text:
[Intro: Usher]
Rozay! what's the problem with these rap niggas?
They don't know how to play it cool, you know?
I mean there's a time and place for everything
Been thinking bout you all day
Right now, it's about that time
Fucking you, fucking you, fucking you
Look how you turn me on baby
(you like when you talk to him, I mean for saying something)
Singing is believing, Usher, baby
Turn the lights on
[Verse 1: Rick Ross]
She kissing on me, biting on my bottom lip
In the Galleria all I get is buy me this
Conversations on the phone until the break of dawn
Combination to her home, I gotta make her moan
Mean hustle got me chasing all this fast money
Balenciaga sneakers, now she touching cash money
So sexy in them all black Giuseppe heels
50 stacks in her bag so she know it's real
Top off the Ferrari now we thugged out
Smoking on that cali bumping 2Pac
It's me against the world now what's your phone number
Jumping in that range rover and I'm coming over!
[Hook: Usher]
Fucking you, fucking you
Been thinking bout you all day
Fucking you, fucking you
Still can't get my mind off your body
I'm day dreaming 'bout, look how you turn me on baby
Fucking you, fucking you
Cause nobody compares to your body
Every time you let me touch
Fucking you, fucking you
And every time you let me
Nobody compare to your body, yeah
Fucking you, fucking you
[Verse 2: Rick Ross]
I think I wanna put a ring on it
I think I wanna tat her name on me
I had a lot of sexy women
But this is not the same for me
Bounce, love it how she always make it bounce
Rose petals on her bed, I walk in unannounced
I love it when she speak a different language (papito!)
I touch her in so many different angles
Born stunna, and my baby so stunning
Wanna, but she find them so funny
I'm getting money, living like the most wanted
She all I ever needed, now I think it's her body
[Verse 3: Rick Ross]
Pink champagne for my dime piece
In the sheets you know I flip her like a 9 piece
In the streets you know I'm eating like a lion feast
Lick a nipple tryna tickle all the finer things
Keys to the crib, keep it trill, time to handle bizz
Big dreamer, new beamer, just the realest
Cover of the source, owner of the Porsche
Killing all haters, showing no remorse
Knocking at the door, she recognize the voice
I'm not them other boys, she know I shine the most
She modeling a lot I know she on the go
Another bottle of Ciroc, baby let's have a toast
First single off of Ross' album, GFID.


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Mayor-elect John Cranley on Monday announced he will appoint Councilman-elect David Mann to act as vice mayor.
"Quite simply, he passes the bus test," Cranley said at a press conference, suggesting that Mann is capable of doing his job if the mayor were to die after getting hit by a bus. "He's the one guy who can serve as mayor and preserve the city's heritage."
Cranley cited Mann's numerous accomplishments, including his time with the prestigious Harvard Law Review journal and previous stints as mayor when the top vote-getter in the City Council race automatically assumed the position.
Mann and Cranley promised to work together, even if they don't agree on every issue.
"Your success will be the city's success," Mann said to Cranley. "When we disagree, we'll disagree with respect and go forward."
Speaking on priorities he shares with Cranley, Mann
outlined his intentions to structurally balance the budget, cancel the
parking plan, investigate whether the city can afford to terminate the
streetcar project, tackle the city's high poverty rates and refocus city
funding to benefit all local neighborhoods.
Cranley and Mann will officially take office on Sunday, along with the rest of the new City Council.
Although it has already been explicitly stated in two letters from the federal government, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Chief Counsel Dorval Carter on Monday reiterated that if Cincinnati were to unravel the $132.8 million streetcar project, the city would lose $40.9 million in federal grants and another $4 million in federal funds would be transferred to the state government, which could appropriate the money to any project in Ohio.
The clarification is necessary because Mayor-elect John Cranley and a majority of the incoming City Council are looking into pausing and potentially canceling the streetcar project once they take office in December. Cranley says he will lobby the federal government to reallocate the federal funds, even though the federal government has repeatedly insisted it's not going to happen.
Carter joined City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on the phone on Monday to walk council members through the legal technicalities involved in cancellation and how the federal government would react to such circumstances.
According to Carter, merely delaying the project at this point would break the city's agreement with the federal government and lead the federal government to restrict the federal funds, ask the city to repay the money it already spent or terminate the deal altogether.
Still, Carter said cancellation might not hurt the city's chances, at least from a legal perspective, of obtaining federal funds for other projects.
"It will not preclude you from pursuing other projects," he said. "You would just have to pursue those on their own merits."
But Carter agreed with Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls that the city's credibility could be weakened if the streetcar project were canceled.
President Barack Obama's administration has prioritized light rail projects like the streetcar, according to Carter, so the reclaimed federal money would likely go to other cities pursuing similarly ambitious transit projects.
At a press conference following the council meeting, Cranley appeared unfazed by the news.
"If we have to, we'll give the money back," he said.
Although much noise was made about the council meeting, there wasn't much news in the way of substance. The federal government already outlined the cancellation costs in separate letters sent to Mayor Mark Mallory in June and earlier in November.
Supporters of the $133 million streetcar project packed Mercantile Library and Fountain Square last night to start a two-week campaign to prevent Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council from halting the ongoing project. The goal is to convince at least five of the nine newly elected council members to support the project. So far, streetcar supporters have at least three pro-streetcar votes: Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young. Now, they're trying to convince another three — Kevin Flynn, David Mann and P.G. Sittenfeld — to support continuing the project; all three spoke against the streetcar on the campaign trail, but they've recently said they want a full accounting of the project's completion costs, cancellation costs and potential return of investment before making a final decision. CityBeat covered the campaign and the people involved in greater detail here.
Hours before the event began, Mayor Mark Mallory released a letter from the Federal Transit Administration that explicitly stated canceling the project would cost Cincinnati nearly $41 million in federal funds and another $4 million would be left under the discretion of Gov. John Kasich, who could shift the money to other parts of Ohio. Cranley previously stated he could lobby the federal government to re-appropriate the money to other city projects, but the letter makes it quite clear that's not in the plans right now. On the elevator ride up to the Mercantile Library event, Sittenfeld commented on the letter to CityBeat, "I will say that today's news is a big gain in the pro-streetcar column."
City Council yesterday accepted the resignation of City Manager Milton Dohoney, just one day after Cranley announced Dohoney's leave and his support for it. Although council members acknowledged they had to accept the resignation in lieu of the Nov. 5 election results, they said they were unhappy with the behind-the-scenes approach that was taken by Cranley throughout the process. For the year following his resignation, Dohoney will receive $255,000 in severance pay and health benefits through the city, which will cost an already-strained operating budget that's been structurally imbalanced since 2001.
Flaherty & Collins, the Indianapolis-based developer that's building a downtown apartment tower at Fourth and Race streets, said it's interested in the retail space being left vacant by Saks Fifth Avenue.
Northern Kentucky residents last night got a look at a regional strategy to fight the growing heroin problem in the area. The report, put together by substance abuse and medical experts, law enforcement officials, governmental leaders and business representatives, calls for more physicians and long-term treatment options to address the issue. "We cannot arrest or incarcerate our way out of the problem," said Dr. Lynne Saddler, director of the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department. "The success of this plan really hinges on having sufficient treatment options and resources available so that everyone seeking and wanting treatment can easily access it."
