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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07256/817107-53.stm Delta Queen heading to its final dock Venerable steamboat, all aching and wracked with pain after eight decades, will quit plying rivers next year Thursday, September 13, 2007 By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Delta Queen sits docked on the North Shore among the changing leaves and the Ft. Pitt Bridge looming behind. Over 80 years, she has carried U.S. presidents, movie stars, business titans, politicians and, most significantly, common folk who have a love of America's rivers and their history. But in a little more than a year, the legendary Delta Queen steamboat will itself become history, no longer permitted to ply America's heartland waters due to safety concerns.

No love for Wooster???

As a fan of Duquesne, I am really interested to see how the A-10 unfolds this year.

This article is primarily about about PNC (which does have significant operations in much of Ohio), but contains some interesting National City content... including a prediction by one expert that a "merger of equals" is on the horizon for National City http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07255/816635-28.stm CEO says PNC 'not a player' in subprime loan fallout Rohr: Bank had 'little exposure' Wednesday, September 12, 2007 By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PNC, the region's largest bank, has "minimal exposure" to the subprime-mortgage fallout now roiling through financial markets, according to Chief Executive Officer James Rohr, who expects the company to post a "strong performance" in the second half of 2007 despite the turmoil. "We are not particularly concerned about these issues" because "we have not been a subprime player," he said yesterday during a Lehman Brothers investment conference in New York. In fact, Mr. Rohr argued the volatility of the last few months actually "validates" PNC's recent business strategy -- one that mitigates the cyclical swings of consumer banking with more consistent streams of asset management and processing fees (it now collects 59 percent of its revenue from such fees). He also crowed about PNC's "strict credit discipline" -- citing as proof the company's low percentage of consumer loans in default (.8 percent) and just a 1 percent rise in Pennsylvania home-equity-loan delinquencies last month.

I agree with mrnyc. Nice pics though!

Can't wait for more Wheeling! It's my favorite small city!

brilliant photos, DJ Orion. I never made it out to Centralia myself. To be honest... it doesn't look that different than some of the "urban prairie" areas that plague most of America's major cities... We all look forward to your Williamsport collection.

"I usually ignore chicks until I'm drunk, and then see what happens (or doesn't happen). They think there's something mysterious about me, even if I am ugly. Then I pull the whole "I hooked up with you last weekend on Palmer, so that's why I'm giving you a booty call at 3am." It sadly works sometimes." -C-Dawg Njaim

I didn't realize you were a Browns fan. I guess they still remain popular in SW Ohio after all these years.

greatest thread ever

totally disagreed

I'll still take this over Tysons Corners, VA.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "per capita"... how do you measure "per capita graduate degrees of age 25-34 population"? however, I agree with you on your point. Smaller cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati... which are locked into small physical boundaries... do tend to have numbers that are distorted somewhat in comparison to cities like Indy or Columbus or Los Angeles. However... it doesn't always result in a "favorable" number for these smaller cities. When your core city only makes up 15-20% of the metropolitan population... numbers can turn out a little differently than a San Antonio or Columbus... which comprise close to half of the metro population. The problem isn't with using "percentages"... the problem is that city boundaries vary so much throughout the US... and it is hard to do comparisons on a city-by-city basis. Perhaps measuring core counties would level the playing field a bit... Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Franklin, Wayne MI, Marion IN, Erie NY, etc... but even that's not perfect.

Unfortunately there has been no U.S. Census since then... we tend to only have them once every 10 years... :(

As a 25-34 year-old who is striving for a graduate degree.. .I find this list interesting... http://www.pitt.edu/~cbriem/SelectedTables2.htm Census 2000 Rankings – 60 Largest Cities Ranked By Percentage With Graduate Or Professional Degree Among Population Age 25-34 1. Washington DC 22.9% 2. Boston MA 18.5% 3. San Francisco CA 17.8% 4. Pittsburgh PA 17.2% 5. Seattle WA 14.6% 6. Atlanta GA 14.1% 7. Austin TX 12.8% 8. New York NY 12.2% 9. Minneapolis MN 11.7% 10. Chicago IL 11.5% 11. Cincinnati OH 10.9% 12. Denver CO 10.6% 13. San Diego CA 10.4% 14. Oakland CA 10.1% 15. San Jose CA 10.1% 16. St. Paul MN 10.1% 17. New Orleans LA 10.1% 18. Baltimore MD 9.9% 19. Columbus OH 9.7% 20. Nashville TN 9.5% 21. Philadelphia PA 9.5% 22. Charlotte NC 9.1% 23. Tampa FL 9.0% 24. Portland OR 8.8% 25. Miami FL 8.8% 26. Albuquerque NM 8.5% 27. St. Louis MO 8.5% 28. Honolulu HI 8.1% 29. Houston TX 8.0% 30. Buffalo NY 7.8% 31. Kansas City MO 7.7% 32. Dallas TX 7.7% 33. Omaha NE 7.3% 34. Colorado Springs CO 7.2% 35. Indianapolis IN 7.0% 36. Memphis TN 7.0% 37. Los Angeles CA 7.0% 38. Tucson AZ 6.9% 39. Arlington TX 6.3% 40. Sacramento CA 6.2% 41. Tulsa OK 6.0% 42. Oklahoma City OK 5.8% 43. Milwaukee WI 5.8% 44. Wichita KS 5.7% 45. San Antonio TX 5.7% 46. Virginia Beach VA 5.7% 47. Long Beach CA 5.4% 48. Fort Worth TX 5.2% 49. Phoenix AZ 5.0% 50. Cleveland OH 4.9% 51. Jacksonville FL 4.9% 52. Las Vegas NV 4.8% 53. Toledo OH 4.4% 54. Fresno CA 4.3% 55. Corpus Christi TX 4.2% 56. Mesa AZ 4.2% 57. El Pas TX 4.0% 58. Anaheim CA 3.2% 59. Detroit MI 3.0% 60. Santa Ana CA 1.6%

