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November 2004
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- Monday, November 29, 2004
- Governor Announces Creation of Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network
- Erica Kauten
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Governor Jim Doyle today announced the creation of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN), a partnership of the University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Technical College System, the WiSys Technology Foundation, and the Agricultural Innovation Center, which is receiving $1 million from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. The investment is part of Governor Doyle’s pledge to promote entrepreneurship and innovation and will create an integrated statewide network to serve entrepreneurs.
- Thursday, November 11, 2004
- Serve a holiday buffet with food safety in mind
- Barbara Ingham
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MADISON, Wis.—Many of us have seen the situation: the guests arrive later in the day, but the refrigerator is already bursting with platters of meat, cheese, and other party treats. Can the eggnog sit out on the counter for a few extra hours? What about cream-filled cakes or pies? What is the best way to keep holiday buffet foods safe so that guests don’t end up with an unwanted illness? Barbara Ingham, University of Wisconsin-Extension food scientist, offers these tips from the USDA:
- Monday, November 08, 2004
- New WPT Documentary on UW Varsity Band Captures Brass, Sass and Memories
- Moira Harrington
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A new documentary airing on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, captures the brass, sass and memories of 30 years of UW Varsity Band Spring Concerts. The program encores at 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2.
- Tuesday, November 02, 2004
- Boosting financial literacy of young adults
- Michael Gutter
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When young people head off to college, or start their first jobs after high school, will they have the personal finance skills necessary to manage their money and plan for the future? Just ten percent of youth are graduating from high school with any kind of instruction in personal finance, according to the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, a Washington, D.C. based advocacy group. Recent results from the Jump$tart survey also showed that the average high school student failed a basic financial literacy test.
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