Union Township Rep. John Becker introduced a bill in the Ohio House this week that would ban most public and private health insurers from providing abortion coverage. The bill has yet to be assigned to a committee. Becker describes himself as one of the most conservative members of the Ohio legislature. He's also supported the Heartbeat Bill, which would ban abortion once a heartbeat is detected; called needle-exchange efforts part of the "liberal media agenda"; and lobbied for the impeachment of a judge who allowed the state to recognize the same-sex marriage of Jim Obergefell and John Arthur, who recently passed away from Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Cincinnati could lose up to $45 million in federal funds if it cancels the $133 million streetcar project, according to a new letter from the Federal Transit Administration released on Thursday by Mayor Mark Mallory.
The letter confirms much of what was stated in a previous June 19 letter to Mallory, and it presumably acts as a warning to Mayor-elect John Cranley, who intends to permanently cancel ongoing construction on the streetcar project once he takes office in December.
Cranley previously said he could lobby the federal government to re-appropriate the money to other projects, but the FTA letter unequivocally states the money is only for the streetcar project.
"FTA's oversight contractor for the Project informs me that the City's expenditures plus committed costs on the Project as of this date exceed $116 million, which is approximately 88 percent of the total project cost," wrote FTA administrator Peter Rogoff. "These commitments include many construction activities that cannot be easily reversed — the City has relocated utilities, embedded rail in City streets, and purchased streetcars. Should the City choose to prematurely terminate the Project, all cost associated with closing down the project, including any claims from the contractors, will not be eligible for any federal reimbursement."
The letter confirms that, as CityBeat originally reported, canceling the streetcar project carries its own costs.
Should the city cancel the project, it would first need to return nearly $41 million in federal grant money. The remaining $4 million in federal funds would fall under the discretion of Gov. John Kasich, who could shift the money to other parts of Ohio.
City spokesperson Meg Olberding previously told CityBeat
the city already spent $2 million of the federal funds. Olberding said the $2 million in repayments would need to come out of the operating budget
that pays for cops, firefighters and human services instead of the
capital budget that's currently financing the streetcar project.
Since the operating budget has been structurally imbalanced since 2001, adding millions in costs could force the city to cut additional services or raise taxes.
Upon cancellation, the city would also need to pay back some of the $94 million in standing contractual obligations for the streetcar project. In many cases, the obligations reflect supply orders and other expenses contractors and subcontractors already took on but haven't officially billed to the city. If the project were canceled, city officials say the already-spent money would need to be paid back, along with extra costs to close the project — to repave torn-up streets, for example.
Project executive John Deatrick previously told CityBeat that paying back the contractual obligations could involve litigation, which would also be paid for through the operating budget, as the city tries to minimize cancellation costs and private contractors try to recoup as much as they can from the project.
All of that is on top of the $23 million that's already been billed to the project as of September, which should grow by $1.5 million each month as contractual obligations are turned into official bills, according to Deatrick.
The final decision on the streetcar project rests on City Council. Cranley told The Cincinnati Enquirer on Thursday that he'll pursue a 30-to-90-day time-out on the project as the city conducts a full accounting of cancellation costs, completion costs and the potential return on investment of the project, following requests from Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and incoming council members David Mann and Kevin Flynn — three crucial swing votes in the newly elected council of nine — for more information before placing a final vote on the project.
The talk of cancellation already spurred some Over-the-Rhine residents and businesses to launch a campaign to save the streetcar. Cranley insists it's too expensive and the wrong priority for the city, but supporters tout independent studies and their own experiences to argue it would spur economic development. The pro-streetcar group will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St. #1100, downtown Cincinnati.
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City Council on Thursday accepted City Manager Milton Dohoney's resignation, setting the stage for the end of more than seven years of service that fostered Cincinnati's nationally recognized economic turnaround, the $133 million streetcar project and the controversial parking plan.
The request comes just one day after Mayor-elect John Cranley announced Dohoney's resignation. Cranley says he will appoint an interim city manager once Dohoney officially steps down on Dec. 1 and then begin a nationwide search for a permanent replacement.
For the year following his resignation, Dohoney will receive $255,000 in severance pay — the same as his current annual salary — and health benefits through the city. The extra costs will go to an already-strained operating budget, which has been structurally imbalanced since 2001.
Although council members acknowledged that they had to accept the resignation in the aftermath of the Nov. 5 election, some said they were unhappy with the behind-the-scenes approach Cranley took to finalize Dohoney's leave.
"It's certainly not the process I would have liked," said Councilman Chris Seelbach.
Others praised Dohoney's work for the city, which lasted through both the Great Recession and the beginnings of Over-the-Rhine and Cincinnati's economic revitalization.
"He has served the city very well. He has been a leader in terms of economic development across the city," said Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, who lost in her bid against Cranley for the mayorship.
Cranley and Dohoney differ on both the streetcar project and parking plan, which would have outsourced the city's parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority and private operators. Cranley opposes and plans to do away with both policies, while Dohoney helped establish both.
Cranley announced on Tuesday that he, newly elected council members and the Port Authority agreed to call off the parking plan once the new city government takes office on Dec. 1, but it remains unclear how much it will cost the city to break from the plan and its numerous contractual obligations.
Similarly, Cranley told The Cincinnati Enquirer in a livestreamed interview on Thursday that he will try to put an estimated 30-to-90-day time-out on the streetcar project as the city conducts a full accounting of how much it would take to cancel the project versus continuing with ongoing construction and the potential return on investment of completion.
The talk of cancellation already spurred some Over-the-Rhine residents and businesses to launch a campaign to save the streetcar. Cranley insists it's too expensive and the wrong priority for the city, but supporters tout independent studies and their own experiences to argue it would spur economic development. The pro-streetcar group will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St. #1100, downtown Cincinnati.
If the streetcar goes the way of the parking plan, Cranley will effectively unravel two major milestones of Dohoney's seven years of service.
Supporters of the streetcar project are rallying in a last-stand effort to save the streetcar from an incoming city government that's threatening to cancel the project. Supporters plan to meet today in a town hall-style meeting at 7 p.m. at the Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St. #1100, downtown Cincinnati. Some of the supporters of the movement are residents, business owners and realtors in Over-the-Rhine who told CityBeat that canceling the project will set the city's economic momentum back. Mayor-elect John Cranley disagrees, but the decision is ultimately up to the newly elected City Council to cancel the project, and at least three of nine newly elected council members previously seen as streetcar opponents — P.G. Sittenfeld, David Mann and Kevin Flynn — told CityBeat they'd like to evaluate the costs of canceling the project and the potential return of investment versus the cost of completing construction.
City Manager Milton Dohoney will resign on Dec. 1 and receive one year of severance pay, Cranley announced yesterday. To political watchers, the news comes as very little surprise. Cranley and Dohoney disagreed on two key issues — the streetcar project and parking plan, both of which Cranley opposes and Dohoney supported and helped get off the ground. Once the new mayor and City Council take over in December, Cranley says he will appoint a yet-to-be-named interim city manager and begin looking for a permanent replacement.
Despite Saks Fifth Avenue's departure, the city intends to move forward with its plans to build a retail corridor downtown, and others have approached the city about taking Saks' space, according to Kathleen Norris, managing principal of Urban Fast Forward and the city's retail leasing consultant. Saks announced yesterday that it's closing down its downtown store and moving to Kenwood Collection. Although the move is a blow to the city, a few city officials were quick to point to other growth in downtown Cincinnati as an example of what will attract new retail outlets in the future.
A deal is nearly set to fund the $107 million interchange project at Interstate 71 and Martin Luther King Drive. As part of the deal, the Ohio Department of Transportation will pay for $52 million, and Cincinnati and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) will take a loan from the state infrastructure bank to pay for their share. OKI says it will pay for its portion of the loan through $25 million in federal funding, but it's so far unclear how the city will pay for its share of the project. The outgoing city administration intended to pay for the project through the now-canceled parking plan, which would outsource the city's parking meters, lots and garages.
