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Cincinnati Public Schools seems to be playing a big role in reforming Ohio's school funding formula. Superintendent Mary Ronan got a call from Gov. John Kasich's office about the per-pupil funding formula CPS uses to distribute funds to its schools. It seems the state might adopt a similar method, but Ronan is cautious: "I do think it's one of the ways you could do it, a per-pupil funding, but I have to say, we were always tweaking every year ... because sometimes those formulas can be a bit off and any time we saw one school getting a lot more than another ... we tried to refine it every year over probably the 15 years we have used it." She also notes schools are getting "bare minimum" funding right now. CityBeat covered budget problems at CPS here.
In general, state budget cuts have led to fewer teachers in Ohio schools. Gov. Kasich previously urged schools to focus on classroom instruction, but it seems the words aren't being followed up with proper funding.
Southwestern Ohio judges are clashing over double-dipping. The practice involves government workers retiring and getting rehired so they can collect pensions and a paycheck at the same time. At a meeting, Hamilton County Judge Melba Marsh said she wants to allow Magistrate Michael Bachman to retire and then be rehired so he doesn't lose a 3-percent increase to his retirement, which is otherwise being eliminated by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System after 2012. But the move has been met with resistance from other judges.
For Cincinnati hospitals, Medicare changes mean some loss and some gain.
The online campaign urging Macy's to dump Donald Trump circled a "Dump Trump" billboard around Macy's headquarters. The anti-Trump movement has gained about 680,000 signatures since it started.
On Christmas Eve, some spent time with family, while Butler County Deputy David Runnells helped deliver a baby in the back of a car during an emergency call.
Ohio will use $20 million out of $200 million in casino funds to train incumbent workers. Gov. Kasich says the program could help avoid layoffs.
It seems Mitt Romney's presidential campaign really thought they were going to win. In campaign memos leading up to the election, campaign staff said the race was "unmistakably moving in Mitt Romney's direction," and the campaign ridiculed the possibility of losing Ohio due to the Romney campaign's "better ground game." But President Barack Obama had a much larger ground game for one-on-one interaction, which is one of the factors former Romney staff now say led to their demise. But whatever. Romney didn't want to be president, anyway, says son Tagg Romney: "He wanted to be president less than anyone I've met in my life. He had no desire to ... run."
Fiscal cliff talks aren't going well. President Obama cut his vacation early to work out negotiations. If Republicans and Democrats can't work out their problems, a series of spending cuts and tax hikes dubbed the "fiscal cliff" will kick in throughout 2013. But it's looking more and more likely the nation will head off the cliff, considering U.S. Speaker John Boehner can't even pass tax hikes on people making more than $1 million a year.
Ever wonder what dinosaur meat would taste like? Well, Popular Science has that covered.
A new analysis suggests that tax revenue from Ohio's new casinos will not be enough to make up for state spending cuts to cities and counties. The findings of the Oct. 1 analysis, by left-leaning Policy Matters Ohio, apply even to casinos and big cities that get extra casino tax revenue. They still lose twice in state aid what they get in new taxes, according to the report.
Overall, the analysis found that new casino revenue will provide $227 million a year to counties and cities. In total, state aid to counties and cities has been cut by about $1 billion. That means the tax revenue isn't even one quarter of what cities and counties will need to make up for cuts.
The cuts also won't be enough to make up for state cuts to schools. When casino plans propped up around the state, governments promised that revenue from casinos would be used to build up schools. However, state aid to K-12 education has been cut by $1.8 billion, and new tax revenue will only make up 0.5 to 1.5 percent of those cuts in most school districts, according to the Policy Matters report.
In 2013, Cincinnati will become the fourth Ohio city with a casino. Cleveland and Toledo have casinos, and a new casino opened in Columbus Oct. 8.
Currently, the system is set up so each casino is taxed at 33 percent of gross revenues. That revenue is split into many pieces with approximately 34 percent going to the school fund. Each city with a casino also gets an exclusive 5 percent of its casino's revenue.
For Cincinnati, that means about $12.1 million in new annual tax revenue. But even with that revenue, Cincinnati will still be losing about $17.7 million in state funding, according to calculations from Policy Matters.
In past interviews, Rob Nichols, spokesperson for Gov. John Kasich, has repeatedly cited the constitutional requirement to balance Ohio's budget to defend any state budget cuts: "The reality is we walked into an $8 billion budget deficit. We had to fix that."
Cuts Hurt Ohio, a website showing cuts to state aid, was launched by Policy Matters earlier this year. That website found $2.88 billion in cuts to state aid with $1.8 billion in cuts to education and $1.08 billion in cuts to local governments. In Hamilton County, that translated to a $136 million cut to education and a $105 million cut to local government.
The report does caution that its findings are "necessarily tentative": "Projected revenues have come down significantly since the 2009 campaign for the casino proposal, and the expected opening of numerous gambling facilities makes it hard to be sure what revenues will be. We estimate casino tax revenue based on several sources, including state agencies, casino operators, and former taxation department analyst Mike Sobul. Our numbers reflect a comparatively optimistic assessment."
