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Republican endorsed candidate for Minnesota State Senate in District 43, Norann Dillon, shares stories heard on the campaign trail which demonstrate the effect of burdensome regulation on employers.
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Hundreds of unemployed construction workers packed the Capitol on March 10, calling on lawmakers and Gov. Pawlenty to pass a bonding bill that will get them back to work. Union leaders, contractors and legislators from both political parties joined in the event.

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Top 5 Restaurants in Minnesota?s Twin Cities

Top 5 Restaurants in Minnesota?s Twin Cities

Minneapolis and St. Paul are the two biggest cities in the state of Minnesota, and as a result they have become a major draw for the best Minnesota chefs looking to build their reputations in the restaurant industry. In terms of Minnesota food service, the residents of the Twin Cities have some spectacular places to choose from when it is time to head out for a night on the town. Here are the top five restaurants you’ll find here.

The St. Paul Grill

This mainstay of the Minnesota food service scene has been serving up fare for generations. The restaurant’s menu is a traditional mix of steaks and chops, fish, chicken, and pasta, along with all of the grill standards like salads and sides that include creamed spinach, asparagus spears, and a variety of potato dishes. The St. Paul Grill is also open for lunch and occasionally brunch, and sports a full bar for those who are just looking to relax after a hard day at work.

Kincaid’s

The Minnesota chefs at Kincaid’s offer up a similar menu to that found at The St. Paul Grill. Less traditional and more modern than some of its competitors, Kincaid’s is actually part of a national chain of restaurants that operate in select United States cities. The spot is renowned for its bar menu and happy hour, and is also listed as a great place to grab a business lunch with colleagues or potential clients.

112 Eatery

Fans of MN baking or late night dining don’t need to be told twice about the 112 Eatery. This high-end yet reasonably priced spot consistently garners nominations and awards from culinary publications across the state and even the country. The Minnesota chefs at the 112 Eatery have been nominated each of the last two years for the James Beard Foundation awards for best chefs in America, which says a lot about this fantastic local spot.

Jax Café

To say that Jax Café has been a part of the Twin Cities dining landscape for a long time would be an understatement. Owners of the second liquor license given out in the Twin Cities after the end of prohibition, the staff at the Jax Café has been serving up delicious meals in a classy setting since 1910. With a menu designed by Minnesota chef Bob Foster, the restaurant is available for special events and banquets and is one of the most treasured eateries in the history of Minnesota food service.

Pazzaluna Urban Italian

Switching gears from the meat and potatoes scene is the Pazzaluna Urban Italian restaurant. Long considered the best Italian restaurant in the Twin Cities, this restaurant offers up everything from spaghetti to pizza, insalata to antipasto, and it does so with a flair and focus on quality that keeps visitors to and residents of St. Paul coming back for more. Before you leave this fabulous eatery, don’t forget to savor a piece of MN baking at its best. Choose from one of many dessert menu items for a complete Italian meal.

This article is presented by Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Minneapolis/St. Paul. Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Minneapolis/St. Paul offers Le Cordon Bleu culinary education classes and culinary training programs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To learn more about the class offerings, please visit Chefs.edu/Minneapolis-St-Paul for more information.

The jobs mentioned are examples of certain potential jobs, not a representation that these outcomes are more probable than others. Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Minneapolis/St. Paul does not guarantee employment or salary.

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Franconia Advances Birch Lake Project In Minnesota’s Duluth Complex

Franconia Advances Birch Lake Project In Minnesota’s Duluth Complex

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While many newer deposits and mines are found farther and farther afield—because all the close at hand ones have been mined out—our next guest is exploring on three large base and platinum group metals deposits just a stone’s throw from the ports of Lake Superior in the U.S. Franconia Minerals’ (TSX: FRA) Birch Lake project has three established deposits with resource estimates with hundreds of millions of tonnes of underground mining ore. Franconia’s President and CEO Brian Gavin joined us at resourceINTELLIGENCE studios to tell us how his company is gearing up for a Feasibility Study at Birch Lake.

