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by German Lopez
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Few Local Contributions to Issue 4 Campaign
Financial disclosures show mostly out-of-town contributions to pension privatization effort
Issue 4, the ballot initiative that would semi-privatize Cincinnati's pension system, obtained most of its financial support from out-of-town tea party groups, according to financial disclosure forms filed to the Hamilton County Board of Elections on Oct. 24. The report confirms concerns previously raised by city officials, unions and mayoral and City Council candidates: The pension privatization effort is coming from outside Cincinnati and, in some instances, Ohio. Up to Oct. 16, Cincinnati for Pension Reform, which successfully placed Issue 4 on the ballot, received more than $231,000 from campaign contributors. Of that money, $209,500 came from groups in West Chester, Ohio — organizations called Jobs and Progress Fund, A Public Voice, Ohio 2.0 and Ohio Rising — and $20,000 came from the Virginia-based Liberty Initiative Fund, which CityBeat previously reported as an early supporter of pension privatization schemes around the country.Chris Littleton, a leading consultant for Issue 4 and long-time tea party activist, is also based in West Chester. He's blogged about his involvement in Ohio Rising and Ohio 2.0, and he helped create the Cincinnati Tea Party and Ohio Liberty Coalition, another tea party group. Upon receiving the contributions, Cincinnati for Pension Reform used more than $215,000 to circulate petitions, email blasts, advertisements and other typical campaign expenses. The infusion of cash from out-of-town sources also helps explain why Cincinnati for Pension Reform managed to mobilize its efforts so quickly and without the knowledge of many city officials, who previously said they're bewildered by the effort and don't know where it came from. If approved by voters, Issue 4 would semi-privatize Cincinnati's pension system so city employees hired after January 2014 would contribute to and manage individual retirement accounts, which would also be supported by a proportional match from the city. That's a shift from the current system in which the city pools pension funds and manages the investments through an independent board. The idea is to move from a public plan and instead imitate a 401k plan that's often seen in the private sector. The conservative Buckeye Institute, which supports Issue 4, previously studied the proposal and found it could greatly reduce retirement benefits for city employees. Although the Buckeye Institute's report claims Issue 4 could ultimately save Cincinnati money, it was laced with caveats that could actually lead to higher costs for the city. Another study from a finance professor at Xavier University found Issue 4, if approved, could force the city to cut services, excluding police and firefighters, by up to 41 percent or increase taxes by a similar amount in the near term by mandating that the city more expediently pay off the current pension system's $862 million unfunded liability. A major concern for critics of Issue 4 is that it could cost the city its Social Security exemption. Under the current pension system, the city doesn't have to pay into Social Security. If Issue 4 passes, the city's contributions to the pension system might not be generous enough to keep the exemption, which could force the city to make costly Social Security payments. And if the city doesn't lose its exemption, city workers would be left with an individual retirement plan that wouldn't have the safety net of Social Security — unlike private-sector workers who get both an individual retirement account and Social Security. Supporters of Issue 4 dismiss the criticisms. They say that Issue 4 is necessary to address Cincinnati's large unfunded pension liability, which credit ratings agency Moody's cited as one of the reasons it downgraded the city's bond rating in July. The city's leaders, who unanimously oppose Issue 4, say they are working on solving the liability, but they argue it's better to reform the system, not scrap it altogether. Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls previously told CityBeat that pension issues for current city employees are covered by reforms passed in 2011, and she says City Council will take up further reforms to address the unfunded liability after the election in November. Voters will make the final decision on Issue 4 on Nov. 5.The full financial report: Updated with more information Chris Littleton and the involved groups.
by German Lopez
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Audit: Private Prison Retains Increased Levels of Violence
New audit of Lake Erie facility finds improvements, but some problems linger
A re-inspection of the privatized Lake Erie Correctional Institution (LECI) found the prison is "heading in a positive direction," but the facility is still on pace in 2013 to maintain increased levels of violence similar to the year before, according to the report. In 2011, LECI became the first state prison in the country to be sold to a private company after Ohio, under the urging of Gov. John Kasich, sold the facility to Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) as a cost-cutting measure. Since then, multiple inspections found deteriorating health and safety conditions that anti-privatization critics warned of prior to the sale. The audit, published on Oct. 8 but conducted on Sept. 9 and 10, comes from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC), Ohio's independent prison watchdog. The inspection was announced beforehand, unlike the unannounced audit on Jan. 22 that found a sharp rise in violence and various health problems. In other words, CCA had time to prepare for the latest inspection but not the one conducted earlier in the year, which could explain some of the mixed improvements. "The CIIC inspection team's overall sense is that conditions have improved," the report claimed. "CCA has poured significant resources into the prison, including removing or changing staff, hiring on former (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction) staff, investing in additional security measures, and bringing in outside consultants." But for all the improvements, CIIC found issues of safety, security and inmate discipline linger: "Although improved slightly, the percentage of inmates reporting that they feel unsafe or very unsafe is still high."CIIC found inmate-on-inmate and inmate-on-staff assaults remain on track to match 2012's higher levels of violence. The previous CIIC audit found inmate-on-inmate violence had increased by 188 percent and inmate-on-staff violence had increased by more than 300 percent between 2010 and 2012. Staff reportedly told inspectors that there was "significant progress" in rates of violence throughout 2013, but the provided statistics for the year don't reflect an improvement. In some areas, conditions measurably worsened: CIIC reported that a "significantly higher percentage of inmates" tested positive for illegal substances in the first eight months of 2013 compared to the same time span in 2012. Disciplinary actions and use of force were noted concerns for CIIC, even though LECI staff apparently made strides to exert more control over the inmate population. The prison also has more serious misconduct than similar minimum- and medium-security facilities.CIIC didn't formally inspect medical services and recreational facilities, but inspectors received various complaints from inmates in both areas. The amount of inmate grievances against staff actions also remain higher than the years before CCA took over the facility, although CIIC found slight improvement. Still, the report repeatedly praised CCA for its improvements, particularly in rehabilitation and reentry services, better performance of rounds and shakedowns, and stronger health services and records. One example: CIIC found inmates are receiving 47.9 percent more GED diplomas, which certify a high school-level education, than they did in 2011, putting LECI's GED achievement level at the average for similar prisons. Staffing issues also improved, although the staff turnover rate remains above the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction average and security officers reported poor morale because of low wages. For some critics of privatization, the poor conditions come as no surprise. Before CCA bought LECI, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio repeatedly warned that the for-profit incentive encourages private prison companies to cut services, security and staff while maintaining as many prisoners as possible, since the prison's pay is based on how many inmates it holds. CityBeat previously reported on the deteriorating conditions at LECI after inmates' insider accounts, requested public records and numerous state reports found increasing violence and health concerns ("From the Inside," issue of May 29). The full CIIC audit:
by German Lopez
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2013 Election
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Morning News and Stuff
CityBeat endorsements unveiled, report slams JobsOhio, tax reform could hurt city budgets
