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I was really looking forward to the rain after a dry summer, and then it hits yesterday and it's 20 minutes of light rain - you could actually see blue sky around. The raindrops were pretty big for such a light amount of precipitation, but it surely wasn't enough for what the news had been saying would hit us: "2 days of thunderstorms, batten down the hatches!" 20 friggin' minutes.
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2013: Make-or-break year for Madison business to boom
Success of new economic development plan for Madison region is crucial
Madison is a pretty wonderful place to live. Even a well-delivered dose of opened-eyed reality does not diminish that fact. But we've been slow to acknowledge that our enviable quality of life will not by itself ensure our economic stability, to say nothing of growth. We have to aggressively pursue new, innovative strategies for developing businesses, attracting talent and investment, nurturing creativity and entrepreneurship and letting the world know we are doing all that and more. And while Madison with all its well-documented assets is perfectly situated to be the heart of these growth strategies, we need our partners and allies in the communities surrounding us to become the regional force that can actually compete with Austin and Columbus and Portland and Raleigh and—let's not kid ourselves—Ames and Omaha and Sioux Falls.
And if it doesn't happen in 2013, it's not going to happen.
If that sounds dire, it's because it is dire. This is as critical a moment in time for a particular civic accomplishment as any in our history. This year must be the year the right people with the right leadership and the right plan with the right support create a vision for the greater Madison region that will within ten years produce measurable growth in job creation, infrastructure, diversity, creativity, wealth and recognition. Twelve months from now we have to be able to assume the majority of the people in Dane County and the seven counties surrounding it know what "Advance Now" is and what it means for them. So too must someone in Boston, San Francisco, Munich and Beijing. 2013 must be the year the reality meets the reputation. Yes, we must advance. But more importantly, we must advance now.
Regional economic development has been a mantra for the better part of two decades now. Urban planners, economists and analysts from Richard Florida to Richard Longworth have so successfully made the case for a growth and development strategy, rooted in a defined, geographic place, that is responsive to twenty-first-century globalism, technology and human capital, that there is really no alternative. Even city-states like Chicago, Boston and San Francisco aren't going it alone. They are epicenters of many hundreds of square miles of interconnected municipalities, industry sectors, research institutions and places where people want to live. This is the way the world functions right now; think regionally or whither and die. And here's the rub: When this conversation started twenty years ago, the models were Silicon Valley and the North Carolina Research Triangle. Then came Denver and Austin. And everybody tried to be one of those four, Madison included. But while we were talking—and not really paying attention—other regions passed us by. And that is the sober reality of 2013. The greater Madison region is no longer among the leaders in creating a regional economic develop-ment strategy. It is trying to keep up. We are treading water.
To be fair, it's not been all talk. Seven years ago, early in the development of the Collaboration Council—the regional group that spawned Thrive, the current economic development entity—Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce president Jennifer Alexander led a visit to Denver by a group of fifty-four business and civic leaders and elected officials. That trip is one of the jewels in Alexander's legacy at the chamber. Like a visit to Portland by a similar group a decade earlier that changed the dialogue on land use in ways that are still being felt today, the Denver trip inspired visions of a new way of doing the business of economic development in our region.
The Denver model of regional cooperation made sense. The mix of business assets and quality of life amenities were similar. The results in Denver were impressive. In fact, the biggest difference between the two regions—a difference loudly lamented by Denver leaders—was the presence of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. They were envious. The Madison folks were energized. They returned home, and they talked. For years, they talked. Some of it was necessary. Getting eight counties, cities like Janesville and Dodgeville, current economic develop-ment officials in counties like Iowa and Sauk, with their own visions for growth, to work together—and most importantly, to get past a long and deeply held concern about Madison as the eight-hundred-pound gorilla—was a huge undertaking. To a degree it still is. But while semi-annual meetings to review data, understand current trends, catalogue assets and build trust did indeed foster a sense of collaboration, the country and the world were moving and changing. And eventually we learned we were falling behind.
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text: I am just wonder how many people like the multiple sets of the same move? Collectors Edition, Special Edition, Limited Edition, Directors Edition, Put-my-hand-up your butt edition. Movies like Pearl Harbor, Speed, Resevior Dogs with 4 different covers, widescreen/fullscreen versions (come on, should include both versions! (even though I only buy widescreen), Memento, Total Recall, etc., etc.... Then you have sequels... They release the single movies then release them in a 2 or 3-pack with little or no changes shortly after. (I am not referring to movies that have yet to be made, just ones already made). Personally I don't like it. I think the movie industry is just trying to milk you our of every dime. What are your thoughts?


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He has already stated where he stands on just about every issue one could imagine. Most of the really controversial issues he has stated what he believes put has said that most of these issues should be settled by the individual states. Which I agree with.
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I know enough about the Detroit area that you can go to my dads hometown of Dearborn Heights and hear the Muslim Call to Prayer over the Mosque loudspeakers.
Bill Davis
The Tigers have the lowest ticket price of any MLB team. The Lions ticket prices are very high. Parking can be as much as $50 or as low as $15 if you don't minds walking. The Detroit fan base for sports is at least rabid. I am not surprised that they sell out. The illitch's that own the Tigers and the Redwings are huge supporters of the city and I could not see a situation in which they would leave. They have been and from what I can tell are investing more and more in the city.
The financial troubles in Detroit has as much to do with an eroding tax base from the near continuous decline in population since the 1950's. The city based on its geography (It is in the terms of square miles, one of the largest cities in the country) has infrastructure problems. They are unable to right size their services, because of the areas that need to be covered as far as police, firefighters etc. etc. are concerned. With decline of manufacturing Detroit was very hard hit. The jobs that remain are often taken up by people living outside of the city. people who live outside of the city, but work in the city are supposed to pay a tax. It is notoriously ignored. A recent request from Detroit Financial Manager Kevin Orr to have the state help collect the taxes, was rejected by Gov. Rick Snyder. The surrounding suburbs refuse to help the city with their costs, even though they gain a lot of benefit from the city. This along with the legacy pensions costs in a decreasing population has lead to an unstable financial model that was destined to fail at some point.
