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Excellent tour. Guide was freindly, humerous and knowledgeable. A great way to start our Roman Holiday.
This tour was very informational and hit so many great sites. The class of wine with snacks at the end was great! Really got to know the others on the tour with you. I would highly recommend this tour!
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, entertaining and well spoken. The tour was enjoyable and the restaurant was fantastic. A great evening.
It was the best tour in Rome! The guide was very entertaining and knowledgeable and we really had learned a lot including having fun and increasing our love for Rome. Unfortunately I remember only his first name John, but maybe it will be enough for our friends who are planning a trip to Rome.
This is must have tour. You visit real Rome at night by walking its streets. Tour Guide was very good. Aperitivo was excellent too. Only Trevi fountain was out of action, but no regrets.
Great Tour with Nice Food.
Delightful!! Our guide was lovely, very knowledgeable and gracious. We went to a great little restaurant that we would never have found on our own. The plates were generous and very, very good.
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Lindy, our guide, was knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. We enjoyed getting to know others from our group along the route, too. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone.
This tour was phenomenal. The guide was great and provided us with helpful hints for getting around Rome and some fun anecdotes. Rome is beautiful at night and this was a great way to start my stay there!
Our tour guide was G, and she gave us so many details on history with a twist of fun facts that we many not find them in any history books. I loved the tour, every detail and the apperative was amazing and filling.
I highly reccomend this tour.
Lindy was a great tour guide -she avoided big crowds which made you feel safe. Her knowledge on re and its history was great.
The vino and food at the end was a great was to finish the tour. Great tour I would highly recommend , it's fun and well worth the dollars.
Love it!Donatella did a great job. She took time to make sure everone was safe, together. It was fun walking around the city at night. The stop at the restaurant was nice too,some light snacks and drinks were offered. It was perfect!
highly enoyable with excellent guide
This walking tour was the best! Sev, our tour guide, is an archaeologist. He has been working in Italy for the past 10 years. Our tour was about 3.5 hours long, with a toilet/food break, we also toured around the city on a bus. Wear comfortable shoes. This is a must to do!
Fantastic wonderful guide an American in Rome who was funny and very enlightening. Really enjoyed the tour well worth while and showed Rome at Night in a different light. The only down side was the small meal in the resturant...... not good at all dissapointing should just give a drink as it would still have been worthwhile.
Excellent! This was a great tour that started with wine and apertivo then a leisure stroll through the major sights of rome all lighted up, sadly the trevi fountain was under repair. We ended at the colosseum and our guide stefano from city wonders was exceptional.
Fantastic! Many thanks to Dario - our tour guide! We had fantastic time and met some new friends during the tour. Keep in mind that many fountains including the Trevi fountain are under the restoration. nevertheless we had a lot more to see and enjoy!
This was really worthwhile. Our guide, Dario, was knowledgeable and very very good. We saw a lot of Rome and had excellent commentary. It was great to do this trip at night.
Dario was an excellent tour guid, very passionate and knows his stuff about Rome, Highly recommend this tour, got to see more than I thought.
Lovely evening. So nice to start out in an Italian wine bar and enjoy appetizers and wine before heading out on our walk. Marie/Maria (sorry not sure which) was an excellent guide who was very knowledgeable and helpful. This was an excellent way to begin our trip in Rome giving us a lay of the land and giving us ideas of other things we would like to see and do while in the city.
I debated about signing up for this and am very glad that I did . I thoroughly recommend this and was very impressed by the scholastic bkg and knowledge of the very personable dynamic guide/professoress who was so enthusiastic about her beloved city . She created such a great atmosphere especially with her Mamma Mia expressions , I am sure everyone of the tour enjoyed it as much as I did . Well worth it
Great tour, walking around Rome and going to the Colosseum. The tour guide, Nina, was really good!
If you only do one tour in Rome, this is IT!! - Hopefully you get Sav as a guide, you will come away with an experience like none other. The guide is what made this tour so worth it. Not once during this experience did I feel like we were rushing through our trip, his passion and his knowledge was astonishing. I came away with a greater appreciation for Rome and all of it's wonders. The area we covered was surprising to me and his little extras that his knowledge provided made it all come alive. Thanks Sav for a truly inspiring experience!!
Having a bone fide archaeologist as my tour guide was truly amazing. Considering all the history in Rome, it was wonderful being in the company of someone who could share this history in a manner which drew you into the bones of old Rome. This is definitely the way to see Rome!


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pynote 1.0.0
Manage notes on the commandline
pynote is a project to manage your notes on the commandline. It is written in Python 3 and provides a very handy cmd-interface. You can browse the source code in cgit or in github. If something does not behave as expected please file a bug in github, write an email or check out the support thread in the arch linux forums.
Documentation is hosted on Read the Docs.
In Arch Linux you can use the PKGBUILDs in the AUR. There is a git and a stable version. Otherwise use:
$ pip install pynote
Install from source
Clone the project with:
$ git clone https://github.com/rumpelsepp/pynote.git
Install pynote with:
$ python setup.py install
As mentioned before pynote is written in python 3. As I use the pathlib module there is at least python 3.4 required. Maybe there are backports of pathlib to python 3.3 or below but I have not tested them. If you did so please let me know.
For initialization just run any command and pynote will tell you what to do:
$ note new "spam" Error: The directory /home/stefan/.note does not exist! You can create it with "mkdir /home/stefan/.note". $ mkdir /home/stefan/.note $ note new "spam" Error: The directory /home/stefan/.note/.trash does not exist! You can create it with "mkdir /home/stefan/.note/.trash". $ mkdir /home/stefan/.note/.trash $ note new "spam" Hint: New note 'spam' created!
Create a new note:
$ note new "spam" Hint: New note 'spam' created!
List notes in a table:
$ note list ID Title Age -- ----------- --------- 0 spam 3 seconds 1 lovely spam 1 day
Read a note (use the numeric ID from the table):
$ note show 0 spam @ 2014-05-31 17:19, 48 seconds ago Spam, Spam, Spam, lovely Spam Wonderful Spam, Lovely Spam. Spam, Spam, Spam, magnificent Spam, Superlative Spam. Spam, Spam, Spam, wonderous Spam, Surgical Spam, splendiferous Spam. Spam, Spam, Spam, Spaaam!
Edit a note:
$ note edit 0 $ note edit --title 0 $ note edit --tags 0
Move a note to trash:
$ note delete 0 Hint: Note 'spam' moved to trash!
Show trash:
$ note list --trash ID Title Age -- ----- ---------- 0 spam 15 seconds
Restore a note from trash (remember to use the ID from trash):
$ note restore 0 Hint: Note 'spam' restored!
For help just pass --help to any command!
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- Author: Stefan Tatschner
- Documentation: pynote package documentation
- Home Page: https://github.com/rumpelsepp/pynote
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If state and local governments need proof that strategic partnerships can attract federal funding for smart technology, public officials might want to examine two community hospitals in a rural strip of northern Ohio.
Supported by federal stimulus funds, Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, Ohio, and Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio, plan to implement Cerner health-care technology systems in the next 10 months, a move that would put the two organizations among the first all-digital, smart hospitals in the nation.
These independent hospitals have been partnering for years, but this advanced automated technology, set to go live in April, would create an infrastructure that could eventually build a connected health network.
"From a patient perspective, we wanted to move toward a comprehensive, integrated solution," said John Britton, vice president of Information Services at Fisher-Titus and CIO consultant at Magruder.
