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Good morning readers! I hope ya'll had a very happy New Year. It feels very futuristic to say that it's 2015, doesn't it? Maybe that's because 2015 is the year the awesome movie Back to the Future II was set in, and it predicted that we'd have all sorts of crazy things (like flying cars and hoverboards) by now. Alas, we're not even close to flying cars, but we ARE close to hoverboards: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142464853/hendo-hoverboards-worlds-first-real-hoverboard. I can only dream that one day hoverboards will replace cars.
Anyway, our latest issue looked back on the best movies, TV shows and music of 2014; a lot of it is compiled into easy-to-read Top 10 lists. So no excuse, pick it up!
Now onto Words Nobody Uses or Knows in this week's issue. Best word of the issue was obstreperous, found in Kathy Y. Wilson's editorial. (I'm noticing a trend here.)
obstreperous: noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing (adj.)
In this issue: "I'd love to amass all the obstreperous
black drug dealers I know, converge on Hyde Park Square, blast Gucci
Mane after midnight, spark blunts and then leave in a blaze of profane
Brilliant. I can only imagine the horrified reactions of Hyde Park folks to this scenario.
Next best word of the issue was conviviality, in the piece "Dubbing the New Year" on electronic artist Ott.
conviviality: having to do with a feast or festive activity; fond of eating, drinking, and good company; sociable; jovial (n.)
January and February are the worst months of the year, I think. Short days, slow, cold months, and holiday conviviality is over.
In this issue: " 'Loud music, positive energy, polite, friendly, welcoming people, bright clothes, good art, conviviality,' he says, 'and the occasional telltale smell of mothballs.' "
Moving on. Malfeasance, which reminds me so much of the sub par Disney movie Maleficent, is next. It's in Brian Baker's piece on Jade (the random local '70s band, not the ornamental rock).
malfeasance: wrongdoing or misconduct, esp. by a public official; commission of an act that is positively unlawful (n.)
In this issue: "Their strongest connection is Jade, a Cincinnati band from the early '70s with great potential but which had its big break undermined by bad luck and malfeasance."
Next is a word that I see all over the place, but I don't actually know what it means and I've never bothered to look it up. When I saw quixotic it in this week's issue, I figured I should learn it, even if most of you already know it. It's found in our super handy list of the Top 10 Films of 2014.
quixotic: extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical or impracticable (adj.)
In this issue: "One of two films on this list I caught at last year's Toronto International Film Festival (see Ida below), I was over the moon when this tale about cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's quixotic attempt to bring Dune to life reached area screens."
OK, that's all I've got. Take your arsenal of new words out into the world and have a happy weekend, readers.
Hey all! In a minute, I'm going to hit you with the list: the biggest, the most interesting and the most disturbing stories we covered this year on a daily or weekly basis. We've already given you our favorite news cover stories; those long-form pieces which we spent weeks or even months putting together. Now it's time for the everyday stuff. But first, let me just throw a couple things your way that are making news on the last day of 2014.
Memorials are planned for Leelah Alcorn, the Kings Mills 17-year-old who committed suicide on I-71 Sunday after suffering with lengthy depression and isolation due to her transgender status. These memorials include a candlelight vigil in front of Kings High School Saturday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
In other news, the city came to an agreement with unions over its pension obligations last night. The deal, which took 10 months of negotiations, including a nine-hour marathon talk session between the city, employees and retirees, is complicated, but here's the upshot: The agreement will allow the city to stabilize the pension fund, to which it owes $862 million, by whittling down retiree health benefits over time while putting $200 million from the health care trust fund into the pension fund. The city will also make a $38 million payment into the system next year.
On to the list. It's a bit absurd to do these end of the year lists, right? I mean, ongoing stories don't conveniently bookend themselves on New Years Eve, but tend to linger on and on (see: streetcar fight). But we have to stop somewhere and brag about our coverage, and the day we run out of calendar seems as good as any. So here are some of the big stories we covered in 2014:
1. Police Shootings and Race: A Familiar Story
Cincinnati is no stranger to controversy surrounding police shootings. So the unrest around an August incident in Ferguson, Mo., where a police officer shot an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown felt very close to home. The incident sparked civil unrest in Ferguson and across the country. Just days before, a similar incident occurred in a Beavercreek Walmart, where police shot 22-year-old John Crawford while he was holding a pellet gun sold in the store.
We watched the Crawford case closely from the beginning. His shooting as well as a number of others around the country that came to light afterward were especially pertinent in Cincinnati, bringing back memories of the 2001 shooting of Timothy Thomas by police in Over-the-Rhine. We covered the parallels between 2001 and now, followed local reaction to the recent police shootings and delved deep into racial tensions in Beavercreek. New incidents of questionable use of force by police officers continue to emerge, suggest this story is far from over. We'll be following it just as closely in 2015.
2. Icon Tax Debate
Two of Cincinnati's favorite buildings need big help. But getting the money to renovate historic Music Hall and Union Terminal has been a political struggle. An initial proposal by business leaders would have levied a .25 percent sales tax increase over time to fund renovations on both buildings. But Republican Hamilton County commissioners Chris Monzel and Greg Hartmann balked at including Music Hall in that arrangement, opting instead to shorten the duration of the tax increase and only fix Union Terminal. That left supporters of OTR's major landmark angry and triggered a campaign to unseat Hartmann in the November election, though that effort fizzled. Meanwhile, Music Hall may get the fixing up it needs after all: the building was awarded $20 million in tax credits in December that will go a long way toward needed renovations.
