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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

This origin story traces back to the founding of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( Amazon EC2 ) service in 2004, which is now regarded as one of the fundamental pieces of cloud computing technology. This includes local vendors in construction, engineering, energy consulting, plumbing, maintenance, and security.

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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

Officers Michael Mays and Daniel Ledman responded to conduct a residence security check. 6:18-CV-06772-MAT, 2019 WL 2192502, at *6 (W.D.N.Y. May 21, 2019) (“[D]og owners forfeit many of these possessory interests when they allow their dogs to run at large, unleashed, uncontrolled and unsupervised.” Afdahl , 933 F.3d Hall , No.

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Great News for Chile

Human Transit

I remember riding a Santiago bus with Juan Carlos in the bad old days of 2004: Bus drivers raced down the street, cutting each other off in hopes of grabbing the passengers at each stop. Fast forward to 2019. All conferences were canceled, including his, because nobody could guarantee the security of visitors.

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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Since 2019, Voterly has partnered with HeadCount , a non-partisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and promote participation in democracy. Since 2004 HeadCount has supported the registration of over one million voters. Connecting voters where they are using digital tools for civic engagement.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I stepped down when we moved to Salt Lake in late 2019, although I thought at the time somehow I'd be maintaining residences in both places. I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). Master Plan contract, 2019. Maybe bike valet services?