Resource Intelligence: Lets talk about your three deposits in Minnesota. You have a resource estimate on each one, but the main one is Birch Lake, is that correct?
Brian Gavin: The main deposit is Birch Lake primarily because it’s the one we feel we can put into production most efficiently. We acquired Maturi and Spruce Road in 2003 from Inco, who had them in their portfolio since the late 1960s. But the Birch Lake project is further away from wilderness areas and is almost entirely located on state-owned land and not federal land. For that reason we think we can move Birch Lake through the permitting process much quicker.

RI: You’ve been able to acquire and grow your Birch Lake project quickly. Can you give an indication of just how quickly?
BG: We started out in 2003 with 31 million tonnes of inferred resource and right now we’re at 130 million tonnes of indicated resource and 35 million tonnes of inferred. So over the life of the project, we’ve more than tripled what we’ve got. The last increase was 21%.

RI: There’s something of an analogy here with Polymet (TSX: POM) which has to some degree paved the way for you and developed a large mine to the south.
BG: Polymet is about seven miles to the south and is developing a large open pit deposit, of basically the same type of ore. They are just about to become the first recipient of a copper-nickel mining permit in Minnesota after about four years in the permitting process. So, they are essentially clearing the way for us from a permitting point of view.

RI: What does that mean to you in terms of where you focus your energy now?
BG: I think it clears the way and we feel that we can move from a feasibility study, which we expect to complete in 2011, to receiving a permit in probably under two years.
RI: What do you know about the metallurgical profile at Birch Lake in terms of amenability to mining and recovery rates?
BG: We’ve done extensive bench scale testing for recoveries and we see excellent recoveries of all the metals from the rock to a concentrate; that is the first stage of the process. We’ve also done extensive bench scale secondary recovery using the Platsol technology, which is what Polymet plans to use and we see excellent recoveries at the bench scale. Our recoveries at the bench scale are actually almost identical to Polymet’s recoveries at the pilot scale in 2006. So we are very confident that as we scale up we’re going to see acceptable recoveries.

RI: There is an analogy with Polymet in terms of the metallurgy and how you’re developing, so will there also be a share price and market cap analogy as well?
BG: I think Polymet is going first through the process and we are to some extent following in their slipstream. We plan to have more or less the same size of mine as Polymet does initially, if you look at it in terms of the amount of copper-nickel and platinum-palladium produced. It is interesting to note that right now—maybe a year to eighteen months away from production—Polymet’s market cap is about 0 million. We are about three to four years behind them in terms of getting to production and our market cap right now is between and 60 million.

RI: What aspects of your previous drilling have guided you to where you’re going now and what is future drilling going to look like?
BG: We spent basically the period from June 2006 until August 2008 drilling wide diameter core for metallurgical purposes and also converting the inferred resource at Birch Lake to indicated resources. Any drilling we do in the future will probably be narrow diameter and much cheaper drilling to convert the remaining inferred resource to indicated resource and for exploration around the margins of the deposit to add more inferred resource.

RI: Let’s compare your targeted operating costs for a mine with planned value.
BG: The operating costs for the project are about , or less we think, per tonne. We don’t have a study right now on this project, but those are our target costs.

RI: What about the rock value?
BG: The base case metal prices that we used in our last analysis, for example in our resource estimate, is about per tonne.

RI: Another one of your neighbours is Duluth Metals, a company that has really impressed investors lately.
BG: We think of Duluth Metals as the new kid on the block because they have been exploring for a few years and they have been very successful. They started out with a very aggressive drilling program and have managed to find over 500 million tonnes indicated resource and and several hundred million tons of inferred. Now there is major company interest in the district in part due to Duluth Metals. Just last week they signed a joint venture agreement with Antofagasta Mining from Chile, a billion London-listed company.

