africa have a proud heritage; they don't take kindly to others coming in and telling them what to do. Our perspective is to think of every business as local. For example, Shoprite in Nigeria is a Nigerian business. We run and compete as a Nigerian business; we follow the local culture in every part of the company."18
Sometimes, that requires significantly innovating traditional business models, according to Neil Brimacombe, executive director at consumer packaged goods company Tiger Brands. A keynote speaker at PwC's 14th Annual Africa Tax and Business Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya, Brimacombe said African consumers, despite their income levels, "still have aspirations to buy and enjoy certain brands. The consumer class is expected to top 300 million by 2025. So making those brands affordable to them in everyday, on-the-go options is compelling."
Indeed, despite high food and fuel prices, consumers in Africa continue to spend; the growing middle class has boosted consumption, residential construction, and private investment.19
Brimacombe notes the importance of understanding local participation, saying it's "part and parcel of working with subdistributors and sub-subdistributors."20 Sometimes, the route to market is a 150-pound man hefting a 100-pound bag of rice on his shoulders; other times, a makeshift delivery cart consists of a bicycle balancing buckets of chocolate paste that Tiger produces in Cameroon as a spread for bread.
Understanding on-the-ground sensibilities allowed SABMiller to compete more effectively on price terms with locally made products. While the South African brewer competes with global brands in many parts of the rest of the world, in Africa, the biggest source of competition is inexpensive home brews. So SABMiller makes competitively priced beers from locally sourced cassava (a local root) in Mozambique and sorghum in Uganda.21
One potentially effective path to navigating some of the challenges and complexities of Africa (especially the small size of most of the national markets on the continent and the fact that many African countries are landlocked) is via regional economic communities (RECs). Many of these have established free trade areas—where tariffs on internal trade among members are at, or close to, zero—and some have even established customs unions, where all members of a free trade area also put in place uniform tariffs on imports coming from outside a REC.
Three of these RECs—the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Eastern African Community (EAC), and Southern African Development Community (SADC)—have begun to take their cooperation a step further: They have established the Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement spanning 26 African countries from Cape Town to Cairo, although the initiative is still in the implementation process.
In West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has helped secure much-needed infrastructure and telecommunications as well as diplomatic progress, brokering peace in many of the region's unstable economies. In Ghana, the Tema Free Zone has attracted more than 200 companies, including Nestlé and L'Oréal.
One of the most effective trading blocs, the EAC has formally established a common market, which has reduced barriers to investment and increased regional trade 50 percent by guaranteeing free movement of labor, capital, goods, and services among its member countries of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Talent shortages curb innovation, market opportunities
Many companies investing in Africa traditionally have set up hubs in larger markets, like Nigeria and South Africa, and manage regional operations from there. From these hub markets, they can leverage shared services and better source local talent. However, companies coming to Africa are now increasingly also being well served by engaging with RECs to build scale among otherwise smaller markets. They are also building relationships with the RECs' constituent individual governments to gain support and secure incentives for meaningful policies such as job creation, tax reform, and education.
Talent shortages represent another reality in Africa: A third of the CEOs in PwC's 15th Annual Global CEO Survey said a shortage of talent curbed innovation or stifled a market opportunity. And almost half said talent costs climbed higher than expected. (See Figure 3.) Recruitment and retention of skilled middle managers was particularly challenging for 67 percent of CEOs. (See Figure 4.)
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The hole in the middle: CEOs in Africa face a talent gap in middle management
In response, some companies actively train the next generation's workforce. In Kenya, mobile telecommunications provider Safaricom partners with Strathmore University to teach consumer insight and project viability. Safaricom also offers secondments to university lecturers in this two-way partnership of knowledge and skills.22
Meanwhile, Tullow Oil, a UK-based energy company, received 2,818 applicants to a call for interested students in Uganda to pursue industry-related graduate degrees at UK and French universities; 20 made the final cut. As part of the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme, the company offers up to 110 fully paid scholarships in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mauritania, and Côte d'Ivoire.23
"We proactively engage and build relationships with local people in countries in which we operate," said Rosalind Kainyah, Tullow's Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility.24 In Ghana, for example, Tullow listed on the domestic stock exchange to ensure that local financial institutions and residents can participate in the company's success. Tullow's success has been impressive: The company has opened three new oil basins in five years in sub-Saharan Africa after rigorous analysis of local seismic activity.