I do not want to ignore corruption either. Detroit (and I would assume Michigan) has some of the least transparent laws in regards to government. This has allowed for some serious abuses in the system. I would say the reasons I listed above are more the cause for Detroit's problems than anything else though.
"Its hard to win an argument with a smart person, but its damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." - Bill Murray
State of the Art sports stadiums were built and the teams have moved back into Detroit in the past few years. This has helped support surrounding businesses who prosper from the suburbs spending money at their establishments. The core root of the problem has been the corrupt govt and city leaders who were involved in stealing millions of dollars and taking kickbacks to pad their pockets. This had been going on for years at the expense of the citizens. The rich suburbs you speak of are few, and I would imagine the same near any metro area across the United States, most here are middle class. Detroit is a beautiful gem, with the right management, job creation, youth intervention, blight renovation, it can be turned around one day and prosper once again. Detroit born and proud to be a part of this great city.
"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
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Read a book by Charlie Leduff called Detriot: An American Autopsy last week. Great read for those who want an insite of how it came to be a $hithole.
"Do more than is required of you"
General George S. Patton
It was good news to hear of the new "clean-up" program in the city. All the abandoned buildings no longer usable are being completely torn down and removed. That's bound to paint a better picture of the city, and I suspect it will get some investors more interested in building some new facilities that should attract new inhabitants. I wish them the best.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
When Detroit declared bankruptcy it was on 18.5 billion dollars. How much of that can be from corruption? Some for sure, but a majority of it I couldn't get my mind around. We do know also that there pension fund was underfunded for years and that was before the 2008 crash.
"Its hard to win an argument with a smart person, but its damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." - Bill Murray


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Kinda Non- Scout related… but it is all about Character in the end…
Last night, after we got home from my sons football game we were talking about how proud I was of the teams performance, in particular the play of a certain Quarterback.
Josh's team really played well. They mixed the run and pass and controlled the line of scrimmage. It was a real team effort and when the final whistle blew the Score board told the tale. Mustangs 45- Thunderbirds – 14. It was a dominating game.
The coach for the Mustangs realizing that victory was in the bag had the boys pretty much run the ball the entire 4th quarter. Never punted, and when they did score their final touchdown, they took a knee rather than go for the extra point. I thought it was a classy display of sportsmanship.
I played sports from little league to football and played some in high school too. I remember the coaches always telling us that we never stop playing. If we are down 50, we still play every snap, every down, every play until the whistle blows. It is part of being a competitor.
Competition is healthy, especially when it is done in the spirit of sportsmanship.
That is what the Mustangs did yesterday. They played as a team and they played till the finally whistle blew.
So last night, when Josh got home he told us that their team (the Coach) had to write a letter of apology to the other team for "Running up the Score". I think this is ridiculous. 45-14 is not excessive in my book, and had the other teams coach been watching the game, he would see that the Mustangs pretty much laid down in the 4th. The fact that he had not prepared his team to play, his lack of coaching during the game maybe? Who is in the wrong here. What are we teaching our boys? Stop playing?
The facts of life are that there are winners and losers. And that's the way it is. It is ok to be a winner. Being a winner does not mean you rub it in the face of the looser, and it also does not mean you say you are sorry for being a winner.
It boggles my mind.
I am proud of my son and his team. They played well. They played with class and they won. They shook the hands of their opponents and wished them well. No arrogance, no taunting, just boys playing football. It is they way it should be.
I hope the letter that the coach writes is as classy as his team.
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6.7: Earthquake Zones
What caused the earthquake in Northridge, CA in 1994?
Northridge, California experienced a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in 1994. Roads, bridges and elevated highways, like this one, were damaged and 72 people died. Northridge lies on a blind thrust fault that was only discovered as a result of the quake. The fault is part of the San Andreas Fault system, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire (and ground shaking).
Annual Earthquakes
In a single year, on average, more than 900,000 earthquakes are recorded and 150,000 of them are strong enough to be felt. Each year about 18 earthquakes are major, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0 to 7.9, and on average one earthquake has a magnitude of 8 to 8.9.
Magnitude 9 earthquakes are rare. The United States Geological Survey lists five since 1900 (see Figure below and Table below). All but the Great Indian Ocean Earthquake of 2004 occurred somewhere around the Pacific Ocean basin.
The 1964 Good Friday Earthquake centered in Prince William Sound, Alaska released the second most amount of energy of any earthquake in recorded history.
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Earthquake Zones
Nearly 95% of all earthquakes take place along one of the three types of plate boundaries.
- About 80% of all earthquakes strike around the Pacific Ocean basin because it is lined with convergent and transform boundaries (Figure below).
- About 15% take place in the Mediterranean-Asiatic Belt, where convergence is causing the Indian Plate to run into the Eurasian Plate.
- The remaining 5% are scattered around other plate boundaries or are intraplate earthquakes.
Earthquake epicenters for magnitude 8.0 and greater events since 1900. The earthquake depth shows that most large quakes are shallow focus, but some subducted plates cause deep focus quakes.
- Small earthquakes are extremely common, but the largest earthquakes are extremely rare.
- The vast majority of earthquakes happen at plate boundaries.
- The Pacific Ocean basin has the most earthquakes due to the plate boundaries that line it; the Himalaya region has the second most due to the convergence of India and Asia.
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1. What was the magnitude of the Chilean earthquake?
2. What two plates are converging near Chile that caused the earthquake?
3. What is the ring of fire? What occurs along this ring of fire?
4. What was the strongest earthquake every recorded? When did it occur?
5. Why are scientists urging Memphis to adopt building codes similar to Chile's?
1. Diagram the western United States with different types of plate boundaries.
2. Why are most earthquakes at plate boundaries?
3. Why are some earthquakes away from plate boundaries?
4. What two types of plate motions occur along the Pacific Rim? Where would you find each type along western North America?
