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Scandal?

Governor Corzine owned a little stock in the company hired to build the aquarium. He still has friend's in the company. Whatever. Ethics panel looked into it and said nothing fishy happened (funny?). Again, whatever. This is New Joisey. The mob runs the meadowlands. There are dead bodies all throughout the area and everyone knows it. Of course theres gonna be some questionable practices. But you know what? Just fogetaboutit. No big deal.

I'm not really back to updating since nothing of importance is happening.

Sorry Readers

I suck at blogging. Sorry. I'll get back to this eventually.

Heros work on Xanadu

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PARAMUS - A Westwood man said he didn't stop to think before scaring off three men who were savagely beating a teenager at a Paramus Road bus stop on Saturday.

Edward Monahan, 26, of Westwood frightened away three men who were beating a teenager at a Paramus bus shelter.

Edward Monahan said when he saw the attack, he had to act.

"I saw how vicious the attack was and what kind of condition he was in," Monahan said. "I had to act immediately."

Monahan, 26, had just left work around 4 p.m. on Saturday and was on his way to meet his wife at her parents' home in Fair Lawn when he saw three men beating another man under a bus shelter.

"They just kind of exploded out of the bus stop and the kid is on the ground on all fours," Monahan said.

"I had to swerve to avoid him," he said.

Monahan said he pulled over and ran toward the injured man, whom police described on Tuesday only as an 18-year-old Paterson man.

The three assailants, who Monahan said were wearing bandannas over their faces, scattered into the bushes next to Paramus Road.

The victim told police that the men approached him and demanded that he hand over his iPhone, police said.

The device was reported stolen but was found in the bushes near the site of the attack later on Saturday. Police continued to search for the attackers on Tuesday.

Monahan, had just left his job at the Interstate Drywall Co., which is helping to build the Meadowlands Xanadu shopping complex.

The victim, an employee at Victoria's Nursery, "was really badly shaken up," Monahan said. "He had the biggest welt I'd ever seen - it covered his whole neck and shoulder. He had a fat lip that was cut and bleeding. He had road rash on his elbows and knees from getting thrown on the ground."

The man was treated at the scene but declined to be transported to a hospital, said Paramus Police Chief Richard Cary.

Cary credited Monahan with scuttling the attack before it got worse.

"The victim had attempted to flee, and when he did that he was knocked to the ground and they began beating him," Cary said. "My feeling is that would have continued had Mr. Monahan not stopped there."

Heros. Good to know.

New Thought

In an earlier post I said that I was for the keeping of the Izod center for concerts and high capacity shows. On second thought, I'm not so sure. Giants stadium is right next door and has held many large concerts. There really isn't much of a need for two high capacity area right next to each other. If Xanadu can put something cooler instead, I'd be for it. I have a couple of ideas:

• Indoor paintball stadium (stadium? field? court?)
• Super go cart track
• Planetarium
• Beach (I actually really like that idea, big wave pool (part of the Flowrider? sand, towels, etc... skiing in the morning, go to the beach in the afternoon)
• Amusement Park
  

If you have other ideas, please comment

Edit: Happy July!

Aquarium Information

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A commenter asked us for information about the proposed aquarium so I decided I'd make a whole post for this. I'll do a fake interview with my self:

Questioner: "Where is the money for this super awesome fish tank gonna come from?"

What Can't Xanadu?: "No need to worry tax paying citizens, no money is coming from the state. The primary financial supporter is Colony Capital, the company sponsoring most of the project."

Q: "Who will be running this Aquarium?"

WCX: "That's a good question, and quite frankly, I can't answer it. All that we know is that it will be run by an 'undisclosed private company that runs aquariums.' Adventure Aquarium in Camden is run by Herschend Family Entertainment and was previously run by Steiner + Associates."

Q: "If we don't know who is running the Aquarium, how do we know if it will be a good job?"

