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Clubs and Organizations
P.O. Box 2343, St. Paul, MN 55102. 651-731-9768 or 651-774-5516. Dances on the 2nd and 4th Fridays. Weekly lessons.
Twin Cities Rebels Swing Dance Club
P.O. Box 385732, Bloomington, MN 55438. Hotline: 612-941-0906.
For more information, write to
Southern Minnesota
chapter of USABDA
They dance at the Eagles Club, 409 1st Avenue SW in Rochester on the first
Friday of every month.
Tapestry Folkdance Center
Minneapolis. A non-profit group offering dancing in Contra dance, International Folkdance, Nordic dancing, Salsa, Tango, Waltz, Scandinavian, and Cajun.
For more information, contact Cristina.
Linden Hills Dancing Club
Lake Harriet United Methodist Church, 4901 Chowen Avenue South, Menneapolis.
Since its beginning in 1914, Linden Hills Dancing Club has offered a fun, supportive
atmosphere; the perfect dancing club for both beginner and seasoned dancers.
For more information, contact them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
General Information:
When I was travelling to Minneapolis every week for business, I would make a point to eat at the Twin City Grill (or Diner) at the Mall of America in Bloomington. They play swing music there all the time and it was a nice diner. Is it still there?
Minnesota Swing Dance is a Yahoo group forum for discussing swing and lindy hop in Minnesota.
Places to Go Dancing
101 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis. 612-338-9491. No cover. Wednesday: swing lesson before the band comes out.
Mediterranean Cruise Cafe
12500 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville. 952-641-6222. Dancing and live music every Friday at 10:00 pm.
The email I got said to mention that you saw this on Facebook to get $5 off the cover charge.
See the national event listings.
215 Wabasha Street South, St. Paul. 651-224-1191. Big Band Night every Thursday with live music.
Teachers and Dance Studios
Information on dance classes and videos by Cindy Geiger and Terry Gardner, as well as a variety of dance venue information on places near Minneapolis. For more information, write to firstname.lastname@example.com.
TC Swingin' Hepcats
A variety of dance services. Wendy Jo Gertjejanssen and Roger Becker
teach Lindy Hop in the Twin Cities and also sell lindy-related products
including t-shirts, videos, CD's as well as tailored and vintage suits.
For more information, call Wendy at 651-714-9644 (1-877-TO-LINDY if
long-distance) or write to 2453 Pond Avenue, Maplewood, MN 55119, or
just send email to
Dancers Studio
1508 University Avenue West (corner of St. Anthony & Pascal), St Paul.
651-641-0777. Private lessons, group classes
and a weekly Thursday Night Dance Party open to all.
Cinema Ballroom
1560 St. Clair Avenue, St. Paul.
Dance instruction in numerous styles of dance including Ballroom, Lindy Hop,
Latin, and West Coast Swing. Weekends include various dance events including
Tango Milonga, Ballroom Spin, and other dance events. For more information,
contact email@example.com
at 651-699-5910.
E.R.V. Dance Studios
816 Main Street, Hopkins. Ballroom and latin dance instruction. For more information,
contact studio at 952-303-3339.
The information on this page is provided mostly by the local venues, bands,
and dancers. This webpage is part of a larger website run by someone who
is focused on swing dancing in Boston, Massachusetts and this page
is provided as a convenience to readers who might be interested
in looking for possible dance venues in Minnesota. However, I do
not live there and can't personally confirm every venue and their events. With that in
mind, I suggest calling up the dance venues to confirm their dance
events. Please write to
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to share. Review this website's
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information format guidelines
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Rendezvous Ballroom
2524 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis. Instruction in Salsa, Merengue,
jitterbug forms, Ballroom, Disco, Argentine Tango, Flamenco, Dance Aerobics.
On Your Toes
St. Louis Park. 952-928-7803
Let's Dance
2540 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis. 612-703-8040.
Instruction in Ballroom, Latin, and Swing dance. Bi-weekly practice parties.
American Classic Ballroom
550 Market Street, Chanhassen. 952-934-0900. They offer group classes and private
lessons in all styles of ballroom and latin dancing both competitive and social.
Dance shoes out of St. Paul. Quality dance shoes and accessories featuring Elegance dance shoes and Bleyer swing dance shoes. This is a dancer-owned and operated business. Call for advice on the best shoes for you. For more information or an appointment, contact Debby Filler at 651-642-9636.
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Other Dance
(square dancing club) holds dances at the Thompson Heights School in South St. Paul. For more information on dances and/or lessons, please write to Art Janota.
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Field Museum faces several financial challenges
BY DAVID ROEDER Business Reporter December 21, 2012 6:52PM
The Field Museum in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
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The elephants will remain. Nobody is evicting Sue the Dinosaur. And the mummies can continue to rest in peace — albeit on public display.
The Field Museum is facing a financial squeeze, but don't think in terms of jarring change in the way it operates. If all goes well, its status should remain assured.
Its roughly 25 million specimens mark it as one of the premier collections for natural history worldwide, and for Chicagoans it's been a hometown treasure since its 1894 opening in the afterglow of the World's Columbian Exposition.
The museum, however, is worrying about its finances. To understand why, think of the Field as a family with a huge old house to maintain with credit cards nearly maxed out and less income at its disposal.
Its home in Grant Park dates from 1921. While it has been modernized and expanded in recent years, the work has left it with a debt level that has drawn cautionary words from the bond-rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
They've essentially warned that the museum shouldn't be going back to the bond market anytime soon, although their ratings on the debt are still top-grade, said Jim Croft, Field's executive vice president and chief financial officer.
The museum is running a deficit of about $8 million a year. That figure includes a line item that looms large in Croft's world — depreciation. It's how businesses and institutions account for the longterm change in an asset's value. Machines need replacing, buildings need work and, in the museum's case, exhibits need updating.
Depreciation most recently has cost the Field about $12 million a year. It's a large chunk for an organization with annual revenue of about $68 million.
Croft said executives want to cut $5 million a year from operations. How to get there will be the subject of conversations with the museum's staff of 525 through the first half of the year, he said.
Croft said while some layoffs might occur, none is planned now.
