Daniel Ellsberg On Leaking In The Age Of Trump (HBO)

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Published on Aug 4, 2017

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VICE News examines the Trump administration's war on leakers, with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

"We're really seeing leaks that are dangerous to the president, embarrassing to the president, by agencies that feel themselves endangered by the president."

Read: "Hero hacker who stopped the WannaCry attack has been arrested" http://bit.ly/2wszyDW

Mayor John Giles Knows Whats What : BLOOMBERGIZE Mesa

He Retweeted this yesterday from some dude named @BigSurfDon
https://twitter.com/BigSurfDon

Don Jacobson

@BigSurfDon

IT Business Partner @CityOfLasVegas; #InnovateVegas proponent; #borges fan; avid #cyclist; autodidact polymath; 20 years Federal govt; 19 Municipal govt

@MayorGiles of @MesaAzgov knows what's what #localgov @WhatWorksCities 

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Mayors to Washington (and Trump): You need to listen to us

By ZACH MONTELLARO 08/04/2017 05:27 AM EDT

Read the entire story from Politico here > Story from Politico 04.08.2017

"America’s mayors have one message for Washington: you need our help to solve the country’s problems.
“We’re not a special interest group, we’re the best partner that they have to deliver to our identical taxpayers services that are much, much needed,” said Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans and president of The United States Conference of Mayors in an interview with POLITICO.

Landrieu and other members of the conference met with senators and staff during a trip to Washington earlier this week, pushing three priorities that affect urban and suburban Americans: tax reform, infrastructure and health care."

Mesa Mayor John Giles actually got quoted twice: not about tax reform where the city has one of the worst CAFR positives out of the 50 largest cities, not about infrastructure expanding suburban sprawl, and not about healthcare except where the City's biggest job-provider is threatened by huge cuts in federal funds by a Republican regime he help get elected. Furthermore, Giles is not widely considered a collaborator nor has he a good reputation or history of engaging citizens in city government - he has admitted that shortcoming publicly. In his State-of-the-City Speech 2017 he has likewise said he needs ideas... perhaps "getting educated" on-the-job might help. Results so far? Not clear  

1. “If you need an aircraft carrier, it is great that we have the federal government. If you need a driver’s license, I’m really glad the state can take care of that,” said John Giles, the mayor of Mesa, Arizona. “Nearly every other service that people receive from government on a daily basis comes by and through the cities.”
2. “I think the answer is we all need to be a little more collaborative,” said Giles. “We need to reject the model that the federal government has kind of fallen into, particularly in the last year or so, of taking a small group of men and sending them into a room and closing the door and thinking that’s the best way to solve the problem.”

The conference pledged to be a continued presence in Washington, pushing lawmakers to work from the bottom up . . .  

Mayors said the most effective way to tackle these large problems would be to work in local governments earlier in the process because ultimately, local governments are the ones that interact most with citizens.
NOT HERE IN MESA

The conference which met with the offices of the following Senators said

they received no specific promises on legislation on their initiatives.

Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),

Lamar Alexandar (R-Tenn.),

Bob Corker (R-Tenn.),

Gary Peters (D-Mich.),

Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and

Tim Scott (R-S.C.) --

 

Just checking the official Twitter page for John Giles as Mesa Mayor

Mayor John Giles

@MayorGiles

John Giles. 40th Mayor of Mesa, Arizona

Mesa, AZ

mesaaz.gov/city-hall/mayo… 

Met w/ @SenBobCorker & @SenAlexander on infrastructure, tax reform & healthcare. Great items for cities & Congress to partner @usmayors

9:42 AM - 2 Aug 2017

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Mayor John Giles Re-Tweeted

Landrieu and other members of the conference met with senators and staff during a trip to Washington earlier this week, pushing three priorities that affect urban and suburban Americans: tax reform, infrastructure and health care.

“If you need an aircraft carrier, it is great that we have the federal government. If you need a driver’s license, I’m really glad the state can take care of that,” said John Giles, the mayor of Mesa, Arizona. “Nearly every other service that people receive from government on a daily basis comes by and through the cities.”