3. The Battle Over Cincinnati's Last Abortion Clinic
After lawmakers passed restrictive new laws requiring clinics that provide abortions to have transfer agreements with area hospitals, and then turned around and barred state-funded hospitals from entering into those agreements, things looked bleak for the region's two remaining clinics. The situation got even worse over the summer when the Ohio Department of Health revoked the license of one of those clinics, Women's Med in Sharonville, after refusing to grant the clinic an exception to those new rules. The area's last remaining abortion provider, the Elizabeth Campbell Surgical Center in Mount Auburn, got a similar warning from the state in November. The clinic had been waiting a year to hear back from the state about its request for a variance to the rules on the grounds that its doctors have individual admitting privileges with area hospitals. Planned Parenthood, which runs the clinic, sued the state, claiming Ohio's laws are unconstitutional and present an undue burden to women seeking abortions. The state blinked, providing the clinic with a variance and keeping Cincinnati from becoming the largest metropolitan area in the country without direct access to abortion services.
4. Transit: Fights and Forward Movement
From ongoing streetcar drama to fights over bike lanes to efforts to bring better rail service to Cincinnati, how we get around got a lot of attention this year. In the spring, a battle flared up over Mayor John Cranley's diversion of funds away from on-street bike lanes to bike paths, and further controversy arose over a new bike lane being built on Central Parkway. One business owner concerned about a few parking spots temporarily ground that project to a halt before the city agreed to spend thousands of extra dollars accommodating the parking concerns. There was some other progress on bike-related projects this year as paths on the city's east side, including plans that could also someday include light rail, continued to take shape. Bickering about how the city will pay for the streetcar dominated the daily news, with new panics about the project's yearly operating budget and construction contingency fund cropping up constantly. Meanwhile, in a project of a much larger scale, a group of advocates launched a campaign this year to get daily rail service going between Cincinnati and Chicago. Unlike the streetcar, that effort has been surprisingly bi-partisan. That level of agreement has been rare in transportation fights. But all the back and forth is good on one level — it means Cincinnatians are actively thinking about and engaged in conversations around transit alternatives.
5. Cincinnati's Big Developments: Concerns and Questions
There's no denying Cincinnati has had a huge year in terms of development. Over-the-Rhine continues to change at a rapid pace and other neighborhoods are quickly following suit in their own ways. But developers and the city administration that courts them are powerful folks, and it's always good to ask questions when millions are getting thrown around like Monopoly money. We delved into concerns over Cincinnati City Center Development Corporation's move into northern OTR, where the city awarded it decision-making power over a whole swath of neighborhood surrounding Findlay Market even as residents and the OTR Community Council expressed serious concerns about the deal. We talked to residents and businesses in Clifton Heights, where the city enacted zoning changes and tax deals for an out-of-town developer who will build a large, student-centered apartment complex despite protests from some long-time residents there. And we took a deep look into what the new I-71 interchange means for Avondale and Walnut Hills, both largely black communities whose members have historic reasons to distrust highway projects. Will development surrounding a new highway on and off ramp in these historically neglected and low-income neighborhoods lift up residents there, or will it bulldoze them? The questions around Cincinnati's big-budget developments remain, and we'll continue asking them in 2015.
6. Charter School Drama
2014 was the year things got weird at Ohio charter schools. VLT Academy in Cincinnati shut down after a long, messy fight by the school to secure a sponsor organization over protests from the Ohio Department of Education. A charter high school in Dayton, along with several others run by Chicago-based Horizon schools, came under scrutiny from federal authorities after former teachers made multiple reports of records forging and sexual misconduct. Overall, multiple studies, including a CityBeat review of state education data for Cincinnati charters, found that charters don't seem to perform any better on the whole than public schools, and in many cases, perform worse. Meanwhile, charters are held to lower standards than public schools. All that begs the question: what are taxpayers getting for the diverted funds that pay for these often for-profit schools?
7. The Persistence of Poverty
We covered a number of issues surrounding poverty in Cincinnati, from former staffer German Lopez's excellent cover story on the city's poverty problem to more specific issues like affordable, subsidized housing, increases in homelessness in the city and a proposed hate crime law that would protect the homeless. There was also some good news, as Lower Price Hill, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods received free Wi-Fi so students and residents could connect to the outside world. As one of the city's biggest, most complex challenges, Cincinnati's high poverty rate works its way into a number of other issues such as sex trafficking, the heroin crisis and others, meaning we're just getting started in our coverage. Expect much more in 2015.
This is by no means an exhaustive list. Some other big stories we checked out this year include German Lopez's great piece on efforts to legalize marijuana in Ohio and our coverage of the court battle over Ohio's gay marriage ban. When you're all bored and hungover tomorrow, peruse our coverage from the last year. Then hit me up with what you'd like to see in the new year. What's important to you that Cincinnati media is neglecting? Find me at email@example.com and @nswartsell on Twitter.
A suicide note posted on Tumblr says Leelah Alcorn had trouble finding acceptance. The Kings Mills 17-year-old, whose given name was Joshua, identified as female. After her 16th birthday, she hoped to transition physically into what she felt was her actual gender. But her parents refused to grant her the necessary permission to undergo the medical procedures, according to a note published online the day after her suicide.