"There's a certain feeling of uncertainty now [among the staff] but our commitment to research and collections is not going to change," Croft said.
The rest of the deficit Croft hopes to make up with fund-raising. No capital campaign has been laid out but a few facts make clear its likely scope.
The museum has an endowment of around $295 million. It was as high at $320 million a few years ago before the recession took its toll, although Croft said the investments since then have recovered well.
Following a conservative policy of withdrawing less than 5 percent of the funds each year, the museum now relies on the endowment for $14 million in annual operating funds. Croft wants to increase that by around $4 million, which necessitates asking donors for $100 million in an added cushion.
The museum's budget has these other issues:
† Chicago's tax base: The museum gets operating funds from the Chicago Park District. Declines in property valuation can reduce that support, which has recently ranged from $5.8 million to $6.2 million per year.
† Debt: Paying it off costs more than $8 million a year. The museum owes principal of $167 million on bonds that don't mature for years, although it has whittled down that amount.
It also has a $20 million line of credit. Croft said $5 million has been borrowed against it.
† Attendance: Museum attendance in most places is flat, and the Field's tends to be 1.2 million per year, increasing only in years of blockbuster exhibits. Croft said no hikes are being considered in general admission fees, although charges for special exhibits might rise slightly rise.
† Pensions: The Field has an old-fashioned defined benefit pension for its employees, something many private employers have rejected because of cost. Its annual tab for Field is about $2 million.
Croft said the museum's board has kept the pension as a valued benefit for the staff but will re-examine the matter again in 2013.
At some point, the financial problem becomes a communications problem. As Field President Richard Lariviere told the Sun-Times editorial board, his institution needs to be better at conveying the enduring value of its work and holdings.
Lariviere said that "for all of my experience in the philanthropic world, it is rarely the case that you can motivate people to make significant gifts if all you are doing is asking them to help you balance the budget.
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i have a basil plant by my window and today i was milling around, mixing up the soil a bit and i discovered a bunch of little flea like bugs. they jumped out and kind of hopped around a bit. there were quite a few of them though. do i need to throw away my soil and cleanse the roots witha mild soapy solution?
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This is a great way to use roast left overs as well - I have added the roast beef cut up, left over mashed potatoes and like to save the gravy(I freeze it) but this is the basic recipe using good ol ground beef. Submitted by KOOLCHIK Carbs: 23.6g | Fat: 10.4g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 16.2g | Calories: 249.9
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AppFigures helps us keep track of what's going on with our iOS and Android apps. For analytics we use Google Analytics, we were using Flurry but replaced it with our own stuff. We also use Highrise for CRM, Google Apps, PBworks for our internal wiki, Dropbox for file sharing and I'm sure there are more.
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SPIRALLING energy bills are a "reasonable" way to fund wind farms and nuclear power stations, a top Tory said yesterday.
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The tension between the desire to make a show about the multi-dimensional lives of young women and the necessity of plotting the show according to one of those dimensions does more than just weaken its feminist credentials; it also vitiates many of the things that made "Girls" interesting to begin with. Though most of the characters start out boasting abrasive character flaws, the brutishness of early portrayals turns out to be unsustainable in the long run. This is especially true of Adam, who goes from being a condom-averse carpenter who sends a dick pic to Hannah by mistake, to a guy sweating through his Oxford shirt during a dinner date. Charlie (Christopher Abbott), boyfriend and ex-boyfriend of Hannah's friend Marnie (Allison Williams), goes through an opposite metamorphosis, from cloyingly sweet lover to confident app developer extraordinaire. Granted, people are complex, and different under different circumstances, but such transformations seem all too convenient.
Most disappointing, even relationships in the show don't always rise above cliché. There are too many arguments about who is always making it about themselves, and who was or wasn't there for whom and when. Though Ray (Alex Karpovsky), a friend who employs Hannah at a coffee shop, gives an impassioned speech about how in New York it's possible never to run into an ex, many of the show's plots depend precisely on chance encounters at parties or on street corners. And for every moment of crude, never-before-seen-on-television sex, there's another of what Blair terms "mutually rapturous face-to-face vaginal intercourse." How many times can one character hook up with another's ex before it all becomes one big yawn?
It seems that Dunham is aware of such problems, and in the third season she tries to lift the show beyond the confines of relationship drama. There is more focus on Hannah's writing career, and also on the girls' non-romantic friendships. There is a whole subplot involving Adam's mentally ill sister, which reaches again into that dark but potentially rich vein of material. But "Girls" appears to be on a quixotic quest, at least when it comes to television. Is it possible to make a comic, realistic, short-form show about normal people living normal lives? Personally I don't know that it is, but I wish well to anyone who tries, Dunham most of all. It doesn't even have to be about me.
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When I get a hankering for Mexican food, a handful of favorite restaurants around the Valley usually do the trick, among them Barrio Cafe in Phoenix and America's Taco Shop in Tempe. But occasionally, a craving so particular hits that no local restaurant — save for maybe Casa Reynoso in Tempe — can satisfy it.
That's when I head to Globe-Miami, adjacent mining towns about 80 miles east, where some say you'll find the best Mexican food in Arizona. I can't vouch for that, but I can say it's hard to find a burro, enchilada style, quite the way it's done up there.
Such far-flung and potentially obscure dining destinations will be revealed when "Check, Please! Arizona" goes statewide. The restaurant review show on Eight, Arizona PBS is expanding its coverage to include restaurants beyond the Phoenix area.
It's something the show, currently in its second season, always intended to do, says spokeswoman Judy Crawford. Now that "Check, Please!" has more than doubled its primetime audience and increased its Saturday audience by 20 percent over a year ago, it can.
Viewers are encouraged to go to www.azpbs.org/checkplease to nominate their favorite eateries. Viewers who are selected will appear on the show with two other guests and James Beard Award-winning chef and host Robert McGrath. Shooting starts in July and will continue through the fall. The new season launches in January. The show airs 7 p.m. Thursdays (and 3 p.m. Saturdays on Eight HD).
