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Robin Brownlee
September 13 2012 10:13PM
As a taxpayer in Edmonton, I'd like to hear what Daryl Katz has to say about the state of the downtown arena and why he wants more of my money to build it. I'm guessing I'm not alone.
I want to hear what Katz's vision for the project is. I want to hear why he wants changes made to the framework of $450-million a deal that was put in place months ago. I want to hear he's committed to doing what it takes to drag the project from conceptual drawings and slick videos to reality. And I want to hear it from him, not a hired mouthpiece.
When I expressed the same sentiment the other night on Twitter, more than one person told me I was either nuts or naïve – I think the exact terminology was that I was "dreaming in Technicolor." Those people might be right, but I'm hoping they're wrong. If you don't ask (not that Katz has ever read a single word I've written), you don't get.
Given his obvious aversion to speaking publicly and his preference of staying out of the spotlight – Katz is the antithesis of former owner Peter Pocklington in that regard – I have no doubt the Rexall billionaire is reluctant to jump in front of a microphone, but if ever there was a time, I'd suggest it's now.
I don't want or expect Katz to unveil every single detail of the negotiations that are going on behind closed doors with members of city council. That's not the way you do business, not that a guy who has more money in his couch cushions than I do in the bank needs any advice from me on that front.
What I do want is for Katz to make his pitch. As the individual with the most to gain (and to lose), as the individual with the most skin in the game (even if we don't think it's enough), I want him to step out from behind his hired help and be the front man. Explain the vision. Sell the vision. Not with a carefully worded news release. Not through his spinners. Face-to-face with the people he'll be partnering with – the taxpayers. On the record.
Stepping in front of the public isn't going to change the fact that the process of negotiating and the ink and paperwork on any deal will be done privately, but I'd like to see Katz do what mayor Stephen Mandel has done on more than one occasion during the process – look people in the eye and offer his take.
I don't see any downside for Katz. Those opposed to spending one dime of public money on a "new arena for a billionaire" aren't going to be swayed by anything Katz has to say, even if it's genuine and heartfelt. Those prone to ripping Katz no matter what the message will avail themselves of that opportunity if he steps forward to have his say. They are the vocal minority.
My best guess is the vast majority of people, those who'll have a stake in the project and who have spent years trying to follow along, are willing to listen to reason. If Katz wants changes in the framework the project, it's not too much to ask that he step outside of his comfort zone and explain why the Big Ask is getting bigger, and in his own words, to the citizens of Edmonton. Sell his vision, Make his case.
He'll never have a more captive audience.
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September 13 2012, 10:22PM
Agreed. The ask isn't so much the cost of the arena (now $475M) as the $6M a year he wants for building operation and maintenance (per David Staples tonight).
He's not doing himself or the project any favors by letting his spokespeople (who are hard-ass lawyers, not PR experts) relay the message either.
I'm a fan of what Katz is trying to accomplish but I think he's being given some very bad advice with respect to selling the vision and possibilities this sort of project could make come true for both fans and the city at large.
Staples and Spector were having a good conversation on this very topic on Spector's show this afternoon. Katz needs to get out in front of this, at least to put to rest all of the speculation, conspiracy, and suspicion that comes along with his ridiculous secrecy.
When we all have a stake in it (not just in the form of tax dollars), we want to know that someone is leading the charge. I think Mandel is doing a great job, but if he's the only mouthpiece facing the media than Katz looks more like a fool for not sharing his vision.
September 13 2012, 10:32PM
The deal as it stands is a good one for Katz. $6 million a year, or whatever the figure is, is totally ridiculous. We need shovels in the ground or the costs will just go up and up.
September 13 2012, 10:32PM
The deal as it stands is a good one for Katz. $6 million a year, or whatever the figure is, is totally ridiculous. We need shovels in the ground or the costs will just go up and up.
i dont care what kates have to say, i just want the government to build the thing already, the reason why the government doesnt want to own it brownlee is because it doesnt make enough money to pay 4% back on 500 million, and kates does not have 500 million sitting in the bank account, and even if he did he would still get a loan for it, its smart business, its also smart business to get as much as you can out of the government
sorry katz
September 13 2012, 10:44PM
I supported public money for the arena. I supported the original deal. I would even support the arena if the cost went to $500 million.
But hell no to operating subsidies. Katz is being given the keys to a spanking new arena for 25 cents on the dollar. If he can't operate at a profit that is his and the Oilers problem.
Katz just effed everyone who stuck their neck out for public money.
Well said RB. Besides, while he's outside in the real world, he can pay a visit to Morgan Freeman and get a new batch of high-tech gadgets.
September 13 2012, 11:10PM
Maybe Edmonton needs a Katz-Signal? Even Bruce Wayne would leave his manor/cave when called upon.
The focus should be on a new arena, not the entertainment district. Once the arena is built, the surrounding area will transform itself.
If Katz wants to move the Oilers, I doubt his $20M home and $70M land downtown will be worth the difference he's asking for now.
Katz won't be the primary tanant in Seattle. He won't own the building in a non-hockey market like KC. Does Katz wants anything to do with a Parti Quebecois government in La Belle Province? It's dirty pool.
Then again, it never hurts to ask for more. At least wait until a shovel breaks ground...
September 13 2012, 11:28PM
So, I'm not entirely sure that I have this straight, but it sounds like DK (or his henchmen) has said that he'll pay $3 to 4 mill per year (by amortizing his $100 m contribution) to be able to put his two sports teams in a brand new building filled with more seats and more luxury boxes AND he gets all other revenue from concessions, parking etc AND he gets all of the operating revenue from every other event that shows up at Rexall 2 AND he gets to see all of his land surrounding the new arena jump in value. THEN he says he also needs $6 mill from the taxpayers per year to run the place?
The dude has serious cojones.
September 13 2012, 11:37PM
I would like him to get up on a stage in a monkey suit and do an interpretive dance that explains his position on the arena.
Who cares if he gets behind a microphone. Some people suck at that and end up saying stupid things because they are nervous. Why is it needed?
All I care about is the deal. If Katz presents a well thought out document that explains the deal he is looking for that is a clearer presentation than any thing he can do mumbling from behind a microphone.
The problem with Katz is that his group and he have done a terrible PR job on this thing. It was not a hard sell and they have just made it terrible with their inability to communicate and with their approach.
