Abstract
This proposal concerns the introduction of a diabetes IT program for the Cleveland Clinic, following a successful eClinic initiative to involve patients in their heart care. The product presented in this paper is a home health care diabetes monitor which is web-based, but uses some of the digital download capabilities of common glucose testers. This paper demonstrates that the patient's closer monitoring will result in better outcomes and a better financial picture for the Cleveland Clinic. The writer concludes that the adoption of a diabetes home monitoring system will bring benefits to all concerned, and help the Clinic to meet and expand its mission. By insuring patient compliance through feedback to the patient, his/her family, and the healthcare professionals, the patient not only improves his/her outcome, but also reduces costs to the healthcare system.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Cleveland Clinic
Achieving the Overall Business Plan of the Organization
Diabetes Monitoring will Strengthen this Institution
Using IT Tools will Strengthen Loyalty to the Clinic
Positive Partnering with the Patient and the Clinic's Staff
Patient Outcomes are Improved
Quality
Staff is Competent to Use the Technology
Organization is Ready to Employ this Technology
Improving Access and Service to Patients
Safety
The Technology Facilitates Providing a Safe Workplace
Integration/Implementation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Diabetes monitoring at home is a logical extension of the work done at the Cleveland Clinic. That is because our institution serves patients who are obese, who have vascular problems, and who have other results of diabetes. By reaching out to the community and helping diabetes sufferers, we offer both a continuation of their treatment in the Clinic, as well as an early-warning method which ties those patients to our institution.
"By tending to those patients within our capitated health plan, we can assure better compliance, and therefore lower patient costs. Given that the greater Cleveland area is home to 1.1 million people, and the number of diabetics is estimated at 44,000 people . This means that the Cleveland Clinic can offer outpatient services using IT which improve our overall market coverage and improves patient care."

Tags:treatment, patients, self-monitoring, healthcare, professionals

Abstract
This examines and analyzes poverty in the city of Cleveland, and identifies the characteristics of those who were and are poor. The nature of and change in the profile of poverty over time is discussed, as is the fact that there are correlations between segregation and poverty in major American cities.

Abstract
In specific terms, the discussion focuses upon the percentage of the city's acreage in parkland, the nature and quality of urban open space, the nature of open space utility, growth plans for the city, and an evaluation of how much, if any, of the natural landscape will be impacted. Finally the paper examines the activities of land conservation groups and environmental issues that are likely to be important in the future.

Abstract
This paper summarizes Sellers' autobiography about his life as an activist in the Civil Rights movement. The paper explains Sellers' point that his involvement in the movement led him to understand that civil rights were more than about just getting to eat in the same places as white people and really about creating fundamental and profound changes in American society that would bring African-Americans true equality.

From the Paper
"Sellers demonstrates that many people in the Black community of Denmark were uncomfortable with his growing activism. His mother received critical remarks about him; the President of black, local, Vorhees College was fired when the students became too active for the taste of the Board of Trustees; and his determination to continue with his activist activities caused a major rift between his father, whom he idolized, and himself. He notes that young Black college students across the South had similar confrontations with their parents as the sit-in movement grew."

Tags:south, carolina, segregated, town, student, nonviolent, coordinating, committee

Abstract
American cities were once described as melting pots where people from different parts of the world were brought together and melded into Americans. But this picture was always marred by instances of racial discrimination showing that differences between people were strong.

From the Paper
"INTRODUCTION
American cities were once described as melting pots where people from different parts of the world were brought together and melded into Americans. But this picture was always marred by instances of racial discrimination showing that differences between people were strong. Americans might like to think that they have eliminated racial discrimination, and in fact the American people seem genuinely surprised when incidents occur showing otherwise, such as the Rodney King case in California or the Abner Louima case in New York. An examination of the issue as it has developed in Cleveland, Ohio can serve as an example of racial discrimination in America today. This analysis shows the different forms racial discrimination, the impact each has, the means taken to address each, and other information regarding the way the problem has ..."

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This paper examines the period between 1865 and 1940, focusing on the presidents who served during this time in the United States. While a total of 15 presidents are named, the writer believes that 4 of them were unsuccessful and are not remembered fondly by historians. This paper presents the reasons why Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and Herbert Hoover are considered to be the unsuccessful presidents.

