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MusicThe steepness of the drop prompted a skeptical reaction at Cleveland City Hall. "We believe it is a significant undercount"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 01:44.
Cleveland Sees Plunge in Population, reports the Wall Street Journal today, announcing: "A larger-than-expected exodus from Cleveland during the past decade shrunk the city's population by 17% to about 397,000, according to U.S. Census data released Wednesday." That's right, Cleveland's population has crashed below the 400K floor for the first time since around the start of the 20th Century, which triggers all sorts of unsustainable, shrinking, un-re-imaginable financial and political realities for leadership and citizens here. Perhaps the only silver lining is that this proof of Cleveland political and leadership failure will have a significant price of leaders' heads. From the Wall Street Journal:
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Good morning, The state of the American education system today is unacceptable.... let me know what you think:Submitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 10:28.
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Mark your calendars now to see violinist Dylana Jenson during our March 16-19 performance series!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 19:13.
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Peak Drupal 2011: Real Drops of Open Source Alternate Energy to Fuel and Feed Villagers in "The Social Network" DesertSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 15:00.
At the beginning of the 21st Century - a time when the pace of global evolution was certain to be astounding in every way, in accelerating change each day - especially as driven by transformational new Information Technologies (IT) and services - a serious, young college computer science student wrote some historic collaboration software, in his dorm-room, to help his fellow students communicate more effectively in their evolving, un-tethering, socially-networked world, and that software has been helping citizens freely interconnect with greater impact each day since, to save the world. The early days of this software are beloved, in real geek-lore:
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Mr. Wolstein, Please hold off on using the Forum Architects' plans for your redevelopment in the Flats, as much has improvedSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 04:44.
Dear Mr. Wolstein, Please hold off on using the Forum Architects' plans for your redevelopment in the Flats, as much has improved in the prospects for this city and region since they were conceived - there is new energy, life and opportunity coming into Cleveland that will improve the prospects for this most important historic site that I've been vocal in my disappointment to see go. As you are moving forward in new directions, Cleveland and regional leaders including myself must move forward in many new directions previously inconceivable. As such, planning needs frequent re-visioning - and may in fact be open sourced, real-time and community enabled with world class information technology, which we'll be developing more of in Northeast Ohio in the future. Most significant, we are in the process of removing from our community the dangerous pollution emitted from the coal burning at FirstEnergy Lake Shore (already decommissioning), MCCO, in University Circle, and Cleveland Thermal, next door to your site (your greatest liability, easily made an asset), and the outrageous environmental injustice from Mittal and some other industrial operations - and the direct and fugitive emissions from the mobile pollution sources servicing them - ships, trains and trucks - that are just not safe for dense urban neighborhoods, which we must save and restore. There are economically viable solutions to all these challenges - it does not need to be this way!
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Dear Mr. Mowry, Chief Information Officer, Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Welcome Home.Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 17:17.
Dear Mr. Mowry, Chief Information Officer, Cuyahoga County, Ohio: Welcome Home. Without a doubt, you hold the most opportune and important office in the region, today, and I wish you great success.
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Dear Very Reverend Lind and supporters of Trinity Cathedral: Praying for your health, happiness and wisdomSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 15:14.
As I informed the Very Reverend Lind, of Trinity Cathedral, I am posting this outreach for the help of her good people to move Cleveland Thermal and so Cleveland beyond coal. Please reach out to these friends of the community with your words of support for a cleaner, safer, healthier, more prosperous Cleveland and NEO for all, beyond coal.
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Cimperman for Congress 2008 - Top Donors - featuring Charles Evans from Dominion Cleveland Thermal for $2,000Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 13:52.
Cimperman for Congress 2008 - Top Donors - featuring Charles Evans from Dominion Cleveland Thermal for $2,000 - I assume the DiSanto, Frederick D. of Ancora Advisors LLC listed here for $2,300 is the same Ancora of Grenwich, Connecticut that bought Cleveland Thermal from Dominion in 2004:
Look at all the other corrupting industrial and developer scum on Cimpermans buy-list who have been screwing Cleveland... wonder what each one wanted in return for their $1,000s... lucky Cimperman lost by a mile. Time to rid Cleveland of the power of all these self-serving, citizen-killing parasites forever!
