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"We can elect the best person in the world to be president, but that person will get swallowed up unless there is an unprecedented level of activism at the grassroots level." —Sen. Bernie Sanders
Presidential hopeful Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is on a roll. Following his historic late-May campaign kick-off rally on the waterfront in Burlington, he was greeted by overflow crowds in New Hampshire, Iowa and Minnesota. Moreover, he did very well in a recent Wisconsin straw poll. He has generated a level of enthusiasm not often seen this early in a campaign. Although his candidacy is sometimes dismissed, or at best deemed quixotic by mainstream media pundits certain that his criticisms of corporate American and rising levels of inequality can't fly, he continues to attract a large following wherever he speaks.
Sanders is the longest-serving Independent in U.S. history. He is well aware that he is no Lone Ranger coming to save the American people, a point to which the above quote, and his entire political life, attests. Despite Hillary Clinton's near-universal name recognition and limitless campaign funds, it would be foolish to write off the possibility of a Sanders presidency. Yet a winning electoral coalition—however far-fetched that idea may appear—is not the same thing as a grass roots mass movement. In other words, were Bernie Sanders elected President, how he wins would make an extraordinary difference.
As British political economist and Labor Party leader Harold Laski observed in 1940, "[T]he day of a successful election is the day on which the president ceases to be a free man." Laski was alluding to the pressures from political and economic elites that imprison a newly-elected chief executive. Conventional political science mostly ignores such pressures, choosing instead to focus on the party of the president, personality characteristics, or management style. The balance of power between Congress and the President is given great attention. Washington "gridlock" is condemned; bipartisan cooperation is celebrated and eagerly anticipated. But beneath those personal and institutional factors lies a deeper structure of power.
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The modern presidency emerged from the long tenure of FDR and the challenges of the Great Depression and WWII. Its foundation was set in the twin pillars of endless economic growth (defined as rising GDP – producing more today than yesterday, more tomorrow than today) and the promotion of national security (expanding security via the projection of American power against all "enemies," whether the former Soviet Union or ISIS). These twin goals were bipartisan, a product of a shared consensus that is simply not sustainable in an era of climate change and the decline of American empire. This now-unsustainable consensus was beholden to corporate definitions of the ends of U.S. military and economic power.
How does this power structure imprison the president? As a thought experiment, imagine the morning after he is elected President in 2016. What would greet President-elect Bernie Sanders after the victory parties die down and residents of Burlington, VT awaken to their first cup of coffee? The most immediate impact would be a steep decline in global financial markets, as investors registered their panic at the "reckless" decision reached by U.S. voters. The swift negative response would be amplified by fears in corporate boardrooms, as the specter of severe market instability and declining business confidence wracked the capitalist world. With a financial meltdown looming, president-elect Sanders would be facing a business reaction known as "capital strike." And that's just day one after the election. With little prospect of the economic tumult subsiding during his 11 week transition period, Sanders would face enormous pressure to calm the fears of the market by announcing the appointment of moderates to hold Cabinet positions—non-confrontational, non-ideological people who would be "acceptable" to political and economic power holders. No radicals for the Treasury Department, no thoughts of Ben and Jerry as Co-Secretaries of Commerce, no union firebrand to head the Labor Department, no Bill McKibben leading the Interior Department. Only nice, "safe" choices would suffice—personnel decisions that would undermine the progressive vision of his campaign. In short, the economics of "capital strike" would threaten to trump the verdict of democracy.
One of Bernie Sanders's heroes is legendary labor leader Eugene Debs, no stranger to the world of strikes. Debs was Socialist Party candidate for President five times, the final time in 1920 while he was in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta for opposing WWI. He received almost a million votes. Bernie Sanders's prison would, of course, be more metaphorical, though hardly less restrictive. For politicians like Democrat Hillary Clinton, such restrictions would not be so onerous. She would be a voluntary captive, willfully caught up in the same definitions of economic growth and national security that framed the modern presidency for both political parties. To be sure, in front of progressive and labor audiences, candidate Hillary Clinton undoubtedly will do her best to sound like Eugene Debs in a pant suit. More often than not, though, she will play the "sensible center" card, with Bernie's "unrealistic" excesses on her left side and irresponsible scorched earth Republicans on her right—classic Clintonian triangulation—and lead in a direction palatable to corporate, financial, and banking interests—classic Clintonian neoliberalism.
For Bernie Sanders, though, such confinement would be unbearable, almost taunting him to become just another moderate-to-liberal Democrat. To really challenge the status quo, he would need to do more than argue that working people deserve a bigger slice of the pie. For instance, reduction of income and wealth inequality itself, while crucial, would not help address global climate change, if the goal is merely to rev up economic growth in order to grow a bigger pie and give a proportionally larger slice to the bottom 99%. The U.S. and the world need to reduce production of greenhouse gasses, particularly carbon dioxide and methane, and do so rapidly. We need to rethink how "growth" and "progress" are defined. Simply raising GDP would actually make things worse. Similarly, national security needs to be defined as something quite different than having some 900 military bases around the world and a growing weapons and surveillance capability. We will not blast our way to a more secure world via a bloated, energy-depleting Pentagon budget, arming Middle East "moderate rebels" and firing more drones, strategies that create more "terrorist" enemies than they destroy.
In short, the U.S. today does not need a Gene Debs so much as it needs a Green Debs. The irony is that in some fundamental ways, the latter would have to be even more radical than the former. As Naomi Klein has powerfully argued, "global climate change is not just another issue to add to your list of things to worry about. It's a civilizational wake-up call." Delivering such a wake-up call will require the kind of political revolution that Bernie Sanders has long advocated, a revolution with the courage to confront the interlocked corporate, financial, fossil fuel and military interests that benefit from our current version of capitalism and militarism.
If president-elect Sanders is to avoid becoming "prisoner-elect," he will need to call for a fundamental redefinition of economic growth and national security. He will need to bring together an electoral movement, with a movement for economic justice, with a movement for climate justice. He will need people in the streets, along Pennsylvania Avenue as well as Main Streets everywhere—continually, not just at victory parties or inaugural balls. Absent sustained public pressure that coalesces with the campaign itself, he indeed would be swallowed up, prisoner of a system he sought to challenge.
For many reasons, then, the campaign and the ensuing transition period would be a wild ride. But the wildest aspect would not be a Sanders victory. Rather it would be the tension between the populist, working class vision of Sanders and the powerful economic and military forces trying to tame any potential Bernie beast. And the deciding factor—his only insulation from "capital strike"—would be democracy itself. This means not just 270 electoral votes but the legitimacy that would accompany post-election demonstrations demanding space for his progressive vision, despite the hostile reaction of those who benefit from inequality. So can Bernie Sanders actually cobble together an electoral coalition strong enough to elect him president? He probably can, but that's the easy part.


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University of Missouri researchers are calling for the redesign of electronic health record documentation tools to better meet the needs of primary care physicians, specifically the clinic notes sections that recap a patient's medical history.
"While EHRs have granted physicians access to more information than ever before, they also include lots of extraneous information that does not contribute to the care of the patient," said Richelle Koopman, M.D., associate professor of family and community medicine at the MU School of Medicine and lead author of a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
In the study, researchers observed primary care physicians using EHRs in preparation for patient visits and asked them to identify which parts of the clinic note they found most and least important. According to the results, doctors overwhelmingly found the "assessment" and "plan" sections of the clinic notes to be the most important, while the "review of systems" section—which is required by Medicare and Medicaid for billing purposes—was deemed the least valuable.
