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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spent Friday (Jan. 23) in New York City at Sony Recording Studios singing the theme song for the cartoon TV show "Johnny Bravo", according to a posting on his web site. "Yes that's right!" Bach writes. "In an upcoming episode, also featuring the legendary Don Knotts, I sing the 'Johnny Bravo' extreme theme song! The episode will air this summer or fall on the Cartoon Network."Sebastian, who is expected to release his first solo DVD in early May, also posted the following message on his web site: "Heads up MILWAUKEE ! If you attended the Sebastian Bach & Friends headline show at Milwaukee Summerfest in summer 2000, there is a good chance you will spot yourself on the cover of the 'Forever Wild' DVD ! That show was probably the best show ever of my solo career, & I have been saving the pictures of the show for the 'Forever Wild' DVD because the emotion captured on the faces of those of you at the show makes one of the coolest DVD covers I have ever seen! Check it out for yourself on May 4 at your favorite DVD store!"
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Death by a Thousand Cuts:
This fast-paced book by Yale professors Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro unravels the following mystery: How is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? The mystery is all the more striking because the repeal was not done in the dead of night, like a congressional pay raise. It came at the end of a multiyear populist campaign launched by a few individuals, and was heralded by its supporters as a signal achievement for Americans who are committed to the work ethic and the American Dream.
Graetz and Shapiro conducted wide-ranging interviews with the relevant players: members of congress, senators, staffers from the key committees and the Bush White House, civil servants, think tank and interest group representatives, and many others. The result is a unique portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga. Graetz and Shapiro brilliantly illuminate the repeal campaign's many fascinating and unexpected turns--particularly the odd end result whereby the repeal is slated to self-destruct a decade after its passage. They show that the stakes in this fight are exceedingly high; the very survival of the long standing American consensus on progressive taxation is being threatened.
Graetz and Shapiro's rich narrative reads more like a political drama than a conventional work of scholarship. Yet every page is suffused by their intimate knowledge of the history of the tax code, the transformation of American conservatism over the past three decades, and the wider political implications of battles over tax policy.
"This is one of the most interesting books about politics, and power, and the way the world is going, that you are ever likely to read. What makes it so fascinating is that it is a mystery story. The mystery is this: how did the repeal of a tax that applies only to the richest 2 percent of American families become a cause so popular and so powerful that it steamrollered all the opposition placed in its way. . . . This is not simply a story about the United States. . . . [T]he moral of the tale is far wider than that. . . . Instead this is a tale about the power of narrative in politics, and the increasing ease with which individual stories can be made the be-all and end-all of political debate."--David Runciman, London Review of Books
"[Michael] Graetz . . . And [Ian] Shapiro . . . Set out to unravel what on the surface appears a mystery . . . Fueled a grassroots campaign that ended up throwing Democrats on the defensive. . . . Graetz and Shapiro make a convincing case that propaganda was not the chief reason the campaign to repeal the estate tax gathered steam. A far more important factor was that throughout the 1990s, the only people in Washington making impassioned moral arguments about it were antitax conservatives."--Eyal Press, The Nation
"Public-policy reporting at its finest. But Death by a Thousand Cuts is much more. It is also an important manual on moral arguments in contemporary politics."--David Cay Johnston, The American Prospect
"[A] lively legislative chronicle."--Amith Shlaes, Financial Times
"An elegant exegesis of the broad-based political forces that were brought together to fight against a tax that affects only the richest 1% to 2%. . . . There is a moral argument in favor of estate taxes that deserves to be heard above the clatter of the repeal juggernaut. This book is one of the first peeps in its defense."--Elizabeth Bailey, The New York Sun
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-- John N. Schar, 82, 190 W. Park St., died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God in Wadsworth, with the Revs. Roger S. Loomis and Roger A. Larrison officiating. Burial will be at the Apostolic Church Cemetery in Rittman.
Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman, or one hour prior to the services at the church.
He was born Jan. 23, 1917 in Monroe County, to Allen and Callie (Rufener) Schar and married Marie Hilty on Sept. 21, 1939. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Rowen and Judy Schar of Sterling, Terry and Diane Schar of Langley, S.C., Jerry and Donna Schar of Cartersville, Ga., Todd Schar of Columbus, Janice and Roger Minnerly of Clearwater, Fla., and Deb and Jim Bolzenius of Alpharetta, Ga.; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers, Dale Schar of Sterling and Allen Schar Jr. of Creston; and sisters, Elda Hartzler of Rittman and Martha Blatter of Hebron.


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"And quit bringing up our forefathers and saying they were civil libertarians. Our founding fathers would have never tolerated any of this crap. For God's sake, they were blowing peoples' heads off because they put a tax on their breakfast beverage. And it wasn't even coffee."
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The Production Company Launches Environmental Lab Series with THE BLUE MOON DANCING Tonight
The Production Company's Artistic Directors August Viverito and T L Kolman announce the launch of a new series of environmentally-staged plays with Ed Graczyk's beautiful and knock-out hysterical The Blue Moon Dancing, directed by David Youse. The event takes place at our studio space, dubbed The Production Company Workspace, at 14731 Oxnard St., Van Nuys, CA 91411, four performances only, tonight, June 10 through Friday, June 13, 2014 at 8 PM.
The Blue Moon Dance Hall provides an escape from the daily routine of our lives-a place where we hope to find a piece of excitement to forget our chores. But for its cast of idiosyncratic regulars it is also a refuge for hopes, dreams, fantasies and lies. This particular day at The Blue Moonincludes a wedding, a tornado, Elvis, an attempted suicide and the face of Jesus in a water stain on the ceiling. Something is always brewing down at The Blue Moon. Come on down and see us. You'll be glad you did.
Bringing life to the play's wonderful characters are Laura Pursell as Connie, Jennifer Lynn Davis as Bernice, Tiffany Cole as Nadine, Jason Britt as Eugene, Christine Ostrander as Pearl Jean, Edmund L. Shaff as Howard, Michelle Simek as Leona, Judy Nazemetz as Roselle, Richard Lucas as Rodney, John Couch as Joel, and Ferrell Marshall as Della. The play is directed by David Youse, assistant directed by Lane Allison, and produced by John Couch for The Production Company.
