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By now anyone who's interested in Cincinnati politics probably has heard about the insensitive and over-the-top comment posted Sept. 11 on Twitter by a leader of an anti-streetcar group.
Mark Miller, treasurer for the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), posted the following:
3% of FDNY died 10 yrs ago by terrorism. Today Cincinnati lost 17.5% of fire companies by brownout to pay for a streetcar. Which is worse?
That means the city could potentially spend more than 94 percent of the project's total costs before it manages to fully close down the streetcar project, which is currently undergoing construction and tied up to various federal grants and business contracts.
The presentation was given in advance of Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council taking office in December. Cranley is an ardent opponent of the streetcar project, and a majority of the City Council says it wants to pause the project and consider cancellation.
Cranley's proposed alternative to the streetcar — a trolley bus system
— would cost $10-$15 million in capital funds, according to supporters of the rubber-tire trolley alternative. If streetcar cancellation costs were to reach the high end of the city's estimate and the trolley bus is paid for, the city could end up spending $140.3 million to cancel the streetcar project and build a
considerably less ambitious trolley bus line — about $7.5 million more
than it would cost to simply complete the streetcar project.
If it's completed, Cincinnati Budget Director Lea Eriksen says operating the streetcar would cost between $3.4-$4.5 million each year, which city officials say could come from various potential sources, including a special improvement district that would raise property taxes within three blocks of the streetcar route.
But the operating budget cost would be a wash if Cranley pursues the trolley bus system, which, according to advocates, will cost slightly more to operate than the streetcar. Cranley says the operating cost for the trolley bus is concerning if it holds true.
Following Deatrick's presentation, Cranley held a press conference in which he flatly denied the current city administration's estimates. He says he will tap new experts to run over the numbers while the project is put on pause.
"We're going to bring in new, objective leadership, not the current leadership that is clearly biased toward the project and intent on defying the will of the voters, which was clearly expressed a couple weeks ago in this election," Cranley says.
Deatrick's cancellation projections account for $32.8 million in estimated sunk costs through November and a potential range of $30.6-$47.6 million in close-out costs, which include construction to close the project — such as repaving torn-up roads — and orders on vehicles and other supplies that are already placed but not officially billed.
The federal government has also allocated $44.9 million in federal grants to the streetcar project. In a letter released by the city administration on Nov. 14, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) explicitly stated that $40.9 million would be taken back if the project didn't adequately progress; the remaining $4 million would be left under the supervision of Gov. John Kasich, who could shift the money to other parts of the state.
But Deatrick's estimates don't consider the unknown cost of litigation, which would need to come out of a city operating budget that is already structurally imbalanced, according to Meg Olberding, the city's spokesperson.
The estimates also don't consider that the city could potentially forgo spending $7.4 million in contingency funds on the project if it goes through completion and remains within budget, which would lower the project's effective cost to $125.4 million.
If the city cancels the project, Deatrick says it's also more likely that the city would lose in its legal battle against Duke Energy, which could add up to $15 million in costs. That money is tentatively allocated from the sale of the Blue Ash Airport as the city and Duke argue in court as to who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar tracks.
Those are the potential financial costs, but city officials also warn that canceling the project could have a detrimental impact on the city's image.
"That's what the city would be known for forever," says Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan. "To throw this away would be unconscionable."
City officials also warn that canceling would be pulling back on a light rail project that President Barack Obama's administration has clearly prioritized.
"The city-federal relationship is excellent right now," Deatrick says. "There would be immediate damage to that."
The 200-plus workers currently involved the project would also be displaced. Councilwoman Yvette Simpson points out pausing or canceling the project in December would leave those workers jobless for the holiday season.
Another concern is the impact of cancellation on the relationship between the federal government and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), which operates the Metro bus system and will operate the streetcar if it's completed. If the city is unable to pay back the grants to the federal government within 30 days, Deatrick says the FTA could cut SORTA grants for bus service and potentially halt some local bus services.
One concern raised by Councilman Chris Seelbach and Councilman-elect Kevin Flynn, one of the three potential swing votes in the incoming council of nine, is whether the project's estimated return on investment is still 2.7-to-1 over 35 years. That number is derived from a 2007 study conducted by consulting firm HDR, which was later evaluated and affirmed by the University of Cincinnati.
Deatrick points out the numbers were re-evaluated by HDR in 2011, and they still seem to hold true. He says there are still plenty of vacant buildings along the 3.6-mile streetcar line that could use the encouraged investment, despite some of the revitalization seen in the Over-the-Rhine and downtown areas that the streetcar route would cover.
The 2.7-to-1 return on investment is also "a very, very conservative estimate," says Deatrick. He claims HDR could have relied on numbers from other cities, such as Portland, Ore., that saw considerably better returns on their streetcar systems.
Still, Flynn and Councilman-elect David Mann, another potential swing vote, say they want to scrutinize the cancellation estimates before making a final decision on the project.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, a long-time streetcar supporter who lost to Cranley in her mayoral bid, encourages a re-examination of the numbers. But she cautions, "If what has been presented today stands up to scrutiny, there's absolutely no reason to cancel the project."
Flynn won't say whether he would reconsider his past opposition to the project if the numbers hold up. But Mann says, "If they do hold up, that's fairly persuasive."
Both Flynn and Mann also say that they would be willing to pause the project while clearer estimates are crunched.
But that could present a short time window. If the project doesn't adequately progress, the federal government could take back its grant money. Based on city officials' estimates, that provides a 30-day window to re-calculate cancellation costs and the potential return on investment.
Pausing the project would also impose its own set of costs as some workers and equipment are retained.
Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who's also seen as a swing vote, could not be reached for comment. He's currently in Washington, D.C., to meet with White House officials for an issue unrelated to the streetcar.
Three elected council members already support the streetcar project, so only two of the three potential swing votes would need to vote in favor of it to keep it going.
Updated with Mayor-elect John Cranley's comments and clearer, corrected numbers.
Although it has already been explicitly stated in two letters from the federal government, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Chief Counsel Dorval Carter on Monday reiterated that if Cincinnati were to unravel the $132.8 million streetcar project, the city would lose $40.9 million in federal grants and another $4 million in federal funds would be transferred to the state government, which could appropriate the money to any project in Ohio.
The clarification is necessary because Mayor-elect John Cranley and a majority of the incoming City Council are looking into pausing and potentially canceling the streetcar project once they take office in December. Cranley says he will lobby the federal government to reallocate the federal funds, even though the federal government has repeatedly insisted it's not going to happen.
Carter joined City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on the phone on Monday to walk council members through the legal technicalities involved in cancellation and how the federal government would react to such circumstances.
According to Carter, merely delaying the project at this point would break the city's agreement with the federal government and lead the federal government to restrict the federal funds, ask the city to repay the money it already spent or terminate the deal altogether.
Still, Carter said cancellation might not hurt the city's chances, at least from a legal perspective, of obtaining federal funds for other projects.
"It will not preclude you from pursuing other projects," he said. "You would just have to pursue those on their own merits."
But Carter agreed with Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls that the city's credibility could be weakened if the streetcar project were canceled.
President Barack Obama's administration has prioritized light rail projects like the streetcar, according to Carter, so the reclaimed federal money would likely go to other cities pursuing similarly ambitious transit projects.
At a press conference following the council meeting, Cranley appeared unfazed by the news.
"If we have to, we'll give the money back," he said.
Although much noise was made about the council meeting, there wasn't much news in the way of substance. The federal government already outlined the cancellation costs in separate letters sent to Mayor Mark Mallory in June and earlier in November.
