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- Elk River toddler still missing, no new information, Sherburne County Sheriff says
- Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY—Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. ...
- Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge, Hagel says
WEST POINT, N.Y.—Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. ...
- Wisconsin raw milk farmer acquitted on 3 of 4 counts
- Hezbollah chief says group is fighting in Syria
BEIRUT—The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Saturday that the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period," and vowed his Shiite militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally in Damascus is under attack. ...
- Year later, Serena Williams seeks more in Paris
PARIS—In the moments immediately following her stunningly early exit from the 2012 French Open, as her eyes welled with tears and she bemoaned how she's "been through so much in my life," Serena Williams could not possibly find anything positive to take from the experience. ...
- Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
BERLIN—An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers—a functioning 1976 model—has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). ...
- West Virginia town transfixed by teen girls' murder plot
STAR CITY, W.Va.—For nearly nine months, the people of this small West Virginia town saw the face of missing 16-year-old honors student Skylar Neese everywhere—beaming at them from fliers on utility poles, in gas stations, even at the local tattoo parlor. ...
- On deck for Memorial Day: Cool temps, clouds and, of course, rain
- 1996 Indy 500 champ Buddy Lazier back in field
INDIANAPOLIS—The first thing to know is that Buddy Lazier wasn't happy with the way things ended. ...
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- Minneapolis City Council approves changes to ranked-choice voting
Despite public criticism and angry statements from several members earlier in the week, the Minneapolis City Council on Friday adopted without discussion new rules affecting the use of ranked-choice voting this fall.Earlier, the debate focused on the possibility of expanding the number of choices a voter might make in the ranked-choice process from the current three to six or more. That produced criticism from some council members, aimed at ...
- Gov. Dayton vetoes part of Higher Education Bill, eliminates Teach for America funding
Gov. Mark Dayton signed the higher education bill with $250 million in additional funding Friday but vetoed its $1.5 million appropriation for Teach for America.In his veto letter (PDF), Dayton said he was axing the funding — $750,000 a year for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 — because he didn't like the way Teach for America was selected for the grant.He called the national organization, which recruits college graduates and professionals to teach in urban ...
- Re-enactors bring to life the First Minnesotaâs pivotal role in Battle of Gettysburg
“I would have ordered that regiment in if I had known that every man would be killed. It had to be done.” — Gen. Winfield Scott HancockFifteen minutes. Just a quarter of an hour tells the tale of the First Minnesota at Gettysburg and how 252 average citizens held off nearly 1,500 charging Confederate soldiers to preserve the precarious Union position in a battle generally regarded as the turning point of the Civil ...
- We Can Grow: building urban gardens, helping gardeners thrive
Photo by Bill KelleyMike Smieja created We Can Grow.When Mike Smieja sold his marketing firm in 2006 and decided to attend business school, he had one solid goal: start a new company that would make millions of dollars. But a zucchini and a jar of blueberry jam changed everything.While attending school, Smieja kept a small home garden, and occasionally helped his father do a little farming in Grand Marais. ...
- What London gangs can teach us about London terrorists
By now we have all watched the video. A young man in a black hat, soaked in blood, the meat cleaver and knife used to butcher a British solider on a busy London street in hand, tells a gathering crowd:James DensleyWe swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day. This British ...
- MN Blog Cabin Roundup, 5/24
The case against Majority Leader Tom Bakkfrom mnpACT! Progressive Political Blog by Dave Mindeman…quite frankly, the whole problem centers around 1 person — Majority Leader Tom Bakk. This session should have been a chance for a lot of DFL priorities to get a full hearing....and in the end, most of them did. But the petty shenanigans that seem to abound within the Majority Leader's office nearly derailed a good session. ...
- Minnesota teen pregnancies drop 30%
If the figures are bona fide, this is good news. Olivia LaVecchia at City Pages reports: “Between 2007 and 2011, the number of teens giving birth in the state dropped by more than 30 percent. That number's from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report out [Thursday], which shows a remarkable decline in teen births nationwide. The rates dropped at least 15 percent for all but two states during the four-year period. (One ...
