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Update on the Mystery Men of the 2007 Draft
Jonathan Willis
July 19 2008 11:24AM
The players selected by the Oilers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft can basically be broken into two groups: the first rounders (Gagner, Plante and Nash) and the long-shots (Linus Omark, Milan Kytnar, and William Quist). With late-round draft picks, it's very difficult to get any kind of read on them when they're drafted; generally there are either big holes in their games or they've had such limited exposure that very few people outside of the professional scouts have an accurate read on them, a problem exacerbated when they're in European leagues. A year out, however, fans can begin to make some general assumptions, so let's take a look at what these three late-round Europeans did.
Linus Omark, 97th overall
There were a couple of unique things about Omark when the Oilers selected him. First, he was an overage player (20 years old at the draft), and second, he's 5'9", 168lbs. Likely he impressed the majority of Oilers' scouts at the 2007 World Juniors, where he put up some nice numbers (7GP 2G 3A 5PTS) for Sweden. Central Scouting had this to say about him prior to the draft:
A skilled forward with excellent speed... has quick feet and can beat defenders one-on-one... handles the puck well in traffic and passes the puck well forehand and backhand... sees the ice well and is effective on the power-play... battles hard along the boards...
Bill Meltzer of Hockeybuzz also had a nice scouting report:
Meanwhile, pint-sized Linus Omark (listed generously at 5'9" but seemingly closer to about 5'7") put on a dazzling display of stickhandling and creativity at the WJC. There were several games where the right winger looked more dangerous than team captain Nicklas Bäckström and fearlessly skated into the high traffic areas. ??The drawback with Omark, obviously, is his size. Even in Elitserien, he sometimes gets manhandled but never gives up on the play. While his Elitserien stats seem pedestrian (eight goals, 17 points in 50 games), he accomplished these numbers in limited ice time. He had one goal in four playoff tilts, as LHF got swept in the first round of the Swedish playoffs.
Lastly, here's what Hockey's Future had to say about him:
A flashy player with first-class technical skills and hands. Very creative player with good hockey sense and natural scoring ability. Defence is okay, although it can be fine-tuned. Good skater with great agility and moves. Additional strength and muscles would not hurt.
There's also a brief video and scouting report up at Scouting Sweden.
Statistically, in 2006–07, Omark posted eight goals and 17 points in 50 games in the Elitserien. This year, he scored 11 times and had 32 points in 55 games. The important thing to remember with the stats for both years is that Omark's icetime has been limited in both seasons (albeit less so in 2007–08); thus his numbers are likely under-selling his offensive ability. Omark will spend one more season in Lulea, but plans to come to North America for 2009–10.
We get the impression of a player with a willing attitude, a guy who isn't scared of traffic and plays a high-skill, high-intensity game. However, given that he's being "manhandled" in the SEL, additional strength is necessary. There have been good examples of players overcoming limited size (ie Martin St Louis), but in these case those players must have tremendous lower body strength in order to win puck battles, and an extremely high level of competitiveness. It sounds to me like Omark is halfway there.
In any case, he'll be a player worth keeping on eye on in 2008–09.
Milan Kytnar, 127th overall
Milan Kytnar was the captain of Slovakia's under-18 team in 2007, as well as one of their best forwards, with seven points in six games. He dominated the weak Slovakian junior league, with 91 points in 53 games and a +78 rating. He also looked good in the senior league, with 11 points in 22 games.
Hockey's Future described him as a "two-way, creative centre who can score goals." For 2007–08, Kytnar came over to North America, and the results were not pretty. He played in a checking role for the Kelowna Rockets, and wound up with 22 points in 62 games. Checking role or not, an 18-year-old with NHL aspirations needs to do better than finish 11th in team scoring.
Still, it isn't all bad. The Saskatoon Blades evidently felt that Kytnar had better potential than his statistics indicated, and on June 26th acquired Kytnar along with defenceman Colin Joe from Kelowna. Some interesting quotes from the Star Phoenix on the transaction:
(Blades coach-GM Lorne) Molleken said he plans to use Kytnar with wingers Derek Hulak and Colton Gillies, provided the latter is returned to junior by the NHL's Minnesota Wild. "He took a couple of weeks to adjust, as most Europeans would," said (defenceman Colin) Joe, who joins Kytnar in the move to Saskatoon. "He kind of got bumped down in the lines and put into a checking role. But he's got good skill and he loves the game. "As the year wore on, he was a lot more effective and you'd see spurts of offensive flair."
Kytnar has decent size (6', 180lbs) and by the end of this season it should be obvious if he has much in the way of offensive ability to offer.