The author, Ed Graczyk, is best known as the playwright of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, for which, in association with David Youse, work is underway on a New York revival.
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The latest stable release of Wine is now available for users still relying upon Windows-only software to run on Linux and other operating systems.
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As its name implies, the Silent Spirit is geared more towards those computer enthusiasts in search of quiet PC cooling solutions. The Spirit is a mostly aluminum based cooler, with quad copper heatpipes and base insert. It is not overly large, measuring roughly 100mm square. Weight is kept to a minimum at only a claimed 370g with fan attached. This fan is of the frameless, suspended variety, with a hydro dynamic bearing and features PWM smart control. It is rated for 2400 rpm and up to 45 cfm at an astonishing low 10 to 25 dB. The lifetime is listed at 50,000 hours, giving the Silent Spirit an extended five year warranty on operation.
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I am a teacher. My duty is to help children increase their learning motivations and facilitate them autonomous learning in English. Therefore, I am full of passion and patience to accompany the kids. In order to enhance my viewpoints of the world, I choose couch surfing as a guidance that enriches my life.
Not all who wander are lost.
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I heard couchsurfing from a friend who has tried it before. Old saying goes:"Curiosity killed the cat"
Hence, my mind persuades my body to do it.
SO CS here I come.(hug)
In Cambodia,there was my first time to be a CS. I met a young man(with his god brother,Rady)who struggles with his ideal dream. He hopes that he can build up an English school for the poor. I learn the life spirit from them:Insist the thing you think right, and never give up. Finally, there will be a way out.
On the weekends, our friends and I hold a reading club to share our own opinions and exchange the information what we know;otherwise, we also design and make birthday cards for our friends every month. After my friends receive it, I can read the happiness complexion from them. That's why I like to do the artcrafts.
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A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with using drugs and shoplifting at a big box store in the 1500 block of South Loop 288, according to police.
Police said the man was watched on camera by loss prevention employees at the store. He reportedly had a basket full of groceries, bagged them without checking out and then headed to the clothing area to gather another basketful of merchandise before heading out the doors, according to reports.
The stolen property was valued at more than $140, police reports show.
When the officer arrived on the scene, the man was put in handcuffs to detain him.
According to police records, an off-duty officer handed police working the incident a metal container while advising them that he saw the suspect eat something before handing the container over.
Reports show there was a brown powdery substance inside the metal vial the suspect claimed he just had gotten out of the trash.
The suspect said he did taste the substance and told police he thought it tasted like "cheese."
Police said the substance weighed more than 13 grams — a second degree felony — and tested positive for heroin.
The man was brought to the city jail and charged with possession of a controlled substance and theft of property more than $50 less than $500.
Other reports
1400 block of Centre Place Drive — A 20-year-old woman reported to police that she was assaulted by her boyfriend Monday night. According to reports, the woman said her boyfriend hit her in the left eye in an argument about money.
1700 block of Sam Bass Boulevard — A woman told police Monday that her car was broken into overnight. Police said the 21-year-old woman reported that between 9 a.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday someone entered her vehicle and took three CDs from the center console and rummaged through her glove box. There was no sign of forced entry, police reports show.
From 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday:
Denton County sheriff's dispatchers handled 714 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve, and 42 people were booked into Denton County Jail.
Denton police handled 246 service and officer-initiated calls and posted 23 reports online.
Denton firefighters responded to 27 medical calls, two vehicle accidents, one good intent call and one public service call.
Argyle firefighters responded to one illegal burn, one medical call and two traffic transport incidents. Argyle police responded to one reckless driver, two suspicious vehicles, nine traffic calls, one welfare concern and two traffic transport incidents.
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Hoang Hoa Tham
Hoàng Hoa Thám (IPA: [hwaŋ21 hwa33 tʰɐːm35]) or Đề Thám (IPA: [ɗe21 tʰɐːm35]); (born Trương Văn Thám (IPA: [cɨɜŋ33 hwa33 vɐn33]) 1858 – February 10, 1913) was leader of the famous Yen The Uprising against the French during Western conquest of Vietnam.
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The Anoka County Library is combining nature, walking and reading in its StoryWalk! program for children.
Staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist with literacy, nature and health- related activities after the walk.
"Children learn in many ways," said Anoka County Commissioner and Anoka County Library Board liaison Jim Kordiak.
"Allowing them to not only hear the words, but see them and touch them in the natural setting described in the literature will not only help the story take hold, but create a lasting experience not soon forgotten."
StoryWalk is a partnership between Anoka County Parks and Recreation, Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services and the Anoka County Library.
The schedule for fall StoryWalks include:
• "Minnesota's Hidden Alphabet" by Joe Rossi and David LaRochelle, Rum River North County Park, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 to 4 p.m.
• "Over and Under the Snow" by Kate Messner, Wargo Nature Center, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 to 4 p.m
StoryWalks are free and open to the public.
This program was funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
All outdoor programs are weather dependent – programs may be canceled due to extreme weather.
If the program is canceled information will be posted at www.anokacountylibrary.org.
The original StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.
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Five persons who had been engaging in treasure hunting in the Sonuththa
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The Simpsons Extended For Two More Seasons
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Already the longest-running television comedy, Fox is announcing that The Simpsons will be extending its reign even further. Expect to be watching the antics of Homer and clan for another two years. The show, 400-episodes-old this May, will soon reach an unprecedented 18th and 19th seasons. D'oh! The second-longest running comedy ever, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, only made it through its 15th.
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In the middle of 2000, on the eve of the California energy crisis, Enron was making increasingly large bets that electricity prices in the state would increase, according to Enron records cited by a California state senator leading an investigation into the state's power crisis.
The state senator, Joseph Dunn, is scheduled to testify Thursday in Washington before a United States Senate Commerce Committee hearing that will examine whether Enron manipulated power prices in California in 2000 and 2001, contributing to a surge in electricity prices that pushed California into a fiscal crisis.
Soon after the crisis began, California officials began accusing Enron and other energy companies of artificially causing shortages. But the energy companies, and some economists, have said that state officials created a deeply flawed energy market that led to the crisis. They said a big downturn in the availability of hydropower from the Pacific Northwest also played a significant role.
