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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Health Center
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What Happens in Severe Cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
As carpal tunnel syndrome becomes more severe, a person may have decreased grip strength with atrophy, or wasting, of the muscles in the hand. Pain and muscle cramping become more severe. The median nerve itself begins to deteriorate with chronic irritation or pressure around it. This results in a slowing of nerve impulses, loss of feeling in the fingers, and a loss of strength and coordination at the base of the thumb. If the condition is not treated, it could result in permanent deterioration of muscle tissue and loss of hand function.
Do Certain Medical Conditions Make People More Likely to Develop Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Common medical conditions associated with carpal tunnel syndrome include obesity, pregnancy, hypothyroidism, arthritis, and diabetes. Trauma can also cause carpal tunnel syndrome. In the case of pregnancy, the symptoms usually resolve within a few months after delivery. Women are three times more likely than men to develop the condition, which may be caused by having a smaller carpal tunnel than men in general.
Certain occupations, such as assembly line workers, seamstresses, and hair stylists, may have a higher risk associated with developing carpal tunnel syndrome. Any activity requiring prolonged repetitive use of the arms, wrists, and hands have a significant increased incidence of the developing symptoms.
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Two useful clinical tests for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome are the Tinel and Phalen maneuvers. Tingling sensations in the fingers caused by tapping on the palm side of the wrist is a positive Tinel test, whereas reproduction of symptoms by fully flexing the wrist with the elbows in full extension is a positive Phalen test (Dr. Phalen created this maneuver many years ago when he was a hand surgeon at The Cleveland Clinic).
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But the fact is that popular is not always the same as powerful. A lot of consumers have learned that lesson the hard way, and if you're one of them, I'm sorry. But now you're here, looking at BSN Nitrix and wondering if it will work for you, wondering if this "AM PM vaso-muscular dilator" really increases nutrient delivery, nitric oxide, and even a healthy heart. But is this too good to be true?
Ingredients & How Nitrix Works
ACE3 (Triple Action Nitric Oxide Matrix) – This blend is made up of l-arginine AKG, l-arginine ethyl ester, and l-citrulline. Recognize any of these? All of these ingredients are amino acids, I can tell you that. Amino acids obviously rebuild muscles. Amino acids are the most basic building blocks of muscles!
But the only amino acid here that actually increases nitric oxide is l-citrulline, which is still debatable. Yes, I like it, and I think that every product should use citrulline malate or some other nitric oxide enhancer. But it's best to still proceed with caution and combine this with a good blend of creatine.
CRTS2 (Controlled Release Technology & Support System – Really? I'm pretty sure that cellulose = filler. And when I looked up Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose tjust to make sure, yes it is a polymer used for in construction (ie a filler). And a "micro-polymer hydrophilic matrix"? That's not even an ingredient!
AVPT (Advanced Volumizing & Performance Technology – Here's where it gets good. This blend has several different types of creatine, increasing energy and protecting muscles. And it has sodium, which can replenish the sodium lost during long workouts. The only issue I see is that while there are actually higher quality forms of creatine in this blend, it also has lower quality creatine that leads to "creatine bloat."
Does Nitrix Work?
Yes, Nitrix technically has creatine. But then again, it gets off to a really rough start, using a blend that is made up of cellulose! If there's only one good blend or for that matter even one bad blend, you should proceed with caution. Nitrix has all of the earmarks of a bad product and then some. And considering the fact that the whole formula supposedly fits into 1.5g, each ingredient gets only a small amount.
Proprietary blends are never a good thing. It just means that the formula, in this case Nitrix, is using a blend that doesn't have enough of any one ingredient. It's not surprising. BSN products may be popular. But BSN shouldn't be. Nitrix is pretty brazen about the fact that one of the key ingredients is nothing but a filler, and to be completely honest, Nitrix doesn't actually have a lot of the key workout ingredients I look for.


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A major component of the Ouachita's is novaculite (latin novacula=razor)It's also famous in the area for making whetstones.
Edited by leighb on 09/24/2012 17:54:20 MDT.
Leigh thanks for the detailed info. I'll get back to you tonight once I've had a chance to look at it. I'm pretty much good with whatever. I was just looking for an opition that met two criteria1. No unnecessary driving down dirt roads2. Camping near water in relatively wildernessy areas. Other than that I don't have strong opinions.
@Leigh, razor rock is right! That stuff is sharp.
Parking back on 369/FR73 sounds good to me. I was thinking that would save people coming from Texas from a long drive down the dirt roads. I did a day hike from the falls TH and if I recall the last bit of the drive was kinda slow and bumpy. Perfectly doable in a car, just not fast. I'll wait to see what Leigh has to say about camping. If its better to park somewhere else for he sake of good camping, so be it.
Is that the one in the Southeast corner around albert pike? the FR 106 TH?
Landon, the one I'm talking about is actually within sight of the parking at 512. After 369 leaves the AP campground (NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ANYWHERE THERE)and turns to gravel maybe a 1/4 mi.on the left is a parking area.It's basically southeast of the parking on 512.Just past it you can see the bridge where you turn left onto FR 512 which has parking on the northwest side of the river. Either of these may have parking available and combined would hold 10-12 vehicles. All other THs are on gravel roads, so these are prime spots for those not wanting to go long slow narrow distances. It's about 6 miles up to the Falls from there, IIRC. There are plenty of spots at the Fall TH, and Winding Stairs which is about 2 miles west of AP on 106. There is also parking farther west on 106 at the West Blaylock Cr. TH, as well as limited parking at the Upper Lil Mo TH where it junctions with ABF. I sent the info on campsites to Luke so he can look it over. There was a link to a pdf I couldn't attach here. He can post his thoughts then.If anyone needs gps coordinates, or directions to trailheads feel free to pm me. I'll be happy to provide any other info I can.
Here are a couple of options trying to incorporate the larger campsites, everyone feel free to comment. Start from FR 106/Winding Stairs TH and hiked up to the campsite marked on the maps at the end of Little Missouri Trail (before the falls)On day two we could camp near Eagle Rock Vista and finish the loop on Sunday.I guess another idea would be to start from the falls and camp by Long Creek, the by Winding Stairs then finish.
I like the first option because I'm guessing Eagle Rock vista would be secluded then option 2.
Large campsites that I know of (there are others probably):1. Winding Stairs TH2. At Little Missouri River, 3 miles past Albert Pike CG towards Little Missouri Falls3. At Straight Creek (sorta hidden)4. At Long Creek5. Winding Stairs CG (we always try to stay there the last night)Parking: 1. Just after Albert Pike CG (minimal dirt road)2. Winding Stairs TH (2 miles dirt road)3. FM 106 on Athens-Big Fork (6+ miles dirt road)4. Little Missouri Falls (7+ miles dirt road)If parking at Winding Stairs TH (hiking counter-clockwise), a first night could be 6 miles in at the number 2 campsite above or Leigh's campsite which must be closer to the Falls putting you at about ~8 miles in. The second night for a large group I am not sure about since Winding Stairs CG would be too far around. There are surely some spots that would work, but I may not have noticed their size.
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Thanks for your input John!I found out this morning I have a conference to attend on Fri the 19th, 2 hrs south of where I live. I was planning on taking Friday off and hiking that day....now I will need to join in with those that are starting Sat. I'm open to whatever the group decides.
I have to run right now but I'm good to go with the plan as is. I plan to take Friday off so I can be at the trail head a bit early. If I get a chance I'll make a cardboard sign that says "Backpackinglight GGG" or something like that so people know what to look for in the parking lot. I figure we could also use it for a cool group shot before the trip. I think it would also be good if we created a list of phone numbers so people can call at the last minute if they have a flat tire etc. Since you probably don't want to post your cell phone numbers all over the web why don't you PM them to me and I'll make up a list which I can then PM to everyone who's going.
Anyone else not arriving until Sat morning?
