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Dutton promises teen ban won’t mean people need passports to log onI was born and raised in Philadelphia and loved it. But when it came time for college, I was accepted into Stanford. I've always been really interested in green technology, renewable energy, and solar stuff. I studied material science engineering as an undergrad, and then I stayed for a fifth year and got my master's degree in electrical engineering. After graduating, I spent almost three years living in the Bay Area, working at Applied Materials, a semiconductor company. I lived in San Francisco, right on the edge of Mission and Portero Hill, and commuted to work in Santa Clara. In the 2010s and early 2020s, California was the place to be if you wanted to do tech, engineering, or renewable energy. At Applied Materials, I was learning how to be an engineer in the real world. But I wasn't working on energy efficiency or renewable energy, which was my dream. I found that I was clashing with the culture of Silicon Valley. There are a ton of amazing people there, but generally speaking, I felt like people could be "fake nice." I attributed that attitude to the Silicon Valley atmosphere. I don't want to call it cutthroat, but it was tough at times to join a community of really driven people who would sometimes drive themselves over the edge. I'm more of a "go-at-your-own-pace" kind of person. I don't think 16-hour days are a path to success. In Silicon Valley, you have a lot of Google people, a lot of Meta people, and, at the time I was there, a lot of Tesla people. And that's the core of who they are. I grew tired of the way people would define themselves by their jobs rather than who they are as a person. After graduating, I was worried I would have to choose between staying in California and having a career I liked or leaving California and having a career I didn't like. The career opportunities in Silicon Valley seemed more abundant. But ending up with a career that wasn't what I wanted while I was in California helped push me to take the next step. In 2022, I started applying to East Coast jobs, specifically looking for roles in renewable energy. I got an offer from my current workplace, Carbon Reform, in September 2022. They're a Philadelphia-based startup working on sustainability. It was right up my alley. I moved back and started at the end of November 2022. I definitely had some nerves before moving. I was questioning whether this was right for my career. The sustainability hub is in Silicon Valley, and moving to the other side of the country felt like I was separating myself from that. But I was also so excited. It felt surreal that I had found something I wanted to do, and I got the bonus of being on the East Coast. At Carbon Reform, we're working on devices that connect to HVAC systems in existing office buildings. They remove the carbon dioxide from the workspace air and allow you to recycle the air without having to bring in new air from outside. I love my work now. I'm feeling a lot more fulfilled. It was so expensive to live in California. I had to live with two roommates to afford the cost of living, and that was for a spot on the edge of San Francisco. Now, I have my own space in Philly. I pay about the same as I was paying in California, where I was splitting with three people. I moved to a Philly neighborhood called Rittenhouse. It's a combination of older people and a bunch of young professionals and grad students who live there. There's always something to do around here. It's close to a huge park where they have shows and dining. It's a great way to meet new people and not break the bank. We also have an incredible sports scene here. Between the Eagles and the Phillies, sometimes Philadelphia feels like a big college town. Philly's tech and business scene is growing. We have the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University right in the city. There are incredible students coming out of those schools. I think the city has started taking advantage of all those really intelligent people. It seems like Philadelphia is putting in the work to try to keep them. That said, Philly still seems like a little secret sometimes. I don't want to tell everybody about it because once the secret is out, people will move here, and costs will go up. It's in a really unique pocket location-wise. You have the financial capital of New York nearby and the political capital of DC close, too. You get the benefits of both without the negative effects. I miss parts of California sometimes. I miss my friends and the access to incredible types of food. But my hope is to stay in Philly for the long term. As long as I have a job and am getting paid what I think I should be making, my goal is to be here. Read the original article on
