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St. Cloud State UniversitySchool of Graduate Studies720 Fourth Avenue South
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Social Responsibility (M.S.)
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The Department of Human Relations and Multicultural Education provides education in self-awareness and skills essential for living and working in a pluralistic, democratic society. Human relations is a multi/interdisciplinary applied field in the study and practice of social responsibility within western and non-western cultures. The department is committed to addressing the serious questions of survival, equity and quality of life facing people around the world. The curriculum presents the voices and perspectives of groups which have historically been excluded from the western canon. Investigative and critical thinking skills are taught in which mainstream and alternative viewpoints are examined for values and veracity. Human relations graduate courses examine the impact of power, resources, cultural standards, and institutional policies and practices on various groups in our society and develop active citizenship skills for participatory democracy. Specifically, the department addresses issues of social and environmental justice within a global context related to race, gender, class, age, religion, disability, physical appearance, sexual/affectional orientation, nationality/culture, and species. Human Relations 1) collaboratively offers an interdisciplinary Master's of Science in Social Responsibility with sociology, and women's studies; 2) provides quality courses that fulfill the human relations requirement for teacher licensure in the state of Minnesota; 3) provides courses, resources, and leadership in meeting the SCSU mission and various accreditation standards on multicultural, gender-fair, disability-aware, GLBT-sensitive education. The graduate courses develop and enhance personal and professional skills in individuals, organizations, and global social responsibility for a wide range of non-profit, public and private sector positions in advocacy, education, communications, health, government, social services, business, and international careers. This interdisciplinary master's degree in social responsibility addresses a citizen's responsibility to others, to society, and to the environment. It provides a solid academic foundation of the theory and practice of social responsibility, historically and contemporarily, within western and nonwestern cultures. It offers practical skills for involved citizenship at the local, state, national, and global levels within a democratic and culturally diverse context. Constructive approaches to the pressing issues of equality, resource distribution, work, education, health, safety, survival, and environmental sustainability are explored in a personal, professional and global context. Specifically, the curriculum will provide knowledge and skills on the issues of race, gender, class, disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, species, labor, global human rights, the environment and other issues of social responsibility. Students will develop skills in critical analysis, investigation, research, writing, and socially responsible citizenship. As serious issues of cultural diversity and global sustainability become more salient features of every society, a broad foundation of academic inquiry has been developing in many traditional fields as well as emerging disciplines which explores theories, paradigms and methodologies of social responsibility. The study of social responsibility is not founded in any one traditional discipline. Rather it is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, spanning every discipline from humanities to social science to education, business, science and technology. This interdisciplinary degree in social responsibility will provide knowledge and skills to persons who wish to respond to these demands.
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Panthers skate past Lakers
Zach Knapp and Zach Lehrke scored two goals apiece to lead the Park Rapids-Menahga boys hockey team to a 5-3 victory over Detroit Lakes Tuesday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena.
In other Park Rapids sporting events Tuesday night:
The boys swimming team made its home debut with a 102-80 loss to Melrose/Sauk Centre.
New York Mills defeated the Park Rapids wrestling team 57-17 at New York Mills.
Detroit Lakes skated to a 2-0 win over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team at Detroit Lakes.
On Monday night, the Park Rapids boys basketball team opened the season with a 71-52 win at Bagley and the Park Rapids girls basketball team lost at Frazee 56-36.
See Saturday's edition of the Enterprise for complete details from these events.


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Q&A: Gina Trapani�s Tech Lifestyle
Nick Denton, owner of Gawker Media, could not have chosen a better person for editor of the tech time-saver blog, Lifehacker. Gina Trapani has her hands in numerous projects: contributing to leading technology magazines, running her own personal weblog and filmmaking. With a demanding lifestyle, Trapani understands the necessity to make life easier. With the help of two editors, RSS feeds and aggregators like De.licio.us, Lifehacker publishes 18 to 19 "Lifehacks" a day. TIME.com talked with Trapani about what it means to "Geek to Live" and the future of personal publishing software. Lifehacker is also one of TIME.com's 25 Sites We Can't Live Without.
If I had to give your blog a nationality, I would call it American, not French, or a blog with a schedule. Is Lifehacker more for the time obsessed or is it more about practicality?
The irony of Lifehacker is that people are wasting time productively. It's the site that you can look at and justify and say, "Well I'm learning something now that will save me some time later even though I'm wasting time now." I think it's more about practicality.
Lifehacker's entries are primarily about software and Web tips, but there are at least one or two a day that have to do with life in general. My recent favorite was about what it's like to be young. What's important about these types of posts to Lifehacker?
I think that it's really important to me to make Lifehacker not only about technology. The whole point of the site is that technology is so interwoven into our lives and exists not for the sake of worshiping shiny, cold machines, but for the sake of helping us. We're humans and I think that the human aspect of software and interfaces is very important. That aspect is the emphasis at Lifehacker as opposed to other gadget-focused or software-focused sites. Those are my favorite types of posts and make the most sense to my mother-in-law.
How would you feel about being called the Martha Stewart of the tech blog world?
Martha Stewart has come before. I would take it as a really big compliment I can't bake or cook but she is really successful.
In your words, what does the website's tagline "Geek to Live" mean to you?
