evita Abalone and other aquaculture industries revitalising WA tourist towns with 'gold rush food' By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 08:29:00 +1000 Aquaculture has replaced tourism to become the biggest breadwinner in two of WA's picturesque tourism towns once reliant on seasonal work. Full Article ABC Great Southern greatsouthern southwestwa northwestwa esperance Business Economics and Finance:All:All Business Economics and Finance:Environmentally Sustainable Business:All Business Economics and Finance:Regional Development:All Community and Society:All:All Rural:Agribusiness:Agricultural Marketing Rural:Agribusiness:All Rural:All:All Rural:Community Development:All Rural:Fishing Aquaculture:All Australia:WA:Albany 6330 Australia:WA:All Australia:WA:Augusta 6290 Australia:WA:Bremer Bay 6338 Australia:WA:Carnarvon 6701 Australia:WA:Esperance 6450
evita Traumatised police officers forced to fight for compensation after 'inevitable' mental injury By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 09:21:00 +1100 Policeman-turned-lawyer David Healey's mental health was shattered by a rocket blast in Afghanistan. He now helps other traumatised cops fight for compensation. Full Article ABC Radio Canberra canberra Disasters and Accidents:Accidents:Workplace Health:All:All Health:Stress:All Law Crime and Justice:All:All Law Crime and Justice:Courts and Trials:All Law Crime and Justice:Police:All Unrest Conflict and War:All:All Unrest Conflict and War:Terrorism:All Australia:ACT:All Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
evita EPA Selects Nine Projects in California to Receive Nearly $4 Million for Revitalization of Contaminated Properties By www.epa.gov Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nine projects across California will receive a total of nearly $4 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program. Full Article
evita The Spread of Coronavirus: Eastern Europe Prepares for the Inevitable By www.spiegel.de Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:40:38 +0100 Many countries in Eastern Europe are taking drastic measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 -- in part because their health-care systems may not be up to the task. Full Article
evita After 'Trolls' spat, NBCUniversal chief says digital film releases are inevitable By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:06:23 -0400 Jeff Shell, whose 'Trolls World Tour' comments upset theater owners, reaffirms that digital releases will be part of Universal Pictures' new reality. Full Article
evita The inherently, intrinsically and inevitably flawed case for American nationalism By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:00:07 +0000 Review of 'The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free' by Rich Lowry Full Article
evita Unha encravada: Como evitar e desencravar By saudeprospera.com.br Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 22:37:43 +0000 Unha encravada: quem teve jamais quer repetir a experiência. Os que nunca passaram pela situação, tremem com a ideia de sentir aquela dor de que só ouvem sobre nos relatos. The post Unha encravada: Como evitar e desencravar appeared first on Saúde Próspera. Full Article Dicas de Saúde
evita Collective effort can revitalise HK By www.news.gov.hk Published On :: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0800 On this last Sunday of 2019, I wish every Hong Kong citizen a warm, peaceful and hopeful year 2020. A New Year holds welcome promises of a fresh start and a new beginning. The New Year is also traditionally a time for planning, greeting, reminiscing as well as some soul and heart searching. I believe that many of you would share my feeling that the year 2019 has been a year of unremitting shocks and turbulence to our community and our economy. Indeed, it has been a severely testing time for all in Hong Kong. It all began with the introduction into the Legislative Council of the bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in April. Responding to strong public sentiment, the Government suspended all work on the bill in mid-June and declared its death in early July. On September 4, the Chief Executive announced the bill's withdrawal. This was done on October 23 when the Legislative Council resumed normal business.Despite this, the public protests which began as largely peaceful and orderly marches in June soon got out of control. Unprecedented violence and reckless destruction became the norm. Radical protesters attacked police officers as well as police stations and facilities with petrol bombs, iron bars, bricks and chemicals. Some even used high-tension slingshots, bows and arrows. During the past six months or so, over 2,600 people were injured in the social unrest, including over 500 police officers. Meanwhile, public infrastructure and transport including a cumulative total of 85 heavy rail stations and 62 light rail stations, as well as countless shops, restaurants and shopping malls had been repeatedly vandalised. More so, nearly 21,000 square metres of paving blocks from footpaths were ripped up and used as weapons to attack Police. Over 52,000 metres of roadside railing were removed and 740 sets of traffic lights destroyed. Last month, masked protesters battered the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, shutting it down for two full weeks. This vital city artery normally carries 110,000 vehicles a day, accounting