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Ferguson Solidarity Rally in Cincinnati Draws Hundreds
Three-hour march shut down I-75, passed through OTR and West End
A rally in remembrance of those who have died in recent police shootings of unarmed black men drew as many as 300 downtown Tuesday evening. The rally was followed by a nearly three-hour march that made its way through downtown, Over-the-Rhine and the West End before briefly shutting down I-75 as protesters streamed onto the highway. The rally and march were in solidarity with Ferguson, Mo., where black 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot Aug. 9 by white Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Yesterday a grand jury in St. Louis County declined to indict Wilson, spurring civil unrest in the area and demonstrations in cities across the country. In Cincinnati, the march through downtown neighborhoods had echoes of the city's past — civil unrest lasting days tore through the same communities in 2001 after unarmed black teenager Timothy Thomas was shot by white Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach in OTR.Protesters briefly shut down I-75 during a Nov. 25 rally remembering those killed in police shootings.Nick Swartsell"Honestly, after the decision yesterday I was a bit numb," said Curtis Webb, as he marched through downtown. "I even questioned whether I would come out tonight. I'm tired of hearing the talk. I'm more interested in seeing the walk about these situations. As a black man, I'm… I don't know. I'm scared to be black. I don't know how to say it. I'm always questioning, 'Am I doing the right thing? Do I look too dangerous? Are the police going to pull me over?' "Protester at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse Nov. 25.Jesse FoxProtesters march through West End Nov. 25.Nick SwartsellCincinnati's demonstrations started with a rally at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse on Fifth Street attended by State Senator-elect Cecil Thomas, State Rep. Alicia Reece, community organizer Rev. Damon Lynch III and Mayor John Cranley, among others.At the initial gathering on the steps of the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, Cranley highlighted the progress Cincinnati has made since 2001. "Like all of you, I am deeply concerned about the loss of life and the events that are unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri," he said. "I can sympathize with all aspects of what the community is experiencing because Cincinnati has had similar tensions in the past. It wasn't easy, and there were a lot of trial and errors, but we made progress."Over shouts of "no justice, no peace," and "hands up, don't shoot," the speakers there urged peace and calm, but some also expressed anger at the deaths of Brown and others killed in similar incidents closer to home. These include the Aug. 6 police shooting of John Crawford III in a Beavercreek Walmart and Tamir Rice, the Cleveland 12-year-old shot by police in a park in Cleveland last week. Both were carrying toy guns. Both were black.Anger from some speakers focused on a failure by a grand jury to indict Crawford's shooter, Beavercreek Police Officer Sean Williams."We are here today to say 'No more business as usual,' " Reece said, her voice rising to a shout. "We are here today to say 'John Crawford, we will remember you. Mike Brown, we will remember you.' " Reece said she's pushing for a federal investigation of Crawford's shooting and a state law named after him that will put new requirements on the appearance of toy guns to make them look less like real ones.Protesters gather at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse Nov. 25Jesse FoxState Sen. Cecil Thomas speaks to the crowd gathered at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse Nov. 25.Nick Swartsell"I spent 27 years in law enforcement, and not once did I fire my weapon to harm someone," Cecil Thomas said. "And all of a sudden, we see so many officers so quick to pull their guns. How do you pull your gun on a 12-year-old when someone tells you it looks like he has a toy gun? We have to change the way we do our policing." Thomas was a peacemaker during the 2001 unrest, working with police, community groups and the city's Human Relations Commission to broker calm.Many attendees at the initial rally joined in a meandering march that stopped traffic in many of the city's major streets and passed just feet from the spot where Timothy Thomas was shot in 2001. However, the rally was much more peaceful than the days of unrest 13 years ago. About 20 police followed the march, blocking off streets and working to corral protesters. Organizers with the Cincinnati chapter of the National Action Network say the march was not part of their plans for the rally.Police arrest a protester at a Nov. 25 march in memory of victims of police shootingsNick SwartsellTensions rose when protesters, after making their way down Ezzard Charles Drive in the West End, split off onto a highway on ramp onto the north-bound lane of I-75. Police had initially blocked the on ramp, but moved to the highway to block off traffic temporarily. After roughly five minutes, officers drove protesters off the highway with the threat of arrest. Eight protesters were arrested when they didn't leave quickly enough. They are being held without bond at the Hamilton County Justice Center.After leaving the highway, the march continued through the city for another hour, eventually dissipating at the Justice Center on Court and Main streets.Joshua Davis, who helped lead the march, said the problems go beyond any specific case. "I'm out here because I have nieces who are four, five, six years old and I want them to come up in a world where they don't have to be afraid of the cops," he said. "There are many things cops can carry that don't kill people. I'm out here not because I agree Mike Brown was innocent or guilty, or because the cop was guilty or innocent, but because black men are being killed daily."The march ended at the Hamilton County Justice Center at about 8:30 p.m. Fifteen were arrested during the march, according to police. UPDATE: A hearing for those arrested was held Wednesday at 12:30, according to the county clerk. Court records show some of the protesters have posted bond.Onlookers watch protesters march down Ezzard Charles Dr. Nov. 25Nick SwartsellA protester at a Nov. 25 rally remembering victims of police shootingsJesse Fox
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Morning Election Rundown and Stuff
GOP hands Dems bruising defeats nationally, in Ohio
Well, folks, election season is over for another year, and we got precious few surprises last night. The GOP ran up the score in every statewide election, took control of the U.S. Senate by picking up between seven to nine seats and scooped up even more seats in the House than they had before. Rep. John Boehner picked up an easy victory and looks to spend another term as house speaker and Sen. Mitch McConnell, who at one point looked to have a tougher fight, easily won against Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Now he could become Senate majority leader. The statewide results are demoralizing for Democrats. Gov. Kasich won over Democratic challenger Ed FitzGerald by a huge 32 point margin in the governor's race. Attorney General Mike DeWine won an easy victory over Democrat David Pepper, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted handily beat Democratic State Senator Nina Turner, and even Republican Treasurer Josh Mandel beat opponent State Rep. Connie Pillich by nearly 15 points, despite being the most vulnerable of Republican incumbents in the election. That means four more years of a governor who has actively worked to curtail women's access to abortion services, an attorney general who has fought to preserve Ohio's more-than-likely unconstitutional gay marriage ban and a secretary of state who has worked to curtail early voting in the state.In what is an almost too-neat metaphor for the state of Ohio's Democratic Party, now-former Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern resigned as the party's statewide leader last night after the embarrassing showing. He even lost his own seat in the Ohio House of Representatives to a Republican challenger, Steve Kraus, who is, get this, a suspect in a burglary, though no charges have been filed yet. One thing is for sure — Redfern got his seat burgled. Yeah, I just went there with that terrible joke.The biggest news on the local level is that Issue 8, the icon tax, passed with 63 percent of the vote. That means a quarter-cent county sales tax increase will fund renovations to the city's historic Union Terminal building. But interest in the icon tax fight didn't extend to kicking County Commissioner Chris Monzel out of office. Many expressed anger at Monzel for slicing Music Hall out of the tax deal over the summer, but 58 percent of voters weren't angry enough to choose Democrat Chris Feeney or write-in candidate Jim Tarbell over the Republican incumbent.Also noteworthy is Democrat Cecil Thomas' easy win over Republican Cincinnati City Councilman Charlie Winburn for Ohio's 9th District state Senate seat. That means Winburn will be hanging around Council for a while longer and continuing to chair the powerful budget committee, where he's been a key ally to Mayor John Cranley. On a national level, the election is a part backlash against President Obama mixed with a bit of an affirmation of the GOP political strategy led by McConnell, which basically boils down to saying "no" a lot. They've been able to fight President Obama and Democrats as a whole to a standstill on a number of thorny, hard-to-tackle issues including health care, a minimum wage increase, unemployment benefits and immigration over the past few years while pinning the blame on the other team. But now that they have both sides of Congress, as even some in the party concede, they'll have to try something new — actually governing by enacting policy instead of just rejecting it. One other interesting national wrinkle in this midterm: progressive policies won the day in a number of states, while a couple deeply conservative statewide anti-abortion ballot initiatives in Colorado and North Dakota failed. Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota all passed minimum wage increases and Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. passed initiatives decriminalizing possession of various amounts of marijuana.
