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Found in Cidhna Mines
My dearest Camilla, I fear this may be the last time I see your cheerful glamour. While investigating a murder in Markarth, I have found myself imprisoned in its mines, and I cannot use my gift to foresee my way out of this one. The prisoners all tell me I'm trapped, and the ghastly orc in the main chamber tells me I am "so soft" and so "tender". My first few days here, I tried to dream of your bare skin against mine to keep my spirits up. I thought of your soft touch and your ecstatic cries, rocking myself to sleep to the memories of your crooning. Alas, it was short-lived, as the fear of my own safety has overburdened my mind. Also, the others could hear the rhythmic pulses of my bedtime ritual, and they told me to silence myself. Still, the terror is very real – very threatening. "The new meat," Borkul says over and over in my mind's eye. "So soft. Tender." I cannot block the image from my mind, the paralyzing fear of what orcs do to fine men of my caliber. While I may have only encountered a few among my travels across Skyrim, I have heard sinister tales. The orcs are a dark lot, cursed to be plunderers and pirates of the rear admiral. Male or female, it matters not. They trek the wilds in search only of booty, the more muscular the crevasse, the more the urge to thrust their swords becomes. It's genetic, I heard. Something to do with breeding and their species. I also heard word that long ago, the orcs sprung about from the bestial relations between dark elf and boar. I may have read that somewhere, but the title of such literature escapes me. Either way, I sleep warily at night now. I lie on my back and cover my mouth, so as not to leave any orifice open to the fierce attack of Borkul. Like the rest of his wretched, devolved species, he's a tricky lot, and I will not be a victim of his squat thrust raiding parties. Should I fail in my escape from this place, or should I fall victim to Borkul, I want you to know, my love, that you meant the world to me. Come Oblivion or brutal penetration, you were the needle that sewed the fabrics of this realm together for me. I miss you dearly, Cornelius G. Thundercock
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The company's new MP1014 Series Hall magnetic proximity sensors reportedly provide solid-state sensing in a 3.3-mm high package, making them ideal for space-limited applications. The sensors use a low-pressure injection molding process to encapsulate the sensors in a high-performance polymamide, as opposed to typical magnetic proximity sensors that are encapsulated in rigid epoxy, according to the company. This is said to impart lower stress on the encapsulated electronics at temperature extremes and allows for sensors with small, tightly controlled geometrics. The dimensions of the sensors in this series are 17.3 x 21.8 x 3.3 mm. Standard termination is 12 in with 24 AWG PVC leads. The distance between the centerline of the mounting hole is 16.5 mm. According to the company, the sensors provide a three-wire sinking output, operate with standard supply voltages of 4.75 to 24 V d.c. and offer reverse-battery protection to -15 V d.c. The standard operating temperature range for the sensors is -40°C to +85°C, and the housing and encapsulating materials carry UL95 V-0 ratings.
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'Deadliest Catch' Capt. Sig Hansen on Jay Leno, is DWTS in his future?
By April MacIntyre Apr 30, 2010, 4:54 GMT
Sig, courtesy of NBC and Discovery
Tune in alert on Jay Leno tonight for Captain Sig Hansen!
Sig comes clean about his secret Dancing with the Stars dream - Watch Leno tonight and find out more.
In our recent interview (part one) with Captain Sig Hansen, Monsters and Critics recalls meeting the sea captain for the first time with friend and fellow writer, Hot Cuppa TV blogger and TV Czarina. Kate O'Hare:
"Sig was gamely going along with O'Hare's brilliant idea to pitch ABC the sea captain for the dance competition "Dancing with the Stars. He defended his dancing skills and said he would do well on the series.
While they caught up, I got to chat with his beautiful wife June and heard great stories about Sig's Norwegian family, and how he and Edgar went to Karmoy, Norway and found their brides. June told me he was a brilliant dancer too, as we caught Sig demonstrating a ballroom move to O'Hare. The women of "Deadliest Catch," who wait for their men to come back to them, are deserving of their own show or some extra air-time. "
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C Program to sort all even and odd numbers from the array
This program in made in the C programming language. We will enter the elements in the array. Then the program code will sort all the even and odd numbers and will display the output. The code of the C program is as follows -
/* C program to find all the odd and even numbers in an array */ #include<stdio.h> #include<conio.h> void main() { int ar[100],i,n; printf("Enter the size of the array \n"); scanf("%d",&n); printf("Enter the elements of the array \n"); for(i=0; i<n; i++) { scanf("%d",&ar[i]); } printf("Even numbers in the array are - "); for(i=0;i<n;i++) { if(ar[i]%2==0) { printf("%d \t",ar[i]); } } printf("\n Odd numbers in the array are - "); for(i=0;i<n;i++) { if(ar[i]%2!=0) { printf("%d \t",ar[i]); } } getch(); }
Logic - Logic of this C program is that the one for loop is used to sort all the even elements from the array and print them. Similarly another for loop is used to sort all the odd elements and print them.