The push for patients to participate in the care process echoes the latest efforts made by state and local governments to involve the public more in the government process. In the past few years, citizen demand has driven governments to publish public data sets, and community feedback has fueled innovation contests like Washington, D.C.'s Apps for Democracy.
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Renaissance master Raphael's drawing sold for £29.7 million
Dec 10 2012
The Raphael sketch was part of a lot of artwork put up for sale by Peregrine Cavendish, the 12th duke of Devonshire, to raise money to preserve his family estate — Chatsworth. The duke who is the deputy chairman of Sotheby's was quoted as saying, "The sale of these works, which our family has long cared for, will now benefit the long-term future of Chatsworth and its collections." The forecast price for the Raphael sketch was between £10 million and £15 million.
Referred to as Head of a Young Apostle, the sketch in question is a study done by Raphael for his last painting, The Transfiguration, which now hangs in the Vatican Museum, Rome. When the artist died in 1520, his body was laid out in state in his studio with The Transfiguration hanging at his head.
Measuring roughly 15 inches by 11 inches and drawn in black chalk, it was acquired 300 years ago by William Cavendish, second duke of Devonshire, and kept in the family collection at Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
Our second bit of news is about a very important exhibition: Matisse: In Search of True Painting — an exploration of Matisse's painting process, at the Metropilitan Museum in New York, which opened on December 4 and will be on till March 17, 2013.
The exhibition is a collaboration between The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, and the Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris.
Henri Matisse, whose career spanned more than five decades, culminated with his death in 1954 at the age of 84 years. Widely celebrated as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century and an artistic genius, Matisse had a rather obsessive tendency to re-evaluate and constantly repaint his works. Hence he often repeated and redid his compositions to "compare results and gauge his progress".
Pablo Picasso, Matisse's friend and rival, once remarked, "Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He copies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line. He's convinced that the last, the most stripped down, is the best, the purest, the definitive one. In fact, most of the time, it was the first."
But unlike many others, he was never bored and summed up his prolific career by saying, "Why have I never been bored? Because for more than fifty years I have never ceased to work."
A common motif in Matisse's work throughout his career was the studio interior, interpreted by the artist in bold colours. In the spring of 1948, he wrote to his son Pierre that his most recent paintings "impress everyone who has seen them because they are vivid and rich."
Matisse: In Search of True Painting, is a must for all art lovers.
If you should be lucky enough to be in New York anytime between now and March 17, stop by at the Metropolitan Museum to see the works of a true genius. Among his most famous paintings on show are: The Red Room: Harmony in Red (1908), Interior in Yellow and Blue (1946).


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Some charges dropped in nursing home assault case
Prosecutors agreed Wednesday to drop two counts of simple assault against a nursing home employee who allegedly held an elderly patient down by the arms and put a pillow over her face.
A misdemeanor charge of neglect against Tanya L. Harlos, employee at Guardian Elder Care Center in Nanticoke, was bound over to the Court of Common Pleas.
As part of a deal reached when Harlos waived her preliminary hearing, Assistant District Attorney Cara Solimine said she will not oppose probation during sentencing.
Harlos, 27, of 31 Nicely St., Mocanaqua, was charged March 20 for an incident involving nursing home resident Clara Huninger that occurred in June 2013.
According to the affidavit:
Police said they found bruises on Huninger's right forearm consistent with a handprint. Huninger told police Harlos hurt her arms, smothered her with a pillow and stole her doll.
Harlos told police she was putting Huninger in bed with the help of Victoria Jones, her coworker, and rolled her onto her side. She said Huninger was screaming and combative the entire time, and tried to hit, pinch, punch, bite and spit at her.
Harlos said she put her hand on Huninger's wrists to stop her from hitting her. While Huninger was on her side, Harlos said she tried to take a pillow from behind her head to place under her feet, but it fell onto Huninger.
She said the pillow immediately fell to the floor, and Harlos picked it up and handed it to Jones.
Harlos said they then rolled Huninger onto her back.
She said since Huninger was still screaming, Jones put her hand over Huninger's mouth and told her to be quiet. Huninger denies Jones did anything to hurt her.
Harlos said she did take Huninger's doll, but it was because she wouldn't say she was sorry.
She said when she returned with the doll five minutes after taking it, Huninger said she was sorry, so she gave her the doll back.
Jones' story differs from Harlos' version, the affidavit shows.
Jones said she asked Harlos to help her put Huninger to bed. She said while undressing Huninger for bed, Harlos said to her, "I hate this lady, and I don't like her."
Huninger began to fight with Harlos as she was holding her. Jones said she heard Harlos say, "No, you don't just spit in my face," at which time Harlos took a pillow from behind Huninger's head and covered her face with it for a few seconds.
Dr. Richard Hiscox examined Huninger and said the marks on her forearm were consistent with a firm grip.
Harlos' formal arraignment is set for July 3, but her attorney Tom Marsilio said Harlos is going to waive it.
She remains free on $100,000 bail set by Magisterial District Judge Donald L. Whittaker.
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Decisions 2002
MAXINE THORNTON REESE, Appellant v. LARRY DUNCAN, Appellee
Date: July 12, 2002
Docket Number: 05-01-01846-CV
AL RANYAK, Appellant v. ADDISON AIRPORT OF TEXAS, INC., SAM STUART, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A H&S VENTURES, AND H&S VENTURES, LTD., Appellees
Date: July 2, 2002
Docket Number: 05-01-01064-CV
MAXINE THORNTON REESE, Appellant v. LARRY DUNCAN, Appellee
Date: June 10, 2002
Docket Number: 05-01-01846-CV
DIXIE DOCK ENTERPRISES AND JOANN SKOLD D/B/A DIXIE DOCK ENTERPRISES, Appellants v. OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION D/B/A W.B. MCGUIRE, Appellee
Date: February 21, 2002
Docket Number: 05-01-00639-CV
LAUREN YVONNE GONZALEZ, ROBBY COLLINS, ROBERT HINKLE, JON DAHLANDER, AND ROBERT PAYTON, Appellants v. SHIRLEY ISON-NEWSOME, Appellee
Date: January 15, 2002
Docket Number: 05-97-01760-CV
CARMEN WILLIAMS AND CHARLES WILLIAMS, Appellants v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN VOUGHT, Appellee
Date: January 8, 2002
Docket Number: 05-99-01314-CV
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It's Simply Unfair What Is Happening To Fair Isaac's Shareholders...
Several months ago I posted a mail from a reader's rant on FICO (see Fair Isaac May Get Treated Unfairly When…), along with our own take on the on the situation (subscribers see FICO Note, click here to subscribe). Here's an excerpt from the said reader's take:
Short FICO. This company engineered a stock-back program in Nov 2011. The Stock buy-back was equivalent to 20% of its market cap at the time. The three executives left the company and cash in their stock options. The company had 3 CEOs in 4 years. The Company latest quarter was slightly down, without the massive buy-back the share count would have meant that the stock had lower earnings per share YoY. What is staggering is while the company did this massive stock buy-back, some execs (including the 3 execs departing) sold at price sometimes below the price the company was buying back its stock at. If the company was doing such a good deal by buying the stock "cheap" at around 40 USD, why would the execs sell their "cheap" stock at 39 USD?
Now recently the company announced its quarterly earnings, poor data, the stock plunges by 10.5%, next thing you know SECput the Rule 201 alternative uptick rule. The next day the stock is up 10.5%, but of course nothing is done to prevent the stock to move up more than 10% a day. The same happened on the same day with Vulcan Materials which released its earnings, really crappy (a lot more than FICO), Vulcan Materials is a Einhorn short, and yet again you have the rule 201 implemented the next day....
