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BANKS ARE YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS - BUT THEY DON'T LIVE THERE - CALLAHAN'S CLEVELAND DIARY

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 16:25.

Bill Callahan, a private concerned citizen (where’s the County in this expose?), has taken a keen, focused interest in minding the "sub-prime" statistics.  

SEARCHING FOR CLEVELAND'S SOUL

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 10:20.

About a month ago a hapless judge in Cleveland, under intense pressure from a community posse, sentenced two young men to 2000 hours of community service (no  affirmation intended/rebutted re: Planetizen viewpoint) to be served over 5 years.

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN FLY KIDS AT BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, CLEVELAND

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 13:15.

Roy Richardson (left lower photo signing “Young Eagles” certificates), one of the original   Tuskegee Airmen, hosted a group of 35 parents and kids at Burke Lakefront Airport on Saturday, October 13, 2007. 

 

Off The Chart!!! - Just How Bad Was this Summer's Arctic Melting?

Submitted by Charles Frost on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 22:25.

arctic sea ice loss

Chart Of Traverse Bay Freezing

Just How Bad Was this Summer's Arctic Melting?

by Jeremy Elton Jacquot, Los Angeles on 10.12.07 That bad. More about the report's executive summary after the jump.
According to Carbon Equity's latest report, the Arctic ice caps are facing a much grimmer future than that originally projected by the IPCC - which has been accused of watering down its recommendations due to political pressure. Some of the more salient findings include:
• Climate change impacts are happening at lower temperature increases and more quickly than projected.

Pollution cuts life expectancy in Europe

Submitted by Charles Frost on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 22:22.
 
Pollution cuts life expectancy in Europe
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC, Associated Press Writer Wed Oct 10, 8:18 AM ET
BELGRADE, Serbia - Poor air and water quality, and environmental changes blamed on global warming, have cut Europeans' life expectancy by nearly a year, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.
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FULL SHOPPING CART IN NORTH EAST OHIO

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 12:25.

Saturday AM at the bus stop - probably after a night's work in the neighborhood near CCC.

icanchangetheworld

Submitted by lmcshane on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 07:49.

The voyeur in me likes to read the personal descriptions of other realNEO personalities.  Here is a hopeful one.

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CAMERAS SHOOT MAYOR JACKSON AND DR. SANDERS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 16:52.

City of Cleveland Mayor Jackson and Cleveland Metropolitan School District Superintendent Eugene Sanders held a “news conference” in the Mayor’s Chambers this afternoon.  The security magnetometer at the Mayor’s City Hall second floor office suite doorway sensed metal (my camera?) and buzzed when I went in, but it buzzed for everyone.  No one was minding it.  Anyway, I’m sure there was not any concealed carry in the City Hall because the yellow sign on the front door of the City Hall said “guns not allowed”.

CHICAGO & TORONTO HAVE PALPABLE VITALITY – WHY DOESN'T CLEVELAND?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 11:25.
 

When you visit downtown Chicago or Toronto you can feel those places are more civically healthy than downtown  Cleveland. 

PAY TO EAT BREAKFAST WITH FRED THE FIXER

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 15:57.

This is what's wrong with Neo,- (NOTE: 1.1.13 CSU has changed the link - now it goes to a Jackson pc, not eggs with the Fixer - sorry) we keep wearing the   painful shoe which has nails which bloody our soles. >Fred foisted the dog Brown stadium on the ratepayers and through Squire Sanders billed the City over half a million to put the City in bond debt for a annually empty facility which will continue to pull Cleveland down financially for decades.

Have a Greener Day

Submitted by Charles Frost on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 10:57.

I am thinking of wishing people "have a Greener day", rather than “have a nice day.”

World's Largest Windfarm Gets Approval

Submitted by Charles Frost on Mon, 10/08/2007 - 19:40.
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New Ways to Play with an Old Hardware

Submitted by Charles Frost on Mon, 10/08/2007 - 19:36.

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Ask TreeHugger: How Do I Test My Toys for Lead?

Submitted by Charles Frost on Mon, 10/08/2007 - 19:24.
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Ohio Turning Tobacco Settlement Money Into Greener Schools

Submitted by Charles Frost on Sun, 10/07/2007 - 14:57.

Solar Panels By School

by Kenny Luna, North Babylon, NY on 10. 4.07

 

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No swimming

Submitted by lmcshane on Sun, 10/07/2007 - 11:18.

Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to float in.  Yesterday, I attended a wedding shower for two people who represent everything hopeful about this region.  Smart, smart people.  My smart friend's smart mom arranged the party at the Henn House in Sims Park along the lake.  Henn House has been renovated by volunteers who see the value of fixing and restoring.  After the party, I found myself in the same position as another woman, who wandered down to the beach to admire the sun

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Inquiring Thug Minds Wonder "Why You Taking Pictures, Man?"