5. What type of plate motions cause the Mediterranean-Asiatic quakes?
6. Why do earthquakes occur away from plate boundaries?
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Wanted to let deekayen know that ppl do read his diary (at least - this people does! ;-) but there's no email addr on his person page and none on his website either. Hmmm... if you want feedback boyo, you'll have to leave a forwarding address!!!! I'm hoping he'll be feeling better soon....
Got a call at 8:45am from R to see how I'm going. Made the whole day brighter. If you know my situation, you'll know this is a bit sick. I figured I'd never hear from R again & was worried she was dead but she isn't. Not well (if I can still diagnose from voice and tone) but not dead.
Going to Canberra on Friday night for the weekend. The excuse is that my car hasn't had a long trip since May but really I want to catch up with someone.... If the weather holds, it's going to be a lovely weekend - but like I said last night, even if it rains, it should be a lovely weekend ;-)
I'm also looking forward to the drive. It's going to be great to be on the open road alone - I haven't done that in years. Planning to stick to daylight hours because it'd be embarrassing to die in a car crash.
Speaking of catching up with people, I'll be seeing old friends from high school the following weekend before catching the Livid Festival in Brisbane. Livid is an annual music festival and this year's lineup includes The Cure, Green Day, No Doubt (all in one day!!!) and Aussie bands like Regurgitator and Grinspoon. Over 70 bands will be playing throughout the day - so I won't see everything but I'll hear as much as I can!!!!
Worked last Friday night til 4am Saturday in the city (someone had overwritten a data tape that I can only replace out of hours... grrrr) and got picked up to go to Albury at 8:45. So I was still asleep when Lily and Karl arrived (oops!) and slept in the car too... Met up with six other friends around lunchtime (two more joined us later in the afternoon) and had a great weekend! We wandered round wineries on Sunday but Saturday was hugely busy with touristing, swimming, hot tub, spas (one in my room, so I used it 3 or 4 times - I've never had a bath I could lie down completely flat in before!!!!)
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Got perl installed on my Windows box (yeah, yeah, I know I should have linux installed but you've just read how I spent my weekend) and thought I'd installed a programming environment but it turns out to be a debugging environment, so I'm happy enough. Not finished anything yet - had something in mind but it looks like the lead developer will have it all done before I've submitted anything.
Had a look at jennv's code day-before-yesterday. It's nice and clean, good comments. I'm glad she's started coding again...
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Genre: Action-Adventure
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are more than 15 areas outside of the city walls that Jak and Daxter
must explore.
•Gamers will enjoy enhanced graphical detail with visually stunning
and intricately detailed
character and environmental models. Characters are made up of 15,000
polygons per model,
versus 4,000 polygons in the original Jak and Daxter.
•Take over any vehicle to get from place to place, or to escape
the Baron's clutches. Each
vehicle features a real physics engine, enabling players to severely
damage their vehicle or
even blow it up if it hits an object hard enough.
•With the addition of four powerful weapons, players expand their
move set and will embrace
the freedom to use them at any time.
•Transform into Dark Jak to open up a whole new move set and even
new weapons that are
upgradeable throughout the game.
•Once players gain the Jet-Board, they can take it out at any
time and ride across the
expansive city, or take their time grinding rails and performing tricks.
There is even a Jet-
Board Park found in the city's stadium where the player can enter
a trick challenge to rack up
the highest score.
•Gamers will experience innovative technology and incredibly intelligent
AI, allowing for not
only smarter enemies with dozens of distinctive animations, but also
for the possibility to
fight alongside NPCs during certain missions.
•Never see the same citizen twice with a technology that generates
distinct NPCs throughout
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Best James Bond Gadgets from Goldfinger, Octopussy & More (Video)
It's been 50 years since Ian Fleming's James Bond burst onto the screen in Dr. No in all of his tuxedoed, womanizing, Sean Connery glory. Since then, steel-jawed villains have been vanquished, Aston Martins have been demolished, and, most awesomely, a ton of hyper-futuristic, life-saving (and sometimes hilariously absurd) gadgets have been used by both Agent 007 and his foes. Here we pick 10 of the best.
Jet Pack in Thunderball (1965)
In 1965's Thunderball, after breaking the evil Col. Jacques Bouvar's neck with a fire poker, Connery-as-Bond escapes some surviving lackeys by taking flight in the utterly coolest way possible—with a jetpack. Never mind that it appears to go no faster than 15 miles an hour, is deafeningly loud, and kicks up more dust than a pack of rampaging horses—it fits conveniently into the trunk of your car!
Oddjob's Bowler Hat in Goldfinger (1964)
After dispatching one of his own cowardly henchmen by pushing him over a railing, Goldfinger villain Oddjob sets his sights—and his bowler hat—on Bond. The hat's brim concealed a razor-sharp metal disc and slices through stone, wires, metal, and even a person's neck.
Cigarette Rocket in You Only Live Twice (1967)
This Bond gadget kills enemies and helps end cancer! Bond is introduced to a special brand of cigarette in this scene that, when lit, launches a rocket up to 30 yards. Cigarettes and cigarette cases have a special place in the Bond gadget universe—they've been used to detonate explosives, assemble microfilm readers, unleash stun gas, and help assemble the eponymous golden gun (see below) from 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun.
"Little Nellie" in You Only Live Twice (1967)
And you thought the jetpack that fit in your trunk was convenient. Sean Connery gets to pilot this Wallis WA-116 Series 1 gyroplane, a.k.a. "Little Nellie," and, when he's done, disassemble it to fit into several small cases. While it's up in the air though, Little Nellie packs quite the flame-throwing, rocket-launching, machine-gunning punch.