After 25 years in Africa, Tullow has proven that it does not expect immediate success. The optimal approach, said Kainyah, is to "take a long-term perspective and don't expect overnight wins." She added, "African markets are no different from any other developing markets and carry with them huge opportunities for investment. Every country in Africa is different—each with its own government, infrastructure, politics, markets, and opportunities. As with investment anywhere else, it is important to do the research to find what matches your business the best."
As with all emerging markets—and even some advanced countries, as the current global financial crisis demonstrated—doing business in Africa is not without risk. Cautionary tales abound of companies stymied on the continent by myriad regulations, corrupt behavior, unilateral changes in tax policies, new cross-border restrictions, high transportation costs, power grid outages, and poor distribution channels.
To this end, Chris Okeke, CEO of Nigerian Starch Mills Ltd., notes: "Money is a problem, seeds are a problem, infrastructure is a problem, input and output markets don't exist and where they do, they're primordial." Okeke advocates patience along with "chipping away slowly" at the challenges.25
In fact, more than half the CEOs in Africa surveyed by PwC said they wish they had more time to spend managing risk.26 A joint report by the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank lists the top three challenges in sub-Saharan Africa as access to financing, corruption, and inadequate infrastructure.27
The Export-Import Bank, the US Trade and Development Agency, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation are among the various US governmental agencies that can help companies secure financing. The Export-Import Bank has already provided a record $1.5 billion for exports to sub- Saharan Africa in the first three quarters of 2012, exceeding the total $1.4 billion provided in 2011. Demand for machinery, vehicles, parts, commodities, and aircraft fueled this growth; Nigeria and South Africa were the top markets.28
More efficient government goes a long way toward eliminating—or at least reducing—corruption. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary in Kenya's Ministry of Information and Communications, agrees, saying internal efficiencies in government reduce costs, creating a more productive environment for labor, thus reducing corruption. So does holding those responsible accountable for their actions.29 As democracy continues to spread across the continent and with it, the various mechanisms of governance, corruption is likely to abate.
As in other geographies, risk is a routine part of the business environment in Africa. As Jay Ireland, President and CEO of GE Africa, remarks, "Be it violence, political turmoil, or economic instability, there is always some risk somewhere and you just have to deal with it."30 GE uses a "flag-planting" approach to Africa. Says Ireland, "Flag planting is a process that we've done historically," referring to gradually establishing a local presence in a particular region over the long term. "What we do is go in with a few people, scout out what's there, and eventually you put in an investment and more people, resources, facilities, and really become part of the local infrastructure."31
Ireland and other CEOs agree that properly managed, the risks of doing business in Africa are worth the rewards. They advocate striking the right balance between risk and reward. Shane Govender, Group Executive, Head of Tax, at mobile telephone services provider Vodacom, agrees.
Says Govender, "How do we repatriate our profits? How do we deal with exchange control issues? And withholding taxes?" Headquartered in South Africa, Vodacom serves more than 45 million customers in South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Govender adds, "The IMF has said that seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the next five years will be in Africa—so the rewards are great."32
Indeed, mobile phone penetration is exploding in Africa, from 2 percent of the population in 2000 to 28 percent in 2009 to a projected 70 percent in 2013.33 And M-Pesa, Vodacom's widely used mobile money platform—invented in Kenya—allows users to deposit, withdraw, and transfer money with a mobile device. M-Pesa continues to gain ground not only in Africa but also in the rest of the world: In a remarkable example of reverse innovation, it is now penetrating the US and EU markets.
Despite the tremendous opportunities, Govender offers a cautionary note. He says, "There are also challenges. The regulations we face are massive. Realistically, we have to balance the reward with the risk."34
Companies cannot do business in Africa without taking into account the risks of inadequate infrastructure—and their attendant costs. In many parts of the continent, for example, where the power grid is unreliable, companies generate their own electricity to keep their plants running.