Traffic can be awful — not just for drivers, but economies
and the environment as well. A study released Tuesday by the Texas A&M Institute
of Transportation found Cincinnati lost about $947 million in 2011 to delays on the road, coming in at No. 27 nationwide.
The Annual Urban Mobility Report also ranked Cincinnati No. 37 nationwide for extra time stuck in traffic, with the average Cincinnati commuter spending an extra 37 hours on the road in 2011. In comparison, the average Columbus commuter spent 40 extra hours in traffic in 2011, and the typical Cleveland commuter spent 31 extra hours. For all three cities, estimates were unchanged from 2010.
Traffic jams also have a major impact on climate change. According to the report, congestion caused cars to produce an extra
56 billion pounds of carbon dioxide nationwide, with Cincinnati commuters producing 421
million pounds.
The report shows why it's important for governments to reduce traffic congestion with transit projects like the Cincinnati streetcar. In general, public transportation leads to less congestion by taking cars off the road as people use buses, streetcars and trains instead. But some cities have taken it even further. By adopting exclusive lanes for buses and streetcars, cities like San Francisco have made public transportation more attractive, which makes people more likely to forsake their own cars in favor of public alternatives.
Mayor Mark Mallory last
night announced during his State of the City address that the city
has chosen the model and vendor for the first batch of streetcars.
The mayor's office today released details about the vendor, along with renderings of the streetcars Cincinnatians can expect to see traversing the 4-mile
loop that will cover 18 stops connecting The Banks, Government Square, Fountain
Square, Broadway Commons, the Gateway Quarter and Music Hall.
According to the release,
the vendor, CAF USA, has produced light rail vehicles for Pittsburgh,
Sacramento and Houston and streetcar vehicles for the international
cities such as Besançon and Nantes, France; Belgrade, Serbia;
Antalya, Turkey; Stockholm, Sweden; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Spanish
cities Zaragoza, Granada, Sevilla, Bilbao and Vitoria.
Officials in February broke ground the Cincinnati Streetcar system, and the city hopes to add additional phases connecting the Uptown area near the University of Cincinnati once funding is secured.
The following are renderings released by the city:
A local conservative group is making a lot of use of member and lawyer Chris Finney. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) was involved in two lawsuits filed this week: one regarding the Blue Ash Airport deal and another regarding Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS).
Criticism of the Blue Ash Airport deal is not new for COAST. The group has repeatedly criticized the deal, largely because as much as $26 million from the deal will be used to fund Cincinnati's $110 million streetcar. In the past, COAST has repeatedly characterized the streetcar as a "boondoggle."
The deal between Blue Ash and Cincinnati is not new, but it did get reworked earlier this year. In 2006, the $37.5 million deal had Cincinnati selling Blue Ash some land on the Blue Ash Airport property, which Blue Ash would then use to build a park. Blue Ash voters approved the deal, which contained a 0.25 percent earnings tax hike, in a two-to-one margin.
When Cincinnati couldn't get a $10 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the city stopped working on the airport as it became too costly. The city then tried to shift the proceeds from the deal to the Cincinnati streetcar, but the FAA said funding must be used for airports since the property is classified as an airport.
Eventually, Cincinnati asked Blue Ash to rework the deal. The plan was Blue Ash would rescind the deal, and then Cincinnati would officially close down the airport and resell the land to Blue Ash while it's no longer classified as an airport.
At first, city officials said $11 million of the opened-up money would go to the streetcar and $26 million would go to municipal projects. Since then, the city has shifted $15 million of that municipal project funding — supposedly temporarily — to help Duke Energy move underground utility lines from the path of the proposed streetcar route, at least until the city and energy company can work out an ongoing feud.
The reworked deal, which was approved by Blue Ash City Council in a 6-1 vote on Aug. 9, seemed like a win-win for both sides. Cincinnati would get more funding for ongoing projects, and Blue Ash netted $2.25 million from the deal — $250,000 to cover fees for Blue Ash's new park and $2 million was subtracted from the deal since Blue Ash would no longer have to match the FAA grant.
But COAST does not approve. The organization doesn't want any funding redirected to the streetcar, and it claims the reworked deal is not allowed. The lawsuit filed by Blue Ash resident Jeffrey Capell and Finney cites a section of the Blue Ash City Charter that disallows some contracts: "No contract shall be made for a term longer than five years, except that franchises for public utility services and contracts with other governmental units for service to be received or given may be made for any period no longer than twenty years."
Mark Vander Laan, Blue Ash's city solicitor, says the city charter section the lawsuit is referencing is irrelevant. He argues the deal is not a contract as the city charter defines it; instead, it's a mortgage and debt instrument. In the Blue Ash City Charter, there's another section that deals with debt instruments, and that's what the rescinded deal falls under, according to Vander Laan. He says the city would not function as it does today if the lawsuit's claim was correct: "If that were the case, all the bonds we've ever issued would have been incorrect."
Vander Laan says the real issue here is disapproval of the streetcar, not any legal technicalities: "They may have a complaint about the streetcar, but that's not the city of Blue Ash's issue at all. We don't think it's even an appropriate basis to challenge this."
He added, "Frankly, if somebody had an issue with (the deal), they should have taken that issue back in 2006 and 2007." That's when Blue Ash voters first approved the airport deal, but back then, the money wasn't going to the streetcar, which didn't even exist at the time.
In another legal battle, COAST filed a lawsuit against CPS over staff allegedly campaigning for Issue 42, a ballot initiative that will renew a CPS levy voters approved in 2008. The case goes back to 2002, when Tom Brinkman, chairman of COAST, sued CPS for "illegal and unconstitutional use of school property for campaign purposes," according to the lawsuit. That case ended in a settlement, which forced CPS to enter into a "COAST Agreement" that says, "CPS will strictly enforce a policy of preventing … Other Political Advertisements on CPS Property."
But COAST now says that agreement has been broken, and the
lawsuit cites emails as evidence. The emails show staff promoting voter
registration drives, which aren't directly linked to Issue 42, and
staff offering to contribute and volunteer to the campaign. In the
emails, there are a few instances of Jens Sutmoller, Issue 42's campaign
coordinator, asking CPS staff to give him personal emails, which shows
he was trying to avoid breaking any rules.
In CityBeat's experience, CPS officials have been pretty strict with following the settlement with COAST. In a Sept. 20 email, Janet Walsh, spokesperson for CPS, told CityBeat she could not provide some levy-related information during work hours: "Yes, but due to constraints about doing levy-related work on work time (we can't), it may have to wait until I can get on my home computer."
COAST has endorsed a "No" vote on Issue 42. In CityBeat's
in-depth look into CPS and Issue 42 ("Battered But Not Broken," issue
of Oct. 3), Brinkman defended COAST's position by saying they're not
necessarily against the school getting funding. COAST is more
interested in holding the school accountable: "It's a five-year levy.
The reason we have five-year levies is so the public can gauge after
four or four and a half years how the entity where the taxes are going
to is doing with the money." In that sense, for COAST, it's important to
bring the levy renewal to voters as late in the game as possible —
November 2013 in this case. CityBeat this week endorsed a "Yes" vote on Issue 42 here.
Criticism of CPS levies is also not new for COAST. The group campaigned against last year's new, permanent $49.5 million levy, which CPS said it needed to meet new technology needs and keep some buildings open.
After the meeting, Cranley dismissed an offer by major philanthropy organization The Carol
Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation to pay for a study of
streetcar shut-down costs that opponents want to see
come in lower than the
city's estimates before they vote to completely stop the project. Cranley dismissed
the offer because it also came with a note saying that if the streetcar is canceled the foundation will
reconsider its contributions to Music
Hall, the Smale Riverfront Park and other city projects. Cranley would rather make the city pay for the study than negotiate with terrorists respond to threats.