It's about not worshiping technology for the sake of technology, but it also goes into the gender stuff on the site. Most tech sites that you find online are written by men and have a male appeal. Lifehacker has a feminine, girl-geek spin to it, but there's no pink or pictures of lipstick holders. I think that women there have been studies are interested in how technology can enhance their lives and not just for the cool factor. That's what Lifehacker is all about. Is it useful, is this meaningful, will it do something for me as a human being?
Blogging has moved from experimental to mainstream. What social or technical features would you like to see enter the world of blogging?
I have been blogging since 2001 and the one thing that bugs me about the format is the reverse chronological format. There is no good way to highlight very good pieces of content. I wish there was a way to highlight content better with blogs. I don't think that blogs are easy to navigate just yet. When I go to a blog I 'm like, show me a post that is most representative of this blog. I don't think that it's perfect and I don't think that blogs will be the end-all, be-all for publishing software. I think there is a lot of innovation that could happen and will. I think this is all very young.


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"With Olympic boasting power in the city's back pocket and global excitement growing for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa, momentum is rolling for Vancouver to debut a new Major League
Soccer team," writes Tamsyn Burgmann. The Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off the one-year countdownto their MLS entry as MLS's
15th season got underway. Vancouver and Portland will be the 17th and 18th franchises to join the league in March 2011.
"I think the entire community here has shown the world in the past month just what a fantastic community it is for organizing world-class sport and for actually delivering it," Whitecaps CEO Paul Barber said, referring to the 2010 Winter Games. "This is a really a good time indeed to be getting involved at the highest level in North America with Major League Soccer."
The Whitecaps will play their first few home games at a 27,500-seat temporary stadium at the Pacific National Exhibition's Empire Fields before moving to a newly renovated BC Place, which is being refurbished and getting a new electronic scoreboard and retractable roof for $458 million. BC Place hosted 60,000 people for the Olympics' opening ceremonies. The Whitecaps will play in the USSF D-2 Pro League this season, hosting games at the 5,000-seat Swangard Stadium, in nearby Burnaby.


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Update: Arrest Made after Shots Fired at Cops
Jeff Garretson - June 19, 2015 10:58 am
Michael Allen Ryan was booked into the Saline County Jail early Friday morning
A man was arrested after shots were fired at Salina Police officers early Friday morning.
According to Captain Mike Sweeney, officers were sent to 31 Crestview Drive in reference to a kidnapping investigation.
"While there, numerous shots were fired," Captain Sweeney said.
One bullet hit the rear passenger door of a patrol unit where an officer was taking cover. Police say an occupied home across the street was also struck by multiple rounds.
Police arrested 34-year-old Michael Allen Ryan on charges of attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault.
No officers fired their weapons. No one was hurt in the incident.
The investigation began after Ryan allegedly kidnapped a 15-year-old female acquaintance. Police say he pointed a rifle at a 17-year-old male at a house in the 1100 block of N. 4th and then took the female with him.
Official SPD Statement:
On June 19, 2015 at approximately 12:47a.m., officers were dispatched to 1119 N. 4th in reference to a disturbance involving a firearm. Upon arrival, officers contacted a 17-year-old male, who reported that a known person, Michael Ryan, 34 of #31 Crestview, came to his residence and pointed a rifle at him.
Ryan also kidnapped a 15-year-old female (who was acquainted to Ryan) and left prior to the officers' arrival.
Officers immediately responded to #31 Crestview where they found the 15-year-old safe and unharmed. She was taken to the police department to be interviewed. Ryan was not located at the residence.
Ryan later returned to his residence and officers surrounded the house. They used a public address system in an attempt have him come out. As officers continued to persuade Ryan to come out, several shots were fired in their direction. One of the rounds struck the rear passenger door of a patrol car (where an officer was taking cover.) In addition, one occupied residence across the street was struck multiple times.
No officers fired their weapons.
Ryan eventually came out of the residence armed with two firearms. Officers confronted Ryan from cover and ordered him to drop his weapons. Ryan complied and was taken into custody.
The Salina Police Department is requesting charges of attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer, shooting into an occupied dwelling, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and damage to property.
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A man is arrested after shots were fired in a Salina neighborhood early Friday morning.
According to Captain Mike Sweeney, officers were sent to 31 Crestview Drive in reference to an investigation police were following up on.
"While there, numerous shots were fired," Captain Sweeney said.
Police arrested 34-year-old Michael Allen Ryan on charges of attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault.
Police say no one was hurt in the incident.
Captain Mike Sweeney is reviewing the case and is expected to release more information on Friday afternoon.
Certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed, but bright enough to get a weapon permit.


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By: Rachel Clevenger, IATG Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2016
In high school, I spent a lot of time and energy trying to be cool. I think a lot of people have this stage in their life where they crave the attention of their peers, and this was a big part of my personal identity at the time. I saw this very specific recipe for a cool person – calm energy, sarcasm and cynicism, general apathy – and felt like I had to live up to it. I started to downplay my true personality, started to criticize others for silly things like the music they liked or the clothes they wore, and started to judge those around me. Regrettably, most of those people were young women like me.
In my junior and senior years, I started to let this idea of the nothing-phases-me "cool" person go. I grew up, I became more open minded, I cared a bit less what others thought of me, I found feminism and solidarity with other women. But there was still something inside me that needed to be let out. (Spoiler alert: here's the part of the story where I AM THAT GIRL comes in and changes the game completely.)