Input – 10 12 55 23 11
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Odd numbers are – 55 23 11
Even numbers are – 10 12
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text: Lessons From the Zoo Lisa Weier April 6, 2011 4 Comments Maybe it's because it's absolutely beautiful outside, my recent ingestion of a lot of sugar, still holding on to the fact I can at least count pretty successfully in MATH 101 or even a combination of the three that has me feeling particularly thankful lately and counting my blessings. It's hard for me to see light kissing every surface possible, a crisp blue sky with wisps of cloud and crazy teenagers running around in shorts and flip flops without inwardly laughing and wanting to give God a gratified squeeze. Even on my walk over to work last week, I was breathing in the balmy Minnesota air and soaking up the sun when I heard, "Oooo AH AH AH AH AH!" Yep. On the way past Murray-Herrick, I heard a monkey (otherwise known as a four-year-old boy). A group of visiting preschoolers was busy making the most of one of the disappearing patches of snow, sliding and inching down a hill under the shade of the building. I saw one bundled-up child grudgingly give up a large amount of rocks they were collecting to a scolding adult, who put them back in the landscaping surrounding a tree trunk. I saw two little girls hugging. I heard one child whine in distress, "But it's MY turn to be the leopard!" Mostly, though, I heard laughter and squeals of delight coming from the little hooligans. It made me chuckle a little bit, too. I kept strolling and found my worries and my complaints melting away like the snow. I couldn't help but think, "When do we lose that enthusiasm for life? Somewhere in the day-to-day shuffle of pressures and assignments and tests and appointments and blah blah BLAH?" Sure, it's not all games when we're older, but we definitely have at least as much to be thankful for as we did when we were the monkeys and leopards. RelatedOf Christmas Cards, the Word of God and the Importance of OthersSticking to the SidewalksMaking an Awesome ImpressionOklahoma Road Trip Provides Perspective on People, Politics, Passages . . . and Home 4 Responses Sarah Pappas April 12, 2011 I love this so much. Dress Like a Word « The Scroll April 12, 2011 [...] For SPRING … hmmm? Perhaps I'd get my best ideas by reading the two recent Scroll blogs by Lisa Weier and Dave Nimmer (a monkey or cardinal costume?). The word GRADUATION would be an easy word to [...] Kevin Dease, St. Paul April 6, 2011 Ooooh AH AH AH AH Carol Bruess April 6, 2011 Lisa, you know how to make us stop and squeeze a little more out of life (we leopards, monkeys AND humans alike). Thanks for the great post!


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7 Perennials That Will Bloom Multiple Times This Summer
We put up with perennialsand their fleeting bloomsbecause we love the way they reappear, year after year. But with a bit of extra effortnamely, judicious pruningthe perennials here will offer a repeat performance. (If blossoms are allowed to fade, and stay on the plant, the whole plant moves out of the flowering phase and channels much of its energy toward seed production rather than green growth and blooms.) You can short-circuit the usual transition by deadheading at the stem. So without further ado, let us present the ultimate garden stars.
By Warren Schultz
Climbing Rose
Genus: Rosa spp.
Zones: 5-9
Bloom time: May*; then five weeks later.
To prune: Cut the stems on an angle just above the closest five-leaflet branch.
Good to know: Modern hybrid tea roses, floribunda, grandiflora, and many shrub roses also rebloom.
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Limited range of motion is a term meaning that a joint or body part cannot move through its normal range of motion.
Motion may be limited because of a problem within the joint, swelling of tissue around the joint, stiffness of the muscles, or pain.
A sudden loss of range of motion may be due to:
Loss of motion may occur if you damage to the bones within a joint. This may happen if you have:
Brain, nerve, or muscle disorders can damage the nerves, tendons and muscles, and cause loss of motion. Some include:
Your doctor or nurse may suggest exercises to increase muscle strength and flexibility.
Make an appointment with your doctor or nurse if you have difficulty moving or extending a joint.
The doctor or nurse will examine you and ask you about your medical history and symptoms.
You may need joint x-rays and spine x-rays. Laboratory tests may be done.
Physical therapy may be recommended.
Dudek N, Trudel G. Joint contractures. In: Frontera, WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD Jr, eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 117.
Comeau D, Heaton K, Gordon A. Rheumatology and musculoskeletal problems. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 32.
Arend WP, Lawry GV. Approach to the patient with rheumatic disease. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 264.
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This introductory course surveys how media influences individuals, cultures, and societies. Topics include entertainment media, digital media, the Internet, books, newspapers, magazines, recordings, advertising, and other relevant issues. In addition, media ethics and responsibility, government regulation, legal issues, politics, and corporate media will be examined.
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A9: My father. He was always there for me and helped me get where I am today with the Screaming Eagles, from goaltending skills to life lessons, he taught a lot to me and that's why I want to thank him.
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PA to RN? (I do know the difference all too well) - page 2
I'm relying on the anonymity of the great big internet and the general size of the universe, I'm nervous to go "out there" with myself. Here's my situation: I started a PA program (master's degree) last year and have not liked it... Read More
- 0Jan 10, '12 by AZMOMO2, ASNQuote from AnxiousRNtobeExactly!. Maybe that Xanax girl is on to something!
- 1Jan 10, '12 by AnxiousRNtobeI'm afraid that I've done too much damage to my GPA. I feel like I started out badly and am having trouble recovering my confidence, let alone my interest. And even though I always thought NP training was pretty much the same as PA. I always read about the role of the "advance practice nurse" vs PA training. Now I see where taking people with such varied backgrounds and trying to make them the same is maybe not the best way to create a healthcare provider.
My problems with school are basically with memorization. In anatomy, I had a lot of trouble with the rote memorization of all that material (arterial/venous/ducts paths, 150 or so muscle origin/insertion, bones, organs, etc). I eventually learned to make tables or draw the organs and write the out over and over and over in different colors until I could write it out from my head. The rest of my problems stemmed from trying to catch up grade-wise because it took me half the semester before I learned how to memorize.
I don't know what the answer will be. I am in such a better position to see the strengths and weaknesses of each training. Why oh why didn't I become a nurse in my 20s???
- 1Jan 11, '12 by lizrnbsnAnxious,
First off, congrats on coming to terms with yourself before you put any more money on a degree you feel unhappy with. I, too, came to terms but much later than you. I was a Chiropractic physician for 8 years and was very unhappy. I felt the need to help others on a different level. It took me an entire year to shut down my practice. With student loans up the whazzzo...maxing out at 197K I had no loans available to me for more education. I wanted to be a nurse so my hubby and I paid some out of pocket...but being older and wiser this time around I applied for grants and scholarships and was able to attend.