About seven and a half hours into this debacle of American democracy — which included numerous procedural abnormalities including the mayor asking Council to discuss and vote on ordinances no one had read yet, an hours-long delay and a funding appropriation that leaves the cancellation vote safe from the pro-streetcar-threatened voter referendum (something Cranley railed against when the city administration kept the parking plan safe from referendum) — Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld livened things up with something everyone tired of the streetcar debate can agree is funny: undermining the mayor's authority by asking fellow council members to overrule him.
The following video published by UrbanCincy shows Cranley denying Sittenfeld an opportunity to speak. Sittenfeld then asks for a vote to overrule Cranley, which the mayor had to approve, and everyone but Kevin Flynn votes to overrule. (Flynn unfortunately had to vote first, leaving him unable to determine which way the vote was likely to go — a tough position for a rookie politician.) Once David Mann and Amy Murray voted to allow Sittenfeld to speak, the rest of the anti-streetcar faction followed suit, knowing Sittenfeld had the necessary votes to overrule Cranley. Then Sittenfeld spent a few minutes going mayoral on Cincinnati's new mayor.
As part of its slate of endorsements announced today, the Cincinnati U.S.A. Regional Chamber of Commerce stated it's opposed to Issue 48, the proposed charter amendment that would block construction of Cincinnati's planned streetcar system.
The Chamber announced its positions on six local issues that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.
City Council's Budget and Finance Committee moved forward with two controversial measures in two 5-4 votes today that will allow the city to rehire retirees while still paying their pensions and create an executive project director position for the streetcar project.
One of the measures repeals the city's ban on "double dipping," which means rehired retirees will be able to simultaneously cash in a salary and pension payments. The measures will allow the city to hire John Deatrick, the current project manager for The Banks, to head the streetcar project. The city could not previously hire Deatrick because he formally retired from the city and is currently receiving pension payments.
The city says Deatrick has the experience and expertise necessary to help bring the streetcar project's costs in line, but critics say the city should not be hiring someone for the streetcar project when the city is considering laying off 344 employees, including 189 cops and 80 firefighters, to balance the budget.
Deatrick says the layoffs are unfortunate, but he
emphasizes that they are occurring through the general fund. If he was
hired, Deatrick's salary would be paid through the capital budget, a
completely separate fund that the city uses for major development
projects. Because of legal and traditional constraints, capital budget funds generally can't be used to balance the general fund.
"The capital budget generates projects that bring money into the general fund," Deatrick says.
Deatrick's point is similar to an argument often touted by City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr., who says the city needs to economically grow out of structural budget deficits. Dohoney and other city officials say the true cause of Cincinnati's structural budget imbalance has been the city's dwindling population in the past decade, and bringing people back to Cincinnati through economic development projects, including the streetcar, is a better approach than austerity that would cause more layoffs and economic pain.
Others, particularly Democratic mayoral candidate John Cranley, aren't convinced. In a press statement that used vocabulary that often comes from streetcar opponent COAST (Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes), Cranley said, "Since day one the streetcar has been a poorly conceived, poorly managed boondoggle that is now costing the city even more money. The fact that this being done while police officers and firefighters are facing layoffs is a slap in the face of those who risk so much to make sure that our city is safe."
But the city says Deatrick's involvement could help bring
the streetcar project's costs down, and Deatrick seems to agree.
"That's been my whole 'shtick,' " Deatrick says, before citing numerous aspects of the streetcar project he would be interested in looking at to bring costs in line.
Opponents have pointed to the streetcar's multiple problems, including unexpected costs and delays, as proof the project has been doomed from the start. But Deatrick says it's normal for big projects to deal with hurdles, and he cautions he would expect to deal with more rising problems if he takes the job.
"Any time you try to build something — even out in the middle of a corn field — you're going to have unexpected, unanticipated issues," he says. "These things happen, and that's what project management is all about."
Deatrick says he has long supported the streetcar, and he plans to expand the project up to the University of Cincinnati and the rest of the uptown area if he's put in charge.
While Deatrick has discussed heading the streetcar project with city officials, no formal offers have been made yet. Still, City Council members and Dohoney repeatedly named Deatrick as a potential candidate in the special session of City Council today.
Some council members said they were concerned the double-dipping measure will be used for more similar hires in the future, which could raise hiring costs as the city pays for multiple employees' salaries and pensions at the same time.
Democratic council members Roxanne Qualls, Laure
Quinlivan, Yvette Simpson, Cecil Thomas and Wendell Young supported the
measures. Democrats Chris Seelbach and P.G. Sittenfeld, Republican
Charlie Winburn and Independent Chris Smitherman voted in opposition.
Deatrick's resume shows experience going back decades. Since June 2008, Deatrick has headed The Banks project, which recently won the American Planning Association's 2013 National Planning Excellence Award for Implementation ("Bank On It," issue of Jan. 16).
Before that, he worked as deputy director and chief engineer at the District of Columbia Department of Transportation from May 2002 to August 2007, where he says he helped manage parts of the D.C. streetcar, among other projects.
Prior to his work at D.C., Deatrick started his career as an urban development
technician at Cincinnati's Department of Transportation and Engineering on September 1973. He helped with many projects around the city before eventually rising to the director position in
November 1999, where he remained until May 2002.
The streetcar is one of the few issues dividing Democratic mayoral candidates Cranley and Qualls, making the 2013 mayoral race another important election for the future of the project ("Back on the Ballot," issue of Jan. 23).
Convening in packed City Council chambers today, Cincinnati officials discussed the costs and benefits of the streetcar project in light of a $17.4 million budget gap revealed by the city administration on April 16. City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. said the project could and should be saved, but a minority of public speakers and some City Council members did not seem convinced.
To balance the budget
gap, Dohoney said the city would have to pull funds
from multiple sources. He said he will offer specifics in writing
tomorrow, which invoked verbal disappointment from officials who were expecting details at the meeting.
"I'm disappointed in this presentation," said Councilman Chris Smitherman. "We're here today to hear how we're going to pay for it."
The meeting, which was
called by Democratic Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls shortly
after the budget shortfall was announced, covered a presentation from Dohoney, comments from public speakers and City Council
questions to Dohoney. Despite expectations prior to the meeting, no specifics were given for closing the budget gap even after extensive questioning.
Dohoney did reveal the price tag for halting the streetcar project: $72 million. According to Dohoney, the project has already cost the city $19.7 million, and the city would have to spend another $14.2 million in close-out costs. Another $38.1 million in federal grants would have to be returned to the federal government.
Dohoney added that terminating the project would also reduce faith in Cincinnati's competitiveness and ability to take on big development projects.
The budget gap was originally $22.7 million, but the city administration identified $5.3 million in potential cuts. Dohoney said further cuts would "alter the scope" of the project and push it into a "danger zone."
The budget gap is a result of construction bids coming in $26 million to $43 million over budget. The lowest bid from Messer Construction, which came in $26 million over budget, has already expired, but Dohoney said the company is still willing to work on the streetcar project.
The city could rework the request for proposal for construction bids, but Dohoney said city officials and third-party experts agreed it's unlikely that would effectively lower costs.
Throughout the meeting, streetcar opponents argued that the cost of the project is too high and the budget shortfall is proof the program is unsustainable.
Most of Dohoney's presentation focused on the streetcar's purpose. He said the streetcar would help drive
economic and population growth, which would then bring in more tax revenue to
help balance the city's operating budget. That would represent a turnaround for Cincinnati, which has been steadily losing population since the 1950s during a period that has
coincided with disinvestment, urban flight and the dissolution of
the city's old streetcar system.