Cranley says the city can get out of the parking plan without defaulting on the lease agreement with the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, but Cranley's position is at odds with the stated opinion of officials in the outgoing city administration and Port Authority. Cranley announced on Tuesday that the parking plan will be called off once he and the new council take office in December, but it's unclear how much it will cost to break out of the plan and its various contractual obligations.
The Ohio House held a hearing yesterday for two bills that would increase safeguards for victims of domestic violence, including new housing and employment protections. CityBeat previously covered the story of Andrea Metil, a domestic violence victim who is calling for greater protections.
Only 1,150 Ohioans signed up for Obamacare through the troubled HealthCare.gov portal, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday. Both the Ohio-wide measure and nationwide number — 106,185 — fell far short of the federal government's expectations for the first month of enrollment. But many of the troubles are caused by technical problems that have made HealthCare.gov largely unworkable for most Americans. The federal government is working to correct the errors by December, but The Washington Post reports that the website likely won't be fully functional by then.
Meanwhile, Ohioans will be able to enroll in the now-expanded Medicaid program on Dec. 9. Republican Gov. John Kasich got the federally funded Medicaid expansion for two years through the Controlling Board, a seven-member legislative panel, despite the Republican-controlled legislature's opposition.
The Ohio House yesterday approved a bill that reforms municipal taxes, which businesses support but cities oppose. Supporters argue it will simplify the tax code so businesses can more easily work around the state and from county to county, but opponents claim it will reduce how much revenue cities receive.
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Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council announced on Tuesday that, upon taking office in December, they will terminate the city's plan to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, following an agreement with the Port Authority to hold off on a bond sale that would have financed — and effectively sealed — the deal. But it remains unclear how much it will cost to terminate the plan, default on the lease agreement with the Port Authority and allow the Port to break its contracts with private companies that would have operated the assets under the deal. The current city administration argues the parking plan is necessary to help balance the budget over the next two years, pay for economic development projects around the city and modernize the city's parking assets so, for example, parking meters can accept credit card payments. Opponents argue the plan gives up too much control over the city's parking assets by outsourcing their operations to private companies based around the country.
But some business leaders are upset with the death of the parking plan because it leaves no visible alternative for funding major development projects like the interchange at Interstate 71 and Martin Luther King Drive.
Cranley now says he will not allow a referendum on any ordinance undoing the streetcar project and will instead try to work with supporters of the project to find another way to put it on the ballot if they can gather enough petition signatures. Cranley says blocking a referendum is necessary to avoid spending money during a referendum campaign that could last months. But for supporters of the streetcar, Cranley's decision seems highly hypocritical following his repeated praise for the "people's sacred right of referendum" on the campaign trail after City Council blocked a referendum on the parking plan. If the project is placed on the ballot, it will essentially be the third time it's brought to a public vote; opponents of the project in 2009 and 2011 pursued two ballot initiatives that many saw as referendums on the streetcar.
Meanwhile, Over-the-Rhine businesses and residents yesterday officially launched a campaign to save the streetcar project from Cranley and a newly elected City Council that appears poised to cancel the project. Touting the project's potential return on investment and cancellation costs, the group plans to lobby newly elected officials to vote in favor of keeping the project going. The group invited Cranley and all elected council members to join them at a town hall-style meeting on Nov. 14 at the Mercantile Library, where supporters will discuss their path forward. So far, supporters have publicly discussed a concerted lobbying effort, a ballot initiative if council passes an ordinance undoing the streetcar project and possible legal action against the city.
The Cincinnati Enquirer's editorial board is apparently unpleasantly surprised that Cranley undid the parking plan, even though the board endorsed Cranley for mayor after he ran in opposition to the parking plan for nearly a year.
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Mayor-elect John Cranley, the newly elected City Council and the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority on Tuesday agreed to eliminate the city's plan to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Port Authority once newly elected officials take office in December.
But it remains unclear how much it will cost to terminate the plan, default on the lease agreement with the Port Authority and allow the Port to break its contracts with private companies that would have operated the assets under the deal.
The announcement follows the Nov. 5 election of Cranley and a City Council supermajority opposed to the parking plan.
"It is a tremendously positive announcement for the city and its citizens that the current parking deal is now dead," Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld said in a statement. "I was glad to help sound the alarm on this deal from the beginning, but this victory ultimately belongs to the public, who were instrumental in providing sustained public pressure. This has shown us that the public values its public assets and wants long-term solutions to our financial challenges, not short-term fixes."
Cranley and Sittenfeld were joined by
Councilman Christopher Smitherman, incoming council members Amy Murray
and David Mann and Port Authority CEO Laura Brunner for the
announcement. They discussed continuing the city's partnership with the Port Authority, including the possibility of establishing a development fund for the agency.
Cranley also reiterated his intention to
pursue some of the development projects originally tied to the deal,
particularly the interchange at Interstate 71 and Martin Luther King
Drive. He also said the city will try to find other ways to leverage the city's parking assets, including the possibility of stricter enforcement and better technologies.
From the start, opponents of the parking plan claimed it gave up too much local control over the city's parking assets. The plan would have leased the assets to the Port Authority — a local, city- and county-funded development agency — but the Port planned to sign off operations to private companies from around the country.
The plan grew particularly controversial in July, after a previously concealed memo critical of the plan was leaked to media outlets and council members.
The city administration originally claimed the parking plan — and the lump-sum payment it would produce — was necessary to balance the city's operating budget without laying off cops and firefighters.
But when the plan was held up in court following the current City Council's approval on March 6, council managed to balance the operating budget without layoffs by making cuts elsewhere, including council members' salaries, and tapping into higher-than-expected revenues.
City Council also managed to use alternative funding sources to finance the development of a downtown grocery store and luxury apartment tower at Fourth and Race streets, which city administration officials originally touted as a major selling point of the parking plan.
Still, city administration officials claimed the plan was necessary to
fund other development projects around the city, help balance the budget for the next two years and modernize the city's parking assets so, for example, all parking meters would have the ability to accept credit card payments.
City Manager Milton Dohoney, a proponent of the parking plan, also proposed using the lump-sum payment to pay for a parking garage at Seventh and Sycamore streets. Under the original parking plan, the Port Authority was supposed to pay for the garage; after the Port Authority completed its review of the deal on Oct. 9, it backed down from the commitment.
The Port Authority's review also reduced the lump-sum payment to $85 million from $92 million. Cranley and other critics said the reduction and the new $14-$15 million cost brought on by the parking garage effectively reduced the upfront payment to $70-$71 million.
Without the parking plan, the planned projects will require new sources of funding if they are to proceed. But to critics, the plan's dissolution is an intangible victory that has been months in the making.
Updated with more details.
Dozens of residents and business owners gathered in Over-the-Rhine on Tuesday to launch a campaign that seeks to persuade Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council to support the $133 million streetcar project.
Attendees included Ryan Messer, who used his life savings to renovate his home in Over-the-Rhine; Derek Bauman, co-chair of Cincinnatians for Progress; Jean-Francois Flechet, owner of the Taste of Belgium; and Derek dos Anjos, owner of The Anchor.
"We're here today to keep the conversation going outside of political rhetoric and partisan politics," Messer said. "Simply put, the streetcar is a component of Cincinnati economic development, and it's a project that grows the whole city — not just an urban core, which, by the way, is an important part of developing this region."