RI: So the road ahead is well paved, indeed.
BG: To some extent they are bringing major company interest in and they have demonstrated the significant exploration potential in the district. I should point out that Polymet has a relationship with a major company and that Glencore is financing their exploration, Glencore being a Swiss based refining and mining group.

RI: They have some issues that you don’t have and one of them that you mentioned earlier is your location, the lands that you are on. If we look at the tonnenage for example, you’ve got this 131 million tonnes indicated plus more inferred and plus whatever potential is still there, and it’s all located on lands that you have permits to.
BG: Yes. We hold most of our Birch Lake resource through state leases from the state of Minnesota. We think the permitting track with just state and private mineral and surface rights is going to be much easier than on our deposits to the north where there is federal land involvement and also for Duluth Metals. The state of Minnesota is very eager to see royalties from these lands and the royalties go more or less into the state education trust.

RI: You had a loan from the state of Minnesota.
BG: A few years ago we negotiated a million loan from the state of Minnesota. For every dollar that they lent us they will get a warrant to buy a share, so the state of Minnesota may potentially be an investor in the company. Last year hey gave us an additional 0,000 grant.

RI: What is the local community interest?
BG: Interestingly, the part of the royalties that doesn’t go into the educational system in Minnesota goes back to the local counties. So there is great interest from the local community. We’re also in an iron mining area and there has been a fantastic history for almost 150 years of iron mining in the region, but the iron mines now produce as much iron ore as they ever did with 3,600 employees in the industry. Fifteen years ago it used to be 16,000 employees. So there are people with mining backgrounds who would like jobs in mining. The local politicians and legislators are fully on side with our project. At the national level, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota recently sent a letter in favour of the mining projects.

RI: You’re a substantial shareholder in the company as well. How much do you and the rest of your management team hold?
BG: The management group has been able to retain about 11% of the company to this point.

RI: Would you consider yourself a takeover target?
BG: We really don’t rule anything out. My job is to build value for the shareholders and I am a significant shareholder, so I definitely want to build some value. I think there is good potential for us as a takeover target. I think we could build a mine if we choose to do so.

RI: What does this year entail for you moving ahead?
BG: We will first consolidate our land position, take down some options that we have on the land site and make sure things are in order there. We then move onto some additional drilling to convert our remaining inferred resource to indicated resource. We then move on to a prefeasibility study, which we think we can complete by the third quarter of 2010. If that is positive and we think it will be, we will move on to a bulk metallurgical test with the metallurgic sample we already have on hand and that would lead directly to a feasibility study. I think we could complete the final feasibility study by mid 2011 and be applying for permits at that time.

We recently completed a .23 million financing, which should take us through this year and provide a comfortable cushion for the work we want to achieve. Our primary goal is to put a mine into production. Finding a few more tonnes of ore is not a priority at this point. We can find it later on as the mine develops. We see the big value for shareholders as bringing this mine to production.

Milestones:

* 2010: Convert tonnage from inferred to indicated resources through drilling
* Prefeasibility complete by Q3 2010
* Complete feasibility study by 2011

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Minnesota Vikings Tickets – Draft Analysis

Minnesota Vikings Tickets – Draft Analysis

Minnesota Vikings tickets just received a spike in popularity because of the recent NFL Draft. The Vikings picked up some nice players, but the jury is still out as to how effective they will be at addressing the problems from last year. Did the Vikings pick up players who will immediately help out a problem spot? Or will they make an aspect of the team that was already good even better? Let’s check out what the team has done, and then analyze how it will affect the stats for this upcoming year. After that, you can go out to get some Minnesota Viking tickets.