What's more, "Check, Please!" will host its first tasting tour this fall. Foodies will travel aboard a luxury motor coach to five of the show's memorable Valley eateries: El Chorro, Fuego Bistro, Christopher's and Crush Lounge, The Salt Cellar and Malee's Thai Bistro. Food and wines from Arizona vineyards will be served at each location.
The tour is scheduled for Oct. 23. Seating is limited to 100 guests, and a requested fee of $125 per person will benefit the public television station. For information or reservations, visit azpbs.org/checkplease.
Meanwhile, if you're in the market for a more affordable and more immediate dining experience, Arizona Spring Restaurant Week runs Saturday through May 27. More than 150 restaurants, the bulk of them in the Valley but some in Tucson, too, offer a three-course dinner menu for $30-$40 per person. It's a time to put my $5 burro craving on the shelf and indulge in a truly nice dinner for a discounted price. Find participating restaurants and menus at www.arizonarestaurantweek.com.


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Plenty of my friends are looking
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My name is Cooper!
Facts about Cooper
- Breed: Dachshund
- Color: Black - With Tan, Yellow Or Fawn
- Age: Adult
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Male
Cooper's Info...
I am already neutered, purebred, up to date with shots, and good with dogs.
Cooper is an adorable, fun, 5 year old miniature dachshund! Cooper absolutely loves to play ball. When you throw the ball, he will go get it and bring it back towards you. He will then drop it and use his nose to push it toward you so you can throw it again. Just too cute! Cooper gets along well with other dogs. Cooper has all his vet cares, including his neuter, scheduled for October 25th. If you are interested in adopting Cooper, please complete our adoption application athttp://www.secondchancedogrescueofiowa.com/ or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com You can also call 641-297-2137. Thanks.
Other Pets at Second Chance DOG Rescue
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Cooper, a Prole Dachshund dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Dachshund for sale in Prole, or seeking a Dachshund dog from a breeder in Prole.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Prole already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Prole breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Dachshund breeders who help with Dachshund rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Prole paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Book your room at Baymont Inn & Suites Frisco Lake Dillon
Mountain ski retreat with an indoor pool
Located in Frisco, Baymont Inn & Suites Frisco Lake Dillon is in the mountains and convenient to Frisco Historic Park and Museum and Frisco Nordic Center.
This ski hotel is within close proximity of Frisco Adventure Park and Lily Pad Lake Trailhead.
Make yourself at home in one of the 127 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Spend the day on the slopes, or enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a spa tub. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Frisco? This hotel has 2268 square feet (211 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Baymont Inn & Suites Frisco Lake Dillon provides a spa tub and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Event facilities measuring 2268 square feet (211 square meters) include conference space. This ski hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Baymont Inn & Suites Frisco Lake Dillon is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 4
- Free breakfast
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Fitness facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- ATM/banking
- Meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 127
- Conference space size (meters) - 211
- Free self parking
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
- Wedding services
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
- Year Built 1979
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 2268
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cable TV service
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Daily housekeeping
- Shower/tub combination
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Partially open bathroom
- Pillowtop mattress
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A complimentary continental breakfast is served between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2, Pet maximum weight in lb is 75
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee: USD 15 per night
- Deposit: USD 20 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per night
We should mention
Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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We have window wells and one is filling with water and then draining into our basement. We can not change the grade of our property and have cleaned and rerouted gutters, but it is still filling up. We have had two suggestions.... one get rid of the window, two put in a trench drain. Getting rid of the window would be much more cost effective, would it work. |
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if we blocked up the window we would get rid of the window well. |
But will you be rid of the water? Here's a window well I did on a new home. Before the corrugated was installed and filled with gravel about two 1/2 feet down and the drain to the footings unclogged, this is what you got. With the well complete, the water drains away. BTW, I try and avoid window wells. The above was a project management job and the plans called for six window wells. |
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How long should implantation bleeding last?
I know it's different with each person; nothing to 9 months. But my mind still isn't at ease.
I've been off NuvaRing for 9 months. My husband and I had sex Friday the 13th, around the time I was ovulating, and the 21st I got a little red spot while using the bathroom. It stopped the rest of the day then spotting again on and off till yesterday, it wasn't enough to get to a pantie liner. Yesterday, however, it was and I woke up to darker red and brown blood. It's still kind of going, there have been no clots and no major pain. It was maybe enough blood to fill a teaspoon, nothing that I'd call major.
I'm buying a pregnancy test Thursday when I get paid if I'm still bleeding and there are still no clots.
If it were an early miscarriage wouldn't there be more than brownish red blood? My nipples have been slightly painful since the 15th, no cravings, and the full feeling hit today.
I refuse to get worked up till the HPT. Any answer would be awesome, I'm trying not to let it bother me.
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While you can't have a period while pregnant, spotting may or may not be an early symptom of pregnancy. For many women, light spotting is simply indicative of an impending menstrual cycle ready to make its appearance, or due to hormonal changes during a woman's cycle. If you experience frequent spotting with no known cause, it's wise to seek out your doctor or midwife to see if you may have a hormonal imbalance. However, if spotting is indicative of an early pregnancy, it is typically called implantation bleeding. This happens when a fertilized egg burrows into the uterine lining, causes the lining to slough off a bit of blood. The blood takes a while to make its way from the uterus to the vagina, so it's 'older' by the time it reaches your panties or toilet paper. This explains why the blood is often brown discharge, pink, or rust in color. Find out about how to get pregnant fast and naturally with these accurate and simple methods here: http://aboutgettingpregnant.composted 09/30/2013 by Jennifer0080
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Welcome to the FHWA Congestion Pricing Web Site
Studies on the Effects of Pricing on Traveler Behavior
- Effects of an HOV-2 to HOT-3 Conversion on Traveler Behavior: Evidence from a Panel Study of the I-85 Corridor in Atlanta [PDF 4MB]
- Effects of Full-Facility Variable Tolling on Traveler Behavior: Evidence from a Panel Study of the SR-520 Corridor in Seattle [PDF 1.6MB]
- Exploring the Equity Impacts of Two Road Pricing Implementations Using a Traveler Behavior Panel Survey: Full Facility Pricing on SR 520 in Seattle and the I-85 HOV-2 to HOT-3 Conversion in Atlanta [PDF 1.2MB]
- Urban Partnership Agreement and Congestion Reduction Demonstration Programs: Lessons Learned on Congestion Pricing from the Seattle and Atlanta Household Travel Behavior Surveys [PDF 386KB]
2014 Report to Congress on the Value Pricing Pilot Program
This report provides an update on the Value Pricing Pilot Program activities, highlights some key projects and findings, discusses lessons learned on projects implemented over the last two fiscal years, and presents some key programmatic activities that FHWA will support to help advance congestion pricing projects at the State and local levels.