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 10/07/2007 - 11:12.

Now that I'm settling into East Cleveland, expect to see posted to REALNEO and my other communities many amazing pictures of urban cores of this NEO-Plum... healthy, ill and dead.

Problem Marathon at Lakeview and Euclid

University Circle Cancer Moving Down East Boulevard... Is there an Urban Planner in the House?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 23:59.

The last two realneo headers are pans of a site I pass often, on my way between the East and West sides, which is bounded by East 105, Wade Park and East Boulevard, in one of the most important historic and cultural neighborhoods in America, where I was shocked to find a group of significant apartment buildings being demolished.

Ohio Solar Tour - This Weekend

Submitted by Charles Frost on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 09:46.

This weekend...
Take the Ohio Solar Tour!
Friday-Sunday, October 5-7, 2007
DOWNLOAD TOUR GUIDEBOOKS NOW!!!
Download your free copies at: http://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageID=989

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HABITAT BUILDS NEIGHBORHOODS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 09:36.

Jeffrey Bowen, who heads up Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cleveland, Ohio, met with Meet the Bloggers Thursday October 4, 2007.   Keep your eye out for the new post. 

WENDELL ROBINSON - POWER IN STRAIGHT PRESENTATION

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 17:16.

I picked this up (George's wonderful caring skill is aggregation, scroll the comments) from George at BFD - Wendell touches on the REAL power of the internet - SINCERE DISCUSSION .  You can read Wendell's good bye..

PUBLIC MEETINGS HELD IN PRIVATE VENUES = NEO BRAIN DRAIN

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 14:26.
 

On September 13, 2007 I attended  the GREAT LAKES ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE  (they re-named the wind-on-the-lake task force) in the Thompson Hine LLP law firm’s office on the 39th floor of the Key Building in downtown Cleveland.

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Updating the masses on an East Cleveland Transformation

Submitted by Sudhir Kade on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 13:13.

As I've continued to plug away and progress with East Cleveland technology plans with fellow RealNEO partner Norm Roulet we thought it would be fitting to share some exciting  developments. This terrific Tudor transformation at 1894 Roxbury has been a joy to behold and though the historic preservation piece makes for a great story in its own right, I've been more invigorated by the potential to incorporate a series of sustainable strategies to ensure that this becomes a model green and smart home for East Cleveland homeowners to aspire to. This has offered a wonderful practical, experiential consulting opportunity. The technology coming into play to make this all happen has been another great learning point.  I now sit typing from the Roxbury estate with the luxury of a Skype smart phone, top of the line iMAC 24 inch widescreen desktop and the makings of our very own test server at my fingertips. I also had the good fortune to (just yesterday) secure thousands of dollars of computer equipment to enable the creation of an actual computing lab, hacking site and cluster at the Hough /Star Complex in East Cleveland. Now I am in the process of securing the latest Ubuntu downloads for both server and desktop whilst writing this very blog post. Our WiFi is up and running here , humming along at a robust and hardy 11 MBps.

Toxie the Cat Now Speaks Spanish, Still Educates Kids About Home Environment

Submitted by Charles Frost on Tue, 10/02/2007 - 19:53.
Toxie, the chemical safety cat
If you’ve ever spent time in my classroom as a student you’ll know exactly why I kept clicking on the cat, but this charming feline has apparently, and mysteriously, learned to speak Spanish! In fact, Toxie may be a great way to get students in your class thinking about their own homes and observing the things that go on in them through a whole new set of furry sunglasses.
That’s because ToxMystery is a brief, fun, and educational game for kids from the National Library of Medicine that takes them through an entire house with their entertaining host, Toxie, locating all the things that are creating an environmental hazard while answering questions about their impact on the health of its inhabitants. And although it’s been designed for children from age 7 to 10, I’ve got to admit it’s a bit amusing to watch the cat dance around once they’ve correctly identified all of the problems in a room. At the end, they get to print out a personalized certificate of completion, letting the world know they’ve learned a bit about protecting the environment in their own homes too.
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Hurry, hurry, Hurry..... Bang!

Submitted by Phillip Williams on Tue, 10/02/2007 - 07:37.

hurry, hurry, hurry... bang!

In a hurry to get to work?

We all run a few minutes late, we all hate rush hour commuting (those of us who can not or will not take RTA).  The point is that people seem not to drive during rush hour, but it is more a positive display of the chaos theory.  The graceful and sometimes not so graceful act of careening your vehicles down a paved road is a recipe for disaster..  The, to often, played game of "get so close that nobody can sneak in" results in accidents like the one show above.

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