Golden Gun in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
The iconic golden gun that Francisco Scaramanga used in The Man with the Golden Gun only shoots a single bullet and takes too long to assemble to be of any use in a real fight—but look at how shiny it is! The gun's handle is a cigarette case, attached to a lighter that serves as a firing chamber, a pen that serves as barrel, and a trigger made from a cuff link. And it shoots 24-karat gold.
Wrist Dart Gun in Moonraker (1979)
The James Bond of the Roger Moore era faced down Hugo Drax with a special trick up his sleeve—literally. Caught weaponless and staring down the barrel of Drax's gun, Bond raises his hands in apparent defeat—then launches a dart straight into Drax's heart from a small, secret gun strapped onto his wrist.
Crocodile Motorboat in Octopussy (1983)
The only Bond gadget that could ever top the wetsuit with a duck attached to its head, Agent 007's crocodile-shaped mini motorboat helps him get to the island where the movie's titular femme fatale lies in wait.
Seiko Wristwatch & Montblanc Fountain Pen in Octopussy (1983)
Q had more to offer James Bond in Octopussy than animal-shaped transportation, however. In this scene, he also introduces a Seiko wristwatch that contains a radio direction finder. The radio device works in conjunction with a homing device and an earpiece hidden inside a Montblanc fountain pen—handy for listening and spying purposes. And should you feel the need to instantly dissolve any kind of metal, the pen also conveniently packs a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid!
Mobile Phone in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The Ericsson phone that Q issues to Pierce Brosnan's Bond may look outdated now—but does your iPhone include a fingerprint scanner, a 20,000-volt stun gun and a remote control for your BMW 750i? We didn't think so.
The Ghetto Blaster in The Living Daylights (1987)
For all your inner-city spying needs.


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For those that use a Thunder 500 or 1000 are you comfortable throwing marks at 250 yds. or longer. Do you think given a reasonable background your dog sees the Thunder bumper in flight at those distances?
For those that use a Thunder 500 or 1000 are you comfortable throwing marks at 250 yds. or longer. Do you think given a reasonable background your dog sees the Thunder bumper in flight at those distances?
Depends............the challenge with those distances is that the bumper is half way through it's arc before the sound reached the line. Some dogs seem to do OK with this and some not as well.
I've ziptied black and white streamers onto the bumpers to make them more visible but it still isn't 100% bullet proof.
I now limit the use my use of launchers to a maximum of 100 to 150 yards as I find this to be a more consistent distance to give the dogs a fair chance at seeing the mark. Longer marks I use a human who shoots first, then throws......... I want to make absolutely sure the dog sees the mark.
If I/we/you can't continue to advance our methods that focus on making training easier to learn/less painful for the dogs, we have no right to be training them. (Alec Sparks)
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We use them regularly at distances over 250. Black and white duct tape streamers on both our white and our black bumpers. We select bumper color based on background. We have 10 shooters, if the young dogs dont see the mark we just shoot another one.
Tim McGarry Jr
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I dont care for them at long distance. Sometimes they are visible and sometimes not. Mine are black and white and have streamers. In some conditions I have used them over 300 yds but in other conditions had a hard time seeing them at 150. Duck out of a winger is much better, I regularly use them out to 400.


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Thank you, Walt Disney!
Jan 25, 2014
Review by Sue , Waupaca Area Public Library staff
Title: Mary Poppins
Understanding that this book was written in the 1930s, when books for children were just becoming popular, I was amazed at the imaginative story lines in this book. Each chapter really a short story, I found myself wanting to compare and contrast with the classic Walt Disney movie, Mary Poppins. There are some movie scenes not in the book.... and some book scenes not in the movie. Then, after seeing Saving Mr. Banks (Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson) which is the story of P. L. Travers and her reluctance to give up the rights to her story to Disney, I really wanted to read the book. In the end, I think Mr. Disney did P. L. Travers a huge favor in making sure her story of Mary Poppins lives on for generations.
A Magical Adventure
Apr 14, 2013
Review by Sarah G , Kaukauna Public Library
Title: Peter Pan and Wendy
If you or your children- or better yet, you and your children!- love classic children's literature, you're in for quiet a treat. There is so much more to Peter Pan than what you have ever seen in a cartoon movie or a play. Peter Pan and Wendy is beautifully written and totally enchanting. J.M. Barrie's imaginative storytelling and sweet asides to the reader, as if telling morsels of secrets just between the two of them; will keep drawing you back into the book.
Peter Pan, in case you haven't heard, is the tale of a boy who lives in the magical locale of "Neverland", where he and all its other occupants never have to grow up. So Peter Pan is an eternal boy. And he embodies and gives life to all the characteristics we love about boys: their mischievousness, their teasing, their curiousity, and their need for adventure. And his home of Neverland is home to such creatures as fairies, pirates, and mermaids. The stuff of childhood dreams!
In perfect harmony with the beauty of the written words, in this particular edition are the stunning illustrations. Every chapter has its own work of art. The large size of the volume, the sturdiness of the book, and the attached satin bookmark give this book a timeless and classic feel. My seven year old and I absoultely adore this volume!
Get the book so your children- or yourself!- can fall in love with a tale that's been captivating hearts for over a century.
The Story of Cirrus Flux
Feb 11, 2013
Review by Catherine Martin , Weyauwega Public Library
Title: The Story of Cirrus Flux
We read this book aloud as a family a few weeks ago. We chose it because we had listened to Endymion Spring, another book by Matthew Skelton, a few years ago on audio. I prefer Endymion Spring because it is more complex and because of it's historical roots and being set in the library in Oxford. Cirrus Flux is a good book, though. It is the story of the orphan, Cirrus Flux, an orphan in 19th century London, whose father left him a mysterious artifact that a bunch of adults all seem to want. Oh, yeah, and he gets to ride in a hot air balloon that is powered by a bird whose wings set on fire. There's cool stuff like that in the book. Overall, a good book. A-
The Familiars are back!