"We have expensive systems infrastructure that needs to keep running and that needs to be protected from power fluctuations," says Nasim Devji, Group CEO of the Diamond Trust Banks in East Africa. "It is costly to have backup generators and backup servers but for us the costs of planning for this are low compared to the severe impact that system downtime would have on our business and customers. Therefore, we accept energy costs as a reality of doing business in our markets and build backup capability to ensure business continuity."35
Much of the world has been slow to recognize the substantial economic progress in Africa. However, a significant number of African countries began focusing on economic fundamentals two decades ago. Their policymakers implemented more sustainable fiscal policies, controlled inflation, and managed their debt.
Some went further: They divested from private-sector activity, opened up historically public-dominated sectors like telecommunications, and reduced public-sector borrowing from banks, which was crowding out private investment.36
Granted, as with most emerging markets, reform is needed across the continent—in many cases, the implementation of very significant reforms is urgent.
Today, Africa is a complex and diverse continent requiring deep layers of insight. Its potential is unmistakable: a decade of sustained growth with several more to come. In the years ahead, agribusiness, financial services, consumer goods, infrastructure, and telecommunications will continue to power growth and employment.
New products and services will require new ways of configuration to suit the distinctive needs of a young, increasingly more urban population—a population that aspires to consume more sophisticated products and services.
Companies must be prepared to invest time, resources, and talent in a rigorous, consistent approach in order to succeed. However, the rewards can be significant. Opportunities abound for first-mover advantage.
1 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Investment Report 2012: Towards a New Generation of Investment Policies.
2 Calestous Juma, "Africa's New Engine," Finance & Development, December 2011.
3 "The Sun Shines Bright," The Economist, December 3, 2011.
4 Charles Kenny, "Get an MBA, Save the World," Foreign Policy, May-June 2012.
5 Ann MacDougall, telephone interview with View magazine, October 30, 2012.
6 Ian Birrell, "Bob Geldof's Obsession with Aid Hurt Africa. But Now Trade is Healing the Scars," The Independent, May 28, 2012.
7 PwC, 16th Annual Global CEO Survey, 2013.
8 PwC, 15th Annual Global CEO Survey, 2012.
9 John Arlidge, "The Lion Kings," The Sunday Times, February 26, 2012.
10 The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World.
11 Harry Broadman, "China and India Go To Africa," Foreign Affairs, March/April 2008.
12 "India, Africa Set Trade Target of $90 billion by 2015," The Economic Times (India), March 17, 2012.
13 "China Trade, Investment Grows in Africa," Voice of America, August 1, 2012.
14 PwC, 15th Annual Global CEO Survey, 2012.
15 Tom Nevin, "Profile: Jeff Immelt," African Business, March 2012.
16 Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia, Editors, "Africa's Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation," Agence Française de Développement and The World Bank, 2010.
17 Cedric Bra, "Shoprite Grows Despite Strong Competition," Euromonitor International podcast, http://blog.euromonitor.com/2012/04/shoprite.html, April 3, 2012.
18 Gerhard Fritz, telephone interview with View magazine, October 30, 2012.
19 African Development Bank, OECD Development Center, United Nations Development Program, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, African Economic Outlook 2012.
20 Neil Brimacombe, presentation at the 14th Annual PwC Africa Tax and Business Symposium, Nairobi, Kenya, September 18-21, 2011.
21 Carolyn Miller, "Brewing a Better Beer for Africa," CNN Money, June 24, 2011.
22 PwC, The Africa Business Agenda, July 2012.
23 Paul Tentena, "Tullow Bolsters Oil Production Capacity," East African Business Week, September 4, 2012.
24 Rosalind Kainyah, e-mail interview with View magazine, October 26, 2012.
25 PwC, The Africa Business Agenda, July 2011.
26 PwC, The Africa Business Agenda, July 2012.
27 World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank, The Africa Competitiveness Report 2011.
28 "Ex-Im Bank Approves Record $1.5 Billion in Financing of US Exports to Sub-Saharan Africa in First Three Quarters of FY 2012," Ex-Im Bank press release, August 9, 2012.
29 PwC, The Africa Business Agenda, July 2012.
30 Ibid.
31 Jay Ireland, GE Global Growth and Operations, Investor Meeting, March 7, 2012.
32 Shane Govender, video interview with David Lermer, PwC global tax leader for Africa, September 20, 2011.
33 Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, "Age of Abundance," Discover, April 2012.