In other Enron-related developments in Washington today, House lawmakers prepared to do battle on Thursday over legislation to improve pension safeguards in the wake of Enron's collapse. Democratic leaders, who plan to introduce their own bill, said the Republican proposal offered cosmetic changes and scaled back some current safeguards. But Republicans said that they had proposed substantial reforms and that the Democratic legislation could lead some companies to curb pension coverage by imposing burdensome new rules.
In his prepared remarks to the Senate panel on Thursday, according to an advance copy of the testimony, Mr. Dunn, a Democrat from Orange County, will say that internal Enron records obtained by his state investigating committee showed that in the months before the energy crisis, Enron was making larger and larger bets that the price of electricity in California was going to rise.Continue reading the main story
''We know from the daily position reports, which Enron provided our committee, that as the summer of 2000 approached, Enron's traders had taken increasingly 'long' positions in the market, meaning they had a growing amount of electricity to sell,'' Mr. Dunn will say.
Mr. Dunn also plans to testify that while the company was aggressively lobbying California officials to deregulate the state's electricity market, and promising big benefits for consumers, Enron documents showed that the company's ''internal predictions do not appear to support'' these ''hyperbolic promises.''
In addition, Mr. Dunn will assert that in 2000, before natural gas prices began a similar surge in California, Enron went from being ''short,'' or betting that gas prices would fall, to betting that prices would rise. ''Staggering shifts, a veritable sea change, from short to long positions are found in Enron's own books,'' he will say.
An Enron spokesman declined to comment today, but in the past the company has denied assertions that it played any role in the skyrocketing prices for electricity that crippled the state. Instead, Enron officials, and executives of other energy companies, have said that California officials deserved the blame for policies that stymied construction of power plants and made it hard for utilities to lock down long-term supplies of power, forcing them to obtain supplies from an increasingly volatile spot market.
Executives at Enron, which until it collapsed last year was the world's largest trader of natural gas and electricity, have maintained that the company made little profit from big moves in energy prices, generating profits instead by taking a tiny cut of the trades it did.
The California energy crisis finally eased last summer, as prices for electricity and natural gas dropped. California officials have credited the change to their decision to sign long-term contracts to buy power, as well as conservation by consumers and wholesale price caps applied by federal regulators. Energy companies have said cooler weather and other factors played a role.
Some lawmakers have questioned whether the steep drop in West Coast energy prices may have accelerated Enron's collapse, as profits from inflated power and gas prices were no longer able to cloak the company's financial problems.
Meanwhile, in the House today, even Democratic aides conceded that their pension proposal was certain to lose out to the Republican bill, but they hoped few Democrats would vote for the other side.
Tonight, one crucial Democrat, Representative Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland, said in an interview that he would probably vote against the Republican proposal, even though it incorporates significant provisions of a bill on which he was a sponsor.
Mr. Cardin, who has written pension legislation with Representative Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, that has enjoyed wide bipartisan support, said he could not support the Republican proposal because, among other things, it went too far in allowing investment firms with potential conflicts of interest to advise employees on pension investment decisions.
Karen Friedman, director of policy strategies at the Pension Rights Center, said that the Republican bill ''will do nothing to protect against future Enrons, will not protect employees who lose money in Enron-type situations, and, in fact, will roll back worker protections under current law.''
But James Delaplane, vice president for retirement policy at the American Benefits Council, which represents large employers, said the investment advice provisions might be the most beneficial to workers. ''It provides meaningful new tools to 401(k) investors to manage their retirement accounts and get professional advice with respect to investment decisions,'' he said.
Kevin Smith, a spokesman for the House Education and Workforce Committee, which produced the bill that is serving as the platform for the Republican legislation, said it would be hard for some Democrats to vote against the bill.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is actually a pretty nice tablet for its price range, with an equally comforting spec sheet. The tablet has mostly received positive reviews from all around, however, it takes only one bad apple to spoil the bunch. According to reports, there is at least one faulty Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 out there which is showing symptoms of overheating.
Does the Exynos variant of the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 have overheating issues?
Exynos is Samsung's in-house processor. It's been around for quite a while and generally gets used in smaller markets. With the introduction of the Galaxy Tab S series, all of the non-LTE models are using the Exynos processor, no matter what market they are in. The Exynos 5 processor used in the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 tablet is an octa-core processor, so it makes sense that it can overheat if there are some issues with the silicon. This doesn't seem to be a widespread though. If you look in various Galaxy Tab S forums, there isn't anyone else really complaining about the device getting too hot.
However, one particular owner is currently having an issue. As you can see from the image below, the thin backplate of the tablet is starting to warp. We will also include the source link below so you can look at the gallery of pictures that he has taken. I am unable to find a teardown of the device, so that we can find what parts are causing this heat issue. Looking at the gallery, it is clear that the backplate has warped in at least two different spots.
Whether this is a hoax (the owner may have just dropped something on the device) or the real deal, we just wanted to pass the information along so you are aware of potential issues. If this ends up turning into a widespread issue then we will be sure to give this topic more coverage. Until then, tell us what you think about the Galaxy Tab S tablets. We have heard a lot of good things about this tablet. Are they meeting your expectations?
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The Grammys have had a love/hate relationship with Rhythm and Blues over the years. Who can forget India.Arie's infamous 7 nominations and all of the publicity surrounding them, only to be snubbed? Legendary artists like Gerald Levert never received the prestigious award until after their deaths. With the 2013 Grammys right around the corner and the multiple nominations for artists such as Miguel, Frank Ocean, Luke James, and others, will R&B once again be shut out?
This past winter when the 2013 Grammy Award Nominees were announced, the R&B world was in delight to see its elite artists being honored. Crooners like Anthony Hamilton, Usher, Miguel, and newcomers Frank Ocean, Elle Varner, and Luke James led the R&B categories with quality vocals and content. For some, this was a bittersweet moment; it is no secret that the Grammys have shared a rocky relationship with the category of R&B over the last 15 years. Gone are the days of the 90s, when acts like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, and Lauryn Hill dominated awards show with their soulful performances and shining moments. With the exception of a few high spots, the genre has largely been snubbed as of late.