CityBeat yesterday revealed its endorsements for the City Council and mayoral races. Check them out here. Also, early voting is now underway. Find your voting location here. Normal voting hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., although some days are extended. JobsOhio and similar privatized development agencies in other states create scandals and potentials of conflicts of interests instead of jobs, according to an Oct. 23 report from Good Jobs First. The report found that privatized development agencies in seven states, including Ohio, tend to also exaggerate job claims and resist basic oversight. JobsOhio in particular is chaired by people who donated to Gov. John Kasich's campaign. The agency also received public money without informing the legislature, and it gained a legal exemption from full public audits, public records laws and open meeting rules. Kasich and Republican legislators in 2011 established JobsOhio to replace the Ohio Department of Development. They argue JobsOhio's privatized, secretive nature helps the agency establish job-creating development deals at the "speed of business." But Democrats say JobsOhio is ripe for abuse, difficult to hold accountable and unclear in its results. A bill that intends to bring uniformity to Ohio's complex municipal income tax code got a makeover, but cities say the bill still reduces their revenues. Business groups are pushing for the bill so they can more easily work from city to city and county to county without dealing with a web of different forms and regulations, but cities are concerned they'll lose as much as $2 million a year. Many cities already lost some state funding after Kasich and the Republican legislature slashed local government funding, which reduced revenues for Cincinnati in particular by $22.2 million in 2013, according to City Manager Milton Dohoney.Opponents of Issue 4, the tea party-backed city charter amendment that would semi-privatize Cincinnati's pension system, say it could force the city to cut services by 41 percent or raise taxes significantly. CityBeat analyzed the amendment in further detail here. Converting Mercy Mt. Airy Hospital into a crime lab for the county coroner's office could cost $21.5 million, well under the previously projected $56 million. Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco says it could be the most economical way for the county to get a crime lab, which the coroner's office says it desperately needs. Hamilton County Administrator Christian Sigman says he's still concerned about operating costs, but he'll review the new estimates and advise county commissioners on how to proceed. An Over-the-Rhine business owner says Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC) "dropped the ball" with incentives for retail businesses, and he's now looking to move his store, Joseph Williams Home, to the suburbs. Specifically, Fred Arrowood says 3CDC has done a lot to accommodate restaurants and bars, but it failed to live up to promises to attract and retain retail businesses. But 3CDC points to its own numbers: Spaces in OTR are currently leased in contracts with 20 businesses, 15 restaurants or bars and 14 soft goods retailers. Cincinnati State and the University of Cincinnati yesterday signed an agreement that will make it easier for students with two-year degrees at Cincinnati State to get four-year degrees at UC. The Cincinnati Enquirer hosted a City Council candidate forum yesterday. Find their coverage here. Northeast Ohio Media: "Ohio abortion clinic closings likely to accelerate under new state regulations." (CityBeat reported on the regulations, which were passed with the two-year state budget, here.) Gov. Kasich and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, two Republicans widely perceived as potential presidential candidates in 2016, don't register even 1 percent of the vote in New Hampshire, a key primary state. Cincinnati-based Omnicare agreed to pay $120 million to resolve a case involving alleged kickbacks and false claims, according to lawyers representing a whistleblower. The company says the settlement is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing. Chef David Falk of Boca wrote a moving love letter to Cincinnati. On Oct. 29, local residents will be able to give feedback to Cincinnati officials about the city budget — and also nab some free pizza. The open budgeting event is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 at 1115 Bates Ave., Cincinnati. Follow CityBeat on Twitter:• Main: @CityBeatCincy• News: @CityBeat_News• Music: @CityBeatMusic• German Lopez: @germanrlopez
by German Lopez
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National Report Criticizes JobsOhio, Other Privatized Agencies
Good Jobs First says privatized agencies create scandals, not jobs
JobsOhio and other privatized development agencies have created scandals and potential conflicts of interests instead of jobs, claims an Oct. 23 report from Good Jobs First, a research center founded in 1998 that scrutinizes deals between businesses and governments. The report looked at privatized development agencies in seven states, including Ohio, and found that many of the same problems and scandals appear from state to state. "These experiments in privatization have, by and large, become costly failures," the report found. "Privatized development corporations have issued grossly exaggerated job-creation claims. They have created 'pay to play' appearances of insider dealing and conflicts of interest. They have paid executives larger salaries than governors. They have resisted basic oversight." The report focuses much of its findings on JobsOhio, a privatized development agency that Gov. John Kasich and Republican legislators established in 2011 to replace the Ohio Department of Development. The agency uses tax subsidies and other financial incentives to attract companies to Ohio with the intention of creating jobs. But the report states JobsOhio "assembled a board of directors whose members included some of (Kasich's) major campaign contributors and executives from companies that were recipients of large state development subsidies. It received a large transfer of state monies about which the legislature was not informed, intermingled public and private monies, refused to name its private donors, and then won legal exemption (advocated by Gov. Kasich) from review of its finances by the state auditor." It found similar issues in privatized development agencies in Wisconsin, Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Rhode Island and Michigan. In some cases, the scandals have cost states millions of dollars with little job creation to show for it, according to the report. The latest report concurred many of the findings in a similar 2011 report from Good Jobs First, which sought to warn states, including Ohio, about the potential risks of privatized development agencies. For JobsOhio, a major cause for concern in the report is how difficult it is to hold the agency accountable. State legislators have approved multiple measures that shield JobsOhio from public scrutiny, including exemptions that exclude the agency from public records laws, open meeting rules and the possibility of a full public audit. Some of the controversy also focuses on how the state funds JobsOhio. "The proposal called for 'leasing' the state liquor profits ($228 million the year prior) for up to 25 years to JobsOhio, which would eventually issue $1.4 billion in bonds to pay for the use of the funds," according to the report. "Critics charged that this was not a fair market price for profits that could potentially amount to $6 billion over the term of the agreement." The report laments that the privatized and secretive agency represents a shift for Ohio, which the report claims "was an early practitioner of online subsidy disclosure." Good Jobs First concludes privatized development agencies perpetuate an economic environment in which big companies already have too much say. "The privatization structures we describe here, including the increasing use of corporate seats for sale on governing or advisory boards, absolutely favor large businesses that have the money and executive staff time to pay and play at such levels," the report concluded. "But small businesses already get short shrift in economic development resource allocation, and they are still suffering the most in the Great Recession's aftermath." The organization also takes issue with the idea that public agencies aren't "nimble": "In all of our years tracking development deals, we have yet to hear of a state agency that lost an important deal because it failed to provide labor market or real estate or incentive data in a timely manner." Asked about the report, Kasich spokesperson Rob Nichols responded in an email, "We don't pay much attention to politically-motivated opponents whose mission is to combat job creation." Kasich and other Republicans claim JobsOhio's privatized, secretive nature is necessary to secure job-creating development deals with private companies in an economic environment that, through the Internet and globalization, moves more quickly than ever before. Democrats, including gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, claim the agency is ripe for abuse, difficult to hold accountable and unclear in its results. State Auditor Dave Yost plans to release an audit of JobsOhio soon, but no specific date or time frame is set for the release. The audit was granted prior to state legislation that barred the state auditor from doing a full sweep of JobsOhio's financial details.The full report:
City Desk
Port Authority Reduces Parking Plan Payment
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The parking plan's lump sum payment is being reduced to $85 million, down from $92 million, and the city could be on the hook for $14 million to $15 million to build a garage.
