Mike Stark

Since the Twins stadium bill has been passed there would be no need to advocate for that, but another issue has risen dealing with the Twins stadium. Do we need a retractable roof? There are many for the retractable roof becuase they bring up important arguements. When its cold what will we do? If it snows what will they do? They say a retractable roof is needed becuase Minnesota has constantly changing weather and it could cause many games to get cancelled if we don't have a roof to protect the field.
I for one do not think the Twins need a retractable roof. The purposed stadium already calls for 478 million dollars to fund it, with 74% of that to be paid by the public or 353 million dollars from our pockets(deMause). If we decide to add the retractable roof the price would rise considerably which would be more money out of our pockets. I don't think that the weather would affect the games anyway, and if they do that only makes things more exciting, like a possible playoff first, baseball game in the snow in late september. I think a retractable roof for the twins stadium would be a bad design idea becuase it would cost us more money and it would prevent us from experience a real outdoor baseball game on a rainy day.

deMause, Neil. "Twins Stadium Deal." Baseball Prospectus. 1996-2006. 23 Sept. 2006 < http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4067 >.

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The most basic definition of energy would be the ablility to do work, but as i walked in the Midtown Market I realized it was much more. As I pulled into the parking lot the area around the market seemed tame and subdued but as I entered through the front doors the energy inside was brought straight to me. The energy inside was coming from all directions, and it wasn't your usual energy, it was the atmosphere within the market. The energy there was the vendors selling their product, the smell of the fresh produce and food, and the experience of the many cultures represented.
Creating energy here would not be hard. Just walking around you were creating energy by interacting with vendors and fellow customers. The energy was the used to buy and sell the products and learn about the new cultures. Energy could be exchanged in various way like buying some produce or just taking in the sights and sounds inside the market. After visiting the market for the first time this weekend, the energy i experienced definitly makes me want to go back again.

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