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Energy from Space | The Shift Has Begun: https://youtu.be/nsqZJP54shgAmitai Etzioni > Modern Surveillance & Privacy
That was 50 years ago, probably before many readers of this site were born. Fast-forward to now to see that the distinguished author and Professor of International Relations at George Washington University is moderating a forum of Civil Dialogues in Washington DC.
The first one tackles critical choices - a relevant topic today.
Civil Dialogues Series Starts March 2018
To provide an opportunity to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues, and will demonstrate-with the goal-that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another.
(Please see links to more information and a link to the first forum streaming video on CSpan below)
There are knowledgeable panelists from a range of backgrounds and points of views
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The first forum is not too academic, scholarly or wonk. Etzioni is almost prophetic when the chosen subjects of this public discourse have hit the news now - Facebook/Cambridge Analytics, encryption technology and email privacy, GPS/Geo-tech tracking, data merchants, surveillance without borders and others. The hour-and-a-half go by quickly when your attention span is extended.
One item grabbed my attention when brought up by the moderator: Clear Choice.
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Modern Surveillance Privacy on CSpan | 26 March 2018
1 https://www.c-span.org/video/?443054-1/lawyers-discuss-privacy-concerns-modern-era
2 https://archive.org/details/CSPAN_20180328_054600_Modern_Surveillance__Privacy
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Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues Series Starts March 2018
The conversations seek to provide an opportunity for members of the Washington, D.C. community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues, and will demonstrate-with the goal-that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. Each Arena Forum will have a group of prominent Dialogue Starters and will be moderated by Amitai Etzioni, a University Professor at The George Washington University and author.
The first Arena Forum on March 26 will tackle 'exploring the thesis that surveillance is excessive and privacy is endangered by both the government and by private corporations.' The Dialogue Starters that evening will include Julie Brill, ?Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft and former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission; Matthew Olsen, Harvard Law School and former General Counsel for the National Security Agency?; Jeffrey Rosen?, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center and former legal editor the New Republic; Gabe Rottman, Washington director for PEN America and former Legislative Counsel and Policy Advisor at the American Civil Liberties Union; and Peter Swire?, Professor of Law and Ethics at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and former White House coordinator.
more information : www.arenastage.org/forum
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Infosecurity Magazine-Aug 15, 2017
I embarked on an analysis of data broker sites to examine what kind of security was in place for data brokers with a web presence. ... in a man-in-the-middle position has effectively nullified the encryption since he can sniff the cookie in clear and ride your encrypted session all the way (it's the same cookie).
Jun 22, 2017 - Because the modern Internet is agnostic to national borders, purely domestic communications can pass through foreign countries—where they are ..... The remainder of this report considers surveillance that is not “intentionally targeted,” yet nevertheless still significantly implicates the privacy of Americans
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Avoiding The Words 'Toxic Discharges' Into Wastewater Treatment Plants
City Council Report
Date: March 19, 2018
To: City Council Through: Karolyn Kent, Assistant City Manager
From: Jake West, Water Resources Department Director
Subject: Approving and Adopting an Amendment to the City Code regarding sewer use and mass based discharge limitations for industrial users. (Citywide)
Purpose and Recommendation
The City of Mesa City Code Section 8-4-15: Prohibited Substances and Discharge Limitations, currently does not specifically provide for the use of mass based limits (pounds per day) in lieu of concentration base limits (milligrams per liter) for pollutants of concern for designated industrial users.
Recently, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) performed a Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) of Mesa’s Sewer Use Ordinance - found in the Mesa City Code at Title 8, Chapter 4.
One item that ADEQ raised as a result of the inspection was that the Code does not specifically provide for the use of mass based limits in lieu of concentration based discharge limits for designated industrial users.
Establishing a specific provision for the use of mass based limits will potentially allow industrial users to increase manufacturing.
And discharges of toxic waste into the city's water treatment plants - this is a cost
More jargon >
The use of equivalent mass based limits in lieu of concentration-based limits will allow the industrial user more flexibility to implement water conservation, as
1. more efficient technologies and pollution prevention practices
(e.g. resulting in lower pollutant concentrations in the discharged wastewater) or
2. more efficient water conservation practices
(e.g. resulting in less wastewater volume discharged from the industrial operations)
3. or both.
Mass based limits also allow the City additional options when considering the industrial loading at the water reclamation plants > See Budget Pie
Alternatives
Mesa could decide not to approve the purposed recommendations, but may limit the City’s use of mass based limits for industrial users.