I arrived at Elon University for my freshman year and wanted to find myself. I wanted to find friends with whom I could grow and live and love just as much as I loved my friends back home. I wanted to truly and authentically connect with other people. As I went through my first semester, I found it difficult to connect to someone without letting go of that tiny bit of the desire to be cool.
What I needed to do was let go of what I thought the world expected of me and let myself be who I am.
I heard about Elon's chapter of I AM THAT GIRL through a friend and went with her to the first meeting. Upon hearing about their mission and values, I was hooked. For the first time in college, I felt like I had found something that my soul truly resonated with. With each meeting, I felt that armor I wore over my true self fall away. I celebrated my badass self and I heart-clapped for my new soul sisters. I was given a space to engage in the conversations my soul needed to have.
I had all this love inside of me that I was scared to let out for the fear of being judged. IATG proved to me there were incredibly kind hearts in the world, changing it for the better. I needed to let go, and this community has come into my life, broken me open, and set me on the path of living my most authentic life.
After dedicating so much of my time and energy to my community as a member, an intern, and now a leader, all I can wish is for this incredible mission to have the same impact on other young women that it did on me.
We have all this love inside us, so why not share it?
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The CW is opening up a new chapter in its development.
The network has given script orders to Book Club, a drama about a young New Yorker who starts a book club with her mother, grandmother and friends.
Based on the documentary from Hope Hartman, the drama revolves around Emma, a 23-year-old New Yorker who forms a club with her three unique friends, her career-oriented mother and her eccentric grandmother. The project would follow their adventures, loves, losses and careers as seen through the "book of the week," which serves as a thematic mirror reflective of their lives.
Dr. Dolittle 3's Nina Colmanwill pen the script and executive produce the Warner Bros. Television effort alongside Sherlock Holmes' Dan Lin and Lin Pictures' head of TV Jennifer Gwartz.
Hartman, a publicist with ABC, penned the independent documentary that followed the lives of eight women bonded by a book club formed 70 years ago.
Colman is repped by Evolution, while Lin is with WME and UFUSE.
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Effects of Pharmaceutical Promotion: A Review and Assessment
This review discusses the role of consumer-directed and physician-directed promotion in the pharmaceutical market, based on the classic conceptual framework of whether such promotion is "persuasive" and/or "informative". Implications for public health and welfare partly depend on whether, and to what extent, advertising: 1) raises "selective" or brand-specific demand versus "primary" or industry-wide demand; 2) impacts drug costs; and 3) impacts competition. Empirical evidence from the literature bearing on these effects is surveyed. These studies show that pharmaceutical promotion has both informative and persuasive elements. Consumer advertising is more effective at enlarging the market, educating consumers, inducing physician contact, expanding drug treatment, and promoting adherence among existing users. Physician advertising is primarily persuasive in nature, effectively increasing selective brand demand. Evidence bearing on the effects of promotion on competition and prices is more limited. However, there is no strong evidence that drug promotion deters entry, and there is some suggestive evidence that it may even be mildly pro-competitive. With respect to costs, some studies suggests that consumer advertising may weakly raise the average wholesale price, which is a manufacturer's list price, but there is no strong indication that either consumer- or provider-directed promotion substantially raises retail-level prices. However, this is not to imply that potential promotion-driven substitution from non-advertised to advertised drugs cannot have effects on total drug costs. While most of these effects point to potential welfare improvements as a result of pharmaceutical promotion, there is also evidence that consumer ads may induce overuse and overtreatment in certain cases. Market expansion, overtreatment and shifting brands for non-therapeutic reasons further raise the concern of a sub-optimal patient-drug match at least for some marginal patients. A comprehensive evaluation of the welfare effects of pharmaceutical promotion requires a balanced assessment of these benefits and costs.
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My girlfriend has been home for about 9 weeks recovering from cancer surgery and chemo. I was very worried about her physical state and her inability to defend herself from attack. She is a shooter and I asked her which pistol she wanted set up for her and she picked the Springfield Loaded 1911 in .45ACP. I loaded it, cocked and locked it for her, and put it in the gun safe that way. She is very competent with this pistol and i felt good about her choice. Her first line of defense in her 2 dogs, a purebred German Shephard and a lab mix. Both are extremely loyal and very protective of her.
My choices for a woman for protection would be first a good dog, if she is not a shooter. Second, work with her on being comfortable with a gun. Practice, practice, practice, until it is second nature.
The dog is auttomatic, the gun is reactionary and depends on human intervention. People's reactions are different depending on mindset. The most important thing about having a gun for self defense is having your mind made up to shoot if you need to. If there is any question of that, forget the gun and buy a second dog.
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Drop The Needle @ Church Street Social
Drop The Needle - Vinyl Enthusiasts' Meetup
FREE ENTRY but RSVP is a must.
About Drop The Needle:
Drop The Needle is a brand new series of bi monthly meetups which aims to bring together vinyl enthusiasts and record collectors from all over Bangalore for a Sunday afternoon listening session at Church Street Social. You are free to bring your records to Social and sign up to get your records played and listen to them on our PA system.
We will also be having a community table which will showcase a collection of records sent over by our friends at The Revolver Club + you can display your records as well in case you wish to sell/exchange with like minded collectors you will meet at the event.