Let's give the Recording Academy credit. Very talented artists such as Chrisette Michele, Melanie Fiona, Cee-Lo Green, and others have taken home the gold in years past. Independent artists such as Eric Roberson, The Foreign Exchange, and Anthony David have seen how a nomination can drastically bring up their stocks. However, we also remember a new artist by the name of India.Arie, who was nominated in an outstanding seven categories. Critically acclaimed and commercially promoted, we watched week after week of advertising featuring the soul singer in anticipation of the awards. We watched aimlessly all night after each category was called. Seven times presenters called the name of India.Arie, and not one of those times was she the winner. It is regarded to this day as the worst Grammy snub of all time (it should be noted that India.Arie handled the snub with grace, and later in her career won four Grammys).
Lady India isn't the only R&B snub by the Grammys. There is a laundry list of legendary black musicians who, despite their impact and enormous success, never hit gold. Would you consider it shocking that Diana Ross, perhaps the most influential female singer of all time, has never won a Grammy? How about Brian McKnight, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Nina Simone, or Chuck Berry? Would it also surprise you that Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, and Gerald Levert only received awards after they died? These artists are not only synonymous with black music, they are synonymous with music period. One final knife to the back is the fact that nearly half of the awards in the R&B category have been cut.
Quite frankly, no one is ever going to be satisfied with the outcomes of award shows unless your name is Adele. Even with our issues with it, the Grammy Awards is an institution that we respect. For R&B music, it would behoove us to not only hold the Grammys in high regard, but to also hold in high regard other awards that celebrate our entertainers. It's the Soul Train Awards, BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and many others that we should put on a pedestal just as high as the Recording Academy.
Good luck to the R&B artists nominated for a Grammy this year. We're rooting for you all!
–Nick Eden
Nick Eden is a singer/songwriter/R&B junkie based out of Atlanta, GA. He is a winner of the Steve Harvey New Star Project and has recently appeared on BET/Centric's Apollo Live. His new album Soul|Reloaded will be available January 2013. Experience his love of R&B at www.RnBLova.com and follow him on Twitter @nickeden.


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Now that Michael Bourn has signed and Kyle Lohse is somewhat of a lone wolf on the free-agent market, the rumor mill has grown too cold to sustain a daily Roundup. Not to worry, though—to compensate, I am simply going to stretch the meaning of the word "rumor" to include the mélange of spring training stories, from players who are in the best shapes of their lives to position battles and roster decisions, in addition to the Hot Stove's last gasps.
To that end, today's Roundup begins in Mesa, Arizona, where the Cubs' pitchers and catchers have settled for the next month and a half, as second-year manager Dale Sveum and the front-office crew of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer decide their roles.
Cubs crowded rotation picture gets clearer
The list of competitors includes Scott Baker (one year, $5.5 million), Scott Feldman (one year, $6 million), Carlos Villanueva (two years, $10 million), and Travis Wood (acquired from the Reds last offseason), setting aside the likes of Brooks Raley and Chris Rusin, who earned cups of coffee last season but figure to return to the upper minors. Sveum mentioned on Thursday that the Cubs will be patient with Baker, who is still on the mend from the Tommy John surgery that he underwent on April 17, 2012, and if the 31-year-old righty begins the season on the disabled list, then only one more former starter needs to be culled from the Opening Day rotation to bring it down to five.
Assuming that Sveum has his way, Feldman will not be the castoff. The ex-Ranger has worked in a swingman role throughout his major-league career, making at least one start and one relief appearance in each of the past five seasons, but his new manager told Muskat, "He's going to be one of the starters." Feldman has not pitched more than 127 2/3 innings during a regular season since 2009, so it remains to be seen whether he has the durability to handle a 30-plus-start workload. For now, though, it appears safe to write him into the number-four slot on the depth chart.
Thus, as Sveum explained, the last spot will come down to Villanueva and Wood, with the latter entering the competition as the favorite. Although Sveum did not give a specific reason for Wood's early advantage, one possible factor is his left-handedness, which sets him apart from every other pitcher in the running, excluding Raley and Rusin, who struggled mightily in their 2012 cameos. Wood also has made 61 of his 65 career big-league trips to the mound as a starter, whereas Villanueva has considerable experience in the swingman gig for which he is currently ticketed, and only recently began to see significant rotation time with the Blue Jays.
Villanueva's contract, which calls for a $5 million paycheck this season and next, may seem like a steep investment in a one-win pitcher with an undetermined role, but given the fragility of Chicago's other starters, he can expect to earn a healthy dose of starting assignments. In addition to Baker's laundry list of ailments, Feldman is only two years removed from microfracture knee surgery, and Garza missed 69 games with a stress fracture in his throwing elbow last season.
The Cubs can afford to cross the excess-starter bridge when they come to it, because there is a strong chance that they will never reach the river. And, since each of the newcomers can be traded after June 1, in the most-crowded scenario, Epstein will have abundant summertime trade bait with which to continue stocking his farm system.
Lohse "almost certain" to reach deal in coming days
Greinke, perhaps concerned for a fellow free agent that he long ago left in the dust, asked Rosenthal whether Lohse could benefit from waiting until after the First-Year Player Draft to enable teams to sign him without surrendering a high draft pick. The answer to that question was affirmative, and the anecdote shed light on Greinke's passion for all aspects of the game. More importantly, though, it gave Rosenthal an opportunity to drop this nugget:
That's big news for Lohse and his agent, Scott Boras, who has already found homes for his other compensated free agents, Rafael Soriano and Michael Bourn. And it comes just two days after the right-hander's market seemed so dormant that the Nationals were considered a potential suitor on the off chance that Gio Gonzalez might face a suspension for his connection to the Biogenesis clinic.
Unless general manager John Mozeliak was dishonest with reporters, Lohse won't be back with the Cardinals. He's not likely to join the Red Sox. He's drawing little attention from the Angels. And the Brewers are not involved. So, where is Lohse going? If none of the aforementioned teams are quietly operating under the radar, another big surprise could be on the way.
Daniel Rathman is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @danielrathman
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I'm gonna take a stab on Lohse - KC or Col. They both have top 10 picks and lottery picks so the compensation wouldn't hurt them as much and they both desperately need rotation help. And I think their GMs are... capable.. of making the rationalization.