Congestion pricing - sometimes called value pricing - is a way of harnessing the power of the market to reduce the waste associated with traffic congestion. Congestion pricing recognizes that trips have different values at different times and places and for different individuals. Faced with premium charges during periods of peak demand, road users are encouraged to eliminate lower-valued trips, take them at a different time, or choose alternative routes or transport modes where available. In cases where congestion pricing is applied to specific traffic lanes rather than to an entire highway facility, users have the option of choosing to pay to use congestion-free priced lanes or continue to travel on general purpose lanes without paying a toll. There is a consensus among economists that congestion pricing represents the single most viable and sustainable approach to reducing traffic congestion.
This site provides information and resources to help equip state agencies and practitioners with an understanding and tools to implement congestion pricing projects and incorporate pricing into transportation planning.


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Following up on the story of Salman Hadani, the part-time EMT who was the subject of this morning's tearful testimonial at the hearings on the radicalization of Muslims in America, here's a short 2006 documentary on the man's life.
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email@example.com • @newscutBob Collins has been with Minnesota Public Radio since 1992, emigrating to Minnesota from Massachusetts where he was vice president of programming for Berkshire Broadcasting Company. Previously, he was an editor at the RKO Radio network in New York, and WHDH Radio in Boston. He was the founder of MPR News' website.


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Frederick Niedner
Updated: March 9, 2014 6:11AM
Sunday evening will mark 50 years since Ed Sullivan introduced the Beatles to an American audience. Those of us in college then watched little television, but on that evening nearly everyone crowded around the few black-and-white sets scattered around campus.
Our professors in their nearby homes had little interest in the Beatles, or any of "our" music for that matter. They mostly dreamed in Latin, we guessed, and couldn't possibly parse lyrics like, "She loves you, yeah yeah yeah." We, however, stood in rapt attention as John, Paul, George and Ringo sang "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
Our female acquaintances did not scream — we were, after all, Lutherans — and having grown up with Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, to us those mop-headed but clean-cut Brits seemed tame in comparison. Their music got inside us, however. It was new in a way few could describe. We were hooked.
Still, on that night 50 years ago, we never imagined that 73 million others, nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population at the time, had also tuned in to the Beatles, nor could we have predicted, for example, that half a century later, the most popular course at Indiana University would be Dr. Glenn Gass's Z401: The Music of the Beatles. Our children and grandchildren still queue up to listen, and they, too, sometimes find themselves humming "Hey Jude, don't make it bad ..."
Phenomena like Beatlemania help knit together human cultures. Without such shared experiences and common languages we remain isolated or fiercely tribal. Sometimes religions functions similarly, although they can also sorely divide us.
Tragedy brings us together, at least until we inevitably begin assigning blame. Some 93 percent of American households watched television coverage of John Kennedy's funeral on one of the three networks broadcasting then. The same proportion of us fixed ourselves on the televised spectacle of 9-11 despite the hundred or so cable channels that could have offered an escape. More importantly, for the rest of our lives we will share the stories of where we were when the news reached us.
We observed another pop-culture birthday this week. Facebook turned 10 on Tuesday. I confess to citizenship in Facebook's world, but I'll leave it to others to analyze what sort of influence this kind of networking has on our patterns of connection. I can't begin to calculate the long-term effects of sharing news links, recipes, photographs of pets and laments over snow-shoveling injuries all in the same mix, but I'll hazard the guess that while we once had six degrees of separation between ourselves and anyone else on the planet, Facebook has reduced that number to two or three.
One could hardly discuss cultural glue this week without mentioning the 111 million viewers who watched Sunday's Superbowl, or the fact that only Thanksgiving and July 4th surpass the Super Bowl for the number of people who leave home to celebrate the occasion.
Do we love football that much? Betting on the game? Half-time extravaganzas? Maybe, but the commercials have gradually stolen the show.
They tell us who we are. They define manhood (pickup trucks and fast cars), femininity (long, curly hair and few clothes) and fun (beer, beer, and beer).
In sum, you can be whoever you want to be, so long as you have the money. I have my doubts, which is why I won't long remember the Super Bowl, the commercials, or much of what I see on Facebook. I will, however, keep humming Beatles songs, including one that paraphrases a really old piece of wisdom about human culture's prospects, "All You Need Is Love."


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McCartney Rocks LA Record Store
Paul McCartney has continued his unorthodox approach to publicising his latest studio album 'Memory Almost Full' by playing another intimate gig - this time in a Hollywood record shop.
Following shows in London and New York earlier this month, the former Beatle and 85 minute set - the majority of tracks from later era Beatles' back catalogue.
Hundreds of fans from around the world had queued since Monday to get a wristband for the free show at Amoeba Records since it was announced that McCartney would play.
Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison, widow of late Beatle George and Jeff Lynne were amongst the 900 capacity crowd.
New tracks 'Dance Tonight' and 'That Was Me' were dropped into a set that also included classics such as 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Hey Jude' and 'Get Back.'
Like the show in London, McCartney paid tribute to late Beatle John Lennon when he played 'Here Today.'
Earlier in the day, McCartney, Ringo, Olivia and Yoko Ono had been at The Mirage in Las Vegas to unveil permanent tributes to Lennon and George Harrison, on the 40th anniversary of the release of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.'
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Corona Cigar Co. welcomes all types of cigar lovers, from casual smokers to rolled tobacco connoisseurs to four-star generals in need of chomping sticks. The shop's friendly atmosphere encourages ample browsing, which is made easy by a stock of millions of premium in-store cigars that patrons can savor as they sit back, relax, and enjoy a rare spirit, cocktail, or glass of wine at the bar.
Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine is a family owned business, established in 2005, that offers variety of authentic Turkish food from many regions of Turkey. Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine adapted its name from one of the oldest cities in the world, Istanbul, which was once known as the Constantinople in the early 13th century.
Filled with 50 tons of carved ice and most recently inspired by Ernest Shackleton's failed Antarctic expedition, Icebar's 27-degree, bacchanalian winterscape earned itself a feature in Frommer's and a spot on the Travel Channel's list of The World's Coolest Bars. After bundling up with gloves and jackets or in rentable faux fur coats, guests can spend up to 45 minutes touring the room's collection of frozen sculptures, floes, and sled-dog huts, raising toasts to their favorites with glasses made entirely out of ice. Frozen stools covered with seal fur line the bar, where mixologists pour frosty cocktails and root around for two identical snowflakes.
The adjacent Fire Lounge allows visitors to warm up afterward by snagging a drink from the full-service bar or bobbing their heads to the mixes of DJ Sher-khan. The pulsing sound system helps to get blood flowing again while lasers and strobe lights scan the room for any escaped snowglobes.
A self-described ?gastrolounge,? Hammerheads Beer and Wine Bar serves up creative, satisfying pub dishes alongside craft beers and frozen cocktails. Its dishes add a subtle, upscale twist to pub mainstays: kaiser rolls are filled with bourbon pulled pork, and corn dog balls are wrapped in applewood-smoked bacon before meeting their fate in the deep fryer. Boneless chicken wings and their cousin, a breaded chicken-breast sandwich, are carried to tables atop beds of savory coated french fries or sweet potato fries.
Alternating red and yellow walls create a cheery atmosphere, as does the collection of surfboards and pictures scattered throughout the pub. Regular karaoke nights challenge patrons to lock vocal cords with their buddies and demonstrate their crowd-pleasing prowess by making up choreography to accompany each song. Hammerheads also offers a variety of entertainment options each week, including movie nights, live music, and live interactive shows.
Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant not only imports ingredients and products, but also recipes. With roots in northern Spain and Catalonia, these dishes come together on a menu of more than 100 hot and cold tapas selections, along with paella and cazuela. Paella, a widely varied rice dish cooked at length in a wide pot over open flame, can contain Serrano ham, scallops, pork, chorizo, and saffron rice the stunning golden hue of an alchemist's magazine advertisements. Though the restaurant spans multiple locations, each one presents guests with some charming element: a poolside patio at the Tampa location, a central tapas bar in Orlando, and a flamenco room in St. Petersburg. Meanwhile, no matter the location, events bring about live music and joviality, all supported by an ample list of Spanish and Portuguese wines.
It's no wonder Vines gives equal weight to "Grille" and "Wine Bar" in its name. The Restaurant Row anchor is hugely popular for its top-quality meats and fresh-caught seafood; a meal could begin with grilled octopus or oysters Rockefeller before transitioning to a cut of Prime filet. But the wine list is at least as impressive, a catalogue of 600-plus bottles from around the world that's been recognized with a Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence. After dinner on any given night, guests can linger over a fine cigar or a gentlemanly mouthful of chewing gold as they listen to live jazz music from the likes of Tonya Phillips Staples and Barbara Walker.


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Texas is running a week to 10 days late, but so is Vidalia, he said. The two should cancel each other out.
The one possible hiccup, Bland said, could be early in the deal, when Texas overlaps with Mexico.
"We're a little concerned about when Mexico really kicks off," he said. "There's always overlap, but this year there could be more than we'd like."
The Texas sweet onion crop has been delayed by cold weather by about a couple of weeks, said Michael Davis, co-owner of Tex-Mex Sales LLC, Weslaco, Texas.
But it's far from alone.
"As cold as we've been, it's worse in Vidalia," Davis said.
"We think we'll have a good marketing window in April. There's lot of interest in them. I think retailers would love to know when they can start Texas."
The weather also could proved to be a boon to Texas growers on the front end of the deal, Davis said.
"It gives the Northwest a few extra weeks to market their product."
Davis also expects a smooth transition from Mexico to Texas this season.
"The Mexican market is very good. I think movement will be very orderly."
The 1015 remains a strong draw for U.S. retailers, Davis said.


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Austin Neely, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
Austin Neely joined the VCA Advanced Care team in 2007, after graduating from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. He also attended Texas A&M University for his undergraduate Biomedical Science degree, which he completed after being accepted to veterinary school in 2005. Being an Air Force brat growing up, Dr. Neely was unable to have a lot of animals. So when his father changed jobs and they were able to stay in one place for a while, the first words out of his mouth were "NOW can I have a dog?" This was the beginning of his dream to become a vet. He is originally from the DFW area and after graduation decided to settle here with his wife Shawna and their three children. Dr. Neely has a lab mix named Chloe and a terrier mix named Sally. Outside of work Dr. Neely enjoys running, fishing and spending time with his family.


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VIDEO: UTEP's McKenzie Moore beats East Carolina at the buzzer
Jan 27, 2013, 12:57 AM EST
McKenzie Moore scored 17 points on Saturday night, including a game-winning three from about 25 feet as UTEP moved to 4-1 in Conference USA with a 68-67 win over East Carolina:
You can find Rob on twitter @RobDauster.
Bradley's leading scorer one of three players facing disciplinary action following incident Thursday morning
Jan 29, 2015, 6:57 PM EST
Warren Jones is averaging a team-best 13.8 points per game for Bradley, which has lost six of its last seven games.
Brown's leading scorer and rebounder decides to leave program
Jan 29, 2015, 5:46 PM EST
Leland King led Brown in scoring and was also tied for the team lead in rebounds per game.
Chase for 180: Already a good shooter, Tyler Harvey's been even better in 2014-15
Jan 29, 2015, 4:15 PM EST
The Eastern Washington guard has received more attention nationally in recent weeks, and it's well-deserved.
Film Session: The case for Jerian Grant as National Player of the Year
Jan 29, 2015, 3:28 PM EST
At the very least, he's the most valuable player in the country.
