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Cincinnati Edition

Weekends at 7 AM
Mark Perzel

Greater Cincinnati enjoys a rich cultural, social and political life and Cincinnati Edition will showcase the wide variety of talented individuals and committed organizations that make Cincinnati special.

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Focus on Technology
5:31 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Fighting bed bugs on a molecular level

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Bed bug samples in Regina Baucom's lab.
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UC 's Dr. Gina Baucom says destroying the bacterium on and in bed bugs could eliminate them.
Matt Meriweather studies bacteria in bed bugs in Baucom's lab.
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Kurt Scherzinger, general manager Scherzinger Pest Control
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Heat treatments are the most common way to get rid of bed bugs. They bake them from inside out.
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There is disagreement over whether Cincinnati has made much progress in its fight against bed bugs. It still shows up among the top U.S. cities for the bloodsucking arthropods. Right now heat is the most effective way to get rid of them. Chemical treatments are another option. But one University of Cincinnati professor has a possible futuristic solution. Regina Baucom looks to hurt them on a molecular level. Ann Thompson reports in "Focus on Technology."

Know Theatre Production
1:31 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Fringe Festival ready to kick off 10th year

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Starting May 28, it’s the 10th anniversary of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. It’s become one of the fastest growing and most popular stops on the fringe circuit, and this year will provide 12 days of unique, creative, and provocative theater, dance, art and more. Producing Artistic Director Eric Vosmeier joins Mark Perzel with a preview of what to look for at this year’s Fringe Festival.

Visit Tower A
1:31 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Cincinnati Railroad Club based at Union Terminal

A view from Tower A
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Here’s a great adventure for train lovers of all ages…a visit to Tower A, overlooking all the train tracks that come in and out of Union Terminal, home of the Cincinnati Museum Center. The men and women of the Cincinnati Railroad Club are always in Tower A during the museum hours to talk trains with every visitor.

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Field Notes
1:31 am
Fri May 24, 2013

"Last Ape Standing" from science writer Chip Walter

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By Thane Maynard

Scientists have determined that at least 27 different species of humans have evolved on planet Earth, yet only one still survives. Why are we still here and our 26 predecessors aren’t?

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May 26, 2013
1:31 am
Fri May 24, 2013

The Big Story

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The Big Story with Maryanne Zeleznik.

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