Throughout his presentation, Dohoney cited multiple examples and studies that found streetcars can help grow local economies. He said the city has not pursued the streetcar because "it's a cool thing to do," but because it follows the expert advice given to city officials about what's necessary to compete with other cities.
Dohoney's argument was previously supported by HDR, which the city hired to do an economic impact study in 2007. HDR found major benefits to connecting Over-the-Rhine and the Central Business District, including travel cost savings, increased mobility for low-income individuals and economic development that would spur rising property values. The HDR study was entirely supported and echoed by a follow-up assessment from the University of Cincinnati.
Some critics have argued that the study is outdated because it was conducted before Over-the-Rhine's recent revitalization, but Dohoney said there are still several hundred vacant buildings in the area, particularly north of Liberty Street.
The project has faced continued opposition from Democratic mayoral candidate John Cranley, Republicans and the conservative Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST). They say the project is too expensive and they're skeptical of the economic growth being promised by city officials.
Opponents of the
streetcar have so far put the project on the ballot twice, but Cincinnati voters rejected the referendum efforts. Still, the streetcar may be on the ballot
again this year through the 2013 mayoral race between Democrats Cranley and Qualls ("Back
on the Ballot,"
issue of Jan. 23). Cranley opposes the streetcar, while Qualls supports it.
The streetcar project was originally supposed to receive $52 million in federal funds through the state government, but Republican Gov. John Kasich pulled the funds after he unseated Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland.
Beyond the financial cost, Dohoney pointed out Kasich's decision raised concerns about the project's feasibility among previous supporters, leading to more hurdles and delays. He said Duke Energy in particular began stalling efforts to move utility lines to accommodate for streetcar tracks because the company grew weary of the project's prospects.
Duke's reluctance led to a conflict with the city over who has to pay to move utility lines — a conflict Duke and the city agreed to resolve in court. While the court battles play out, the city set aside $15 million from the Blue Ash Airport deal to move utility lines, but city officials say they will get that money back if the courts side with the city.
The city originally expected $31 million in private funding for the streetcar project, but those expectations were dampened as a result of the Great Recession, which forced local companies to scale back private donations.
John Deatrick, the current project manager for The Banks, previously told CityBeat that it's normal for large projects to deal with multiple hurdles. Deatrick, who the city wants to hire to manage the streetcar project, said, "Any time you try to build something — even out in the middle of a corn field — you're going to have unexpected, unanticipated issues. ... These things happen, and that's what project management is all about."
Dohoney said the current phase of the streetcar project is only a starter line between Over-the-Rhine and Cincinnati's business district, but city officials are already planning for a second line that would run up to the University of Cincinnati and hospitals in uptown. If Dohoney's vision for the project were completed, streetcars would run on multiple lines all around the city, ranging from the Cincinnati Zoo to The Banks.
The streetcar budget debate comes amid another debate regarding a $35 million deficit in the city's operating budget. Some streetcar opponents have tried to link the two issues, but the streetcar is funded through the capital budget, which cannot be used to balance the operating budget because of legal and traditional constraints.


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The Gold Coast is a golfer's paradise with private and public golf courses stretching across the Gold Coast coastline.
Just 15 minutes from Peppers Broadbeach there are approximately 30 public and resort style golf courses on offer with the prices for a round ranging from $40 - $135.
At Peppers Broadbeach you are just a short distance from some of the Gold Coast's greatest attractions. Fifteen minutes from Peppers Broadbeach you will find Sea World where you can encounter a huge variety of animals from the deep blue including dolphins, sharks, seals, penguins and even polar bears.
If you are looking for heart stopping action then Dreamworld is for you. Home to the Giant Drop, Tower of Terror, The Claw and Tiger Island you will be entertained from the moment you step through the gates.
Also along the Pacific Highway is Warner Bros Movie World, the ideal destination for movie lovers and for the ultimate Australian experience, Australian Outback Spectacular.
If you don't mind getting a little wet, venture into WhiteWater World and Wet 'n' Wild.


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WASHINGTON, April 18, 2013 In the first visit to the Pentagon by a United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon met with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Press Secretary George Little said.
"Secretary Hagel congratulated Secretary General Ban on his outstanding leadership at the helm of the United Nations during one of the most turbulent and challenging times in international affairs," Little said in a statement summarizing the meeting.
Hagel and Ban discussed current and potential future U.N. peacekeeping missions of mutual concern, focusing on the distinctive challenges peacekeepers face in unstable environments, Little said, and the secretary general expressed appreciation for the contributions the United States has made to peacekeeping.
"The two leaders discussed the heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula and the need for North Korea to live up to its international obligations and commitments, as well as the deteriorating security situation in Syria," Little said.
Ban expressed his deepest sympathies and condolences to the American people for those killed and injured in the recent bombings in Boston, he added.
"Secretary Hagel thanked Secretary General Ban for his friendship and stated the Department of Defense will strengthen its collaboration with the United Nations," Little said.
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The multinational search for the Malaysian jet's debris was on Tuesday suspended due to bad weather in southern Indian Ocean, a day after it was announced that the missing plane had crashed in the remote area.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), leading the search operation, said its hunt for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been suspended for Tuesday due to poor weather conditions.
The area, 2,500 kilometres southwest of Perth, experienced strong gale force winds of up to 80 km/h, periods of heavy rain, and low cloud with a ceiling between 200 and 500 feet, hampering recovery operations, it said in a statement.
"Due to rough seas, HMAS Success departed the search area early this morning and is now in transit south of the search area until seas abate.
"A sea state ranging between 7 to 8 is forecast today with waves up to two metres and an associated swell of up to four metres," the statement said. AMSA has undertaken a risk assessment and determined that the current weather conditions would make any air and sea search activities hazardous and pose a risk to crew following which it has suspended all sea and air search operations for today due to these weather conditions, the statement said.Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced last night that the missing jet had crashed in remote southern Indian Ocean with no survivors.
"With deep sadness and regret I must inform you that, according to new (satellite) data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean," Najib said, 17 days after the jet vanished mysteriously. Australian Defence David Johnston said there was no success in recovering any debris of the missing jet and the incident remained a mystery.
"This is an extremely remote part of the world. It's a massive logistical exercise. To this point of time we have not recovered any debris from the aircraft in question," he said. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it has been a "desperately difficult time for thousands and thousands of people right around the globe, particularly in China as well as in Malaysia" and said the grieving relatives of the victims are welcome to visit the country.
"I understand that the loved ones of those on that plane may well wish to come to Australia in the coming days and weeks. They will find a welcoming country that is more than willing to embrace them in this very difficult time," he said.
Visa fees will be waived for grieving relatives wishing to come to Australia, Abbott later told Parliament today. In a press conference, Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya extended condolences to the families and said further financial assistance …continued »


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AJ LeeApril Jeanette Mendez
- Birthdate: 3/19/1987 (age 28)
- Height: 5'2"
- Weight: 115 Ib
AJ Lee is a self-professed "nerd", as she loves...
"I was like, 'I'm just going to wrestle and I don't need to do anything else. And, I would hear so much advice that there's so much more to this business than that. There are so many levels and ways for people to connect to you. And, I didn't get it until I was thrust into this role (as Raw GM) and learned from everybody else that was in it. Now, I appreciate that part of it more than I ever did before. So, I miss the wrestling, but I know that there's time for that", said Lee.
Lee also sheds light on what it takes to be able to cry on camera. Her remarks are available on FightingSpiritMagazine.co.uk.
