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eGovernmentBuster Busting down barriers to justice at Justice CenterSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 23:42.
I can understand why Jeff put up the sunny, happy sunflower header, on such a glum day, as I'm sure we'd all love a lift... but the reason we are feeling glum is not the weather or lack of flowers but the injustices we see all around us. My replacement header is not intended to cheer people up but to cheer on injustice-buster Buster in his pursuit of liberty and freedom to take pictures in public places and justice for all.
STRUGGLE TO VOTE IN OHIOSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 20:19.
![]() Ken Blackwell is out of office but his legacy is still in charge in Ohio.
CUYAHOGA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION BLOG ON IT BIG TIMESubmitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 09/19/2007 - 21:38.
CuyCounty WIND Energy Task Force meets Thurs, 9/13/07 at NoonSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 09/11/2007 - 15:18.
09/13/2007 - 12:00 09/13/2007 - 14:00 Etc/GMT-4 ![]() The Cuyahoga County Energy Task Force is scheduled to conduct a public meeting on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Offices of Thompson Hine LLP on the 39 Floor of the Key Building, Downtown Cleveland. Location
Key Tower, 39th floor
Cleveland Downtown
OH United States
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CLEVELAND, DOWN BUT NOT OUT – MAYBE THAT’S BAD…Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 13:36.
I consistently attempt to have a “positive” outlook about North East Ohio and Cleveland. I consider the substance of my posts on Realneo and affirmatively select material which I believe is conducive to improving the region. However, there can be a problem with this self steered Polly Anna editorial policy . Always looking at the bright side might be just perpetuating a lie – maybe always having a positive outlook is actually misleading people and leading others into the false belief that the region is doing ok, that the region is improving. Maybe it would be more helpful if I used my blog to accelerate failure – get to the bottom of it, get it over with and start new…
Is Medical Mart Merging With the Urban Design District Concept?Submitted by Kevin Cronin on Mon, 08/06/2007 - 20:18.
I grew up and lived in Cleveland and, other than school, stayed here until I moved away for about ten years. Since coming back home, one distressing thing I've noted is that decision-makers, at all levels, closely guard information, almost as if a Captain who would rather go down with the ship, than loosen up and perhaps not go down at all. The Medical Mart non-debate has all those strange dynamics. Is it possible, I wonder, if a true, public-private partnership on a Medical Mart/Convention Center/Urban Design District might actually make sense after all?
Review of Leading State Film and Video Production IncentivesSubmitted by Kevin Cronin on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 20:53.
How and why do film and video production decision get made? A film trade group recently asked those questions, and the answers are not encouraging for Ohio, which continues to say “no” to the adoption of production incentives that other states now consider routine.
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07.05.23 Header of the Day: Worse than WiFi-lessSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 05/24/2007 - 00:23.
I had the annoyance of going to Beechwod Place Mall today for a meeting. What an astounding celebration of sweatshop labor and wasted resources. This pan is the first floor corner by some silly place called Nordstom, where not only does the coffee shop not provide wifi but the barista doesn't know what wifi means.
FON is Dropping Microsoft, Adopting UbuntuSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 14:56.
Martin Varsavsky, founder of FON, and author of his "Blog of an Entrepreneur", posted there an interesting letter he sent to all his employees: "FON is Dropping Microsoft, Adopting Ubuntu". I had seen, on some of his earlier blog entries, that Martin had a major Windows crash and lost his whole hard drive (been there) and so after 20 years with Microsoft he switched to Ubuntu (done that) and also Apple - after a month he settled on Ubuntu. It has been fascinating reading Martin's celebration of discovering FOSS - I remember having the same awakening. It is very exciting to now see Martin move his company FOSS, and to highlight how he is doing this and why - read his personal account here... and think about how this could be happening all over NEO...
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ECOSSystem - Extending Community Open Source SystemSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 04/25/2007 - 17:20.
While not currently a powerhouse in Free Open Source Software (FOSS), Northeast Ohio is positioned to begin excelling with FOSS in some very strategic ways that may add great value to the regional economy. Because of FOSS, we may now bridge the digital divide more quickly and completely here than has any other large urban center in America, we may soon have the highest percentage of workforce properly educated for the new economy, and we may lead the world in some fields of application development and technology innovation with global, open standards, all if the region now embraces FOSS.. ( categories:
Foundation Center-Cleveland is hosting a free brown bag lunch with OhioVotesSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 04/24/2007 - 21:12.