by German Lopez
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Health care
at 09:00 AM |
Morning News and Stuff
Streetcar's cancellation unlikely, parking payment shrinks, Kasich could expand Medicaid
By the time a new mayor and City Council candidates take office in December, the city will have laid out roughly half a mile of track and spent or contractually obligated at least $117 million for the streetcar project. The contractual obligations mean it could cost more to cancel the project than to finish it, which will cost the city an estimated total of $88 million after deducting $45 million in federal grants. Still, mayoral candidate John Cranley and several council candidates insist they will try to cancel the project upon taking office. Check out CityBeat's full in-depth story here. The parking plan's upfront payment has been reduced to $85 million, down from $92 million, and the city, as opposed to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, could be on the hook for $14 million to $15 million to build a garage at Seventh and Sycamore streets, according to an Oct. 9 memo from City Manager Milton Dohoney. The city manager claims the lump sum payment dropped as a result of rising interest rates and the Port Authority's decision to relax parking meter hours outside Over-the-Rhine and the Cincinnati Business District. The parking plan leases Cincinnati's parking meters, lots and garages to the Port Authority, which plans to hire private companies to operate the assets. CityBeat covered the plan in greater detail here and the controversy surrounding it here. Gov. John Kasich is considering using an executive order to expand the state's Medicaid program with federal funds. The executive order would expand eligibility for the government-run health insurance program so it includes anyone up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or nearly $15,900 in annual income for an individual. Kasich would then on Oct. 21 ask Ohio's seven-member legislative-spending oversight panel to approve federal funds for the expansion. Kasich, a Republican, has aggressively pursued the Medicaid expansion, which the federal government promises under Obamacare to completely fund through 2016 then phase down and indefinitely hold its payments at 90 percent of the expansion's total costs. But Republican legislators claim the federal government might not be able sustain the payments, even though the federal government has met its payments for the much larger overall Medicaid program since it was created in 1965. At its final full session before the November election, City Council approved nearly $854,000 in tax credits for Pure Romance to bring the company to downtown Cincinnati for at least 20 years. Councilman Charlie Winburn, the lone Republican on council, was the only one to vote against the tax incentives. The city administration estimates the deal will lead to at least 126 new high-paying jobs in downtown Cincinnati over three years and nearly $2.6 million in net tax revenue over two decades. Gov. John Kasich's administration was originally supposed to provide some tax incentives to the company, but it ultimately reneged after supposedly deciding that the company isn't part of an industry the state typically supports. Critics say Kasich's administration is just too "prudish" to support a company that includes sex toys in its product lineup. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio yesterday announced it's suing Ohio over anti-abortion restrictions passed in the 2014-2015 state budget. The ACLU claims the restrictions are unrelated to the budget and therefore violate the Ohio Constitution's "single subject" rule, which requires each individual law keep to a single subject to avoid complexity and hidden language. CityBeat covered the state budget in further detail here. Hamilton County Administrator Christian Sigman says he's monitoring the impact of the federal government shutdown with some concerns. "I'm more concerned if this goes more than four weeks or so, when we start talking about reimbursement programs for our larger social programs such as food stamps and cash assistance to the needy and those types of things. We just don't have the money to front that type of thing," he said. CityBeat covered the shutdown in further detail here. Hamilton County's government shrunk by more than one-third in the past decade. City Council yesterday passed a resolution condemning State Sen. Bill Seitz's attempts to weaken Ohio's renewable energy and efficiency mandates. A study from Ohio State University and Ohio Advanced Energy Economy found Ohioans will spend $3.65 billion more on their electricity bills over the next 12 years if the mandates are repealed. CityBeat covered the attempts to repeal the mandates in further detail here and the national conservative groups behind the calls to repeal here. Early voting turnout is so far "anemic," according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. Ohio has the No. 12 worst tax environment among states, according to a report from the Tax Foundation. The rank is unchanged from the previous year's report. A central Ohio school might ban Halloween. Bill Nye explains Jupiter's big red spot: Early voting for the 2013 City Council and mayoral elections is now underway. Find your voting location here. Normal voting hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., although some days will be extended.
by German Lopez
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Port Authority Cuts Parking Plan Payment
City to get $85 million lump sum, down from $92 million
The parking plan's lump sum payment is being reduced to $85 million, down from $92 million, and the city could be on the hook for $14 million to $15 million to build a garage, according an Oct. 9 memo from City Manager Milton Dohoney to council members and the mayor. Dohoney wrote that the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, which is leasing Cincinnati's parking meters, lots and garages under the 30-plus-year deal, reduced its lump sum payment because of rising interest rates and its decision to reduce parking meter enforcement hours outside of Over-the-Rhine and the Cincinnati Business District.Under the reviewed deal, the Port Authority also handed the responsibility of building a garage at Seventh and Sycamore streets to the city of Cincinnati. Dohoney recommends using the parking plan's upfront payment to fund the garage, which will cost between $14 million and $15 million, according to city spokesperson Meg Olberding.If City Council approves the allocation, the upfront funds would be effectively left at $70 million to $71 million.The city still estimates it will get at least $3 million in annual installments from the lease. Supporters of the parking plan claim it's necessary to fully leverage Cincinnati's parking assets to fund development projects and help balance the operating budget. The plan also requires private operators, which will be hired by the Port Authority, to upgrade Cincinnati's parking assets. The upgrades should allow parking meters to accept remote payments through smartphones, among other new features.Critics claim the plan gives up too much local control over the city's parking assets. They say the city and Port Authority could easily be pressured by private operators to hike parking rates far beyond the 3-percent-a-year increase currently called for under the plan.The plan has also been mired in controversy, notably because the city administration withheld a consultant's memo from the public and council members that claimed the plan is a bad deal for the city. The city administration says the memo was based on outdated information, but opponents still criticized the lack of transparency behind the deal.Dohoney wrote in the Oct. 9 memo that the Port Authority's board plans to meet on Oct. 19 to finalize contracts with private operators. If all goes as planned, the Port Authority estimates the new parking system will be in place by April 2014.
by German Lopez
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2013 Election
at 09:34 AM |
Morning News and Stuff
Mayoral primary today, groups to push same-sex marriage, JobsOhio likely to remain
Today is the mayoral primary election between Democrat Roxanne Qualls, Democrat John Cranley, Libertarian Jim Berns and Independent Sandra "Queen" Noble. Qualls and Cranley are widely seen as the frontrunners. The big difference between the two candidates: Qualls supports and Cranley opposes the streetcar project and parking lease. Polls will be open until 7:30 p.m. tonight. To find out more information and where to vote, visit the Hamilton County Board of Elections website here. LGBT groups, civil libertarians and legislators came together in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus yesterday to announce Why Marriage Matters Ohio, a new statewide effort to educate and persuade Ohioans to support legalizing same-sex marriage. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Equality Ohio, Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign are all involved. The efforts have also been endorsed by faith and business community leaders, according to the groups. The groups say the campaign is partly in response to public polling. The 2013 Ohio Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute found Ohioans evenly divided on same-sex marriage: 47 percent supported it and 47 opposed it. But the survey went against earlier polls from The Washington Post and Quinnipiac University, which found a plurality of Ohioans now support same-sex marriage. If he's elected governor, Democrat Ed FitzGerald says he would make changes to JobsOhio to make it more transparent and open to a public audit, but he says he wouldn't dismantle the privatized development agency altogether. FitzGerald acknowledges he would prefer a public agency to land the state's development deals, but he says it's unrealistic to expect the Republican-controlled General Assembly to repeal JobsOhio. The agency was established by Gov. John Kasich and fellow Republicans in 2011 to replace the Ohio Department of Development. Democrats have criticized JobsOhio for a lack of transparency that has mired it in several scandals and potential conflicts of interest lately, while Republicans insist the agency's privatized, secretive nature help it establish job-creating development deals more quickly. In a letter to the city manager, Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is calling on the city to host town hall meetings with the four final candidates for Cincinnati Police chief. Sittenfeld says the meetings would help assess how the next police chief responds to the community and takes feedback. City Manager Milton Dohoney announced on Sept. 5 that city officials had narrowed down its pool of candidates to four: acting Chief Paul Humphries; Jeffrey Blackwell, deputy chief of the Columbus, Ohio, Police Department; Michael Dvorak, deputy chief of the Mesa, Ariz., Police Department; and Jerry Speziale, deputy superintendent of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police. Hamilton County commissioners are likely to keep property taxes higher to pay for the stadium fund, which is running in the positive for the next five years after years of shortfalls. Last year, commissioners agreed to reduce the property tax rollback by half, effectively raising property taxes by $35 for every $100,000 in a home's value. With yesterday's news, it's looking like the property tax hike will remain permanent. Even without the full rollback in place, the stadium fund is expected to start producing shortfalls again in 2019. The rollback disproportionately benefits the wealthy, who end up getting much more money back than low- and middle-income residents. Meanwhile, county commissioners might take up an insurance policy with PNC Bank to meet debt obligations on the stadium fund for the next three years. Commissioner Greg Hartmann says the plan would give the county enough time to refinance, which could help reduce the fund's problems. City Council committees moved forward with two major pieces of legislation yesterday: • Qualls' plan would enforce stricter regulations on the city's lobbyists and expand disclosure requirements for city officials to make the political process more transparent.• Councilman Chris Seelbach's proposal would help address cellphone theft by making it more difficult to sell the stolen devices. As it stands, the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund needs more money to stay solvent. Still, officials say the fund needs time for newly implemented changes to start making an impact. Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino now stands as the top earner among Ohio casinos, according to the latest state data. New hybrid engines could lead to a new era of more affordable spaceplanes.