-- The official WWE website looks back at the career of George Gray as his One Man Gang and Akeem personas are highlighted in an Alumni profilehere. WWE says of the retired wrestler, who now works as a death row prison guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, "The One Man Gang shocked the WWE Universe when he transformed into Akeem, "The African Dream." The big man has boogied from Deepest, Darkest Africa to WWE.com's Alumni page, with exclusive photos, videos and career highlights!"


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Report: Kevin Love to meet with Lakers later in week
Jul 1, 2015, 12:13 AM EDT
Love said he was committed to Cleveland, now he is flirting with other teams.
Kobe Bryant, Jeanie Buss will be in Lakers pitch meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge
Jun 30, 2015, 11:00 PM EDT
Kobe being in the room is not guaranteed, but it helps.
Stephen Curry with one-handed, 180, off-the-bounce dunk — here is the video evidence
Jun 30, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT
I didn't know he had that in him.
Report: Wizards "increasingly optimistic" they can retain Paul Pierce
Jun 30, 2015, 9:01 PM EDT
The Clippers want him, but they have other, larger concerns.
Reports: Warriors, Hornets both interested in Marco Belinelli
Jun 30, 2015, 8:16 PM EDT
It's a deep pool of shooters in free agency.
Report: Lakers working to clear out more cap space to land both LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan
Jun 30, 2015, 7:34 PM EDT
It's the Lakers being the Lakers again.
LeBron James wants Mike Dunleavy on Cavaliers, more likely gets Mo Williams
Jun 30, 2015, 6:45 PM EDT
Mo Williams can still score, he'd be a good pickup for the Cavs.
Report: Greg Monroe to meet with Knicks, Lakers, Bucks, Blazers to start free agency
Jun 30, 2015, 6:03 PM EDT
Monroe finally has the free agency he turned down a lot of cash to get.
PBT Extra: What players will most influence free agency?
Jun 30, 2015, 5:15 PM EDT
The big men will set the market.
Report: Jimmy Butler postpones meetings with other teams after max qualifying offer from Bulls
Jun 30, 2015, 4:44 PM EDT
There is a clear compromise of three years at the max, but will the Bulls and Butler get there
PBT Podcast: The top guys to watch as NBA free agency tips off
Jun 30, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
Big men like LaMarcus Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan will shape the free agency landscape.
Scottie Pippen: "I was LeBron James before LeBron James"
Jun 30, 2015, 3:45 PM EDT
Sorry Scottie, LeBron is just the better player.
Report: DeAndre Jordan '50-50′ in choosing between Mavericks and Clippers
Jun 30, 2015, 3:03 PM EDT
He's reportedly seeking a shorter deal, too, which negates L.A.'s inherent advantage.
Report: Lakers among four teams interested in Iman Shumpert
Jun 30, 2015, 2:20 PM EDT
Shumpert is a restricted free agent, so Cavaliers can match any offer he might receive.
League execs say 'there is not a robust market' for Dwyane Wade in free agency
Jun 30, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT
It only takes one team to make Miami nervous.
Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis uncertain for Summer League due to hip tightness
Jun 30, 2015, 12:45 PM EDT
His brother said so in a radio interview.
Report: Kings probing John Calipari about his interest in coaching and running the team's front office
Jun 30, 2015, 11:58 AM EDT
Ownership in Sacramento continues to be a disaster.
Luke Ridnour traded for the fourth time this summer
Jun 30, 2015, 11:17 AM EDT
And he could be traded again before his contract becomes guaranteed on July 11.
Gregg Popovich won't be recruiting free agents at midnight, doesn't want them if that factors into their decision
Jun 30, 2015, 10:40 AM EDT
Pop being Pop.
Report: Hawks 'in the mix' for Monta Ellis
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Hawks are facing a lot of uncertainty with their roster.
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Call it one giant leap for robot kind: A small talking robot launched into space aboard a Japanese cargo ship Saturday (Aug. 3) to keep astronauts company on the International Space Station.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the humanoid Kirobo "robot astronaut" into orbit from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan as part of nearly 3.5 tons of supplies and equipment to resupply the space station's six-person crew.
Kirobo was packed inside Japan's unmanned HTV-4 (Kounotori 4) cargo ship when it launched into orbit atop the country's H-2B rocket at 3:48 p.m. EDT (1948 GMT), though it was early Sunday morning (Aug. 4) Japan Standard Time at the time of liftoff. The HTV-4 spacecraft will arrive at the space station on Aug. 9. [See photos of Japan's nighttime HTV-4 space launch]
"The flight goes very smoothly," a JAXA launch controller said as the HTV-4 spacecraft entered orbit.
The Kirobo space robot is a diminutive mechanical person just 13 inches (34 centimeters) tall built to converse with astronauts on long space voyages. The robot, and its ground-based counterpart Mirata, are part of the Kibo Robot Project to study human-robot interaction technology. Kirobo speaks Japanese and is expected to talk to JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata when he arrives at the space station in November.
Kibo, which means "hope" in Japanese, is the name of Japan's research laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. The name of Kirobo is a merging of Kibo and robot, project officials have said.
Kirobo and Mirata were built by scientists and engineers at the by the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology. Both robots come equipped with voice-recognition and face-recognition technology, as well as a camera, emotion recognition and natural language processing. The Toyota Motor Corp., Robo Garage and the public relations company Dentsu Inc. are partners in Kibo Robot Project.


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Real 'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort shopping inspirational reality TV seriesAdd to Favorites | Fashion Star
Jordan Belfort, the titular character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the latest Martin Scorsese flick "The Wolf of Wall Street," soon could be getting his own reality show.
The man who was imprisoned for 22 months after being convicted of fraud crimes connected to the stock market is described as "TV gold" according to several executives who have met with him.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Electus CEO Chris Grant -- the head of the studio behind "Fashion Star" and "Mob Wives" -- has been "hopelessly smitten" with Belfort since reading his 2007 memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street." The pair has been pitching Belfort's "unique set of business skills" as an uplifting show that shows him "stepping in to help others who, like him, have hit rock bottom but still hold out some hope for redemption."
Belfort, 51, has been working as a successful motivational speaker, with his new life based out of Manhattan Beach, Calif. He is also reportedly engaged.
Though "The Wolf of Wall Street" has been praised by critics and done well in the box office, it also has been detracted by people like Christina McDowell (the daughter of a man who testified against Belfort in court) as a "reckless attempt at continuing to pretend that these sorts of schemes are entertaining." Surely a television series about Belfort will get the same response.


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Intermountain Healthcare's Marc Probst, Chief Information
Officer and Vice President of Information Systems, spoke to members of Congress
on November 14 at a hearing of the subcommittee on technology and innovation of
the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Below is a summary of his testimony. The full text is viewable at the Committee on Science, Space and Technology website:
Is 'Meaningful Use' Delivering Meaningful
An Examination of Health Information
Technology Standards and Interoperability Subcommittee on
Technology and Innovation of the Committee
on Science, Space and TechnologyU.S. House of Representatives, November 14,
Summary of the
Testimony of Marc Probst, Chief Information Officer and Vice President of
Information Systems, Intermountain Healthcare
My name is Marc Probst, and I am the Chief Information
Officer and Vice President for Information Systems at Intermountain Healthcare,
a nonprofit integrated health system in Salt Lake City, Utah. I am also an
appointed member of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC).
