Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

The annual Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States.

In Cleveland, the celebration centered at the Cleveland Public Theater. There was Latin food, live entertainment, displays and activities throughout the day. A highlight was the parade, Skulls and Skeletons.

Lots of great photos from the Day of the Dead in Cleveland 2016

Happy Republic Day in Turkish at Turkish Garden Dedication in Cleveland

Ayla Gencer is president of the Turkish American Society of Northeastern Ohio (TASNO).  She taught the crowd how to say Happy Republic Day in Turkish and then they recited it.

 This was at the dedication of the new Turkish Garden in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  The dedication took place 93 years after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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TASNO president Ayla Gencer at Turkish Garden Dedication in Cleveland

Ayla Gencer is president of the Turkish American Society of Northeastern Ohio (TASNO.  She spoke at the dedication of the new Turkish Garden in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  The dedication took place 93 years after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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Turkish History and Culture at Garden Dedication in Cleveland

Mehmet Gencer from the Turkish Cultural Garden committee spoke at the dedication of the new Turkish Garden in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  The dedication took place 93 years after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Gencer told about the culture and history of Turkey and how the Turkish Cultural Garden began.


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Turkish Cultural Garden Dedication in Cleveland Cultural Gardens

Mehmet Gencer from the Turkish Cultural Garden committee welcomed the crowd to the dedication of the new Turkish Garden in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  The dedication took place 93 years after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Gencer introduced Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation president Sheila Murphy Crawford who welcomed the Turkish community to the family of Cultural Gardens.

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Turkish Cultural Garden Dedication – Mehmet Gencer in Cleveland

Mehmet Gencer from the Turkish Cultural Garden committee told Dan Hanson of ClevelandPeople.com about the dedication of the new Turkish Garden in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.
The dedication took place 93 years after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.


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Hungarian Scouts Honor Guard end 1956 anniversary event

Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath retired the Hungarian Scout Honor Guard which ended the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Rev. Csaba Krasznai at 1956 Hungarian event in Mindszenty Plaza

Rt. Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai of the First Hungarian Reformed Church in Cleveland spoke at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Flowers at Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty statues

Audience members placed flowers at the statues of the 1956 Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

Wreaths at Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty statues

Two 1956ers and two young Hungarian American Scouts placed wreaths at the statues of the 1956 Freedom Fighter and Cardinal Mindszenty at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio. Then one of the 1956ers said a few words in Hungarian.

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Our Father for Hungarian 1956ers

Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath led a prayer for the 1956ers at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

The crowd said the Our Father in Hungarian.

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Scout reads poem at 60th anniversary of Hungarian Revolution

Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath introduced young Hungarian Scout Julian Biloshi at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio. He recited a poem in Hungarian.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Ceremony in Cleveland

Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath welcomed the crowd to the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

They then sang the national anthems of the United States and Hungary.


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Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath introduced Andrea Meszaros at a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

Andrea Meszaros spoke in Hungarian about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.


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Statistics Done Wrong - Book Review

Author Alex Reinhart's s bio says "I’m a PhD student in statistics at Carnegie Mellon University, after previously earning my BSc in physics at the University of Texas at Austin while doing research on statistical methods to detect unexpected radioactive sources using mobile detectors. (I preferred to call it “finding radioactive people at football games.”) I now work on statistical models to understand and predict where crimes occur."

He obviously know his stuff - it just wasn't the stuff that I expected when I picked up the book.

As a mathematician I like to read books on various math disciplines especially topology, set theory and so on but also some applied topics such as probability and stats. I wrongly assumed that Statistics Gone Wrong would be about how methods and theorems of applied stats can lead to inaccurate results. The book is more for people who analyze data and make statistical predictions.

Don't get me wrong. The author does a very complete job in demonstrating how using stats can lead to inaccurate and even false conclusions. He starts with defining p values and gives examples of how they can lead to inaccuracies.

The use of examples is interesting such as the published results of the "Right turn on Red" data.

The author writes "If you’re a practicing scientist, you probably use statistics to analyze your data. From basic t tests and standard error calculations to Cox proportional hazards models and propensity score matching, we rely on statistics to give answers to scientific problems. This is unfortunate, because statistical errors are rife.