I think I sent a PM to everyone who's been interested but I'll post it here too. Below is a summary of the plan for the trip. As soon as possible it would be good too start finalizing who's coming so we can start working out final details. FridayStart at the FR 106/Winding Stair Trailhead (exact time to be determined but probably mid afternoon).Camp at the end of Little Missouri Trail (before the Little Missouri Falls trailhead)Saturday-Hikers starting Saturday join us at the Little Missouri Falls trailhead. -Hike counterclockwise on the loop and camp near Eagle Rock Vista.Sunday-Complete loop and finish back at FR 106/Winding Stair Trailhead -Hikers who started from Little Missouri Falls can catch rides back to their vehicles if necessary. If you are still interested in going please let us know. PM your cell phone number to me and to Leigh Baker so we have a contact list in case someone is late etc (Leigh will be joining us on Saturday so if you will be late make sure Leigh has your number, I will be on the trail at that point). If anyone wants to carpool from the Dallas area let me know. Maps of the trial are available at www.ouachitamaps.com Hope to see you all soon!
Okay so far the list is me, Eric, Landon, Richard and Leigh for sure coming.
Eric, Richard, and I are carpooling from OKC. I got the PM with a phone number, so I'll call sooner this week and we can fine-tune logistics for meet up and what not.Landon
Sorry for last minute notice but is there room for another this weekend. I can make it Fri.
Sure James you're welcome. Landon, Eric and Richard are car pooling in from Oklahoma City. I'll be driving up from Dallas after I finish work at noon so I should be there about 4:30 to 5 PM.
Just a quick question for those going. Do you guys like to cook breakfast or not? I normally just eat a couple bars and get on the trail but if other people want to cook breakfast anyway I figured I might as well toss some oatmeal packets in.
I eat a balance bar for breakfast, usually boil water for tea, but not necessary,since I'm joining you guys for just one morning meal, I can forgot the tea on Sun am. unless others are eating hot food.
I'm good either way. Oh some good news. I don't have too rush off quit as fast as I though on Sunday.
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Topiramate Treatment for Patients With Epilepsy and Learning Disability : A Prospective Observational Study
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It has been estimated that 22 - 32% of people with mental retardation or learning disability have co-existing epilepsy. Despite such high prevalence and although there may be particular concerns over the effects of treatment on behaviour and cognition in this population, few studies have specifically addressed these concerns. Topiramate (TPM) is one of the modern antiepileptic drugs that has been approved for the treatment of a broad range of seizure types in both children and adults. There is evidence of associated improvement in behaviour with treatment but data is conflicting. The investigators aim to further study the effect of TPM on seizure control and behaviour using the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R) which has been applied in similar patient populations and is widely adopted locally to assess the behaviour of people with mental retardation. This is a naturalistic, open label, single arm prospective study of 16-week in duration. Eligible adult patients will be initiated on TPM. Patients will be evaluated at baseline, end of weeks 4, 10 and 16. At each visit seizure control and any adverse events will be assessed. Behaviour will be assessed using SIB-R (Chinese version) at baseline and each study visit. At the end of the study period the patient's overall improvement will be rated by the investigator and the caregiver using global evaluation scales. Patients with improvement will be maintained on TPM after the end of the study period Titration schedule Topiramate will be administered orally as per usual clinical practice. Treatment will be initiated at 25 mg daily for 1 week, and increased in 25- to 50-mg increments at one- to two-weekly intervals, to an initial target dose of 100 - 200 mg daily in 2 divided doses according to each individual's response. Further dose adjustment can be made in response to further seizures or emergence of adverse events..
Drug: topiramate
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|Topiramate Treatment for Patients With Epilepsy and Learning Disability : A Prospective Observational Study
- Median monthly seizure frequency [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Responder rate [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- SIB-R score [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Investigator's global evaluation scale [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Caregivers' global evaluation scale [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
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|May 2009
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|June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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single arm, flexible dosing
Drug: topiramate
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Other Name: Topamax
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Epilepsy patients in Prince of Wales hospital.
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients aged 18 years or above
- Patients mental retardation and with newly diagnosed epilepsy requiring treatment, or with chronic epilepsy that is unsatisfactorily controlled (defined as at least 2 seizures during an 8-week retrospective baseline).
Exclusion Criteria:
History of nephrolithiasis or renal impairment
- Patients with absence seizures only
- History of status epilepticus in the previous 3 months while receiving appropriate antiepileptic drug therapy
- History of suicidal attempts or psychotic illness, psychiatric or mood disorders in the previous 6 months that required hospitalisation
- History of alcohol or drug abuse in the previous year
- Patients with progressive neurological conditions or terminal medical conditions.
- Patients whose seizures are thought to be of alcoholic, metabolic, neoplastic, infectious, or non-epileptic in origin (including psychogenic seizures).
- Chronic use of antacids, calcium supplements or high dose vitamin C.
- Women who are pregnant, lactating or without adequate contraception if they have child bearing potential.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00956696
|Contact: Patrick Kwan, PhD
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|Patrick Kwan, PhD
|Chinese University of Hong Kong
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|August 10, 2009
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Keywords provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:
mental retardation
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Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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Neuroprotective Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Brian Austin Green wants to thank Reese Witherspoon.
Well because according to him, she unintentionally kept the spotlight off he and Megan Fox during their pregnancy…with her own.
The Transformer star gave birth to their son Noah Shannon in late September, and overall, the whole thing went relatively unnoticed. Thanks in part to the Sweet Home Alabama star.
Green told Ryan Seacrest that he and Megan got really lucky and have been wanting to send Reese some flowers for over a month because when they checked into the hospital nobody knew…and when they checked out two days later, it was still pretty much under wraps.
Brian recalled thinking that it was unbelievable because they weren't expecting to get away with the birth being such a secret…but it was because the media was focused on Reese and Jim at the exact same time when they welcomed baby Tennessee.
Two weeks later, Megan took to her facebook page to break the news that she and Brian had a new bundle of joy and thanked all those who sent positive energy and well wishes.
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Four Cheese Mac and Cheese
serves 4
- 1 1/2 cups large elbow noodles cooked, cooled
- 1 Slice of bacon, diced
- 1 Tablespoon green peas (frozen is fine)
- 1 Tablespoon chopped onion or shallot
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1/3-1/2 cup of milk
- 1 cup grated cheese (equal parts Gruyere, Fontina, and extra sharp white cheddar, or your choice)
- 1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Grated Parmesan for sprinkling on top
Render diced bacon in 12 inch skillet, add onions/shallot and caramelize. Drop in butter and add flour to create a roux. Add peas, salt and pepper.
Mix together over medium heat. Add milk and cheese. Add in pasta and stir together until mixture thickens.
Top with Panko and Parmesan. Place under broiler until bread crumbs are crisp.
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TouchPad Go raffle winners announced 17
As many of you may know our dear friend and webOS community member Rich Dunbar was hosting a really sweet raffle last month to raise money for two really great causes. Not only did he auction off his own personal TouchPad Go (one of the rarest mobile tech devices around) but he also sweetened the pot with a cavalcade of other devices courtesy of webOS Developer Relations. As promised the winners of both the large and small pots of webOS gear were chosen yesterday. Rich sent us an email to let us know who won, how much money was raised, and his plans to deliver the funds to said causes. So without further ado we give you Rich Dunbar's message:
First allow me to say thank you to everyone who participated in the TouchPad GO charity raffle. I have been privileged to be a part of the webOS community for over three years and have truly enjoyed interacting with so many amazing people. I also need to extend thanks to the webOS Developer Relations team who have always been great to the webOS community and really helped add some bang to this raffle by donating most of the extras in the two prize packages. Finally I need to thank four individuals who insured the integrity of the drawing process.
John Obeto @JohnObeto - Entry List Holder
Hector Russo @GeeksRoom - Entry List Holder
Matthew Norwood @MatthewNorwood - Entry List Holder
Jeffrey Powers @Geekazine - Random Number Picker
Jeffrey Powers was given the number of entries and used a random selection application to select four numbers. The first two were the winners and the second two were alternates in the event either of the first two were not eligible. Jeff then emailed those numbers to myself and the other three list holders who each independently verified the winners and emailed me their findings. Each of these four individuals are reputable longtime members of the tech blogging community, are active in the public space and were not participants in the raffle.
There were a total of 883 entries which raised $8,830 for the announced charities. There was one late entry for $10 which the entrant knew was late but wanted to donate to the cause anyway and there were a total of $160 in donations from the members of Mosaic Church in Oklahoma City to make the final total of donations $9,000.
The 1st place winner of the TouchPad GO bundle which includes a TouchPad GO, TouchPad Touchstone, TouchPad Bluetooth Keyboard, spare HP TouchPad Charger, HP Veer, and Palm Touchstone is Michal Pleban of Poland.
