Way Out There Building A Future: Elon Musk

The fascinating life of Elon Musk, captured in one giant infographic    

By Shawn Langlois

Published: Sept 29, 2017 12:43 p.m. ET http://www.marketwatch.com

From getting bullied and thrown down the stairs in grammar school to becoming “Earth’s most future-oriented person” and earning billions of dollars in the process, it’s hard to wrap one’s brain around just how much Elon Musk has managed to stuff into his 44 years of life. But that’s where this massive infographic, created by information designer Anna Vital, comes in.
Read the full article.

“In a hundred years, when most people reading this and the person writing this are long gone, Musk’s cars and rockets will still be circling the Earth and the skies,” writes Anna Vital from the Funders and Founders blog. “How can such a person get started against all odds is the question I ask here. And, more importantly, what can we learn from him?”

Elon Musk is now Earth’s most future-oriented person.
How did such a person come to be?

Learning from Musk might seem naive. After all he is an outlier even among billionaires. I think this is exactly why he is worth studying – you don’t get insight into the extraordinary by studying the ordinary.

Read more > https://blog.adioma.com/how-elon-musk-started-infographic/ 

 

Venue Projects + Community Development Partners Recognized for Historic Adaptive Re-Use

Announcement from City of Mesa Newsroom http://mesanow.org/news/public/article/1965

Mesa honored for environmental excellence

September 28, 2017 at 2:57 pm

Several City of Mesa projects were recently honored at the Arizona Forward's 37th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards held on Sept. 23rd. Two projects received an Award of Merit and a third project was presented with a prestigious Crescordia Award.
Small and incremental growth sets a high standard here in the New Urban Downtown Mesa to transform a neighborhood

Crescordia Award Winner - The Recyclery
The Recyclery exhibition, a partnership between the i.d.e.a. Museum and the City of Mesa's Environmental Management and Sustainability Department, was developed to create a fun, innovative program to help children and adults learn what is and what is not accepted in the city's blue recycle barrels. In February 2017, the partners introduced a new, high-tech educational game, Recycle Fun, and freshened up the Recyclery with an updated look to enliven the exhibition and increase awareness of sustainability issues for museum guests.

Award of Merit Recipient - Drab to Fab Backyard Rehab Campaign
The Water - Use It Wisely's Drab to Fab Backyard Rehab Campaign was an unprecedented media promotion and contest that rewrote the tired narrative that 'one must sacrifice' to be sustainable. Up to 70% of household water use is outdoors, and by focusing on a landscape makeover, the campaign was able to bring awareness to the beauty of a water-conscious Xeriscape design. From spring 2016 through summer 2017, the contests yielded 22,477 entries, community engagement, teachable moments, a 10-part video series and two excited winners. The Water - Use It Wisely campaign started in Mesa and now includes a total or 19 partners statewide.

Award of Merit Recipient - Alhambra Hotel
An ambitious adaptive reuse of one of Mesa's most historic buildings, the Alhambra Hotel, took place in early 2016 between Venue Projects, Community Development Partners, Benedictine University and the City of Mesa. 
 By February 2017, a $3.3 million renovation transformed the site from a deteriorating historic building into cutting-edge student housing for Benedictine University students. The project team restored the Alhambra with a conscious effort to preserve and enhance the historic character of the structure and to ensure it maintained its place on the National Register of Historic Places. 
 Green elements include LED lighting, water-saving fixtures, xeriscape landscaping, and energy efficient windows and HVAC.

Arizona Forward, in partnership with SRP, presented the Environmental Excellence Awards, Arizona's oldest and most prominent competition of its kind. It spotlights distinguished projects throughout the state of Arizona that demonstrate a high level of environmental commitment and contribute to the state's overall sustainability.  

For more information about Arizona Forward, visit www.arizonaforward.org.

Environmental Management & Sustainability Department
Contact: Mariano Reyes
Tel. (480) 644-5005mariano.reyes@mesaaz.gov

Mexico Planning To Build Its Own Hyperloop

Published on Sep 28, 2017
Views: 63,333
Mexico is planning to build its own Hyperloop. The transportation system will be called Mexloop. Mexican studio FR-EE won a contest to design the Hyperloop system. They will work with Hyperloop One on the project.

Lynn Tilton Beats 6-Year SEC Investigation Patriarch Partners Founder & CEO

The subject of this writing today has been featured in a number of posts on this blog - Why?
That's a question perhaps anyone might ask . . . . This is a relatively fast decision from the Security & Exchange Commission just days after a new chairman and two new members were appointed.
Related to this post is an earlier upload from Bloomberg news with a segment 2x as long that had received 66 hits at the time of this draft - while the following upload from FBN had received almost 3x on Fox Business News   

 

Francisco Heredia Appointed to Mesa City Council District 3

Announcement from the City of Mesa Newsroom

Francisco Heredia appointed as District 3 Councilmember

September 28, 2017 at 11:23 am

The Mesa City Council, during a special Council meeting this morning, has appointed Francisco Heredia to serve as District 3 Councilmember. Heredia was one of five finalists selected from a pool of 31 eligible applicants by the City Council at the Sept. 21 City Council Study Session.
Source: http://mesanow.org/news/public/article/1964
Heredia most recently worked as the Community Relations Manager for Maricopa County Recorder.
He has also worked as the National Field Director for Mi Familia Vota and One Arizona, as well as for the United States Census Bureau, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and Chicanos Por La Causa.
While living in Chandler, he was appointed to the Housing and Human Services Commission.
Heredia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Certificate in American Public Policy and a Masters in Public Administration from Arizona State University.
Mesa City Clerk DeeAnn Mickelsen officially swore Mr. Heredia into office this morning.
A formal swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Oct. 2 City Council meeting.
Heredia will serve as the District 3 Councilmember until the election on Aug. 28, 2018. A runoff election, if required, will be held on Nov. 6, 2018.

Office of Public Information & Communications
Contact: Steven M. Wright, Director
Tel. 480-644-2069steven.wright@mesaaz.gov
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Special City Council Meeting Video upload from YouTube
Published on Sep 28, 2017
Views: 14
Duration: about half-an-hour
Candidate Frank Mizner makes some remarks that aren't in keeping with the positive introductions by other candidates.
Mayor John Giles still appears to be confused in public for a few weeks now, with swelling around his right away.
D6 Kevin Thompson absent, but on the phone
Heredia talks about "pipeline assets" for education

 

Council Study Session Thu 28 Sept 2017

No comments except to say that Mayor John Giles still appears to be confused in public, with no public explanation, but please note that City Manager Chris Brady reminds him about one thing that's been repeated
Published on Sep 28, 2017
Views: 10

Watch Elon Musk > SpaceX's Most Detailed Plans to Colonize Mars

Beam me up !

Published on Sep 29, 2017

Views: about 10,000

Elon Musk wants to build a metropolis on Mars starting in 2024.