"Most physicians we observed skipped right to the assessment and plan sections, which include the diagnoses of the patient from the last visit and notes on how physicians planned to address the diagnoses," Koopman said. "In addition, physicians expressed a lot of frustration about the poor utility of the 'review of systems' section and said it had little value in addressing patient care."
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Part of the problem, according to Koopman, is that EHR documentation "mimicked" the paper records which were difficult to navigate due to increasing federal and regulatory demands on required information, and this led to redundant, cluttered information being presented electronically.
"Current ambulatory progress notes present more information to the physician than necessary and in an antiquated format," concludes the study. "It is time to reengineer the clinic progress note to match the workflow and information needs of its primary consumer."
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The original Blade Runner, released in 1982, and based loosely on the science fiction book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick, was set in a dystopian future Los Angeles in the year 2019. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film which starred Harrison Ford as burnt-out cop, Rick Deckard, assigned to hunt a fugitive group of synthetic humans (replicants,) underperformed at the box office upon release, but left quite an impression that has been near impossible to erase.
Hailed as a modern classic of neo-noir cinema, Blade Runner has influenced countless films. In today's Hollywood, the highest form of flattery isn't imitation, but a conscription into the mad worlds of reboots and cinematic universes.
Blade Runner 2049, arrives thirty five years after the original, and is set in the title year, thirty years after the events of the original. In the lead role this time, is dreamboat, Ryan Gosling, who plays K/Joe, a replicant cop, from an advanced line that has successfully been integrated with human beings and can coexist side by side.
Trained to obey instructions, K, is under orders by his superior, Lieutenant Joshi (Robin Wright) to find and retire a child that appears to be proof that replicants can procreate. This is after Joshi had uncovered a box containing the remains of a pregnant replicant. This dead body is identified as Rachel, who played a major role in the original film as the love interest to Ford's Deckard.
Beginning to question his memories, and humanity, K goes rogue and is hunted by Luv, a trained-to-kill machine operating on the orders of Niander Wallace (Jared Leto). Wallace considers the idea of reproducing replicants profitable for his expansive corporation. K's search for answers takes him to Las Vegas where he unearths Deckard, now living in relative obscurity.
Directed by Dennis Villeneuve, (Arrival, Prisoners) Blade Runner 2049, is a worthy successor as it continues on the original's classic themes but also expands on them, posing some interesting questions at the end. What does it mean to be human? To have free will and how far should science go in its quest to discover new life forms?
The plot is easy enough to follow but the real triumph of Blade Runner 2049 is visual. The work of veteran cinematographer, Roger Deakins here is nothing short of classic as he unspools his director's vision of the wasted future in splendid, terrifying images. There are blizzards all the time, the water is contaminated and giant sea walls protect the inhabitants from the water coming in. There are also massive garbage dumps and the wasted ruins of a dusty Las Vegas city to gaze wondrously at.
Blade Runner 2049's pacing is slow and measured, allowing for a running time that is almost three hours long. But what the film lacks in noisy action scenes, clanging in every twenty minutes, it makes up for in meticulousness and a knowing sense of direction.
Villeneuve proves himself the man for the job as he succeeds in making a film not directed at teenage fan boys eager to start up a new franchise, but melded to the adult tastes of fans of the original. And anyone, anywhere who likes their cinema smart, immersive, sexy yet full of heart.
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The answer is not really! Similar to McKinsey recruitment process, BCG recruitment process consists of at least 4 rounds: CV screening, BCG potential test, 1st round of case interview and 2nd round of case interview.
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1. The differences in real consulting projects – BCG and Bain project teams are more "powerful".
In McKinsey, sometimes it feels like the engagement team just acts like the front face or the representatives of the bigger, smarter, and more competent "somebody" backstage. The team has little say on what the project content would look like. Most of the content comes from the network of partners and experts with years of experience in that particular industry, function, or location. At McKinsey, "I drew it" is not the preferred answer to the "where did you get that framework from?" question. This may sound a little negative, but maybe that's the key to success of McKinsey over the others (McKinsey on average commands much higher consulting fees than any other competitors).
On the other hand, at BCG (and Bain), the engagement team acts more like an independent cell in the worldwide network body. The team depends less on the network's knowledge and expertise. There are more "problem solving" teams and less expert interviews.
2. Case Interviews of McKinsey vs. BCG (and Bain) somewhat reflect that aspect.
Guess what, the case interview format does have the feel of that difference in real life. In McKinsey interviews, more often than not, you will get a so-called "interviewer-led" case, in which you are asked to work on specific parts of the overall case question designated by the interviewer. Usually, the ability to look at the big problem as a whole and break it down is not as important as the ability to effectively and coherently solve mini problems.
In BCG and Bain case interviews, you will often get a format called the "candidate-led" case. This is the opposite of the interviewer-led format. The interviewer will give a case problem (i.e: case key question) and leave you on the island. You are expected to think on your feet, actively draw an issue tree (interchangeably called frameworks), tackle the issue tree based on hypotheses, and so on. The interviewer plays a very passive role. He / she doesn't usually intervene unless you ask questions.
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Weathernews Inc. have jointly released 'Fleet Viewer', a big data analyser to enhance shipping.
Fleet Viewer is part I of MOL's "FOCUS" Project (Note 1) intended to enhance the collection and application of a ship's operational data.
More informed operations and response to emergencies will help in safeguarding the transport of people and cargo.
For the most part, however, maintaining safety and addressing problems onboard have relied on the skills and experience of seafarers on the front lines. Because ships travel such great distances they cannot be "watched" from shore.
A similar situation would be a doctor at a hospital using digital technologies to treat a patient at a remote clinic.
The Fleet Viewer is designed to prevent problems, with the option of switching to "treatment" in case of a failure, and share know-how between the "hospital" on shore and the "clinic" far out at sea.
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In other words, not only the crewmembers onboard while under way, but also ship management superintendents on land can observe, diagnose, and treat the ship's operating status if external help is required.
It enables MOL to offer safer transport services to customers by sharing the knowledge gained by analyzing accumulated Big Data throughout the fleet via the FOCUS Project.
The Fleet Viewer collects nearly 6,000 items of sensing data at a uniquely high frequency (one-minute intervals), which allows it to determine the status of vessels, the operational status of all equipment, vessel position, ocean and weather information, and share all this among vessels and shore-based personnel, anywhere in the world.
The app handles enormous data volume, also features a user-friendly interface.
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Users can not only instantly recognize the status of vessels, delve into data, and send push notifications, but also customize the content of the system. The customized content can be shared among them.
According to the company, Fleet Viewer is an application that can continue to evolve along with its users' needs.
Vessel operation data is collected and stored on the cloud with part of ABLOG data. The accumulated data is used through the development of various applications to enhance safe operation and reduce environmental impact.
As the second step following Fleet Viewer application, slated to appear around October of this year, the app will have the capability to assess the degradation of vessel performance over time which is now difficult to do from shore.
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Living at the edge of the LA Metro area I do have a lot of wilderness close by. I'm not the only who ventures a few blocks from home to enjoy the outdoors.
In Duarte at their Encanto Park there is an old railroad bridge that connects it with the San Gabriel River Trail that you can use to bike all the way to Long Beach if you desire. The bridge is all nicely paved and now that the river has been off for nearly a year (not sure who or why they did it, but its LA Baby and you roll with nature being shut off) so its possible to walk under it. For years even when the river ran the Duarte East Side Gang and some other groups have been decorating and putting their own mark on the undersides of the bridge. I think DESG is gone as the incredible murals are painted and tagged over. Sad to see their art go as the tagging usually doesn't bode well.
I do have to admit that this is my favorite time of year to shoot. Now through the end of October the sun isn't as high and the resulting color shifts to the redder side of the spectrum really accentuate the warm tones of a scene. Add in the natural fading of greens as fall approaches things really warm up a bit. Late afternoon and early morning this is most noticeable and is the reason I do so much shooting at those times of day.
I shot these bracketed with 2 stops over/under exposure using the EOS 20d with an ultra wide angle to capture as much of the scene as possible and add some linear distortion. I used the 3 RAW files to generate HDR files that were tonemapped and run through Virtual Photographer to get to the final images seen here.


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These Holiday Truffles are Packed with Protein
Perfect for a protein boost when you need a treat, these little truffle bites can be rolled in different toppings for a pretty holiday gift.
- 1/2 cup unsweetened peanut butter
- 1/2 cup whey protein booster
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 Tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp coconut flakes
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp ground pistachios
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. In a mixing bowl, add peanut butter, whey protein booster and honey. Beat until well combined. Roll into 16 (1-inch) balls and arrange on baking sheet. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave on high in 10-second increments, stirring until smooth. Coat 4 of the truffles in the melted chocolate and place on baking sheet. Place the coconut flakes, chia seeds and pistachios in separate small bowls. Roll 4 of the truffles in each topping and arrange on baking sheet. Keep refrigerated until serving. Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
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Serving size: 1 truffle
Serves 16
Calories: 65
Fat: 4g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 42mg
Carbohydrates: 2g
Fiber: 0g
Protein: 4g
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Roundup 12-5-2014
USF Med School – What Did You Expect?
To no one's surprise:
The USF board of Trustees on Thursday approved a downtown location for the Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Health Institute in a unanimous vote.
The next step for USF comes in January: the university must ask for state funding from the Florida Board of Governors it meets Jan. 21-22 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
The total cost of the new medical tower was estimated to be between $150 million and $163 million. USF believes it has up to $130 million already lined up, including state funding, so the university would need to raise more money from other sources.
We assume they will eventually get it.
And there were the beginnings of an idea for a plan for the future of the institutions around the main campus revealed in a Tribune editorial:
School officials say moving the medical school would make space available that could accommodate a major expansion of the university's neuroscience research. It also would allow expansion of the College of Nursing, which is important considering the state is expected to experience a shortfall of 50,000 nurses in the coming years.
The downtown project also would free up space that could allow the construction of a joint research building with Moffitt Cancer Center and a new Department of Bioengineering facility.
It also would allow the university to give new focus to microbiology, biodefense and infectious disease, expanding both clinical work and research.
Setting aside that at one point the nursing school was to move, but now apparently it won't (or will it), that is the beginning of a concept of a plan. On the other hand, it raises a simple question: if the downtown med school is supposed to be a big draw for all these researchers and companies in biomed and make us a hub, who is going to do all that stuff on the main campus and if all this research is going on the main campus, what will be drawn downtown?
In any event, as we have said from the beginning (in addition to this being a done deal and it is over hyped), we get that the Lightning owner wants an anchor for his project (that is only good business), and we have no problem with that. (Apparently, his bigger plan will be unveiled on December 17.) And we like the idea of the med school move if there is a real plan (though not having an adjacent hospital is a problem) – but we have not seen a real plan.
Once again, it is not the Lightning owner's job to have a plan for USF and affiliate institutions. It is the public officials' job to do it and not do this (note that the Times edited the linked article to remove this quote – something they often do with hype-tastic quotes. No matter, we saved a copy of the original):
"We would act as an economic development anchor for Tampa," said Dr. Charles Lockwood, the senior vice president of USF Health and dean of the medical school, "for one of the biggest urban projects in the history of this country."
Yes, it would be an anchor. As for being one of the "biggest urban projects in the history of the county," there are bigger projects both being built and planned in Miami right now (see subsection "– Aside: So What Does a Billion Dollars Get You These Days?") not to mention this in New York and a bunch of others. It is fine to say the Lightning owner's project is a major project and could really change downtown Tampa, but we need to deal in facts. (Much more of that and it will be difficult to take other statements, like potential ideas for how to deal with the main campus and their effects, seriously.)
Regardless, the move is probably going to happen, The bottom line is this: if it turns out as hyped, great. But if it doesn't, don't be surprised. And in any event, the real driver of the development in that area of downtown is the Lightning owner (with his bigger project and push for a corporate HQ) and how much and in what he decides to invest, not the med school or public officials.
Economic Development – The Time Is Now (As It Has Been For a While)
Those who watch the Daily Show know there is a running joke that whenever the show takes a week off, something big happens. Last week, we felt the same way about economic development news.
— Warm, Low Tax Area Seeks Lonely, Cold, Overtaxed Corporation for Long Term Relationship
As is widely reported, this area (and Tampa specifically) is seeking out a major corporate HQ, preferably for downtown. Recently, there was a presentation on how CEO's see us:
The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. has made the relocation of a major brand name headquarters to Tampa Bay a big priority.
Perception of the region from CEOs with no connection to the market and CEOs that run local operations of companies based elsewhere has changed dramatically for the better, new research from San Diego-based Barry Quarles and his firm, Market Enhancement Group, shows.
He briefed EDC investors in person last week about the data.
"As we create websites and brochures and take people to dinner and lunch we know a little more about what is going in their head and how they view this marketplace," said EDC CEO Rick Homans. The data follows on a similar set of questions asked in 2002, so it is comparison-rich.
Twelve years ago, the high cost of doing business here was a strong negative. Now, the area has a better rap, and even more critical is a pro-business attitude of local and state public leadership. That, combined with an absence of unnecessary rules and regulations and a lack of bureaucratic interference, dominated the perceived advantages of doing business here.
Tampa is rated No. 1 in areas where other markets are struggling, Quarles said, such as cost of living and expensive government.
Well, that is good. Being business friendly is important, if a bit ambiguous.
Nor does it hurt that people like the Lightning owner are investing in the area. (Apparently, his project has already drawn interest.) Often times, money likes to follow money. Yet,
But the consultant also shared executive perceptions that show this area has some gaping holes to address.
"Transportation is your greatest vulnerability," warned Quarles, who heads Market Enhancement Group. It's the latest reminder that the mass transit referendums rejected earlier this month in Pinellas and Polk counties will need to be reconsidered to make them more appealing to tax-wary area voters.
Well, that is no surprise – and it is a gaping hole, especially to attract up and coming talent who want that urban environment.
Other than that, the reports did not really list any other findings about perceptions. This area is cheap and easy to get business done (which really has been the case, even if not always perceived as such, for a long time. And if it was so hard to do business twelve years ago, why wasn't that reported? Really, the mayor back in 2003 was hardly anti-business. And it does not seem from these articles from 1999 and 2000 that it was hard to do business in the area. Maybe the big change is not in local government.) On the other hand, transportation is a mess and unlikely to get better soon. Moreover, there is no discussion about schools, amenities, talent pool, etc.
In other words, we are not sure we learned much. Then there was this:
As much as 13 percent of the respondents are very likely to move to establish new headquarters in the next three years. Another 15 percent are somewhat likely. They are heavily concentrated in the Northeast: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
So, yes, there is opportunity out there –especially, unsurprisingly, in colder states. Of course, that opportunity has been there for years. It is well past time to take real advantage of it.
— 20 Years On
Then again, not taking advantage also has been the case for a long time, so why hasn't it happened?
There was some discussion, if tangential, in the last few weeks. It all started with a column in the Times a few weeks back about the Tampa Bay Partnership about its 20 year anniversary.
The Tampa Bay Partnership has had moments to shine and reasons to hide in two decades. In recent years there's a growing drumbeat that the partnership mission has become muddied and its leaders turned gun-shy — even as other area economic development groups boast of newfound "swagger," pursue outsized ambitions and deliver concrete results for the economic community.
The partnership's membership, which has ballooned to eight counties from Sarasota to Citrus to Polk, has grown unwieldy and fractured. Its bold plan to webcast days of live, pro-region business interviews under the "Front Row Tampa Bay" name during the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa proved expensive, reached small audiences and generated little value.
The group's recent priority to raise money and support for mass transit referendums — from Hillsborough's first try in 2010 to this month's Greenlight Pinellas and a similar initiative in Polk County — all ended with voters delivering crushing defeats.
Setting aside that the same columnist praised "Front Row Tampa Bay" back in 2012. (Whether that is part of the long-standing Tampa Bay tendency to overplay "achievements" before determining that they are not actually achieving much – something that plagues us politically and otherwise and is part of the reason things have not happened – or just a change a heart, you can decide.), this is not the first time criticism has arisen, just the most pointed expression of it. Others have said the same things behind the scenes. We will summarize this quote as "the main regional economic development organization has underperformed."
The column continued:
That may be why a call for change at the top is growing. Few business leaders sense the partnership's marketing message, whatever it may be these days, makes Tampa Bay stand out in a competitive crowd of aspiring metro areas. Rogel counters that it's hard to make a big noise with a small marketing budget.
Fueling the debate is the strong perception that a new crop of leaders recently recruited to run major area economic development groups or key businesses — namely Joe Lopano at Tampa International Airport, Rick Homans at Tampa/Hillsborough's Economic Development Corp., Santiago Corrada at Visit Tampa Bay and Paul Anderson at Port Tampa Bay — has delivered boffo results with new international flights, a boom in company relocations, record tourist visits and strong shipping numbers.
While one can weigh the accomplishments of the different leaders listed above in different ways, the point is valid (especially for the airport). There has been new blood that has changed the approach locally – in fact, especially with the airport, the new blood has pushed a more complacent local establishment to raise its ambition and game – which is all good.
One thing that has not happened in the last 20 years is that a major HQ has not moved to this area. Another thing that has not happened is that this area has not become a hub of technology or other high wages jobs. And, of course, transportation has not really been addressed (while other major metros in the state have moved forward). Moreover, planning is still questionable.
None of this is exclusively the fault of the Tampa Bay Partnership or its leadership. Some of it has nothing to do with the Partnership. (For instance, it should not have taken 20 years to get the political officials to actually consider acting regionally, which they still do only intermittently. And planning is still a mess.) On the other hand, the Partnership has held itself out as an organization that wants to deal with (actually lead on) these issues, so the failure to achieve them is also a failure of the Partnership to achieve its goals.
Yes, we are more regional, especially in tone, though not nearly regional enough in fact. (Cooperation on the airport expansion is a start, as is the trade mission to Chile this week. Yet, has anyone seen a regional transportation plan other than the completely ignored TBARTA ideas or even a real proposal to for cross-Bay transit?) Yes, we have grown and changed, but there is really no question we are still followers, not creators, of economic development and city-building fashion. We can (and should) do much better. Some of that has to do with organizations like the Partnership, but much is more about local (especially elected) officials.
In the event, the aforementioned CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership then resigned.
Stuart Rogel, CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, is stepping down after 20 years at the helm of the multicounty economic development and advocacy group.
Partnership chairman Brian Lamb said chief operating officer John Schueler will assume day-to-day activities as needed while a national search is launched to identify a new CEO.
In revealing his plans Wednesday, Rogel, 60, insisted he was under no pressure to leave. Rather, he said he felt the time was right to part ways, both for his family and for the partnership. "I had a great run. Loved every minute of it," he said in an interview. "But who the heck stays anywhere for 21 years?"
The partnership, which was created by local business leaders in 1994 to market Tampa Bay as a single metro region, had been on the losing end of a number of recent campaigns, including mass transit initiatives in Pinellas and Polk counties.
The reason for his resigning is not relevant. What is relevant is what will happen now. Regardless of past performance, the change in leadership is an opportunity to refine the approach for the present circumstances and take advantage of the new blood.
Lamb, who runs Fifth Third Bank's bay area operation, said Rogel also leaves the partnership in strong financial shape. He credited the outgoing CEO with a string of successes, including helping to attract notable companies to the area, establishing relationships with site selection experts around the country, marketing the area as a prime business destination, and taking on difficult regional challenges such as transportation and water.
The partnership, Lamb said, will remain focused on several key initiatives: marketing the region, improving its workforce, solving transportation challenges and securing the future of Major League Baseball here.
He declined to give a timetable for the executive search but said it will include candidates who have held leadership roles in high-performing economic development regions.
Here are some suggestions about the next CEO. First, that person should be an independent actor and not be beholden to any political actor. The Partnership is supposed to be regional. The leader should be regional. In other words, use the airport director as a model: pick someone who already has a high level of achievement somewhere else and who will bring fresh ideas and elevate everyone's game (and especially push local officials).
Second, the person should be paid a competitive salary, but that salary should be reasonable and contingent on performance. It is fine to pay for talent, but keep the eye on the prize.
There is opportunity to accelerate positive change. It should be taken.
— And One More Thing: Insecurity Watch
Though, in all the coverage, there was this:
On Friday, the partnership's community luncheon will feature a "Legacy of Leadership" theme and praise the businesspeople who chaired the group over the past 20 years. Brian Lamb, Fifth Third Bank's top area executive, also gets officially welcomed as the 2015 chairman. Next November, SunTrust area chief Allen Brinkman — now coming off a year chairing Tampa/Hillsborough's EDC — follows as the next partnership chairman.
After wrapping up a year of can-do "swagger" at the EDC, Brinkman says he wants to try to revive some of that confidence at the Tampa Bay Partnership. The partnership can be a powerful group, he says, but it has lost its voice.
"We've got to get back that one voice, to say we are here to do business."
Says Brinkman: "My mission will be to give it that swagger."
Please, no. (The idea that what this area needs is supercilious pompousness just won't go away.) Confidence is fine, but, as we have noted a number of times (See "Insecurity Watch – Welcome to Swagger City" and "Economic Development – Show Us Your Supercilious Pomposity" ), swagger is not confidence. Nor is swagger competence or achievement. Swagger is a sign of insecurity. Swagger is the old Tampa Bay DNA.
As they say in sports, act like you have been there before – or at least that you deserve to be there.
Transportation – Election Aftermath
As noted above, transportation is a major negative for this area in terms of business recruitment. Coincidentally, the first information of what led to the failure of the Greenlight proposal is coming out (also coincidentally, from the Tampa Bay Partnership). First, from the Tribune:
The proposed 1-penny sales tax hike was the overwhelming reason cited by Pinellas voters who rejected the Greenlight plan, an exit poll commissioned by the Tampa Bay Partnership found.
Pinellas voters did not believe mass transit improvements would benefit them and were unconvinced that any overall benefit to the county was worth the hit to their pockets, according to the survey of 400 voters conducted by Frederick Polls in the two days following the Nov. 4 election. The margin of error is 4.9 percent.
Even the pledge to eliminate the transit property tax did little to make the new sales tax more palatable, with 80 percent of Pinellas "no" voters viewing the tax swap negatively, the study found.