Statistics Done Wrong is a guide to the most popular statistical errors and slip-ups committed by scientists every day, in the lab and in peer-reviewed journals. Many of the errors are prevalent in vast swaths of the published literature, casting doubt on the findings of thousands of papers. Statistics Done Wrong assumes no prior knowledge of statistics, so you can read it before your first statistics course or after thirty years of scientific practice."

It's a good, solid book. Just don't expect it to be about probability and statistics. It is about the errors that can be made in analyzing data.

Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – Cleveland event conclusion

Jeanette Grasselli Brown served as Mistress of Ceremonies at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.  The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

She thanked keynote speaker and 56er Honorary Consul General of Hungary Laszlo Bojtos.

She then read part of the entry from the US Congressional Record about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and then the flags of the US and Hungary were retired.


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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 60th anniversary Ceremony in Cleveland

Jeanette Grasselli Brown served as Mistress of Ceremonies at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.  The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

She told how ‘60 years ago a small nation shook the foundation of the Communist world.’

The US and Hungarian flags were presented and Ted Horvath led the crowd in the US and Hungarian national anthems.


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56ers from Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cleveland

Honorary Consul General of Hungary Laszlo Bojtos was a 56er.  He gave the keynote address at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

Consul Bojtos called for all the 56ers to stand and then a group photo was taken.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – Consul and 56er Laszlo Bojtos

As President John F. Kennedy said “October 23, 1956 is a day that will live forever in the annals of free men and nations. It was a day of courage, conscience and triumph. No other day since history began has shown more clearly the eternal unquenchability of man’s desire to be free, whatever the odds against success, whatever the sacrifice required.”

Honorary Consul General of Hungary Laszlo Bojtos was a 56er.  He gave the keynote address at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance. Consul Bojtos told of his experiences in 1956.

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Hungary 1956 - Who is not with us, is against us

A 56er told the motto of his countrymen during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.  This was at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

He spoke the saying in Hungarian and then translated it as ‘Who is not with us is against us.’


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Invocation at Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Ceremony

Rt. Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai of the First Hungarian Reformed Church gave the Invocation at the program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956.

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

Rev. Krasznai first spoke in English and then Hungarian.

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Cleveland Mayor Jackson at Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Ceremony

The Crack in the Berlin Wall began with a hole in a flag in Budapest!

At one time (maybe still) there were more Hungarians in Cleveland than anywhere in the world outside of Budapest.  Many Hungarians came here in 1956 because of the Fight for Freedom against the Soviet Union in Hungary.

 Mistress of Ceremonies Jeanette Grasselli Brown introduced Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson at the program celebrating the 60^th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956. 

The event took place in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall and dozens of ‘56ers were in attendance.

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St Casimir Church 125th Anniversary

It was a big weekend for Greater Cleveland's Polish American Community. To celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the founding of St. Casimir's Parish, Fr. Eric Orzech, pastor of both St. Casimir and St. Stanislaus Churches invited the Most Reverend Andrzej Wypych, the Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago to be the Celebrant and Homilist at the Sunday, October 16th, 11:30 AM Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving

Bishop Andrzej Wypych, Fr Eric Orzech, altar servers and children of the Sienkiewicz Polish Language School and Piast Dancers


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Painting the Finnish flag on little girls hands

When the crowd visited the Finnish Cultural Garden in Cleveland on the first annual Kids Fest in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens one of the activities was having the Finnish flag painted on your hand or making your own Finnish flag.

Why and how major protests were avoided in Cleveland

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, asked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson about the relationship between Cleveland police and the community and how they were able to avoid major protests.

This was at the 2016 Convencion Hispana.

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Who can Hispanic community call at Cleveland City Hall?

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, asked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish who the community could call on.  He also asked if there could be a Hispanic Advisory Council.      This was at the 2016 Convencion Hispana.



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Agitate – Raise your voice at City Hall - Convencion Hispana

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, asked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish about a West 25th Street project in particular and how to get noticed and action for the community in general.



They both recalled Lonnie Burton who had recommended: “Agitate, agitate, agitate.” And the Mayor said you need to be persistent and consistent.   This was at the 2016 Convencion Hispana.





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Hispanics in leadership roles in Cleveland

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, asked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish about how the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County are doing with having Hispanics in leadership positions.  This was at the 2016 Convencion Hispana.

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Question about Contributions of Hispanics in Cleveland

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, asked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish about the accomplishments of local Hispanics.

This was at the 2016 Convencion Hispana.