With respect to the first question posed in the
Subcommittee's letter, which asks what progress has been made as a result of
the HITECH Act towards greater health information technology (HIT)
interoperability, my answer is yes, progress has been made, but it is only a
beginning. We must set a clear road map and support an exchange infrastructure
and the adoption of standards that will make it easier to share health
information so clinicians and patients have the information in the form and
time they need it to make appropriate healthcare decisions. Presently, we lack
a shared infrastructure and long-term plan to make this possible.
The Australian railroad provides a useful example of the
importance of standards. In Australia, railroads developed independently, one
by one. While trains and tracks did get built, the railroad system was
constructed with many different gauges of rail, preventing railroad cars on one
set of tracks from running on others. After many years of subpar train service,
expensive work-arounds, and increasing costs, Australia defined a standard
gauge system. The process of standardizing the gauges was expensive and
disruptive, but efficiencies continue to be realized today.
There are parallels between the Australian railroad
experience and America's HIT experience. On the HITPC, work began almost
immediately, and requirements were created with the goal to increase the
Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs) across the country. The vast
majority of these Meaningful Use requirements deal with functions that an EHR
should be able to perform and requirements for what functions or data should be
shared between EHRs.
The existing HIT systems, be they vendor developed or
self-developed, also were built one-by-one and applied differing standards (the
great thing about healthcare standards is there are so many to choose from).
Although very effective for each institution, heroics are required to share
even basic data between them. We now essentially have our own Australian
railroad and fixing it will require leadership and investment.
The goals of ARRA and Meaningful Use of health
information technology (HIT) encourage acceleration of the adoption of
Electronic Health Record technology in our country. Meaningful Use and
certification requirements have started us down that road. The HITPC and ONC
have focused on leveraging available technologies to significantly advance the gathering
of digital data and incrementally introduce standards to support
interoperability. While continuing to support the current momentum created by
Meaningful Use, we must leverage all of the expertise in the federal government
to develop a long-range plan and architecture for a national healthcare
information technology infrastructure and outline the pathway to comprehensive
use of meaningful standards that facilitate national interoperability. This
will improve healthcare delivery quality, and significantly lower healthcare
costs. Successfully achieving that transition will also require significant
advanced planning, phasing and educational support of health
care providers as they change systems and workflows to
adopt the new standards.
I believe with true leadership and a commitment for
long-range planning and support for transitions, appropriate standards and
exchange infrastructure can be defined and implemented. If this is done,
innovation in HIT will skyrocket, costs for technology and access to knowledge
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Could it be a miracle? Almost
VATICAN CITY -- In a statement issued by Vatican officials today, Pope John Paul II expressed his desire to permanently alter his title to "His Most Rockin' Roman Pontificate."
Sources close to the 83-year old pontiff credit this somewhat uncharacteristic announcement to his recent purchase of 3 Day Guitar, an instructional guitar video that claims to turn absolute beginners into competent guitarists.
"Contrary to what some people might imagine, the Holy Father is actually quite the avid Internet user," says Cardinal Francó Wloszcyza, one of his chief confidants. "He went to www.3dayguitar.com and ordered the next-day delivery option. I've almost never seen him happier than when his DVD got here."
Understandably, this news has drawn mixed reactions among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Says Roberto Ruiz, a priest in Albuquerque, N.M.: "I'm not sure I stand firm in my support behind what seems to be a frivolous news item for the Church, but on the other hand, it takes some of the heat off the whole pedophilia thing, so I can't complain."
Lisa Rudolph, a Lutheran and manager of an independent record label based in Hell, Mich., nonetheless condones the Pope's new pasttime. "I think it's great! He's certainly got the star status; if he's got an iota of talent to go with it, I'd sign him tomorrow."
Among the songs the Pope can now be heard jamming to are religious favorites like "Silent Night" and "Amazing Grace," but every now and then, "...we hear a little bit of Elvis," adds Wloszcyna.


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A couple of days ago, Rovio released The Croods, a practically fowl-free resource management game based on DreamWorks' upcoming animated film of the same name. But it turns out that Rovio's The Croods is not the only official iOS tie-in for "The Croods."
Apparently, there's also some "pre-hysterical" fun to be had with the iOS app The Croods: Crood-ify Yourself:
The Croods invite you to Crood-ify Yourself! Ever wonder what you would look like as a prehistoric person? Upload or take a photo to Crood-ify yourself and your friends and family! Share your Crood-ified photo on Facebook/Twitter and post your Crood-ified photo on Instagram with #TheCroods for the most Croodaceous look in your social network!
Essentially, The Croods: Crood-ify Yourself is a photo booth app that lets you put your face into any of the featured characters from the movie. You can choose to be Grug, Eep, Guy, Thunk, Ugga, or Sandy.
If you can't see the video embedded above, please click here.
The app also lets you choose from four prehistoric backgrounds, three skin tones, and three hair colors. The app then lets you save your Crood-ified photo or share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
The app is rather silly. But hey, maybe you and your kid would end up having lots of fun Crood-ifying your silly faces with the app.
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 6.0 or later, The Croods: Crood-ify Yourself is available now in the App Store for free.
Rovio's The Croods is also available in the App Store for free.
DreamWorks' "The Croods" is set to hit theaters on Friday, March 22. The Croods: Crood-ify Yourself includes a link to Fandango, where you can get tickets for the movie.


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In early times, no one knew how volcanoes formed or why they spouted red-hot molten rock.
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The most important part of writing a business plan is thinking critically about your business and forcing yourself to answer crucial questions about strategy. You can do that in 40+ pages or you can do it on one page, but you've got to get it done.
If you're having trouble getting started with your business planning, try this: Write your business plan like it's a series of 10 tweets—one for every section of your business plan. Seriously! 140 characters is all you need to get your point across, and forcing yourself to boil each section of your business plan down to one main point is an exercise in decision-making and strategy all in itself. When you're done you'll have everything you need to take your next step, whether that's practicing your pitch to potential investors or a business partner, or sitting down to expand each tweet into a full section of a more traditional business plan.
What's in a Business Plan?
These are the 10 sections you'll want to cover as you compose your tweets:
- A one-sentence description of your business. (Value Proposition)
- The "problem" your product is responding to by being in the market. (Market Need)
- A description of your products (photos are great to add here). (Your Solution)
- Who else in the market is doing similar things and why are your products better? (Competition)
- Who buys or will buy your products? (Target Market)
- How much does it cost you to produce one of your products? How much do your products cost, how many of them will you sell this year, and how will you make a profit? (Financials: Budgeting & Forecasting)
- How do (or will) you market your products? (Sales Channels & Marketing Activities)
- What are your business achievements? What are you working toward? (Milestones)
- Who are you, and why are you the right person to lead your venture? (Management Team)
- Optional: How much money do you need to launch or grow your business, and what specifically will you use the funds for in your business? (Funding Needs & Use of Funds)
Let's Break it Down (in Under 140 Characters)
To stick with the spirit of Twitter, here are descriptions of what's needed in each section of your business plan in under 140 characters:
- Value Proposition: Describe the gist of your business. Hone in on what you do and what's special about it. (See: Creating a Unique Value Proposition)
- Market Need: No market need=no need to market your product. If unsure, ask (potential) customers why they like your product. You'll get your answer. (See: Know Your Industry Before You Start Your Business)
- Your Solution: Describe your product and why it's so great. Think what you'd say if someone asked you, "What do you sell?" (See: What You Sell)
- Competition: Think about who your customers will buy from if your products don't exist. Knowing competition is as important as knowing your customers.
