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EnvironmentPeter Lawson Jones to Discuss State of the County at The City Club of ClevelandSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 21:29.
05/10/2010 - 12:00 05/10/2010 - 13:30 Etc/GMT-4 CLEVELAND, OH— Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones will discuss the State of the County at The City Club of Cleveland at noon on Monday, May 10, 2010, at The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave, Second Floor. Although county government will look different come January, it will function as is until that time. Lawson Jones will address issues and challenges facing the current administration. Location
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Ave The City Club Building, 2nd Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114United States
Phone:
216.621.0082
See map: Google Maps Today we hope to determine the answer is yes ICEarth Should Be Developed In Real NEOSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 08:00.
About two months ago I asked the question: Should ICEarth Be Developed In Real NEO Or Elsewhere In The World? In general, the response has been to develop here, and a Strategic Technology Analyst for the Cuyahoga County Department Of Development has asked for a brief overview of my development plans for the activities I propose for Cuyahoga County to help make Northeast Ohio
Ruins of East ClevelandSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 07:12.
“Whatever comes will flow west of Dry Tortugas and towards Cuba before it comes back north.”Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 00:20.
We are still at an early stage in awareness of issues surrounding the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including the amount of oil flowing from the spill daily and the effectiveness of efforts to stop the flow of oil and clean-up the mess - below are some of the latest estimates and updates as reported by various sources. Most interesting now is the forecasting of how all this oil - best or worst case - will travel through the gulf and ocean currents and impact nature and so all else on Earth. The best modeling of this I have seen is by the The College of Marine Science - USF, Ocean Circulation Group, which maintains a coordinated program of coastal ocean observing and modeling for the West Florida Continental Shelf (WFS) - you may see their models animated with projections through May 8 in the links below. For an excellent article on the anticipated impacts on Florida of this oil spill, I have also included part of an article from the LA Times, with link to that - these seem to be the latest accurate reflections on this horrible situation, as of May 4.
Video of the Day: "Sing Out" - Charlie Mosbrook... soon touring LakewoodSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 19:28.
Friends of Charlie Mosbrook (seems nearly everyone in Cleveland) have been concerned for his sudden health issues this year, and gladdened to see him back up, around, and performing stronger than ever. Featured above is a video from Charlie's website - inspiring, as is all his work - and he has many events upcoming - two in Lakewood may interested realNEO readers (we have lots of traffic in Lakewood)...
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EPA regulatory proposals that address emissions from boilers, process heaters, and certain solid waste incineratorsSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 14:02.
On April 29, 2010, EPA proposed a set of regulatory proposals under the Clean Air Act that address emissions from boilers, process heaters, and certain solid waste incinerators. These rules would significantly cut emissions of pollutants that are of particular concern for children. Mercury and lead can cause adverse affects on children's developing brains -- including effects on IQ, learning, and memory. The rules would also reduce emissions of other pollutants including cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid. These pollutants can cause cancer or other adverse health effects in adults and children. Together, these rules would cut mercury and other air toxics emissions from nearly 200,000 units across the U.S.
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"I have run a campaign consistent with Democratic values of being honest with voters... I am here for you."Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 11:43.
In the past 24 days The Courage Express, a converted school bus bought on eBay from Southwest Licking Schools, has taken me to 96 stops in 43 cities, traveling over 6,000 miles. I have helped fill potholes in a Tuscarawas County township with one paved road, been welcomed into the home of Somali immigrants in Columbus, played "corn hole" on Fountain Square in Cincinnati, worshipped with congregations in Akron, Columbus, Cleveland and Youngstown, met with health care advocates in Xenia and students in Toledo and spoken to crowded rooms from Athens to Bowling Green to Lorain to Brecksville. I know that this is the real Ohio. I know that when I meet people face-to-face, they can really judge for themselves what they want in a leader--and I can learn firsthand what they need. I've tried to set the tone in this campaign that we are one Democratic family, because it is in unity that Democrats will prevail in November.