September 14 2012, 06:53AM
I think we can look a wee bit deeper into this downtown revitalisation issue and it is critical to do this because a hockey arena is just the BASE of a much bigger picture,we as fans think its the other way around.
Our city councillors are inexperienced playing in the tall grass,we are severely undermanaged in critical areas here and now in Edmonton.
No one has been able to ever turn the downtown area around,and this is a very large city,look up our population and compare it to American citys so you can account for the Hollywood effect and you will see how big we really are,we are larger than a lot of American cities you might not consider us to be in the same league as.
Turning around a spiralling downtown area in a city this size isnt exactly something we see very often,this level of degredation we are seeing here in Edmonton is usually terminal.If we have a chance to revitalise our downtown we need to be much more pro-active,this city was keeping an NHL team through the good hearts and pocketbooks of a lot of individuals for a long time and now that we have a secure owner willing to put up real money we need to act now and add more to the deal.
Imagine what this could mean,many seniors would buy condos downtown ,many young people would also gravitate there,this is a Canadian city and it is only right that we revitalise the center and keep all major and quality services for everyone centralised,who wants to have to drive all over when you are a senior,the only thing keeping people out of downtown was and still is the danger from the people our city decides to allow to loiter there.We can move the bus stop and the Centers,we can make them peripheral instead of central,why do you think all the bums and homeless people,drunks and drug addicts go downtown??Because it is central,same reason all the jailbirds in Canada go to the West Coast when they get out of prison--its the best place to be,the internet is full of statistical surveys.
We need the help here and now,even in Oil City we need help sometimes,money comes and goes regardless,we are earning and paying regardeless so why not build for a future beyond Calgary,because when we lose our Boomers if we arent in a position to be a superior spot for the provincial and federal government to put dollars we are in trouble.
Why doesnt someone do a survey of how much money overall could be pumped into our city,and remember that there is nowhere else in Canada that has our skilled tradesperson availability and numbers.
Lets anti-up and get it done already,booms will come and booms will go and we seem to have Calgary pinned to the floor finally,the recession clipped their wings,now whoever starts getting provincial and federal money first will as usual rebound faster,so we have yet another dynamic reason to put up more cash,centralising services will save the city money in the long run .
As it is seniors are advertised as heading southwest in droves,the tide needs to be turned soon as they WILL follow each other for security and safety in numbers.
Put up the bucks ,money is made to be spent and we are constantly in debt,thats the game,we alreay spent ten years working the other side,now lets dive in and get wet,lets rack up some huge bills and make some moves before Calgarians wise up and do it first somehow.
September 14 2012, 08:18AM
The city of Calgary sold the Saddledome to the Flames for approx $40 M. Why can't Edmonton do similar things? Correct me if I am wrong, but no private $'s were spent on the 'dome.
I agree with RB, Katz needs to be more involved, and the sentiment has been stated during this entire process. The injection of private money into this project should be seen as a blessing, rather than as a curse. Hopefully this can move forward sooner, rather than later.....
September 14 2012, 08:33AM
"That's not the way you do business, not that a guy who has more money in his couch cushions than I do in the bank needs any advice from me on that front." Katz needs some good PR advice, and yours is better than what he's getting. Private deals are one thing, but deals involving public funds need to be transparent. Katz has never even had to deal with shareholders, and it shows, he's terrible at dealing with the public.
I have not seen the reports of Katz wanting 6 million a year in operating subsidy but if true that's a deal breaker for me. And I want this arena in a bad way.
He was to pay 5.5 a year to pay off the loan. Now he doesn't even want to pay that?
September 14 2012, 09:00AM
The city of Calgary sold the Saddledome to the Flames for approx $40 M. Why can't Edmonton do similar things? Correct me if I am wrong, but no private $'s were spent on the 'dome.
I agree with RB, Katz needs to be more involved, and the sentiment has been stated during this entire process. The injection of private money into this project should be seen as a blessing, rather than as a curse. Hopefully this can move forward sooner, rather than later.....
Wasn't the Dome built for the Olympics? I'd bet dollars to donuts that a big whack of public funding went into it.
The Flames don't own the Dome. The City owns it through its foundation. The Stampede used to operate it for a big chunk of the concession revenues but the Flames bought out that contract and now they run it, but don't own it.
I think most people are guilty of not looking beyond Katz's cheque book when it came to this development when they should have been looking closer at his resume.
I find it very disturbing that the frame work of the deal was based on something that Katz is now suggesting is unsustainable from his end, atleast according to the info that David Staples is putting out there, this coming out 3 or 4 years after his initial expression of interest in the project.
He really needs to stand up and explain why the City, by moving forward, they/we should show any confidence in his ability to not just execute these projects but operate them successfully once they are completed when his very basic business model waseemingly not based on reality. Because if he ultimately can't, it will be the city on the hook to the pick up the pieces and salvage a big and desperate part of downtown.
He needs to explain how going to a design team with the instructions to provide a facility based strictly on the cosmetics and a bling factor wouldn't affect;
a) the construction budget b) operating costs c) maintenance costs over the life of the facility
these are all things that he had an agreed upon interest on and control of and yet didn't seem to make a correct link on the ramifications.
It could be considered excusable for Katz the individual and chief cheque signer to not put it all together but his handlers/team seem to be doing him a real dis-service here.
September 14 2012, 09:46AM
Sell Rexall place to Katz and let him put his $100M into upgrading it .
If it ever gets to a taxpayer vote on current project it will be same fate as Omniplex proposal - no . Katz would be wasting his time trying to garner taxpayer sentiments .
City can recover it's interim investment by selling off the lands, etc. it purchased . Other investors and options should abound for downtown .
Can't imagine Oilers losing franchise playing in an upgraded Rexall to begin with , even if that might require putting Oilers up for sale .
I dont think it matters whether he speaks or not. City council gave him as much of a sweatheart deal as they could possibly get away with and it was pretty clear what there max contribution was going to be and that cost overruns were up to the builder and or Katz to work out. I think it's time to look at cutting corners, find cheaper ways to get it done or someone else willing to put money into the pot.
September 14 2012, 10:01AM
Between Bettman-Fehr and Katz-city crap Im getting pretty sick of all the egos in the sport I love.
September 14 2012, 10:06AM
Ahh blind faith, it's a lovely thing.
Check yourself, please.
The City IS putting money in already. A SH&TLOAD - they couldn't have a bigger cheerleader in Mandel.
Then these geniuses say..