The group intends to lobby Cranley and the newly elected council, which appear poised to cancel the project when they take office in December.
At least three of nine elected council members — P.G. Sittenfeld, David Mann and Kevin Flynn — have told media outlets that they want a full accounting of the project before making a final decision. Another three — Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young — are on the record as supporting the project. The final three — Christopher Smitherman, Charlie Winburn and Amy Murray — adamantly opposed the project in the past.
Members of the pro-streetcar group invited Cranley and all elected council members to join them at a town hall-style meeting on Nov. 14 at the Mercantile Library, where supporters will discuss their path forward. So far, supporters have publicly discussed a concerted lobbying effort, a referendum if council passes an ordinance undoing the streetcar project and possible legal action.
As CityBeat first uncovered, the costs of canceling the project are currently unknown, and some of the costs could actually fall on the operating budget that pays for police, firefighters and human services instead of the capital budget that is currently financing the streetcar project.
Much of the uncertainty falls on ongoing construction for the streetcar, which has continued despite the newly elected city government's intent to stop the project. As of September, the city spent $23 million on the project and contractually obligated $94 million, some of which city officials say will need to be paid back even if the project were canceled.
The U.S. Department of Transportation also told city officials in a June 19 letter that nearly $41 million of nearly $45 million in federal grants would need to be returned if the project were terminated.
Supporters also claim Cincinnati would be giving up a 2.7-to-1 return on investment over 35 years if the city abandoned the streetcar now. That estimate is derived from a 2007 study conducted by consulting firm HDR, which was evaluated and supported by the University of Cincinnati.
Project executive John Deatrick says the HDR study is now outdated and the city is working on updating the numbers. Still, Deatrick says the project is intended to spur economic development, not just provide another form of public transportation.
The Nov. 13 issue of CityBeat will give a more in-depth look at the campaign to save the streetcar and some of the people involved in the movement.
Officials working on the $133 million streetcar project are considering taking up extra shifts to speed up delivery of new rail and minimize disruptions caused by construction, project executive John Deatrick told CityBeat on Friday.
If it goes as planned, the extra shifts would reduce the time needed to deliver and install rails around Findlay Market and Liberty Street from one week to a couple days at each location. That would allow the city to avoid closing down surrounding streets for more than a weekend or a Monday and Tuesday, according to Deatrick.
"The main reason isn't to speed it up," he says. "The main reason is it would minimize the impact on the motoring public, walking public and biking public."
Deatrick insists the move is absolutely not related to recent election results that have called the project's survival into question.
One of Mayor-elect John Cranley's top priorities upon taking office in December is canceling the streetcar project, which he says isn't worth the cost and the wrong priority for Cincinnati. He says the outgoing city administration is continuing construction of the streetcar in "a political manner" and running up the bill to make canceling the project more difficult.
But Deatrick claims the 24-hour shifts won't add much in the way of new costs. He says contractors currently bill the city about $1.5 million each month and that should continue into the future.
As of September, the city had already spent $23 million and contractually obligated another $94 million to the project. The obligations, along with the threat of litigation from contractors involved in the project and taxpayers and businesses along the streetcar track, have raised concerns about how much canceling the project would cost — and whether it's even financially prudent at this point.

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I've got this working and I thought I'd share what we did here. I know from searching this forum (and others, including Barracuda's) that some people have trouble with this, especially with the LDAP.
Here's the quick and dirty: to make Barracuda bind to Zimbra's LDAP server, you need the "ldap_nginx_password" from your "config.12345" file (the actual number will vary, of course). We found this in /opt/zimbra right after install.
Once you have that, enter the following on each Domain's LDAP setup page (Domain Manager, Users tab, LDAP tab):
Select "OpenLDAP."
Bind DN (username): uid=zimbra,cn=admins,cn=zimbra
Password: (the "ldap_nginx_password" from your config.12345 file)
We have the Barracuda 300 Spam firewall, version 5.1 firmware. We're using Zimbra 6.0.16 (as of this writing). If you have a different setup, use this as a guideline only.
Give Barracuda a good test email, save your changes, then click the Test LDAP button. It should work. If not, check the obvious: make the sure the port is opened on your Zimbra box, make sure typed in the password correctly, and so on.
Hope this helps someone. It's actually easy, and now our Barracuda is humming like a bird in front of Zimbra. We have a great mail server and a great spam filter, so I'm happy.


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Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - Bobby Austin led five players in double
figures with 13 points as the Furman Paladins beat the UNC Greensboro
Spartans, 69-61, in a Southern Conference bout at Greensboro Coliseum.
Larry Wideman and Stephen Croone each had 12 points while Colin Reddick and
Charlie Reddick each chipped in 10 for Furman (5-12, 2-4 SoCon) which had lost
seven of its previous eight. Colin Reddick also collected 11 rebounds while
Kendrec Ferrara had a game-high 12 boards.
Derrell Armstrong and Nicholas Paulos each scored a game-high 16 points and
Trevis Simpson added 10 for UNC Greensboro (4-13, 2-4) which has lost eight of
its last nine.
Both teams struggled in the first half with UNC Greensboro earning a 32-22
lead at the break after shooting just 36.1 percent from the field. Furman
fell behind by hitting on just 30.4 percent of its shots in the first 20
The Paladins heated up to 58.3 percent shooting, including a 5-of-6 effort
from beyond the arc, in the second half. The strong showing allowed Furman to
get past the Spartans who shot just 37 percent in the second period.
Furman had advantages in points from both 3-point range (24-12) and the free-
throw line (19-11).
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If you have a Tablet PC or touchscreen, you can easily perform navigational and editing shortcuts—such as copy, paste, undo, and delete—with a simple flick of your tablet pen or finger. To practice using flicks, complete the Flicks Training.
Open Flicks Training by tapping the Start button , and then tapping Control Panel. In the search box, type pen and touch, and then tap Pen and Touch. (You won't see Pen and Touch if you aren't using a Tablep PC or a computer with a touchscreen.) Tap the Flicks tab, and then tap Practice using flicks.
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A recent trip to the Aloha State included a non-stop exploration of the local food scene. In this last of three posts (check out recs for Kauai and Oahu), I look back at our favorite gastro memories from Hawaii, the Big Island, which include furikake crusted ono, hot pepper cheese balls, and lilikoi mousse.
My wife loves hot peppers and – though I don't have her extreme tolerance – I do, too. So when we found a small stand in the Hilo farmers market selling Cheez Doodle style snack balls coated with fresh ground Hawaiian hot peppers, we couldn't resist. The flavor morphed from artificial cheese to a smoky, yet floral, capsaicin burn that was so compelling that I had to contain myself from eating the whole bag in a single sitting.
Hawaiian master chef Alan Wong started out years ago at this beachside beauty at the Mauna Lani Bay resort before going on to build his own empire. Recently appointed chef de cuisine Allen Hess carries on the restaurant's prodigious pedigree with an impressive new menu that highlights locally sourced proteins and produce. The furikake crusted ono with tempura fried green beans and ginger dressing was a tour de force – the plate went back practically licked clean.
Shipman House Bed and Breakfast
Every morning we stayed at this historic home-turned-inn overlooking Hilo, we were greeted with a colorful spread of fresh fruit (seen above). Much of it was grown on the property, and the platter often included guava, passion fruit, figs, several kinds of papaya, dragon's eyes, and white pineapple. There were also thick slices of freshly baked Hawaiian sweet bread, which were the perfect AM treat after they were toasted up and slathered with local butter and homemade lilikoi butter.
