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EconomicsPage address: https://www.mnsu.edu/programs/economics.html
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|Economics applies the concepts and methodologies of the natural sciences and mathematics to problems in business, the social sciences and the humanities.
Rapid changes in technology and globalization, have brought major changes in the government and the business world. Today's hot specialized degree often are becoming tomorrow's target for downsizing. Companies that were relatively unchallenged in the domestic market in the past have suffered as a result of global competition. As a result, it is not uncommon for individuals to make several career changes during their lives. Therefore, experts in career development recommend that one seriously consider a flexible degree such as economics.
Economics is a discipline in which you learn a unique way of thinking and helps to develop strong analytical skills. This unique way of thinking is a primary reason that economics is also a flexible degree. Economic concepts are often applied to a number of different areas that would, at first, seem totally unrelated to economics. However, the concepts of economics are critical to finding solutions to economic problems and also in a wide variety of areas. Department of Economics provides internship opportunities to its qualified students in which they can earn 3 credit hours.
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|Department of Economics
Minnesota State University, Mankato
150 Morris Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-2969
Fax: 507-389-6377
Email: http://sbs.mnsu.edu/economics/contact/
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Summer Comes to Vancouver
Can Machines Dream? (Five Parts)
The Magic of Apple is Really About the Magic of Design
Reflections on New Media (Nine Parts)
Artficial Worlds and the Cinema
Brain Images, Neurosciences, Cultural Theory
Bad News, Richard Posner and New Media
Research in the Arts and Design
The Practice of Interdisicplinarity in Design and New Media
Ceramics in the Material World
Dilemmas of Teaching and Learning
True Blood and the Culture of Vampires
The Context for Learning, Education and the Arts
Virtual/Real/Virtual (Three Part Series)
Social Networks and Virtual Communities
A Shallow Argument: Nicholas Carr + the Internet
Indigenous Images + Stories: The Case of Eric Michaels
Digital Culture Notes (First of a series)
From Quantum of Solace to Sherlock Holmes
Robert Frank and American Photography
From Community Media to International Networks
Reflections on the Documentary Cinema
There are three major essays on Roland Barthes within this web site.
Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida and Cultures of Vision
Roland Barthes: Photographs and Images


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At 7:05 p.m. today my son � known as �Colt the Bolt� to many � will officially be 1-year-old, so happy birthday buddy!
At 7:05 p.m. today my son � known as �Colt the Bolt� to many � will officially be 1-year-old, so happy birthday buddy!
Yes, I�m wondering where the time has gone as well. It seems like only yesterday my wife and I learned we were expecting. No, scratch that � that seems more like 30 minutes ago. It seems like yesterday I left a tiny Western North Carolina town called Lincolnton and moved to a tiny Eastern North Carolina called Kinston.
This column is more about life than sports, and if there�s one thing I�ve learned since March 27, 2012, it�s this: That life is always bigger than the sports we play.
For every one of you who is reading this column, you�ve witnessed my transformation from a shy, single young fellow to an outspoken family man. I came to Kinston with a suitcase full of overpriced clothes and new furniture my grandmother bought me, and now my closet is full of sale and thrift store items and shared by the love of my life, who falls asleep at night with Colton on that very same worn-out couch.
At the risk of jumping right onto the Religion page, when Managing Editor Bryan C. Hanks offered me the sports editor job in late September, 2008, I felt a nudge at my heart to come. It was the Lord.
Other than the job, I wondered why I was being sent here. I found a great church home at New Testament Baptist Church on U.S. 70, and it was through that that I met my wife, Jaclyn.
I�m still here, raising a family and doing my best, in a tough situation (as we all are at The Free Press), to bring you local sports coverage.
In a year�s time I�ve gone from staying up late and sleeping past brunch, to staying up late and getting up early. I have somehow managed to function on five hours of sleep a night instead of the eight-plus I had grown accustomed to.
I�ve learned to be patient � in more ways than one. I�ve learned that sometimes the smallest things in life are the ones that require the most attention. I�ve learned that a life spent alone is a life wasted.
Those last three lessons go hand-in-hand with athletes. Success doesn�t come overnight, so be patient. It�s the little things in your game (footwork, timing, hand-eye coordination) and not the 3-point shot or home run ball that require the most work. And an athlete is genuinely nothing without his or her teammates.