"Oh yeah, the $100 mil we were going to pay up. Then we decided to spread that out over 20 years. Yeah, we'll still do that.
But we want the City to give us $6 million per year."
Now say what you want about bureaucrats, I'm PRETTY SURE one or two of them have advanced abacuses to do the math.
By the way...the Oilers DO have a professional PR hack out there.
12 noon every day on CHED.
September 14 2012, 11:01AM
I have shared season tickets since 1978-79 (the last year of the WHA)and have supported the Oilers unwaveringly through the good years and the bad. I have showed support for a new arena on every poll I have been able to participate in. I reversed my support for Linda Sloan because of her intansigent position against the arena. I would support applying provincial infrastructure funds up to $100 million and a 50/50 share of cost overruns with Katz up to a total project cost of $500 million.
However, the Katz Group's seeking $6 million or so annually to support operating costs goes too far. It totally removes his risk and puts an unfair tax burden on the city.
If the Katz Group does not remove this ask, I will no longer support the project.
I would be interested to hear what Katz has to say, but I don't expect him to change my opinion.
September 14 2012, 11:04AM
The other bit that is my absolute favourite...
The Sell Out on CHED (and the rest of the blind faith cheerleaders) talking about risk and cost.
Never any mention of
Including non-Oilers.
No mention other than "That's fair because that's what the rest of the NHL gets."
Ahh yes.
The brilliant business model that is the NHL. That's what we should follow.
September 14 2012, 11:15AM
Is it possible, with all his orchestrated press conferences, he's out of his comfort zone without his people to put forth a well thought out response behind him? The guy probably has speech writers on staff for the few orchestrated availabilities he deems nessessary. On his own, Katz, without adequate time (for his staff) to respond, he's very likey to paint himself into a corner.
With all the attention he's received this week, look for him to have his speech writers prepare an intellingent response a week or two down the road.
Katz can control Bob Stauffer, but he can't insulate himself from the rest of the MSM here in town. What you're asking for (no control over the questioning demanding unplanned responses) is very unlikely to ever happen. Getting the best answers money can buy from Katz' peeps may take weeks/months.
September 14 2012, 11:17AM
Not contempt, Robin. Profound disappointment.
Don't know that I would have said 'no' to being wined and dined by a bajillionaire either, but I don't know that I would have sold myself as being an 'analyst' or part of the 'media' any longer.
As for sarcasm...with the politics of the absurd going 'round and 'round, it's the only way I can manage to laugh from time to time, rather than weep.
September 14 2012, 11:37AM
Katz mumble and bumbles more than Dustin Hoffman and Bob Newhart combined. Good luck getting the straight goods from him.
September 14 2012, 12:45PM
With that 6M$ thing, I've gone from an avid supporter to putting the Katz Group in a group with Peter Pocklington.
I may be wrong but it appears he wants no risk, to control the profits on the arena and I'm thinking he's putting very little, if any cash (relatively typing) into this.
I was also anti-Northlands but maybe the thing to do now is to have them and city build a nice new arena . . take all the risks and lease it to an NHL team.
September 14 2012, 01:00PM
I support the Oilers and I support a new arens in the downtown core. I respect immensely Mr.Katz and his ambition and vison for the city. I realize that he is a private man and as such deserves this respect. However his group and the city are at a massive impasse; and the citizens of this great city need to hear from Mr.Katz himself. To articulate his vision oce more and sell Edmontonians on his restructured pursuits. I feel that this needs to be done in order to move forward. He is a very intelligent man, and I feel he will realize this and address our city. Only then can we truly move on.
September 14 2012, 04:01PM
At some point doesn't it just become cheaper for the city to buy the Oilers and build a rink for them?
September 14 2012, 04:21PM
At some point doesn't it just become cheaper for the city to buy the Oilers and build a rink for them?
We're probably at that point but the league governors would never approve the ownership.
September 14 2012, 04:25PM
With that 6M$ thing, I've gone from an avid supporter to putting the Katz Group in a group with Peter Pocklington.
I may be wrong but it appears he wants no risk, to control the profits on the arena and I'm thinking he's putting very little, if any cash (relatively typing) into this.
I was also anti-Northlands but maybe the thing to do now is to have them and city build a nice new arena . . take all the risks and lease it to an NHL team.
Northlands would certainly build a nice new arena for about the same money as what Katz proposes. And the city would pay for every cent of it. They'd build on Northlands property and not one single cent of anicillary development would occur outside of perhaps a few new shiny food trucks on game nights.
THAT'S the problem. We need a new arena. So either you spend the cash at Northlands or you spend it downtown. But be assured, a huge whack of cash will be spent by the city either way.
Unfortunately this means Katz has all the chips. The money is better spent downtown. He knows it and city council knows it. If anything, the city needs to find a way to get Katz to offset their expense far more than Katz needs the city to offset his expense.
The only way Northlands could build an arena is if Edmonton and Alberta taxpayers loan them the money. I guess too they could issue bonds .
They would have to build up town or no loan.
Katz would not be happy because he could not get revenue from the non hockey nights as what happens in other NHL cities. The Northlands option is not a go for the Oilers.
I would suggest that the city forces Northlands to downsize Rexall Place once the new arena gets built .. We do not want to subsidize northlands while making the new arena less profitable. I agree with Katz on that issue. So if that is the stumbling block, the city should raise property taxes on Northlands until they capitulate. Really Northlands is "us" .. do we need Northlands - an agricultural society in 2015 ?
September 14 2012, 08:27PM
There's no way a city of this size can support two arenas. That's just reality. Katz asking for the $6M is his way of saying this.
There's tremendous risk competing with RX1 because all they have to do is undercut his event bids. They have a location that's paid in full so their overhead is going to be far lower. Any act that operates on a budget (as most do) would be forced to consider playing in a better venue and taking home less in gate receipts or playing in a crappy venue and taking home more.
Without the certainty of being able to fill the barn a minimum number of days, I can easily see why Katz is asking for the compensation.
My guess is he figured RX1 would be out of business by the time RX2 opened. There's been no indication Northlands will be anything less than a huge pain in the butt when it comes to calculating operating revenue. Thus they (Katz Group) have to assume a conservative revenue forecast and ask the city to make up the potential shortfall.
But they knew all that a long time ago. This may be a last ditch attempt to sewer Northlnds' ability to compete - shut RX1 down in effect.