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Vote for Issue 15 and the future of this great region - vote for the heart of it allSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 05:00.
Over the next 8 months, Cuyahoga County must remake itself, in designing and preparation for an entirely new government - that is a challenge of epic proportions under the best of circumstances, and this is happening under the worst of circumstances for nearly all in Cuyahoga County. While our nation may be rising out of recession, parts of Cuyahoga County reside in states of true economic depression.
Spring 2010: Lakeview CemeterySubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 18:09.
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An Exxon Valdez worth of oil may be spilling into the Gulf of Mexico every two days - time to get punkSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 01:55.
Music video by The Clash performing Rock The Casbah. One report I read today estimates that an Exxon Valdez worth of oil may be spilling into the Gulf of Mexico every two days, 50 miles off the shores of Louisiana, in what is in my mind the worst environmental catastrophe (besides war) in human history - and that may continue for months (no end in sight, at all). All happening 2 miles under some of the most treacherous seas in the world - I've known deep rig divers to confirm that - and they don't even know what caused this blowout. Bottom line, a huge area of the Gulf of Mexico and its shorelines are now probably dead for our lifetimes and generations to come, if not forever. Where the oil will invade beyond is to be determined by Mother Nature, in response. Man shook the Etch-a-sketch of the environment for eternity in an area spanning many states and international boundaries... ending the global sustainability movement forever. It's 1969 all over again... America's rivers are burning... time for the punks to take charge!
Make sense of what just doesn't make sense, by doing things like growing GRASS...Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 15:05.
ICEarth Bigbang computers, our Linux distro, and our optimal open source data and application configurations are designed to handle the most processor (CPU and GPU), memory and transaction intensive challenges in the world, to save Earth. Doing that requires an integration of our regional and global geographic information systems with layers of valuable insight not yet integrated, like environmental, atmospheric and topographic data, to drive analyses of life impacting factors in our neighborhoods like environmental fallout from all sources of pollution, to the home and child, for free to them. A good explanation of the type of data and analyses included in such capabilities is described below, helping you make sense of what just doesn't make sense, by doing things like growing GRASS...
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"If you are not Native American, you are an immigrant. Boycott AZ"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 13:43.
I received an email with breaking news and these photographs from a realNEO field reporter - I'll let her file her story later...
America the BeautifulSubmitted by lmcshane on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 14:42.
Yesterday, before falling into a fever-induced sleep--some 24-hour flu bug--I meant to look up the words to this song. We've had some awfully beautiful days here in NEO. It's worth remembering: O beautiful for spacious skies,
The Courage Express is making a stop near you on Saturday, May 1stSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 15:16.
05/01/2010 - 18:00 05/01/2010 - 20:30 Etc/GMT-4 The Courage Express is making a stop near you on Saturday, May 1st. We would love for you to come out and share the excitement as our grassroots campaign continues to gather momentum. This is your opportunity to meet Jennifer face to face. Come step aboard the Courage Express and snap some photos while you are at it! Location
HRC Gala - Wolstein Center
2000 Prospect Avenue Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps
Question of the Day: What is the Connection between Lead Poisoning, renal function, diabetes, and hypertensionSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 14:24.
Whether you care about childhood lead poisoning or not, I think you'll be interested by important insight on Lead, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Renal Function that everyone in the world should understand. Think of the cost of this on society - the suffering, reduced quality of life, and lost years for so many people, caused by lead harming kidney function. Here's the intro and abstract - you'll need to set up an account on WebMD to read the rest (apparently free - this is not an endorsement of WebMD... I am not a member... I will join to read the rest of this and let you know my thoughts)...
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Another Issue I Support To Bring Funding To The IT Sector in NEO - Yes on Issue 1Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 13:58.