Don't worry of what others think. Yes, there will be questions as to why you did not continue as you were....I was just honest with people. Some even asked me "Well, why did you work backwards?" I say to be a doctor turned nurse? Best thing I ever done for ME. I enjoy everything about nursing. I do not regret one thing about shutting down and going back to school. I have to be honest....maybe it was an aging thing for me but nursing school was more difficult for me as far as the workload. But you can do it. The only thing I do regret is not dropping out of chiro school when I was 23 years old...I would have saved ALOT of money and time. I am now 40 years old. I received my BSN in 2010 and now researching schools for the DNP program. I truly feel that people need to go with their instincts. You are strong mentally and emotionally....give yourself credit. It takes alot to post what you just did. You put your mind to it and it will be done. Keep me posted. Best of luck to you
Nurse Liz
- 0Jan 12, '12 by lizrnbsnAnxious..email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I just wrote you a book back in response but it will not let me send pm's to you b/c I haven't posted a minimum of 15 posts...not gonna happen any time soon;/
- 2Jan 31, '12 by calgrrlDear AnxiousRNtobe
I have to disagree with RN Liz. While she may have made a decision that makes her feel better, you aren't talking about switching from alternative practices to nursing...you're talking about PA vs. NP!
If you haven't done this already, I would go make an appointment with the administrators of your program. They wouldn't have accepted you if they doubted you could graduate to be a successful PA. Perhaps they can give you some pointers/advice, etc. to get you through this rough patch. You are half-way in, which means this is where the rubber meets the road. Keep showing up to class to do your best. Put your heart into the program and study like mad! You CAN do it, don't quit!
Let me make a few other points:
-Are you depressed? There's no shame in this – if you're feeling down, perhaps you need to see a doctor to help you get your emotions in order. Don't make any decisions in the midst of emotional turmoil! Medical help can be short term, even just to help you get some decent sleep. When you're feeling better, THEN you can make life-changing decisions.
- if you quit, you'll have to go through the WHOLE interview/acceptance process again. YUCK. Will you have to take pre-reqs again, because your old ones expired? YUCK.
- PAs have more clinical freedom than nurses. While you are under a physician's license, you can do procedures and tasks that a nurse can't and won't ever be able to do. Yes, advance practice nurses can, but you are very far away from that level of nursing and only 1.5 years away from doing that as a PA
- $$$$$$MONEY$$$$$$$$$ You will get paid so much more as a PA! Why would you even consider going back to nursing?! Goodness, if I were physically present with you right now, I'd pinch you so you'd wake up! As a PA, you'll come out with a Master's degree, so even if you leave clinical practice, you will have a better footing...please, please please reevaluate before you leave your program.
- All the negative things you find in the PA program you will find in an RN program. Negativity is a disease that spreads and we have to fight it daily.
My vote is for you to pick up your boot-straps, get the help you need and put your heart/soul into your program.
And then get off the boards to study, which is what I'm about to do!
Good luck!
- 0Jan 31, '12 by PluripotentI agree with many of the other posters that you should think about staying in PA school...Although ultimately you have to follow your gut. I have thought about becoming a PA or NP too. It's not easy to get into PA school, so congrats on that! I volunteer at a clinic that has a few PAs and has PA students there for their clinicals. They all have said how hard it was to get through school, BUT the PAs who work there LOVE their jobs. They have tried to convince me to do the PA route not the NP. You have more options as a PA because you don't have to specialize and the PAs at the clinic don't feel like they are chained to a Dr. I know what you're going through really is hard and you got off to a rough start but maybe if you change your thinking to "I want to do this and I can do this" I bet you can complete the program!! Good luck
- 0Apr 19, '12 by AmeraeHi there, I hope your winter session is going along alright if you in fact decided to stay! I generally agree with everyone here since you accomplished a LOT already just getting Into PA school (congrats!). While it may seem like a confusing situation now, the main ideas that calgrrl pointed out are where I stand too: You're basically deciding between PA and NP eventually and at that point, you're 1.5 years away from pretty much doing the same darn thing.
There's something I read from a nurse on here not too long ago, it basically stated how people like to say that nurses have all of this great bedside manner that is so great to go be an NP because of their clinical experience, while PAs and MDs and DOs don't have as much going in. They instead stated that it isn't the experience of the profession (like already being a nurse) that makes the person have great bedside manners and personality, it's the person that comes into a profession and is already like this. Basically, if you're not caring already and interesting in being a great nurse/PA/Doctor etc., then you're probably never going to be! There are plenty of people who go into these professions without the best personality match for it. I really do think people get caught up in the large ideas behind professions and forget that all of these positions have people who are really not great with people and also have those who are AWESOME. It doesn't matter if you're a nurse/doctor/PA/CNA, if you're caring then you'll find a way to do your job more caring than someone who doesn't care about how personal their role is to each patient. I just wanted to throw that in there since you can be a great PA and bring your experiences and care into any situation and then get more comfortable with the more experiences you have. You had mentioned something about how NPs have more of that experience etc., but really it's You that brings the personality and interest to be a great clinician and PAs get great clinical experience compared to NPs and as others mentioned, you're much closer to being in a clinical role and gaining the experience you'd get as an RN but even better because of the fact that you stated you Want to be in an NP/PA role anyways! You're golden, you just have to get really excited again abt. the fact that you've made it, you've made it so much further than so many people, and you just have to know that it's so close to being over and you'll continue to learn your whole life all that stuff that you're learning now, so do your best to get through it
I do realize maybe you've decided to drop out by now lol. I hope you haven't, but if you have it's not the end either. Life is SHORT and whatever you decide is really just fine. So much pressure is put on people who might just need a break. So if you made a mistake it's fine too. If you have to be an RN for the next 7 years or more before having enough money to go back to school, and you have to live off of beans and rice before heading back...well shoot...Who Cares! Of course you care, but if that's the only thing that'll work right now because you're on the verge of a meltdown, then that's what needs to happen. It's life, enjoy it, love your family and friends and relax...the world will not end based on what you decide and we'll all be dead soon anyways lol, so enjoy what you have and smile!! seriously!
