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While in Spokane, Washington at the National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference, I, along with many other Ohio delegates, attended a session on right-sizing. Presenter Cara Bertram, with Place Economics, conducted a survey of older industrial cities that have experienced significant population change over the last 40 years. Cleveland, Youngstown, Dayton and Cincinnati were 4 of the 20 cities selected for the survey.[1]
We expected answers and concrete models working in other cities that we could bring back to Ohio. Instead, we learned that there currently are no success stories. The issue of vacant properties and low population has only begun to be documented and the idea of rightsizing, or the process of reshaping physical urban fabric to meet the needs of current and anticipated populations, is only a working theory. We discovered that dramatic population loss is being experienced across the nation, not just in older industrial cities, but also in Texas, where army bases have vacated, and also in Niagara Falls, NY where they are about to lose their city status along with a significant reduction in federal funds . While a few facts remain constant, such as decreased population, vacant buildings, and economic decline, the available resources change dramatically from city to city and also state to state. Essentially, Ohio needs to find creative ways to solve rightsizing issues through our own resources and funding sources because a national model is not coming any time soon.
Two Ohio cities, Sandusky and Painesville, have decided to create disincentives by using penalties to nudge people and companies to make decisions that expand the tax base. Both cities have created vacant property registries. The ordinance requires owners of vacant properties to sign a registry. Part of the registry requires that the property owner indicates who the lawful owner of the property is and provide the contact information for that owner, or in the case of out of town owners, to provide the local contact for the person acting as the owner's agent. The property owner is then required to submit a plan for leasing the property, selling the property or developing the property. The ordinance also requires the property owner to keep the property safe and secure and maintain the property in accordance to local standards. As stated in the purpose of the Painesville ordinance, "(t)he purpose of this ordinance is to establish a program for identifying and registering vacant residential and commercial buildings; to determining the responsibilities of owners of vacant buildings and structures; and to speed the rehabilitation of the vacant buildings. Shifting the cost burden from the general citizenry to the owners of the blighted buildings will be the result of this ordinance." The key to this statement is "shifting the cost from the general citizenry to the owners of the blighted building." A dilapidated downtown building affects the whole city.[2]
On a statewide level, the Ohio Development Services Agency has created the Ohio Vacant Facilities Fund to create reuse incentives for vacant buildings while investing in local businesses and creating jobs. An employer will receive $500 in grant funds for every new full-time position created in eligible facilities. The position must last at least one year before funds will be distributed. Funds can be used for acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, or equipment of the facility. The fund has been allocated $2 million through August 2015 and will begin accepting pre-certification requests November 26. Over the next two years, the fund has the ability to create up to 4,000 jobs.
The program can be used by all scales of employers to fill both big-boxes and main street storefronts. For example, a bakery opens in a downtown. They create 4 jobs after opening. After 1 year, they are eligible for $2000, which could be used to reinvest in their equipment to meet their growing business needs.
Employers should submit a pre-certification request form, available from the Ohio Development Services Agency's website http://development.ohio.gov/cs/cs_ovff.htm. The request must be submitted prior to occupying the vacant facility or increasing employment in order to verify eligibility and reserve funds. All for-profit businesses are eligible, while non-profit and governments are not eligible. The building must be 75% or more unoccupied and available for use in trade or business for no less than 12 months. If the building is not occupied or construction is not complete, then construction must be at least 85% or more complete and able to be lawfully occupied with a certificate of occupancy. Also, the employer must increase employment above the Base Employment Threshold.
For more information and pre-certification request applications, please visit the agency's website: http://development.ohio.gov/cs/cs_ovff.htm, or contact the Office of Redevelopment at email@example.com or call 614-995-2292.[3]
[1] For more information on rightsizing and a full list of all 20 cities, the report in its entirety can be found on Place Economics' website at http://www.placeeconomics.com/services/rightsizing.
[2] This excerpt is from the article "The Price of Vacant Property" written by Jeff Siegler and can be found in the Fall 2012 issue of Revitalize Ohio.
[3] For direct assistance contact: Nathaniel Kaelin, Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program Manager, Office of Redevelopment, Community Services Division. email@example.com or 614-995-2292.
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Hollywood Undead's Johnny 3 Tears Prefers Games Over Books for Christmas
As Christmas nears, Hollywood Undead's Johnny 3 Tears tells us that he would be just fine if Santa left the books at home and gave him something else in his stocking this year. The vocalist tells us that as a youngster growing up, his parents definitely contributed to his education with reading material over Christmas, but he often missed out on the really cool gifts that some of his friends were getting.