Mar 06, 2012
Title: Secrets of the Crown
I actually liked this book better than the first one. This book really picks up speed and it shows the talents of the co-authors. (It is so cool that Adam and Andrew are able to write jointly--how do they do that?) I was really impressed with the vocabulary in this book. It was very rich and challenges the reader to think deeply.
The focus in this book was the familiars: Aldwyn (the cat), Skylar (the bluejay) and Gilbert (the frog). They are separated from their loyals (Jack, Dalton and Marianne) for most of the book and I missed them. However, there are a couple of additional characters who were fun: Scribius, the enchanted Quill, who travels with Skylar and Shady, the shadow pup, who follows Gilbert.
There is a very intricate poem that the familiars follow (it contains several clues) to get to their destination and find the Snow Leopard Crown before the next full moon. If not, it could mean the destruction of their land called Vastia by the "Dead Army". The poem was also referred to as a nursery rhyme and I really liked this because in times past nursery rhymes "covered" for messages or had allusions to reality. This book is greatly set up for book three!
A cool new series begins...
Mar 06, 2012
Title: The Familiars
I'm not much of a fantasy fan yet loved this concept of familiars helping out wizards and seeing from their point of view. Action packed--one mishap or adventure on top of another. I think kids would love this and be anxiously awaiting the next in the series.
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Gregor the Overlander
Jan 22, 2012
Review by Sue K. , Appleton Public Library staff
Title: Gregor the Overlander
Book 1 of the Underland Chronicles
In this fantasy, eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister, Boots, fall into an amazing underground world underneath New York City. This Underland is populated with humans and various giant-sized talking creatures. These creatures include bats called "fliers", cockroaches called "crawlers", spiders called "spinners", and rats called "gnawers." They have all lived in harmony but "The Prophecy of Gray" has changed that existence. The prophecy states that Gregor may be the "overlander" destined to save the humans from the warlike rats. Gregor is more interested in finding his way home, until he discovers that fulfilling the prophecy might also mean finding his father. Thus there are two quests unfolding in this story. One is that the Underlanders must fulfill the Prophecy of Gray and prevent being annihilated by the rats. The other is Gregor's quest to find his father and bring him home.Read more»
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The Magic Half
Oct 19, 2011
Review by Kathleen , Appleton Public Library staff
Title: The Magic Half
The middle child between two sets of twins, Miri feels overlooked and out of place even in her own family. Not only that, but, unlike most of her friends, she still likes to play pretend games and still wants to believe that magic is real even though nothing magical has ever happened to her. Miri and family have just moved into an old house, and her small bedroom, with its worn and ugly wallpaper, seems strange to her. Sent to her bedroom after hitting her brother, Miri discovers a glasses lens taped to one of the walls. Looking through the lens, she is suddenly pulled back in time to the house as it was in the year 1935, and discovers Molly, a girl very much like her, who longs for magic to save her from her abusive relatives. Upon meeting, the girls share a moment of joy when they realize magic is indeed real. But the magical twists and turns of events have created problems for both of them. Will Miri be able to get back to her own time? Will she ever see her family again? Will she be able to help Molly escape from her horrible cousin Horst? Is Horst a thief? A killer?Read more»
You can open a book any day!
Aug 15, 2011
Title: Imagine a Day
This book celebrates how you can make your own story any day!
A great book about different places
Aug 15, 2011
Title: Imagine A Place
This beautiful book celebrates the places that are and that can be!
Want a Wild Time?
May 29, 2010
Review by Savannah L. , Clintonville Public Library user
If you like books about pigs, birds, cats, and dogs all being friends, you'll like this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Editors's note: This book is the sequel to Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit


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U.S. Dollar To Shine Amidst Rising Yields, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley currency strategists Hans Redeker and Rashique Rahman today opine that the U.S. dollar will turn out stronger going fo4rward than they'd previously anticipated, helped by rising bond yields, as well as "structural factors" such as energy independence and healthy corporate balance sheets.
A stronger dollar will see weakening trends in the Aussie Dollar, New Zealand, Canadian Dollar and the British Pound, the authors write:
An environment of rising yields, while positive for USD, will have negative implications for other currencies, namely those with high external funding needs or liabilities denominated in USD. In the G10, we believe AUD, NZD, CAD and GBP fall into this category, and our downward revisions were focused on these currencies. Each of these countries runs a current account deficit that is not met by long-term inflows, placing them at risk as global yields rise.
And the Yen is set for another leg down, they think:
USD strength should also lead to a rebound in USDJPY. We believe the initial JPY weakness was driven by foreign investors, but expect the next leg will be led by domestic players, who tend to move more slowly. For 'Abenomics' to work, Japan needs real interest rates to fall, encouraging domestic investors to take more risk onto their balance sheets. The combination of structural reform and loose monetary policy should set the stage for domestic asset strength and JPY weakness.
The Euro can actually hold up better than those, given its "net long-term inflows," and the real change in the note seems to be emerging market currencies, in particular the Korean Won, Taiwan Dollar:
We tactically move our stance on EM currencies Reduce to Hold as the near-term risk/reward profile loomore balanced. We have seen substantial price adjustmenin the past two months, with significant USD buying associated with currency hedging of bond positions. these adjustments, we think it is prudent to adopt a more neutral stance, particularly given the risk that the market reassesses the timing of Fed tapering. Nevertheless, EM currencies face considerable headwinds vs. the majors, particularly USD. First, a normalization of US monetary policy means slower inflows into EM local markets and kealive the tail risk of outflows from more vulnerable economies. While some of these risks have been pfor now, the medium-term trend should undermine EM currencies over time. Second, stronger US growth is nofeeding through into EM. Currencies will need to adjust as slowing bond inflows are not offset by rising equity or export-related inflows and growth remains slow.