Pregame Shootaround: A terrific matchup of talented, freshmen point guards
Jan 29, 2015, 1:09 PM EST
Melo Trimble vs. D'Angelo Russell will be worth the two hours.
Top 20 recruit Elijah Thomas with hilarious reaction to All-American snub
Jan 29, 2015, 11:49 AM EST
That hashtag, though.
Arizona's T.J. McConnell goes all Marshawn Lynch, won't speak to media. Kinda (VIDEO)
Jan 29, 2015, 11:14 AM EST
It looks like T.J.'s got jokes.
Assigned Reading: Former top 100 recruit Noah Cottrill kicked addiction, thriving in NAIA
Jan 29, 2015, 10:04 AM EST
Cottrill was once ranked above Shabazz Napier and Aaron Craft, among many others.
Jerian Grant turns back fans trying to storm the floor after Duke win (GIF)
Jan 29, 2015, 12:14 AM EST
I love this move.
Gilvydas Biruta's putback as time expires saves Rhode Island (VIDEO)
Jan 28, 2015, 11:24 PM EST
Rhode Island moved to 14-5 overall and 6-2 in Atlantic 10 play with the win over Fordham.
UConn loses reserve guard to stress fracture in right tibia
Jan 28, 2015, 10:52 PM EST
The Huskies will be short one perimeter option when they take on Cincinnati Thursday night.
Jerian Grant, No. 8 Notre Dame erase another double-digit deficit as they beat No. 4 Duke
Jan 28, 2015, 9:56 PM EST
Jerian Grant was the headliner for the Fighting Irish, but he had plenty of help as they erased a ten-point second half deficit.
Late Night Snacks: No. 8 Notre Dame outlasts No. 4 Duke in a thriller
Jan 28, 2015, 9:37 PM EST
The night is only getting started.
Maryland to wear shoes honoring program's storied past Thursday night
Jan 28, 2015, 5:54 PM EST
The year of Maryland's lone national title (2002) and the program's former home can be seen in the graphics on this special shoe.
Player of the Year Power Rankings: It's essentially a two-man race at this point
Jan 28, 2015, 1:27 PM EST
Can you guess who those two are?


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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
Find a pet to adopt |
My name is Orion!
Facts about Orion
- Breed: Miniature Poodle
- Color: White
- Age: Young
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Male
Orion's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Other Pets at Alamo Heights Animal Care Services
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Orion, a San Antonio Miniature Poodle dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Miniature Poodle for sale in San Antonio, or seeking a Miniature Poodle dog from a breeder in San Antonio.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in San Antonio already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a San Antonio breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Miniature Poodle breeders who help with Miniature Poodle rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in San Antonio paves the way for another one to be saved.


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SEASON OF THE WITCH - Blu-ray review
If Nicolas Cage and Adam Sandler found themselves sitting at the same awards banquet table, they could pass the entire evening by comparing notes on their "I Hate You" anti-fan clubs. Often, it seems, if their name is attached to a film, the venom quite naturally flows from critics' pens.
The last time I checked, only 7 percent of the Rotten Tomatoes critics gave "Season of the Witch" a "fresh" rating. I'm not going to raise that percentage by casting a vote in favor, but I will say that this film isn't the dead fish wrapped in newspaper you've heard it was. In fact, it reminds me of a cross between the old dripping-with-moodiness Hammer films and the lower-budget B-movie adventures I used to see as a kid, back when movies were double features and you didn't have to make a trip to the ATM to be able to walk through the turnstile. It reminds me a lot of "The War Lord," a 1965 cheapie ($3.5 million budget) starring Charlton Heston and Richard Boone as knights who find themselves trying to establish order at a remote, barbarian coastal village. "Season of the Witch" has the same look and feel, and a plot that falls in the same "okay" category . . . redeemed by the overall atmosphere and a few memorable moments.
But students of history will take an instant dislike to this film. I understand that it's a cross-genre blend of horror and adventure, but would it have killed anyone to be more historically precise? The realism we get in spades, with ghoulish and grotesque shots of humans suffering from the black plague and a sense of medieval life pervading the film like a thin but ominous shroud. Following a Hammer-like graphic opening sequence of witches being hanged and drowned by an emissary of the Church in the village of Villach, in 1235 A.D., there's a jump in time and we're introduced to two knights--Cage and Ron Perlman ("Hellboy")--fighting in the service of God and the Church in the Crusades. Which of the nine-plus Crusades is hard to say. Alarmed by the expanding Ottoman Empire, a succession of popes called for Holy Wars to take back the Holy Land for Christians in intermittent Crusades that raged, off and on, between 1095 and 1291, with splinter-group campaigns like the one the Knights of St. John waged continuing long beyond that.
Presumably, given the dates and their dress, these two knights are a part of that Order, but we don't know for sure. A scene establishing the time period and context would have been nice; instead, we get a comical battle montage with a confusing progression of dates and places, the look of the fighting changed only by the season of the year or time of day. It all happens so quickly that I stopped counting at five dated battles. Instead of giving us a fix on the time period, it feels like a revolving door that the two knights keep going around-and-around in, not figuring how to get out. Never mind that the Crusades brought out the absolute worst in humankind, and that in God's name knights raped and pillaged and tortured as they spread like a plague of locusts over the land. After seven or so years of fighting, we're shown one battle in which Behmen (Cage) finally realizes that women and children are being killed, and he coaxes his friend Felson (Perlman) to join him in walking away from it all.
That muddled opening is about as bad as I've seen, but once the door stops spinning and Behmen and Felson make their way back home again as deserters in disguise, things settle down a bit. The plague is still ravaging the homeland--Behmen speculates it might be because of the atrocities committed abroad in God's name--and someone spots their swords and recognizes them as deserters. How news of their desertion traveled more quickly than they did on horseback is another question for the historical- (or logical-) minded. Same with how quickly they're enlisted to escort a suspected witch (Claire Foy) to a remote monastery where she will be tried for witchcraft. Behmen insists he'll escort her only if the Church promises she'll get a fair trial. Really? For a guy who insists he'll no longer serve the Church, he certainly does an about-face. And why would he suspect the Church would or could guarantee a fair trial when something as irrational as witchcraft is the charge?
