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Should there be a new legal framework for the cloud?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityKent Walker, Google's SVP and general counsel, recently delivered a speech at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. His thoughts have opened the floodgates for new debates and discussions on cybersecurity, data privacy and, most importantly, on the need for a new legal framework for the cloud.
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Aviation industry divided over ATC privatization
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAt the end of June, the U.S. House and Senate moved two forms of FAA reauthorization legislation through committee and one step closer to votes on their respective floors. With the battle for air traffic control (ATC) privatization apparently coming to a head — possibly within days — GA groups are unifying and firmly standing in opposition.
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Senate healthcare bill crashes as procedural votes vanish
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationCrash goes Senate Republicans' seven-year mission to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). Just ask Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). "Regretfully, it is now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of Obamacare will not be successful," McConnell said in a prepared statement.
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Blockchain: As Bitcoin flounders, its technology is poised to disrupt
Shawn Smajstrla Science & TechnologySince its infancy almost a decade ago, bitcoin has been both viewed skeptically and heralded as the future of currency. Its path to the latter still seems murky. A report by Internet Retailer noted just three of the top 500 online merchants accept bitcoin — down from five a year ago.
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How are Trump’s new regulations affecting travel to Cuba?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe travel and tourism department had found a new channel of revenue when then-President Barack Obama eased the decades-long restrictions on Cuban travel and tourism in March 2016. Intrepid travelers started planning trips to the sprawling tobacco plantations and historical colonial cities for the upcoming seasons, while Cuban spas and resorts began attracting fun-loving tourists in hordes. Hotels spruced up their services, Airbnb added a significant number of Cuban homes to their repertoire, and a few American airlines began running direct flights to Cuba.
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Do you understand how to show you understand? Part 2
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentDescribing potential risks and proposed mitigations is an excellent way to show proposal evaluators you understand project complexities. In Part 1 of this series, I discussed six common pitfalls to demonstrating understanding and how to avoid them.
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‘Urbanism Without Effort’ — Are urban designers trying too…
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentAttempts at "placemaking" have been at the center of attention for urbanists for some time now. But is it really possible to "make" places? How successfully can architects and urban planners design strong communities into existence?
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How would BCRA impact jobs in healthcare?
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationA week ago, the Senate unveiled their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that the House passed — the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BRCA). Since then, several Republican Senators have said they would not vote for the bill in its current form, which forced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to delay a vote on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal until after the July 4 recess.
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How will Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s travel ban impact tourism?
Seth Sandronsky Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously on June 26 to green-light parts of President Donald J. Trump's ban on travelers from six majority-Muslim nations. The executive order prevents people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from arriving stateside for 90 days — unless they have a "bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States," according to the unsigned 9-0 opinion.
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Sensory urbanism: Designing cities for our neglected senses
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentUrbanist circles are awash with new buzzwords — "everyday urbanism," "post-urbanism," "tactical urbanism," "urbanism without effort," and so on. Here, I introduce an intriguing one that is only slowly gathering popularity. This is "sensory urbanism." But what exactly does it mean? Sensory urbanism is a reaction against ways of thinking about and designing cities that are overdependent on our sense of sight.
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