Also, did you not have to have or also your classmates not have to have any healthcare experience? I was under the impression that now most PA programs require anywhere from 1000 to 4000 hours of direct patient care experience and that it usually has to be some type of direct patient contact for that. I guess I'm trying to touch on the fact that you stated you're not sure about taking people from such varied backgrounds and making them the same. I know it used to be all ex military who'd do PA programs because that's who it was made for, but now days many people are becoming interested and so the experiences that are accepted are varied, so are they really trying to make you all the same? Maybe I didn't understand you, but I've been thinking it's so neat that you get to go to class with people from all diff. healthcare experience because you all bring a different piece of knowledge to healthcare. Maybe it's a mess though I don't know!
Good Luck in whatever you've/are going to decide!


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Although it has already been explicitly stated in two letters from the federal government, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Chief Counsel Dorval Carter on Monday reiterated that if Cincinnati were to unravel the $132.8 million streetcar project, the city would lose $40.9 million in federal grants and another $4 million in federal funds would be transferred to the state government, which could appropriate the money to any project in Ohio.
The clarification is necessary because Mayor-elect John Cranley and a majority of the incoming City Council are looking into pausing and potentially canceling the streetcar project once they take office in December. Cranley says he will lobby the federal government to reallocate the federal funds, even though the federal government has repeatedly insisted it's not going to happen.
Carter joined City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on the phone on Monday to walk council members through the legal technicalities involved in cancellation and how the federal government would react to such circumstances.
According to Carter, merely delaying the project at this point would break the city's agreement with the federal government and lead the federal government to restrict the federal funds, ask the city to repay the money it already spent or terminate the deal altogether.
Still, Carter said cancellation might not hurt the city's chances, at least from a legal perspective, of obtaining federal funds for other projects.
"It will not preclude you from pursuing other projects," he said. "You would just have to pursue those on their own merits."
But Carter agreed with Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls that the city's credibility could be weakened if the streetcar project were canceled.
President Barack Obama's administration has prioritized light rail projects like the streetcar, according to Carter, so the reclaimed federal money would likely go to other cities pursuing similarly ambitious transit projects.
At a press conference following the council meeting, Cranley appeared unfazed by the news.
"If we have to, we'll give the money back," he said.
Although much noise was made about the council meeting, there wasn't much news in the way of substance. The federal government already outlined the cancellation costs in separate letters sent to Mayor Mark Mallory in June and earlier in November.
That means the city could potentially spend more than 94 percent of the project's total costs before it manages to fully close down the streetcar project, which is currently undergoing construction and tied up to various federal grants and business contracts.
The presentation was given in advance of Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council taking office in December. Cranley is an ardent opponent of the streetcar project, and a majority of the City Council says it wants to pause the project and consider cancellation.
Cranley's proposed alternative to the streetcar — a trolley bus system
— would cost $10-$15 million in capital funds, according to supporters of the rubber-tire trolley alternative. If streetcar cancellation costs were to reach the high end of the city's estimate and the trolley bus is paid for, the city could end up spending $140.3 million to cancel the streetcar project and build a
considerably less ambitious trolley bus line — about $7.5 million more
than it would cost to simply complete the streetcar project.
If it's completed, Cincinnati Budget Director Lea Eriksen says operating the streetcar would cost between $3.4-$4.5 million each year, which city officials say could come from various potential sources, including a special improvement district that would raise property taxes within three blocks of the streetcar route.
But the operating budget cost would be a wash if Cranley pursues the trolley bus system, which, according to advocates, will cost slightly more to operate than the streetcar. Cranley says the operating cost for the trolley bus is concerning if it holds true.
Following Deatrick's presentation, Cranley held a press conference in which he flatly denied the current city administration's estimates. He says he will tap new experts to run over the numbers while the project is put on pause.
"We're going to bring in new, objective leadership, not the current leadership that is clearly biased toward the project and intent on defying the will of the voters, which was clearly expressed a couple weeks ago in this election," Cranley says.
Deatrick's cancellation projections account for $32.8 million in estimated sunk costs through November and a potential range of $30.6-$47.6 million in close-out costs, which include construction to close the project — such as repaving torn-up roads — and orders on vehicles and other supplies that are already placed but not officially billed.
The federal government has also allocated $44.9 million in federal grants to the streetcar project. In a letter released by the city administration on Nov. 14, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) explicitly stated that $40.9 million would be taken back if the project didn't adequately progress; the remaining $4 million would be left under the supervision of Gov. John Kasich, who could shift the money to other parts of the state.
But Deatrick's estimates don't consider the unknown cost of litigation, which would need to come out of a city operating budget that is already structurally imbalanced, according to Meg Olberding, the city's spokesperson.
The estimates also don't consider that the city could potentially forgo spending $7.4 million in contingency funds on the project if it goes through completion and remains within budget, which would lower the project's effective cost to $125.4 million.
If the city cancels the project, Deatrick says it's also more likely that the city would lose in its legal battle against Duke Energy, which could add up to $15 million in costs. That money is tentatively allocated from the sale of the Blue Ash Airport as the city and Duke argue in court as to who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar tracks.
Those are the potential financial costs, but city officials also warn that canceling the project could have a detrimental impact on the city's image.
"That's what the city would be known for forever," says Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan. "To throw this away would be unconscionable."
City officials also warn that canceling would be pulling back on a light rail project that President Barack Obama's administration has clearly prioritized.
"The city-federal relationship is excellent right now," Deatrick says. "There would be immediate damage to that."
The 200-plus workers currently involved the project would also be displaced. Councilwoman Yvette Simpson points out pausing or canceling the project in December would leave those workers jobless for the holiday season.
Another concern is the impact of cancellation on the relationship between the federal government and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), which operates the Metro bus system and will operate the streetcar if it's completed. If the city is unable to pay back the grants to the federal government within 30 days, Deatrick says the FTA could cut SORTA grants for bus service and potentially halt some local bus services.