WCX: "Carl Goldberg, the sports authority's chair, said that the undisclosed company currently in negotiations is "really world renowned for ecological sensitivity and very well structured aquarium experiences." With no other information to go on, I will trust Chairman Goldberg. I also find it extremely hard to believe that a company would put the time and money into this effort for a shoddy job."

Q: "Why is the Aquarium operator undisclosed?"

WCX: "I don't know the true reason, but my best guess would be that because the bill has not passed making the Aquarium a legal possibility, their are other legal issues involved in naming the company. They might just want to play it safe."

Q: "Who is building the Aquarium?"

WCX: "Cumming Corp, the same company building the rest of Xanadu. It's possible that they are running it as well, but I don't know."

WCX: "Thats all the time we have for now. Thanks for all the questions. See you all next time!"

IZOD center

The future of the former Continental Airlines Arena and current IZOD center his still undetermined. I was just at a Pearl Jam concert in Hartford CT, and it was amazing. Xanadu definitely needs a large enough arena for concerts with that kind of draw. When it was still Continental Arena, I went to three concerts there and they were awesome. Xanadu will have an 8000 capacity concert hall, but that will never be able to support the big name performers. So, you either have to replace the IZOD center with something better that can support concerts or you keep it. I'm sure they will make the right choice.

Xanadu Aquarium nears OK

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All that's left is for Governor Corzine to sign the bill allowing an aquarium in New Jersey not called Adventure Aquarium located in Camden. I'm sure he will sign it.
Here's another quote from our hero Robert Gordon:

Gordon described Xanadu as "a major economic and entertainment engine in northern New Jersey," adding that the aquarium itself would be a valuable educational tool for children.

I agree 100%.

Our Surprise

Xanadu T-shirts. I have one. Xana Du Me has one. We will post pictures eventually. And maybe even sell some.

The Aquarium Approved!

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On Monday, the state Senate committee unanimously approved the aquarium addition to the Xanadu complex. The hero in this story is Sen. Robert Gordon- D-Fair Lawn. The biggest roadblock was, of course, Adventure Aquarium in Camden.

Gordon said that there is enough distance between East Rutherford and Camden — almost 100 miles — for the Xanadu aquarium to "draw in an entirely different visitor base."

"New Jersey is big enough to support two top-notch aquariums," Gordon said. "Allowing the developers of Xanadu to include an aquarium in their planning introduces an educational element to the facility."

I consider this good news (and actual news after the last three posts of BS) and reassuring that this delay is for a good purpose (and porpoise hehe. Puns aren't funny? Shut up.). I really do like aquariums and can't wait to visit this place and then go fishing at the indoor lake.

By the way. I should be able to explain our secret surprise before the weekend. (Hopefully)

The Surprise

Almost ready to reveal. Some pictures will be available shortly.

Happy One Month Anniversary

The Blog's one month anniversary was June 10th. YAY!!! Hopefully there will some news soon. Oh, and the surprise has not arrived yet. Hopefully soon.

More of the same

Still nothing new. And the special surprise is not ready either. Have patience.

Surprise Coming

I can't tell you what it is, but it has to do with the website and Xanadu. Pictures will be posted. Feel the suspense? Good. I need something to keep you hooked!

No News

Nothing new to report lately.

:(

Eventually if there continues to be a lack of news I'll take some initiative and write something about an idea or a feature or whatever. But not now.

WHAT CAN XANA - DU 4 You

Loyal readers sorry I have been MIA for a bit, however I am back with vengeance. So I have been doing some digging on what Xanadu will DU for the state of New Jersey. So I comprised a list of things that will definitely benefit the GARDEN STATE. Check this out.

1. WE WILL NO LONGER BE THE ARMPIT OF AMERICA
1. As many know NJ is rarely respected being next door neighbors to the NY. However with Xanadu we will now have a land mark that will get us noticed by the rest of the country.
   
2. CREATE JOBS
1. Xanadu has created 20,000 jobs during its creation and will single handedly create over 20,000 full-time and part-time jobs. The economist have got to love this one since we are struggling, Xanadu is doing its share to help out our economy.
   