for some 43% of the daily cross-harbour vehicular flow. It took a total of 800 government staff and contractor's workers some 100 hours to carry out emergency repair round-the-clock before the tunnel could be reopened. At the same time, nearby Polytechnic University was overrun by radical protesters. The same happened to the Chinese University. Apart from recklessly damaging our universities, violent protesters turned the two campuses into arsenals on a frightening scale. When the last of the protesters finally left the universities, Police seized altogether nearly 8,000 petrol bombs plus numerous explosives, hundreds of bottles of corrosive liquid and weapons of all sorts. This level of premeditated and organised destruction and violence could hardly be tolerated in any country or economy that upholds the rule of law. Hong Kong, I am proud to say, is among those economies that believe passionately in the primacy of rule of law. It safeguards our economy, our community, our families and our way of life. In fact, the rule of law is among Hong Kong's much cherished core values, alongside our fiercely independent judiciary, clean government, level playing field for business and enviable freedoms. These freedoms, as enshrined in the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, include freedom of speech, of the press and free flow of information; freedom of association and assembly; free trade and free port; free flow of capital; freely convertible currency; freedom of religious belief and free education. We have also been the freest economy in the world continuously for 25 years. The unique "one country, two systems" formula has been functioning well and we enjoy the best of both worlds. Despite the recent social unrest which has affected our economy and labour market, Hong Kong's institutional strengths remain robust and intact. Our fundamentals stay sound and strong. We still enjoy a high rating in various areas by international think tanks and agencies. Allow me to say that whilst Hong Kong may not have the full semblance of Western democracy, we do enjoy for a very long time the full substance of real freedom which underpins Hong Kong's success. Over the past six months, most of the requests for public meetings, processions and protests were given the greenlight by Police. During these public events, be it small or large, Police had dutifully facilitated and ensured the safety of protesters and other road users. When the requests were not approved, it was generally a decision made in the hopes of preventing violence, ensuring peace and public order, as our society has every right to expect of its police and its government. On November 24, we witnessed a peaceful and orderly District Council Election with a record high turnout and voting rates. My colleagues and I are looking forward to working with all new District Council members. We also look forward to expanding our dialogue with the community. While we will continue to engage different sectors of society through our usual channels, the Government will broaden and rejuvenate our communication with the public. Less than two weeks ago and after the one by the Chief Executive in September, my Principal Official colleagues have started a dialogue with the public through Facebook live. You will certainly see more of us listening and responding to people's views and concerns on these and other communication channels in the coming year. We are also establishing an Independent Review Committee comprising experts and community leaders. The committee will look into the causes and full circumstances of the social unrest and probe into Hong Kong's deep-seated social conflicts, from affordable housing, land supply, wealth gap, upward social mobility and opportunities for our young people to social justice. The committee will recommend ways to address the real and long-entrenched community concerns that underlie the discord. Meanwhile, our economy is inevitably affected by the twin blows of social unrest and the trade dispute between the United States and the Mainland. Businesses and people of Hong Kong are yearning for the restoration of peace and order soonest possible, and the recovery of our economy. In response, the Government has launched four rounds of relief measures since August. These added up to more than $25 billion. A number of the measures which will benefit grassroots families and small and medium enterprises will be implemented at the beginning of the New Year. These relief measures would not solve our economic problems. Yet, they could help businesses and people of Hong Kong stay afloat while we strive to heal our divided community and battered economy. There are deep-seated issues that we must acknowledge and resolve if we are to end the prolonged social unrest that has shaken the familiar Hong Kong which we all love and cherish. We must be patient and perseverant in helping our city to heal, one step at a time. The past six months have been tough for us, but we will soldier on. Hong Kong is a remarkably resilient and resourceful international city with a strong can-do spirit. We have a New Year waiting for us. We have new and expanded channels of communication opened up for us. We expect the first report of the Independent Police Complaints Council to come out soon. And we have research and concrete recommendations of the Independent Review Committee ahead of us. Working together, I am confident that we can rebuild, reclaim and rejuvenate the remarkably resilient spirit of Hong Kong. On this note, I wish all of you a New Year blessed with peace, harmony and goodwill. Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung gave these remarks on RTHK's "Letter to Hong Kong" programme aired on December 29. Full Article