Feb 15, 2013 06:31 AM
I do think KC makes some sense, Dayton is spending to keep his job and his cushy spot in the ALC got a lot less cushier when the Indians opened their wallets.
Feb 15, 2013 06:58 AM
The Cubs' problem last year was offense, so not much will change this year.
Feb 15, 2013 07:44 AM
Ethan Spalding
Improvement is improvement, regardless of to what area. A team that saves 50 runs above replacement and scores 0 should be equivalent to one that saves 25 and scores 25 above replacement.
Feb 15, 2013 10:20 AM
I'm pegging Miami as a dark-horse. Perhaps under some pressure to spend money by MLB and with a first round pick protected. They could (would) always trade him next year anyway.
Feb 16, 2013 05:40 AM
I don't think Miami can sign anyone without putting a substantial no-trade clause in it. Look for Texas, when their quite things happen.
Feb 16, 2013 10:49 AM
Sorry, don't expect Texas to sign Lohse. And, it's not the pick, but the signing pool money, that is most likely the reason. Also, IMHO, many people don't remember Lohse's mediocre, at best, performance in the AL. Pitching for a great team, in the NL, is what got him rated where he is. At his age, I suspect his best move is to stay in the NL, though if he signs with a weak team, even that may not help.
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PASSENGERS on a local bus suffered a terrifying ordeal in Bray last week when a gang of youths hurled rocks at the vehicle.
The 'ambush' occurred on Killarney Road in broad daylight last Wednesday, in the St Fergal's Church area.
The driver was forced to divert the bus route to avoid further damage as the gang of teenage thugs hurled missiles at the 145.
The incident occurred close to St Fergal's Church. There was damage to a number of windows on the bus during the onslaught.
' They shattered a top window with what sounded like a brick,' said one passenger on board the 145 during the frightening blitz. ' They broke three windows.'
Gardaí in Bray said that they have received reports of the highly dangerous activity.
Sergeant John Fitzpatrick of Bray Garda Station explained that the young males were hiding before emerging with the stones and throwing them at the bus.
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Le Coq Sportif's latest collaboration release sees them reaching just a bit outside of their borders to link up with 24 Kilates in Barcelona. That sneaker boutique got their hands on the Le Coq Sportif Flash, a model that gets outfitted here with a deep red that the two countries associated share as far national colors are concerned. There's no release info just yet, but some of Le Coq Sportif's previous collabs in 2013 have indeed made their way to the states, so it's possible that we'll see them over here. Continue reading for a full view and a video preview and check back in with us for more in this 24 Kilates project.
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While the number of Hong Kong Facebook users might have surpassed the three million mark, social networks have yet to play a significant role in the city's job market, a leading recruitment specialist says.
"Most recruiters here don't use [social platforms] as a primary source of information," says Emma Charnock, Hays' regional director for Hong Kong and China. "They tend to use them more as a backup tool for extending the vetting process or for following up after interviews."
One area where the medium does appear to be more useful is for assessing candidate feedback, she says, which can help improve an employer's ability to gauge market perceptions of them. "Candidates are often very free with sharing their experience while interviewing with a company. When an employer fails to make a good impression or fails to get back to them, they often share that experience."
When advising employers, Charnock advocates adopting a better sense of awareness, since events that take place during the recruitment process can have a lasting effect on a company's employment brand.
In terms of social platforms, Charnock favours LinkedIn over Facebook and Twitter, which she feels do not project the same degree of professionalism.
"If I were to approach a client about a candidate I found on Facebook, I somehow doubt it would hold much credibility," she says.
As for how employers should interact on social platforms, Charnock suggests having a firm set of internal policies and guidelines in place, a notion that's starting to set in here.
"I've seen a big trend, especially over the past 12 months, of a more managed approach [to social networks]. In comparison, if you were to look at the situation 18 months ago, it was still very much a greenfield subject, with a lot of random information being put up there."
Candidates should take an equally vigilant approach, Charnock warns. "They've got to be wary of their digital footprint at all times, whether or not they're actively searching for a job."
Having said that, she does go on to add that social networks can serve as a useful tool for job-seekers and employees to market themselves by blogging or sharing stories about the latest developments in their industry.
Charnock notes that while she expects social media to play a more prominent role in the job market, drastic changes over the next three to five years are unlikely. "I think more HR managers will start [to] leverage social media for their candidate search," she says. "But I don't think it will replace traditional methods - I think it will enhance them."


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A Toronto organization says kids in Nunavut are the most active in Canada.
Each year, Active Healthy Kids Canada reports on activity levels across the country. Pedometers are given to select children in each province or territory to measure the number of steps taken.
In 2012, kids in Nunavut came out on top.
"We really have to sort of dig a little deeper to see, you know, what is it that's making the difference," said Jennifer Cowie Bonne, who leads Active Healthy Kids Canada.
"But I think what the data is saying is that you're on the right track. Don't stop now, keep going, and make sure that it's the activity you're getting every day that's huffing and puffing 60 minutes."
Cowie Bonne said kids need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day.
Rachel Clow, who worked in early childhood education in Iqaluit for 15 years, agrees kids need to keep moving.
"It's the way they learn," she said. "And it's a way to keep healthy and keep fit, but definitely the biggest one is it's the way they learn."
But when it's too cold to play outside, it's a challenge keeping kids busy.
Leslie Leafloor, manager of early childhood development for the Nunavut government, also raised three children up North and says it doesn't take much to keep kids active.
"You can ask them to go and count how many pillows we have in our household, and they'll go running through the house and counting the pillows," she said.
Leafloor also suggests throwing a sheet across a table to make a fort or asking kids to count the number of socks in the house.
She says if you can't be outside for long, make it count. Putting coloured water in old squeeze bottles and letting kids paint on snow is one idea.
"Just a couple of drops of food colouring into a bottle of water — using an old dish soap bottle or a shampoo bottle that the child can squirt — and then they can go outside and they can paint pictures on the snow with the coloured water."
When it's really cold outside, Leafloor suggests bringing snow inside to play with in the sink or bathtub.


