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Back-to-school | Detroit's controversial new school superintendent Connie Calloway wants to change the face of blighted schools. "More than a hundred thousand kids in Detroit need a voice. Who would be their voice?"
Two years ago, Connie Calloway saw an ad in Education Week: Detroit Public Schools seeks new superintendent. "I thought, 'Wow. Who would take on that challenge?'" said Calloway, who was then serving as superintendent of the mostly black, low-income Normandy School District in St. Louis, Mo.
The Detroit district was-and is-known nationally as an educational disaster area, perhaps the country's worst. Standardized test scores are in the tank. As crime, poverty, and civic disarray push families out of the city, an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 students leave the district each year. The exodus is squeezing the district's budget, draining away millions annually. Now-at 116,000 kids-if the student population drops below 100,000, the district could lose its state classification as a first-class district.
Financial woes have already led district officials to lay off 555 teachers. Still, an entrenched bureaucracy has continued growing even as the district's teaching force has continued to shrink. Detroit Public Schools is in debt to the tune of $210 million, and the state could take over management of the district if it doesn't get its financial act together. Meanwhile, a complex maze of fiefdoms and political grudges that stretch back decades has repeatedly choked reform efforts in the cradle.
Calloway tucked away that issue of Education Week, but not long afterward, an envelope appeared in her mailbox. It was a letter from DPS asking qualified superintendents to consider applying for the position. That's when she began to feel a tugging on her heart.
"I knew when I received that letter that I would be Detroit's superintendent," she told WORLD. "But people of faith will understand when I say I spent a great deal of time talking to my Lord about it. I told Him, 'I'm OK where I am. I'd like to retire here in two years. Is this assignment for someone else?'"
But the longer she prayed, she said, the more that answer appeared to be no. "Every time I went to my private place of prayer, the more clearly I saw my calling . . . more than a hundred thousand kids in Detroit needed a voice. Who would be their voice?"
In July, Calloway, an unabashed evangelical, became that voice. But her fiery faith comes with a personal style that, depending on the observer, ranges from passionate and demanding to intimidating and difficult. Will her no-nonsense style unify opposing forces in the DPS system, or deepen divisions between them?
Born in Alabama and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Calloway comes from a family that values both education and their Christian faith. "I don't have a memory of not being in church," Calloway said. The only time she or any of her three sisters stayed home from First Abysinnia Baptist was when they were too ill to attend. (Perhaps explaining why Calloway's sister, Mary, holds the record as the congregation's longest-serving collector of Sunday school offering envelopes.) Calloway's father was a civil servant and her mother a postal worker; both instilled in their girls a love for learning.
"Before African-Americans were allowed to have library cards, the whole family would go to the public library together," Calloway recalls. "We couldn't check books out, so we would walk down to the library and read as much as we could before we had to leave."
Calloway remembers when the rules changed and she got her first library card. "I was more excited than when I got my driver's license!" she said. "For any adult who can remember a time when they did not have that simple privilege that was extended to other people, the experience will either commit you to the process of education or drive you from it."
Observing her parents, "master teachers who taught us values and principles," Calloway chose the former path. One summer, for example, they assigned her to teach her younger sister, Myra, to read. "I was fascinated" by the process, Calloway said. Later, while exploring careers at Sarah Lawrence College, she visited various experimental school models, including "the Little Red School House" and a Montessori school. After that, she said: "I was totally hooked."
Calloway went on to teach in public schools in Cleveland and Boston, and to earn master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and Ohio University, respectively. She also taught preschool in Ghana, West Africa, and served as a college instructor for military personnel in Germany.
In 2000, Calloway took over as superintendent of Trotwood-Madison City schools in Trotwood, Ohio, where, according to her official biography, she "moved the district out of 'academic emergency' for the first time in the history of the district."
But some people in Trotwood were surprised to see Calloway ascend to the top job in Detroit. That's because the Trotwood school board in 2003 placed her on administrative leave and then bought out her contract after teachers descended on the board en masse to complain about low morale and what some described as an atmosphere of "fear and intimidation."
"Morale is the lowest and the atmosphere the worst I have seen in my 27 years of employment," local teachers union president Pat Lekan told the school board on Jan. 22, 2003, according to a Dayton Daily News report. Lekan also said some teachers were prepared to transfer out of the district to escape Calloway's authority.
News coverage of the controversy seems to put district constituents and union-represented teachers in opposite camps. At the same school board meeting, Ernest Hill, a grandfather of nine kids in the district, said test scores under Calloway had climbed for the first time in years. Another parent said the discipline Calloway had restored to school hallways and classrooms was replaced by chaos after she left.
In a follow-up email interview, Calloway did not respond to WORLD's questions about the Trotwood controversy. But members of the Normandy School Board in St. Louis acknowledged that Calloway is "very strong willed."
Normandy board member Nancy Hartman said, "Some people would say she's difficult to work with. But her undying focus is on what is best for the children. Sometimes adults might have sensed her frustration, her getting impatient with the adults, but it was because she was so focused on improving things for the children."
Made up of 23 municipalities, the Normandy district is home to one high school, one middle school, and seven elementary facilities, one of which contains three separate schools. The majority of the approximately 5,600 students there are African-American. In the early 2000s, according to school board vice president Ed James, the district dropped from full accreditation to provisional accreditation due to a spiraling dropout rate, low standardized test scores, and shabbily maintained facilities.
In hiring Calloway, James said, the district hoped to get back on track for full accreditation when it is reevaluated in 2009. He remembers Calloway's first meeting with the Normandy school officials. She stood before a whiteboard and drew arrows representing curriculum, staffing, testing, facilities, and other areas. "Every arrow was facing in a different direction," James said. "We were functioning, but everyone was functioning in his or her own little niche. Dr. Calloway pulled together more of a team concept."
In his estimation, Normandy is now on track to accreditation. He credits what he sees as Calloway's ability to get to the root of a problem and put procedures in place that treat both cause and symptom. Asked how Calloway's faith manifested itself on the job, James said she "brought a sense of compassion" to the position of superintendent, and that her Christianity showed in her "work ethic and commitment."
In early 2007, Hartman, who attends St. Ann of Normandy Catholic Church, organized a faith-based community rally to convince Calloway to stay in St. Louis. Hartman also spoke with the superintendent privately. "Even though she had made a lot of progress in Normandy," Hartman said, "she told me she was going to have to leave here before she could see the fruits of her labors because she felt she was being called to serve the children of Detroit."
In that city, not only are the hurdles high, but some say change in the school district must be sweeping and immediate; incremental changes are not an option. "If they don't improve now, people are going to keep moving out of the city because children are not learning what they should be and curriculum is not what it should be," Ana Arias, a parent who is considering private school or a move to another district for her three children, told the Detroit News.
DPS, she said, is "running out of chances." How does Calloway plan to attack the district's problems?
"I'm not going to attack anything," Calloway objected during a telephone interview with WORLD. Then she said: "I'm going to work to create an environment where the language and the priorities all center around students and their achievement. The current environment seems to be one where it's more business as usual. We seem to be caught up with political issues, attachment to programs, to buildings, to the way we used to do business."
Does she have experience breaking down entrenched bureaucracies to promote change?
"I don't like your verbs. I don't break down anything."
She is successful in "building cooperative bridges," she said. She plans "to work with people, engage participation, make decisions based on data, and be consistent in the message that process determines product and that student achievement is the product. As a leader, that is my challenge-not making people change, but having a consistent, data-driven focus as to why we should change."
Calloway's language was similarly direct when she spoke on July 11 at a Detroit Federation of Teachers "welcoming reception" held in her honor. "I do not believe in charter schools; I do not support charter schools," she said, speaking to several hundred DFT members. "As long as I am superintendent, charter schools will not be welcome in Detroit."