Chef-owner Peter Merriman is one of a core clutch of Hawaiian chefs helping define modern island cuisine. Fresh caught fish and locally raised beef star in many of the entrees, but it was the dessert course that I found the most fetching. The Hanaoka Farms lilikoi mousse has been on the menu since the restaurant opened and it's easy to see why. Smooth, creamy, slightly tangy and not-too-sweet, it was a picture perfect finale.
This jaw-droppingly gorgeous bed and breakfast is well situated on nearly 30 acres, where a rainbow of fruits and coffee grow in abundance. Every morning, this beautiful bounty is showcased at the meticulously crafted breakfasts courtesy of musician-turned-master-chef Brian Conaway. His apple banana pancakes topped with toasted coconut, bits of toasted macadamia nuts, coconut whipped cream and house-made lilikoi syrup were a highlight of the trip (and a reason why we can't wait to return for a much longer stay).


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Photographer: Rachel Solomon
Cake: The Cake Baketress
Dress Designer: Nordstrom
Groom's Attire: Perry Ellis
Venue: Bride's parents' backyard, Lakeside, AZ | Hair & Makeup: Bride | Flowers: Bride's family | Jewelry: Bride & friends | Caterer: Bride's family | DJ: Bride's family | Officiant: Friend of family | Stationery: Bride & Groom | Veil or Hair Accessories: Bride & friends
Read on to hear about all the DIY projects Mindy and her family did for her big day as well as get the full budget break down for this casual elegance wedding under 7K. Please note that costs change as the years go by, and prices are subject to change. This is just one couple's breakdown to give you a rough estimate on how much a wedding like this may cost you.
DIY Projects:
Florals (bouquets, boutonnieres)
Some friends and I made the boutonnieres with baby's breath and white roses
Burlap utensil holders
My mom and grandmother made them mostly (my sister and I helped with the flowers on the top)
Wooden sign
My mom painted them and used old fence wood they tore down before the wedding
Wrapped bottles (LOVE)
Saw the idea on Pinterest and essentially mimicked it with supplies from Hobby Lobby and Michael's
Guest book tree
We made up the idea because we wanted something different so we used a few dead branches from my parents' lot and planted them. Then my grandmother, mom and I cut the hearts from scrapbook paper.
Save the dates, invitations (from where)
We made the invitations (did not have save the dates since we had such a short engagement) with brown Wal-mart paper, my mom's printer, a hole punch, and some twine. Alex and I got the "tie the knot" idea from Pinterest and designed them around that.
Bride & bridesmaid robes
Mine was from Victoria's Secret (not cheap! like $50) and my sisters' were from Macy's (surprisingly reasonable at $30)
All the signs were inspired by Pinterest and my mother and I. She mostly made them all.
Flower crown in your hair
I made it with some flower bunches from Michael's by twisting them together.
Poms in the trees
We made these out of Wax Paper (thank God it wasn't tissue since it rained), and there are a zillion posts on Pinterest about how to make them but we used the simplest (fold up like a fan, tie the middle with wire, trim the ends to make a point, then fan/fluff the layers). We experimented with the number of layers depending on the size.
Little tags on the napkins
We designed them. My mom, grandmother and I printed, cut and painted the edges.
Scrabble picture
I made it. Brother and sister helped me come up with the arrangement!
Chalkboard signs
Friends of the family loaned us the easels and a couple chalk-boards. They made them themselves!
Budget Breakdown:
We budgeted for $5,000 which is almost impossible for a wedding this size but we knew if we aimed small we would probably keep it lower than if we started with a realistic number. We went over by about $2,000 which put us at approximately $7,000 for the total. We also really saved money in every way we could...by using what my parents had (venue, wine bottles, old fence that we tore down for signs, dance floor that was later reused to build my parent's shop they were in the process of building, etc). We borrowed a lot of decorations from a friend who had recently gotten married but didn't want to sell her stuff. Also, our family made the food which we bought from Costco (we are blessed with amazing cooks)! My mother, grandmother, and I made most of the decorations from craft store supplies. We also did not have an official Videographer, DJ, Emcee or serving staff.
Grand Total $6,436.00
Officiant, Hotel Etc. $50
Food $1000
Rentals $1000
Cake $250
Misc $200
Gown (gift) $0
Veil or Headpiece (DIY) $6
Groom's Attire $120
Invitations $60
Thank You Cards (DIY) $15
Postage $200
Bridesmaids Robes $60
Parents Gifts $350
Bouquets $30
Boutonnieres $20
Ceremony Flowers $25
Reception Décor $450
Gifts for Volunteers $100
Photographer $2500


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Hello All,
Yesterday, I became distractred and accidently generated a new private key on the Zimbra proxy server which may have replaced the previous one that pairs up with the SSL Certificate purchased through Symantec. Now Im getting an error the two do not match up.
Is there a way I can replace the newly generated key with the original private key or somehow retrieve the previous key?
Or is this a problem and a new SSL Certificate must be purchased to match up with the current new private key generated accidentally?


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Time: May 13, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
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DALLAS, Ga. -- Paulding County Sheriff's Detectives and Georgia Bureau of Investigations Agents arrested "Murder for Hire" suspect Melissa Bennett Silvers on Friday in Dallas, Ga.
According to Corporal Ashley Henson of the Paulding County Sheriff's Office, 48-year-old Silvers was taken into custody at Lost Mountain Academy Daycare and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder. She worked as a teacher at the daycare.
Silvers unknowingly contacted an undercover Agent on a plot to kill her ex-husband two weeks ago, Henson said. Over the two weeks, the two talked on the phone to set up details of the plot.
On Thursday, December 6, Silvers met the Agent at a local business. In the parking lot, she paid the Agent part of the money that had been agreed upon in the murder plan.
In the plan, Silvers had set up her ex-husband to be at their home around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, to have firewood delivered. The Agent was supposed to pretend to be the firewood delivery person, and shoot and kill Silvers' ex-husband while he was there.
However, Silvers insisted that the shooting take place outside the home so there was no mess inside.
The couple divorced in January 2012, but Silvers was living at the ex-husband's home because they had adopted children. Silvers' motive is still unknown.
Silvers is now held at the Paulding County Detention Center without bond.


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I have around 500 contacts which have been stored as last name, first name. I would like to store them the other way around. I have tried to export to csv which shows in the correct format, but when imported it's always done by last name, first name.
Is there anyway I can change this. Currently running Zimbra enterprise V7


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Q. What were the emotions like for you after the match? You won, sat down in your chair. What was going through your mind after the victory?
YEN‑HSUN LU: Yeah, I mean, for me, because I really thankful for my family. Also because I'm really upset because my father's already pass away. I make this result. I'm really proud myself to share this victory with him in the sky. I hope he see this match.
So in that moment, I just sit and tell myself, I done it. I done for my father. I done for myself also. I done for all the people support me, yeah.
Q. May we ask when your father passed away?
YEN‑HSUN LU: Is 2000, when I turned professional, that year.
Q. I was reading the introduction to your book. You were talking about how you were more or less taught if you lose to put it behind you and look forward. A lot of people in your book reflect on how much they learn from losing. Can you reflect a little bit on that.
VENUS WILLIAMS: Exactly. I think as a professional tennis player, I'm in a lot of matches. The way I felt like is I hate hanging on to that feeling when you lose, so I try to put that feeling behind. Learn from the loss, but not hang on to the bad feeling of losing.
So I put that behind me, because I'm a little bit older, a little more mature. That's kind of been my motto the last few years; to learn from it but not hang on to it.
