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On October 26, 1993, NFL owners unanimously selected Carolina as the 29th NFL franchise and the first expansion team since 1976. Fireworks exploded over uptown Charlotte as jubilant fans gathered to celebrate the news. "This is a dream come true for me and my partners and for the 10 million people in the Carolinas," said Carolina Panthers Owner/Founder Jerry Richardson, who became just the second former player to own an NFL team along with George Halas of the Chicago Bears.
The "dream" began on July 16, 1987 when Richardson met in Charlotte with a group of interested parties to discuss the feasibility of entering the multi-city competition for two NFL expansion franchises. On December 15, Richardson officially announced an NFL franchise bid for the Carolinas.
One of the first orders of business was to choose a stadium site. Locations in North and South Carolina were considered. On December 15, 1989, Richardson Sports selected a site in uptown Charlotte as the future home of a privately financed NFL stadium that would seat more than 70,000 fans.
Across the Carolinas, support for an NFL expansion team poured in at an unprecedented rate. U.S. Sens. Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina lobbied NFL owners on the Carolinas behalf. Likewise, North Carolina Gov. Jim Martin and South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell formed a blue-ribbon committee of leading citizens in both states. Fans demonstrated their enthusiasm by selling out preseason games in Raleigh, NC in 1989, Chapel Hill, NC in 1990 and Columbia, SC in 1991.
At the League owners meeting on March 18, 1992, the NFL reduced the list of expansion candidate cities from eleven to seven with the Carolinas making the cut. Two months later, the NFL narrowed the list of expansion hopefuls to five communities – Baltimore, St. Louis, Memphis, Jacksonville and the Carolinas.
However, on October 20, 1992, NFL owners decided to delay the expansion vote until the fall of 1993 because of a labor dispute between the League and the players. Fortunately, on January 6, 1993, the League and the players approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. On March 23, 1993, the expansion race officially resumed.
On June 3, Richardson Sports revealed its impressive plan to privately finance a 72,300-seat stadium from the sale of Permanent Seat Licenses, club seats and luxury boxes, beginning on July 1. A remarkable 15,000 pieces of mail from first-day orders were collected. By the end of the first day, all 8,314 club seats sold out and all 104 luxury suites were reserved and ultimately leased. First-day PSL orders totaled 41,632.
Finally, on October 26, 1993, NFL owners unanimously selected Carolina as the 29th NFL franchise.
April 16 Jerry Richardson approaches NationsBank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hugh McColl, Jr. about the idea of bringing an NFL team to the Carolinas.
July 16 Jerry and Mark Richardson, NationsBank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hugh McColl, Jr., attorney Richard Thigpen, Jr., Max Muhleman of Muhleman Marketing and John Lewis of Arthur Anderson and Company meet in Charlotte to discuss the feasibility of entering the multi-city competition for two NFL expansion franchises.
August 21 Mark Richardson travels to Kansas City, MO, to select HOK Sports Facilities Group as the architects for an NFL stadium.
December 15 Jerry Richardson officially announces an NFL franchise bid and the stadium effort for the Carolinas and starts lobbying NFL owners.
July 1 Jerry Richardson announces the near completion of franchise financing plans and the selection of four possible stadium sites - two in South Carolina and two in North Carolina.
April 11 Mike McCormack, a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman with the Cleveland Browns and former Seattle Seahawks president, general manager and head coach, joins Richardson Sports as executive consultant for the Carolinas NFL expansion effort.
August 20 At "Carolinas Kickoff 89," staged by Richardson Sports, a sellout crowd of 52,855 in Raleighs Carter-Finley Stadium demonstrates the region's support of NFL football in the Carolinas as the New York Jets play the Philadelphia Eagles in an exhibition game.
September 5 Jerry Richardson announces the formation of a 12-member partnership group to bolster his expansion effort.
December 15 Richardson Sports selects a site in uptown Charlotte as the future site of a privately financed NFL stadium, which will seat more than 70,000 people.
August 11 At Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC, a sellout crowd of 52,036 watches the Washington Redskins play the Atlanta Falcons in "Carolinas Kickoff II," a preseason game billed as the "Backyard Battle."
February 26 F.N. Thompson Company of Charlotte is selected as the general contractor for the stadium.
June 26 South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell and North Carolina Governor Jim Martin officially announce their support for an NFL expansion team in the Carolinas by forming a blue-ribbon committee of leading citizens from both states.
August 24 69,117 fans cram Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC, for "Carolinas Kickoff III." The crowd represents the largest neutral-site attendance at an NFL exhibition game in ten years.
September 13 Richardson Sports submits a formal community application for a Carolinas NFL franchise along with a $100,000 deposit. The application outlines demographics, other market statistics and NationsBanks commitment to finance the stadium.