Then again, horror and action films aren't genres known for logic. Check yours at the door and you'll be surprised at how entertaining this film can be. The episodic plot has just enough terrors and challenges along the way to hold our interest, and there's a real Hammer-like atmosphere throughout. Robert Sheehan as an altar boy who wants to be a knight and Stephen Graham as a scamming religious relics" salesman (translation: con artist) they've recruited from the stocks to be their guide also add interest.
First-time feature writer Bragi F. Schut keeps us guessing as to the real nature of this young woman-slash-witch, and while the action scenes take some post-production short-cuts, Cage and Perlman make for a fun partnership--though their betting over who buys drinks for killing the most people is a bit forced, and they both (Perlman's character, especially) have a habit of uttering anachronisms. How jarring is it to hear a knight say, "Let's get the hell out of here"? Couldn't someone involved with the project have suggested it's a quick look-up in the Oxford English Dictionary or the Dictionary of American Slang to see when that phrase entered the public lexicon? Same with "I saved your ass a hundred times" and "We kill the bitch here and now." Oh wait. We're suspending logic.
The opening sequence with the hanged and drowned witches invites us to contemplate how this young witch is related, and I have to say that I personally am never positive. An end conflict that I won't reveal helps a little, but there's never a full sense of "Ahhh, I get it." The CGI work on the monsters that the knights encounter in this horror tale also seem just a little too comic-book to be believable as medieval-era creatures.
Still, darn it, when the atmosphere is dripping with moodiness--helped, no doubt, by the presence of Christopher Lee--and the realism of the Middle Ages is supported by a plot that moves nicely along, do we have to be sticklers for logic and accuracy? If you can just go with the flow, "Season of the Witch" will give you an evening's entertainment, and may even make you think a bit about organized religion. But you have to look past the film's flaws to enjoy yourself.
"Season of the Witch" is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, and disturbing content. No language or sex, in other words. And the disturbing images are bloated, disgusting, open-sore bodies, both alive and dead, that are victimized by the plague. The violence is battle and monster-battle.
Given how dark or dusky the palette is for this film, there's an incredible amount of detail. In 1080p, "Season of the Witch" looks fantastic, brought to 50GB Blu-ray disc using AVC/MPEG-4 technology. Colors are natural-looking, and close-ups have that unsettling sense of immediacy that you'd hope for in an action-horror-adventure. The only time that the look of the film really suffers is during some of the battle and battling monsters sequences, when we get blurred frames and stop-motion camera tricks instead of realistic combat. That's a decision, though, and no fault of the transfer. If there are any problems with the transfer, I didn't see them. Black levels are strong enough to push detail even in shadows or dappled light. "Season of the Witch" is presented in 1.78:1 widescreen.
The featured audio is an English DTS-HD MA 5.1 that delivers a pretty dynamic range of sounds, with many effects traveling across the soundfield. The subwoofer kicks in and out, though, with no consistent infusion of low bass except in horror and battle moments. But the treble is bright and appropriately clanky during swordfights and the variety of witch and harpie sounds fill out the high range nicely. Another audio option is French Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles in English SDH, Spanish, and French.
Surprisingly, no one was feeling terribly talkative about this film. I wonder why. All we get are 10 minutes worth of deleted scenes (which make you wonder why they didn't just insert them into the film and call this an Extended Cut), a long (10 min.) alternate ending that some viewers might prefer, a theatrical trailer, and a CGI featurette on "Becoming the Demon." There's also a Digital Copy of the film.
Bottom Line:
"Season of the Witch" is not the stinker that everyone says it is, but you do have to ignore its flaws in order to be entertained. It's oddly compelling in spite of itself.


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In The Butterfly Effect, Ashton Kutcher wakes up in a dorm room and discovers that he's got a pair of stumps where his forearms used to be. ''What the f---!'' he exclaims, and if there's a piece of dialogue this year campier than that, I'd love to hear it. Kutcher doesn't sound upset, exactly; he sounds punk'd, as if he'd just found himself sleeping next to Bruce Willis or something.
''The Butterfly Effect'' is a chain-reaction thriller in which Kutcher keeps diving back into his past and altering some horrendous event (child sexual abuse, a dog set on fire, you get the picture), then shooting into the different future that results from it. He ends up, for a scene or two, as a frat boy, a disabled sad sack, and a prisoner surrounded by thick-chested Aryan rapists. (Talk about punk'd.) Yet nothing in the movie has much consequence, since Kutcher keeps skipping to a new reality before we can figure out what he's doing in the old one. It's like he's trapped in a ''Twilight Zone'' theme restaurant.
There's a good head trip nestled somewhere within the messy, sodden execution of ''The Butterfly Effect''; I kept wondering what a moody grunge technician like David Fincher would have done with it. But Kutcher is the wrong actor to anchor a psychological freak-out. Wearing a scruffy beard and an expression of lost-dog woe, he overacts to signify that he wants to be taken seriously. He may yet turn out to be a movie star, but not if he comes on like Eric Roberts' kid brother scrambling to measure up.


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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern!
Some wait for June's heat before sticking Shakespeare swag through their lapels; others perk up in spring to Great River theater dreams. But many in the Winona region spend all year on the edge of their seats, and they gathered Monday during the Great River Shakespeare Festival (GRSF) Stakeholders' Meeting to hear details of the upcoming season revealed.
The event included big news for Shakespeare lovers: the festival will offer a third play in 2014 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead; a new spring music festival in 2015 will set the stage for a summer of full of arts events; and the new Great River Artist Collaborative Initiative will highlight a partnership between GRSF and arts organizations, including two local artists, over the course of the coming season.
This season, along with Tom Stoppard's comedy that explores the minor characters in Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the festival will stage Shakespeare's most famous and some say perfect tragedy, Hamlet, while keeping audiences roaring with a comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. The apprentice play will bring Shakespeare's tragic war piece Troilus and Cressida to the stage.