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Morning News and Stuff
Cranley endorses Thomas; ghosts in Music Hall; more bad news for FitzGerald
Phew! Our election issue is done and out in the world, I just wrapped up a draft of next week's cover story, and I have literally hours before the next City Council meeting. Let's hang out for a minute and talk about what's going on.Mayor John Cranley has endorsed former City Councilman and Human Rights Commission head Cecil Thomas in his run for state Senate, but it's understandable if you were thinking otherwise. Republican Councilman Charlie Winburn, running against Thomas, has pulled a Cranley quote from a Cincinnati Enquirer article published back in April praising Winburn and put it in campaign material. That kinda, you know, makes it look like Cranley is endorsing him. Cranley's standing behind his fellow Democrat, which would be kind of awkward for Winburn if he wasn't just plowing right on through it. "His endorsement won't matter at this point," Winburn says. "He has to let everyone know he's a Democrat."• Iconic Cincinnatian Leslie Isaiah Gaines passed away on Monday. Gaines was a Renaissance man the likes of which we rarely see these days— a larger-than-life lawyer, preacher, songwriter and Hamilton County municipal court judge. Gaines broke down barriers as a black lawyer and judge, as well as standing up for the legal rights of people of all colors. • The Vatican has removed three Cincinnati catholic priests for sexual abuse offenses involving children. The decision to permanently remove Thomas Kuhn, Thomas Feldhaus and Ronald Cooper from the priesthood was announced yesterday, and while advocacy groups say they're glad some justice is being done, they also heavily criticize the long, slow nature of the process. The three had been suspended for years and were still collecting paychecks from the church. Feldhaus' offense dates back to 1979, and Cooper's to the 1980s. The three are among more than a dozen Cincinnati-area priests investigated following a national scandal involving child abuse in the Catholic church that surfaced more than a decade ago. • I'm only surprised that it took so long for this to happen. Ghost Hunters, the popular SyFy channel TV series, recently filmed an episode, airing tonight at 9 p.m., in Music Hall. The building is supposedly one of the country's most haunted locations. Music Hall was constructed starting in 1876 on a former orphanage and burial ground for indigent citizens, and thousands of bones were found during the process. More remains have also been found in subsequent updates of the building, as well as in neighboring Washington Park. So if anywhere has ghosts, it's Music Hall. The only question is whether any of those ghosts have tons and tons of money and want to like, chip in on some home repairs. • Cincinnati may end up losing a $4.3 million federal grant for a bike trail on the city's east side if it follows through with a plan to build on a route along an old train line instead of along the river. Part of the Ohio River Trail has already been built, but continuing to build along the river could be complex and expensive, requiring purchasing property from private owners and building a flood wall. Instead, council is considering shifting to the Oasis Line, a stretch of seldom-used train tracks. Supporters say that plan would be much cheaper and faster to build. But that plan has its own complications, including approval from the Federal Transportation Authority and Genesse and Wyoming Railroad, which holds some rights to the tracks. There's also the fact that the federal grant money at stake can't be moved from the Ohio River Trail to the Oasis Line. • As a candidate, this is not the kind of news you want to hear a week from election day. Cuyahoga County Inspector General Nailah Byrd released a report on County Executive and Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Ed FitzGerald yesterday slamming the fact he drove without a driver's license for 10 months after taking office. Byrd, who was appointed by FitzGerald, said the Democrat committed "a breach of public trust" for driving his own vehicle and county vehicles without a valid license. The inspector general doesn't have any disciplinary powers over FitzGerald, but it's the last thing his sagging, ill-run campaign needs at this point. Incumbent Gov. John Kasich has a towering, double-digit lead over his challenger, and has run circles around him in terms of fundraising, which basically means we're doomed to four more years of having a governor who defends Ohio's gay marriage ban, pushes abortion restrictions, refuses federal funds for food aid, and so forth. Great.
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Charlie Winburn and Cecil Thomas perform political acrobatics in their fight for state Senate
Nick Swartsell
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Though this year's election season is marked by some pretty uninspiring races, there's at least one intriguing undecided contest.
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Morning News and Stuff
Winburn, Thomas debate; Ky. Senate candidate Grimes draws crowds in Newport; who's trolling over tolling?
