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In Wisconsin visits Manitowoc where two photographers prove what’s old is new again with studio portrait postcards, you’ll also see a report on how unemployment is driving record enrollment in higher education, we explore what is proper Chinese etiquette and a word of advice leave those Packer's hats at home. Plus In Wisconsin takes you to Waterloo for a look at the future of environmental farming.

Photo Postcard
Thursday, January 6, 2011

You may have seen them, the studio portrait penny postcards that show up in estate sales and antique stores. They represent a time when few people had access to cameras. Now, Manitowoc artists Julie Lindemann and John Shimon are proving what's old is new again. The people getting their photos taken are having fun with this mix of old and new too...wearing a range of outlandish outfits or just not dressing up at all. The results are intriguing. Video available January 6th.

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Chinese Etiquette
Thursday, January 6, 2011

The seemingly gracious act of giving, say a Green Bay Packer's hat as a gift to a business partner in China would actually be considered the height of rudeness. That's one of the lessons learned at a recent UW business school program on navigating Chinese business etiquette. The program is run by a visiting Chinese professor at UW Platteville. China is extremely important as Wisconsin's third largest trading partner. Video available January 6th.

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Environmental Farming
Thursday, January 6, 2011

When milk prices crashed in the spring of 2009, many Wisconsin dairy farmers struggled to survive. In Wisconsin Reporter Art Hackett discovered the Crave Brother's farm near Waterloo had an advantage. It's called value added agriculture and includes energy efficient investments which paid off at the right time. Video available January 6th.

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Updates on Water Issues
Thursday, January 6, 2011

The reporting team of In Wisconsin continues to track new information on previous reports we've broadcast. This week three updates all related to water including the battle to stop the Asian flying carp, Waukesha's water woes and the world's largest PCB cleanup near Green Bay. Video available January 6th.

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Middleton High School Band goes to London
Thursday, January 6, 2011

This week we salute a Wisconsin band that traveled half-way around the world to welcome in the new year. One hundred and twelve members of the Middleton High School Marching Band and their supporters worked for more than year to appear in the 25th Anniversary of London's New Year's Day Parade. They performed before a half million spectators and a worldwide audience. Watch the video to hear their arrangement of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".

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