That level of resistance to raising taxes for transit likely will worry Hillsborough County leaders in 2016 when they are expected to put a mass transit plan before voters.
The study also skewers some immediate post-election hopes that voters would have approved a half-penny sales tax hike for a scaled-down version of the plan that did not include the controversial light rail link.
That proposal barely moved the needle from the level of support that Greenlight garnered at the election, according to the poll.
Now, the Times:
Survey results released Thursday cast doubt on the theory that the light rail component doomed the plan.
More than 90 percent of the voters who rejected Greenlight Pinellas did so because of the sales tax increase, according to a survey commissioned by the Tampa Bay Partnership. They would not have voted yes even if the light rail had been excluded, said the 400 voters surveyed Nov. 5 and 6.
About 55 percent of those who voted no blamed light rail for the decision, Rogel said.
When voters were asked if they would support a half-cent sales tax for only bus improvements, support remained virtually unchanged at 38 percent.
The Yes on Greenlight campaign emphasized that many homeowners would break even or save money as part of the so-called tax swap, but the survey showed many were skeptical. About 78 percent of the no voters had a negative view of the tax swap, a potential sign that voters didn't trust leaders to fulfill that promise, Rogel said.
First, it appears that rail was not really a main issue at all. While some may be fixated on opposing it, paying for anything seems to be the issue.
Second, none of that is surprising in an area with the lowest average income for a major metro area and where housing is not very affordable to the average resident. Even if people want to improve transportation, they have personal concerns that come first. When you market yourself (de jure or de facto) as low-cost and recruit jobs with low wages, it is not surprising that many of the people you attract want to maintain that low cost and maximize their low wages.
Consequently, it is harder sell many of those people on the higher cost for investments, regardless of whether they are needed or not. You have to have a very good message with good marketing and create trust in officials to get the job done, and that apparently was not the case. (It should be considered that the culture of excessive hype with less than optimal results contributes to this lack of trust.) A plan will not succeed just be local officials say how great it would be.
A sales tax may pass at some point. However, it seems pretty clear that, like the Orlando area, local officials should start looking for alternative funding sources for transportation improvements. (We suggest that a first step is to stop subsidizing retail and sprawl.)
That being said, backing off of fixing the obvious transportation problems by taking the traditional "incremental" approach (as is hinted in the article), which is what we have now, rather than dealing with what needs to be done will just leave us with more of the same and relatively less competitive. It will also indicate that local government really cannot get done what needs to be done. We need to get the issue worked out.
Whether local officials are creative enough to get there – and to build enough trust among the electorate – remains to be seen.
Transportation – HART Goes Transparent
While it does not directly affect service, HART is making a nice move.
Hillsborough's transit agency voted Monday to move a large amount of its financial information online in an effort to show the public the board is spending its dwindling money in a responsible manner.
The move goes beyond posting the budgets required by the state. It includes expenditures, monthly financial reports, vendor information, payroll, wire transactions and more.
Credit where credit is due. It is a good move because more information to the public is good. And
HART board member and County Commissioner Sandra Murman said the transparency initiative will help show the public that HART is doing the best it can with its resources, despite being "strapped for cash."
"A lot of people think it's so easy to do stuff because you have so many millions of dollars, but what they don't understand is where all that money goes," Murman said. "You are providing that transparency so people understand that every dollar that comes to HART is being spent frugally and wisely."
We won't go far as to say every dollar is being spent wisely, but HART is not flush with cash. It will be good for people to see that, though it might be lost on some who will see numbers in the millions and do not really know the costs of running a transit system. In a separate but related note:
There was also discussion about splitting the Finance, Governance and Administration committee into separate governance and finance committees, allowing the latter to delve further into potential revenue sources.
HART continues to look for ways to increase its revenue sources to keep operating without a massive shortfall. Much has been made of a potential 2016 tax-for-transportation referendum, similar to those that failed in Pinellas and Polk counties in November.
Yet, HART should look for alternative financing because:
Board member Josh Burgin, who was not present at Monday's meeting, has long warned against relying on revenue from a potential tax that voters could reject.
"HART should next expect to see dramatic budgetary growth as a result of a near future tax increase proposal," Burgin wrote in a letter that was read during the meeting. "The most likely scenario for increased HART funding through additional taxes is one where a half-cent tax is passed with a majority of the revenues committed to roads and a relative small amount is dedicated to HART."
Indeed, thanks in part to the anti-transit advocacy of people like that Board member, they cannot count on a sales tax passing. (see here and here) In any event, they should have learned from other regions and gotten creative long ago, like this. That is creative.
Transportation – Who Does The PTC Represent?
This blog is firmly nonpartisan. We do not care about parties. We care about policies, and we both criticize and commend people regardless of political affiliation. (What we would really like is if everyone promoted good policies for the good of the area in a wonderfully bi-partisan and regional fashion.)
Additionally, we have made no secret of the fact that we think the PTC's policies regarding ridesharing companies are not very good. It is no secret that the majority of the County Commission and PTC is made up of Republicans, and the two most vocal Commissioners on the PTC are also Republicans. Given that, it was interesting that the Tampa Bay Young Republicans issued a statement recently:
The Hillsborough County PTC is made up of numerous county commissioners and city council members. It is TBYR's believe [sic] that since the PTC enjoys a quasi-autonomous rule over most transportation services they have resorted to fining, arresting, and ultimately shutting down businesses such as Uber and Lyft because of the stiff competition they create for taxies and limo services. The PTC has supported their bans by stating that these businesses are providing illegal taxi services; however, these companies simply connect people who are able and willing to give other people a ride.
This is why TBYR believes that this ban violates conservative principles by limiting consumer's choice and impeding the free market to flourish. The exact language of the motion is as follows:
Whereas The Tampa Bay Young Republicans stands in full support of ride share services to freely operate in Hillsborough County, FL
Whereas The Tampa Bay Young Republicans feel the PTC is overexerting their power and incorrectly and unfairly attacking innovation, free enterprise and consumer choice & REJECT the actions of the PTC, its Board Members, and The Hillsborough County Commission to stifle the aforementioned
Whereas The Tampa Bay Young Republicans fully support the notions of free markets, consumer choice and competition & REJECT government interference in the free market place regarding the PTC's actions
Whereas The Tampa Bay Young Republicans DEMAND the PTC cease and desist all negative actions on ride share services and allow the market to determine their fate
NOW, THEREFORE be it known that these are the sentiments and opinions of The Tampa Bay Young Republicans, the premier grassroots and politically active young professionals in Hillsborough County, FL and surrounding areas.
If even the Young Republicans reject the PTC's ridesharing policy, who is for it?
Tampa Heights – Just Maybe This Time
It seems that the The Heights project in near the river north of downtown might actually get going early 2015.
. . . The developers are planning to begin construction on the first phase of the Heights, a 317-unit apartment building on a parcel north of Palm Avenue, in the first quarter of 2015. The building will be a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and will include a few three-bedroom units as well as 17,000 square feet of retail space.
Riverside Heights is a undeveloped parcel of land on the Hillsborough River, just north of downtown Tampa. It is entitled for 1,600 residential units, 400,000 square feet of office space and 200,000 square feet of retail space.
The apartment building will be masonry construction in four to seven stories. The developers have obtained letters of intent for portions of the retail space, Bruck said. A letter of intent in commercial real estate is a nonbinding outline of the terms of the deal and allows the company time to do due diligence on the potential site.
"Optimistically," the building could break ground in February, Bruck said, concurrent with the closing of the construction loan. He declined to identify the lender.
