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Thousands of spectators surround the track during the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Officers walk
Officers walk to the funeral of Cold Spring Police Officer Thomas Decker at St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Large crowds
Thousands of spectators surround the track during the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Visible Heart Lab
A swine heart is monitored in the Visible Heart Lab at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Jan. 5, 2012. The Visible Heart Lab, which uses reanimated mammalian hearts for research and education, has been operating for 15 years.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson