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A cat named Jack has been caught repeatedly "spying" on his neighbors from the living room window.
"It's creepy," says Mandy Wills, a member of the community who expressed concern over Jack's behavior. "One minute you're weeding the lawn, the next minute: There's Jack!"
An attorney for the accused cat rejects the notion of spying.
"It's still a free country, isn't it?" Wendy Jackson, Jack's attorney, tells The Fluffington Post. "If Jack wants to stare creepily out the window of his own home for hours on end, he has that right."
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Michael Russo, myself and the startribune.com team have loaded the website with photos, videos, blog posts, columns and stories. Here are a few notes you probably don't really need to know heading into Game 1...
-Nino Niederreiter scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Game 7 on Wednesday. He also had an assist, making him, at 21, the fourth-youngest player to record three points in a Game 7. He is the second-youngest to score in OT of a Game 7. (Via Elias and Wild media relations)
-Zach Parise is tied for the NHL lead with 10 points this postseason. That's a career high for his most points in a single series. He set a Wild single-game playoff record with four points in Game 6 against Colorado.
-Parise has scored 25 playoff goals. His dad, J.P., scored 27.
-Mikko Koivu tonight will play in his 24th playoff game, tying him for second-most in Wild history along with Nick Schultz. Marian Gaborik played in 29.
-The Wild is 1-6, including five overtime losses, in the first game of a playoff series. It has lost its last six.
-In the Game 7 victory, the Wild became the first team ever to score four-game tying goals in a GAme 7. (Again via Elias and the Wild.)
-Ryan Suter was on the ice more than any other player during all seven games of the Colorado series.
-Dany Heatley, who began the series as a healthy scratch, wound up leading the team in plus-minus rating at plus-5.
-Charlie Coyle leads the Wild in hits and is tied for the team lead in goals, with three.
-Mikael Granlund has scored points in five straight games.
I'll be on 1500ESPN from 10-noon on Sunday. We'll provide lots of material and a video to startribune.com after the game, and in the Saturday paper. Thanks for reading.
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Settled in at the United Center for practice today. Mike Russo and I will be filing blog posts, stories and videos.
First thought of the day: Even if you buy that Matt Cooke's hit on Tyson Barrie was unintentional, it's one of the big reasons the Wild is still alive.
With Barrie out, the Wild dominated puck possession by keeping the puck in the offensive zone and fiercely forechecking the Avalanche defense, which did not handle the pressure well.
Cooke's hit not only hurt the Avs, it wound up unintentionally helping the Wild. Cooke's seven-game suspension opened the way for Kyle Brodziak to return to the lineup, and Brodziak wound up playing a major role, especially in Game 7.
Cooke is eligible to return in Game 4 of this series. Wild coach Mike Yeo said he's looking forward to Cooke returning to the ilneup, because of Cooke's ability to check and defend.
In reality, Cooke has already done the Wild a favor, even if you think, like I do, that the suspension was just.
I'll be on 1500ESPN at 12:15 with Mackey and Judd.
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Greetings from Chicago, where we met with Wild coach Mike Yeo and the players at the team hotel before they met to game-plan for the Blackhawks series.
Wrote my column for the Friday paper on the unlikelihood of a line of Kyle Brodziak, Nino Niederreiter and Dany Heatley dominating Game 7 of the playoffs, and while speaking with Heatley, he went out of his way to spread some of the credit around.
Heatley was scratched in Games 1 and 2. Instead of griping, he, according to Yeo and his teammates, kept his chin up and encouraged his teammates. He said he actually benefitted from the rest, and from working on skating and skills with two Wild coaches who also played for the team, Darby Hendrickson and Andrew Brunette.
Hendrickson is an assistant coach. Brunette is an advisor to hockey operations and a power-play consultant. So, a coach.
``It was tough,'' Heatley said of being scratched. ``You kind of knew that if you get scratched and the team goes on a good run it's going to be tough to get back in. I kind of took it as a positive, to get some rest. You've got to give Darby and Bruno a lot of credit. They really helped me, skating, working on different stuff that you don't get to do if you're in the lineup.
``I did feel like when I was in the lineup I was able to help this team.''
I've been impressed with this group's maturity. So often when a team pulls an upset, you hear coaches and athletes taunting anyone who could have possibly doubted them, overlooking the fact that their own performances in the past made them underdogs.
This team hasn't whined about bad calls, hasn't made excuses. Kyle Brodziak and Heatley were benched and they didn't complain, and they were big factors in the series win. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are cool heads, and the combination of their leadership and that of the coaching staff has helped the young players develop and handle the pressure of the playoffs.
Even when I spoke with a prominent player in private at the team hotel, and noted that he must be exhausted, that the Wild has been put in a terrible position by having to play two days after an overtime night game in Game 7, the player said, ``This is great. This is what you live for.''
To me, Yeo has proved himself as a leader down the playoff stretch and through one round of the playoffs.
What Wild fans might want to remember is that this team wasn't supposed to make it to the second round of the playoffs. So if the expected happens, and the Blackhawks win this series, that shouldn't discredit what the Wild has done the last two months. For me, this season is already a success.
I'll be on WJON in St. Cloud at 7:15 and 1500ESPN in the Twin Cities at around 12:15 on Friday. I'll be in Chicago for Sunday Morning Sports Talk, 10-noon on Sunday.
Because of brutal deadlines (I hope none of you had to ready the first version of my deadline column), I wrote an early column about the Wild's budding rivalry with Colorado. Even more relevant now, after a great Game 7 in Denver...
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We celebrate the arrival of a Game 7 in hockey because it promises a momentous ending to an escalation of drama and cultivated hatred.
The Wild's first Game 7 in 11 years offers more: A glimpse into a future of renewed hostilities.
In the summer of 2012, Wild owner Craig Leipold signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to create these kinds of moments. With Parise and Suter locked into 10-year contracts with eight years remaining, and young players like Mikael Granlund and Charlie Coyle maturing before our eyes, Wednesday's Game 7 against Colorado promises to be the first of many against the young lions of the new NHL Central division.
``I think it's two teams that are definitely going in the right direction, with a lot of really good young players,'' Parise said. ``There are going to be a lot of good games between the teams in the next little while.''
The Wild is set up to win, with a host of young players filling in around its stars. The Avalanche features some of the best young players in hockey, including the irrepressible Nathan MacKinnon.
The Chicago Blackhawks, who are awaiting the winner of the Wild-Avalanche Game 7, are remarkably young for such an accomplished group. And the St. Louis Blues looked like the worst possible playoff matchup for the Wild before the Blues suffered injuries and fell to the Blackhawks in the first round after winning the first two games.
The arrival of Parise and Suter alone might have made the Wild dangerous in the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference, and particularly in the Central division, they will need lots of help to survive these budding rivalries.
``I think we've done well from where this team was three years ago, to last year making the playoffs, to this year,'' Suter said. ``We've gone through a lot of adversity, and to have the resilience to continue to battle…We were out of the playoffs and we battled back into it.
``This series, when you lose two games on the road to start, and you come back and win two at home, then lose a tough one and push it to a Game 7, those are the growing things for an organization. It's trending in the right direction.''
After a slump-ridden season, Coyle has scored three playoff goals _ two more than he scored between Jan. 12 and March 22.
After a slow start to the season, Granlund has impressed in the Olympics, down the stretch of the regular season, and in the playoffs, where he has produced four points, a spectacular game-winning goal and a surprising tough streak on defense and around the boards.
MacKinnon, the 18-year-old wunderkind, has matched Parise with 10 playoff points,and 21-year-old Gabriel Landeskog has produced four points and developed a feud with Minnesota captain Mikko Koivu.
``When you're playing in games that mean this much and you're playing the roles that they have, once you get a taste of it, you want to make sure that you're always giving yourself a chance to get back there,'' Wild coach Mike Yeo said of his young players. ``Most importantly, to learn how to go out and perform and enjoy these moments, that's real important for our group.''
The teams have played 10 times this season. Seven have been decided by one goal, and five have gone to overtime.
``I believe that we're not going away and I know that they're not going away, too,'' Wild coach Mike Yeo said. ``This is a very skilled team that we're playing against, and they've got a lot of youth over there. You can see that the two teams have a lot of similarilies, in a lot of ways - in the way they count on their young players, and the steps that they've taken.
``I would expect that, the way our division is lined up and with how important every division game is, how close every game was that we played against these guys ever year, it's a budding rivalry, that's for sure.''
Mike Russo and I are traveling from Denver to Chicago to cover Games 1 and 2 against the Blackhawks.
I'll be on WJON in St. Cloud at 7:15, and on 1500ESPN in the Twin Cities at 12:15 or so.
On a night like tonight, with difficult deadlines, you wind up writing a lot of stuff, and throwing a lot of it away.
I wrote an early column on Charlie Coyle (see earlier posts). Wrote about Parise's goal, and the Avs' comeback, but finally wound up writing about Wild coach Mike Yeo walking into the press room after the game and smiling.
I'm impressed. It takes real discipline to handle that kind of a loss with so much grace, and to immediately set the right tone for your team.
If Yeo had whined, or ranted about officiating, he would have been cueing his players to do the same. That wouldn't do this team any good.
Yeo immediately placed the emphasis where it should be - on winning Game 6.
I think the NHL should issue a waiver allowing this series to go, say, 11 games. This series keeps getting better.
One thought about Mitch McGary leaving Michigan because he smoked pot: Does this mean Mark Emmert will have to leave the NCAA because of thinking so obviously crack-related?
Korzo and Hunter will be in the 1500ESPN studio Sunday morning, 10-noon. I'll be calling in on my way to the Denver airport. Lots of talk about the Wild. Mostly I'll tell Korzo to stop whining.
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In Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, on the banks of the River Taedong, is the world's tallest stone tower height of 170 meters. This is a monument of the Juche Idea, on top of which - a composition depicting a flaming torch.
The monument, which symbolizes the greatness of the immortal Juche idea, created by Kim Il Sung, the founder of socialist Korea, opened in April 1982 on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In his compositions - a tower with a torch, standing in front of her sculptural ensemble featuring the main theme of the three figures - the worker, peasant and intellectual, are on both sides of his sculptural group of the auxiliary threads, gazebos, as well as standing in the middle of the river are two large fountains, etc. .
The height of the pedestal and the obelisk of white granite - 150 meters. The front side of the pedestal - a stone plaque with an ode in honor of the achievements of President Kim Il Sung. Graphically depicted on the pedestal 70 kimirsenhva flowers and magnolias, which symbolizes his 70th birthday. The left and right sides of the pedestal shows large baskets of flowers. Wall space arched at the back of the pedestal faced with more than 250 tiles from the rare and valuable stones, sent by heads of state, politicians and public figures, the adherents of the Juche Idea from 82 countries worldwide. On the front and rear sides of the obelisk clearly shows the word "주 체" («Juche"). The height of the torch, made of red glass - 20 meters. Before the obelisk - a sculptural ensemble featuring three figures - the worker, peasant and intellectual, which are raised high in the hands of the hammer, sickle and kist.Skulpturnye of supporting themes that stand on either side of the tower represent the successes of the slave, Kim Il Sung, the Korean people, under the banner of progress achieved Juche idea. Images steelmaker with a wireless phone in hand, a miner with a hammer, and weavers of cloth with a pattern of colors show the process of transformation of Korea, the former colonial and backward agrarian country into a powerful socialist industrial state. It is multi-dimensional sculpture that reflects the reality of socialist Korea, where the system is implemented universal free health care and universal system of 11-year free compulsory education. There is one that portrays the powerful force of self-defense created by strengthening the military forces. All the sculptural group of the auxiliary threads lively artistic way represent the great victory of the Juche idea.