Good morning! Apparently two tuba players are dueling with chainsaws outside our window, or at least it sounds like it. I'm going to try and fight through the distraction to give you the morning news. Today's update is mostly a politics sandwich, but stay with me here, because things are getting interesting as we speed toward Nov. 4.Republican Councilman Charlie Winburn will do anything for your vote as he runs for state Senate in a heavily Democratic district encompassing much of Cincinnati — but he won't do that. I told you yesterday about Winburn's recent evolutions on issues near and dear to most liberal hearts and minds. He's pulling for expungements for folks who have marijuana convictions under a now-rescinded Cincinnati law, and though he says he's pro-life, he recently lost endorsements from right to life groups after he signaled some reconsideration on women's choice issues. Last night during a debate with state Senate opponent Democrat Cecil Thomas, Winburn made the case that he's "an independent thinker," willing to listen to his potential Democratic constituency but also able to use clout gained with the GOP as a long-time member of the party and reformed hard-core right winger. But one place he's not bending: same-sex marriage rights. While Thomas, who was once opposed to gay marriage, has changed his tune on the issue, Winburn's staying put on that one. "Let me be clear about what I believe," he said during the debate. "I do not support gay marriages. Period." Tell us how you really feel, Charlie.• Former Mahogany's owner Liz Rogers has a new deal she wants the city to think about. Rogers, who recently threatened the city with a lawsuit if it didn't forgive a $300,000 debt she owes on her former restaurant at The Banks, now wants the city to cut that debt almost in half and suspend payments until July 2016. Rogers has proposed paying $800 a month for 12 years, interest free, to pay back the loan. City Manager Harry Black has passed the proposal along to City Council for a final decision.• There's another big development project happening in Walnut Hills. Developers Model Group are working with the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation on a $9 million project to renovate 3 buildings along East McMillan Street in the neighborhood. The buildings will house about 7,200 square feet of retail space and 30 market-rate apartments. The aim is to attract residents interested in urban living who can't afford or don't want to pay downtown or Over-the-Rhine prices.• Who's trolling over tolling? Was the head of the OKI, the region's planning office, being overly provocative when he said yesterday that drivers who avoid the crumbling Brent Spence Bridge are "realists?" Those opposed to tolls on the bridge, who call themselves by the equally provocative name "No BS Tolls," say OKI head Mark Policinski should publicly rescind his statement about the safety of the bridge, calling it "unacceptable" and calling him out for fear-mongering. Policinski says he'd didn't say the bridge was going to collapse tomorrow, just that reports show it is degrading. The battle rages on. • It's one of the most-watched 2014 races in the country, and yesterday the clash came to Northern Kentucky. A big throng of supporters, along with a healthy group of national press and local press, came out to hear Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky's Democratic candidate for Senate, make her pitch to the area. Grimes came to Newport yesterday to talk about two of the region's biggest concerns: the aforementioned Brent Spence Bridge conundrum and the burgeoning heroin crisis. Grimes slammed her opponent, Senate Minority Leader and 20-year incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell, saying he didn't have a plan for either issue. She promised she could secure funding for a replacement for the Brent Spence Bridge by closing some of the state's corporate tax loopholes. She also pledged to use some of that money to hire more law enforcement officers and fund drug treatment programs. McConnell's campaign shot back against Grimes' speech. McConnell said he has floated the idea of rolling back state rules that require companies working government contracts to pay the prevailing wage in an area. The campaign says the savings from that move could be used for the bridge. He's also laid out plans for increasing the number of counties under scrutiny as drug trafficking areas, though he hasn't mentioned Northern Kentucky specifically. A recent poll commissioned by the Louisville Courier Journal put Grimes ahead by two points in the race, though other polls have her trailing McConnell. • Finally, the Greater Cincinnati area ranks lowest in the region, and very low nationally, in terms of public transit and job accessibility. It's very hard for people to use public transit to get to their jobs in Cincinnati, according to a new University of Minnesota study. The area came in 41st out of 46 cities, well below Columbus (27), Cleveland (26), Indianapolis (38), Pittsburgh, (22), Louisville (36) and Detroit (34). Bummer.
Kathy Y. Wilson
The Semantics of Weed
Kathy Y. Wilson
0 Comments · Wednesday, October 1, 2014
After Thomas' recriminalization ordinance, weed possession on the first offense was a fourth-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine.
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Thomas to Resign from Council, Wife to Replace Him
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Democratic Councilman Cecil Thomas will resign his council seat after the April 17 council meeting. Thomas recommended that his wife of 32 years, Pam Thomas, take his seat.
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Morning News and Stuff
Streetcar faces $22.7m budget gap, bill would restrict sex education, councilman resigns
In a memo to the mayor and City Council members last night, City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. revealed the streetcar is facing a $22.7 million shortfall because construction bids were way over budget. The memo says $5.3 million of that budget gap could be brought down through cuts, but fixing the rest requires $17.4 million in additional funds. The memo comes at a time the city is attempting to balance its operating budget by laying off cops and firefighters. But as John Deatrick explained when the city moved to hire him for the streetcar project, the streetcar is part of the capital budget, which is separate from the operating budget and can't be used to balance the operating budget because of legal and traditional constraints.The budget bill heading to the Ohio House floor would ban comprehensive sex education, defund Planned Parenthood and fund crisis pregnancy centers that pro-choice groups consider "anti-choice." Citing "gateway sexual activity," the bill would open teachers to up to $5,000 in fines for explaining the use of condoms and other birth control to students, and it also bans the distribution of any birth control on school grounds. The bill takes its anti-contraceptive measures to promote an abstinence-only education program. Research has found abstinence-only programs to be generally ineffective, while birth control programs ultimately save money by avoiding costly pregnancies and sexually transmitted infection treatment.Councilman Cecil Thomas is stepping down, and he will be replaced by his wife of 32 years, Pam Thomas. The appointment has raised questions about how council members are replaced upon resignation, but Thomas says he's just following the rules. Under the current system, designees appoint successors to council seats, but the designees give great weight to the incumbent's input.JobsOhio repaid $8.4 million to Ohio yesterday — fulfilling a promise it made in March that it would fully repay the state for public funding received since it opened on July 5, 2011. The sum is much higher than the $1 million state officials originally said would go to the agency. JobsOhio's finances came under criticism after it was revealed that Gov. John Kasich was redirecting public funds to the agency, prompting a closer look from State Auditor Dave Yost. JobsOhio is a privatized development agency that Kasich and Republicans established to eventually replace the Ohio Department of Development.In light of the Boston Marathon bombings, Flying Pig Marathon organizers are evaluating security measures, but they're not sure whether additional measures are needed just yet. The Flying Pig Marathon is expected to draw more than 20,000 participants on May 5 — close to the 23,000 who typically attend the Boston Marathon. Still, only about 150,000 spectators are expected at the Flying Pig Marathon, while about 500,000 typically spectate the Boston Marathon.City Council is expected to vote today in support of expanding mobile food vending in the city and make the program, which is handled by 3CDC, permanent. The new mobile vending spots will be near nightlife areas in Over-the-Rhine and during the day at Washington Park.TriHealth and Mercy Health are among the top 15 hospital systems in the United States, according to a new ranking from Truven Health Analytics.When renewing its contract with Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., Kroger asked the company to move its center from Des Moines, Iowa, to Cincinnati, bringing an estimated 55 new jobs to the city.New surgical tape works like a parasitic worm for extra stickiness.For the first time, scientists are being allowed to study psychedelics for potential medical treatments.