The U.S. dollar-Yen trade is up slightly today at 100.68 Yen to the dollar versus 99.67 yesterday, and the dollar has strengthened against the Yen as well, at $1.3003 today versus $1.3063 yesterday.
The PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish (UUP) is up 11 cents, or 0.5%, at $22.62; the CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) is off 64 cents, or half a percent, at $128.78; and the CurrenyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) is off $1.02, or 1%, at $97.22.


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Cyberdyne's exoskeleton was fully operation at a press event at CES 2011 on Friday morning.
The skeleton's balance is controlled by complex algorithms, which identify and adjust for the "driver's" center of mass.
HAL suit could see action on and off the battlefield
At the
2011 Consumer Electronics Show
this morning, an array of Japanese companies showed off a bold vision of the future. Among them was Cyberdyne Inc.,
makers of the HAL
(hybrid assistive limb) robotic exoskeleton.
According to Cyberdyne, there are currently 160 HAL suits
deployed in Japan
. Most are deployed in hospitals, helping the elderly and partially paralyzed to walk again.
Kenichi Ichihara, mayor of Tsukaba City, Japan, states, "The technology you see with HAL has a lot of meaning for us, as Japan is rapidly aging. We are the most rapidly aging country in the world."
Tsukaba City, located northeast of Tokyo, is heralded as the robotics capital of Japan. The HAL suit is one of its star products.
According to Takatoshi Kuno, Cyberdyne's sales division manager, the legs part of the suit only weighs 10 kg (~22 kg) and is essentially self-supporting. It is capable of walking at speeds of up to 6 km/hr (~3.7 mph) and has a battery life of 1.5 hours. The suit taps into nerve impulses to create a natural brain-commanded walking motion. The suit uses high-strength stepper servomotors and uses computer hardware to maintain balance when standing, walking, or climbing with the suit.
Perhaps the most intriguing detail shared with us was Mr. Kuno's statement that the U.S. government had contacted the company and expressed interest in purchasing HAL suits. He said the military primarily was hoping to use the suits in a medical capacity (e.g. for rehabilitating or providing increased mobility to injured soldiers).
Mr. Kuno wouldn't comment on the possibility of weaponization of the suit, which thus far has been used primarily for peaceful medical purchases. A couple of U.S. firms, including
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin
have been contracted by the U.S. government to produce exoskeleton prototypes.
While the possibility of carrying heavy weaponry or shielding of some type (e.g. shatter-proof glass, metal, etc.) in-battle has not been mentioned by these contractors, it surely is under consideration. These contractors have explicitly mentioned battlefield deployment, though, for purposes such as carrying munitions.
Since their products are attached to humans, Cyberdyne and its affiliates are very cognizant of risks and safety. States Mayor Ichihara, "Safety is very important. We can't have accidents or mistakes."
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Family: Ochotonidae, Pikas view all from this family
Description Lacks gray collar, has rusty brown facial patch, and buff underparts. Summer pelage ranges from grayish to cinnamon-brown. Winter pelage is grayer and nearly twice as long. Soft gray juveniles mature to adult color by late summer.
Dimensions 162-216mm, 0mm, 121-176g
Habitat Alpine & subalpine habitats, Canyons & caves
Range Rocky Mountains, Southwest, California, Northwest, Western Canada
Discussion Easily seen during daylight hours sitting on rocks, surveying surrounding territory. Male and female territories are usually adjacent, and separate except during breeding season. Short vocalizations signal movements to and from territories, and are used as alarm calls as well. Longer calls are used by the males during the breeding season. Maximum longevity is about 6 years. Use talus slopes or areas of broken rocks near meadows.


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A Flurry of Year-End Acquisitions Overseas
Coca-Cola, Nestle, ConAgra make deals in China, India, Saudi Arabia.
May 2006 New Food Rollout
This month's lineup includes Sensations from Lays and Tostitos; a Fusion of flavors from Campbell's V-8 brand; double-cool products from Wrigley; smooth moves from Sara Lee; café chic from Coca-Cola; and an ap-Peel-ing new beverage aimed at young women.
Coca-Cola to Reach 100 Percent Water Replenishment This Year
Five years ahead of its own goal, company will be water-neutual globally.
Coca-Cola Unseated as World's Top Brand
According to an Interbrand survey, the beverage company ended its 13-year run by being upended by Apple and Google
Coca-Cola Buys Stake in Monster Beverage
It will become Coke's energy drink unit.
Pom Wonderful, Coca-Cola at the Supreme Court
Pom sues Coke over pomegranate drink that is 0.3 percent pomegranate.
Coca-Cola Completes China Plant Beverage Acquisition
Paid $400 million for Xiamen Culiangwang, maker of green bean, red bean and walnut protein drinks.
Closings, Layoffs for Cargill, Coca-Cola, General Mills
Two plants for General Mills, one for Cargill, and general shrinkage for Coke.
Changing of the Guard at Hormel, Simpson Steps Up at Coca-Cola
Jeffrey Ettinger reitres as CEO of Hormel Foods and James Snee will fill the spot as both president and CEO. Coca-Cola's Barry Simpson becomes chief information officer.
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Coca-Cola Remains 'Best Global Brand'
Leads Interbrand list for the 12th straight year.
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Eleventh split in stock's 92-year history.
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Police continue to investigate north Spokane rape and kidnapping case
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police continued to investigate the rape and kidnapping of a teenage girl Wednesday.
The girl says she was held against her will at a home in North Spokane Monday morning. Three people have now been arrested in the case.
Court documents say the teen was supposed to buy drugs for three adult women. When that drug deal went bad, things quickly took a very bad turn for the young girl.
KXLY obtained court documents in this case, and more disturbing details continue to emerge from the kidnapping and rape of the 16-year-year-old girl.
The situation started when the teen was given $2,000 to buy "some pills" for Mindee Deligt, Keila Chapman and Merriah Wernsdorfer.