- St. Paul hires engineering firm to investigate deadly landslide in Lilydale Park
St. Paul officials announced Friday that they've hired an engineering firm firm to examine the Lilydale Park site where two fourth-grade boys were killed in landslide while fossil hunting on a school field trip.Northern Technologies Inc. has geo-technical expertise, needed to look into the collapse site and the landslide, city officials said.Friday morning, Gov. Mark Dayton visited the boys' school, Peter Hobart Elementary School in St. Louis Park. ...
- Filling my salad bowl: the joys of home-grown leaf lettuce
My Northern Garden
Courtesy of Mary SchierLeaf lettuce ready for harvest.Earlier this week, I had my first vegetable harvest—some lovely leaves from my three lettuce-bowl gardens, dressed with a ranch-style dressing spiced up with snips of chives and parsley from the yard.I love the taste of home-grown leaf lettuce, which seems softer and more earthy than the big, crunchy heads you get at the grocery store. These ...
- We're lousy at estimating fast-food calories
Think you know how many calories were in that fast-food meal you gobbled down at lunch yesterday?Think again. Most of us underestimate — often significantly — the calorie content of the burgers, sandwiches, fried chicken, salads, milk shakes and other foods we eat in fast food restaurants, according to a study published Thursday by Harvard University researchers.Yes, other studies have shown that people tend to underestimate the amount of calories ...
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- Some getting cold feet over proposed Minneapolis ranked-choice changes
Changes to election laws are almost always explained by saying the new rules will give voters more opportunities to participate.The flip side of the new rules, especially those made by a group of candidates during an election year, might be seen as giving those running for office a few extra opportunities of their own.That’s the crux of the discussion involving the Minneapolis City Council, where some of ...
- St. Paul to allow selling merchandise from trucks on downtown streets
Macy's is gone, so St. Paul city officials are trying a new type of retail: merchandise sold from trucks on downtown streets.The City Council approved a "mobile retail ordinance" this week, allowing vendors to sell new merchandise from trucks, but not during rush hour, and they have to be careful not to impede traffic or pedestrians.The food-truck craze has been very successful in downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis, ...
- Finally, the Namekagon and weather combine for a perfect river day
Earth Journal writer Ron Meador is posting daily this week from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin.Thursday may have been about as perfect a day as it's possible to have on the Namekagon River:Clear skies, light winds for the most part, temperatures that climbed into the 60s, I think, which is the heart of that that happy zone between being too warm from the work of moving a boat ...
- Despite compassion fatigue, United Way leader sees hope in battle against poverty
Worldwide United Way official Stacey Stewart sees both compassion fatigue and hope in the battle against poverty.In the Twin Cities this week to meet with community leaders of color as well as Greater Twin Cities United Way officials, Stewart, 49, called Thursday for “community problem solving” and collective action to reduce poverty and its related problems.More than 600,000 persons in this region live in poverty with many being served ...
- Dawne Brown White to be new COMPAS executive director
COMPAS, the St. Paul-based nonprofit that connects artists with students and older adults, has named Dawne Brown White as its new executive director.She'll start June 3 and replaces Bob Olsen, who left in October.In the Twin Cities, White has worked for the Girl Scouts, the University of Minnesota and the Ronald McDonald House before starting her own nonprofit to increase dental access for underserved youth, COMPAS said.Cheryl Bock, ...
- Thief walks off with St. James Hotel's 19th century painting, doesn't get far
It was no "Thomas Crown Affair."A thief took a 19th century painting off the wall the St. James Hotel in Red Wing about 12:30 a.m. Saturday and walked out the door, says the Red Wing Republican Eagle.An employee apparently observed the brazen theft and called police. Officers from nearby Lake City arrested the suspect soon after.The painting, "Portrait of a Young Woman in a White ...