04/30/2007 - 11:30 04/30/2007 - 12:30 Etc/GMT-4 The Foundation Center-Cleveland is hosting a free brown bag lunch with Location
The Foundation Center - Cleveland
1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps City Council Meeting at Josaphat Arts HallSubmitted by josaphat on Tue, 04/24/2007 - 12:13.
05/14/2007 - 19:00 05/14/2007 - 21:00 Etc/GMT-4 May 14th at 7:00 Mayor Frank Jackson and Cleveland City Council will honor us by holding a City Council Meeting in the neighborhood. Josaphat Arts Hall ( 1433 E. 33rd Street ) will host the meeting. This is our chance to see decision making in action right here in our neighborhood. Please join this meeting. -Jamie Baker/Executive Director/St. Clair Superior Development Location
Josaphat Arts Hall
1433 E. 33rd Street St. Clair Superior Neighborhood in the Cleveland Art Quarter
Cleveland, OH United States
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Those who know NEO know "ITS A NEW DAY IN EAST CLEVELAND"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 01:09.
As a core group of innovative urban planners and developers move forward creating a new way in East Cleveland, it is exciting to look back along the main street that brought us to today, and that will take so many deserving citizens past those with little insight who have driven so much of this region into poverty. Looking back, and forward, here is a powerful set of perspectives from CIA graduate and Kent Urban Design graduate student Joe Stanley, of NEO Main Street, from two years ago, under a former administration. Now, under Mayor Brewer and his staff, redevelopment of this community is underway - thanks for your vision and keeping the faith, Joe! "ITS A NEW DAY IN EAST CLEVELAND"
Blog Talk, Blog Tech roundup - Event Calendar synchronization between web sites desiredSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 03/02/2007 - 09:38.
In response to the “Blog Talk, Blog Tech" promoted last week on Realneo and held last Saturday at Arabica, the following blog enthusiasts took the time to attend:
WiFi Mesh in a box: first step toward universal wireless broadband access in East ClevelandSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 01/23/2007 - 16:14.
Thanks to an anonymous donor, East Cleveland has received some excellent equipment to start setting up a pilot proof of concept wireless broadband mesh network in some part of the city - location to be determined. The donated equipment is from a similar proof of concept deployment in Washington, D.C., and includes several commercial wifi antennas and routers and cabling to set up a small multipoint demonstration network, running the open source CUWiNWare mesh application and wifiDOG contained portal application, all routing to the city of East Cleveland's open source Drupal community portal, at http://eastcleveland.org. All this, combined with other digital divide bridge programs there, makes East Cleveland approaches to information technology some of the most interesting in America. ( categories:
Study: Open-source software can boost EU economySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 01/17/2007 - 12:27.
Thanks to Ed Morrison for sending over a link to an interesting analysis of the value of FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) for European businesses and society. From the article: "European companies are saving a lot of money on software investment and development, due to the existence and emergence of open-source software, a Commission-funded study finds." An especially interesting observation is that "The bigger a company is, the more likely it is to use FLOSS." I wonder how NEO stacks up in the FLOSS world - use of FLOSS in business and government... training of FLOSS programmers and administrators... marketing and purchasing of FLOSS solutions in the region... number of FLOSS professionals and firms deploying FLOSS solutions? Read more about this movement in Europe below... ( categories:
We have a solution to the digital divide in East Cleveland, with the support of CUWiNSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 01/03/2007 - 01:32.
Building blocks for bridging digital divide in East Cleveland In a recent article on bridging the digital divide in NEO, "It seems time to open up the OneCleveland network vision of Cleveland Heights, to see if there is value for others", I mentioned "An example of a progressive community building a mesh broadband network environment is found in Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CUWiN), which is a world- leader in such grass-roots broadband community service and technology. That is a model we are exploring in trying to help residents of underserved communities of East Cleveland and Cleveland secure access to broadband services, as carriers have underserved their neighborhoods, and poverty there is a significant issue." Well, I was pleased to start the first work-day of 2007 with the correspondence posted below, from the Executive Director of CUWiN - globally celebrated community computing expert Sascha Meinrath - who is helping us center in on a viable model for East Cleveland and other undersupported urban neighborhoods in the region to bridge the digital divide here. Read on, as we are clearly on the right track and farther along than anyone may imagine. I'll add related insight and next steps as they develop.