The 2nd place winner of the TouchPad bundle which includes a 16GB Wifi TouchPad, TouchPad Touchstone, TouchPad Bluetooth Keyboard, TouchPad Cover, HP Pre 3, and Palm Touchstone is Robson Porto of Brazil.
Congratulations to both of the winners.
I will be traveling to deliver the proceeds to the recipients this Thursday and Friday in person. I intend to take some pictures and share with them the encouragement and support of the webOS community. I hope to be able to provide a report back to you all so you can see how much your generosity means to these great causes.
Thanks again for being such an awesome community and thanks to webOS Nation for giving such great publicity to this cause.
Rich Dunbar
As sad as we are that none of us won (believe me we all tried) we are happy to know that we helped raise a sizable amount of money for the community outreach branch of hurricane-hit Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana and Texas HIV/AIDS community volunteer Sally Johnson. In closing we here at webOS Nation would like to whole heartedly thank Rich for putting this thing together and donating one of the most coveted pieces of webOS equipment to ever roam the earth. Last but certainly not least, we would like to thank all of our readers for donating and helping spread the news of this contest!
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Oh, screw that! I wanted the TouchPad GO and now I Just wasted a 100 bucks!
No, seriously... Happy to help out, and congrats to the winners! Especially the lucky bastard who got the TP GO! ;)
Good Show!
Great Charity Drive!!
And Rich gets in a couple of sweet travels too...!!!
Wait . . They spelled my name wrong!
Congrats to the winners.
Congrats to the winners and best wishes to the recipients of the funds.
Its nice to participate in something that actually helps people out.
Thank you Mr. Dunbar!
Thanks for all the kind words and support! I probably should have been more clear, I am not traveling to Poland and Brazil to deliver the prizes. I am traveling to East TX and Southern LA to deliver the donations to the charity recipients. But it will be great to see them in person and deliver the funds.
LOL! Well wouldn't those overseas trips have been sweet.... But you truly can't beat making a real positive difference in someone's life and putting smile back on their face...
Keep up the good work!
Looking forward to another great charity initiative!
Congratulations to the winners! [Man, I wanted that TouchPad Go!]
I'm sure they will enjoy all of their new tech loot. [I mean, I REALLY wanted it!!]
And of course, this is all for a good cause. [Like REEEEEALLY wanted it!!!]
Here's to future raffles and more support for worthy causes from the community! [Does ANYone out there have another GO?? Please sell me one!!]
In all seriousness, this IS a worthy cause. And prizes or no, I'm glad I could contribute.
So what, u gunna spend the money to travel to brazil? Nice, I should try to do stuff like this.
Nope, none of the $9k proceeds from the raffle will be used for any travel anywhere. And I'm not going to Brazil or Poland, I'm traveling to East TX and Southern LA to deliver the checks to the charities. All travel expenses are coming out of my pocket.
yes, I threw away $100 too. :P
... so.. what were the numbers? :D
Numbers 591 and 535 on the list were 1st and 2nd place respectively.
I'm very happy to be part of this. Sad to not be the winner. Thank you Rich for the beautiful attitude to help other people. By the way, i'm from Brazil and you will love to visit my country and spend All $9,000,000,00 you raised. Just kidding. :-)
Kudos to Rich for donating such valuable hardware to the good cause. And to all participants from the community - you all guys are awesome :-)
And to the number picker for choosing me :-P
Totally bummed I missed out on this contest. I guess that's what I get for only visiting about once or twice a month anymore. I wish there was a weekly newsletter that would still give me updates of all the current webOS happenings. Ah well, just gonna have to suck it up and make myself visit. Still sporting a Pre and Pre2 anyway. What's wrong with me?
i thought i was in touch with webOS happenings, but i guess not!
not only did i miss hearing about the contest in time to enter, i've never even heard of a Touchpad GO!


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Actors and actresses drop out of the limelight all the time, and such is the nature of Hollywood that no one ever really stops, notices, and thinks to hire them. It's depressing and terrifying, to say the least.
The reason I started worrying about Rene Russo is actually quite bizarre. It was thanks to Jennifer Aniston, who didn't pacify my feelings on Pumas by hiring Michael Sucsy to direct her in Goree Girls. Yes, I'm a hypocrite -- one minute I'm railing against her persistent lonely girl rom-coms, and the next I'm all "Aniston as a singing Texas inmate? That's so ridiculous. Who would I cast, though? I don't know. Probably Rene Russo or something." And then it hit me ... what the heck happened to Ms. Russo? I went to IMDB expecting that she had things in pre-production, or had several films languishing in direct-to-DVD land, only to discover she hasn't appeared in a film since 2005. If IMDB is to be believed, she has nothing on her slate. Her message board is full of "Did she retire?" queries. The most recent story on her newsfeed that's actually about her is from January 2009 when she told some red carpet reporters that Jessica Simpson looked pretty.
My imagination tells me that she's left the big screen because there aren't enough parts for women "of a certain age," and she's dissatisfied with the scripts that are sent her way. I really hope it's a personal choice and not that filmmakers have simply stopped hiring her. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle didn't stop anyone from hiring Robert De Niro ever again.
I really wish she would come back. If there was a kickass chick of the 1990s, it was Russo. She occupied that last golden period where actresses were still hired to play Secret Service agents instead of man-hungry pumas -- and damn, did she get the choice picks.
While she was a softer, more feminine action hero than what Sigourney Weaver or Linda Hamilton played (a sign of the changing times), she was an action heroine nonetheless. She played scientists, Secret Service agents, doctors, insurance agents and cops -- and she wasn't just any cop, she was the female Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon 3. Was that ridiculous? A little bit, yeah. But watching Lethal Weapon 3 today is like seeing some archaeological artifact thanks to her stuntwork and her scar stories. You never doubt that she's earned every one of her asphalt or shotgun scars, and while the scene is coy and sexy, it wasn't just so the audience could see her breasts. In fact, Mel Gibson strips off further than she does. What a concept!
In the Line of Fire is a similar relic. First she's snubbed by Clint Eastwood's Frank Horrigan for being a woman, then she earns his grudging respect and his romantic interest, but she's never simply The Love Interest. She's a Secret Service agent all the way and while she might stop to make out with him, she never goes off-duty, and she never defers to him. I especially like how she keeps a cool head throughout the movie, whereas Horrigan ends up reassigned because he keeps throwing himself in front of popped balloons. (Yes, I'm being flippant -- of course he ends up being right, but he still needs her help.)
Nowadays, I don't think you'd see these characters in an action film, let alone a "mature" actress like Russo playing them. Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines would be re-imagined into a press secretary, played by a 23-year-old, and be easy romantic pickings for a Secret Service Agent old enough to be her grandfather. Lorna Cole would also be too young to be working in Internal Affairs, and would be stripped to a G-string before anyone could say "No interdepartmental dating!" She would end up kidnapped by the organized criminals instead of roundhouse kicking them. The Thomas Crown Affair would be even more about the make-up and clothes, and less about outwitting an art thief.
So, I don't know if you're still out there, Ms. Russo, but I wish you'd come back. Along with Sigourney Weaver, you were the chick I most wanted to be like when I grew up -- and not just because Martin Riggs fell for you, but because you actually could shoot guns and speak smartly without scaring everyone off. I hope someone out there has got a script that'll pair you with Hamilton and Weaver and involve you all kicking some kind of ass, or curing cancer, or doing something worthy. But hey, if you've chosen to ride into the sunset because you'd rather play a secret service agent than a cougar or a puma, well, that's a statement worthy of thanks all on its own.
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Cincinnati City Council today changed a rule that stipulates which public employees must live within city limits. The move effectively exempts embattled Director of Water and Sewers Tony Parrott from having to move to the city after he was punished in June for misleading officials about his residency.
Under the new rules, only the city manager, assistant city manager, city solicitor and police chief will need to live in the city. The 6-2 decision came with some argument, however. Councilmen Kevin Flynn and Wendell Young voted against the rule change. Flynn said he felt it wasn't fair to make concessions for someone who deliberately misled the city. Young had broader qualms with the change, saying he thinks all high-level city administration employees should have to live in the city from which they get their taxpayer-funded salaries.
"I have great difficulty with people who are in the higher part of the administration who help to create the rules and in many cases enforce the rules, and then are not subject to them," Young said. "I don't understand how the city of Cincinnati is good enough to work in, good enough to provide your income, but isn't good enough to live in."