The event will be hosted by Bangalore's own Prashanth Pallemoni, notable vinyl enthusiast and DJ who mainly plays only on turntables. Prashant will end the event with a scratch workshop and a short set.
About The Revolver Club:
The Revolver Club deals in only the best and the most sought after premium audio systems brands from around the Globe. Some of the brands we feature deal exclusively with High Fidelity audio. We don't just sell products of these brands, we are also their official distributors and dealers in India. Our list of brands that we are official distributors and dealers of in India include – Pro-Ject, Denon, Tannoy, Sonos and Olive one. Each brand has its own set of products that adds new dimensions to the experience of listening to Hi-Fi audio. Put the right combination together and you have a luxury audio system that once reproduces its anticipated Hi-Fi audio, will transcend a listener to an altogether different world.
True audiophiles will be well acquainted to analogue music. We believe music is forever and so is the purest form of its medium, ' vinyl records'. If vinyl LPs is what you seek, then vinyl LPs is what you will find here. The Revolver Club has started the only vinyl records subscription in India- 'the stereo box', which comprises of one 12" LP record and one cocktail recipe by Yale Vengroff. We will also be throwing in a surprise. In which... well it's a surprise and it best be kept that way. With a wide range of Vinyl records on sale, vinyl LP enthusiasts in India have a good reason to be happy.
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Arcade police arrested a 20-year-old man Wednesday after chasing him in a car and on foot for about an hour and a half.
The chase began on Windy Hill Road after the man was driving on the wrong side of the road and almost ran into a police car, according to police. When the cruiser - driven by Cpl. Chris Stapleton - turned around, the man sped away.
The chase continued onto Carruth Road where the man pulled over, but eventually ran away. Later, a woman driving what appeared to be a small black Honda picked up the man and took him to a house on Windy Hill Court, Stapleton said.
Police arrested the man, who was in a closet inside the house.
Police charged Timothy Allen Smith, 20, of Atlanta, with possession of cocaine, felony fleeing or attempting to elude, felony obstruction and a slew of traffic charges, including driving without a license and no insurance, Stapleton said. The man was also wanted on a probation violation from Cobb County, police said.
The Georgia State Patrol, Jefferson police and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office helped in the chase.
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I really hope that there is a great feature film about U.S. Grant. For reasons why there may not be, check out Cynic's post from earlier this week. Anyway, I copped Shelby Foote's The Civil War on Audio, as I just can't imagine getting through the book any time soon. This is a story in and of itself, but I just got to the part where Grant is fighting at the Battle of Belmont. At the end of the narrative I just said to Kenyatta, "This dude is a superhero." I mean he really is.
The captain of the boat that had just pushed out recognized me and ordered the engineer not to start the engine: he then had a plank run out for me. My horse seemed to take in the situation. He put his fore feet over the bank without hesitation or urging, and, with his hind feet well under him, slid down the bank and trotted on board.


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If Twitter rumors are correct the social media micro-blogging service could soon replace third-party developers TwitVid, yFrog and VodPod while offering its own self-hosted video service. The company is rumored to currently be working on a service that would complement the photo sharing option the company rolled out earlier this year.
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Hi, I have submitted an app (PhotoAlbum 1.0) to the App store (Moblin) for validation a few weeks back and got the following message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Failure Reason: ILU01 - Application install Additional Comments: Application does not install to AppUp. Error log files indicate that there is an invalid argument. SIMPLE INSTALLER - START TEST-FAIL: ERR_INVALID_ARG Check Application Executable FAIL GET-EXEC-FAIL: execution command not found: UNKNOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To my surprise, at the same time we could download the app using AppUp client for Moblin and install the app without any issue. It went on very well without any user intervention and finally added an icon on the 'Others' folder too. But once I received an email from validation team about the failure, we were not able to download the app itself. When I re-submitted the app, now it is not even appearing in the AppUp client for download! Something weird happening here. I suspect something going wrong at the app store server. Else, how an app which we could download and install via beta testing could fail after a day? Could you please mention specifically what need to be done in order to over come this issue that you are seeing? As someone rightly mentioned in the forum, the details that validation team is providing is not at all serving developer's purpose, as it is difficult to debug an app and figure out what went wrong with such little info about the failure. As developers, we expect a detailed direction about what need to be looked into and possible fixes. I have also sent an email to the support team and waiting for a reply. Hope I will get an answer soon... Thanks, Shyamaraj KS


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2008 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class SUV - Consumer Review
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It's not that bad if you're previous car was a Range Rover:)
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Vehicle2008 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL450 4dr SUV AWD (4.7L 8cyl 7A)
ReviewTrust me when I say all European luxury SUV's have these kinds of issues.
My previous car was a Range Rover HSE and a V8 Tuareg before that.
Both had multiple air suspension issues, engine oil leaks, sensor failures, steering column replacements, etc...
Friends with X5's don't fair well either.
My RR even needed a drive shaft replacement.
Fact of life unfortunately, if you want the luxury and style of the Euro SUV's the price you pay is well beyond the window sticker.
The key is to enjoying the vehicle is pick the brand with a nearby dealership that treats you well and expect to spend your free time there:) - I tried the Lexus route for a year, just too bland and predictable.
