NoiseInsideMyHead
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Understatement of the year.
The hotel market as a whole is down across the state, said Dean Ihla, tourism development manager for the Department of Commerce.
Slipping occupancy in the eastern portion of the state can be attributed to a weakening Canadian dollar and possibly overbuilding, he said.
You think maybe?
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Why can't UND plan ahead like this?
At least we should have a nickname by then.
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A 17th Ave S interchange would not increase developable property. An argument can be made that a 47th Ave S interchange built on the backs of area residents for the benefit of developers with the implementation of a new 1% sales tax would pay for itself in future tax revenue, both sales tax and property tax.
Fixed it for you.
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Rumor are that developers will put in a Life Style Center or a Factory Outlet Mall, but they want access to I29 at 47th Ave S, not Merrifield Road. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, but 32nd Ave S doesn't have much expansion room for retail. 42nd Street has some room, but no big box store will go there.
If Merrifield Road gets developed before 47th Ave, some of the property is in the Thompson school district. It behooves Grand Forks to develop S 47th Ave first, as the GF school district will have an increased tax base.
Three miles between interchanges is a long way in town. If you look at places like Fargo, Bismarck, Dickinson, Sioux Falls, and many other communities you will see interchanges at somewhere between 1 and 2 miles (most are close to a mile apart until you get toward the edges of town). They want to build up retail along the frontage roads, including the rumors about an outlet mall, and it makes it more difficult to get visitors to drive a mile or more on a frontage road to try to find a store or mall. The Merrifield exit is great to create a truck bypass over the river rather than driving through town. 47th is a better location for building the frontage road network. Both will probably happen at some point in the next 10-15 years.
I don't necessarily disagree, but a sales tax is not the way to go for a vanity project that may not even materialize. I say, figure out the cost difference between (a) Merrifield with frontage road and (b) two interchanges, and let the developers foot the bill.
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Just wanted to toss this out there...why does Grand Forks not have neighborhoods?
Sure, there are labels that various people use to describe certain parts of town, and the land records seem to suggest that there are subdivisions and the whole bit, but I can't think of more than a couple of areas that are even minimally defined. It seems that cross-streets and other significant landmarks are about the only way to identify residential areas. You can literally drive along the same street for miles and notice nothing but the varying ages of the homes.
Neighborhoods here (even some of the newest subdivisions) lack obvious names, conspicuous signage, distinctive entrances, even remotely visual boundaries, and other distinguishing features.
Is there something to this? Am I missing something?
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http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3822002-mayor-proposes-no-increase-grand-forks-property-taxes
"I feel a 1 percent sales tax is warranted," because of the city's infrastructure needs, including a new water treatment plant and a 47th Avenue-Interstate 29 interchange, Sande said.
Can someone please explain the hard-on that some people have about an interchange at 47th? Merrifield Road is already built out with a bridge and would encourage further expanded development along I-29 south of 32nd. Exits at every mile hardly seem justified.* Frontage roads and/or a soon-to-be-widened Columbia will almost certainly suffice for moving people about north-to-south along the east side of the freeway. Not to mention the fact that the dust-covered master plan calls for it. Yet, a new sales tax is somehow justified?
* - Why do I have this feeling that there are some people who want to artificially congest I-29 so as to hasten a reduced speed limit through town?
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Noooooo, stop eating processed meats, it will change your life! Eliminate added sugar also...
Do you want to live forever?
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You can have your opinion. You are entitiled to it. You bring up a lot of points. But let's just break it down to the most simplistic way possible. Having no nickname is just dumb. If it was such a hip, cool, unique idea, others schools (especially ones that were in the same boat we were that had to change their native american nickname) would have considered and done the same thing. NONE of them did that. I could give you reason why like moving forward, marketing possibilities, branding, etc. But it is really this simple. Having no nickname is dumb idea.
Umm…so what you're saying is, nobody has done it. Isn't that the very definition of "unique"?
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Grand junction
They're gonna have to bring it, but I'll give 'em a try. Anybody know when they open? (Assuming they haven't yet.)
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Agreed! I'll take anything other than another Subway. It's crazy how many subway's this town has...
Subway is like the last girl at a party. Sure, she'll do in a pinch, especially if you're hungry, but you're always looking for something better.
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Does Grand Forks have a Schlotzky's yet? They seem to be expanding in North Dakota over the past few years.
Nope. Closest is Fargo.
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Quiznos on 32nd is gone.
Paging Messrs. Firehouse, Potbelly, Jason's Deli, McAlisters.
Grand Forks needs sandwich shops.
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On tonight's season premiere of Hard Knocks on HBO, in the first few minutes, they were filming JJ Watt at his training facility and there was a "University of North Dakota" banner prominently featured on one wall (among dozens of other colleges, but it stuck out the most). #UNDproud
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Popular Contributors?
I don't know if it is who posts the most or who gets the love or hate ?
If you're the head of the class.
If you're a quarterback.
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If you're never last picked.