Harmony of large and small fountains set off even more plastic depiction of the Monument of the Juche idea. Two major fontanovyh complex symmetric stirred in the middle of the river before the Taedong obelisk, raised silver jets of water up to 150 meters high. Falls from the spray, water mist and reflected on it fit perfectly into a rainbow shape vysyaschegosya obelisk by the river. And a kind of water jet sprays from the fountain in front of groups supporting multifaceted sculptural themes perfectly in tune with the components of the monument.
The area of the monument, planted trees of good species, shrubs and flowers, makes the whole park. The two pavilions on either side of his artistic and sculptural multiply the beauty of the monument.
Landscape in this zone and the day is beautiful, its beauty and in the evening even more enchanting. At the top of the obelisk like a huge torch burning, and the word "Juche" in the Korean language is highlighted with white light searchlight installations. Around the obelisk glow lamps in different shapes, the reflection of light on the waves of the river Taedong recalls the descent of the night sky of countless stars in the water.
Fireworks, disclosed this on the birthday of President Kim Il Sung and other public holidays, a highly decorated with nighttime panorama of Monument Zones ideas chuchhe.Monument visited by numerous foreign guests. So, until the end of 2010 there have visited more than 2,096,500 foreign visitors and a lot of Koreans. In September 2011 the former president of Indonesia and the general chairman of the Democratic Party of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarno fight Putri here in the book for the guests left the words: "The monument of the Juche idea - the creation of this magnificent monumental … The spirit of Juche kindled as never quenched the torch"
Moon Won. "The rich autumn"
Moon Won. "Seeds"
Un Kyong Bae. "The rich harvest of reeds"
Kim Jeong-Won, Kim Kyong-shik. "Terraced fields"
Che Chong Son. "On the plateau there was a rich harvest of Paektu"
Lee Joon Ho. "The joy of a rich harvest"
Che Kwang Doo. "Since the spring of life abounds"
"Again, a rich harvest!"
We continue to get acquainted with an original Juche art, simultaneously revealing the above mentioned theme of "Kim Il Sung and pigs"
Today, under the heading "pattern in the environment," a painting Po Chun Ho "Again, a rich harvest." '67 Juche (1978), 197 x7 9 cm
great Juche canvas artist Kim Sang Jik "Love is in the mountain village." '66 Juche (1977), see 225x176
The film tells the real episode that took place during the heroic anti-Japanese war under the leadership of Kim Il Sung
Art, guided by the principles of Juche
Recently, the theater is very popular joint product of the Art Ensemble "Mansudae" and creative association "Mansudae" - sand painting with music. Unlike painting, crafts, calligraphy, and other genres of fine art in the creation of this painting and sand used projector: the melody of music artist paints a picture of the sand on the glass, and the camera or projector reproduces it on the screen. As we know, this kind of art appeared recently.
In order to diversity the performing arts in accordance with the appearance of a burgeoning day by day art, which is guided by principles of Juche Korea, artists have created audiovisual works that show the monumental architectural developments and a large orchestra plays znacheniya.Na scene involving dozens of artists, and the melody on the screen product called "Longing for the commander." In the musical includes songs such as "Where are you, my dear Commander?", "Tell me a long journey of Songun", "feeling melancholy", telling about the anguish of the people of the country's leader Kim Jong Il, who continues a long journey of Songun. However, the screen opens the relevant thematic content and melodies of songs images - "the Pyongyang Railway Station", "Chol Pass", "A wave in the steel Songanskogo association …"
List of new products updated. Among them - the film "Love is a soldier of the Motherland", depicting a soldier, a rolling river of stones, powers the boy's hand, and the film "My Favorite", reflecting the life of a friendly suprugov.V creation of audiovisual works the method of drawing with a brush without causing loops inherent in traditional Korean painting. Live pictures showing the contrasting details of life, differing high artistic value, always made the people a great impression.
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the Year of the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung in North Korea opens wide the doors to the building of a mighty and prosperous nation.
We also express our desire to achieve and our readers in the next year the quality of revolutionary change in their homeland, including the further improvement of living conditions.
All success and revolutionary romanticism!
The following is a small art gallery devoted entirely to military leader, with a story about how Kim Jong Il to the last great living by the march led sverhnapryazhennogo at the forefront of the general offensive of 2011.
And this year, Kim Jong Il has continued with increasing energy of the inspection trip to the places to brilliant victories in the procession of the great lift to glorify the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung as a great national triumph.
He visited the office on homeland defensive line, including joint exercises and guide the Army, Navy and Air Force KPA tenfold the power of the idea of the impact of priority TPC arms and military affairs.
In May and August, without sleep, overcoming vast fields of China and Russia, made a solid contribution to the prosperity of the motherland and the implementation of the independent cause of humanity.
For his great foreign policy marches in the tens of thousands if not break, followed by an inspection trip to the area Hichhona.
The transformation under his leadership Hichhonskogo engineering association "Felix" in the engineering plant of the world has an equal caliber to the industrial revolution in the new century, the value it has shown the world the face of our economy in an era of economic znaniy.On this year the first step guidance on site visits to the base production of glass bottles, followed by visiting workers Songhai, persuaded them to iron truth - putting the appropriate our economy our criteria framework is absolutely the right path for her.
In May of this year he again visited the chemical giant in Namhyne, in June last year he was there, so put an end to a system of production of chemical fertilizers on the basis of naphtha.
In this non-stop long-haul routes - Biological Department of the State Academy of Sciences, and factories in North Phyongan Province, including the engineering base in Rakvone, where, at its discretion make modern machine tool factory, equipped with high-level system of CNC machine - tool production line .
He visited four times the working Rensonskogo engineering associations and Vinalonovogo association named on February 8, repeatedly leaving traces of saints and leadership at the building site in the gasification process Hynname, the rates contributed to the creation of new Chollima, rates Korei.Ego guidance on site construction works Tanchhonskogo port was an historic moment, which began with the fully put into practice the determination, stating that the decision of Korea - the case.