The Southern Chiefs' Organization has quietly removed references to Jerry Daniels, who has been the organization's grand chief since 2017, from its website after he was hospitalized following an altercation in Ottawa earlier this week. The development comes after a source, whom CBC has agreed not to name, confirmed Daniels was involved in an altercation early Tuesday morning in Ottawa, where he was attending the Assembly of First Nations special chiefs assembly. Ottawa Police Service spokesperson Julie Kavanagh said while the police service doesn't confirm incidents by victim's name, officers were called to the city's ByWard Market area around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday for a "disturbance." "A man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries," Kavanagh said in a statement emailed to CBC Thursday. The incident was still under investigation at that point, she said. It's still unclear if Daniels remains in hospital. Assembly of First Nations takes Trudeau to task over racism, rights and reconciliation First Nations leaders demand national inquiry into 'epidemic' of deaths by police CBC News contacted the Southern Chiefs' Organization and Daniels for comment this week, but neither responded to questions about the incident. Instead, in a statement Saturday, SCO's acting director of communications, Karen Mitchell, said the organization will be providing a statement from its executive committee "at the end of the day" on Thursday. In the meantime, Lake Manitoba First Nation Chief Cornell McLean is currently acting as SCO's grand chief, she said. Lake Manitoba First Nation Chief Cornell McLean is now acting as SCO's grand chief. He declined to comment on Daniels during an unrelated news conference Friday. (CBC) When reached by CBC News Thursday night, McLean confirmed he is acting as grand chief for what he said will be a "very short term," but declined to comment further. He's also listed on SCO's website as acting grand chief under the staff directory. McLean was asked at an unrelated press conference held Friday by the Interlake Reserves Tribal Council — which he also chairs — if he had an update on Daniels and how long he expected to be SCO's acting grand chief, but again offered no comment. "This is not about Jerry Daniels here," he said. Jordan's Principle backlog leaves Interlake First Nations short $1M, affecting 900 families: tribal council As of Saturday, there were no references to Daniels as grand chief on SCO's website. A link to a biography for Daniels turns up a result saying, "sorry, but the page you are trying to view does not exist." However, a different excerpt under a section called "Honouring SCO Grand Chiefs — Past and Present" still included Daniels as of Saturday afternoon. Disappointed with lack of information: chief Meanwhile, Minegoziibe Anishinabe (Pine Creek First Nation) Chief Derek Nepinak posted a statement to social media Saturday, on behalf of Minegoziibe Anishinabe, which he said was in response to questions from members following mainstream media and social media reports on Daniels. "We are sympathetic to the physical injuries that he may have incurred but remain a mystery to us as we have not been reported to on this matter," the statement said. "We have not been able to confirm the status of any incident as we have not received a report from the SCO on the status of the grand chief." Nepinak told CBC News on Friday he was disappointed more hadn't been shared with leaders of SCO communities. "We deserve to be able to show our respect and put out our wishes for the well-being of our grand chief," he said. "We haven't been able to do that, and I'm disappointed by that level of communication." However, he said he recognizes it's a "delicate situation," and said the "rumour mill" and social media aren't the right places to get information. "I think any kind of public statement would be helpful," he said. "There's a lot of the leadership in the south that is looking for a statement or something to be said about possibly what happened [and] the condition of the grand chief." Elected to 3rd term this year Daniels was first elected as grand chief of the Southern Chiefs' Organization in 2017. He was acclaimed for a second term in 2020 and re-elected this past June. The organization represents 33 Anishinaabe and Dakota Nations in southern Manitoba, and more than 87,000 citizens, according to its website. SCO is also currently leading the Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn project, a $200-million redevelopment project to transform the former Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg, which it acquired in 2022. True North ready to close on agreement for $650M Portage Place purchase, redevelopment project Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn transformation of former Winnipeg Bay building gets another $31M from feds The plan calls for the building to become a mixed-use housing, cultural and service hub, which is expected to include 350 affordable housing units, two restaurants, office space for Indigenous entrepreneurs, a health centre, a child-care facility, a seniors' centre, and SCO offices. Additionally, SCO and True North Real Estate Development plan to work together to build a residential tower at the site of the Portage Place shopping centre in downtown Winnipeg, across Portage Avenue from the Bay building, as part of an estimated $650-million redevelopment of the mall.