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Hi 
Friends and Reds,  (Yep, "Reds," .... please read on)

Contents:

    #1)  Version 1

    #2)  Paper editions

    #3)  Public domain

    #4) 

Parks-Positions-Noise@CLOH.Org

    #5)  PCTV 21 show airs in May

    #6)  6:30 pm, June 17 at South Vo Tech High School 
library

    #7) 

http://play.cloh.org/hot/sos-june.pdf

    #8)  6 pm, July 9, concert --> This IS America!

    #9)  Hire Tom Murphy, letter to editor,
http://op-ed.CLOH.Org

    #10) Best news, essay wins $500. PG link to Erik's photo.

    #11) China trip

    #12) Playing well with others. Father to father.

    #13) Thanks

    #14) Opt out if you must, on your own.

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#1)

    Version 1 of a 100-plus page document, Pittsburgh's Parks,

Recreation

and Pools -- a position paper, is now online in PDF format:

http://DSL.CLOH.Org/v1/

#2)

    To save the pain of reading from a computer screen, or taxing 
your

printer, feel free to pay for photo copies and get a paper version 

yourself.

Two source are available for duplication.

    One is with Mary Beth at the City Clerk's office, 5th floor,

City-County

Building, 412-255-2138, very near to City Council and Mayor's office.

    Another copy is at Copies On Carson, 1315 East Carson Street, 
South

Side, voice = 412-481-4875, fax = 412-481-4890.

#3)

    The position paper can be freely copied, reused, or whatever 
as its

release is with a "copyleft license" -- not a copyright. Consider it a

contribution to the public domain.

#4)

    Let's not debate if the document is ready for "prime time" -- 
yet. 

But,

do debate the ideas. Act 47 Coordinators, I.C.A./Oversight Board and 

many

others from the School Board and beyond, are thirsty for solutions.

    Your edits and input is welcomed:

Parks-Positions-Noise@CLOH.Org 

#5)

    Our past community gathering at the National Aviary will be

replayed on

PCTV 21. Stay tuned.

#6)

    The next open community meeting is slated for the last day of

school, at

6:30 pm, Thursday, June 17, at the library of South Vo Tech High 

School.

Within the position paper, the South Vo Tech site is a keystone for a 

new

HELP CENTER.

    Sign-up now at 
http://Play.CLOH.Org.

#7)

    Save Our Summer reaction with 1-page PDF, 44k, handout is:

http://play.cloh.org/hot/sos-june.pdf

#8)

    At 6 pm on Friday, July 9, 2004, we're going to host a 
Benefit 

CONCERT

at Club Cafe, http://S6.CLOH.Org. 
Theme: "This IS America!"

#9)

    My recent letter to the editor in City Paper, re-posted at:

http://Op-Ed.CLOH.Org

The best news of all, a proud dad moment!

#10)

    Erik, my son, won an essay contest for Black History Month 
and got 

a

$500 prize frm National City. His photo was in the PG last week:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04114/305173.stm

#11)

    We are headed to CHINA for five weeks. My two boys, 6 and 9, 
two

graduate students, my wife and I are going to Beijing (home of the 2008

Olympics), Chengdu, and Hong Kong.

#12)

    Global Coalition for Peace, a non-profit peace organization 
has 

been

getting parents from distant parts of the world together to support 

each

other in the goal of raising peaceful world citizens. Mother-to-Mother 

for

Peace and Nonviolence began with an overseas partnering of American and

Muslim mothers. As the program spread, others from around the world 

became

included.

    Dads, take note. Two fathers, Dave Blackman, of San Diego, 
and Mark

Rauterkus, of Pittsburgh, PA, aim to launch an initiative geared to 

fathers.

Our family travels are going to kick-off the program.

    While my wife is teaching a course to M.D.s, we'll be 
tourists with 

a

goal of playing well with others.

    Rose Lord, organizer of Global Coalition For Peace network, 
said, 

"We

hope the Rauterkus trip to will be the first of many Peaceful Parenting

Tours. Others taking a family vacation, whether in our own country or

abroad, can become a grass-roots ambassadors for peace.

    The Dad's message is simple: Thanks for playing. Peaceful 

partenting

tour promotes playing well with others. See our journal and learn of 

the

parent-to-parent efforts for peace and nonviolence:

http://Rauterkus.com/china/

    The boys (ages 6 and 9) and I are tourists. Meanwhile my wife 
is

traveling to teach a four-week course to Medical Doctors in Western 

China.

We'll hit the road with some games under our arms, a digital camera, 

and an

attitude of fun involvment. We'll take the time to visit parks and swim

pools. We'll share treats, such as pins and stickers. A note of thanks 

for

playing together gives the journal and trip more purpose.

    The real press release is due upon our return and the 
completion of 

the

online journal. Journalists can reach Rose Lord for information at

412-655-3063 or 
rose@globalcoalitionforpeace.net .

#13)

    Thanks for taking an interest. Thanks for the dozens who have

helped so

far with the release of the document. Thanks for the help in the future 

as

well.

#14)

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for 

you to

consider. The server allows you to opt-out on your own, if you must. 

Or,

change your own email contact too.

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Ta.

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