by German Lopez
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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Parking Lease Challenge
Decision also keeps city's emergency powers intact
The Ohio Supreme Court today rejected an appeal for a legal challenge that threatened Cincinnati's parking plan and the city's emergency powers. The lawsuit, which was backed by the conservative Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), claimed the city could not bypass a referendum on its plans to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority by invoking an emergency clause. City Council regularly uses emergency clauses on passed legislation to bypass a 30-day waiting period for implementing laws. The clauses also make legislation immune to a referendum. COAST, which opposes the city's parking lease, argued the City Charter doesn't clearly define emergency clauses to deny a referendum. Hamilton County Judge Robert Winkler sided with COAST in the first round, but the ruling was appealed and the Hamilton County Court of Appeals ultimately ruled in favor of the city. With the Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal, the appeal court's ruling stands. City Solicitor John Curp applauded the decision in an email to various media outlets. "I believe that politics belong in the legislative branch of government and not in our courts. This decision reaffirms that politics should stay on the Council floor and short-term political interests not be dragged through the judiciary where the consequences can have a long-standing impact on the public safety and economic interests of the City," Curp wrote. "Consistency in interpreting long-standing legal rules is important in promoting a vibrant business climate in the City. The Courts have reaffirmed that the City of Cincinnati is free to operate at the speed of business." COAST is now trying another legal challenge against the city's parking lease. This time, the conservative group is claiming that the city manager made "significant and material" changes to the lease without City Council approval. Curp declined to take up the second legal challenge after concluding that the changes made to the lease were ministerial and a result of delays caused by COAST's first legal challenge. But by having its proposed challenge denied, COAST gained the legal rights to sue the city over the issue. Supporters of the parking lease argue the plan is necessary to leverage the city's parking meters, lots and garages to finance development projects that will grow the city's tax base. Opponents claim the lease gives up too much control over the city's parking assets and will hurt businesses by causing parking rates and enforcement hours to rise. CityBeat covered the controversy surrounding the parking lease in further detail here.
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Port Authority to Increase Parking Enforcement Under Lease
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Greater Cincinnati Port Authority on Aug. 23 acknowledged that it will increase enforcement when it takes over Cincinnati's parking meters.
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9g Rimless CRS/CBS UPDATED 8/17/12 Berried CBS eggs hatched
This shrimp tank has been up for 6 months already but won't be up for too long. I'm planing to move some shrimp to my 60-f and the rest to my 20g long.
9g rimless (probably some china brand)
fugeray 12" led light
Aqueon QuietFlow 10 (I know it is weak)
JW 500 air pump with air stone (only turn it on half day)
Theo 50watt heater
Aquasoil Amazonia type 2 mixed with some fluval flora but mostly Aquasoil
Paintball with Aquatek dual regulator with solenoid
Generic ADA style Drop Checker and Diffuser
The Co2 will go in the 60-f when I flood it
Plants - Since it was my first planted tank I just threw in any plants I got.
Glosso (just a few stems)
That was when I first set it up back in December 2011, I think.
This is how it looks like today.
Nice, I like it!
So yesterday I feed my shrimps the new food I got them, Shirakura. They loved it and was all over it but they didn't finish it. After a few hours they weren't all over that piece of food and it looked like it was bear eaten. Since it was on a feeding dish I left it in there to see if they would go back when hungry. So they did go back to it during the day to feed on it but still didn't finish. At least you can see that they ate like half of it.
Do shrimp really eat that little? I have about 15 shrimps in there and 1 otto. Should I take that unfinished food out even it stays in the feed dish the whole time?
Heres a picture of what was left as of a few mins ago from the post.
Its just because they are scavengers. They do not eat meals like we do. They like to snack every minute. They will come back to munch on it later on
I got a berried CBS!!!!!
Hopefully this time the CBS don't die. I had a berried CRS a few weeks ago but then about carrying the eggs for 3 weeks I saw the dead body of the CRS and no babies. Hopefully this time it don't die and I see some shrimps.
Photos are not the greatest because it was taken with my phone. I don't have macro lens on my DSLR so its really hard to take close up shots.
Its the CBS with a little browish red spot on head. I hope I'd get some SS in there because I bought from guy who had CRS/CBS missed with S to SSS in same tank.
Finally my berried CBS's eggs hatched. I've only seen 3 but should be a few more around somewhere in the tank. They are so damn small in the tank. I think the shrimps poop are bigger than the baby shrimps.
I have another CRS that is berried, its probably going to hatch in about a week. I remember seeing it berried not too long after the CBS got berried.
I can't believed that the egg hatched at this temp. I remember almost a week ago before I got a fan from walmart the temp in tank gout up to 82F. Now the temp is 72-76F, 72F in morning and midnight and 74-76F afternoon when outside temp gets up to 100F
Heres some pictures. I know they are bad but my camera phone is what I got a hold of at the time. Hope you can see them.
Its right in the middle of the picture. I think its a red one probably a S grade tiger tooth.
Its right in the middle of photo near the subwassertang.
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The strip of Bloor Street between Spadina and Bathurst has seen a bounty of froyo shops open up over the past few years, but Greg Mahon and his ice cream shop at Bloor and Spadina still remain king of the area's frozen treats. Opening over 30 years ago, Mahon was the first to use local, natural ingredients in his ice cream and has been a crowd favourite ever since.
In the ice cream business for nearly 30 years, Greg's is a sure bet for quality, homemade ice cream. With over 120 varieties, it's no wonder the store has long lineups and routinely ships orders across the U.S. Roasted marshmallow is number 93 on the list of flavours Greg Mahon makes himself, but it really should be number one. Ice cream lovers rave about it so you might already know about Greg's most famous flavour and it's just as delicious as they say — with the 'mallows toasted over a real campfire. Gooey goodness on a sugar cone is a must when trekking to the Annex.
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The Susquehanna girls' volleyball team picked up a 3-0 victory over Forest City on the road on Friday.
The Sabers took a 25-17 win in the first set and finished off the Foresters with at 25-4 win in the second and a 25-18 win in the third.
Danielle Barnes had 13 service points and five aces and Amber Dubanowitz had 12 service points and six aces to lead the Sabers.
Mountain View
The Mountain View girls' volleyball team faced a 3-0 loss from Abington on the road Friday after the team took a 3-1 victory over Forest City at home on Wednesday evening.
Against Abington, the Eagles were defeated 25-17, 25-10 and 25-18 by the Comets in three straight sets.
On Wednesday, the Eagles topped Forest City 25-18 and 25-13 in the first two sets before the Foresters won the third set 25-17. However, Mountain View came back with a 25-21 win in the fourth to seal the victory.
Kerri Jarnagin had seven kills and six aces and Taylor Nally had 17 assists, two kills and six aces to lead Mountain View.
Ashley Mesach added five kills for the winners.
Samantha Kuriger had 10 points, two blocks, three kills and eight assists for the Foresters while Zoe Zazzera had 15 points, five kills and three assists.
Elk Lake
The Elk Lake girls' volleyball team was handed a 3-0 loss from Dunmore on the road on Thursday and a 3-0 from Abington Heights at a match played at home on Wednesday evening.
Against Dunmore, The Warriors were defeated 25-15, 25-18 and 25-5.
Carley Bennett had seven kills and six blocks while Susanne Tewksbury had 11 digs and Katie VanEtten had seven assists.
On Wednesday, the Lady Warriors went down in order, 25-18, 25-20 and 25-23 to take the loss to the Comets.
Bennett had eight kills, 11 blocks and 16 digs to lead the Warriors while Vanessa Smith added 15 digs and VanEtten had 13 assists, three kills and 12 digs.