Q. It's more the feelings?
VENUS WILLIAMS: More the feelings. Like let it go, move on, you didn't win this one, you'll get the next one. Be positive, learn from it.
Q. You're a Swede in the last eight at Wimbledon. That will excite a lot of people. What are your memories of the Swedes that came before you at Wimbledon?
ROBIN SODERLING: I remember when I was a kid, you know, I was watching Edberg playing against Becker in the finals. I always loved to watch the bigger tournaments, especially Wimbledon, such an old tournament with a lot of tradition.
So it's nice to be in the eight in this one.
Q. When you were growing up, which Grand Slam did you dream of winning?
ROBIN SODERLING: All of them. (Laughter.) Many times.
No, of course I think, for me, Wimbledon is the biggest one. Even though, you know, if I had to pick one I really wanted to win, I would pick Wimbledon.
But it would be okay to win French and US Open as well.
Q. We're accustomed to having fireworks and drama when you [and Justine Henin] have met. What was different, if anything, today for you mentally as you got into the third set?
KIM CLIJSTERS: I mean, obviously you evolve in that match. Obviously, in the beginning, you know, yeah, like I said, I had to look for a detail to change it around. You try to obviously hang in there every time.
She made a couple of, you know, unforced errors, and that's what made me win a few easier service games. Automatically mentally you grow into the match.
I think it's not just one thing that makes you make that switch. It's gradually you make ‑‑ you know, you read the game better and start to feel more comfortable out there. So, yeah. I mean, I was happy to get through there in the end. I played really good tennis in that second and third set.
Q. So tomorrow when you wake up, you think you're going to be pissed off, disappointed?
ANDY RODDICK: I'm going to be thrilled. I mean, c'mon.
Q. You've been through these slams before.
ANDY RODDICK: And it never gets easier. Of course I'm going to be pissed off when I wake up tomorrow. I mean, if you got fired from your job, you probably wouldn't wake up the next day in a great mood. I mean, c'mon, let's go. We're better than those questions.
Q. Your necklace today, the pendant, is it a copy of the Rosewater Dish?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, that's what my physio asked me. Honestly, I wish I could sit here and say it's my design, but it's not.
I came here necklace‑less, if that's a word. I didn't have a necklace. I borrowed this from Venus. Seeing how many times she won Wimbledon, it probably is something about the trophy.
Q. Is it a copy of the trophy?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't know. I have to ask her. It's not mine. It's on loan.
Q. Is it bringing you luck?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I hope so. She's always winning here. I'm serving uncharacteristically good. Maybe it has something to do with it.
Q. She's not getting it back?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I don't want to, but I hadn't planned on giving it back. Now if she reads my interview, it will be a problem (smiling).
Q. Did you have any problems from your knee? If not, what did you do after the last game to make sure it was good for today?
RAFAEL NADAL: I tried my best, no? I take antiinflammatories. I did a lot of treatment with the physio, with the doctor.
Today it was better. I didn't feel pain today, but, you know, you never know. It's there, but wasn't the problem today. Hopefully gonna be fine for the next day, too.
Q. Prior to the match, it was announced that you were fined $2,000. What is your reaction to that?
RAFAEL NADAL: What's that?
Q. After the coaching accusation with your uncle from the last match, you were fined $2,000.
RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah.
Q. What are your thoughts about that penalty?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, that's the rules are the rules. I gonna speak with the person that I ‑‑ well, I already spoke with the person that I had to spoke. Nothing to say here.
Q. You've done very well on grass this year so far. Why is that? What is it about your game that helps you on this surface?
NA LI: I think I do pretty good every year (laughter).
I think my game was like ‑ how you say ‑ easy can win the grass court because I was play more fast and baseline, yeah.
Q. What have you done well this week and last week and in Birmingham, do you think?
NA LI: After I win in Birmingham, I was feeling more confident, more positive thinking on the grass court. But because my coach didn't come to Birmingham, so after I meet him, he was like, Just forget Birmingham. This much different tournament.
So every time, he always talk like. Every time he talk like, Forget, forget, forget that one. I was like, Okay. I couldn't forget. I played five rounds of match, win tournament. How I can forget that? But he always like, Forget. This is much different game.
Q. How is your confidence just now?
JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: My confidence, I feel confident. I know I can beat everybody. So I will play my game. I will try to play, you know, relaxed and be offensive and that's it.
Q. What has made the difference this year with you feeling comfortable on grass?
JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: For me, there is not a lot of different than the other years. Maybe I have more experience, so maybe I'm better.
But I don't feel a lot of difference than last year and everything. But last year I change racquet just before the tournament, so it was tough for me. So this year it's better because I play with my racquet since some months now, and it's good.
Q. Can you talk about facing [Serena's] serve. She's so tough to break.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, she served extremely well, some of the best she served against me. And, yeah, I think today that was really the difference.
You know, I had a few looks at her serve. But, uhm, you know, I think even when you had a good look and the ball's coming at you in the 120s, it's pretty tough to do much with it.
But, uhm, yeah, I thought it was an all‑right performance.
Q. That's a lot of pressure on your service games.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, it does. And I think ‑‑ I mean, that's certainly how she wins a majority of her matches. By serving so well, it makes you think that you really need to hold on to your service games. You know, I did a good job of that. But, you know, just not enough.
You know, I was going for it when I had my opportunities. Just fell a little short.
Q. Could you tell us more about your stomach discomfort in the third set.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I mean, it's just it. You know, it's just the stomach discomfort. I didn't really get a lot of oxygen because I had that. You know, when you don't get a lot of oxygen, your muscles get a bit tired, and you get slower and slower.
I wasn't feeling really great at that third set. But then the doctor helped me out and everything was well in the fourth.
Q. Was it a muscle problem?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC: No, it was just the stomach, yeah.
Q. Is it the heat, you think, that brought it on?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I don't know. Maybe. A lot of side factors, I guess. I just overcomed it and right now I feel good, so that's the important thing.
Q. Lleyton was asked, Could you tell there was anything wrong with him in that third set, and he said, I don't know, he's always got something. What's your reaction to that?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Everybody has an opinion. I don't know why the people think that I'm always having something, which is absolutely wrong because I haven't asked for medical or physio timeout for a long time.
I mean, any time I ask, you know, somebody has to say something. So I don't really care. You know, whatever.
Q. When are you planning to shave?
ANDY MURRAY: I have no idea. I haven't really thought about it, to be honest.
Q. Seems to be working for your tennis. Might you keep it on till the end of the tournament?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, maybe. Yeah, might keep it on till the end of the tournament. If I wake up tomorrow and feel like shaving, then I'll do it, just like I'm sure you do (smiling).
Q. What does it mean to have the two ladies in your box?
ANDY MURRAY: The two ladies?
Q. Yes.
ANDY MURRAY: Well, I mean, yeah, I like having obviously my mum around. Both my parents are here, my grandparents, my aunt and uncle are here, obviously my girlfriend. I mean, I love having my family around. I love having friends around.
Yeah, it just makes you feel more at home, more comfortable. When you're on the court, it doesn't make as much of a difference. It's more off it, just having your friends and family around. It's really nice. The rest of the year you don't really get that.
Q. Was it important to get back together with Kim?
ANDY MURRAY: I don't really want to go into that. It's been a lot longer than everybody thinks we've been back together. But I like having my girlfriend around. I like having my, yeah, family around. That's it. [Drats!]
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Monday, June 28, 2010
HE SAID/SHE SAID: Wimbledon Day Seven
Q. What were the emotions like for you after the match? You won, sat down in your chair. What was going through your mind after the victory?