Said BoomBustBlogger returned with some more "unfair" treatment of Fair Isaac, viewable from this link - Fair Isaac May Get Treated Unfairly When The Newest Credit Bubble Bursts. ....And here come's FCO's earnings, as reported at CNBC:
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results Net income for the quarter totaled $21.2 million, or $0.60 per share, versus $24.6 million, or $0.64 per share, reported in the prior year period. The current quarter results include $3.3 million, net of tax, or $0.09 per share, in restructuring and acquisition related costs.
Well. guess what happened the following day... NYSE stocks posting largest percentage decreases 02 Nov 2012 - The Associated Press
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Now I know why I've been seeing so many resumes crossing my desk from people who all have recent experience at FICO or who are current employees there.
Nice call Reggie. As to Jack's question, it's always safer to buy puts. There is no sensible way for individuals to short and safely stay short. If the puts are not listed on an exchange, take a pass. Custom designed options are always overpriced.
Know anyone made money shorting a stock?
Credit reporting companies are not to be trusted. I think that is the moral of this story?


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Funding opportunities
The liver is a promising target for cell therapy since it supports and functionally integrates transplanted cells. Human liver contains more than 50 billion cells and more than 10% replacement will be required for most liver diseases. Hence, embryonic stem cells (ESC), which have unlimited growth capacities, represent one of the few cell types with potential for liver cell therapy. However, to be functionally effective and safe, ESC have to be differentiated into hepatocytes, the cells of the liver that provide its typical functions, before transplantation. Unfortunately, current ESC differentiation protocols generate cells that are not fully differentiated or functional. To achieve levels of differentiation that would be therapeutic we propose to identify the mechanisms that establish hepatocyte function in progenitor cells in the adult liver. Adult liver progenitors are typically absent from the normal liver but become apparent in liver disease when hepatocytes are damaged. Remarkably, adult liver progenitors can differentiate into fully functional hepatocytes within a few days. We hope to identify the genes that enable this rapid maturation process in order to apply it to immature cells derived from ESC. If maturation can be induced and these hepatocyte-like cells function to correct a mouse model of a human liver disease we will have provided proof-of-principle for the potential of ESC for liver cell therapy.
Liver transplantation is the only curative option for patients with severe liver diseases. As donor livers are rare, many Californians are currently waiting to receive a transplant. In fact, many patients on the waiting list die before a donor organ becomes available. If successful, the proposed project would help to alleviate the need for donor organs by establishing embryonic stem cells as a source of hepatocytes for transplantation. As hepatocyte transplantation would be less invasive and expensive than orthotopic liver transplantation, funds might become available that could be used to benefit the citizens of California in other areas.
This application is concerned with liver regeneration and the differentiation of hepatocytes. In particular, the proposal is focused on the function of microRNAs in hepatocyte differentiation and on the role of oval cells, a population of adult liver progenitors. The premise is that although hepatic progenitors can be derived from embryonic stem cells (ESCs), these are typically immature and have not been shown to be therapeutically effective in animal models, and that knowledge from adult regeneration models might instruct full differentiation and maturation of ESC-derived hepatocytes. The first specific aim is to identify and characterize microRNAs that function in hepatocytes and oval cells in both in vitro and in vivo models. The second objective is to isolate and analyze oval cells in a mouse model of hepatocyte differentiation and identify regulators of this process. The third aim is to use information from aims 1 and 2 to promote the differentiation of ESC-derived hepatocyte-like cells into functional hepatocytes.
This proposal is focused on the important problem of liver regeneration. Moreover, in concentrates on a largely uncharacterized, final phase in the differentiation of liver cells and has high significance for the development of hepatocytes for therapeutic use. Reviewers' enthusiasm was somewhat dampened by an overly ambitious proposal that lacked sufficient detail in some of the experimental design. This added to uncertainty about the feasibility of some of the proposed experiments. However, reviewers felt that the study is likely to open exciting, new avenues of investigation and contribute to the development of approaches for the generation of mature hepatocytes which could lead to novel therapies for patients with liver disease.
The applicant, a physician-scientist and newly appointed assistant professor, is a clear strength of the application. S/he has published highly significant papers in stem cell biology and liver regeneration and trained with one of the international leaders in the field. The proposal includes well designed career development and mentoring plans. Reviewers were particularly enthusiastic about the applicant's strong connections to both clinical and basic science, suggesting a strong and continued therapeutic focus to the developing research program.
The institutional commitment was viewed as excellent. The research environment is extremely strong and supportive. Outstanding collaborators, facilities, and resources are readily available. The applicant received substantial start-up funds to establish a robust research program. The institution has an excellent reputation and strong commitment to support stem cell research.
Overall this is a good proposal with two outstanding components: the applicant and the institutional commitment. Although reviewers harbored concerns about the research plan, the potential benefit of these studies was recognized as highly significant. Furthermore, the proposed study is likely to advance the field and make important contributions to therapeutic development.


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Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is putting forward legislation that would break up the big banks to avoid what has been colloquially dubbed "too big to fail." The liberal senator is teaming up with Sen. David Vitter, a very conservative Republican from Louisiana, to put together the bill, which Brown says will make the economy safer, secure taxpayer money and help create jobs. In his push, Brown has compared the big banks to Standard Oil, which was broken up by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1911 after the oil giant breached antitrust laws.
Indiana Gov. Mike Spence fired back at Ohio Gov. John Kasich for insulting Indiana in recent remarks: "Indiana is the best state in the Midwest to start a business, grow a business and get a job. … With the Hoosier state consistently winning the competition for fiscal responsibility and reform, somebody should remind the governor of Ohio that trash talk usually comes before the game." In a speech Monday, Kasich said, "This is not Indiana where you go to Indianapolis … and then say, 'Where else are we going to go? Gary?' "
Ohio is a leader in reducing prison re-entry, and that's translating to millions of dollars for the state's taxpayers. Ohio's recidivism rate, which measures how many prison convicts are returning to prison after being released, dropped to 28.7 percent in 2009, from 39.5 percent in 2003. The latest data is from 2009, so it's before Gov. John Kasich took office and passed measures to further reduce prison recidivism, which provide new ways for criminals to get records expunged, allow released criminals to obtain a certificate of qualification from courts for employment and offer sentence-reduction incentives for prisoners to get job training and education programs while in prison.
The Ohio House approved a bill that would effectively shut down Internet sweepstakes cafes, which state officials claim are havens for gambling and other criminal activity, by limiting their prize payouts to $10. The bill received support from law-enforcement groups, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, some charity organizations and the state's casino operators.
Mayoral candidate John Cranley says the city should redirect funding meant for the streetcar to the MLK/I-71 Interchange project, but the funding is set up through federal grants that are highly competitive and allocated specifically to the streetcar project.
Opponents of the city's parking plan briefly celebrated yesterday when they assumed Graeter's had joined their efforts, but the ice cream company says it was all a misunderstanding. Graeter's is allowing opponents to gather petition signatures in front of its stores because the sidewalks are public property, but the company says it didn't give permission to gather signatures within the stores.
Cincinnati's Findlay Market earned a glowing review in The Boston Globe, sparking a wave of celebration on social media.
The Smale Riverfront Park is forging ahead largely thanks to the help of private funders, who have made up for an unexpected drop in state and federal funds.
The Ohio Senate paved ahead with legislation that will raise the speed limit on some highways, particularly in rural areas, to 70 miles per hour. The bill contains obvious time benefits for drivers, but environmental groups say higher speed limits mean worse fuel efficiency and insurance groups say it will make roads more dangerous.