Calloway's adamant stand against charters may-or may not-put her at odds with Detroit's oscillating mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. In 2003, Kilpatrick accepted an offer of $200 million by philanthropist Bob Thompson to build 15 new charter schools. But Kilpatrick abandoned the plan after fierce opposition from DFT. This March, the mayor again came out strongly in favor of building more private, faith-based, and charter schools in an attempt to tourniquet the city's student attrition and to attract parents considering moving to the area.
But in July-the same month Calloway arrived and proclaimed her opposition to charters-Kilpatrick backpedaled again. "I'm not going to Lansing with any [charter] legislation until I see that we can work as a community to get this done," he told the Detroit News. It appears Kilpatrick is giving Calloway time and room to work. Still, he did not retreat from school choice entirely: "If we can't make it happen here locally, then I, as mayor, need to do something. We need to quit defining ourselves by one school system," he said.
In the followup interview, Calloway did not respond to WORLD's questions about her reasons for opposing to charters.
Calloway's initial three-year contract calls for an annual salary of $280,000, plus $30,000 in performance bonuses, with an automatic two-year renewal, making her one of the highest-paid public officials in the United States. Calloway negotiated the contract at a time when principals were accepting pay cuts due to the district's anemic budget, alienating and angering some principals.
But there are two views on the salary issue: The Detroit job may be the least desirable in the entire nation-and therefore more expensive to fill. "It's a PR battle rather than a budget battle," said education analyst Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency in Sacramento. "Trimming Calloway's salary might facilitate hiring an extra teacher or two. But then you're asking someone to take what may be the worst education job in the country and do it for less than they might get running some other school system that has a lot fewer problems. It's hard to really join one side or another on this."
If Calloway is commanding a high salary, she will also demand high performance-both from her subordinates and herself, said Normandy board member James. "She takes on a lot of work, and expects everyone to hit the road running at the same pace that she runs. Sometimes you have to build up that speed and endurance."
How will Calloway fare in the big city? "My grandfather always used to say you're either conceited or convinced," James said. "I think she's convinced. She has a lot on her plate, but I think she's up for the job."


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A look at some Hollywood headlines of years gone by.
1966: George Harrison married model Patti Boyd. They had met during the filming of The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night."
1982: Bluesman B.B. King donated his entire record collection — 7,000 records — to the University of Mississippi. The collection included rare records he played as a DJ in the 1940s.
1990: The first MTV "Unplugged" special was aired, with Squeeze as the first performers.
1997: Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, died of complications from a stroke in Las Vegas. He was 87.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann Wedgeworth ("Evening Shade") is 80. Singer Mac Davis is 72. Actress Jill Eikenberry is 67. Guitarist Jim Ibbotson of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 67. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 64. Actor Robby Benson is 58. Actress Geena Davis is 58. Actress Charlotte Ross ("NYPD Blue") is 46. Actress Karina Lombard ("The L Word") is 45. Rapper Levirt of B-Rock and the Bizz is 44. Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 44. Singer Cat Power is 42. DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus is 41. Singer Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) of the Spice Girls is 38. Jerry Trainor ("Wendell & Vinnie," "iCarly") is 37. Singer Nokio of Dru Hill is 35.

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i'm using zimbra as a personal deployment for friends/family (less than 10 people).
i'm running it on ubuntu hardy / amd 64 3000 / 1GB ram
i'm quite happy with the install, and i would just like to tweak things a bit to better fit my needs. i've noticed quite a bit of memory, hard drive usage since installing zimbra, and i'm certain i can bring it down.
there appear to be many threads running for getty, amivsd, zmlogger that are probably uncessary for my use case.
my question is, how can i decrease the amount of threads running for these various processes, and what are other ways can i tweak down zimbra to better suit my needs?
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text: No those elk were killed in southern Co East of Pagosa Springs. It was an otc archery tag. Those two guys are my hunting buddies. I've never hunted elk in Wyoming. I've only hunted antelope & mule deer in Wyoming. Unit 63 & 7 for antelope & Region B & D for mule deer. I've been picking up leftovers the last few years.


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WEST LIBERTY - The OVAC Tennis Championships featured boys' doubles Tuesday at West Liberty University under sunny skies and warm temperatures.
Cambridge finished the first day of competition with champions in Nos. 1 and 2 doubles. The top-seeded tandem of Cody and Connor Engstrom earned its seeded title by capturing the final against Abe Valenzuela and Sven Wermuth of University High 8-6.
Cambridge's No. 2 tandem of Aaron Ruby and Kamden Payton, were unseeded and upset two seeds in a row to get to the final against second-seeded Grant Tebay and Juan Cardenas from Parkersburg South. Ruby and Payton won the final by a 8-6 score.
The No. 3 doubles position had seeded teams featuring Morgantown's Andrew McQuain and Iain McKay, playing the Brooke tandem of Chris Beaman and Austin Barnhart. Morgantown won the final by a score of 8-4.
The team scoring at the end of the first day of boys' competition has Cambridge in the lead with 10 points, followed by Morgantown and Parkersburg South with six points apiece.
Brooke and University have five points, Wheeling Central and Wheeling Park scored three points each. Weirton Madonna has two points and East Liverpool, Indian Creek, John Marshall, Linsly, and Weir High, all have one point.
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Boys' Doubles
No. 1
Cod.Engstrom-Con.Engstrom (Camb) d. Valenzuela, Wermuth (Univ), 8-6.
No. 2
Ruby-Payton (Camb) d. Tebay-Cardenas (PS), 8-6
No. 3
McQuain-McKay (Motown) d. Beaman-Barnhart (Brk), 8-4.
The boys' OVAC Championships will conclude Thursday at West Liberty with singles competition beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The girls' singles competition will be played this morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. at West Liberty University or the Wheeling Park Bubble, depending on weather conditions. OVAC Tennis Championships will be determined in 1A-4A (small school) and 5A (big school) team winners as well as individual awards for singles and doubles. An special overall banner will be awarded to the team achieving the most points in both divisions.


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Thanks for the detailed review.Love my KUIU gear, going to wait till next year to see if Jason is going to come out with a 4500ci pack.
Thanks for the detailed review.Love my KUIU gear, going to wait till next year to see if Jason is going to come out with a 4500ci pack.
Thanks for the well-written review. I especially appreciate the excellent photos. I thought my Eberle J104 would be all the pack I would ever need, but this has me rethinking things after your description of the suspension.
I was wondering if any other Eastmans Forum users have had issues with the Icon 3000; specifically the load lifter attachment seam tearing. I was on the KUIU forum and fount that there were some users there suffering from poor design attributes with their 3000 packs. I had mine tear on day two of an eight day fly-in hunt; not really the place you want to have an equipment failure. This was not an extremely heavy load mind you: (1 Muley ham, dressed skull, 2L hydration bladder, and roughly 14 lbs. of gear(camp/sleep/clothes/eating/spotter).This is an outstanding pack aside from the clearly faulty design in the load lift attchment. Please call or email KUIU if you are considering purchasing one of these packs, and ask if the problem has been rectified; if not, don't buy this pack!!
Kuiu has their own forum, where their staff addressed this problem. They have fixed the problem, and are only shipping (outlet or not) the updated packs. It does not sound like the 6000 packs have had this issue.
Call Kuiu. They will take care of you.
I got a 6000 mid-season this year, and really like that pack for bivy hunting. The Kuiu suspension is the best I have tried on any pack. My Eberlestock still gets the nod for day/horseback hunting however. It is hard to beat the expansion/gun scabbard versatility.
I have spent many days with my Icon 3000 and love it. Not a single problem so far. I hade a waist belt squeak that I fixed with some wax but nothing since.