I�ve noticed, especially in our small neck of the woods here where sports are a way of life, that the bat and ball itself can become more important than the life of the one that holds it. It should never be that way. If a kid strikes out or makes an error, big deal. If a kid misses a jump shot or an assignment on defense, so what. If a tackle is missed or a pass dropped, get over it.
Life, no matter the stage, is always bigger than the sport they play.
If you haven�t seen the ESPN 30-for-30 documentary on the 1983 N.C. State men�s basketball championship team and its head coach, Jim Valvano, you�re missing out. Valvano got it. His friends and counterparts got it. No matter the situation, life is always bigger than the game.
Colton Matthew turns 1 today. I�ve already got him throwing with his left hand and am trying to teach him to hold a golf club. He has six teeth and loves Cheerios. He walks faster than I can run. He gives high-fives, waves �bye-bye� to complete strangers walking by at restaurants and cries when he�s hungry/thirsty/sleepy/dirty/bored/not hungry/not thirsty/not sleepy/not dirty/not bored.
It�s been a crazy, fast, whirlwind year � no, four-plus years. But I�m a better person for it.
Like your children, I want mine to grow up and be involved, be leaders and be star athletes. But the odds that they�ll excel in life are far greater than they�ll excel in sports, and that�s what is most important.
Let us never lose sight of that fact.
Happy birthday, son.
Ryan Herman can be reached at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.


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I have been trying for some time to get a decent image of a box fish. They usually keep their distance and show me their tail at every opportunity.This guy was kind enough to pose for me and swim into an area of negative space. I Shot this on a Canon 5dmkii, 100mm macro in an Ikelite housing with 2x ds160s and a subsee +5. The 5dmkii has an antiquated auto focus system and is frustrating to use at times, well at least for me anyway. I edited it in light room. This was my 5th dive with this camera previously using a compact canon G12. Of the 5 times I have dived with this set up this is the first time I got an image I am pleased with, and was beginning to get frustrated. I was having issues with sharpness but am beginning to think the dirty water I dive in plays some role in that. The dive was in a river with very low viz with a lot of suspended particulate due to river floor profiling being completed by a tug boat nearby.
Looking for constructive criticism on lighting/composition and post processing. Settings were from memory iso 100 f13 1/200
Thanks for your replys.
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Having lived a good part of my life in New Mexico, I have seen some wacky things done in the name of green chile. I have done some myself. And sometimes they have even tasted good. L.A. Creamery has just come up with one.
I remember back in the olden times, before there was a chile roaster on every corner, we'd have to take our bushels of green to neighborhood bakeries, which would close down for one or two days a week to use their ovens for roasting massive amounts of chiles. The one near me would collect the juices and the little bits of schmutz that was left over and knead it into bread dough. Really good.
Back in the '80s, when beurre blanc was the height of sophistication, I sometimes stirred a few roasted, peeled, chopped green chiles into mine. Served with a trout mousse, it was pretty terrific – at least that's how I remember it (I know beurre blanc has gone the way of all trended-out dishes, but does anyone even make mousse anymore either?).
L.A. Creamery's spin is even stranger. They add an essence of roasted green chiles to vanilla ice cream to make their Hatch Green Chile ice cream, which goes on sale Saturday in an exclusive at Bristol Farms stores.
We got an early batch to sample and I've got to say that odd as it sounds, it's actually kind of good. It's made with the juice from the roasted green chiles, so at first glance, it looks like plain vanilla, with a very pale greenish tint – like maybe it's seasick or something. There's little or no heat, but there is a very clean, pure flavor of roasted chiles that balances nicely with the creamy vanilla.
It's one of those dishes that evokes a double-take: First you taste vanilla ice cream, then you pick up that roasted pepper flavor coming up behind. As a friend of mine used to say, "Weird but good."
It's $7.49 for a 14-ounce carton. It's a very limited run, and it's done when this batch is sold, so if it sounds good, you'd better hurry.
