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ZIFFPAGE TITLECanadian Firearm Registry
Public outrage to the massacre, the worst in Canadian history, set off a series of events, leading to the passage of a new firearms act in 1995. The measure stiffened Canada's penalties for firearms offenses and called for the creation of a national computerized firearm registry. Under the law, every gun owner would be required to have a license and undergo a background check, and every gun in the owner's possession, no matter how old, would need to be registered. All of that information would be kept in a database that could be accessed by police.
The country's gun lobby strongly opposed the registry, arguing that the cost of developing and running the system would be better spent fighting crime. The government, in turn, argued that the registry could be developed for $119 million Canadian ($88 million U.S.), a cost that would be offset by licensing and registration fees of $117 million. Projected net cost to taxpayers: $2 million.
What was supposed to be a relatively modest information technology project ballooned into a massive undertaking. At last count, the program had amassed more than $1 billion in costs, and the computer system had become so cumbersome that an independent review board recommended that it be scrapped and replace with a new, outsourced system.
The Canadian gun registry project offers multiple lessons for government and corporate project leaders alike on the difficulties involved in undertaking a controversial project:
The bottom line, says Raymond Hession, a former federal employee hired to review the project and its future, is that the billion-dollar price tag was likely inevitable. "This is a large, complex electronic database, with very large networks and a lot of people accessing it. It costs money," he says. "The problem is the original forecast was based on flawed assumptions."
Prior to 1995, Canada had a limited system of federal and provincial agencies in place to handle the licensing of new guns. However, that system only accounted for guns at the time of purchasethe government did not keep track of the estimated 7 million guns already in circulation. Initially, the federal government believed it could use the same agencies that issued firearm acquisition certificates to handle the registration. However, that plan had to be abandoned when several provinces, primarily those with strong hunting lobbies, refused to cooperate.
The federal government was forced to assume responsibility for the project. It created a new agency, the Canadian Firearms Centre, to act as a single point to manage and control the program, operating under the federal Justice Department.
One other factor dramatically altered the project's scope. A shooting spree in 1996 in British Columbia highlighted an obvious flaw in the planned licensing and registry system. In that instance, the killer applied for a license to purchase a gun and was approved, even though his estranged wife had complained to police several times that he had threatened to kill her. Because the man had not been convicted, the incidents were not recorded in the national police database, the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
The government then decided to include all violent incidents reported to police, whether they resulted in a criminal conviction or not, as grounds for further reviewing a license application. This involved tapping into the computer records of every police agency in the country and having information on any reported threats, domestic violence or related incidents pushed out to a new central database, the Firearm Interest Police System (FIPS). This database in turn would be integrated with CPIC and the new firearm registry in Ottawa.
Instead of a simple database where citizens registered their firearms, the scope of the initiative had been expanded to that of a large computer networking project.: Armed Robbery Part Two">
In June 1997, Electronic Data Systems of Plano, Texas, and U.K.-based SHL Systemhouse were awarded a $30 million contract to build the system. EDS headed up development of the main registry database and application. SHL took on responsibility for the interfaces with other government and police agency systems and databases. At the heart of the system: an Oracle 7 database to collect licensing and registration information, such as the make, model, caliber, and serial number of firearms. An application to input information from mailed-in registration forms, and perform the electronic checks with other systems such as the national police computer database, was created using Sybase's PowerBuilder software.
Dwayne King, the lead developer of the Oracle database, says even with the project's expanded scope, the computerized registry was well within the technical capabilities of the development team. He and others such as Hession attributed ensuing problems to the circus-like atmosphere surrounding the gun registry.
Political wrangling and pressure from the gun lobby and government officials prompted numerous changes to license and registry forms, rules and processes. By 1999, the development team had dealt with more than 1,000 orders for changes to the system, which created headaches for programmers.
Changes to the software required dealing with close to 50 different department or agency computer systems, from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to each provincial ministry of transportation for driver's license checks, says King. Sometimes requests were completed right away; other times they took a week or longer.
"A project of this size is like turning around the Titanic," King says. "Up until a week before we were due to go live, they were still changing the forms that were going to be filled out."
The changes were not part of the original contract, requiring the government to pay for additional work at contractor's rates.
Other unexpected labor costs emerged. When the project was conceived, it was forecast that only 10% of applications would require follow-up by an employee involved in the registry. Instead, nine out of 10 applications required follow-up, either from a call center agent or a local police department, to correct information on a form. Some errors were deliberatethe gun lobby had encouraged people to fill out forms incorrectly to protest the systembut the department admitted that many of the errors were unintentional.
