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EconomyBanks make you feel like a dog? Apply for an account with Huntington, at that house on RoxburySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 14:05.
01/18/2008 - 10:00 01/18/2008 - 12:00 Etc/GMT-4 (Photo by Grace Roulet) Does banking make you feel like a dog, or are you in a financial dog house? I know the feeling, especially from doing business as an entrepreneur and with real estate development. But, finding a good banker and developing a strong bank relationship offers great windows of opportunity. Location1894 Roxbury Between Euclid and Forest Hills
East Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps Marketing solutionsSubmitted by lmcshane on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 09:03.
Vote for Congressional 10th District RepresentativeSubmitted by lmcshane on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 22:05.
Rosemary Palmer 47% (18 votes) Dennis Kucinich 32% (12 votes) Thomas O'Grady 5% (2 votes) Barbara Ferris 0% (0 votes) Joe Cimperman 16% (6 votes) Total votes: 38
ATTNY COHEN AND CLEVELAND SUE WALL STREET BANKS - WAS SUB-PRIME DISASTER PREDICTABLE?Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 20:49.
On Friday January 11, 2008 Cleveland, Ohio Mayor Frank Jackson announced that the City was filing suit against 21 banks/financial firms. The suit alleges that the defendants created a public nuisance in Cleveland. The alleged nuisance was created through issuances of thousands of “sub-prime” loans which are alleged by the City to have caused the abandonment, vacancy, and subsequent demolition of thousands of Cleveland residential buildings.
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NeighborsSubmitted by lmcshane on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 20:03.
We all need neighbors. They help us out in times of need. They also drive us crazy. What to do? Tomorrow is another day. Let's hope it heals the unnecessary rifts that divide.
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REALNEO / DRUPAL WEB POSTING and WEB ORIENTATION/HELP MONDAY 4:00PM January 14, 2008Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 15:17.
01/14/2008 - 16:00 01/14/2008 - 18:00 Etc/GMT-5
Location
Cleveland Public Library Brooklyn Branch
3706 PEARL ROAD Parking across street
OH United States
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BILL MACDERMOTT ADDRESSES MID-TOWN BREWS ON PHOTO VOLTAIC ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES JAN 10Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 18:01.
01/10/2008 - 17:30 01/10/2008 - 19:30 Etc/GMT-4 Realneo's frequent blogger Bill MacDermott will be the moderator on January 10, 2008 at the Mid Town Brews' colloquia on solar energy. Everyone welcome! Location
Webtego
2530 Superior Avenue, Suite 600, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 http://midtown-brews.near-time.net/wiki/show/Welcome
Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps Cleveland or Sarajevo? Which is which?Submitted by MaryBeth Matthews on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 00:11.
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WHISKEY ISLAND - NEW COUNTY BRIDGE TAKES SHAPESubmitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 01/04/2008 - 21:42.
Ed Hauser introduced me to Whiskey Island a few years back, and since then I have taken a keen interest in this part of Cleveland. So today I thought I would check up on the new bridge which the County promised - to replace the former one lane bridge which was located next to the rail road tracks just before you get to the Whiskey Island Marina and Wendy Park.
THE REAL CLEVELAND - STREET CONVERSATIONS WITH REZASubmitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 01/04/2008 - 18:16.
Post in progress, need to upload images from one computer and do Word on another. to be finished soon...It's Wednesday Jan 9, and I still haven't been able to edit my final draft of this pc. Patience please, will get final soon...thanks
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CLIPPER WIND TURBINE GEAR FAILURES STOP "STEELWINDS" IN LACKAWANNA , NEW YORKSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 13:35.
The Buffalo News reports today that the complicated gearboxes on the Clipper wind turbines in Lackawanna, New York have caused the facility to shut down. The photo above was taken in September of 2007 and shows the eight Clipper turbines on the old Bethlehem slag heaps with Buffalo in the left hand background.
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If They Can Do This In Greenville, Why Not Cleveland???Submitted by Charles Frost on Mon, 12/31/2007 - 08:10.