Alcorn died Sunday after being hit by a semi truck on southbound I-71 near the South Lebanon exit. The letter, which appears to have been queued to automatically post on the teen's Tumblr page on Monday, says Alcorn killed herself because she felt isolated and misunderstood due to the fact she identified as a female. The note's signature includes the
name Leelah, and also the name "Josh" crossed out.
The Tumblr page friends say belonged to Alcorn features both suicide-themed posts and a number of more lighthearted updates, including the teen's art and numerous pictures of her dressed in both men's and women's clothing.
"If you are reading this, it means that I have committed suicide and obviously failed to delete this post from my queue. The life I would've lived isn't worth living in… because I'm transgender," the note reads. "I feel like a girl trapped in a boy's body, and I've felt that way ever since I was 4. I never knew there was a word for that feeling, nor was it possible for a boy to become a girl, so I never told anyone and I just continued to do traditionally 'boyish' things to try to fit in."
The note recounts Alcorn's struggle to find acceptance and help from family, who she says are devout Christians, and her peers. Her parents tried faith-based counseling, the note says, but that did little to ease her confusion and feelings of isolation. The note says that Alcorn hoped to begin transitioning physically (usually achieved through hormone treatments or surgery) at age 16, but fell into a deeper depression when her parents would not grant her permission to do so.
A second note auto-posted today offers apologies to specific people identified as Leelah's friends, as well as again lashing out at her parents.
Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach shared the original note on social media Monday and said it's evidence that the region, and the country, need to extend better treatment to transgender people.
"While Cincinnati led the country this past year as the first city in the mid-west to include transgender inclusive health benefits and we have included gender identity or expression as a protected class for many years... the truth is... it is still extremely difficult to be a transgender young person in the country," Seelbach said in a Facebook post. "We have to do better."
The note's closing paragraphs plead for change.
"The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was, they're treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights," the note ends. "Gender needs to be taught about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean something. My death needs to be counted in the number of transgender people who commit suicide this year."
According to the 2011 National Transgender Discrimination Survey, more than 40 percent of transgender people in America attempt suicide at some point in their lives. A more recent study by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention found that the percentage spikes into the 60s for those without the support of family or peers.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating Alcorn's death but has not returned a request for comment on the case.
The accident happened at about 2 a.m., according to police.
Originally, news media reported Alcorn's death as an accident and made no mention that she identified as female. Alcorn was a former student at Kings Mills High School who was well-liked by classmates, according to a release from the school. Alcorn was most recently enrolled in Ohio Virtual Academy, an online school.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Joshua's family and friends at this tragic time," a representative for Kings Local Schools told WCPO. A post on the district's website gives a number which students at the school and friends of Alcorn can call to reach grief counselors and details for Alcorn's funeral. Alcorn's parents have asked for privacy in a statement released through the school.
Alcorn's mother, Carla Alcorn, posted a message mourning the teen's death on her Facebook page Monday.
"My sweet 16 year old son, Joshua Ryan Alcorn went home to heaven this morning. He was out for an early morning walk and was hit by a truck. Thank you for the messages and kindness and concern you have sent our way. Please continue to keep us in your prayers."
The message has caused
controversy on social media sites for refusing to
recognize Leelah Alcorn's preferred gender. Other responses on social media
criticized Kings Mills Local School District's similar handling of Alcorn's gender. Both Kings Mills
Local Schools' Twitter and Facebook accounts were down today.
Morning all. It's a slow news day around here, and we're waiting for tomorrow for our obligatory end-of-year top 10 news stories list. But there are still some interesting things happening around the city and beyond in the waning days of 2014.
Police officers from around the region gathered last night to pay respects to two officers killed by a gunman in New York City earlier this month. Police from Covington, Kenton County and Campbell County attended a rally at a memorial for fallen officers in Covington to remember New York City Police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were shot while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn. A few dozen members of the public also gathered for the event. Ramos and Liu's shooter, who had earlier murdered his girlfriend in a Baltimore suburb, later killed himself. The incident has become a controversial moment in the nation's tense struggle over police killings of unarmed people of color. Ramos and Liu's shooter mentioned ongoing anger over the killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed man who died after an officer placed him in a choke hold. Activists decrying police violence have said the shootings of the officers are a tragedy and have called for peaceful protests.
• Cincinnati has gone all-in on a new highway interchange where I-71 passes through Walnut Hills and Avondale. But questions continue over whether that interchange will bring jobs and prosperity to some of the city's poorest residents. It's a tough question to answer because the project is fairly unique. Building a new highway on and off ramp in an already-built urban area is nearly unprecedented, and it's tough to tell what will happen. That's especially true since it's unclear who will end up owning some of the 670 acres around the interchange officials say is blighted and in need of fresh development. City officials tout a study by the UC Economics Center that predicts the new interchange could create 7,000 jobs. But other studies of highway development projects say it can be exceedingly hard to tell what their impacts will be. The city has more than $25 million in the project, so stakes are high. They're also high for residents of the neighborhood — as we reported this summer, Avondale has a 40 percent poverty rate and has historically found itself cut off from the rest of the city economically and geographically. What's more, some residents will need to move to make way for the interchange. As the project continues toward its November 2016 completion date, questions keep swirling.