Ohio was among various states in the nation that passed more abortion restrictions between 2011 and 2013 than the entire previous decade, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
Between 2011 and 2013, states passed 205 new restrictions on abortion. Between 2001 and 2010, states passed only 189 new restrictions.
The trend is unsurprising for Ohio, which the Guttmacher Institute says has been "hostile to abortion" since 2000, but the timeline shows a clear shift in state policies around the nation since the tea party rose to national prominence in 2010.
Ohio's latest restrictions were passed last June by Ohio Republicans through the two-year state budget.
Among other restrictions, one measure forces doctors to perform an external ultrasound on a woman seeking an abortion and tell her if a heartbeat is detected and the statistical probability of the fetus making it to birth.
Ohio and Oklahoma were also the only states in 2013 to pass restrictions on federal funding for family planning providers, the Guttmacher Institute claims.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, insist they don't use public funds for abortions, instead funding the procedure with the help of private contributions.
But Ohio Republicans, who predominantly oppose abortion rights, went through with the restrictions anyway, ultimately hitting some family planning service providers that don't even offer abortions.
"Members of the House who have issues with Planned Parenthood have only issues with the abortion services," Michael Dittoe, spokesperson for Ohio House Republicans, told CityBeat last June. "The rest of what Planned Parenthood provides, I imagine they have no issue with whatsoever."
Ohio Democrats, particularly gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, have made their opposition to the anti-abortion measures part of their campaigns to unseat Gov. John Kasich and other Ohio Republicans who hold top executive positions in the state. But given the Guttmacher Institute's timeline, reversing the trend could require a radical shift in the state government of the past 14 years.
Gov. John Kasich's school funding plan may not be so progressive after all. In his initial announcement, Kasich promised the program will be more progressive by raising funding to poorer schools, but this fact from StateImpact Ohio seems to contradict that claim: "Under the projections released by the state, a suburban district like Olentangy that has about $192,000 of property value per student would get a more than three-fold increase in state funding. Meanwhile, Noble Local, a small rural district with about $164,000 of property wealth per student sees no increase in state funding." The Toledo Blade found Kasich's education plan favors suburban schools. The Akron Beacon Journal pulled numbers that show rich, growing school districts will do fine under the plan. According to The Columbus Dispatch, 60 percent of Ohio schools will not see increases in funding from Kasich's plan.
The Ohio Department of Transportation is now shying away from statutory guarantees for northern Ohio in the Ohio Turnpike plan. Originally, Kasich promised 90 percent of Ohio Turnpike funds will remain in northern Ohio, albeit with a fairly vague definition of northern Ohio. Now, even that vague 90 percent doesn't seem to be sticking around. But the plan would still be a massive job-creating infrastructure initiative for the entire state. The Ohio Turnpike runs along northern Ohio, so changes to fees and the road affect people living north the most.
WLWT published a thinly veiled criticism of local teacher
salaries. The article pointed out Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) pays
45 of its employees more than $100,000 a year.
Of those people, 42 are administrators and three are teachers. In
comparison, the highest paid Cleveland school teacher makes $86,000. The
article also glances over the fact CPS is "the number one urban-rated
school district in the state" to point out the school district is still
lacking in a few categories. As CPS Board President Eileen Reed points
out, a school district needs to attract better educators with higher
salaries if it wants to improve. Paying teachers less because the school
district is performing worse would only put schools in a downward
spiral as hiring standards drop alongside the quality of education.
County commissioners seem supportive of Kasich's budget. Republican commissioners Chris Monzel and Greg Hartmann said the budget could be "revolutionary" by changing how county governments work. Democratic Commissioner Todd Portune highlighted the Medicaid expansion in the budget. As "revolutionary" as the budget could be, it's not enough to make up for Ohio and Kasich's troubled past.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital was ranked the third best pediatric hospital in the United States by Parents magazine.
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments is looking for comments on updating the region's bike map. Anyone who wants a say should leave a comment here.
The upcoming Horseshoe Casino is partnering up with local hotels to offer a free shuttle service that will seamlessly carry visitors around town.
One courageous grandma stood up to an anti-gay pastor. During a sermon, the pastor outed a gay high school student and told everyone they would "work together to address this problem of homosexuality." At that point, the grandma snapped at the pastor, "There are a lot of problems here, and him being gay is not one of them." She then apologized to the boy and walked out.
Music has a lot of effects on the brain. Here is an infographic that shows them.
Bonus science news: Earth-like planets could be closer than most people think.
The latest batch of bad streetcar news provoked a harsh memo to the city manager's office from Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, a Democrat who has long supported the $125 million transit project. In the memo, Qualls wrote about "serious concerns" regarding the project's costs and timetable.
"Whether people support or oppose the streetcar project, everyone has a vested interest in getting the most for our public dollars and in having the highest confidence in the management of the project," Qualls wrote. "While a council majority has continued to support the project, council has not given the administration a 'blank check.'"
The memo suggested putting the streetcar project through "intensive value engineering" to bring the project's budget and timetable back in line — preferably in time for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The memo is in response to streetcar construction bids coming in $26 million to $43 million over
budget. Meg Olberding, city spokesperson, says the bids leave the city with
two options: The city could take up the current bids, which could have their costs brought down upon further review, or the city could reject the
bids and rebid the project, which would cause delays. But Olberding also cautions that the administration is still working on fully reviewing the bids — a process that could take weeks or longer.