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Venus has a book? When did it come out?ReplyDelete
Yup it comes out today!ReplyDelete
I really wanted to watch Roddick's postmatch interview, but had a slightly difficlut time locating it. Looks like the Wimbledon folks might have omitted it due to Andy's surly attitude. Anyway, finally found it here, in case anyone else was interested:ReplyDelete
Tim: Surly is the word but understandable IMO. Poor A-Rod, puffy eyes and all. Thanks for the link!ReplyDelete


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BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA0) -- At a time in life when most people are thinking about retirement, Dr. Fred Lough, at 64, is going back into to active duty with the Army.
"I was given the skills by the country to be a physician and to employ those skills for those that are serving in harm's way, to ease the burden of their wounds, save lives. That is just a great opportunity and a great gift. I am thrilled to be able to do this on a daily basis and to be back in the Army," said Lough.
Dr. Lough is leaving his position as Director of Cardiac Surgery at George Washington University Hospital to join the surgical teaching staff at the Uniformed Services University at Walter Reed Medical Center.
"Fred represents the best of us across the board, both as a surgeon and as a military physician. He's a master clinician, he's a surgical leader. He's trained several generations of surgeons," said Dr. Eric Elster, Professor and Chief of Surgery at the USU.
As a member of the Army Reserves, Lough was recently deployed twice to Afghanistan and performed hundreds of surgeries in tents. Last year, he was part of a Forward Surgical Team (FTS) close to the fighting near the Pakistani border providing support for the 173 Airborne Brigade.
"We were being mortared and rocketed on a daily basis. Casualties and fatalities occurred on our base," said Lough.
He was there when the base was severely damaged by a fuel truck bomb, which destroyed the surgical unit. It was rebuilt in hours.
When Fred Lough was an engineering student at West Point in 1970, he toured the construction of the World Trade Center. Twelve years ago, Dr. Lough found himself back at the demolished towers to treat the injured after the towers came crashing down.
"I remember seeing the I- beams that normally are horizontal were all bent like wax candles because of the heat and flames. It was an astonishing event," recalled Lough.
On this 9-11 anniversary Colonel Lough decided it was good day to recommit himself to his country to help train the next generation of surgeons.
Lough said he joins just one other member of his West Point class still in active duty.
Dr. Lough's friends say he bleeds green and that the Army is like his second family. Not only did he go to West Point, so did four of his children, and his father, who was in three World War II invasions and then continued on with a 40-year military career.


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An online game which parodies the struggles of a deeply depressed musician faces severe criticism in the U.K.
The Sun reports that, in particular, Billy Suicide is outraging suicide prevention advocates. In the game players attempt to get Billy through his day with doses of caffeine, alcohol and anti-depressants. The character can also engage in activities such as playing his guitar or watching T.V. to elevate his mood. If Billy gets too depressed, however, he will take his own life.
A spokesperson for advocacy group The Samaritans told The Sun:
Certain types of suicide portrayal can act as a catalyst to influence the behaviour of people who are already vulnerable — particularly young people.
Paul Kelly, a representative of Papyrus, an anti-suicide organization, added:
This game is completely irresponsible. The people who made it should realise the damage that it can cause.
GP: We should note that Billy Suicide is an amateur game, not the product of the commercial video game industry.


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Cascara Cherry: Coffee...Tea...Food?
Sept. 18, 2015
In previous years, our Cascara reviews started out with "coffee, tea..or both!". Well, this year we've tagged onto this…"or a snack?". That's right, we're sitting around eating the stuff, something we just wouldn't do with previous lots. But this one's crunchy, tart, sweet, and tastes a lot like dried cranberries...I mean, who wouldn't want to eat it?! So what makes this cascara different from the sort of "traditional" cascara of years past? While this cascara looks similar at a glance, the work behind producing it is substantially different. This isn't just a by-product of the coffee processing; it is a very intentional product, using different methods that belong more to a food processing facility than a rural coffee mill. But I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself. First, a little background is necessary in order to provide context.
What is "Cascara Tea?"
Cascara (or Qishr/Gesher as it's called in Yemen/Ethiopia) is the Spanish term for the dried coffee fruit skin. The fruit of the coffee cherry makes up over 50% of the total coffee cherry mass. During the pulping process, this fruit is removed from the seed and exhausts through a channel into an area separate from the beans. That's quite a bit of potential waste. Traditionally, the cherry is mainly reused for fertilizing the farm, a nice way to complete and then begin a new life cycle, right? But somewhere along the way in Yemen, the potential to dry the cherry and use as a tea-like beverage was realized, and the production of Qishr tea was born. It tastes tart and sweet, a bit weightier in body than most teas, and considering that the...


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The 2009 Draft is in the books, with the Royals selecting 49 players. That doesn't mean that the Royals are taking any time off. Scouts are headed to Minnesota this weekend to look at players and the Royals will continue to look at international talent. Here are a few notes from both today's press conference and yesterday's teleconference.
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J.J. Picollo noted that Myers, a third-round selection, played seven positions in high school and that he has expressed a desire to catch. Picollo says that the Royals will start him as a catcher.
College picks
Kansas City selected 27 college players this year, plus Aaron Crow, who was listed as unaffiliated. That's up from 23 college players last year. The Royals had just two high school picks among their first 11 selections this year. Last season, Johnny Giavotella was the only four-year college player in the first 10 rounds. Moore said that he likes a blend of high school and college pitchers. Some of the college pitchers from this year's draft will be relievers. He hopes that they can reach the Majors at the same time.
Strategy and budget
Moore noted that Picollo used a strategy in which he chose three to four players with top round talent. He also said the Royals must strive to use every penny of their scouting budget wisely. Many of the players chosen in the final ten rounds are summer follow selections who have several college options. Moore is hopeful that the Royals can budget their dollars in a way that will allow them to sign a few of the summer follow picks.
Local connections
The Royals made several picks with local ties, starting with Aaron Crow, their first-round selection. Moore noted that it is important to "scout your own backyard aggressively." He also said that the Royals employed "good old-fashioned scouting."
The Royals selected a pair of local prep pitchers today. Michael Morin of Shawnee Mission South was selected in the 40th round and Jeffrey Soptic from Shawnee Mission East was nabbed in the 43rd round. ATH just spoke with the local high school baseball fanatic in the Royals front office, Sr. Director of Corporate Sales, Mitch Wheeler. His son Seth has caught Morin since they were nine years old. Mitch says that Morin and Soptic faced off twice this season, including once in the Frank White Classic right here at Kauffman Stadium! What an exciting moment for these two players to be selected by their hometown team!


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Appendix A - FGDC Leadership Profiles
Karen Siderelis
Geographic Information Officer, U.S. Department of the
Ms. Karen Siderelis became the first Geographic Information Officer for the Department of the Interior when she was appointed to the position in September 2008. She previously served as Associate Director for Geospatial Information and Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Geological Survey. Before that, she was Director of the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. She earned her master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Georgia.
Michael Howell
Deputy Administrator for Electronic Government and
Information Technology
Mr. Michael Howell was the Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Interior and previously served as Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His career began with the U.S. Forest Service. He graduated in 1977 from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science degree in forest science.
Ivan B. DeLoatch
Executive Director
Mr. Ivan B. DeLoatch previously served as Chief of the Data Acquisition Branch in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Information. He earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Bowie State University.