- Obama talks drones: Will it increase transparency for Pentagon to take lead?
In his widely anticipated foreign-policy speech Thursday, President Obama rejected the wisdom of a global “war on terror” and warned, in the words of President James Madison, that “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”Continual warfare has been the plight of the United States since 2001 – and for much of the past decade, the US government has used drones to prosecute its wars.Some of ...
- London angry as details about knife attackers emerge
LONDON, UK — Details about the bloodied, knife-wielding men who harangued bystanders after allegedly murdering a British soldier emerged Thursday, as shocked and angry Londoners came to terms with what appears to be the first terrorist attack on British soil since the 2005 bombings of London public transport.The two suspects — one of whom was identified by media as 28-year-old British-born Michael Adebolajo — remain under guard in two separate hospitals ...
- Defying naysayers on all sides, Kerry keeps pushing Israelis, Palestinians to table
John Kerry made his fourth visit to the Middle East in as many months this week in order to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but the absence of any outward progress has left many observers wondering if the secretary of state’s full-court diplomatic press is leading anywhere.Undaunted by the administration’s first-term failure with the peace process and conventional wisdom that the sides are simply ...
- Boy Scouts allow gay scouts, but leave ban on gay leaders in place
The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to approve the admission of openly gay youth members but left in place a ban on homosexual adult scout leaders, raising the prospect of gay scouts having to leave the group when they become adults. The decision was backed by key religious groups, including the Southern Baptist Convention and the Anglican Church of North America. Nearly 70 percent of the Boy Scouts' 116,000 local ...
- A tussle in China over the Communist Party bowing to the Constitution
It is hard to imagine bloggers and tweeters in most parts of the world working themselves into a lather of intellectual excitement about “constitutional government.”Yet in China last Wednesday, the phrase was a trending search term on the country’s most popular social media platform, Sina weibo, yielding nearly 6 million results. By Friday, official censors had deleted nearly three quarters of those comments, in a sign that the subject ...
- Rising church asserts itself in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia — Two dozen stunned pro-gay rights protesters stood in a stranger’s kitchen last week. Blood streamed down a young woman's face where it had been struck by a rock.Outside the building, an angry mob was gaining in numbers and ferocity as the protesters’ outnumbered police escorts frantically debated how to evacuate them.“All this crowd, like zombies, they simply wanted to kill us. Not beat or humiliate, ...
- Buddhists from Bangladesh resettle in Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims cry foul
Buddhist families from Bangladesh are quietly crossing the border into Myanmar, where local Rakhine Buddhist groups and government agencies are helping them resettle. The move has created pressure on the minority Rohingya Muslims, who have long alleged persecution by the Buddhists to leave.Muslim Rohingyas, who are not recognized by the state, allege that the Buddhists and the Myanmar government are attempting to throw them out of their villages and ...
- Teen grandson arrested with shotgun at state Sen. Kiffmeyer's home
The 17-year-old grandson of state Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer was arrested Thursday for allegedly threatening family members with a shotgun at the Kiffmeyer home in Big Lake, the St. Cloud Times reports.The paper says Kiffmeyer, the former secretary of state, was not home when Sherburne County sheriff’s deputies and state troopers responded to a 911 call of a juvenile with a 12-gauge shotgun.Mary Kiffmeyer’s husband, Ralph, told police ...
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- Hibbing, Duluth tangled up in Bob Dylan
Bob's birthday is being celebrated by both cities from his North Country roots, one of which could ultimately wind up with a museum in his honor. But which one? ...
- Zach Sobiech's 'Clouds' soars to No. 1 on iTunes
The local teen, who died Monday from cancer, wrote the song as a farewell to his family and friends. ...
- Cheaper Prince tickets added ahead of Saturday's show
Tickets are now available at $149 and $99, as well as the previously advertised $259. ...
