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ok, i promise i won't.

^Never question Apple. Its followers will rise up and destroy you. :evil:

yep. the beach and the triangle.

We have a two-car garage, but we only have one car. If we buy a second car, we're going to expand our garage so that it can hold four cars. Life just feels good that way. ;)

from www.espn.com: Rise of the Tribe posted: Thursday, December 7, 2006 The Indians haven't spent the most dollars or landed the biggest names, but they have quietly had a very nice offseason so far, augmenting a team that could be very dangerous next season.

^I love it when the lake looks like a tub of wet cement.

Good to hear that they are talking to the press about this. Now let's hurry up and get this thing underway. Developers plan Cleveland "college town" 3:40 p.m. Two developers making their mark in Cleveland's core are ready to tackle the much-anticipated "college town" development in University Circle. A joint venture of developers Nathan Zaremba and MRN Ltd. has signed a letter of intent with Case Western Reserve University to pursue the $120 million mix of arts, retail and dwellings. It's planned for about 8 acres north and south of Euclid Avenue, east of the Ford Drive/Mayfield Road intersection. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com

from the Onion: BCS Determines No Team Worthy Of Facing Ohio State In Championship Game December 7, 2006 | Issue 42•49 COLUMBUS, OH—In what many BCS officials are citing as "proof that their flawless system indeed works," no Division 1-A college football team was found to possess the sheer excellence required to face Ohio State, the No. 1 ranked team since the season began, in this year's BCS Championship game. "The main job of the BCS is to place the best football players in the nation in a single game in order to decide the national champion," said BCS chairman Mike Coleman. "This year, our computer took hours to process the polls' relevant data—by which I mean the opinions of the nation's finest sportscasters, sports-radio hosts, coaches, color commentators, and ESPN The Magazine contributors—and determined that no championship game is necessary. No team in America deserves to even step on the same field as Ohio State, let alone actually play in a game against them." "It's good to know that, after the Harris and the USA Today polls carefully and painstakingly take care of the fallible, emotional, potentially biased human element of the ranking through old-fashioned voting, the BCS then takes that human element and subjects it to its own infallible rigid mathematical formulas," Coleman continued. "It's a confidence-inspiring system that has never failed us before." "Although I'll be the first to admit that previous years have usually featured some sort of game," Coleman added. According to Coleman, the University of Florida's lackluster running game and one-loss season, USC's "abominable" offense and two losses, and Michigan having already lost to Ohio State 42-39 seemed to be the determining factors in the BCS's decision. Coleman also said that Ohio State clearly being the most popular and exciting team in college football didn't hurt. However, Coleman insisted on adamantly stating for the record that the BCS is not a popularity contest. "I think this year more than any other year proves that the BCS is working," ESPN College GameDay anchor Lee Corso said during a live broadcast from Ohio State's campus. "The system does an excellent job taking into consideration things that poll voters don't even think about: strength of schedule, whether or not the team won their conference, total distance the teams' fans are willing to travel for bowl games, average amount spent on souvenirs by alumni, and grade point average. After all those things, it's Ohio State, baby. And only Ohio State." Corso then put on the costume head of Ohio State mascot Brutus Buckeye and was met with cheers from thousands of students. "My guys were disappointed at first, but they eventually understood," said Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. "We had our chance against Ohio State and we blew it, and I guess a rematch would be boring. But can you blame us for thinking we had a chance? Sure, Troy Smith is easily the best player ever, and that defense, well, quite frankly, I'd be afraid for our guys' safety if we had to go up against that defense again, but our fans are rabidly single-minded and a lot of them have poll votes." "I wish Bo Schembechler had lived to see this," Carr added. "He had a vote in the poll, you know." Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer agreed with Carr, saying that even if his team had been offered a chance to play Ohio State, he may not have taken it. "We don't deserve to play Ohio State. Period," Meyer said, adding that though Florida had a tough schedule, being the SEC champion was not the same thing as being Ohio State. "Every coach that I know voted for Ohio State in the coaches' poll, or at least had them second after their own team. In any case, I can certainly see why no one who votes in the BCS wants the national championship to be decided by a mere football game." All coaches interviewed supported Meyer's claim, with the notable exception of Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, who said that despite his team's two losses, weak schedule, and unremarkable defense, he still felt in his heart that Notre Dame deserved a chance at the title—a feeling that, according to a BCS official who wished to remain anonymous, was not completely overruled. "First of all, I should note that although Notre Dame is an independent, and a highly regarded independent at that, it does not have its own special set of rules as far as determining its football team's rankings," the official said. "Instead, we use a special set of mathematical algorithms to determine its football team's rankings, which the BCS specifically determines only after ranking all the other teams. And though I shouldn't say this, we—er, the computer—would have dearly loved to have seen Notre Dame in the championship." The Fox network has announced that in place of the game on January 8, it will broadcast four hours of Buckeye players working out in preparation for the 2007 NFL draft.

That sure would make a fun and deadly waterslide.

It looks like the corner will be/is the charter school. However, I believe that the school will only go halfway towards the E.13 entrance. I did see a sign on the window that advertises the market. I think that it will be extending to the street at a point that is adjacent to the entrance, but will not go all the way to the corner. Am I making sense?

Only if you ask nicely.

^isn't this just the bill? It has yet to pass, correct? I did hear that the governor was looking forward to spending liberally on his way out.

That number is a little less than 3x the amount of downtown workers. I understand that a lot of people connect through downtown via RTA busses and trains, but I agree that the number seems too high. Are they counting cars that heading thru the innerbelt and on to places east (like PA and NY)??