Unfading his inspection trip lasted throughout the factories in the area Tanchhona, exemplary agricultural cooperatives in the coastal region of the East Sea, Renchzhonskomu and fruit-growing Toksonskomu hozyaystvam.V the July inferno at the exhibition of goods in Pyongyang department number 1, he gave valuable advice on the further development of light industry in the country and improving the work on commercial services.
On his orders, had erected a modern store 6 months "meat" on the street Pothonmun, visited him. Pointed out to build more bases of vegetable production, as Pyongyang Research Institute vegetables year-round population is supplied with fresh vegetables.
Under his leadership, the union turned Tedonganskoe fruit-growing in Arcadia in the Songun era, grew up like mushrooms after a rain date plodopererabatyvayuschy complex, livestock facilities, net-making base.
Traces of his leadership left to livestock, fish farming, fruit-growing base across the country, including Tudanskaya duck farm, fish farm Kuchzhanskaya, fruit-growing economy Kosanskoe etc.
He directed the construction works on site in residential area Mansudae to the 100th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, the capital of Pyongyang to turn into a sublime and beautiful city of world caliber, which has consistently townspeople armed with a revolutionary outlook on vozhdya.I in the last days of his life he visited the Musical Information Center, "Khan" and the shopping center in the area Kvanbok very glad that they were able to contribute to improving people's lives. He took steps to supply the citizens of the capital tasty fish.
Leader Kim Jong Il has continued incessantly path management in place to implement the ideals of the people, superhuman effort to overcome spiritual and physical fatigue, and too suddenly died on the way a service inspection on the train without seeing the power and prosperity of socialist Korea, which he so craved, that already gorizonte.Stradaya of the greatest national prison, army and people across the country with every fiber of the soul keenly felt, under the guidance of a distinguished leader and they went on Hoveyan path of victory and glory, which was dedicated to the inspection trip to the places to create a durable power base and Prosperity.
Seeing the final journey of Kim Jong Il in these sad, hard times people in the bitter grief and remember the time like 17 years ago.
Then, after losing the Father of the Nation, President Kim Il Sung, the Party, army and all the people monolithically united around leader Kim Jong Il and a unanimous burst of brilliantly managed to go through years of grueling march and forced march, fully thinking of the future outlined above objectives.
Today, Kim Jong-eun represents a point of Cohesion and crystallization efforts not only of the Korean nation, but all the best people in the world. We must give him full support for his great revolutionary ideas to further enhance not only the DPRK, as Citadel unshakable socialism, but also for an even more striking example of all people, have taken the path of knowledge of this freedom and independence.
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Wow, quite embarrassing for the supporters of our formerly proposed money-pit. This really rubs it in their faces.
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How can Anderson be that much cheaper than Evansville?
In a surprisingly realistic move, the City of Anderson, Indiana has proposed a baseball complex to be called "The Farm" that will have 12 baseball fields two of which will be indoors. The net cost of $6 Million for "The Farm" works out to only $500,000 per baseball diamond and is expected by Anderson officials to draw 30,000 visitors per year to participate in 75 tournaments. The feature of two indoor diamonds will allow year round use of the facility.
The cost and expectations of the Anderson proposal are in stark contrast to the $18 Million complex proposed by the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2010 that would only have had 8 outdoor ball diamonds. At that time the ECVB also stated the expectation that 100,000 visitors per year would visit the 8 proposed fields. Perhaps if a realistic proposal like the one in Anderson had been put forward the Evansville project would have garnered support and moved forward.
Bob Warren, the president of the ECVB has issued a letter stating that a ballfield complex could be done at the Roberts Stadium site for between $8M and $10M which is about half off from the proposal from the CVB board in 2010 that went down in flames. A formal quotation to accompany any estimates would go a long way toward explaining why everything built in Evansville with public money seems to cost double what it does anywhere else. When compared to the Anderson proposal even a ballfield complex at a 50% discount to the last overpriced and over-hyped one may not be a bargain.
To see the entire description of these fields and the expectations that Anderson officials have please follow the link below.
Wow, quite embarrassing for the supporters of our formerly proposed money-pit. This really rubs it in their faces.
The Anderson project would fit perfectly on the old weed filled Red Course of the former Hamilton Golf Course (now called Thunderbolt Pass and, believe it of not, is owned by the money losing Evansville Airport):
"Don Schumacher & Associates Inc., a Cincinnati-based sports marketing, management and consulting company, recommended converting the nine-hole Red Course along both sides of Pigeon Creek into a recreational area. Others have said nine holes at the golf course could be leased to the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau for development of the softball and baseball complex that the bureau tried unsuccessfully to build at Wesselman Park."
Really makes you wonder how much we over payed for that new arena.
Is there any doubt? Any doubt at all that the public saw through this ball fields project and its padded budget?
Trust isn't everything, but, when it's gone, there isn't much left. …
I bet they didn't spend $765,000 doing a study and getting that pretty picture drawn either. The tragedy is that if the local group would have had a proposal based in reality at a price that made sense it would have been approved.
Did you notice the "growing athletes" part?
Somehow Anderson has the ability to focus on and the ethic to allow their residents to personally benefit, as a priority.
In stark contrast to our priorities, bringing in outsiders to play ball [spend] and line CVB's pockets. Increasing their political pull.
We can beat them and Save Roberts Stadium!
So in reality, it was a "Robbery" that was planned for Evansville.
Baseball fields were just the "Cover".
To a tune that puts Durham & Gorman to shame. Anybody want to calculate the quantity of Opus wine you can buy for that difference?
Speaking of "covers" for "robberies"…
Can any reporters ask Brad Paisley this weekend how happy he'll be in the future when he doesn't have to come to the "outdated", Robert's, with that terribly limited overhead capacity?
And, might they also ask him if this will be his last time performing in Evansville?
After all, we were sold on the new stadium under the guise that once it's built, we'll really get the big, popular, acts. While nobody has provided me one name, I can only guess that if there are so many bigger, more popular acts, that Paisley (and the others we already draw) might not be able to even get a booking, ever again?