When the girl returned with no drugs, the women became angry. Documents say they placed a piece of clothing over her head and took her to an unknown location. They then told her to take off her clothes.
The details that follow are graphic. The girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by Mindee Deligt.
A short time later, court documents say the 16-year-old was then taken to this garage on North Lincoln near Wellesley. Her wrists and legs were then duct taped to a computer chair and she was wrapped in saran wrap.
The victim says an unknown man, also inside the garage, threatened to kill her and even lit a blow torch.
Police later searched the garage, and found a blow torch, duct tape and Saran wrap all inside.
Neighbors, who don't want to go on camera, say they're shocked, and scared.
"Within maybe this whole block there's probably about 10-15 little girls, from the ages of 17 to 5. It's disgusting, sick and wrong in every single way," they said.
When the suspects left the garage, the girl was able to escape from a small door in the detached garage and ran to a nearby Zip-Trip.
One of the suspects, Mindee Deligt made her first court appearance Wednesday. She's facing charges of 1st degree kidnapping and 1st degree rape. During that court appearance, Deligt was very emotional. Her bond was set at $200,000.
The other two women appeared in court Tuesday. Court documents say a forth person was involved that night. Police have not made any new arrests in the case.
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I never bother with (or just didn't see) the first set of these, but we (the kid and I) picked up a few packs of the second set the other day, and... well... they suck.
I'm not a big card person outside of what Topps does, but WTF? Aside from the fact that they smell kind of weird (the ink they use I suppose), and they're not well designed, we've already found an error. The "Nick Fury" card has images of the Punisher on it... an error my 10 year old caught.
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I got home from work to find an email in my 'In Box' from a local Scoutmaster that I had a conversation with at Round table. We were talking about our annual plans and I told him that our Troop would be Shot Gun Shooting in January at the local Gun Club and camping at a local Scout camp.
He asked in his email if I thought it a good idea to continue with our plan to go shooting in light of the recent events here in Oregon and in Connecticut. He thinks that maybe we should not encourage our Scouts to shoot guns.
Well, I am going to be totally honest with you and tell you all.. and this Scoutmaster, that I disagree. I think this is the time that we need to be teaching gun safety and responsibility. The more I thought about how I should respond, the more I thought about just how important it is for proper instruction and example of how we should handle fire arms.
The Guide to Safe Scouting does a real good job of making it clear that the Boy Scouts of America does not condone the shooting of anything living. Through its shooting sports activities and the G2SS the Boy Scouts teach responsible fire arm safety and responsibility. The Guide clearly prohibits any activity that encourages engaging targets other than paper. This is the reason we can not have Air soft or Paint ball outings. Those two activities, while I see no direct harm in them when played in an organized field with rules and the proper equipment, are against the BSA rules so Scouts do not get used to engaging human targets.
Not that Paint ball wars are the gateway to a person going on a shooting spree… but I can see why we should maintain this as a good rule. Especially in light of the conversations currently in the media regarding "First person Shooter video games" etc.
But so far as Scouts doing the Shooting sports and earning the shooting sports merit badges. They need to have that program available to them.
They teach the Scout to have a healthy respect for fire arms. They build confidence in the Scout as he develops skills, and the Scout can seek further achievement in the JR Olympic Shooting programs offered.
Shooting sports are fun and should be kept fun by keeping the competition healthy and the bullets on paper targets.
To the matter of "Too Soon".
No. It's not to soon. It's the right time to teach. It's the right time to reinforce the ideas of responsibility and demonstrate that the gun can not do harm unless the person behind it wants to do harm. It is time to reinforce the Scout Oath and Law and always doing what is right. It is time to allow these Scouts to decide for themselves how they want to act and react around fire arms.
I am not going to get into a 2nd Amendment argument here, but we do have the right in America to keep and bear arms. It is time to teach our Scouts what that means.
It is time to teach our Scouts that we do not allow crime and criminals to dictate how honest, law abiding citizens should live. On the contrary, it is time to teach them that good citizens get to set the standard and rules to live by.
Just because people choose to drink and drive does not mean that we out law cars and alcohol. We have rules, laws, and social norms in this country and while the recent events are tragic, they do not, and should not dictate how the rest of us live. Oh and I refuse to live in fear too… so this is what we teach our Scouts in the Shooting sports activities.
In January when we go shooting as a Troop, these life lessons among the lessons of proper fire arm use is how we will do it. We will not postpone it, we will not shy away from it, we will teach, coach, train and mentor our Scouts to always do the right thing. We will play this game with a purpose and we will do it the right way.
I have been around fire arms my entire life. I own 4 rifles and a pistol. I do not see the need for a 30 round magazine or what the media calls Assault rifles. I am friends with many hunters although I have never hunted a day in my life. I don't know anyone that hunts with an AK47. But I understand that people like to fire high powered, rapid firing guns. I understand the sport, the collecting, and the right to own these fire arms. Is there a 'need'? Maybe not, but we are allowed to have them and I do not, even given the recent tragic events, want to see that right taken from me and my fellow Americans.
I am not a "slippery slope" guy. I don't think one right taken will lead to more… but the real question for me is why not just enforce the laws we have? Why can't our screening process be revamped to make sure that these fire arms end up in the right hands. Why can't there be an education piece added to the rules of ownership?
These are the questions no one seems to be asking. They just want the guns to go away. Well they aren't and they never will.
So we teach our Scouts to be responsible with them and we teach them to respect the fire arm and their fellow man. We teach them to do the right thing and at least we will have done our part to prevent these tragic events in the future.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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Role of governments key to a PSO Iran trip
U.S. played integral part when orchestra went there in 1964January 18, 2014 10:33 PM
When the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra went on an almost three-month concert tour to Europe and the Middle East in 1964, it did so with significant support from the U.S. government.
The State Department sponsored and funded the trip, and music director William Steinberg was showered with attention from government officials -- both American and foreign.