The system went live on schedule in late 1998. Gun owners had until Jan. 1, 2001, to obtain a valid license and until Jan. 1, 2003, to register all guns in their possession.
But ongoing maintenance, development and support costs rocketed out of control. Between 1996 and 2001, about $688 million was spent on the program. Of that amount, $250 million went to the computer systems. Support, such as call centers, accounted for $300 million. The remaining $138 million went to advertising and public outreach programs to encourage compliance.
By 2001, annual maintenance costs had risen to about $75 million, or 55% of the $135 million in operating costs for that year. This figure is significantly higher than the industry norm of 10% to 20%, according to a review by Strategic Relationships Sourcing. Project managers blamed the system's complexities for that cost.
Meanwhile, anticipated revenue from the program nearly evaporated. The government initially believed it could recoup $117 million of the development costs through registration fees, but it decided to wave or eliminate most of the fees to encourage gun owners to comply.
The Canadian government has capped annual spending on the registry at $25 million, down from operating costs of $48 million in 2002 and $33 million in 2003.
In all, Canada's auditor general Sheila Fraser estimates that at least $1 billion has been spent on the program to dateincluding an unanticipated request from provinces and the mounted police for $135 million to reimburse costs to upgrade their computer systems.
Is the program working? Debate on that topic is also highly charged.
As of May, the Canadian Firearms Centre said 2 million people had filed and received licenses to own firearms. More than 12,000 license applications were revoked due to public safety concerns. In addition, 7 million guns had been registered out of the estimated 7.9 million firearms in circulation.
"It's not the be-all and end-all, but it was never designed to solve all of our gun problems," says Edgar MacLeod, president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. He says the cost of the registry has become an embarrassment and a nuisance to all involved, but the program works and provides a valuable service.
In a typical domestic violence situation, he says, investigating police officers rely on the registry to determine if guns are present. Onboard computers in police cruisers, or a call to central dispatch, alerts officers to any firearms registered to occupants of the house. The Canadian Firearms Centre says police make more than 13,000 queries to the system each week.
Since 1989, when Lepine committed the Montreal massacre, annual firearm deaths (including accidents and suicides) in the country have fallen from 1,367 to 1,006 in 2002 (the latest figures available), a drop of 26%. Murders committed with firearms have fallen 32%, from 218 in 1989 to 149 in 2002.
Still, critics like Breitkreuz call the registry a "billion-dollar boondoggle" and are pushing hard to have it scrapped. Fellow opponents contend that the $25 million in annual operating costsif that level can be achievedwould be better spent putting police on the streets.
Proponents of the registry like Wendy Cukier, president of the Coalition for Gun Control and an information technology professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, are digging in to protect a technology initiative they agree is flawed but necessary. "It's not unusual for government computer projects to go over budget, but all the attention this one has received has blown things way out of proportion," she says. "'Billion-dollar boondoggle' is now part of the lexicon.": A Shot in the Dark">
Canadian Firearm Registry: A Shot in the Dark
High price for safety: When the Canadian government proposed building a computerized database to track the estimated 7 million firearms in the country, it said the project would cost about $119 million Canadian ($88 million U.S.) to implement. Those costs were to be offset by $117 million in gun-owner registration fees, leaving taxpayers with a bill for $2 million. Instead, costs have soared to more than $1 billion.
Sources: Office of the Auditor General of Canada, HLB Decision Economics Review, Hession Report, Baseline ResearchBase Case">
Canada Firearms Base Case
284 Wellington St.,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0H8
(800) 731-4000
Government agency responsible for issuing firearms licenses and registering firearms.
Commissioner of Firearms:
William Baker
$16 million Canadian ($11.8 million U.S.) in revenue from user fees in 2003; $33 million in operating costs.
Program implementation forecast:
$119 million
Actual cost:
$1 billion
To bring the program's annual operating expenses in line with revenues and overcome public hostility to the program's runaway implementation costs.
Baseline Goals
- Reduce annual operating expenses to $25 million per year, from $135 million in 2001.
- Cut waiting times for registration approvals to 30 days, from six months.
- Lower cost of processing licenses to $5.50, from $23.75, and registration forms to $4.60, from $16.28.
- Reduce follow-up inquiries to fewer than 20% of registrations, from 90%.


