Education

Did You Know Last Week Was National Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 14:00.

Question of the Day: Did You Know Last Week Was National Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 04:02.

I was reviewing emails from last week and read, from the EPA, "EPA Proposes Tightening Standards for Lead-Safe Renovation Practices and Lead Paint Dust to Protect Children", which reports "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is marking National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week by announcing several actions the agency proposes to take to prevent lead poisoning."

Do you remember hearing anything in Northeast Ohio about last week being National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week? 

Cleveland Public Library: November's Book Club Meeting in Social Sciences

Submitted by newmillenniumli... on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 12:12.

The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library is facilitating a non-fiction book club.  Our discussion will be Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department.  We will discuss the book entitled, "Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation," by Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham. 

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Follow Karen Long

Submitted by lmcshane on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 12:31.

Confessions of a bibliophile:  I read the Plain Dealer every Sunday for the book section and I am so grateful that the Plain Dealer understands the extreme regional importance of the BOOK.

Follow Karen Long here and please note that the PD has twitterized their site for the readers, so you will have to register to become a follower :)

 

Welcome Ephraim Abdullah, Candidate For East Cleveland City Council Ward 3 - Tell Us Your Vision

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 00:12.
Ephraim Abdullah from his MySpace Page

I'm pleased to see a candidate for East Cleveland City Council has joined REALNEO... finally, someone to talk with about politics on the East Side. Welcome, Ephraim Abdullah, Candidate For East Cleveland City Council, Ward 3 - Tell Us Your Vision.

? of the Day: Does PD Columnist Kevin O'Brien Cause Northeast Ohioans Economic And Environmental Harm

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 04:15.

I have noticed, in the reader comments at Cleveland.com to their coverage about the great "Crisis at FirstEnergy" Lightbulb rip-off scheme, that many people in Northeast Ohio don't quite grasp this is an example of extreme monopoly corporate corruption of government - big, bad corporation using corrupt lawyers, lobbyists and politicians to steal $ millions from hard working citizens. That is not the work of Tree Huggers. Yet, the tone of Plain Dealer readers is to shoot the environmentalists, and Obama.

I realize there are many people of NEO who will blame even the worse corporate corruption, like this, on the most innocent people, like environmentalists, and have wondered why.

A Healthy Brain Is Essential For Successful, Healthy Aging: Air Pollution Contributes To The Risk Of Alzheimer’s-Type Disease

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:03.

Over the past four years, since I became involved with the Greater Cleveland Lead Advisory Council, I have been astounded by the lack of concern about childhood lead poisoning among our largely DINK and empty-nested, baby-boomed, sprawled, childhood-lead-poisoned suburbanite sustainabilly Illuminati, who view today's lead poisoning issue as a poor, urban, peeling-paint code enforcement problem of little societal importance, other than proof the poor are pigs. They think old, suburban farts are not harmed by lead poisoning, and lead is not of long-term interest to them.

Question of the Day: Can You Imagine Anywhere More Exciting To Have A Pre-School Than In A Zoo?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 22:46.

If we are going to have zoos and aquariums at all, we should use them for more than entertaining the masses... like for real education, including for enhancing real early childhood development, including having a preschool at the zoo! Sound too innovative for NEO? Yes... this is in Real NWO... Toledo, Ohio...

Dear Mrs. Crawford, The People Of REALNEO Feel The Following About The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 09:37.

Regionalism in Practice: Lessons from Architecture

Submitted by Tom Orange on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 14:10.
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a Plum Academy Forum Tuesdays October 6, 13 & 20 6:30pm | SPACES Gallery | 2220 Superior Viaduct | Cleveland, OH 44113 | Phone: 2166212314 | Email: info [at] spacesgallery [dot] org

Cleveland Engineering Society Leadership Breakfast Series

Submitted by CleveEngSoc on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 14:05.
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Series Theme: Engineering & Technology: Growing Your Own Best Workforce

Speaker: Dr. Roy A. Church, President, Lorain County Community College
Title: Specialized Talent Development for the Technology Industry: The Role of the Two-Year College

Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. Earn 1 Continuing Professional Development hour.

Program Sponsorships available.

Location

1100 Carnegie Avenue Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown
Cleveland, OH 44115
United States

Recommendation To Form North East Ohio Pollution Advisory Council - NEOPAC

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 06:34.