September 30 Richardson Sports submits a partnership application for a Carolinas franchise.
December 10 Richardson Sports makes a presentation to NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and other NFL staff in New York.
March 18 At the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix, AZ, the list of expansion candidate cities is cut from eleven to seven with the Carolinas' bid making the cut.
May 20 At the NFL league meeting in Pasadena, CA, the NFL reduces the list of expansion hopeful to five communities, including Charlotte, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Memphis and St. Louis.
September 1 Jerry and Mark Richardson present a stadium-financing plan to NFL officials. The Richardsons disclose that no public money would be used to finance the stadium. The financing plan will involve the sale of Permanent Seat Licenses (PSLs).
October 20 At the NFL owners meeting in Chicago, league officials delay expansion until 1993 because of a labor dispute involving the players union collective bargaining agreement.
March 23 At the NFL league meeting in Palm Desert, CA, NFL owners announce the final timetable for expansion with plans calling for two teams to be awarded in October 1993.
April 20 The NFL approves Richardson Sports' plan to privately finance a 72,300-seat stadium with the sale of PSLs.
May 6 The NFL and its players reach a landmark settlement regarding a seven-year collective bargaining agreement, clearing the way for expansion.
May 20 Jerry Richardson unveils a model and renderings of a royal blue, silver and black, 72,300-seat stadium that would house an NFL expansion team for the Carolinas.
May 25 At the owners meeting in Atlanta, the NFL announces the price for an expansion team, $140 million.
July 1 A fair share agreement between Richardson Sports and the NAACP spells out far-reaching opportunities for minorities with the Carolinas NFL expansion team.
July 1 The sale of luxury suites, club seats and PSLs officially begins. Richardson Sports receives 15,000 pieces of mail from first-day orders collected from June 28-July 1. By the end of the day, all 8,314 club seats sell out and all 104 luxury suites are reserved and ultimately leased. (An additional 33 suites are later added to the stadium.) First day PSL orders total 41,632.
August 31 Richardson Sports delivers its financing plan to the NFL in New York.
September 3 The ticket campaign for potential NFL expansion cities ends with the Carolinas receiving orders for 104 luxury suites, 8,314 club seats and 49,724 PSLs. Deposits for luxury suites, club seats and PSLs total $54 million, representing a total pledge of $112.7 million.
September 10 Richardson Sports gives the NFL term sheets for loans to construct a state-of-the-art stadium and purchase the franchise.
September 13 Richardson Sports and Clemson University announce that the Carolinas expansion team would play its first season (1995) at Clemson Memorial Stadium.
September 22 Richardson Sports makes a presentation to the NFL Expansion and Finance Committees and league officials, including Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. They report to the league that NationsBank and Wachovia have posted a $30 million guarantee to purchase unsold PSLs. Effectively, the stadium is sold out, and total money pledged is $142.7 million.
October 26 At the league meeting in Chicago, NFL owners unanimously select the carolinas as the 29th NFL franchise and the first expansion team since 1976. Owners also vote to delay selection of the second franchise until November 30th with Baltimore, St. Louis, Jacksonville and Memphis still under consideration.
January 1 Jon Richardson officially joins the Carolina Panthers as director of stadium operations.
January 3 The Carolina Panthers put 12,000 remaining PSLs on sale. All orders received from January 3-8 are given first-day priority. In addition, the team announces that the remaining PSLs will be on sale until they are sold out. In all, Panthers fans respond from 16 states and the District of Columbia during the weeklong priority period.
January 12 Jerry Richardson announces the hiring of veteran NFL executive Bill Polian as general manager and the promotion of Mike McCormack to president.
April 22 Led by owner and founder Jerry Richardson, the Carolina Panthers hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the stadiums uptown site in Charlotte, NC. The construction is expected to take 27 months to complete.
April 24 The Carolina Panthers move to the front of the 1995 draft when owner and founder Jerry Richardson wins a coin flip with Wayne Weaver of the Jacksonville Jaguars during the NFL draft in New York.
May 3 Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC is chosen as the team's training camp site.
May 26 NFL owners vote to pit the expansion Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars against one another in the 1995 Hall of Fame game. The game will be the first in team history for both franchises.
July 19 The Carolina Panthers select Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, as the team's temporary practice site until completion of the team's facilities in Charlotte.
October 5 The Carolina Panthers hold their first free agent workout at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC.
November 2 NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue slots the Carolina Panthers in the NFC West with the Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers.
December 15 The Carolina Panthers sign the first players in team history. Matt Campbell, Randy Cuthbert, Kevin Farkas, Mike Finn, Willie Green, Carlson Leomiti, Darryl Moore, Tony Smith, Lawyer Tillman and Eric Weir makeup the original ten.