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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 11-cv-01350-WJM-BNB ANDY KERR, Colorado State Representative, NORMA V. ANDERSON, JANE M. BARNES, Member, Jefferson County Board of Education, ELAINE GANTZ BERMAN, Member, State Board of Education, ALEXANDER E. BRACKEN, WILLIAM K. BREGAR, Member Pueblo District 70 Board of Education, BOB BRIGGS, Westminster City Councilman, BRUCE W. BRODERIUS, Member, Weld County District 6 Board of Education, TRUDY B. BROWN, JOHN C. BUECHNER, Ph.D., Lafayette City Councilman, STEPHEN A. BURKHOLDER, RICHARD L. BYYNY, M.D., LOIS COURT, Colorado State Representative, THERESA L. CRATER, ROBIN CROSSAN, Member Steamboat Springs RE-2 Board of Education, RICHARD E. FERDINANDSEN, STEPHANIE GARCIA, Member, Pueblo City Board of Education, KRISTI HARGROVE, DICKEY LEE HULLINGHORST, Colorado State Representative, NANCY JACKSON, Arapahoe County Commissioner, WILLIAM G. KAUFMAN, CLAIRE LEVY, Colorado State Representative, MARGARET (MOLLY) MARKERT, Aurora City Councilwoman, MEGAN J. MASTEN, MONISHA MERCHANT, Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, MICHAEL MERRIFIELD, MARCELLA (MARCY) L. MORRISON, JOHN P. MORSE, Colorado State Senator, PAT NOONAN, BEN PEARLMAN, Boulder County Commissioner, WALLACE PULLIAM, FRANK WEDDIG, Arapahoe County Commissioner, PAUL WEISSMANN, and JOSEPH W. WHITE, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN HICKENLOOPER, GOVERNOR OF COLORADO, in his official capacity, Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ MINUTE ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ Minute Order Entered by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland This matter is before the Court on the Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File First Amended Substitute Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [docket no. 31, filed October 17, 2011] (the "Motion"). IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED and the Clerk of the Court is directed to accept the attached First Amended Substitute Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and all parties are to amend their captions to reflect the change. DATED: October 18, 2011 2

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Private investigator Dana Cutler and attorney Brad Miller have overcome more than a few daunting challenges and powerful enemies to see justice done. Now wicked threats old and new are about to bring them together once again. Convicted serial killer Clarence Little has escaped from death row in Oregon, and Brad receives threatening messages in D.C., where he is working for Senator Jack Carson, a high-ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. A dead body, murdered according to Little's M.O., is found in the senator's Georgetown home, and Carson has disappeared. While Dana is in Oregon digging into Carson's shady background, a terrorist cell is poised to destroy a packed professional football stadium in one of the biggest attacks on American soil. As the senator's personal life begins to dovetail with the cell's evil plan, Brad and Dana will risk it all again to uncover the truth and save their country.
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Runs came thick and fast when Ganguly and Pathan were at the crease as 96 came off 27 overs in the morning and 150 off 30 in the afternoon. The 35-year-old Ganguly was bowled attempting to sweep Kaneria in the afternoon session. He struck two sixes off Kaneria and 30 fours in his superb 361-ball knock. Pakistan got one wicket in the morning when Arafat had Dinesh Karthik (24) caught behind, but not before the batsman had added 66 for the sixth wicket with Ganguly. Karthik again missed out on a big innings ahead of the Australian tour. He is now under pressure to retain his Test place, having scored 63 in five innings against the tourists.
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He needed four runs to complete his century when last-man Sharma joined him, but he did it in style when he hoisted leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for his fourth six. It was a frustrating day for Pakistan, who struggled for more than two sessions to claim the remaining five wickets after the hosts had resumed at 365-5. None of their bowlers could keep pressure on Ganguly and Pathan. Pakistan were a bowler short as paceman Shoaib Akhtar was unable to resume bowling after being off the field for more than a session on Saturday due to back pain. He was not given a single over even when he became eligible to bowl. Younis was left with only three specialist bowlers but seamers Mohammad Sami and Arafat, and Kaneria were ineffective on an unhelpful wicket. Ganguly and Pathan made the most of the conditions, reducing the Pakistani bowlers and fielders to a state of helplessness during their big partnership.