^the hotel and rite aid will be built up to the street. The rest of the development will be a mix of townhome and detached single-family homes. There will be nothing suburban about this.

^its going to be an extended-stay inn. That's all I know.

I came across a list of famous alumni of Cleveland St. Ignatius HS: Notable alumni Notable alumni of Saint Ignatius High School include: Murlan J. Murphy, 1935 - Inventor of Murphy's Oil Soap David Ferrie, around 1936 - Purportedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination Larry Dolan, 1951 - Owner, Cleveland Indians Danny Greene, 1951 - Mobster and racketeer-expelled, attended Collinwood High School to graduation Francis E. Sweeney Sr., 1952 - Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jack Riley, 1954 - Comedian/Actor - The Bob Newhart Show, Spaceballs, Rugrats, among others Charles Geschke, 1956 - Co-founder of Adobe Systems Mike Hegan, 1960- TV and Radio Announcer, Cleveland Indians, former Major League Baseball player James E. Rohr, 1962 - CEO of PNC Financial Services Brian Dowling, 1963 - Former Yale and NFL quarterback (inspiration for the character B.D. in the Doonesbury comic strip) Kenneth L. Woodward, 1966 - Former chief religious editor for Newsweek Richard F. Hlabse (Dick Russ), 1971 - TV personality and Broadcasters Hall of Fame member. Managing editor, WKYC TV 3 Cleveland, Ohio. George Samenuk, 1973 - Former chairman and CEO of McAfee, Inc. Bill Sammon, 1978 - Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Examiner Martin J. Sweeney, 1981 - Current President of Cleveland City Council Mike Buddie, 1989 - Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Tim Mack, 1990 - 2004 Olympics Gold Medalist (Pole Vault) Brian Vaughan, 1994 - award-winning comic book writer of Y: The Last Man Chris Hovan, 1996 - Defensive Lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Matt Kata, 1996 - Second Baseman, Cincinnati Reds LeCharles Bentley, 1998 - Offensive Lineman, Cleveland Browns John Baco, 2000- Pitcher, Fordham Rams Anthony Gonzalez, 2003- Split End, Ohio State Buckeyes

Actually, the hotel and drug store would go on the north side of Chester. The gas station was torn down to make room for the new blvd (with fancy reflecting pools/water fountains in the middle) that will lead up to the new Heart Center.

^that's funny.

from BOZA: Calendar No. 06-234: 1427 East 45th Street Joe Cimperman 11 Notices Urban Housing Ltd., CLV Lofts, LLC and Doug Perkowski, owner, appeal to convert an existing warehouse to a 20 dwelling unit apartment building, situated on a 78 foot x 203 foot parcel located in a C2 Semi-Industry District on the east side of East 45th Street at 1427 East 45th Street; contrary to Section 355.05 and the regulations for a “C” Area District, the maximum gross floor area of the building exceeds one half of the lot area, and a 19,325 square foot floor area is proposed where the gross floor area is limited to 7,878 square feet; and in Section 357.08(b)(2) a rear yard may not be less than one half the height of the building and 7 feet 4 inches is proposed, where the rear yard requirement is 21 feet; and the proposed side yards are 6 feet and 2 feet 10 inches, instead of being no less than one-fourth of the height of the building, or a total of side yards equaling 10 feet 6 inches, according to Section 357.09(b)(2)© of the Codified Ordinances. (Filed 11-8-06)

from BOZA TEG Enterprises, Inc., owner, and John Stuchal, prospective tenant, appeal to change from a store to a restaurant with 28 seats and a staff of 6 employees the use of an existing two-story building, situated on a 19 foot x 112 foot parcel located in a General Retail Business District on the west side of West 25th Street at 1844 West 25th Street; with a credit of two parking spaces being applied, the proposed use does not meet the accessory off-street parking requirement, which is determined at the rate of one space per four seats and one space per employee, or a total of 11 parking spaces that are required according, to Section 349.04 of the Codified Ordinances. (Filed 11-7-06)

I've heard that the new Mayfield/120 station very well could be a green building.

Unless I heard incorrectly, a friend of mine had put down a deposit on a loft space there. It was returned to him after he was informed that the project had died. I'll try to re-check my source.

CoRal -the idea was to save the warehouse and convert it. Van Rooy -just two years ago, it was converted into office space. I guess that its tenant must be moving out already. I heard that the floor plates are difficult and inconvenient for office use.

Look for Rite Aid and an extended suites hotel to be going up on Chester and E.93rd. I don't know the time frame. From what I hear, they will be built up to the street. Also, the Cleveland Foundation has been working with Heartland and another developer to build 400 units of housing just the north and east of the new hotel (Upper Chester). Also, the CF will be working with some unnamed partners to offer substantial incentives to University Circle institution employees to buy homes in the area. There will be a substantial marketing push to spur along this effort. Also, CF will be working with the school district to, how do I say this, enhance public school options for those who live in University Circle and parts of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Here is what I've heard in and around Ohio City: -The CoRal project on Clinton is dead. I don't know why, but the owner of the land is looking for someone else to build residential units on the property -The project at Detroit and W.28th will feature 5 and 7 story structures. The neighbors actually like the designs. I believe it will have around 60 units. -The old Van Rooy coffee building will become residential units. -A Place for Us is still alive. -Someone has bought the five buildings at the corner of W.41st and Lorain. The new owner is going to tear down the old wooden structures and keep the brick/stone buildings. His business will go in on the first floor with residential on top. I didn't see the designs, but many people were surprisingly impressed by them. -The Jay Lofts are going strong. They had been slowed by some unexpected asbestos issues. They've passed that hurdle and work is continuing.