- WCCO-TV shuffles news team; pegs new 'Good Question' reporter
Jason DeRusha will be joining the morning news team. ...
- The List of Lists 2013
Vita.mn readers: Vote on our seventh annual compendium of the Twin Cities' best food, drink, music, fashion and everything else. ...
- Soundset 2013: P.O.S. returns to the mic
Still awaiting a kidney transplant, the Minneapolis rapper will trudge on with Soundset and Sasquatch! gigs. ...
- Soundset 2013: The many faces of Snoop Dogg
Soundset rapper's recent reincarnation as a Rasta is just one of many career transformations. ...
- Soul Asylum, Gear Daddies to play Target Field July 26
Pohlad-owned K-TWIN is bringing in the small-scale LP Tour, which also features Big Head Todd and Matthew Sweet. ...
- Gloss
TUESDAY: Buzzy Are You Local? alums play Cause. ...
- The rise of the unique wedding
Inside the rapidly changing nature of weddings. ...
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- Today's News: Friday, May 24, 2013
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- Gov. Dayton signs into law request by U of M to fund tuition freeze, enhance critical research
A two-year tuition freeze and increased funding for critical research at the University of Minnesota are now reality, thanks to an investment in the state’s future made by university leaders, Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota State Legislature. ...
- Today's News: Thursday, May 23, 2013
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- See Red-Headed Woodpeckers at U of M ecology field station
If you’ve ever wanted to see a red-headed woodpecker up close, you’ll have your chance on Saturday, June 8 at the U of M College of Biological Sciences’ Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CCESR) in East Bethel. ...
- Today's News: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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- Banking on wellness
In 2012, the U of M doubled-down on incentives offered through its wellness program, launching a "Wellness Points Bank" in the hopes of continued savings and further improvement in the health of its employees. ...
- Today's News: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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- A truly global course
Sixteen years ago, Jason Hill stood before some 30 students in one of his first classes as a teaching assistant at the University of Minnesota. This June, more than 10,000 students will log on to take his course, Sustainability of Food Systems: A Global Life Cycle Perspective. ...
- Today's News [Weekend Edition]: Monday, May 20, 2013
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- NCATE awards highest distinction, renewed accreditation to CEHD teacher education programs
The University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) has been awarded the highest standard of accreditation and was recognized for exemplary performance in its partnership with local schools by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). ...
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- Today's News: Friday, May 17, 2013
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- Danita Brown named Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
A service-oriented leader and ambassador for students, Danita Brown has been named as the University of Minnesota’s new vice provost for student affairs and dean of students, effective July 31, 2013, pending approval by the Board of Regents. ...
- Minnesota legislative conferees and Gov. Dayton support U of M requests to freeze tuition and invest in leading research
A tuition freeze, the number-one priority in the University of Minnesota’s biennial budget request, has taken a step closer to becoming reality, thanks to members of the Higher Education Conference Committee. ...
- Gene modification technology developed at University of Minnesota and Iowa State University receives patents
The USPTO has issued two patents for technology developed jointly by researchers at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University that allows scientists to modify genes to create specific traits. The patents (US 8,440,431 and US 8,440,432) were issued on May 14, 2013 and are based on TAL effector nucleases that "read" DNA and make pinpoint cuts in targeted genes. ...
- Article in 'Science' says returning genetic incidental findings without patient consent violates basic rights
Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormous debate has erupted over whether patients’ rights will continue in an era of medical genomics. ...
- Larry Yore to receive U of M's Outstanding Achievement Award
For his pioneering work in science education, Larry Yore will receive one of the highest awards bestowed on alumni of the University of Minnesota at a ceremony on campus May 22. The U’s Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes graduates who have attained unusual distinction in their chosen fields – appropriate for Yore, an internationally known expert on the role of language in science and science education and on how language ...