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Cleveland Thermal Energy and The Plain Dealer Publishing Company... I know the Pieces Fit!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:12.
An ambient film of real NEO people walking, shot from outside the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper headquarters, featuring late afternoon activity in the newsroom as seen from Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, realNEO... "Schism" by TOOL is playing in the background, accompanied by the sounds of realNEO.. I've often wondered why the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been so disrespectful and harmful to me - I believe the following documents will explain - The Cleveland Plain Dealer is a Cleveland Thermal customer and so Cleveland Environmental Justice criminal - I know the Pieces Fit!
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Cleveland Confidential coming to Cleveland... David Thomas along for the ride for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy MuseumSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 19:33.
The theme of this year's Notacon is games. Video games, tabletop games, game theory, game development... Join Us!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 18:24.
04/14/2011 - 18:00 04/17/2011 - 18:00 Etc/GMT-4
Location
Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown
1100 Carnegie Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115United States
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Music at Main: Holy Grove Missionary Baptist Church ChoirSubmitted by CPL Fine Arts on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 17:31.
02/26/2011 - 14:00 02/26/2011 - 15:00 Etc/GMT-4 The Fine Arts Department of the Cleveland Public Library presents the Holy Grove Missionary Baptist Church Choir on Saturday, February 26th, 2011 at 2 p.m. on the 3rd floor of Main Library. This program is FREE and open to all ages. For more information please call 216.623.2848 or visit http://cpl.org/musicatmain. This event is part of the the library's month long celebration of Black History Month. Location
Cleveland Public Library Main 3rd floor
325 Superor Ave 3rd floor
Cleveland, OH 44114United States
Phone:
216-623-2848
See map: Google Maps Barking Spider w/Charlie MosbrookSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 06:08.
02/15/2011 - 20:00 02/15/2011 - 23:00 Etc/GMT-4 I'll be out of town, but strongly recommend Charlie Mosbrook - and know there are many people looking for ways to share their love for the Barking Spider - so share some love...
Location
Barking Spider Tavern
11310 Juniper Rd (Behind Arabica)
Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps La Guitarre RoyalleSubmitted by lmcshane on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 01:06.
02/12/2011 - 01:00 02/12/2011 - 01:59 Etc/GMT-4 February 12 & 13, 2011 Location
Tregoning & Co.
1300 W. 78th St.
Cleveland, OH , OH 44102United States
See map: Google Maps Music at Main: new music of H. Leslie AdamsSubmitted by CPL Fine Arts on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 15:45.
02/19/2011 - 14:00 02/19/2011 - 15:00 Etc/GMT-4
H. Leslie Adams has been called an “eminently enjoyable composer” who’s music has been played by ensembles and performers around the world. Adams was born in Cleveland and attended Oberlin College Conservatory of Music where he studied piano, voice, conducting, and composition. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Adams has written an opera, as well as many solo vocal, choral, chamber, instrumental and orchestral works. There are currently two CD recordings of his works released on Albany Records: Love Rejoices: Songs of H. Leslie Adams sung by tenor Darryl Taylor and Twelve Etudes for Solo Piano performed by Maria Corley. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. For more information about the composer, please visit his website: http://www.hleslieadams.com/. Seating will be limited so please arrive early. There will also be a display in the Special Collections Department of the composer's works and items from his archives. We hope to see you there! Location
Cleveland Public Library - Main
325 Superior Ave. 3rd floor lobby
Cleveland, OH 44114United States
Phone:
216.623.2848
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Martin Juredine, Owner of The Barking Spider, Has Passed On - Rest in Peace to the End of a Great EraSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 15:20.