January 4 The Panthers hire the team's first coaches, adding offensive line coach Jim McNally and wide receivers coach Richard Williamson, both from the Cincinnati Bengals.
January 23 The Panthers name Dom Capers from the Pittsburgh Steelers as the first head coach in team history. Under Capers, the Steelers defense surrendered the fewest points in the NFL during his three seasons as defensive coordinator.
February 15 The Carolina Panthers select 35 players in the expansion draft. With the second overall pick, they choose cornerback Rod Smith from the New England Patriots.
February 20 The Carolina Panthers sign the first two unrestricted free agents in team history: kicker John Kasay from the Seattle Seahawks and defensive end Mike Fox from the New York Giants.
April 4 The Panthers take the field for the first time as a team in the first of a series of off-season workout sessions.
April 22 The Carolina Panthers make Penn State quarterback Kerry Collins the team's first draft choice, choosing him with the fifth overall selection, acquired from Cincinnati.
May 2 Panthers Owner and Founder Jerry Richardson resigns as chairman of Flagstar in order to devote his attention to his involvement in NFL activities. Richardson serves on several NFL committees.
May 3 Carolinas Stadium Corp hosts topping out ceremonies at the stadium, recognizing that construction has reached its highest point.
July 14 The Panthers report to the team's first ever training camp, marking the official beginning of the inaugural season.
July 29 The Carolina Panthers defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-14 in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, OH. The Panthers become the first team in NFL history to win its inaugural contest.
September 3 The Panthers lose 23-20 in overtime to the Atlanta Falcons in the team's first regular-season game.
October 15 The Panthers win their first game in franchise history, defeating the New York Jets 26-15. Sam Mills highlights the victory with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown.
November 5 Carolina wins an expansion-record fourth game in a row, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 13-7 at 3Com Park. It is the first time in league history that an expansion team has defeated the defending Super Bowl champion.
December 24 The Panthers end their inaugural season with a 7-9 record, more than doubling the previous expansion-best mark of three wins. The NFLs seventh ranked defense had the best record of any non-playoff team during the seasons last eleven weeks, posting a 7-4 mark after opening the season 0-5. Carolina posts an expansion-best 5-3 home record at its home-away-from-home field at Clemson Memorial Stadium.
June 26 Carolina Panthers Director of Business Operations Mark Richardson announces an agreement to name the Panthers new home Ericsson Stadium.
July 26 The six bronze panthers that flank the stadium's three main entrances are unveiled. The statues are the largest sculptures ever commissioned in the United States.
July 27 The gates of Ericsson Stadium are opened for the first time at PSL Owner Appreciation Day, the first public event in the stadium.
August 3 The Panthers defeat the Chicago Bears, 30-12, in a preseason game, the team's first contest at their new home.
September 1 Carolina defeats the Atlanta Falcons, 29-6, in the first regular season game at Ericsson Stadium.
December 22 The Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 18-14, with a last minute goal-line stand and, as a result, finish the season with a 12-4 record and win the NFC West division title. The team recovered from a 5-4 start to win its last seven games and earn a first-round bye in the playoffs.
January 5 Carolina defeats the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys, 26-17, in the team's first playoff game.
March 12 Mike McCormack announces his retirement as president of the Carolina Panthers, ending a 46-year NFL career as a player, coach and executive.
April 2 Jon Richardson is named president of Carolinas Stadium Corp, and Mark Richardson is named president of the Carolina Panthers.
September 21 Mike McCormack is inducted as the first member of the Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor.
September 27 Sam Mills is inducted into the Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor, becoming the first former player to be so recognized.
January 4 George Seifert, who guided San Francisco to two Super Bowl titles as head coach and won a total of five Super Bowls with the 49ers, is named the second head coach of the Carolina Panthers.
May 22 NFL owners vote to realign into eight, four-team divisions. Beginning in 2002, the Carolina Panthers will move to the newly created NFC South with the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
January 25 The Panthers name John Fox from the New York Giants as the third head coach in team history. In Fox's five years as New York's defensive coordinator, the Giants defenses were characterized by success against the run, pressure on the passer, a penchant for takeaways and strong play in the red zone.
February 22 Marty Hurney is promoted to General Manager from Director of Football Operations.
December 14 Carolina defeats the Arizona Cardinals, 20-17, on a John Kasay game-winning 49-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to clinch the NFC South division title and earn the Panthers their second-ever playoff berth.
January 3 The Panthers make their first postseason appearance since 1996 and produce a 29-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC Wild Card Playoff game.