The Montrose Area girls' volleyball team faced a 3-1 loss from Lackawanna Trail on the road on Thursday evening.
The Meteors were taken down 12-25, 25-21, 13-25 and 15-25 by the Lions.
Kiersten Dibble had three kills, one ace and two digs for Montrose while Miranda Dunne added four assists, four digs and one ace.
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The Blue Ridge girls' volleyball team was handed a 3-1 loss from Western Wayne on the road on Friday.
The Lady Raiders lost the first set 25-23, before taking a win 25-20 in the second to tie things up.
However, the Wildcats won the third 25-3 and capped off the victory with a 25-21 victory in the fourth set.


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Frankly, I'm fed up with politicians telling me, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good," when they really mean you better not get in the way of them serving some special interest at the public expense.
I'm dismayed at seeing young people with Skullcandy in their ears, fiddling with an iPad mini while groping to answer their smart phone. Are they zombies programmed by unknown forces somewhere out in cyberspace?
I've had it up to here with "progress." Who needs a $100-billion bullet train? Are bigger, smaller, brighter, lighter, faster, sleeker really better? Do we really need same-day delivery of every product we buy?
Call me a Luddite, call me an old fogey, but I've decided to make a stand, to make my No. 1 New Year's resolution the launching of a new movement — No-Change.com.
I bought that website earlier this year in a fit of frustration as an outlet for my angst over the failure of government at all levels to face the realities of our time like the fundamental economic changes taking place and the public's refusal to exercise their power to demand what they want.
It was going to be satiric, a biting commentary on planned obsolescence and change for change's sake. But all this fiscal cliff nonsense and political blackmail to squeeze more money out of my wallet without fixing anything that's broken has convinced me to play No-Change.com straight.
It's not that I like things just the way they are or that everything was better the way it used to be — although some things really were better decades ago, and there are a lot of great things about the way we live today, like the artificial lenses in my eyes that not only replaced the cataract-damaged natural ones but left me no longer needing glasses.
But Windows 8 vs. Windows 7, iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4 — do the changes really enhance our lives, or are they merely a way to add to the profits of mega-corporations by conditioning us to believe that we can't live without the latest bells and whistles?
It seems to me 99% of so-called "progress" isn't progressive at all, it's just a commercial gimmick. We need to perfect what we got, to make perfect all the amazing tools of technology and medicine, to make life here on earth better for everyone — humans, animals, plants, the oceans, the land and the skies.


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Chloe's impromptu homecoming takes us into the world of eight African-American women who make up the Davis clan–three mothers and five daughters, including Chloe, who soon discovers that the secrets she's been keeping about her own life don't compare to the secrets the other women in her family have been hiding.
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The longest will probated last week was that of William I. Conover of Marlboro township. Mr. Conover's wife died some years ago and he leaves two married daughters, Anna Bowne Longstreet, wife of Henry C. Longstreet; and Marion Alma Baird, wife of Alexander H. Baird. Mr. Conover made Senator Charles A. Reed of Plainfield trustee and executor of the will. A number of special bequests were made by Mr. Conover. To his granddaughter, Elsie C. Longstreet, he gave a gold locket containing the pictures of her grandparents, an enameled suit of bedroom furniture and his violin and violin music. Mr. Conover expressed the wish in connection with this bequest that his granddaughter become an accomplished violinist. To his grandson, Morris Schanck Longstreet, Mr. Conover gave all his wearing apparel and his game pictures. To his son-in-law, Alexander H. Baird, he gave his two guns, his gunning apparatus and his hunting dogs. To his other son-in-law, Henry C. Longstreet, he gave his horse, buggy and harness. To his daughter, Anna Bowne Longstreet, he gave his gold watch and chain, his bloodstone ring, his horse blankets and his goatskin robe. To his other daughter, Marion Alma Baird, he gave his piano, his music, his diamond scarf pin, his cooking stove and fixtures, his buffalo robe and his old-fashioned clock. Whatever other jewelry he left is to go to his grandson, Morris Schanck Longstreet. The books in Mr. Conover's library, his silverware, his cutlery and other table ware, his china ware, his beds, bedding and all other household goods, furniture and kitchen utensils are to be divided equally between his two daughters. The farm itself and all other property left by Mr. Conover is to be held in trust by the executor and the income arising from the estate is to be divided equally between his two daughters. At the death of both daughters the estate is to be divided among their children, the children of each daughter getting one-half of the estate. In the remote contingency that both daughters should die and that none of their descendants should be living at the time of their deaths, the estate is to be divided among Gilbert VanMater, William VanMater and Lydia VanMater, children of Mr. Conover's first cousin, Nellie VanMater of Philadelphia. The executor is given full power to sell any of the real estate at any time he sees fit to do so, and the money arising therefrom is to be put out on bond and mortgage. He is also given liberty to mortgage the estate, but the mortgages put on the property must never be more than the amount of any mortgages which may be on the estate at the time of Mr. Conover's death. The will was made September 10th, 1900. The witnesses were William Hyres and S. C. Cowart.
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This is the third and final post in a series about Bonnie Caputo, the first female pilot for a major US airline. Bonnie is the author of Takeoff!
When Bonnie started flying for American Airlines in 1973, the industry looked a lot different than it does today. Two of the three airlines she'd applied to (Eastern and TWA) have gone out of business, and American no longer offers the New York-to-Albany route she was stuck flying as a starting pilot.
The flying experience has become more agonizing over time, too, according to Bonnie. "Flying used to be a special occasion; passengers would dress nicely, and the service on board was friendlier," she said. "Of course, it's not just the airline industry—I never used to see checkout clerks chatting to each other when they could be helping customers, for example, but I see it all the time now in stores and on planes."
Over the years, planes have gotten bigger and better, allowing for new routes to open that were never previously possible. The 777, which entered service at American soon before Bonnie left, now flies routes like the new Los Angeles-to-Shanghai. And certain piloting jobs, like Bonnie's first position as "flight engineer," have mostly gone away as planes themselves have become more sophisticated.
According to Bonnie, though, there are certain things flying technology hasn't yet fixed for pilots. "You still have to deal with jet lag. And even worse than jet lag is having to stay up on the red-eyes between North and South America, where you take off late in the evening and have to fly for hours beyond your bedtime. I never figured out a good way around it—I think I just lived in a perpetual state of jet lag," she said.
Even years after retirement, Bonnie can't resist the appeal of flying. After decades flying jets for American, Bonnie said, she's finally getting back in the pilot's seat of a small propeller plane—the kind of plane she started flying when she was still a teenager. This time, though, she'll get to fly where and when she wants, and never end up too far from home.
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Well done Marquez great effort and Dani will never win a WC I am afraid. As for those bagging 46 yep haters gonna hate. Given he passed Crutchlow at the last race it is obvious there was something. Though well done to Crutchlow and yes they should give him a factory backed bike. Jerez here we come. Also has Rossi got Spies bike seems the problems are all on one side of the factory.


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IN the hourslong wait for Wednesday's Seahawks party, a miniature Legion of Boom proved its grit. A scrum of middle-school-aged boys from Ballard's Salmon Bay School stripped to bare chests painted with blue 12s and tossed a football, happily oblivious to the windchill.
Seattle Schools Superintendent José Banda had admonished parents to keep our kids in school during the Super Bowl victory party. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said "heck, yeah," kids should come down.
Call this one another blowout win for Carroll.
More than a quarter of Seattle school kids — including mine — skipped out to join Carroll's party. So many teachers skipped that the district struggled to find substitutes.
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Judging by the hobbit-sized contingent at the parade, mine was a popular choice for parents across the region.
And for good reason. Wednesday was a civics lesson on an epic scale.
The parade, attended by some 700,000 people, was the largest gathering in Seattle history. It was peaceful and joyous. The team's stars — Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman — are celebrated for their brains as well as their speed. The team succeeded because of tenacious preparation. Surely those are worthwhile lessons.