evita 'Terrible twos' not inevitable: With engaged parenting, happy babies can become happy toddlers By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT (University of Cambridge) Parents should not feel pressured to make their young children undertake structured learning or achieve specific tasks, particularly during lockdown. A new study of children under the age of two has found that parents who take a more flexible approach to their child's learning can - for children who were easy babies - minimise behavioural problems during toddlerhood. Full Article
evita With Engaged Parenting, "Terrible Twos" Are Not Inevitable By feeds.socialpsychology.org Published On :: 2020-05-06T09:31:52-04:00 Source: Science Daily - Top HealthParents should not feel pressured to make their young children undertake structured learning or achieve specific tasks, particularly during lockdown. A new study of children under the age of two has found that parents who take a flexible approach to their child's learning can minimize behavioral problems during toddlerhood. Full Article
evita Can Return Migration Revitalize the Baltics? Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Engage Their Diasporas, with Mixed Results By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 13:59:43 -0400 Faced with high emigration rates and shrinking, aging populations, the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are exploring different ways to lure back nationals who have emigrated and establish or solidify ties with members of the diaspora. Of the three countries, Estonia is proving the most successful, while Latvia appears to be ignoring the looming demographic crisis and lacks an immigration plan. Full Article
evita How to make pandemics optional, not inevitable | Sonia Shah By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:10:01 +0000 What can past pandemics teach us how to tackle the current one? Tracing the history of contagions from cholera to Ebola and beyond, science journalist Sonia Shah explains why we're more vulnerable to outbreaks now than ever before, what we can do to minimize the spread of coronavirus and how to prevent future pandemics. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by science curator David Biello and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 31, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
evita A history of Indigenous languages -- and how to revitalize them | Lindsay Morcom By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 20:17:14 +0000 Indigenous languages across North America are under threat of extinction due to the colonial legacy of cultural erasure, says linguist Lindsay Morcom. Highlighting grassroots strategies developed by the Anishinaabe people of Canada to revive their language and community, Morcom makes a passionate case for enacting policies that could protect Indigenous heritage for generations to come. Full Article Higher Education
evita Imaginación para salvar República Centroafricana. Cómo actuar con rapidez y eficacia para evitar la somalización del país. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:00:00 GMT Los conflictos en los países pequeños suelen agravarse debido a la indiferencia internacional. Sin embargo, en el caso de la República Centroafricana (RCA), el problema es ligeramente distinto. Hay una importante presencia internacional en este Estado, pero los actores principales han decidido mantenerse al margen y esperar en vez de intervenir activamente en la crisis. Full Article
evita The Iowa Caucus App Failure Was Inevitable By www.pcmag.com Published On :: The app failed for the same reason that every tech rollout struggles: bugs, user training, and the known unknowns. Full Article
evita $7 Million Now Available to Revitalize Downtowns By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:12:21 +0000 Governor Jack Markell and Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi announced today the launch of the Downtown Development Districts (DDD) Grant Program. Full Article Delaware State Housing Authority Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) Kent County New Castle County News Office of the Governor Sussex County development downtown municipal qualityoflife ResponsibleGovernment
evita Preparing your digital media for your inevitable demise By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-01-31T16:30:05+05:30 If there’s one thing that’s certain in life, it’s the fact that one day, regardless of whether you’d like to or not, you will die. A decade ago, sorting out your affairs would... Full Article
evita Coronavirus cloud over Olympics 2020: Canada pulls out, Japan’s Shinzo Abe says delay may be ‘inevitable’ By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-03-23T14:22:00+05:30 Olympics 2020 Japan: Canada announced that it would not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said the decision on the Japan Olympics would come within weeks. Full Article Sports
