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Nostalgia Video Gaming - 'Star Wars' Fan Favorites I

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Movie Tie-in game time... again! There are a lot of Star Wars games out there. I mean, the movies have been around since 1977. Surely in all those decades a video game or two have been made? Yeah, plenty more than two. But I don't want to go over all of them, especially since...

What's in a Name? 'Invasive' Carp Explained

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Columbus Day hasn't been the only thing due for a Minnesotanly-correct makeover this past week. This time it's happening in the capitol building. On Monday John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) netted approval from the state Senate on a measure to change the name of 'Asian Carp' to 'Invasive Carp.' Hoffman explained the ambiguity of the name back in March:
Caucasians brought them to America...  Should we call them `Caucasian carp?' They...

Minnesota Wild Triumphantly Fight Back to Win Game 7!

2014 Wild Playoffs The Minnesota Wild winning a Game 7 in overtime on the road versus the division foe Colorado Avalanche was without a doubt one of the best hockey games I've ever witnessed. Sure I've seen a lot of dandies, but this one was really special. In fact, the Wild became the first team in NHL history to win a Game 7 after scoring four game-tying goals. Four times Wild fans had to watch their team go down by a goal -- four times Wild fans got to see their team fight back and tie...

The World's Most Lethal Animal: The Mosquito

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Famous billionaire, Bill Gates, released an infographic on his blog to help raise awareness for the lethality of disease carrying mosquitoes. The graphic ranks mosquitoes far over sharks, snakes, and other much feared animals. Gates puts forth statistics about malaria (a disease carried by mosquitoes,) indicating that it kills over 600,ooo people and debilitates 200 million. But mosquitoes carry...

This is Game 7—Wild and Avalanche Face Off Tonight

[caption id="attachment_235391" align="aligncenter" width="570"]Pepsi_Center Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado[/caption] Author's Note: I recommend you turn on the song "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor in the background while reading this post. (Here is a link to the Youtube video.) Game. Seven. The mere utterance of those two words will bring goosebumps to any diehard fan who loves their team enough to fathom the implications of what they mean in competitive sports.

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Getting a Bachelor's Degree in Three Years

[caption id="attachment_234147" align="aligncenter" width="564"]Leah Putz - Graduate Leah Putz (middle)[/caption] When I tell people I’m graduating college in a few weeks, I get bombarded with questions- “How old are you?” – “Didn’t you just graduate high school?” – or sometimes even just, “How did you manage that?!” My answers to the first two questions are simple- “I just turned 21”  – and – “Yep, I left high school in 2011.” The answer to the last question is a bit more complicated. My road to graduating college two semesters early began my sophomore year of high school, as that was the year I took my...

'Vehicle Day' on May 3rd at Southdale Center in Edina

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If you and your youngsters love anything with four wheels and a big engine, head on over to Edina this weekend to check out 'Vehicle Day' for your opportunity to get an up-close look at all the different vehicles that help make our suburban cities function. Police squads cars, fire engines, snow plows, buses, garbage trucks and other public utility vehicles — bring your little tykes to give them a chances to sit in the driver's seat of some of these huge and unique vehicles. And, of course, bring your cameras to capture photos and video of all the fun. The actual vehicle drivers will...