Qualls is running for mayor against John Cranley, a former Democratic council member. Cranley has been a vocal opponent of the streetcar project — creating a strong contrast between the two candidates that has placed the streetcar in the center of the 2013 mayoral race.
Earlier today, Cranley held a press conference asking the city to halt the streetcar project. In a statement, he argued it is "irresponsible" to continue work on the streetcar in light of the higher costs.
CityBeat previously covered the streetcar and how it relates to the race between Qualls and Cranley ("Back on the Ballot," issue of Jan. 23).
There's even more bad news coming from Ohio's newly privatized prison. Violence last week forced Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to call in the state's special response team, according to Plunderbund. Two teams from the Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation were dispatched. Gov. John Kasich pushed prison privatization in his 2012-2013 budget to save costs. CityBeat covered private prisons and the shady connections CCA had to the current state government prior to the sale here.
There might be a court case disputing JobsOhio's constitutionality, but that hasn't stopped the state government from moving forward with implementing the private, nonprofit agency. On Friday, the state announced it transferred $500 million in state liquor funds to JobsOhio. The Ohio Supreme Court recently agreed to take up a case from ProgressOhio disputing whether state funds can be used for the private agency. Kasich established the agency in an effort to encourage job growth in Ohio.
Kasich will reveal the blueprint for his 2014-2015 budget plan later today. According to Gongwer, his proposed budget will cut personal income taxes across the board
and offset the cuts by closing loopholes and broadening the sales tax
base. The governor has long been eying an income
tax cut. He previously suggested raising the oil and gas severance tax
to help pay for a tax cut, but the plan faces bipartisan opposition.
In the 2013 mayoral race, John Cranley is currently outraising
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, but both Democrats are fairly close. Qualls has raised $134,188, while Cranley
has raised $170,877. Most of the race has focused on the streetcar so far, with Qualls supporting and Cranley against the twice-voter-approved transit project.
The city of Cincinnati and Duke Energy have reached a limited agreement to meet in court to settle who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar's tracks. As part of the agreement, Duke will begin moving lines in the next few weeks, even while the city and Duke wait for courts to decide who will pay for moving the lines. Mayor Mark Mallory also announced the city will try to finish the streetcar project in time for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but he added there are no guarantees. For more on the streetcar and how it relates to the 2013 mayoral race, check out CityBeat's cover story.
Libertarian Jim Berns recently forced a mayoral primary by entering the race.
Community leaders around Greater Cincinnati are mapping out veteran services programs.
Ohio is expanding its foreclosure prevention program. The maximum benefit possible has increased from $25,000 to $35,000, and the highest annual household income allowed to participate in the program is now $112,375.
The Ohio Board of Regents finished moving to the Ohio Board of Education building.
Looks like Ohio First Lady Karen Kasich's Twitter account was hacked.
Smokers will pay higher prices under Obamacare.
Physicists have created crystals that are nearly alive.
Mayor John Cranley could dismantle a deal that would produce a grocery store, 300 luxury apartments and a new parking garage downtown. Cranley says he doesn't want millions put toward the deal, even though the developer involved plans to invest another $60 million. Councilman Chris Seelbach says the deal isn't dead just because of the mayor's opposition, and City Council could act to bypass the mayor, just like the legislative body did with the streetcar project and responsible bidder. To Seelbach, the deal is necessary to bring much-needed residential space and an accessible grocery store downtown.
Cincinnati officials and startup executives will try to bring Google Fiber, which provides Internet speeds 100 times faster than normal broadband, to Cincinnati. Google plans to hold a national competition to see which cities are most deserving of its fiber services. "Over the last several years, Cincinnati's innovation ecosystem has made tremendous strides," Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld said in a statement. "We're increasingly becoming a magnet for talented entrepreneurs across the country who want to come here to bring their big ideas to life. We need to ensure that we have the modern technological infrastructure to make Cincinnati nationally competitive."
Cincinnati's operating budget gap for fiscal 2015 now stands at $22 million, up from an earlier forecast of $18.5 million, largely because of extra spending on police pushed by Cranley and a majority of City Council. The city must balance its operating budget each year, which means the large gap will likely lead to layoffs and service cuts.
Commentary: "Budget Promises Spur Fears of Cuts."
Cranley won't re-appoint the chair of Cincinnati's Board of Health. When asked why, Chairwoman Joyce Kinley told City Council's Budget and Finance Committee that Cranley told her "he had to fulfill a campaign promise." Some city officials say they worry Cranley is putting politics over the city's needs.
Troubled restaurant Mahogany's needs to pay back rent or move out, The Banks' landlord declared Monday. The deciding moment for Mahogany's comes after months of struggles, which restaurant owner Liz Rogers blames on the slow development of the riverfront.
Kathy Wilson: "Mahogany's: Turn Out the Lights."
Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino supports 1,700 workers, making it the largest of Ohio's four voter-approved casinos.
