Five Things You Need To Know This Week, July 12, 2010

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A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
Chinese Proverb

Five Things You Need To Know This Week, July 12, 2010

1. In the Nation:
President Obama will unveil a new national strategy this week to curb the AIDS epidemic by slashing the number of new infections and increasing the number of people who get care and treatment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/he...l?ref=politics

2. In the State:
Women are paid less than men - as much as $9.41 per hour less in administrative positions - and blacks on average earn lower wages than any other racial group, according to a Dispatch analysis of state employment figures.
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live...litics&sid=101

3. In the Region:
More than 300 Northeast Ohioans signed the Council of Smaller Enterprises' "I Buy NEO" pledge online to redirect at least $100 to local independent merchants and services during COSE's second annual Buy Local Week.
http://www.cleveland.com/business/in...to_suppor.html

4. At Community Solutions:
The July, 2010, edition of Planning & Action will be released later this week. Visit www.CommunitySolutions.com to read the full issue and keep an eye out for In Brief, scheduled to hit your email inbox later in the week!

5. Miscellaneous:
Chicago architect Daniel Burnham left a colossal imprint on Cleveland more than a century ago with his 1903 Group Plan for downtown. Now, in 2010, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is asking a new Group Plan Commission to revisit the grand but sterile mall and the zone around it.
http://blog.cleveland.com/architectu...roup_plan.html