It was India's highest total against Pakistan at home, beating the previous best of 616-5 declared in the second Test of the current series at Kolkata. Left-handed Ganguly and Pathan put the Pakistani attack to the sword with thrilling strokeplay on a good batting track, adding 178 for the seventh wicket to ensure the tourists bat under the threat of a follow-on. The pair also overshadowed Pakistani seamer Yasir Arafat, who finished with five wickets on his Test debut. Ganguly, 125 overnight, reached his double-hundred in the afternoon when he drove Arafat through the covers for two runs. His previous best was 173 against Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 1997. Lower-order batsman Pathan, 23, went on the rampage in his first Test in more than a year as he smashed four sixes and 10 fours in his 133-ball knock.
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There's a lot that escapes P.K. Peladeau. That fact has never mattered before, because he had underlings to watch out for such things and introduce the necessary fixes. Now he just has a struggling PQ looking to be rescued.
Can PKP save himself from himself?
During Pauline Marois 18-month reign, even the most petty ethnic or linguistic dispute became grist for widespread anxiety and bitterness in Quebec
If Pauline Marois had achieved her hoped-for majority, Harper would have been forced him to fight the 2015 federal election while confronted with a hostile and disruptive Quebec government bent on causing as much trouble as possible.
Considering what Nigel Wright did, the jubilation over his not being charged seems a tad unseemly. Plus a fitting tribute for Jim Flaherty, the Parti Québécois licks its wounds, and when it comes to funding religious schools, Alberta is almost almost as incoherent as Ontario.
The author of Quebec's Values Charter says the election loss wasn't a reflection on the Charter, even though he repeatedly held it up as the main issue of the campaign.
The finance minister's listening skills and eye-twinkle set him apart from too many of his colleagues. Abortion rights, free speech rights and religious rights are up for debate. The Parti Québécois looks long into the abyss. And the status quo is alive in well in Ontario politics. Still.
It remains alive, but with just one-third of the population casting votes for sovereigntist parties on Monday, its days as a defining force in Quebec politics appear numbered
Sovereigntists and federalists alike have some serious soul-searching to do after last week's election. Each side's assumptions about separatism are out of whack with reality.
Conrad Black on what the crushing defeat of the Parti Québécois means for the future of Canada
The old, grievance-based sovereignty movement is dead. But that doesn't mean a new one won't emerge
The PQ don't like leaders who are parachuted in from the outside. These people are ideologues. Loyalty to the cause is the ticket with them. Pierre Karl Peladeau loses on all fronts.
It's a good thing the Liberals have a majority, because they have more than a few problems to fix while the Parti Québécois stares into the abyss.
What if Rob Ford isn't an aberration after all, and ugliness is the new standard in Canadian public life?
If you're perennially stressed out about French, angry at Ottawa or eager for a referendum, they're your party
Quebec's codification of linguistic insecurity is detrimental to entrepreneurship, social harmony and freedom of expression – and the PQ wanted to make it even worse.
The PQ took barely a quarter of the popular vote, its worst result since 1970. In four years its elderly, baby-boom cohorts will be that much older, Quebec's population will be that much more diverse and cosmopolitan
The Parti Québécois had nothing to offer Quebecers except divison, intolerance and things they didn't care about. Sources say the door did, in fact, hit her on the way out.
Mr. Couillard needs to be careful. Having won a majority, he has some room to manoeuvre. But bombshell allegations against a member of their new government or a party official are a very real and present danger.
Quebec is going to have at least four years of rational, inclusive governance and political stability, a gift that cannot be over-estimated in the light of the psychological turmoil we have experienced since 2012.


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Having a baby can change a lot of things: Your sex drive, dress size, even your cravings for a cocktail. Just ask new mom Jessica Simpson. "Responsibility has drastically changed my life!" she tweeted recently. "Saturday night drink of choice….WATER!" Apparently this is quite a departure for the party girl known for knocking back her share of scotch and margaritas.
Man, can I relate. When I was nursing my babies, I felt lost-in-the-desert parched around the clock. I started buying sports drinks by the case (sports drinks! yuck!) because even gallons of water couldn't quench that epic thirst. I admit I like a nice glass of wine, and before became a breeder I worried that I'd crave it and miss it and generally be a bitter witch without it. Fortunately most of the time -- at least while I was breastfeeding -- even the thought of a cocktail made me want to hurl.