At least one airline, Allegiant Air, plans to add flights from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Headline: "Man wakes up in body bag at funeral home."
"A 30,000-year-old giant virus has been revived from the frozen Siberian tundra," the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Meet Roger Jeremy Ramundo, the man police shot and killed on July 24 after what's now being called a "life or death struggle." Police say they first tried to subdue Ramundo, who had a history of mental health problems. But when Ramundo fired his gun once, an officer retaliated by firing two fatal shots into Ramundo's left back. For family members and colleagues, Ramundo's death came as a shock; none of them seemed to expect that he could turn violent. Ramundo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, according to the health care worker who notified police that Ramundo left home with his licensed gun, but he had been refusing to take his medication for either illness at the time of his death.
Budget cuts to human services, parks and other areas could be retroactively reduced or eliminated with higher-than-projected revenues from the previous budget cycle, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls announced yesterday. When City Council passed the city's operating budget in May, it had not yet received the full revenue numbers for the fiscal year that ended on June 30. With the full numbers expected to come in higher than originally projected, Council will be able to evaluate options for what and how much can be restored. Human services funding was cut by roughly one-third in the city budget, putting it at 0.3 percent of overall spending — far below the city's historic goal of 1.5 percent.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine won't appeal the temporary restraining order that forces the state to recognize a Cincinnati same-sex couple on their death certificate, but DeWine says he'll continue defending the state's ban on gay marriage. Lisa Hackley, DeWine's spokesperson, noted that such restraining orders are normally not susceptible to appeal. Hackley's explanation contradicts an earlier report from The Cincinnati Enquirer that the order was going to be appealed. Meanwhile, FreedomOhio says it will try to put an amendment legalizing marriage equality on the November 2014 ballot, which CityBeat covered here when the group was still aiming for the 2013 ballot.
The I-71/MLK Interchange yesterday moved closer to its $107.7 million funding goal when Ohio's Transportation Review Advisory Council gave preliminary approval to Gov. John Kasich's transportation plan, which will use $3 billion raised through Ohio Turnpike revenues to fund infrastructure projects around the state.
The Ohio Supreme Court will review whether anti-gambling opponents of racinos have standing to sue. Among other issues, critics argue that Kasich's legalization of video lottery terminals didn't represent an actual extension of the Ohio Lottery, which is why the state claims it was allowed to legalize the gambling machines without voter approval. The state's Supreme Court says it will decide the issue after it rules on a similar case involving privatized development agency JobsOhio.
Democrats are voicing uncertainty about whether Republicans will actually take up a Medicaid expansion bill in September. Republican legislators rejected the expansion in the state budget, but they've said they will take up the issue in the fall. The Health Policy Institute of Ohio found the expansion, which is funded mostly through federal funds from Obamacare, would insure half a million Ohioans and save the state money over the next decade.
Charter schools' big challenge: finding space to house their facilities.
An Ohio gun group raised $12,000 to buy George Zimmerman a gun or security system.
Drivers, beware: Hackers could soon be crashing your cars.
Drinking coffee has been linked to a 50 percent lower risk of suicide.
Republican Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel is hiring political workers and friends at his job again. His latest hires are Joe Aquilino, former campaign political director to Mandel's U.S. Senate campaign, and Jared Borg, former campaign political coordinator. During the 2010 campaign for the state treasurer's office, Mandel said, "Unlike the current officeholder, I will ensure that my staff is comprised of qualified financial professionals — rather than political cronies and friends — and that investment decisions are based on what is best for Ohioans." Mandel's spokesperson defended the hires by touting the treasurer's accomplishments in office.
With a vote set for tomorrow, it's still unsure how the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners will solve the stadium fund deficit, but it seems like both options require tax increases. Commissioner Todd Portune, the lone Democrat on the board, proposed increasing the sales tax by 0.25 percent. Board President Greg Hartmann, a Republican, presented an alternative plan that reduces the property tax rollback by 50 percent for two years, but he also said he's not sure how he'll vote. Commissioner Chris Monzel, a Republican, says he wants to find a plan that doesn't raise taxes.
Either parking services are privatized or 344 city employees are laid off. That's how City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. framed budget talks to City Council yesterday. The city has already made drastic cuts since 2000, laying off 802 employees. Dohoney also pushed for repealing the property tax rollback promised as part of the stadium deal in 1996, but City Council does not want to raise taxes in the middle of a slow economy. The fact is any form of austerity will be painful, so City Council should be as cautious of spending cuts as tax hikes. A public hearing on the budget will be held Thursday at 6 p.m.
The city of Cincinnati's plan to buy Tower Place Mall and the adjacent Pogue's Garage in downtown is moving forward. The city offered to buy the mall and garage for $8.5 million in order to spur economic development in the area. The parking garage and half-empty mall are currently in foreclosure.
Cincinnati State is looking to expand.
The Horseshoe Casino has begun its final round of hiring. The casino is set to open in spring 2013. A Washington Post analysis found casinos bring jobs, but also crime, bankruptcy and suicide.
One year later, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources hasn't followed up on a court order to compensate flooded landowners.
