Central Avenue in Middletown, Ohio has changed over the years. Middletown was incorporated in 1833.
This west-to-east drive down Central reveals mostly old, vacant buildings and newly vacant lots from demolished old buildings. However there is a small patch where the city has tried to revitalize, this area is shown at the beginning of the slide show.
The Middletown is divided amongst two zip codes, 45042 and 45044. The dividing line for these two zip codes is generally Central Avenue.
As Middletown struggles to create an identity downtown, the future of Middletown really lies at the other end of this slide show. Where Central Avenue intersects Cincinnati-Dayton road. Most of the most recent development for Middletown lies on the east end of town.
Still, Middletown has many beautiful old structures on Central and around the downtown area. Just how do you capitalize on a downtown that is miles away from the real growth are of Middletown?
Here is my pictoral visit to Sawyer Glacier in Alaska, USA. This visit was interesting due to how close we were able to get to the glacier in the huge Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Sawyer Glacier is located about 100 miles south, south east of Juneau.
View Sawyer Glacier in a larger map
Though not as well known as Glacier Bay, it is at least as spectacular if not more so. Located in the Tracy Arm Fjord, Sawyer Glacier is one of Alaska’s most massive glaciers.
Its 6am, its cold and it takes quite awhile to navigate down the fjord as it is long an narrow. We pass the right side of an island as the ship barely makes it threw the narrow passageway. still no sight of the glacier as we bend around yet another corner. Then finally we see it, the Sawyer Glacier.
As we approached the glacier, we see an ice and snow formation that looks as large as the surrounding mountains. This is an amazing glacier living at the far end of of Tracy Arm Fjord. We see an amazing iridescent blue mass of ice that reminds me of Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, we had seen earlier in the week.
We heard the loud noise boom around us as the ancient Sawyer glacier calved off a chunk of ice. The ice probably was a big as a house, but it’s hard to gain perspective from the distance we were viewing.
He stood tall since 2004. Then on June 14th a Monday night at about 11 pm, during a fast thunderstorm, lightning struck the 60 foot statue causing it to catch on fire.
Photo by Vincent Rush
Some say this was a fitting end to a sacrilegious statue of Jesus Christ named the “King of Kings,” but renamed by locals here as Touchdown Jesus and Big Butter Jesus, McDonald’s Jesus. Others, including the Solid Rock Church Pastor Darlene Bishop who proclaimed the statue made people ‘remember Jesus or at least think about Jesus’.
Monroe Fire Chief Mark Neu said the fire spread to an amphitheater next to the statue but was confined to the attic area. Losses are estimated to be in the $700k range. It was reported no one was injured in the fire.
Controversial Statue
There has been quite a controversy regarding the statue.
First of all, the Hornet Football team was partially to blame for the name ‘Touchdown Jesus’. For years the Hornets had losing seasons. Sometimes horrible losing seasons. But the very season the “King of Kings’ statue was completed, the Hornets won. The Hornets have had winning seasons ever sense.
Secondly, there are protesters who don’t want the statue rebuilt because it violates the ‘false idols’ commandment. Here is a debate on The Voice: Should Jesus be Rebuilt?
Thirdly, there are people who see good in the work of the Bishops and their Solid Rock Church, the church own’s the statue. These people want some sort of tribute to Jesus back on display in the reflecting pond.
Lastly, it looks like the Bishops won’t be inviting Brad Coriell back to remake the statue. Darlene Bishop was quoted as saying, “it’s likely that there will be something different” than a 60 foot statue.
People like to PhotoShop Touchdown Jesus like the one below.
What will it be next, Jesus in the Manger? I can’t wait to find out.
My short game might improve if I upgrade my 56 and 60 degree wedges. But what is best for my game? And, can I get pre-owned?
I did a little research but could not find much info, only some crap about the spin doctor. Looks hokey with replaceable faces. Anyone ever try one the Spin Doctor? http://www.spindoctorgolf.com/inserts.html
So to contiune my researcht, I thought I would look for what wedges the pros play with. Use this link to find out what’s in the bag of your favorite pro. http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=17200&select=12318
Fuzzy carries: Titleist Vokey 52° & 58°
Woods: Nike VR (56 and 60 degrees) – of course!
My standard wedge is part of a set (Ping G5) but my Sand and Lob wedges are some old worn out Ping Eye 2’s and need to be replaced. Thats what brought up the search. I like what Fuzzy carries: Titleist Vokey 52° & 58°
Bounce Degrees
Measurement in degrees of the angle from the front edge of a club’s sole to the point that actually rests on the ground at address. The middle or rear of many soles is lower than the front edge. More bounce will keep the club from digging too deeply into turf or sand.The amount of bounce needed depends on conditions. If you play courses with soft, fluffy sand, you’ll need more bounce. If the courses you play typically have harder sand, you’ll need less bounce. Playing from fairway – less bounce. With my game, I need more bounce, because I am in the rough allot. I am looking at a 52° & 58° with about 10 degrees of bounce.
Dignitaries from the county, township and cities of Trenton and Middletown were visitors at the latest Monroe Council regular session. They all had high praises for Monroe as they pleaded for Monroe Council to reconsider the ST Rt 63 extension for economic development reasons. Speaking in favor of the extension were Butler County Commissioner Don Dixon, Butler County Engineer Greg Wilkins, Trenton Mayor Rhonda Freeze and Liberty Township Trustee Christine Matacic. Also in attendance were Butler County Commissioner Greg Jolevette, Middletown Mayor Larry Mulligan, council members from Trenton and other prominent area officials.