3. IMPROVEMENT ON TRANSPORTATION IN THE GARDEN STATE
1. To those of us that have tried public transportation in the Garden State we know it is awful actually down right none existent. However with the construction of this Holy Land, tens of millions of dollars will be spent on Road as well as the NJ transit (YEAHHHH) We will now have a way to get to the Holy Land without having to put money in EXXON and CHEVRON's pockets on a daily basis. I tell you my fellow fans this could not have come at a better time. Do you not agree?

Thats it for now but look forward to more updates as we get closer. I am still working on getting this hit counter sorted out. 14 months until complete serenity.

Bergen Ballpark

The proposed 8,000 capacity stadium and home to the Bergen Cliff Hawks. As of now the Bergen Cliff Hawks don't even exist, probably because they don't have a place to play. The Cliff Hawks would be an expansion team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The teams currently in the league are the Bridgeport Bluefish, Camden Riversharks, Lancaster Barnstormers, Long Island Ducks, Newark Bears, Somerset Patriots, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, and the York Revolution.

Some players of note in this league are:

• John Halama: played in 9 major league seasons with the Astros, Mariners, A's, Rays, Red Sox, Nationals and Orioles.
• Carl Everett: Two time all-star who once broke up Mike Mussina's perfect game at Fenway by swinging at a pitch over his head and singling to center. I'm not bitter. I prefer to think of him for some of his off the field exploits. My favorite is his denial of the existence of dinosaurs:

  God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth, and then made Adam and Eve. The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex.

• Eric Crozier: played 14 games for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004 and I somehow remembered that while looking at some of the rosters.
  
• Curtis Pride: Best known for being a deaf baseball player, he played 11 major league seasons.
  
• Brandon Knight: Played 11 games for the Yankees in 01 and 02.
  
• Few others that I don't feel like listing.
  

Anyway, back to the stadium. I doubt it will look like it does in the picture above. The biggest issue holding all this up is legal and financial details. I don't really care about the details but apparently there was pressure put on Xanadu to have a baseball stadium to help it be considered an entertainment super complex instead of a mall. I think that most of this stuff is a few years old but there is no new news so I needed something to post. Maybe I'll start following the Atlantic League now.

I'm Back!!

I'm back and have some things to say.

1. Xanadu looks awesome from the air. Yeah, I saw it from the plane. It was so awesome. I went to grab my camera, but I don't own a camera. Then I went to grab my phone but I was on the plane. Sorry no pictures.
2. Southern folk have never heard of Xanadu. I was shocked. Nobody. I tried to teach them by showing them newspapers and interweb articles, which unfortunately led to my arrest. They charged me with using written words in North Carolina. Luckily for me, I was acquitted when no body could prove that they were in fact, written words. Phew.... Not really true but you'd believe it wouldn't you?
3. Glad to be home and I will be keeping you all updated as times change.
   

Colony Capital

So what do we really know about the company that is building the Xanadu. Well here are a few key points.

> Private International Firm
> Established in 1991
> Invested over $39 billion in over 8,500 assets since 1991
> the establishment of fourteen offices in ten countries with proven, local management teams and key strategic local and global alliances
> raised and managed $12.3 billion of equity capital on behalf of over 200 institutional investors

This organization has been around for a few years and hopefully they will XanaDU us well.

Away for a few days

I, What Can't Xanadu, will be going away for a few days and may or may not be able to post. On my trip I will try to find out how outsiders feel about Xanadu. I don't expect to have time to update the site but when I return, I will enlighten all of you as to the views of the southern folk of North Carolina. (I may do some making fun at the expense of the inability of southerns to read good too!)

In the mean time, Xana Du Me may be able to post but he has time constraints of his own. He also should be adding a hitcounter at some point so I have conformation that I am not writing this for only myself.

Also, we may be adding a new member to the staff. Last I heard he was trying to come up with a witty Xanadu related log in name. We all know how long that can take.