He explains, "My parents are big readers, so I know I'm going to get some big ol' Leo Tolstoy 'War and Peace' hardbound cover, something like that, hunk of crap. I love Leo Tolstoy, don't get me wrong, but all I ever get is books."
However, there was the one year that the musician will always remember, when his folks broke with tradition. He recalls, "The one time I didn't get something like that was back in the late '80s, my parents got me the GameBoy which was the hot commodity back then. That was certainly my favorite present as a kid cause I was in shock that they sprung for it. So that was a good memory and ever since, it's just gone downhill."
As the years have gone on, Johnny says he's found a way to make sure he has a happy holiday. He explains, "I never get what I want, so I just stopped thinking about what I want. Plus, what I always do is think of something that I really want that I know I'm not going to get and I get it for myself, so at least I have something that I want on Christmas."
The musician says he's still enthralled by old gaming systems and recently checked online to see about picking up an old GameBoy or Sega Genesis, but was surprised at the cost since they've become collector's items. Still, he says he'd like to have one so he could take a trip down memory lane.
"At that time it was so cutting edge," says 3 Tears. "I mean I still have a PlayStation2 and even then the graphics and the setting become a little archaic, but I actually prefer those simple systems over today. Today's are just too complex for me — like those shoot 'em games, I get anxiety and stuff. I guess I'm getting old buddy."


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Raiders legend Mal Meninga would love Josh Papalii to stay in Canberra, but won't be twisting his arm to backflip on his deal with Parramatta.
Contrary to reports he would be the ace up the Raiders' sleeve in convincing the emerging enforcer to turn his back on the Eels, Meninga said he hadn't spoken to Papalii about the switch, but would give advice if asked by the 20-year-old.
The Raiders remain hopeful they can convince Papalii to renege on his contract with the Eels before the round-13 deadline and agree to terms for an extended deal in Canberra.
Papalii told his Raiders teammates not to believe everything they read, hinting he may be having second thoughts about joining the Eels.
The Raiders are seeking third-party sponsorships to increase their offer to Papalii, with Meninga making no secret of where he hopes one of the most damaging forwards in the NRL ends up.
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Triple-premiership captain Meninga rejoined the Raiders last year as a club ambassador, with his role including assisting with player retention and recruitment.
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- November 07, 2012 6:13 AM
- Spiracle said...
Is this the only known photo of Lynch wearing a tie?
- November 07, 2012 7:32 AM
- Randolph Hoppe said...
Wikipedia sez Lynch's father's name was Donald. Only checked because I have friends who live in Walton, NY.
- November 07, 2012 7:14 PM
- estiv said...
The blend of middle-American small-town banality and horror movie reference is very Lynchian.
- November 08, 2012 2:36 AM
- Pearce said...
Fake, or at least not the film director David Lynch. Lynch was born in 1946, so when he was 11, it was 1957. Vincent Price was not yet known as a horror movie star - his horror streak did not even start until 1958, and it was only the Corman/Poe movies.
Also, as someone else has pointed out, that it not Lynch's father's name; and I can't find any record of Lynch living somewhere called Walton (although oddly, that was his dad's middle name).
- December 01, 2012 5:50 PM
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By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | July 23, 2012 7:19 PM ET
Main was 4-for-4 with a homer and a career-high seven RBIs as Class A Short-Season Jamestown routed Auburn, 19-2, on Monday.
Signed by the Marlins during the spring, Main fell a triple shy of the cycle in his sixth New York-Penn League contest. He was a key component in the Jammers' 13-run second inning, drawing a bases-loaded walk and scoring in his first at-bat of the frame and singling home two runs in his second. The 23-year-old outfielder doubled in a pair of runs in the third and capped his big night with a two-run homer, his first as a pro, in the fifth.
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Main was a first-round pick of the Texas Rangers in the 2007 Draft. Then a pitcher, Main was traded to San Francisco on July 1, 2010. In five seasons on the mound, the Florida native went 16-20 with a 4.95 ERA and reached Double-A briefly in 2011, appearing in five games for Richmond. After being released in Spring Training by the Giants, Main was contacted by Miami.