January 10 In the NFC Divisional Playoffs, Carolina and St. Louis play the fifth-longest game in NFL history. The Panthers earn a dramatic 29-23 win against the Rams when Steve Smith catches a 69-yard touchdown pass from Jake Delhomme in the second overtime.
January 16 Carolina Panthers Owner/Founder Jerry Richardson announces an agreement to rename the Panthers home Bank of America Stadium.
January 18 The Panthers win the NFC Championship with a 14-3 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.
February 1 Carolina faces the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
September 13 The Panthers celebrate their 10th season by recognizing their 10-year anniversary team.
August 13 Sam Mills, who served as Carolina's inspirational leader as a player and coach, has his number 51 retired, becoming the first Panthers player to have his number retired.
January 1 Carolina defeats the Atlanta Falcons, 44-11, in the regular season finale to clinch the franchise's third-ever playoff berth.
January 15 The Panthers win their fourth consecutive road game in the playoffs with a 29-21 NFC Divisional Playoff victory over the Chicago Bears to equal the NFL record for the most consecutive road postseason wins.


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Whole Foods is encouraging shoppers to "Say Yes on 522" with signs and other literature distributed around its stores, including on their paper grocery bags at their Lynnwood location Thursday morning.
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Signs that read "Will vote for food. We say Yes on 522" adorn each cash register at Whole Foods Market in Lynnwood, including this one worked by team member Brittany Coleman on Thursday morning.
There are banners hanging from the ceiling, brochures above the salad bar and a poster on an easel in the poultry section, all proclaiming, "We say Yes on 522."
The same message can be seen on every aisle and even under selected products of like-minded companies. It's coming to checkout stands soon. It's outside, too, where, parked a few strides from an entrance, is a forest green Chevy truck with Yes on 522 painted on the driver's side door.
And the store's roughly 155 team members -- Whole Foods code for employees -- carry literature in their aprons and are trained on the basics of the initiative should they be quizzed by a customer.
It's not just here but in each of the company's seven Washington stores, a reflection of how serious the international chain wants to win.
"We don't dabble a lot in the political world," said Leah Abell, marketing team leader for the store. "This is different because this is such a hot topic and we have been leading the way for organic labeling.
"Our customers are telling us we want to know what is in our food," she said. "We want to give that to them."
Whole Foods spent $250,000 trying to pass a similar measure in California last year. It has reached that mark in Washington already and expects to spend more, spokeswoman Susan Livingston said.
"We're trying to engage people in every way we can," she said, noting the company is funneling many resources through its Will Vote For Food effort.
If voters pass Initiative 522, many packaged and processed food products sold in retail stores will need labels revealing if the item was genetically engineered or contains genetically engineered ingredients starting in July of 2015.
There are a host of exemptions. For example, food sold in restaurants is exempt as are alcoholic beverages. And meat from animals that ate genetically engineered feed is also exempt.
Proponents contend requiring labels will give consumers needed information about the food they are eating. Opponents say it amounts to a costly new regulation that will manifest itself in higher prices.
Campaigns for and against the measure expect to spend millions of dollars in the next few weeks, much of it on the airwaves. Both sides launched their first television commercials this week.
Against that backdrop, individual farmers and businesses are trying to reach voters in a simpler and more direct way. Up and down the I-5 corridor and across the Cascades, businesses known for offering organic foods and products without genetically engineered ingredients are marketing a political message to customers.
Employees at PCC Natural Markets, which operates a store in Edmonds, wear Yes on 522 buttons. Information about the measure is available in the stores and has been sent to members of the nation's largest consumer-owned natural food retail co-operative.
"This is an affirmation to our customers that we are doing what they have been asking us to do for 20 years," said Trudy Bialic, director of public affairs.
So far no one's complained.
"I have not received one letter from one shopper that they didn't appreciate it," she said.
A spokeswoman for the opposition expressed little concern about the strategy.
"Proponents can share the information as long as they are reporting it to the PDC (Public Disclosure Commission)," said Dana Bieber, spokeswoman for the No on 522 campaign.
Bieber wouldn't say if they'll have retailers opposed to the measure put up materials too.
"We're committed to sharing the facts with voters," she said.
She did point out that one Whole Foods infographic echoes the message of their campaign as it urges customers to look for products with the USDA organic label if they want to avoid GMOs.
"That's what our campaign has been saying," she said. "They're reinforcing the message that the organic label is a better way to know if GE (genetically engineered) ingredients are in their food. It is better than 522."
Such tactics are not novel in Washington.
Two years ago, Costco used its shopping warehouses to gather signatures for the liquor privatization initiative and then dole out materials backing the measure. Other grocery stores and many restaurateurs put up materials in their businesses.