William Quist, 157th overall
The Oilers' last pick of 2007 had an awful season in 2007–08, and the future doesn't look any better. In March 2008, Guy Flaming posted a rather depressing update at HFBoards, the biggest part of which was this quote from Kevin Pendergrast:
"He got into a fight with his coach and left the team (Linköping). He then went back to his original junior team." ??"[Sweden] had a national U19 camp that he was at and he really disappointed me from the guy I saw at our training camp; basically no effort to his game so I told him 'If you think this is how you're going to get to the NHL, you don't have a chance and from the standpoint of your development you've gone backwards! If you have any thoughts of wanting to become a pro you'd better give some serious thoughts to coming to Canada to play next year'." ??"He's going to call me at the end of the year."
Hockey's Future had an updated report on him on July 7th:
The Oilers made it very clear that they wanted him to come to Canada and play in the CHL for the coming year but instead Quist has signed a contract with Nybro, a men's league below the SEL. The Oilers are concerned that he'll barely play if/when he isn't a healthy scratch. He hasn't accomplished much and has not taken advice from the organization so he's definitely painted himself into a corner.
It sounds like a bleak future for a guy who is 6'4" and has high-end skating skills.
July 19 2008, 03:43PM
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We better hope Omark is prepared to play a little in Springfield and avoid going all "Mikhnov" on us, because we just may have a Detroit-style stroke of 4th round luck with this one.
I became a fan of Kyntar when he got drafted, but he really slid under the radar this year. If he can play alongside Gilles, that could be one of the most dominant lines at ES in the CHL.
Poor Quist, any chance he gets a call from the U-20 squad?
We better hope Omark is prepared to play a little in Springfield and avoid going all "Mikhnov" on us, because we just may have a Detroit-style stroke of 4th round luck with this one.
He's certainly one of the better Europeans that have been drafted (to date) under Kevin Lowe's watch. Mind you, that's not terribly hard.
I became a fan of Kyntar when he got drafted, but he really slid under the radar this year. If he can play alongside Gilles, that could be one of the most dominant lines at ES in the CHL.
I was really surprised to here how high Molleken sounds on the guy; he must have had quite a bit of difficulty adapting to North America.
Quist sounds like a player who can suck the energy out of an organization/team/coaching staff. Sometimes a dud, is a dud, is a dud. Oh gee, where have I seen this movie before? A moody, selfish, unresponsive to coaching yet gifted skater Scandanavian type. Late round picks sometimes blow you away but generally they are late round picks for a reason.
And here I had thought that Linus Omark, Milan Kytnar and William Quist made up three fourths of the Venga Boys.
Day one with Jonathan and I am already learning!
Quist sounds like a player who can suck the energy out of an organization/team/coaching staff. Sometimes a dud, is a dud, is a dud.
Yeah; the door isn't bolted shut on Quist yet, but I can't help but feel it's closing fast.
Let me guess...is Quist the guy in the centre of the pic? They aren't labelled.
I know teams are scouring the hockey playing world to find talent to build up that critical pool of talent upon which they can draw. How much time and effort does an organization dare invest these days? Quist sure doesn't sound like he has much desire to play or love for the game for that matter. Economics 101 talks about the Law of Diminishing Returns does it not?
It sounds like K.P. chewed him a new ass anyway, just for good measure.
I know teams are scouring the hockey playing world to find talent to build up that critical pool of talent upon which they can draw. How much time and effort does an organization dare invest these days? Quist sure doesn't sound like he has much desire to play or love for the game for that matter. Economics 101 talks about the Law of Diminishing Returns does it not?
I'm pretty sure that Quist isn't signed to a contract. Basically, the Oilers can sit back for another year, leave him to do whatever he does, and then make a decision on him. Barring a big-time breakthrough, I'd imagine the likeliest outcome is that Quist stagnates as a press-box forward in the SEL and then the Oilers have no interest because the player they drafted is two-years older and the same hockey player.
Let me guess…is Quist the guy in the centre of the pic? They aren't labelled.
Kytnar on the left, Omark in the middle, and Quist on the right.


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Why Investing in Individual Bonds Makes Sense
By Rom Badilla, CFA
Many investors try to keep things simple by investing in funds in order to capture returns. While widely used, Mutual Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) may not be for everyone, especially investors who are looking for steady income and capital preservation. If you are looking for a solution that is more tailored to your investment needs, then individual bonds are often the better option. To help understand why let's look at some of the shortcomings inherent to bond funds, and when individual bonds are the better choice for investors.
The Problems with Bond Funds
If you look at some of the heavily traded ETFs, like Vangard Total Bond Market ETF (Ticker: BND) or iShares Core Total U.S. Bond Market ETF (Ticker: AGG), they by design, attempt to seek performance that corresponds to a major benchmark. For these "passive" funds as well as many others, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, is the benchmark of choice since it is generally perceived to be as a proxy for the Investment Grade bond market. This is the gauge in order to determine the success or failure of that fund. Performance of the fund begins and ends with returns relative to this index.
Problem #1 – Sector Allocation
Due to this mandate, managers will attempt to match their exposure with the benchmark. Because they are married to the index, their objective can be a problem for certain investors. One thing that comes to mind is that an investor who wants exposure to the asset class but may not like certain sectors of the market may choose a general fund anyway. An example in today's market is the Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) sector.