34 Shane Govender, video interview with David Lermer, PwC Global Tax Leader for Africa, September 20, 2011.
35 PwC, The Africa Business Agenda, July 2011.
36 World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank, The Africa Competitiveness Report 2011.


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|Gaming as extramural English L2 learning and L2 proficiency among young learners
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|Today, playing digital games is an important part of many young people's everyday lives. Claims have been made that certain games, in particular massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) provide L2 English learners with a linguistically rich and cognitively challenging virtual environment that may be conducive to L2 learning, as learners get ample opportunities for L2 input and scaffolded interaction in the L2. In this paper, we present empirical evidence that L2 English proficiency correlates with the frequency of gaming and types of games played. We base our observation on a study among young L2 English learners (N = 86, aged 11–12, Sweden). Data were collected through a questionnaire, a language diary, and three proficiency tests. The questionnaire provided demographic background information but was also targeted at measuring extramural English habits, i.e., learners' out-of-school contact with English (cf. Sundqvist, ). The diary measured how much time the learners spent on seven predetermined extramural English activities during one week, while the tests measured their achieved L2 proficiency regarding reading and listening comprehension, and vocabulary. Previous research among learners aged 15–16 (Sundqvist, ) showed positive correlations between playing digital games and L2 proficiency, in particular with regard to vocabulary, and also identified gender-related differences regarding vocabulary (boys outperformed girls) as well as the frequency of gaming and types of games played. These results were corroborated in the present study. A clear pattern emerged from our data: frequent gamers (≥ 5 hours/week) outperformed moderate gamers who, in turn, outperformed non-gamers. Background variables could not explain the between-group differences. Even though the boys might have been more proficient or apt than the girls a priori and, therefore, chose to engage more in L2 gaming, the findings suggest that playing digital games at an early age can be important for L2 acquisition.
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The Bulls weathered a spirited effort from the 'Tahs but managed to record a 30-19 win over their Australian opponents at Loftus Versfeld.
The Bulls weathered a spirited effort from the 'Tahs but managed to extend their unbeaten home streak against their visitors with a 30-19 victory.
Morné Steyn scored 25 of the home side's points courtesy of a try, conversion and five penalties.
While the Bulls did most of the playing, they could not find the fluency needed to dominate proceedings.
The home side went into the half-time break with a lead of 12-5. While the scoreline suggested something of a stalemate, it came down to the Bulls not capitalising on their opportunities and they should have led by a greater margin.
The tussle in the first half was decided on penalties, as neither of the two sides found easy access beyond the defensive lines.
Steyn allowed his side a nine-point cushion after a half hour of play, succeeding with three penalty conversions.
The Waratahs had little possession or room to manoeuvre but, nevertheless, grabbed the points on offer.
The hosts slowly chipped away at the Waratahs' morale with Steyn jogging back with three points in the bag after every penalty attempt.
The tourists, however, find their way over the whitewash six minutes from the break to keep the Loftus faithful on the edge of their seats.
The Bulls defence was found wanting as sensational Waratahs full-back Israel Folau beat both winger Akona Ndungane and fullback Ulrich Beyers to the line.
Waratahs scrum-half Brendan McKibbin failed to convert the try, while Steyn succeeded with another penalty on the half-time whistle, to give his team the seven-point lead.
The Australian franchise were given another scoring opportunity on a silver platter as a lapse in defence saw replacement prop Paddy Ryan score for the Waratahs.
The Bulls looked dangerous on attack until Folau intercepted a Steyn pass to advance to the other side of the field.
With the Bulls defence in disarray, McKibbin offloaded to Bernard Foley, who scored his side's second try of the evening to hand them a 19-15 lead with 20 minutes left in the match.
Replacement scrum-half Francois Hougaard, however, put his side back into the lead as he picked up a ball from the ruck, just metres from the line to score, with Steyn converting.
Steyn then wrapped up proceedings converting another penalty and scored a try at the death.