- LifeScience Alley and University of Minnesota's Medical Devices Center announce joint Innovation Fellowship
LifeScience Alley and the University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center announce the launch of a joint second year Innovation Fellowship, with work beginning in September 2013. Through this partnership, select fellows completing the Medical Devices Center's Innovation Fellows Program—now in its fifth year—will have the opportunity to be supported for a second year to work on the commercial development of technologies initiated at the University, while also ...
- Today's News: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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- Ecologist nets top honor
Sarah Hobbie, whose studies of carbon and nutrient cycling have revealed hidden complexities, is elected to the National Academy of Sciences. ...
- Adapting to extreme weather
Last year’s heat and drought and this year’s belated spring have added extra stress to lawns and trees across the state. University of Minnesota Extension experts are here to help. ...
- Today's News Weekend Edition, Monday, May 13, 2013
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- Today's News: Friday, May 10, 2013
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- University of Minnesota, UM Physicians and Fairview Health Services agree to new integrated structure to enhance patient care, education and research
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has provided the final approval needed for an agreement to enhance the working relationship among the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) on the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview campus and in service lines managed by UMP. ...
- Today's News Thursday, April 9, 2013
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- University of Minnesota and Minnesota Vikings reach agreement on use of TCF Bank Stadium
The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a Facility Use Agreement that allows the Vikings to use TCF Bank Stadium for the 2014 and 2015 NFL seasons. The agreement also allows for two additional seasons if necessary. ...
- University of Minnesota introduces Pack and Give Back waste reduction pilot
The University of Minnesota ReUse Program will pilot “Pack & Give Back” this May, an initiative aimed at reducing waste generated by students moving at the beginning and end of each semester. A partnership with The Salvation Army will help facilitate on- and off-campus pick-up routes for reusable items that might otherwise end up in landfills. ...
- Today's News: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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- University of Minnesota, UM Physicians and Fairview Health Services officials to preview proposed integrated structure
On Thursday, May 9, officials from the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) will hold a media briefing to provide embargoed detail regarding the organizations’ proposed integrated structure agreement. Information will be embargoed until Friday morning publishing deadlines. The agreement will be reviewed and acted upon by the university’s Board of Regents during its 9 a.m. to Noon meeting on Friday. ...
- U of M Board of Regents to review University of Minnesota - Minnesota Vikings agreement for use of TCF Bank Stadium
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (05/08/2013) – The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings have reached a Facility Use Agreement that allows the Vikings’ use of TCF Bank Stadium during the construction of the franchise’s new stadium. ...
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- 'Return Of The Jedi,' 30 Years Later: When The Force Found Its Cute Side
The "Star Wars" saga unfolds over 20,000 years and involves 17,000 characters dwelling on several thousand planets. But the hugely popular franchise celebrates a milestone on Saturday that reminds us how briefly it has actually been in existence. ...
- Moon Dust Found In Storage In A California Lab
Karen Nelson, an archivist for the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California, discovered 20 vials of moon dust from the Apollo 11 flight stashed away in the lab's warehouse. ...
- Get Good Or Get Beaten
In praise of brutally hard games. ...
- Zach Braff's Kickstarter Campaign Beats Its Goal By Over $1 Million
Braff had initially sought $2 million, a figure he said would allow him to retain the creative control he sought for the project. The campaign broke that number within three days. ...
- What It's Like To Work In Science
You get a degree, you get an academic job. Then what? ...
- Saudi Man Investigated After Boston Marathon Speaks Out
The “easy-going, good humored” Saudi Arabian student who briefly became an object of intense suspicion after the Boston bombings broke two months of silence this week, telling "The Islamic Monthly" that media attention since the attacks “double injured” him. ...
- The Most Terrifying Description Of Ocean Swimming I've Ever Read
A marathon swimmer meets a tough, weird little shark in the middle of the night. ...
- Who's The Best Drinker? Dogs? Cats? Or Pigeons?
All you'll ever need to know about the science behind animal tongues. ...