Yields on the MBS sector are at historical low levels. Relative to Treasuries, they are extremely rich. Don't like MBS? You think that the Federal Reserve's balance sheet expansion of buying a boatload of MBS makes the sector over-valued? The housing recovery is gaining steam and you are worried that a refinancing wave may crush the MBS sector? Too Bad. The benchmark has 20-30% of MBS in the benchmark. Funds that track the Barclays U.S. Aggregate, will own these securities. Funds that are actively managed and whose mandate is to outperform the index can own a varying degree of this sector. An investor that wants fixed income returns but wants to avoid MBS will have to deal with it if they own a fund that is benchmarked against this index.
Problem #2 – Market-Weighted Exposure
Another perceived benefit to owning a mutual fund or ETF is diversification. With a simple buy order of a fund, you own a whole portfolio of assets in one shot. The concept is to avoid having significant exposure to a single investment. While this benefit is huge, funds may have more exposure to some bond issuers than others simply because of the construction of the index.
The benchmark is market-weighted in terms of its individual holdings. In other words, the benchmark has more exposure to some individual companies than others. This is determined by the amount of debt a company issues. So the more debt a company issues, the greater the exposure in the index.
According to Barclays' data, General Electric Capital Corp which is AA-rated has $83 billion in bonds (which accounts for 2.7% of the Investment Grade Corporate index). A-rated Goldman Sachs sits near the top with $67 billion of bonds outstanding (2.2%) followed by A-rated Bank of America which has $76 billion (2.5%). Conversely, super safe, AAA-rated Microsoft has less than $10 billion in bonds which accounts for just 0.3%. Funds will tend to lean toward matching the index exposure of individual companies. If one of the larger U.S. banks is downgraded by the ratings agencies and falls in price, the effects will be greater on the fund than a similar price drop for one of the safer but smaller names. This would be mitigated if the portfolio had an equal weight in terms of its individual holdings.
To take this a step further, what if you like or dislike a specific company? What if you think that a company may default on its bonds? While it is hard to predict such things, the fact is that even if there is a possibility of default with a bond, a fund manager is open to owning that bond as long as it is in their benchmark. Given their objective of solely keeping pace with the performance of the benchmark, they are at greater risk in not owning it. This stands to be the case even if the prospects for a company and their ability to pay off its debt may dim.
Problem #3 – Sell Low, Buy High?
A company may have their ratings slashed from Investment Grade to "Junk" which typically results in a decline in price. A fund manager will generally sell that bond after it falls in ratings simply because it is no longer in the Investment Grade index. Of course, this is well after the damage is done to the portfolio. In essence, that manager will monetize that loss to the fund regardless of whether they believe that company can turn things around or not. It is out of their universe so "out of sight, out of mind." This hurts the investor because that loss will be felt on a portfolio level.
Conversely, you may like a High Yield company and the accompanying bonds because they are reducing their debt and may be upgraded to Investment Grade. An individual investor may discover this and own this 'Rising Star' before the upgrade and price gain occurs. An Investment Grade fund manager on the other hand, will buy it only when the bond enters the realm of its benchmark and well after the price appreciation. While a fund manager may see the same opportunity before it occurs, there is nothing they can do about it because it is not part of their universe.
By investing in individual bonds, you can determine which sectors to have exposure in and which issuers to own. Ultimately, a do-it-yourself investor will be able to manage and control their strategy and portfolio holdings as market conditions change and as opportunities present themselves.
What About Active Funds?
If you don't like the fact that your ETF or mutual fund manager is strictly tied to a benchmark, the easy answer is to invest in active funds like PIMCO's Total Return Fund or ETF equivalent (Ticker: BOND). Actively-managed funds such as these are designed to deviate away from the benchmark to varying degrees with the objective to outperform. While you want to provide some slack in their leash of how they invest, a prudent investor will want to make sure they do not deviate too far. Let's face it. Even one of the largest and savviest players in the bond market is subject to picking the wrong investments. PIMCO's Total Return Fund owned Lehman Brothers before it defaulted in 2008 according to the Wall Street Journal. So for an active fund, the key is keeping tabs on what the manager is doing. Thus, transparency of their money management process is vital to the investor.
The problem is that these funds can be massive in size. With that, some have hundreds and thousands of bonds. Take it from me who has spent the past 15 years running institutional funds and in investing in bonds. It is difficult to follow what managers are doing when you are viewing that many bonds.
The issue is that unless you intimately know the process and each bond, it is hard to know what is going on with their strategy. If an investor is going to spend the effort knowing another manager's process, wouldn't it make sense to just use it toward building your own bond portfolio?