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Awesome! Great dogs and always fun to see them hopping their way in so close.
Here's a couple I called in down in socal
got my buddy his first yote,we called this one in to about 25 yards
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Awesome! Great dogs and always fun to see them hopping their way in so close.
That's the way I like to see them song dogs!
I like to shoot 'em all!
or small....
I actually thought the little one was a big one and couldn't figure out why I kept missing. He was only half the distance I thought he was!
Here is a trail cam pic I thought was pretty cool....
Very nice Muley 24/7, knocking down the yellow dog is a blast. Plus it fills the gap between hunt'n & fish'n..............
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Tactical Grade Six Degrees of Freedom MEMS Inertial Sensor
Features and Benefits
- Triaxial, digital gyroscope, ±450°/sec dynamic range
-- <±0.05° orthogonal alignment
-- 6°/hr in-run bias stability
-- 0.3°/√hr angular random walk
-- 0.01% nonlinearity
- Triaxial, digital accelerometer, ±5 g
- Triaxial, delta angle and delta velocity outputs
- Fast start-up time, ~500 ms
- Factory-calibrated sensitivity, bias, and axial alignment
-- Calibration temperature range: −40°C to +70°C
- SPI-compatible serial interface
- Embedded temperature sensor
- See data sheet for additional features
Product Details
The ADIS16485 iSensor® device is a complete inertial system that includes a triaxis gyroscope and a triaxis accelerometer. Each inertial sensor in the ADIS16485 combines industry-leading iMEMS® technology with signal conditioning that optimizes dynamic performance. The factory calibration characterizes each sensor for sensitivity, bias, alignment, and linear acceleration (gyroscope bias). As a result, each sensor has its own dynamic compensation formulas that provide accurate sensor measurements.
The ADIS16485 provides a simple, cost-effective method for integrating accurate, multiaxis inertial sensing into industrial systems, especially when compared with the complexity and investment associated with discrete designs. All necessary motion testing and calibration are part of the production process at the factory, greatly reducing system integration time. Tight orthogonal alignment simplifies inertial frame alignment in navigation systems. The SPI and register structure provide a simple interface for data collection and configuration control.
The ADIS16485 uses the same footprint and connector system as the ADIS16375 and ADIS16488, which greatly simplifies the upgrade process. It comes in a module that is approximately 47 mm × 44 mm × 14 mm and has a standard connector interface.
- Platform stabilization and control
- Navigation
- Personnel tracking
- Instrument
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Features & Benefits
- PC-USB Inertial MEMS Evaluation System
- Windows XP, Vista and 7 with 32-bit and 64-bit driver support
- IMU and Vibration Evaluation software packages
- Compatible with most ADIS1613x, ADIS162xx, ADIS163xx, ADIS164xx devices
- Synchronous Data Capture at maximum sample rates
- Register access for device configuration and validation
Kit includes:
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The Security Council in June
The Head of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) talks to members of the Syrian opposition.
© UN Photo / Neeraj Singh
China, one of the five permanent members, is taking over the presidency of the Security Council. One of the subjects the UN body will deal with is the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. Its agenda moreover includes extending the mandates of several UN missions as well as the annual joint meeting with the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.
As in recent months, the Security Council will also be concentrating on developments in Syria. Consultations concerning the UNSMIS Supervision Mission are scheduled for 7 and 26 June. On 21 April, the Security Council decided to send up to 300 UNSMIS observers to Syria to monitor the cessation of armed violence. Their task is also to support the implementation of Kofi Annan's peace plan. Germany is a contributor to UNSMIS, providing personnel, material and logistical support.
Depending on developments on the ground, Syria will also be put on the agenda of other Security Council meetings.
The Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNAMID peacekeepers in Darfur
© UN Photo / Albert Gonzalez Farran
Several African conflict hot spots will feature prominently on the Council's June agenda. On 5 June, for instance, there will be a briefing by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague concerning his investigations into crimes against international law committed in the West Sudanese Darfur region. These briefings are conducted every six months, the most recent one in December 2011, when Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who will hold the office of ICC Prosecutor until the end of June, informed the Council of the situation.
The Security Council had tasked the ICC with investigating the situation in Darfur in its Resolution 1593 of March 2005.
Since 2003, there have been many violent clashes in Darfur between native African farming tribes which have traditionally rival interests. The Sudanese Government armed and continues to support the Janjaweed mounted militias, who frequently attack civilians. According to UN estimates more than 300,000 people have been killed in Darfur and millions displaced.
In 2007, the ICC issued arrest warrants for the Janjaweed leader and a former Minister of State for the Interior of the Government of the Sudan. Three further rebel leaders are being investigated. In 2009, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for President Bashir, followed in March 2012 by one for Defence Minister Hussein. The Sudan refuses to cooperate with the ICC.
Another item on the Council's agenda is the extension of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO). Established as MONUC in 1999, it is the largest UN peacekeeping mission, comprising around 19,000 soldiers and police officers as well as additional civilian personnel, local staff and UN volunteers.
MONUSCO blue helmets in the DR Congo
© UN Photo / Sylvain Liechti
In July 2010, MONUSCO was given what is known as a robust mandate. That is, it may use all necessary means in self-defence and for the protection of civilians and the mission itself. Apart from protecting civilians and humanitarian personnel MONUSCO assists the Congolese Government in safeguarding internal peace and security.
The Security Council will also look at other crisis and post-conflict countries in Africa. Meetings are planned which will focus on Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army, an armed group in Central Africa, among other items.
Meeting with the African Union
For much of the last two decades, the Security Council has been deeply involved in conflict resolution on the African continent. It increasingly aims to involve regional organizations in this process. Since 2007, there have been annual meetings with the Peace and Security Council of the African Union to discuss strategies for conflict resolution and possible forms of cooperation. This year's meeting is scheduled for 13 June. The agenda includes items such as the Sudan/South Sudan, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali.
Chapter VIII of the UN Charter provides the legal basis for UN cooperation with regional organizations. The latters' role was given more concrete shape by then Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, who spelled out their importance for conflict prevention and peacekeeping in his 1992 Agenda for Peace.
Since 2002, when the OAU was transformed into the African Union and its Peace and Security Council established, cooperation between the UN Security Council and the AU has become ever more important.
Protection of civilians
For 25 June, an open debate is scheduled on the protection of civilian populations during armed conflicts. This subject is dealt with by the Security Council twice a year; the most recent discussion took place in November 2011.
The Security Council is the most powerful UN body. It is composed of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) and ten non permanent members elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term. The presidency rotates on a monthly basis according to the alphabetical order of the English names of the countries currently serving on the Council.
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By now, most of you have heard there was another horrible mass shooting, this time in Newtown, Conn., that resulted in the death of 20 children and six adults. While everyone is hoping this is the last time the nation has to deal with an event of unspeakable horror, it is only a possibility if we agree to do something about it. That means remembering the heroes who risked their lives and, in some cases, died that day. That means not letting the media and public drop the issue, as has been the case in the past. That means looking at more than just gun control, including mental health services. The Washington Post analyzed what "meaningful" action on gun control would look like, and the newspaper also disproved the idea Switzerland and Israel are "gun-toting utopias." President Barack Obama also spoke on the issue at a vigil Sunday, calling for the nation to do more to protect people, particularly children, from violence. The full speech can be watched here.
City Council approved its 2013 budget plan Friday. The budget relies on the privatization of city parking assets to help plug a $34 million deficit and avoid 344 layoffs. The budget also nixed the elimination of a tax reciprocity for people who lived in Cincinnati but worked elsewhere and paid income tax in both cities, and it continued funding the police department's mounted unit. As a separate issue, City Council voted to increase the property tax by about 24 percent, reversing a move from conservatives in 2011. CityBeat wrote about budgets at all levels of government and how they affect jobs here.