The scorers:
For Bulls:
Tries: Hougaard, Steyn
Con: Steyn
Pen: Steyn 5
For Waratahs:
Tries: Folau, Ryan, Foley
Con: McKibbin 2
Bulls: 15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson , 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Hencus van Wyk, 18 Paul Willemse, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Louis Fouchè, 22 Lionel Mapoe.
Waratahs: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Cam Crawford, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Rob Horne, 11 Tom Kingston, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Dave Dennis (c), 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Paddy Ryan, 17 John Ulugia, 18 Mitchell Chapman, 19 Pat McCutcheon, 20 Matt Lucas, 21 Ben Volavola, 22 Peter Betham.
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Sindile Mayende (South Africa), Ben Crouse (South Africa)
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Celebrating 125 Years
UW-Stout celebrates 125 years of creative learning and technological innovation. Learn more about UW-Stout's history and polytechnic advantage. More
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We can't wait to see you on the UW-Stout campus this fall! To help make your transition to Stout as easy as possible, here are a few brief pieces of wisdom for you to consider for your freshman year:
Bring your bike or rollerblades. Both are great ways to get around campus and Menomonie.
Don't bring all of your clothes — bring summer and fall clothes when you first arrive. When you go home for Thanksgiving, take those clothes home and bring back your winter clothes. It's a space saver.
Leave your CDs at home and bring an MP3 player.
Many things, like registering for classes, are determined by how many credits you have earned, so if you can come into the university with college credits it can be helpful.
Stout is unique in the UW System because it is the only school named for an individual —our founder, James Huff Stout. It began as a part of the public school (Menomonie) system.
The most active ghost on campus is purported to live in JTC Hall.
See your adviser more than just once a semester on advisement day; they can be very helpful with more than just classes.
The Ask 5000 (computer assistance) desks are in Millennium Hall and Jarvis Hall Science Wing.
The UW-Stout logo is a stylized quill (a time-honored symbol for education) and is inspired by the weather vane on the Bowman Hall tower.
If you get distracted easily, sit in the front row.
In a hurry? The food kiosks found in several academic buildings are a great place to grab a bite when you're on the run.
On your first day of class, look for any signs on your way into the classroom, just in case there was a room change. You don't want to be sitting in the wrong class.
Study abroad — even for just a summer — is a great experience. College can be a great time to spread your wings and learn about a new cultural or explore you own culture in depth.
Try and room with someone new. Contact University Housing about meeting a roommate that shares your similar interests.
Be spontaneous and try new things. College is a great time to try new things and spread your wings!
Student organizations are great! Join a professional organization related to your major. Many organizations and social groups are available.
Work on campus at something fun and unique.
Organize your life, school, room and finances. By establishing good habits now in how you organize your time and spend your money, you will be better prepared for your life after college.
Worried about a particular class? Introduce yourself to the instructor early on and voice your concerns. Stout professors tend to be incredibly helpful, but it is hard for them to help students if they don't know what's going on. Keep them informed.
If you are taking out student loans, take out only what you need as you will have to pay it back.
Leave your dorm room door open the first couple of weeks (when you're there) to meet your floor mates or other students passing through.
Make a conscious effort to introduce yourself to at least one person in each of your classes. It is a huge help to have a study buddy or someone to share notes with.
Try to avoid going home often, there are exciting things going on during the weekends!
Don't write off studying abroad or student exchange because you think you don't have the finances to go. Student exchange is an option for students to visit another university within the country and still pay Stout's tuition. Study abroad has a variety of student aid options available.
Explore Menomonie! There will be much more exciting things to do and see outside your dorm room. Check out the "Things to Do" tab next.
Get into the game. Find a group of students that enjoy a similar sport as you (playing pick-up games of basketball, football, volleyball or racquetball can be a ton of fun).
Get a job. Research shows that student achievement is positively related to having a job. Plus, it teaches time management and multitasking, very crucial skills in the career world. Working on campus is another great way to meet people.
In its May 2012 issue, Smithsonian magazine ranked Menomonie #15 among the "20 Best Small Towns in America." The focus was on charming towns of 25,000 or less that had "high concentrations of museums, historic sites, botanic gardens, resident orchestras, art galleries and other cultural assets common to big cities." We're all that and more -- read on.