The CVB should NOT run these events.
The CVB should PROMOTE the events.
They are overstepping their bounds.
Amen! Let them place these fields on the old Hamilton Golf Course and let the Airport pay for their maintenance and management like they do for "Thunderbolt Pass". That keeps the CVB legal (or as legal as they get) and keeps the baseball fields under the city's charge so that they can keep them up properly which is only right. I still do not see as big a tourism benefit as is being proposed but Hey, it could happen and in the meantime little league games will have a nice place to play.
I think the issue is the CVB has to be the starting point for the funding. They have a capital fund that has to be spent on projects that drive tourism. Don't believe they want to run events at all, but they have to be the first approval of those dollars to go toward building facilities that would be used with those dollars.
No matter what is said, the cost will not deter EVB from attempting to confiscate tax money to use at their pleasure. It has been pointed out that four or five cities have built baseball/softball facilities for 1/3 per field than what was originally proposed for EVV.
And at the same time, each of the EVV public high schools want (demand) their own facilities for baseball. The proposal to use part of Hamilton Golf Course for baseball/softball facilities makes sense. This is especially true if the land is reasonably flat.
The comment in a different article points out that the local taxpayers would not have to contribute to paying for the facilities. THAT STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE! Any one who has a class reunion, wedding reception, anniversary party, birthday party, Christmas party, company picnic, etc. at a local restaurant or cvatering facility would have to contribute. Yes, they would pay based upon the catering charge. Of course each of these events could be expected to have out of town guests.
Oh yes, the available land at Hamilton's indeed is flat. Very flat. In fact most of it lies in the floodway for Little Pigeon Creek, necessitating special construction permits along with excessive regulations and whopper mitigation expenses imposed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
It's easy to compare total estimate to total estimate in dollars, and then use only dollars as a basis for your rant. Why not include an analysis of what the Evansville plan included beyond square foot of playing surface compared to what the Anderson plan offers per square foot of playing surface? If I remember correctly, the Evansville plan included lots of extras that even the proponents admitted could be eliminated to dramatically lower the bottom line. What comparable extras are included in the Anderson plan?
True. It usually helps to get all facts before commenting on any subject.
What runs up our cost is all the expensive studies we have to make on the project with out of town firms. I also understand going out of town for a study—–the local committees get knocked down and abused by every Tom,Dick,and Harry because they are against all progress in Evansville.Roberts in 1955 thru the Ford center in 2010.
I think the Anderson project also used outside consultants: http://www.pattersonhorth.com/Bid%20download%20files/The_Farm/Specifications.pdf
I suppose there were consulting and design fees for producing studies, specifications, and plans.
I'd still like to see comparative analysis detailing what we'd get for our dollars to what Anderson is getting for theirs.
Why not put the ball fields on the overgrown former Red Course at the former Hamilton Golf Course, now called Thunderbolt Pass and which is owned by the Evansville Airport.
That is certainly one possiblilty. There are certainly several others. If we look around, I am sure we can find a great place for these ball diamonds, find a solution for Roberts, and find a way to conserve Wesselman Park for future generations.
This park was first given to the city of Evansville to work in association with the Nature Preserve. Sports have certainly taken it over and in fact threaten to consume all the land in the park. What a sad, sad thing to happen. Evansville and Vanderburgh County have lots of vacant land that would serve well for growth in many types of sports.
Why the push to mash everything in to Wesselman Park is totally beyond me. Other than greed and total disregard for others, there is no reason to do so.
I understand why neighbors might perceive it as disregard. I don't agree, but I understand their thoughts. However, I don't understand at all why one can claim "greed" is a motive. Care to explain?
I use the term greed because Wesselman and Roberts land would be free for their using. That means no charge. What is the dollar value of that land? A pretty penny I would guess.
Also I must admit I am biased against the CVB who receives money collected by the state on their behalf and then turns around and uses the money to benefit a targeted business group, themselves. Wouldn't all other businesses like a setup like that?
And yet the CVB still wants more. And that more is to take at the expense of those who would use the park land as open land for non-specific activities. If ball diamonds are put there, that then restricts use to baseball. If tennis courts are built on that last remaining open field in the park, then only tennis can be played there. There are many people in Evansville that do not play those sports but Wesselman is our park too.
I have met some young people (mid-twenties) who have used the last open field in Wesselman for over ten years on a fairly regular basis to play tag football or Ultimate Frisbee (I am not sure I could play ultimate anything but I am sure they are good at it.) Another young lady wrote that she and her friends played soccer there. These kids could not use school grounds after hours and really had no other place to use.
These are the folks that this CVB greed will effect. How much money does the CVB need to make for hotel owners? Hotel owners are not known for highly paying their employees.
I realize that I was babbling on but I hope you get the idea that this use of Wesselman/Roberts land has large scattering effects which is not necessary because there are other places to build ball diamonds. Why the demand for this particular piece of property besides what I previously named?
"Why the demand for this particular piece of property besides what I previously named?"
1. It's previous use as a sports complex.
2. It's location in proximity to existing sports complexes and like uses.
3. Redevelopment of what will otherwise become a brownfield.
4. Infill development of already "overdeveloped" land area, hopefully with greener development features.
5. Correction of known environmental and structural deficiencies.
6. Location in proximity to heavy traffic major arteries and high use thoroughfares.
7. Location in proximity to dense population, and
8. Walkable access rather than new-ground location with drive-only access.
1 & 2. I say again that this whole park was not initially intended as a "sports complex" and should be focused on natural habitat and the preserve. It is landlocked and cannot grow any bigger should the need arise. And if this baseball deal is such a hot idea as it is being sold, then more space will be needed. I am not sure what other sports complexes you are referring to unless you mean the golf course.
3. If you are speaking of tearing down Roberts and that becoming a brownfield, then you must know for sure that this will happen. I am not sure why you would believe that turning that ground back to park land would constitute a brownfield.