Councilman Charlie Winburn, however, said the situation was actually the city's fault. In 2012, the city-run sewer district merged with the water works department, which serves both the city as well as most of Hamilton County and parts of Butler and Warren Counties. Winburn says the residency requirements for Parrott's job should have been updated at that time, since it is now effectively an agency that serves the greater region.
"Are we going to split Mr. Parrott in two now?" Winburn asked. "Do we have to get Solomon in on this thing?"
Other council members, including Councilwoman Yvette Simspon, voted for the change on legal grounds. Ohio law forbids residency requirements for some city employees, and there are questions about whether the city's former rules complied with those laws. City solicitor Paula Boggs Muething said she believes council's change today falls within the state's laws.
Parrot, who has served as head of the Metropolitan Sewer District and Water Works, had listed his residence as a property on Westwood Avenue that turned out to be an empty lot he owned. Meanwhile, he was actually living in Butler County. City officials found out about the discrepancy in June and disciplined Parrott by docking him 40 hours of pay and requiring him to move into the city within 180 days. That time had elapsed and Parrott still hadn't moved back. Parrott was granted a 45-day extension at the end of the six-month period as the city decided whether to fire him or change its rules.
Wound up in the questions about Parrott's residency is the city's court-ordered, $3.2 billion sewer project, a huge undertaking that will stretch into the next decade. The city was ordered to update its sewer system after a lawsuit by homeowners and environmental groups. Some council members say Parrott is integral to that ongoing process. Others, however, say that doesn't excuse his actions.
"I understand the desire to keep this person in place," Flynn said, acknowledging Parrott's big role. "But I cannot support keeping someone who has been dishonest with the city and has continued to be dishonest with the city. I think that does a disservice to the rest of our city employees and to our citizens."
Parrott has told City Manager Harry Black that he doesn't want to live in the city for personal reasons but does want to remain at his job.
Morning Cincy. Let's talk about the news.
• The big story today is that House Speaker John Boehner's country club bartender has been indicted for threatening to kill the powerful West Chester Republican. Michael Robert Hoyt was fired from his job at the Wetherington Country Club in West Chester last year, after which he sent a rambling email to Boehner's wife saying that if he had wanted to kill Boehner, he could have slipped something into his wine many times. Hoyt, who has a history of mental illness, later told authorities investigating his email that he was Jesus Christ and that he needed to kill Boehner. Hoyt indicated he had a pistol, which was later seized by authorities. Killing a dude doesn't sound very Jesus-y, but I digress. Hoyt is currently being held in a federal mental health facility for evaluation.
• An audit commissioned by Hamilton County slams former Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis Jr.'s handling of the department. The audit compared the sheriff's office to something from the 1950s, and one of its authors, attorney Scott Greenwood, said the department was "held together with smoke, mirrors and absolute secrecy."
Among the problems the audit found were unguarded evidence rooms, single deputies overseeing up to 100 inmates and a lack of computerized recording keeping at the county's traffic and other departments. Former sheriff Leis has said the audit is politically motivated and that he stands by his record. Republican County Commissioner Greg Hartmann has also come to Leis' defense, saying the sheriff did the best he could with the resources available to him. Hartmann says the report seems to be a push for funding increases for the sheriff's office, something he and fellow Republican commissioner Chris Monzel say isn't possible.
The audit was highly critical of several resource shortcomings within the department, an issue that is still at play in the political fight between current Sheriff Jim Neil and county commissioners.
• Cincinnati is one of 15 destinations across the world highlighted in Jetsetter Magazine's list of places to go in 2015. Jetsetter highlighted downtown's arts district, including the Aronoff Center for the Arts, the Contemporary Arts Center and 21C as well as the city's upscale dining scene and forthcoming bike path expansions. If they think that stuff is neat, wait till they get a look at our really rad warehouse punk shows and our awesome chili. Or maybe they're not as into that kind of stuff. Cuba, Taipei in Taiwan, Kauai in Hawaii and Bordeaux, France, also made the list.
• Speaking of lists, Cincinnati is the tenth-best city in the country for jobs in science, technology, engineering and math. A study by personal finance site Wallethub.com found Cincinnati among the top cities in the country for STEM jobs. The site measured job openings in STEM industries, wages for STEM workers, expected growth of related industries in coming years and other factors. Houston and Austin, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina rounded out the top three. Columbus bested us by one spot, landing at number nine on the list.
• The Ohio Board of Education voted on a new president Monday, selecting Gov. John Kasich ally Tom Gunlock. Gunlock is one of eight at-large members on the 19-member board. While the other 11 members are elected to represent a district, Kasich appoints at-large members. The board looks to be the site of some serious fights this year over charter schools, common core, the 5 of 8 rule and other contentious issues. Though Democrats got battered in nearly every other state election, they came out with three more seats on the board in November. They're still in the minority, however. Nearly all the Dems on the board backed Cincinnati's Pat Bruns, a newly-elected board member, to head the board. Bruns and her fellow Democrats have promised push-back on charters, calling for more accountability for the private, state-funded schools. They've also signaled opposition to elimination of a rule that requires all schools to hire at least five out of eight kinds of specialists, including librarians and art teachers.
• The Obama administration is beginning to outline ambitious plans for the nation's transportation infrastructure. Last week Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx previewed a thirty-year plan for his agency ahead of a comprehensive report on the nation's transportation infrastructure needs due later this year. Foxx said the report will focus on the inter-reliance of America's many interwoven transit systems. He highlighted big population growth in the South and West as drivers of a need to update the nation's systems, as well as the increasing number of people moving back to urban centers. Foxx said seemingly small factors such as increased reliance on bikes and walking shouldn't be overlooked in the planning process, suggesting the department may pay close attention to urban areas where those changes are slowly coming about.
"What people are viewing as this cute, cuddly bike and pedestrian movement could be a real game-changer," Foxx said in a Friday talk in Washington, D.C. about the upcoming report.
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Morning y'all. I know, I know. I skipped our news rundown yesterday, but I had a good excuse: I spent some time at City Hall finding out about poverty-related challenges facing Cincinnati in the new year and efforts to address those issues, which I'll be reporting on in-depth soon. In the meantime, let's play catch up.
There's a new parking plan for Over-the-Rhine floating around, and while it will cost less than Mayor John Cranley's initial proposal to enact the highest residential parking fees in the country, some folks still aren't happy about the impact it could have on low-income residents in the neighborhood.
The earlier plan, which floated a yearly $300 fee to park in OTR, was aimed at funding streetcar operating costs. Now those costs have been accounted for, but parking in the neighborhood is still kind of a mess. So the city's transportation department has a new plan: a $108 yearly permit for residents, who will be limited to one car per person and two permits per household. Residents living in low-cost subsidized housing would pay $16 a year for their permits. Four-hundred-two spaces would be made available to permit holders in the neighborhood. Another 646 would have parking meters and the remaining 199 would be up for grabs by anyone at any time, completely unregulated. Those spots are aimed at OTR workers who commute in every morning. Vice Mayor David Mann questioned whether those spaces would really go to workers in the neighborhood. Others, including OTR Community Council President Ryan Messer, raised concerns about low-income residents in the neighborhood. Messer pointed out that not all of the neighborhood's residents who are low-income live in subsidized housing. The city is hoping to get the permitting program running by spring.
• Staying in Over-the-Rhine for a moment, let's talk about an international game design competition coming to the neighborhood later this month. Local startup ChoreMonster will host the Global Game Jam Jan. 23-25 at The Brandery headquarters in OTR. Past events have attracted game designers from 485 cities and 73 countries. Competitors are given 48 hours to design a game around a prompt given the opening day of the event. That game can run on any platform — mobile app, Mac, PC, or even the oldest-fashioned game platform of all — a kitchen table or dorm room floor. Yes, board and card games are allowed.
• Well, it happened, you already know about it, it was huge, etc., but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention The Ohio State University's college football national title win last night. They upset Oregon, everyone in the state is wearing red and gray and so forth. And oh yeah, predictably, a bunch of people in Columbus set fire to a bunch of couches and stuff, knocked down goal posts at the OSU stadium, got arrested, etc. Here's a handy AP style/word-usage note I've picked up from journalists covering the unrest: Apparently these kinds of things aren't riots if they're over football games. Instead, they're "revelry." Noted. Meanwhile, a furniture store that ran a promotion promising free furniture for customers if OSU won by more than seven points will pay more than $1.5 million in rebates after yesterday's win, which maybe explains why people were burning all those old couches.