One concern raised by Councilman Chris Seelbach and Councilman-elect Kevin Flynn, one of the three potential swing votes in the incoming council of nine, is whether the project's estimated return on investment is still 2.7-to-1 over 35 years. That number is derived from a 2007 study conducted by consulting firm HDR, which was later evaluated and affirmed by the University of Cincinnati.
Deatrick points out the numbers were re-evaluated by HDR in 2011, and they still seem to hold true. He says there are still plenty of vacant buildings along the 3.6-mile streetcar line that could use the encouraged investment, despite some of the revitalization seen in the Over-the-Rhine and downtown areas that the streetcar route would cover.
The 2.7-to-1 return on investment is also "a very, very conservative estimate," says Deatrick. He claims HDR could have relied on numbers from other cities, such as Portland, Ore., that saw considerably better returns on their streetcar systems.
Still, Flynn and Councilman-elect David Mann, another potential swing vote, say they want to scrutinize the cancellation estimates before making a final decision on the project.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, a long-time streetcar supporter who lost to Cranley in her mayoral bid, encourages a re-examination of the numbers. But she cautions, "If what has been presented today stands up to scrutiny, there's absolutely no reason to cancel the project."
Flynn won't say whether he would reconsider his past opposition to the project if the numbers hold up. But Mann says, "If they do hold up, that's fairly persuasive."
Both Flynn and Mann also say that they would be willing to pause the project while clearer estimates are crunched.
But that could present a short time window. If the project doesn't adequately progress, the federal government could take back its grant money. Based on city officials' estimates, that provides a 30-day window to re-calculate cancellation costs and the potential return on investment.
Pausing the project would also impose its own set of costs as some workers and equipment are retained.
Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who's also seen as a swing vote, could not be reached for comment. He's currently in Washington, D.C., to meet with White House officials for an issue unrelated to the streetcar.
Three elected council members already support the streetcar project, so only two of the three potential swing votes would need to vote in favor of it to keep it going.
Updated with Mayor-elect John Cranley's comments and clearer, corrected numbers.
City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on Thursday called for the city administration to locate $30,000 to help fund the winter shelter, which would push the shelter closer to the $75,000 it needs to remain open from mid-to-late December through February.
The shelter currently estimates it's at approximately
$32,000 in contributions, according to Josh Spring, executive director
of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.
The city administration now needs to locate the money and turn the transaction into an ordinance, which will officially allocate the funds. Spring says that should go in front of the Budget and Finance Committee in the next couple weeks.
Although the $75,000 is often cited as the shelter's goal, Spring emphasizes that it's only the minimum. If early March turns out to be a particularly cold, the shelter would prefer to stay open for some extra time, which would require money above the $75,000 minimum.
But without the city's contribution, the shelter won't have enough money to stay open beyond even 30 days.
Spring says the program is necessary to keep Cincinnati's homeless population from freezing to death. Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld echoed the sentiment at Thursday's committee meeting, saying it would be shameful if the city allowed people to die due to winter conditions.
The winter shelter aims to house 91 people each night and kept roughly 600 people from the cold throughout the 2012-2013 season, according to Spring.
"It's a relatively cheap program to run," Spring previously told CityBeat. "To serve about 600 people with $75,000 is pretty good."
Still, Spring says money has been more difficult to collect this year. He attributes that to reduced enthusiasm as the concept becomes more commonplace.
"When we started doing this three years ago, it was sort of a new thing," Spring explained. "It's not so new anymore, which makes bringing in dollars more difficult. But the need hasn't changed."
The shelter is put together by the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, Drop Inn Center, Strategies to End Homelessness, Society of St. Vincent De Paul and Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati. It's supported largely by private contributions.
Anyone can donate to the winter shelter — and Drop Inn Center — at tinyurl.com/WinterShelterCincinnati. To contribute specifically to the winter shelter, type in "winter shelter" in the text box below "Designation (Optional)."
Supporters of the $133 million streetcar project packed Mercantile Library and Fountain Square last night to start a two-week campaign to prevent Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council from halting the ongoing project. The goal is to convince at least five of the nine newly elected council members to support the project. So far, streetcar supporters have at least three pro-streetcar votes: Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young. Now, they're trying to convince another three — Kevin Flynn, David Mann and P.G. Sittenfeld — to support continuing the project; all three spoke against the streetcar on the campaign trail, but they've recently said they want a full accounting of the project's completion costs, cancellation costs and potential return of investment before making a final decision. CityBeat covered the campaign and the people involved in greater detail here.
Hours before the event began, Mayor Mark Mallory released a letter from the Federal Transit Administration that explicitly stated canceling the project would cost Cincinnati nearly $41 million in federal funds and another $4 million would be left under the discretion of Gov. John Kasich, who could shift the money to other parts of Ohio. Cranley previously stated he could lobby the federal government to re-appropriate the money to other city projects, but the letter makes it quite clear that's not in the plans right now. On the elevator ride up to the Mercantile Library event, Sittenfeld commented on the letter to CityBeat, "I will say that today's news is a big gain in the pro-streetcar column."
City Council yesterday accepted the resignation of City Manager Milton Dohoney, just one day after Cranley announced Dohoney's leave and his support for it. Although council members acknowledged they had to accept the resignation in lieu of the Nov. 5 election results, they said they were unhappy with the behind-the-scenes approach that was taken by Cranley throughout the process. For the year following his resignation, Dohoney will receive $255,000 in severance pay and health benefits through the city, which will cost an already-strained operating budget that's been structurally imbalanced since 2001.
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Northern Kentucky residents last night got a look at a regional strategy to fight the growing heroin problem in the area. The report, put together by substance abuse and medical experts, law enforcement officials, governmental leaders and business representatives, calls for more physicians and long-term treatment options to address the issue. "We cannot arrest or incarcerate our way out of the problem," said Dr. Lynne Saddler, director of the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department. "The success of this plan really hinges on having sufficient treatment options and resources available so that everyone seeking and wanting treatment can easily access it."