00 AM 09/23/09

Severe Particulate Matter 2.5 Hourly Reading in Cleveland at 8:00 AM on 09/23/09 - see current here

There is clear evidence the leadership of Northeast Ohio has failed to create an environment encouraging world-class monitoring, analysis, research, notification and controls of pollution created in our region of Ohio, and the consequences on residents and society. As a result, the people of this region have suffered significant health consequences, including early death, and impaired learning ability, crippling our schools and workforce, and society and the regional economy have suffered greatly. As much of our pollution is exported beyond our region, our failure to be world-class addressing pollution here causes harm world-wide.

CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY'S Book Club held in the Social Sciences Department

Submitted by newmillenniumli... on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 10:48.

The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library is facilitating a non-fiction book club.  Our discussion will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department.  We will discuss the book entitled, "A Rip in Heaven: a Memoir of Murder and its Aftermath," by Jeanine Cummins.  This intimate memoir tells of one family's immediate and widely publicized story of surviving a shocking crime and suffering in the

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Short-Term Exposure To Fine Particle Air Pollution Can Drive Up High Blood Pressure, Raise Risk Of Heart Attack

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 02:50.

Coal Steam Generation Plant at University Hospitals Cleveland

It recently came to my attention that one of the most serious sources of pollution in Cuyahoga County is literally in my back yard. Less than two kilometers upwind from my home are the coal and natural gas fired external boilers at the power plant shown above, at University Hospitals, operated by Medical Center Company (MCCo), polluting the surrounding neighborhoods since the 1930s.

Sadhu Has Left The Country... will he have more impact in Cleveland and Chicago from Canada?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 10:40.

Thanks to REALNEO's lmcshane for pointing out one of the most interesting developments in the American "sustainability movement" ever - what appears to be Chicago's real news source, The Chicago Reader, broke the news, September 4, 2009, that "The Green Mayor's Green Policy Maker Leaves for Vancouver". This is the story of former Cleveland and Chicago area sustainability guru Sadhu Johnston, now set to become the deputy city manager of Vancouver.

REALNEO Question For Labor Day: Should REALNEO and REAL COOP Be Pro-Union

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 16:02.

The Real Coop Local Food and Info proposal submitted to Cuyahoga County, for new economic and workforce development in Northeast Ohio, is designed to create 1,000s of new jobs in Northeast Ohio in career fields as diverse as journalism, communications, engineering, building trades, farming, food processing, warehousing and transportation.

President Barack Obama's Back to School Event: Live Feed and Prepared Remarks

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 14:17.
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 The Whitehouse.gov website has provided an advance copy of the prepared remarks of President Obama's Back to School speech, which has some parents in an uproar. I embedded the player for the speech below, and will put it in our calendar...

Location

REALNEO and in schools nationwide
United States

Cleveland Public Library's BOOK CLUB held in the Social Sciences Department

Submitted by newmillenniumli... on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 09:15.

The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library is facilitating a non-fiction book club.  Our discussion will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department.  We will discuss the book entitled, "Teacher Man," by Frank McCourt.  Frank McCourt's critically acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller is about how his 20-year teaching career in the public schools of New York City shaped his

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Bond Accountability Commission

Submitted by lmcshane on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 18:11.

Drove by William Rainey Harper School on Cleveland's near west side. 

Looks like planned abandonment is the agenda for this school, too.  Along with the Cleveland School of the Arts, John Marshall and other local landmarks. 

CMSD: HUMANWARE TASK FORCE

Submitted by ANGELnWard14 on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 01:01.

Is anyone herein aware of the HUMANWARE TASK FORCE with the CMSD? 

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College Fair at the Cleveland Public Library

Submitted by newmillenniumli... on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 16:19.

The Cleveland Public Library is sponsoring an Adult College Fair on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 (11 AM to 2 PM) in conjunction with the Cleveland Area College Consortium. The focus of this fair is to promote educational opportunities for adults interested in furthering their education or retooling their career. There will be sixteen area college and university representatives available to answer any questions. This event is free and open to the publicNo appointment is necessary!

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WARD 14: Rocco Oliverio Scholarship Fund for Lincoln West H.S. Students

Submitted by ANGELnWard14 on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 02:06.

Dear REAL NEO,

I had an idea to start a scholarship fund in Ward 14 for graduates of Lincoln West High School, honoring Rocco Olivero.  I wrote up all the concepts from my experience to motivate and promote civic involvement and inspire community service from our local students.