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James Samuel Coleman (May 12, 1926 – March 25, 1995) was a renowned American sociologist, theorist and empirical researcher. He was elected president of the American Sociological Association. Coleman studied the sociology of education, public policy, and was one of the earliest users of the term "social capital". His Foundations of Social Theory influenced sociological theory. His The Adolescent Society (1961) and "Coleman Report" (Equality of Educational Opportunity, 1966) were two of the most heavily cited books in educational sociology [1]. The landmark Coleman Report helped transform educational theory, reshape national education policies, and influenced public and scholarly opinion regarding the role of schooling in determining equality and productivity in the United States.[2]
Early lifeEdit
The son of James and Maurine Coleman, he spent his early childhood in Bedford, Indiana, and then moved to Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating in 1944, he enrolled to a small school in Virginia but left to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After he was discharged, he transferred to Purdue University. Coleman received his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1949, and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1955, where he came under the influence of Paul Lazarsfeld.
Coleman achieved renown with two studies on problem solving: An Introduction to Mathematical Sociology (1964) and Mathematics of Collective Action (1973). He taught at Stanford University and then at the University of Chicago. In 1959 he moved to Johns Hopkins University where he taught until 1973 before returning to Chicago,[3] where he then directed the National Opinion Research Center. In 1991 Coleman was elected President of the ASA.
Coleman ReportEdit
Coleman is widely cited in the field of sociology of education. In the 1960s, he and several other scholars were commissioned by the US Department of Education to write a report on educational equality in the US. It was one of the largest studies in history, with more than 150,000 students in the sample. The result was a massive report of over 700 pages. That 1966 report — titled "Equality of Educational Opportunity" (or often simply called the "Coleman Report") — fueled debate about "school effects" that has continued since.[3][4] The report was commonly presented as evidence, or an argument, that school funding has little effect on student achievement. A more precise reading of the Coleman Report is that student background and socioeconomic status are much more important in determining educational outcomes than are measured differences in school resources (i.e. per pupil spending).[4] At the same time, differences in schools, and particularly teachers, have a very significant impact on student outcomes.[5]
Coleman found that, on average, black schools were funded on a nearly equal basis by the 1960s.[6] This research also suggested that socially disadvantaged black students profited from schooling in racially-mixed classrooms (a finding subsequently confirmed by other research).[7] This was a catalyst for the implementation of desegregation busing systems, ferrying black students to integrated schools. Following up on this, in 1975 Coleman published the results of further research, this time into the effects of school busing systems intended to bring lower-class black students into higher-class mixed race schools. His conclusion was that white parents moved their children out of such schools in large numbers; this is known as "white flight". His 1966 article had explained that black students would only benefit from integrated schooling if there was a majority of white students in the classroom; the mass busing system had failed.
Coleman's findings regarding "white flight" were not well received in some quarters, particularly among some members of the American Sociological Association. In response, efforts sprang up during the mid 70s to revoke his ASA membership.[8][9] Coleman remained a member and ironically twenty years later became the ASA's president.
Yet another controversial finding of the report showed that 15 percent of black students fell within the same range of academic accomplishment as the upper 50 percent of white students. This same group of blacks, however, scored higher than the other 50 percent of whites. Therefore the findings offer little to racist arguments. Additionally, Asian-Americans repeatedly met and exceeded the achievement levels of whites. The tests administered in these schools, however, were not measuring intelligence, but rather an ability to learn and perform in the American environment. The report states:
"These tests do not measure intelligence, nor attitudes, nor qualities of character. Furthermore they are not, nor are they intended, to be 'culture free.' Quite the reverse: they are culture bound. What they measure are the skills which are among the most important in our society for getting a good job and moving to a better one, and for full participation in an increasingly technical world."
Coleman was a pioneer in the construction of mathematical models in sociology with his book, Introduction to Mathematical Sociology (1964). His later treatise, Foundations of Social Theory (1990), made major contributions toward a more rigorous form of theorizing in sociology based on rational choice. [citation needed]
Coleman wrote more than thirty books and published numerous articles. He also created an educational corporation that developed and marketed "mental games" aimed at improving the abilities of disadvantaged students. Coleman made it a practice to send his most controversial research findings "to his worst critics" prior to their publication, calling this "the best way to ensure validity."[10]
At the time of his death, he was engaged in a long-term study titled "The High School and Beyond," which examined the lives and careers of 75,000 people who had been high school juniors and seniors in 1980.