A West Chester trucking company is cutting 250 jobs.
Popular Science has nine reasons to avoid sugar to save your life.
The White House released a list of what cuts will be made in Ohio as part of mandatory spending cuts set to kick in March 1, which are widely known as the sequester. Among other changes, 26,000 civilian defense employees would be furloughed, 350 teacher and aide jobs would be put at risk due to $25.1 million in education cuts and $6.9 million for clean air and water enforcement would be taken away. President Barack Obama and Democrats have pushed to replace the sequester with a plan that contains tax changes and budget cuts, but they've failed to reach a compromise with Republicans, who insist on a plan that only includes spending cuts.
Community Council President David White told WVXU that the streets and sidewalks of the long-neglected neighborhood of Pendleton were previously crumbling, but the Horseshoe Casino's development has helped transform the area. With Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds, the city has budgeted $6 million in neighborhood development that has led to new trees, expanded sidewalks and the potential for further developments that will appeal to new businesses.
A surprise inspection of the private prison owned by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) on Feb. 22 revealed higher levels of violence, inadequate staff, high presence of gang activity, illegal substance use, frequent extortion and theft, according to the report from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC), Ohio's nonpartisan prison watchdog. The CIIC report found enormous increases in violence, with a 187.5-percent increase in inmate-on-inmate violence and 305.9-percent in inmate-on-staff violence between 2010 and 2012. Many of the problems are being brought on by inadequate staff, according to the report. The findings echo much of what privatization critics have been warning about ever since Gov. John Kasich announced his plans to privatize the state prison in 2011, which CityBeat covered in-depth here.
Kasich has highlighted funding increases in the education plan in his 2014-2015 budget proposal, but the plan also includes looser requirements for Ohio's schools. The plan will remove the teacher salary schedule from law, which sets a minimum for automatic teacher pay increases for years of service and educational accomplishments, such as obtaining a master's degree. It would also change the minimum school year from 182 days to 920 hours for elementary students and 1,050 for high school students, giving more flexibility to schools. CityBeat took an in-depth look at the governor's budget and some of its education changes here.
Ohio Democrats want to change how the state picks its watchdog. The governor currently appoints someone to the inspector general position, but Democrats argue a bipartisan panel should be in charge of making the pick.
Mayor Mark Mallory is in Spain to meet with CAF, the company constructing the cars for Cincinnati's streetcar project. Streetcar opponents, including mayoral candidate John Cranley, say the cars are being built too early, but the city says it needs the time to build the cars, test them, burn the tracks and train staff in the cars' use. CityBeat covered the streetcar and how it relates to the 2013 mayoral race here.
The amount of Ohio prisoners returning to prison after being released hit a new low of 28.7 percent in 2009. The numbers, which are calculated over a three-year period, indicate an optimistic trend for the state's recidivism statistics even before Gov. John Kasich's sentencing reform laws were signed into law.
Cincinnati's real estate brokers say the city manager's parking plan will revitalize Downtown's retail scene by using funds from semi-privatizing Cincinnati's parking assets to renovate Tower Place Mall and build a 30-story apartment tower with a parking garage and grocery store.
The University of Cincinnati was the second-best fundraiser in the state in the past year. On Feb. 20, UC announced it had met its $1 billion goal for its Proudly Cincinnati campaign.
On Saturday, Bradley Manning, the American citizen accused of leaking a massive stash of diplomatic cables and military reports to WikiLeaks, went through his 1,000th day in U.S. custody without a trial.
Popular Science has seven ways sitting is going to kill us all.
A surprise inspection of the private prison owned by Corrections Corporation of
America (CCA) on Feb. 22 revealed higher levels of violence, inadequate staff, high
presence of gang activity, illegal substance use, frequent extortion
and theft, according to the report from the Correctional Institution
Inspection Committee (CIIC), Ohio's nonpartisan prison watchdog.
The CIIC
report found the Lake Erie Correctional Institution had a 187.5-percent
increase in inmate-on-inmate violence between 2010 and 2012, leading to a rate of inmate-on-inmate violence much higher than comparative prisons and slightly
below the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC)
average for all state prisons. Rates of inmate-on-staff violence increased by 305.9-percent between
2010 and 2012 and were much higher than comparative prisons and the ODRC
average, according to the report.
and security were major areas of concern, with the report noting
"personal safety is at risk." Fight convictions were up 40 percent, but
they weren't any higher than comparative prisons or the ODRC average,
the report found. Disturbances, use of force, access to illegal
substances, shakedowns and bunk searches were all in need of
improvement, but rounds were acceptable.
staff handle the use of force and sanctions were particularly
problematic, the report said: "Incident reports indicate that staff
hesitate to use force even when appropriate and at times fail to deploy
chemical agents prior to physical force, risking greater injury to both
inmates and staff. Staff also do not appropriately sanction inmates for
serious misconduct. At the time of the inspection, the facility had no
options for sanctions other than the segregation unit, which was full."
treatment, fiscal accountability and rehabilitation and reentry
were all found by the report to be in need of improvement, with
many of the problems focusing on inadequate staff — a common concern
critics repeatedly voiced after Gov. John Kasich announced his plan to
sell the state prison to CCA in 2011. "The above issues are compounded
by high staff turnover and low morale," the report said. "New staff
generally do not have the experience or training to be able to make
quick judgments regarding the appropriate application of force or how to
handle inmate confrontations. Staff also reported that they are often
required to work an extra 12 hours per week, which may impact their
troubling findings left CIIC with dozens of recommendations for
the private prison, including a thorough review of staff policy and
guidelines, stronger cooperation between staff, holding staff and
inmates more accountable and the completion of required state audits and
only positive findings were in health and well-being. The
report said unit conditions, mental health services and food services
were all good, while medical services and recreation were acceptable.
The report echoes many of the concerns raised by private prison critics, which CityBeat previously covered ("Liberty for Sale," issue of Sept. 19). A
September audit from ODRC also found the prison was only meeting two-thirds of the
state's standards, and reports from locals near the prison in January warned about a
rise in smuggling.
There's even more bad news coming from Ohio's newly privatized prison. Violence last week forced Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to call in the state's special response team, according to Plunderbund. Two teams from the Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation were dispatched. Gov. John Kasich pushed prison privatization in his 2012-2013 budget to save costs. CityBeat covered private prisons and the shady connections CCA had to the current state government prior to the sale here.
There might be a court case disputing JobsOhio's constitutionality, but that hasn't stopped the state government from moving forward with implementing the private, nonprofit agency. On Friday, the state announced it transferred $500 million in state liquor funds to JobsOhio. The Ohio Supreme Court recently agreed to take up a case from ProgressOhio disputing whether state funds can be used for the private agency. Kasich established the agency in an effort to encourage job growth in Ohio.
Kasich will reveal the blueprint for his 2014-2015 budget plan later today. According to Gongwer, his proposed budget will cut personal income taxes across the board
and offset the cuts by closing loopholes and broadening the sales tax
base. The governor has long been eying an income
tax cut. He previously suggested raising the oil and gas severance tax
to help pay for a tax cut, but the plan faces bipartisan opposition.
In the 2013 mayoral race, John Cranley is currently outraising
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, but both Democrats are fairly close. Qualls has raised $134,188, while Cranley
has raised $170,877. Most of the race has focused on the streetcar so far, with Qualls supporting and Cranley against the twice-voter-approved transit project.