Union Township Rep. John Becker introduced a bill in the Ohio House this week that would ban most public and private health insurers from providing abortion coverage. The bill has yet to be assigned to a committee. Becker describes himself as one of the most conservative members of the Ohio legislature. He's also supported the Heartbeat Bill, which would ban abortion once a heartbeat is detected; called needle-exchange efforts part of the "liberal media agenda"; and lobbied for the impeachment of a judge who allowed the state to recognize the same-sex marriage of Jim Obergefell and John Arthur, who recently passed away from Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Supporters of the $133 million streetcar project on Thursday night packed Mercantile Library and Fountain Square to start a two-week campaign that seeks to prevent the incoming mayor and City Council from canceling the ongoing project.
Turnout was particularly strong as supporters reached the 200-person capacity at Mercantile Library before the event started. Another 200 watched the event from the Jumbotron screen at Fountain Square, according to the event's organizers.
In attendance were several Over-the-Rhine business owners and residents; council members P.G. Sittenfeld, Chris Seelbach and Wendell Young; and several supporters of the project from around the city.
The goal of the event was to organize supporters and begin a lobbying campaign to convince the three perceived swing votes in the incoming council — Sittenfeld, David Mann and Kevin Flynn — to support continuing the project. All three have spoken against the streetcar in the past, but they told CityBeat they want to fully account for the project's cancellation costs, completion costs and potential return on investment before making a final decision.
Speakers urged supporters to contact the nine newly elected council members and raise awareness about the streetcar's benefits before Mayor-elect John Cranley, who opposes the streetcar project, and the new City Council take office in December.
Ryan Messer, a lead organizer of the effort to save the streetcar, spoke about the advantages of the streetcar project for much of the event. "This is a good economic tool that helps all of Cincinnati," he repeatedly stated.
Supporters have some empirical evidence to base their claims on. A 2007 study from consulting firm HDR found the streetcar project would generate a 2.7-to-1 return on investment over 35 years. The HDR study was later evaluated and supported by the University of Cincinnati.
Project executive John Deatrick acknowledges the 2007 study is now outdated and the city is working on updating the numbers. But he says the streetcar project is supposed to be viewed as an economic development vehicle, not just another transit option.
Supporters also warned of the potential costs of canceling the streetcar project. Hours before the gathering, Mayor Mark Mallory released a letter from the Federal Transit Administration that explicitly stated the city would lose nearly $41 million in federal grant dollars if the project were canceled, and another $4 million would be placed in the hands of Gov. John Kasich to do as he sees fit.
City spokesperson Meg Olberding previously told CityBeat that the city already spent about $2 million of the federal funds. If the project were canceled, she says the money would have to be repaid through the operating budget that funds police, firefighters and human services instead of the capital budget currently financing the streetcar project.
The operating budget has been structurally imbalanced since 2001, so adding millions in costs to it could force the city to cut services or raise taxes.
The FTA letter might already be playing an influence for at least one of the swing votes on City Council. On the elevator ride up to Mercantile Library, Sittenfeld told Seelbach and CityBeat, "I will say that today's news is a big gain in the pro-streetcar column."
Another threat for the city is potential litigation from contractors, subcontractors, taxpayers and Over-the-Rhine residents and businesses who invested in the project or along the streetcar line with the expectation that the project would be completed.
Litigation costs would also come out of the operating budget, according to Olberding.
"As a trial lawyer, this is actually appealing," said Democratic attorney Don Mooney. "For the city, not so much."
Supporters also outlined the potential damage that pulling from the project could do to the city's image, given that developers, businesses and the federal government have put their support and dollars toward the streetcar.
"Is Cincinnati that city that will dine you and wine you and leave you alone at the altar?" Young asked.
But if the lobbying effort, cancellation costs and threat of litigation aren't enough, supporters also presented one more option to save the streetcar: a ballot initiative. Mayor-elect John Cranley on Thursday told The Cincinnati Enquirer that he would be open to allowing some sort of streetcar referendum on the ballot.
The ultimate goal for supporters of the streetcar, beyond ensuring sustainable growth in the urban core, is to connect all of Cincinnati through a vast transit network, much like the streetcar lines that ran through Cincinnati before the city government dismantled the old system in the 1950s.
That provides little assurance to opponents of the streetcar project. Cranley and at least three hard-liners in the incoming City Council — Amy Murray, Charlie Winburn and Christopher Smitherman — claim the project is too expensive and the wrong priority for Cincinnati. Discussing more phases makes the project appear even costlier to opponents who are already concerned with costs.
In its comprehensive plan for 2040, the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments put the cost of various extensions — to the University of Cincinnati and surrounding hospitals, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Broadway Commons area near the Horseshoe Casino — at more than $191 million, or $58 million more than the estimated cost for the current phase.
But if Cincinnati never completes the first phase of the streetcar project, supporters say it could be decades before other light rail options are considered.
City Council on Thursday accepted City Manager Milton Dohoney's resignation, setting the stage for the end of more than seven years of service that fostered Cincinnati's nationally recognized economic turnaround, the $133 million streetcar project and the controversial parking plan.
The request comes just one day after Mayor-elect John Cranley announced Dohoney's resignation. Cranley says he will appoint an interim city manager once Dohoney officially steps down on Dec. 1 and then begin a nationwide search for a permanent replacement.
For the year following his resignation, Dohoney will receive $255,000 in severance pay — the same as his current annual salary — and health benefits through the city. The extra costs will go to an already-strained operating budget, which has been structurally imbalanced since 2001.
Although council members acknowledged that they had to accept the resignation in the aftermath of the Nov. 5 election, some said they were unhappy with the behind-the-scenes approach Cranley took to finalize Dohoney's leave.