Some of the best statistics for this team from 2007 were on the ground. We can’t decide if the offensive line was better than the defensive, but they were both amazing in 2007. The Vikings were the No. 1 team in the NFL in terms of total rushing yardage gained (2,634), and similarly they were the No. 1 NFL defense in terms of yardage allowed on the ground (1,185). The Vikings allowed the second fewest yards per carry on average of any defense (3.1), but gained the most yardage per rush attempt of any NFL team on offense (5.3). The Vikings had the most rushing touchdowns in the league (22). Because it looks like they have the rushing side of things down solid, the Vikings decided to use the draft to get better in the air- both on offense and defense. While the Vikings did not have a first-round pick, they did have a shot at getting a player in the secondary in the second round. They picked Arkansas St.’s Tyrell Johnson, a safety. Johnson was the 43rd pick overall. While some people question his size, it’s been noted that he’s a sound tackler in the secondary. The Vikings will probably have a good position battle at the S position, because they need to improve their pass defense- and they need to do so quickly.

The Vikings’ passing stats were average to poor last year. Although multiple quarterbacks that lined up in the back field last season threw 14 interceptions (middle of the pack), they only managed to gain 2,746 total passing yards (ranked 28th in the league). Of course, that might have simply been a result of the fact that Minnesota attempted the fewest passing plays in the league (432). Will that change with the addition of USC quarterback John David Booty? The Vikings might be in the mood to get this rookie behind the center if he can be impressive at training camp, although the safe money would bet that he doesn’t start on opening day. Booty is accurate, even while moving, and that’s exactly what the Vikings need. If Booty gets the starting job, Minnesota Viking tickets might just allow you to see a team that utilizes the air from time to time.

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Minnesota Attorney Jobs – MinneapolisAttorneyJobs.com

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Probate Statute of Limitations in Minnesota Governs the Probate Court

Probate Statute of Limitations in Minnesota Governs the Probate Court

Are you considering a probate? Normally a probate is considered when a person dies and leaves behind a will. The job of the probate court is to ensure that the beneficiaries or the heirs get their share as mentioned in the will. Even if the decedent has not left behind a will, the probate court will take matters into their hands and select a personal representative to take care of the decedent’s estate till the probate proceedings are over. The probate court is bound by the probate statute of limitations in Minnesota and has to follow every rule mentioned there.

There are cases where it can be seen that the estate is insolvent and in such cases problems can arise. The most common scenario though is that the estate is solvent and the heirs or the successors have given their consent for waiving the probate statute of limitations in Minnesota defense. In such a scenario, no claim will be paid or allowed if the statute of limitations Minnesota has declared such a clause at the time of a decedent’s death. 

According to the probate statute of limitations Minnesota there can be several clauses like:

There are certain claims that can arise after the death of a person: Unless it has been barred earlier by some other statute of limitations Minnesota, most of the claims that will arise at the death of a person or even after will be barred against the Estate, Personal Representative, as well as the beneficiaries or heirs unless it is presented within a time period of four months since the time of the claim.  If a claim arises after the death of a person based on specific contracts with a Personal Representative then it should be presented within a period of 4 months after performance by a personal representative is due.  If there are any other types of claims that arise after the decedent’s death then it has to be presented within a period of four months from the time the claim was made. Here are some important pointers that will help you understand the process better:

According to the probate statute of limitations Minnesota:

Creditors have to present their claims within a period of four months since the date of the first publication released by the court administrator and the time a notice was sent to the creditors in a legal newspaper.

Those creditors who have got a copy of the notice sent by the court administrator will need to present all their claims within a stipulated time that should not be later than

a) 4 months from the date when the first publication of notice was sent to the creditors

b) After a period of one month since the funeral service

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Finding Minnesota Mortgage Brokers That Care

Finding Minnesota Mortgage Brokers That Care

Time and time again I hear horror stories about how homeowners have been put into a mortgage that they did not deserve. This usually happens when you deal with a mortgage broker or mortgage company that has little to no standards. Now that the refinance boom has come to a halt most mortgage companies in Minnesota have packed up their bags and went back to the jobs they came from. This has placed a negative impact on the mortgage industry as a whole and leaves the career minded mortgage broker to fix the problem that unethical brokers created.