Julia Crozier will be the featured artist for the coming season as part of the collaborative initiative, attendees learned. Crozier was chosen as a representative from a long list of professional visual artists in the Winona region, and she unveiled a special painting Monday that will be used for festival posters.
GRSF Managing Director Lee Gundersheimer said Crozier's painting, which was shown unfinished at the gathering, represents the festival's new slogan for the season. "We finally decided that what makes this festival truly wonderful is the feeling you get when you leave," he said, adding that festivalgoers leave dreamily, as if walking on air. The slogan, "Get Carried Away," and the painting, said Gundersheimer, capture that feeling.
Crozier will work with other local artists to help design posters and other print material for the festival. She said her work on the special festival painting helps show the feeling of euphoria and joy generated by the riverside festival. The painting will be auctioned during the 2014 GRSF season.
Ted Haaland, who oversees the GRSF Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest, will represent the prolific writers and poets of the area. He recited a sonnet he had written for the Stakeholders' Meeting.
As GRSF enters its second decade, it has maintained a balanced budget two years in a row, thanks to the generous support of individuals, businesses, and organizations, said Gundersheimer. Season 10 netted a profit of approximately $30,000 for a total season revenue of $848,000, and Gundersheimer told stakeholders that this season's budget will top $900,000.
Not only does Season 10 promise unparalleled performances and unique new partnerships, but some of the best work produced by the festival, Gundersheimer said. "The staff and I will build the brightest and most exciting festival you've ever seen," he said. "We are truly Minnesota's arts destination. How exciting is that?" A roar of applause provided an answer.


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It is a new year... 2011. This proves to be an exciting one at North Shore eye care in Smithtown New York in Long Island. Our eye care practice is expanding and offering more services in addition to Lasik, Cataract Surgery, Retina, Oculoplastics and now Audiology. In February, our Suffolk County office will be doubled in size with more areas for eye examination and increased technology for the best eye care diagnosis and treatment of all eye problems. We are enhancing our ability to care for our patients and we are making sure that wait times are short, patient care is thorough and we remain compassionate and concerned about every patient. Our team of board certified eye doctors and staff have the same goal of being the choice in eye care for long island.
Our eye care facility was started by Dr. Sidney Martin in 1960 and continues now as it did then to provide the best in eye care in Smithtown New York. Dr. Larry Zweibel, Dr. Jeffrey Martin, and Dr. John Mauro provide state of the art treatment of cataracts and provide bladeless custom lasik or ilasik. Dr. John Mauro is fellowship trained in uveitis and intraocular inflammation. Dr. Neil Nichols, and fellowship trained eye lid specialist provides the best in oculoplastics at our eye clinic. Dr. Nichols repairs eyelid pathology and provides cosmetic eye procedures as well.
North Shore eye care has Dr. Robyn Shapiro providing hearing services for our practice. Many of our older patients with hearing deficits were telling us that they wished it was easier to get hearing care in our area. Dr. Robyn Shapiro, a doctor of audiology, is ready to help our patients with hearing examinations and hearing devices. She is available by appointment.
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Home → Special Education → Support & Supervision → Policies, Procedures & Effective Implementation → MUSER FAQ → Graduation
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Is there an academic state standard for high school graduation (i.e. what is expected for college entrance)?
Please see 20-A MRSA §4722-A,1 and §6209.
(Added November 2012.)
Does an IEP developed in the 9th grade for a student with a disability which indicates the student will need a 5th year of high school override the four-year cohort issue?
No, it doesn't. The student will be counted as a "non-graduate" in calculating
the graduation rate. Please see "Administrator's Guide to Maine's New High School Graduation Rate Calculations" document (http://www.maine.gov/education/grads/gradratefaq.pdf) and the question:"How is a student with a disability who has an individualized education
program (IEP) that includes a plan to complete graduation requirements in more than four years included in the four-year graduation rate?"
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May students with disabilities be put into a five-year cohort?
For purposes of federal indicators, all students in Maine are in the four-year graduation cohort.
(Added February 2013)
What rights do the parents of a special education student (or an adult special education student) have if they believe that the student requires more than four years of high school before graduating?
20-A MRSA §7202 5-A, states that a School Administrative Unit (SAU) shall award a diploma to each child with a disability who successfully meets the content standards of the system of learning results, in addition to any other applicable diploma requirements. If a student with disabilities has earned the required amount of high school credits and met all other requirements, the high school must graduate the student and the parents do not have a right to refuse the diploma. Per the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) §300.102)(a)(3)(i) "The obligation to make FAPE available to all children with disabilities does not apply to:…Children with disabilities who have graduated from high school with a regular education diploma."
As the IEP Team develops the student's transition plan, therefore, one consideration should be whether or not the student needs more than four years of secondary education. If the Team agrees that more than four years is required, then the student's courses of study must be planned so that the student earns the required amount of credits and meets all other graduation requirements over a period of more than four years. If the SAU disagrees with the parents that more than four years is required and consensus is not reached, the SAU may determine that the student will graduate with his/her cohort (which determination will be set forth in a Written Notice) and the parents will have their usual due process rights to challenge this determination.
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If the student has refused to accept a diploma but wants to participate in all graduation ceremonies and activities, is the school required to permit this type of participation?
No. The student may not refuse to graduate if the student has met graduation requirements. If the student, nevertheless, refuses to accept the diploma, the school has no obligation to make the graduation ceremonies and activities available to the student.
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If a student with disabilities meets all of his/her IEP goals but does not meet the standards in all content areas, may the student receive a regular diploma?
No. 20-A MRSA §4722.3 requires that a student with disabilities meet the content standards and graduation requirements (20-A MRSA §6209.2) in order to receive a regular diploma.
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If the school provides voluntary post-graduation services for one student, must the SAU provide all required services to other students in somewhat similar circumstances?
No, although, having set a precedent that such services are potentially available, the SAU may have to explain to other families why they are not available to them. Note that there is no Maine Department of Education subsidy available for such services.
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Each year, we ask on-demand air carriers to report the number of revenue passengers they transported in the previous calendar year. We use this data to help allocate Airport Improvement Program funds to eligible airports.
Reporting Calendar Year 2013 Airport Activity
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