• State Rep. John Becker, a staunch conservative representing suburban Cincinnati, has been busy during his freshman term, according to a recent profile in the Columbus Dispatch. The former anti-abortion activist has authored tons of right wing legislation — 27 bills, in fact — and has courted a similarly prodigious amount of controversy. He's been outspoken about police shootings of people of color, even commenting that he "wasn't sure who the victim was" in the case of Mike Brown, an unarmed black man shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. He has suggested that similar shootings in Cleveland and Beavercreek involved drugs or "suicide by cop." He's also questioned why Planned Parenthood isn't considered a hate group. That's all charming stuff. Becker was reelected in November and will enjoy an increasingly conservative House — Republicans will hold 65 seats there next session. Up next on his agenda: abolishing the state's income tax. Great!
• In national news, the Washington Post reports that House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, spoke at a white supremacist conference in 2002. The third most powerful member of the House appeared at a European-American Unity and Rights Organization convention in New Orleans hosted by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke when he was a state representative. Representatives for Scalise's office say he was unaware of the group's connections with the white power movement and was in the midst of a statewide campaign rallying support for lowering taxes and other conservative ideas.
"For anyone to suggest that I was involved with a group like that is insulting and ludicrous," Scalise told the Times-Picayune as the story was breaking last night.
The revelation comes as Republicans look to make a new start with an expanded majority in the House and a newly minted majority in the Senate. Meanwhile, Democrats are pummeling Scalise over the revelations.
• Finally, if you're not satisfied with Cincinnati's New Year's Eve offerings (I can't imagine why. There are about a million things to do) take heart: Whatever you get into is probably better than watching a giant nail drop in this Pennsylvania town. It's not even metal. It's wood. The, uh, nail dropping will commemorate a historic nail factory. Get wild.
Hello, Cincy. I hope your holidays were great and you got whatever you wanted during the gift-giving rituals for whatever you celebrate. I got socks and a dress shirt and I'm actually pretty hyped about them. Wait, does that mean I'm old now? Oh no.
Anyway, news. The saga of Tracie Hunter continues. It looks like the former Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge will get a reprieve from jail for now. The Ohio Supreme Court last week upheld her request for a stay on her six-month sentence until after an appeal of her felony conviction can be heard. Hunter was convicted of having unlawful interest in a public contract in October, one of eight felony counts the county brought against her. The jury hung on the other seven counts.
The charge that stuck is usually punished by a fine and probation. However, Hamilton County Judge Norbert Nadel sentenced Hunter to the jail term because of her stature as a judge, he said. Hunter's supporters say she's a victim of politics and that her aggressive attempts to reform the county's juvenile justice system made some powerful enemies. Her critics say she broke the law by misusing court-issued credit cards, improperly handling court records and other infringements.
The case has been complex and contentious. Hunter's attorney filed three motions for a new trial, all of which were denied by Nadel, and three jury members who initially voted to convict Hunter on the felony count later recanted their votes, though it was already too late by that point. Attorneys with the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, which is representing Hunter in the appeals process, say her appeal could take a year. Hunter supporters rallied Sunday in Bond Hill to show support for the suspended judge and call for changes to county's juvenile justice system, which they say has huge racial disparities.
• So you might have heard about that building that fell down in
CityBeat's neighborhood over the weekend. The vintage 1865 structure
near the corner of Court and Race that last held a box factory partially
collapsed for unknown reasons Saturday, scaring the crap out of nearby
residents and, just as tragically, blocking CityBeat editor Danny
Cross's parking spot. There were no injuries, though two other cars that
were parked there at the time were heavily damaged. Nearby buildings
are structurally sound, engineers with the city have said.
• Another group protesting racial disparities held a vigil Saturday night in Washington Park in remembrance of those who have died at the hands of police across the country. The vigil drew about 30 people, who held candles and paid respects to Mike Brown, John Crawford, Tamir Rice and others who have died in incidents with police. The vigil was the latest in ongoing protests around police killings of unarmed black citizens, including now-infamous incidents in Ferguson, Mo., Beavercreek, Cleveland, New York City and others across the country. Grand juries have failed to indict the officers who shot or otherwise caused the deaths of unarmed citizens in many of these incidents, setting off large-scale incidents of civil unrest in cities across the country.
• Even as protests and a bitter national argument about race and police forces plays out, Americans are unusually united about one thing: Police should wear cameras. Eighty-six percent of respondents to a national survey indicated they support body cameras for officers, according to the Washington Post. A large majority of respondents also agreed that deaths caused by police should be investigated by independent prosecutors who have no ties with the departments they're investigating.
• If you've been following statewide politics this year (say, perhaps, by reading this blog right here), you know that one of the biggest political fault-lines in Ohio is the state's implementation of the new federal Common Core public education standards. Supporters say it better teaches critical thinking skills and prepares students to be competitive in the global marketplace. But there are plenty of detractors across the political spectrum. Those on the right say the new standards amount to a federal takeover of local school districts and the state's own standards. Those on the left hate that the new standards rely on standardized testing. Conservative lawmakers this year drafted bills to repeal the standards despite the fact that some prominent conservatives in the state, including Gov. John Kasich, support them. Those lawmakers, including Republican State Rep. Andy Thompson of Marietta, have recently signaled they'll be at it again in the new year working to repeal the standards, and they appear to have a good deal of support in their quest. Check out this year-end rundown on Common Core by education news site State Impact for a deeper look at the drama over the standards.