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Not sure I understand the outrage. Baxter Arena isn't that big to begin with. If you are going to fill your arena with people, wouldn't you rather have as many home team fans filling the arena as possible?
Does the home team school provide the away team school an allotment of tickets as well? That could be another option as well besides the secondary market(unless of course, this allotment doesn't occur or if it is just available to UND season ticket holders).
Either way, it's the inaugural season of their arena. The novelty will wane.
"Outrage" is a touch strong. I think it perfectly fair to call out a tacky, bush league move for exactly what it is. Denver didn't exactly get any love last year either for pulling the same nonsense. And they had the novelty of a new coach.
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theyre also oozing in money from 90% season ticket rate and an on campus arena where they get all the profits.
"On campus." You're no Rand McNally, are you?
Besides, what's your point? That the economic model justifies questionable ticket sale practices? That UND has a raw deal with the Ralph?
Let's just leave it at this: there is obviously something green under Omaha's skin and in its head.
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UNO is just oozing insecurity and inferiority here. This really is shameful. Heck, they made the FF without such ridiculous gimmicks. I hope the restrooms overflow and the fans get food poisoning on opening night. Karma can be a b****.
Better still is the irony that the state of Nebraska pretty much perfected (invented?) the practice of filling opposing teams' football stadiums with red. Funny how the People of the Corn can dish it out but not take it.
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(Reposted from "Nodak" thread)
It's no longer "fear mongering" (as some called it) when the NCAA has told UND if the complaints about hearing the old nickname continue sanctions will follow.
Basically the NCAA has called the "no nickname" bluff: Even they recognize it's a way to keep using the old nickname. They are just waiting for the complaint as a trigger to bring the sanctions.
Not so fast.
The NCAA has all but stepped in it here. They have threatened punishment on vague grounds with zero leverage. On what basis can they possibly hope to impose these mythical sanctions? Sure, they have rules for attendance at NCAA championships, and can boot spectators for proscribed activities, but to punish member schools with associational sanctions for isolated episodes, let alone mere reports, of spectator conduct? Especially when the standard is, as yet, wholly undefined? Any enforcement action would have to be preceded by the implementation of clear guidance and new rules.
The biggest problem in this rapid-fire analysis of third-party hearsay is that we don't know the precise contours of the conversation. Maybe somebody just teed it up for the NCAA representative, who then blindly took advantage and swung for the fences with an ill-informed response on an incomplete hypothetical. There are far too many variables and missing material facts to render so definite a prediction. I would hesitate to conclude that tyranny shrouded in mystery is the official company line of the NCAA, although they do at times recklessly wield the power they do have.
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1. In another part of the now-infamous, debated ad nauseam settlement agreement, the NCAA expressly ordered UND to protect the Sioux name and logos, which "shall not be...abandoned."
2. Now, if fans use (i.e., purchase and wear, or simply read) Sioux gear sold by UND for the purpose of remaining in full compliance with the agreement, the NCAA purportedly tells us it will "very likely result in sanctions."
Why the two orders, Colonel?
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Anyone going to this tomorrow in Hastings?
(Read the fine print)
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Many of you are the NCAA's bitch, some seem content to be the NCAA's bitch, and some appear to even relish the role. There are ways out, but you have closed your minds to the concept of freedom. For you, there is no hope. I am sorry.
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NCAA sanctions are not a legal consequence for breach of contract. Next.
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Because a legally-binding agreement says so. That trumps any quotes or press clippings you post on here. The last thing the NCAA will tolerate is the Fighting Sioux name and logo living on as an "unofficial" nickname. They are not that stupid. Misguided, yes. Stupid, no.
But your carefully selected phrase "legally-binding" is only meaningful because there are legal consequences for not complying, right? Nothing is absolute, and these things cannot be viewed in a vacuum. How can you possibly conduct yourself in a society of laws without knowing which types of activities warrant the stiffest penalties and which are throwaways?
Speed limits are "legally-binding." What does that mean? Can you get a lengthy prison sentence or death? Of course not. One reason people speed is that the consequences of being caught are relatively mild.
Anyone who concludes that UND should not risk breaching the settlement agreement without having first critically examined the possible (and likely) consequences of doing so is either intellectually lazy or a holier-than-thou hypocrite. Be honest, who among you has never breached a contract; website terms of use, iTunes user agreements, and software licenses are contracts, by the way. Moral relativism has no place here; UND is not above breaching a contract when the risks are outweighed by the benefits, and neither are you.
So I turn it back on all of the doomsayers: just what is it about the legal consequences of breaching the contract that chills you? An award of money damages? How much is too much to pay? A court order mandating that UND select a name? Is that any worse than the NCAA, or is it in some way actually better? Or are you worried about reputation and appearances? Do you fear for UND's credibility in the business world? Is UND not well served by adhering to principles and fighting rather than capitulating to a bully?
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I would support a smart, taxpayer-funded solution along Hwy 2 at the airport before anything on I-29.
Just so you know I'm not completely stingy with my tax dollars.