After decades of plans, it is nice that something might get done. We are not sure if "four to seven stories" means some of it will be four and some seven or they are not sure about the height. Hopefully, the former. We are anxious to see what they come up with (especially with the building not being a stick building.)
Downtown – What Do Big Sales Mean?
We recently wrote about the sale of One Tampa City Center. Since then, the Wells Fargo building was also sold. So what does this all mean?
Driving those deals is a multifaceted dynamic, investment brokers say. Higher prices and lower returns in bigger cities have created more investor in interest in secondary markets like Tampa, where investors still see potential for upside.
But investors have also come to believe in the market itself, besides how it compares to its larger counterparts.
"There's no way anybody plunks down $70 million if they don't believe in the market," said Mike Davis, executive director of the capital markets group at Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc. "It's not just running from other markets. There's increased demand for quality product in [central business districts] nationally, and Tampa has been a slower market to recover than others in the state in terms of the CBD. I think its time has come, and investors want to get out of ahead that."
It means outside investors can think they can make a better return on buying in Tampa, which is good. Does that mean a flurry of new office buildings are coming?
While the aggregate sales numbers are impressive, the pricing per square foot on each of the towers is well below what it would cost to build them — giving the investors who bought them a sense of security that it will be years before they have to compete with a brand new building in the urban core.
"It's very difficult to justify a new tower today," Davis said, "although we are certainly seeing real rent growth and real absorption."
In other words, no. On the other hand, if the big push by the Lightning owner is successful in getting relocations, maybe there will be some office development downtown. In any event, the market appears to be recovering, which is good.
How Many Playing Fields Do You Need – Cont.
We have previously questioned the proposal for playing fields at HCC. (See "HCC – How Many Playing Fields Do We Need?") and noted that Pasco was moving forward. (See "How Many Playing Fields Do We Need? – Cont.") Well, the Pasco plan is still out there, even if it has some issues.
Retired baseball star Gary Sheffield told Pasco commissioners he would personally guarantee $3 million of his own money toward a youth baseball complex at Wiregrass Ranch if that's what it takes to get the financing in place for the $34 million project.
Sheffield and his business partner, James Talton, have spent nearly all of 2014 trying to raise the $23 million to match the county's $11 million contribution. Commissioners gave them a 90-day extension in July. On Tuesday, they set a drop-dead date of Dec. 5 to guarantee at least $3 million for the design and permitting of the park. They'll decide on Jan. 13 whether to accept the deal or terminate the contract.
The HCC idea has been quiet, but, then again, it came up without any real discussion, so that does not mean much. And then, Hillsborough County, which needs to develop high wage jobs, infrastructure, and a host of other things, still wants more fields.
Two years after pledging $15 million for an amateur sports complex, Hillsborough County commissioners are ready to start searching for land and seeking bids from companies interested in building and operating the fields.
Commissioners are scheduled to discuss the project at their meeting Dec. 3. Commissioner Ken Hagan, who started pushing for a multifield complex several years ago, said he wants the county to look at different scenarios to get the best deal possible for taxpayers.
"The thinking is the private sector can likely construct this facility cheaper than the county can do it," Hagan said. "Everything will be on the table, from land purchase to design and building to maintaining and operations."
The project has been delayed for two years while the county negotiated a deal with Tampa Electric Co. for lighting at the complex. The company has agreed to install and operate the lighting and allow the county to pay back the costs over a 10- or 20-year period, Hagan said, reducing the county's upfront costs.
So, $15 million up front (does that include paying TECO back?) What else?
"Based on our review of other complexes and studies, it will be a revenue producing asset," Hagan said. "But it will not pay for itself. That's why we need to come up with an advantageous model to allow us to minimize our yearly operation costs."
In other words, it will operate at a loss. So who knows how much more it will cost?
We have nothing against having playing fields and tournaments. We are all for lifestyle amenities. But what do we get out of the investment?
Communities across the state have built or are planning to build multipurpose complexes to attract large amateur softball, baseball and soccer tournaments. Sports economists say the tournaments boost community sales tax and bed tax collections as families plan trips around their children's sports interests.
Ok. That's fine but how much will we make in sales tax? Where is the real analysis?
The real question is whether playing fields are where Hillsborough County should spend its money now. Is that the priority? Does that get us to better paying jobs and improved transportation? Do we really want to pay for that or use the money for something else? And do we want to compete with other local counties? Does it really matter for the area if fields are in Wesley Chapel, as opposed to Seffner or Gibsonton? How much will it really bring in to the county? How much of the money will be just local kids going to local tournaments?
Never mind that, the County Commission just wants to move forward.
If we had surplus money or a company was going to take all the risk on land that has no better use (or County land with no better use that can be leased to the company and no other cost to the taxpayer), we would have no objection. But this involves taxpayer funds while the County keeps telling us it has limited money. So the question remains: How many playing fields do we need?
List of the Week
Because local media is now highlighting a wide variety of lists (like this in the Business Journal on ports – they like the Port and most other major ports in Florida and around the Gulf – or this from the Times about beautiful people – there are attractive people frequenting bars in south Tampa), we are trying to find more practical lists.
Because of all the talk about tourism and hospitality (like this from the Tribune ) and seeming focus on tourism as economic development, this week our list is wallethub.com's list of 10 best cities for waiters.
Coming in first is Seattle, followed by Burlington (VT), Boston, Spokane, Bellingham (WA), Honolulu, Worcester (MA), Olympia (WA), Napa (CA), and Santa Fe.
Notably, the average waiter salary in the best market for waiters, Seattle, is $29,410.


text: (Bloomberg) -- Sweden's housing slump deepened last month as the market struggles to absorb a supply glut and households lose confidence..Home prices fell 2.9 percent nationwide in November, following a drop of 3.0 percent in October, according to the Nasdaq OMX Valueguard-KTH Housing Index, HOX Sweden, which was published on Thursday. They are now 0.2 percent lower than a year earlier, the first time since May 2012 that prices have dropped on an annual basis. Another set of data on Thursday, from Svensk Maklarstatistik AB, also showed a decline..The property market in the largest Nordic economy is rapidly cooling after years of price increases that were driven largely by housing shortages and ultra-low interest rates. Supply is now outstripping demand and stricter mortgage rules, as well as growing apprehension among households, are driving prices lower. The drop is being led by high-end apartments in Stockholm..Greater supply "has resulted in buyers having more to choose from and taking longer before buying," Hans Flink, head of sales and business development at Maklarstatistik, said in a statement. "The sellers are therefore starting to adjust their prices to the tougher competition, which is pushing prices down somewhat.".According to Maklarstatistik's number, nationwide apartment prices fell a monthly 3 percent in November, adding to October's 1 percent drop. House prices fell 1 percent in the month, after being unchanged in October. Apartment prices in greater Stockholm fell 3 percent in the month and were down 4 percent from a year earlier, the first such decline in almost six years..The slump in Stockholm apartment prices is even more dramatic, according to Valueguard. The monthly drop of 4.2 percent is the steepest since October 2008, while the annual decline of 6.0 percent is the largest since June 2009..The growing risks have been noticed abroad, with traders pushing the krona down almost 5 percent since August. Officials, including the finance minister and the central bank governor, have so far taking a hands off approach, arguing that a cooling in prices is natural after the rapid increases of the past years..Read more on the government's take here.But households are getting increasingly pessimistic. SEB AB's housing-price indicator, which measures the difference between those who believe prices will rise and those who expect them to drop, fell to minus 5 in December. It showed that for the first time since February 2012, a majority of Swedes expect prices to fall in the coming year..But there may be glimmers of hope. Andreas Wallstrom, an economist at Nordea Bank AB in Stockholm, said data for the last few weeks from property-listings website Booli "are rather encouraging," as they indicate that prices have leveled out since mid-November and up until the first week of December. Average prices per square meter have even increased somewhat in both Stockholm and in the country as a whole in that period, he said.."Our tentative call for December is that home prices will stay unchanged compared to November," Wallstrom said. "In all, we forecast relatively stable home prices from here. To see a sustained downturn in prices, it will likely require a change in households' housing costs. As long as mortgage rates remain low, which we expect, it is difficult to see a marked decline.".To contact the reporter on this story: Niklas Magnusson in Stockholm at firstname.lastname@example.com. .To contact the editors responsible for this story: Jonas Bergman at email@example.com, Nick Rigillo .©2017 Bloomberg L.P.