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Councilman to Resign, Wife to Take Seat
Cecil Thomas recommends Pam Thomas for replacement
Democratic Councilman Cecil Thomas' last City Council meeting will be Wednesday, after which he will be replaced by his wife of 32 years, Pam Thomas. "Her qualifications are impeccable," Thomas told reporters Tuesday. "She will give this city a good representation." Thomas' wife ran for Hamilton County clerk of courts last year, ultimately losing to Tracy Winkler. But Thomas said she won 70 percent of the vote in Cincinnati, making her an obviously strong contender as a local candidate. Thomas' recommendation has raised questions among critics about how council members are replaced upon resignation. Incumbents can only make recommendations to successor designees, who make the final decision, but as Councilman Wendell Young, one of Thomas' designees, noted at the meeting, the designees typically give great weight to the incumbent's recommendation. When asked whether council members should have so much power in recommending appointees, Thomas said, "I just follow the rules." He said if City Council wants to change the rules, it can. Thomas said he will now run for the State Senate seat being left vacant by State Sen. Eric Kearney, who is term limited. He acknowledged the State Senate may be a more difficult place for Democrats, which are in the minority at the state level, but he said he hopes to "bridge divides" if he serves. Until then, Thomas said he is looking forward to his time off, although he will miss having a role in local politics: "It's going to be tough to not be able to have that direct hands-on." Thomas said he wanted to step down earlier in the year, but he decided to stay in office to see if the city could avoid laying off cops and firefighters by balancing the fiscal year 2014 budget through the parking plan ("Parking Stimulus," issue of Feb. 27), which Thomas strongly supports. With the parking plan now in legal limbo and the layoffs going through, Thomas is stepping down.
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Morning News and Stuff
Explosions shake Boston Marathon, council member could resign, sequestration hurts Ohio
Two explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday led to the deaths of at least three and injured at least 140 others, with the deaths including an 8-year-old boy. So far, it is unclear who carried out the bombings. Police said the two bombs were set in trash cans, less than 100 yards apart, near the finish line of the marathon. Officials said police also found two bombs in different locations, but they were not set off. At least 134 entrants from Greater Cincinnati were at the marathon, but none are believed to be hurt, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. The bombings were carried out on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts-based holiday that commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, and tax day. They were the first major act of terrorism on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001. Councilman Cecil Thomas is set to make a major announcement today at 11:30 a.m. The speculation is that Thomas will officially announce he's appointing his wife Pamula Thomas to replace him on City Council — a move he's hinted at for a couple months now. Thomas is term limited from running again in City Council, but appointing his wife to his seat could give her some credibility and experience to run in November. Federal sequestration, a series of across-the-board budget cuts at the federal level, is already having an effect on Cincinnati and Ohio, with cuts taking place for education, housing and the environment. In Cincinnati, the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency plans to carry out $1 million in cuts by dropping 200 kids from the Head Start program, which helps low-income families get their children into preschool and other early education programs. Wendy Patton, a senior project director at Policy Matters Ohio, says the cuts are only the "tip of the iceberg." David Pepper, a Democrat who previously served on City Council and the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, announced yesterday that he will run for state attorney general. "I have been traveling the state for years now listening to working and middle class Ohioans and it is clear they want a change, a new direction at all levels," Pepper said in a statement. "I'm running for Ohio Attorney General because Ohioans deserve better." In the statement, Pepper touted his experience working with law enforcement in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. At least seven members of the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees are asking fellow member Stan Chesley to resign after Chesley's permanent disbarment by the Kentucky Supreme Court last month. A letter to Chesley from his fellow board members cited the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling, claiming he "engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation."Greater Cincinnati housing permits increased by 41 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati. The numbers are another sign the local economy is quickly recovering from the Great Recession. Convergys plans to fill 1,000 work-at-home call jobs in 60 days. DunnhumbyUSA is preparing for future growth in Cincinnati by building a new headquarters. Solar panels may be used to make natural gas 20 percent more efficient and therefore pollute 20 percent less greenhouse gases. Two new studies of mice and rat skin cells could be used to treat brain disease.
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NEVADA, Mo. | The estranged husband of a woman who was killed in 2009 is charged in her death.
Vernon County authorities say another man, a farmhand on the suspect's farm, also is charged in the July 2009 death of 47-year-old Belinda Jean Beisly, who was found dead in her home north of Deerfield.
Vernon County authorities say 57-year-old Bob T. Beisly II and 33-year-old Jeremy Maples were charged Saturday.
The Joplin Globe reports the Beislys were in the midst of divorcing when she died.
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Low power consumption integrated acousto-optic filter in domain inverted LiNbO3 superlattice |
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 26, pp. 27181-27190 (2010)
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We report on an integrated acousto-optic filter in domain inverted LiNbO3 using a coplanar electrode configuration, which can achieve complete optical switching at electrical powers as low as 50mW. These values are more than one order of magnitude lower than previously reported results [Opt. Lett. 34, 3205 (2009)]. In order to design the low power consumption devices, we have calculated surface acoustic wave excitation, propagation and acousto-optic interaction in the domain inverted LiNbO3 superlattice using scalar approximation and FEM analysis. Results from both modeling techniques are in good agreement with the experiments, including direct measurement of the acoustic displacement using laser interferometry and acousto-optic performance.