The Seahawks fan base is the broadest cross-section imaginable in a region stratified by class, geography and race. Seattle looks down on blue collar Auburn, and Auburn mocks the insular progressivism of Seattle. The urban industrialists and the urban cyclists duke it out on opinion pages. South Lake Union explodes with artisanal beer bars while jobs dribble out of rural Washington.
But when it comes to our God-given right to throw Skittles at Marshawn Lynch atop a duck boat, we were shoulder to shoulder.
I floated these ideas to other parents shivering in the cold. Some laughed, leaving unsaid the idea I was thinly justifying my kids' skip-day. One mom said, "When are they going to get this chance again?"
The parade started. A pony painted like a blue and green snow cone trotted by. Players filmed the crowd, as the crowd filmed them.
I respect Banda's predicament. Some kids rely on school for meals. But the kids who braved the icebox saw a region, at least for a day, defining itself with shared joy.
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Innocent teen Melanie Jane sucks teacher's dick and then gets fucked hard in the garage. Her horny teacher ogles ogles her beautiful curves, while she strips off her dress and white panties. Then Melanie kneels and starts to suck his cock, using her hands and mouth very well. Teen gets her clit licked and pussy pumping action after cock sucking. Man pounds his rock hard schlong in that young snatch, pumping away like a piston before his dick erupts in a fountain of steamy hot cum right in her open mouth.
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Mark Bodily, a Brigham Young University (BYU) graduate student, excavates a Paleoarchaic level at North Creek Shelter, an archaeological site located in Utah's Escalante Valley. Researchers removed their shoes when working to avoid contaminating the old dirt with the new.
Bodily was part of a research team led by BYU anthropologist Joel Janetski, who was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (grant BCS 08-18971) to "get to the bottom" (i.e., excavate) of the North Creek site, which has been occupied on and off for the past 11,000 years, according to multiple radiocarbon estimates. (The 2008 field season at this site, as well as much of the follow-up analysis, was supported by NSF.) The site, which is located at the base of a sheer sandstone cliff, is the oldest known site occupied by humans in the southern half of Utah and one of only three such archaeological sites state-wide that date back so far in time.
The team published a study describing their findings, which included stone tools used to grind sage, salt bush and grass seeds into flour. Prior to the appearance of grinding stones, the diet included duck, beaver and turkey. Sheep became more common later on and deer was a staple at all levels of the dig.
To learn more about this research, see the BYU news release What the locals ate 10,000 years ago. (Date of Image: 2007-08) [Image 3 of 8 related images. See Image 4.]


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Kinston erased a late three-run Winston-Salem lead to beat the Dash 5-4 in an 11 am game, Wednesday at Historic Grainger Stadium. With the win, the Indians (15-10, 53-41) take three of four games to win the series.
Winston-Salem led 4-2 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. Adam Abraham started the comeback with a single. After advancing to third base thanks to a passed ball and a wild pitch, Chase Burnette drove him home with a ground-out. With two outs in the inning, Tyler Cannon singled. Doug Pickens followed with a walk. Delvi Cid would keep the inning going when his slow chopper to the shortstop was mishandled. The play was ruled an error and loaded the bases for Tyler Holt. Holt tied the game, dropping down a perfect bunt up the third base line. The squeeze got Cannon home and tied the game at four.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Anthony Gallas was hit by a pitch. With Justin Toole inserted as a pinch runner, J.R. Ballinger delivered a wild pitch allowing Toole to get to second base. Abraham then delivered a line drive double to center field to send home the winning run. Ballinger (4-2) was stuck with the loss. Kinston's Preston Guilmet (1-1) picked up his first win of the season, giving up just one hit while striking out four in two innings of work. Toru Murata was also solid with an inning of hitless relief in his first action in over two months.
Tyler Saladino's bat was awake early as he hit a lead-off home run to give Winston-Salem a 1-0 first inning lead. Kinston starting pitcher Brett Brach would run into trouble again in the second inning when Juan Silverio doubled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Dubler. Dubler would hurt Brach and the K-Tribe again when the Dash catcher would hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. Brach went five innings, giving up three runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out two.
Kinston's offense would get going in the fourth inning when Holt started the bottom of the frame with a single. After a Casey Frawley grounder was booted by the Dash third baseman, Holt advanced to third base. Holt would score on a double play later in the inning. Kinston cut the Winston-Salem to one when Abner Abreu doubled to start the fifth and Tyler Cannon drove him home with a single. Winston-Salem would expand the lead again in the sixth inning thanks to a sacrifice fly RBI from John Spatola off of Kinston's Kyle Landis.
The K-Tribe has a scheduled off day on Thursday then continues the homestand with a contest against Wilmington on Friday night. Friday is Alex White Bobblehead night, game time 6:30 pm. Gates open at 5:30 pm.


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MUMBAI, BANGALORE: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will pay $30 million (Rs 163 crore) to settle a sevenyear-old case in the US filed by two former employees, making it the largest employee class action suit settlement by any Indian company. Besides TCS, the case — originally filed in 2006 in California by Gopi Vedachalam and Kangana Beri — named Tata International and group holding company Tata Sons as defendants, challenging their practice requiring employees to sign over their tax refund cheques to their employer.
Analysts said the development is a sharp pinprick for India's largest software company, but not something that affects business operations at a company with revenue of over $10 billion in fiscal 2012. Shares of TCS stock touched a new 52-week high at Rs 1,494, gaining 1.56% on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday.


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You saw her all weekend on WITN during our Children's Miracle Network Hospitals telethon and now people everywhere will get a chance to see how special 6-year-old Michelle Coria is.
Michelle was our poster child from 2011 and has been selected to represent NC as a CMN Ambassador. She and her family will travel to Walt Disney World and Washington, D.C. later this year to tell their story.
Wednesday Michelle was all smiles while signing autographs and taking pictures at the Food Lion on Turnbury Drive in Greenville. She was there because her picture is now being featured on Kellogg's Cheez-It boxes, representing Vidant Children's Hospital. Kids from four other states will also be featured on the boxes.
Kellogg will donate $1 to Children s Miracle Network Hospitals for every four boxes sold, up to $50,000.
Michelle was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder when she was three-years old and was treated at Vidant Children's Hospital in Greenville.
The Children's Miracle Network Broadcast on WITN June 1 & 3rd raised over 1.3 million dollars.


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"Dow Corning continues to advance the global solar market by developing innovative material solutions that improve module durability and efficiency, and reduce capital and manufacturing costs," said Jenny Geng, commercial manager for Dow Corning's solar business in Greater China. She said,"We are also investing to expand production capabilities in China to better serve local customers."
At SNEC, Dow Corning will feature the following solar solutions:
Dow Corning® PV-8101F Sealant, providing long-term weathering and reliable frame and junction box bonding and sealing performance, optimizing production cycle time; specifically tested for PV sealing applications
Dow Corning® PV-7321 Potting Agent, providing protection against corrosion and moisture, increasing reliability and protection of junction box components
At the event, Eric Peeters, vice president, Dow Corning, and Gaetan Borgers, business strategy director, Dow Corning, will discuss the company's recent investments in China, which include a $1.8 billion joint integrated silicone manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, in partnership with Wacker Chemie AG. The new manufacturing site will be China's largest facility of this kind and will include a siloxane plant and a pyrogenic silica plant. Dow Corning has also announced plans to launch a China Business and Technology Center in Shanghai, which will include a state-of-the-art technology and development facility and Dow Corning China corporate offices.
One of the only companies in the world able to provide silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain, Dow Corning continues to expand its portfolio of total solution packages for solar cell manufacturing, module assembly and installation. Solution packages are built on high-performance silicone products such as encapsulants, adhesives, coatings, potting agents and sealants, as well as next-generation solar grade silicon.