The State Controlling Board approved three programs that will provide transitional housing and other services to the homeless. As part of the initiative, Habitat for Humanity of Ohio will receive $200,000, the Homeless Crisis Response Program will receive $12,680,700 and the Supportive Housing Program will receive $9,807,600 from the Ohio Housing Trust Fund.
Great numbers from November from auto companies could mean more hires.
The U.S. Supreme Court is delaying action on same-sex marriage. CityBeat covered gay marriage in Ohio and whether Ohioans are ready to embrace it in a Nov. 28 cover story.
A dissolving nanofabric could soon replace condoms for protecting against pregnancy and HIV.
A motion proposed by a majority of City Council today would use leftover
revenue from the previous budget year to undo cuts to various programs,
including human services, parks and the Health Department.
The restorations mean no city workers will be laid off as a result of the operating budget passed in May. Previously, 60 positions had been cut, but many employees remained in different offices while the budget situation was worked out.
The cuts were previously approved with the 2014 budget before council members knew final revenue numbers for fiscal year 2013, which ended June 30. Council had to pass the budget 30 days early because the city's use of emergency clauses, which eliminate a waiting period on passed laws, was being held up in court.
The city ended up with roughly $10 million more revenue than projected in the past budget year. The Council motion uses nearly $4 million to undo some of the $20 million in cuts carried out in the latest budget. The rest of the extra revenue will be held until the city manager makes further suggestions, but some of that money will likely be saved for next year's budget gap, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls said at a press conference.
Human services funding is getting more than $510,000 restored, putting the program at 0.4 percent of the operating budget. Cincinnati has historically set a goal of directing 1.5 percent of the operating budget to human services, which flows through various agencies that aid low-income and homeless Cincinnatians.
The Health Department is getting the largest restoration at $900,000, allowing the city to bring back positions affecting junked vehicles, rodent control, litter and weed response, infant mortality and more.
Parks will also get back $400,000 out of $1 million that was cut in the previous budget. Another $312,000 is being used to restore recreation funding, particularly to keep the Busch Center open.
Other programs getting money back: the Center for Closing the Health Gap, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Film Commission, African American Chamber of Commerce, Urban Agriculture Program, Office of Environmental Quality, Neighborhood Support Fund, Neighborhood Business District Support Fund, Law Department and funding to 3CDC for Fountain Square maintenance.
Qualls claimed the higher-than-projected revenues are evidence the city's economic strategy is so far successful.
"Cincinnati's strategy of investing in jobs, neighborhoods, people is working," she said. "We are seeing an increase in revenue as a result of investments we are making."
Qualls also acknowledged that the budget debate has felt like a "roller coaster" for many citizens. Originally, Mayor Mark Mallory's administration claimed it would have to lay off police and firefighters if the city didn't lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority. But when the parking lease was held up in a court challenge, Council managed to pass a budget without the public safety layoffs. Now, Council is undoing further cuts and moving forward with the parking lease.
After the press conference, Qualls told CityBeat that some of the unused revenue may also be used to finance a disparity study that would gauge whether the city should change its contracting policies to favorably target minority- and women-owned businesses.


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We had a chance to sit down with Oliver Ganser, Product Strategy and Market Intelligence Manager at BMW, to discuss the M235i and 228i Coupes [Official Info Thread], which are having their world public debuts at Detroit this week and next.
Q: Does the M235i share the same electric power steering (EPS) system as the F20 M135i?
A: It's the same system as the M135i, but different than the new M3/M4′s EPS. The EPS in the M3/M4 received a lot of structural improvements.
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We hope you've been enjoying our coverage from the 2014 Detroit auto show, but we're not done yet!
We've just had the opportunity to speak to BMW M representatives, including BMW M CEO Dr. Nitschke, Carsten Pries (Director of Product, BMW M), Albert Biermann (Director of Engineering, BMW M) and Florian Nissl (BMW M4 Exterior Designer), on the new M3 and M4. This is what they had to say about some of the questions you had, as well as other topics in this FAQ .
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We've shown you many still images of the BMW M4 (photos), M3 (photos) and M235i (photos), now watch how they were introduced to the world at today's BMW Press Conference at the Detroit auto show.
Along with the BMW M3 and BMW M4 making their debuts at this exciting show (due to such marquee BMW model debuts), is the BMW M235i coupe and 228i coupe [See Official Thread].
The M235i with its 3.0L N55 inline 6 cylinder turbo engine achieves 322 hp / 332 lb-ft and covers 0-60mph in 4.8 sec (auto) and 5.0 sec (manual).
The 228i is powered by the 2.0L N20 inline 4 cylinder turbo engine, good for 240 hp / 258 lb-ft. 0-60mph takes 5.4 sec … CONTINUED
We've shown you the Yas Marina Blue F80 M3 making its world debut here at the Detroit Show, now have a look at the F82 M4 in Black Sapphire Metallic and Austin Yellow Metallic. If forced to pick, my choice would be the M4 in Black Sapphire over the Austin Yellow; it looks sinister!
As with the M3, both M4s wear the optional M Carbon Ceramic Brakes and the beautiful double-bubble carbon fiber roof.