It's too soon to gauge the effect of such in-store campaigning on Initiative 522 because voters aren't focused on the election yet.
"I think it can make a small difference," said Seattle political strategist Christian Sinderman, who's not involved in the campaign. "People have more opinions about food than they do about politicians so to reach people where they shop and where they eat will have more impact than a yard sign."
Sinderman doesn't think it will swing the outcome.
"Voters are smart enough to know that the businesses only engage in these things because they impact their bottom lines," he said. "If they support that (company's view) they won't have a problem."
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Chewbacca is dead.
He died saving Han Solo's youngest son in the 1999 novel "Vector Prime" penned by science fiction savant R.A. Salvatore.
The death of the Millennium Falcon's copilot isn't news to those who enjoy the Star Wars Expanded Universe: a collection of films, books, cartoons, comic books and video games that supplement, explore and explain the six movie episodes.
The EU isn't just a few stories with a passing connection to the core material. Unlike most entertainment franchises — including Star Trek — in which one medium is considered more important than the rest, Star Wars has always treated every story whether in written form or motion picture as relevant.
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It's such broad, overlapping continuity that draws me to fictional universes like Star Wars and Marvel Comics — both now owned by Disney as result of shrewd business decisions.
So fans who know about the Star Wars story only through the six movies don't know that Chewbacca is dead; Han and Leia Solo had three children, two of whom died as young adults. Luke married an imperial assassin and they had a son together. They named him Ben after Obi-Wan Kenobi's Tatooine nickname. Luke's wife later died at the hands of one of the Solo children who had become a Sith Lord.
The stories are rich with drama and action and blend into an overarching space opera tapestry.
Now the 800-pound Wookiee in the room is whether the new Star Wars movies, which begin in 2015, will include such complicated storylines or wipe the slate clean. Either choice is bound to upset a large group of fans. But it's a can of space worms the new Star Wars movies will have to open.
I have conceived of a third option. JJ Abrams, picked by Disney to direct Episode
The movies could focus on new Jedi Knights (Luke created a new order) with Luke in the Yoda role of sage Jedi Master. And I fully expect R2-D2 and C-3PO to be present as they have been in all six previous episodes.
Of course, Wookiees are a long-lived species, so at some point someone is going to either have to explain what happened to him or ignore years of novels and other works. It's a balancing act that will either be a huge success or a giant failure.
Based on his 2009 "Star Trek," which I contend is the greatest sci-fi movie of all time; I think Abrams is the man for the job.
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How long is my service?Will I receive additional notification prior to my service date? Do you have an on call system? What are the hours of service? If I am released early for the day, do I have to report back to work? Is there a dress code? Is lunch provided? If I am a police officer, does that disqualify me? If I am an attorney, does that disqualify me? I am related to a police officer, does that disqualify me? I am related to an attorney, does that disqualify me? I am racist, does this disqualify me? Do my religious beliefs disqualify me? Does my employer have to release me? Does my employer have to pay me? I have a physicial and/or mental disability that will affect my ability to serve; do I need to get a doctor's note? I am 70 years of age or older and wish to be excused, do I need to fill out the rest of this form? If I know that I am not qualified, do I still need to fill out the summons? I am a student and my date of service falls during the school year, what should I do? I am a student and I go to school in a different county and/or state, am I a resident? Am I allowed to bring a laptop? Where should I park? What if I cannot go beyond my week of service? What if I cannot be sequestered? Can I be permanently removed from your system? How was I selected? Can I volunteer to serve on Jury Duty? Can someone else come in my place? I am a stay at home parent, can I be excused? I am a caregiver for someone, can I be excused? Is there an emergency number I can give to someone in case they need to get a hold of me? Is there a TV in the assembly room? Is there a work room? Are there phones that I can use? Are books and magazines allowed?
Ramsey County Jury Service is one week OR once you have been seated on a case, and delivered a verdict, you service is complete. You need to plan to be here EVERY day, from 8:30 to 4:30 each day for the entire week or until the conclusion of the case, if seated on a jury.
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No. Refer to the date on your summons. Unless you have requested a one time postponement or you are disqualified, this is the date you should report for service.
Yes, but you MUST report on the first day of service at 8:30 a.m. as it states on your summons. If you are not on a case by the END of the day on your first day of service, you will be placed on call. You will be directed to call a number each night to listen to a message that will give instructions for the following day. You will either be required to report to the Courthouse or you will have the day off and should go about your regular business. Again, you still need to plan to be here EVERY day Monday thru Friday from 8:30 until 4:30. Just because you have a day off does NOT mean your service is over. You will still be on call for the rest of the week.