While I have never considered Issue 1 - the Third Frontier - offered me direct opportunity, as an Information Technology entrepreneur I do recognize this relatively low-burden, low-exposure state funding offers great opportunities for many other important technology initiatives across Ohio. The results are well documented by the well organized supporters of Issue 1 - see their message posted below - and I certainly expect this will pass by a large majority (if not, I will be shocked). Assuming this passes, I'd like to see changes in the processes for how Third Frontier money is used in the future, as I believe all our processes in the state and region must become brighter and greener. But we can't try to accomplish that without this funding being available for the technology sector. I'll vote for Issue 1, and then become active making sure the money has as great an impact as possible - results so far provide a good foundation. I recommend you do the same... see the official story below:
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"This race is still wide open, and we're taking The Courage Express to every corner of the state to prove it"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 12:53.
Why does the Cleveland Plain Dealer try to destroy a beautify, young, smart leader like Jennifer Brunner with their dirty corporate political dealings - to get one of those corporate Republicans in office - by making it seem like she is a lost cause to their 100,000s of readers. Luckily, on realNEO we may share all the candidate's words, in full, directly with all our 1,000,000s of readers worldwide forever... like this message I just received from candidate Brunner, on the road for change for Ohio... read her insight on polls that the Plain Dealer spins as harmful for Brunner - the poll results are in fact totally up in the air and in ways say Brunner should win. The PD should let the people decide without Republican propaganda in a supposedly impartial newspaper...
City of East Cleveland Website Returns to DrupalSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 12:14.
I noticed a few days ago that the City of East Cleveland website is now a Drupal site. It is a big improvement from the most recent previous website, which looked more like the website for an Eric Brewer fan club than a city website. It is a good start to improving IT in East Cleveland -- now lets get more citizens online!
NEO Leaders Speak Of Driving New Economy Growth - Since November, 2008, real NEO Has Grown Like This!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:38.
I've been asked what our traffic looks like over time, so I pulled a few quick charts of the number of visitors to realneo since we started using Google Analytics, and what they have visited, to measure performance of this site - and we've grown by pretty much all counts I've considered important by 30-100% since then - in some cases by 1,000s% - in less than a year-and-a-half.
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Do We Need To Clean Up Mittal For Real, Now?Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 09:19.
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I guess it is time to get serious about politics, for real NEO and OhioSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 06:00.
I just received an email about the Governor's race - Strickland is running against ex-Lehman Brothers Managing Director John Kasich. Strickland released his tax returns today - putting his last decade of returns on open file - and it seems Kasich has not agreed to release his last decade of returns. I though that was requred by law. This should be enforced or required as soon as possible.
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Regulators Approve First Offshore Wind Farm in U.S., off the coast of Cape CodSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 11:41.
Breaking News Alert Regulators Approve First Offshore Wind Farm in U.S. After nine years of regulatory review, the federal government
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Congratulations and much love for Max Eternity - A + A says of Eternity, "To Write, Paint and Save a Monument"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:39.
I just received great news from our friend Max Eternity - very inspiring developments for him in Atlanta, including saving a Breuer (why we all met Max in the first place)... CONGRATUALTIONS AND THANK YOU MAX!!!!!!!!!!!!
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update on property development around treehouseSubmitted by tremontsoul on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 00:58.
To maintain the integrity of the streetscape as planned since 2002(rather then put a tar surfaced parking lot in the center of the main district) and encourage neighborhood, city and local businesses involvement until a more feasible development can be economically sustained, we're proposing the use of the property as an urban garden and sculpture garden. This would create a visually appealing sustainable green scape and positively enhance tremont, which does not include allowing the variance.
Unconscionable Republican Senator George Victor Voinovich - Not even willing to debateSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 19:34.
Norm -- Both parties have worked for months crafting a bipartisan Wall Street reform bill. But, just hours ago, Senate Republicans -- including Senator George Voinovich -- voted for a second time to protect their allies on Wall Street and block reform. Maybe they think obstruction is a good political strategy in an election year. Maybe they're hoping the delay will give bank lobbyists time to water down reform with loopholes and exemptions.
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