Michelle Dillingham, who was an aide to former city councilman David Crowley, will seek Democratic support in a run for City Council. Dillingham promises to tackle "industry issues of mutual interest" to business and labor and "transportation funding, family-supporting wages and workforce development."
At a recent public hearing, mayoral candidate John Cranley proposed a "very easy" plan for the city budget. Only problem: His plan doesn't work. In an email, Cranley said he stands by his ideas, but he added he was working with limited information and his statements were part of a two-minute speech, which "requires brevity." He also claimed there are cost-cutting measures that can be sought out without privatizing the city's parking assets and gave modified versions of his ideas regarding casino and parking meter revenue.
Judge Robert Lyons, the Butler County judge who sealed the Miami rape flyer case, is standing by his decision.
The Greater Cincinnati area is near the top for private-sector growth.
Jedson Engineering is moving from Clermont County to downtown Cincinnati, thanks in part to an incentive package from City Council that includes a 45 percent tax credit based on employees earnings taxes over the next five years and a $300,000 grant for capital improvements. The company was a Business Courier Fast 55 finalist in 2008 and 2009 due to its high revenue growth.
Gov. John Kasich's Ohio Turnpike plan is getting some support from Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, but others are weary. They fear the plan, which leverages the turnpike through bonds for state infrastructure projects, will move turnpike revenues out of northern Ohio. But Kasich vows to keep more than 90 percent of projects in northern Ohio.
Gas prices are still falling in Ohio.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is making some concessions in fiscal talks. In his latest budget, he proposed raising taxes on those who make more than $1 million a year.
One beagle can diagnose diseases by sniffing stool samples.
It's official: Gov. John Kasich won't privatize
the Ohio Turnpike. Instead, the Republican governor wants to increase
tolls at the rate of inflation and issue bonds backed by the turnpike's
profits to raise an estimated $3 billion for infrastructure projects — more than 90 percent of which will be in northern Ohio, where the turnpike is located. To
ease the short-term burden of the plan, tolls for local passenger trips
using E-ZPasses will be frozen at current levels for 10 years. In a video
unveiling the announcement, Kasich says the projects could generate an
estimated 75,000 jobs. To most, the plan, which will require approval
from the legislature, probably seems like a fairly liberal proposal: use
a public asset to leverage revenue, then use the revenue on a large,
statewide stimulus program. But Democrats are criticizing the plan
because they say the toll hike will hurt individuals, families and businesses
that use the Ohio Turnpike. Let the eye-rolling at blatant politicking begin!
City Council is getting ready to approve the budget today. The final plan has made a few tweaks to City Manager Milton Dohoney's proposal. Parking privatization will remain, but the budget will provide a one-year stopgap in funding for Media Bridges. Previously, all of Media Bridges' funding was being cut, which CityBeat wrote about here. The plan will also keep the mounted patrol unit, maintain income tax reciprocity and restore funding for human services and arts grants.
Will Cincinnati-based Kroger soon own Twinkies? It's possible. The grocery store giant is considering buying Hostess brands in the aftermath of Hostess' bankruptcy. CityBeat previously wrote about the Hostess bankruptcy here.
A study found a gap in Hamilton County's housing stock. The report suggests the county doesn't need any more housing than it already has; instead, it should build on current properties. The report also found vacant housing that isn't for sale and serves no purpose has increased by 107 percent.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has unveiled a new master plan. It's proposing $450 million in projects.
The Hamilton County recorder's office will remain open on Fridays. The office was previously planning to close every Friday due to funding cuts, but restored funds have made staying open possible.
In its last session of the year, the Ohio Senate approved redistricting reform 32-1. The House could not take up the measure before the end of the lame-duck session, but the vast bipartisan support could be a good sign for next year's legislative session. Redistricting is widely used by politicians to redraw district boundaries in politically beneficial ways. The First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, was redrawn during the Republican-controlled process to include Republican-leaning Warren County, effectively diluting Cincinnati's Democratic-leaning urban vote in the district.
Ohio lost more residents than it gained last year, but the trend might be reversed by a growing economy. Economic improvements have already slowed down what Dayton Daily News calls an "exodus."
A new Ohio law would increase the amount of auto insurance motorists are required to carry.
A drop in gas prices lowered U.S. consumer prices by 0.3 percent.
NASA discovered the largest river ever seen on another world. The river is on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and it is made up of hydrocarbons. The river is still unnamed, so I encourage everyone to email NASA to name the river the German Lopez River here.
Climate change isn't just bad for humans. It will also hurt cuddly land mammals.
School report card reform is about to head to Gov. John Kasich, who is likely to sign it. The bill, which places higher grading standards on schools, passed the Ohio Senate yesterday with some minor tweaks. The Ohio House is expected to approve the bill again, and then Kasich will need to sign it for it to become law. In an early simulation of tougher report card standards in May, Cincinnati Public Schools dropped from the second-best rating of "Effective" under the current system to a D-, with 23 schools flunking and Walnut Hills High School retaining its top mark with an A.
The governors of Ohio and Kentucky agree tolls will be necessary to fund the Brent Spence Bridge project. The governors also said there will be a financing plan by next summer and construction will begin in 2014. Kasich and Ky. Gov. Steve Beshear met yesterday with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to discuss funding for the bridge project.
The Horseshoe Casino will open in Cincinnati on March 4. What can Cincinnatians expect? According to one Washington Post analysis, casinos bring jobs, but also crime, bankruptcy and even suicide.
Sewer rates in Hamilton County will go up next year, but not as much as expected.
Cincinnati has 1,300 properties awaiting demolition.
With same-sex marriage likely coming on the ballot in 2013, a Quinnipiac University poll found Ohio voters thinly oppose its legalization 47 percent to 45 percent, but it's within the margin of error of 2.9 percent. A Washington Post poll in September found Ohioans support same-sex marriage 52 percent to 37 percent — well outside of the poll's margin of error of 4.5 percent. CityBeat recently wrote about the same-sex marriage legalization in Ohio here.
The same poll found Ohio voters deadlocked on whether marijuana should be legalized with 47 percent for it and 47 percent against it. The results are slightly more conservative than the rest of the nation. Washington state recently legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage in the same day, and the world didn't end.
Ohio gained approval on a coordinated Medicare-Medicaid initiative that will change funding for low-income seniors who qualify for both public health programs. With the go-ahead from the federal government, the plan will push forward in coordinating Medicare and Medicaid more efficiently to cut costs.
But on the topic of a Medicaid expansion, Ohio will not make a final decision until February. As part of Obamacare, states are encouraged to expand their Medicaid plans to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. If they do it, the federal government will pick up 100 percent of the tab through 2016. After that, federal funding drops annually, eventually reaching 90 percent for 2020 and beyond. Previous studies found states that expanded Medicaid improved lives. Another study found Obamacare's Medicaid expansion saves states money in the long term by reducing the amount of uncompensated health care.
Cleveland's The Plain Dealer says Gov. Kasich will not privatize the Ohio Turnpike, but he will ask for a toll hike to help finance new projects. Kasich will officially announce his plans later today.
With opposition from law enforcement, a Senate committee is pushing ahead with a bill that lessens restrictions on gun-carrying laws.
Redistricting reform will soon be taken up by the Ohio Senate. The measure passed committee in an 8-1 vote. Redistricting is often used by politicians to redraw district borders in politically beneficial ways.
Gov. Kasich signed into law a measure that cracks down on dog breeders in Ohio. The measure has long been pushed by animal advocates, who say lax regulations for puppy mills have made the state a breeding ground for bad practices. CityBeat previously wrote about how these bad practices lead to abusive dog auctions in Ohio.
Homosexuality may not be in our genes, but it may be in the molecules that regulate genes.
