![]() ![]() ![]() Saskatoon, Canada Sofia, Bulgaria Stockholm, Sweden and Tampa, Fla. Those cities included Adelaide, Australia Durham, N.C. In partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, they delivered a five-week “Mission Boot Camp” to mayors and senior staff from ten global cities. Late last year, the team took their engagement with local leaders further. For the past few years, they’ve been working with local administrations in Greater Manchester, the London Borough of Camden, and other jurisdictions on developing and implementing missions on everything from becoming carbon neutral to boosting economic opportunities for youth to ensuring food security. Professor Mazzucato and her team at University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) are finding out. But can mission-oriented strategies work at the local level, too? It’s a framework that’s easiest to understand at the level of central governments, where resources are deep and influence over economic forces is strong. In the book “Mission Economy,” economist Mariana Mazzucato examines the Apollo program’s success in landing a human on the moon in the 1960s - and challenges the public sector to take on new missions on a grand scale aimed at solving today’s biggest, most complex problems. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() I can’t help but wonder how much good Zannah could do for the galaxy had she been tutored by the Jedi instead of the Sith from such a young age. ![]() She’s a character whose mix of strength and vulnerability is relatable and frustrating. Introduced at the end of book one, Bane’s newfound Sith apprentice Zannah shares the spotlight and boy does she shine. Rule of Two broadens the scope of Bane’s tale, adding in new characters and storylines, all things that inherently aren’t bad, just makes for a different reading experience. Bane was front and center and the plot, for the most part, didn’t stray from his storyline. Karphyshyn did a stellar job of telling an origin story that instantly made me connect with his main character, flaws and all. Bane’s introduction in book one was a shocking page-turner that I absolutely could not put down. ![]() ![]() At the top of the list Greed, signifying a dominating passion. “Reports in your particular case show the following list of interior impurities: Greed, Insincerity, Laziness, and Vanity. The Gambits are financially exploiting their charges, while subjecting them to a hypocritical regimen for their betterment, called the Work. This establishment features residences in the shape of toadstools, Swiss chalets, lighthouses, and a boot, but the place has a more sinister underbelly. Gambit and the Well of Light Brotherhood. She has been given a hearing trumpet by her great friend Carmella, and thereby learns that her son and his wife plan to send her away to an old folks’ home run by a Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her heroine Marian Leatherby is a 92-year-old, who lacks teeth, is hard of hearing, and sports a beard–a whimsical, endearing character who loves cats. ![]() |