• So, will Ohio's conservative Gov. John Kasich back a plan put forward by President Barack Obama to provide two years of free community college education for Americans? It's too soon to say for sure, but the governor's office released some cautiously almost-supportive language in response to the idea and said the gov is interested in the details. States will be footing a quarter of the bill for the plan and must opt-in for residents to be eligible for the proposed program. If conservative governors like Kasich were to support the plan, it would be a major bipartisan moment, since anything Obama does usually causes howls of socialism from the Republican party.
• Speaking of Kasich, he was sworn in yesterday for his second term as governor of Ohio. His 45-minute speech had few surprises, though he did kind of tear up a couple times (Ohio Republicans are an emotional lot, if Kasich and Rep. John Boehner are any indications) and took what seemed to be a passive-aggressive jab at the state's legislature. He thanked the body, which is dominated by his fellow Republicans, for helping him expand Medicaid back in 2013. The joke is that the state legislature fought Kasich all the way to the end on the expansion. Perhaps it's a sharp elbow from the governor as Ohio considers this year whether it will renew its acceptance of federal funds for the expansion.
• Finally, I've noted on this blog before that 90s throwback steez (my use of the word "steez" is proof of my late 90s slang savvy) is at an all-time high. We're even going to have a repeat of that whole Y2K panic. It seems we're all too fast for the planet and we've gotten ahead of the earth's inconsistent rotation by about a second. That means we'll need a so-called "leap second" this year. OK, no big deal, just count down to zero on New Year's Eve 2015, right? Well, it's a bit more complicated. Turns out computer software hates it when you just go tacking extra seconds onto reality. The last leap second in 2012 crashed Yelp, Reddit, Gawker and other big websites. That actually sounds like a wonderful way to start a new year. Software engineers have worked out a fix to the problem, but the question is whether that fix will be implemented across all the various programs that like, run the Internet. I just hope Tumblr is OK and Buzzfeed is not.
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Hey all. It's Friday! But you already knew that. Here are some things you may not already be aware of.
Today is full of statewide and national news, but there's at least one interesting local story happening right now. A Cincinnati company is following in the er, tire tracks of rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft, offering rides via an online reservation system. The difference is, Drivr Green Transportation Company is using all-electric Tesla luxury cars to squire you about town. Founders and Cincinnati natives Brandon Beard and Nick Seitz figured out they could run the service with lower overhead if they didn't have to pay for gasoline. They tested the concept with three Tesla Model S cars on Uber's network in August. Now, they're running those three cars 20 to 22 hours a day while looking to lease 10 more cars and find 30 more drivers. The two say they're not trying to compete with Uber and Lyft, but rather to fill an as-yet unmet demand for green luxury transportation.
• A bill giving more than $7 million to substance abuse programs and jails in Kentucky to help deal with the region's heroin crisis passed the Kentucky Senate yesterday, the Associated Press reports. The bill also exempts heroin users from minor drug charges when calling 911 for a heroin overdose in an attempt to encourage people to reach out to emergency personnel during overdose situations. A sharp spike in heroin use and overdoses that has swept the region has hit Northern Kentucky especially hard.
• The state of Ohio has temporarily halted executions while it figures out its lethal injection method, as we reported yesterday. The state is abandoning the two-drug method it has used since 2011 after an execution last year took 26 minutes, resulting in audible struggles for breath from inmate Dennis McGuire while he was being executed. That incident sparked a lawsuit from McGuire's family. The state has been using the sedative and painkiller mixture since 2011, when production of a third drug called thiopental sodium ceased in the United States. Ohio has announced it will go back to using that drug in its lethal injection procedure, though it has not announced how it intends to source it. The execution of Ronald Phillips, which was scheduled for Feb. 11, has been suspended until the state can source the third drug. Officials say other pending executions may also be pushed back.
• Ohio's Senator Sherrod Brown is proposing an alternative for low-income folks who might otherwise avail themselves of high-interest payday loans. Brown's plan would let Americans get short-term cash advances on their future tax returns based on tax credits for which they are eligible. Brown has been vocal in his opposition to payday lending companies, which charge huge sums to borrow small amounts of money and which often throw low-income people into a long-running cycle of debt.
"Ohioans shouldn't be trapped with a lifetime of debt from predatory loans – particularly if they have tax refunds waiting for them," Brown said in an emailed press release yesterday. "Three-quarters of Americans who turn to costly, high-interest payday loans may have money that they can claim each tax season in the form of the Earned Income Tax Credit."
• Gas prices are crazy low. Like, lower than they have been in years. If my car worked, I'd be hyped. But when the prices are lower and sales don't spike to make up for that, the government's receipts from the tax on gasoline also go way down. That's not bad by itself, necessarily, but that money pays for some pretty important things infrastructure-wise. The tax hasn't been raised in 20 years, and Americans are still paying 18 cents per gallon toward maintaining the nation's roads, highways and bridges. Meanwhile, a staggering number of those roads and bridges are in need of repair or replacement. See: the Brent Spence Bridge, the Western Hills Viaduct, and thousands of other structures across the country. So, with Americans paying less for gas, it does sort of seem like an opportune time to think about raising the gas tax, no? So, you know, we still have roads to drive on and so we don't have to wait for the river to freeze to get to Kentucky, right? Nah, Rep. John Boehner, R-West Chester, says. Not going to happen. Boehner proudly pointed out yesterday that he's never voted to increase the tax and wouldn't vote for an increase this time around if it were to come up in Congress. It's not all the House Speaker's fault, of course. As the orange one points out, there probably aren't enough people in Congress (read: Republicans) willing to vote for this seemingly sane, rational decision about the nation's infrastructure. Awesome.
• President Barack Obama will propose offering two-year college educations to American workers funded by the federal and state governments in a speech later today in Tennessee.
"Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for anybody who's willing to work for it," Obama said in a video preview of his speech filmed ahead of his Jan. 20 State of the Union Address. "It's something we can accomplish, and it's something that will train our workforce so that we can compete with anyone in the world."
The plan is going to have to make it through Congress, of course, and it's unclear how willing the Republican-led bodies will be to help the plan off the ground. Republicans including Speaker Boehner have sounded a skeptical note about the idea. A spokesman for Boehner's office said the proposal sounded "more like a talking point than a plan" without specifics on cost. The president has promised more details and a cost estimate will be delivered during the State of the Union and in his budget proposal, which is due in early February.
In the sudden realization that like, hey, maybe we shouldn't put people to death if we don't really know what we're doing, Ohio has dropped its two-drug execution method and will delay an imminent execution.
The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction today announced that it will stop using the method utilizing a combination of the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone, which came under fire last year when it took 26 minutes to put convicted killer Dennis McGuire to death. Witnesses said McGuire was gasping for breath during his execution. His family is suing the state, claiming the execution caused needless pain and suffering.
Another execution in Arizona last year using the same method took more than two hours.
The state has said it will again use thiopental sodium, a sedative used until 2011, for executions. Ohio stopped using that drug because it is no longer produced in the United States. It is unclear how Ohio plans to obtain the drug, though compounding pharmacies, or labs that produce such drugs, could supply the state.
The announcement delays the execution of Ronald Phillips, who was convicted in the 1993 rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl. Officials say other executions may be delayed as well as the state sources the third drug or an alternative.
Morning y'all. I'm not going to comment on how cold it is this morning, because you probably already know. Instead, I'm just going to say I cannot feel my feet.
Anyway, what's up today? Glad you asked.
One of the protesters arrested at a Nov. 25 rally in solidarity with Ferguson, Mo., pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct yesterday. Rhonda Shaw was one of the seven activists arrested on I-75 after protesters briefly made their way onto the highway. Shaw was the only one not eventually released on bond in the aftermath of the arrests. A judge removed a requirement that six other protesters who had already paid bail wear electronic monitoring devices, after which they were freed. All six still face disorderly conduct and inducing panic charges and will be in court this month. Shaw did not pay bail and was not released. Hamilton County Judge William Mallory dismissed another more serious charge of inducing panic in Shaw's case. The disorderly conduct charge is a minor misdemeanor punishable by a fine.