My favorite bar, music club and local hang-out in Northeast Ohio (perhaps the world!!!) has always been The Barking Spider, because the owner Martin was always so friendly and cool, making his the coolest place in town. Musicians loved to perform there and be part of the vibe, which was generated by as diverse a crowd as any meeting place could attract - multiracial, diverse, and all ages, including kids. Some of my favorite local musicians played there regularly. I use the past tense, as I was saddened to learn Martin passed on yesterday, February 2, 2011, after a long illness. Even as The Spider lives on, it will never be the same. All those great tunes and times.
2011 realNEO Annual Report - Who really reads it anymore? Update on site statisticsSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 04:40.
As I've reported over the past year, while sharing realNEO site statistics with members - most recently, in November, marking our 7th year - realNEO traffic demonstrates very consistent month-to-month and year-to-year growth for visitors, visits and pages viewed. Where there are dips, like each Christmas holiday season, there is year-to-year growth - we've always had strong, consistent, steady performance as illustrated above, since December 2008 (the first month we had reliable Google analytics).
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Can realNEO be improved, or even saved? (you do not have to log in to vote)Submitted by westward on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 14:06.
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Celebrate Lunar New Year 2011 (Year of the Rabbit)Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 11:16.
01/29/2011 - 11:00 02/06/2011 - 23:00 Etc/GMT-4 Celebrate Lunar New Year 2011 (Year of the Rabbit) FYI, more events will be available shortly and we will have it distributed, Location
Asia Plaza
2999 Payne Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113United States
See map: Google Maps Music at Main: The Chelsea DuoSubmitted by CPL Fine Arts on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 16:05.
01/29/2011 - 14:00 01/29/2011 - 15:00 Etc/GMT-4
Location
Cleveland Public Library - Main
325 Superior Ave. 3rd floor lobby
Cleveland, OH 44114United States
Phone:
216.623.2848
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HOW MUCH BLAME DO THE FOLLOWING DESERVE FOR THE PROBLEMS FACING THIS COUNTRY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS?Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 08:00.
With the deceptive headline "68% in poll say parents, not teachers, are to blame for students' poor performance" the Cleveland Plain Dealer published today results of a "poll", paid for by eugenics champions and world's richest "humans" Bill and Melinda Gates, which misrepresents poorly-surveyed, poorly-reported opinions of 1,001 Americans about public education in America as significant indicators regarding the failure of the American public schools system, and reports "68 percent of adults believe parents deserve heavy blame for what's wrong with the U.S. education system -- more than teachers, school administrators, the government or teachers unions." In fact, "government" was not a category in this poll... and, statistically, these Americans placed the same level of blame on State Education Officials (65%, with +/-3.9% sampling errors) as on parents... and all these answers are irrelevant. Science proves a primary cause of failure in education in America is lead poisoning and other toxins put in the environment by the industrialists partnered with the Gates to control the world.
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The future of Garage Band Rock n RollSubmitted by JonnyChepe on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:35.
Whatever happened to the loud and obnoxious garage bands of the 60's? It seems that breed of gutter rock, in your face, call the police street music is dead. There was a time when you could drive through any neighborhood on a summer day and hear some band somewhere playing to the neighbors as though they were big rock stars. I know. I was one of them.
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More valuable than all the steel we mill - Dreadful Yawns, Clovers and Afternoon Naps - spread the word... get it heardSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 20:29.
More valuable than all the steel we mill, Cleveland has forged from our blighted, industrial, rustbelted, toxified, sprawling fruited-plains some of the most innovative, transformational music ever heard on Earth, since long before we gave birth to Rock and Roll.
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In 7th Year, REALNEO.US Surpasses 500K Annual Unique Visitor and 1 Million Annual Page Visit LevelsSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 03:15.
Based on Google Analytics of realneo.us traffic, we are now at a level that exceeds 500,000 unique visitors and 1,000,000 page visits per year, and both metrics have been growing steadily for as long as we have tracked our web traffic metrics... so expect realNEO.us to exceed 1 million hits per year forever hereafter. By how much we exceed these metrics, with what growth rate for the future, is up to our members and community who create the content here that now attracts over 1,000,000 reads a year.
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OCA Image TV Episode 6, an episode about Cleveland's Asian Town and first ever Cleveland Asian Festival and its successSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 14:43.
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