Own Individual Bonds to Suit Your Needs
With individual bonds in your portfolio, you know what you own. Sounds simple, right? Can you say the same about what is inside an ETF or mutual fund? As discussed, funds can be difficult to understand if you look underneath the hood. The individual assets these funds own may not be that complicated but their investment process can be. This process can conflict with the objectives and risk tolerance of some investors. By choosing to own individual bonds, you will have greater control that could lead to better performance. Furthermore, you should have a better grasp of your investments and where you stand today in reaching your goals.
If you want to learn how to build your own portfolio of bonds, visit our website, Bondsquawk.com, for more strategies and insights (Here's our Model Portfolio). Another great resource on learning about bonds, visit our friends at Learnbonds.com.
Furthermore, if you have any questions or comments. Please Contact Us or start a discussion in the Comments Section below. We would be delighted to respond and help.
Special thanks to Dave Waring in assisting with this article.
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The legislature got underway Jan. 25. It will not be an easy session. Fortunately, I feel comfortable that the citizens of Utah have chosen good people to represent them. My colleagues in the House are decent, honorable and hard working citizens from many walks of life. I feel the same way about the Senate.
Legislators come with a variety of backgrounds and views that sometimes make it difficult to reach a consensus, but in the long run this is one of the strengths of a citizen legislature. The system does not lend itself to "professional politicians".
So what's coming up in this session? In my legislative reports a year ago, I frequently cautioned that our reliance on "one-time" money, as opposed to "on-going" revenue, would make our task even more difficult in the future. We are now in the future, and it is more difficult. We are looking for more "one-time money." Sooner rather than later we need to come to grips with the existing imbalance in our tax structure. I will treat this more fully in the future.
A major challenge we face is to match the shrinking revenue with a burgeoning student population, both in higher education and public education. Together they added 25,000 new students this year. Someone recently suggested eliminating the 12th grade as a way to save money. That doesn't work for me nor will it work for our children and grandchildren. If we are to remain competitive with the rest of the world, we need to increase rather than decrease our level of education.
Occasionally, we need to remind ourselves that those who settled these valleys built school houses before they built chapels. They recognized that the future belongs to the educated. Our ability to respond to any improvement in the job market will likely depend upon the skill levels of our workforce. I am unaware of any society that has prospered from narrowing educational opportunities.
There are several other important issues facing rural Utah that I will discuss and keep you posted on in my weekly reports. I welcome questions and input. All of the bills have been filed. Some only have a title with content to be added later. The bills number in the hundreds. It is a formidable challenge to get through them. Coincidently, the first bill passed by the House was HB 14, which I sponsored, at the request of Justice Court Judge Kent Nielsen and Juvenile Court Judge Paul Lyman, both of Richfield. It solves a simple problem that occasionally arises when a minor is charged in the justice court and fails to respond. I cite it as an example of how our law-making process responds to issues that arise at the grass-roots level.
A year ago I encouraged my colleagues to reject a constitutional amendment that would have upset the balance of power between the executive and the judicial branches. I promised an effort over the summer to get both branches on the same page. I am pleased to report that the effort was successful. As a result, the Supreme Court has amended its rules and the House unanimously endorsed my bill - HB 19.
Together, these measures are designed to reduce the time and expense in post-conviction proceeding principally in death-penalty cases. We all came out winners by avoiding a constitutional showdown. It should be helpful to victims who sometimes wait a long time for these matters to conclude.
We spent considerable time this week on bills dealing with ethics. These efforts usually boil down to a bunch of new rules. I'm not a big fan of this approach. It becomes all too easy to "gag at the gnat and swallow a camel" as someone once observed. My own experience teaches that ethical people rarely need rules and those prone to be unethical are not much benefited thereby. We are proposing to create an Ethics Commission through a constitutional change. The members will include retired judges and persons outside the legislature. This has some promise of providing a neutral voice and avoiding arguments of self-protection. Finally, I warn of efforts to shift funding away from rural schools. Other rural legislators will join in strenuously resisting this movement.


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As Bloomington-Normal's only amusement park, Grady's features an 18-hole mini-golf course, batting cages, bumper boats, go-karts and kiddie rides.
The Palms Grill Cafe was a well-known restaurant during the heyday of Route 66. Recently the cafe was revitalized and reopened, and is serving up delicious nostalgia from the fabled Route 66 era. The Palm's Grill Café has been baking pies and feeding hungry travelers and residents for decades. Their pies are so delicious they've even won a few state pie competitions. Saddle up to the counter or take a seat at a table; either way, the pie and coffee with the community atmosphere is enough to make any first-timer feel like a regular. Conveniently located right across the street is the towering Bunyon's Statue, another one of Route 66's famous Muffler Man Statues.
Standing 19 feet tall and clutching a giant hot dog, this Paul Bunyon statue, not "bunyan" purposely spelled with an "o", is one of Route 66's mythic Muffler Man Statues. A few of these giants still proudly grace the roadsides of historic Route 66. This one is located in Atlanta, just across the street from the Palms Grill Café, which features fine fare from The Mother Road's golden age.