• Finally, let's talk about The Interview. First, the new Seth Rogen thing about assassinating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was coming out as expected, on schedule and painfully similar to every other Seth Rogen movie. Then Sony got hacked and people thought it was the North Koreans and the movie was shelved because of some vague threats about violence at theaters that decided to show it. Now, as the argument about whether North Korea really even did the hacking rages on, Sony has decided to release the movie on a limited basis anyway at places like Clifton's Esquire Theater.
The movie has done poorly in its initial release in the real world, grossing less than $2 million. However, it's done much better online, where it's racked up more than $15 million in rentals and sales for Sony, which spent more than $40 million to make the two-hour insult to humanity's intelligence. The brisk online business is good for Sony but bad for the local man who spent $650 on tickets to the premier, hoping to cash in on a sold-out crowd hungry to see what all the fuss was about. The online release deflated this intrepid scalper's Christmas cash dreams. He's asked the theater for a refund, but the Esquire has refused. There are so many things to shake our heads about in this story. I'll leave you to ponder the state of our society.
Even though Christmas was yesterday, there are still holiday shows in the pipeline for you to enjoy.
Hello all! I'm here to give you one more news roundup before the holidays start in earnest. It's pretty much the only reason I'm working today. Well, that and our holiday party. But that's later. News is now.
It's always rough when the authority figures in your life fight during the holidays. So it's good news that the city and the county won't be in court just yet over ongoing disagreements about how to tackle the region's looming $3 billion sewer upgrade. Hamilton County owns the sewer system, but the City of Cincinnati runs it. And in the midst of a massive court-ordered upgrade after lawsuits from the EPA, environmental groups and homeowners, the two haven't exactly seen eye to eye on how to get out of the mess. But in a meeting yesterday, the two governments agreed, at least in principle, to stop all the fussin' and the feudin' and work together to get things figured out. Early next year, the city and county will go through an independent mediation process to work through some of the issues around the revamp that have in the past landed them in court. That's the holiday spirit!
• Meanwhile, just across the river, there's another fight over billions of dollars still raging. Delays to a Brent Spence Bridge repair or replacement will cost taxpayers $7 million a month, Kentucky Governor Bill Beshear said yesterday at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce meeting in Covington. Beshear arrived at that number by considering the total cost of the project and government projections for inflation of construction costs. The obsolete though structurally sound bridge will cost $2.6 billion to replace and Beshear wants to talk about public-private partnerships as a way to get to that dollar amount. But those partnerships would probably mean tolls on the bridge — something many in Northern Kentucky are dead-set against. Opponents say tolls will adversely impact commuters who must cross the bridge every day. Anti-toll group Northern Kentucky United would like to see tolls off the table before any plan for the bridge goes forward. Beshear, on the other hand, wants to keep the option to use tolls open. He will meet with Ohio Gov. John Kasich in January to hammer out a plan for funding the bridge.
• An appeals court has denied former Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter's request for a suspension of her six-month sentence, meaning she will more than likely have to report to jail Dec. 29. Hunter was convicted on one of eight felony counts this fall for having unlawful interest in a public contract. Prosecutors charge she improperly interceded on behalf of her brother, a juvenile jail employee charged with hitting an underage inmate. Judge Norbert Nadel sentenced her to the six months in Hamilton County jail last month. Hunter has appealed her conviction, and hoped to delay punishment until after that appeal was heard. Hunter's attorney also objected to a strongly-worded, one might even say snarky, letter from the Hamilton County Prosecutor's office calling for jail time for Hunter. The letter noted that Hunter had once promised to do anything for the children that came through her court, including go to jail. The letter suggested it was time for her to keep her promise.
• Four protesters arrested Saturday at a demonstration in the Beavercreek Walmart where police shot unarmed 22-year-old John Crawford III have been charged with trespassing and obstructing official business. The four, who are from Fairborn, Springfield and Wilberforce, pleaded not guilty and have been released on bond. The demonstration was a "die-in" where protesters laid on the ground in the Walmart. Management at the store decided to close in response to the protests over what they called safety concerns. Police officer Sean Williams shot Crawford Aug. 5 as Crawford walked around the store with a pellet gun sold at the Walmart.
• The U.S. economy saw the fastest growth its had in 11 years after a 5 percent boost in the third quarter of this year, according to the federal government. The U.S. Department of Commerce released the figures yesterday, which surprised many with their robustness and may indicate a deeper, more dynamic economic recovery is occurring. The growth came from an increase in consumer spending. The economy hasn't grown so fast since this time in 2003, according to the report.
• Finally, a little year-end close-out question I'll be asking again next week: what were the biggest and most important stories this year? What did we miss? What did we get right? What do you think needs more coverage? We'll be hitting the ground running in 2015. Give us some juicy news tips.
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments, or tweet at your boy at @nswartsell. Or you can e-mail me: email@example.com
"Nick has been talking about this, I swear, it has to be at least a decade," Justin Jeffre, a childhood pal of the Lacheys, fellow 98 Degrees member and editor for newspaper Streetvibes, says. "They've been more serious about it for the past couple of years. After hearing so many conversations, it's nice to see it finally come to fruition."
