We are posting this email here for the record with regard to the city’s arrogant and high-handed attempt to destroy mature, big trees in W. C. Reed Park. Portions of this communication are mine, and others are Laura McShane’s: Hello... Continue reading

We are posting this email here for the record with regard to the city’s arrogant and high-handed attempt to destroy mature, big trees in W. C. Reed Park. Portions of this communication are mine, and others are Laura McShane’s: Hello all- This kind of high handed "full steam ahead" without adequate community engagement is unacceptable. Destroying trees that have a value of $192,973 per tree and replacing them with 2 in. saplings because they MAY BE toxic is unacceptable. Trashing a neighborhood park in the name of "remediation" with funds from the EPA is unacceptable. For years, residents near the... Continue reading

We are posting this email here for the record with regard to the city’s arrogant and high-handed attempt to destroy mature, big trees in W. C. Reed Park. Portions of this communication are mine, and others are Laura McShane’s: Hello all- This kind of high handed "full steam ahead" without... Continue reading

by Gloria Ferris “Trees give you a connection to the past, and a sense of continuity in a neighborhood.” Benjamin Swett, New York City photographer of trees, gave the above quote during an interview with Ian Frazier in the March 4th, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. It is a... Continue reading

We missed this piece earlier this year. Chris & Company may have a few pieces of 4107 to sell you. Too bad they don’t have a link here to the salvage inventory. Give him a call, (216) 361-9930. To give Brooklyn Centre its due, it’s where it all began west... Continue reading

Yesterday was the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s anniversary. I wonder about Mary Todd Lincoln who on that fateful Good Friday dressed for a night on the town with her husband, who attended the theater to enjoy a play with the well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, when he shot her husband... Continue reading

***The white areas on this map have fewer than 1000 Hispanic people per Square mile.*** Given the recent events of Ward Redistricting I thought it was a good time to pull it out and see where the concentration of Hispanic people lived. Seems to me that it should be relatively... Continue reading

That other Tim posted this picture of Ernest and a factoid. Ernest Hemingway used to leave his final sentence of each day half finished. It gave him an easy starting point for the next morning. The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss Continue reading

Order, predictability, and control. "This kind of sharp change [in the global economy] brings with it an emergence of the very rich, who seek security and stability and a pronounced need for financial services in wealth management, investment, and facilitating and guiding decisions," Quah says. "A place like Singapore has developed both the reputation and the expertise along every single one of these dimensions." But what really checks all the right boxes for many of the world's ultra-rich is Singapore's obsession with order, predictability and control, all of which give comfort to individuals whose fortunes have recently gone down the... Continue reading

great essay—read it all Why Weirdos Outperform Normals | LinkedIn Continue reading

American studies. 'Deep Throat' co-star Harry Reems dies at 65 Published - Mar 21 2013 03:02AM EST MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1979 file photo, Harry Reems discusses his acting career in New York. Reems, the former porn star who co-starred in the 1972 movie "Deep Throat," died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Salt Lake City. He was 65.(AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Harry Reems, the male star of the 1972 cultural phenomenon "Deep Throat," which brought pornography to mainstream audiences, has died at age 65. Reems died... Continue reading

This is the Zoolz of Massachusetts to which we have recently subscribed. This, for some reason, is exciting, exhilarating. Humans err; that is a well-known fact that no one can deny, and those errors are the top reasons for data loss. The other major cause for data damage is the deficiency of storage conditions. If you study the different methods available for storing your data, you’ll surly come to the conclusion that entrusting your beloved documents to the servers and engineers of major cloud companies such as the likes of Amazon and its S3 is the best option out there.... Continue reading

Hi Gardeners,Grace Brothers Farm, Garden and Pet at 1907 West 65th Street is offering FREE WORKSHOPS on the 23rd and 24th of March! March 23rd and 24thFree Sustainable Living Workshops Saturday, March 23rd: 10:00 am – Raising Backyard Chickens 12:00... Continue reading

Here is the CBS reference to what we posted previously. We really wish Kroft would realize that the OAG causes a lot of the inaccuracy DeWine tries to attribute to the credit reporting agencies. The OAG does little but stonewall legitimate requests for proof and provides work to legions of Ohio attorneys to harass citizens based on scant or no proof . The following script is from "40 Million Mistakes" which aired on Feb. 10, 2013. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. James Jacoby and Michael Karzis, producers. 60 Minutes Overtime The ONE thing to know about your credit report »... Continue reading