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On your first day of service you will need to report at 8:30 a.m. in order to receive an orientation. After the first day, your hours of service may vary. You need to plan to be at the courthouse from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. When all cases scheduled for that day settle, you will be released. However, count on being here EVERY DAY until 4:30. If you are selected as a juror on a case you will follow the Judge's instructions.
Please discuss this with your employer.
There is no written dress code.
Lunch is NOT provided. There is a lunch break (time varies depending upon your assignment), and you are welcome to bring your own lunch from home or go out to lunch. There is a refrigerator available for your use. There is a microwave for your use as well as vending machines. There will be skyway maps that will help direct you to points of interest.
Yes, your employer legally has to release you for jury duty.
Unfortunately, no, your employer is not legally obligated to pay your wages. Many employers make up the difference from your regular pay and the per diem you get from the state. You should contact your employer to determine their policy. Please contact the jury office at 651-266-8200 if you have questions.
Yes. If you can serve at a later date, address the postponement section and choose a new date you can serve within the next 9 months from your original service date.
Please fill out the entire form and return to the jury office.
YES, we do not know your status unless you fill out your summons and send it back to us. Also, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 593, you may be guilty of a crime if you do one of the following: Fail to return this jury questionnaire, misrepresent information on this jury questionnaire, or fail to show up for jury service as directed. Jury office staff will notify you if you are disqualified.
Fill out your summons by hand or online, there is a postponement section that allows you to choose a new date within the next 9 months. Choose a date when you are on a break from school.
If your permanent residency is still in Ramsey County (i.e. your driver's license and/or you have registered to vote here), then yes you are a resident of Ramsey County and are required to report. If the date of service does not work for your school schedule, please fill out the form by hand or online and address the postponement section. Choose a date when you are on a break from school.
Yes, laptops are allowed and wireless internet is available for your use while waiting in the jury assembly room. You will need a username and password that the jury office staff will provide AFTER orientation on your first day of service.
Parking is expensive in downtown St. Paul. The farther you park from the courthouse the less expensive it is. The closest parking ramps that are the most reasonably priced is the Lowry Ramp and the Victory Ramp. Both ramps are on Wabasha Street north of Fourth Street. DO NOT park at a meter.
When you are sent to a courtroom, the Judge will talk about the anticipated length of the trial before jury selection begins. At that time, you should bring up any hardships that you may have going beyond your week of service.
If you have concerns about being sequestered, please address those concerns in the courtroom and to the Judge.
Driver's License, Voter's Registration and/or State I.D.
No, selection of jurors is random.
No, we offer a 9 month postponement that allows you to choose a different date in order to make arrangements for your children. If you normally stay home with your children and will incur out of pocket expenses for childcare due to jury duty, you can apply for childcare reimbursement through the State of Minnesota. The state offers up to $40 a day for a non-licensed daycare, and up to $50 a day for a licensed daycare. Forms are available in the jury office.
We need a doctor's note for the person for whom you care asking that you be excused so that you can provide 24 hour care to them.
Yes, please give them 651-266-8200. There will be someone answering the phone from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will relay the message to you as soon as possible.
Yes, there is a TV with a cable box. This is in a separate room for those who would like to watch television.
Yes, there is a work room. The work room has 4 computers for use on a first come first serve basis. We ask that jurors limit their time on the computer to 45 minutes out of respect to other jurors who may want to use them. There is also a phone, fax machine and copy machine. There are four work stations with outlets available on a first come first serve basis.
Yes. Phones are available in the jury assembly room. These are available on a first come first serve basis, and we ask that you stick to a 3 minute time limit out of respect to other jurors who may want to use them.
Books and magazines are allowed in the jury assembly room. We have some donated magazines and books available for your use. Newspapers are not allowed in the courtroom.


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Gant is a build tool for scripting Ant tasks using Groovy instead of XML to specify the build logic. A Gant build specification is a Groovy script and so can bring all the power of Groovy to bear directly, something not possible with Ant scripts. Whilst it might be seen as a competitor to Ant, Gant uses Ant tasks for many of the actions, so Gant is really an alternative way of doing builds using Ant, but using a programming language rather than XML to specify the build rules.
Here is an example Gant script:
In this script there are two targets, stuff and otherStuff -- the default target for this build is designated as stuiff and is the target run when Gant is executed from the command line with no target as parameter.
Targets are closures so they can be called as functions, in which case they are executed as you expect, or they can be dependencies to other targets by being parameters to the depends function, in which case they are executed if an only if they have not been executed already in this run. (There is a page with some more information on Targets.)
You may be wondering about the stuff at the beginning of the script. Gant has two ways of using pre-built sub-scripts, either textual inclusion of another Gant script or the inclusion of a pre-compiled class. The example here shows the latter -- the class gant.targets.Clean is a class that provides simple clean capabilities.