Best FeaturesStyling, quality of materials, performance, comfort.
Worst FeaturesBuild quality seems great given the fit and finish, so it seems the major issues are with the EU suppliers of system components and the over-engineered systems. Most of the EU cars source from Bosch and other EU parts companies for control systems, sensors, etc... hence the same issues across all brands. I wish the EU makers would maintain focus on design and quality whilst reducing the engineering complexity to improve reliability.
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A memorial service will be held on Saturday for the five-month-old boy who died after being left inside his mother's minivan earlier this week.
Joel Gray was discovered deceased on Tuesday after his mother Stephanie went to pick him up from his church daycare.
She was informed by daycare employees her son was never dropped off that morning.
Stephanie ran outside to her vehicle and found her son strapped into his car seat.
The service for Joel will be held at St. Matthews Catholic Church located on Snead Road at 1 p.m.
Joel is survived by his parents Stephanie and Aaron Gray, as well as his three older brothers, grandparents and several aunts and uncles.
In lieu of flowers, the Gray family requests monetary donations are made to the "Joel Dixon Gray benefit fund" at Regions Bank.
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County to bond for courthouse project through HRA
Stevens County will finance the majority of its courthouse building and renovation project through the Stevens County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Following groundbreaking on the project Tuesday, the county's Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to bond for the project through the HRA.
The county had other options, including Capital Improvement Plan bonds. County-issued CIP bonds could be less expensive to finance but the process of approving a county bond issue takes longer.
Board members Don Munsterman, Larry Sayre and Paul Watzke voted for the HRA bonding. Commissioners Herb Kloos and Ron Staples voted against it.
The county is expected to finance the estimated $11.5 million project by using cash reserves up to $4 million and bonding for the remaining $7.5 million.
There are indications that the project's cost won't be that high. Accepted bids for the first phase of the project, expected to be about $2.2 million, came in about $300,000 under the estimate. Larry Filippi said it's likely second-phase bidding will be just as competitive and that he wouldn't be surprised if those bids also came in 15 percent under estimates.
If the county issued CIP bonds, the estimated principal and interest costs over 20 years would be $11.07 million. If the HRA issued the bonds, the 20-year cost would be $12.07 million. However, the county would recoup about $297,000 from a Debt Service Reserve Fund and another $391,000 in interest earnings on the fund. In total, the HRA bonding would cost about $313,000 more than county-issued bonding.
But arranging the county bond issue would be more time-consuming and might mean the county would miss out on bond interest rates that are at their lowest point since 1967.
Bonding for $7.5 million through CIP bonds, the county is required to develop a five-year capital improvement plan, hold a hearing on the plan, then wait 30 days to allow for a possible petition opposing the plan signed by 5 percent of county voters from the last general election, according to Carolyn Drude, the county's financial consultant from Ehler's and Associates.
Through HRA bonding, the HRA issues the CIP bonds after approval from the HRA board the the City of Morris. The HRA technically owns the building and the county makes payments to the HRA totalling the principal and interest. Once the payments are completed, the HRA turns over ownership to the county, Drude said.
The simplicity of financing through an HRA makes it an attractive local government finance tool in Minnesota, Drude said.
For more on this story and other county business, see the Sun Tribune print edition and this Web site on Saturday, Oct. 10.


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The Film:
In his third directing attempt, following a solid turnout in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and an exquisite account of '50s radio politics in Good Night and Good Luck, Clooney dials his tone down to silly, bubbly levels for Leatherheads. Set in the Midwest during the early stages of professional football -- a time without superstars, large crowds, or money for that matter -- his comedy zeroes in on the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling team with miners and mechanics in their midst who work for little more than peanuts. At the center of their team is Dodge Connelly, a veteran player with little experience outside of the field. Money was always the big issue, something that was wiping weaker teams off the map in the rather disorganized NFL. But no matter the circumstances, it remained a game about fun -- though more crowds turned out to chant the more reputable college teams on to victory.
From here, Leatherheads loosely bases its core premise on a league vitalization that occurred in the mid '20s when major college star "Red" Grange signed on to play pro ball in an effort to drum up publicity and draw in crowds. Instead of Grange, we've got Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski, The Office) as a tall, attractive WWI war hero who opts to play college ball as he builds his education towards becoming a Yale lawyer. With some conniving help from Connelly to revive his poorly-funded team, he works out a deal with agent C.C. (Johnathan Pryce, Brazil) to sign Rutherford to play with the Bulldogs in a multi-thousand dollar deal (!) -- thus igniting ticket sales, grabbing his fanbase, raising capital for advertising, the works. Leatherheads has fun with the balance between playing professional sports for stardom and recognition and for the joy of paying the bills by doing what you love. In that right, Clooney's effort teeters close to respectful satirization of the sport, though opting for a more humorous overall demeanor than direct laughs.
Leatherheads carries more similarities than differences with Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own -- a scorned sport's rise, discussions about marketability and publicity, along with an 11th Hour build to a budding rivalry involving the core team -- but it also carries a strong alignment with Ron Shelton's Bull Durham in the old veteran / new blood dynamic and just about all of the team traveling scenes. The cheeky screenwriting from Rick Reilly, journalist for Sports Illustrated, and Duncan Bradley bops and roars around in the '20s, with careful help in aesthetic craftiness from Clooney and season cinematographer Newtom Thomas Sigel to off-set a strong "been there, done that" demeanor. If there's anything thing that Clooney is masterful at, it's building an accurate and compelling atmosphere for specific time periods. From the dialogue and mannerisms down to the sneaky antics that lead character after character into speakeasies, you rarely get the sense that you're outside of this periodic bubble.