September 14 2012, 11:16PM
Amazing, 4 1/2 years later these guys still have not figured this out. Seems pretty mickymouse, when you have half billion dollar project and this curly haired cowboy is dicking around with $6 million dollars on maintaince fees[ I know you amortize it over 35 years and its big bucks. But I would think this cost would be an expense and a write off ? Further more if you add 10% your concession charges .So @ $20 per person , thats roughly $350 k per event. Gives you $35k per event x 200 events,,, you have $7million dollars to cover those costs.I know like all greedy owners, he,ll want to put he $7 ml in his pocket.
September 15 2012, 12:27AM
Amazing, 4 1/2 years later these guys still have not figured this out. Seems pretty mickymouse, when you have half billion dollar project and this curly haired cowboy is dicking around with $6 million dollars on maintaince fees[ I know you amortize it over 35 years and its big bucks. But I would think this cost would be an expense and a write off ? Further more if you add 10% your concession charges .So @ $20 per person , thats roughly $350 k per event. Gives you $35k per event x 200 events,,, you have $7million dollars to cover those costs.I know like all greedy owners, he,ll want to put he $7 ml in his pocket.
Problem is, it's very likely he won't have 200 events as long as Northlands keeps RX1 open for business.
September 15 2012, 07:58AM
After the dust settles from this bamboozlement the only winner will be Northlands. With a lockout he is now imminent It would be a piece of cake for northands to retro fit rexall and say screw it to the city and Katz for trying to build this stupid monster downtown that no one can afford... The City cant afford it, katz will put money upfront but wants revenues and repayment every year, and a couple companies with deep pockets To pay a share... You Taxpayers that wanna soak another 30 Years of your hard earned dollars not only to pay for the arena, but also fund Mr Katz's pockets to pay those over priced hockey players that may create another dynasty here... I'll give you one thing Katz is not stupid, but he'd foreclose on a family member in second if he could make a buck. YOU the taxpayer, is the poor sucker that is going to get hustled...
September 15 2012, 10:02AM
There's no way a city of this size can support two arenas. That's just reality. Katz asking for the $6M is his way of saying this.
There's tremendous risk competing with RX1 because all they have to do is undercut his event bids. They have a location that's paid in full so their overhead is going to be far lower. Any act that operates on a budget (as most do) would be forced to consider playing in a better venue and taking home less in gate receipts or playing in a crappy venue and taking home more.
Without the certainty of being able to fill the barn a minimum number of days, I can easily see why Katz is asking for the compensation.
My guess is he figured RX1 would be out of business by the time RX2 opened. There's been no indication Northlands will be anything less than a huge pain in the butt when it comes to calculating operating revenue. Thus they (Katz Group) have to assume a conservative revenue forecast and ask the city to make up the potential shortfall.
But they knew all that a long time ago. This may be a last ditch attempt to sewer Northlnds' ability to compete - shut RX1 down in effect.
Good take on the dynamic motivators behind these negotiations.RX1 is a threat to Katzs business futures.
Northlands hasnt accepted that they are gone yet,they are just lingering.They should just build it into a casino,sell Northlands to the the River Cree people who run sucessful casinos in Edmonton ,they can retrofit Northlands into a huge Casino and all the seniors can spend their pocket money there until Northlands falls over at just the right time.No matter how we look at it Northlands is old and done as a hockey venue.
The tax dollars we generate in this city are sometimes hard to understand,so how and when does the city generates these dollars during boomtimes and during non-boom times?Based on this what can Edmonton afford now and in the near future?? Are we discussing the tax revenuse generated during a non-boom time when negotiating and is katz then trying to take advantage of the fact that Edmonton gets slammed with many many millions of dollars of extra revenue when the workers come here from all over Canada--and negotiate from that dynamic??I have seen the city on payday when the trades are all rocking and we are booming---how is all that money affecting city coffers??Is more getting to the city through this massive influx of dollars we experience here during boomtime,I dont know?
Is it a stretch to go into that sacred area of boomtime economics and tax revenuse in the Gateway city??
Maybe there is no substantial difference in tax revenues generated when we have an iflux of hundreds of millions of dollars actually "spent"here--but thats hard to believe.I have been on those big projects in the last 20 yrs and witnessed the amount of money spent here first hand,contrary to what some believe not very much money makes its way out of Alberta,a tremendous amount is spent right here,and even if it isnt the employees spending the dollars ,its the contractors paying millions and millions for living allowances that goes to hotels and restauraunts and shopping malls.Never mind bars ,liquor stores,casinos and VLTs.That money must tricle down to the citys tax coffers?
I have been here when there is no boom on and we are teetering on a recession,there is a contrast here that could use a good explanation from someone who knows how this revenue stream works and cycles.As the economy heats up there will be a race to employ the few tradesmen we have left under 50 yrs old,there are bigger dynamics at play here and both the city and Katz are counting on them as they plan negotiations.
The six million a year is 60 million over 10 yrs and 120 million over twenty years,right?Well I wonder how much building costs will rise as we sit around and negotiate??As soon as a few Capital projects start up those costs will skyrocket.And neither the city nor Katz can control that dynamic[as they will tell us later},its a start first scenario based on manpower availability and the incredible dynamic that can triple that expenditure literally in months if concurrent labor projects begin and start to compete for the labor force.The one single biggest variable cost dollarwise in this deal is manpower costs elated directly to availability of tradesmen and tradeswomen .
Katz and the city will let this decision linger till we see this labor dynamic beginning because they dont care we, as taxpayers will all foot the bill one way or another no matter how high costs go.The city is bargaining away our future boomtime tax windfall before we even get it by delaying this negotiation and delaying construction.
Both the City and Katz see the train coming and are sitting here playing chicken with our tax dollars,they are both willing to take this negotiation to the edge of the booms beginning to acess more of our "boomtime"tax dollars up.
There is the potential windfall of boomtime tax dollars they both know is on the horizon and neither party wants to quantify or include in current negotiations"because they are only potential tax dollars"wink wink nudge nudge. I want the deal done now before the boom hits us so we can better use the extra "boomtime"tax dollars we will see manifested on other areas of the Citys growth and maintenance.Give him the extra money today and now,we will recover it from boomtime excesses in tax dollars,wait any longer and we as Edmontonians will be saddled with a much bigger overall debt which both the city and Katz seem willing to burden us with.