- Why The Internet Sucks You In Like A Black Hole
A lack of structural online boundaries tempts users into spending countless hours on the Web. ...
- Google To Use Blimps To Bring Wi-Fi To The Developing World
Why does the developing world get all the cool stuff? ...
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- just happened last night... think she threw up in her mouth a little.
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- As the guy cleaning up next morning
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- Letâs stop wrecking lives over a bag of weed "Public safety is not enhanced by locking up people for small amounts of pot. In fact, public safety is compromised, and society pays a hefty price, when law enforcement turns harmless young pot users into âlawbreakersâ
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- My memory isn't so good
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- TIL: That an estimated (more than) one million people in the world can see today because of initiatives instigated by Frederick "Fred" Cossom Hollows, AC (9 April 1929 â 10 February 1993), a New Zealand and Australian ophthalmologist
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- Abercrombie & Fitch reports quarterly profits as store sales fall 13%
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- Jerome is a gangsta from the Suburbs.
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- Sweden riots spread beyond Stockholm despite extra police
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- How the smartphone killed the three-day weekend: "The average smartphone user checks his or her device 150 times per dayâ¦It's like an arms raceâ¦everything is an emergencyâ¦I can tell you that come Tuesday morning, the Earth will still be revolving, whether you have checked your email or not"
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- Cheshire Cat
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- AMA request: someone who touches up celebrity photos for magazines
How did you get into the profession? What kind of direction do you receive on how to touch up the images? Who are some notable celebrities you've transformed into an unrealistic version of themselves? What gives you the most trouble/ has anyone been too hard to manipulate? Do you ever crank one out half way through working on a model's photo? Do you ever portray anyone in a ...
- I didn't know this type of music existed. I'm in love and her name is Russia.
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- This person played the banjo until their fingers bled, then played some more.
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- Glad to see that I'm not the only one who loves movie title cards, here's some of my collection.
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- Comment about Chinese workers. I can't make up a better name, so here.
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- Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race. ...
- Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC
Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed British soldier, a savage attack that has horrified Britain. ...
- Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. ...
- Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally
Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead despite a court order. ...
- Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. ...
- Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region
A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said. ...
- Key senators tightly control immigration debate
For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation. ...
- Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital
A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an international compound in Kabul left 10 people dead including the six attackers. ...
- Thousands watch as murdered anti-Mafia priest is beatified in Sicily
A Sicilian priest gunned down by the Mafia 20 years ago outside his home in Palermo was beatified in a seafront ceremony. ...
- As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence
Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez says the fence is a symbol of hostility. ...
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- Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water. ...
- What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week. ...
- 16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire
Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire. ...
- Paper: Japan government says unaware of ghosts at PM residence
A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors. ...
- Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
A federal judge has ruled that the sheriff's office systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols. ...
- Arias jury foreman says life or death decision unfair
In the Jodi Arias trial, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever. ...
- No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend
Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway. ...
- Improving economy alters political landscape
Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch and robs Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. ...
- Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care. ...
- âHeavy but grateful heartâ on Memorial Day
Friends and family remember those who gave all to serve their nation. ...
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- Defense Secretary Hagel tells West Point cadets they must stamp out scourge of ... - Washington Post
The GuardianDefense Secretary Hagel tells West Point cadets they must stamp out scourge of ...Washington PostWEST POINT, N.Y. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to ...Hagel to address West Pointers amid sex scandalsWall Street JournalHagel ...
- Graduates in Oklahoma town where 24 died vow to stay despite tornado legacy - Washington Post
San Francisco ChronicleGraduates in Oklahoma town where 24 died vow to stay despite tornado legacyWashington PostOKLAHOMA CITY — Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. “I wouldn't want to be ...Oklahoma tornado brings volunteers from across the country to help Moore ...kjrh. ...
- Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon - Daily Astorian
NDTVThousands walk, run final mile of Boston MarathonDaily AstorianRunners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street after the city allowed them to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) ...Reclaiming the triumph: Thousands complete final mile of Boston MarathonIrish ExaminerWNY Native in Boston Marathon Returns Home to Run ...
