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http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/MUHLBERGER/2009/03/chinas-view-of-world.htm The Hermes talk just reminded me of that for some reason.

Sorry if I wasn't clear, but that's actually what I meant about halfway between intersections (middle of the block). Crossing against the light at an intersection is a good point as well though, although you still have right turn on red people to worry about. The middle of the block is easiest when traffic isn't extremely heavy because of the fact that nobody is turning.

I'm guessing it's a CSS issue. I'll take a look some time when I'm not at work. EDIT: Rich, you were right. The new version of WebKit doesn't like something in one of the JavaScript files referenced in these 4 lines: When I have more time, I'll try to see what the menu JS code is doing.

I see what you mean there. Heading South/Southeast does take a little longer. You must either travel a ways down Cedar or weave your way to Chagrin to get on 271, or just go back to 77 and then 480. I guess I am just so used to it that it doesn't bother me. There are very few places where you can go any direction without going a little out of your ways at some point, even staying on the freeway the entire time. I can't imagine what a mess it would be if there was always a freeway going in every direction from every location everyone ever wanted to depart from. :) Also, heading west, I've found it's pretty much always faster to take Carnegie and get on at either Prospect or take your chances with the lights down E. 55th to the 490 exit ramp, which I find I now prefer even when I'm heading west since I avoid the Innerbelt Bridge at all costs. Anyways, sorry to steer this off topic, so I'll add another pet peeve of mine: reality TV shows.

I was responding to someone who said this wouldn't have happened if pedestrians crossed legally. I surely wasn't saying it's OK to hit a pedestrian that is jaywalking. I actually think it is safer to cross halfway between intersections instead of at intersections. You are usually more aware because you know you must check for cars instead of relying on a Walk light, and you don't have to worry about turning traffic.

Lipstick on a pig? You're still eating dog-$hit.

The "No April Fool's Jokes" item IS the April Fool's Joke. :)

I still don't understand that. It's 5-7 minutes off the freeway on either Carnegie or MLK. So if you're coming from 100 miles away, and 97 miles are on the freeway and the last 3 miles are off the freeway, just pretend it's 103 miles of freeway driving, which would take the same amount of time. Since when have we not had the ability to drive a few minutes off the freeway? Would it be easier to get to if it was right off the freeway in Ashtabula? There are exactly two traffic lights on MLK between the freeway and University Circle, and although there are more on Carnegie they are timed so you hit mostly green lights the whole way. It's really not a very painful drive.

When suburbanites say University Circle is "hard to get to" because it's not right off the freeway.

If you're 6'5" or whatever and can hit those shots, I just might have a spot on my mens league team for you! :)

I think that legalizing drugs would actually go pretty far in furthering education, because it would remove one of the largest reasons some poverty-stricken people turn away from education: the ability to make a lot of money without the need for any formal education through dealing drugs.

Geez, everybody here is quick to jump to conclusions. If the bus was turning left, there is a very good chance that the man was legally crossing the street with a walk signal on the left side of the intersection. The real problem here is the bus driver making a left turn without checking for pedestrains. Every single left turn I make, I check the crosswalk instantly as soon as I determine there is no oncoming traffic. If the mirrors are preventing the bus drivers from being able to effectively do this, then they need to be fixed. If the bus drivers are simply turning left as soon as there is a gap in oncoming traffic, then they need to be trained better and fired for mistakes like this. The only time a pedestrain can be in the wrong in a situation like this is if there is a left turn arrow, in which case the sign would say Don't Walk for them. However, when there is no left turn arrow, the driver making the left turn must yield to both oncoming traffic and pedestrains legally crossing the street on the left-hand crosswalk.

After driving it again this evening I realize I mean 5-7 minutes from E. 30th to MLK. So add a couple minutes from E. 9th...say 7-9. Regardless, it's extremely consistent. In fact, as long as it's after about 7 pm, I hit the exact same red lights every single time. The only time it takes me longer is when people drive side by side at 25 mph.

I like Hickson. He is uber-athletic and brings youthful energy to the court. He can block shots and really cleans up around the basket. However, he needs to be able to score in the post and/or facing up from 15 feet. He can't be airballing 12 foot jump shots. He has great potential, but I feel he is still at where Anderson was a couple years ago before he learned how to score a little bit.

5-7 minutes from MLK & Chester to E.9th? NO WAY. I do it every day, and have never made it in that time. Hell, from E.55 to E.9 takes at least 5 minutes. At rush hour maybe more, but I make that trip eastbound in the evenings multiple times per week and I can tell you every light I stop at E. 14th, E. 30th for about 3 seconds, E. 79th for about 5 seconds, and E. 100th. 6 minutes on average going about 40 mph.

I don't see the OCB cutting into Red Line usage much. For those using the rapid already, shaving a few minutes off a west side commute is little benefit to get them to switch to using a car (if they even have one available to them). Those using the rapid most likely are using it for reasons other than time (not having a car available, cheaper, not having to worry about parking, not wanting to drive, etc.) as from most locations driving would probably be slighly faster anyways, so making it a few minutes faster shouldn't have an effect on most of them.

I have never understood why people think it's hard to get to University Circle. First of all, if you're coming from downtown, you're an idiot if you aren't taking Carnegie. Most times of the day it's 5-7 minutes (and not much more at rush hour the way the lights are timed) from E. 9th St. to MLK/Carnegie. And coming off I-90 isn't bad either with MLK. Sure, for about a half hour at rush hour it "backs up". But my parents lived in Wickliffe at the time I went to Case and when I drove home on MLK, even at 5:00 pm, it was still no more than about 7 minutes from MLK/105 to I-90. And of course, later in the evening, these times only get better, especially on MLK (which should be no more than 4-5 minutes). Most of the people I know that think UC is "hard to get to" think anything is hard to get to if there's not a freeway leading there, regardless of how long it actually takes to get there. And I see no way OCB will shave 10 minutes off a commute to UC from the west side. MAYBE 5 tops.

I think I recall them being under construction about a year and a half ago when I used to park on E. 118th to visit a friend that lived in the then brand new dorms surrounding the football field.

Also, in Atlanta the medians (especially in the middle) are much narrower than 10 feet. Which makes all the "Move Accident Vehicles from Roadway" signs even funnier. Move to where? Using Google Maps to measure at multiple points, it looks like the lanes in downtown Atlanta are between 11 and 11.5 feet wide (probably closer to 11).

Most HOV lanes I have seen are 2 occupants or more (such as DC and Atlanta). Besides, a lot of the people using these lanes would have the same number of occupants in the car even if there weren't HOV lanes (such as families using their car on the freeway).

Now if only they'd figure out how to set the content type and disposition correctly we could use a real browser to view the maps!

Old Brooklyn neighbrohood of Cleveland, about 5 blocks north of I-480 on State Rd. I promise you that the sign is not lying about being the "Best Ice Cream in Cleveland". :)

The higher profile of an SUV serves only one purpose...off-road driving. All of the other effects of it are bad...Higher step up to get into the car, harder for other drivers to see past you, headlights in other drivers' face, less stability at higher speeds, etc. I actually work with a guy that said he likes to be able to see over other people. That is one of the most selfish reasons I have heard. If every other driver thought that way, then he'd have to keep increasing the height of his SUV. Obviously, he doesn't care if other drivers can see past him. I am not a minivan fan, but I think it is much more practical for large families AND hauling things than both an SUV and a pickup truck.

The Cedar-Lee went from 1 to 2 screens in 1983, 2 to 4 screens in 1991, and 4 to the current 6 screens in 1996.

St. Patrick Day picture of the day from Cleveland...the grand opening of Honey Hut! (Excuse the cell phone quality.)