Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Are you skilled at software development? Passionate about tech support? Serious about software testing? Then it’s time to find the technology career that’s right for you.
Hyland Software is looking for more than 150 technology professionals ready to do challenging work at our growing, innovative company. If you’re one of them, join us at our Career Expo.

• Meet with managers and employees from departments throughout the company.
• Come learn more about positions in Software Development, Software Testing, Technical Support, Solution Consulting, Sales and more.**
• See what it means to work at a company that knows how work should be.

If all you’ve heard about us is that we have two slides and free pop, then you’re missing what really makes Hyland different. That stuff is cool, but what really matters isn’t whether you wear a T-shirt or tie to work. What matters to Hyland is that you have a fulfilling, rewarding career. Come see if one is right for you.

**Hyland will not be hiring administrative positions in 2012. Candidates interested solely in these roles should not attend the upcoming Career Expo. Thank you.

http://www.hyland.com/careerexpo

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Cleveland, OH – Cuyahoga County Employment & Family Services encourages residents to visit the website www.odjfsbenefits.ohio.gov to sign up for benefits online.  Residents can apply for assistance and update their case information 24 hours a day from any available computer with Internet access. The process is quick, easy and secure. “We are providing access to the safety net of support available to families and individuals in need” said Employment & Family Services’ Administrator Dr. Richard Jones. “We are addressing emergency situations such as loss of job and income, with food and medical assistance.”

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has created a website that allows Ohioans to apply for cash, food and medical assistance. It allows recipients to complete a status verification report or to reapply for benefits, and make changes to their existing cash, food or medical assistance case. The status and history of the case is also available
to be viewed.

The process involves creating a user ID and password. The confidentiality of all information is strictly protected. The information is forwarded to Employment & Family Services and the applicant receives a confirmation number and email. An Employment & Family Services staff person contacts the applicant to verify the information and to
possibly schedule an interview.

For more information visit the Cuyahoga County Employment & Family Services website at www.employment.cuyahogacounty.us.

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DCD I CITIZENS PARTICIPATION INFO

Launched in Tokyo in 2003, PechaKucha Night was designed as an event for young designers to meet, network, and present their work in public. It has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, with creative events happening in hundreds of cities around the world.

Drawing its name from the Japanese word for “chit-chat,” PechaKucha follows a now-familiar format called 20X20 — 20 images, 20 seconds each. The model ensures that the six-minute presentations will be concise and keep things moving at a rapid pace.

The 2012 PechaKucha Night Cleveland #14 hits the Main Music Hall at House of Blues on February 10 (8:20 to 10:30 p.m.). Previous events have taken place in the Higbee Building, at the Old Arcade, and the lower level of the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge. The first PechaKucha Cleveland event took place in 2008.

Cleveland’s relatively informal event will feature a succession of 10 to 12 artists or designers, each explaining their work, ideas, and passions as they regard to art, fashion, food, life, architecture, film, furniture, music, community, photography…

On the dance card so far is Meredith Hahn (Meredith and the Magic Sketchbook), Freddie Nova (I Need a Hero), Rick Turner (Cleveland Pop-Up Restaurant Revolution), Jeff Finley (Go Media, Weapons of Mass Creation), Nicole McGee (Plenty Underfoot), Carlton Jackson (Tunnel Vision Hoops) and Thomas Fox (Bad Racket Recording Studio).

As always, PechaKucha is free and open to the public. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the bars will be staffed.

The EITC helps you get the dollars you deserve. It is a refund to qualified taxpayers– even if you don’t owe any taxes on your income! You may qualify for refunds from $460 to $5,600 depending on your family size and yearly income. File your taxes FREE at one of many location in Cuyahoga County starting in January. When you file FREE, you’ll get all your refund!

Visit www.refundohio.org or contact (call) 211/First Call for Help by dialing 2-1-1 or (216) 436-2000 to find a free tax center near you.

“Whatever happened to . . .?” is a weekly series updating some of the most newsworthy and interesting local stories covered in The Plain Dealer. Have a suggestion on a story we should update? Send it to John C. Kuehner.

Today, we answer this question:

Whatever happened to bringing free WiFi Internet access to Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood?
Nine months after holding the official launch party at the Estabrook Recreation Center, Kevin Kelleydeclares, “It’s working, and in some places it’s working very well.”

But in the same breath, the councilman, who represents Cleveland’s Ward 13 in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood, said that the hard work has just begun: tweaking the equipment so that every home and business in the 4.5-mile area receives an equally strong connection; and getting every resident, many of have been passed over by the Internet craze, to take advantage of the free service, which can cost more than $50 a month through a commercial provider.

“We want to become the most connected community in the United States,” Kelley said.

Crews are out in the neighborhood adjusting the equipment to boost the signal to problem households. (The fixes may require some additional equipment, Kelley said).

And Kelley has been out knocking on doors promoting the project, which includes free computer training by the Cleveland Housing Network and a refurbished computer for those who complete a 25-hour course.

“Only about half the people in Ward 13 have a daily Internet subscription,” Kelley said. “My goal is that every school-age child be able to get on the Internet for research, homework purposes, that every parent can communicate via email with their children’s teachers.

“Cleveland is kind of a paper-and-pencil town. But we have to change that, especially now that we have a different kind of economy, people communicate differently.

“If you are going to compete in this job market, you have to have a reliable Internet connection.”

Sixty-nine year-old Richard Varndell got connected in November. He works part-time at the airport but still manages to spend about three hours a day on the Internet, doing genealogy research, checking email and “putzing around.”

Varndell lives with his wife, Anne, in the 600-family Brooklyn Acres housing cooperative, where he said many of his neighbors are retired and living on a tight budget. For them, the free WiFi service makes connecting to the Internet possible.

“It works like a charm,” Varndell said. “This is just as strong and as fast as what I was paying $40 a month for. This is the best-kept secret in Old Brooklyn.”

Though Kelley conceived of the project, which he and others refer to as “The Greatest Project Ever,” he’s quick to point out that it’s a collaborative effort with the Cleveland Housing Network and the Old Brooklyn Development Corp.

The $1.3 million project is funded for the next five years, and Kelley said the group is trying to find a public-private business model to keep it going.

There are 23,000 residents in the neighborhood, and roughly 8,000 different people have logged into the service, according to Cleveland City Council spokesman James Kopniske. Usage is growing by about 20 percent a month, but that’s not enough for Kelley.

“It’s really the community outreach that’s going to make or break this,” he added. “We’re definitely making progress. But we want to get to the point where everybody can connect.”

For more information, go here or call 216-459-1000, Ext. 204.

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