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There's an "r" that's pronounced, too. But to answer your question, it's a historic spelling. Latin had no syllabic stress, so in words like "crucis" (from crux, "cross") and "pirum" ("pear") there was no accent on either syllable. Modern-day northern France was invaded by a Germanic-speaking people, the Franks, who dutifully adopted Latin as their primary language (for a variety of reasons.) However, being foreigners, they spoke Latin with an accent, and they introduced syllabic stress into words that previously did not have any (germanic languages have heavy stress.) So to use an example from above, "pirum" became "pira," and then "PIR-a." Over time, this evolved into a one-syllable word, "pire," then "poire." Both contain silent "e"s that represent the historic "a" in "pira." Many French words underwent similar evolutions, hence the large number of "silent" letters that are mostly orthographic reminders of etymology. An interesting side note- this evolution only occurred under Frankish occupation in the north of the country. The south retained more Latinate pronunciations, for example, the Provençal "pera" for "pear." Modern Occitan is very similar to Catalan Spanish for this reason. Unfortunately, royal and imperial efforts, and (in more modern times) standardized schooling in French (the language of Paris) have crushed many of the regional languages of France.

Especially compared to the AMAZING natural light afforded by the glass wall on the southwest side of the current building. I can't tell from the renderings if the new building will totally block that giant window, but having been in there, I think it would be a real loss.

^That's what I said. I thought the OP was looking for blight, and not high crime areas.

I looked at this area on Google streetview, and most of the side streets didn't look all that bad to me, aside from a few vacant lots and boarded-up houses. Guthrie Ave. looked the worst, I thought, and Lorain and Madison themselves, of course. I'm sure it isn't the nicest place to live in, but as far as decay goes, I didn't think there was a lot at all- it seemed like a fairly typical poorer westside neighborhood. Maybe things have changed a lot since they photographed the area?

Yes, the 48 does go down Adelbert. To catch it heading to SS, stand on the Case side of the street (as opposed to the Rainbow/UH side.)

Ugh, n-butanol smells vile. I'm glad I'm nowhere near this guy's production facilities.

Just a fwiw... If transportation worries are the only thing holding you back from looking at Tremont, I'd say don't sweat it. I live here totally car-free, and between my own two feet and bicycle, the 23, 81, and 807, I have no trouble getting downtown, to UC, and to shopping (I use the WSM and Dave's in OC, and occasionally Steelyard for various things.) Granted, the recent service cuts and subsequent re-shuffling have made things marginally less convenient (frequency-wise,) but I'm hoping it's only temporary. There may be other places you find more convenient, but I honestly have never had any real issues getting where I need to go. It's easy to be car-free here, and you can certainly find a rental in your price range. Sorry I don't have any suggestions on temporary housing. :(

What time and day of the week were these taken? I'm just wondering why there is absolutely no activity at all in the pictures.

These guys should be talking to the District of Design people, like, yesterday.

There's also the Cuyahoga Valley National Park- http://www.nps.gov/cuva/ Although I'm not in your field (but I am in the sciences,) and don't have any numbers to back it up, I don't think you'll have an exceptionally difficult time finding a job, especially if you look at government jobs. As far as attitude towards environmental issues, I get the sense that people in the area are getting more interested, especially when it comes to our waterways. There was a lot of dialog surrounding the Great Lakes Compact that was recently passed, and the Cuyahoga River was effectively cleaned up through a grass-roots effort. There's also a pretty big interest in LEED building standards. I'm sure you'll find like-minded people with little difficulty. Now that I've said all that, welcome to the area, and to the forum!

A question about the upcoming service changes: Are all the circulators still being switched to hourly service? I have read this several times in the PD, but it's not in the 11/9 rider's alert (although circulator route changes are.)

I agree, but to be fair, I have found the PD's Business section to be much less sensationalized than the rest of the paper. Maybe it's the nature of business reporting- lots of facts and figures, with less room for editorializing language and "hooks."

There's a whole website devoted to photos of funny English signs, etc.: www.engrish.com It's one of my favorites.

Yeah, because I was being totally serious. :roll: BTW, you don't have to lecture me on the state of the RER. I lived in Paris for quite a while; I know a thing or two about it. :wink:

This kind.

^Has a demolition permit been granted?

Playhouse Square has a website with all the info you need on theater performances: http://playhousesquare.org/ There's an events calendar, but off the top of my head, I know that "Macbeth" and "Into the Woods" are being performed at the Hanna, and Opera Cleveland is performing Humperdink's "Hansel and Gretel" at the State Theater. As far as cinema, Tower City Center (downtown) has a cinema, as does Shaker Square (on the blue and green Rapid lines.) Of the two, I'd recommend Shaker Square, simply because the theater is old and absolutely beautiful inside. If you want to see independent films, try the Cedar-Lee in Cleveland Heights. All three cinemas are Cleveland Cinemas: http://www.clevelandcinemas.com/ Or, for independent and foreign films, check out the Cleveland Institute of Art's Cinémathèque. It's on Wade Oval in University Circle (especially convenient if that's where you're staying.) Website: http://www.cia.edu/academicResources/cinematheque/cinematheque.php Hope that helps, and I hope you enjoy your visit!

Just west of E. 36th, on the north side of the road. EDIT- Or I could just quote FrqntFlyr:

What show was it? I'd like to try to find it on their website.

Cincinnati has a larger land area than Cleveland. But this and all of these other nonsense stats have nothing to do with Cleveland's bid for the 2014 games.

Moscow?

I don't believe the Census counts college students as residents of the municipality where the college is located. You're still supposed to be a resident at your permanent address, wherever that is.

Paging Bob Stark...

This would be fantastic for the city! :clap: Let's hope this goes somewhere!

To add to what ExSpectator said, the E. 4 activity spilled over through Theresa's to the Cadillac Ranch patio. As I was waiting for the bus at about 9:45 last night, I noticed there was a nice buzz on Public Square.