The city of Cincinnati and Duke Energy have reached a limited agreement to meet in court to settle who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar's tracks. As part of the agreement, Duke will begin moving lines in the next few weeks, even while the city and Duke wait for courts to decide who will pay for moving the lines. Mayor Mark Mallory also announced the city will try to finish the streetcar project in time for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but he added there are no guarantees. For more on the streetcar and how it relates to the 2013 mayoral race, check out CityBeat's cover story.
Libertarian Jim Berns recently forced a mayoral primary by entering the race.
Community leaders around Greater Cincinnati are mapping out veteran services programs.
Ohio is expanding its foreclosure prevention program. The maximum benefit possible has increased from $25,000 to $35,000, and the highest annual household income allowed to participate in the program is now $112,375.
The Ohio Board of Regents finished moving to the Ohio Board of Education building.
Looks like Ohio First Lady Karen Kasich's Twitter account was hacked.
Smokers will pay higher prices under Obamacare.
Physicists have created crystals that are nearly alive.
School superintendents will hear about Gov. John Kasich's school funding proposal Thursday. The proposal, which will change how all of Ohio's schools are publicly funded, will be released to the wider public Feb. 4. Many school officials are bracing for the worst, according to Cleveland's The Plain Dealer. Rob Nichols previously told CityBeat that the proposal is "a big undertaking": "Many governors have tried before. Many states have been sued over their formulas. It's something we have to take our time with and get it done right."
Ohio's largest prison staff union is asking Kasich's administration to increase the amount of prison security officers following a late December report from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The report found a correlation between rising prison violence and a decrease in prison security staff, affirming a position the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association has held for years.
A Journal News report found substance abuse comes at a heavy loss for Ohio employers, including more workplace injuries, higher medical costs, more absenteeism and reduced productivity. Some experts advocate for drug testing to lower the costs, while others argue drug testing can often affect innocent, responsible drug users. Employers are much more likely to test for marijuana over alcohol, even though multiple studies show cannabis is less addictive and harmful.
The flu epidemic may be leveling off in Ohio. The state health department revealed the amount of hospitalizations involving the flu have plateaued, but the department cautions the calm could be temporary.
The women's sections of county and regional jails are facing higher levels of overcrowding. The overcrowding is a result of a 2011 law that enables fourth- and fifth-degree felons to be held at county jails instead of state prisons.
A new online tool reveals the salaries of public school teachers and staff.
The extensive audit of Ohio schools and their attendance information will be released Feb. 11. The preliminary reports found Cincinnati Public Schools were clean. The investigation into attendance fraud began when Lockland schools in Hamilton County were caught falsifying attendance data.
A new poll found an overwhelming majority of Kentucky parents favor raising the school dropout age to 18, up from the current age of 16.
Ohio gas prices are still rising.
Researchers made super-realistic lung tissue with levitating cells. The development allows researchers to better study how toxins affect the lungs.
Gov. John Kasich is ready to support further action on human trafficking. Members of the Ohio legislature have already committed to further action. The next few measures will address the statute of limitations for trafficking, parents who traffic their children and laws affecting children services and child welfare. Last session, the legislature passed a "safe harbor" law that changed the classification of children caught in prostitution from criminals to victims. A 2010 bill also increased penalties for human trafficking and related crimes.
A Texas-based company wants to ship
thousands of barrels of fracking waste through river barges to Ohio. But the
U.S. Coast Guard is halting the plan while it investigates whether the
waste can be transported through water routes and the plan's potential
environmental impact. Critics are worried Ohio is becoming a dumping ground for fracking waste.
Mayor Mark Mallory took a tour with federal officials to show off developments going on in the city and the potential route for the streetcar. The tour was meant to show off projects that have gotten help from the federal government. After the bus tour, Mallory acknowledged the city has "a lot of work to do," but he added, "There really is a buzz about Cincinnati around this country. It is true."
A Cincinnati Children's Hospital survey found one-third of teen girls report meeting with someone they've met online. Psychologist Jennie Noll says abused or neglected girls are more likely to present themselves in sexually provocative ways on the Internet and meet more people in real life. Noll warned the meetings can be dangerous for young girls. Apparently, the meetings seem to happen regardless of Internet filtering software, but high-quality parenting and monitoring can help.
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority is planning housing development for Mount Healthy. The development is coming after a study found the need for more housing in the area.
A controversial luxury apartment complex has been approved in Blue Ash. The approval came despite neighbors complaining that the complex will be an eyesore for the community.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Cincinnati will hire 200 positions.
A recent rise in smuggling led a Conneaut, Ohio, councilman to send a letter to Gov. John Kasich asking for the state to intervene at Corrections Corporation of America's Lake Erie Correctional Institution. But Col. John Born, superintendent at the Ohio State Highway Patrol, wrote in a response that criminal incidents have gone down at the CCA facility, even though drug smuggling has gone up. He also writes the state has deployed more cruisers, but he claims local law enforcement have better means and legal authority to deal with cases at the prison.
In other prison news, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Director Gary Mohr wants to keep misbehaving inmates in prison longer. In the last legislative session, Mohr helped push laws that reduced sentences for low-crime offenders.
Looks like State Treasurer Josh Mandel is firing 10 percent of his staff. The press release for the announcement has great wording for the bad news: "Treasurer Mandel announces further payroll reductions and personnel consolidation."
Ohio gas prices ticked up in response to hopes of a larger economic recovery.
The Cincinnati Zoo has another adorable animal: the Brazilian ocelot kitten.
Science says global warming won't suck for everyone. Canadian killer whales tend to make gains, for example. Should humanity really risk making killer whales even stronger? They can already take down animals that are on solid surface.
Private prison critics have been proven right once again. Smuggling incidents are on the rise around Lake Erie Correctional Institution, which Ohio sold to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in 2011.
In a letter to Gov. John Kasich's northeast Ohio liaison, Conneaut Councilman Neil LaRusch claimed a rise in contraband smuggling has forced local police to increase security around the CCA facility.
Since the end of 2012, four have been arrested and charged with smuggling. Another four were arrested Monday and police suspect they were in Conneaut for a smuggling job. According to the Star Beacon, the four suspects arrested Monday were only caught due to the increased police presence outside the Lake Erie prison.
LaRusch said Conneaut and its police department are already running tight budgets, and they can't afford to continue padding prison security. He then asked the state and governor to help out with the situation.
The letter prompted a reaction from the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU), which has staunchly opposed prison privatization in the state. In a statement, Mike Brickner, director of communications and public policy for the ACLU, said, "Unfortunately, this is a predictable pattern with private prisons. Promises of lower costs quickly morph into higher crime, increased burdens on local law enforcement, and in the end, a higher bill for taxpayers."
He added, "This is not an anomaly. It is a predictable pattern. The private prison model is built on profit above all else. These facilities will cut corners and shift responsibility to taxpayers wherever necessary to maximize profits."
The governor's office and Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) could not be immediately reached for comment. This story will be updated if a response becomes available.
Update (5:00 p.m.): Col. John Born, superintendent of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, responded to the councilman's letter. In his own letter, Born doesn't contradict that there's a rise in drug smuggling, but he gives the issue more context.
Born wrote criminal incidents at the Lake Erie prison have actually decreased. He acknowledges drug smuggling cases went up from four in 2011 to seven in 2012, but he says drug cases have gone down at the prison since 2010.
He also claims seven other state prisons have seen a greater rise in drug smuggling. Born frames the issue in a national context: "Unfortunately, despite best efforts, the national problem of illegal drug usage and drug trafficking continues to plague our nation."
Regarding state assistance, Born wrote the Ohio State Highway Patrol does not have the authority to strengthen security in order to directly prevent drug smuggling: "It is important to point out the Ohio State Highway Patrol's legal authority and corresponding duties prior to the sale of the prison and after the sale remain largely unchanged. Ohio troopers did not have original jurisdiction on private property off institution grounds while under state operations nor do they today."
