Friday, November 30, 2018
Siempre En Memoria: La Flor de La Cocina Mexicana Mundial
The opening image you see is from a posting on Twitter:
Permitid que destaque su última frase en Instagram: 'Si quieres viajar, lee; si quieres escribir, viaja'.
She was an energetic promoter, teacher, and Investigadora gastronómica, escritora y empresaria Mexicana.
Viva Patricia Quintana! Ahora celebramos su vida . . .
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There was an obit in the New York Times yesterday written by Tejal Rao:
Patricia Quintana, Champion of Mexican Cuisine, Dies at 72
Patricia Quintana, the chef and author whose work exalted the range and sophistication of Mexican cuisine, died on Monday at her home in Mexico City. She was 72.
Her son Patricio Pasquel Quintana, who confirmed the death, said Ms. Quintana was given a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma several years ago.
__________________________________________________________________________This is how I learned of her death from Chef Jose Andres https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres
Tony, mi padre, ahora Patricia @PQuintanaChef ...meses duros....Patricia fue siempre generosa...con su amistad, su sonrisa, su conocimiento...su cocina! @cmexicanahttps://twitter.com/cmexicana/status/1067265300071092224 …
México DF gavilla.com.mx
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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Why Is It That Mesa Mormon Republicans Can Make Private Fortunes Founding Publicly-Funded Charter Schools?
Investigative reporter Craig Harris, who writes for the Arizona Republic, once again has an updated report and another chapter in what responsible journalism can't call 'white-collar crime'.
Furthermore, who's gonna prosecute them - one of 'their own'????
As he documents with details this case of David Farnsworth, one of the scions of The Farnsworth Family Fortunes in a real estate empire named SUNLAND (and nearly everything attached to real estate in their ownership interests) who might not have clean hands building and operating charter schools but nonetheless manages to skirt and side-track legal issues over the sale of his for-profit education foundation to transform it into a 'non-profit' - the $56.9 million deal, from which he'll pocket $13.9 million. It won't be the state lawmaker's last payday from the schools he's owned for decades.
In addition, the new corporate board hired Farnsworth's brother, David, to be executive director. His salary was not disclosed.
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Here's a teaser for Craig Harris's investigative report:
"It's a pretty amazing success story."
It helps he's been in politics in the Arizona State Legislature (they write the laws) in both the House and The Senate.
This is the ASU Poly Tech location in Southeast Mesa close to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Area
Furthermore, who's gonna prosecute them - one of 'their own'????
As he documents with details this case of David Farnsworth, one of the scions of The Farnsworth Family Fortunes in a real estate empire named SUNLAND (and nearly everything attached to real estate in their ownership interests) who might not have clean hands building and operating charter schools but nonetheless manages to skirt and side-track legal issues over the sale of his for-profit education foundation to transform it into a 'non-profit' - the $56.9 million deal, from which he'll pocket $13.9 million. It won't be the state lawmaker's last payday from the schools he's owned for decades.
In addition, the new corporate board hired Farnsworth's brother, David, to be executive director. His salary was not disclosed.
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Here's a teaser for Craig Harris's investigative report:
"It's a pretty amazing success story."
CLOSE
Charter schools have become more popular in recent years.
Reporter Craig Harris talks about investigating Arizona's charter schools. Arizona Republic
'Wow! When will it end?'
State schools Superintendent-elect Kathy Hoffman said she was stunned and appalled by how much money Farnsworth was making.
"Wow! When will it end?" she said. "We should not have anyone profiting millions of dollars from a system that has been so severely underfunded."
Farnsworth said Hoffman and other critics of his sale are hypocrites because private companies profit from school districts by building schools and providing other services
It helps he's been in politics in the Arizona State Legislature (they write the laws) in both the House and The Senate.
KJZZ-Nov 7, 2018
Republican Eddie Farnsworth made the move from the House to Senate with 59 ... Republican incumbent David Farnsworth won with 63 percent of the vote.
The State Press-Oct 28, 2018
David Farnsworth has described himself as an entrepreneur, having owned Farnsworth Auto Sales, Farnsworth Auto Recycling and Farnsworth Distributing.