Experience a bit of Napa Valley in Central Illinois. Visit the winery, tasting room and gift shop. Enjoy the panoramic view available for weddings, receptions and meetings.
Opened in the late 1800's, this city zoo began to house exotic animals after a traveling circus left behind a lion cub. Located on Historic Route 66 the zoo became a popular attraction among travelers. It is also the only Illinois zoo to feature the endangered Sumatran tiger. They offer many exhibits and zookeeper interaction opportunities that are enjoyed by the whole family. Some highlights include: sun bear, reindeer, Harbor Seals, red pandas, lemurs, Galapagos Tortoise, Bald Eagles, Pallas' Cat, Snow Leopards, gibbons, and Red Wolves. The Zoo features many large indoor and outdoor exhibits such as a Tropical America Rainforest, ZooLab, Katthoefer Animal Building, Wallaby WalkAbout, Children's Zoo, and Animals of Asia.
Spirits of Bloomington Historic Ghost Tours
The Spirits of Bloomington Historic Ghost Tours feature guides dressed as President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln who reveal fascinating tales, myths and paranormal accounts of McLean County.
Moraine View State Park Campground
Moraine View State Park offers 137 Class A trailer campsites with electricity and a sanitary station. Water is available in several locations in the campground. 102 sites can now be reserved in Gander Bay campground. A boat launch and dock is also situated in this area. Alcohol is prohibited in all campgrounds. The shower buildings are closed by November 1st (may be earlier if bad weather) and reopen May 1st (may be earlier - weather depending). Catfish Bay camp area and Tall Timber backpack trail provide 32 primitive class D sites. Timber Ridge group camp has 3 sites. Timberline Ridge horse camp has 30 Class "A" campsites complete with water, electricity, and hitching racks. Ol' Orchard group camp is currently closed.
Epiphany Farms Restaurant is committed to supporting, growing, and showcasing a thriving local food culture. We serve as an anchor for a network of local food producers by increasing community awareness of locally sourced ingredients, increasing interest in the culinary traditions of the Midwest, and providing a positive model for responsible stewardship of the land that nourishes us. Their "Farm to Fork" concept represents a concern for every step of the process linking the meal to the land that produced it. "Farm to Fork" means keeping money in the local economy and using only what the community can provide. It signifies attention to excellence: from the farmer raising the crops to the family sitting down in our dining room to share a meal together.
Located on the wooded Sunset Hill estate of the late Hazle Buck Ewing, the Ewing Cultural Center encompasses the open-air Theatre at Ewing (summer home of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival), the elegant Ewing Manor (which is open for tours) and the beautiful Genevieve Green Gardens.
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area
This site offers a diversity of landscape covering 1,448 acres over timbered hills, open meadows, and river bottoms. Canoe access enables visitors to float the scenic Mackinaw River. Other activities include fishing, hunting, hiking, and picnicking.
Route 66 Park & Tourism Center
This small park is right on Route 66, and it's a great place to check out the town of Atlanta. It is a great park, including flat area to run and playground for the kids to climb and run on, you and your family are sure to enjoy.
The Chocolatier is a local candy shop offering a wide range of products they create in store and a variety of your favorite bulk candies.
Ultimate Play Space - Spray & Play Park
This 13-acre park allows kids to exercise their mind and body! Water park runs Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather permitting.
The CornBelters are a professional minor league baseball team with the independent Frontier League. In addition to competitive baseball, fans enjoy zany on-field promotions, outrageous entertainment acts, delicious food and post-game fireworks.
Come experience three floors of unique, hands-on, larger-than-life exhibits! This museum is designed to create a sense of wonder that excites the love of learning in children of all ages. Be sure to discover the new Children's Discovery Museum.
The state-of-the-art Corn Crib Stadium is home to the Normal CornBelters and Heartland Community College athletic teams. The Corn Crib seats roughly 7,000 patrons for CornBelters games, and many more for concerts and special events.
A small town festival has carnival rides, a petting zoo, car show, pie and cake baking contest/auction, bingo and bands nightly that are sure to entertain the whole family!
Comlara County Park Campgrounds
The scenic Comlara County Park campground offers 144 campsites including: 94 electrified sites (Both 50 amp & 30 amp), 23 non-electric sites, 11 primitive / walk-in sites in the Main Recreation Area (MRA), and 16 primitive / walk-in sites in the White Oak Area (WOA). Water is conveniently located throughout the MRA modern campground. Hot showers and a sanitary dump station are also provided in modern areas. Firewood, ice, and fishing worms are only available during the regular business hours of the Visitor Center and MRA Campground Station. The campground is open year-round.
The Genevieve Green Gardens offer a relaxing setting for contemplation and the appreciation of nature's beauty. Small gardens are tucked in at various locations; there is also a formal compass garden with a beautiful arbor, a Japanese garden, and a main plaza that is highlighted by a water feature. Walkways, accompanied by tasteful signage, conveniently guide visitors around the property and are in harmony with the landscape's topography. Carefully designed lighting makes it possible to enjoy the gardens during evening hours.