He adds the Ohio State Highway Patrol has already deployed more cruisers at the prison, but he believes local law enforcement are still the best option for responding to incidents.
JoEllen Smith, spokesperson for ODRC, wrote in an email, "DRC will be in communication with the parties involved to ensure any remaining concerns are addressed."
CityBeat previously covered private prisons in-depth ("Liberty for Sale," issue of Sept. 19). Within a week of the story going to stands, ODRC Director Gary Mohr said the state would not privatize any more prisons. On the same day of his announcement, Mohr apparently received an audit that found the CCA facility was only meeting 66.7 percent of state standards ("Prison Privatization Blues," issue of Oct. 10).
Happy new year! Yes, planet Earth made it through another year. Welcome to an "extra saucy" Morning News and Stuff.
U.S. Congress managed to narrowly avert the "fiscal cliff," a series of tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in at the beginning of 2013. If the fiscal cliff had not been prevented, economists and the Congressional Budget Office warned the United States would have plunged back into recession. The final deal keeps tax hikes for those making more than $450,000 a year, and most Americans will see their taxes increase as the payroll tax break passed with President Barack Obama's stimulus package expires. It's important to remember that the passing of a deal is not some show of bipartisan heroism; instead, it's Congress barely preventing an entirely self-inflicted problem.But the deal did not come smoothly. Not only did Congress wait until the very last moment, but U.S. Speaker John Boehner used a naughty word. At a White House meeting, the Ohio politician shot at unfavorable comments from Democratic U.S. Sen. Harry Reid's by telling Reid, "Go f— yourself." In fact, Boehner actually used the naughty word twice! Reid replied, "What are you talking about?" Boehner once again said, "Go f— yourself." Who knew U.S. Congress would turn out to be so much like high school?
When Corrections Corporation of America's (CCA) Lake Erie prison received an unfavorable audit, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction reacted by cutting payments to CCA by $573,000. CityBeat covered the audit and its troubling findings here. CityBeat also covered private prisons in-depth here.
On the bright side, Ohio's minimum wage went up, like it's required to do so every year. Policy Matters Ohio says the increase will bring in $340 per year for 215,000 low-wage workers around the state.
Cincinnati-based Kroger is looking mighty tempting this year. Stock-wise, anyway. I don't think many people like grocery shopping.
A court ruled Ohio overcharged 270,000 businesses for workers' compensation premiums and must repay them. The ruling could cost the state millions of dollars.
In case anyone was worried, the national standards Ohio adopted for schools do not ban The Catcher in the Rye. Book cliff averted.
Allstate is hiring in Ohio. I'm not sure why this is news, but it's on multiple newspapers today, so there it is.
Gays are now marrying in Maryland. Is the apocalypse near?
Intel could be looking to revolutionize the cable industry by allowing people to subscribe to individual TV channels.
That's not a medieval weapon; it's a space rover! The new rovers planned by top universities and NASA could visit Mars' moon Phobos or an asteroid. It's, like, whatever.
Despite problems with staff and records, a report is calling changes to Ohio's youth prisons system a model for the nation. The report from a court-appointed monitor praised the Ohio Department of Youth Services for reducing the number of offenders in secure confinement and spreading services for youthful offenders around the state. However, the report also points out staff shortages, inadequate teachers and inconsistent medical records. Advocates for youthful offenders claim the bad findings show a need for continued court supervision.
There's a new sheriff in town, and the old one is becoming a visiting judge. Simon Leis, who served as sheriff for 25 years, is best known for going after an allegedly obscene Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit and prosecuting pornographer Larry Flynt. As visiting judge, he will take on cases other judges are assigned but can't get to due to full dockets.
An appeals court is allowing City Gospel Mission to move to Queensgate. The special assistance shelter wants to move from its current Over-the-Rhine property to Dalton Avenue, but businesses and property owners at Queensgate oppose the relocation. In its opinion, the Ohio First District Court of Appeals said opponents to the relocation "have not raised any genuine issues of material fact in support of their constitutional attack upon the notwithstanding ordinance in their capacity as neighboring businesses and property owners."
Butler County nonprofit services are worried that a greater need for their services in 2013 will force more budget tightening.
U.S. retailers did not have a good Christmas. Holiday sales were at the lowest they've been since 2008. The disappointing sales have forced retailers to offer big discounts in hopes of selling excess inventory.
Former president George H.W. Bush is in intensive care "following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever," according to his spokesperson.
The Food and Drug Administration says FrankenFish, a giant, genetically modified salmon, is environmentally safe.
Fun fact: More Iranians worry about global warming than Americans.
Colleges are now helping students scrub their online footprints.
Antifreeze now tastes bitter to deter animals and children from eating it.
Scientists have developed a highly advanced robot boy capable of doing chores. Keep its face in mind, for you could be looking at the first of our future robot overlords.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Tomorrow is also the last day to register to vote.
A federal appeals court upheld the decision to allow in-person early voting for everyone during the three days prior to the election. The decision comes as a big win to President Barack Obama's campaign, which filed a lawsuit to restore in-person early voting on the weekend and Monday before Election Day. Republicans in the state have repeatedly pushed against expanded early voting, citing racial politics and costs. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said Friday he will decide what to do with the ruling after the weekend. The court ruling means Husted could close down all boards of election on the three days before Election day, eliminating early voting for everyone — including military voters. If Husted doesn't act, individual county boards of election will decide whether to stay open or closed.
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners is discussing the budget today. It has a few options, but all of them involve cuts.
A recently released audit by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) found the private prison sold to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has some serious problems. The prison only met 66.7 percent of Ohio's standards, and 47 violations were found. CCA says it's working with ODRC to resolve the problems. The news mostly confirmed the findings of CityBeat's in-depth look into private prisons.
Schools responded to the state auditor's recent report that found five school districts were scrubbing data and the Ohio Department of Education did not have enough safeguards. The five school districts generally objected, saying they did not purposely alter any data provided to the state.
Humana will be hiring for 200 full-time jobs in Greater Cincinnati.
The University of Cincinnati is turning up its search for a new president this week. First up for consideration: Provost and Interim President Santa Ono.
The Associated Press says Cincinnati is a changed city thanks to recent development funding.
There will be a bar crawl to support the Anna Louise Inn on Oct. 13. The bar crawl, hosted by Ohioans United to Protect Abused Women, will last from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets will be sold for $10 with all proceeds going to the Anna Louise Inn. Participating bars will be Milton's Prospect Hill Tavern, Neon's, The Drinkery, MOTR, JAPS and Arnold's Bar.
Mayor Mark Mallory challenged San Francisco's mayor to a chili cook-off to benefit the city that wins the Reds-Giants playoffs. Mallory touted some fighting words in a statement announcing the friendly bet: "I sure hope San Francisco Chili is as good as Mayor Lee says it is, that way it raises lots of money for Cincinnati's youth, after the Reds send the Giants packing in the first round."
Meet the chair of the U.S. House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight. He says evolution and the big bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of Hell."


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Lawmakers have feuded over drilling in Alaska's wilderness for 25 years. In 1995, leaders of the new Republican majority in Congress thought...
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have feuded over drilling in Alaska's wilderness for 25 years.
In 1995, leaders of the new Republican majority in Congress thought they had realized a long-sought goal by passing a bill permitting drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). But President Clinton vetoed the measure.