The plea to consider an amendment to the city master plan to include a ST RT 63 extension failed by a 5 to 2 vote by Monroe council. Dissenting votes were from Todd Hickman and Mayor Robert Routson.
Monroe’s relationship with area communities is becoming strained due to the latest two big issues:
1. Monroe VS SunCoke Lawsuit – Monroe is suing a company who wants to relocate in Middletown and provide needed jobs in Butler County. Most residents of Monroe don’t care, however there is a stong and vocal group who demanded the City of Monroe do something about the econogical impact of the proposed facility. In this one it is Monroe vs The State of Ohio, The County of Butler, At least 1 US Senator, The City of Middletown, 2 Fortune 500 Companies and even President Obamas effort to stimulate the economy.
2. The St Rt 63 Extension to Trenton and ultimately to Oxford. Here Monroe ads the city of Trenton to the list above.
Monroe officials say they are representing the interests of constituents, I think they are only listening to a vocal few. Worse is the fact that Monroe is such a bad neighbor, they refuse to listen to anyone other than themselves.
Fact is that Monroe residents will benefit from being a good neigbor. Monroe will benefit from jobs that are created through the SunCoke plant and the Ohio 63 extension. They are only hurting the silent majority. That’s ok, 4 of the 7 are up for reelection next fall.
Every time I go through the fast food drive-thru, I put my spare change in the ashtray. The change pretty much sits there till I empty it at home. Sometimes the change accumulates. So when I parked outside the Pour House, and a homeless person needed change, I gladly gave him all I had with the exception of enough for the parking meter. It was probably about $5 or so. He left and I never saw him again.
The next day, we were looking for another place for a beer and we found nothing. So we went back to the Pour House. But today I had no change left. So we went inside for a quick beer without feeding the meter. That mistake cost me $15 Canadian for a parking ticket. Gez, I wish I had given the homeless man the $15 and kept the change for the meter.
Lesson Learned: Never give all your coins away in Windsor.
We had a great time at the Pour House
I highly recommend the Pour House. They had 14 different draft beers including Richard’s, Strongbow, Creemore Springs, Guinness and more. I wrote a review about this place here: Pour House The. They are located at 46 Chatham Street West, Windsor, ON N9A 5M6 and here is their phone number: (519) 253-0742
Wired is Pam Grote – Vocals, Emmett Gregory -Bass,Rod Middleton-Guitar, Ben Burton – Drums
I shot this 4 minute video at Yardbirds in Trenton, Ohio. Ben Burton is my brother-in-law.
If you are interested in booking this band, drop me an email and I will hook you up.
I used my Flip cam to shoot this, not bad for such an inexpensive camera, HD to boot. The sound would have been better had I used my ZOOM Mic. Next time, I will bring a better mike that what is on the camera.
john@csn1.com – no spammers please, but if you are I have one word for you, Barraccuda.
Everyday, content that I have written for the computer industry and security camera industry gets scraped. That can be good or bad. Good if we get our company name mentioned, our phone number and possibly a link back to our target website.
Bad scrapes, like the :@# Netbook tips for You example below, they basically they stripped out all references to me, my company and any specific product. This is bad, unethical and possibly an infringement on my copyright on that article. There is no recognition of my work and no links to my site. I have written several versions of “How Much does it cost to rent a computer?” The one that got scraped is on the ezinearticles.com domain: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Much-Does-It-Cost-to-Rent-a-Computer-or-Laptop?&id=157088.
Haoodnla, the second example however is a good guy and legal scrape, heck its really a redistribution of my content for free. It doesn’t get much better than that. Haoodnla kept my company name in the post along with a link back to my company website, Rentacomputer.com.
Good Guy Example:
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Since the internet is still like the wild west of the late 1800’s, I expect some black hat infringements.
Just so you know, we’re watching the good guy and the bad guy scrapers, everyday.
I traveled to San Diego, California for the 2010 International Technology Rental Association Conference and Trade Show. There I met Danny Fey, a Mac expert. See why Danny Fey recommends the MacBook Pro over the MacBook Air for your rental inventory.
If you are interested in more information would would like to reserve one or more, visit the:MacBook Pro Rental page from Rentacomputer.com.
Although I am fully invested and won’t be adding shares in MSFT, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy MSFT at this time.
First Look: Garmin Edge Bike GPS I just purchased a Garmin Edge 500 because it will help me document my bike path explorations as well as keep an very useful log of all my runs, calorie burn etc.
Hispanola Island and Friedman Milton Friedman would look at the Island of Hispanola and point to it as an example of the relationship of economic freedom and economic success. Friedman would call Island of Hispanola ‘a tale of two countries – Haiti and the Dominican Republic’.
21% More Meetings in 2010 FutureWatch 2010 predicts that U.S. meeting planners will plan 21 percent more meetings in 2010 than they did in 2009 while spending 3.5 percent less per meeting.
Computer Lab Rentals “I put this 100 computer lab together in 1 day with one phone call to Darcy Mann, my Tech Travel Agent from Rentacomputer.com.” -Employee Training Department Manager, Cindy A. Marketing Company
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