4. Baseball fields are not green.
5. Park land would do this better than baseball fields.
6. This is a huge concern of the neighbors. Have you been in the park, say last summer, when children's baseball games were going on. It was a mad house. I was afraid I would run over someone so I just turned off my car engine and waited a long time to get through the wall of people. Not pleasant. Not needed. Not smart.
7. There are many other locations in Evansville that fit that description.
8. Walkable access for whom? From where? It is the neighbors who live within walking distance that fine this a problem.
Re 1: I am not speaking of the entire Wesselman park, just the land currently under the stadium and its parking lot.
Re 2: The other sports venues that comprise "complexes" include Swonder, Hartke, Pepsi fields, the sports fields on State Hospital grounds, the Master Gardener display gardens, the tennis courts at Wesselman Park, soft ball fields, playgrounds, and yes, the golf courses, both of them.
Re 3: I'm not sure Roberts is going to be torn down, but whether it is or whether it just sits there unused or under used, the extensive and totally impervious pavement constitutes brownfield. Removing the pavement, all or parts, and coverting to park land or greener use would not constitute brownfield, rather it would be proper re-use if planned and executed properly.
Re 4: Baseball fields, if planned properly certainly are greener (the word I used before) than expansive pavement as exists at this time.
Re 5: Yes, parkland is greener than ball fields; but ball fields are greener than parking lots.
Re 6: I was in the park today for the rainbarrel presentation by the Mayor and his MS4 coordinator. My initial impression of the roadways, parking areas, fringe woodland, picnic area, and the ground immediately surrounding the Nature Center is they all need a damned good cleaning. It looks pretty damned shabby right now. But I'm glad to hear you say that the park is being used by so many people. Hurray!
Re 7: Yes, there are other places in Evansville that are densely populated, even more densely populated than the neighborhoods surrounding Wesselmans. Name me some areas that where sufficient property exists for ballfields, surrounded not only by dense population, but also located in such close proximity to the same type of sports venues as I named above, and with high traffic thoroughfares and nearby restaurants, hotels, and other amenities equal to what surrounds Wesselman/Roberts.
Re 8: Walkable for more people than could or would walk to the other locations (Goebel, Kleymeyer, etc.) suggested by you and others who oppose the ball field idea.
Did you read Winnecke's comment in this morning's paper? The baseball fields will not be in Wesselman Park! I am very grateful for a mayor who listens to all members of the public, not who only listens to a few and who mainly listens to the little voices inside his own head. Thank you Mr. Mayor!


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News: Apple Requests Preliminary Ban of the Galaxy S III over S Voice
Less than 15 minutes ago, we told you Apple was suing HTC over a "system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data," and now Apple is back with another request. The Cupertino company is going after Samsung this time, by requesting a preliminary ban of the Galaxy S III in the United States. Apple says the device violates at least two of its patents. The first one is the same data tapping one it is suing HTC for and the other is the unified search patent that covers Siri, which we expected considering how similar S Voice looks to Siri.
A hearing has already been scheduled for June 7th. Apple points to the 9 million Galaxy S III preorders as evidence of the potential damage if the US court lets the dispute fly under the radar. Samsung has already said that the possible injunction won't affect its rapidly approaching US launches. We can only hope they are correct.
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In FFXI, you could jazz up your house w/ event items, 10 million gil queen sized beds, and everything...but no one but you could go in it. What's the fun in that?
If you go to that site you featured on a topic about secret zones, you'll see there are different lvls of housing. I believe that if there is to be player housing, you should be able to invite more people, the bigger the house gets. That way there can be RP events, and you can show off your works.
Guild housing would be awesome in PvP zones, but there's really not that much room... Unless they made a way for guilds to send out challanges cross faction, and within faction, to port them to a sort of, larger arena. Then the guilds could battle it off, and win points towards spiffing up their guild halls w/ large meeting rooms, or snazzy trophys.


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Former President Bill Clinton surprised 650-plus attendees and made headlines when he showed up at the 10th Annual Miami Recognition Dinner, presented by Merrill Lynch, on Nov. 4. Clinton, who was in South Florida to campaign for Democratic candidates, arrived at the event around 8 p.m., where he greeted NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, one of the evening's honorees, and then shook hands with numerous attendees. The event raised more than $270,000; the Task Force will donate two-thirds of the net proceeds to organizations serving the Miami-Dade LGBT community.
The Miami Recognition Dinner honored Bond, who received the evening's National Leadership Award, and local honorees TWN, recipient of the Community Service Award, and philanthropist Robert "Bob" Cole, recipient of the Miami Herald Humanitarian Award.
In his keynote address, Bond lambasted the tactics of opponents of marriage equality for same-sex couples, saying, "Gay and lesbian rights are not 'special rights' in any way. It isn't 'special' to be free from discrimination — it is an ordinary, universal entitlement of citizenship. The right not to be discriminated against is a commonplace claim we all expect to enjoy under our laws and our founding document, the Constitution. That many had to struggle to gain these rights makes them precious — it does not make them special and it does not reserve them only for me or restrict them from others." He received a standing ovation that lasted more than three minutes.
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Robert "Bob" Cole, a longtime activist who has founded and nurtured many of the local community's vital organizations, received The Miami Herald Humanitarian Award from Herald Executive Editor Tom Fiedler.
The awards ceremony at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel began with a video retrospective of the 30 years since Bryant's crusade, produced by Recognition Dinner production coordinator Doug Williford. Task Force Executive Director Matt Foreman gave an overview of some of the Task Force's recent accomplishments before quoting the late Coretta Scott King: "You cannot fight for justice unless you are angry about injustice." Foreman encouraged the audience to stay angry about injustice, saying "[I am] angry that we now live in a nation where lying about a blow job is an impeachable offense, but lying that leads to the literal blowing up of thousands of human bodies is not."
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- Written by Jeremy Shane on Friday, May 24 2013 and posted in News with Benefits
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If you remember the original cover tease, of a red masked man breaking out of the shell of Ultron, there's another alternate cover available that's even more spoilery than that one, as well as a preview of the first few pages. Check it out ---> here.
