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Post by orchid on Aug 11, 2014 15:09:46 GMT -5
In honor of baglady's Drink of the Day, I propose a city of the day where we can post useful information about likely cities on the second cert. Today's city is Hartford. According to Wikipedia: Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut and the historic seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775,[1] making it Connecticut's fourth-largest city after the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford. Nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", Hartford houses many insurance company headquarters, and insurance remains the region's major industry.[2] Almost 400 years old, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. Following the American Civil War, Hartford was the wealthiest city in the United States for several decades.[3] In 1868, resident Mark Twain wrote before he died, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief."[4] Today, Hartford is one of the poorest cities in the nation with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty line.[5] In 2004, the Hartford metropolitan area ranked second nationally in per capita economic activity, behind only San Francisco. Hartford is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production.[6] Hartford is home to the nation's oldest public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum; the oldest public park, Bushnell Park; the oldest continuously published newspaper, The Hartford Courant; the second-oldest secondary school, Hartford Public, and the Mark Twain House where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant attractions. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut
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Post by moopigsdad on Aug 11, 2014 15:12:32 GMT -5
I love the idea orchid. I love Hartford, too. It is a very nice city.
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Post by hopefalj on Aug 11, 2014 15:27:54 GMT -5
This is a fantastic idea! I'm going to assume we'll start doing the second cert cities once those are known.
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Post by orchid on Aug 11, 2014 15:30:12 GMT -5
Thanks Mpd and hopefalj. My plan is to work the way down from the list of cities on the most recent city poll. When the second cert arrives (hopefully sooner than later) we can work off that list!
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Post by 71stretch on Aug 11, 2014 15:38:09 GMT -5
For those of you going to places you don't know well, I recommend www.city-data.com/forum All sorts of info and discussions about cities/towns all over the country.
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Post by chessparent on Aug 11, 2014 16:05:06 GMT -5
Had a friend work in the Hartford ODAR office. Beautiful, but pricey, according to him.
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Post by WhereIsTheFrontDoor on Aug 11, 2014 16:39:53 GMT -5
Me and Hartford have a lot in common.
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 11, 2014 20:19:47 GMT -5
Wonderful idea Orchid.
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Post by orchid on Aug 12, 2014 6:31:28 GMT -5
Welcome to Buffalo! Buffalo /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ is the second most populous city in the state ofNew York, after New York City.[3]Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erieand at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, Buffalo is theseat of Erie County[4] and the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, the largest in Upstate New York. Buffalo itself has a population of 261,310 (2010 Census) and theBuffalo–Niagara–Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area is home to 1,215,826 residents. Originating around 1789 as a small trading community near the eponymous Buffalo Creek,[1]Buffalo grew quickly after the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, with the city as its western terminus. By 1900, Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the United States,[5] and went on to become a major railroad hub,[6] and the largest grain-milling center in the country.[7] The latter part of the 20th century saw a reversal of fortunes: Great Lakes shipping was rerouted by the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and steel mills and other heavy industry relocated to places such as China.[8] With the start ofAmtrak in the 1970s, Buffalo Central Terminal was also abandoned, and trains were rerouted to nearby Depew, New York (Buffalo-Depew) andExchange Street Station. By 1990 the city had fallen back below its 1960 population levels.[9] Today, the region's largest economic sectors are financial services, technology,[10] health care and education,[11] and these continue to grow despite the lagging national and worldwide economies.[12] In recent years, expansions of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus[13] and the The State University of New York have led to private and public investment throughout the city and region.[14] A recent study found Buffalo's April 2014 unemployment rate to be 5.8%.[15]In 2010, Forbes rated Buffalo the 10th best place to raise a family in America.[16]
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 12, 2014 8:27:45 GMT -5
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Post by luckylady2 on Aug 12, 2014 10:02:28 GMT -5
Although the last few seasons have not been impressive, Buffalo is also renown for the amount of snow it receives each year, thanks to Lake Erie and "lake effect snow."
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Post by Missundaztood on Aug 12, 2014 10:16:16 GMT -5
And the birthplace of Buffalo wings!
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 12, 2014 10:27:20 GMT -5
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Post by anotherfed on Aug 12, 2014 10:31:35 GMT -5
Additional City data that is useful to this group: Hartford -- 7 total judges in ODAR office Buffalo -- 14 total judges in ODAR office Source: ALJ Transfer list posted somewhere around Aug 11 by (sorry, my memory is swimming in polls and data compilations)
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 12, 2014 12:38:09 GMT -5
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Post by gary on Aug 12, 2014 12:44:21 GMT -5
The Buffalo Rag.
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Post by sandiferhands (old) on Aug 12, 2014 12:46:09 GMT -5
Additional City data that is useful to this group: Hartford -- 7 total judges in ODAR office Buffalo -- 14 total judges in ODAR office Source: ALJ Transfer list posted somewhere around Aug 11 by (sorry, my memory is swimming in polls and data compilations) Wait--there was a transfer list posted yesterday Aug 11?? Please someone post the link or directions--I have searched but come up with nothing. Thx.
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 12, 2014 12:55:58 GMT -5
Additional City data that is useful to this group: Hartford -- 7 total judges in ODAR office Buffalo -- 14 total judges in ODAR office Source: ALJ Transfer list posted somewhere around Aug 11 by (sorry, my memory is swimming in polls and data compilations) Wait--there was a transfer list posted yesterday Aug 11?? Please someone post the link or directions--I have searched but come up with nothing. Thx. Oh heck! I misunderstood AF's post. If there is a new transfer list somebody please drop us a link.
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Post by anotherfed on Aug 12, 2014 15:38:10 GMT -5
Wait--there was a transfer list posted yesterday Aug 11?? Please someone post the link or directions--I have searched but come up with nothing. Thx. Oh heck! I misunderstood AF's post. If there is a new transfer list somebody please drop us a link. Nothing new. That was from an old list. Sorry for the heart palpitations!
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Post by orchid on Aug 13, 2014 6:06:45 GMT -5
Hello Newark- the Brick City: Newark (/ˈnuː.ərk/[20] or also locally/nʊərk/[21]) is the largest city (by population) in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County.[22][23] One of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a population of 277,140 in 2010, making it the nation's 67th most-populous municipality, after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 2000.[12]
Located in the heart of New Jersey'sGateway Region, Newark is the second largest city in the New York metropolitan area, approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Manhattan. Port Newark, the major container shippingterminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey, is the largest on the East Coast. Newark Liberty International Airport was the first municipal commercial airport in the United States and today one of its busiest.[24][25][26]
Newark is headquarters to numerous corporations, such as Prudential Financial and PSEG. It is also home to several universities, such as Rutgers–Newark (including its Law School), theNew Jersey Institute of Technology, and Seton Hall University's Law School. Among others, its cultural and sports venues include: the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Prudential Center, and the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Baseball Stadium.
Newark is divided into five geographicalwards, and contains neighborhoods ranging in character from bustling urbandistricts to quiet suburban enclaves. Newark's Branch Brook Park is the oldest county park in the United States and is home to the nation's largest collection of cherry blossom trees, which number about 4,300.[27][28][29]
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