Still, in Jess's case it's not clear whether the "responsibility" she mentions is the part where she's breastfeeding daughter Maxwell, the bit about having to drag her bones out of bed several times in the middle of the night to tend to her kid (which is way easier to do when you're sober) or the little matter of her multi-million deal with Weight Watchers to shed that pesky pregnancy weight. Rumor has it that Jess only has until the end of the month to drop 20 to 30 pounds or she loses the $4 million endorsement deal. I don't know about you, but I could easily pass up a mojito or two for a paycheck like that.


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On Tuesday we went downtown to spend the morning with our local LGBTIQ+ community as they gathered and started applying for marriage licenses, on this, the very first day it was legal to do so in our county. There were couples there that have been together over 40 years. They were overcome with joy at finally being able to make their union legal. Ministers, Rabbis, Priests, and all sorts of ordained marriage makers were milling about, at the ready to marry anyone who asked. We were capturing the story and making wedding memory photos in a buzzing blur of happy energy.
There were flowers and wishes and vows and clapping, bubbles, kisses and warm warm hugs. There wasn't a dry eye on the plaza.
If you were there and would like to see our complete selection of images, or were married that day, and we photographed you, please email us here or call the studio at 505-232-6986, we would like to give you a gift of your photos!
The place was crawling with news people!
Maggie Oliver was PROUD!
Best 25 bucks ever spent!
40 years.
Best time waiting EVER!
When couples emerged the whole room cheered!
Congratulations everyone!
the photos you have taken captured the elated feeling of everyone – supporters, couples, children, flowers, your photos are really nice.
Thank you for posting these! The joy just pours out of the pictures. I don't know when we've seen so many people so happy.
Such beautiful images Kyle!!!! Thank-you for capturing such an incredible day in the lives of so many of us. I look forward to meeting you at Kelly and Amber's wedding in September.
These are beautiful. You can just feel the exuberance and joy flowing out of the photos. It is wonderful to see such big smiles.It's infectious.
Just beautiful, thank you. I wonder if Archbishop Sheehan could actually look at these photos and say these people are sinners?
Thank you so much for celebrating with all of us on this truly Historical Day in New Mexico!!
Each of your photos expresses the true joy that we all felt and continue to feel!!
I was there August 27, 2013 marrying my wife of 10 years and I would like to see all the photos from that awesome day!!!
So happy for all these beautiful couples!
Thank you for doing this for our community!
Dear Kyle,
We loved you when we met you and we love you more as we look at these beautiful photos. We are bummed that you weren't with us when we married in CA on July 4th, but we are so excited to do our family pictures with you in two weeks. Thank you for your amazing support of the lgbt community!
Sue (and Anne Marie)
Thank you, Kyle for publishing these beautiful pictures of this joyous day! Kate photographed my nephew, Erik's wedding in May and did a wonderful job!
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To everything (turn, turn, turn...) there is a season.... keeps going through my head. Yes, the times, they are a-changin'...for many of the people that I know, and also for me.
(And I was obviously exposed to too much music from the 1960's at some point in my life).
My friend Bella is moving out of her beautiful bush retreat.
I spent a final farewell weekend with her there, packing boxes and listening to birdsong and the breeze....
We remembered many good times spent here with very dear friends, and soaked up all we could of the place. We will carry it with us.
We sipped champagne and looked out at the trees.... and then we packed more boxes. The season has passed and it's time to move on, so we do what we have to do and look forward to what is next.
There will be more to come.
Still, there are new doors sitting ajar.... new paths to explore...
For now, I am working at living in the present.... taking it all as it comes... letting life surprise me and accepting the direction that things take.
I am soaking up my girl and making good memories. I am teaching workshops, teaching my fashion students and keeping You Sew Girl products going out to lovely stockists. I am swimming and have started going to yoga classes again.
Life is finding its own sort of balance around that framework.
There has been a slow return of the sewjo that disappeared earlier this year...
A "birthday present" shirt for a bestest buddy, that was promised over a year ago, was finally sewn. (There had been another birthday between ...and no shirt... it was getting embarrassing.)
The pattern for this shirt is the Negroni by Collette patterns, and it's a winner. This fabric is a charcoal coloured chambray, and the shirt has darkest green buttons (just for fun). The bestie approves.
I have been a bit in love with my new overlocker (serger), which hadn't seen much action since I bought it in June. It has been humming away lately. It's easier to thread and is generally a lot less trouble than my industrial overlocker, and it does a ROLLED HEM with the flick of a switch.... I get a bit excited about that.
A book idea is swimming around and I am thinking of pattern-writing again too. Ideas are beginning to come back. I am not pushing it... just waiting for the mojo to be back in full swing, as it will be.