Valley is a little valley with a small creek running
through it, just off the Red Cedar Trail near Menomonie. You can get
to there by taking Highway 29 west out of Menomonie over the
Red Cedar River and then take a left onto County Road P. Once you are on
CR-P, take another left on to Paradise Valley Road. If you follow this
road for about a mile you will come across a small bridge with a drive-
off parking spot. Park here and then hike the small trail into the woods
and down into Paradise Valley. You can climb up a small waterfall (Tripp Falls)
or explore the general area, which includes another small basin with
clear, cool water running through it. It's a great spot to enjoy wading
around and exploring.
to campus and easily accessible, the Red Cedar State Trail is a great
location for a bike ride, jog or walk. In the winter it's a favorite of cross country skiers. An annual trail pass is required.
This 14.5-mile rail trail shadows the steep walls of the Red Cedar
Valley from Menomonie to its connection with the Chippewa River State
thousands of years the underground springs, melting snow and rain have
percolated their way through the sandstone bluffs seeking the Red Cedar
River. This natural canyon is illuminated on a sunny day and during the
frozen winter months, icicles hang from its' pitches. The punchbowl can
be found on Paradise Valley Road (410th St.) (also Rustic Road #89).
is so much to do when you come to visit: Gem panning, Hiking, Shopping
and… oh yeah, discovering Wisconsin's longest show cave! The hour long tour will take you more than 80 feet underground and show you amazing sights that nature never intended for humans to see
Missing your pets back home? Volunteer at the humane society: a cheap, fun way to take a break from homework. The animals will appreciate it too.
elk, deer, reindeer, and bison located adjacent to Wakanda Park. The
game park includes a 20 to 30 minutes self-guided nature walk and is free.
has three disc golf courses. An 18-hole disc golf course winds its way
through Wakanda Park. The course is 5,425 feet long and is open year
is an annual music festival held on the North Lawn of Johnson
Fieldhouse. Admission is free. The event is typically held in September.
Minnesota's Twins,
Wild, Timberwolves, Lynx and Vikings are all just a quick 90 minutes
away from Menomonie. Minneapolis/St. Paul is one of the very few major
sports markets to have all four major professional sports leagues
available. Occasionally, groups will be organized to attend an event. If
you are a sports fan, there is plenty available to you.
golf, mini bowling, laser tag, go-carts, bumper cars, arcade, batting
cages, climbing wall and other fun in nearby Eau Claire. 715-838-9663
Menomonie offers three courses for golfers:
Within walking distance from campus, Roscoe's Red Cedar Outfitters rents tubes, kayaks and canoes. And they'll pick you up at the end. 715-235-3866
Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Mall of America is home to more than 520 retail stores, the Sea Life aquarium, the Nickelodeon Universe indoor theme park, and 50 restaurants. Look for free trips to the Mall of America in your Campus Life Today emails.
Located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, the Minnesota Zoo features cutting-edge exhibits with species from all over the globe. Learn more about the exhibits, hours and ticket prices online. Look for free trips to the Minnesota Zoo in the Campus Life Today emails.
Located adjacent to the Stout Ale House, Broadway Bowl is Menomonie's community bowling alley. Featuring 20 lanes and nightly bowling specials, Broadway Bowl is perfect for birthdays and special occasions. Visit Broadway Bowl for hours, fees and specials. Learn more online.
Trips on weekends and week long trips over breaks — a comprehensive outdoor recreation program open to students, faculty/staff, and the local community. You'll never be at a loss for "what to do."
Located ten miles northeast of Menomonie, off Hwys. 12 and 29, Hoffman Hills is ideal for quiet relaxation, offering youth group camping, self-guided nature trails, hiking, picnicking and challenging
cross-country skiing in season. A 60-foot observation tower offers
picturesque views of the surrounding rugged hill country. 715-232-1242
Mabel Tainter Memorial Center for the Arts is a fully functional Victorian era
theater with a year round performing arts season featuring nationally
recognized artists located in downtown Menomonie. It's a great place to impress your date.
addition to our antique shops, Menomonie's retail stores, galleries and
unique boutiques provide an ever-changing variety of collectibles,
one-of-a-kind crafts and art, hard-to-find items and handmade jewelry —
perfect for gifts or overdue indulgences. Learn more here.