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1. Bangkok, Thailand
I can feel the excitement overflowing as i'm typing this. You can never get tired of Bangkok, there is so much to do in Bangkok for every budget. Get a good pair of shoes for traveling, prepare to walk more than you do in Singapore.
2. Taiwan
Speaking of Taiwan, somewhere that i have heard so much that it's becoming a annoyance. I think majority of my friends have been to Taiwan, and being a Tzuchi Volunteer i am constantly surrounded by Taiwanese culture and connected in a way or another with this country. Our spiritual home is Hualien, where the organisation has being found.


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Case Study: Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation
Natural Building Technologies supplied materials for the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation which was completed back in 2013. The Centre is a redevelopment of the 18th century Royal High School in Edinburgh's Old Town with new atria plus social and teaching space stitched between and around the historic buildings. The integrity of the historic buildings is restored while the whole complex delivers the breakout and flexible working space that exemplar modern teaching and business practice demands.
The main reason that NBT were asked to provide materials for the building was that breathability, thermal performance and environmental performance was needed for the old walls, new walls and roof. Working in conjunction with Malcolm Fraser Architects, NBT achieved this by providing materials such as Pavadry for the walls in the old section of the building, and Pavatherm Plus for the roof and walls of the new build. These Pavatex products were provided along with all ancillary components, such as fixings, tapers, etc. ensuring that all the materials work together within the build.
The ECCI is a partnership between the three Edinburgh universities. It is a flagship teaching and business innovation hub for the knowledge, enterprise and skills required to create a low carbon economy. As such, the building's own environmental performance is significant and it has just been confirmed that this will be the first refurbished building in the UK to receive the industry's top BREEAM "Outstanding" award at design stage. Compared to the standard demolish-and-new build "sustainability" model, this represents a radical alternative and, as a general rule, we suggest that the achievement of a low carbon economy should start with the joyful renewal of sturdy historic buildings, rather than their replacement.
This recognition, of the importance of the integrity of the existing built environment, extends out from the building into the surrounding urban fabric. The historic Surgeon's Square (where Burke and Hare once delivered cadavers to Dr Knox's Dissection Theatre) to the rear of the Centre, is recovered and transformed from a forgotten car park to a valuable urban focus. Routes are opened-up through it, connecting the Centre to the Parliament and general institutions and amenities of Edinburgh by foot.
- Edinburgh Architectural Association's Building of the Year Award 2014
- RICS Building Conservation Award 2014
- Scottish Design Award for Education Building 2014
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The unnamed rooftop bar project is expected to arrive atop the Intercontinental next spring
Gerber Group's Mr. Purple sits atop the Indigo Hotel in NYC's Lower East Side.
The Wharf is expected to introduce a scenic watering hole on the 12th floor of the Intercontinental Hotel by next spring.
Source: https://dc.eater.com/2018/10/22/18009714/washington-dc-intercontinental-hotel-rooftop-bar-wharf-gerber-group-mr-purple-team
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Addressing National Concerns Over SCADA security
With the rapid growth witnessed in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems during recent times, organisations across the world are continually finding new ways to effectively manage change with seamless upgrades.
But as well as optimising the SCADA system, firms crucially need to ensure that advanced security measures are in place to counter external threats with the potential to floor national infrastructure.
The urgency of this was highlighted last year by news of a high-profile global attack – at its centre was a worm by the name of Stuxnet. It infected tens of thousands of Windows PCs running Siemens SCADA systems in manufacturing and utilities organisations, most notably in Iran. "Stuxnet proved that it is relatively simple to cause potentially catastrophic damage" to an industrial control network, Rodney Joffe, director of the Conficker Working Group coalition of security researchers, told ComputerWorld in May 2011.
Industrial networks have evolved from humble beginnings at standalone plants, into the fully-distributed, integrated systems linked directly into businesses and responsible for monitoring and controlling today's national infrastructure. As technology has developed, sensors and actuators upgraded the basic manual interface, though it was the advent of microprocessors that led to the creation of sophisticated networks that service the industry to this day. But with the birth of new technologies, the potential for things to go wrong also seems to have been amplified somewhat.
Writing for PublicService.co.uk, the British Security Industry Association's (BSIA) David Ratcliffe, said recently that as systems became more complex, their security was rather lacking. "Everything was transmitted across the wire in clear text, as there was no real need for securing the data. After all, the idea of someone intercepting the data, altering some variables and causing the system to fail or crash was unthinkable, as these were installed in factories and pump halls and the protocols were obscure and proprietary, with no links to the outside world," he explained.
Influenced by work undertaken in the US, European governments began to recognise long ago that SCADA systems were potentially vulnerable to external threats. For example, the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) in the UK has issued directives urging companies to start making security a key priority. The CPNI is helping Britain's core infrastructure understand and mitigate electronic attack risks, facilitating these efforts through a focussed programme of work.
As the BSIA's Mr Ratcliffe pointed out, security is and will remain of paramount importance wherever industrial systems are concerned. Key to ensuring that requirements are met, government intervention will be needed continually, with thorough regulation and guidance in place to keep firms on the right track. "The increase in IT-type architecture for SCADA systems has given us an unhealthy confidence," he suggested.
Mr Ratcliffe continued: "Just like pirates in 2010 can hold ships off the coast of Somalia for millions of pounds in ransom, the idea of a power plant being disabled or taken over by a group of cybercriminals should not be considered absurd. Not only is there now a concerted effort to attack industrial networks by organised groups, but individuals now bored with creating simple email viruses are also looking for a new challenge. The virtual war that IT departments went through will eventually come towards our industrial networks."
The challenge for industry now is to keep investing in and securing its crucial networks, carrying them into the future with robust layers of ideally impenetrable layers of security. Vulnerabilities in SCADA systems may not be as headline-grabbing as other threats, such as those throughout e-commerce activity, for example, but the fact remains that an attack could be equally – if not significantly more – devastating than cybercriminals' interfering with the likes of PayPal and Amazon. Governments are increasingly recognising this, but so too are the attackers. And the battle to protect national infrastructure rages on.


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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Cheney: the Power, the Madness, the Definitive Biography
9 comments:
- john M. Daniel said...
Bill, I never knew Dick Cheney was such a scoundrel. We are talking about the same Cheney, right? The man of 1000 faces?
- June 26, 2012 at 12:44 PM
- William Doonan said...
Maybe we are, maybe we aren't. Half of biography is sleight of hand!
- June 26, 2012 at 1:16 PM
- William Doonan said...
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- June 26, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Wow, I never knew half of this stuff about Cheney. I'd love for you to write my biography! I haven't done much yet, but if you could suggest some self-destructive or downright dangerous paths, I'd be grateful!