evita DAC 2015: How Academia and Industry Collaboration Can Revitalize EDA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:14:00 GMT Let’s face it – the EDA industry needs new people and new ideas. One of the best places to find both is academia, and a presentation at the Cadence Theater at the recent Design Automation Conference (DAC 2015) described collaboration models that are working today. The presentation was titled “Industry/Academia Engagement Models – From PhD Contests to R&D Collaborations.” It included these speakers, shown from left to right in the photo below: Prof. Xin Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) Chuck Alpert, Senior Software Architect, Cadence Prof. Laleh Behjat, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary Alpert, who was filling in for Zhuo Li, Software Architect at Cadence, was the vice chair of DAC 2015 and will be the general chair of DAC 2016 in Austin, Texas. “My team at Cadence really likes to collaborate with universities,” he said. “We’re a big proponent of education because we really need the best and brightest students in our industry.” Contests Boost EDA Research One way that Cadence collaborates with academia is participation in contests. “It’s a great way to formulate problems to academia,” Alpert said. “We can have the universities work on these problems and get some strategic direction.” For example, Cadence has been involved with the annual CAD contest at the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) since the contest was launched in 2012. This is the largest worldwide EDA R&D contest, and it is sponsored by the IEEE Council on EDA (CEDA) and the Taiwan Ministry of Education. Its goals are to boost EDA research in advanced real-world problems and to foster industry-academia collaboration. Contestants can participate in one of more problems in the three areas of system design, logic synthesis and verification, and physical design. The 2015 contest has attracted 112 teams from 12 regions. Cadence contributes one problem per year in the logic synthesis area. Zhuo Li was the 2012 co-chair and the 2013 chair. The awards will be given at ICCAD in November 2015. Another step that Cadence has taken, Alpert said, is to “hire lots of interns.” His own team has four interns at the moment. One advantage to interning at Cadence, he said, is that students get to see real-world designs and understand how the tools work. “It helps you drive your research in a more practical and useful direction,” he said. The Cadence Academic Network co-sponsors the ACM SIGDA PhD Forum at DAC, and Xin Li and Zhuo Li are on the organizing committee. This event is a poster session for PhD students to present and discuss their dissertation research with people in the EDA community. This year’s forum was “packed,” Alpert said, and it’s clear that the event needs a bigger room. Finally, Alpert noted, Cadence researchers write and publish technical papers at DAC and other conferences, and Cadence people serve on the DAC technical program committee. “We try to be involved with the academic community on a regular basis,” Alpert said. “We want the best and the brightest people to go into EDA because there is still so much innovation that’s needed. It’s a really cool place to be.” Research Collaboration Exposes Failure Rates Xin Li presented an example of a successful research collaboration between CMU and Cadence. The challenge was to find a better way to estimate potential failure rates in memory. As noted in a previous blog post, PhD student Shupeng Sun met this challenge with a new statistical methodology that won a Best Poster award at the ACM SIGDA PhD Forum at DAC 2014. The new methodology is called Scaled-Sigma Sampling (SSS). It calculates the failure rate and accounts for variability in the manufacturing process while only requiring a few hundred, or a few thousand, sample circuit blocks. Previously, millions of samples were required for an accurate validation of a new design, and each sample could take minutes or hours to simulate. It could take a few weeks or months to run one validation. The SSS methodology requires greatly reduced simulation times. It makes it possible, Li noted, to run simulations overnight and see the results in the morning. Li shared his secret for success in collaborations. “I want to emphasize that before the collaboration, you have to understand the goal. If you don’t have a clear goal, don’t collaborate. Once you define the goal, stick to it and make it happen.” Contest Provides Learning Experience Last year Laleh Behjat handed two of her new PhD students a challenge. “I told them there is an ISPD [International Symposium for Physical Design] contest on placement, and I expect you to participate and I expect you to win. Not knowing anything about placement, I don’t think they realized what I was asking them.” The 2015 contest was called the Blockage-Aware Detailed Routing-Driven Placement Contest. Results were announced at the end of March at ISPD. And the University of Calgary team, despite its lack of placement experience, took second place. Such contests provide a good learning tool, according to Behjat. Graduate students in EDA, she said, “have to be good programmers. They have to work in teams and be collaborative, be able to innovate, and solve the hardest problems I have seen in engineering and science. And they have to think outside the box.” A contest can bring out all these attributes, she said. Further, Behjat noted, contest participants had access to benchmarks and to a placement tool. They didn’t have to write tools to find out if their results were good. Industry sponsors, meanwhile, got access to good students and new approaches for solving problems. “You can see Cadence putting a big amount of time, effort and money to get students here and get them excited about doing contests,” she said. She advised students in the theater audience to “talk to people in the Cadence booth and see if you can have more ideas for collaboration.” Richard Goering Related Blog Posts EDA Plus Academia: A Perfect Game, Set and Match Cadence Aims to Strengthen Academic Partnerships BSIM-CMG FinFET Model – How Academia and Industry Empowered the Next Transistor Full Article ISPD Cadence Academic Network academia-industry collaboration ICCAD DAC 2015 scaled-sigma sampling PhD Forum EDA contests