Daniel M. Cotter
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Daniel M. Cotter is responsible for the Department of Homeland Security enterprise architecture, enterprise data management, and geospatial programs. He holds a master's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University and a master of science degree in geospatial and cartographic sciences from George Mason University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Charles J. Gay
Deputy Associate Administrator for the Science Mission
Mr. Charles J. Gay was previously Deputy Director of the Office of System Safety and Mission Assurance at Goddard Space Flight Center. He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in structural engineering from the University of Maryland.
Jerry J. Johnston
Geographic Information Officer
Dr. Jerry J. Johnston holds a master's degree and doctorate in environmental science from Indiana University, Bloomington, as well as a bachelor of science degree in environmental science from Michigan State University. He is a member of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee.
Joseph F. Klimavicz
Chief Information Officer and Director, High Performance
Computing and Communications,
Mr. Joseph F. Klimavicz previously served at the U.S. Department of Defense as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Chief Information Officer. He received a bachelor of science degree and a master's degree in engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Stephen Lowe
Associate Chief Information Officer for Technology Planning,
Architecture, and E-Government
Mr. Stephen Lowe holds graduate degrees in management of information technology (University of Virginia) and public administration (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). He also holds a bachelor of political science degree from James Madison University.
Steven P. Wallach
Technical Executive
Mr. Steven P. Wallach serves on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Executive Committee. He holds a master's degree in computer resources management from Webster University and is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is a member of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee.
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The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO), Volume 39, Number 2, 2011, is now available for downloading and for hardcopy purchase.
News and Announcements
|06 December
|New VSP upgrades
We held another VSP workday this week and tackled a few VSP bugs and feature requests. Most of the changes are minor and I'll list them below. We did not get to everything on the list. Our next workday will probably be in a couple of months. Feel free to submit feature requests or bug reports to aavso at aavso.org.
As always, thanks to Michael Koppelman and Chris Watson for taking time out of their day to help us!
|05 December
|Shopping on Amazon.com
|05 December
|Year End Giving
Tis the season
|02 December
|JAAVSO v39, n2, is published
|30 November
|Solar Observer Celebrated in Local Paper
Solar observer Ernest Richardson was recently given the AAVSO Solar Award, which was covered in a story by the Thorne and District Gazette newspaper titled "Swinton starman receives top award ". Read the article here.
|30 November
|New results on FS Aurigae
The paper "Optical and X-ray Variability of the Peculiar Cataclysmic Variable FS Aurigae with a Magnetic and Freely Precessing White Dwarf" by Vitaly Neustroev and collaborators is now available on arXiv.org. The paper was co-authored by several AAVSO observers, and involves data taken during the 2010-2011 observing campaign.
|29 November
|Advancing Variable Star Astronomy available as a Kindle e-book
The Advancing Variable Star Astronomy book that chronicles the first 100 years of the AAVSO is now available as an Amazon Kindle e-book. Of course, hard copies are still available from the AAVSO for $80 (20% discount), while supplies last.
|29 November
|RASC Publishes David Levy's Log Books Online
The RASC has just published a digital copy of David Levy's personal log books in PDF format:
|22 November
|Meet Donna Young
Many of you already know Donna Young. She became affiliated with the AAVSO in the mid-1990's when she led the effort, and was the primary author, of Hands On Astrophysics (HOA). HOA was a variable star science education curriculum developed mainly for high school audiences (but is used by some college and advanced middle school classrooms).
|20 November
|Chat Transcript w/AAVSO President Dr. Mario Motta
Update: The chat is over, but a transcript of the chat is available here.
|17 November
|Charts and Sequences Update November 2011
Dear AAVSO Observers,
|09 November
|Please Take Our Demographic Survey
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Identifiable survey data will never be shared with anyone outside of the AAVSO.
|07 November
|ArXiv Preprint: Multiwavelength Campaign of Observations of AE Aqr
Longtime friend of the AAVSO, Dr. Chris Mauche (Lawrence Livermore National Lab), has published a paper about AE Aqr in which he uses data from AAVSO observations. It was submitted for inclusion in the proceedings of the conference "The Golden Age of CVs and Related Objects".
The ArXiv link to the black/white paper is here.
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|04 November
|New eJAAVSO preprint: Periodicity Analysis of the Semiregular Variable Star EV Aquarii, by E. Terziev, J. R. Percy, A. A. Henden
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|02 November
|Special Notice #262: Long-term monitoring of AGN targets extended
November 2, 2011: The observing campaign described in AAVSO Alert Notice 443 (M. Templeton) has been extended through the end of November 2011. One of the original targets, NGC 6814, has been removed from the target list for the remainder of the campaign.
|02 November
|Modern observations of Hubble's first-discovered Cepheid in M31
The paper "Modern observations of Hubble's first-discovered Cepheid in M31" has been accepted for publication to PASP, and is now available on arXiv.org.
|28 October
|AAVSO Newsletter 50 now online
|25 October
|Alert Notice 450: Request for observations of SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 in support of HST observations
October 25, 2011: Dr. Paula Szkody (University of Washington) has requested the help of AAVSO observers in monitoring the WZ Sge-type cataclysmic variable SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 (SDSS0804+51) in support of Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet spectroscopic observations scheduled for 20:52:40 - 23:32:35 2011 November 3 UT (the night of Wednesday, November 2/3) (JD 2455869.36991-.48096). Nightly observations are requested beginning immediately and continuing through November 30.
|25 October
|Alert Notice 449: Outburst of the UGWZ Candidate BW Scl
October 25, 2011
|24 October
|Reminder: Observing Challenges End Soon!
There are only two months left to get a certificate for achieving one of our centennial observing challenges!
|21 October
|Special Notice #261: Outburst of the UGWZ Candidate BW Scl
October 21, 2011: The short period cataclysmic variable BW Scl appears to be in outburst. The object was detected in outburst at m(vis)=9.6 by M. Linnolt on 2011 October 21.3146 (JD 2455855.8146), and confirmed by A. Plummer at m(vis)=9.4 on October 21.3424. Observations of this object are encouraged. The object has conflicting classifications in astronomical literature, but is probably a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova rather than a novalike variable.
BW Scl is located at the following (J2000) coordinates:
|19 October
|AAVSO 100th Anniversary Commemorative Posters
By popular demand! A set of twenty pdf commemorative posters exhibited at AAVSO Headquarters is available for downloading from our ftp site.
The posters show portraits of the AAVSO's Directors, Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers, Council members, and Staff from 1911 to 2011, and the top Visual, CCD, PEP, and Photographic/Photovisual observers.
Click on the links below to download each poster.
|19 October
|Deep light curve of GRB 110918A
|18 October
|Sky & Telescope to Celebrate Seventy Years!
It's not only the AAVSO that is celebrating milestones this month. Our close personal friends, Sky & Telescope magazine is celebrating its 70th Anniversary in its own style.
|18 October
|Group Photo from the AAVSO's 100th Anniversary Meeting
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I've been playing around with an idea to make quick organic believable city layouts and think I'm onto something - I thought I'd share. I've only just started using this method but think it shows promise. It's a bit obvious so my apologies if it is just a repetition of basics:
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How I did it.
Open CC2 and start with a blank background.
Import a bitmap of a any medieval city map (I used York) and put it on its own layer.
Make a new layer ('roads') and using the 'smooth path' tool, draw curves following the centres of the roads.
Hide the bitmap layer. Then select city/random street (you may want to set the parameters of the houses using city/random street options first) and lay down streets by clicking on the road paths you have already laid down. Tip: if the house at the end of the path is the wrong shape/size, back up with the mouse and go forward again, it will put in a different random house.
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