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Impact one person can have to inspire others to resist evil

Submitted by Oldroser on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 23:57.

Very interesting article on the impact a virtuous person who stands up to evil can have on others.

www.thedailycrux.com/content/9790/Liberty/rss

 

 

Will vote YES for Issue 1 on March 6th?

Submitted by lmcshane on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 20:18.

My gut reaction to any mailer from Council President Martin Sweeney is to trash it (and burn at high temperature to fuel CPP!)

Photography Workshop at BlackWatch Studio

Submitted by BlackWatchJenn on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 13:42.
Lighting the model at BlackWatch Studio

My Husband, Dale and I are pleased to present our most popular workshop series once again to photographers in and around the Cleveland area.  Lighting 101 is designed to help you understand and control light in just about any situation.  Who are our workshops for?

Mackinac Bridge - eye candy for engineers

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:24.

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Realneo "comments" active - 2.6.12 update

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:03.

   All "authenticated users" (an "authenticated user" is any user who has created a user account) of Realneo.us are now able to comment without moderation - comments do not pass through an "approval queue" ( the  Drupal software which runs realneo does have such a "comment approval queue" as an option - that option is not being used presently).   Spam comments ( comments - esp.

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Technology (from China) in Kids toys - US defense budget dramatically off target

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 22:27.

For twenty bucks ($20) from Amazon.com an acquaintance (a USAF fellow) bought his daughters a radio controlled helicopter which came down for this photo. 

Twenty dollars for the wireless controller and the Gyro helicopter? I asked.  Crazy  

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Composite Structure - tire with tensile and compressive elements - like fiberglass

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 20:35.

The image above is of the Goodyear Wrangler tire which blew out on the rear axel of my van.  

Every car has a tire constructed just like this.  Fabric (polyester, etc) cord running across the tire, and steel cord alligned around  the circumference of the tire. 

Synthetic rubber everwhere in between.

When it blows up - this is what it looks like.

De-lamination.

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When the conversation is so scintillating your mind is on fire - REI Tuesdays

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 18:12.

Civil Discourse in Cleveland hit its high with Ed Morrison's Regional Economic Iniciatives , (Betsy Merkel and Susan Altshuler organizing Ed) (and Craig and Sue James as facilitators). Sorry City Club, your conversations are  1 way.

I was lucky to find out about these Tuesday afternoon free civic meetings by chance.   Don't really know why I went...

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Women mechanics - why not?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 10:53.

 You don't find many women mechanics - why is that ? Sure, there is the oil and grease which gets under your fingernails and in your skin, but there are surgical gloves which can help.

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FBI & U.S. Dept. of Housing Urban Development investigating TOLEDO city’s neighborhoods dept. - (tremont cleveland investigate)

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:39.

Toledo, Ohio The city is ensnared in a scandal within its Department of Neighborhoods that involves alleged bid rigging and stolen funds. The FBI and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are investigating the crimes. Toledo scores poorly when it comes to income and property tax rates.intimidation of a police officer who was investigating a department employee,

  • possible theft of money and equipment
  • improper bidding procedures
  • unexplained increases in project costs
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Now and Then - harvesting salt from an evaporation pond

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:35.

The image above shows the harvesting of salt from the Cargill salt ponds on the southern end of Bonaire, WI.  

There are just two employees - one operating the Caterpillar dozer and one driving the Caterpillar belly dump.  The belly dump is filled to overflowing in just a few minutes.   Much of this salt gets shipped by sea to the icy parts of North America for road de-icing.   

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HUD Dollar Trafficking - tremont west development corporation - henry is now twdc board president - does henry think the same ?

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 02:32.

HUD Dollar Trafficking

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Save John Marshall High School!

Submitted by lmcshane on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 19:05.

 

 

Please watch this video and witness the stupidity of our Landmark Commission and Council representatives:

Stucco weathering patterns - what explains these?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 18:50.

The image above shows a pattern of weathering erosion  in the stucco surface on the easterly facing vertical wall of a masonry building on Bonaire, WI. 

Stucco is applied to the wall with a trowel from a mortar hod - the mortar is loaded into a hod after the stucco is mixed in a rotary mixer or mixed in a wheelbarrow or on at flat surface.

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Everyone I have ever met is so important and significant and memorable - Larry G

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 21:56.

They say that the best camera is the one you have with you.   It's true. 