evita Houston Mayor selects developer for 70-MW urban solar array in revitalization plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-09-03T15:06:08Z Last week, Houston, TX Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that Sunnyside Energy, led by developer Dori Wolfe of Wolfe Energy LLC, has won a competition to be considered to repurpose a 240-acre former landfill in Sunnyside. Subject to meeting certain terms and conditions, the team will construct one of the largest urban solar farms in Texas., if not the largest. Full Article DER News Utility Integration Community Solar
evita Polio, Measles Outbreaks ‘Inevitable’, Say Vaccine Experts By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 07:37:17 +0000 Interruptions to vaccination programmes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could result in new waves of measles or polio outbreaks, health experts warn. A growing number of one-off immunisation campaigns and national routine vaccine introductions are being delayed amid social distancing and other measures to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, leaving millions unprotected. Uptake of routine […] The post Polio, Measles Outbreaks ‘Inevitable’, Say Vaccine Experts appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations
evita 'Terrible twos' not inevitable: With engaged parenting, happy babies can become happy toddlers By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:44:23 EDT Parents should not feel pressured to make their young children undertake structured learning or achieve specific tasks, particularly during lockdown. A new study of children under the age of two has found that parents who take a more flexible approach to their child's learning can - for children who were easy babies - minimize behavioral problems during toddlerhood. Full Article
evita Brookfield launches $5 billion ‘retail revitalization’ program to prop up retailers hit hard by pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:33:56 +0000 Brookfield, known for its contrarian bets on malls, will take minority stakes in struggling retailers Full Article Retail & Marketing FP Street News Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
evita Killing Eve writer explains shocking death in season 3 premiere: 'Beloved characters inevitably die' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T08:29:28Z This article contains major spoilers for the first episode of 'Killing Eve' series three Full Article
evita Harry Kane's Tottenham exit considered 'inevitable' as Manchester United draw up transfer plans By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T07:51:05Z Harry Kane's departure from Tottenham is "inevitable", according to former West Ham player Tony Cottee. Full Article
evita NSW Health says COVID-19 testing for anyone is inevitable By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT Every Sydneysider will be tested and retested for coronavirus before the pandemic abates, as rapid and widespread detection emerges as a crucial factor for easing restrictions. Full Article
evita NSW Health says COVID-19 testing for anyone is inevitable By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT Every Sydneysider will be tested and retested for coronavirus before the pandemic abates, as rapid and widespread detection emerges as a crucial factor for easing restrictions. Full Article
evita NSW Health says COVID-19 testing for anyone is inevitable By www.theage.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT Every Sydneysider will be tested and retested for coronavirus before the pandemic abates, as rapid and widespread detection emerges as a crucial factor for easing restrictions. Full Article
evita U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Northeast Ohio to Protect Lake Erie, Revitalize Neighborhoods and Create Green Jobs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:52:57 EST A comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) will address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland area waterways and Lake Erie. Full Article OPA Press Releases
evita Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the United Neighborhood Centers of America Neighborhood Revitalization Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 19:43:26 EDT "For more than a century, UNCA has worked to improve conditions in distressed neighborhoods and restore opportunity to those who live there," said Acting Associate Attorney General West. Full Article Speech