I feel like listening to the gentle grooves of Christopher Cross.... "sailing takes me away..."

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I regret I never made it up to Lorain (though I made a brief stop in Elyria)... sure does have a lot of character

amazing job, you photo-snapping maniac... This hot dog condiment race looks to be the lamest one of these silly baseball food races yet... at least here in Pittsburgh we have a pierogie race... (I know you're jealous, Cleveland!)

best toledo photo thread i've ever seen! bravo!

kinda looks like Cincinnati... with less sprawl

passed by briefly last year... it looks awesome

Numbers for 6/2007 (in thousands) Total Nonfarm Employment Cincinnati: 1,050.00 Cleveland: 1,084.00 Columbus: 939.80 Pittsburgh: 1,156.70 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: 0.24 Cleveland: -0.51 Columbus: 0.20 Pittsburgh: 0.39 Manufacturing Cincinnati: 120.70 Cleveland: 144.70 Columbus: 77.80 Pittsburgh: 99.70 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -1.47 Cleveland: -2.89 Columbus: -1.39 Pittsburgh: -1.09 Trade, Transportation & Utilities Cincinnati: 209.00 Cleveland: 199.70 Columbus: 186.70 Pittsburgh: 226.60 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -0.10 Cleveland: -0.55 Columbus: 0.05 Pittsburgh: -0.09 Information Cincinnati: 15.40 Cleveland: 19.10 Columbus: 18.60 Pittsburgh: 22.90 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -3.14 Cleveland: 0.53 Columbus: -2.62 Pittsburgh: -1.29 Financial Activities Cincinnati: 65.40 Cleveland: 77.60 Columbus: 72.60 Pittsburgh: 68.70 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -0.76 Cleveland: -0.77 Columbus: -1.36 Pittsburgh: -1.58 Professional and Business Services Cincinnati: 156.90 Cleveland: 141.50 Columbus: 145.70 Pittsburgh: 150.50 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: 0.51 Cleveland: -0.70 Columbus: 1.46 Pittsburgh: 1.42 Education and Health Services Cincinnati: 141.70 Cleveland: 170.80 Columbus: 107.20 Pittsburgh: 225.40 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: 3.66 Cleveland: 0.35 Columbus: 1.42 Pittsburgh: 2.27 Leisure and Hospitality Cincinnati: 113.40 Cleveland: 99.90 Columbus: 95.60 Pittsburgh: 114.30 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: 0.98 Cleveland: 0.00 Columbus: 2.58 Pittsburgh: -0.26 Other Services Cincinnati: 43.40 Cleveland: 45.40 Columbus: 37.40 Pittsburgh: 55.70 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: 1.17 Cleveland: 1.34 Columbus: -2.35 Pittsburgh: -1.07 Government Cincinnati: 131.10 Cleveland: 140.60 Columbus: 157.80 Pittsburgh: 129.90 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -0.30 Cleveland: -0.42 Columbus: 0.19 Pittsburgh: 0.46 Unemployment Rate 5/2007 Cincinnati: 4.80 Cleveland: 5.60 Columbus: 4.60 Pittsburgh: 4.10 Homeownership Rate 1/1/2006 Units(%) Cleveland: 76.90 Pittsburgh: 72.20 Columbus: 65.80 Cincinnati: 65.50 Building Permits (All Units) 5/1/2007 Cincinnati: 683.00 Cleveland: 419.00 Columbus: 618.00 Pittsburgh: 503.00 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -38.69 Cleveland: -17.68 Columbus: -17.60 Pittsburgh: 11.53 Building Permits (Single Family Units) Cincinnati: 614.00 Cleveland: 374.00 Columbus: 492.00 Pittsburgh: 398.00 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: -29.91 Cleveland: -20.76 Columbus: -16.18 Pittsburgh: -0.75 Per Capita Personal Income 1/1/2005 Dollars Cincinnati: 34,961.00 Cleveland: 35,423.00 Columbus: 34,960.00 Pittsburgh: 36,530.00 Year-over-Year growth (%) Cincinnati: 3.56 Cleveland: 3.95 Columbus: 3.66 Pittsburgh: 4.94