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Yes, I did attend St. Joseph school. I graduated in 1995. I looked for an article about the church and/or school but couldn't find one. What is the link for it? We could merge them or just link to the school from the church article and vice versa. --Gnosbush03:00, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
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Vikings all time records against NFL
unless you have added the playoff games that is only regular season games that I have put into that table so if you total them up they will not equal 395 wins 332 losts Smith0301:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Minnesota. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about the project or Wikipedia. Since you said you were interested in tedious jobs, I have an idea that I plan to pursue, but I'll need help from others to make it work. There are three articles with a lot of overlapping content, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. I'd like both the Minneapolis and St. Paul articles to exclusively cover information pertinent to within their respective city limits. Then use the Minneapolis-St. Paul article to capture things pertaining to the metro area but not within either of the two cities. I've worked on the St. Paul article quite a bit and feel as if it's pretty good. It's a current nominee for GA status, but the Minneapolis article is full of stuff that shouldn't be there. Does that sound like something you could help with? Appraiser15:02, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
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First of all, this is in no way a problem. I was just wondering why the table of contents list appears on the article when this template is used when {{tocright}} or {{tocleft}} is not put in the editing of the page, when it doesn't appear to be a part of this template. Can you please explain this to me? Ksy92003(Talk·Contribs)01:31, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, that was exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you. I am relatively new to Wikipedia (November, 2006), and am still learning some of the basics. Thanks for helping clear that up for me. Ksy92003(Talk·Contribs)06:55, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
I am quite aware of "What Links Here." The template's vars should be of a consistence case, so I updated the template. I realize this will cause all articles using the template to be updated, that is the intention. — Linnwood16:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I've got a problem now. For some reason, I was using this template for the 2007 New York Yankees season, yet for some reason it doesn't list the owner, manager, television network, and radio station on the template in the article. Do you know why this is and how to correct this error? Thanks. Never mind, I changed it. Linnwood made a change to the template that made it ineffective. I reverted it back to allow the template to be completely functional. Ksy92003(Talk·Contribs)01:00, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
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The 2008 Home Run Derby took place yesterday. Justin Morneau defeated Josh Hamilton in the final round, 5 home runs to 3, although Hamilton broke a record with 28 home runs hit in the first round.
From the Editors
Baseball has a history unlike any other sport. It has been played in countless countries throughout the decades, and it will undoubtedly continue play for many more. On this eve, some the finest players the sport has to offer will take the field at the Yankee Stadium. Four popes spoke there, Pelé scored goals there, "The Greatest [football] Game Ever Played" was battled out there, John Philip Sousa lead a band there, George Costanza worked there; but what do all these events have in common? They fail to reach the level of greatness that the baseball that was played there did.
In 1923, a man named Babe Ruth decided to build a new house, and over the years, that house was a home to some of the greatest baseball ever played. If I were to list out all of these great moments, it would be longer than the bill for the New Yankee Stadium. So I'll sum it up by saying that we can remember these great moments by adding them to this place we've gathered at for future generations to read about, to learn about, to dream about; but more importantly we can watch tonight and we can remember how baseball is unlike anything else that we will encounter in our lives. — Blackngold29
We apologize for not sending out our August newsletter, we have tried to cover some events of the month in this issue.
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Minneapolis Meetups
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October 11, 2008
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Technically, it was MoA Field for all of a week or 10 days while the Twins were still playing there, thanks to their surprise appearance in the ALDS. Not that it matters, since everyone still calls it just "the Metrodome" anyway. ←Baseball BugsWhat's up, Doc?carrots→ 18:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Hennepin County Library's Special Collections is hosting a Minneapolis history editathon on November 3. Help increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by using materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections librarians.
There will also be an intro for people new to Wikipedia, and tours of Special Collections.
Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Special Collections (4th floor) When: 10am-4:30pm, Saturday, November 3, 2012
To kick-off monthly meetups in the Twin Cities, two events will be held in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library this summer. These are mostly planned as opportunities for Wikipedians to discuss editing, but all are welcome!
Special Collections contains many valuable historical resources, including the Minneapolis Collection, consisting of files on hundreds of topics related to Minneapolis from neighborhoods to politicians (it's best to call or email in advance to request materials). Free wifi and several public computers are available.
Place: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Special Collections (4th floor) Dates: Saturday, June 1
Saturday, July 6 Time: 12:30pm–2:30pm+
This invitation was sent to users who were interested in past events. If you don't want to receive future invitations, you can remove your name from the invite list. —innotata14:14, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
This invitation was sent to users who were interested in past events. If you don't want to receive future invitations, you can remove your name from the invite list. —innotata02:58, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
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