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(120.2440) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Filters
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(130.3730) Integrated optics : Lithium niobate
(230.1040) Optical devices : Acousto-optical devices
(130.2260) Integrated optics : Ferroelectrics
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Original Manuscript: October 20, 2010
Revised Manuscript: November 26, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: November 28, 2010
Published: December 9, 2010
D. Yudistira, D. Janner, S. Benchabane, and V. Pruneri, "Low power consumption integrated acousto-optic filter in domain inverted LiNbO3 superlattice," Opt. Express 18, 27181-27190 (2010)
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housing and other facilities to the slum dwellers," they said
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Delhi Finance Minister A K Walia said the survey will
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Article Authors: | Joseph J B Cockburn; M Erika Navarro Sanchez; Nickolas Fretes; Agathe Urvoas; Isabelle Staropoli; Carlos M Kikuti; Lark L Coffey; Fernando Arenzana Seisdedos; Hugues Bedouelle; Felix A Rey |
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Abstract: | The dengue virus (DENV) complex is composed of four distinct but serologically related flaviviruses, which together cause the present-day most important emerging viral disease. Although DENV infection induces lifelong immunity against viruses of the same serotype, the antibodies raised appear to contribute to severe disease in cases of heterotypic infections. Understanding the mechanisms of DENV neutralization by antibodies is, therefore, crucial for the design of vaccines that simultaneously protect against all four viruses. Here, we report a comparative, high-resolution crystallographic analysis of an "A-strand" murine monoclonal antibody, Mab 4E11, in complex with its target domain of the envelope protein from the four DENVs. Mab 4E11 is capable of neutralizing all four serotypes, and our study reveals the determinants of this cross-reactivity. The structures also highlight the mechanism by which A-strand Mabs disrupt the architecture of the mature virion, inducing premature fusion loop exposure and concomitant particle inactivation. |
Affiliations: | Unité de Virologie Structurale, Département de Virologie, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. |
Date: | 2012 |
Reference Type: | Literature |
PubMed ID: | 22285214 |
Journal: | Structure |
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Article MeSH List: | Amino Acid Motifs; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived(chemistry; pharmacology); Antibodies, Neutralizing(chemistry); Antiviral Agents(chemistry; pharmacology); Base Sequence; Cells, Cultured; Crystallography, X-Ray; Dengue Virus(immunology; physiology); Epitopes(chemistry); Humans; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Mice; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Protein Binding; Protein Structure, Quaternary; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Surface Properties; Viral Envelope Proteins(chemistry; immunology) |
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WASHINGTON – During the 2012 campaign, Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Walz was a target of national Republicans who saw his conservative-leaning district as prime for the picking.
The former high schoolteacher survived the test, winning re-election by 16 points.
Now House Democratic leaders have a new assignment for Walz: Take the helm of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, mentoring Democrats in competitive districts from California to Connecticut in preparation for 2014's midterm elections.
Being appointed the Frontline Program's chairman could signal that Walz is a politician to watch. The previous three program leaders, including Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, have ascended the party ranks, taking on more prominent roles.
But President Obama's plan to push for Democratic control of the House in order to advance his domestic agenda could complicate an already tall task for Walz.
Polls show that Obama's positions on immigration, gun control and same-sex marriage are gaining support nationwide. But the battle for House control will come in several dozen moderate- to conservative-leaning districts, where Obama's agenda is more problematic.
"Tim is a former Frontline member, so he understands what these members need to do to compete and win independent votes," said U.S. Rep. Steve Israel of New York, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
In midterm elections since World War II, the president's party has lost an average of 25 House seats. Democrats would need a net gain of 17 seats to win a majority in 2014. To do that, they must first protect the 26 Frontline seats.
"I do understand that the stakes are high," Walz said. "We can't lose any of these folks."
From pupil to pacesetter
In 2006, Walz pulled off the kind of victory that Democrats hope to duplicate en masse next year; he unseated a seven-term Republican to win his southern Minnesota seat. Since then, Walz has twice tapped Frontline for help with fundraising and volunteers.
Now he's morphing from pupil to professor, with a specialty in fundraising. During the past three elections, Walz raised more than $2 million on average, a sizable sum for his sprawling, rural district, said University of Minnesota political scientist Kathryn Pearson.
Walz also may end up teaching a lesson just as critical as fundraising: branding. In Congress, Walz has focused on farm and veterans' issues and resisted being portrayed as a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, even as Republicans accuse him of voting like one. According to opencongress.org, a site that tracks congressional voting trends, Walz votes with his party 88 percent of the time. Of the House's 200 Democrats, only 16 vote with the party less often.
For a candidate running in a conservative-leaning district, parting ways with the White House on a few issues could provide a buffer from GOP attacks, said Columbia University political scientist Robert Erikson.
Walz has supported Obama's key initiatives, such as health care reform, but has veered from the party line on several tax votes. He also is a gun owner who is backed by the National Rifle Association.
That has not slowed Republican criticism. "It's clear that Walz is more interested in getting jobs for his fellow liberal politicians in Washington than his hardworking constituents at home," said National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Alleigh Marre.
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In their push to recapture the House, Democrats face additional hurdles in history and geography — two subjects Walz once taught.


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Anyone notice that there seems to be an increasing prevalence of the fear of clowns? I don't remember this when I was young,seems to have expanded rapidly since the 90's..now you hear about it all the time, and pretty much everyone professes fear or dread of clowns.. So how about it,you scared or not? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=43bUU8C3PMaiyAT5j4KICQ&url=http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulrophobia&cd=1&ved=0CBwQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNEYVErZnNuUgTJk5GqhPcX2-jRkDA&sig2=YqRvSuHY3xN6Dx0UCA-7Mg
Hmmm, not really...but thanks to Supernatural, there's this episode in season 2 about clowns that I will never get over :
I hate them, and have as long as I can remember. I didn't even like going to McDonalds when they had Ronald there, even with kites and treats as a sweetener. That was big, because we almost never ate fast food.
skimom2--How could I forget Ronald McDonald? At our local McDonald's there used to be a plastic statue thing next to the drive-through. Good thing they got rid of it. I mean...no.
I always thought they were silly. Not funny, not scary. Just, "Hey, I look and sound funny, so laugh at me!!!" Unimpressed. My kids were "meh" about them. Grandma hired a clown for one party, and in side conversations with the adults, she (the clown) was bemoaning the bad rap that clowns were getting. She considered herself being in a time-honored profession that was getting polluted an ddefamed. I felt sorta bad for her, but the feeling was tempered by what I considered to be a pretty silly gig (see the preceding short paragraph).
That was going to be my exact answer even before I read any of the responses. They are damn irritating and not funny!
As I suspected, the majority, at least on 24 hrs,aren't really frightened.. I think for lots of folks it is just a fad,agreeing "oh my God clowns scare me too!" Results are non scientific, but respondents are recognised as horror experts..
I voted "just Tim Curry" because of It. As a rule I like clowns. Even took my daughter to see some at an early circus event. She is cool with them too! But I think there are more "scary clowns" in media than there used to be.


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In the bigger picture, the story remains the same: Willie Mitchell's health situation still earns wild card/"x-factor" labels.
Still, if NHL.com's latest story on the 36-year-old defenseman is any indication, Mitchell and the Los Angeles Kings no longer seem to need counseling to cope with his complicated rehab from knee issues. More specifically, GM Dean Lombardi claims that "Mitchell's attitude has changed to enthusiastic as his progress has improved."