Work with, not against, cities. http://politi.co/2vz0l55 pic.twitter.com/HSQ01aQ5WI

4:04 AM - 4 Aug 2017

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James Anderson

@JimOnCities

Leads the @BloombergDotOrg public sector innovation programs. Focused on cities, mayors, civic innovation, and ideas that spread. @BloombergCities

 

05.15.17

most creative people

Why Bloomberg Philanthropies’ James Anderson Tops Our List Of The Most Creative People In Business 2017

He’s leading the world’s cities toward solutions

What Anderson and his crew at Bloomberg Philanthropies are doing is creating an ecosystem to help mayors become “much more agile, creative, and in partnership mode [with other mayors],” Anderson explains...
Today, most local governments are aware of only 3% of the various interventions being applied around the world, according to Citymart, a public-solutions procurement firm...Anderson’s goal is to “Bloombergize” urban development, as he puts it, empowering municipalities to create models that others might later adopt. “Cities should not have to reinvent the wheel time and time again,” he says. “I am obsessed with the notion that [cities and mayors] can serve as distribution networks for ideas that work.”

Since joining Bloomberg Philanthropies in 2010, Anderson has devised and led ambitious programs that have channeled more than $215 million to urban projects reaching 290 cities across 25 countries. They include the Mayors Challenge, which awards cash prizes to metro areas with the most forward-looking and potentially replicable plans to improve city life, and What Works Cities, which provides smaller cities with data-driven ways to improve services and planning

“One of the things that I learned from Mike Bloomberg is that borrowing ideas is a badge of honor,” says Anderson, a onetime activist with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network who spent eight years working alongside the former mayor of New York City, first as a senior adviser in the homeless division and then as communications director.

Anderson, who has at times held private, closed-door meetings with mayors to answer their most basic questions, is now investing further in their potential. In July, his organization will launch the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a sort of mayoral MBA program for top city officials that will offer free virtual classes and executive coaching sessions developed in tandem with Harvard Business School and its Kennedy School of Government. Jorrit de Jong, who leads Harvard’s government innovation studies and will oversee the program, says that modern city planning without data analysis is like driving a car blindfolded. “It’s really important that the mayor gets it,” de Jong says.

The work these leaders are doing will go toward solving their own issues–and others’ as well. After all, Anderson says, “every elected official needs to produce results.”

Link > https://www.fastcompany.com/40412383/why-bloomberg-philanthropies-james-anderson-tops-our-list-of-the-most-creative-people-in-business-2017

 

Twitter > https://twitter.com/JimOnCities

 

 Began today w/fellow #Mayors speaking to 14 media outlets re federal/local issues impacting #Mesa and all our cities @csmonitor @usmayors

7:54 AM - 2 Aug 2017           

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Love Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos: The Fundamental Properties of Physics

04.08.2017              

Neutrinos Caught In The Act Of Collision

It's a podcast > you have to listen https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments

Neutrinos are known as the “ghost particle.” Even though countless numbers of the subatomic particles rain down from the sun, supernova, and other cosmic sources every second, they are difficult to detect because of their weak interactions with matter. Physicists at the Oak Ridge Laboratory were able to take the first measurement of a neutrino interacting with the nucleus of an atom.Results were published this week in the journal Science.

Neutrino detectors that hunt for high-energy cosmic neutrinos are often larger apparatuses buried deep underground. But this group of scientists used a small detector that captured low-energy neutrinos coming from a manmade source. Kate Scholberg, a physicist and an author on that study, describes how the team was able to capture this elusive process, and how this observation could be used as a model for understanding neutrinos formed from cosmic sources.

Segment Guest

Kate Scholberg is a professor of physics at Duke University. She’s based in Durham, North Carolina.

BEHIND THE SCENES > Meet The Producer

About Alexa Lim

@AlexaLim22

Alexa Lim is a producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.

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Opening image description:

A global map combining geoneutrinos from natural uranium and thorium decay in the earth’s crust and mantle, and neutrinos emitted by power reactors worldwide. From Usman, S.M. et al. AGM2015: Antineutrino Global Map 2015. Sci. Rep. 5, 13945; doi: 10.1038/srep13945 (2015).

Scientists have been chasing neutrino particles that were spewed out after the formation of the universe. But neutrinos also form on our own planet, by the natural decay of radioactive elements and as byproducts from nuclear power plants. Reporting in Scientific Reports, a team of scientists mapped out both “geoneutrinos” and manmade neutrinos. Physicist Stephen Dye, an author on that study, explains how neutrinos can be used to probe the deepest parts of the earth, as well as to keep an eye on global nuclear projects.
*This copy was updated on September 18, 2015, to indicate that the team of scientists mapped out manmade neutrinos in addition to geoneutrinos.