"It's certainly not the process I would have liked," said Councilman Chris Seelbach.
Others praised Dohoney's work for the city, which lasted through both the Great Recession and the beginnings of Over-the-Rhine and Cincinnati's economic revitalization.
"He has served the city very well. He has been a leader in terms of economic development across the city," said Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, who lost in her bid against Cranley for the mayorship.
Cranley and Dohoney differ on both the streetcar project and parking plan, which would have outsourced the city's parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority and private operators. Cranley opposes and plans to do away with both policies, while Dohoney helped establish both.
Cranley announced on Tuesday that he, newly elected council members and the Port Authority agreed to call off the parking plan once the new city government takes office on Dec. 1, but it remains unclear how much it will cost the city to break from the plan and its numerous contractual obligations.
Similarly, Cranley told The Cincinnati Enquirer in a livestreamed interview on Thursday that he will try to put an estimated 30-to-90-day time-out on the streetcar project as the city conducts a full accounting of how much it would take to cancel the project versus continuing with ongoing construction and the potential return on investment of completion.
The talk of cancellation already spurred some Over-the-Rhine residents and businesses to launch a campaign to save the streetcar. Cranley insists it's too expensive and the wrong priority for the city, but supporters tout independent studies and their own experiences to argue it would spur economic development. The pro-streetcar group will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St. #1100, downtown Cincinnati.
If the streetcar goes the way of the parking plan, Cranley will effectively unravel two major milestones of Dohoney's seven years of service.
Dozens of residents and business owners gathered in Over-the-Rhine on Tuesday to launch a campaign that seeks to persuade Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council to support the $133 million streetcar project.
Attendees included Ryan Messer, who used his life savings to renovate his home in Over-the-Rhine; Derek Bauman, co-chair of Cincinnatians for Progress; Jean-Francois Flechet, owner of the Taste of Belgium; and Derek dos Anjos, owner of The Anchor.
"We're here today to keep the conversation going outside of political rhetoric and partisan politics," Messer said. "Simply put, the streetcar is a component of Cincinnati economic development, and it's a project that grows the whole city — not just an urban core, which, by the way, is an important part of developing this region."
The group intends to lobby Cranley and the newly elected council, which appear poised to cancel the project when they take office in December.
At least three of nine elected council members — P.G. Sittenfeld, David Mann and Kevin Flynn — have told media outlets that they want a full accounting of the project before making a final decision. Another three — Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young — are on the record as supporting the project. The final three — Christopher Smitherman, Charlie Winburn and Amy Murray — adamantly opposed the project in the past.
Members of the pro-streetcar group invited Cranley and all elected council members to join them at a town hall-style meeting on Nov. 14 at the Mercantile Library, where supporters will discuss their path forward. So far, supporters have publicly discussed a concerted lobbying effort, a referendum if council passes an ordinance undoing the streetcar project and possible legal action.
As CityBeat first uncovered, the costs of canceling the project are currently unknown, and some of the costs could actually fall on the operating budget that pays for police, firefighters and human services instead of the capital budget that is currently financing the streetcar project.
Much of the uncertainty falls on ongoing construction for the streetcar, which has continued despite the newly elected city government's intent to stop the project. As of September, the city spent $23 million on the project and contractually obligated $94 million, some of which city officials say will need to be paid back even if the project were canceled.
The U.S. Department of Transportation also told city officials in a June 19 letter that nearly $41 million of nearly $45 million in federal grants would need to be returned if the project were terminated.
Supporters also claim Cincinnati would be giving up a 2.7-to-1 return on investment over 35 years if the city abandoned the streetcar now. That estimate is derived from a 2007 study conducted by consulting firm HDR, which was evaluated and supported by the University of Cincinnati.
Project executive John Deatrick says the HDR study is now outdated and the city is working on updating the numbers. Still, Deatrick says the project is intended to spur economic development, not just provide another form of public transportation.
The Nov. 13 issue of CityBeat will give a more in-depth look at the campaign to save the streetcar and some of the people involved in the movement.
The Cincinnati police officer who struck a pedestrian with his cruiser on Saturday was apparently driving 50 mph in a 25 mph zone, which violates the Cincinnati Police Department's guidelines that limit officers from driving more than 20 mph above the posted limit. Officer Orlando Smith was responding to a call to help an officer when he struck Natalie Cole of Dayton, Ky. She remains in critical condition at University Hospital Medical Center following the incident. CPD is conducting an investigation that is expected to be completed within two weeks. But Smith's cruiser camera mysteriously failed to record for three minutes as the events unfolded; the latest recording available prior to the incident shows Smith leaving a grocery store parking lot with his lights and sirens on, as required by department policy when responding to help an officer. Witnesses told WCPO that Smith was actually driving in excess of 60 mph without his siren on and the victim flung 40 feet after she was struck. Smith is on paid administrative leave as the investigation finishes, which is routine police procedure.
City Council's Budget and Finance Committee will hold its final scheduled meeting today, less than three weeks before the new mayor and council are sworn in on Dec. 1. The committee's agenda is fairly packed after council canceled so many meetings throughout September and October for election season, but most of the items are uncontroversial incentive packages that aim to bring jobs and develop more housing opportunities in the city.
The achievement gap between white and black students in Ohio grew in the past two years, according to the results from a series of tests known as "the Nation's Report Card" from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Chad Aldis, the vice president for Ohio policy and advocacy at the Fordham Institute, told StateImpact Ohio the results are disappointing because the achievement gap between black and white students in Ohio was already way too big and above the national average in math and English, the two categories in which the gap widened. Overall, Ohio's students ranked slightly above the national average in all areas but showed no significant improvement since 2011. Aldis says Ohio's adoption of Common Core standards, a set of stricter expectations for students embraced by 45 states, should help challenge students and lead to improvement.