Lombardi had nothing but praise for the defensive stalwart, at least when he can get on the ice.
"When he is out there, and I don't think I'm out of line, I think he's one of the top-five most underrated players in the League," Lombardi said. "I think you've really got to know the game to appreciate him. We all appreciated him when we had him, but, boy, there are subtleties in his game that you see night in and night out. It's his stick and his positioning. He's probably one of the top penalty killers in the League."
Even without Mitchell in the fold, the Kings' defense is stacked with players, so the addition of such a key presence could make their blueline corps downright crowded.
Lombardi can think of far more troubling scenarios than having too many NHL defensemen.
"I guess we're deep, particularly if Willie is healthy; but to me they're like good pitchers, I don't think you can have enough of them," Lombardi said. "I'll deal with this a whole lot better than I would with a shortage. It's a good problem to have."
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"Even without Mitchell in the fold, the Kings' defense is stacked with players" … James O'Brien
'STAND DOWN' friend, we've got this thing covered ! …
Trust me fellow 'ardent & values-driven' LA Kings supporters … there's positively no need to 'force' Willie back into action as O'Brien's own testimony above alludes to. The bottom line is that our enterprise for the forthcoming 2013-14 season is 'bent' on one goal … and that's to make 'mince meat' of this stupid new Pacific Division 'featuring' ABBA, while putting the boots to the Metropolitans, if for no other reason than it's 'fun' to do things like that. We Kings are going to take back 'that' which is ours and we're going to that in a most 'ruthless & convincing' of fashions ! … no two ways about it. So 'stand down' Willie and don't worry about the coming fight … we've got this one covered !


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-based Chiquita sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to block the release of documents related to payments the company made to terrorist groups in Colombia to protect its banana-growing interests.
The company paid the Justice Department a $25-million fine in 2007, after admitting that it had given Colombian paramilitary groups the U.S. classifies as terrorist organizations more than $1.7 million. Chiquita has maintained that it was extorted by the groups and made the payments in an attempt to protect its workers.
But a lawsuit by thousands of Colombians who claim their relatives were killed by the paramilitary groups is still working its way through federal court in Florida. The plaintiffs allege the paramilitary groups helped keep labor unions out of the banana fields and brutalized workers.
Current and former employees of Chiquita and its former Colombian subsidiary Banadex are also facing a criminal investigation in Colombia related to the payments.
Chiquita s newest legal action, filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., attempts to block the SEC from releasing documents tied to the case.
Chiquita supplied the documents to the SEC from 1998 to 2004 in connection with the government s investigation of Chiquita s payments, the lawsuit said.
The National Security Archive, a research institute affiliated with George Washington University, requested the Chiquita documents in 2008 under the Freedom of Information Act. In 2012, after multiple appeals from Chiquita, the SEC decided to release most of the documents.
The SEC did agree to redact some personal information about Chiquita employees and to withhold a subset of documents from audit and advisory firm KPMG.
But in its lawsuit, Chiquita said the SEC shouldn t release the documents to the National Security Archive because the group is working with the plaintiffs who are suing Chiquita and would misrepresent the documents.
This lawsuit is Chiquita s effort to ensure that information is disseminated fairly and with appropriate court supervision, so that the truth is not twisted for personal gain, spokeswoman Tiffany Breaux said in an email.
While the National Security Archive presents itself as an independent research organization, it is actively assisting the plaintiffs lawyers who are seeking to profit by bringing meritless claims against Chiquita, she wrote.
In 2007, the National Security Archive published thousands of documents from Chiquita that it said showed how the company and paramilitary groups had a mutually beneficial relationship.
Michael Evans, a director at the National Security Archive, said Chiquita s assertion that his organization mischaracterized the earlier Chiquita files or was working with plaintiff s lawyers against the company completely disingenuous. He said that the public interest is better served by openness, not secrecy.
Chiquita admitted doing this, he said of the payments to paramilitary groups. Our interest in obtaining declassification of these records stems not from some personal vendetta against Chiquita.
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Strange Court Cases Straight From East Texas — Our Top 4
You hear about weird court cases on the news about stupid people who do stupid things to end up in jail. You hear these stories and you think, "How stupid can someone be?." Well, you'd be surprised. Here are a few examples of local East Texans who broke the law and made headlines all over the country, all thanks to their lack of common sense.
Modern Day David vs. Goliath
Personal Audio, a patent licensing company located in Beaumont Texas, sued Apple Inc. for $84 million for infringement on two different patents. Personal Audio claimed to have patented "playlists" while Apple claims the patents were invalid. Well, it looks like David took down Goliath and Apple was ordered to pay $8 million to this little East Texas Company.
When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go
This story made national news, and there is a good reason why. Seventeen-year-old Corey Webb was on trial for shooting at a peace officer during an escape attempt from a juvenile facility. In the middle of his trial, he decided he needed to use the restroom. And just like any normal person would do, he marched over to the trash can and relieved himself -- in the middle of the courtroom -- in front of the judge, jury, everyone. When you gotta go, you gotta go, no matter the circumstances.
Man Had 70+ Exotic Snakes, Fed Them Pets Adopted Off Craigslist
Snakes that are kept as pets are technically allowed to be fed mice, whether they are dead or alive. Apparently, David Beauchemin didn't get that memo. He posed as a pet adopter on Craigslist and would feed those pets to his 70-plus snakes that he kept in a cargo trailer behind his mobile home in East Texas. Beauchemin is being charged with 22 counts of animal cruelty.
Nicest Murderer You'll Ever Meet
This is one of the biggest things that has ever happened here in East Texas. It's so big that Hollywood decided to turn it into movie. Marjorie Nugent, of Carthage, was an 81-year-old widow who just happened to be pretty wealthy. Her manager, Bernie Tiede, knew that and took advantage of it. He killed Marjorie, but for nine months made it seem as though she was actually alive. People in Carthage to this day still do not believe that Bernie committed this crime, because he was the nicest person in town. This will make for one interesting movie. Jack Black's portrayal of Bernie Tiede in "Bernie" is set to hit the big screen in March 2012.


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Interesting sidetrack: Can anyone cite an example of a prominent metaphoric
nickname that was unseated by a more descriptive name? I'd love to see
"wizard" changed to "step-through dialog" but know better than to fight for
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> Based on the discussion I'd call it "Taskboard" or "task board". But I
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"I love the sound of pingpong in the background," Erik Morse said. "It was a welcome to find a pingpong table outside at the bar." April 24's Doctor Pong night at Mojo's in downtown Columbia offered Morse and a couple dozen others the opportunity to play pingpong inside or on the patio while enjoying the electronic music played by disk jockeys Nick Newlin and Chris Bahn. Each introduces himself as half of Dr. Pong.