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Builds boats. Drinks Scotch. Never been caught, altar-trip-wise (although his past paramours do include the likes of Jennifer Connelly and Virgina Madsen!). Having achieved sensitive-heartthrob status in the '90s-era show Once and Again, he walked on the darker side, more recently, in the AMC crime series The Killing. Based in Vancouver these days, where he has an enviable loft in Yaletown, this bon vivant is weathering rather nicely, we do think. "I wake up here and it's grey and rainy, but I feel like it's a sunny day," Mr. Positive has said of his city.


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The Southern Cross Friday June 29 1860 pg 2 June 28 - Phoenix, ship, 986 tons, Robert Brown, for Liverpool. Passengers - Alexander Mr, Mrs and Miss Carl Phillip Craig George Crossland John Falkner James Feather William Fialty James Gerard John Graham Mr and Mrs and two children Grange Capt. Heather Mr Hodkinson William, Priscilla, Mary Anne, Margaret C. and Hodkinson John William Hudson Mr Hyatt Mr King Patrick and Mary Melchrist Mr (3) Moore William Moss Robert Moss William and Mrs Parker Mr Pilcher William M., Sarah, Isabella, Kitty and William Rabbit Patrick Roberts Rev. J. Robinson George Simons Ellen V. Smith John Steel Samuel Stewart Alex. Sutcliffe W.H. Sweeney Alfred, Anna, Bertha, Alice Kate, Adeline M., Ethelbert, Sweeney Geraldine, Frank Albert, Camilla Norah, Ernest S., Evelyn Walter & infant Symonds Master Taylor Richard, Anne, and Mary and infant Thomas Eliza Wylie James O.R. Strickland & Co., agents.
Southern Cross Tuesday 3rd July 1860 pg 2
Auckland. Sailed July 2 - Phoenix, for Liverpool. The Phoenix, after an ineffectual attempt to round the North Head on Sunday, came back to her anchorage, but finally succeeded in making a start yesterday forenoon.
William Hodkinson's account of voyage of the arrival of the "Phoenix" at the mouth of the Mersey. The "Phoenix" dragged her anchors and keeled over during a gale. Voyage from Auckland, New Zealand, to Liverpool, England in the full rigged ship Phoenix, 986 tons, of the White Star Line July 2nd 1860. Source: Merseyside Maritime Museum search Hodkinson.
Commander Capt. R. Brown 1st Mate Mr Venruss 2nd Mate Mr Combs Boatswain & two Carpenters Stewards, Butchers & Stewardess Chaplain Rev. J. Roberts Three cooks 2 of them Blacks One Sailmaker Surgeon Dr. Theorton Purser about 14 men before the mast
Oct. 9 Off Dunganon say 200 miles
Oct. 10. Off Rock light and landing
At easy seeing distance we have scarcely time to swallow our breakfast for fear if missing some important object. Where is no lack of Ships of all sizes from the yachts to the 3 deckers sailing
in every direction. 12 noon, Off Dungannon 3 pm we can see ?Taskes Island, where the famous ?Dasher Lighthouse stands on. The wind is from the north rather against us. we hope for a change or else no Liverpool for us to morrow, at 8 pm. Very dark blowing rather strong from N.W. passed the large floating lightship it looked like an illuminated ship red lights at end of yards, mast top, bows & stern, we passed her at a quick rate they should so hailed us as they seen us at sea, giving us directions as to wind dir., we ____ a good look out I had lights burning at our bows. We got to bed in good time tired with the day's achievements.
Oct. 10th. We arose early & got breakfast over so that we could look about us but the weather was not very favourable for seeing fast, for the drizzly rain had come again & the wind not being fair we were beating up the channel that is tacking, about, about noon were near Holyhead lighthouse, sometimes we could not see it when more than a mile distant on account of the rain, after dinner we took on board Pilot Mr ___ but I rather think he is not quite sober but perhaps he knows this business all afternoon we are sailing along the Welsh coast with a strong wind more fair on account of our course being more east. Ships and now as plentiful as blackberries & steam tugs too, they wanted £20 for taking us into Liverpool but as we have got such a good wind the captain would not engage them. there about 5 pm we entered the mouth of the Mersey and we could see the lights of the core of docks, the Pilot thought we had but anchor for the night and we let go the patent anchor opposite the Battery. The gale blew us on to the bank & as the wind a gale and the sea was high, we dragged our anchors, the tide being at the ebb. we soon touched the bottom with a heavy thuds and then she keeled on her side. The sailor had got beach but happily the wind abated or the ship would soon have gone to pieces.
Some of the passengers asked the 1st or 2nd mate where we were going and he said we were going to the devil. It was a & no fair game to sail all way from New Zealand & then be wrecked in the Mersey. The Captain wanted to signal for a tug to take the passengers to port but the sailors would not hear of it. They hailed a tug for all hands we got a good sized piece of pork to
wash & when roasted we did not feel inclined for eating, we stayed up all night approaching but its was very uncomfortable owing to vessel heeling on her side but as soon as this tide permitted on the morning we got a tug which brought us opposite the landing stage and took us passengers with children. I saw Mr Robinson at the door _____ of death, him if he could not manage to go with us, he shaked his head ......
Searching for clues about greatgrandmother Geraldine Orde McGowan nee Sweeny who settled in Levuka, Fiji 1873, I went back in time to her mother, Ann Sweeny, Worthing, Sussex who produced sixteen children between 1841 and 1863. A family of that size would certainly be a handful on land much less at sea, but trawling through shipping records I found Ann Sweeny in 1860 loading nine of those children aged 2 years to 16 on board the Avalanche and setting sail for Auckland, NZ. Husband Alfred and two other children sailed out a few months earlier on the Jura. The big unsolved question is WHY? You see, by the 1861 English census they were all back home in Sussex. Long voyage short stay! Alfred and Bertha joined Auckland Mechanics Institute (now the Auckland Cities Libraries) on19 January 1860, three days after landing.
Outward journey passenger lists are as scarce as hens teeth, so when I found one for the Phoenix, Auckland to Liverpool 1860 I searched the names with little expectation, but another glance and there was a family with all the same children. It had to be and it was. I was able to detail their next sea voyages, all to Australia, thanks to transcribers. In 1866 seventeen year old Geraldine Orde Sweeny and sister Adeline Maude Sweeny aboard the Red Jacket to Melbourne. 1867, Bertha Sweeny aboard Atalanta.1868 Ann Sweeny and daughter Camilla Norah and son Frank Albert on board Southern Ocean.