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There were two special elections scheduled for the state of Minnesota in 2013.
State House District 14A
- Steve Gottwalt (R) resigned his District 14A House seat, which he won re-election to on November 6, 2012, on January 7, 2013. While three Republicans had initially filed, Tama Theis won the nod at a GOP convention and the other candidate dropped out. Thus, with only one candidate from each party, a primary did not take place.[1] Gottwalt resigned to take a job as director of state legislative policy for an imaging-scan provider firm.[2][3] The special election was held on February 12, which Tama Theis won.[4]
State House District 19A
- Terry Morrow (D) announced that he would be resigning his seat, which he won re-election to on November 6, 2012, on January 7, 2013. A Democratic primary was held on January 29, 2013. While two Republicans were running, Allen Quist was chosen by a GOP convention and Jim Golgart suspended his campaign, leaving Quist without a primary opponent.[1][5][6] On the Democratic side, Clark Johnson was endorsed by the party convention, but due to the late timing of the convention, all four candidates were in the primary on January 29, which Johnson won.[7][8] The special election was held on February 12, 2013, which Johnson won.[9]
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Minnesota is one of eight states which allow early voting but require an excuse to vote early. Early voting begins 46 days prior to the election and ends the day before election day.[10] The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.
To vote early you need to provide an excuse for why you will be unable to vote at the polls during normal voting hours. The following are valid reasons:[10]
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Minnesota ranked 5th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examines election administration performance and assigns an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Minnesota received an overall score of 74 percent.[11]
See also
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CBS Minnesota, "Dayton Sets February Special Elections For House," January 8, 2013
- ↑ SCTimes, "3 Republicans declare run for House 14A seat," January 7, 2013
- ↑ SC Times, "Independence candidate files for seat," January 15, 2013
- ↑ Politics in Minnesota, "Johnson, Theis win House special elections," February 13, 2013
- ↑ The Journal, "Mankato teacher, union leader to run for Morrow seat in House," December 27, 2012
- ↑ The Journal, "Clark Johnson, Jim Golgart enter 19A race," January 4, 2013
- ↑ Minnesota Post, "DFLers endorse candidates for special elections in House Districts 14A, 19A," January 21, 2013
- ↑ St. Peter Herald, "Johnson wins House District 19A special primary election," January 29, 2013
- ↑ Politics in Minnesota, "Johnson, Theis win House special elections," February 13, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Rules: Minnesota," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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If this doesn't make you want to cry, we don't know what will!
Olivia Wise, a teen diagnosed with brain cancer, recorded a cover of Katy Perry's "Roar" and has now left a lasting impression on everyone who has seen the video. Check it out below:
Being one of, if not the most inspirational songs of the year, "Roar" has influenced many young women. Olivia was touched by its message, and she wanted to let it be known.
The people who created the video left this message on their YouTube page:
"Olivia Wise has brain cancer. She came into a recording studio for her first time and recorded the Katy Perry song 'Roar.' She couldn't walk or stand, she didn't have her full breath or the energy she used to, and she was managing her new pains and new limitations. While her physical condition was rapidly fading, her spirit remained untouched. Olivia is a fighter and has gone through the fire, in fact, she was going through the fire while she recorded this song, but you wouldn't know it, because she was dancing right through it. She is an inspiration, a champion, and my hero. This is her 'Roar.'"
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natural beauty.
this girl has it but doesn't always see it.
we bought each piece of her outfit without having any idea how exactly it was going to turn out.
we had to go back and pick out the shoes because my head wasn't on straight while we shopped for the dress.
I surprised her with a trip to a boutique to pick a pair of earrings. She picked the perfect pair.
I told her to try it all on together so we could show Dad. She was not too sure about it since she had just run during her athletic class right before I picked her up from school. I told her not to worry and just put it on… just for a minute. She did and looked beautiful just like I thought!
I grabbed my camera and asked for just a few pictures. (my kids will never learn.. it's never just a few! ha!)
I showed her the back of the camera and she had tears in her eyes. I asked her what it was about and she told me that it wasn't her. I shook my head and said it most certainly was. She said I had photoshop in my camera! ha! no such thing… this is her inner beauty shining through!
Her tears of disbelief had me really taken back. Why would a 13 year old girl feel this way? What happens to kids that they turn from fearing nothing to not being sure about anything?
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
As a little boy I knew he learned differently.