Selected worksEdit
- Union Democracy (1956, with Seymour Martin Lipset and Martin Trow)
- The Adolescent Society (1961)
- Introduction to Mathematical Sociology (1964)
- Equality of Educational Opportunity (1966)
- Youth: Transition to Adulthood (1973)
- High School Achievement (1982)
- Individual Interests and Collective Action (1986)
- Social Theory, Social Research, and a Theory of Action, article in American Journal of Sociology 91: 1309-1335 (1986).
- Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital, article in The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 94, Supplement: Organizations and Institutions: Sociological and Economic Approaches to the Analysis of Social Structure, pp. S95-S120 (1988).
- Foundations of Social Theory (1990)
- Redesigning American Education (1997, with Barbara Schneider, Stephen Plank, Kathryn S. Schiller, Roger Shouse, & Huayin Wang)
- ↑ Jon Clark, James S. Coleman (1996) pp 36-41
- ↑ Geoffrey D. Borman and Maritza Dowling, "Schools and Inequality: A Multilevel Analysis of Coleman's Equality of Educational Opportunity Data," Teachers College Record, May 2010, Vol. 112 Issue 5, pp 1201-1246
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kiviat, Barbara J. (2000) "The Social Side of Schooling" Johns Hopkins Magazine April 2000, accessed 30 December 2008
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- ↑ Eric A. Hanushek (2003) "The failure of input-based schooling policies." Economic Journal 113, no. 485 (February): F64-F98.
- ↑ Raymond Wolters, Race and Education, 1954-2007 (University of Missouri Press, 2008) chapter 6
- ↑ Joshua D. Angrist and Kevin Lang (2004) "Does school integration generate peer effects? Evidence from Boston's Metco Program." American Economic Review 94, no. 5 (December): 1613-1634; Steven G. Rivkin and Finis Welch (2006) "Has school desegregation improved academic and economic outcomes for blacks?" In Handbook of the Economics of Education, edited by Eric A. Hanushek and Finis Welch. Amsterdam: North Holland: 1019-1049; Eric A. Hanushek, John F. Kain, and Steve G. Rivkin (2009) "New evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The complex effects of school racial composition on achievement." Journal of Labor Economics 27, no. 3 (July): 349-383.
- ↑ Kuran, Timur. (1997). Private truths, public lies: the social consequences of preference falsification. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, p. 149.
- ↑ Coleman, J. S. (1989). Response to the sociology of education award. Academic Questions, 2, p. 76–78.
- ↑ Editor's personal conversation with James S. Coleman
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- Obituary in the University of Chicago Chronicle
- American National Biography Online
- Photo of James Coleman
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Volvo recently conducted the first demonstration in the U.S. of a new technology that represents another step toward driverless cars. Using its Adaptive Cruise Control with Steer Assist in real traffic conditions, Volvo demonstrated how, at the push of a button, the system automatically follows the car in front of it in traffic at speeds of less than 31 mph. The system uses radar sensors and a camera to automatically maintain a set distance between the Volvo and the car in front, and to automatically steer the car to keep it in its lane.
Volvo conducted the demonstration as part of its participation in an auto industry forum on the safety benefits of connected cars. The forum discussed how cars need to communicate with each other and with infrastructure, providing the driver with information such as temporary road blocks, crashes and approaching emergency vehicles.
Volvo also has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create ways to measure a driver's state, including level of drowsiness, workload, stress level and heart conditions as it evaluates other ways to utilize connected car technology.
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Naturalist and author Peter Marren fears it is not just ash trees that are under threat from imported disease.
The killer fungus chalara fraxinea has arrived in Britain from Europe and has already been found in ten counties in the east of England. Forestry experts say it is only a matter of time before it sweeps the country, killing ash trees and denuding the countryside in the same way that Dutch elm disease destroyed elms.
However, Ramsbury naturalist Mr Marren says other rare trees suffering from imported diseases and/or the effects of global warming include the oak, beech, alder and crack willow.
He said: "Ash is, or was, about the last remaining thriving tree." He fears that any 'heavy handed' moves to remove the trees with heavy machinery going into woods and copses will cause ever further damage to their fragile ecology.
Mr Marren, a semi-retired journalist, said he could look out from his Newtown home on the edge of Ramsbury and see ash trees everywhere in the woodland and along the River Kennet.
He fears, however, that the ash will inevitably go the same way as the mighty elm, which was an emblem of Wiltshire until Dutch elm disease wiped them out by their tens of thousands.
One of the county's most famous elms stood in the middle of The Square in Ramsbury until the mid-1980s and became the logo of the Ramsbury Building Society.