And as long as we're going on about green chile, here's a reminder that there's still a couple of weeks left in the Hatch chile season. Here are the roastings still remaining on our schedule:
Albertsons Carpinteria, 1018 Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria
Albertsons Costa Mesa, 2300-C Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa
Bristol Farms South Pasadena, 606 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena
Bristol Farms Westchester, 8448 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
Gelson's La Canada Flintridge, 635 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge
Northgate Escondido, 606 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido
Northgate La Puente, 831 N. Hacienda Blvd., La Puente
Northgate Pico Rivera, 9101 E. Telegraph Road, Pico Rivera
Ralphs Huntington Beach, 19081 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach
Ralphs La Canada Flintridge, 521 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge
Ralphs San Clemente, 903 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente
Sprouts Chula Vista, 690 3rd Ave., Chula Vista
Northgate El Monte, 3828 N. Peck Road, El Monte
Northgate Long Beach, 2038 E. 10th St., Long Beach
Ralphs Huntington Beach, 19081 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach
Ralphs Tustin, 13321 Jamboree Road, Tustin
Sprouts Chula Vista, 878 Eastlake Parkway, Chula Vista
Albertsons Montebello, 2469 Via Campo, Montebello
Albertsons Reseda, 19307 Saticoy St., Reseda
Bristol Farms Newport, 810 Avocado Ave., Newport
Bristol Farms Santa Monica, 1165 Franklin St., Santa Monica
Gelson's Long Beach, 6255 E. 2nd St., Long Beach
Albertsons Escondido, 1509 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido
Albertsons Temecula, 31960 Temecula Parkway, Temecula
Bristol Farms Palm Desert, 73101 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert
Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market, 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica
Gelson's Palisades, 15424 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades
Bristol Farms La Jolla, 8510 Genesee Ave., La Jolla
Gelson's Santa Barbara, 3305 State St., Santa Barbara
Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market, 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica
Bristol Farms South Pasadena, 606 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena
Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market, 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica
Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market, 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica


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The Body in the Gazebo (Hardcover)
A Faith Fairchild Mystery
William Morrow, 9780061474262, 272pp.
Publication Date: May 1, 2011
Other Editions of This Title:
Mass Market (4/24/2012)
Paperback, Large Print (4/19/2011)
"Katherine Hall Page is my favorite writer of the traditional mystery."
--Harlan Coben
"Hungry readers, enjoy "
--Diana Mott Davidson
Minister's wife, caterer, and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild must solve a deadly mystery more than seventy years in the making in The Body in the Gazebo, the nineteenth ingenious whodunit in the delectable, Agatha Award-winning series by Katherine Hall Page. Faith has a lot on her plate as she attempts to solve a Depression Era murder while trying to clear her husband's name after he is accused of a heartless theft. Poignant, suspenseful, puzzling, and all-around marvelous, The Body in the Gazebo is cozy culinary mystery at its very best--complete with scrumptious recipes from Faith Fairchild's kitchen and a resolution that would make Dame Agatha Christie proud.
Praise For The Body in the Gazebo: A Faith Fairchild Mystery…
"Genial....Series fans will relish the descriptions of tempting culinary offerings."
-Publishers Weeklyon The Body in the Gazebo
-Oklahoman on The Body in the Gazebo
"A pleasant, well-rounded story....A lovely dish."
-Iron Mountain Daily News on The Body in the Gazebo
"Expertly crafted."
-The Patriot Ledger (MA) on The Body in the Gazebo
"Katherine Hall Page's gift for storytelling comes vividly alive as she seamlessly creates a fast-paced, intricate mystery, keeping the suspense simmering until the last pages."
-McCormick Messenger on The Body in the Gazebo


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What are you looking for?
Facilitation? Yes, I do those. Boards of directors, corporation boards, executive boards. Chapter members, colony members, governing council leaders. Small groups. Medium-size groups. Large groups. What outcomes do you want? Or, as I sometimes ask, "What do you want people talking about as they leave the meeting?" That's my job.