When media focus comes into the picture in the form of a hot-legged, hot-headed reporter named Lexi Littleton (Renee Zellweger, Chicago), Clooney's picture tries to steer clear of any tones that might dampen the mood too much for Leatherheads, a path that Good Night and Good Luck intentionally takes. Lexi's around to warm up to Rutherford and get the skinny on the kid wonder's wartime history, which has been rumored from a former officer of Rutherford's that his hero status might not be entirely "accurate". Zellwenger is delightful as the attractive writer, wholly sellable as a '20s sharp-tongued vixen that lures the attention of both testosterone-prone characters Connelly and Rutherford. She exhibits surprisingly chemistry with Krasinski, while mincing fiercely love-hate words back and forth with Clooney in precise lyrical rhythm. There's a scene involving sleeping situations in a train between Clooney and Zellweger that seems like it was taken straight from film history -- you know, if it were silent instead of spoken. Chemistry bubbles amid all three of these talents, creating a mťnage a trios of comedic timing that rustles up more grins than laughs, but manages to do both with admirable strength.
There's where a large chunk of the enjoyment can be found in Leatherheads: in following along with that buoyant rhythm as it bobs and flails around with light-hearted smoothness in its well-tailored atmosphere. This style of comedy is a departure for Clooney, but he holds his own both the direction and his portrayal of a weathered veteran of the sport. Thematically, it gets a little hairy later on when Lexi Littleton's motives are revealed -- as it tries to juxtapose and justify the magnification placed on a bankable national hero -- but it never loses steam all the way until the clockwork-like big "finale" (read: game). It may be a story done a few times over, but Leatherheads captures the essence of the roaring '20s football scene in a delightful light. By not overbearing the audience with a swarm of direct screwball antics, Clooney impressively highlights the few shots of straight-away loony humor that he does let serve up.
The DVD:
Universal has sent over Leatherheads in a standard keepcase presentation adorned with perfect coverart for the style of film that it is. Thankfully, Uni seems to have moved away from the silver-topped blasť presentation on their discs for something with at least a little color -- this time, being Duluth Blue.
The Video:
Leatherheads looks striking in its 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation, highlighting strong usage of lavish blues and dingy oranges. Detail is incredibly strong, all the way to fibers on the wardrobe to the minor specs of mud splattered across the players. The only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the image can get a little soft in facial features during extreme close-ups, which there are quite a few in the film. However, the strength of detail, lack of protruding edge enhancement, and the great concentrating on texture make Leatherheads one of the more radiant standard-definition images of recent memory.
The Audio:
Dialogue and music are the key factors to consider in this Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track, which both handle themselves aptly. Verbal clarity comes through strong at the front of the soundstage, only reaching inaudible levels a handful of times at most. The music, however, sounds phenomenal. It thumps and billows radiantly at all points of the film. Surround usage is minimal, only jumping out at times when a large crowd is present to fill the speakers with applause. Overall, it's a fine track that suits Leatherheads well. English, Spanish, and French language tracks are available, as are optional subtitle tracks for each language as well.
The Extras:
Commentary with Clooney and Producer Heslov:
Most commentary tracks start off with an elaborate description of their project, initial thoughts, etc. Nah, Clooney and Heslov just jump into the track and get their hands dirty. They have lots of fun, clearly showing their chemistry as filmmakers, but are also very insightful with their glimpses into shooting schedules and light focuses on digital enhancements and the like.
Deleted Scenes:
Eight minutes of wise splices are available here in anamorphic display. The film already runs at a hearty 114 minutes, and with this extra material it would've drastically slowed the pacing. I recognized some of the material from pieces included in the trailer. Some of the bits repeat in two of the deleted scenes, thus whittling the real deleted material to around 6 minutes.
Football's Beginning: Making of Leatherheads:
A short 6-minute featurette that features the cast and crew divulging info about the history behind the events at hand is available here. There's interview time with producer Heslov and writers Reilly and Duncan that add unique dashes to the little feature, along with some great insight into the fantastic production design that went into rendering the beautiful '20s look of the film.
No Pads, No Fear: Creating the Football Scenes:
Even longer than the general assembly featurette, this piece illustrates the conceptualization of the football games. Authenticity was the key player here, which shows by Clooney's enlistment of the historical football expert Coach T.J. Troup to design and run the plays with the guys. It also accentuates the usage of minimal padding and support gear that we know our players to embody nowadays.
George Clooney: A Leatherhead Prankster:
Unlike his other shoots when he has lambasted prank after prank on his crew, Clooney reserved it all for one solid poke at five of the key football actors for one final shot in the film. Picture excess of mud and water, and you'll get a good idea of what he was going for.
Visual Effects:
Amazingly, there's some very clever special effects at play in Leatherheads, mainly used for crowd replication and scenery embellishment. When you're concentrating on the story at hand and getting wrapped up in the time period's mood, these visual effect are next to unnoticeable. There's a fleeting idea in your mind that makes you think that the size of the crowd and the stadium seem a little too "perfect", which is actually a very strong compliment. There's a minute or so of explanation, followed by four-to-five minutes of side-by-side comparisons between untouched shots and the finalized, color-timed images with the effects integrated in.