The default name for the Gant script is build.gant, in the same way that the default for an Ant build script in build.xml.
Gant provides a way of finding what the documented targets are:
The messages on this output are exactly the strings associated with the target name in the introduction to the target.
Gant can build and install itself to an existing Groovy installation and is being used for various build tasks including building Groovy and Java programs, static websites, LaTeX documents. The ability to have arbitrary Groovy methods within the build scripts makes a Gant build script so much easier to work with that the mix of XML and Groovy scripts that using Ant necessitates. But then maybe this is an issue of individual perception. But then Gant is not about replacing Ant, it is about having a different way of working with the tasks and infrastructure that Ant provides.
Some pages providing more details:
Gant's Build Script
Default Target
The Maven Target Set
Gant and the Ant Optional Tasks
Return Codes
The Gant Ant Task
The Gant Ivy Tool
Gant is currently at version 1.0.2, it requires Groovy version 1.0 or later. The following downloads are available:
Ubuntu/Debian package of Gant 1.0.2 for Groovy 1.5: Deb
Ealier distributions are available at http://dist.codehaus.org/gant/distributions as are snapshots of the next release, if available.
There is a file README_Install.txt in the distribution.
The jar and pom have been uploaded to the Codehaus Maven repository, the groupId is org.codehaus.gant and the artifactId is gant.
If you would prefer to work with the version in the Groovy Subversion repository, you can get a copy by:
Obviously the first time you install Gant there is no Gant to build and install Gant. For people using the Subversion checkout there is an Ant build script to allow the bootstrapping.
If you give it a go and have some feedback, do let me know either on the Groovy User mailing list or by direct email to me firstname.lastname@example.com
BTW Gant is not a toy, it is used for task management in Grails! In fact there is a very nice page on the Grails site showing how Gant scripts can be used in Grails.
If you have any issues with Gant then, for now, please add a JIRA issue into the Groovy JIRA with component Gant. Although this isn't entirely the truth, Gant is not a component of Groovy, it is the easiest way to track issues until Gant becomes big enough for its own JIRA entry. The URL is http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/CreateIssue!default.jspa
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With apologies to James Taylor, I was recently introduced to a UNC-Chapel Hill professor of psychology, Dr. Edwin Fisher, from my alma mater and the university where the famous singer/ songwriter's father was dean of the School of Medicine. The work that Dr. Fisher is doing under the aegis of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation is on target for the Triple Aim.
Peers for Progress, designs, implements, and evaluates peer coach or peer educator programs worldwide. There are ample examples of successful and established programs led or facilitated by peer coaches, motivators, educators, or others, including Alcoholics Anonymous, Mended Hearts, and Weight Watchers. Peers for Progress is building a global network of peer-support organizations that are making a difference in the health of and lives of people affected by a range of health problems and their associated impact on the individual and on communities.
After grand rounds this morning at the University Medical Center at Princeton, the director of the recently created transitional care program, Kathleen H. Seneca, MSN, was speaking with one of our nephrologists about the purpose of the program. It fills the transitional gap for people discharged from the hospital that do not qualify (in terms of reimbursement guidelines) for home care, but would benefit from additional education, care planning, and hands-on instruction.


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Welcome to our friendly, female-only hostel! We offer a quieter, more relaxed place to stay while still being in the hustle and bustle of central London.
Just because you're staying in a hostel doesn't mean you should be deprived of a good rest. This is the perfect place for a restful and relaxing visit to our great capital city. Your bed will be in a quiet, cosy, clean and comfortable room. The two beds in the private room can be booked separately, as a twin or a double. We have a variety of rooms, from two-bed privates to eight-bed dorms. Rooms are cleaned on a daily basis.
All of our guests have full access to all the facilities offered at our sister hostel the Village, located on the same street. There's also free towels and toiletries.
All guests receive a 25% discount on food at the on-site restaurants, plus great discount deals on drinks.
Don't worry about missing out on any of the fun, because nearby you'll find our sister hostels, St Christopher's Inn and the Village - the perfect venues for a pint and a party.
With St Christopher's you get the best of all worlds - the quiet Oasis, the historic Inn and party-central Village have everything you could ever possibly need. Living so close to the city centre allows you to walk to the River Thames, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the London Dungeon, St Paul's Cathedral, the Tate Modern Gallery and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. These are the attractions that don't need an introduction or an explanation and they're the reasons why thousands of tourists come to London every year.
There is also the Borough Market, a traditional fruit and vegetable market that also sells speciality food, seafood and organic and fair trade foods. The weekend crowds are more than enough reason to include this on your must see list, when visiting England's capital. Grab a coffee at one of the cosy market-side cafés and watch the world go by.