The protest mirrored similar actions around the country over the lack of indictment of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Mike Brown. The event drew more than 300 people and led to a long, winding march through downtown, Over-the-Rhine and the West End.
• Councilman Chris Seelbach took a moment to remember Kings Mills transgender teen Leelah Alcorn during yesterday's City Council meeting, reading an emotional statement addressed to LGBT individuals who are struggling with feelings of isolation. Alcorn committed suicide Dec. 28.
"You can survive the pain," Seelbach said after reading from Alcorn's suicide note, which she posted on Tumblr. "You can survive the isolation. You can because you're exactly who you're supposed to be. You're the person God made you to be, and you have the strength to persevere. It will not be easy. It may not get better with every day, but you can do it — I know you can."
• A couple days ago, I told you Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld appears to have started raising money for a shot at Republican Sen. Rob Portman's seat in 2016. If that's true, he'd better start his hustle. Portman already has almost $6 million in the bank for the race, according to a campaign email. He's also touting endorsements from a number of high-up Republicans including Gov. John Kasich. It's unclear if the early saber-rattling is meant to scare away possible far-right primary challengers or send a message to an eventual Democratic contender for his seat, but it's clear Portman has a big advantage at this early juncture.
• Officials yesterday released the full-length security video showing the Cleveland police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, including the troubling aftermath of that shooting. The beginning of the video, which was released shortly after the incident, shows a Cleveland police cruiser rushing into the park where Rice was playing, which was across the street from his house. Officer Timothy Leohman jumps out of the passenger side of the cruiser and immediately shoots Rice, who a 911 caller said was brandishing a pistol that was "probably fake." That much we already knew. But the extended video also shows two officers tackling and wrestling Tamir's 14-year-old sister Tajai Rice, eventually forcefully hustling her to the police car. Meanwhile, no officers attempt to assist Rice, who is lying in the park bleeding to death. It takes nearly 15 minutes for officers to remove Rice from the scene on a stretcher. He later died at the hospital.
Loehman was fired from the Independence, Ohio police department in 2012 because he exhibited signs of being emotionally unstable and was subsequently passed over for jobs at a number of other departments before getting a job in Cleveland. Last month, the Department of Justice released an unrelated, year-long report slamming the Cleveland Police Department for its use of force and an apparent racial bias in its policing.
• Finally, a Columbus suburb is getting what can only be described as a monumental honor. The city of Westerville will soon be home to the tacocropolis, aka the capitol of crunch; in other words, the country's most expensive Taco Bell location. Westerville officials call it a great redevelopment project, and the development company says they see the upscale Taco Bell as an investment.
"Westerville is a very discriminating city about what they want done and how they want it to look," Hadler Company President Stephen Breech said. "Sometimes you get subpar looks from a fast-food building — but this isn't that kind of a facility. It has a lot of brick on it and things like that."
The developer won't divulge how much the project will cost, and Taco Bell will only confirm that it is the chain's most expensive location, building-wise, in the country.
A lot of brick on it, indeed. I really hope the "things like that" he's referring to are giant, gold plated monuments to the Cheesy Gordita Crunch, one of mankind's greatest inventions.
A few words on this week's cover story about Ohio's changes to the General Educational Development (GED) test. The piece first appeared in the Cleveland Scene, and it's a great, well-researched read. We did some significant reporting to localize it for Cincinnati, not all of which made it into the final article.
The GED is something a lot of folks don't really think much about, and I admit I didn't know a whole lot about it before digging in for our reporting. But the test is a vital lifeline toward a better life for folks who for one reason or another never got a high school diploma.
Seven-hundred-forty-seven people took the test in Hamilton County in 2014. That's down from 2,388 in 2013.
As you'll read in the cover story, new changes that took affect in 2014 have made it more difficult and expensive to take and pass the test and move on to a trade school, a community college or a better job. New standards require higher levels of interpretive abilities and background knowledge to pass the GED. What's more, students must practice for and take the test on a computer — a big challenge for some students struggling with poverty — and the base fee the state charges for taking the test has tripled.
I went to the East End Adult Education Center to find out more about how the test is getting harder and who is taking it. While I was there, I also learned a lot about what is at stake for folks trying to pass it. I'd like to introduce you to a few of them here. Even though all of their stories didn't fit in the cover piece, I think they're important to talk about.
DaniJo Doud, 32, was sitting with head tutor Marty Walsh and practicing for the test when I walked through the door of the center on Eastern Avenue.
Doud got pregnant when she was 16 and ended up repeating the 9th grade three times before dropping out of school. She later struggled with heroin addiction, though she can tell you the exact day she stopped using: May 28, 2012. Now, she'd like to go to a nearby community college to eventually become a drug counselor.
"I always thought I was dumb," she told me, "but I'm not. I came here and started out on a fourth or fifth grade level. I'm now on a 12th grade level on everything. I'll graduate this year, I'm sure of it. I want to do the work. I love coming here. I don't miss a day."
The center is one of just a few in Cincinnati that offer GED study and testing services. Others, including Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, also provide these services, though often to large classes instead of one on one.
The East End Adult Education Center runs on grants and doesn't charge students. It even offers scholarships to some students who can't afford some or all of Ohio's GED test fee. Adele Craft, the center's executive director, says nearly all of the people who come here to study are facing economic challenges, or have had life hurdles that kept them from completing high school. Some are refugees.
You'll read more about Sy Ohur in the cover story. Ohur came to the United States from Sudan in 2004, when the country was gripped by a bloody civil war that killed several hundred thousand people. Ohur fled here knowing almost zero English; Craft said he and other refugees who came around that time didn't even know the alphabet. Ohur is now an American citizen with strong English skills. He has passed two parts of the GED previously, but then the test was redesigned and he's had to go back to square one.
In the next room, 17-year-old Chris was studying math with his tutor Mike, going over some equations that — full disclosure — I didn't really understand. Chris has been coming for a year. At first, he was compelled to come by court order due to problems he was having with truancy. Attending Riverside High School just wasn't working out for him, he said, though he admits part of the problem was he had a hard time getting up early enough.
"But then I started coming here and started wanting to learn," he says. "The teachers at school, they tried to help me out, but it wasn't getting through to me like here. They've showed me different angles, different ways to look at things. It's helped me out a lot."
Chris, who lives just down the road, shows up every day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. He hopes to take the test soon. His immediate goal is to go to Cincinnati State and eventually transfer to a four-year college to become an architect.
The East End Adult Education Center, one of just a few in Cincinnati that provides test prep and allows students to take the actual GED onsite, sees about 100 students a year. About 20 pass the test each year. As Craft shows me the phone book-sized study guide students must contend with, she tells me passing the test is sometimes a multi-year effort.
That effort has been getting more difficult in Cincinnati and across the state. Craft said holding students to a higher standard and getting them prepared for college is a great goal and that the new test does that well. But she doesn't like that people looking to better themselves have a harder road ahead of them.
"It's just a lot, lot harder," she said of the new test. "It's going to take us a lot longer."
Hey all! My colleague, CityBeat arts editor Jac Kern, just got engaged over the holiday and there's champagne everywhere in the office right now. Congrats! Now I'm going to try to power through the distraction to bring you the news because I'm a soldier like that.
So the streetcar contingency budget, which is set aside for unforeseen complications and cost overruns, is healthier than previously thought, officials announced yesterday. Last month, streetcar Project Executive John Deatrick announced that the worst-case scenarios his office ran had the fund down to about $80,000 after everything was paid out. But after some political blowback, especially from streetcar foe Mayor John Cranley, Deatrick and company went back to the drawing board, reassessed costs and adjusted that figure. The new estimate is that the contingency fund has about $1.3 million left. What changed? Not much. Deatrick says the streetcar team renegotiated some contracts and scaled back a fence around the streetcar substation. That fence was set to be solid brick, but will now be partially steel. Some council members, including Chris Seelbach, expressed concerns that the project was being scaled back due to political pressure, but officials with the project say it will run the same distance with the same number of cars for the same amount of time and that it hasn't been scaled back in any meaningful way.
• As the weather gets colder, demands on area homeless shelters are increasing, straining space available for those with nowhere else to go. While a funding increase council passed last month has given area shelters more money to work with, demand may outpace the increase.