September 15 2012, 01:23PM
Katz Group does not have the the "most skin the game". Never has. They offered $100m towards the building of the new arena. They then switched that to $100m over 30 years. With interest that is $5.6m a year. KG also gets $20m over 10 years from the city to advertise the City of Edmonton. That is another subsidy reducing the $5.6m to 3.6m for the first 10 of the 30 year KG payments towards building the arena.
They now want $6m a year from the COE for maintenance. On a new building!! That would bring his actual "skin in the game" to a negative number.
Now as to the land he purchased in the entertainmement area, he will build an office tower if the COE moves into the building and pays him commercial rates for that privilege. He also wants the City to help him get a Casino license. So that he can make money off that business too.
I have been appalled that city council has, repeatedly, kept saying yes to all of the various "asks". Staples on what seems like the 500th column/post has written in support of the arena is now touting all of the expenses the KG is going to incur. Source of that info, psst, it's the KG! Has anyone tried to figure out what the revenue we are "giving him" will generate? We know Fortune magazine has the Oilers at $96m operating income. 5th best in the NHL. What does an additional 2000 seats coupled with increased ticket prices for everyone (or did you think a ticket price increase for a new building/experience wasn't coming) generate an added revenue from hockey operations? $30m? $35m? $40m?And we have not gotten to revenue from other events. $15-20m in profit . So little additional cost, $45 to $60m in added revenue.
The fact that city councils immediate response, with the movers of the motion turning down the request (Anderson/Krushell) being two of the strongest supporters of the deal, was NFW should tell you just how outrageous the actual ask must have been.
If we are renegotiating a new deal: Sell land for arena back to KG at our cost, write him a cheque for $125m, hell make it $150m and let him build whatever type of "iconic" "world class" building he wants.
Expect when he hears our new "ask" he will proceed with the existing very very lucrative deal for him


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KLEEN - The PCT Plan w/ CEL PCT Assist & Suppress C (Sponsored)
KLEEN - The PCT Plan w/ CEL PCT Assist & Suppress C (Sponsored)
First a Big Thanks to CEL for allowing me to run a few of their products for PCT.
Starting weight 204.5 14.5 lbs up from start of run. The Goal: Keep as much mass as possible without gaining excess fat during PCT.
SERM C = 200mg day 1, afterwards 100mg daily 1st week, 75 mg week 2, then 50 mg daily 2-3 weeks depending on recovery. I read that us guys over 35 sometimes take a little more prodding to recover fully so going to use a little higher dose than i see used during the second week as long as I don't start getting sides. I won't really be getting too into this part of it guys so don't ask too many questions here… Just a statement of this is being used and these are the planned doses. This will be in supplement log section and that is what I am concentrating the log on.
CEL PCT Assist will be taken as directed once it arrives.
CEL Suppress C will be taken starting this Saturday runing 100 mg, daily first week, then 50 mg daily for another week or two. WIll be watching how the joints feel since this is strong enough per Aaeleal that the joints can be effected quickly.
CEL Cycle Assist, I am finishing up a bottle of this then will move to the supplement below.
Purus Labs Organ Shield - Just to help with returning cholestrol and the rest of my values back to normal. Some of the things used in PCT are still not great for the liver and have other effects I might as well keep corrected through out PCT.
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Other Supps
Currently taking 1 T911 in morning and 4 Formadrol in evening while waiting for the CEL stuff to arrive. I will still be using BCAA's and Glutamine, need to reorder some right now. I am more than likely ordering some TCF-1 and having shipped rush. I figure might as well put some of the extra cholestral I got floating around to good use as testosterone. Short of this will be using AS-GT again now that I can probably use some Estro control. Also using my Postal and Perfect Carb around workouts. GDA's will be taken to mimic the Glut 4 reaction I had going on with the DMZ and carbs will be higher during the week with not as extreme carb ups on weekends. As usual fishies, CLA, Glucosomine & GSM, multivitamins and other support supps will be taken as well.
Diet Plan -
Macros will vary as I do my best to keep body weight up while not allowing myself to get fat. I expect to gain a couple lbs of fat while trying to maintain the muscle but am planning for a "Kleen up" just after PCT. However I plan to stay as clean as I can so I am not dieting my arse off to get lean again. I will play with carb levels and see what I can get away with however they will vary from 100-200 grams a day with some days as much as 600 on occasion. I could simply keep doing the Ultimate Diet 2.0 but it is getting old already forcing that many carbs all at once during the weekend. So as far as carbs are considered I am thinking of more of Monday 100, Tuesday 200, Wednesday 100, Thursday 200, Friday 100
and a 600 gram load Saturday and 300 gram Sunday. I will play with it from there. That is only the carbs I am counting by the way not what is in my grapefruit or my almonds.
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Will be performed for 3 weight workouts per week. Every other week either push or pull gets hit twice. Weight days will be Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I may add in one isolation move per body part as a burnout, or a stripset here and there depending on how I am feeling. I will do cardio on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and will do some walking and what not at lunch when permissable. I will probably try to control fat with cardio instead of calories. I want my body to feel it is being fed, and just burn off what is not needed. The fact I will hit a little legs on both workout days will keep the energy expenditure pretty high for both weight workouts as well as naturally stimulating a testosterone release with each workout.
Push: 5x5 3-0-1 tempo
Chest -HS Chest press
Shoulder -HS SHoulder Press
Triceps - Dips
Quads - Squats - A2G High on traps
Pull: 5x5 3-0-1 tempo
Back Width - High Rows
Back Thickness - Seated Cable Rows
Biceps - Preacher Curls
Hamstrings - Dead Lifts
Current measurements:
Thigh 25 3/8
Waist just above navel - 33 1/3
Arms relaxed 15 3/4 inch, Flexed 17 3/8 inch
Chest 47.5
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Silver, I had planned to run my DMZ log up until this one got started but it was deleted the "Log between logs" will be kept alive and I will put stuff there when not logging something specific for someone as well as current pics of me and what not. Just kind of a home base... but this one is being sponsored by CEL.
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clomid dose is way too high. if u wish to run 100mg do so for 10 days and taper down each 10 days by 25. you could just run 50mg and be g2g. the front loading crap is just broscience.
my recommendation would be to run Tcf AFTER 4 weeks of clomid use. the reason is it will raise your test levels that have already been raised due to the clomid. you'll see better results from the tcf that way instead of going overkill with everything in the beginning.
another good cholesterol and liver cleaning supp that would be good if u have around are insulin mimetics, eg. glycobol, recompadrol, etc.