The sports bar, located on the corner of Walnut and 12th Street in OTR, is huge and bright, so there's no way you'll miss it. Because of its large windows, you can easily stand on the street and gaze inside at Drew and Nick, and read the LED sports ticker crawling underneath the 10 or so TVs hovering above the long bar.
"We felt like we wanted it be a sports lounge," Nick says. "Sports bar, you kind of think of peanut shells on the floor, more Buffalo Wild Wings vibe, which I love, but we wanted to create something that was a little bit more upscale from that but still approachable to everybody."
The plethora of TVs, the sports ticker and glowing rectangular colored lights wired into panels underneath the bar countertop creates almost a sensory overload. There's already a sports bar (Rhinehaus) and a craft beer emporium/taco joint (Half Cut, Gomez Salsa) across the street, but keep in mind Lachey's is more commodious, with 100 seats and a 150-person occupancy. Chefs Jonathan Price and Brian Duffy (of Bar Rescue fame) are building a menu of high-quality, non-frozen pub grub, including tater tots, pork sandwiches, bison burgers and salads, so you can stuff your face while you watch golf.
The big draw here is not only the bros, but also the booze. Three tap stations serve an array of craft beer and Miller Lite (Nick's fave), but there's also Nobilo wine on draft (it's fancy and it's good), cocktails on tap, a beer cocktail called Una Noche and non-alcoholic sodas for the teetotalers. Sports and non-sports fans will be able to imbibe their Miller Lite and Mad Tree Thundersnows sitting on barstools at the bar, sitting at one of the high top tables or lounging in the back of the bar on a comfy couch. Or, the ladies can take their business into the bathroom and lounge on couches in there. Note: The ladies room is nicer than most sports bars' bathrooms.
But what's the appeal of a sports bar to those who aren't into sports? Nick assures, "It's really about the people. I think I go to places because I want to be around good people and great atmosphere, and this is going to have that, for sure."
Like many bars in OTR, Lachey's will have happy hour, which will be yet another reason to hang out at the bar in hopes of catching a glimpse of the bros. And if you're into the Pedal Wagon, the bar has a garage that enables the wagon to pedal right into the bar.
Currently, the only framed photos hanging on the red-hued walls are of The Bengals and Reds, and when asked if he'll hang photos of 98 Degrees, Nick says, "We're still decorating." So here's hoping some of those '90s-era shirtless pictures of the guys will make it onto the wall of shame.
Lachey's Bar is located at 56 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine. For more info, go to lacheys.com.
Good morning y'all! Let's get down to business so we can get through this short holiday week and arrive as quickly and painlessly as possible at the moment when we open our presents.
If you park in Over-the-Rhine, be prepared for change. Or, well, not needing change. The city has installed new "smart" parking meters in the neighborhood, as well as downtown, that accept credit cards. But that convenience comes at a price in OTR — rates are going from 50 cents to $1 an hour. The times when you'll be required to feed the meters in OTR and downtown have also been increased. Starting Jan. 1, the meters will run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. Meter prices downtown will stay at $2 an hour for now, though City Council has given the OK for City Manager Harry Black to raise them as high as $2.15 an hour. The funds from the increase will go toward operating costs for the streetcar.
• Demonstrations continue over police killings of unarmed black men, including John Crawford III, shot this summer in a Beavercreek Walmart. Activists in Beavercreek Saturday briefly caused store management to shut down that Walmart after they staged a "die-in" at the store to protest the fact that the officer who shot Crawford was not indicted. Four of the protesters were arrested.
• Meanwhile, some activists here in Cincinnati have begun expanding their focus, taking the issue from the streets to the classroom. On Saturday, more than 120 people packed into OTR's Peaslee Neighborhood Center for an hour-and-a-half-long teach-in and discussion on issues around race and police use of force. A number of speakers gave presentations on systemic racism, ways to make change and other topics. The teach-in was put together by an informal group of Cincinnati activists who say they will stage more events like it in the future.
The issue of police use of force has only gotten more contentious in recent days. On Saturday, a gunman shot and killed two New York City police officers while they were sitting in their squad car. The man earlier shot his girlfriend in Baltimore and fled the city. He had also recently posted threatening messages on social media about killing police officers.
Police officials have tied the killings to the large, ongoing demonstrations in New York City and to New York Mayor Bill deBlasio, who has been critical of police since taking office last year. They say the violent act was inspired by ongoing protests. Activists, however, say their movement has nothing to do with the shooter, who may have been suffering from a mental illness.
• Cincinnati City Councilman Christopher Smitherman will be on a taskforce convened by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to study police-community relations and training procedures. Smitherman is one of 16 officials to join the task force, which will focus on making sure officers are trained to know when a situation requires deadly force and how to police racially diverse communities.
• Ohio's minimum wage will be inching up in the new year. The state's minimum wage level is tied to a consumer price index and will go from $7.95 to $8.10 on Jan. 1. The state has used the index to automatically determine its minimum wage since 2006 as an effort to keep the wage level in line with inflation and other consumer cost increases. Ohio's rate is already above the national average of $7.25, though it is not high enough to raise most working a minimum wage job full time above the poverty line.