Arizona Mirror-Oct 2, 2018
David Gowan, Republican: Largest PAC contribution comes from the LKQ ... David Farnsworth, Republican: Largest PAC contributions from the Pinnacle West ...
Mesa Libertarian Attorney Michael Kielsky Goes After Governor Ducey To Hold A Special Election to Replace Revolving-Door Senator John Kyl
Washington Examiner-3 hours ago
Kyl said he held multiple conversations Ducey last week about his future. "He and I have had ... Doug Ducey's chief of staff resigns, sparking Senate speculation].
It's time - way overdue - to do exactly that in a new federal lawsuit where the plaintiff voters and other citizens of Arizona are represented by Michael Kielsky of Udall Shumway in Mesa, Arizona and Thomas Geoghegan of Despres, Schwartz and Geoghegan in Chicago. Kyl, who served in the Senate from 1995 until his retirement in 2013, has already said he would not run in the 2020 election. He is only the sixth former senator to be appointed back into the Senate. He is also listed as a defendant.
AZ Governor Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Senate Appointee
by Jon Parton |
Citing the 17th Amendment, the lawsuit says, “the state legislature has no authority to mandate that a temporary appointee shall serve in lieu of or in preference to a Senator directly elected by the people, beyond any period necessary to hold an orderly election. The state legislature may not substitute its own choice or the Governor’s choice for a choice made by the people of the State.”
The complaint asks the court to order Gov. Ducey to hold an immediate election. As it currently stands, the state will not hold an election for the seat until the 2020 general election.
“As a result, plaintiff voters and other citizens of Arizona will be deprived of elected representation in the Senate for over [28] months, and will suffer irreparable injury from such a lengthy loss of elected representation in the United States Senate,” the lawsuit states. . . " Click here to continue
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Inauguration Day in Mexico: Expectations for the AMLO Presidency
Euphoria + Investor flight
High public policy approval ratings that have 'spooked' investors. . . Democracy concerns for the rule-of-law, respecting contracts > anxiety among investors with the new administration
High public policy approval ratings that have 'spooked' investors. . . Democracy concerns for the rule-of-law, respecting contracts > anxiety among investors with the new administration
Published on Nov 28, 2018
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we speak with Duncan Wood, Director of the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, about the upcoming inauguration of Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Even after a bumpy ride during the post-election transition period, expectations remain relatively high. What immediate challenges will AMLO face after his swearing-in? Can he get off to a fast start, and how will US-Mexico relations change when he takes office?
Guest: Duncan Wood, Director of the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, is a “North American citizen,” lecturing and publishing widely in the United States, Mexico and Canada on intracontinental issues and relations, with a primary focus on U.S.-Mexican ties. He regularly gives testimony to the U.S. Congress on U.S.-Mexico relations, is a widely quoted source on Mexican energy politics and has published widely on this and other issues. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 30 chapters and articles. He is currently a regular participant in the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Energy, an editorial advisor to El Universal newspaper, and is a member of the editorial board of Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica. From 1996-2012 he was a professor and the director of the International Relations Program at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City for 17 years. In 2007, he was a non-resident Fulbright Fellow and, between 2007 and 2009, he was technical secretary of the Red Mexicana de Energia, a group of experts in the area of energy policy in Mexico. He has been a member of the Mexican National Research System, an editorial advisor to both Reforma, a Senior Associate with the Simon Chair and the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He studied in the UK and Canada, receiving his PhD in political studies from Queen’s University, Canada, and is a recipient of the Canadian Governor General’s Visit Award for contributions to the Mexico-Canada relationship.
Moderator: John Milewski is the executive producer and managing editor of Wilson Center NOW and also serves as director of Wilson Center ON DEMAND digital programming.