LISTEN TO 11:59 Podcast by hooking up with this link  >
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/mapping-out-neutrino-hotspots-here-on-earth/

 

What Works Mesa? Managing the Essential Link: Affordable Housing & Economic Development

Perhaps there is 'a missing link' here in Mesa - or maybe a disconnect,or no established connection, or a clear and unquestionable connection that there is AN ESSENTIAL LINK TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - add the word ATTAINABLE to affordable and that can get done.
Re:Webinar/Training course http://www.iedconline.org
Managing the Essential Link: Affordable Housing & Economic Development
While often overlooked, affordable housing is a significant contributor to economic development. Well-designed housing programs have the potential to benefit not just the surrounding community, but also the residents of those neighborhoods. However, lack of housing at the right price points and locations may hinder businesses from attracting and retaining the workers they need.
For instance, problems linked to increased transportation costs and reduced disposable income may cause workers to relocate to more affordable areas, decreasing the community’s overall competitiveness.
While economic developers tend to be focused on businesses, housing as a key attribute of your community may need to be addressed in your strategic economic development plan.
Hear about the numerous studies that have associated affordable housing with increased job creation, consumer spending, and sources of revenue streams for state and local governments, and the benefits it may have on a community's business industries.
These factors can lead to a more stabilized, diverse, and satisfied employee-base.
During this webinar, you'll cover:
• The importance of affordable housing in a community's workforce and quality of life
• Collaborative efforts EDOs can champion with local government agencies, nonprofits, and the private sector to address affordable housing and economic development
• Available financing tools for affordable housing.

 

Date: August 17, 2017

Time:  2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ET
Price:  $95 for IEDC members, $135 for Nonmembers
Registration Deadline: August 17 at 11:00 am ET
Instructions will be emailed on August 16
Last date to request a refund or cancel registration: Monday, August 7
Questions? Please contact webinar@iedconline.or

 

SPEAKERS:

 

Ernestine Garey
Senior Advisor
Atlanta Housing Authority
Atlanta, GA

Ernestine W. Garey is currently the Senior Advisor to the CEO at the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA). In this role, she provides leadership for Atlanta’s Choice Neighborhood Project as well as other strategic initiatives of AHA.

Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Invest Atlanta, the City of Atlanta’s economic development agency. In her capacity as COO, Ms. Garey managed and directed the day-to-day activities of Invest Atlanta’s operating departments and was the strategic liaison fortifying relationships with the Board of Directors, Atlanta City Council and other governmental and community stakeholders.

She is the President Emeritus of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA), the premier advocacy group of affordable housing professionals. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Atlanta BeltLine, Inc., Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc. and is Board Chair of the Diabetes Association of Atlanta.

 

Henrietta Owusu, DM, AICP
Director, Program Policy Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, DC

Henrietta Owusu is the Director of the Program Policy Division in HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs. Henrietta is a professional planner with over two decades of public sector experience in community planning and development, mostly in the development and financing of affordable housing. Prior to coming to HUD, she served as the Acting Director for the Department of Housing and Economic Development and Director of the Division of Housing Production in Trenton, New Jersey. Henrietta has a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University and a Doctorate in Management from the University of Maryland University College.

 

MORE INFORMATION FROM IECD

Attend Web Seminars and Earn Recertification Credits from the Comfort of Your Office

We understand that CEcDs have a constant yearning to grow and improve their knowledge and expertise in economic development. Therefore, the IEDC web seminars have been approved as professional development programs for recertification. The web seminars provide a convenient and cost-effective online environment for economic developers to learn about cutting-edge research, techniques, and tools that are prevalent in the field.

CEcDs participating in a minimum of three (3) web seminars during a three-year recertification cycle can now earn recertification credits. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Marjorie Rose at mrose@iedconline.org.