Although Dr. Pong is the DJ name Newlin goes by, it is also the name of the concept. Newlin got the idea from Dr. Pong, a bar in Berlin. As a pingpong enthusiast, he was excited about playing the sport at a bar. Newlin was surprised to see only one table at the Berlin bar and fascinated to see people rotating every single hit at that one table. He describes it as "a round robin style pingpong game." He took that idea of "communal pingpong" and merged it into the American bar context. On Doctor Pong nights, people get together at Mojo's to play at plenty of tables, all built by Newlin. Mojo's will host Doctor Pong again on Wednesday.


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Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
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Ilona M Bray; Alayna Schroeder; Marcia Stewart |
OCLC Number: | 651487669 |
Notes: | "Includes the homebuyer's toolkit, a CD-ROM with dozens of forms and podcasts that will help you find the right place, crunch the numbers, interview real estate professionals, inspect a house thoroughly--and more"--Page 4 of cover. |
Description: | 426 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Details: | Systems requirements for CD-ROM: Windows or MAC. However, Nolo cannot provide technical assistance for non-Windows computers. |
Contents: | Your homebuying companion -- What's so great about buying a house? Why you can and should do it -- What do you want? Figuring out your homebuying needs -- Does this mean I have to balance my checkbook? Figuring out what you can afford -- Stepping out : what's on the market and at what price. What's the buzz? -- Select your players : your real estate team -- Bring home the bacon : getting a mortgage -- Mom and dad? The seller? Uncle Sam? Loan alternatives -- I love it! It's perfect! Looking for the right house -- Plan B : fixer-uppers, FSBOs, foreclosures, and more -- Show them the money : from offer to purchase agreement -- Toward the finish line : tasks before closing -- Send in the big guns : professional property inspectors -- Who's got your back? homeowners' insurance and home warranties -- Seal the deal : finalizing your homebuying dreams -- Settling into your new home. |
Other Titles: | Essential guide to buying your first home Buying your first home |
Responsibility: | Ilona Bray, Alayna Schroeder & Marcia Stewart. |
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I am so glad I checked this book out this spring! I started reading it thinking my husband and I were going to buy my grandfather's house, figuring I'd just skip over all the parts that didn't apply to us. Luckily, I stink at skimming, so I ended up reading nearly everything. I learned SO much...
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I am so glad I checked this book out this spring! I started reading it thinking my husband and I were going to buy my grandfather's house, figuring I'd just skip over all the parts that didn't apply to us. Luckily, I stink at skimming, so I ended up reading nearly everything. I learned SO much about this whole home-buying process, from vocabulary (what "points" are, for example) to what to expect and what to watch out for at each stage in the process. Buying a house turned out to be a whirlwind experience once we decided to buy an entirely different house, and having read the Nolo book was a sanity-saver for me. It's so well organized and well written--very clear and easy to follow. I referred back to multiple sections many times, especially the chart on paying points to lower your interest rate (pg. 134) and how long it takes to recoup the costs. That page helped us know we shouldn't waste our money because the current cost of points is too high. Thank you, Nolo Press!
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Jack and Catherine Niven moved to Edna Valley in the 1970's, pioneering grape plantings in a then unknown region with the founding of Paragon Vineyards. Partnering with the Chalone Wine Group, they founded Edna Valley Vineyards winery in 1980. While Jack focused on Paragon Vinyards, Catherine turned her attention to her front yard. She tended her own 3.5-acre Pinot Noir vineyard here, which was planted in more traditional French style ("California Sprawl" was the popular trellis system in California in early years). Eventually, she used this fruit to produce a few hundred cases for her new label, Baileyana.
Once Baileyana was passed on to the next generation of Nivens, the brand began to grow quickly. Chardonnay and Syrah were added to their offerings. They built their new winery in 1998, relying on help from knowledgeable French winemaker Christian Roguenant, who had settled on California's Central Coast after years of winemaking around the world.Today, third-generation family members continue to work with Christian to keep the Niven Family Wine Estates moving forward. In the past few years, they have introduced three new labels: Tangent, Trenza, and Cadre. Tangent Winery is dedicated to producing alternative white varietals, leaving the Chardonnay to their Baileyana label and instead producing wines from grapes such as Albarino and Pinot Blanc.
Winery - Tangent Winery
Location - Edna Valley, California
Wine -Tangent 2007 Edna Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Varietals -Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation -Edna Valley
Alcohol - 13.5% by volume
Price -$13 USD
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Palate/Flavors - Nice crisp acid combined with a minerailty that carries through to the finish. Tropical and citrus fruit, maybe mango and lime, with a soft grass character.
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More providers in Knoxville are offering CoolSculpting, a non-surgical fat reduction procedure based on freezing fat cells, also known in "medicalese" as cryolipolysis. It's been almost two years since we we were the first practice to bring CoolSculpting to Knoxville. After seeing the patient results at the meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and talking to our colleagues in other cities who had the technology, we couldn't wait to bring it to town. Our CoolSculpting patient reviews reaffirm the decision to be the first in Knoxville to have it. With cool technology like this, it's no surprise that other practices have started performing CoolSculpting in their offices as well. To quote Dr. Reath, "If it really works, sooner or later everyone is going to have it." So how do you know which is the best practice for you to have your CoolSculpting treatment? Here are some things to consider:
We have the experience and training to achieve the best possible results. Becoming CoolSculpting Certified is an extensive process of physician and staff training, quality assurance monitoring and validation by the maker of CoolSculpting. We are the first and only practice in Knoxville that is CoolSculpting Certified. Experience and training matter in this arena. Even though it is a non-surgical procedure, CoolSculpting is very technique-driven. There is a real learning curve before a provider really understands how to get the best results when treating patients. Not only has our office performed the most CoolSculpting treatments in Knoxville, but Dr. Reath also flew our CoolSculpting Technician, Natasha Self, to Dallas to train for days with the top CoolSculpting practice in the country. Natahsa is the only CoolSculpting provider in Knoxville to attend the advanced CoolSculpting University in San Francisco. You will benefit from their added experience and all the best practices she learned from the experts.
Lori Tucker from WATE News followed one of our patients during her recent CoolSculpting procedure. If you're thinking about CoolSculpting, you'll want to watch this.