If They Can Do This In Greenville, Why Not Cleveland??? Story of the Year rjeltema [at] staffordgroup [dot] com This year was up and down for Greenville's newest major industry, United Solar Ovonic. The Auburn Hills-based solar panel manufacturer opened the first of its two Greenville plants in the fall while recording a significant sales increase. United Solar Ovonic's parent company, Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) of Rochester Hills, still fell well short of profitability, however, and two accidents at the first plant caused disruptions to the surrounding area. ECD also experienced a major shift in management with founder and inventor Stanford Ovshinsky retiring in August followed by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Stempel in November. They were replaced by former United Technologies Corp. executive Mark Morelli amid a major restructuring effort. Meanwhile, construction is continuing on the second nearly identical plant next door with an opening slated for sometime next summer. Each plant employs about 200 workers. Michigan Works began the hiring process for 70 workers last June. Company officials declined to discuss progress on the plants after springtime. Stempel told the audience during a statewide alternative energy conference in April that two more solar panel plants are "on the drawing board" for the company but would not disclose where they would be built and when they would be officially announced. He said other cities and states continue making pitches to the company to locate plants in their areas. "We're down to the final selection stage," Stempel said. "There's a lot of pushing to put the plant here or there. People see the scope of what we're doing and what it could bring for them and obviously they're interested." He said company officials are pleased with the progress of both Greenville plants, which could bode well for locating the new facilities here. Construction on the second plant is coming along better than the first due to some lessons learned during construction. "It's looking pretty nice. We're on schedule," Stempel said. "We've had a very good relationship with the city and that certainly is a plus." A minor explosion in the pump room blew off an exterior wall panel on Building 1 just before 8 a.m. Nov. 21. Emergency responders determined the blast was caused by a "procedural error" when an employee improperly left a valve open. No hazardous materials were released into the air endangering the public. "It was an overpressure explosion," said United Solar Ovonic Senior Vice President Jay Knoll. "It was caused by a failure to close a valve during a routine system changeover." All 153 employees inside the building were evacuated. No injuries were reported. Less than two weeks later, everyone within a one-mile radius of Building 1, including hundreds of people attending Greenville Community Church's morning worship service, were evacuated Dec. 2 after a report of a gas leak at the plant. "We were in the middle of the service," said Joel Heron, lead pastor at the church. "I was actually preaching at the time." Greenville Department of Public Safety Director Michael Stuck said residents were able to return to their homes about an hour after being evacuated. "Their (United Solar Ovonic's) safety control system did exactly what it was supposed to do," he said. Knoll blamed the mishap on an exhaust stack, used to vent gases between Buildings 1 and 2, springing a leak. "We're working out the bugs of the plant," he said. "We are convinced that our relationship with Advanced Green Technologies will further successful installations of building integrated solar power systems and demonstrate the use of Uni-Solar products for improved energy self-reliance," said United Solar Ovonic President and Chief Operating Officer Subhendu Guha. The company also gave a sneak peek into its new residential solar system on a Habitat for Humanity house in Traverse City during the National Governors' Association meetings in July. Governors of several states participated in building a Habitat home powered by Uni-Solar panels. "United Solar Ovonic's contribution to our project aids us in our mission to build high quality, energy-efficient homes at the lowest possible cost and we are grateful," said Ken Bensen, Michigan's Habitat for Humanity president. "We look forward to seeing Uni-Solar solutions on Habitat homes throughout the world." Guha said the system will be released to the public soon. The plant will have a capacity of manufacturing enough solar panels annually to generate 30 megawatts of electricity without affecting the company's plans in Greenville. Guha said the company still plans to produce mile-long rolls of solar panels, cut them into nine- by 14-inch sections and implant electrodes in Greenville. The parts then will be shipped to the Chinese plant or a similar plant in Tijuana, Mexico, to be assembled into strips of solar roof laminates or other products and covered with a protective plastic coating. He said the China and Mexico operations were on the drawing board well before United Solar Ovonic announced plans to locate in Greenville. "The Chinese market is going to expand rapidly and we have to be there," Guha said. Under Chinese trade laws "we cannot sell products in China unless we have a manufacturing presence," he said. United Solar Ovonic posted a $2 million profit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, down from $8.2 million a yea earlier. However, sales grew 11 percent during that same span to $91.5 million due to robust European sales and ramping up production capacity. With the addition of a second plant in Auburn Hills, solar panel manufacturing capacity increased from 28 megawatts to 58 megawatts annually. That is expected to triple during the current fiscal year with the addition of both Greenville plants. "Going forward, improvements in the energy conversion efficiency of our products and our cost-reduction initiatives will drive gross margin improvement," said James Metzger, ECD's executive vice president and chief operating officer. He said a $19 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative will help accelerate improvements in products during the next fiscal year and beyond. United Solar Ovonic projects a sales increase to from $205 million to $225 million over the current fiscal year, more than double that of the previous year. The first fiscal quarter was a good start. United Solar Ovonic reported $41.9 million in revenue during the three-month period, which ended Sept. 30. That represents a 76 percent increase over last year's first quarter. Morelli noted that supply agreements and product commitments for the second quarter exceed United Solar Ovonic's current capacity. "Our laminates continue to gain momentum in the marketplace, as demonstrated by our growing pipeline of business," he said. "I am encouraged by our opportunities and our progress." From the Greenville Michigan Daily News: http://www.thedailynews.cc/main.asp?SectionID=2&subsectionID=11&articleID=17864
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CARL POPE SEEKS "THE MIND OF CLEVELAND"Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 15:00.
Carl Pope is in Cleveland and on December 4, 2007 I heard him present his (second to last of ten public presentations) “mind of Cleveland” “bill board public art” project at Cleveland State University’s (CSU) Levin College forum.
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ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 22:36.