Attorney General DeWine does not talk about the operations of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office (the OAG) here, or those of the Ohio Department of Taxation. These two entities provide false information, unsubstantiated information, to the credit bureaus constantly. They provide the faulty source material that sets up the problems with the credit bureaus. Kroft needs to investigate the OAG. On February 10, 2013, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Appeared on CBS' 60 Minutes, discussing his concerns with credit reporting agencies with reporter Steve Kroft. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine - Attorney General DeWine Discusses Credit Report Errors on 60... Continue reading

We’re glad to hear Mike DeWine is on top of this. This report got a lot of play last week in the traditional media. I have highlighted and emphasized his comments. Posted: 5:34 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 1 in 5 credit reports flawed See sample dispute report for errors By Chelsey Levingston Staff Writer Most people don’t check their credit scores, but millions of Americans’ credit reports contain mistakes that can affect their ability to qualify for a loan or make credit more expensive to obtain, according to a new government study released Monday. One in five consumers, or... Continue reading

Note the bullet points below. Spiral Symbolism A few spiral meaning keywords to start our spin around spiral symbolism will include attributes such as: Balance, Progress, Direction, Initiation, Centering, Expanding, Awareness, Connection, Journeying, Development. Perhaps it’s most prolific appearance is in Celtic symbology where we see the spirals decorating a myriad of their ancient artifacts. In Celtic art and symbolism, we can intuit a few meanings from the forcefully present spiral: Evolution and holistic growth Letting go, surrender, release Awareness of the one within the context of the whole Connectivity and union with deific and cosmic energies Revolutions of time,... Continue reading

Sounds like some sort of third-world country operation. It’s this sort of machination that makes it impossible, from the one aspect, and imprudent, from the other, to do business with the governments and the unions. Adviser to Detroit Pensions Guilty in Pay-to-Play Scheme February 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former investment adviser to the two City of Detroit pension funds pleaded guilty to his part in a pay-to-play scheme. Chauncey Mayfield admitted that between 2006 and 2008 he had an agreement with then city Treasury Jeffrey Beasley to pay bribes to Beasley and others to influence Beasley’s decisions as a... Continue reading

It would be great if our Ohio Attorney General paid attention to protecting the individual against the sloppy reporting of financials. If the rights of the individual are not given the primary priority, we have nothing, as a people. Posted: 5:34 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 1 in 5 credit reports flawed See sample dispute report for errors By Chelsey Levingston Staff Writer Most people don’t check their credit scores, but millions of Americans’ credit reports contain mistakes that can affect their ability to qualify for a loan or make credit more expensive to obtain, according to a new government... Continue reading

John Kasich’s expansion of taxes to nearly everything follows close on the heels of an SEC curtailment of pay-to-play political contributions. It’s good to know he’s at least trying to shift the flow from the back door to the front door. I guess he hasn’t considered meaningful cutbacks in the state government payroll—our interactions with the Ohio Department of Taxation indicate there’s a lot of waste right there. For more information on Kasich's budget, go to http://jobsbudget.ohio.gov/. Full list of services to be taxed under Gov. Kasich's new budget proposal (according to the Department of Taxation): Admission and Amusements: Cultural... Continue reading

For reference, as a place-holder-- Life & Health Guaranty Associations Most states have guaranty funds to help pay the claims of financially impaired insurance companies. State laws specify the lines of insurance covered by these funds and the dollar limits payable. Coverage is usually for individual policyholders and their beneficiaries and not for values held in unallocated group contracts. Most states also restrict insurance agents and companies from advertising the funds’ availability. There are many issues, too numerous to describe here, which determine the type and extent of coverage available. You are advised to consult your state insurance department for... Continue reading

Tempus fugit. Time flies. Happy Birthday, BrooklynCentre.net, and many more. We bought this domain 1 year ago today and today look forward to its providing another year of service to the citizens of Brooklyn Centre, an historic park neighborhood of the City of Cleveland, Ohio. At the link are perspectives... Continue reading

Wade is affiliated with The American College in Bryn Mawr. This blog post appeared a week ago. One book I picked up on a whim for the Kindle is Erin Botsford's The Big Retirement Risk: Running Out of Money Before You Run Out of Time. I didn't know what to expect. And I almost stopped reading in the first chapter when she laid claim to creating something she calls Lifestyle Driven Investing. This is the basic goals-based approach to investing, which is already called Liability Driven Investing when used by pension funds. Changing the word liability to lifestyle is a... Continue reading

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This is an interesting story about how historic preservation is good business and makes consummate sense, and about how our current hired and elected government people avoid common-sense and conservative approaches in quest of whatever it is that motivates them to squander cash and legacy properties. What’s refreshing here is... Continue reading