Emboldened by electoral gains and President Bush's re-election in 2004, Republicans believed they had enough clout to muscle the measure through as part of this year's annual budget process.
But proponents were thwarted again Wednesday as Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., rounded up enough allies to derail a bid by Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to attach the plan to a bill funding Iraq and Afghanistan military operations. Two Republicans and 41 Democrats opted to filibuster the defense bill (Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., joined them at the last minute, a parliamentary move allowing him to seek another vote later).
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Republicans earlier used a rare, tie-breaking vote by Vice President Dick Cheney to pass nearly $40 billion in spending reductions on another measure marked by testy floor debate. But environmentalists were the clear winners Wednesday.
The defense-bill procedural vote — in which drilling supporters fell four votes short of the 60 needed to end the filibuster and force action — gave environmentalists a rare legislative win, and it ensured that a 1.5 million-acre stretch of the refuge will remain untouched for now.
Party leaders and key senators worked into the night before salvaging the defense bill, minus the drilling provision, on a 93-0 vote. The House, which has adjourned, must agree to the new version, a step it could take today by agreement of party leaders.
A look at ANWR
Created in 1960 as the 8.9 million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Range in northeastern Alaska.
Expanded in 1980 to 19 million acres and renamed a refuge, with 8 million acres declared an official wilderness; 1.5 million-acre coastal plain set aside for potential oil development, but only if Congress approved.
Oil in coastal plain estimated from 5.7 billion to 16 billion barrels of recoverable reserves.
Estimated peak production of 1 million barrels a day, almost 5 percent of U.S. consumption, but 60 percent expected to be exported.
Wildlife includes caribou, musk oxen, polar bears and an annual influx of millions of migratory birds.
The Associated Press
"This is the greatest environmental victory of the year," said Lydia Weiss, a lobbyist for the advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife.
The failure of drilling advocates to push forward a measure that has been on the brink of passage so long highlights some complicated politics within the Republican Party. GOP leaders had to back down this year when moderate Republicans in the House protested a move to insert ANWR drilling into the comprehensive budget bill that was eventually pushed through on Cheney's vote.
But Stevens, the Senate's most influential drilling proponent, refused to quit, tacking the plan to the defense-spending measure and threatening to go after lawmakers' favored projects if they didn't play ball.
The warning worked with moderate Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who issued a statement Wednesday saying she worried an impasse over the defense bill would endanger low-income heating funds.
Two key Republicans, Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., and Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, were unmoved. "We've got to find other ways to be energy independent," DeWine said.
Stevens' maneuvering infuriated Democrats: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., refused at one point during Sunday night's debate to allow Stevens to respond on the floor to his attacks. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., said Wednesday that Stevens was to blame for holding up money for the military: "I am not the one threatening support for our troops in the middle of a war."
Stevens took the Senate floor Wednesday night and continued to attack drilling opponents, suggesting money generated by drilling would have paid for homeland-security programs and disaster relief.
"I'm going to go to every one of your states, and I'm going to tell them what you've done," he told colleagues who voted against the measure. "You've taken away from homeland security the one source of revenue that was new … I'm sure that the senator from Washington [Cantwell] will enjoy my visits to Washington." The American Petroleum Institute also condemned the Senate, saying "its refusal to seize this opportunity does a disservice to American consumers and fails to acknowledge that the consequences of inaction are adverse and significant."
ANWR advocates said they expected another drilling fight next year. "We've been arguing about ANWR for the 21 years I've been here; it's not going to go away," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
Cheney, who cut short an overseas trip to be on hand, rescued Republicans from two embarrassing defeats by casting the decisive vote in a 51-50 approval of the five-year budget-reduction package. Five Republicans, one independent and all 44 Democrats voted against the cuts, contending they were too hard on programs for the poor.
Democrats used a parliamentary objection to strike three small provisions from the 774-page measure, forcing it back to the House for a new vote. Nevertheless, the budget vote was a long-sought victory for GOP fiscal conservatives who had insisted on cutting federal spending, in part to offset payments for post-Hurricane Katrina relief and rebuilding operations in Gulf Coast states.
Republicans, however, are planning to seek passage early next year of at least $56 billion in additional tax cuts over five years. The net result would be a $16 billion increase in the projected $314 billion deficit for 2006.
The spending bill would reduce the growth of spending on Medicare, Medicaid, welfare and student loans. On Medicaid, the health-care program for the poor, the bill would reduce benefits and require recipients to share some costs. It also would reduce the amount Medicaid pays for prescription drugs and make it harder for the elderly to transfer assets to become eligible for Medicaid long-term-care coverage. Medicaid spending would be reduced by nearly $7 billion over five years. The bill also would reduce spending on Medicare, the health program for the elderly and disabled, by $6.4 billion over five years.
Students receiving college loans and their parents would pay higher interest rates and fees. The bill would cut spending on student loans by $12.7 billion over five years.
Details on the budget bill were provided by Knight Ridder Newspapers. Stevens' comments were reported by Alicia Mundy of The Seattle Times Washington bureau.


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DAILY NEWS: Atom Films Creating Studio; Margaret Meade Fest; Tokyo Winners
by Maya Churi and Anthony Kaufman
>> AtomFilms acquires PixelWave to Launch Industry's First Studio
AtomFilms, a leading distributor of short film over the internet, has
announced it's acquisition of PixelWave, an on-line animation content
developer. Through this acquistion Atom plans to form "Atom Studio," which
will be host to a new on-line animated series. They will also acquire
PixelWave's original content for online and offline distribution.
According to Mika Salmi, Founder and CEO of AtomFilms "The formation of the Atom Studio directly benefits our independent animators looking to increase
the value of their content. There is overwhelming demand to create online
animated content for both consumers and businesses." According to their
press release 'Atom Studio,' will be a fully operational, in-house
production facility, allowing for the development of MacroMedia Flash and
streaming media animations. The content on the site will be integrated with
online sponsorhip, and allow for syndication and advertising opportunities.
[Maya Churi]
[For more information on AtomFilm visit their website @
http://www.atomfilms.com or http://www.pixelwave.com]
>> Margaret Meade Film & Video Fest Launches
Touted as the largest showcase for international documentaries in the
United States, The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival kicks off its
latest installment Friday night at New York's American Museum of Natural
History. Opening the program is Canadian director Allan King's "A
Married Couple," a 1969 tour de force of cinema verite, whose portable
16 mm camera, sound equipment, and the newly-found intimacy it afforded
filmmakers, is being celebrated at the festival along with a number of
contemporary uses of the mode. In contrast, the festival goes hi-tech
with a showcase of recent developments in HDTV (high-definition
television); a roundtable discussion with featured artists and
specialists in the field will be held, and work from Kohei Ando and
Dyanna Taylor will be screened.
In addition to exhibiting celebrated work from 1999 such as Chantal
Akerman's "South" (Cannes), Zhang Yuan's "Crazy English" (Toronto), Andrzej Fidyk's "Battu's Bioscope" (docfest), Thierry Michel's "Mobutu, King of Zaire" (New York) and Jonathon Berman's "My Friend Paul" (Slamdance), the program includes a number of works devoted to religious
and spiritual topics, such as James Rutenbeck's "Raise the Dead," about
tent ministries, Christa Whelan's "Otaiya: Japan's Hidden Christians,"
Sergio Myers' "Heaven's Gate: The Untold Story," Dan Alexe's "Howling for God," about Islamic Dervishes in Macedonia, and Marije Meerman's "Lost and Found: Journey of the Ark," about various religious groups battling for possession of a recently discovered religious artifact.