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Reading Larry Brooks' column about the New York Rangers' midseason crisis really brought home how little the Canucks have to show for this season. Continue reading
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The Morning Skate, May 18: Whitecaps woes, peeved Patriots patriarch, moronic Marlins mess
It's Monday morning. And not just any Monday morning, but Victoria Day Monday morning. Which means this: No traffic for those of us lucky enough to get to work on Victoria Day. It's true. I mean, no traffic. During my … Continue reading
Game Day: Looks like Lack lands Lightning, despite Miller leaving Oilers spinning their tires
Tampa Bay Lightning (2-1-1) vs. Vancouver Canucks (3-0-0) Rogers Arena 7 p.m. CBC/TSN 1040 Five things we're thinking about going into tonight's game. 1. Canucks coach Willie Desjardins hinted heavily that Eddie Lack will get the start in goal, even … Continue reading
Hat Trick: No Bones about it, Iggy should Wing it, kicking Flyers trade tires
Three things to ponder amid yet another Oil change in Edmonton, the fallout in Pittsburgh and the best possible fit for Iginla and kicking the trade tires with Philadelphia: 1. NO BONES ABOUT IT: Two days after he was fired … Continue reading
Bowness bolts to Lightning instead of waiting to possibly join Vigneault again
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COLUMBUS— Former Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel directs his club during a Feb. 9, 2011 game. He's considered a favourite to replace Craig MacTavish as coach of the Chicago Wolves. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHL via Getty Images).
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- 3/4 sleeve flyaway cardigan sweater
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- Machine wash cold separately with like colors, gentle cycle. Only non-chlorine bleach if needed. Reshape, dry flat.
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- Body length 24" on size medium.
- Model Info for Black and Coral: Height: 5'10 1/2" | Bust: 35" | Waist: 27.5" | Hip: 36" | Wearing Size: Medium
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Jamie04 from watch what you buy I have never been so disappointed in something I've ordered it took forever for it to arrive and when it did it was dirty and looked worn it was very fuzzy under the arms and one of the plastic ties u can hang it from was missing like it had been a previous return. The item was white so how they missed the 2 giant black spots on the back I don't know but they were pretty obvious. I will be returning this item.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by lillyturttle from A Must Have Great Cardi. Washes and wears great. Not to heavy weight or too long and not frumpy You can wear with anything. I wear with work slacks, pants, and jeans. Layer up or just a dressy tank or tee go great. I have both the red and Black. Best part is the sleeves do not get stretched out when wearing!
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Glee Season 4 Finale: Who Won Regionals?
With all the drama and general madness that went down in Thursday's Glee Season 4 finale — Episode 22: "All Or Nothing" — this year's Regionals almost seemed like an afterthought. But the New Directions performed three songs. And American Idol's Jessica Sanchez led The Hoosierdaddies in two terrific song performances. Oh, and the Yale Whiffenpoofs guest starred as the third group!
But in the end, which of the three glee clubs ultimately took home the first-place trophy? Well, despite our firm conviction that the Whiffenpoofs were flawless — um, did you hear what song they were singing? — the boys group ended up coming in third place.
That brought everything down to two groups. The Hoosierdaddies gave two powerful performances: Zedd feat. Foxes' "Clarity" and Little Mix's "Wings." Ultimately, though, it appears they just didn't have what it takes to best the New Ds.
The McKinley High School New Directions are the winners of this year's Regionals, and as such, they will be moving on to Nationals in Los Angeles during Glee Season 5 this fall.
It turns out that their versions of The Script's (featuring will.i.am) "Hall of Fame" and Icona Pop's "I Love It" really couldn't be beat. Or maybe it was Marley's original song "All or Nothing" that really clinched the win?
Do you think that the New Directions deserved to win Regionals, or are you a bit surprised to see things turn out the way they did? Head below to the comments and sound off.


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He is a fantasy author who wrote the Fire of Heaven trilogy (Across the Face of the World, In the Earth Abides the Flame, The Right Hand of God). His books are heavy on the maps and he holds a PhD in geography from the University of Canterbury, NZ.
Anyways not sure how many of you have read his works, but figured I throw his name out there. His maps have a National Geographic topographical look to them.


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I went to Big Bend National Park with my brother and some friends recently. During the planning stages of the trip I decided to ride by bike from Rio Grande Village on the river to the Chisos Basin Lodge, this is uphill all the way and climbs from about 1800' to about 5800' over 29 miles. The worst is near the end where the grade exceeds 11% in some places. The idea was for me to drive to the end at the river and park my truck there, ride back up the mountain and meet my brother and some kids. Then we would all ride back downhill to the river, where I left my truck. Then we could all load up and drive back to the Basin Lodge.
It was 45 F when I started out, uphill right from the beginning. The first 23 miles were a grind as it was a steady climb all the way to about 4100'. Then I turned left on the Basin road and the fun really started. The next 5 miles climbs to about 5800' and it gets steeper the further you go. By the time I got on this slope my legs were already burning. I was happy I had a triple chain ring on my bike. I would sit and grind away until my legs would feel like it was all I could take, then I would stand and climb until that too was all I could bear. Twice, I stopped to rest about 1 or 2 minutes. But, I did make it all the way!
The ride down was certainly much easier. I did hit 44 mph on the downhill run. I was a little concerned about my companions going down the hill, but they all survived. Then the gentle part of the downhill went smooth and we stopped a lot to examine the desert plants, view the scenery, and take pictures.
It may not be much for the bikers on this forum, but I felt pretty good to accomplish this at 50. Especially when I consider that most of the guys that I know that are near my age would not even attempt it.
This park is a great place to ride a bike, the traffic is light and the roads are good. There are plenty of challenging climbs to make, especially this one!


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Dino Dot to Dot: Stegosaurus
Spark your child's interest in dinosaurs with this prehistoric dot to dot featuring plant-eating Stegosaurus.
Dino Dot to Dot: Carcharodontosaurus
Huge Carcharodontosaurus has a name to match his massive size! Delight your little dino lover with this fun dinosaur dot to dot.
Dino Dot to Dot: Tyrannosaurus
If you've got a dinosaur enthusiast at home, he'll surely love this dot to dot worksheet that includes a quick fact about fearsome Tyrannosaurus.
Ankylosauris Dot to Dot
Get to know the fearsome Ankylosaurus with this cool printable that doubles as a dot to dot activity and coloring page.
Color the Dinosaur: Oviraptor
This dinosaur coloring page includes fun facts for your child to learn as he colors.
Connect the Dino Dots
This dino is missing some parts! Connect the dots to find out what kind of dinosaur he is
Make Your Own Fossils
In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!
Dino Dot to Dot: Prehistoric Frog
Frogs aren't exactly dinosaurs, but they were around during prehistoric times. Celebrate this resilient species with a dot to dot activity.
Color the Mesosaurus
A coloring sheet of a mesosaurus, perfect for 2nd-graders who are getting to know their dinosaurs and prehistoric animals.


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Today's Modern Fans Add Style
If you are looking for a new fan but don't want the usual pedestal or box fan, you should take a look at tower fans such as the Dyson AM02 Tower Fan, Dyson AM04 Table Fan or the Miallegro 1760 Ionizer Fan. These fans have a modern design that looks great in any room.
The Dyson AM02 Tower Fan model fan, doesn't have spinning blades, it creates airflow through the use of new technology. Because of that, it doesn't create a choppy flow of air, it provides a steady stream instead. One of the primary advantages of this fan is that it is safe to use around pets and children. There is no concern about small fingers or paws getting hurt by spinning blades. This fan is also a breeze to clean. Dust and dirt don't accumulate on blades or the safety screen since there are none. All you have to do is dust the fan to keep it clean. Other benefits of this fan include the ability to control the flow of air and remote control. This fan is also much quieter than traditional fans, especially on lower speeds.