• Common Core has lived to fight another day in Ohio. A bill to repeal the federal education standards didn't even make it to a vote in the Ohio House, which just ended its session. But you know there's a sequel coming for this epic struggle. Republican State Rep. Andy Thompson from Marietta has vowed to reintroduce legislation killing Common Core next session, and he's says he's got backup coming. Several new House members campaigned on keeping Ohio out of the federal standards. Supporters of the new education goals say they help students learn critical thinking skills. Conservative opponents say the standards strip control from the state and local school districts and amount to a federal takeover of education. Other, more left-leaning critics of the standards decry Common Core's reliance on standardized testing. Grab some popcorn. This drama is going to go on longer than those Lord of the Rings movies.
• Finally, do you want to travel around the country at 800 miles an hour? Don't have enough cash to buy your own fighter jet? Tesla founder Elon Musk may have the answer for you. It's called Hyperloop: a high-speed land-based transit system that would, in theory, zip people across a nationwide network of routes. Cincinnati and Columbus are both on a map that is included in a 76-page description of the project, though Cleveland got dissed. The first leg of this sci-fi transportation network would be built in California between San Francisco and L.A. for the low, low bargain price of $7 billion. Scientists hired by Musk to draw up the plans say raising the money will be the only big problem — they claim the science already exists to make 800 mph speeds a reality. Musk, who by the way is the same guy who started a company to shoot people into space for profit, has predicted the first hyperloop could be up and running in a decade. Meanwhile, I can't help thinking about this.


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Only you can answer that question, decide what you want to do with it and do some research on different actions and models, pick some you like then ask for reviews, there's plenty of insight here for just about any rifle out there but nobody can tell you what is right for you. Welcome to the forum by the way!
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The 700 has always been my favorite bolt action rifle, the 308 is fine if you are looking for a 30 cal shell, what are you going to hunt?
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I wanted to try the pizza and ordered a combo...kinda small in size and thin crust...I like a thick crust but it was good (see my rate on Nicky's Pizza)
Love the pizza guy! Never had anything we didn't like. Great delivery service and always friendly ! Their specialty pizzas are delicious
We have been going to The Pizza Guy for many years and the food is delicious! We especially enjoy the crispy brick oven Pizza. There are a variety of flavor combinations available and ingredients are fresh and tasty. The owners and staff strive to please and they are always welcoming and friendly.
Pizza is good but a little pricey. The owner is a nice guy and his pizza was picked as one of the best in Springfield. I love the white pizza.
We have varying pizza palates in my household, but we are all in agreement that "The Pizza Guy" makes the best thin crust pizza in an area inundated with pizza joints. I, personally, prefer more of a deep dish pizza as I really dislike soupy or greasy pies that fall apart and go splat on you as you try to...
The brick oven taste is not something you can get everywhere. It's a great place to find a yummy pie with fresh ingredients. The owner is a really nice guy too! A lil pricey but it's still quality pizza- cant say that about every place in the area.
THe pizza that my friend ordered was good by her account and she is very picky. She said she would order again. The Pizza Guy used to offer gluten free pizza but not any more. I was disappointed.
Nothing special. I scratch my head and wonder if the people who eat here have Alzheimer's . So many better places - why on earth would anyone choose this place?
I drove from Hartford to try this pizza. I was raised in New York where pizza is cut in pie slices. Pizza in NY also is thin crust, high-gluten and is never drowning in sauce and smothered in cheese. The Pizza Guy does it right. Thin crust, tasty sauce (but not soft and drowning in it) and just enough quality...
new pizza shop. had their grinders, salad and pixza really go food. take out only. worth the trip
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the hotel is clean and nice. the staff is very friendly and helpful. rooms are big and towels are from great quality. overall we stayed 4 nights and we would come again we we are in durchess county.
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47.39% (118 votes)
38.55% (96 votes)
WiiU Pro Controller.
4.82% (12 votes)
WiiU Gamepad.
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Tie between (Please specify as there's more combinations than poll brackets).
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Honestly, all have pro's and cons. But for me, the PS4 wins.
Other pads do things better, but they also do things worse. The PS4 is a "jack of all trades, master of none" pad for me, whereas the X1, Pro and Gamepad all do some things amazingly, but they also have some awful things about them.
And I still think the Razer Sabertooth from last gen is the greatest controller ever. It's a 360 pad with a functioning D-Pad, 8 extra buttons (P.C games have proven to me that controllers need more buttons. And the RS adds 8 without sacrificing any form or functionality) and customisable stick sensitivity.
If Razer do an X1 pad that's identical to the RS, only with rumble in the triggers... I'd buy 2 right off the bat.
And yes, I have used all 4 controllers in the poll quite extensively.
Proud PSWii60One4U3DVitaPC owner. In short, while I have my favourites, I ain't a fanboy or hater to either.
I'm not saying the ps4 controller is bad. But the Xbox one controller is just perfection.
Never was a fan of PS controllers but the DS4 is amazing.
That said I still voted for X1 controller because it's everything the 360 controller was but better imo
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I'm not saying the ps4 controller is bad. But the Xbox one controller is just perfection.
For me to call it perfect, I'd need the D-Pad moving about a centimetre to the left and for it to be bigger, then the bumpers would need adjusting.
I never had a problem hitting the bumpers on the 360, whereas I have nothing but problems hitting or holding them with ease, speed and comfort (the latter is only applicable when holding). I'm dreading GOW X1 as I was a master at active reloading.