The festival will also include a trio of works about the Roma people
(a.k.a. Gypsies): Katrin Seybold's acclaimed 1982 film "The Lie," the
New York premiere of Jasmine Dellal's "American Gypsy," and Mira
Erdevicki's "Black and White in Colour," a portrait of the famous Romani
singer, Vera Bila. In conjunction with a special exhibition at the
museum titled Body Art: Marks of Identity, the Mead will also feature
five programs "that explore how individuals and communities use the body
as an expression of aesthetic, political, and social practices." The Margaret Meade festival closes on November 20 with the world premiere of Arlene Donnelly's "Naked States," about the cross-country artistic pursuits of photographer Spencer Tunick in his quest to capture nude bodies of all races, shapes, and sizes. [Anthony Kaufman]
[For more information, call 212-769-5200 or visit their website at
>> Chang's "Darkness and Light" Big Winner at Tokyo Fest
According to the Hollywood Reporter, The Tokyo International Film Festival has awarded four of it's biggest prizes to Chang Tso-chi and his feature film "Darkness and Light," about a teen who falls for a notorious gangster, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Tso-chi was awarded the Grand Prix, the Tokyo Gold Prize (which comes with a $94,000 cash award) and the Asian Film Award.
Other winners this year, according to the trade paper, included Park
Chong-won's "Rainbow Trout" (Korea), about five urbanites who visit a trout farm, which walked away with the special jury prize and Martha Fiennes, who won for Best Director for her feature "Onegin," starring her brother Ralph.
Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov won the prize for Best Artisitc Contribution for his
film "Luna Papa," and the Spanish film "Alone" picked up Best Actress and Actor awards for it's two leads, Maria Galiana and Carlos Alvares-Novoa. One of the big highlights of this years festival was the premiere of
"Godzilla 2000: Millenium," the new Japanese film about the classic monster
(which Hollywood humiliated last year). Over 100,000 people attended this
years festival with over 140 screenings.
[Maya Churi]
[For more information, call 212-769-5200 or On the Web at:


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PARACHUTE - Cody Pfau is coming out of her comfort zone. Again.
That's because the Grand Valley High School senior is being recognized for her accomplishments on the wrestling mat. Again.
Pfau last month became Colorado's first female wrestler to win a first-round state tournament match, beating Fort Lupton's Ferdinando Martinez, 6-5, in the 106-pound weight class. It highlighted what has been a stellar high school career for Pfau, who is also the senior class president at Grand Valley and is slated to be the school's valedictorian.
But Pfau's historic victory, along with a nomination from Grand Valley athletic director David Walck, are what helped her earn her latest award. Tonight, she'll be recognized at the 39th-annual Sportswomen of Colorado awards banquet, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver.
It's unclear what kind of recognition will be given to Pfau, who will fly into Denver from a wrestling tournament in Missouri to be at the awards banquet. Then again, she's the last one who will brag about it.
"She didn't want anyone to know about this," said Walck, who nominated her for the award. "She told me, 'But there were seven other guys in my bracket who did better than I did.' I told her, 'I understand that, but you've done something no other female athlete in this state has ever done.' She truly is a female role model for so many people."
Pfau is one of two women in the state recognized for what they've accomplished on the wrestling mat. Adeline Gray, who won the 2012 women's world championship at 67 kilograms and trains at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, is the other.
Another is Kim Dobson of Grand Junction, whose on-foot ascent to the top of Pikes Peak in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 58 seconds, broke a 31-year old record by more than 8 1/2 minutes. Among the speakers at the banquet will be Marcia Neville of Denver's FOX-31 and four-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Missy Franklin.
"We are very proud of her," Cody's mother, Megan, said by phone on Saturday. "I wish she would have accomplished her goal at the state tournament, but she still accomplished more than any other woman at that stage."


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Knit Wits - Hatteras GT60 Gallery - Photo 22
So I'm cruisin' along half-throttle and reach over to juice the ol' girl up a bit.
Yikes! I dang near grabbed the clutch levers, not the throttles.
No such mistakes with the GT's single levers.
Just two! Go simplicty or go home!


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Airmen at Dyess Air Force Base volunteered some of their time this Thanksgiving.
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The Chummie Alarm worked great for my 8 year old daughter. It detected moisture quickly, has the perfect vibration and makes a loud noise.My daughter is a deep sleeper and the Chummie Bedwetting Alarm worked just perfectly for her. This is by far my best purchase ever.
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I was extremely frustrated when my daughter was wetting. Every morning I had to deal with laundry and its hard when you have to go to work early. She started getting depressed and my husband found a book that recommended using a bedwetting alarm and medication in combination to tackle this problem. We don't give meds to 6 year old's so we decided to give this product a try.The alarm does its job, and must I say very well. However, I realized over course of the time that she used it that is very important to correctly use the product and motivate children.The product came with a cute calendar and certificate. She colored the calender in the mornings and I told her "You can color more if you are a good girl and don't wet at night". It worked..She wanted to get dry and I was very happy to see the progress shes made. In all, she took about 9 weeks to stop wetting the bed. The product has positively impacted us and shes completely outgrown the problem she had.
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I bought the Chummie after reading the positive reviews online. Upon opening it my daughter really liked the cute looks of the alarm, the progress chart and the achievement certificate. What my doctor could not achieve in months, Chummie achieved in just a couple of weeks. I believe that every bed wetter needs to have a Chummie. It works.
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I have owened my Rainer for almost 6 years and it has 92,000 miles on it. It is not as peppy as it use to be. The Maint. manual sais to check the spark plugs and wiring harness at 100,000 miles. The local dealer recommends a tune up ( replace the spark plugs and wireng harness). Do you agree?
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Working together for more effective Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean.The MedPAN South Project (2008-2012) was a collaborative project aimed at improving the management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the south and east of the Mediterranean and supporting the creation of new ones.
Led by WWF Mediterranean, it partnered with more than 20 national and international organizations to deliver an ambitious programme of support for the MPAs and relevant authorities in the 11 GEF-eligible countries of the south and east of the Mediterranean.
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- Support countries in the south and east of the Mediterranean to improve the management effectiveness of their MPAs
- Promote the establishment of new MPAs
- Strengthen MedPAN, the Mediterranean network of MPA managers
- 5 pilot projects in Algeria, Croatia, Libya, Tunisia and Turkey to showcase solutions to some MPA problems
- A region-wide capacity building programme
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I am quite suprised and a little humbled to be nominated again this year for Rock Promoter in the Modesto Area Muisc Awards, more so to also have The Plea for Peace Center nominated for Venue. I am quite pleased to see so many other locals and events nominated and I encourage you all to take a moment to vote for all of them.
The hard part is chosing in the Metal Category where 3 Stockton bands are nominated Bloodpig, California Medication and Symbolik(you can only choose one.) Last year there were 9 nominees from Stockton this year up to 13 in 10 categories.This year is the first year that a venue(Plea for Peace) and Large Event(Asparagus Festival) from Stockton are in the running.
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Thaddeus, a distinguished, long-neglected appellation, has several areas of appeal: a solid New Testament legacy, a nice antique feel, and the choice of several more modern nicknames and international variations. In the USA, it has started picking up some momentum: in 2013, it reached Number 797 and did even better in 2014 at #732. In the UK it is practically unheard of: in 2013 it was given to 5 children, placing it well outside the Top 3000.
In the Bible, Thaddeus was one of the original Twelve Apostles, who is referred to variously as Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus, as Judas the son of James, and as Judas, not Iscariot-- many believing that Thaddeus was the surname used to distinguish him from the treacherous Judas Iscariot.
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