Mr Marren said: "Trees have suffered from imported diseases more in the last 12 years than in the whole of the previous century". He believes the ash dieback disease possibly arrived in Britain in the five million-plus ash saplings imported into the UK between 2003-10 for largely community planting schemes.
Writing in an online blog he said: "We are about to lose perhaps our most elegant, certainly the healthiest, native tree."


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HBO's Game of Thrones has filmed in the countryside of Northern Ireland since 2010. Now, fans of the show can take a special three-day tour of the Causeway Coast and Glens to see the real-life locations used in the TV series inspired by George R. R. Martin's novels. Season three begins on HBO Canada March 31
Game of Thrones fans will recognize this ancestral castle as Winterfell seated by House Stark. Winterfell is located in the centre of the northern province of the Seven Kingdoms and is the capital of the North. In real life it's known as Castle Ward, which was built in the 18th century in Northern Ireland.
The village of Bushmills (famous for one of the world's oldest whiskey distilleries) represents the Dark Hedges. Viewers of GOT will remember this is where Arya Stark escaped from King's Landing dressed as a boy.
Ballintoy Harbor — a small village in Northern Ireland — is used to represent the Iron Islands, ruled by House Greyjoy. The Iron Islands are home to the fierce, cruel bunch who call themselves the Ironborn. Fans of the show will remember this spot as the homecoming of Theon Greyjoy after 10 years in Winterfell.
The famous Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland represents House of Greyjoy, ruler of the Iron Islands.
Downhill Strand is used to represent Dragonstone, the castle with a dark reputation. After Robert Baratheon conquered the Targaryens, he passed the island to his brother, Stannis. The castle is now of House Baratheon of Dragonstone.
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Another view of Downhill Strand.
Another view of Downhill Strand.


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I'm fairly new to tennis, but would really like some practice just rallying and such! Let me know!
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Hi Janice,
I'm also a beginner and keen to practice a bit. I'm on the Plateau too, so Lafontaine or Jeanne Mance are good for me. Would you be free tomorrow evening? (14 Aug)
Hi Patricia!
Sorry, I've been out of town for a couple days and only saw your message today. Are you free some time this weekend to play? Either Lafontaine or Jeanne Mance works for me! Let me know!
Hi Janice - yes this week-end works fine. How about Saturday morning @ Lafontaine? I'll be available from 9am. Here's my number : 514.802.1770. I have to warn you though, I haven't hit the ball in a year, so I'm very, very rusty! :)
Not a problem! I've only been out a couple times this year and I'm nothing spectacular. I tried calling you but got no answer. Does 10 work for you at lafontaine? I've never actually played at any of the courts in Montreal so I'm not sure how they work. Can you book them in advance?
Let me know if tomorrow works for you!
I forgot my phone at home this morning (!). I just called and we have a court booked for 10am (court #11).
I'll try to get there for 9h50-ish, so meet you there? Just let me know if you can't make it so I can call them to cancel.
See you tomorrow!
Sounds perfect!
Are you only looking to play other females? I'm also looking to play someone of a fairly low level, but everyone seems to be at a level of 3.0 or higher :( Haven't gotten any replies yet.
BTW, love the Winnipeg Jets throwback you're rocking. Hoping it's a Teemu Selanne jersey.
Hi Edward,
Not a Temmu jersey, just an old jersey I found lost in my parent's basement. Still pretty awesome though!
I wouldn't be opposed to playing with a dude. I'm definitely still fairly new to the game. I can kind of rally back and forth, but that's about the extent of my skills.
Hey Janice,
Yeah I'm pretty much the same. I can somewhat keep a rally going, but as soon as people decide to have a game and keep score, I stop following through my shots and start to miss more shots (followed by me invariably blaming my racket :)
If you're down for rallying, let me know and we can set up a time. Either through here, or you can text me at 514-969-1392.
Hi there!
I'm also new in tennis, and I would really like practicing with someone my level. However, I live on the South Shore of Montreal, and going to Montreal might be a little complicated for me. On the other hand, I'm starting cegep n october 15th, at Rosemont, and it would be easy to play after that. XD
I have a question, do you speak french? Because I do and I would feel more confortable talking in french.
Hi Marianne,
Unfortunately, I do not speak french, but luckily tennis doesn't require a lot of talking! If you want to play when you're in Rosemont more often, just let me know!
Sure! I would love to! And i guess you're right about the fact that tennis doesn't require a lot of talking XD. Thanks for replying so fast.
We shall stay in contact then!
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