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Radiating from The Star, transformational redevelopment is coming soon to Cleveland and East ClevelandSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 12/26/2006 - 01:42.
Since late June, 2006, a growing team of innovative community leaders has been working together with Lamond Williams, the owner of Hot Sauce Williams BBQ, and East Cleveland Mayor Eric Brewer and Community Development Director Tim Goler, and government leadership in Cleveland, to determine how best to redevelop the historic Hough Bakery Complex, formerly the Star Bakery, which Lamond also owns. The objective is to use that redevelopment as a catalyst for transformation of the neighborhoods surrounding that significant property, located on Lakeview, partially in both Cleveland and East Cleveland. On the map above, the Star Complex is in magenta, and the green circle marks a 1/2 mile radius surrounding that - the other colored areas are key neighborhoods and assets within that radius. ( categories:
FBI taps cell phone microphone as eavesdropping tool...Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 12/04/2006 - 12:03.
A friend sent me an interesting article on one way intelligence circles collect information on suspects... they download (or activate) software on cell phones that allows them to turn on the microphone of the cell phone, even when it appears to be shut off, and have the phone connect to them, making your cell phone a surveillance device against you. A BBC article from 2004 reported that intelligence agencies routinely employ the remote-activation method. "A mobile sitting on the desk of a politician or businessman can act as a powerful, undetectable bug."
Extending Community Home Online - the ECHO for universal access is about to return homeSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 11/28/2006 - 02:38.
On next Wednesday, December 6, 2006, it will have been two years since I proposed to Northeast Ohio that we can easily and inexpensively bridge the digital divide for East Cleveland, and other communities in need in the region, by deploying mesh wifi networks here and distributing recycled computers running open source software (see original posting below, and linked with other related files here). I called this vision ECHO - originally "East Cleveland Homes Online", renamed "Extending Community Home Online". While I've driven some ECHO progress, over these years, especially deploying to people in need recycled computers running Ubuntu, the mesh is still to come. The time has come. ( categories:
How often does someone offer to make a campaign contribution of your choice?Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 11/01/2006 - 14:10.
I just received the following from TrueMajority.Org and thought other realneo members would lke to add their choices: It's less than a week before the election, and the candidates TrueMajorityAction have supported are looking strong to Take Back Congress in a photo finish. We don't want to hold anything back, so we're emptying out our campaign cash to the closest races -- but we want you to tell us which ones to send it to.
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E-Mail from Barack ObamaSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 22:12.
Last week, my lifelong Republican now Democratic parents told me there is a promising candidate for President in 2008. Barack Obama. They are entusiastic, and even gave me a Time Magazine about Barack. I hadn't had a chance to think too much about this until today, when I got an email from Barack encouraging my support for the Democratic ticket this year. So I went to his website, and saw something very positive about the man... "Since coming to Washington, Senator Obama has made the elimination of childhood lead poisoning one of his top priorities." Add to that, "Senator Obama has been a strong supporter of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration and is a cosponsor of the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act (S. 508)" "He is a cosponsor of the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act (S. 1151)"... etc.
Happy 2nd B-Day, REALNEOSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 01:22.
Two weeks ago saw the second birthday of REALNEO. I started REALNEO in October, 2004, to provide “Regional Economic Action Links for North East Ohio” and implement for the region some exciting open source social networking technology. While the outcomes have not been entirely what I expected, and these years have in ways been rough, I've been thrilled to help drive and support some great developments in the community.
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City Club Panel: Does Your Vote Count? Casting Ballots in Cuyahoga CountySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 09/18/2006 - 14:55.
09/27/2006 - 12:00 09/27/2006 - 14:00 Etc/GMT-4 With all the election and voting changes and problems in Ohio and Cuyahoga County, including a slew of negative issues related to Ohio-based Diebold and their executive support of the Republican Party and poor performance of their electronic voting machines, and recent court rulings on major Bush supporter Sec. of State Blackwell's efforts to change voting laws in Ohio, as he runs for governor, and the fiasco of the May 02, 2006 Cuyahoga County elections, this forum is certain to raise controversy and be quite worthwhile. Location
City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue 2nd Floor
Cleveland, OH United States
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