When shopping for a mortgage broker ask them if they are associated with The National Association of Mortgage Broker, also known as NAMB. NAMB is the voice of the mortgage industry and has been representing the interest of mortgage brokers and homeowners since 1973. NAMB provides mortgage brokers with professional education and certification programs which recognize professionals within the industry that have a high standard of ethics.

There are also governmental associations within each state that are committed to improving education, and the quality and integrity of mortgage brokers. In the state of Minnesota, this agency is known as the Minnesota Mortgage Association or MMA. If the mortgage broker or mortgage company that you are working with is not a part of one or either of these association I would recommend looking elsewhere for your home loan.

Now that you have determined that the mortgage company you are working with does have a standard of ethics and integrity, how do you know they are looking out for your best interest? The answer to this question is by the questions that your mortgage broker asks you. A mortgage broker that cares about you and your future will ask about your future and your goals, understanding your goals will help your mortgage broker put together a program that fits into your budget and your long term financial goals.

Last but not least, ask your friends, family and even co-workers if they have heard of the Mortgage Company and/or mortgage broker that you are thinking about securing financing through. Their insight might help you avoid a costly mistake.

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Alcohol Intervention In Minnesota: The Role Of The Specialist

Alcohol Intervention In Minnesota: The Role Of The Specialist

There are a large number of alcohol addiction treatment programs in Minnesota and you must be thinking which one will be better for you or your loved one. In your search to find out the best alcohol addiction program, an alcohol intervention in Minnesota will provide you all the help you need. Intervention programs are the best programs as they provide you help at every stage of your alcohol addiction treatment process.

The alcohol intervention in Minnesota will guide you and give you proper counseling at every stage that is from the beginning of the treatment to the end of it. Here are some of the ways in which an intervention program in Minnesota can help you.

1. Making the Patient ready to join a Treatment Program: Those who are into alcohol consumption don’t think that they are into alcohol addiction and need treatment. According to them they just drink under social pressures or sometimes to relieve tensions. But without their knowledge slowly alcohol consumption becomes their habit and they cannot even imagine their lives without alcohol. This is known as alcohol addiction.

The addict will always deny that they need some treatment to come out of their addiction and hence the main work of the intervention program in Minnesota is to make the patient understand that they are addict and need treatment. For doing this they will need to plan various things and make various strategies so as to convince the addict. The intervention program along with the group of people who wish the good life for the addict will try out these plans.

The family and friends of the addict will be given complete guidance by the intervention program in Minnesota on what they should say to the addict, which will have a long lasting impact on his or her mind. Something, which will make the addict join the treatment program and come out of addiction. The family members will need to prepare what they are going to say and rehearse it many times before saying it to the addict. There is a great chance that it will take a long time for the addict to get convinced to join a treatment center. In order to supervise the work the intervention program will hire a specialist, who will observe all this and give suggestions to the group. The specialist will also counsel the addict and tell them that the treatment program is not at all tough and how it will benefit the addict in a long run.

2. Helping the Addict in selecting the Treatment Center: As told earlier, there are various alcohol treatment centers in Minnesota and it is tough job to select one out of it. The one treatment center, which will give the necessary treatment to the addict according to his or her special needs. Here too the intervention specialist will be of great help to the addict.

The intervention specialist will suggest some of the best treatment centers for alcohol addiction in Minnesota. This will make the addict choose anyone treatment center according to his or her liking. The intervention specialist will also guide on which treatment program will be good for the addict based on his or her physical and mental conditions.

The intervention specialist will also help in getting admitted into the treatment center of the choice of the addict, as they will have lots of contacts with the treatment center. The specialist will also give the progress report of the patient to the family of the patient. This way the family of the addict will be assured about the changes in their loved one.