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How To Forgive

Published on Aug 3, 2017

Views: 1,393

Social life couldn’t continue if we didn’t have some capacity for forgiveness. We need to flex our forgiveness muscles more regularly though – and the best way to do so is to remember how much we’ve needed others to forgive us in the past. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/VkAcWR
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“It can be so hard to forgive because – so often – we simply are in the right and the scale of the folly, thoughtlessness and meanness of others seems utterly beyond our own measure. But there are two inviolable ideas which should nevertheless, in the face of the grossest behaviour, be kept in mind to increase our chances of cutting others a little slack…”

Facebook, LISC + Community Groups Team Up

Published on Aug 1, 2017

Views: 450

Maurice Jones, CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, announces a new partnership with Facebook to create affordable housing in Silicon Valley.

8.01.2017 - Press Releases

Community Groups and Facebook Team Up with LISC to Drive $75 Million to Help Meet Demand for Affordable Housing in Silicon Valley

LISC to manage and grow Catalyst Housing Fund from $18.5 million to $75 million
Housing Trust Silicon Valley joins partnership as local collaborator and capital contributor
EAST PALO ALTO and MENLO PARK, CA, August 1, 2017 -- The Catalyst Housing Fund has tapped a national nonprofit with close ties to the Bay Area to grow its capital base to $75 million and invest in quality affordable housing developments that address pressing needs in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park.
The Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) will manage the start-up fund that was recently seeded with $18.5 million from Facebook in partnership with key community organizations and the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. LISC plans to quadruple the size of the fund over five years working with its national network of corporate and philanthropic partners and drawing on expertise gained over its 40 years of community development work – including more than $13 billion in affordable housing investments.
According to the partners, collectively known as Envision Transform Build-East Palo Alto (ETB), the Catalyst Housing Fund expects to begin financing affordable housing projects this fall. Housing Trust Silicon Valley will contribute capital and lending capacity to help support this effort.
“We welcome LISC to this partnership with our local communities to help address our region’s affordable housing crisis,” said Elliot Schrage, Facebook vice president for public policy and communications. “LISC’s success in bringing new voices, ideas, and investments to the Catalyst Housing Fund will help the fund reach its $75 million target and accelerate development of affordable housing for our neighbors. The future of Silicon Valley as an engine of economic opportunity depends on harnessing our shared interest and scaling effective community partnerships like this one.
It's taken us a lot of hard work to get here, and we're excited to begin working with LISC on rehabilitating, preserving, and building affordable housing,” said Tameeka Bennett, ETB spokesperson. “For us as community groups in East Palo Alto, it was important to choose a fund manager that can not only scale the fund up for maximum impact, but one that is invested in providing local programs for non-profit organizations to increase capacity and shore-up infrastructure on the ground. It was also important for us to find an organization that was willing to come in and partner with our community. LISC offers programs and services that we believe East Palo Alto and other surrounding communities can benefit from. It is our hope that similar communities challenged by displacement and gentrification will be inspired to use this model to make a dent in the regional housing crisis.”
“We’re one step closer to battling the regional housing crisis with LISC joining the partnership to help grow the Catalyst Housing Fund,” said East Palo Alto Mayor Larry Moody. “The people of East Palo Alto and our neighboring communities deserve affordable housing options right here in the neighborhoods they call home. This growing partnership shows that through collaboration we can find solutions to challenges in our region.”
“We are honored and excited to be chosen to help this incredible coalition of community groups, including Facebook, bring quality affordable housing to East Palo Alto and Menlo Park,” said Maurice Jones, LISC CEO. “Quality housing accessible to the entirety of the diversity represented in a region is an essential ingredient of a healthy, growing community with broadly shared prosperity.  We look forward to helping to leverage resources and expertise from the community and across America to this pioneering effort.”

Last winter, ETB, Facebook and the two cities announced a partnership to address regional challenges like affordable housing, legal support for tenants, transportation equity and access economic opportunities. Since the announcement, the partners have provided $500,000 to Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto to support Belle Haven and East Palo Alto residents threatened with displacement from evictions and other forms of landlord abuse. In addition, the partners donated $250,000 to Rebuilding Together Peninsula to rehabilitate or reconstruct homes in East Palo Alto and Belle Haven. Together, the partners are continuing to broaden their capacity for impact. The founding community groups in this partnership are Youth United for Community Action, Faith in Action Bay Area, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, and Comité de Vecinos del Lado Oeste, East Palo Alto. ETB was assisted by the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, Public Advocates Inc., and the Law Office of Julian Gross who works for PolicyLink.