evita MHD surrogate model for convection in electromagnetically levitated molten metal droplets processed using the ISS-EML facility By feeds.nature.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PDT npj Microgravity, Published online: 16 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41526-020-0099-7MHD surrogate model for convection in electromagnetically levitated molten metal droplets processed using the ISS-EML facility Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 With over 16 million people and nearly 8.6 million jobs, America's older industrial cities remain a vital-if undervalued-part of the economy, particularly in states where they are heavily concentrated, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania. They also have a range of other physical, economic, and cultural assets that, if fully leveraged, can serve as a platform for their renewal. Read the Executive Summary »Across the country, cities today are becoming more attractive to certain segments of society. Meanwhile, economic trends-globalization, the demand for educated workers, the increasing role of universities-are providing cities with an unprecedented chance to capitalize upon their economic advantages and regain their competitive edge. Many cities have exploited these assets to their advantage; the moment is ripe for older industrial cities to follow suit. But to do so, these cities need thoughtful and broad-based approaches to foster prosperity. "Restoring Prosperity" aims to mobilize governors and legislative leaders, as well as local constituencies, behind an asset-oriented agenda for reinvigorating the market in the nation's older industrial cities. The report begins with identifications and descriptions of these cities-and the economic, demographic, and policy "drivers" behind their current condition-then makes a case for why the moment is ripe for advancing urban reform, and offers a five-part agenda and organizing plan to achieve it. Publications & PresentationsConnecticut State ProfileConnecticut State Presentation Michigan State ProfileMichigan State Presentation New Jersey State ProfileNew Jersey State Presentation New York State ProfileNew York State Presentation Ohio State ProfileOhio State PresentationOhio Revitalization SpeechPennsylvania State Profile Downloads Download Authors Jennifer S. Vey Full Article
evita Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:30:00 -0400 Event Information September 10, 20087:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDTColumbus Convention Center400 North StreetColumbus, OH 46085 The 2008 Ohio Summit – Restoring Our Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities convened more than 1000 government, corporate, civic, neighborhood and academic leaders from around the state, including Governor Ted Strickland, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Senate President Bill Harris and Speaker of the House Jon Husted confirmed as speakers. The Summit was co-convened by the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and GreaterOhio. The purpose of The Summit was to elicit reaction to a draft set of proposals for state policy reforms that reflect a critique of past policies, aimed at revitalizing communities throughout Ohio. Each of the recommendations was carefully tailored to the unique assets and challenges of Ohio’s 32 core communities whose revitalization is the springboard to a more prosperous and competitive state as a whole. Comments derived from this gathering will help to shape the final report to be released in early 2009.Comment here » Event Presentations: Bruce Katz Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program Download multimedia presentation slides Download written remarks Scott Bernstein President, Center for Neighborhood Technology Download presentation slides Rob Greenbaum Professor, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University Download presentation slides Mark Partridge Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy, The Ohio State University Download presentation slides Jane Dockery Associate Director, Center for Urban and Public Affairs, Wright State University Download presentation slides Alan Mallach Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Download presentation slides Event Resources: Welcome Letter Summit Agenda Sponsor List Biographies of the Speakers Executive Summary- Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities A Restoring Prosperity Case Study: Akron, Ohio Working Draft: Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities Working Draft: Our Joint Future: Rural-Urban Interdependence in 21st Century Ohio Restoring Prosperity to Ohio: Fact Sheet Ohio Summit in the News Lavea Brachman and The Honorable Michael Coleman The audience at Restoring Prosperity The Honorable Ted Strickland Douglas Kridler, The Honorable JonHusted, Nancy Zimpher, Al Ratner,The Honorable David Burger Video The Honorable Michael ColemanLavea BrachmanBruce KatzThe Honorable Ted Strickland Full Article
evita Revitalizing Ohio By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:57:36 -0400 Ohio has the assets that matter in growing a prosperous economy, Bruce Katz explains, and that the state's ability to compete globally relies on its 32 core communities. Learn More » Video Recommendations to Foster Prosperity in Ohio Full Article
