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Missing cat in Northeast Minneapolis:
“While the BBQ was a success, I regret to inform that my cat is M.I.A, which makes me very S.A.D. If anyone in Nordeast happens to see a orange short-haired cat around let me know. He’s pretty much a generic looking cat, but we think he’s cute. His name is Marco and his brother Polo keeps meowing around the house looking for him. He took off last night. I’m near 13th and Uni…”
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1 week ago
Auggies in Egypt «
A group of Auggies studying in Egypt for three weeks with Assoc. Prof. Joe Underhill and Mohamed Sallam will be blogging about their experiences.
Follow the group online at http://augsburgegypttrip2012.blogspot.com/
2 weeks ago
The Weisman Art Museum: A Holgarama on Flickr.
Holga BC135 | Kodak Plus-x | XTOL (1:1) | post-processed in Topaz Adjust
I’m fascinated by the intersection of analog and digital technology. There’s nothing like shooting with a film camera and the freedom that digital processing affords allows a lot of creativity once your negative is scanned. I’m not going to get into the digital vs. film debate because I think both have their place in a photographer’s toolbox. For this shot, I decided to embrace the Weisman Art Museum’s wonderful curves, Holga’s dreamy lens and ability to overlap frames, and the power of tonemapping, which highlights local contrast most often used in digital camera photos. It’s a tool best used minimally, but for the dreamy, unfocused, and overlapping look this image already possessed, I thought it worked out very well!
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New flyer art for 2012. Thanks to Johnny at Modern Climate. Full-size posters coming soon!
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2 weeks ago
Our favorite river
The Mississippi River meanders through the cities visited in Johnny Cash’s classic “Big River” in these classic and contemporary depictions. Listen to this week’s American Routes for more songs and stories of America’s rivers.
(Baton Rouge, via LA Office of Tourism; All others, via LOC)
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2 weeks ago
Job news is good for many 2012 college grads «
In March, Augsburg College graduate Andrew Andersen was pleasantly surprised when he was offered a job the same week he interviewed with Schaefer Ventilation in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
“I was kind of shocked,” said Andersen, a double major in marketing and management. “It was great. It never really happened like that before.”
Andersen is a 2011 graduate who became a product support specialist at Schaefer after finishing an internship at another company. His job search this spring was much better than in 2011.
Andersen’s new boss, Neil Crocker, isn’t surprised. As president of Schaefer Ventilation, he sees the labor market changing.
“You can’t believe how fast it can go from a worker glut to a worker shortage,” Crocker said.
Minneapolis, Portland And San Francisco Top Walk Score Ranking Of Most Bikeable Cities «
The only site that makes it easy for apartment renters and homebuyers to find neighborhoods where they can drive less and live more, announced today the long anticipated launch of Bike Score(TM). Bike Score is the only quantitative measure of the bikeability of a location based on the availability of bike lanes, hilliness, road connectivity, nearby amenities, and the percent of people in that area who bike to work.
“Bicycling saves money on gas and fosters better health and a cleaner environment. But the best part about it is not being trapped in traffic. Biking can turn your commute into the best part of your day,” said Josh Herst, CEO, Walk Score. “Across the country, biking is growing in popularity and we’re excited to celebrate Bike to Work Week by introducing Bike Score to help more people find bicycle friendly places to live.”
Top 10 Most Bikeable Cities
1. Minneapolis (bike score:79)
2. Portland (bike score:70)
3. San Francisco (bike score:70)
4. Boston (bike score:68)
5. Madison (bike score:67)
6. Washington, D.C. (bike score:65)
7. Seattle (bike score:64)
8. Tucson (bike score:64)
9. New York (bike score:62)
10. Chicago (bike score:62)
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3 weeks ago
If you love Minneapolis as much as we do then Old Minneapolis is a “Must Like.”
(Source: youtube.com)
nypl:
Happy Birthday Minnesota! In honor of Minnesota’s 154th birthday, a classic stereogram of the state’s pineries, complete with log cabin.
Happy Flashback Friday!
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