Deliveries will also begin in June, and pricing will be announced at … CONTINUED
The 2014 BMW M3 (F80) and BMW M4 (F82) have just made their debuts here at the 2014 Detroit NAIAS show. Here is our first set of photos of the stunning F80 M3 in Yas Marina Blue. It's indeed more attractive in person as its metallic paint gives it a look and sheen that is hard to appreciate in photos.
We've tried to capture what we've seen with our eyes, so enjoy!
More photos (of M4) to come soon, so check back.
Along with the Austin Yellow BMW M4 coupe and Yas Marina Blue M3 sedan, there is also a third color model on hand – a Black Sapphire BMW M4 Coupe.
Here's a first look.
Here are the very first looks of the BMW M235i and 228i coupes on display at the 2014 Detroit NAIAS show starting tomorrow!
Tokyo Auto Salon 2014, the major Japanese tuner/aftermarket show, is currently underway in Tokyo and we are there to bring you the BMW models on display!
The F30/F32 3 Series and 4 Series dominate this year's array of BMWs, but there are still plenty of M3, M5, 5 Series, Z4 and E90/E92 3 Series being trotted out by major tuners.
Enjoy the views!
Video capturing the highlights of the BMW Group at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.
BMW recently announced the availability of several new BMW Individual frozen (matte) colors for the M5 and M6, including Frozen Black metallic, Frozen Blue metallic, Frozen Red metallic and Frozen Brilliant White metallic.
Exclusive to the M6 (all variants) however, is the addition of Frozen Cashmere Silver metallic, which we show you for the first time from the floor of the 2013 LA Auto Show. Based on our first look, we found it to be even more attractive than Frozen Silver.
See our other 2013 … CONTINUED
Here's a first look at a M Sport Edition 6 Series. This 650i Convertible on display at the 2013 LA Auto Show is optioned with the M Sport Edition Package, first announced in May and which began production in July.
The M Sport Edition package is available on all models and engine variants for the 6 Series range. It includes everything in the traditional M Sport package, but adds new Dynamic Digital Instrument Cluster, Full LED Adaptive Headlights, and the Executive Package. On 650i and … CONTINUED
BMW's press conference from the 2013 LA Auto Show yesterday, where the BMW 4 Series Convertible made its world debut, while the BMW i8 and X4 Concept made their North American debuts.
The production BMW i8 is making its North American premiere at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, looking striking in Crystal White.
This particular i8 was available for us to sit in and we had some great up-close looks at the many areas of exposed carbon fiber as well as the interior, which you can see in our photos. The interior materials felt good and the seats hugged well. Ingress/egress is difficult though as expected with a design like this. You can tell by … CONTINUED
From Tokyo, we've shown you the BMW M4 Concept and Alpina B4, but there were plenty of other models to check out.
Here's the rest of the best at the BMW display at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.
Active Tourer Concept Outdoor Concept
Note: the Active Tourer will come to market as the 2 Series Active Tourer and be available in AWD and FWD models. It will also be available in the US market.
Activehybrid 3 with M Performance Parts
BMW i3
BMW i8
BMW M135i
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M6 Convertible and Gran … CONTINUED
You've seen plenty of photos of the 435i, from events and now from owners, but the more the merrier. Here's the 435i Sport Lines on exhibit at both the Tokyo and LA auto shows.
BIMMERPOST 4 series news and features can be followed at http://www.bimmerpost.com/4-series/
Alpina has just debuted its newest model – the Alpina B4 Biturbo Coupe at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. Japan is Alpina's third largest market.
The B4 features the same powertrain as the Alpina B3 Biturbo, a twin turbo 3.0L inline 6 producing 410 HP and 443 LB-FT. The Alpina B4 Coupe covers 0-62 MPH in 4.2 seconds and runs up to 197 MPH. An 8 speed automatic transmission is standard.
Cosmetically and other performance upgrades include a front bumper lip, trunk spoiler, quad exhaust and … CONTINUED
The BMW M4 Concept has been making the rounds at many venues, beginning with its debut at the Pebble Beach week three months ago.
It's now making its auto show premiere at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, the only auto show that it will be making an appearance. That's because the next major auto show – the 2014 Detroit NAIAS in January will feature the dual world premieres of the production 2014 M3 (F80) and 2014 M4 (F82).
What will the production models bring? The M4 … CONTINUED

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All-Male Forum Revival, Starring Christopher Fitzgerald, Coming to Two River Theater
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In that Sports Illustrated article we mentioned the other day, Fred Wilpon suggested that the team's payroll is going to be slashed pretty dramatically next year, perhaps down to $100 million. Sandy Alderson spoke with the media yesterday, however, and he suggested that things may not be cut that low. More like down to $120 million or so, give or take.
Alderson did note that, obviously, there are a ton of factors in play that could affect that number including the minority investor who may or may not come on board soon, legal wrangling, what have you. Either way around $65 million is coming off the books following this season, so you know that payroll is going down regardless, but it will be interesting to see whose vision of the team's future — Fred Wilpon or Sandy Alderson's — will prevail.
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- sdelmonte - May 26, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Whose vision? Einhorn's!