Carry a camera, and you are more apt to get the images. 

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When I went to my friend's gas station, there was Larry, reading the newspaper next to the desk in the office, with his glasses almost falling off his face.

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Not one more dime...

Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 20:36.

Cleveland City Council folks are being evasive--they know that the shady contractor Peter Tien has asked the Mayor and Council's approval for some up front money.  Fortunately, Ohio Citizen Action (and to his credit, Councilman Brian Cummins) are on top of the shell game:

 

My own aggregation - I couldn't resist - I have several friends who are autistic

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 20:06.

  "Today is the 30th birthday of the man who holds the European record for reciting pi from memory, Daniel Paul Tammet. It took him five hours and nine minutes to recite 22,514 digits of pi (the number that begins 3.14). 

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Cleveland struggles with $400 million in building repairs - (corrupt hypocrits as tremont politics etc. harress angel cuevas

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 17:06.

repairs-cleveland.JPG(see angel cuevas links) -View full sizeChuck Crow, The Plain DealerTwo holes in the ceiliing of a East 131st Street fire station that is scheduled to be r

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Photography- Lighting Workshops

Submitted by BlackWatchJenn on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 16:53.
02/21/2012 - 18:30
02/29/2012 - 22:00
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Dale and Jenn Simmons host an intensive workshop in photographic lighting. The Feb. 21 session is a theory session to be followed by one of two Saturday workshops with professional models to practice the many techniques taught. session 1: Pro Lighting 101- is Saturday, Feb.25 from 10:00am to 6:00pm Session 2: Lighting on a Budget- is Saturday March 3 from 10:00am to 6:00 pm Cost for theory session only: $75 Theory plus one Saturday Workshop: $200 Theory plus BOTH Saturday workshops: $300 For more information or to register: Register [at] BlackWatchArt [dot] com

Location

BlackWatch Studio
5340 Hamilton Ave #103
Cleveland, OH 44114
United States
Phone: 216-848-9497

Realneo - Original news source? and/or Syndicator/Aggregator? Does Google care?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 12:08.

Like every reader, my attention is grabbed by news reports about creativity and unique events.  

Today, Google News carried a piece about the two Canadian high school fellows who sent a helium balloon with cameras to the stratisphere and then recovered the cameras.  The news media has dubbed the advanture "Lego Man in Space" because the balloon carried a Lego man holding the Canadian maple leaf flag and the on board cameras recorded images of the man/flag against the curvature of the earth.  

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wish sandwich! - "Poor Man's Jam Sandwich" - two slices of bread jamed together.- two slices of bread wish i had balony

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 07:47.

wish sandwich!

Submitted by ralph solonitz on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:12.
wish sandwich!

 

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August Biehle at Cleveland Artist Foundation

Submitted by lmcshane on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 18:18.

Need a getaway from a crazy Cleveland weather day?

While away time at the Cleveland Artist Foundation for an exhibit of August Biehle featuring works from his period in Zoar, Ohio.  You may be fortunate enough, as I was today, to engage in great conversation with major area art collectors.

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Normal

Submitted by ANGELnWard14 on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:39.

Examining the levels of mania in any environment require the examiner to fairly and reasonably evaluate the defining normal values of the environment and all the factors of the various participants. Failure to equitably balance the concepts can result in critical mistakes and disregard for the truth. In most cases, it requires a degree to make such a diagnosis. 

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hi cory and staff and board - we need your help - at the twdc jan. 26, 2012 annual meeting - to prevent any harm to us

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 05:18.

guy templeton black and sophia honey yoga (service canine) i'm a board canidate and have my proposed by-laws and to avoid a potential harmfull situation for us -  i would like to speak to the members with a point of order -  for a minute at 6:30 discussion time with my hand held loud speaker or your speaker system and state that i'm a canidate and by-laws and it is a lot easier for me to speak to you now  and not go to the tables between the chairs etc.

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Ohio EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Cleveland Public Power’s Proposed Gasification Plant

Submitted by lmcshane on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 19:13.
02/23/2012 - 13:00
02/23/2012 - 13:59
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Ohio EPA Extends Public Comment Period Regarding Draft Air Permit for
Cleveland Public Power’s Proposed Gasification Plant

The public comment period concerning a draft air permit for a proposed municipal solid waste gasification plant in Cleveland has been extended to February 23, 2012.