Contents:
Opening Question
Unsuccessful Presidents Identified? 1865 - 1940
Andrew Johnson
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Herbert Hoover
Political Characteristics
Political Party
Congressional Issues
Johnson's Problems with Congress
Cleveland's Problems with Congress
McKinley's Problems with Congress
Hoover's Problems with Congress
Keynesian Economics
Using it to Achieve Goals
Americans Unconcerned with Problems Outside of Borders.
Rural Country First
Disdain for Strong Leaders
Personal Patterns
Economic Issues
Concern for the Economy
Democratic Ideals
Changing Policy
Class Issues
Failing to Change

From the Paper
"When William McKinley became president in 1896, the country was just coming out of the economic depression of 1893. The Democrats wanted to issue silver coins freely. Foreign affairs became his focus when reports of hostilities in Cuba reached the United States. Newspaper reports prodded Congress to vote three resolutions tantamount to a declaration of war for the liberation and independence of Cuba. In the 100-day war that followed, the United States destroyed the Spanish fleet outside Santiago harbor in Cuba, seized Manila in the Philippines, and occupied Puerto Rico."

Tags:united, states, america, elections, congress, politics, cleveland, johnson, mckinley, hoover

Abstract
This paper reviews a series of short essays dealing with the changing face of American cities compiled in the book, "The New American City Faces its Regional Future: A Cleveland Perspective". The paper explains how the book, which contains essays from several different authors while focusing primarily on the future of Cleveland in the new world order, also has a very national perspective and speaks at length about the problems of urban centers across the country. The paper discusses Part One and Part Two of the book and summarizes the authors's opinions regarding Cleveland's present situation, the role of Cleveland's city hall, and top-down style reform. The paper also summarizes how the authors deal with the reconstruction of a city and the need for mandatory regional government that overrides the local rule of suburbs.

From the Paper
"Two basic situations were appraised by all of the writers in the first half of the book. The first had to do with the staggering inequality that coincides here with a deeply segregated living arrangement. Cleveland is apparently among the top five most segregated urban centers in the country, and the reason for this phenomenon is explored by all. The second issue is that of urban sprawl, with each author suggesting a course of action that might revitalize the inner city."

Tags:portland, midwestern, detroit, inequality, segregated, revitalized, landscape, suburb, rebirth

Abstract
In this paper, the author recounts how some of the most fascinating books on modern African-American history have recast the civil rights movement. The author expresses this as an expansive freedom struggle with visionary goals that reach beyond domestic legal battles to attain global significance. The author highlights that in the book "The River of No Return" by Cleveland Sellers and Robert Terrell, black political militancy sought not just civil rights legislation but also broader political and economic gains. He describes how Cleveland Sellers tells of his own personal trajectory and that of many other young African-American activists after the 1964 Democratic Party convention. The author continues to discuss the many important dates in the history of the civil rights movement and committees that were set up, which he states are related to in the book, "The River of No Return".

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Theme of the Book
Theme of the Book
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Change in Strategy of Struggle

From the Paper
"It is the national effort made by black people and their supporters in the 1950s and 1960s to eliminate separation and gain equal rights. The initial episode in the movement, a boycott of the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, was touched off by the refusal of one black woman, Rosa Parks, to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. A number of sit-ins and similar demonstrations followed. A high point of the civil rights movement was a rally by hundreds of thousands in Washington, D.C., in 1963, at which a leader of the movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I have a dream" speech. The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed after large demonstrations in Selma, Alabama, which drew some violent responses. The Fair Housing Act, prohibiting discrimination by race in housing, was passed in 1968."

Tags:activist, black, protest, residence, non-violence, political, revolutionary

Abstract
Conservation and preservation are two important philosophical approaches to the protection of the environment. While preservation focuses on protection of the environment for its own sake, conservation sees protection of the environment for the purpose of human needs and desires. This paper shows that conservation seems to be the most prominent form of ecosystem protection in the Cleveland area, as demonstrated by conservation efforts on the Cuyahoga River and Forest Hill Park. It shows that, while preservation and conservation may have different underlying philosophies, it is important that both work together to help protect natural ecosystems.

From the Paper
"However, The National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park notes that natural regulation is not always appropriate in all wildlife management situations. In many situations, animal and plant populations are regulated by human actions, through the restoration of native fish and mammals, fighting fire, reducing the presence of exotic animals and plants, and in culling the numbers of some animals. Human regulation of the natural ecosystem is a complex process, where the "challenge is to pay careful attention to the consequences of ecosystem processes while resisting the temptation to step in to 'fix a problem' that may be more complex or of a different type than first appears" (The National Park Service)."

Tags:Ohio, ecosystems, EPA

Abstract
This paper will discuss the civil rights movement through the book "The River of no Return" by Cleveland Sellers and Robert Terrell, and seek to understand Sellers position on the various groups that participated in the movement. By understanding the way that he operated within the various groups, such as the SNCC, we can divulge the rise and fall of the civil rights movement of the 60's. Also, in conjunction with the Sellers book, we can see the Civil Rights movement in another book "Takin' It To The Streets" by Alexander Bloom and Wini Breines to seek the answers to the movement that helped shape civil rights for black people in America.