- London attack suspect's friend claims British inteligence tried to recruit him - CBS News
BBC NewsLondon attack suspect's friend claims British inteligence tried to recruit himCBS NewsThis story contains video that some viewers may find graphic. (CBS News) Long before he showed up with blood-soaked hands moments after the murder of a British solider, intelligence agents had their eye on Michael Adebolajo. Adebolajo is the apparent ...MI5 tried recruiting Woolwich killer, says friendThe HinduMI5 Wanted Woolwich Murder Suspect 'to Work as an Informant' ...
- 7 injured after trains collide in Missouri - CNN
Economic Times7 injured after trains collide in MissouriCNN(CNN) -- Two freight trains collided at an overpass near Chaffee, Missouri, early Saturday morning, injuring seven people, authorities said. The overpass collapsed when one of the trains struck a pillar, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walters said. A fire broke out on ...7 injured in Mo. train collision, overpass collapseUSA TODAYFreight trains collide in Missouri, overpass collapses, 7 injuredLos Angeles TimesTwo freight trains collide ...
- School van explosion kills 15 children in Pakistan - The Hindu
The GuardianSchool van explosion kills 15 children in PakistanThe HinduAt least 15 people - most of them children - were killed in the Gujrat district of Punjab on Saturday in an explosion in their school van. Some of the children were as young as five, police said. Preliminary investigations indicate that the explosion was triggered ...School Van Fire In Pakistan Kills 15 ChildrenNew York Times16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fireUSA TODAY15 ...
- Memorial Day weekend forecast: Cool, chance of rain late Monday - Los Angeles Times
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- Court smacks down Joe Arpaio: Turning point for 'America's toughest sheriff?' - Christian Science Monitor
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- Skagit River bridge collapse: Looking for a temporary fix to get traffic moving - Christian Science Monitor
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Xcel Energy will pay $150,000 in penalties for workplace safety violations at one of the utility’s Colorado power plants where five men died in a chemical fire.
Five California men died Oct. 2, 2007, at the utility’s Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant near Georgetown, Colo., after a fire broke out inside a drained water tunnel connected to the plant. The men ...
UnitedHealth Group is one of three large insurers that have decided to not offer health coverage through California's state-run health insurance exchange.
The Minnetonka-based company didn't rule out participating in the future, with a spokesman telling the L.A. Times that the company will continue to evaluate the exchange. Cigna and Aetna also took a pass on the ...
Dairy Queen is launching a new advertising campaign on Memorial Day that carries the theme, "Fan Food. Not fast food."
The campaign, which includes more than a dozen ads for TV, radio, print, in-store, online and social media, was created by ad agency Barkley, which replaced WPP agency Grey last December.
"Our new campaign is based on the simple yet ...
Want lunch with the general counsel of U.S. Bank, General Mills, Cargill, UnitedHealth or Medtronic?
It'll cost you at least a couple grand. And you'll probably have to wait until next year.
The top lawyers at those Twin Cities-based corporations auctioned off lunch for four at the Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid fundraiser Thursday evening. Bidding for what Legal ...
A European legal outsourcing company with a Minneapolis hub has expanded the facility to meet growing demand.
CPA Global says it increased its capacity at its downtown Minneapolis office by about 50 percent by adding 1,200 square feet and reconfiguring the space.
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Delta Air Lines executives said they believe the company has “met every criteria” for re-inclusion in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
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A new company led by real estate veteran Scott Frederiksen has completed a $100 million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange, raising equity to grow an industrial portfolio assembled by Minnetonka-based Welsh Property Trust.
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Morris, daughter of Hubbard Broadcasting founder Stanley Hubbard, has spent more than three decades in ...
Minnesotans will have to start paying online taxes come July. Well, they have to already. But come July, they will actually do it.
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