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If my direct and cynical approach bothers you, just ignore it. I'm just saying what you need to hear ;).
I have Day 1 = 200 MG, Days 2-7 100mg, Days 8-14 75 mg, Day 14-28 50mg
800mg + 525mg + 700mg = 2025mg total
You have Day 1-10 100mg, Days 11-20 75 mg, Days 21-30 50mg
1000mg, + 750mg + 500mg = 2250mg total
We end up being very close to the same totals. Did you think I was running the 200 mg for the entire first week? Is there any reason to go beyond 30 days, I assume maybe if the boys are not back in full force by then and if so would you recommend then running it at 25 mg for another week or continuing at 50 mg? I read some older guys require a little longer and higher doses to get fully back into the swing of things.
As far as insulin mimetics I mentioned them earlier but as GDA's or glucose disposal agents. I did not realize that they had a positive effect on cleaning the liver. I know they effect BP, and Cholesterol levels via lessening overall insulin which in turn lowers those two factors but is there another reason? I had not heard that regarding the liver so very interested.
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I said "if". I personally run 50mg for 4 weeks and recover perfectly. I use a 6 week pct for cycles longer than 6 weeks.
its up to your money and broscience. half life is 5-7 days and peak plasma levels aren't sustained within hours so its pointless IMO.
my apologies... here is the dosing scheme:
100 for 10, 50 for remainder. you can taper but u don't need to. up to u.
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I've done a handful of cycles. blood work will tell u if u need to use
more clomid. I highly suggest bloodwork especially from compounds this heavy.
my most recent cycle if SD went very well but after taking bloods 2 weeks after PCT my LH was still in the sh*tter. test was "decent" (404). I ran clomid at 50mg for 2 more weeks alongside Pink Magic and LH fully restored actually surpassing precycle numbers along with test more than doubling (856). I will always use a test booster after PCT now after seeing those blood results.
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clomid metabolites can stay in your system for 6-8 weeks. best is to wait 2 weeks after PCT then get tested since your body won't be relying on an endogenous source of LH boosting. it would also be around 12-14 day where u have that test spike from DAA
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I always take two weeks off(sometimes up to a month) on pct either light training or none at all. why a lot of injuries happen in PCT in my opinion is testosterone(and estrogen) levels are low and that makes it easier to get an injury when training super hard to try and keep them cycle gains.
With a four week cycle you most likely will bounce back in four weeks. to be real sure you can always get blood work after pct to see where your free/total test levels fall, and everything else falls. Goodluck in PCT my friend
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a month off of training on PCT, how do u like ur breasts? that is advice I would advise NOT following. u have to have some intensity in PCT to keep any LBM or strength gains. my PCT's are just as fun if not MORE fun than my cycles sometimes. BB is a head game, you've gotta try not to let it get to you.
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PCT Day 5 - Push Day
Push Day 9-21-10
Feeling a little sluggish the last few days. Just not quite as motivated to get in the game so to speak. I know this has to do with my test being low but it is quite a difference from feeling all Alpha to just feeling like I need to do what I need to do because well... It is what is needed. Yeah you can hear the excitement in my voice eh? Well that has been the basic mood as of late just kind of bleh. Not unhappy, just not my usual self either.
That being said when it came time to turn it on in the gym this morning once I drug my ass out of bed and took my ASGT and Jack3d I was ready to hit the lifting with a little more intensity. Once I got into the lift it was a great lift and I enjoyed it. I am being really careful right now with my shoulder. It is a balancing act keeping myself from totally overdoing it at a time where overdoing it is what is required if I dont want to lose much of this muscle.
Push Day 3-0-1 rep tempo, and rest got shorter as workout went on. I may cut one or two sets off and instead do a strip set to save some time but for now I got it all done in an hour.
HS Wide Chest Press - 70x5, 115x5, 135x5, 145x5, 150x5, last two sets were a lot of work. I really like the contraction I get from this machine going to stay with this for a little bit. It reminds me of a combination between the Decline Press and a Cable crossover. Basically allowing for heavier weight to be used than can safely be done with cables due to added stability. My pecs were contracting so tight I could literally feel the fibers cinch down. That is a quality contraction.
HS Shoulder Press - 45x5, 95x5, 100x5, 105x5, 110x5 This was not overly hard but all I feel I could do safely. Really watching the shoulder on anything involving well the shoulder... LOL
Dips - BWx5, 20x5, 20x5, 25x5, 25x5 man that slow tempo really kicks your arse on this one. Could be all of the pushing I had already done as well.
Hack Squats - 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 405x5, 425x3 I started to do regular squats but my shoulder was a little achy when I got under the bar so I decided to do some Hacks instead. My feet were relatively low on platform to really hit quads well. I went very deep, my calves would touch my hamstrings in the bottom. I failed at 3 reps with 425 but man those 3 second negatives were killing me. I think I was only doing 405x5 before on a regular tempo so that is pretty good improvement.
It is raining pretty good outside so I am probably going to wait and go walking in the downtown tunnels later for my lunch. Just wait it out a bit so the rest of the actual lunch people arent milling around down there first.
Libido has not all gone away yet but I am sure that is coming. At least it is well timed my wife is out of commission for 2.5 more weeks so I should be recovered about the time she is ready for me. My testes are small at this point like half normal size so being shut down is not even a question. I have not gotten "bitchy" or emotional yet from the C but I was in a mood last night over something. LOL Things just annoying me a little.
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in regards to clomid half life, elimination from the body is totally different. bu saying metabolites can stay with you for up to 8 weeks it simply means some will still be at your estro receptor site. it won't be doing it's MOA since it would be zuclomiphene at that point. drugs stay with us even after they are flushed from the body. it's confusing somewhat but the one has some good advice.
Sucks about your mood man, hopfully the clomid will kick you back to normal soon enough.
You like ASGT/Jack3d? I was thinking about trying it.
I do like AS-GT Jack3d as a combo, it is one of my favorite combos actually. I don't get up early enough to take them separately so I take 1-1.5 scoop of ASGT and 1-1.5 scoops Jack3d when i wake up then get dressed and am at the gym on the workout floor within about 25 minutes of taking them. I get great workouts and pumps. Now on the weekend I take my ASGT 45-60 minute before the workout and then Jack3d 15 minutes before my lift. Sick energy and pumps both ways, but I do notice a little bit more aggression at the gym when I can take the ASGT a little earlier.