- uyf1950 - May 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Is that comment coming from the same Sandy Alderson that this winter and spring said he didn't think the Mets had financial difficulties when he took the job and later on didn't he say something to the effect that any financial issues would not effect the operation of the Mets. Now we all know both of those comments weren't accurate. What would make anyone think his latest prediction might be accurate. That's just my opinion.
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I don't recall ever hearing Alderson say that he didn't think there were financial difficulties. And he has been right so far about the financial problems not affecting the operation of the team. The payroll increased this season over last season. The fact that it will decrease next season is something he has stated since he took the job.
- kennylee1221 - May 26, 2011 at 11:48 AM
payroll has nothing to do w/why the mets have wasted the last 25 seasons. They overpaid for crappy players and then use other teams higher payrolls as an excuse
- tsi4431 - May 26, 2011 at 1:21 PM
I wouldn't say wasted. The Mets had a pretty damn good team in 1999 and 2000. As well as, 2006 – 2008 where they made it to the 2006 NLCS and missed the playoffs by one game each year after. Other then Perez and Castillo all the other "crappy" players were in there prime before the injury curse hit.
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there are no standard rates. each country has a different range. it all comes down to what you can do it for plus whatever profit you feel is fair. do not undersell yourself...ie work for ten dollars an hour or something silly....
Basically take the hourly rate you would be happy with. Double it. Ask for that and if they say no, then come down from there. If you do not want to go back and forth take the hourly rate you are happy with and add twenty percent. if they say yes you just got a raise. if they say no you can come back down ten or the full twenty percent.
mb bills hourly. Our shanghai studio bills less than our SF studio due to costs of living differences...thats what i mean about there is no standard way of pricing...it all comes down to what you can do it for. if it is a higher texture or painting resolution it just takes more time...thus the higher price. there is no per pixel price. funny thought though.
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Right now I'm trying to estimate the average range for my country in proportion to USA. The more I think about it, the more it gets complicated beacause there are additional variables .
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That makes sense. Thanks for the input Jason! Thanks for the link Farvus. Any additional input and experiences are welcome. Thanks again guys.
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December 20th, 2007 #6
You can't ask for too much money - like Jason says, think of a rate and then double it.
This is because:
a) Unless you have a lot of experience at quoting, the work can often take longer than you think (though this may just be my inexperience).
b) As a freelancer, you're not going to be getting work all the time (again, perhaps this is just me?) so you want to cover your down days (weeks perhaps?).
c) and most importantly, because you're uber talented and the client gets what they pay for. Be confident! you are a professional arn't you? (the answer is yes by the way).
Basically there is no set rate, you base your quote on what the budget is - just don't ever undersell yourself - it hurts EVERYBODY (except the client I guess?).
.... ok, I'll tell you the truth... I normally charge 1c per pixel which gets me about $40,000 for your average 2048x2048 texture. Sometimes I just work at 1024x1024 and then just resize the texture to quadruple my paycheck.
December 20th, 2007 #7
a handy little tool to help figure these things out
December 20th, 2007 #8
One of my dad's clients writes and performs club (techno) music. He was called by a restaurant wanting to purchase a 6 hour recording of his mixes. This was the first time anyone ever wanted to purchase his music. He didn't want to seem over expensive and he was battling with issues with his self esteem. He thought it would be worth about $600 ($100 an hour) but he was unsure. Just to test the surface he told them it would cost $3000. They said yes.
Don't undersell yourself and just see what can happen. The above tactic is a good one, try it.
December 21st, 2007 #9
Excellent. You guys are a lot of help. Thank You!
JL.Alfaro; That would seem to make sence .
lol Puck...I know I was reaching with the per pixel pricing thing.
invinciblewombat: Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
Jake Korbin: You're right. Better to ask high and then go low.
December 21st, 2007 #10
Hell, I got people to buy 4 weapon concepts for 150 each. Each weapon takes less then an hour to do. You do the math. So in just less then 4 hours, I am $600 richer. But the one thing you have to remember, you cant just run in and say "dude! Im like the perfect one for this job!" Prove it. Have your portfolio set up with your best works, show your future employers some examples of things similar to what they want, kinda like a tattoo parlor, and get your name out there. You cant just start out and expect to make $150 an hour.
So my advice would be dont undersell yourself like everyone says, but don't overdo it unless you got the skills and the resume to back it up.
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December 26th, 2007 #11
Hhhmmm... My boss does graphic design stuff for a few businesses around town and he never charges less than $20 and hour, more if it's more difficult or if he has to run around and talk to a lot of people to verify measurements or find people to actually apply the designs etc.
If i'm drawing up a tattoo for someone, our shop as standard practice charges an initial $20 drawing deposit to even begin work on a drawing, $40 for really large pieces. (There's too many schmucks who'll just never come back, or show up a year later expecting you to have held on to the drawing for their hour and a half duration piece for all that time) Then we go by the hour as far as how long it's going to take to tattoo them. My rate is set at $100 an hour, but that's only for how long it will take to actually tattoo it, so while alot of people think that sounds unreasonable, they don't take into account that i might be spending three to five hours drawing it up. So for a two hour tattoo i'm charging approximately between 25 - 40 buck an hour, but i still have to share the profit with the shop after the fact, and i keep this in mind when people try and talk me down or haggle. I'll politely state my original rate once, and after that i go progressively higher each time they try to 'make a deal'.