The Dyson AM02 Tower Fan does have its disadvantages. A lot of people want the white noise created by a box fan, particularly when they are trying to sleep. The Dyson AM02 Tower Fan doesn't create that effect. The biggest complaint about the Dyson AM02 Tower Fan is its price. It does look very nice, and it creates good airflow, but it really doesn't perform any better than a fan that costs much less. The price of the Dyson AM02 Tower Fan is a few hundred dollars and you are paying more for appearance, safety, and novelty rather than improved performance.
The AM04 Dyson Table Fan uses the same air multiplier technology as Dyson's tower fan. The Dyson AM04 Table Fan is just smaller and less expensive but it can also heat as well as circulate air. Because of its advanced technology, the Dyson AM04 Table Fan has many advantages. It is able to distribute heat much more efficiently and farther than traditional room heaters. It doesn't have any blades or exposed heating elements so it is a lot easier to clean and safer too. As an added safety feature, the fan shuts itself off when it gets tipped over.
Since the Dyson AM04 Table Fan oscillates, air circulation is enhanced throughout the space. You can set the desired temperature to a particular degree. A remote control device allows you to adjust airflow and temperature from across the room. The Dyson AM04 Table Fan has a few disadvantages. While there are no dangerous moving parts, when it is used as a heater, parts of the fan get quite hot, so it isn't safe to use around children or pets. Overall, the fan is quiet, but it does emit a noise some fine too annoying. The heating and cooling properties of this fan appear to perform just as promised by Dyson, but some people think the price is just too high.
A slim tower, the Miallegro 1760 Ionizer Fan doesn't take up much room at all. It circulates and cools the air in a room and provides air purification at the same time. It has three settings for air speed and it can shut itself off to help conserve energy. The internal components of the Miallegro 1760 Ionizer Fan rotate so the unit itself stays in one place. Owners report that the fan is very quiet on its lower speed making it ideal for use in bedrooms. Other people appreciate the small design of the fan and its stylish appearance.
The Miallegro 1760 Ionizer Fan does have a few drawbacks. It doesn't seem to put out as much air on the higher settings as traditional fans since it is smaller. Others report the airflow is uneven because it is blocked at the rear of the unit. Also, the remote has to be pointed at a specific spot on the Miallegro 1760 Ionizer Fan to change the speed of the fan, which is sometimes difficult to do.
There are advantages and disadvantages to the Dyson AM04 Table Fan, Dyson AM02 Tower Fan, and the Miallegro 1760 Ionizer Fan. Any one of these fans would be an option if you are looking for a stylish way to circulate air in your home.


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Kanji セフィロス
Romanji Sefirosu
Race Human
Birthday Unknown
Height 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight Unknown
Eyes Green
Hair Silver
Weapon of Choice Longswords (Masamune)
Alias The Man in the Black Cape,The Legendary SOLDIER
"Tell me what you cherish most. Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
"The last thoughts of Geostigma's death... those remnants will join the lifestream and girdle the planet; choking it; corroding it. What I want, Cloud, is to sail the cosmos with this planet as my vessel. Just as Mother did long ago. then one day we'll find a new planet and on it's soil we'll create a shining future."
"I've thought of a wonderful present for you... Shall I give you despair?"
Sephiroth| 27 | Ex Soldier
"I will never be a memory..."
My name is Sephiroth,
I used to be part of the First Class SOLDIER group in Shinra's army. The best of the best. However, one day I stumbled on Professor Gast Faremis' research. I found the truth of my lineage. I am the son of an Ancient named Jenova, and I swear one day I will use this planet as my vessel to sail the cosmos in search of the Promised Land. There, I will create a new world...one where I shall be rightfully placed as God along side with my mother. Until then, feel free to ask me questions about anything. I guess I can be generous enough to give you all that much.
Sephiroth, in all his appearances, wears a long black coat with silver pauldrons, black boots and black clothing. The top of his clothing is open to reveal his chest, with his leather SOLDIER suspenders crossed over it. Sephiroth's hair is long and silver with his bangs parted to either side of his face. In Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, Sephiroth's bangs are noticeably shorter than in any of his earlier appearances. Beyond his clothing and hair, Sephiroth is known for his green cat-like eyes and the Masamune, his seven-foot long katana he is rarely seen without. His battle stance with the sword is to hold it over his left shoulder with the blade curving downward. Sephiroth usually wields the Masamune two-handed. In later appearances a single black wing emerges from his right shoulder.
In the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth's uniform remains the same as in Final Fantasy VII, but his coat has several buckles instead of just one, and the original SOLDIER logo in his belt is replaced with the redesigned version of the logo for the Compilation.
In the Kingdom Hearts series, Sephiroth retains his core design of silver hair and a black coat, but his clothing is given red linings and is a different shape. His sleeves have small red wings, and he bears a dark blue and black wing over his right shoulder, which has become another of Sephiroth's trademark character traits. He bears two additional wings underneath his coat in Kingdom Hearts II, acting as a subtle reference to his Safer-Sephiroth form. Unlike his other appearances, he appears with blue eyes, and it is commented by other characters that Sephiroth looks like Cloud, as the Kingdom Hearts incarnation of Sephiroth is implied to be an embodiment of Cloud's inner darkness. In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Sephiroth's design is similar to his Final Fantasy VII design, but his pauldrons are changed to resemble Yoshitaka Amano's artwork and his coat is closed by a belt as in Tetsuya Nomura's design.
Sephiroth's personality is one of cold ruthlessness. Prior to his madness, he was not particularly anti-social, as he has friends in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- and willingly tells Zack, and Tifa about Mako and Materia on Mt. Nibel. All the same, his cold exterior and professional attitude turn people away. Sephiroth is intelligent and respectful to those he deems worthy - he considers Professor Gast Faremis a great scientist, but looks down on his father, Professor Hojo, describing him as "a walking mass of complexes".
In Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, Sephiroth maintains an outwardly professional demeanor, but is loyal and friendly to a select few, and has a dry sense of humor. He is confident to the point of arrogance, but as the strongest SOLDIER alive, it could easily be argued he has the right to be. Well-spoken and somewhat graceful, Sephiroth is universally calm, collected, and in control. He can be frustrated and caught off guard, but this rarely happens.
Following his fall into insanity, Sephiroth retains most of the above personality traits, but becomes murderous and vengeful. He also develops a messiah complex, proclaiming several times he is "the chosen one," destined to lead the Planet and become a god. In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Kefka sarcastically refers to him as "Just another sadist with a god complex. Like THAT'S anything special!" His intelligence has increased vastly following his time in the Lifestream where he absorbed the knowledge of the Ancients.
At one point, Sephiroth even says he is greater than the Ancients. He has become cruel and enjoys mentally torturing Cloud. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, in one of his iconic lines, asks Cloud what he cherishes so he may simply take it from him. Sephiroth is fiercely devoted to Jenova and its cause, even though its body serves as little more than his avatar. However, it is also stated that he himself is an agent towards Jenova's will.[5]
In Dissidia Final Fantasy, there was at least one hint that Sephiroth may have some sadness despite his nature, as Cecil Harvey tells Sephiroth before fighting him that "there is sorrow in [Sephiroth's] wintery eyes". In addition, in both Dissidia games, when he is defeated, he calmly remarks, "I fall into the shadows", implying that either he accepts defeat, or simply does not care. When he was defeated by the Warrior of Light, he asks if the Warrior of Light fights in the war because he enjoys battle, implying that Sephiroth himself enjoys battle. This was further reinforced in its prequel, Dissidia 012, when Kefka Palazzo, while attempting to convince Sephiroth into killing Tifa and then Cloud if he attacks, mentions that "[Sephiroth] was made for combat."
In the Japanese releases, Sephiroth uses the pronoun "ore" prior to his insanity, a common masculine pronoun usually used by confident males. Following his "death" at Nibelheim he begins to use "watashi" instead, a more formal pronoun with no attached gender. This post-madness mannerism is also used in his spin-off appearances such as Dissidia Final Fantasy.
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