The CoolSculpting before and after photos on this website are actually our patients. We have before and after pictures of our own Knoxville patients to paint the most accurate picture of the results you can expect. CoolSculpting has a collection of stock before and after photos for practices to use which demonstrate the technical capabilities of the machine– but those pictures don't tell you anything about the results you can expect from any individual practice. Make sure you have the right expectations with the most accurate information available. Browse our photos on any of the following links:
We have two CoolSculpting machines to save you hours. CoolSculpting procedures take an hour and can be done over a lunch break. Pretty quick, right? But, if you want to treat both sides of your hips or both bra lines and your doctor only has one machine, you'll be there for at least an extra hour (no longer in lunch break territory). That's why we brought in two machines, instead of just one. It saves so much time, they even have a name for it….DualSculpting. Don't spend the extra hour– treat both sides at the same time with two machines. All you have to do is sit back, enjoy the dim lighting, music and free wireless.
CoolSculpting frequently invents new applicators which are designed for different areas of the body. The applicators are quite expensive so many practices try to get by with what they have. We are the only office in Knoxville to have the new FDA-cleared applicator designed specifically for the outer thighs, and we have two of them so you can treat both thighs at the same time. Dr. Reath and CoolSculpting Technician Natasha Self talk about this exciting new development.
Our price is right. As a CoolSculpting Premier Crystal practice, we get the best prices on CoolSculpting cards to run our machines. Even better? We pass these savings on to our patients. You'll find that our treatments are right in line with other practices in town, and for more than one treatment, substantially less. Coolsculpting is priced per area. The abdomen is considered one area and both flanks (hip rolls, inners thighs, love handles etc.) another single area. Since each area takes an hour to treat, you'll want to decide how many areas you want treated before you come in for your appointment.
CoolSculpting Pricing | One Hour Treatment |
One Area CoolSculpting | $1475 |
*For those who want two or more areas treated or one area treated more than once, there are significant discounts available to you. Your best bet is to come in for a free consultation and we will work out a CoolSculpting plan that meets your individual goals.
We have other options if you are not a candidate for CoolSculpting. We are big fans of the CoolSculpting procedure, but are also the first to tell you that it is not for everyone. For patients with loose skin, removing underlying fat can actually make things look worse, not better. Does your provider really understand everything that can be done to treat your area of concern? The answer: probably not if you are at a dermatologist or a medi-spa. After all, as Dr. Reath is fond of saying, "When all you have is a hammer, the whole world is a nail." As a plastic surgeon's office, we understand that CoolSculpting is just one tool in a body contouring toolbox, not the only option. If you're not a good candidate for the procedure, we won't do it. Instead, we'll direct you towards something that will give you the results you want, so that you can make an informed decision about what's right for you.
We are so lucky to have found Natasha. She has been working in our office for three years, but every day we wonder how we ever managed without her. Quietly effective and totally charming, Natasha takes care of all of our CoolSculpting patients and is completely in charge of managing Dr. Reath's busy surgical calendar. Her expertise has been honed by over 13 years in the healthcare industry, so she doesn't scare easily.
Experience and training matter in this arena. Even though it is a non-surgical procedure, CoolSculpting is very technique-driven. There is a real learning curve before a provider really understands how to get the best results when treating patients. Not only has Natasha performed the most CoolSculpting treatments in Knoxville, but Dr. Reath also flew Natasha to Dallas to train for days with the top CoolSculpting practice in the country. Natasha is the only CoolSculpting provider in Knoxville to attend the advanced CoolSculpting University in San Francisco. You will benefit from her added experience and all the best practices she learned from the experts.
"I've always been such a people person, and helping both patients and Dr. Reath has been very fulfilling. Our patients' excitement after they see the amazing results from their CoolSculpting treatments makes me excited too. It's definitely one of the best parts of my job!"
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Dr. Reath's Patient Care Coordinator weighs the benefits of CoolSculpting, Liposuction and Tummy Tuck. All of these body contouring procedures are very effective, so it's good to have some insider advice. Here's how to figure out which of the three is right for you. With so many options out there, it can be tough to … Read moreFrom the Blog
Back in November of 2009, I started my Facebook page, got my first smart phone, and wrote my first blog post. Since then, we have been honored with over 8,000 facebook fans and our practice You Tube channel has 186 videos with over 82,000 views. Pretty amazing, right? And four years later, I have written … Read moreFrom the Blog
We're trying something a little new for us. Maybe you've already seen one of them. But we have created some TV spots to get the word out there about CoolSculpting. The first one aired this week on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance". Here it is: Basically we wanted to let folks know that … Read more


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+Digital photography is a fun hobby for many computer users. One of the great pleasures is tinkering with all the elements to create a perfect photo. 36-Image Converter offers all these tools, plus a unique way to convert your file types. Less experienced users will need to spend some time getting familiar with the numerous conversion options, but the basic photo editing tools are very easy to use.
This freeware program has a unique interface that doesn't attempt to mimic more successful programs. 32-Image Converter has a black interface with a sleek series of icons at the top. Each opens a small menu that gives you a wealth of control. One icon lets users to open pictures and save current work. The next icon is where its name comes from. Here you will find a choice of 36 file formats for saving your images. The other icons feature standard Paintbrush/Photoshop commands for cutting, moving, coloring, and applying effects to photographs.
The program works well as a photo alteration tool, functioning in a way that will be familiar to those who have done this type of work on other programs. Where 32-Image Converter is confusing is the manner it asks you to convert your picture into one of the many file forms. There are a series of check boxes that don't seem to affect how a picture is saved. A long look at the Help menu is recommended for anyone attempting to use this program other than for its photo altering capabilities, but the capability to edit and convert image files will appeal to nearly any digital photography enthusiast.
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+36-image converter is an image converter that can batch convert: jpg, bmp, gif, and many others to png, tiff, icon, bmp, gif, jpg, psd, pcx, raw, sct, cut, ras, clp, pict, mac, jp2, tub, img, ncr, rle, xwd, pii, iff, call, ppm, emf, res, psp, fpx, tga, msp, rgb, lbm, pgm, .psp, .pcd, .tif, .icb, .jfif and sgi. You can resize, rotate, lighten, darken, blur, sharpen, set transparency, move, use special effects, merge, use a filter or picture-frame on any image, you can use a central-focus effect on the image to make spectacular action pictures or merge images with other pictures, backgrounds, colors and masks to create beautiful scenes. You can also import images as layers. This image editor and converter can be used as alternative for expensive applications like photoshop or paint shop pro. All actions can be redone by using the history function. Version 220.127.116.11 redesigns user interface, fixes critical bugs, updates conversion engine, adds basic Layer support.
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