The McLean County Courthouse, capped by a stately dome, serves as a landmark to identify the historic core of the city. Turn-of-the century buildings, many with interesting historical pasts, flank the courthouse square. A visitor can find museums, banks, a legal and governmental center, residential living, a large artists' community, plus an assortment of specialty retail businesses and supportive services in Downtown Bloomington. There is an abundance of restaurants and a lively night scene. Discover all that downtown Bloomington has to offer by shopping, dining, working and playing in this great historical district!
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area is a 550-acre state park located near Clinton, Illinois. It centers on Salt Creek and the impoundment of a tributary, Weldon Springs, to form Weldon Spring Lake, a reservoir.
The Bloomington-Normal Constitution Trail is one of Central Illinois' most unique parks. This 37-mile jogging, walking, cycling and rollerblading trail has become a hit with the community and visitors alike. The trail is broken into four segments: the north-south segment, east-west segment, the Liberty Branch and the Freedom Branch, all reaching across numerous areas in Bloomington-Normal. Parking for the trail is available at adjoining lots throughout the area. The trail is open to walkers, runners, in-line skaters, skateboarders, cyclists, wheelchair users and other non-motorized forms of transportation. During winter months, it is not cleared of snow, and is available to skiers; weather permitting.
At home in the heart of Central Illinois, White Oak Vineyards is pleased to share their passion for wine, love for the land and German heritage. The tasting room boasts a comfortable, warm and inviting atmosphere perfect for gatherings with family and friends. The wrap around porch offers lovely views of the vineyard and surrounding countryside. White Oak Vineyards is also available for group tastings, showers, weddings, and more.
Funk Prairie Home Gem & Mineral Museum
Located at the Funk Prairie Home, this museum houses the largest single-owner display of rare gems, minerals, fossils and lapidary art in the state. Also view the agriculture exhibit, along with several antique sleighs and carriages.


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|Cat in the Hat mingles with students from Huntington Elementary.
The Cat in the Hat visited Huntington Elementary School on March 4. He came to visit Denise Chapman's and Helen Piacitelli's classes, along with the Magic Moments Preschool. He came to award certificates of completion to Dakota Kinder, Abbie Kinder, Dallen Kinder and Bowdrie Kinder for their participation in Gov. Olene Walker's Summer Reading Challenge. For that challenge, the students were required to read at least 15 hours during the summer.
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Date Climbed: Dec 21, 2016
|Biked it from the Safeway, which makes ~32mi one-way and ~6600ft gain. Despite some rain and clouds, it was a pretty fun ride.
|Posted Dec 21, 2016 5:26 pm
Date Climbed: Jan 25, 2016
|Started at the ski resort parking lot and hiked the road to the top. The summit area is all fenced in and gated shut. There were a lot of maintenance workers up there when I got to the gate. I asked one of them as they walked by the gate if it was ok if I went on up to the highest point. He didn't seem to give a crap one way or the other, so I opened the gate and continued on to the highpoint. On the way down I went by the Pusch Ridge Wilderness HP, which is located pretty close to the top of the ski lift.
|Posted Feb 8, 2016 8:30 pm
|Brian Kalet
|2 Peaks
Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2015
|With Miller Peak.
|Posted Dec 5, 2015 11:00 pm
|drove mostly all the way
Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2015
|I hiked to the upper gate from the picnic area at the top of the road, along the perimeter fencing to where there is an opening and then tagged the high point.
|Posted Oct 30, 2015 6:30 pm
|From Marshall Gulch
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2015
|Hiked from Marshall Gulch via Marshall and Aspen trail. Nice hike through forest intially. Good escape from the 110F heat in Phoenix.
|Posted Jun 15, 2015 12:27 am
|Summit from Catalina State Park
Date Climbed: May 10, 2015
|w/ Ashley. Backpacked from Catalina State Park to Wilderness of Rocks and camped for the night. Hit the summit the next morning before the long, grueling hike out. Weather was nice; in the 70s at the start of the hike, dropping to around freezing up top overnight. In total, 28.0 miles and 8,500 ft accumulated elevation gain.
|Posted May 11, 2015 12:08 pm
|At least we hiked the last 1000 feet.
Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2014
|Drove up to Summerhaven and hiked a couple miles to the summit. Better than driving the whole way I guess.
|Posted Nov 30, 2014 5:26 pm
|scenic drive
Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2014
|Driving through the saguaro forest near the bottom was the highlight. Drove nearly to the top and then bushwhacked a little along the barbed wire fence surrounding the observatories until I found the summit benchmark. Nothing too exciting- but pleasant late October weather
|Posted Nov 4, 2014 5:01 pm
|Road Walk
Date Climbed: Dec 4, 2013
|With Andy Martin and Greg Slayden.
|Posted Dec 4, 2013 6:36 pm
|Great time to visit is the fall
Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2013
|We went from sweltering hot at the base to nice fall colours at the summit. Did a portion of Soldier's trail and camped on the mountain
|Posted Nov 12, 2013 5:25 pm
|Buz Groshong
|Down a bit and back up
Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2013
|We did a loop, starting at the summit. Went out the Lemmon Rock Trail to the Wilderness of Rock Trail and came back the Mt. Lemmon Trail. Great views and a great hike.
|Posted Apr 26, 2013 1:24 pm
|Paul McClellan
|Sutherland Trail
Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2013
|I climbed Mount Lemmon from Catalina State Park via the Sutherland and Mount Lemmon Trails. The trail disappeared in heavy brush and wildfire debris on a rocky ridgeline at about 7400-7600 ft. and I had to follow the route by rock cairns and old flagging tape. I lost the route at one point, but soon regained it on the ridge crest. I rarely hike a new route without a map, but had none this time and really missed it.
|Posted Mar 22, 2013 11:23 pm
|drove up the road
Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2012
|cool area...
|Posted Dec 28, 2012 5:23 pm
|Nice Area!
Date Climbed: Jan 28, 2012
|I had been on the Mount Lemmon Highway once before, but only to Rose Canyon Lake. It was nice to go back, after already doing a hike of Wasson Peak and Amole Peak earlier in the morning, and especially considering the *entire* Mount Lemmon Highway was snow-free. You could not hope for much better in regard of conditions, for late January above 8000' elevation. I parked near the ski area, and hiked up the road from there. When I reached the gated observatory, I followed the fenceline to the "HP" location(s).
|Posted Jan 30, 2012 1:35 pm
|super cold and windy
Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2011
|Drove up to the ski area and climbed up the road after the sun had already set. Stomped around in the snow for awhile and then headed back. Nice views of Tucson at night from the road.
|Posted Dec 13, 2011 1:03 am
|Andrew Rankine
|After climbing Marshall
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011
|A nice lookout form the nearby tower!
|Posted Nov 7, 2011 12:42 pm
|Iron Hiker
|Nice foray for a day.
Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2010
|Climbed up the Marshall Gulch and Aspen Trails, and ducked inside the fence to tag the true summit. A guy working at the observatory saw me and kindly pointed me to the very highest point. Snow on north-facing slopes above 7,500 feet and 3-4 inches on the very top itself. A good little workout!
|Posted Dec 27, 2010 9:38 pm
|Bark Eater
|snow tubing
Date Climbed: Dec 21, 1993
|OK, we drove up with Barb and Dan, but going snow tubing near the summit was a lot of fun! Spectacular island in the sky escape from the desert below. Views along the highway up were awesome.
|Posted Jun 7, 2010 2:36 pm
|Road up
|At least the paved road up was scenic. We came up a dirt road from the north with a Jeep rental that had no lower gears or 4WD. It was intense up and down the mountain.
|Posted Aug 18, 2009 3:46 am
|Mark Doiron
|Beautiful Hike with Family
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
|Hiked mostly along the Meadows Trail with my son, daughter, son-in-law and 9-year old granddaughter. What a treat to see her on her first hiking experience! --mark d.
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TUPELO – Sixteen-year-old Bryant Camp went on a late-night run for a Frosty and returned home without his legs.
Now 22, the Tupelo man is training for the Paralympics, is a public speaker and isn't afraid to take his wheelchair out for a spin at the skate park.
It was teenage rebellion that landed the acclaimed athlete in a hospital bed, but an upbringing rooted in religion and a positive attitude brought him to where he is today.
On Dec. 15, 2006, Camp was sneaking out of his Spring Lake home for the 10th or 11th time. This time it was to bring a friend in Saltillo a snack, driving his parents' Navigator.
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Being in and out of the Firefighters Regional Burn Unit in Memphis and learning life after the amputation of both legs caused him to lose a year of schooling, but he eventually graduated from Saltillo High School.
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Despite an epic wipeout on mile 25, he finished in five hours, 10 seconds.
Two months ago, he was fitted for his running legs.
Five weeks ago, he got them.
Now he's excited to train until the June 1 Endeavour Games, where he will try out for wheelchair volleyball, basketball, track and swimming, prosthetic track and field – and if there's such a thing as wheelchair rugby, he wants in.
He's hopeful a sports wheelchair deal can come through, but if not, he'll give it his all in a house chair.
While keeping fit, he's also being sure to have options other than athletics.
"I'd like to travel and speak everywhere as a career," he said. "I've always known I can't do sports forever. If I can, I'd like to stick with being an athlete until 30, then I'll pick up something when I hit 30."
He's spoken about his journey to schools, churches and civic clubs ranging from anywhere to several to a thousand people. He also spoke in Vancouver an international burn conference.
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Dan left us this morning at 6:00am . He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side. His strength, dignity, and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him.