Fiscal Impact
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the City.
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CO+HOOTS Jenny Poon Appearing Tonight @ RAIL-Sponsored Event
There's something about CO+HOOTS that honestly bugs your MesaZona blogger. Seriously. Just can't get excited about it - no way and no how. Just too many over-used buzzwords and way too much exaggerated hype based on a wing-and-a-prayer and a hope to build and become some kind of 'hub' to start up and spread 'the entrepreneurial spirit' to students who are not typically given entrepreneurial opportunities to startup environments creating a pipeline to help nearby Benedictine grow. Right-while ASU gets the big push --- and a new deal
. . . all this makes 'The Old Donut-Hole' unique???
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Mesa gives ASU new deal for school in downtown
East Valley Tribune-Mar 13, 2018
Giles acknowledged that downtown has made some strides in recent years following the recession, but his ultimate plan to revitalize downtown centers on the development of an Innovation District – a term coined by Washington, D.C. think tank the Brookings Institution – with a higher-education anchor __________________________________________________________________________
Mesa could be the next great spot to foster the kind of entrepreneurial community Co+Hoots has facilitated in Phoenix.?
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It could be a con, even with initial high hopes and a positive reaction at the Brookings Institute presentation "The Rise of Mesa's Innovation District" at the Mesa Arts Center when Jenny Poon appeared on the stage in The Ikeda Theater with two other women from ASU and Greater Phoenix Phoenix Economic Council, with the Brookings' presenter far left. That's John Graham at the center, Sunbelt Holdings.
Reasonable doubts arose in February after having a second, third and fourth look at this streaming video where Jenny Poon and her husband (who said nothing) sat before the Mesa City Council. Somehow the plans to partner with developer Tony Wall to fill up space in the proposed GRID project - Oops! that's 'anchor tenant' - appeared to get thrown together very quickly: he didn't even know who the group was a month before! . .
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Extract from PBJ article written by Hayley Ringle:
“We believe in the city of Mesa’s commitment to transforming its downtown into a vibrant urban core,” Poon said. “We love downtown Mesa’s already hyper-localized community and believe a Co+Hoots location that will reflect downtown Mesa’s distinctive personality will be a great fit. Among many of our goals, the Mesa location will support and bring together the area’s entrepreneurial, startup and small business community, create jobs, provide free business and technology education through our nonprofit Co+Hoots Foundation, and become a major economic driver for Mesa.”
How long have we been hearing this??? Amen,,,, Amen and Good Luck!
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Mesa Mayor John Giles announced the lease agreement during his annual State of the City address on Feb. 6. In a remark from an article by Lily Altavena , "To Giles, Co+Hoots adds an "intangible aspect" to downtown Mesa.
"When you bring a business like Co+Hoots that has a really high-energy young business people downtown, that is really going to have a ripple effect," he said.
The same day: not one but two 'spoon-fed' news raving
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azcentral-Feb 6, 2018
The agreement between the two would also create a "pipeline" of students to Benedictine, according to Poon. The Co+Hoots Foundation works to expose students who are not typically given entrepreneurial opportunities to startup environments. Giles said Benedict's location near the Grid will "help BenU ...
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Phoenix Business Journal-Feb 6, 2018
Among many of our goals, the Mesa location will support and bring together the area's entrepreneurial, startup and small business community, create jobs, provide free business and technology education through our nonprofit Co+Hoots Foundation, and become a major economic driver for Mesa.”.
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What exactly is Co+Hoots?
Co+Hoots is a co-working space in midtown Phoenix. Poon said the expansion to Mesa happened after Mesa Councilman Jeremy Whittaker visited the Phoenix location and later representatives from 3W Management visited it.
With city leaders pushing to create an innovation district, Poon said, Mesa could be the next great spot to foster the kind of entrepreneurial community Co+Hoots has facilitated in Phoenix.
"We’ve spent a lot of time there now; there’s a lot of groups fighting for a much stronger ecosystem there," she said. "They’ve got great momentum going."
The Mesa location will take up the second floor of the Grid, serving as the development's anchor tenant.
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Wednesday, March 28 - 6pm
Join us for our Monthly RAIL Meeting!
Jenny Poon, CO+HOOTS founder, will be joining us to chat about their plans for Mesa
The Nile Cafe (née Volstead)
105 W. Main Street
Downtown Mesa
6pm
Jenny Poon, CO+HOOTS founder, will be joining us to chat about their plans for Mesa
The Nile Cafe (née Volstead)
105 W. Main Street
Downtown Mesa
6pm
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