No matter which hostel you're checking into, reception is at the Village (located just minutes away at 165 Borough High Street!) which has a TV, DVD player, free Wi-Fi, tours and travel products, game and comfy couches available to everyone staying at the Oasis. Our free breakfast is also served here (7-9 AM.) We also also offer a variety of activities, from walking tours during the day to movie marathons and pub crawls in the evenings.
Mondays and Wednesdays we have karaoke night in Belushi's. Tuesdays are 80s and 90s night – fancy dress is optional. Thursdays , our bar DJ, Mixtape, becomes your personal jukebox – you pick the music and he plays it. On Fridays and Saturdays we roll out our Big Shiny Disco, with great drink deals and fantastic music from our resident DJs so that your weekend is party time!
There is no curfew.
Please note that guests under the age of 18 must stay in a private room with a parent or legal guardian. They cannot stay in the dorms with people who are not a part of their own group or family. Under-18s are not permitted in the bars or pubs.
Please read our Things to Note below before booking. This is a female-only hostel.
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A little less than 10 years ago, a curious new show called "Wicked" started drawing crowds at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. Even then, its creators knew it was something special. They were right: their prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" is now a member of musical theater's small but elite club of perpetual blockbusters.
The Broadway production, which opened October 30, 2003, is approaching its 10th anniversary and its 4,000th performance, and its popularity is showing no signs of waning; houses are routinely sold out. Currently it's the 12th longest-running show in Broadway history.
A production at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles lasted almost two years in 2007-09 and was the town's most coveted ticket for most of that time. "Wicked" has returned to L.A. and O.C. several times, but its nearly month-long upcoming visit to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts beginning Feb. 20 isn't a case of producers' wishful thinking. The last time it played in the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall, in 2011, it broke box office records.
Surprisingly, "Wicked" didn't seem destined for success at first. It failed to impress two powerful constituencies: critics and theater professionals.
The Broadway debut received mixed reviews, and "Wicked" was snubbed at the 2004 Tony Awards. It was nominated for 11 Tonys but won only three: Idina Menzel captured the best actress award for her portrayal of misunderstood green witch Elphaba, the story's heroine, and the show nabbed best scenic design and best costume design. But it lost in the big categories, best book, best original score and best musical, to "Avenue Q."
How did a musical seen as a middling effort by the pros become a blockbuster of "Phantom"-like proportions? And what magic combination of ingredients has given it the gift of enduring popularity?
"It has an appeal across the generations," said Paul R. Laird of the University of Kansas, a respected musicologist and author of "Wicked: A Musical Biography." "It tells a very compelling story about friendship between teenage girls, which makes it very popular with that age group." And to older people, a musical that engages with and expands upon L. Frank Baum's famous story, "The Wizard of Oz," carries an irresistible attraction as well, Laird said. "It effectively taps into what I think is the most important American fantasy story of all time."
"Wicked" also touches upon themes that have proven popular throughout the history of American theater, Laird said. "You can go back to musicals over the last 70 to 80 years and find these same themes: female empowerment, the challenges of being an outsider. Think of 'My Fair Lady' or 'The Sound of Music.'"
Another reason for "Wicked's" success. Laird said, is its meticulous craftsmanship. It was put together carefully and painstakingly by the perfect combination of talents, and its birth was long and laborious.
The perfect creative team
"Wicked" is based on "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," a clever piece of pseudo-history by Gregory Maguire that explains the back story to Baum's fictional land of Oz. It was published in 1995.
Hollywood was interested, but Maguire's book was a difficult vehicle to transform into film. Dark and violent, filled with serious examinations of adult themes, it was a challenge, according "Wicked" producer Marc Platt in a Register interview before the Pantages production.
"We developed a couple of drafts of the screenplay, and Demi Moore's company was co-producer on it. She and her partner were interested in the material, but the project never took off," said Platt, a Hollywood producer who was then president of production at Universal Studios. "It was somewhat dense. It took a lot from the book, all of which is interesting but not all of which is cinematic."
Platt was fascinated with the parts of Maguire's book that dealt with the relationship between Oz's two famous witches, Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West, when they were young women. The Wicked Witch, named Elphaba by Maguire, is a smart and high-spirited but misunderstood girl who's self-conscious about her bright green skin. Glinda the Good Witch (or Galinda, as she was then known) is portrayed as pretty and popular but ambitious and vain. Their friendship and personalities change as they room together at a school that will teach them the tricks of their craft.
"The most interesting idea to me was the relationship between these two young women, and the distances each had to travel to be self-aware and be friends in the truest sense of the word," Platt said.