Although we've been aware of Angela making her way from the pages of Spawn to the Marvel Universe at the end of Age of Ultron, we aren't sure what part she's yet to play (or do we?!?). As with any a big event Joe Quesada often returns to the drawing board for an alternate cover or two, Marvel has revealed his variant cover here:
Marvel is proud to unveil Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada's jaw dropping wraparound variant cover to AGE OF ULTRON #10, featuring Angela! To save the Marvel Universe, Earth's Mightiest made the most controversial decision of their lives resulting a disaster unlike any they've seen before. But with one final shot to make things right, can they turn back the hands of time and restore everything to its former glory? And if they can't what happens next?! AGE OF ULTRON #10, by the jam packed creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Hitch, Carlos Pacheco, Brandon Peterson, Alex Maleev, Butch Guice, David Marquez and Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, leaves no stone unturned and has an ending nobody can see coming!
The Avengers are down to their last resort as they forge the ultimate plan to finally break free from Ultron's ferocious iron grip. So what are you waiting for? Head on over to your local comic shop and reserve a copy of AGE OF ULTRON #10 today!
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Did the "pro-life" cause really need an actual martyr? The conservative website "Hot Air" has published a doting ode to Stacy Crimm, a woman who refused chemotherapy that would save her life in order to not endanger her long awaited pregnancy.
And anti-choice supporters couldn't be more proud of her.
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Crimm truly did have a choice: Even if abortion were illegal, she could have opted to receive chemotherapy. That she bravely chose to place her child's life before her own recalls forcibly to mind why the phrase "a mother's love" has such resonance. When we talk about abortion, rarely do we talk about the ache many women feel after they choose to abort their babies. Crimm's physical suffering must have been unimaginable — and, yet, three days before she died, she was able to hold close the fruit of her choice in what Phillips said was a perfect moment. Would that her story might help all mothers see nothing is worth the sacrifice of their own child.
Crimm did have a choice, and acted out on her own wishes. But when you switch that to "nothing," including the life of the mother, is worth ending a pregnancy, well, then that's not really a choice, is it?
Now there is one dead mom and one very premature infant being raised by her uncle and aunt. But as long as the baby survives, nothing else matters, right?
I've been seeing this story floating around Tumblr recently. Initially, I didn't want to say anything about it. Stacy Crimm chose to give birth to her child, even at the cost of her own life. She had been waiting for years to have a child. It was her dream, and she made her decision fully aware of the consequences.
However, I think it is despicable to imply that any person who does not sacrifice their life for their child does not love that child. I think it is even worse to apply that standard to unborn fetuses and embryos. If Stacy had had other children to care for, who's to say what her decision might have been? If she had been a single mother with little to no support system, would we still have condemned her for choosing to save herself? There are a number of parents who choose abortion because they love their children, and know that caring for another one is impossible.
I've been reading Thanks, Abortion! (if you haven't noticed yet), and Casey's story is a perfect example:
I never thought I could not have my child if I was pregnant, but after now gaining custody of my 4 yr niece I know in my heart and soul it would not be fair to the children I have now to have one more. My niece is special needs and my plate is full. I'm glad I know when I can not handle another life; it's just not fair to the kids I have. I don't regret my choice.
I knew what I needed and what I wanted, and I did it. My best friend took the kids for a night to let me recover a bit and the next day was back on my feet and being a mom. Don't let fear of this take you over because it's easier to emotionally heal from termination then it would be to live with a child you knew you never wanted. Much love.
These parents don't get the accolades Stacy does, because their choices don't make a good, tear-jerking story guaranteed to go viral on parenting blogs. Their choices are what's right for their family, their children. Parents should not be required to lay down their lives to prove how much they love their children.
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I've had 3 treatments so far, and they are painful. The pain goes away as soon as the injections are finished I paid $625 for 12 treatments, and I can see that I lost inches and I can tell it in my clothing. You have to diet and excercise for this to work. Mesotheraphy reduces inches and cellulite. It's not intended to make you loose a ton of weight. You have to do your part.
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SAN DIEGO - A congregation held mass Sunday, days after the place they hold their church service in University Heights was set on fire.
An arsonist set fire to Alice Birney Elementary late Monday night destroying the Urban Church's meeting place and $50,000 worth of equipment, San Diego Fire and Rescue officials said.
"My heart was just torn, both for our church realizing we're not going to have a place to meet," said Lead Pastor of Urban Church Ben Brinkman. "Who would do this to a school? Who would do this to a church?" Brinkman said.
The school board let the Urban Church use it's auditorium Sunday morning and more than 160 members showed up.
About half of that money came out of Pastor Ben Brinkman's own pocket, but instead of dwelling on the loss, Brinkman turned his loss into his next sermon.
"What I experienced this week, many people are walking through in a different way," Brinkman said. "It looks different, maybe it's a relational fire, maybe it's a financial fire, maybe it's an emotional fire."
It wasn't their normal service, but members said they got something special out of it.
"Any fire is not going to stop us. We're sticking together and not giving up on hope," said Urban Church member Mary Alvarez.
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Comprehensive Plan Report to the Planning Commission (Public Hearing) - Tuesday September 9th, 6:00PM at the Community Hall, 205 South Main Street
The draft Comprehensive Plan Report will be presented to the Planning Commission for public hearing. Based on review and discussion, and based on public feedback during the public hearing, a revised Comprehensive Plan will be prepared for recommendation to the City Council. More information on this meeting can be found in the "Project News" section of this project website, and the document can be downloaded from the "Documents" section of this project website.
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The Final Comprehensive Plan Report will be presented to the City Council for consideration and adoption. Based on any feedback from the Council, a Final Comprehensive Plan will be submitted for adoption.
