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World’s 400 Richest People Lose $127 Billion on Brexit: Chart

Robert Lafranco

June 24, 2016 — 2:08 PM

The world’s 400 richest people lost $127.4 billion Friday as global equity markets reeled from the news that British voters elected to leave the European Union. The billionaires lost 3.2 percent of their total net worth, bringing the combined sum to $3.9 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The biggest decline belonged to Europe’s richest person, Amancio Ortega, who lost more than $6 billion, while nine others dropped more than $1 billion, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the wealthiest person in the U.K.

Infill Opp For The New Urban DT MesaSite 17: First Step To Develop Proposals

Public input needed for development opportunities 06-23-2016 at 6:09:00 PM The City of Mesa is exploring development opportunities for approximately 25 acres of City-owned land at the southwest corner of University Drive and Mesa Drive.

The first step in developing proposals is to receive public input. 2 Community meetings will be held: 1 July 19 2 Aug. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Charles K. Luster Utilities Building, 640 N. Mesa Drive.

Councilmember Glover- Mesa Center for Higher Education

Readers of this blog are encouraged to take the time - only about five minutes - to look back what was promoted three years ago and to compare if the promises made delivered the results for "infinite opportunities".

Remarks and comments from the Grand Opening on August 15, 2013 for the City of Mesa's Higher Education Initiative to attract out-of-state private universities here downtown. The 52,000 sq ft building located on the SEC of Morris Street & 2nd Street [in the 2nd Street Historic Neighborhood] was re-purposed when a new and bigger facility for the Mesa Police Department was built on MacDonald/1st Street.

At the time, there were plans to also include two other institutions to provide expanded opportunities for the 500,000 population for higher education but those failed to attract enough numbers of students for their program studies.

Published on Mar 18, 2014

Remarks from the grand opening of the Mesa Center for Higher Education.

Mesa-based Iveda Announces Contract for School Safety & Security in Viet Nam Using ZEE® Cameras

Press Release: from Iveda.com
Iveda’s ZEE Cameras to be in Vietnam Schools Countrywide
June 14, 2016

What will they think of next for total surveillance? .... now in large-scale deployment with 1,000 - 3,000 per school district in Viet Nam at approximately $50-$150 Million in camera revenue . . . to establish a cloud-based video surveillance standard for countrywide school safety and security, funded by the government . . .

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MESA, Ariz. (June 14, 2016) – Iveda® (OTCQB: IVDA), worldwide enabler of cloud-based video surveillance and data management through the licensing of its Sentir® platform, today announced that Hai Chu School District expects to complete installing 320 ZEE® cameras this week, at schools in Da Nang City. ZEE is Iveda’s Sentir-enabled plug-and-play cloud cameras.

Iveda’s customer Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the project’s general contractor, will install an additional 680 ZEE cameras within other school districts in Da Nang over the next few weeks.

“We’re focusing our efforts to oversee customer engagements of our local reseller and VNPT as these actual end-user deployments of ZEE cameras mark the true Vietnam market launch,” said David Ly, CEO of Iveda. “With schools’ plan of putting cameras in each classroom and relevant common areas, VNPT is estimating 1,000 to 3,000 ZEE cameras per district. This school security application alone has the potential to generate sales of hundreds of thousands of cameras over the next few years, at approximately $50 million to $150 million in camera revenue.”
VNPT already has similar contracts with other school districts throughout Vietnam. The Telecom chose the city of Da Nang as the model for a large-scale deployment to establish a cloud-based video surveillance standard for countrywide school safety and security.
“School security, funded by the government, is just one application awarded to VNPT.  We’ve been working with them in securing an umbrella contract with cities throughout Vietnam for private cloud video surveillance solution for safe city projects. We’ve also been assisting them in preparation for a market launch targeting consumers, through their retail stores,” added Ly.
Vietnam has 63 provinces with about 8 school districts per province with an average of 32 schools in a typical district.
Da Nang has the fifth largest population and is the third biggest economic center in Vietnam after Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is also one of the major port cities and transportation hubs in Vietnam.

About Iveda
Iveda® (OTCQB:IVDA) enables cloud video surveillance by licensing its Sentir® video and data management platform, utilizing proprietary video streaming and Big Data storage technology. Iveda enables a recurring revenue model by licensing Sentir to service providers for plug-and-play cloud video offering to their customers. Iveda has a SAFETY Act Certification from the Department of Homeland Security as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Provider. Iveda is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Taiwan. Iveda is publicly traded under the ticker symbol “IVDA.” For more information call (480) 307-8700 or visit www.iveda.com. To follow Iveda visit www.facebook.com/ivedasolutions, www.twitter.com/ivedasolutions or www.linkedin.com/company/iveda-solutions.