He received letters from President Lyndon B. Johnson and assistant secretary of state Lucius D. Battle. Julius C. Holmes, the American ambassador to Iran -- a position that has not existed since diplomatic ties were severed following Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution -- invited the conductor to the embassy residence for supper after the orchestra's Aug. 26 concert.
During the PSO's stop in Iran, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansour attended the orchestra's opening concert and presented Steinberg with "a handsome Persian rug," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette music critic Donald Steinfirst observed from Tehran.
Now, as the PSO partners with the American Middle East Institute to explore the possibility of returning to Iran this September, 50 years after that monumental tour, government support would likely play a critical role.
The PSO will have to receive an invitation from the Iranian government.
Moreover, the State Department would have to iron out several details, such as visa considerations and sanctions provisions, said Gregg Sullivan, senior adviser for Iran.
The department does encourage "people-to-people ties" in education, culture and sports, he said. The Iranian and American wrestling teams participated in an exchange in 2013. In the cultural field, the State Department-funded American Music Abroad program sends a diverse collection of ensembles on global tours, though none is on the scale of a symphony orchestra.
For the PSO's potential tour, the American Middle East Institute, which will be wholly responsible for fundraising, may turn to the State Department for financial support, in a parallel with the 1964 trip.
"We're actually looking at the State Department to help us with some of our expenses," said Simin Yazdgerdi Curtis, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh-based organization. "I think the State Department will definitely come through for us or connect us to entities that will help us, because they definitely want to see this happen."
Other possible sources of funding include foundations and individual giving. One of the stipulations of the tour is that the PSO not use any of its own funds.
The PSO's 1964 tour was one instance of the government's efforts to spread American culture during the Cold War, said Gene R. Garthwaite, professor of history emeritus at Dartmouth College.
"This was an example of the government emphasizing America's soft power," he said. "This was a way of reaching out more broadly."
As Steinfirst, the music critic, reported from the PSO's first concert, in Athens, "Quite rightly this long European tour of the orchestra is intended to introduce American music in unfamiliar places. Mr. Steinberg is including about 15 American works in the repertory and at least one will be played at every concert."
Of the State Department's interest in the PSO's potential trip later this year, Mr. Garthwaite said, "I suspect it's for the same reasons, really, but it's no longer the Cold War."
Mr. Garthwaite, who researched and lived in Iran during the 1960s, believed a PSO trip would be a positive development in relations between the two countries. He believes that Iranians would welcome the opportunity to attend classical music performances, particularly those interested in reconnecting with the West.
"A live orchestra concert would really be terribly, terribly important, even for people who don't listen to classical music," he said.
"Going to this concert would be a sign certainly of your Western affiliation and a rejection of the government's restrictions," he added.
In the 1960s, Iranian society was characterized by an "unquestioned acceptance of Westernization," Mr. Garthwaite said. The Iran-America Society, for instance, hosted tens of thousands of Iranians for English language instruction and classes on topics such as American cooking and art.
Iran's active arts and music scene in the 1960s frequently drew performers from abroad, via foreign embassies and cultural arms, or the Iranian government, said Shaul Bakhash, professor of history at George Mason University.
Mr. Bakhash, who was a journalist in Iran from 1960 until the eve of the Islamic Revolution, does not recall the PSO's concerts in 1964.
"There were many such occasions of symphony orchestras coming from elsewhere, so it didn't stick in my memory," said Mr. Bakhash.
During that period, only a small minority of intellectuals opposed America's strong cultural influence. That started to change in the 1970s, roughly following the celebration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy in 1971, Mr. Garthwaite said.
Then, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian government banned "virtually all music," Mr. Bakhash said.
"If in fact [the PSO tour] takes place, it would be a rather dramatic moment in Iran-U.S. relations since the Revolution," he said.
"Tickets are going to be hard to get," Mr. Gartwhaite said.
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Description The Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda is a large mackerel-like fish of the family Scombridae. It is common in shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean where it is an important commercial and game fish.
Atlantic bonito belong to a group which have the dorsal fins very near, or separated by a narrow interspace. It has the body completely scaled with those scales in the pectoral fin area and the lateral line usually larger in size. Bonitos (fishes in the genus Sarda) differ from tuna by their compressed bodies, their lack of teeth on the roof of the mouth, and certain differences in colouration.
Atlantic bonito share Atlantic waters with the striped bonito, Sarda orientalis (the Atlantic population of which is sometimes considered a separate species, Sarda velox). The striped bonito has been taken on the Atlantic coast as far north as Cape Cod. It is similar in its habits, but somewhat smaller than the more common Atlantic bonito. The Atlantic bonito can be distinguished from its relative by its dark oblique stripes on the back and with a maxillary only about half as long as the head; whereas the striped bonito has striping on its topside nearly horizontal and a maxillary more than half the length of the head.
Atlantic bonito grow up to 75 cm (30 in) and weighs 5-6 kg (10 to 12 pounds) at this size. The world record is 18 pounds and 4 ounces, and was caught in the Azores.
Dimensions Up to 3' (91 cm); 16 3/4 lbs (7.6 kg).
Habitat Open ocean, Ocean or bay shallows.
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Wednesday morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) postponed a procedural vote on S. 3815, the Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010. Opposed by the propane industry in its present form, S. 3815 would provide federal financial incentives toward the manufacture, purchase and related infrastructure costs of natural gas vehicles. Concurrent propane vehicle programs are not included in the legislation. Reid's office released a statement suggesting that while S. 3815 has some bipartisan backing, it did not have the 60 votes necessary to move forward at this time. However, his office remains confident that a bipartisan consensus can be reached.
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Binghamton University to hold free IT training information seminar
The Continuing Education and Outreach program at Binghamton University will hold a free information seminar on their Information Technology (IT) certification programs from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 14, in the Green Room of the Fine Arts building on campus.
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