Final Thoughts:
Sports comedies can be a little dodgy in content, but Clooney's Leatherheads makes an effort to be smooth in its comedic timing and historical feel -- and succeeds. It's not a roaring comedy by any stretch of the imagination, but does offer a handful of stitch-inducing moments inside of its holistically amusing, carefully crafted demeanor. Fans of A League of Their Own's style should find something to like here, while others looking for solid performances from Zellweger and Krasinski should also be satisfied by this Recommeded offering. To say the least, though I didn't laugh as much as I'd like, I thoroughly enjoyed Leatherheads.


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Inquiry recommends radical shake-up of Queensland's child protection services
Queensland's Child Protection Inquiry has made more than 120 recommendations for a radical shake-up of child protection services.
The Commission of Inquiry recommended an overhaul of the reporting system and called on the non-government sector and boarding schools to playa bigger role.
Commissioner Tim Carmody says there needs to be more preventative action and family support services.
"The current investment in family support is 10 per cent of the overall child protection budget," he said.
That means 90 per cent is spent after the event, after it's done, picking up the pieces. It's an imbalance that needs to be corrected.
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says the report will be carefully considered and the recommendations were significant and necessary changes.
"This is turning child safety on its head in Queensland," he said.
"Going from a system of reaction to a proactive system where we can try and nip these issues in the bud in the family home in the first instance.
"Otherwise, if we don't the cost of doing nothing will mean that in the next 10 years, if nothing changes and none of the road map is implemented, we'll have an increase by about 30 to 40 per cent of children going into out of home care."
Topics: child-abuse, state-parliament, brisbane-4000, qld
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Today i will tell you how to retrieve year from date using C#.Net.
In the Previous articles i explained how to retrieve logged in user name in asp.net, how to retrieve logged in user email in asp.net, where to place google analytics tracking code, how to retrieve day from date using C#.net, how to retrieve month from date in c#.net and many more about C#.Net.
Today or in future you will have to get year from date for programming purpose.
Drag and Drop one Button and a TextBox control from toolbox into Form.
Write below line of code on click event of button.
textBox1.Text = DateTime.Now.Year.ToString();
That's It.
Here what we are doing is getting year from current date of server.


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Here are two easy recipe's for light and healthy snacks. These are great year round.
Vegan Waldorf Salad
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 4 ripe pears, cored and sliced
- 4 sticks celery, thinly sliced
- 3 carrots, grated
- 125 g / 4 1/2 oz walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 150 g / 5 1/2 oz raisins (you can also use dried cranberries for added color and flavor)
- 1 T fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
- 2 T red wine vinegar
- 1 t Dijon mustard
- 4 T walnut oil
- 1 T vegetable oil
Drizzle lemon juice over the pears to keep them from turning brown. Add carrots, celery and raisins and toss together. Add dressing and toss lightly to distribute evenly. Top with walnuts and mint. Enjoy!
Banana Almond Breakfast Delight
- Take one slice of sprouted grain bread
- Spread on one tablespoon of raw almond butter
- Add 5 thin slices of banana
- Drizzle with a little honey
- Enjoy!
AUTHOR: Bex Urban
img source: http://www.droolworthydaily.com/blog/arugula-salad-with-pears-crystallized-ginger-and-tahini-dressing


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I mean with the Kraka you created an entirely new pet, so kudos on that, but you have creatures already that need to be tameable but just are not for some odd reason!
I remember thinking when I get to the 45-50 area south of lion's arch "once I find those green moa i'll grab one!" in sparkfly swamp... never happened
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Tedric Thompson still has two offers and many other programs are showing interest so the Valencia, Calif., safety said he's pleased with how his recruitment is going this off-season.
The 6-foot-1, 203-pound prospect said Arizona State has been showing lots of interest, Georgia could be coming out for spring practice and he's also hearing from Cincinnati, Washington State, UCLA and others.
Colorado and Minnesota have offered so far.
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"I still have those two offers and I've recently been talking to Arizona State a lot," Thompson said. "All the same people that have been talking to me are still keeping in touch.
"(ASU defensive backs coach Chris Ball) told me they really liked me and they're going to keep evaluating me. Of course, they want me to come out and see the campus on an unofficial visit. I don't know if I can but I'll try to soon."
Because so many programs have started to show new interest, Thompson said he's going to take his time and not make a decision anytime soon.
The three-star prospect by Rivals.com said both offers are still being seriously considered and he's just going to wait over the coming months - especially after spring practice which starts on May 1 - to see which programs get more seriously involved.
"I'm happy with how everything is going for me," Thompson said. "I hope more offers come in but I'm pretty happy with how things are going now because I'm still talking to a lot of colleges."
In his junior season, Thompson had 43 tackles. Recently, the Valencia standout said Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Boise State were also staying in touch.


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Drivers in Bourne and the Deepings are being warned to slow down after a spate of reports to police about speeding vehicles.
Police claim that a number of drivers have been regularly seen speeding, putting themselves, other drivers and pedestrians at risk.