evita Seattle Uniquely Placed to Compete on Global Stage, but Success is Not Inevitable By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 15:21:00 -0400 In an increasingly international and interconnected economy, Seattle was global before global was cool. The region’s competitive global assets include internationally competitive firms, strategically important ports and one of the nation’s largest foreign-born populations. Still, today’s unique economic moment demands an extra measure of purposeful global engagement. As cities and metropolitan areas begin to emerge from the Great Recession, leaders are realizing the need to restructure the economy — to move from one based on debt and consumption to one powered by production and innovation. At the same time, most economic growth over the next decade will occur outside of America’s borders. As of 2009, the combined economies of Brazil, India and China eclipsed that of the United States and now account for more than one-fifth of the global economy. By 2018, their share is expected to surpass one-quarter. The developing world, with a rapidly rising middle class, represents a huge market opportunity for American firms. China and India alone are expected to increase their urban populations by more than 500 million over the next 20 years, which naturally leads to a rise in their consumer classes. By 2050, Chinese and Indian consumers will account for more than half of all middle-class consumption worldwide, up from just 2 percent in 2000. These growing metropolises will also require massive investments in infrastructure and face huge challenges as they expand, challenges that U.S. firms have the expertise to solve — in transportation and mobility, in sustainability and clean energy, in information technology and software. America’s metropolitan areas are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this dual challenge through increased trade and investment. The top 100 metro areas not only produce three-quarters of our gross domestic product, they also concentrate our most innovative firms, our research institutions and universities, and the majority of our skilled workers. So how does the central Puget Sound region stack up? Recently, I came to Seattle as part of the Global Cities Initiative, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. This initiative aims to catalyze a shift in economic development priorities and practices that would result in more globally connected metropolitan areas and more sustainable economic growth. The metro area has a strong platform for trade: firms such as Boeing, Microsoft, and Amazon; world-class research assets including the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; and a strong legacy of globally oriented leadership, with a wide coalition, including public, private and civic leaders, actively promoting a regional strategy for global engagement. The data bear this out: While Seattle is the 15th largest metro area in the United States, it has the sixth highest export total, sending more than $47 billion in goods and services abroad in 2012. These exports are overwhelmingly driven by globally competitive clusters in aerospace and information technology. Partly due to this industry specialty, Seattle’s economy is also highly innovative and uniquely oriented toward science, technology, engineering and math: More than one-quarter of jobs in the metro are in STEM occupations, the fourth highest share of any metropolitan area in the country. Still, in such a competitive and dynamic global economy, no metro area can afford complacency. In order to maintain its position in the global economy, Seattle needs to get serious about global engagement. First, focus on global trade and investment. Continue the collaborative efforts of your public, private and civic leaders to focus economic development strategies on growth abroad. In Seattle earlier this month, regional leaders committed to expanding these efforts, joining the Global Cities Initiative’s Exchange, through which the metro area will develop a strategy to increase foreign direct investment in key industries. Second, invest in what matters. To compete globally, metro areas must be strong at home. In Seattle, this means shoring up your workforce-development pipeline so that local residents have a path to good jobs in advanced industries. It also calls for a regional approach to financing and delivering transportation solutions that not only reduce congestion at home, but also improve your connections abroad. Finally, metropolitan leaders must look beyond their own borders, identify their trading partners, and build relationships to increase both trade and investment. For example, as part of the Global Cities Initiative, Chicago and Mexico City entered into a first-of-its-kind economic partnership that builds on the extensive economic, social, cultural linkages between the two metros to make both more prosperous. There are promising efforts under way in the region, as the King County Aerospace Alliance has started collaborating with Aéro Montréal so that the two aerospace clusters can be more competitive. Simply put, in today’s economic landscape, every city is a global city. The success of regional economies hinges on their engagement throughout the global economy. Seattle has an enviable hand to play; but success is not inevitable. This opinion piece originally appeared in the Seattle Times. Authors Bruce Katz Full Article