I would try and teach him his ABCs and 123s and he would fight me every step of the way.
I knew it was more than his German stubborness and Irish temper that would both hinder him and help him.
Last year we finally got him tested. There were some bumps along the way but he is now getting the help he needed and will need to get him headed in the right direction.
We found out he has dyslexia.
I know there is more but for now we are dealing with this roadblock.
He cried today when we sat to do his homework.
It's just so hard, Mama.
I try so hard and my brain doesn't work.
My brain scrambles it all and I just don't get it.
These words kill me.
Yet at the same time I understand.
He hurts so much from trying to keep up and show that he is smart.
that he can do the work.
that he does want to learn.
I know he is in there.
Do you see it, teachers?
Do you see a little boy who could design and race race cars like his Daddy?
Do you see a little boy who will windsurf around the globe?
Do you see a lego master who wants to invent a spy car?
Do you see a reader? a writer? a little boy wanting to learn?
A friend sent me this link about learning disabilities:
Always believe in your kids.
Always be your kids advocate.
Always protect your kids.
Always just be there for your kids.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Queen V takes it on a run!
First day of school was the "best ever" said my Queen V! She had a great time and couldn't wait to tell me all about it. Even though she is not in class with all of her friends (living in her perfect world! ha!) She said it was all good since they all get to sit together at lunch and chat!!
We went for an afternoon swim and then followed it by dinner and a run!
I am so glad that I figured out how to make quick little stills with my phone for a fast post.
At any rate, she ended her first day with a run to one of her favorite songs... love it!
We went for an afternoon swim and then followed it by dinner and a run!
I am so glad that I figured out how to make quick little stills with my phone for a fast post.
At any rate, she ended her first day with a run to one of her favorite songs... love it!
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Friday, August 16, 2013
sunrise in sturgeon bay
This is most definitely my happy place.
It fills my soul and calms my mind.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
growing time
wow. those shoes are BIG!
how did they get that big- are you sure they fit?
yes. I growed.
When? When did you grow?
well, it was in the growing time.
When is the growing time?
Well, member when you did all that laundry? that is when I growed.
Wow... good to know, Hap.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
Queen V goes Country
A few pictures of Queen V and a video of the day...
BES Stockyard Fieldtrip
A few times a day they recreate a "cattle drive" for the tourists moving the cattle from one end of the stockyards to the other. It's pretty cool for sure.
BES Stockyard Fieldtrip
A few times a day they recreate a "cattle drive" for the tourists moving the cattle from one end of the stockyards to the other. It's pretty cool for sure.
Not sure where my girl will end up when she is all grown up... either on the water with a surfboard or in the mountains with horses all around her. She loves both... just like her mama.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Silly Happy Girl
Love my Princess A she wakes up running to me with her blonde locks all over the place. "Good Morning, Dandelion!!" I tell her as she jumps up into my arms all excited about the day. First order of the day is a bowl of cheerios- it's not breakfast without Cheerios
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Uh oh! I am starting to get the very serious feeling that we are genuinely living in the Children of Men but for ideas. At this point, if anyone is ever discovered carrying a new idea around in their head, we are going to have to take them to the ocean under cover of night, risking everything to protect them.
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The school policy rotates around hard work in the conformity with the school motto of "jishinde ushinde", a call for self conquest and self discipline. The school for the first time broke the national record by becoming number one national wide. Mang'u high school was the first to introduce aviation as an examinable subject in the country.
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Sachin Tendulkar bid farewell to Mumbai after his side gave him a fitting tribute by beating Rajasthan in the final of the World T20 League in New Delhi. The little master hinted at a future role with the Mumbai franchise. "As of now, I don't know. We've just won this tournament and I want to enjoy this moment. There are still good six months (before the next IPL) and I am sure something will come along till then. I am actually looking forward to the next season because I have been part of MI for six years now and it has been an experience I have really enjoyed," said Tendulkar to the official CLT20 website when asked if he would be seen in the team dug-out next year. Like Chennai in 2010, Mumbai won both the IPL and the CLT20 this year which makes Tendulkar feel that he has fulfilled his dreams. "Wonderful! To win the IPL and then the CLT20 in the same year is a special thing. When the IPL season started, we wanted to win it so badly. The team has done beautifully since then and the end result has been fantastic. The dream was to be part of the No.1 Test team in the world, then win the World Cup, the IPL and the CLT20. All those dreams have been accomplished now," he added. Tendulkar went past 50,000 runs across all formats this CLT20 thereby becoming the first Indian to achieve the rare feat. He admitted that he was unmindful of the stat and that it came as a pleasant surprise. "I did not actually know about that landmark. I only realised it when the big screen flashed that I was two runs away from scoring 50,000 runs. That came as a surprise to me. It's a wonderful feeling. I have enjoyed various challenges along the way. There have been ups and downs and it's been a wonderful journey of which I have no complaints whatsoever." Former Australian batsman Justin Langer praised Tendulkar on seeing his rigorous net sessions even at this age and reacting to his comments, Tendulkar said, "As long as I enjoy going out there to bat in a match, it makes sense to practice hard for it. There are days when I feel I'm not up for it and on those days I stay away from the nets; I don't force myself. Enjoy the game and chase your dreams because dreams do come true." "I have played for a number of years and I am 40 now. I know I don't have much time left on my hand and so I want to enjoy every moment of whatever time I have left in cricket."