- Target Market: Be specific about who buys your products (ex: gender, geography, age, etc). Segment your markets if you plan on reaching them differently. (See: Market Research and Industry Analysis)
- Financial Projections: How much does it cost you to make/market your products? How much do you plan to sell in a given time period? (See: The Financials)
- Sales Channels: This is where you will sell your product. Marketing Activities: How you will market your products. You may need different activities for each market segment. (See: How to Write a Marketing Plan)
- Milestones: What have you done so far, and what other goals are you shooting for? (Ex: buy supplies, create website, etc) This helps you stay on track. (See: Tim Berry's video advice on milestones)
- Management Team: Don't be afraid to brag about yourself and your team. Why are you the right person to lead your venture? Note unfilled roles on your team. (See: The People Behind The Plan)
- Funding Needs: You may need some funds (even just $500 to purchase materials). How will those funds help you, and when can you pay off the debt? (See: How to Get Your Business Funded)
Example: Haley's Vintage Hats
Following the above guidelines, I put this pitch for a (fake) Etsy store together in under an hour using LivePlan:
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Xalapa bypass opened last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of riding it yesterday from north to south.
From Perote to my garage in 1 hour and 15 mins flat with Sunday traffic through Cardel, the cuotas, and Veracruz/Boca Del Rio. Cuts the time from what was up to 2 and a half hours on a Sunday. Take your cameras, it parallels the canyon most of the way and the panoramic views are simply incredible.
Bob Loblaw, we need to talk, I found something yesterday you are going to really enjoy, you'll see it and believe it when you swing through! Yes, it is that good.
I am still buzzing from it 18 hours later! No pics on this one, no paperazzi, invitation only.
I know Julio is going to enjoy this one too, fresh trout along the way.
Rocky Mountain Oyster, since you might be coming through first, PM me and we'll see if we can meet up so I can use you as a guinea pig...sorry...neutral third party test rider.
Unless Craneguy and/or the Mystery Rider beats you to it. Schizz, if you are heading south, let me know.
Hey "Mr." Mike I'll might be coming to your state next month, Cusco, costa esmeralda And Jalapa to see an old friend I will appreciate if you start getting ready the red carpet
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Eleanor G McQuillen passed away Friday, March 14, 2014.
Eleanor was the daughter of the late Agnes (Robus) and Albert J. Green.
She was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Patricia Vitelli; and seven siblings.
Eleanor is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Edward J. McQuillen; children, Donna Ralph (David), Theresa, Eileen Brooke, Linda Matthews (Peter), Karen Neely (Andrew), Mary Malinaric (Thomas) and Edward J. Jr. (Beth); 24 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Alice Green; brothers-in-law, Francis McQuillen and Thomas Meehan; and son-in-law; David Vitelli (Lisa).
Eleanor was a devoted wife and mother. Her positive attitude and love for life ensured that she enjoyed an active social life, downhill skiing, bowling, Bridge, Irish dancing, dinner and a movie, trips with the Club Girls (Sophisticated Ladies), and summers in Sea Isle. She adored all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and would light up in the presence of her relatives and friends.
Eleanor's family will receive relatives and friends from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, at James J. McGhee Funeral Home, 690 Belmont Ave., Southampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 611 Knowles Ave., Southampton. Eleanor will be laid to rest in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Warrington Township.
Condolences may be sent to Eleanor's family by visiting the funeral home's Web site below. James J. Mc Ghee Funeral Home,


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Luanda — The Angolan vice president, Manuel Vicente, left Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on Tuesday back home after attending the 20th Summit of the Africa Union's Heads of State and Government that closed on Monday.
Opening the event, the AU outgoing chairman, Thomas Yayi Boni, appealed for unity of the member countries and their leaders in the promotion of stability and development in the continent.
The AU Summit of Heads of State and Government approved on Monday in Addis Ababa, the continental organisation's Solemn Declaration on the situation in Mali, in which the body assume the commitment to raise resources to help the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) to get deployed and successfully fulfill its mandate.
Meanwhile, on the fringes of the summit, the Angolan vice president met separately with the president of Malawi, Joyce Banda, and with the special envoy of the Russian president for African Affairs, Mikhail Margelov.
With the Malawian president, Manuel Vicente discussed the strengthening of economic cooperation between Angola and that country, especially in the mining sector.
On the other hand, the Angolan vice president discussed with the Russian Federation delegation matters concerning a boost to cooperation in the production of bio-fuels.
The next AU Summit will take place in May this year in Addis Ababa.


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1 (6 ounce) can
tuna, drained
1 tablespoon
chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup
chopped celery
1/2 cup
1/2 teaspoon
lemon juice
1/4 cup
chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon
garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon
1/8 teaspoon
ground black pepper
paprika to taste
I have been making this tuna salad since it was uploaded over 4 years ago. Definitely only make this with 12 oz of tuna. Do NOT be afraid to add more celery and onion. In mine I put closer to 1/2 cup of each. Also, in addition to everything in this recipe try adding 3/4 TBSP of red wine vinegar. It is AMAZING. I just made a batch and I think I would ruin it by putting in on a sandwich with cheese. For now I'm just eating it with crackers so I can taste all of the fresh flavors.
This has all the makeings for a great tuna fish sandwich. I made just like the recipe with the exception of adding a chopped dill pickle. Do note that the recipe will make a lot more than four servings.
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Mmmmm, I could eat a tuna sandwich every single day I love it that much. This recipe is good, I like the addition of the fresh parsley & lemon juice. I also added some hot giardinera relish, (which may sound strange but is really good with tuna). I cut the mayo down to 1/4 cup & it was still too much for my preference, but I really did like the recipe. Thanks Emily! ;)
Best tuna salad I ever tasted.
This recipe is amazing. Very flavorful, and definately not fishy tasting. I like it on toasted bread with a thick tomato slice and topped with melted cheese, yum!
I made this for lunch today and used light mayo, a bit less than called for actually. It was great - just perfect on whole grain toast.
I didn't have fresh parsley, I used dried instead. I also didn't add any extra salt as tuna fish is pretty salty on it's own. This made two sandwiches. I didn't have any myself but the kids seemed to like it. My son said it needs pickles next time.
I used 2 cans of tuna, 2 stalks of chopped celery (coz liked the extra crunchiness), a small red chopped onion (coz liked the spiciness). Also added 1 tsp. of sweet relish, squeezed 1/2 small-sized lemon juice onto the tuna and finally added some dried cranberries as well as raisins onto 1/2 cup of mixture consisting of miracle whipp & regular mayo. I served this salad with wholemeal bread as breakfast and lunch the next day & found that it taste soooo yummy as I am eating now... minus the usual fishy smell; while hubby just texted to review that though this salad tastes good, but it doesn't taste like tuna anymore! So, a 4-star for this recipe to justify our mixed reviews but I personally would make this again and again and again... as I love the refreshing and unique taste. LATEST: Finished off the salad leftover this afternoon over 4 pieces of low-salt crackers and topped with some ceyanne pepper and the tuna salad really tasted so much better with crackers on the 2nd day, believe me... Yummy, yummy and yummy:)
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Tuna Fish Salad
Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 253
Calories from Fat: 200
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Progress Audio Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter demonstrates that affordable, dedicated plug-ins still have plenty to offer
Shapeshifter is one of a new breed of modular effects plug-ins. It combines a variety of envelope, filter, gate, sequencing, compression, chorus, reverb and delay modules, all of which can be turned on or off and rearranged in the signal path simply by dragging and dropping them.
The sound quality is good, but the real stand-out feature of Shapeshifter is its interface. Although it's relatively basic, it's also very intuitive, and different enough to push you in new directions.
There's also a no-nonsense approach to the list of parameters that makes it fun and gratifying to use. If you want a stunning reverb sound or a classic Lexicon delay, you'll find Shapeshifter to be a little limited, but at the end of the day it's not really designed to provide such things.