Guest: Duncan Wood, Director of the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, is a “North American citizen,” lecturing and publishing widely in the United States, Mexico and Canada on intracontinental issues and relations, with a primary focus on U.S.-Mexican ties. He regularly gives testimony to the U.S. Congress on U.S.-Mexico relations, is a widely quoted source on Mexican energy politics and has published widely on this and other issues. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 30 chapters and articles. He is currently a regular participant in the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Energy, an editorial advisor to El Universal newspaper, and is a member of the editorial board of Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica. From 1996-2012 he was a professor and the director of the International Relations Program at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City for 17 years. In 2007, he was a non-resident Fulbright Fellow and, between 2007 and 2009, he was technical secretary of the Red Mexicana de Energia, a group of experts in the area of energy policy in Mexico. He has been a member of the Mexican National Research System, an editorial advisor to both Reforma, a Senior Associate with the Simon Chair and the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He studied in the UK and Canada, receiving his PhD in political studies from Queen’s University, Canada, and is a recipient of the Canadian Governor General’s Visit Award for contributions to the Mexico-Canada relationship.
Moderator: John Milewski is the executive producer and managing editor of Wilson Center NOW and also serves as director of Wilson Center ON DEMAND digital programming.
Intel's Chipmaking Throne Challenged by Taiwanese Upstart
Other ways to grow . . .
Published on Nov 28, 2018
Nov.28 -- For more than 30 years, Intel Corp. has dominated chipmaking, producing the most important component in the bulk of the world’s computers. That run is now under threat from a company many Americans have never heard of. Bloomberg's Ian King has more on "Bloomberg Technology."
Piecing it Together A Framing Playbook for Affordable Housing Advocates
Opportunity 360 . . . basic information about every neighborhood across the country. 100,000 people have been on the platform in the last year
Published on Nov 27, 2018
Recorded live on November 26, 2018
Over the past two years, Enterprise has been working with a set of partners across the country to help build the capacity of the sector to better engage community residents. We partnered with the FrameWorks Institute to conduct research to help housing practitioners better understand the importance of framing as part of their work to advance opportunity through affordable housing.
The first paper in the series, You Don’t Have to Live Here, has become almost a staple in our industry for understanding how our messaging, when not strategically framed, can fail to deliver the support we need. We are pleased that this work has been well received and that there is a strong appetite to learn more, to get further guidance on critical policy priorities that now top our “to-do” lists, and to create overarching narratives that can withstand the political head-winds of the day.
In this webinar, we'll be discussing two additional resources produced with the FrameWorks Institute to provide additional guidance on how affordable housing messaging can be transformed for greater effect:
1 Finding a Frame for Affordable Housing: Findings from Reframing Research on Affordable Housing and Community Development.
This research report outlines the findings from a series of interrelated investigations aimed at finding effective frames on affordable housing.
2 Piecing it Together: A Framing Playbook for Affordable Housing Advocates.
To help ensure that affordable housing advocates can effectively deploy the research recommendations, this companion playbook translates the findings into a “how to” framing guide and clear set of “do’s and don’ts” for communications practice.
Presented by Dr. Tiffany Manuel, Enterprise Community Partners and Dr. Drew Volmert, FrameWorks Institute
Over the past two years, Enterprise has been working with a set of partners across the country to help build the capacity of the sector to better engage community residents. We partnered with the FrameWorks Institute to conduct research to help housing practitioners better understand the importance of framing as part of their work to advance opportunity through affordable housing.
The first paper in the series, You Don’t Have to Live Here, has become almost a staple in our industry for understanding how our messaging, when not strategically framed, can fail to deliver the support we need. We are pleased that this work has been well received and that there is a strong appetite to learn more, to get further guidance on critical policy priorities that now top our “to-do” lists, and to create overarching narratives that can withstand the political head-winds of the day.
In this webinar, we'll be discussing two additional resources produced with the FrameWorks Institute to provide additional guidance on how affordable housing messaging can be transformed for greater effect:
1 Finding a Frame for Affordable Housing: Findings from Reframing Research on Affordable Housing and Community Development.
This research report outlines the findings from a series of interrelated investigations aimed at finding effective frames on affordable housing.
2 Piecing it Together: A Framing Playbook for Affordable Housing Advocates.
To help ensure that affordable housing advocates can effectively deploy the research recommendations, this companion playbook translates the findings into a “how to” framing guide and clear set of “do’s and don’ts” for communications practice.
Presented by Dr. Tiffany Manuel, Enterprise Community Partners and Dr. Drew Volmert, FrameWorks Institute
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