The Ohio Turnpike will remain a public asset, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Many Ohioans have been worried Gov. John Kasich would attempt to privatize the Turnpike in order to pay for transportation projects; instead, the governor will try to generate revenue for state infrastructure projects elsewhere, perhaps by using the Turnpike's tolls. Kasich will unveil his full plans Thursday and Friday.
The asbestos lawsuit bill is heading to Kasich to be signed. The bill attempts to curb duplicate lawsuits over on-the-job asbestos exposure. Supporters of the bill say it will prevent double-dipping by victims, but opponents say the bill will impede legitimate cases. Ohio has one of the largest backlogs of on-the-job asbestos exposure cases.
City Manager Milton Dohoney has released some of the potential bids for the city's parking services, and one bidder is offering $100 to $150 million. Dohoney says the budget can only be balanced if parking services are privatized or the city lays off 344 employees. But Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is speaking out against the privatization of the city's parking services. In a statement, Sittenfeld said, "Outsourcing our parking system robs the city of future revenue, and also will mean higher parking rates, longer hours of enforcement, and more parking tickets."
LGBT rights are becoming "the new normal," but not for Western & Southern or American Financial Group. In the 2012 Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign gave 252 companies a 100-percent score for LGBT rights. Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble got a 90 percent, Macy's got a 90 percent, Kroger got an 85 percent, Fifth Third Bank got an 85 percent, Omnicare got a 15 percent, American Financial Group got a 0 percent and Western & Southern got a 0 percent. The rankings, dubbed a "Buyer's Guide," can be found here.
The Sierra Club says Cincinnati has some of the best and worst transportation projects. In its annual report, the environmental group praised the Cincinnati streetcar, claiming the transportation project will attract residents and business owners. But the organization slammed the Eastern Corridor Highway project because of its negative impact on the Little Miami River and the small village of Newtown. The Sierra Club says the purpose of the report is to shed light on the more than $200 billion spent on transportation projects every year.
University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono is getting a 10-year contract.
The disease-carrying Walnut Twig Beetle has been discovered in southwest Ohio. The beetle is known for carrying Thousand Cankers Disease, which threatens the health of walnut trees. So far, no trees have been determined to be infected.
Ohio Gov. Kasich, Ky. Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will meet today to discuss funding for the Brent Spence Bridge project. If the bridge project starts in 2014, northern Kentucky and Cincinnati could save $18 billion in fuel and congestion costs, according to the Build Our New Bridge Now Coalition.
Following the defeat of Issue 2, the Ohio Senate is taking on redistricting reform, but opponents in the House say there isn't enough time to tackle the issue. The current redistricting system is widely abused by politicians on both sides of the aisle in a process called "gerrymandering," which involves politicians redrawing district lines in politically beneficial ways. The First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, was redrawn during the Republican-controlled process to include Republican-leaning Warren County, heavily diluting the impact of Cincinnati's Democratic-leaning urban vote.
Ohio employers are more aware of wellness than employers in other states, a new survey found. Wellness programs are one way employers can bring down health-care expenditures as cost shifting feels the pinch of diminishing returns.
However, Ohio ranked No. 35 in a nationwide health survey.
Ohio district didn't win federal Race to the Top education funds in the latest competition.
Internet cafe legislation is dead for the year. Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus announced the legislation, which essentially puts Internet cafes and sweepstakes parlors out of business. State officials, including Attorney General Mike DeWine, have been pushing for regulations or a ban on the businesses because they see them as a breeding ground for criminal activity.
The final 2011-2012 school report cards will not be available until 2013. The report cards were originally delayed due to an investigation into fraudulent attendance reports.
Michigan may have approved its anti-union right-to-work law, but Ohio is not eager to follow. State Democrats are already preparing for a possible battle over the issue, but even Republican Gov. John Kasich says he's not currently interested in a right-to-work law.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is loosening hazardous waste reporting requirements for companies. If the rules go into effect, regulated facilities will report on hazardous waste once every two years instead of once a year. The rule changes will get a public hearing on Dec. 19 in Columbus.
In a question-and-answer session Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia asked, "If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things?" (Hint: The answer to both questions is yes.) The Supreme Court recently agreed to tackle the same-sex marriage issue. CityBeat wrote about same-sex marriage in Ohio here.
Dogs are now capable of driving, and parrots now have vehicles too. But can our new animal overlords shoot magic foam into the body to stop major bleeding? Because we can.
For the first time since inauguration, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has a positive approval rating, but a plurality of registered voters say Kasich doesn't deserve a second term. The Quinnipac University poll attributed the increase in Kasich's approval rating to "high levels of satisfaction among Ohio voters with life in the Buckeye State." About 42 percent of respondents approved of Kasich, while 35 percent disapproved. About 42 percent said Kasich doesn't deserve a second term, while 36 percent said he does. The poll surveyed 1,165 registered voters with a margin of error of 2.9 percent.
Last night, Cincinnati held its final public hearing on City Manager Milton Dohoney's proposed budget. About 40 people spoke during the meeting, with many voicing concern about Media Bridges funding, which CityBeat recently covered here. The budget has also come under scrutiny due to its privatization of parking services, but Dohoney says the choice is privatization or 344 layoffs.
Cincinnati plans to bolster its green building incentives. City officials are trying to amend the city's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards to encourage higher levels of investment in green projects. Since LEED standards were first approved in 2009, they have been criticized for only offering strong incentives for lower levels of certification. The amendment seeks to make the higher levels of certification more appealing.
University Hospital is being renamed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
An "anti-immigrant bill" proposed by Cincinnati's Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz is not being received well by Innovation Ohio. S.B. 323 seeks to limit workers' compensation to illegal immigrants, but the Ohio policy research group is not sure that's a legitimate problem. The organization is also worried the bill will impose a regulatory burden on the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and Ohio's workers without providing extra funds and training to carry out the regulations.
Ohio is improving in its battle against human trafficking. The state earned a "C" and it was labeled "most improved" in a new report from the Polaris Project. But one state legislator wants to go further by placing tougher standards on "johns" participating in the sex trade. CityBeat previously wrote about the human trafficking problem in Ohio here.
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved enough credits to help create about 500 jobs in Greater Cincinnati.
Michigan may have recently passed its anti-union "right-to-work" law, but Gov. Kasich does not share a similar interest.
Kasich will announce his changes to the Ohio Turnpike Thursday and Friday. The governor says his proposed changes will unlock "greater wealth," but critics are worried Kasich is about to sell off a major public asset.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is still defending his decisions during the lead-up the election. Husted has now become infamous nationwide due to his pre-election record, which CityBeat wrote about here.Even Jesus would be jealous. Science can now turn human urine into brain cells.
The bill was the topic of discussion at a Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee hearing on Nov. 27. At the hearing, supporters argued the bill would stop compensating illegal workers who aren't supposed to be in Ohio to begin with. But opponents argue that the details in the bill add too many extra problems.
In fact, the bill might be going after a problem that doesn't even exist. At an earlier hearing, Seitz, a Republican, said the state does not collect data on the immigration status of workers receiving compensation. To Brian Hoffman of Innovation Ohio, this means there's no way to know if the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) has ever compensated a single undocumented worker. "It just seems curious that this bill is being introduced and has gotten three hearings when there's no proof that it's actually even an issue," he says.
Hoffman is also worried that the bill is imposing a new regulatory burden on BWC without providing additional funds. In his view, the state agency is essentially being told to do more without additional resources to prepare or train regulators. Considering how complicated the immigration issue can get, this makes Hoffman doubt the agency will be able to properly carry out the new regulations.
From a broader perspective, the bill imposes regulatory hurdles on all injured workers just so they can get compensation they're entitled to under state law. "Talk about kicking someone when they're down," Hoffman says.