Cameron RESIGNS - He Got it ALL WRONG! in #Brexit speech

THE PEOPLE HAVE VOTED! --- DEMOCRACY RULES

Published on Jun 24, 2016

David Cameron announced that the country needs "fresh leadership" after the UK voted to leave the EU by 52% of the vote.

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Arizona Zanjeros + ACA Create Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Directory

Arizona's first comprehensive aerospace and defense supply chain database premiers

Jun 23, 2016, 3:42pm MST Updated 4:28
Phoenix Business Blog                        
                                                                                              
The Arizona Zanjeros and Arizona Commerce Authority are initiating the first in a series of resources to boost Arizona supply chain vendors in aerospace and defense.

 

The first comprehensive statewide database of companies in the two sectors is now accessible from a single portal: A&D Supply Chain Directory.

A&D Supply Chain Directory
Welcome to the Arizona Aerospace & Defense interactive database.
With this directory, you can:

• Access vendors with specialized competencies, clearances and certifications,
• Identify potential new clients who can benefit from your company’s unique competencies and offerings, and
• Research Arizona companies with whom to partner to pursue larger contracts or projects.
• View contact information and other company details (registered users only)

If you’re an Arizona A & D company and have not created a profile, click on the Add My Company button.
Enter the name of a company (complete or partial) or the types of products or services you are looking for then click Search.

The data is not only company contact information, but allows searches by competencies, specializations, security clearances and certifications.

 

Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, said the idea is to make it easier for Arizona companies to become a bigger part of the state’s $3.6 billion aerospace export industry. With more than 52,000 workers, increasing localization of the supply chain boosts payrolls, company profits, growth opportunities and entrepreneurship.

The A&D Supply Chain Directory, which will be promoted to the overall industry, is the first time any organization has compiled this type of a list at this depth of detail. Its creation was funded by a grant from the Department of Defense.

“The goal of the database is to help the industry identify growth opportunities, such as finding new suppliers, customers and partnerships,” said Kim Smith, Vice President of Attack Helicopters and Mesa Senior Site Executive at Boeing, and co-chair of the Zanjeros aerospace and defense sub-committee.

The Arizona Zanjeros, an organization of top company executives from across the state charged with promoting Arizona business sectors, recognized the opportunity, according to Co-chairman Michael Bidwell, president of the Arizona Cardinals.

"(The Zanjeros) formed subcommittees in three high-value industries – aerospace and defense, bioscience and health care, and information technology,” he said. “(These) are tasked with creating tools and making connections that will directly benefit Arizona companies.”

According to Arizona Zanjeros website

"I want the world to know that Arizona is the ideal place to live, work, play, recreate, retire, visit, build a business and get an education."

Governor Doug Ducey
Founder of the Arizona Zanjeros

To make that vision a reality, Governor Doug Ducey has founded a new business leadership group called the Arizona Zanjeros. Led by Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill and Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lea Marquez Peterson as co-chairs, the group’s objective is to promote Arizona’s reputation as a prime place to conduct business with an unmatched quality of life. Utilizing the benefits and advantages of a public-private partnership, the organization will work closely with the state’s economic development partners to host visiting CEOs and provide both hospitality and first-hand accounts of what it’s like to live and do business here.

Traditionally, zanjeros are water masters who control the expansive canal systems that provide a sustainable water source to Arizona’s metropolitan regions and allow life to flourish in the desert. In a similar vein, the Arizona Zanjeros will help promote the state and drive business growth, expansion and development by serving as ambassadors for the state and working to ensure the state continues to flourish economically.

[ Image from http://www.arizonazanjeros.com/ ]

More than 1,250 companies with Arizona presence in aerospace and defense submitted information on products, services and capabilities. The data were collected through interviews, surveys focus groups and oversight by A&D companies from across Arizona.

“This database is not only important for Arizona-based suppliers, but also for aerospace and defense companies that do business on a global scale,” said Tim Mahoney, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace and co-chair of the Zanjeros aerospace and defense sub-committee.

 

                                     Eric Jay Toll Reporter Phoenix Business Journal

Eric covers economic development, banking and finance, infrastructure, transportation and utilities.

Brexit: United Kingdom Votes to Leave the European Union

Published on Jun 23, 2016

The people of the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union, and the aftermath will not be pretty.