Rassbach Heritage Museum interprets the history of Dunn County through
its extensive collection of artifacts and new exhibit areas. Located in
Menomonie's Wakanda Park near the Wakanda Elementary School, the Lions
Club Game Park, and the water park. Don't miss the exhibits covering
UW-Stout's rich history.
The city of Menomonie offers wonderful multiple use park spaces:
Wakanda Park: Located in north Menomonie. Boating and fishing, picnic area, water park, softball and baseball diamonds. Visit the Lions Club Game Park with native Wisconsin animals, including deer, elk, buffalo, pheasant, ducks and geese. A nature trail is also located in the same area. Located on the east end of Pine Street on Lake Menomin.
Sanna Park: Picnic spot overlooking Wilson Creek in North Menomonie. Located on North Broadway, across from the Parkside Motel.
Lakeside Park: Boating, fishing and playground. Located north of the Public Library on Wolske Bay Road.
Phalen Park: Softball, football, soccer, tennis courts, playground. Located east of 9th Street and 21st Avenue.
Elmwood Park: Softball, football, soccer, playground.
Crescent Park: Located on 11th Street E., just north of Highway 12/29.
Fowler Court: Softball, football, soccer and playground. Located on 14th Avenue W.
Wilson Park: The 50-piece Ludington Guard Band performs each Tuesday evening throughout the summer months in the bandshell located in Wilson Park near downtown Menomonie. Your chances are great to enjoy this unique attraction and take part in an old fashioned cake or pie and ice cream social at intermission time.
Cedarama Park: Gardens, benches and a beautiful view of Lake Menomin. Located along Lake Menomin on Highways 12/29.
Point Comfort (Butch's Bay): Located on the east side of Menomonie. Swimming beach, boating and fishing playground. Located on the north end of 21st Street E.
Riverside Park: Picnic tables and playground. Most tubers start their Red Cedar trip at Riverside Park, located on the west side of Menomonie. Tubes can be pulled out after about two hours (depending on the current) in Irvington or after four hours in Downsville. Tubes can be rented in Menomonie at various commercial outlets. Canoes can be rented across from the park. Located west of the Red Cedar River on Highway 29.
Grab a taste of Menomonie-area agriculture! Located at the Dunn County Fairgrounds, Menomonie's Farmers Market includes a variety of vendors selling vegetables, fruit, meats, baked goods, cheese and homemade crafts. The season runs from late May to late October, every Wednesday (noon to 5 p.m.) and every Saturday (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
Weekend trips and week-long trips over breaks — a comprehensive outdoor recreation program open to students, faculty, staff and the local community. You'll never be at a loss for "what to do."
University Recreation provides many recreational options for students including two fitness centers, climbing walls, a 6-lane swimming pool, indoor and outdoor running tracks, fitness classes, and much more. Visit University Recreation for information on membership options and locations with free access.
For more information on local attractions, don't forget to visit the Menomonie visitor's center.
...and that is all you need to know. Across the street from campus.
socially and eco-conscious business serving innovative cuisine from raw
ingredients alone. Comfortable, "living room" feel — a great place to
meet your friends. Check out the organic fruit smoothies. Located halfway between north campus and the main campus.
the corner of Broadway and Main Street across the street from campus.
Live music, great coffee, soup and one of a kind hoagies. A popular
meeting place and open mic every other Thursday.
great place to catch local and alternative national acts, as well as a
great cup of coffee. The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse will also
occasionally show classic B-movies and wireless internet access is
All you can eat wings on Wednesdays, a Friday fish fry and live music every Thursday night and occasional Saturdays. Enjoy your meal on the deck with a vista view of Lake Menomin.
handcrafted truffles from the finest Venezuelan cocoa bean. The
truffles (in four levels of cocoa intensity) have been featured in Newsweek magazine and other media. Also serving lunch daily, and coffee and espresso.
Please note: All listings on this page are provided as a courtesy to visitors to UW-Stout, describing students' favorite places to eat. Listings are not advertisements. UW-Stout has conducted no review of the listed vendors, and no endorsement or recommendation is implied.