One drawback is the lack of a killer preset selection, and we should also say that Shapeshifter sounds decidedly digital. However, these aren't necessarily bad things unless you simply must have analogue-style sound or can't be bothered to program. If these aren't issues for you, Shapeshifter is well worth a look.
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Fantastic interface.
Sounds too digital.
An intuitive, fun and easy-to-use interface means that Shapeshifter will appeal to those who like to tweak creatively.
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Bulls Have Bigger Issues than Refs
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The Chicago Bulls have much, much bigger issues right now than the referees.
You couldn't tell that from the talk around Chicago or even at times from coach Tom Thibodeau. It's about the foul calls, it's about LeBron James the flopper. For the coach and his $35,000 rant, that was simply him trying to influence the officials going forward — the Bulls know they need to be physical and aggressive to win Game 4 to even this series. They want the latitude to do that.
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John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury (c. 1120 – 25 October 1180), who described himself as Johannes Parvus ("John the Little"),[1] was an English author, educationalist, diplomat and bishop of Chartres, and was born at Salisbury.
Early life and education[edit]
He was of Anglo-Saxon, not of Norman extraction, and therefore apparently a clerk from a modest background, whose career depended upon his education. Beyond that, and that he applied to himself the cognomen of Parvus, "short", or "small", few details are known regarding his early life. From his own statements it is gathered that he crossed to France about 1136, and began regular studies in Paris under Peter Abelard, who had for a brief period re-opened his famous school there on Montagne Sainte-Geneviève.
His vivid accounts of teachers and students provide some of the most valuable insights into the early days of the University of Paris.[2] After Abelard's retirement, John carried on his studies under Alberich of Reims and Robert of Melun. From 1138 to 1140 he studied grammar and the classics under William of Conches and Richard l'Evêque, the disciples of Bernard of Chartres, perhaps at Chartres. Bernard's teaching was distinguished partly by its pronounced Platonic tendency, and partly by the stress laid upon literary study of the greater Latin writers. The influence of the latter feature is noticeable in all John of Salisbury's works.
About 1140 he was at Paris studying theology under Gilbert de la Porrée, then under Robert Pullus and Simon of Poissy. In 1148 he resided at the Abbey of Moutiers-la-Celle in the diocese of Troyes, with his friend Peter of Celle. In 1148 he was present at the Council of Reims, presided over by Pope Eugene III, and was probably presented by Bernard of Clairvaux to Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, under whose sponsorship he returned to England about 1153, having spent some time in Rome as secretary to the English pope Adrian IV, Nicholas Breakspear.[3]
Secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury[edit]
Appointed secretary to Theobald, he was frequently sent on missions to the papal see. During this time he composed his greatest works, published almost certainly in 1159, the Policraticus, sive de nugis curialium et de vestigiis philosophorum and the Metalogicon, writings invaluable as storehouses of information regarding the matter and form of scholastic education, and remarkable for their cultivated style and humanist tendency. The Policraticus also sheds light on the decadence of the 12th-century court manners and the lax ethics of royalty. The idea of contemporaries standing on the shoulders of giants of Antiquity first appears in written form in the Metalogicon. After the death of Theobald in 1161, John continued as secretary to Thomas Becket, and took an active part in the long disputes between that primate and his sovereign, Henry II, who looked upon John as a papal agent.[4]
His letters throw light on the constitutional struggle then agitating England. With Becket he withdrew to France during the king's displeasure; he returned with him in 1170, and was in Canterbury at the time of Becket's assassination. In the following years, during which he continued in an influential situation in Canterbury, but at what precise date is unknown, he wrote a Life of Becket.
Bishop of Chartres[edit]
In 1176 he was made bishop of Chartres, where he passed the remainder of his life. In 1179 he took an active part in the Third Council of the Lateran. He died at or near Chartres on October 25, 1180.[1]
Scholarship and influences[edit]
John's writings are excellent at clarifying the literary and scientific position of 12th century Western Europe. Though he was well versed in the new logic and dialectical rhetoric of the university, John's views imply a cultivated intelligence well versed in practical affairs, opposing to the extremes of both nominalism and realism a practical common sense. His doctrine is a kind of utilitarianism, with a strong leaning on the speculative side to the modified literary scepticism of Cicero, for whom he had unbounded admiration and on whose style he based his own. His view that the end of education was moral, rather than merely intellectual, became one of the prime educational doctrines of western civilization, but his influence is to be found, not in his immediate contemporaries but in the world-view of Renaissance humanism.[5]
Of Greek writers he appears to have known nothing at first hand, and very little in translations. The Timaeus of Plato in the Latin version of Chalcidius was known to him as to his contemporaries and predecessors, and probably he had access to translations of the Phaedo and Meno. Of Aristotle he possessed the whole of the Organon in Latin; he is, indeed, the first of the medieval writers of note to whom the whole was known.
Fictional portrayals[edit]
John was portrayed by actor Alex G. Hunter in the 1923 silent film Becket, based on a play by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Primary sources and further reading[edit]
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: John of Salisbury
- Latin text
- Metalogicon, edited by J.B. Hall & Katharine S.B. Keats-Rohan, Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis (CCCM 98), Turnhout, Brepols 1991.
- Latin text and English translations
- Anselm & Becket. Two Canterbury Saints' Lives by John of Salisbury, Ronald E. Pepin (transl.) Turnhout, 2009, Brepols Publishers,ISBN 978-0-88844-298-7
- The Letters of John of Salisbury, 2 vols., ed. and trans. W. J. Millor and H. E. Butler (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979–86)
- Historia Pontificalis, ed. and trans. Marjorie Chibnall (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986)
- John of Salisbury's Entheticus maior and minor, ed. and trans. Jan van Laarhoven [Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters 17] (Leiden: Brill, 1987)
- English translations
- Policraticus, ed. and trans. Cary Nederman (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990)
- The statesman's book of John of Salisbury; being the fourth, fifth, and sixth books, and selections from the seventh and eighth books, of the Policraticus, trans. John Dickinson (New York: Knopf, 1927)
- Frivolities of courtiers and footprints of philosophers, being a translation of the first, second, and third books and selections from the seventh and eighth books of the Policraticus of John of Salisbury, trans. Joseph B. Pike (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1938)
- The Metalogicon, A Twelfth-Century Defense of the Verbal and Logical Arts of the Trivium, trans. Daniel McGarry (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1955)
- Metalogicon, translated by J.B. Hall, Corpus Christianorum in Translation (CCT 12), Turnhout, Brepols, 2013.
- Studies
- A Companion to John of Salisbury, ed. Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud, Leiden, Brill, Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, 57, 2014 (copyright 2015), 480 p. (ISBN 9789004265103)
- Michael Wilks (ed.), The World of John of Salisbury, Oxford, Blackwell, 1997.
- English excerpts of John's political theory
External links[edit]
- John of Salisbury entry by Kevin Guilfoy in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.


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My watercolor "Star Bridge Across the Sky" was sold long time ago; however, it still remains favorite art work in my and many other people's hearts... Now the cards with the print from this watercolor are available for purchase at my online shop: www.etsy.com/shop/StarkovaGallery
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Upcoming show in July
The new show "Tanabata Star Festival" is opening this coming Saturday, July 7 at 7pm, at Kaji Aso Studio Nature and Temptation Gallery. A group exhibition of paintings, drawings, ceramics with poetry readings and new music performances inspired by the theme of the Japanese legend "Tanabata" and Star Festival. Come to see my new work alive!
The show is open July 7 through July 31
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