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Community Workshop #1 - Wednesday October 24, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Kirn Middle School (100 North Avenue)
This workshop is the first of many face-to-face community outreach events scheduled throughout the planning process. The purpose of this workshop is to allow residents to provide input, before any plans or recommendations are formulated. The workshop will: (a) review the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan, the planning process to be undertaken, and the schedule for the project; and (b) secure local views on concerns, issues and potentials within the community.
Business Workshop - Thursday, October 25, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at Looft Hall Conference Center (Iowa West Community College, 2700 College Road, then follow directional signage to Looft Hall)
The Business Workshop will be an opportunity for business owners to discuss issues and challenges related to establishing, operating and growing a business in Council Bluffs. Business owners have unique needs and experience unique challenges in any community. It is critical that the Comprehensive Plan consider these.
Community Workshop #2 - Visioning Charrette/Workshop – February 13, 2013 from 6:30 - 8:00pm at the Council Bluffs Public Library, Meeting Room 'B'.
The Community Visioning Session will include both large group and small group working sessions to review and discus conditions and potentials within the City. The large group will work together to identify issues and opportunities, and the small "breakout" groups will work together to develop "visions" for the future of the community. It will conclude with general agreement regarding the long-term role and character of Council Bluffs and the projects and improvements that will be desirable in the future.
Community Workshop #3 – Draft Plan Review – August 20, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Community Hall at 205 South Main StreetThe third community workshop will be conducted to review and discuss the draft Comprehensive Plan. This workshop will be held on August 20, 2014 at 6:00 PM, and will include an Open House from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and a formal presentation and public comment period beginning at 7:00 PM. Please stay tuned for information regarding the location of the meeting. The draft Comprehensive Plan can be downloaded for review from the "Documents" section of this website.
This survey will help us gather public input and will guide our policies and recommendations for new development and investment throughout the City. The survey is comprised of a series of images that will help us gauge the community's preferred development.
STEP 1: To begin the survey, click on the Play button in the middle of the first slide. Backward and Forward buttons are also available to help navigate on the sides of each image.
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Travelling however is by far one of the most exciting, enlightening and rewarding experiences you're ever likely to have. So don't let excuses hold you back from living your travel dreams.
I can't afford it
"I can't afford to travel" has long been the number-one excuse most people use for why they don't go anywhere even before the economy started heading south. Travelling of course does cost money. But that doesn't mean it's impossible. No matter what your income is, you can always find the money for a holiday. You just need to be smart about it.
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I don't have time
Between work pressures and family commitments, we all seem to lead such busy lives that we barely make time to stop and take a breath let alone taking time out to go travelling. Not taking our holidays, though, can have a detrimental effect on our health, relationships and even our work.
Solution: Stop making excuses and start making time. We all need a break every now and then whether it's a quick weekend away or a month-long overseas jaunt and making time to fit one in is important.
No-one will travel with me
Perhaps it's because I spend a lot of time travelling alone for work that I find it so surprising when people tell me they can't travel or are afraid to travel because no one will go with them. Travelling solo of course can be daunting, but it's also one of the most liberating, self-satisfying experiences you'll ever have.
Solution: If you can't find any friends from home to travel with, don't be discouraged. Simply take the plunge and go alone. If you can't bring yourself to take the solo leap then why not join a tour? Or volunteer on a project abroad? Or stay in a hostel? Getting out and about with a group of other travellers is a great way to meet people. You never know you might even make a new friend or find a travel buddy for your next adventure.
Travelling is dangerous
From fears of terrorism and plane crashes to worries of being mugged or getting sick, there's certainly a lot to be afraid of when it comes to travel. The fact is, as is often quoted, you're more likely to die driving to work than to die in a plane crash or terrorist attack.
Solution: The best way to overcome travel fears is to be prepared. Do your homework. Find out what places you should avoid. Travel smartly and with confidence and take precautions against thieves. And above all else make sure you take out travel insurance.
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The integration of your personal brand and personal identity will improve both your life and your work life. Invest some time to learn how to anchor your personal brand in the bedrock of your being. Your life will prosper and the world will be a better place because of you.
The desire, ability, and effort to be authentic requires us to overcome the natural decay or decline within us. In other words, being reactive, negative, and pessimistic is easy. This "laziness about life" is like emotional gravity that's relentlessly pulling our spirits downward into a dark place. Given this force of nature, a decision to be true followed by effort is needed to stand into our authentic selves.
The marketplace is tough enough as it is. When we're trying to "fake it until we make it" we are inauthentic—merely actors playing the role of some fictional character crafted in the deceit of our mind's making. The script can only work so far until soon our sense of self, right and wrong, and how to make honorable decisions is so compromised that we lose our moral center. When we no longer know who we are, we can no longer trust or develop our instinct and conscience.
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Do you find your life to be growing in complication and overly busy? Busyness distracts us from our unfinished business.
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Patience, trust, honesty, action, perspective, and calm are some of the hallmarks of authentic leaders. These are inner traits some of which are hard-wired into us at birth. Most, however, are etched through the blessed pain of mistakes made, forgiveness sought, redemption made, and lessons learned.
Instinctively, you likely sense the trajectory of your high risk, low reward behavior is fraught to fail because of your denial of the inevitable consequences. If living lies are running your life, then making the tough shift of diverting from your present course is in order.
Do a gut check. For example, the physical world reveals spiritual truths. Look at your waist. If you've got excess inches around your belly then here's a clue—you're living a lie that somehow your self-inflicted over-indulgence will not affect your health. RIght! Guess again.
How do I know about this inauthentic personal brand of living a lie? Look at my chipmunk checks back in 2008 and me today. Who was headed for heart disease, high blood pressure, or type 2 diabetes? I was on the inevitable downward trajectory from bad habits, poor choices, and lack of understanding. That was the easy part to fix! It was the software programming within my mind and emotions that was the greater challenge.
How could I be on-purpose carrying around a 50-pound load every day? How much more authentic am I when I'm not self-inflicting harm? How could I expect to prosper the planet when I was damaging and endangering myself? The burden of excess weight dragged me down physically which affected my mind, spirit, and opportunities.
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