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Convencion Hispana 2016 – Mayor Jackson, County Exec Budish

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, introduced Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish at the 2016 Convencion Hispana. The two leaders then gave their opening remarks.


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Convencion Hispana 2016 – Invocation

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, introduced Reverend for the invocation at the 2016 Convencion Hispana.

Convencion Hispana 2016 – Jose Feliciano introduction

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, told how the Convencion Hispana is meant to “transform our community” and has the 3 goals of Economic Development, Empowerment and Education.

He said that somewhere in the US is a Hispanic person living now who will be the first Hispanic president of the United States.

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Own nation for Kurdish people?

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.

He was asked about the possibility of a future nation for the Kurdish people.

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Israel and Arab world unite against Isis?

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.

He was asked about the possibility of Israel and the Arab world uniting to defeat Isis.

 

Lebanon’s Cultural and Arts Heritage

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.

He was asked about the importance of arts and culture.

Lebanese community in Cleveland

Separation of politics and religion in Lebanon

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.

Ramez Islambouli, a native of Lebanon and Arabic language professor at Case Western Reserve University, asked if he would support the election of a president of Lebanon even if not a Christian?

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Lebanon’s institutions have been kidnapped

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.  

He was asked about the return of the presidency in Lebanon (and also about the US presidential elections) and said that Lebanon has been kidnapped. 

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Former Lebanon president Amine Gemayel on Syrian situation

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.

 He was asked specifically about the situation in Syria including the No Fly Zone, Russia and the US and so on. He said the major powers were using the situation for their own interests.

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Syrians in Cleveland

Middle East Crisis - former Lebanon president Amine Gemayel

Former President of Lebanon (1982-1988) Amine Gemayel spoke at Case Western Reserve University on the topic: Managing the World Crisis of the Middle East: Imperatives and Alternatives.

He spoke about Syria, refugees, Iran, Russia, the US, Isis and more.

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CWRU’s David Fleshler introduces former Lebanon president Gemayel

David Fleshler, Vice-Provost of international affairs at The Center for International Affairs at Case Western Reserve University introduced former President of Lebanon Amine Gemayel. 

He also told the President of Case's international students and programs and numerous Nobel winners. 

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Basil Russo at Cleveland Italian Heritage Month

Basil M. Russo is the National President of the Order Italian Sons and Daughters of America. Russo spoke at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.



He spoke about the value of family to those of Italian heritage.  He also told of the importance of Columbus Day and how some groups mischaracterize the meaning of Columbus Day for their own personal agenda.  



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Joseph and Marie Brescia Frank honored at Italian heritage event

Joseph J. and Marie Brescia Frank were awarded the Italian American heritage award for Lifetime Achievement at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.



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Frank Fiorilli honored at Italian heritage event

Frank Fiorilli was born in Collinwood in 1925. He still serves at Holy Rosary Church in Little Italy.  He was awarded the Italian American heritage award for Individuals at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.



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Di Fiore Family honored at Italian heritage event

The Di Fiore Family was awarded the Italian American heritage award for Entrepreneurs at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.



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Mario Ciano honored at Italian heritage event

Mario Ciano, one of the “Best Lawyers in America” at Reminger Co, LPA was awarded the Italian American heritage award for Business at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.



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Cleveland Italian Heritage Month Committee

Councilman Matt Zone thanked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall. He then introduced past committee chair Rose Zitiello and then current chair Pamela Dorazio Dean who thanked the committee members.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/italian/italian.htm

Italian and US national anthems in Cleveland

Classically trained singer Jonathan Cilia Farro sang the national anthems of Italy and the United States at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.

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Italian Heritage Month Cleveland – Mayor Jackson

Councilman Matt Zone welcomed the crowd to the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall. He then introduced Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson.



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Italian Heritage Month 2016 in Cleveland - Invocation

Sister Dianne Piunno, SND, St Ignatius of Antioch Church, gave the invocation at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall. 

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The true meaning of Columbus Day

Basil M. Russo is the National President of the Order Italian Sons and Daughters of America. 

Russo spoke at the celebration of the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in the rotunda of Cleveland’s City Hall.  He told of the importance of Columbus Day and how some groups mischaracterize the meaning of Columbus Day for their own personal agenda. 

He said that Columbus Day represents the beginning of the historic process of immigration to America and should be celebrated by all ethnic groups.  

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