--John Brantingham
- June 26, 2012 at 1:38 PM
- Charles Gramlich said...
A book whose time has come! I'd buy that for a dollar. :)
- June 26, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- William Doonan said...
Charles, I'll let you know when it comes out!
- June 26, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Augie said...
William this was an interesting tidbit, okay so that was Cheney, the Cheney? I know you don't kiss and tell or do you :) Guess I'll have to wait until the book comes out. Augie
- June 26, 2012 at 6:29 PM
- Eileen Obser said...
Hilarious! I love this, Bill. I can't wait to read your future biographies...
- June 30, 2012 at 12:49 AM
- Liane Spicer said...
LOL! Ditto all of the above. I'm tickled to think of what you'd do with my biography.
- June 30, 2012 at 3:08 PM


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Like mentioned on my previous post about all the goodies I've got from Luxola.com, here is one of the item: Perfect Cleavage Firming Lotion by This Works (Click HERE for details)
Since it's only 30 ml, I'm just going to share the first 5 experiences of using the product heeheee. From the scent, texture and feeling.
These are the ingredients from thisworks.com:
Aqua (Water), Orbignya speciosa (Babassu) kernel oil, Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 esters, Glycerin, Galactoarabinan (Larch) extract, Caprylic/Capric triglycerides, Glyceryl stearate, Astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, Punica granatum (Pomegranate) oil, Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) seed butter, Cetearyl alcohol, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pullulan, Parfum (pure essential oils), Algae extract, Sodium benzoate*, Potassium sorbate, Xanthan gum, Pogostemon cablin (Patchouli) oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) peel oil, Pelargonium graveolens (Geranium) oil, Cinnamomum camphora (Ho Wood) oil, Amyris balsamifera (Amyris) wood oil, Boswellia carterii (Frankincense) resin oil, Rosa damascena (Rose) flower absolute, Dipteryx odorata (Tonka Bean) absolute, Evernia furfuracea (Treemoss) absolute, Eugenia caryophyllus (Clove) flower oil, Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla) absolute, Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil, Hibiscus abelmoschus (Musk Mallow) seed oil Limonene*, Linalool*, Citronellol*, Evernia furfuracea (Treemoss) extract, Coumarin*, Geraniol*, Eugenol*.
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- Made using 100% pure essential oils
- Free from phthalates, sulphates, synthetic colours and fragrance, parabens, GMOs, mineral oils, petrolatum, propylene glycol.
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This is the lotion, a bit runny, milky and smells like, hmm, the first thing I notice is how warmth the scent is, not the lotion, it's still cold on the first touch. It's like cinnamon on Christmas day, it added the scent and warmth too. I can't seem to get what's the exact ingredients but it's creating a sensation on the skin, not exactly swelling, but kinda like that. Tingling, something is definitely working there and a bit sensitiveness on the area applied as well.
I didn't experience an instant 'one-cup-more' or that bigger boobs instantly, more like, pumping up the volume a bit. Like it's fuller, the feeling of having a fuller cleavage but not exactly measurable.
Overall, it kinda work, in terms of skin texture, smoothness and radiance on the area applied. The skin become more supple and looks 'more volume' with a bit fuller feeling ^__^


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Posted : 03 Feb 2020
Online Application Process for admission to MBA and other PG courses
Online Application Process for admission to MBA and other PG courses at SXUK has started. Scholarships are available for deserving students. Visit the Admission section for more details.
Posted : 08 Feb 2020
4th Foundation day of the University
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
celebrated its 4th Foundation Day on
Saturday, February 8, 2020. The Hon'ble
Governor of West Bengal, Shri Jagdeep
Dhankhar was the Chief-Guest and the
First Lady, Smt. Sudesh Dhankhar had
accompanied him.
The Governor congratulated the students for being part of the Xaverian family. He said, "You are all fortunate to study at St. Xavier's University while I did not have this opportunity. Make the best use of your study here and become good leaders of India with Xaverian values." Read more | View Gallery
Posted : 05 Jan 2020
Alumni Association
The alumni association of St.
Xavier's University, Kolkata namely
"St. Xavier's University Kolkata
Alumni Association (SXUKAA)" has
now been officially registered with
the Registrar of Societies.
SXUKAA has also become a member of the Federation of Jesuit Alumni Association of India (FOJAAI) and as such also of World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA). View SXUKAA page
Posted : 01 Dec 2019
Admission 2020
P.G. Degree Courses | P.G. Admission Details | P.G. Fees Structure
MBA Degree Programme 2020-2022 View Details
Posted : 10 May 2019
1st Convocation Ceremony
The 1st Convocation of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata will be held on July 27, 2019.
All Graduating students of the Post
Graduate courses are invited to
attend the Convocation ceremony.
The Convocation ceremony will be held at the University's New Town campus. More information will be available in due course of time. Passing out students may contact their respective Deans.
Posted : 30 Apr 2019
Bus Routes Schedule (Exam time)
Posted : 25 Sep 2018
MOOC at St. Xavier's University
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata in collaboration with EMMRC, St. Xavier's College, is introducing MOOC as initiated by MHRD. It is an indigenous platform of learning through technology enabled education modules. The platform is abbreviated as SWAYAM (Study Web of Active Learning by Young and Aspiring Minds). Read more...
Posted : 07 Sep 2018
125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Historic Speech at Chicago: Interfaith Meet
Fr. Vice-Chancellor participated in the international Interfaith Meet at Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi on September 11 and delivered a lecture on: Swami Vivekananda's Message of Tolerance and Religious Harmony and its Relevance today. Read more...
Posted : 14 August 2018
Interview with Rev. Fr. John Felix Raj
1) What is your feeling after your dream of SXUK is realized?
Its not my dream alone, it is the dream of the whole Xaverian Family, it includes the Jesuits, alumni, alumnae, the people of Kolkata, the Government, including the Honorable Chief Minister and many more.
It is a collective dream, I was there to give a lead; yes the dream has been realized, it has become a reality but the vision 2020 must now take a different shape as vision 2025, because this vision must continue. Read Full Interview...
Posted : 09 May 2018
VC visits Luxembourg
Father Felix Raj visited the city of Luxembourg for three days from May 5th to 8th. Fr. Raj met the Xaverians at Luxembourg on 5th evening and discussed with them the vision 2020 and the new developments at St. Xavier's College and University. View Details
Posted : 25 Feb 2018
St. Xavier's College, Rajganj completes 10 yrs
We are extremely glad that St. Xavier's College, Rajganj, North Bengal has completed ten years of service in imparting higher education in North Bengal. We send our good wishes for a meaningful celebration and for many more years of service in the spirit of Magis. View Letter
Posted : 17 Feb 2018
Visit to TOI Press by Mass Communication Students
On the 14th of February, 2018, students of the Mass Communication Department of St. Xavier's University got the wonderful opportunity to visit the Printing House of Times of India, Salt Lake.
The visit was a wonderful and enlightening experience.
They were accompanied by Dr. Manali Bhattacharya, Prof.-in-Charge of the Department. Read more...
Posted : 01 February 2018
Suggestions to improve the University website
Suggestions are welcome to improve the University website: Email: email@example.com
Posted : 01 February 2018
Department photos
Faculty, staff and students can view and download department photos from the Gallery.
Posted : 16 Jan 2018
Education Minister calls St. Xavier's University A 'model' ONE
New Town, Kolkata: St Xavier's University is "the model to follow" after showing in its inaugural year that an institute backed by a legacy of excellence will attract students irrespective of its location, education minister Partha Chatterjee said on January 15, Monday. More...