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just came out downloading it now i'll let you know how it is................. it is a boreing episode... at the end of it they showed kakashi new sharingan
just came out downloading it now i'll let you know how it is................. it is a boreing episode... at the end of it they showed kakashi new sharingan
Last edited by bankai; 08-31-2007 at 04:41 AM.
Fresh off the frying pan, yet another chapter....lets the critics and praise be heard!
Naruto Shippuuden 27 by >>>Dattebayo<<<
MU Link is ready to download
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<Spades> that was a pretty entertaining tidbit
<Spades> at the end of the episode
<Spades> oh and the episode?
<Spades> crap
<Spades> but carefully disguised crap
<Spades> almost like
<Spades> crud
That's pretty much my opinion on the episode. I mean, basically still nothing happened, kakashi's mangekyou sharingan was just a cock tease, and the worst part is it seems like the next episode is filler (cause I don't remember team gai doing any of this crap). That thing with Naruto and Lee at the end was the best part, with Lee pulling out the SasukexNaruto kiss.
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i hate the anime for going so damn slow...i wanna yell. (insert fury here)
Wasted filler showing more of Sasori's past and it seems like a wasted filler next week
My name is Corey and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge in every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with random women, and just generally act like a raging dick head. I contribute to society in no way what so ever
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I probably won´t gonna watch next weeks episode, it just looks boring. The good news is however that we´ll be seeing Tobi soon.
MANGA SPOILERS AHEADSpoiler!Naruto turns KN4 against Orochimaru.
Edited your post to give a fair warning since spoiler tags are used for more than just spoilers. In the future, be sure to have a proper warning if you're going to post spoilers.
Last edited by Asce; 08-31-2007 at 12:41 PM.
Seriously... some people are....
Come on people, you hated the episode for adding flashbacks?, Why don't you instead of torturing yourself with the anime, don't start to colorize the manga and read it that way. If the episode is boring then that part of the manga is as well. The episode was good for a non-action packed episode and I'm glad they decided to leave the the fight between kakashi and naruto vs deidara to another episode. The sad part is that we won't see naruto shippuuden till the 13 of sept. :(
What gets me is the new opening and closing credits. I guess we'll soon be off on another filler tangent, considering that Naruto is finally starting to get back on track with the manga, now it seems that animators have to yet again kill our interest with their pathetic attempts at writing their own story. I mean who the f**k is this new blond chick in the credits? It seems obvious she's another jinchuuriki, however we are yet to see her in the manga. Are the animators (wrongly) under the impression that they can make a better story without the manga? I never much minded the flashbacks, those augment the story, but they keep going on tangents of filler that gets me disgusted with the show. The only reason I started watching again was because they were getting back on track with the manga with Shippuuden, seems after this fight it's back to the pathetic filler...........................
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The City of Melville's economic profile presents economic information that enables you to describe the area's role within the broader economy, explore options for economic development and promote the area's strengths. The information presented here is derived from official sources of information (Australian Bureau of Statistics) as well as Australia's leading economic modellers, NIEIR. The latest data from each series is always presented in this site.
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So at some point early this morning it appears that someone used a vulnerability in the vbulletin software to takeover our site, exported the user database and replaced our homepage with the most poorly constructed html I've ever seen.
The situation is this: We've upgraded to vb 4.1.3, so hopefully are now a bit more secure (fingers crossed).
The Bad News: The database corruption resulted in a loss of about a day and a half's worth of posts, updates etc.. sorry.
The worse news: All of the information in your forum profile and registration has been stolen by a hacking group calling themselves "pro2leet".
Before the angry tirade, consider this: We could have said nothing, and let it be, but I feel that would not be a very responsible thing to do, and so we're taking steps to improve security, and hopefully this won't happen again.
I'm very sorry, and I'm not a happy camper - we are taking special steps to .. find these people in the real world and dump a truckload of manure on their driveways, if you have another punishment in mind, I'm open to suggestions.
The good news: It is very unlikely that anyone has your password, however it might be a good idea to change it if you use the same password for other things.. like facebook or your email...
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Minnetonka Decorah Western Boot
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Location: Florida
November 28, 2015
Terribly cute
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September 26, 2015
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October 24, 2014
Fall apart
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