But the burden could hit Hispanics even harder and lead to more discrimination in the workplace. After all, when employers are clearing legal statuses, who are they more likely to question, someone with a name like "Dexter Morgan" or someone with a name like "Angel Batista"?
In Hoffman's view, the state should leave immigration issues to the federal government and worry about more pressing issues: "Why is the state legislature even wasting its time on the issue? There are plenty of really good ideas to bring jobs back to Ohio. Why aren't they focused on those?"
The bill is still in committee, but it's been the subject of multiple hearings. It's unlikely the Ohio Senate will take it up in what's left of the lame-duck session, but it could come back in the next year.
CityBeat was unable to reach Seitz for comment despite repeated attempts through phone and email, in addition to a scheduled interview that was canceled. This story will be updated if comment becomes available.
The city of Cincinnati and its largest city employees union have reached a deal regarding the privatization of the city's parking assets. Under the deal's terms, the city will give raises and not lay off anyone for three years, but only if the city's parking assets are privatized. However, the head of a Clifton community group is still not happy with the privatization plan. He says the plan is bad for business because it limits the amount of affordable parking in the area. But would laying off 344 city employees be better for business?
The identity of the Miami University student who put up
the infamous "Top Ten Ways to Get Away with Rape" flier may soon be revealed. The Ohio Supreme Court
will decide by Dec. 14 whether the case should be unsealed and open to public view. Robert Lyons, the Butler County part-time judge who sealed the case, has faced scrutiny in the past few months for conflicts of interest regarding drinking-and-driving cases.
Revenue from casinos in Toledo and Cleveland is dropping. The numbers paint a bad picture for Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials expecting budget problems to be solved by casino revenue.
A proposal mandating drug testing for welfare recipients in Ohio resurfaced last week. Republican legislators claim the requirement will save the state money, but a similar proposal in Florida added to budget woes as the state was forced to pay for drug tests.
Ohio's ultra-wealthy population is growing. About 1,330 Ohioans are worth $30 million or more, an increase of 2 percent since 2011, according to a report from Wealth-X. The news could shape Gov. John Kasich's plan to cut the income tax using revenue from a higher oil-and-gas severance tax, perhaps encouraging state officials to make the cut more progressive.
Gov. Kasich is ending the practice of giving so many tax credits to keep businesses in Ohio. The move could potentially cost the state jobs as businesses move to other areas with bigger, better incentives, but state officials and the business community don't seem too worried for now.
If the Ohio government agencies were forced to cut their budgets by 10 percent, the results would not be pretty. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction would have to close prisons, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources would have a tougher time enforcing new regulations on fracking.
Ohio's exotic animal law is facing a challenge in federal court today. Exotic animal owners claim the law violates their First Amendment and property rights by forcing them to join private associations and give up their animals without compensation. They also do not like the provision that requires microchips be implanted into the animals. The Humane Society of the United States is defending the law, which was passed after a man released 56 exotic animals and killed himself in 2011.
An Ohio court said a business tax on fuel sales must be used on road projects.
Ohio gas prices are still dropping.
The cure for leukemia could be a modified version of the AIDS virus.
There's a catch — municipal employees only get the raises and job security if the city's parking meters, garages and surface lots are leased to a private company for 30 years.
City Manager Milton Dohoney wants to lease the facilities for at least $40 million upfront and a share of parking profits for the next 30 years. He'd use $21 million of the upfront payment to patch a $34 million deficit in the city's budget.
During recent budget hearings before City Council, Dohoney said extra revenue was needed to avoid the layoff of 344 city employees.
In a memo to the mayor and city council members, Dohoney outlined the agreement between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Any municipal employees who will lose their jobs because of the deal would be placed in other city jobs with no loss of wages. No city employees covered by the union would be laid off between 2013 and 2016. City employees will receive a 1.5 percent cost of living raise for the 2013-2014 contract year and another 1 percent raise for the next contract year. AFSCME members will continue city vehicle maintenance work from 2013-2016.
However, if City Council doesn't approve of the plan to privatize parking, city employees get nothing.
Public employees in Cincinnati have not been given raises in almost four years. Meanwhile, council voted last month to give Dohoney a 10 percent raise and a $35,000 bonus. Dohoney had not received a merit raise since 2007, but had collected cost of living adjustments and bonuses over the years.
Activists gathered on Thursday outside of the West Chester office of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, asking the House's top official to look at reducing military spending when coming up with a budget.
The group of nearly two dozen — which included nuns, a veteran, a retiree advocate, a small businessman and progressive activists — held signs reading, "It is time for Nation Building in the United States. Cut Massive Pentagon Budget Now!" and "End Tax Breaks for Richest 2%."
"We're here today in front of Speaker of the House John Boehner's West Chester office to drive home the fact that we believe that over 50 percent of the budget magically, this elephant in the House, has failed to be discussed as we discuss taking away services that provide human needs," said David Little of Progress Ohio.
"Any discussion that fails to address excesses in that budget is failing the American people."
Little added that it was possible to support the troops and veterans without spending billions on pointless wars.
Butler County attorney and Navy veteran Bruce Carter said the military can be more efficient in what he called the changing mission.
"When you refuse to have a discussion on over half of the budget, that's like trying to tell the Bengals to win a game without going over the 50 yard line," he said.
The group had a letter to deliver to Boehner, which contained what they called a statement of principles.
"We believe in a holistic approach to the budget crisis, and in order to protect the middle-class, cuts to the Pentagon need to be at the forefront," the letter states. "We understand that Pentagon cuts are a controversial issue, however, Pentagon cuts in the sequester do not threaten our national security."
The letter suggests that some of the money currently being spent on the Defense Department goes to providing services for veterans.
The military accounted for about 52 percent — or $600 billion — of discretionary spending in fiscal year 2011.
In contrast, education, training and social services collectively made up 9 percent of the budget.
The group of four activists weren't allowed into Boehner's office, but a young staffer met them outside. He said that the speaker thought everything should be on the table when it came to budget cuts.
A Dec. 5 report is encouraging Cincinnati to become the solar energy capital of Ohio and the broader region. The report, titled "Building a Solar Cincinnati," was put together by Environment Ohio to show the benefits and potential of Cincinnati regarding solar power.
Christian Adams, who wrote the report along with Julian Boggs, says Cincinnati is especially poised to take charge in this renewable energy front, in contrast to the rest of the state, which gets 82 percent of its electricity from coal. Adams points to the sustainability-minded city officials and public, a "budding solar business sector" and the great business environment as the city as reasons why Cincinnati could become a pivotal leader.
With 21 public solar installations to date, the city has already seen some of the benefits of solar power. The most obvious benefit is cleaner air, which leads to better overall health and helps combat global warming. But the report points out that local solar initiatives mean local jobs. "You can't export these jobs," Adams says. "It's a great opportunity for economic revitalization."
With solar energy comes an array of job opportunities for solar installers, solar designers, engineers, construction workers, project managers, sales associates and marketing consultants. That's enough to create brisk job creation. The report points out "energy-related segments of the clean economy added jobs at a torrid pace over the last few years, bucking trends of the Great Recession."
Still, there are hurdles.
Although solar energy saves money in the long term, installing solar
panels has a high upfront cost. The cost can make the short term too bleak for many potential customers.
To help overcome the short-term problem, the report suggests third-party financing. In these financing agreements, customers agree to give up roof space to have a solar power company install solar panels, and then customers agree to buy their power needs from the company. It's a win for the solar power company because the panels eventually pay for themselves through new customers, and it's a win for the customer because he sees more stable, lower energy costs and cleaner air. Adams points out that a few businesses and individuals in the area have already taken part in such agreements with great success.
There are also some incentives already in place to encourage solar energy. Ohio's Clean Energy Law, which was passed in 2008, pushes utility companies into the renewable energy market with Solar Renewable Energy Credits. These are credits utility companies must earn to meet annual benchmarks by installing solar panels or purchasing them from third parties. Duke Energy has followed the law's requirements by establishing its own renewable energy credit program.
Ohioans also have access to some tax breaks — the Energy Conversion Facilities Sales Tax Exemption, Air-Quality Improvement Tax Incentives and Qualified Energy Property Tax Exemptions — and loan programs — the Energy Loan Fund and Advanced Energy Fund — that encourage solar and other renewable energy sources.
Larry Falkin, director of the city's Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ), says the report didn't have much new information, but he's glad it can be used to push solar energy to the broader public. He touted the benefits of job creation and reducing reliance on foreign energy sources by moving toward energy independence.
For now, the city is mostly taking the approach of leading by example. Falkin says the city is acting like a "model" for solar energy. Cincinnati added solar installations to two city facilities this year, and another will be added by the end of the month. Falkin's office is also working together with different organizations to keep any momentum going.
Adams and Falkin both attended a Dec. 5 roundtable discussion
that engaged regional officials, including solar businesses,
environmental and sustainability groups, education leaders and the
Cincinnati Zoo. They both said the roundtable went well.
"I think all the right people are coming together and doing the right things to try to move us forward," Falkin says.


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1972 Dodge Challenger - Silver AnniversaryWritten by on December 1, 2001 Dennis Garber's '72 Challenger Has Been A Friend For 25 Years
Cars play a different role for every person. Some are treated as tools to use like machines. Some are treated like gems and serve little purpose except to look shiny and create envy. Others are treated like, well, like trash, beat upon until their final resting place is at the bottom of a pile of crushed sedans in the scrap yard. Finally, some, like the '72 Challenger here, are like friends.
Dennis Garber of New Holland, Pennsyl-vania, has been a Chrysler fan since he obtained his driver's license. His first car was a two-door '69 Fury III, but when he turned 21, he decided the big C-Body was too much, so he sought a more sporty replacement-a 340-powered '72 Challenger Rallye. In 1976 when this transaction occurred, musclecars were still fairly abundant and this particular example was no exception in that regard. For the next eight years, Dennis drove the car on the roads of the Keystone State. Given the destructive road salt and the snow in that area, by 1984 it was time to bring the car back to life.
Dennis is a certified Chrysler auto technician, having wrenched on Mopars for a living since he finished high school in 1972. The car went to Styler's Auto Body in Churchtown, Pennsylvania, where it was repainted, but not before Dennis worked on it to get it ready. This included adding a complete Shaker outfit from an earlier model, back when these parts were available. Since there were no ready-made packages for such a change, he did all the work himself, grafting the scoop to a flat '72 hood. Styler's then repainted the car B5 Blue and reapplied the Rallye package trim that'd come on the car from the factory.
The '72 340 gets little respect due to its lower compression ratio than earlier versions, but Dennis decided to fix that as well. The engine bay looks pretty mild with the Shaker scoop off the blueprinted ThermoQuad, but inside it's a different story. After Ruhl's Automotive in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, prepped the block and the parts, a new breed filled the engine bay. A set of W2 heads are atop the bores now, port-matched to a Weiand Action Plus intake. A solid-lifter Mopar Performance cam went into the center, while compression was bumped up to 10.5:1 from the factory's anemic 8.5:1 ratio. Fire chores are handled by the stock electronic ignition assisted by a Jacobs outfit, which Dennis says is a great system. Hooker headers round out the package.
With the high price of gas, Dennis looked at the rest of the driveline. The car is a four-speed model, but it now has an A-833 overdrive crashbox, still activated by the original Hurst Pistol Grip between the bucket seats, while the 3.55 Sure Grip outfit remains in the 831/44 rearend. A set of Rallye rims (15x6 up front and 15x8 out back) are shod with nondescript blackwall radial tires. The interior is refinished in factory black with extra trim. An aftermarket stereo system and CB outfit rounds out the package.
Today, the Challenger doesn't get much time in the snow and, frankly, we understand. However, Dennis attends a handful of shows each year with the E-Body, including the Northeast Hemi Owners' Association show where we saw it. In fact, he's been to many of this group's events, which is ironic because 2001 marked their 25th anniversary as well. At any rate, Dennis takes good care of his old buddy these days, making sure everything is up to par.
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For those important lectures, the voice recorder with built-in microphone in the Transcend MP330 acts as a perfect note-taker. When you are bored, you can tune into the FM Radio and can record any on-air song, with the recording option. With features like adjustable sleep timer and auto shut off, the device is guaranteed for a longer run without any hitch.
DesignThe compactly built MP330 features an OLED screen (128 x 32 pixels resolution) that displays text clearly at any angle or in any light. Weighing just 25 g and measuring 83 x 25.5 x 11.5 mm, the Transcend music player slides easily into your pockets or pouches, making it easy to carry.
To the right of the horizontally laid display screen of the MP330 is the main control pad of the device. The left of the MP3 player sports a cap that you can open to find the built-in USB connector. This feature makes the MP330 act just like a USB flash drive.
Battery and StorageThe Transcend MP330 ships with an internal storage capacity of 4 GB, allowing you to store 850 - 1000 songs. The music device is fitted with rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery that gives you a continuous music playback of 12 hours.
FunctionsThis music player from Transcend comes with a very useful feature of A-B Repeat function. With this feature, you can continuously replay a particular part of the track as you desire. When a song is played, you can sing along with it, thanks to the lyrics support feature. The lyrics can be displayed in 14 languages. So now you won't think twice to join a Karaoke night with your Transcend MP330 in tow.
You can rid yourself of the file conversion woes as this MP3 player comes with support for many formats. These formats include MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10, WAV and the high quality FLAC. To ensure there is minimal distortion, the MP330 comes with 90 dB of signal to noise ratio. For a more personalized music experience, you can set a customized playlist with the help of Custom Playlist Builder on this Transcend PMP.
The Transcend MP330 comes with 7 preset equalizers including a customizable User EQ setting with which you can match the sound quality to the genre of music being played. The time and date display on the screen of the device ensure you are never late for any appointment.
Transferring files is made easy and quick in this Transcend device, courtesy the USB 2.0 that connects to your computer in a jiffy. The Transcend MP330 is compatible with PCs or laptops running Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or Mac OS 10.0 or later or Linux Kernel 2.4 or later operating systems.
|MP3 Player
|Model ID
|Memory Size
|FM Tuner
|MP3 Audio
|32 to 320 kbps, Supports Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
|Play Mode
|Additional Features
Recordable FM Radio, Playlist Builder, Built-in Microphone, Direct Line-in Recording, Karaoke-style Synchronized Lyrics Display, VAD (Voice Activity Detection), A-B Repeat, Variable Track Playback Speeds, Supports 14 Languages, USB Flash Drive, Adjustable Sleep Timer, Power Saving Screen Savers, Aut...View More
Recordable FM Radio, Playlist Builder, Built-in Microphone, Direct Line-in Recording, Karaoke-style Synchronized Lyrics Display, VAD (Voice Activity Detection), A-B Repeat, Variable Track Playback Speeds, Supports 14 Languages, USB Flash Drive, Adjustable Sleep Timer, Power Saving Screen Savers, Auto Shut Off Function, 7 Equalizer Effects, User EQ, Time and Date Display, 90 dB Signal to Noise Ratio, Recording Format: IMA_ADPCM (WAV), Built-in USB 2.0 Connector
|Battery Type
|Lithium Polymer
|Display Size
|1 inch
|Display Type
|White Monochrome OLED
|Display Resolution
|128 x 32 pixels
|25 g
|85 mm
|25.5 mm
|11.5 mm
|Warranty Summary
|2 Years Transcend India Warranty and Free Transit Insurance.
|Audio Playback Time
|12 hrs
|Audio File Format
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|Headphone (3.5 mm), USB
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|MP330, Quick Start Guide, Warranty Card, Earphones, Neck Strap, Line-in Cable, Sport Clip
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Aug 28, 2011
very decent playerThis player is cool and comes with all loaded features. flipkart service makes it even more cooler.