But that is literally it. Everything else is bang on.
Proud PSWii60One4U3DVitaPC owner. In short, while I have my favourites, I ain't a fanboy or hater to either.
After using all 3 for some time, honestly in my opinion.
The Xbox One Controller is the best.
The Wii U Pro controller is the 2nd best. (Best D-pad in my opinion, If the right thumbstick was moved lower same as the X1 Controller, instead of being symmetrical, it would be the best.)
The DS4 is the third best controller in my opinion.
Though the Wii U Gamepad is unique in my opinion and is very comfortable, if the left and right triggers weren't digital and instead analog, it would be the best controller this gen, tied for 2nd best controller this gen in my opinion. The Wii U Gamepad is surprisingly VERY COMFORTABLE and unique, just wish the left and right trigger buttons R, ZR, L, ZL, weren't digital.
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Wow. Xbox actually won a poll.... For like the first time ever.
Really I expected everyone to troll and say both Wii controllers were better. Would not be surprising considering the growing infestation of degenerates on this board.
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X1 it fixed the only thing wrong with the 360 controller (the D-pad)
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X1 by a longshot. Followed by Wii U Pro, then the Gamepad. Sony's idiotic decision to keep putting the sticks on the bottom of the controller lands them in last place. Doesnt help that it has that idiotic light on it and a 5 hour battery life.
Xbox 360 pad. Otherwise, Dualshock 4
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The frontage of the Adelphi Cinema in Dublin. Extended upwards and with a garage entrance in place of the door, it is questionable if the facade was really worth saving!
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Hi there lovers of old Dublin Cinemas;
The Adelphi Cinema opened its doors to a representative audience on Friday, January 13th 1939 and its first feature film was "The Adventures of Robin Hood" Starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Haviland.
Having made a decision to convert to a multi screen cinema the Adelphi closed in September of 1969 and reopened on October 8th 1970 with screens 1-2 & 3 and featured the following films, Screen No 1 "Kelly's Heroes," starring Clint Eastwood, Screen No 2 "Chisum," with John Wayne and Screen No 3 "Z" with Yves Montand.
On Friday, November 23rd 1973 a fourth screen was opened by subdividing screen No 2.
The Adelphi, sadly closed on November 30th 1995 and the last nights Golden Oldies shown were "High Society" and "Gigi"
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A Study of Optical Sensor Based on Fiber Bragg Grating Using COMSOL Multiphysics®
C. Gavrila[1] and I. Lancranjan[2]
[1]Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
[2]Advanced Study Centre, National Institute for Aerospace Research "Elie Carafoli", Bucharest, Romania
Fiber optic sensors can measure a large range of physical, chemical and environmental variables such as temperature, pressure, shape, position, chemical concentration, moisture, etc. Fiber optic sensors provide measurements in applications where the conventional electrical based sensors cannot be used, due to measurement requirements such as extreme temperature, small size, high sensor count, or ...
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Two simulations of the performance of a Paper Insulated Lead Covered (PILC) Medium Voltage (MV) underground cable are presented. The first presents the thermal response of a cable, over seven days, to a realistic load with a diurnal variation. The second concentrates on the variation of the electric field stress within the cable over a single AC cycle. The effects of a void defect within the ...
Helical Coil Flow: A Case Study
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Stationary flow configurations in curved pipes constitute an important subject from both the theoretical and the practical point of view. A typical application concerns the calculation of secondary flow effects on the thermal efficiency of heat exchangers. Motivated by a similar problem, this paper investigates the flow patterns in a helical duct of non trivial cross section. The considered ...
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The aim of the proposed device is to overcome the typical drawbacks of MHD generators, such as the needed of a very high external magnetic field, the strong dependency of the efficiency by the temperature of the fluid, and the deterioration of the electrodes that are in contact with the high temperature plasma. In fact the proposed device does not need an external magnetic fluid to work, but it ...
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N. Fillot[1], T. Doki-Thonon[1], and W. Habchi[2]
[1]CNRS, INSA, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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A ball is in contact with a plane, and a lubricant separates the two surfaces to decrease friction during their relative motion. To avoid wear, the lubricant film thickness should be higher than the surface roughness. The goal of this paper is to show how it is possible to solve efficiently the problem of elastohydrodynamics lubrication with COMSOL Multiphysics®, using a PDE (Partial ...
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A generalized model to predict dynamic crack propagation in fiber composite structures is proposed. The proposed approach is based on a generalized formulation based on the Fracture Mechanics approach and Moving mesh methodology. Consistently to the Fracture Mechanics, the crack propagation depends from the energy release rate and its mode components, which are calculated by means of the ...
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A teaching platform that could be used to help students understand concepts such as; flux linking and mutual inductance has been developed using the AC/DC Module of COMSOL Multiphysics®. This is achieved through the accurate determination of different magnetic flux density components within the proposed geometry. Furthermore, based on the structure configuration, students can use obtained ...
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[1]Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
A Finite element model of plasma sprayed TBC's was developed to estimate the stress induced by thermal cycling experiments. A heat transfer analysis was performed to evaluate the temperature distribution on the specimen during the cooling under an impinging air jet; temperature measurements performed with an infrared pyrometer on the cooled samples show good agreement with the evaluated ...


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