The problem is worst during school runs in the morning and afternoon when children are being dropped off and picked up respectively.
A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "The problem of drivers speeding in the area is really becoming a concern and we are doing everything we can under police powers to combat the problem.
"But we are urging people to simply think about their speed when they get in their car and not to let their feet go down in a 30mph zone.
"We all know that speed limits are in place for a reason and, in particular, why they are in place in built-up areas where there are usually a lot of people around.
"These speed limits are there to protect people in the area, especially around schools, and we want people to think if they are really in so much of a rush that they can deal with the consequences of killing a child."


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Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida
Hello, I am looking for an attorney who litigate in civil litigation, namely against corporation (e.g.) Publix's Supermarket. Thank you and have a great day.
Asked on 2/20/13, 4:55 am
3 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.
with reference to what?
Answered on 2/20/13, 5:02 am
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary
I have litigated with Publix, but you dont say what the claim is. Personal injuries? Contact a civil litigation attorney in your area or a personal injury attorney if that is what the claim is about.
Answered on 2/20/13, 6:31 am
Steven Meyer CPLS, P.A.
Our office has handled injury cases against Publix before. We would be happy to discuss the sitaution with you. We offer a free initial consultation. (561) 864-0007
Answered on 2/20/13, 9:32 am


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Puppy randomly freezing.
Today I have experienced Puppy freezing a number of times. It only seems to happen while browsing the internet At first I thought that it was an issue with the Firefox 0.8b beta, which for some reason today has been crashing after 5-10 seconds of being open, so I installed Opera, however, the computer just froze again while using Opera to browse.
The only thing that I have done today is remove a 1GB PC3200 stick of RAM from my laptop and replace it with the RAM that came with the laptop (two 256MB sticks of PC2700 RAM). I don't know why Puppy would be acting this way. Yesterday I had no problem using Firefox or doing anything else for that matter and now today I am getting random freezes. Is there anyway to find out why this is happening?
edit: Okay, it isn't just when browsing, it just froze while I was navigating files through ROX.
Well, if you have suspicious RAM, grab a memtest86+ ISO and run it for an hour or so. However, it kinda almost sounds like flash might be to blame...try avoiding sites that use flash, then go and hit up YouTube or something and see if it locks-up on you again.
Do your syslog logs show anything?
I am quite new to Puppy, where would I find my syslogs?
I think that flash may indeed be the problem. I have been using Dillo for the time being and general file browsing and using the e-mail client and the system hasn't froze on me once. However,
once I install Firefox and try to browse, after about five minutes the entire computer locks up and I have to hard-reset the computer. The odd thing though, is that whenever I disabled flash from the plugins menu the browser still locks up after the same duration of time. This happens with every browser I have downloaded (Firefox, Opera, Chromium).
What is the next step I shoudl take? Dillo is alright for general web browsing but it is sorely lacking the features of most modern browsers.
*sorry double post*
I tried testing my RAM with memtest86+ and it came back with no errors at all.
After using Dillo and various apps for about an hour the computer actually did freeze. So, I don't think it is a flash issue. Somehow I am thinking it could be due to the laptop overheating perhaps? The fan is quite erratic and I have read that overheating can cause laptops to freeze.
I am not near my laptop right now (at a friend's place, on her computer) but I will check my syslog.conf when I can. However, since I am using a LiveCD USB version of Puppy will a syslog even be created? Once the computer locks up I have no choice but to manually power it down so I can't create a pupsave, which I assume must be necessary for the OS to log errors that may occur.
I will also run Stress when I get back home as well.
As far as I can tell, I am thinking it must be some sort of hardware issue. I also have a LiveCD version of Ubuntu and it froze while browsing the internet as well. I just thought it might have been a flash issue on that end as well.
I got this laptop on craigslist for trading a broken newer laptop I had, however, since I have had this laptop I have been having a lot of issues that seems hardware dependent. When I first got the laptop it shut itself off randomly the first thirty or so minutes into use and would not power back on for another hour or two after that. Also, the HDD has completely failed as well, hence having to boot Puppy or Ubuntu from either a USB drive or from a LiveCD. Lastly, the fan has been having issues too. I think the laptop is just old and at the end of it's time frankly, it is almost six years old now, which is pretty old for a laptop.
If you suspect it's a thermal issue, you can do one of two things (that will several cans of compressed air)
Shut off the laptop, and use a can of compressed air to blow-out every opening you see.
Get a screwdriver, 2 shot glasses, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, a bag of Q-tips, and about 4 cans of compressed air.
Field-strip the laptop down to the boards, clean it all w/ compressed air and alcohol.
Don't try to "cheat" by using any sort of vacuume or anything like a hair dryer. Sensitive electronics die when hit with static electricity. For an example of static electricity, put on some wool socks, rub your feet on the carpet for 20 minutes, then lick a door-knob.
That split-second-sensation that you're being thrown across the room is exactly what a printed circut board (PCB) feels when it gets shocked.
The bonus is that you'll live after licking the door-knob (the PCB not so much).
You might also try removing the ram, swapping location, and basically reseating it.
Right on guys, thanks a lot for all of the suggestions. I will try these out as soon as I am back home (I've been spending time with a friend of mine the last week or so). I really appreciate it. Hopefully I'll be able to fix this, I am hankering to get back to learning C and doing some more coding.
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