"The demand for winter shelter has been greater than expected this winter," Strategies to End Homelessness President and CEO Kevin Finn said in a statement. "... Such increased and early demand could exhaust resources that we hope will last us through February."
• Local grilled cheese dynamo Tom + Chee is expanding, its founders report, with plans to open five new restaurants in Southern Texas, mostly in suburbs of Houston. The company has partnered with the Tunica-Biloxi tribe to bring the restaurants to the region. The new restaurants will join 13 others in Georgia, Nebraska, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee.
• Northern Kentucky residents who have been touched by the region's heroin epidemic took their concerns to the Kentucky state capitol in Frankfurt yesterday. One-hundred-thirty Northern Kentuckians came to the rally asking for changes to state laws that could cut down the number of heroin overdose deaths. Among the policy changes advocates are asking for: repeal of a law that keeps Kentucky police from carrying anti-overdose drugs like Narcan. Police in Cincinnati and many other cities carry the drugs, which can mean the difference between life and death for overdose victims.
A new program in Kentucky will give state funds to three hospitals to provide Narcan kits to emergency overdose patients, including St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Fort Thomas. The hospital was chosen due to the high number of overdose victims it treats.
• It's official. Rep. John Boehner, R-West Chester, has lived to fight another day as speaker of the house. Boehner held the most powerful perch in the House despite challenges from the far-right wing of the Republican party, who hold that he didn't do enough to repeal Obamacare and cut the federal budget. Tea party-affiliated reps had a similar mutiny attempt last session, in 2013, when 12 voted against Boehner for speaker. This time, opposition doubled, as 24 conservative House members voted against him. Boehner still coasted to a win, but the drama highlights the continued fissures in the party. Even as it grows more powerful— the 246 seats Republicans hold in the House are the most they've had since the 1940s — it's clear there's little agreement about what should be done with that power. Perhaps in reflection of this mixed-up mindset, Boehner offered this lumpy, ill-formed bag of metaphors on the House floor after his win.
"So let's stand tall and prove the skeptics wrong," Boehner said. "May the fruits of our labors be ladders our children can use to climb to the stars."
Fruit ladders to the stars, y'all.
Boehner was quick to deal out discipline to members who voted against him, having two Republicans who voted against him kicked off the House's powerful rules committee, which sets the agenda for the House.
• One of the grand jurors in the Darren Wilson case is suing the St. Louis County prosecutor over what he says were misleading statements about the grand jury's decision not to indict Wilson. Prosecutor Robert McCullough presented evidence to the grand jury after the August shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Mike Brown by Ferguson Police officer Wilson. The grand jury member accuses McCullough of misleading the public about the grand jury's deliberations and is asking to be able to speak publicly about the case in his suit. The juror, who so far has remained anonymous, is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri. Brown's shooting along with other police shootings of unarmed black citizens have triggered civil unrest and activism around the country.
• Finally, this isn't really news related but I have to share it anyway. Here are the ladies of Downton Abby, which just started a new season, playing Cards Against Humanity. Warning: it gets a lil raunchy. Also, you're welcome.
Hey all. Hope your morning commute was safe and warm amidst the cold, nasty dusting of snow we got last night. I'm still glued to my space heater here at home, so I've yet to venture out into the grossness.
Here's what's up today:
It looks as if Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is seriously checking out a run for U.S. Senate. Sources close to Sittenfeld told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the 30-year-old Democrat has begun raising money for a bid at Republican Sen. Rob Portman's seat. It's a big jump from councilman to senator, and Sittenfeld may have some more experienced competition for the nod as the Democratic candidate. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has shown signs that he may be interested in running, as have former Ohio Congressional delegates Betty Sutton and Tim Ryan. However, Sittenfeld has laid some groundwork for a run, visiting all corners of the state in the past year on issues of taxes and the economy. He also has a number of Senate-themed website names on lockdown, including pgforsenate.com, sittenfeldforsenate.com, and surelysittenfeldsoundssenatorialsam.com (I made that last one up). He hasn't made it official yet, and there's no telling if he would stay in the race should someone more experienced like Strickland officially throw his hat in the ring. But party leaders like Hamilton County Democratic Party chair Tim Burke and Ohio Democratic Party head David Pepper say he could be a serious contender depending upon how things shake out ahead of 2016.
• Mount Auburn-based Christ Hospital is fighting a lawsuit claiming the health organization submitted $28 million in claims to Medicare that cannot be proven. The hospital claims the money was used to train doctors rotating into the hospital from other health organizations between 2007 and 2012, but former employee Glenda Overton says in her lawsuit that the claims the hospital filed were not documented in accordance with federal law. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2013, but federal judge Timothy Black just struck down the hospital's request to dismiss the case Dec. 31. The hospital could be on the hook for more than $90 million in damages if a jury finds it is guilty of misrepresenting claims.
• One of Mayor John Cranley's staff members made a pretty prestigious list this week. Daniel Rajaiah, Cranley's director of external affairs and the head of the mayor's immigration task force, appeared on Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 list in policy and politics. Rajaiah has been at City Hall just over a year, but then, he hasn't been out of college much longer than that. Rajaiah graduated from the University of Dayton in 2013. While at UD, he led the College Democrats of Ohio for a year. The magazine highlights his work on the immigration task force as well as his time at his college post, where he helped get 43,000 people registered to vote.
• Meet the new bosses, who look very much the same as the old bosses. As Congress prepares to start a new session today, let's look at how representative our representatives are. Four out of five members of Congress are male, and four out of five are white. Women make up just 19 percent of the House of Representatives and 20 percent of the Senate, despite, you know, being half of the general population. Meanwhile, blacks make up just 10 percent of the House and a whole 2 percent of the Senate, despite representing 14 percent of the U.S. population. People of Hispanic origin make up just 8 percent of the House and 3 percent of the Senate. They account for 18 percent of the general population. Only three of Ohio's 16 reps are women. Only two are black. The saddest part? What I just described to you is the most diverse Congress in history. America!
• Finally, remember how much of a fight it was to get a few miles of those streetcar tracks in the ground? I put forward this next bit of news only to demonstrate conclusively that we live in an entirely different dimension than some other parts of the country. Officials broke ground today on a high-speed rail project that could eventually shuttle people between Los Angeles and San Francisco at 220 mph. That means you could escape the hellish traffic hole that is the city of angels for the bay area, which is rapidly becoming one big Google campus, in just over two hours. Amazing. Sorry, LA and SF. I'm just kidding. I love you and your lack of below-freezing temperatures.
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Morning all. Hope your weekend was great. Let's get to the news.
About 300 people showed up Saturday outside Kings Mills High School for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Leelah Alcorn, the Kings Mills transgender teen who took her own life last month. Many attendees were Alcorn's friends and classmates, representatives from LGBT groups like the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network and trans-specific groups like the Heartland Trans Wellness Group. More than a dozen speakers addressed the crowd, including a number of trans people and their families. Their message: There is acceptance and support for people who identify as transgender or who feel they might be transgender.
"It really warms my heart seeing so many strangers and friends of Leelah coming out to support her," said Abby Jones, who worked with Alcorn at Kings Island. Jones said Alcorn came out to her as transgender and shared the struggles she was having at home. Alcorn, born into a highly religious family, said in a suicide note shared to social media that she had trouble finding acceptance and help from her family, which sent her to religious counselors and tried therapies designed to convince Alcorn she was male.
• Heroin continues to be a huge issue in the Greater Cincinnati area, to the point where inmates are overdosing in jail. Local law enforcement and corrections officials are working to find out how inmates get the drugs while they're behind bars. There have been a number of overdose incidents in Hamilton County jail, including two in the last 18 months, leading some to wonder whether guards are helping to smuggle the drug in. Officials say there's no sign of that, and that inmates often smuggle the drug in by swallowing balloons filled with it before entering the jail or get it from visitors. In 2013, the county jail treated more than 9,000 heroin addicts. County jails in Northern Kentucky face similar levels of addicts and have also seen overdoses, a reflection of the swelling heroin epidemic happening outside the jails in the general population. Kentucky's legislature will consider a number of often-contradictory bills in its upcoming session to address the problem. The bills seek to do everything from making treatment easier to attain for those arrested with the drug to increasing penalties for those caught with heroin without providing more funding for clinics and other treatment methods.
• Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on who will lead one of the world's most powerful deliberative bodies. Currently, that honor goes to Rep. John Boehner, who has spent two terms as House Speaker. Boehner says he expects an easy reelection from his party, but some conservatives are dead set against him. Among those is Boehner's neighbor to the south, Rep. Thomas Massie, who represents Northern Kentucky. Massie has signaled he won't be supporting Boehner for the most powerful job in the House, though he isn't revealing who he will vote for. Massie is a tea partier who has opposed Boehner in the past, though never quite so publicly. A few other tea party-affiliated Republicans in the House have also indicated they won't be supporting Boehner and have said they're searching for his replacement. It's a sign that even if Boehner wins his job again (which he probably will) it won't be easy going for him over the next two years.
• Will Kentucky religious organization Answers in Genesis sue the state over the fact it rescinded tax credits for a Noah's Ark theme park based on Answers' hiring practices? It could happen, supporters of the group say. The group has been building its park in Grant County and was originally awarded millions in tax credits by the state. However, those credits were withdrawn after questions arose about requirements by Answers that prospective employees fill out a testament of faith and other religiously oriented pre-employment materials. Opponents of the group say those materials violate equal employment rules and therefore make the Ark Park ineligible for public money. But supporters of the park say religious groups can be exempted from such rules.
• So, say you oversaw the loss of tons of peoples' credit card and other personal data and basically had to quit your job or be fired. What happens next? If you're retiring Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel, you get $47 million. That's Steinhafel's retirement package, and it's raising big questions about income inequality. You see, normal Target employees (you know, the ones who didn't screw up big time and let the company get hacked) have only paltry 401Ks to fall back on when they get too old to stock shelves or sell those little pizzas in the café area. Experts say Steinhafel's huge package (sounds weird when you say it that way) exemplifies another element of the continued divide between corporate bigwigs and every day workers and that other CEOs get similarly lush goodbye checks. So, if you want to be a millionaire, just, you know, make sure your company gets hacked and push for that golden parachute when you're on your way out.


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By LISA LIDDANE
Japanese author Ryunosuke Satoro once wrote, "Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." That's something California homeowners will be called upon to think about as the state suffers through a drastic drought. Unfortunately, it might take a whopping home water bill for some to take the implications of a


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Can Carlos Lee Be a Fantasy Factor?
During Carlos Lee's current 11-game hitting streak he has raised his average from .270 to .292. His OPS has increased from .719 to .757. There is still a chance that he can be moved, which puts his fantasy value up in the air. Should you be counting on Lee for your fantasy team?
I say "why not". If he gets moved to a contender and finds himself in a platoon role you can act accordingly, but until them you might as well ride the hot hand.
Hot is exactly what he's been. During his hitting streak he is hitting .474 with three runs and ten RBI. He has failed to hit a home run during the stretch, but he has three doubles and four walks.
Since July Lee has hit .306 with ten runs, seven doubles, a home run, 19 RBI, 16 walks, and two stolen bases in 111 at bats. Lee is likely to hit fewer home runs than he ever has in his career, but his RBI production remains decent.
You may want to sit him against left-handed pitching. He is hitting .202 against southpaws with a .605 OPS. He is hitting right-handed pitching to the tune of a .320 average and a .805 OPS.
Lee qualifies at first base and outfield, which helps his fantasy value. At this stage in his career you are getting a solid average and a decent amount of RBI. If he gets dealt, his value may change, but until then I say ride the hot hand.
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As a physician and aquatic researcher, I have seen firsthand the absolutely amazing effects that water can have in recovering and promoting health across the age span and across many, many clinical situations.
The email came with an air of desperation, but also, it turns out, the seeds of inspiration.
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That's the name of a popular "Saturday Night Live" skit in which "anchor" Seth Meyers reports the latest news of the day with incredulous skepticism and disgust.
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India has over 20.88 lakh HIV sufferers
India has 20, 88,642 people living with HIV as per an estimation in 2012, said Union Minister of States for Health and Family Welfare Abu Hasem Khan Choudhry in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
As per HIV estimation 2012, the total estimated number of people living with HIV in 2011 in India was 2088642.
Andhra Pradesh is the state that has maximum number of HIV sufferers at 4,19,180, followed by Maharashtra with 3,15,849 people affected by the virus.
The Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) will be Rs 11394/ crore in the 12th Plan. Approximately Rs 7314.46 crore is allocated to be spent on HIV prevention and awareness during 12th Plan period, said the minister in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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Alexander Wang updates his signature sleek cool with tactile edge to create this puckered silk-chiffon top. Inspired by shrink wrap, this style is artfully constructed - its gathered sheer panel and smocked finish generate a sense of depth and dimension. Wear yours with a leather skirt to work the label's sophisticated brand of downtown fashion.
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Enter the Splash Zone
You're crossing over to another dimension. A dimension of color and beauty, where time has no meaning. Where a single drop of liquid is frozen forever in the fragile moment of a splash. It's a dimension we like to call your kitchen.
From the mind of Danish designer Henriette Melchiorsen, this out-of-this world bowl is sure to make a splash, whether you keep it on the counter to hold fresh fruit, or fill it with popcorn for watching your favorite TV show. Made from rubbery silicone, the bowl is durable and dishwasher safe. Made in China.
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great conversation piece! Large enough to be a focal display. Bright and colorful
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Hello - fell in love with this bowl - until I saw the price! I hope you find a way to make it cheaper because I LOVE it, cannot wait for it to be in my home. But cannot afford a p bowl. :(
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What a fun looking bowl! I've never seen anything like it.
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This is a neat bowl, but I could never justify spending the money on it.
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Love it but way too expensive for a bowl.
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it's fab, but tooo pricey!
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Adorable but why sooo pricey?
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I've seen this elsewhere for a quarter of the price.
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This is pretty awesome. The design is great and even though it's a bit on the pricey side, I think it would totally be worth it.
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This bowl made me grin...
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This is very cute! Love the detail and how you were able to capture "the drop of liquid being frozen". I truly love it... but would not spend $69 for it...I would personally lower the price.
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Cute bowl, would require a very specific decor to go well, and there is no way I would pay anywhere near that much for silicone. I could make several of these using one $7 jar tool-handle silicone dip.


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An affordable pair of cymbals made from the same B20 alloy as many high-end cymbals.
This 14" Wuhan hi-hat cymbal pair features a medium-thin top cymbal for quick, expressive stick response, paired with a medium bottom hat that provides definition and projection for the closed-cymbal sound. This Wuhan hi-hat is a great sonic combination.
The best hi-hat cymbal money can buy? No.
The best hi-hat cymbal so little money can buy? Absolutely!
Wuhan cymbals don't presume to challenge the sound quality, variety, or reputations of the fine professional-level cymbals on today's market. But when it comes to being affordable, that's another story.
Generally, "affordable" cymbals are made of less-expensive sheet alloys, using shortcut manufacturing methods and finishing steps in order to keep the cost down. With the resulting cymbals, you pretty much get what you pay for.
Wuhan cymbals are made of high-quality, cast B20 alloy. Handcrafted in China according to two-thousand-year-old traditional methods, these 14" hi-hats are buffed to a brilliant finish, and stamped with an unobtrusive but attractive logo.
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Being a starving musician these are the best bang for the buck on a pair of hi hats. These are great. The weight of the bottom hat is a good heavy cymbal the top is medium. very pro sounding. I have an entire set of wuhans I love the entire set. I eventually want to make a video on them because there is not a lot of info on them. But anyway If you love great cymbals at a great price get these. Do not be a skeptic without trying these out.
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I bought these cymbals to hold me over while budgeting for a more expensive pair. I own a Wuhan china cymbal and it the best china I have ever heard so I was excited for these to come in the mail.
I was very disappointed in how these hats sound. It almost sounds like playing with 2 top hats or a pair of marching cymbals. I would buy these cymbals if you want to give your good pair a rest in between gigs but prepare to not like their sound.
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Where else are you going to find B20 alloy (and hammered) for this price?
These sound excellent; good musicality.
I haven't played every hi-hat set there is, but I think these are excellent value for the money
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wow! these hi hats are amazing. I tried these hi hats last week in band practice when I found a small crack on my Zildjian ZBT rock hi hats, and wow, they are even better then the Zildjian ZBT hi hats. Its not only crisp, but also has a great "chick" sound. If you have considered buying these, then do it cause they are amazing!
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