The children all in their teens stayed on in Victoria while Ann returned to England in time for the 1871 census. How did Geraldine end up in Fiji? Did any of the kids over the years make the long voyage home to see their adventurous Mum? To find out I'll just have to keep searching. Robyn Mortimer Posted 30 December 2006.
1861 England Census. Worthing Sussex. Father Alfred 43 Mother Ann 39 Bertha 16 Alice Kate 15 Adeline Maude 13 Ethelbert 14 Geraldine Orde 11 Frank Albert 8 Camilla Norah 6 Ernest 4 Evelyn Walter 3 Madeline May 1 Five unnamed above died young, eldest Alfred Robert 18 elsewhere.
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24 hours in the offbeat side of the Bay Area.
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Technically, Oakland is a city completely separate from San Francisco, south of Berkeley and Walnut Creek, half an hour's drive across the Oakland Bay Bridge. For plenty of residents, the East Bay Area is just an outer suburb of SF, an easy commute from city jobs, gigs and restaurants. Rents are lower across the bridge and life is a little rougher, but that's exactly what makes Oakland such an interesting place. Hoards of artists, activists and environmentalists have made Oakland their home, breathing gnarly creative energy into the spare industrial landscape.
I visited Oakland on the way to Burning Man, a whirlwind 24-hour visit through the wilder corners of the city. A friend-of-a-trusted-friend said he'd show me around. He's a welder and maker at American Steel Studios, one of the towering institutions of the Oakland art scene, and the trip was a behind-the-scenes tour of Oakland life. The New York Times called Oakland 'Brooklyn by the Bay' – a mix of hip culture, immigrant neighbourhoods and tech start-ups – but the city I saw had a unique vibe, much grittier than its east coast cousin.
24 hours began in a Ford
My new friend turned up at Oakland Airport in a Ford pickup; a big beast of a truck that rode high on the multi-lane highways girdling the city. I flew in late and we made straight for his place, a warehouse block converted into flats, in the backstreets behind Mandela Parkway, on the west side of the city.
Further east, you can find the 500-acre Joaquin Miller Park, home to towering redwoods and the Woodminster Amphitheatre. Residents hang out at the serene Mountain View Cemetery. There's even a park on the roof of a prominent Oakland mall.
Sleep, with air brakes
I woke at 4am to the dulcet sounds of cement trucks – air brakes pumping and sirens wailing as they backed in under the Lone Star cement silos opposite the apartment. There was nothing in between me and those trucks but 40 metres and a few open windows. "It gets real bright in here real early," my new friend had warned, but I liked my room and it's wide-angle view over West Oakland's pot-holed landscape.
Generally, Oakland is a city that is dominated by budget business hotels. You can shell out big bucks for The Inn at Jackson Square or get a bay view at The Waterfront, but stay Uptown around Telegraph Avenue or north around the Temescal/Piedmont Avenue districts if you want to be in the thick of things.
Unexpected chicken waffles
When the sun was well and truly up, we climbed into the Ford headed out for breakfast. We hit a diner on Mandela Parkway, a non-descript brown building, sitting on a busy four-lane road and facing a graffiti-covered cement lot. It was hard to imagine anything good was brewing inside that hut, but Brown Sugar Kitchen is a local favourite, and with good reason. We sat down to a breakfast of champions: buttermilk fried chicken and cornmeal waffles with brown sugar butter and apple cider syrup – the Brown Sugar special – and it was a total taste bomb.
With its large African American, Hispanic and Asian communities, Oakland is known for its killer food scene, starting with the soul food at Brown Sugar Kitchen. Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant is also a local favourite, as is Burma Superstar. For fine dining, try Michelin-starred Commis and don't skip the fried chicken sandwiches at Bakesale Betty's. I did – I was full of waffles – but my friend assured me that was a mistake.
A libertarian with a heart of gold
West Oakland in particular has rusty, sharp edges and is home to a culture of industrial creativity and radical self-reliance. In the early afternoon, my friend took me to visit a guy called Mudd – a grizzled, grease-covered mechanic who lived with a pitbull puppy named Daisy. Mudd's workshop was a cavernous West Oakland warehouse filled with rusted out Pontiacs, Hummers and half-finished Harley restorations. A North Carolina native and a true libertarian, Mudd had a patriot's love for the second amendment of the US Constitution, but he was a lovely guy. His partner was a giant American of Polish Catholic descent, who cranked Stevie Wonder's greatest hits as he welded the frame of a motorbike together.
As we sat on some couches, cuddling up to the dog, Mudd told us he would soon be filming a reality TV show for the Discovery Channel, some Chop Shop/Mythbusters hybrid. He seemed legit, in a wilding rebel way, and he could obviously fix anything. He fixed an espresso machine while we watched, then made us a decent set of lattes with his big, oil-blackened hands.
We killed the better part of the afternoon with Mudd, but there are plenty of other ways to spend time in the city. The Oakland Museum of California takes in natural history, art and craft, and comes highly rated. There's a retro game arcade in nearby Alameda and urban hiking is a thing. If your timing is right, try Nerd Nite, or an Oakland Ping Pong Party. We were content with Daisy and the fiery welding noise.
Where art meets industry
Art is a big deal in Oakland, and the monthly Art Murmur draws a massive, diverse crowd. But the culture is less 'stand and watch' than 'get your hands dirty.' One of the easiest ways to become a true Oakland creative is to take a class at The Crucible in West Oakland, which offers serious skills for the nascent craftsman. Interested in glass blowing, blacksmithing, ceramics or stone masonry? How about working with neons and lights? The Crucible is the place.
The other heavy-hitting art facility in West Oakland is American Steel, and my friend took me on a backstage tour as the sun was beginning to set. We debated visiting Homeroom for 50 shades of mac 'n' cheese but opted for a quick stop at Taqueria Sinaloa on the way, gobbling a spice-laden El Pastor before rolling on to the studios.