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It is great to finish with a double: SharmaRohit Sharma led from the front with a cameo 33 off just 14 deliveries and took Mumbai to their second World T20 League title beating Rajasthan by 33 runs in the final in New Delhi.
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The armless slipper chair was invented to suit the needs of Victorian women dressed in sweeping gowns, who required a low seat on which to perch while putting on their footwear. But it may have found its true purpose as an entertaining essential. Its compact size and open sides allow a guest to swivel from one conversation to another with ease.
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Designer Harry Heissmann's mentor, Albert Hadley, often placed them in bedrooms, using them as what he called "sick chairs." "When you're lying in bed," explains Heissmann, "someone can sit there and visit youor serve you breakfast."
This German-born designer worked with Albert Hadley before opening his New York office in 2009. His philosophy? "Build upon the past and put your spin on it." harryheissmanninc.com
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The Luther College graduate has been teaching for more than 30 years – the past 29 years in the Brookings School District.
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Stop us if you've heard this one before: "The Chinese are coming." According to Automotive News, Great Wall Motor Co. plans to sell its vehicles in the US by around 2015. The Chinese automaker has been researching its planned expansion for the last two years, looking at everything from regulatory hurdles to establishing a dealer network, as well as customer needs and wants.
Although it isn't immediately clear what models the company plans to market here in the US, it is apparently looking at establishing a factory stateside. The company currently sells its wares in 76 countries and regions around the globe, but has yet to attempt to crack the US or Canada. Great Wall may be China's largest purveyor of SUVs, but it has a full lineup of models to choose from – it brought 26 vehicles to last weekend's press day for the Shanghai Motor Show, including a stand-alone section for its Haval brand of SUVs.
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Having said all that, Great Wall is one of China's most respected and most financially established automakers, and it has a lot of experience building factories in other markets (admittedly mostly knock-down plants), as well as exporting vehicles. It seems all but inevitable that Chinese automakers will eventually offer vehicles to US consumers in real volume, but for the moment, there's still a lot of debate about how quickly that reality will set in. To wit, a recent study by Bernstein Research suggested that Chinese automakers still have a decade or more of development before they will be able to field globally competitive products.


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|Wed, 10-03-2012 - 2:29am
I don't often wonder if I'm in love - I see so many red flags when looking at men now - but I think I found the perfect guy for me. *big sigh*
He's beautiful (to me) and he's not available. He's my supervisor at work, which means he's off limits. I've been fighting this for months and am now just... sad.
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I've been there. I met someone a few years ago that I thought was perfect for me as well. He turned out to be married. As I've gotten to know him better, there are definitely negatives about him that I know I couldn't live with had he been single when we met. I have to focus on those, and all of those "perfect" feelings go away.
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Yes, I met such a perfect man many years ago too. He was my supervisor. Not a direct supervisor, but one level above my supervisor. I thought he was especially friendly to me. Took me out to lunch alone on my birthday. Waitress asked if I was his wife. Asked me if I though he was old b/c his wife thought he looked old for his age.
I still remember the dream. I was at the beach. He was standing close to the waves beckoning me. However, I couldn't come out b/c there were broken glass in the sand between us.
He's till handsome, and smart as ever, 15 years later. He's a prominent executive (I saw his picture in a paper that's how I know). I don't know if he's still married but we're not meant to be. Such is life. He's perfect but not for me.
We are not to dwell in the impossible. Love has a strange way of working. It's not our place to force it. It has to come to us.


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