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yup - thats about how I rememer it from school, myself... now let's see the model.

Dan - Did you find the Metro was more crowded today or the same as usual? Also, was it well known throughout the city that the Metro was up and running in spite of the bad weather? I'd be interested in knowing. Thanks for sharing the info.

Great tour, Hayward! I don't know much about Ann Arbor at all. What is the make-up of this district as far as students to families? Is that Angell Elementary a good school? The pictures make it look like a great neighborhood even for families; but sometimes that's tough to tell... Thanks - great shots. (oh.... and go bucks)

Monte - your images are fantastic. Thanks for sharing and bringing us "expats" closer to home. Best wishes in 07.

wow! unreal background detail in some of those. Is that the Hughes HS tower jutting out in the distance behind Carew in those cityscape shots? wonderful, wonderful thread.

I remember my first big snowstorm as a student at OSU. We trudged down to the oval, and when we got there it looked like something from the civil war... there must have been literally 1000 people on each side firing snowballs back and forth. then we went home and burned our couch for warmth... ok, kidding about that part... or am I?.... wow... the good old days...

I'd say this just about sums it up.... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/2006/1127.html Go Bucks.

gosh... there was/is one on high street across from the OSU main campus... can't remember the name... must be getting too old... ouch...

from an architect's standpoint, I seriously can't understand how Cincinnati doesn't have a planning department. And I'm speaking literally, here... I really don't understand how they don't have a planning dept! Who do all the plan reviewers report to? Is is all just fragmented around city hall? I suppose I could go check it out online, but what fun is that??? Interesting articles - I'm not sure how the city is running now, but it would sure seem that an effective planning department would be essential.

David - this kind of universal statement is way off base. It drives me crazy when people make over-generalized statements like this - where is the proof? Is Austin, Texas a much bigger city? Is Portland, Oregon a much bigger city? Is the Raleigh/Durham area a much bigger city? No - and yet all of these places have become hubs of creative job growth. In my opinion, your unsubstantiated claim clearly illustrates a huge problem of perception versus reality. I think we can all agree that there is a portion of the population (creative or not) that will be attracted to life in a big city. But there is also a big population of creative thinkers who want to live in small- to mid-sized cities. These are the markets I believe serve as good comparisons - especially to columbus or cincy.

I believe that Rando's co-op (as part of the very respected UC DAAP program) is much more substantial than what other's may think of when they hear "internship." Correct me if I'm wrong. In any event, I think we should be careful with generalizing any type of work experience based on what a few people may or may not have done in our offices. What I'd really like to do is direct the thread in a slightly different direction. I want to know how the current "brain drain" situation in Ohio is similar/different than other comparable mid-sized american cities. Sure, I realize that there are sexier jobs in LA, SF, NY, etc... but do we really want to compare Ohio cities with those? Is that a fair comparison? I'd like to hear concrete examples (which are so often not to be found in this type of discussion) of how the brain drain situation in Cincy/Columbus/Cleveland compares with St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Indy etc... Are there better situations in place currently than in Ohio; and if so, please explain.

but regardless - great pics.

hhmmm...let's see... isn't it Elmo who sings: ..."one of these things is not like the others... one of these things just isn't the same...."

... I'm sorry... bars right across the street from the stadium... it's just too radical of a concept... let's stick with what we know works best: large swales of empty dirt...

amazing lighting effects, kingfish. Had you not posted the times & conditions of the shots, I'd have no idea when or how those were taken. Beautiful shots.