Interesting thought for others to comment on. I saw someone mentioning the other day they though something like Testopro might hurt a pct because it raises free test. The persons thought process was that serum levels may never reach normal, or high normal due to such a high level of free test being available the body may decide there is no need to continue production. Although this seems like it could happen in some ways. It also goes against what we know about it as a Test Booster, that both serum and free levels were affected positively on the bloods I have seen with Testopro. With other SERMS telling the body to produce the LH I see no reason why Testopro would not be a great product to use in a PCT, more to the point perhaps on the end of one where it can free up all that new test to be used as well as the I3C modulating Estro. Anyone have any thoughts on this.
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At a time when Buffalo Sabres management is asking you to have faith in the people in charge, a recent comment by Brian Burke might make you even more depressed about the short term future of the hockey club.
Amidst the team's struggles over the last month and a half, Sabres President Ted Black has maintained that the jobs of General Manager Darcy Regier and Head Coach Lindy Ruff are safe. So if you were looking for a shake up, you'll have to look elsewhere, with the only remaining option being the roster. When asked recently if the G-M was working the phones, Black said " I can tell you with 100% certainty that he's doing his job."
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Burke added there are probably 10 G-M's he's never made a deal with and then specifically mentioned Regier who Burke said he's made one deal with. I believe it was the Brad May for Geoff Sanderson trade when Burke was with the Canucks. As to Regier, the Leafs G-M said "we're great friends and he's a good guy but when we're talking players, he's talking one language and I'm talking a different language. That means one of us is unreasonable and I think its him."
Let me say first off those words did come from Brian Burke who seems to be a fairly strong minded, strong opinioned individual who sometimes comes across as an ornery guy who might be difficult to deal with in trade situations. But it made me think if he feels that way about Darcy, how many other G-M's have that same feeling.
My perception of Regier had always been he was a loyal soldier following marching orders. From the tail end of the Knox regime(with Larry Quinn as his boss), through the Rigas era and the Golisano ownership(with Quinn once again serving as his boss), I figured most if not all of the decisions he made were done so under a number of constraints placed on him by those above him in the organization.
But that perception changed when Terry Pegula took over and on a recent show, Ted Black told us the only constraint placed on Darcy is to stay within the cap. He said there is no list of players who can't be traded and that Darcy is free to do whatever is in the best interests of the organization.
When the story came out that Anaheim was open to dealing pretty much anybody on their roster and a top line center like Ryan Getzlaf could be available, those Burke comments made me even more concerned. First, because Ducks G-M Bob Murray used to work for Burke and the two remain good friends and trade partners. Secondly, it made me think the whole notion that Darcy is too loyal to his core players and isn't willing to take a risk unless he feels he is clearly winning a trade is 100% accurate.
I took a look at all of the transactions made by the Sabres in Darcy's tenure to see how many times he made an in season deal that wasn't in the same month as the trade deadline. The names I came up with are: Geoff Sanderson for Brad May in 1998, Vladimir Tsyplakov for a draft pick in 2000, Jacob Klepis for Vaclav Varada in 2003 and a waiver claim on Matt Ellis in 2008. Not exactly the most inspiring list.
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That's the catchphrase promoters are using in campaign literature to convince Centennial residents to vote yes on ballot measure 2G.
The Citizens for Centennial Foundation, which is sponsoring the ballot measure and also backed the city's home rule charter campaign, says a yes vote on 2G will bring "more choice, faster speeds and lower prices" to Centennial Internet users.
"2G is about self-determination and regaining control of our fiber network," said District 3 Councilman Ken Lucas, who is leading the council charge in trumpeting passage of 2G.
In a nutshell, the ballot question asks voters to restore the city's legal right to explore opportunities to partner with the private sector to develop its existing fiber-optic network. That right was taken away from cities like Centennial when state lawmakers passed a controversial bill in 2005.
Comcast, CenturyLink and AT&T have lobbied against the ballot measure, which they say represents an indirect attack on existing service providers, who've built their own fiber optic networks at no cost or risk to taxpayers and should not have to compete with new players who could be allowed to tap into Centennial's existing fiber and conduit network.
But passage of 2G, Lucas said, would be just the first step in the city's exploration of "developing more opportunities to better use" its existing fiber network.
Analysis needed
If voters OK the ballot measure, Lucas explained, a business plan would be drawn up and a feasibility study conducted before a final decision on whether or not to move forward was made by council.
"As a `contract model' city, we already put everything out for competitive bid," said Lucas. "As the economy changes and our needs change, being able to put contracts out for bid gives Centennial the biggest bang for our buck. The 2G ballot initiative is an extension of this model."
The city council approved the ballot language for 2G by a 9-0 vote on Aug. 19. Lucas said the unanimous council vote was meant to send a message: "Citizens should take back their right of self-determination from the state" because basic broadband service is not sufficient for 21st-century Internet users — "and especially businesses — which require faster connections."
"The council feels strongly that the voters should determine what to do next with its existing fiber network, not current providers," said Lucas.
"The average home in Centennial currently has between 5 and 30 megabits per second of service," said Dave Zelenok, Centennial's chief innovation officer.
Zelenok explains that one gigabit equals 1,000 megabits and that if Centennial, by teaming with private partners, can provide "gigabit or better" service, it would effectively boost broadband capacity "by a factor of 200 times."
"Businesses tend to locate where their needs can be met," Lucas said. "Having gigabit bandwidth will give Centennial a competitive edge over cities around us."
Chattanooga model
Zelenok cited Longmont and Chattanooga, Tenn., as examples of cities that have successfully developed their public fiber-optic network. "Ten thousand jobs came to Chattanooga after they became a gigabit city," he said.
In 2008, the city began installing an advanced telecom network as part of a public works "transportation and street light optimization" program, which Zelenok said has enhanced connectivity between city assets, including traffic signals, weather stations and other public facilities.
The 42-mile-long network was financed primarily through grants and contains 96 separate strands of fiber-optic line encased in half-inch-wide conduit.
"Right now, we're using just one strand," said Lucas. If 2G passes, Centennial would "reserve one to three more (strands) for city use and the rest could be open to use by potential private partners."
More than 80 percent of Centennial's businesses are located within a half-mile of the city-owned fiber-optic line and more than 50 percent of residences are also within a half-mile of the network.