American Steel is a vast warehouse in sight of the Oakland Bay Bridge that is the homebase for Oakland's industrial arts scene, which is closely linked to Burning Man. In a vacant lot beside the building, Olympian sculptures of women made of warped and rusted metal towered fifteen metres high. Once carried out to the desert for Burning Man, they were now gatekeepers to a monolithic underground manufacturing plant.
Inside, the American Steel Studios stretched out under a vast tin roof, at least a hundred metres deep and several hundred wide. The floor space was divided into huge working bays, each broad enough to fit a semi-trailer and braced overhead by a mobile gantry crane. At first glance the bays seemed piled high with junk – junk as far as the eye could see – but on closer inspection the piles resolved into fragments of sculpture, heavy machinery, abandoned cars, and an old white bus.
Someone had built a full-sized western saloon, labelled The Bordello, and left it on a path that cut across the working bays. It was built for an American Steel party held several years prior, my friend told me, for which the owners had covered floor in sand and sold 10,000 tickets.
In one of the bays, an artist called Mike Ross was working late, welding two Vietnam-era fighter jets together for an installation in Seattle. He'd made the Big Rig Jig for Burning Man one year (which later turned up in Banksy's Dismaland) and it was right beside us, impossibly twisted, looming up out of a steampunk paradise.
We could have checked out Wurlitzer Night at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre or caught a burlesque show at The Uptown, but we opted to ride in a gantry crane over a valley of rust. Safety third, as the Burners say.
Back there, over the water
We rounded out 24 hours in Oakland on the roof of American Steel. My friend led me through the art and debris to the 'white wall' warehouse next door – a warren of cyclone fencing and plasterboard, arranged in loose cubicle studios for printers and soap makers, graphic artists and painters. We made our way through in low light, climbed a ladder and emerged under stars.
On top of American Steel, the whole Bay Area was laid out for us: the Bay Bridge, San Francisco and the glittering hills of Berkeley. We sat for a long while watching the fog roll in, turning the San Francisco lights to haze. The Golden Gate Bridge was off in the distance, stretching spectacularly northward.
San Francisco is a beautiful town, no doubt, and it made for a stunning view, but I was pretty happy on the other side of the water. If San Francisco is the belle of the ball, Oakland is the party.
(Lead image: Steven dos Remedios/Visit Oakland)
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Effort to gain vote of confidence for the design delayed until next council meeting September 6
Preliminary conceptual drawings of the new Oconomowoc Community Center unveiled Tuesday night at the Common Council meeting drew an initial very favorable response.
The building, which will replace the demolished Quonset-Hut style building that used to sit on Wisconsin Avenue west of City Beach and City Park, has a projected $7.5 million price tag. A big chunk of the needed dollars–coming from a Emergency Assistance Program Federal Grant administered by Waukesha County–is already in hand.
On Tuesday evening, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Recreation Director John Kelliher said he was looking for an initial reaction to the architect's conceptual design, and despite the council's decision to delay a vote of confidence in those designs, it appears the council, including Mayor Jim Daley, like what they saw.
The delay in giving Kelliher the go-ahead to finalize the designs came after several alderman said they wanted to give the public an opportunity to review the plans and provide feedback, not because they objected to what they saw.
An ancillary issue—parking and a potential overpass that would keep users of the center from having to cross Wisconsin Avenue to get to the new facility, did cause some concern. See separate article.
Daley who stepped down as the meeting's presiding officer to make his comments in support of a confidence vote, said that facility would be a "unique, signature addition to the city." His comments were echoed by District 2 Alderman Rich Allen. District 1 Alderman Jay Larsen also said he liked what he saw.
District 4 Alderman David Nold, who said he would probably vote for the motion to provide the council's blessing if it were forced to vote on Tuesday evening, said he wanted to delay voting on the motion until the council had received more public comment.
This prompted Daley and Allen to remind their colleagues that the council was not voting to approve the project or to spend any dollars on Tuesday evening. Instead, Daley and Allen said that Kellliher and the committee that worked with the architect to develop the conceptual drawings only wanted to know if the council supported the concept that was presented.
Both reminded the council that in the future they would be given many opportunities to vote on different aspects of the project including its final approval.
Allen, who called the conceptual renderings "spectacular,†said "it is important that the council show strong support for this.†He also said that a vote on Tuesday "did not take the public out of the discussion,†and that members of the community would have numerous opportunities in the future for public comment.
Nold, noting that he and the other alderman were seeing the drawings for the first time on Tuesday night, asked if the vote of support couldn't be delayed two weeks until the next council meeting on September 6.
While agreeing that the council could delay the vote, Daley said he felt there was no need for a delay and that he was concerned that the city was developing a reputation for not moving ahead aggressively on projects that are consistent with the city's plans to revitalize the downtown area.
Alderman Cathleen Slattery agreed with Nold, saying she too was uncomfortable being asked for a vote of support given that she, like the other aldermen, was seeing the drawings for the first time.
Like Nold, Slattery has concerns about the cost of the passageway and the creation of additional parking spaces on the south side of Wisconsin Avenue. Slattery apparently felt that the existing parking, while scattered, was adequate, commenting, "the city needs to walk more than it does.â€
The preliminary architectural designs reveal a three-level approximately 20,000 square foot facility that would feature enough glass large glass windows to provide views–â€transparency‖ through the building from its Wisconsin Avenue side to Lac La Belle, plus, at the back of the building, spectacular views of the lake from all three levels. The bottom level provides walk-out access to the beach, a concession area, public bathrooms and a patio. A conceptual drawing of the center from the lake side is above.
As before, the center will house Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department offices and staff, but the design clearly favors the building's use as a community center for a wide range of uses, some of which will generate rental income. For example, the entire back portion of the top floor can accommodate large gatherings such as wedding receptions or sit-down dinner meetings. Kelliher said that the facility, as presented conceived, would accommodate a sit-down dinning of up to 300 people.
With its expansive windows over-looking the lake, Kelliher says the center, when completed next fall, will rapidly become a popular designation for everything from workshops and seminars, to civic and community group meetings, to banquets and weddings. The space also includes a warm-up kitchen for catered events and a bar area, and can be portioned off into three sections when needed.
Using guidance from a planning committee headed by Kelliher and Dennis Bednarski, the city's utilities director, the exterior design mimics the architectural style of some of stately homes that once dotted the sides of the city's lakes.


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