Membership Reviews: For Alumni/Alumnae Corporations or advisory groups: Dave can coach and guide alumni or alumnae through the membership review process. He will provide a 25-page outline of the process including a list of over 80 questions to use during interviews. Dave can help with estimating the number of interviewers needed and with the schedule of interviews. He will facilitate a pre-review training session on site and then continue to participate throughout the process as an interviewer or as a "Player coach"–he can sit in on interviews, offer suggestions, or participate as an interviewer. He is also willing to facilitate the decision process after the interviews have been completed. Topics and areas of focus include practical tips to encourage candor and honesty during the interviews, taking notes, allowing facts to surface, asking good follow up questions, and maintaining your perspective during a difficult process. Dave has sample forms for the undergraduates to complete and comment and decision forms for alumni.
Preparation for Show Cause Hearings: Show Cause Hearings are becoming more popular with national organizations and with colleges and universities. While the outcomes are different–an institution may suspend recognition while the national organization may revoke the charter–the purpose of a Show Cause Hearing is the same: A chapter must show cause why it should be allowed to continue to operate as a recognized entity.
Dave participated in over 30 Show Cause hearings as an executive director and he has worked with undergraduates and alumni to prepare for hearings. He now offers a three-hour and a six-hour facilitated presentation to assist the undergraduates and alumni in preparing for and participating in these hearings.
Areas of focus include "17 terms, words and phrases not to use during the hearing and 14 terms, words and phrases to use"; answering the rhetorical question of "Why are we here?" and helping undergraduates prepare their presentation so that excuses, blame-gaming and finger-pointing are eliminated while emphasizing responsibility and the need for change. Dave is a Sherpa in these sessions–he will guide you through National Land or assist in explaining the process with colleges and universities.
Forty Ways to Detect Hazing
It's right there. Hiding in plain sight. One of the great ironies of hazing is that those who support and practice hazing talk in whispers, use code words and terms, oblique references and then practice the hazing right in front of the rest of us. This session is often requested for volunteers, consultants, law enforcement officers, RAs and others who may see and hear what may be hazing–we'll help you connect the dots. From midnight runs and entering through a particular door to shouting a creed or wearing a pin 24/7, the hazing is apparent. The session is divided into Probable hazing and No Doubt About It hazing and includes 23 standard arguments posed by those who believe in hazing with snappy answers that you can use in response. Those who believe in hazing do not like this session…which is exactly why I do it.
Is Brotherhood a value? Is Sisterhood an ideal? Time for Truth.
So often these days we tell each other that life isn't fair because "Everyone picks on us (Greeks)…we are stereotyped…we are categorized…the media is unfair…people think that what they see on TV and in the movies is reality"
Let's talk.
In this facilitated session we'll look at our histories, our values and ideals and most importantly why we exist and whether we are in fact unfairly portrayed. If you like "Truth" then you'll like this session. We'll publish our creeds and sayings and examine our community from the outside in. You will tell us whether we are being unfairly portrayed…and if so, what we can do about that.
Leading from the Front and from the back
Is leadership really about having the loudest voice, the most ideas and the ability to shut off discussion? We'll examine three styles of leadership in groups, consider what leading from the front really means and review how leaders are not necessarily officers and officers are sometimes not leaders. We'll help you divide your chapter into three or four groups for purposes of evaluating motivation and involvement and what we can do to bring more members on board. Bring your complaints about lack of respect and trust… you won't be leaving with them.
Risk Management & Harm Reduction
Times and teaching and educational techniques have changed. Lectures, the time-honored "scared straight" approach and black and white choices are not my style. I use case studies to start the conversation and ask our undergraduates to dissect the issues, including chapter culture. And I am pragmatic. The most carefully planned event involves people who may make bad choices. What leaders and members can do to plan for "safe" while being prepared for a different outcome…why do we have these policies and rules…basic legal liability concepts such as negligence, foreseeability and mens rea…are part of the presentation. In the final analysis risk management is a series of choices and that is one of the themes that I emphasize.
When good chapters/members make bad choices
The bystander effect has become part of fraternity and sorority life as much as recruitment or social events. How can a chapter that has good leaders and members engage in conduct that runs counter to everything we say is important—our values, our Ritual, our ideals? Upstanders—those who are will to stand up and speak and act—are needed. In this session we will examine why we don't speak or act and how we can change that dynamic.
