The Innerbelt Bridge – which carries much of the North-South Traffic in Cleveland – has some serious problems.
The existing 49-year-old bridge, which carries 119,000 vehicles a day, is a key part of the nation’s highway network.
It joins I-90, the main interstate connecting New England and Chicago, to I-71 and I-77. It funnels tens of thousands of commuters to downtown Cleveland every day.
Before ODOT closed four of the eight lanes on the bridge last month, the L300 chord was functioning at 62 percent of its legally required strength, Hebebrand said.
Possible solutions include building a convention center underneath to hold the bridge up. (update 11/19/08: Ok, this last part was just my idea. Personally, I’m not driving on that bridge for a little while, but I’m a bit paranoid.)
November 18th, 2008
Well I had my fingerprints re-taken on November 7th, and by November 10th the USCIS sent me a letter asking me to show up for my initial application interview on January 8th(!). So far, it’s well ahead of published processing times, which last time I checked said that as of August ‘08 they were processing N400’s from January.
Date/Event
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10/10/2008 – N400 and $675 mailed in
10/14/2008 $675 check cashed
10/17/2008 Receipt of N400 received
10/25/2008 Fingerprint appointment for 11/5 received
11/5/2008 Fingerprints Taken
11/10/2008 Letter for Initial Appointment dated
11/17/2208 Letter for Initial Appointment received for 1/9/2008
Total time: 1 month, 7 days
Money: $675
Travel: 1 trip to the Cleveland Federal Building
Time (excluding time to fill out forms): 20 minutes
November 17th, 2008
This article centers on complaints that a Nova Scotia Fire Department overpaid for Polygraph testing of new hires. No mention of polygraphs as being a useless pseudoscience, not admissible in courts in the US or Canada.
November 14th, 2008
Bottom of the intellectual barrel edition:
My question is have any reputable psychics been brought into this case to help find Caylee or her body?
From Nancy Grace’s show
November 14th, 2008
How the poem came to be
November 11th, 2008
Congrats to my dad on induction to the Colchester County Sports Hall of Fame. He’s been coaching and volunteering for Hockey since before I even existed.
To suggest that Jed Ritcey is a giant in Truro sports circles, particularly hockey, is a profound understatement. Starting in 1969, this eldest child of Gerry and Mary Ritcey, Jed set about to carve his sporting resume. He was a volunteer coach in Truro midget football; coached with CEC in its football infancy; coached Little League baseball (including a town championship) and even found time to be President of the Truro School Bands Auxiliary. From the mid-seventies he became a coach in Truro minor hockey and from 1977 – 80 became the Junior A Bearcats head coach. For a three- year period he was President of this very Truro Sports Heritage Society. Jed served as President of Hockey Nova Scotia; Vice-chair of Hockey Canada (the first Nova Scotian in 47 years elected to Hockey Canada’s Board); a member of the 2003 World Junior Executive Committee; Chair of Accreditation for both Women’s and Men’s World Hockey Championships in Halifax; and Vice-President since 2007 of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Tonight, we are not the first to honour Jed, merely the proudest. He is a Life Member of Hockey NS and was awarded the Order of Merit from Hockey Canada – serving amateur hockey faithfully…” In 1996 he was named Volunteer of the Year by Hockey Canada. And Hockey Nova Scotia named its volunteer of the year winner after Jed Ritcey. Rightfully so.
November 10th, 2008
Ladies, did you know that your uterus is shaped like AMERICA?
- Jessica at Feministing
November 10th, 2008
I wonder why the media doesn’t cover this angle – which basically proves Obama is only President due to being the follow-up to an indie rock band concert? In looking back over this two year campaign, it’s hard to wrap my head around just how crazy the right wing became at the prospect of someone with ideals becoming the next leader.
November 7th, 2008
Got an appointment to get my fingerprints taken – again – on November 5th. Of course, they already took my fingerprints in 2003 when I had my Permanent Residency done. Bear in mind the reason for it this time is for an FBI background check. They collect money for getting them done again, but they also actually take them again. Not the most efficient use tax dollars, to be sure.
Date/Event
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10/10/2008 – N400 and $675 mailed in
10/14/2008 $675 check cashed
10/17/2008 Receipt of N400 received
10/25/2008 Fingerprint appointment for 11/5 received
Total time: 18 days
Money: $675
Travel: none yet – one pending trip for fingerprints
October 28th, 2008
Although mildly worried that I may be living in a non-pro-America part of America, I have decided to become an American. There are several reasons for doing so, not the least of which is arguably the best enshrined free speech laws. It’s true that compared to Canada that the health care here is not so much enshrined, as it is thought of lovingly by small groups, like an image of Jesus burnt onto a waffle. Some influence certainly comes from my spouse, who has sparkled my eyes, and entranced me with her humour, love, and war machines, making me never wish her to get away from me, unlike some Canadian rockers of yore. But the American spirit has always been something that impressed me, even though I will remain both a smug Canadian and Imperialist American dual-citizen.
N-400 Form submitted, 10/10/08
$675 check cashed a week later, to help defray the cost of now federally employed banking CEO’s, no doubt.
Days waiting thus far: 13
Not counting the mandatory three years I had to wait after becoming a Permanent resident or the following two years, mulling it over as I am known to do.
October 23rd, 2008
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