3. Helping with Relapse Prevention: The intervention program will also help once the patient comes out of the treatment center after taking the treatment. There are chances of relapse in the addiction treatment and hence the patient needs maximum care after the treatment is over. The patient may feel the urge to have alcohol and to suppress this urge the patient will need to take certain medicines and follow certain therapies.

If the patient doesn’t get proper attention and care, he or she might get into a relapse easily. The work of the intervention specialist is to make the family of the patient well trained to face any such situation. The specialist will also guide the family members on hoe they should behave with the patient and how they should motivate the patient in order to help them cope with the surrounding.

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MINNESOTAJOBS.COM Train for Change College Fair

MINNESOTAJOBS.COM is answering Minnesota’s need to retrain its workforce by holding the Train for Change College Fair. When: Friday, May 8th, 2009 from 2:00 – 7:00 pm Where: National Sports Center (Schwan Center) in Blaine, MN Cost: Parking & Admission is FREE!! Held at the easy to find and conveniently located National Sports Center in Blaine, MINNESOTAJOBS.COM will be featuring Minnesota’s Educational institutions who offer short-term training programs. A sample of schools attending is below – this list is updated daily, so be sure to visit MINNESOTAJOBS.COM for the most current list! The Art Institutes International Minnesota Aveda Institute Minneapolis Cardinal Stritch University Central Beauty School Century College Dakota County Technical College Dunwoody College of Technology Globe University / Minnesota School of Business (MSB) Hennepin Technical College Herzing University – Minneapolis Campus Intertech, Inc. ITT Technical Institute Minnesota Paralegal Institute Minnesota School of Barbering Minnesota School of Horseshoeing National American University POWERMIND Project Rasmussen College

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Some Facts About Dwi in Minnesota

Some Facts About Dwi in Minnesota

Driving while drunk, or driving under the influence as it is also known is considered a most serious offence by the state law department. The reason is that this irresponsible behavior endangers not only your life, but the life of other people on the road. That’s why the state has really strict laws against drunk driving. If you’re ever booked for drunk driving, do not make mistake of taking it lightly. Get a professional Minnesota DWI lawyer. In Minneapolis you will easily find a Minneapolis DWI lawyer with the required experience.

How seriously the judge takes your case depends upon your history. If you have a history of traffic offences, impounded licenses, or other offences, the law department will take your case more seriously and push for a harder sentence. If however this is your first offence, you might get off lightly, or may even get a suspended sentence. It depends on the circumstances and how your Minnesota DWI lawyer is able to present the case. While there’s often not much to do in a DWI case, a good Minneapolis DWI lawyer may be able to get you the minimum fine possible.

Your Minnesota DWI lawyer will tell you, that the seriousness of the offence also depends on how much alcohol was found in the test, and whether you were alone or with companions at that time. If you were with a minor at the time, the offence is made much more serious and according to a Minneapolis DWI lawyer may cause a suspension of license.

The license may be revoked permanently in bad cases, but mostly it’s suspend for a temporary period. During this period you’re not allowed to drive a vehicle. If you’re found driving a vehicle on a suspended license, it can be taken away permanently, says a Minnesota DWI lawyer. If you are found driving drunk on a suspended license, you may expect a jail term, said another Minneapolis DWI lawyer.

In a DWI offence in Minnesota, you may be required to pay a fine of ,000 or above, and may get up to 90 days of jail term if this was your first offence. The jails of America are already overcrowded and most judges will let you off with the fine if your case isn’t special. Inform your Minnesota DWI lawyer about the facts of the case and he should be able to tell you what to expect. Almost every Minneapolis DWI lawyer who has been practice for a long term has seen many cases, and can predict to a certain degree what sentence to expect.

Just like you, the police have to abide by some rules when they plead a case of DWI driving. If they did not do their job properly, which is sometimes the case, the Minnesota DWI lawyer will be able to spot where they went wrong and use it to your advantage in the case. That’s why you must be certain to get a good Minneapolis DWI lawyer to argue your case.

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