If you know what your time is worth DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT! If you're really serious about the work and you're going to put the time in, they'll most likely be satisfied with the finished product and not as concerned with the initial cost as one might think. I've never once heard anyone complain about the cost of a tattoo once they were finished.
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December 26th, 2007 #12
Well that's the idea anyway - if you charge big bucks and then manage to deliver something kick-arse that totally blows them out of the water, then you will score big respect points - much better than letting the client think you are a 'discount' freelancer that they offload all their extra rotoscoping work on to.
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Despite everyone saying it has no effect on image quality etc. (which it hasn't) I have a 240mm f/5.6 Symmar-S I was trying to sell and it has the Schneideritis affliction and it certainly put people off.
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Despite everyone saying it has no effect on image quality etc. (which it hasn't) I have a 240mm f/5.6 Symmar-S I was trying to sell and it has the Schneideritis affliction and it certainly put people off.
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Agree. It would certainly put me off as a potential buyer. I guess this is just another one of those irritating things I'll have to live with.
Wrong forum I know.
Other datum points, my Fuji 150 6.3 I have had slightly longeer than the Nikon, no degradation with either optical nor mechanical (Seiko) mechanisms.
I would not hesitate to buy a Schneideritis lens if the price was right and I needed it.
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@ jupiter... fellow thread de-railier. I have had trouble with the FM series used with MD-12's they get wonky.
Shot a whole banquet in 1989 with one that had a bumm winding mechanism... the shutter was fine... it just stopped advancing film.. and it's not the only one I knew to have the issue again heavily used with an MD12.
I think Schneideritis is a lot like chicken-pox; it'll bother you once but then it's never a problem again.
My view camera ens sets are from the 1960s and many have Schneideritis - However, it dies not stop them from making superb negatives for breathtakingly strong, beautiful images and superb prints - (Without being unduly modest)
Schneideritis is actually good to have on your lenses. When you blow the opportunity for a great photo, you'll have something to blame it on.
All I'm saying is this should not happen to an expensive, precision piece of equipment, at least for a damn long time.
First of all, the problem isn't unique to Schneider. Boyer lenses' edge blacking is more prone, in my experience, to bubbling up than Schneiders.
Secondly, Boyeritis has no effect on lens' performance.
If you want to get mad about poor choice of materials, get mad about Rodenstock's and Voigthlaender's choice of uv-curing lens cement. Entirely too many Rodenstock lenses from the early '60s to the mid-70s and nearly all Apo-Skopars have major separation. Come to think of it, I have a 25-15 converter for my 25/1.4 Cine Ektar II with such horrible Newton's rings that it is completely unusable. So get mad at Kodak too.
If you want to get really mad, blow your stack at the mythical long-dead DIN standard that Rodenstock and Schneider use to justify their marketing claim that their taking lenses for general photography are apochromats.
Stop ranting about things you can't change and get on with building your LF kit and learning to use it.


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 Hi, my name is Amy. I was very hesitant to come on here, join a group and even discuss my story. After 5 rounds of IUI's ... 2 miscarriages and IVF - my husband and I finally find ourselves pregnant with two healthy (hopefully) babies ... We didn't even realize that we were going to be having twins until this morning. I have been going to RMA and we have seen my doctor every week for 5 weeks. It wasn't until this morning that we heard two healthy heartbeats - btwn 135 - 165. I am so excited but also so scared. Given my issues with PCOS, High Blood Pressure and my age - twins is a scary prospect. I am now going to start seeing a high risk fetal doctor in Manhattan. I want to be excited and so thrilled but I am also scared out of my mind. Has anyone gone through this ? Can someone share there experiences and stories. Is this the right group for me? I feel like this is the best day of my life, but also one of the scariest. Thanks All!!!
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I look forward to getting to know others with similar stories :-)
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Hi there,

I have a large family; 7 dc ages 16- 3yrs. Thankfully, they are wonderful helpful children & are thrilled that we are pregnant. We had a hard time working out insurance (dh's insurance is out of state), so I had to wait a loooong time to go to my OB. Thankfully, I have been pregnant before and knew how to care for myself- good diet, plenty of water, good supplements, and lots of rest.

At 28 weeks I finally got to see my OB, imagine my suprise to find we were expecting twins!!! They were doing great; healthy and active. I am now 31 weeks and in good shape. The dh & the kids are so happy and are being so helpful. The only issue I have is my back tends to lock up in the afternoon & I have to lie down because the pain is too intense. I figure it is a good way of making sure I don't push myself.

I am still wrapping my mind around twins, lol, and the pregnancy is definitely different.

Thanks!
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I've already had the experience of having singletons, my youngest being 1yr and 1/2, but I have no idea what to expect with these two. I'm currently 15 wks along and am still going thru the initial shock of finding out that I'm having twins, didn't think with my age it could happen, but they do run in my family on my dad's side. Any advice to ease my mind would be a big help.
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