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Are you convinced the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people?

Are you convinced the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people?

Obama administration officials briefed members of Congress on Thursday on the intelligence they say proves it was Syrian President Bashar Assad who used chemical weapons against his own people, writes NPR’s Eyder Peralta. Frank Thorp, of NBC News, and Reuters report that after the conference call, Rep. Eliot Engel, a Democrat from New York, said…
by Michael Olson

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Butch Thompson, a Minnesota jazz classic for the ages

Butch Thompson, a Minnesota jazz classic for the ages

Butch Thompson's childhood fascination with cowboy tunes gave way to New Orleans-style jazz after his father took him to a Louis Armstrong concert at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. In the decades after came performances, played and heard, that shaped a life in music.
by Dan Olson

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First Surly brewery blueprints released

First Surly brewery blueprints released

Curious how the fancy new Surly Brewery will be laid out? The Minneapolis Planning Commission takes its first look today at the floor plan for the 48,000 square foot building near the U of M Transitway, west of 280 and north of University. Here’s the preliminary blueprint for the first floor: And here’s how the…
by Curtis Gilbert

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State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

MPR’s Morning Edition crew has set out to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and today they found a group of scientists and map-makers from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota who are closely studying Antarctica. Producer Jeff Jones met one of the team’s cartographers, Brad Herried, in…
by Molly Bloom

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Butch Thompson and jazz men fill the house

Butch Thompson and jazz men fill the house

Butch Thompson is happy to report that interest in traditional New Orleans style jazz is strong, especially among audiences in Europe where he tours regularly. An overflow audience at a performance earlier this month shows Twin Cities jazz aficionados turn out big time as well.
by Dan Olson

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Smart phones aren’t reducing the rural Internet gap

Smart phones aren’t reducing the rural Internet gap

There’s been increasing talk lately that the push to get everybody on the Internet will get a boost as smart phones become ubiquitous. Even people who don’t have broadband service at home, because of cost or for some other reason, will get on the Internet via their phones, the argument goes. So perhaps we don’t Read more →
by Dave Peters

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Does your phone keep you from living in the moment?

Does your phone keep you from living in the moment?

This short comedy film I Forgot My Phone by Charlene deGuzman captures the distracted nature of living with smart phones. “There is a moment happening right in front of you, right this second, and you’re missing it,” writes deGuzman. Today’s Question: Does your phone keep you from living in the moment? [h/t Boing Boing]
by Michael Olson

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A new way to buy the farm

One of the big changes in farming over the next decade may be the number of people getting out of the business. It’s not because of an economic crisis, since most farmers are making good profits these days. Rather, the driver for the trend is age. The average age of U.S. farmers is about 57…
by Mark Steil

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Minneapolis Public Schools: No classes at more than two dozen sites on Thursday and Friday

There are no classes at more than two dozen Minneapolis public school sites that lack air conditioning for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 29 and 30, according to Minneapolis Public Schools.  Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3. “In deciding to cancel classes at select schools, we took into account the assessments of MPS leadership, school Read more →
by Jon Gordon

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