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Dec 4, 2011
A long term ownership report of the MP330Hi guys, I wish to share with you my ownership experience with the MP330.
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Sep 17, 2011
Really Good MP3 Player at this price.I've been using this MP3 player from June 2011, and much more impressed with this player. This is the best MP3 Player that you can get in this price range.
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Oct 3, 2011
have to be careful while disconnecting from chargeI have experienced this a couple of times. If you shutdown the computer while leaving the mp3 player charging, then the player wont start, it will become hot and won't even start, you have to give some time to completely discharge the battery by itself. If you switch on after a few hours, it gives battery low error, and after you charge and properly remove using remove hardware in windows, it will work again.
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Feb 3, 2012
Great value for moneyThis is an excellent package for the money. The other reviews have already covered most of the salient points, so mentioning only a couple of things.
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Nov 12, 2011
protable music playermy shuffle gave up, so i went ahead and bought this...was confused between philips and gogear..but went ahead and purchased this coz of the 4 gb capacity, line in cable (included) and the neck strap/sports clip as i need it for the gym mostly...
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Nowhere in comparison to Phillips GoGear seriesQuality of headset wires, sound quality, navigation, ease of use..in almost all department this device lags behind Phillips GoGear. I am using Phillips GoGear 2GB and thought of buying another one for my mother, while browsing the products I saw many people rating this device equally as Phillips so bought this one since it was having 4GB in the price of 2GB in comparison with Phillips. But now after using it I sincerely feel that Phillips was the correct choice. I would recommend Phillips over this device. If budget is really a problem then only buy this one. I can't say its bad but being user… (Expand)


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Healing Parkinson's patients with their own stem cells
Point Loma A groundbreaking stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease is getting close to moving from lab research in La Jolla to therapy for patients. The research, funded by the patients and their supporters, could also pioneer a new model for moving medical advances from the lab into the clinic.
Eight Parkinson's patients have allied with scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and medical professionals from Scripps Clinic for the project, which involves creating new brain cells from other cells in their own bodies. Because of the unusual, personalized nature of the research, the patients are participating with scientists and doctors as equals, meeting regularly to review the progress.
The ambitious goal is to relieve the movement difficulties Parkinson's causes by replacing the brain cells the disease destroys. In theory, it would restore near-normal movement for a decade or more, and the procedure could be repeated as needed.
Research is far enough along that scientists and health care professionals in the project are talking to regulators about beginning clinical trials, perhaps as soon as next year.
The replacement brain cells are now being grown in a lab at The Scripps Research Institute. Patches of skin the diameter of a pencil eraser were removed from the patients' arms and turned into a new kind of stem cell that acts like embryonic stem cells. Called induced pluripotent stem cells, they were discovered in 2006, a feat honored by a Nobel Prize last year.
These IPS cells can become nearly any kind of cell in the body, but they don't raise the ethical concerns of using embryonic stem cells. Another potential advantage of IPS cells over embryonic stem cells is that they should be less prone to rejection by the patients' immune systems, because the transplanted cells come from the individuals themselves.
The personalized nature of the therapy, however, has a significant downside. It takes months to grow the needed cells for each patient. That's unappealing to drug companies, who want treatments that can be mass-produced. And because the technology is so new, getting government grants hasn't been possible, say scientists on the project.
So the eight patients and their supporters are raising the money to finance the research themselves, under the name of Summit4StemCell, operating under the nonprofit aegis of the Parkinson's Association of San Diego.
So far, the patients have raised $453,000. The project's next stage is expected to cost more than $5 million.
Summit4StemCell continually raises money from events, the most prominent to date being a climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, with patients who are physically able. This October, they plan to climb to base camp at Mount Everest.
The project's research is led by Jeanne Loring, head of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at The Scripps Research Institute. Neurologist Melissa Houser, clinical director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Scripps Clinic, leads the medical side. Nurse practitioner Sherrie Gould, who works with Houser, co-ordinates with patients. Gould is Summit4StemCell's sparkplug: The climb up Mount Kilimanjaro was her idea.
Patients and other group members evangelize the project in person, by email, and by videos explaining its significance. The group has just released a new video publicizing the Mount Everest expedition.
While the money raised will directly help only the eight individuals, scientists say the experiment could lead the way to treating others with Parkinson's. Moreover, it could open the door for similar therapies for other diseases.
For the patients, the project represents new hope. Loring's researchers say they also benefit from actually getting to know the people their research is devoted to. It makes the science less abstract and more human.


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It seems these days post-match pressers involving Ana Ivanovic have become more sports therapy sessions than anything else - which she could probably use at this point.
After another early loss at a major this time succumbing to Gisela Dulko 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the Oz Open, the Serb was asked how she's been feeling about all of these setbacks. Like, A LOT.
Q. Seems like it's been the same story: you fight, try to improve, and you get in these matches and you're falling a little bit short.
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, I mean, it's a process. You know, it's hard. It hurts, I must say. For sure it will. But it's a process. I think I just have to be patient. It will take some time.
I do feel better on the court. I'm playing much better. I feel like my old self. There are still some areas that are not there for me to rely on when ‑‑ moments I need them the most. Some matches it's there, some not. I just have to sort of keep my head up and try to improve, work.
There are things I'm working on. Serve is a big part of that progress. I feel it's been going well at times, but it's just not consistent like I would like it to be. It just might just take some time, and I have to accept that, although it's hard.
Q. In some of the key moments, it seems like you're lacking confidence.
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, I was actually talking with my coach just before. What happens is that, you know, I start well and I play good, and then, you know, because I have no expectation, I just go out there to enjoy.
Then I think I can play like this all the time. Then I get tense and I start making mistakes because I want to play like that. Then I just want to go back to playing normal.
I just have to get rid of that a little bit and just try to play, yeah, consistent all the time. It might not be at the highest level, but just build on it.
Q. When you took three months off at the end of last year, how did you spend that time?
ANA IVANOVIC: Well, I had five weeks off. I don't remember the last time that happened. So it was really nice just to get my mind off, you know, everything. Because it's been quite intense, you know, period for me, and I didn't have much time off in between.
So to have that time off the court was really good. Spending also some time with the family and friends back in Belgrade, which was really nice. Then I start working on my fitness beginning of November already.
Then towards the end of November, I started to do tennis, as well; I did a block with Sven.
Q. What do you do this year to give yourself a break when you're away from tennis? How do you unwind and relax? Is there something different in your routine this year?
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, you know, I still have to find things that's gonna make me relax. I really like reading and watching movies.
Sometimes I spend too much time in the room; it's not good either. Just find something, go for a walk just to keep your mind off of tennis, you know, surround yourself with positive people.
Q. Is it still fun, or are there days when it's stressful and you feel like you're suffering?
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, I mean, I do. Yeah, that consumes a lot of energy, too. That's something ‑‑ you know, I think I'm very happy and I feel I have the right things in place and I'm playing, like I said, striking the ball really well.
That's why it's disappointing when I get on a court and I put so much pressure on myself that it's not enjoyable anymore, it's overwhelming. That's why I think it's important, yeah, to get away from it a little bit and just enjoy.
Well I guess these are the kind of media sessions you're going to get when your game has completely deserted you and you don't have any answers to give.
For what it's worth, I'm feeling better about myself already.
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