evita Urban Revitalization and Opportunity By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:05:14 -0400 Public housing has long been criticized as a breeding ground for concentrated poverty, under-achieving schools and for its lack of access to services. As a means to expand opportunity to some of the nation’s most impoverished communities, the Obama administration has proposed the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a program that aims to take the current HOPE VI program beyond public housing by transforming these neighborhoods in a new way. Video Choice Neighborhoods Initiative will Revitalize Poor Communities Full Article
evita Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio's Older Industrial Cities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Before the City Club in Cleveland, Bruce Katz emphasized the importance of Ohio's older industrial cities for the state's overall prosperity and outlined, despite seemingly grim statistics, why now is the time for a rebirth of those places and how it can be achieved. Downloads DownloadDownload Remarks by Lt. Gov. Fisher Authors Bruce Katz Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Turning Around Downtown: Twelve Steps to Revitalization By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500 This paper lays out the fundamentals of a downtown turnaround plan and the unique "private/public" partnership required to succeed. Beginning with visioning and strategic planning to the reemergence of an office market at the end stages, these 12 steps form a template for returning "walkable urbanism" downtown. Though every downtown is different there are still common revitalization lessons that can be applied anywhere. While any approach must be customized based on unique physical conditions, institutional assets, consumer demand, history, and civic intent, this paper lays out the fundamentals of a downtown turnaround plan and the unique "private/public" partnership required to succeed. Beginning with visioning and strategic planning to the reemergence of an office market at the end stages, these 12 steps form a template for returning "walkable urbanism" downtown. Downloads Download Authors Christopher B. Leinberger Full Article
evita The National Trend of Downtown Revitalization By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 In this speech at the annual meeting of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, Chris Leinberger discussed the downtown Detroit strategic planning process Brookings has started in partnership with the University of Michigan.The metro program hosts and participates in a variety of public forums. To view a complete list of these events, please visit the metro program's Speeches and Events page which provides copies of major speeches, PowerPoint presentations, event transcripts, and event summaries. Selected Media Coverage Expert Offers Tips to Give Downtown a Lift UM Land-Use Strategist: Detroit Poised for Downtown Redevelopment Downloads Download Authors Christopher B. Leinberger Publication: Downtown Detroit Partnership Full Article
evita Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 With over 16 million people and nearly 8.6 million jobs, America's older industrial cities remain a vital-if undervalued-part of the economy, particularly in states where they are heavily concentrated, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania. They also have a range of other physical, economic, and cultural assets that, if fully leveraged, can serve as a platform for their renewal. Read the Executive Summary »Across the country, cities today are becoming more attractive to certain segments of society. Meanwhile, economic trends-globalization, the demand for educated workers, the increasing role of universities-are providing cities with an unprecedented chance to capitalize upon their economic advantages and regain their competitive edge. Many cities have exploited these assets to their advantage; the moment is ripe for older industrial cities to follow suit. But to do so, these cities need thoughtful and broad-based approaches to foster prosperity. "Restoring Prosperity" aims to mobilize governors and legislative leaders, as well as local constituencies, behind an asset-oriented agenda for reinvigorating the market in the nation's older industrial cities. The report begins with identifications and descriptions of these cities-and the economic, demographic, and policy "drivers" behind their current condition-then makes a case for why the moment is ripe for advancing urban reform, and offers a five-part agenda and organizing plan to achieve it. Publications & PresentationsConnecticut State ProfileConnecticut State Presentation Michigan State ProfileMichigan State Presentation New Jersey State ProfileNew Jersey State Presentation New York State ProfileNew York State Presentation Ohio State ProfileOhio State PresentationOhio Revitalization SpeechPennsylvania State Profile Downloads Download Authors Jennifer S. Vey Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Why authorizations of force against terrorists are inevitably troubled By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 The draft that the Obama administration submitted to Congress to authorize the use of military force against ISIS seems to be pleasing almost no one, and that was bound to be. Some of the strongest early criticism is coming from doves, including people who support Mr. Obama on most other issues, but hawks are complaining… Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been… Full Article
evita 340 Ton Rock Levitates Above the Ground in Los Angeles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 It's a 340 ton rock, balancing over a crevice...forever. Full Article Living