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Construction crews continue the demolition of the Metrodome, shown here with the roof partially dismantled, on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority)

Outside work on the new Vikings stadium slowed Thursday because of the cold weather but didn't come to a halt, officials said. What work was done was by machine operators inside heated rigs.

Demolition of the Metrodome is expected to be complete in April, and construction of the new stadium is taking place simultaneously.

Meanwhile, closings on key parcels needed for the stadium project that were scheduled for Thursday and Friday have been postponed indefinitely while the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority waits for proceeds from the sale of public bonds for the project, said MSFA chair Michele Kelm-Helgen. The bond sale is expected in coming days.

Sen. Julie Rosen, chairing a meeting of the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Sports Facilities on Thursday afternoon, said Minnesota Management and Budget, the state agency that sells bonds, told her it expects to get the same interest rate on the bonds in the upcoming sale as it would have during the sale as initially scheduled, Jan. 13-14.

The bond sale was postponed by the filing of a lawsuit, but that suit was dismissed Tuesday by the state Supreme Court, allowing the sale to proceed.

Alex Tittle, equity director for the authority, told lawmakers that since August, the use of minority- and women-owned businesses as well as the hours worked by minority and female workers have exceeded goals.

For the stadium project, the authority has adopted city of Minneapolis equity goals of 11 percent women-owned and 9 percent minority-owned businesses and a 32 percent minority and 6 percent female workforce.

Doug Belden can be reached at 651-228-5136. Follow him at twitter.com/dbeldenpipress and facebook.com/PioneerPressPolitics.

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Installation of New Dean as Cathedral Golden Jubilee begins

The new Anglican Dean of Wellington will be installed and welcomed on Sunday January 26th The Reverend Digby Wilkinson describes the service as the first steps of an unexpected journey for him and his family. Digby is an ordained Anglican priest.

But most of his 20 years in ministry have been in the Baptist Church and he comes to the role after six years as leader of Palmerston Norths Central Baptist.

Digby, his wife Jane, and family will be led into the Cathedral on Sunday to be welcomed by people he will minister with; the Cathedral community, diocesan colleagues, and the wider community of Wellington.

Jane and I have great hopes for what is yet to come as we join these communities, he says. There is the day-to-day life of the Cathedral declaring the ministry of Christ, the Thorndon community as well as diocesan life and leadership. Taken together there are a number of tasks and joys to look forward in Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.

All the tasks and possibilities can seem a bit daunting so it is a step at a time and that this ministry will begin with prayer in the installation service, says Digby.

To act as a Christian priest who proclaims the message of Jesus I need to get to know the people, the issues, the context and the culture on the streets as well as the many neighbours of the Cathedral. Those neighbours include Parliament, the courts, defence forces and the New Zealand Police. I am looking forward to joining the wider Christian community which brings the message of the gospel, telling of Gods grace and hope to these contexts.

The service is at the beginning of the 50th the central city. Digby describes his role as to build on what has already been in the ministry of the Cathedral and to reach out to others whom, like him, may step into the Cathedral on their spiritual journey.

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Thousands of hand-folded paper cranes created by University of Florida engineering professor Elif Akcali are on display and dedicated to the Shands Arts in Medicine program at the Criser Cancer Resource Center at the UF Shands Cancer Hospital in Gainesville.

Nearly 4,000 cranes hang from the ceiling of the Marshall M. and Paula P. Criser Jr. Cancer Resource Center at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, rotating at the ends of their strings.

Some cranes are red. Others are white. They are strung into deliberate patterns, like a cascading hexagon or a grid. At Thursday nights reception, they filled the unoccupied space above everyone.

Visitors tipped their heads back to enjoy the nine sculptures that help comprise Messages, an exhibit by Elif Akcali, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Florida, which was the inspiration for the reception.

But the cranes at the front of the room are different. Long, thin scrolls are fastened over them. Within each scroll is a message by a patient in the hospital. Akcali called this sculpture Message in the Folds.

The installation is in collaboration with UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine program, said director Tina Mullen. The program facilitates activities like art workshops or performances for patients in the hospital.

Mullen said patients will be able to see the cranes when they use the cancer resource center, which provides computers, books and classes to patients and caretakers. And anyone in the hospital will be able to see the exhibit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Feb. 15.

Amy Bucciarelli, an art therapist with the program, helped collect the messages from patients and doctors. She said some messages were particularly touching.

For example, a 5-year-old girl who could not leave her bed because of her condition threw her arms in the air when asked for a contribution. Her message was Fly with your dreams.

To tell them, Your message is going to inspire other people, Bucciarelli said, it gives kids in the hospital a greater sense of meaning to their experience.

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Colorado Department of Transportation workers install a tiltmeter on the U.S. 34 retaining wall in the Narrows of the Big Thompson Canyon. The device, one of seven put in after construction of the temporary road, will alert engineers if the wall starts to shift. (Colorado Department of Transportation)

A solar panel at the side of U.S. 34 in the Narrows of the Big Thompson Canyon west of Loveland powers one of the seven tiltmeters installed on the retaining wall of the temporary highway. (Colorado Department of Transportation)

Dear Buck:

On U.S. 34, in the Narrows of the Big Thompson Canyon, there are some solar-powered gizmos on posts on the railings, and one on a rock wall. What are these for?

Signed: Canyon Curious

Dear Canyon:

The gizmos are tiltmeters -- high-tech levels that were installed to let engineers know if the highway's retaining walls are starting to shift, according to Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Ashley Mohr.

After the September flood devastated U.S. 34 in the canyon, crews were able to quickly rebuild the highway. But as nice as it looks, it's still just a temporary road, Mohr said.

So CDOT engineers installed seven of the devices in the Narrows to make sure the repairs hold.

"Our folks have done it because they want to make sure those walls are holding up through the spring runoff," Mohr said. "If that wall moves at all and begins to give way, we'll know about it."

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