The latest unwanted "project" for Ward 15 soon to be Ward 14...information provided from Councilman Cummins (thanks Brian):

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As I've mentioned previously, many of my six years with REALNEO to date have been spent in pursuit of a core research question - that economic development and community development can become equated under a frame of quality of life and place enrichment.  This has been proposed previously and backed by many of my theoretical pieces.  Now, as I shift to operationalization of the theory, it becomes more important to request feedback and input from the variously communities

Today, for the first time in recent memory, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published a balanced, forward thinking editorial about local government, corruption and leadership failure in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. It was written by Christopher Evans, who is a member of the Editorial Board.

Photo credit: New York Times

Dust off your Jean Jacques Rousseau NEO--Google "social contract" Cleveland, and, then, "social contract," Atlanta.

The game here will all start to make sense--after you PLEASE READ:

Atlanta Is MakingWay for New Public Housing, New York Times

Another attempt to spin off REALNEO...only with strings in all the right places...

Norm--Chris reminds me that it took Einstein years of working in obscurity to finally get recognition for his ideas...I suppose you should take the attitude that imitation is the sincerest form of praise, but these spin-offs are just that...spinning...spinning..around and around...to nowhere.

The movie 'Money As Debt' will be screened at the Beachwood Library.  Information on this screening is scarcely available anywhere on the web.  Find out more about the movie, here.  There will likely be a discussion following the screening of this thought provoking movie.

Excerpts from  the review of 'Money As Debt' at Populist America>

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Over the past 20 years, I've spent most of my "professional" time as an entrepreneur, with world-class expertise conducting multi-dimensional, multi-client relational comparative data and best practice analyses of any aspects of the world's largest and best global enterprises, environments and systems, and developing and consulting on innovations and total quality improvement. This work has generated a wealth of knowledge on large general systems, with a unique expertise in information systems and telecommunications. REALNEO is a product of this highest level expertise, drawn from the best practices of the best organizations on Earth. What REALNEO has developed for Cuyahoga County - what has been generated out of the REALNEO-generated Real Cooperative - takes general systems innovation to a whole new level of making us the brightest greenest place on Earth. So, we really do have a purpose to Cuyahoga County owning the Breuer, and the vision is beautifully expressed in this great rendering above, to be REAL COOP citizen headquarters of the open source capital of this brightest greenest state of Earth.

Speaker: Majid Rashidi, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Cleveland State University Fenn College of Engineering.
Topic: "Harnessing the Power of Wind"

Program sponsorship opportunities available; sponsorship includes a table of 8 and signage.

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Theme: “Manufacturing Excellence: Innovate Locally, Succeed Globally”

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Join us the first Friday of every month for networking at the Bier-Markt. FREE appetizers and nonalcoholic beverages.

Parking available in City of Cleveland lot on West 26th Street for $5.00. Parking may also be available in the West Side Market lot on Lorain Avenue. Please do not park on West 25th Street before 6:00 p.m.
 

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Speaker: Chris Korleski, Director, Ohio EPA

Register online: http://www.cesnet.org/evtView.asp?evtID=182

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Thank you for your responses to our recent research inquiry, “What does I-Open mean to you?” We asked you for your feedback in the form of a bit of prose, a fictitious eulogy. We want to make sure what's important to you is what we're focusing on.

Thanks to everyone who contributed – each story guides us in serving community better and to be clear about I-Open touch points that matter to you. We’ve posted a few of the responses below:
 

Ensign Cowell, Tower Wealth

SEE the transformational economy in NEO for REAL.  Enjoy yourself and make friends.

The potluck will be from 6:30pm-11pm.

Please bring your favorite dish to help us celebrate with our Mother Earth in the passing of spring and ushering in the summer season

For more information about the workshop or potluck feel free to e-mail us at

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 During these tough economic times, libraries provide vital information resources--on the flip side, we must evidence fiscal transparency and efficiency.

Today's harvest available at North Union Farmer's Market, Shaker Square and Sunday at Crocker Park.

pickers in the peas

peas before they were snatched (they're a little hard to locate... three passes usually find the ones that are ready to be eaten)

Tremont Communicator is now out for distribution.  I won't harp on CDCs and the mailing list issue.  Everyone deserves a chance to have their say.

Look for the signs.  Every Saturday in Old Brooklyn, there is a hive of activity here.

Please mark your calendars for this worthwhile event.  Print and distribute.

I am sure this will be supported by Action Jackson & Marty Sweeney!

WHY does not Sweeney fit the bill for this out of his Campaign Account or dig into the Council Leadership fund. I was at City Council Last night Santiago left about 40 minutes before the meeting was over, he got his photo op with the GLBT and split.  Action Jackson can spread his Campaign money too.

REPRINED COMPLIMENTS OF CLEVELAND.COM & THE PD

Spam alert.  I am going to promote the recently released travel guide to Cleveland by Douglas Trattner and published by www.moon.com.

Good neighbor Carol Ward reminds us through i-neighbors.org that we have a whole LAKE to enjoy for FREE this summer.  Check out the activities offered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources!!!