"When things were black and white"
A historical review of membership restrictions in some—not all—men's and women's fraternities and sororities with modern applications including theme parties. Presented at NGLA, AFLV, and SEPC. Or, "Frat versus First Amendment: Who Wins?" If you want an animated discussion, ask the question–is inappropriate speech, including costumes, signs and shirts, protected speech?
"Who is really making the decisions in your chapter?"
We know about the elected officers—what about the unofficial EC—the junta or cabal–that is influencing if not controlling chapter culture? Acknowledgement of the second leadership group and changing officers to leaders are two outcomes for this session which encourages members to look at how things work in their chapter. And why.
"When we close a chapter: Do we really?"
Unrecognized or underground groups are becoming more prevalent and more assertive as more chapters are closed—women's as well as men's. We'll review 17 things that national organizations and institutions can do to address or discourage the formation of these groups. I am often asked to present this to administrators at the higher pay grade range who question whether a public institution "Can do anything" about unrecognized groups. The answer: Yes, you can…but it takes courage.
"Leadership & Officiating: Shared Values from gavel to whistle"
From the way officials get out of the Loser Cruiser (van) at the game site to not allowing the crowd to make the call, football officials share much in common with chapter and national leaders. This is a fast-paced and entertaining look into officiating and leadership. When we arrive at the final whistle you will know how MIBT, GTBO, skinny rabbits and Super Bowl calls translate into effective leadership. Bonus: We'll have a contest between women and men as to who knows the signals used by officials.
"Status Quo: The Real Difference between Leaders and Officers"
Being elected and sitting at the front of the meeting doesn't make you a leader. Are you leading, supporting change or simply perpetuating chapter culture and "That's just how we are"? Be prepared to be challenged, perhaps uncomfortable…and to start the process of becoming a leader. If you are a human speed bump who thinks first of why an idea or concept won't work, then come to this session prepared to change.
"We didn't think…"
Spring semester 2015 was arguably the worst semester for men's fraternity chapters in terms of negative publicity, headline grabbing incidents and bad choices…ever. Why? We'll look at ten things undergraduates can talk about and more importantly that they can change. This isn't a lecture—it is a factual recounting of choices with audience interaction.
"Leadership Reps: The 10,000 = Excellence Theory"
Quarterbacks are told that bad habits begin changing after 1,000 reps (repetitions) and that excellence can be gained after 10,000 reps. Does that theory apply in principle to leadership? The time that you arrive for a meeting and the tenor you establish are reps, as is the manner in which you cope with disruptions and encourage dialogue. Excellence in leadership starts with practice…and we will practice leadership techniques in this session.
Hazing: What it is, what it isn't, how it works, how to detect it, and why it fails to meet the ROI
Return On Investment index is among the seven different approaches that I can use. You tell me your outcomes—I will do the rest. One of the sessions I present is entitled, "Fifteen Things I Know About Hazing" which gives me the flexibility to address common arguments in favor of hazing.


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Chinese Speaking Congregations On Sundays the service in Mandarin takes place at 1.00pm and the service in Cantonese at 2.15pm.
Both congregations also hold Bible Study classes and a variety of social events, and endeavour to meet the pastoral and spiritual needs of Chinese people spread across London.
Both congregations offer Christian outreach and social events to students and young people.


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Two months out of 2013 gone already, it's hard to believe time has gone by that fast actually.. While we had very high expectations of great progress during these first two months, we did not meet our marks. Life changes and low motivation all got in the way of better progress. We did make great strides in some areas of the game's development however:
-A game launcher / patcher was added
-Players can now die when their health reaches 0 and they can respawn
-Buffs / debuffs now work.
-More work was done with the game AI to allow it to spawn a monster and move it about.
-Character data and items are more persistent and are stored in the game's database.
-The chat system had work done and players can now whisper and yell.
-The building maintenance system is nearly completed.
We can't wait to bring Factions to you all!


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The Mayor Pro Tem and I post the following:
Our search firm reiterates that we should be honored to have a very impressive group of candidates for the position of City Manager because this speaks well of the high esteem in which the City of Austin is held. That said, a candidate has withdrawn and the search firm recommends we spend 1 or 2 additional weeks reviewing other potential candidates to ensure that we have the finest and most diverse candidate pool. As such, the search firm also recommends we not release candidate names until sometime later this month.