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Faviki is simply put the next generation social bookmarking service. "A bookmarking service? You must be kidding?!" I can hear you say in worried exasperation. "How can one innovate in that space?" Not only is it possible to innovate here, let me explain why I moved all my bookmarks from delicious over to faviki.
Like delicious, digg, twitter and others... Faviki uses crowd sourcing to allow one to share interesting web pages one has found, stay up to date on a specific topic of interest, and keep one's bookmarks synchronized across computers. So there is nothing new at that level. If you know del.icio.us, you won't be disoriented.
What is new is that instead of this being one crowd sourced application, it is in fact two. It builds on wikipedia to help you tag your content intelligently with concepts taken from dbpedia. Instead of tagging with strings the meaning of which you only understand at that time, you can have tags that make sense, backed by a real evolving encyclopedia. Sounds simple? Don't be deceived: there is a huge potential in this.
Let us start with the basics: What is tagging for? It is here to help us find information again, to categorize our resources into groups so that we can find them again in the rapidly increasing information space. I now have close to ten years of bookmarks saved away. As a result I can no longer remember what strings I used previously to tag certain categories of resources. Was it "hadopi", "paranoia", "social web", "socialweb", "web", "security", "politics", "zensursula", "bigbrother", "1984", ... If I tag a document about a city should I tag it "Munich", "München", "capital", "Bavaria", "Germany", "town", "agglomeration", "urbanism", "living", ...? As time passed I found it necessary to add more and more tags to my bookmarks, hoping that I would be able to find a resource again in the future by accidentally choosing one of those tags. But clearly that is not the solution. Any of those tags could furthermore be used very differently by other people on delicious. Crowd sourcing only partially works, because there is no clear understanding on what is meant by a tag, and there is no space to discuss that. Is "bank" the bank of a river, or the bank you put money in? Wikipedia has a disambiguation page for this, which took some time to put together. No such mechanism exists on delicious.
Faviki neatly solves this problem by using the work done by another crowd sourced application, and allowing you to tag your entries with concepts taken from there. Before you tag a page, Faviki finds some possible dbpedia concepts that could fit the content of the page to tag. When you then choose the tags, the definition from wikipedia is made visible so that you can choose which meaning of the tag you want to use. Finally when you tag, you don't tag with a string, but with a URI: the DBPedia URI for that concept. Now you can always go back and check the detailed meaning of your tags.
But that is just the beginning of the neatness of this system. Imagine you tag a page with http://dbpedia.org/resource/Munich (the user does not see this URL of course!). Then by using the growing linked data cloud Faviki or other services will be able to start doing some very interesting inferencing on this data. So since the above resource is known to be a town, a capital, to be in Germany which is in Europe, to have more than half a million inhabitants, to be along a certain river, that contains certain museums, to have different names in a number of other languages, to be related in certain ways to certain famous people (such as the current Pope)... it will be possible to improve the service to allow you to search for things in a much more generic way: you could search by asking Faviki for resources that were tagged with some European Town and the concept Art. If you are searching for "München" Faviki will be able to enlarge the search to Munich, since they will be known to be tags for the same city...
I will leave it as an exercise to the reader to think about other interesting ways to use this structured information to make finding resources easier. Here is an image of the state of the linked data cloud 6 months ago to stimulate your thinking :-).
But think about it the other way now. Not only are you helping your future self find information bookmarked semantically - let's use the term now - you are also making that information clearly available to wikipedia editors in the future. Consider for example the article "Lateralization of Brain Function" on wikipedia. The Faviki page on that subject is going to be a really interesting place to look to find good articles on the subject appearing on the web. So with Faviki you don't have to work directly on wikipedia to participate. You just need to tag your resources carefully!
Finally I am particularly pleased by Faviki, because it is exactly the service I described on this blog 3 years ago in my post Search, Tagging and Wikis, at the time when the folksonomy meme was in full swing, threatening according to it's fiercest proponents to put the semantic web enterprise into the dustbin of history.
Try out Faviki, and see who makes more sense.
Some further links:
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You, too, get some rest soon! I'm glad that you're not upset.
I'm sorry if I upset you!
Thank you! You have some fantastic dreams, too! Get some rest soon!
God bless you!
You're right. It's best. You get some sleep, too! Sweet dreams!
Praise God, no more mail for the evening! You are such an angel for helping me go through all of this! I appreciate it so much!
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Thanks! Same to you.
Yes. It was a good day, considering I have much on my plate. I have mapped out a plan for myself, and will likely see it through, though. Lots of study, but it will pay off for you. Take care.
You know when you are busy with your mail, or maybe don't have any, then all of a sudden you have all of these conversations pop up at once? That's the quietness! I like talking with you! But when certain unnamed people get on, it's not you, then sometimes there are words that aren't said.
Thanks for adding me to your list. I wish you well in your educational & subsequent career paths.
Yes, I took a late nap. Had to go to a luncheon about Pre-Paid, go to Trident One Stop, the by 4:15, finally got some rest for a good couple of hours! Why do you ask?
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