Here is an interactive map of marijuana seizures in Ohio this year, which were down from a record high in 2010. Some experts say marijuana and other drugs should be legalized following the failure of the decades-long war on drugs to seriously curtail supply and demand, as CityBeat covered in further detail here.
Mayor-elect John Cranley on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. will answer questions from readers and the editorial board at The Cincinnati Enquirer.
The two chairmen of the Hamilton County Democratic Party and Republican Party will on Nov. 21 switch roles and argue the other side's position on alleged voter fraud as part of the "Beyond Civility" debate series. The initiative seeks to bring public officials together in a less partisan environment.
The Cincinnati area's most prominent white-collar crime case will start hearings in December after a jury is picked by the end of the month in the trial of Matt Daniels, the former Kenwood Towne Place developer who's accused of various charges of fraud. Daniels' attorney talked to the Business Courier here.
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Voters last night elected an anti-streetcar City Council majority and mayor, which raises questions about the $133 million project's future even as construction remains underway. Ex-Councilman John Cranley, who ran largely on his opposition to the project, easily defeated streetcar supporter Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls 58-42 percent, while non-incumbents Democrat David Mann, Charterite Kevin Flynn and Republican Amy Murray replaced Qualls, Laure Quinlivan and Pam Thomas on council to create a 6-3 anti-streetcar majority with Democrat P.G. Sittenfeld, Republican Charlie Winburn and Independent Chris Smitherman. Democrats Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young — all supporters of the project — also won re-election. It remains unclear if the new government will actually cancel the project once it takes power in December, given concerns about contractual obligations and sunk costs that could make canceling the project costly in terms of dollars and Cincinnati's business reputation.
Other election results: Cincinnati voters rejected Issue 4, which would have privatized Cincinnati's pension system for city employees, in a 78-22 percent vote. Hamilton County voters overwhelmingly approved property tax levies for the Cincinnati Zoo and Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in 80-20 percent votes. In the Cincinnati Public Schools board election, Melanie Bates, Ericka Copeland-Dansby, Elisa Hoffman and Daniel Minera won the four available seats.
At 28 percent, citywide voter turnout was at the lowest since 1975, Hamilton County Board of Elections Chairman Tim Burke told The Cincinnati Enquirer.Ohio Libertarians are threatening to sue if Republican Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature pass a bill that would limit ballot access for minor parties. Although many of the new requirements for signatures and votes were relaxed in the Ohio House, minor parties claim the standards are still too much. Critics, who call the bill the "John Kasich Re-election Protection Act," claim the proposal exists to protect Republicans, particularly Kasich, from third-party challengers who are unhappy with the approval of the federally funded Medicaid expansion. CityBeat covered the Ohio Senate proposal in further detail here.
Meanwhile, the Kasich administration stands by its decision to bypass the legislature and go through the Controlling Board, a seven-member legislative panel, to enact the federally funded Medicaid expansion despite resistance in the Ohio House and Senate. The Ohio Supreme Court recently expedited hearings over the constitutional conflict, presumably so it can make a decision before the expansion goes into effect in January. Opponents of the expansion, particularly Republicans, argue the federal government can't afford to pay for 90 to 100 percent of the expansion through Obamacare as currently planned, while supporters, particularly Kasich and Democrats, say it's a great deal for the state that helps cover nearly half a million Ohioans over the next decade.
Across the state, voters approved most school levy renewals but rejected new property taxes.
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Cincinnati's streetcar project lost big on Tuesday as voters ushered in ex-Councilman John Cranley over Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls in the mayoral race and three non-incumbents who oppose the project to City Council, according to unofficial election results from the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
With all precincts reporting, Cranley handily defeated Qualls 58-42 percent. Cranley ran largely on his opposition to the $133 million streetcar, while Qualls promised to expand the project.
Voters also elected three non-incumbents to City Council: Democrat David Mann, Charterite Kevin Flynn and Republican Amy Murray. The three non-incumbents oppose the streetcar project, which means re-elected Democrat P.G. Sittenfeld, Republican Charlie Winburn and Independent Chris Smitherman are now part of a 6-3 majority on council that opposes the project.Democrats Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young — all supporters of the streetcar project — also won re-election. Incumbent Democrats Laure Quinlivan and Pam Thomas lost.
It's unclear if the newly elected council and mayor will stop current construction on the streetcar once they take power in December, given concerns about contractual obligations and sunk costs that could make canceling the project costly in terms of dollars and Cincinnati's business reputation.
But Cranley and the six anti-streetcar elects on City Council vested much of their campaigns on their opposition to the project, which they claim is too costly and the wrong priority for Cincinnati.
Supporters argue the project will produce a three-to-one return on investment — an estimate derived from a 2007 study from consulting firm HDR and a follow-up assessment to the HDR study from the University of Cincinnati.
City Council's new make-up will be five Democrats, two Republicans, one Charterite and one Independent. That's a shift from the current make-up of seven Democrats, one Republican and one Independent.
The new council slate will be the first to take up four-year terms following a city charter amendment voters approved in 2012.
Sittenfeld also landed a huge win and easily topped the City Council race with 10,000 more votes than Winburn, who, at 27,000 votes, got the second most ballots cast in his favor out of the nine council victors. Sittenfeld netted nearly 5,000 more votes than Cranley did in the mayoral race, although Cranley ran in a head-to-head race with Qualls while Sittenfeld was one of nine candidates voters could pick out of a pool of 21.
Citywide voter turnout ended up at roughly 28 percent.
Other election results:
Cincinnati voters rejected Issue 4, which would have privatized Cincinnati's pension system for city employees, in a 78-22 percent vote.
In the Cincinnati Public Schools board election, Melanie Bates, Ericka Copeland-Dansby, Elisa Hoffman and Daniel Minera won the four seats up for grabs.
Hamilton County voters overwhelmingly approved property tax levies for the Cincinnati Zoo and Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in 80-20 percent votes.
This story was updated with the final reported results.