When I visited The Art Institute of Chicago there was an icy rain coming in off of Lake Michigan. The sky was slate gray and at two in the afternoon the headlights and tail lights of the cars on South Michigan Avenue reflected off the shiny wet asphalt as I crossed. Getting inside the warm lobby of the museum felt good. A $12.00 ticket provides entry to the galleries. I hadn’t been here before – I had pleasant surprises ahead.
Recycle, renewSubmitted by lmcshane on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 10:57.
Does demolishing a building wash away the sins of the past?
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Request for feedback on intergenerational living and learning neighborhood developmentSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 12/26/2007 - 09:10.
Global warming will bring an end to white Christmas and winter as we've always known in, here in NEO, so during the first real snowstorm of this season, December 16, 2007, I went in search of a visual symbol of NEO, in my neighborhood, strong enough to stand out in white-out conditions, and I came to the Breuer! Not the Breuer Tower, of global controversy, but the Breuer Museum wing of global celebration, design elements of which are featured in the latest additions to the Cleveland Museum of Art, shown on the left here, now evolving form in the hands of Vinoly.
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WILL MYERS UNIVERSITY BECOME AN F1 VISA FACTORY? WILL “STUDENTS” WORK AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC?Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 18:06.
On December 14, 2007 Judge Gaul presented University of Northern Virginia LLC’s president, Mr. Ho, to Myers’ students and the media at Myers University in Midtown, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Ho’s English is a bit difficult to follow, but what I made out was that Mr. Ho had in the past been a professor, and he still considers his relationship to the various for profit schools he operates as that of a professor – Mr. Ho is not currently teaching as a professor, but is negotiating the take over of the Myers Board of Trustees. As of December 20 Mr. Ho had appointed eight of his candidates to the “Board” with Judge Gaul’s approval. Mr. Ho (center with glasses), and his associate Mr. Lee (on right with glasses and striped tie) went on to say that it was their intention to expand the student population at Myers by attracting foreign students – with a goal of about 2,500 students.
How many books did you read this year?Submitted by lmcshane on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 09:36.
In My Colombian War*, Silvana Paternostro reports that the average Colombian reads less than 2 books a year. Does the average northeast Ohioan top that number?
INTERNET FACILITATES PUBLIC WILL AROUND THE WORLD, AND IN CLEVELAND, OHIO WITH BREUERSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 12/23/2007 - 18:52.
George Nemeth, over on Fresh Brewed Daily, has picked up this bellweather post which has the metrics on blog discussions re topics of local interest around the US. The blog index is a new and, I believe, very important statistic.
LONG ROAD TO THE SCRAP MARKET IN CLEVELAND, 0HIOSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 12/23/2007 - 13:28.
I stopped and spoke with these two fellows to check on the current prices paid for scrap steel- a nickel a pound or $100.00 per ton. They were happy to converse, but weren't keen on being photographed up close. Each of their shopping baskets had, I would estimate, between 100lbs and 200lbs of rusty cast iron and steel - a 1 inch diameter steel rod about 3 feet long, a piece of angle iron, what looked like a plate that goes under the rail road rail and through which the RR spikes are hammered, etc. These fellows had been gleaning the fields around the TriC area and were headed on Saturday to the scrap yard at E55th and 490.
DRIVEWAY WITH A CONSCIENCESubmitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 16:57.
Louie (on the left) is lugging one of the 75 pound precast concrete waffle blocks. Each block covers about 1.5 square feet. At $12.00 each, or $8.00 per square foot, this is a little more expensive than having a concrete driveway installed.
NEON OPEN HOUSE SUNDAYSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 12:24.
12/23/2007 - 14:15 12/23/2007 - 19:00 Etc/GMT-4 Dana Paterson's shop is on Detroit across the street from the Save-A-Lot store. Location
Dragon Heir Neon
5900 Detroit Avenue
ClevelandTHE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREE STAMP - CLEVELAND, OHIOSubmitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 21:41.
10.18.11 Occupy Cleveland needs a permit for Willard Park and for Public Square. Downtown Cleveland Alliance needs access for Xmas decor. Right. Christmas in Cleveland will be hard for many. But some have shelter, colored with red, white, and green. The FREE STAMP is a negative, as is much of Cleveland.
DANA PATERSON IS NEON - SUNDAY OPENHOUSE!Submitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 20:51.
I know a friend in NY who has always admired neon, so, at Norm Roulet's suggestion, I visited the Dragon's Heir Neon Art Shop at 5900 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Spend that Solstice present money on local ART!
We need your Vote to help East Cleveland win a $25,000 playground grant!Submitted by Annie Stahlheber on Mon, 12/17/2007 - 16:14.
KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America, honored the City of East Cleveland as a Playful City USA. This is a national recognition program honoring cities and towns across the nation who are committed to taking action for play! With this honor, the City became eligible for a $25,000 grant for a new playspace. This playground, including a community garden, and walking/biking path, will be located next to Mayfair Elementary School.
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