If 2G passes and the city decides to move forward with a public/private development plan, Lucas said Centennial would make its existing, so-called "middle" mile of fiber line available to private telecom companies, which, at no cost to the city, would build out the "last mile" of cable to connect homes and businesses to "competitively priced, gigabit service."
Up to voters
But first, voters must approve the ballot initiative, which would give the city the ability to circumvent Senate Bill 05-152, a 2005 state law enacted to stop local municipalities from developing existing public fiber-optic infrastructure.
But a provision in SB 05-152 does allow a city, through passage of a citywide referendum, to regain control of its telecom infrastructure and to partner with private companies to develop that infrastructure.
If the telecom initiative is approved, Lucas said the city is likely to spend "about $50,000 to $100,000" doing its due diligence before a final decision is made.
For a city with a healthy balance sheet and nearly 10 times more in reserves than is required by law, spending $100,000 to explore the possibility of developing a city asset makes sense to Lucas, who worked in the venture capital and private equity markets before retiring several years ago.
"Right now we've got an underutilized asset," he said.
But earlier this year during a public hearing on the proposed ballot initiative, AT&T Colorado President Bill Soards told city councilors that, historically, municipal fiber-optic networks have been "less than successful."
Soards pointed out that his company has invested millions of dollars in the Denver area, including in Centennial, and sees the city's plan as a competitive threat.
"I find it interesting that, as part of the rationale, this somehow is going to increase competition or be good for business," Soards said. "The business models of dozens of telecommunications companies in Centennial are at risk of being undercut by free or significantly subsidized networks."
Lucas disagrees. Comcast and CenturyLink "have a duopoly in Centennial right now," he said. "We have plenty of fiber, so lots of companies could come in and compete."
Passage of 2G, Lucas said, is "simply the first step in taking our right back from the state. Then we can have an intelligent discussion about where we go from here."


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Famous university dropouts like Bill Gates are often mentioned in the media, but the high dropout and failure rates at universities do damage the career prospects and motivation of many young people. In addition there is a cost to the nation in wasted infrastructure and implementation costs.
What are the factors that affect this high dropout rate? Is there a disjuncture between the teaching styles of university lecturers and the learning styles of students? In the APPETD September report a member of the APPETD Research Committee Ali Perry provides some insight. Please see his full article on the following link:
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This is a really interesting document and highlights a number of important issues. Two that are close to my heart are:
Firstly, most schools (around the world) do not prepare school leavers for the 'style' of learning that universities provide. Thinking at school is primarily convergent, i.e. looking for the ONE right answer, which is generally given in lessons. For example, my daughter was given a maths problem, the answer to which could be found through the use of an equation that had been taught to her. In the exam, she found the correct answer through another means (which was later proven to be mathematically sound), yet marks were deducted because she had not used the 'correct' equation. This style of teaching reduces the capacity to think divergently (seeking many possible correct answers) and this is a skill required in university, the workplace and life!
Secondly, parents (and I am one - with a daughter writing Matric in a few weeks) very often force their children into a degree, because they see it as crucial to success. Yes, a degree is a really good think to have, but if you don't want to be an accountant, then a CA is pretty useless. My parents strongly encouraged me to go to university - I had no idea what I wanted to do, and failed 2nd year. 27 years later, I got an A for my Masters - the difference was, I was truly interested in what I was learning. I believe it's often better for a school graduate to work for a while before deciding on a career.
Schools and universities really need to work together to enable young people to cope with the rigours of post-school life.
Well said, Tim. Yes, sadly, the limited perspectives formed by students at school are often due to a lack of inspiration on the part of the teachers. Even within the constraints of a set syllabus, teachers who are really interested in shaping young minds should be able to create an environment conducive to the development of analytical and lateral thinking skills. Apart from the mismatch between school and university teaching/learning styles, there is the frequent problem of school leavers receiving inadequate further study/career guidance. I would have made different choices when I went to university if I had had focused and enthusiastic support in this area.
Just finished lecturing Hons. students and here's an interesting observation that might add an insight to this discussion.
I lectured both full time and part time students separately - same lectures, same venue. The part time students (working and studying) were far more easily engaged, paid better attention and contributed more to the discussions than the full time students. Students seemed to still be in "school" mode - expecting to be taught, this is different to learning.
Is this observation an argument in favour of a "gap" year?
Thanks Tim, yes that is an interesting observation.
I think a gap year can be beneficial for some students, i.e. they mature and develop a better appreciation of how the world works. It can also be a humbling experience. However, a gap year can also result in a loss of study momentum with some students not being able to re-commit to a disciplined study programme. I think if people plan a gap year with the definite intention of returning to do such-and-such a programme (as opposed to taking time off simply to 'find themselves' and, hopefully, figure out what course of study might interest them), they stand a better chance of success.
A deep systemic problem. Poorly trained teachers who are only there because it's a job rather than a calling, illiteracy from Grade 1 (see the National Assessment results for Grades 3 and 6); the OBE curriculum and teaching approach which allows children NOT to take responsibility for learning; a general lack of discipline at home exacerbated by "human rights" policies, which then feeds through into the school environment. If we don't get the problems solved at school level, the university throughput rates will remain dismal. We need to go back to basics - reading, writing and 'rithmetic for at least the first three years of schooling. Forget about the frilly bits like Life Orientation etc initially. Instil subject knowledge into the children; skills will almost automatically follow.
Yes, simplifying the administration of education in this country but encouraging higher standards of teaching/learning would solve so many problems. You're right, much of it does boil down to getting the 3 Rs right ... all the experimentation in teaching methodologies over the years has done irreparable harm. I remember, years ago, Kader Asmal was being interviewed on Radio 702 when he became Minister of Education. He was expounding on his plans to reinvigorate the (especially higher) education landscape when someone called in to say: "That's all very nice, Mr Minister, and your proposals sound very grand. But wouldn't it be better if you focused your energies on ensuring that all children were in school,and had shoes on their feet and school books on their desks?"
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I'm sorry - I wasn't casting aspersions on the private education sector in general. But to some students who have their sights set on university, going the private education route would be a 'less preferred option'. I have been involved in private education for more than 25 years, and I know how valuable it can be in preparing young people for the world of work, and giving older people flexible options for changing careers.
I think you can combine discipline and respect (in terms of values and behaviour at school) with liberated thinking which will enable students to cope better at university. The trick is for schools to enforce the necessary disciplines but also encourage students to think for themselves. It's all a bit of a balancing act.
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